Ms X leaves home at 6：00 in the morning．She spends an hour and a half in the traffic and arrives at her workplace at 8：00．At lunchtime，she stands in a queue and in the end finds there are no sandwiches left! On the way home she is in the traffic again and arrives home tired at 7:00．There is just time to cook something simple，watch all hour of TV and then have an early night．

Ms Y gets up at 7：00 and goes for a run or does some exercise．After breakfast，she sits down to work at 8：30 in the office at the top of her house．Halfway through the morning，site has a short break，makes a cup of tea and drinks it in the garden．She takes a half hour lunch break，and has a salad in the kitchen，while she listens to the radio．She finishes work at 4：30 and goes for a walk in the park．Then she cooks something for the family before they arrive home．

The first example is the old style of working--all travel and tiredness．The second kind of working day is already with us．Many workers now work at home either two days a week or full-time．This is possible because of modern machines like fax and PCs（personal computers）．Most offices these days are paperless places．Company workers send e-mail documents to each other instead of heavy reports．They can design an advertisement and e-mail it to their co-worker（同事）at home or workplace．

At present it is expensive for some companies to provide offices for all workers．The offices are used less than a quarter of the time，59________．In fact it is cheaper to buy PCs and office machines for their home workers．

1．How is life different for Ms X and Ms Y?

A．Ms Y has less time for exercise than Ms X．

B．MS X works harder than Ms Y

C．Ms X spends more time traveling than Ms Y．

D．Ms Y does not enjoy her lunch break as much as Ms X．

2．What does the passage say about teleworking（远程工作）?

A．It has not been popular so far．

B．It needs some special equipment．

C．People must work at home．

D．It is mainly for designing advertisements．

3．The passage tells as that ________．

A．offices should be made better use of

B．the company saves money if people work at home

C．people no longer like working in offices

D．PCs and office machines are getting cheaper

4．Which sentence suits（适合）the blank in the last paragraph best?

A．but the companies have to light them and heat them．

B．so the companies have to let their workers stay longer．

C．and many people work there

D．and have little equipment

5．What does the writer want to tell us through this passage?

A．The world is unfair．                               B．Knowledge is important．

C．E-mails will be more and more popular．      D．The working style is developing．

New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transportation.
In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It’s a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy.
You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, this is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.
The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However（但是）, it’s not easy for you to drive, especially（尤其是）when you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident（交通事故）on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel around the city is from 9am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work.
【小题1】 This passage is mainly（主要）about _____.

New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transportation.

In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.

The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It’s a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy.

You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, this is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.

The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However（但是）, it’s not easy for you to drive, especially（尤其是）when you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident（交通事故）on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.

The best time to travel around the city is from 9am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work.

1. This passage is mainly（主要）about _____.

2. The fastest way to travel in New York is by _____.

3.The most expensive way to travel in New York is by _____.

4.If you travel in New York in your own car, which of the following is the best time?