Some people get in touch with each other by mobile phones__________ others keep contact with each other by e-mail.

A. when B. before C. while D. since

When you walk into a room on the 17th floor of Copenhagen’s Bella Sky Hotel, you’ll be greeted by soft roses and other fresh flowers, fruits, fashion magazines, and a bathroom with beauty products. This is Europe’s first hotel floor dedicated（专用的）entirely to women—and according to the hotel’s CEO Arne Bang Mikkelsen, it is designed by women, for women.

“Women’s hotel preferences（偏爱）are very different from men’s with key priorities（优先考虑的事）being to feel safe and comfortable. When men come into a hotel room, the first thing they do is check the view, turn on the TV, plug in their computer, and check out the fridge. Women, on the other hand, go straight to the bathroom. Does it smell nice? Is it clean? Does it have a nice bathtub and shower?”

Unlike other hotels, it seemed like someone actually thought about what women wanted. To get it right, the hotel asked a number of women what they wanted, and added to their list of things like cleanliness, a nice bathroom, high-powered hairdryers, steam irons, cosmetic mirrors, healthy choices on the room service menus, and full-body mirrors.

It seems that they are helped by the boom（繁荣）in female business travelers. Global numbers are hard to get, but a research report shows women account for about half of all business travelers in the US in 2010, up from approximately 25% in 1991.

Places like the Naumi Hotel in Singapore, the Premier Hotel in New York, the London Dukes Hotel and the Georgian Court Hotel in Vancouver seem to be realizing the possibility in catering（迎合）for women.

At the London Dukes Hotel, the manager says bookings（预订）for their “Duchess Rooms”，which are standard rooms with fresh flowers, fruit, and styling things, have increased 25% over the past year.

1.We can learn from the text that Bella Sky Hotel _______.

A. is the first hotel designed for women

B. offers special service to women guests

C. has a big garden with all kinds of flowers

D. can arrange rooms according to guests’ wishes

57. Paragraph 2 mainly wants to tell us _______.

A. men are wiser in choosing hotels

B. guests usually care about fort most

C. women differ from men in judging a hotel

D. hotels have difficulty satisfying each guest

2.What can we learn from the text?

A. Men guests usually don’t care about hotels’ cleanliness.

B. Living in a hotel, women guests may consider their safety.

C. Women business travelers spend more than men in hotels.

D. In the US the number of women travelers is higher than men.

3.The example of the London Dukes Hotel is used to show ________.

A. London is known for hotel management

B. guests like to experience different hotels

C. the new hotel service is very popular

D. hotel industry is developing rapidly

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. How to run hotels.

B. A new practice in hotel service.

C. Different hotels’ service in the world.

D. Differences between men and women hotel guests.

Bangkok Transportation Public buses

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority(BMTA)is charged with providing bus service to people living and working in Bangkok and the nearby provinces．As of February,2005，the BMTA operated a total of 113 routes，served by 3,526 buses，of which 1,665 were regular buses and 1,861 air-conditioned buses．There were also privately-owned buses operated under the BMTA with a total of 3,535 regular and air-conditioned buses and1,067 minibuses including 2,325 small buses which provide services in lanes．An average of 3．4 million people use these services daily．

Fare Exemptions

The following passengers are eligible for bus fare exemptions：

1．BMTA bus inspectors

2．Mailmen in uniform while on duty

3．Holders of BMTA employee ID cards

Half-Price Concessions

The following passengers are eligible for half-price fares when using the service of regular buses．

1．The blind with a certificate from the Association of the Blind

2．Soldiers and policemen in uniform

3．Holders of official certificates or medals as specified by the Regulation on Bus Fare

Fare Concessions for Air-conditioned BUSes

Holders of the following official certificates and medals are eligible for air-conditioned bus fare reductions．

1．Victory Medal(Off-spring of this medal are also entitled)

2．Border Service Medal

3．Free-Mall Protection Medal

4．European Royal War Medal

5．Non-active War Veterans Classes 1 2 3 and 4

6．BTMA Employee ID cards

Search for bus route here

@Bangkok Tourism Division

1.Which of the following is true of the Bangkok Transportation?

A．Buses in Bangkok are of the same size．

B．At least 3.4 million people take a bus every day．

C．Buses operated under the BMTA are owned by individuals．

D．BMTA provides city buses and inter-provincial bus service．

2.Jonny sees a cream-blue bus coming．It must be_________．

A．a regular bus

B．a night-service bus

C．an air-conditioned bus

D．all expressway bus

3.Who needn’t pay fares on a regular bus?

