Passage 1
We’ve found that eating habits vary so much that it does not make sense to include meals in the price of our tours. We want to give you the freedom of choosing restaurants and ordering food that suits your taste and budget (预算).
As your hotels offer anything from coffee and toast to a full American breakfast at very reasonable prices, it will never be a problem for you to start the day in the way you like best. At lunch stops, your tour guide will show you where you can find salads, soups, and sandwiches.
Dinner time is your chance to try some local food. Sometimes the tour guide will let you have dinner at a restaurant of your own choice. At other times he or she will recommend a restaurant at your hotel. Years of research have taught us which restaurants reliably serve a good choice of delightful dishes at down-to-earth prices.
In Mexico, Alaska, and the Yukon, where your restaurant choice may be limited, we include some meals. The meals provided are clearly stated on the tour pages.
1. According to the passage, most meals are not included in the price of tours mainly because ________.
A. meals make up a large part of the tour budget
B. meal prices vary a lot from place to place
C. people dislike menus offered by tour guides
D. people have different eating habits
2. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. the hotels where you stay will offer you free breakfast
B. dining information can be obtained from your tour guides
C. you can have a complete choice of local dishes at the hotel
D. a full list of local restaurants can be found on the tour pages
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Tour guides are supposed to arrange dinner outside the hotel.
B. Tour guides’ recommendations on food are unreliable.
C. Tourists must have lunch in the hotels they stay in.
D. Tourists may taste local dishes during dinner time.
4. The word “down-to-earth” (Line 4, Para.3) most probably means ________.
A. changeable
B. expensive
C. reasonable
D. fixed
5. Meals are included in the tour price in some places where ________.
A. restaurant choice may be limited
B. there are many nearby restaurants
C. delightful dishes are not served
D. food may be too expensive
Passage 2
Some cities have planned their transportation systems for car owners. That is what Los Angeles did. Los Angeles decided to build highways for cars rather than spending money on public transportation.
This decision was suitable for Los Angeles. The city grew outward instead of upward. Los Angeles never built many tall apartment buildings. Instead, people live in houses with gardens.
In Los Angeles, most people drive cars to work. And every car has to have a parking space. So many buildings where people work also have parking lots.
Los Angeles also became a city without a Central Business District (CBD). If a city has a CBD, crowds of people rush into it every day to work. If people drive to work, they need lots of road space.
So Los Angeles developed several business districts and built homes and other buildings in between the districts. This required more roads and parking spaces.
Some people defend this growth pattern. They say Los Angeles is the city of the future.
1. According to the passage, Los Angeles is a city where ________.
A. there is no public transportation system
B. more money is spent on highways for cars
C. more money is spent on public transportation systems
D. public transportation is more developed than in other cities
2. “The city grew outward instead of upward” (Line 1, Para. 2) means ________.
A. the city became more spread out instead of growing taller
B. there were fewer small houses than tall buildings
C. rapid development took place in the city center
D. many tall buildings could be found in the city.
3. According to the passage, if a city has several business districts, ________.
A. people won’t have to drive to work every day
B. there have to be more roads and parking spaces
C. companies would be located in between the districts
D. there would be no need to build parking spaces within the districts
4. According to the growth pattern of Los Angeles, homes were mainly built ________.
A. in the city center
B. along the main roads
C. around business districts
D. within the business districts
5. The passage is mainly about _________.
A. the construction of parking spaces in Los Angeles
B. the new growth pattern of the city of Los Angeles
C. the public transportation system in Los Angeles
D. the problem of traffic jams in Los Angeles
Passage 3
People who work night shifts are constantly fighting against an “internal clock” in their bodies. Quite often the clock tells them to sleep when their job requires them to remain fully awake. It’s no wonder that more accidents happen during night shifts than at any other time. Light therapy (疗法) with a bright light box can help night-shift workers adjust their internal clock. However, many doctors recommend careful planning to help improve sleep patterns. For example, night-shift workers often find it difficult to sleep in the morning when they get off work because the body’s natural rhythm fights back, no matter how tired they are. Some experts recommend that night-shift workers schedule two smaller sleep periods—one in the morning after work, and another longer one in the afternoon, closer to when the body would naturally need to sleep. It’s also helpful to ask friends and family to cooperate by avoiding visits and phone calls during the times when you are sleeping.
