1、 Online at tfl. gov. uk/oyster How to use an Oyster card?To pay the correct fare on the Tube , DLR, London Overground and National Rail services, you must always touch in on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey, and touch out at the end. If you dont, a maximum cash Oyster fare
2、will be charged. When using the bus or tram, you must only touch in at the start, but not at the end of your journey.What happens if I dont visit London very often?Dont worry. Any pay as you go credit on your card will not expire (过期),so you can keep it for your next visit or lend it to a friend.Far
3、esTraveling by Tube from Central London (Zone l)to Heathrow (Zone 6)Adult Oyster single fare 4. 20 Monday to Friday 06:30 - 09:30 and 16:00 - 19:00 2. 70 at all other times including public holidaysAdult single cash fare 5.00For further information,visit tfl.gov. uk /fares.60. You can get an Oyster
4、card at the following places EXCEPT _. A. on the website B. at an Oyster Ticket stop C. at a post office D. at a Tube station61. Which of the following is TRUE about Oyster cards? A. They are limited in use to the owners themselves. B. On National Rail services you must touch them on the reader twic
5、e. C. They are not suitable for those who dont visit London often. D. Oyster card Tube fares cost more on public holidays than on weekdays.62. If a person with an Oyster card takes the 7 oclock Tube from Central London to Heathrow for a week (no public holiday in between),he should pay_. A. 18.90 B.
6、 29.40 C. 21.90 D. 26.4063.The passage is probably taken from a _ . A. magazine B. travel brochure(旅游手册) C. textbook D. novel【参考答案】60-63 C B D B Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now,and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot a
7、bout the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them;often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the wor
8、kers. Of course sometimes there were real disasters(灾难) which attracted the attention of governments and which showed the need for changes.Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore.At such times, there were in
9、quiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries;however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill. Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and
10、 workers. In the U. S, for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell.A third department looks at the places wher
11、e people work,and then reports any company that is breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers. Of course,new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness,but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. Th
12、e planes and cars which we use for travel are better. Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.()11.The main topic of the passage is_.Aconditions in the work place Bthe freedom of industries in the pastCchanges in industrial production Dthe
13、 safety and health of workers and customers()12.It can be inferred from the passage that in the past_.Aworkers often got ill because of the poor working conditionsBcompanies were free to put out any products they wanted toCmany people were killed by dangerous productsDindustries were as careful in m
14、anagement as they are today()13.It is implied in the passage that_.Agovernments and companies had different opinions about the safety of productsBgovernments paid little attention to the safety of productsCgovernment officials often did not listen to scientistsDin the past no safety laws were introd
15、uced by governments()14.Some years ago safety rules_.Awere put forward due to scientists recommendationsBcame into being as a result of the workers demandsCwere introduced because quite a number of people were killed or seriously injuredDwere effective enough to protect workers and customers()15.The
16、 special departments protect customers and workers in many ways EXCEPT by_.Atesting new products Bcontrolling the sale of productsCdesigning new products Dinspecting work places (二)本文为说明文。文中首先指出在过去,工人在工作中、顾客使用新产品时的安全与健康得不到保障,导致一些灾难的发生。这致使政府采取相关政策,以保障人们的安全与健康。11D主旨大意题。全文通过对比过去与现在,说明了全文的主题是:工人与顾客的安全与健
17、康。故选D。12A推理判断题。根据第一段often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers可推断过去工人常常因工作环境的恶劣而生病,故选A。13D推理判断题。根据二段however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.可推断政府过去并未引进相关的安全措施,故选D。14C细节理解题。根据第二段New safety rules were oft
18、en introduced as a result of these inquiries可判断选C。15C细节理解题。分析最后一段可知,C项内容不符合文意,故选C。【福建师大附中2013模拟】CChildrens lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years. But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?Its difficult to look back on ones own childhood without some element of nostalgia(怀旧的)
19、. I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all about being with them. Playing board games on the living room floor, or spending days in the street with the other neighborhood children, racing up and down on our bikes, or exploring the nearby woods. My parents hardly appear in these memo
20、ries, except as providers either of meals or of severe blame after some particularly risky adventure. These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed greatlyFirstly, families are smaller, and there are far more only children. It is common for both parents to work outside the home
21、 and there is the feeling that there just isnt time to bring up a large family, or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one child. As a result, todays boys and girls spend much of their time alone. Another major change is that youngsters today tend to spend a huge amount of their free
22、 time at home, inside. More than anything this is due to the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers, so they wouldnt dream of letting their children play outside by themselves.Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally differen
23、t. Computer and video games have replaced the board games and more interesting activities of my childhood. The irony(令人啼笑皆非的事情)is that so many ways of playing games are called interactive”. The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many
24、 young people today.Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same . 64What is the purpose of the direct question given in the first paragraph? ATo show who the passage is wri
25、tten for. BTo gather peoples opinions on childhood. CTo get peoples attention and lead in the topic. DTo compare the childhood lives of two generations.65Which is a reason for the changes? AFamilies are bigger today. BIts too dangerous to play outside. CChildren play more interactive games. DParents
26、 worried too much about their children.66What does the writer focus on in the fourth paragraph? AYoung people today shouldnt play electronic games. BComputer and video games have replaced the board games. CSome games that young people play today arent really good. DBoard games are much more interest
27、ing than computer games.67The writers attitude towards the childhood changing is _ . Aapproving Bobjective Cunconcerned Doptimistic【参考答案】64-67 C D C B 广告应用型阅读理解(一)THE EARTH CENTREYou might have heard about the centre of the earth but have you heard of the Earth Centre? It is a new South Yorkshire at
28、tractiona theme park with a difference.Why does the Earth Centre attract visitors from all over the world? Because it is the worlds first sustainable(可持续的)development park and it aims to promote the idea of sustainable development to all ages. Here you will get to see the world in a way you have nev
29、er seen it before._There are many impressive attractions. Here are just a few:“Nature works” which explore pond life found in the various habitats of the Earth Centre. You dont just lookif you want you can catch and handle these creatures too.The Water Cycle Simulator which allows you to speed around the planet. The Living Machinea fullscale sewage(污水) treatment system for the Earth Centre that uses plants and microorganisms to create water safe enough to drink. Daredevil outdoor activitiesif youre feeling adventurous, try the climbing wall.In additio
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