A．A grandson of a Victory Medal holder．

B．A postman，together with his family．

C．A blind person with a medical certificate．

D．A BMTA inspector with his employee card．

4.How much should a soldier in uniform pay when he takes a white-blue bus?

A．5．50 baht． B．4 baht． C．7 baht． D．8 baht．

Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS told them they could drive from the mainland to an island，failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between．

As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay to nearby North Stradbroke Island，they started to notice the firm surface they were driving on giving way to the well-known bay mud．However, being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon，they decided to drive on，managing to travel around 500 metres before their car was up to its tires in mud．To make matters worse，the tide(潮汐)started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle．Just four hours later the car was trapped in,two metres of water—to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries．

Yuzu Noda,21，said she was listening to the GPS and“it told us we could drive down there．It kept saying it would navigate(导航)us to a road．But we got stuck…there’s lots of mud．”She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki，22，and Keita Osada,21，instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck(吊车)driver who was called to the trapped car．No such luck for the hired car though—after assessing the situation，no attempt was made to recover it. The students from Tokyo，who are due to return home tomorrow, said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit．Mr．Tomonari said，“It has rained every day on our six day holiday．Hopefully next time we come back it will be sunny.”

The car was covered by insurance,but the tourists will have to pay up to about$1 500 in extra charges．

1.The three Japanese tourists got stuck because________．

A．there was no way to the island

B．their GPS had given the wrong information

C．their GPS was broken during their journey

D．their car was not made in Japan

2.They didn’t abandon their car until___________．

A．some onlookers went to save them

B．they got stuck in the mud

C．there came the tide

D．they managed to travel around 500 metres

3.How did these Japanese students get back?

A．They had to walk back to their living place．

B．They had to repair their GPS and drove back．

C．They had to turn to pass

engers on boats and ferries．

D．They had to take a lift from the tow truck driver．

4.From the passage we can know that__________．

A．The car was left where it was trapped

B．The passengers saved these students in the end

C．Mr．Tomonari got very down after the journey

D．No money has to be paid thanks to insurance

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。错误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：在错的词下划—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。

I went to England last summer as a exchange student，and stayed there for three months．I used to thinking we had various after-school activities．However, I was surprised find they had even more diverse projects．I made friend with the daughter of my home-stay family,which was a college student．He was a member of different kinds of clubs，so I took the chance to join in some clubs，too．Can you believe I make a robot in the Lego Club?I felt very proudly because I got the first prize with my Lego robot．

Time spending in England is so memorable that I will treasure it forever.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There is an old saying that states，“You are what you eat.” this might be true，I think a better and more true statement would be，“You are what you ．”Words have power that is by few things in this world．A few simple strung together can lift someone up or knock them ．If we choose to go around saying things，I think we will lead more positive lives． ，if we go around saying negative things to people， can we ever expect to lead a more positive life? Negative words and thoughts a negative life．

There is one that I hear all the time and I think is the most dangerous of all—“I can’t even imagine…”．By saying those words，you are any chance of success．You are also yourself in a mindset(心态)that you will never achieve it．But maybe，if we can make a slight in our mindset and the words we speak，we can turn some of that negativity in our lives into positivity．

Many professional athletes use this kind of positive to achieve their goals．An athlete will often themselves lifting the championship trophy(奖杯)long before the time actually comes．You would be able to find a champion athlete who says the words，“I can’t even imagine…”．

Don’t ever say that you can’t something．With a little work，you can imagine it and with a little more work，you might just make it into a ！

1.A．While B．As C．Because D．Unless

2.A．do B．say C．expect D．explain

3.A．decided B．wasted C．matched D．handled

4.A．ways B．tests C．ideas D．words

5.A．up B．down C．off D．back

6.A.terrible B．surprising C．discouraging D．positive

7.A．In fact B．What’s more C．In turn D．On the other hand

8.A．how B．why C．what D．when

9.A．1ive B．develop C．save D．refuse

10.A．saying B．article C．story D．note

11.A．boring B．harsh C．simple D．extra

12.A．seizing B．finding C．missing D．increasing

13.A．relaxing B．putting C．enjoying D．cheating

14.A．mistake B．suggestion C．change D．decision

15.A．watch B．forget C．ignore D．praise

16.A．role B．thinking C．character D．advice

17.A．picture B．hear C．keep D．notice

18.A．often B．even C．never D．still

19.A．doubt B．tolerate C．deny D．imagine

20.A．dream B．reality C．goal D．promise

SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah Jazz basketball team signed a 5-year-old．Free-agent player to a one-day contract for a special performance in October．The Utah Jazz has just made his dream come true．The boy has suffered from blood cancer since 2012．

