Bedtime on the Orient Express. We stood in the corridor while a woman pulled our bunk beds (双层铺) into place-- there wasn’t room in the carriage for all three of us. Barking the news that she would be waking us at 7 a.m. with a cup of instant coffee and a piece of cheese, the woman left and we retired for the night.
‘ Bunk beds?’ you may be thinking. Small carriage? Instant coffee? This can’t be the real Orient Express! Oh, but it is. This is a very real Orient Express indeed. In search of a long weekend in Vienna, there seemed no more attractive way for my friend and me to get there.
The original Orient Express service was started in 1863. Luxury carriages ran the route from Paris, France to Giugiu, Romania. In 1934, Agatha Christie sent Hercule Poirot on just such a journey in her novel Murder on the Orient Express. However, there was a rise in air travel which was quicker and cheaper and eventually the whole operation was brought to a halt in 1977. The name was reused in 1982, when the Venice Simplon-Orient-Expresss took its first voyage between London and Venice.
Admittedly I would have loved to take the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, with its on-board shop and piano in the bar, but at around £1,700 per person for a four-night one-way journey, it was too expensive for us. So we chose this excellent way of buying into the romance for a small amount of the cost.
But we loved it. Ours was no luxury bedroom, but it had its own rough charm-- not to mention the magic of travelling across international borders overnight. I haven’t slept in a bunk bed since I was seven, and climbing up into it took 25 years off me. For one night only, it was comfortably appealing. Naturally, I took a copy of Murder on the Orient Express to read on the train. I smiled at the descriptions of airy dining cars and fresh coffee.
My weekend in Vienna was wonderful and reunited with the cut-price Orient Express at the end of the holiday, we were rather delighted to see our little carriage again. Good old bunk beds. Terrifying old attendant. And best of all, nobody got murdered.
1.What does the underlined word “halt” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Change B. Trouble
C. Return D. Stop
2.What do we know about the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express?
A. It was first put to use in 1863. B. It runs between Paris and Giugiu.
C. It referred to a railway line at first. D. It is luxurious and its fare is expensive.
3.What made the author choose the ordinary train?
A. The low price. B. The bunk beds.
C. The air of romance. D. The shop and the bar.
4.Why did the author smile while reading Murder on the Orient Express on the train?
A. His experience was different from the book’s description.
B. He felt relieved that nobody got murdered on the train.
C. The book was very interesting and amusing.
D. He enjoyed his train journey very much.
BA0059 to Cape Town
BRITISH AIRWAYS
27th AUGUST
Dear customer,
I am sorry for the disruption(扰乱) to your journey today. When flying Morocco, your aircraft changed its course and flew to Barcelona due to a medical emergency. As a result, the cabin crew are legally out of flying hours to continue on to Cape Town. The service has therefore returned to Heathrow Airport, London to allow for a change of crew.
Your new departure time will be 18:00 on 28th August, arriving in Cape Town at 06:40 on 29th August.
We have arranged rooms for you to stay at the Renaissance Hotel. Breakfast, lunch and a three-minute telephone call will also be provided for you.
We suggest that you take your hold luggage with you when you go to the hotel. For your transport to the hotel, you will need to make your way to bus stop 15. This is located outside the main Terminal (航站楼) building.
Transport back to Heathrow Terminal 4 has been arranged at 14:15 on 28th August. Check-in will be available at Zone A from 15:00. Passengers travelling in First or Club World may check in at Zone D.
I again apologize for the inconvenience and frustration you have been caused. I can assure you we are doing our best to make your wait as comfortable and brief as possible. Thank you very much for you understanding.
Yours faithfully,
Reg Harper
Customer Service Duty Manager
PO Box 10 Heathrow Airport
Hounslow Middlesex TW6 2JA
1.What will be offered to passengers?
A. Three meals. B. Three telephone calls.
C. An overnight stay at a hotel. D. Transport to and from their homes.
2.When will passengers come back to Heathrow Airport.
A. At 15:00 on 27th August. B. At 14:15 on 28th August.
C. At 18:00 on 28th August. D. At 06:40 on 29th August.
3.What’s the main purpose of the letter?
A. To give advice. B. To issue an apology.
C. To show thankfulness. D. To make an announcement
快餐在现在的中国很流行，但快餐对人的身体却没什么好处。请你根据下面要点以“Fast Food”为题写一篇英语短文。
1．快餐在中国十分流行，人们，尤其是儿童和青少年喜欢吃快餐。
2．快餐受欢迎的原因；
3．从营养角度讲，快餐食品却不尽人意；
4．你的建议
参考词汇：营养(nutrition)
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
My brother Tom was very selfish when he was a little boy. He did not want share things with other people. For example，when he bought a chocolate cake, he put them in a secret place where I couldn’t find. Then he ate it all by himself. He never helped other. He said he is busy. That is, a game of tennis making him very busy. He did not care if something he did made people angrily. For instance, on one night he played strong and loudly music till four o’clock in the morning. But he is difference now. He often helps grandma with housework, helps mum with cooking and helps his classmates with their lessons.
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
I went to visit an old friend of mine one 1. (sun)afternoon last week. I sat in the car,2. followed long lines of cars. Finally, all cars started moving 3. one stayed still.
When I also drove forward, a man was standing outside the car and talking to each driver as they 4. (drive)past. With his request refused by these drivers, he kept 5. (ask). As I moved on, he also stopped me and asked whether I would do him 6. favor to start his car as his battery had died, and he didn’t want to call his wife.
I told the man that I didn’t have any 7. (tool), but he said he did,and that all I needed 8. (do) was open the hood(发动机盖子). After a few moments he was on 9. (he) way again. He thanked me for helping him as he had asked four persons before and they told him no.
It 10.(simple)took a few minutes to help and I am glad that I stopped.
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills，it_______with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends，you must be able to take some action. You must first go_______there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone. ______a club or a group，for talking with those who like the same things as you do is________easier._______join someone in some activities.
Many people are________when talking to people. After all，meeting________means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the________. Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We think other people are judging us，find us too tall or too short，too_______or too fat. ________don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to________yourself as you are，and try to put the other person at ease(舒适). And you’ll feel more________.
Try to act self-confidently（自信地）even if you don’t feel that way________you enter a room full of strangers，such as a new classroom，walk tall and straight，look directly at other people and__________.If you see someone you’d like to________something to，don’t wait for________person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone________doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person—_______is based on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. It takes________and effort to develop. And there are things that________a new friendship from growing.
1.A. produces B. improves C. increases D. raises
2.A. Where B. When C. Why D. what
3.A. Join in B. Attend C. Join D. Take part
4.A. very B. more C. ever D. much
5.A. Or B. But C. So that D. Either
6.A. nervous B. excited C. worried D. happy
7.A. friends B. classmates C. strangers D. teachers
8.A. unknown B. rich C. poor D. old
9.A. big B. thick C. kind D. thin
10.A. So B. Then C. But D. Too
11.A. receive B. accept C. think D. find
12.A. friendly B. comfortable C. nice D. good
13.A. before B. after C. until D. when
14.A. laugh B. smile C. stare D. speak
15.A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk
16.A. another B. other C. the other D. others
17.A. young B. old C. small D. new
18.A. love B. friendship C. dislike D. care
19.A. money B. trouble C. time D. information
20.A. stop B. start C. have D. help