JP Gibson，who was diagnosed with severe blood cancer，signed his contract with Jazz President Randy Rigby before joining the team for the pre-season training play at Utah Jazz’s sport center．JP was joined by his parents，Josh and Megan，and his 2-year-old sister，Elsie．

The activity was hosted by the Jazz and photographer Jon Diaz’s“Anything Can Be”project，which provides support and hope to families like the Gibsons．Jon Diaz asks children with cancer what their dreams and wishes are，and he writes their stories in a book．

JP，wearing a No．1 shirt，even got to play in the play．He passed the ball，and Rudy obert，a player of Utah Jazz，lifted him up so he could dunk(扣篮)and shake hands with some players as fans were cheerful．

“JP loves most sports，but basketball is absolutely his favorite，” Megan Gibson said in a statement released by the Jazz．“When he was just over one year old，he would sit with my husband，Josh，watching games．He started insisting on shooting hoops(投篮)for an hour each night before bedtime when he was just 15 months old．He knows he has to be 6 before he can play Junior Jazz，and he reminds us all the time that he can’t wait until he’s 6．”

1.Utah Jazz signs a 5-year-old JP Gibson just to _____________．

A．make the team more famous

B．realize the dream of JP Gibson

C．satisfy the taste of the fans

D．promote the“Anything Can Be” project

2.“Anything Can Be”project ____________．

A．raises money to help the development of NBA

B. provides support and hope to kids loving basketball

C．has kids with cancer write their stories in a book

D．offers assistance to those who are in misfortune

3.According to the passage，JP Gibson _____________．

A．will play on Utah Jazz team when he grows up

B．can earn much money by signing Utah Jazz

C．has been a basketball lover since very young age

D．won’t live long due to his severe blood cancer

often teach about happiness and what has become clear is this：There are some qualities always unhappy people have．Here are some of them．

Happy people know life can be hard and tend to live through hard times．They take responsibility for how they got themselves into a mess，and focus on getting themselves out of it as soon as possible．Unhappy people see themselves as victims of life and stay stuck in the“look what happened to me” attitude instead of finding a way through and out to the other side．

Most happy people believe in the good in people instead of thinking everyone is out to get them．Generally open and friendly towards people they meet，happy people foster(培养)a sense of community around themselves and meet new people with all open heart．Unhappy people are distrustful of most people they meet and don’t think strangers can be trusted．Unfortunately，this behavior slowly closes all chances of meeting new friends．

Unhappy people believe someone else’s good fortune steals from their own．They believe there’s not enough goodness to go around and always compare others’against theirs．This leads to jealousy(嫉妒)．Happy people know that others’good luck and circumstance are just signs of what they also can achieve if they try hard enough．They believe in unlimited possibilities and don’t get stuck in thinking one person’s good fortune limits their possible outcome in life．

There’s only so much space between the two ears．Unhappy people fill that space with constant worry and fear．Happy people experience fear and worry too，but make an important difference between feeling it and living with it．When fear or worry crosses a happy person’s mind，they’ll ask themselves if there’s an action they can take to prevent their fear or worry from happening and they take it．If not，they realize they’re spinning in fear and they lay it down．

1.Paragraph 2 mainly shows that unhappy people tend to _______________．

A．focus on what they really want

B．get worried about what will happen

C．stay focused on the past misfortunes

D．find a way to live through hard times

2.According to paragraph 3 and 4，unhappy people ______________．

A．like making some new friends

B．hate seeing others with good fortune

C．are more likely to be cheated by strangers

D．believe they can get good luck by working hard

3.What is implied about happy people?

A．They don’t think life is hard．

B．They hardly ever fear anything．

C．They try to get out of their fear or worries．

D．They don’t believe in every people they meet．

4.How is the text mainly developed?

A．By making comparisons．

B．By giving examples．

C．By showing detailed data．

D．By proving some theories．

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处错误，每句最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Dear Linda，

How is everything going with you?I’ve returned to Shanghai，tiredly but happy．I can’t thank you enough for all the kindness you offered during my stay in New Zealand.

When I first got to there．I found hard to use English properly．It was you who always helped me with patience．Now I have made such a great progress that I can speak English more fluent. I even have a large vocabulary than before．I am not scared of English any more.

When I am homesick．you kept me company，chatting，playing games or showed me around the scenic spots．You made me felt as if I were one of your family members．There are so much wonderful memories fresh in my mind．

In addition，please remember me to your parents．

Best wishes，

Yours，

Yu Lei

____ a peasant boy of no more than seventeen, who was badly wounded.

A. Seated in the corner was

B. Was seated in the corner

C. In the corner was seating

D. In the corner was seated