1. Night-shift workers are those who ________.
A. have to rely on their internal clock
B. need to re-adjust their clock
C. fall asleep late at night
D. have to work at night
2. In order to remain fully awake at work, people working night shifts should _________.
A. have longer sleep periods after work
B. make the light darker than usual
C. try to re-set their “internal cloc””
D. pay more attention to their work
3. Many doctors think it is helpful for night-shift workers ________.
A. to sleep with a bright light on
B. to plan sleep patterns
C. to avoid being disturbed at work
D. to sleep for a long time after work
4. Night-shift workers often find it difficult to sleep in the morning because ________.
A. their internal clock will not allow them to
B. they are often disturbed by morning visits
C. they are not trying hard enough to do so
D. they are too tired to go to sleep well
5. According to the passage, some doctors recommend that night-shift workers should ________.
A. have frequent visits and phone calls
B. improve their family relationship
C. have two smaller sleep periods
D. rely mainly on light therapy
Passage 4
A few ways Greyhound can make your next trip even easier.
Tickets By Mail. Avoid lining up together, by purchasing your tickets in advance, and having them delivered right to your mailbox. Just call Greyhound at least ten days before your departure (1-800-231-2222)
Prepaid tickets. It’s easy to purchase a ticket for a friend or family member no matter how far away they may be. Just call or go to your nearest Greyhound terminal (车站) and ask for details on how to buy a prepaid ticket.
Ticketing Requirement. Greyhound now requires that all tickets have travel dates fixed at the time of purchase. Children under two years of age travel free with an adult who has a ticket.
If your destination (目的地) is to Canada or Mexico.
Passengers traveling to Canada or Mexico must have the proper travel documents. U.S., Canadian or Mexican citizens should have a birth certificate, passport or naturalization (入籍) paper. If you are not a citizen of the U.S., Canada or Mexico, a passport is required. In certain cases a visa may be required as well. These documents will be necessary and may be checked at, or before, boarding a bus departing for Canada or Mexico.
1. From the passage, we can learn that “Greyhound” is probably the name of ________.
A. an airline
B. a hotel
C. a website
D. a bus company
2. Why should people call Greyhound for tickets in advance?
A. To avoid waiting in lines at the booking office.
B. To hand in necessary traveling documents.
C. To get tickets from the nearest terminal.
D. To fix the traveling destination in time.
3. What can we learn about the Greyhound tickets?
A. They are not available for traveling outside the U.S.
B. Travelers should buy their tickets in person.
C. Babies can not travel free with their parents.
D. They have the exact travel date on them.
4. When people are traveling to Canada or Mexico, a passport is a must for ________.
A. American citizens
B. Japanese citizens
C. Mexican citizens
D. Canadian citizens
5. This passage mainly offers information about ________.
A. how to prepare documents for traveling with Greyhound
B. how to purchase a Greyhound ticket and travel with it
C. how to make your trip with Greyhound interesting
D. how to travel from the U.S. to Canada and Mexico
Passage 5
Everybody had an opinion about telecommuting (远程办公). “It won’t work in most jobs”, “It costs too much”, “It reduces air pollution”, “It helps people balance family and work responsibilities”, and “Most people are doing it”.
In reality, researchers continue to find strong growth and acceptance of telecommuting. Nearly two-thirds of the top 1000 companies in the world have a telecommuting program, and 92 percent say it reduces cost and improves worker productivity (生产力). The days of everyone commuting to the office five days a week are quickly disappearing.
Telecommuting involves a non-traditional work arrangement enabling workers to work at home or elsewhere, some or all of the time. This is not a new, novel, or untested way of working.
But is it for you? Telecommuting is not a panacea (万能药). Whether you are a manager, or an HR (Human Resources) specialist, there are decisions to make and actions to take before you begin a telecommuting arrangement.
Join us for any or all of the following meetings to get answers, information, and resources to develop and carry out a successful telecommuting arrangement. Each meeting offers you an informative presentation followed by the opportunity for a discussion with a panel of “experts” who have made telecommuting work for them.
1. How do people look at telecommuting according to the first paragraph?
A. They are against it.
B. They don’t care about it.
C. They share the same view.
D. They differ in their opinions.
2. According to the response of most of the top 1000 companies, telecommuting ________.
A. increases worker productivity
B. will disappear in the near future
C. can not be accepted by the public
D. is practiced in all the top companies
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE of telecommuting?
A. It is up to the employees to accept it or not.
B. It is getting popular in different companies.
C. It is a new untested way of working.
D. It is a traditional work arrangement.
4. Before beginning a telecommuting arrangement, the management should _________.
A. appoint a new HR specialist to
B. provide the facilities and conditions
C. improve the company’s productivity first
D. decide whether it is suitable for the company
5. According to the last paragraph, meetings are held to ________.
A. appreciate the efforts of the telecommuting companies
B. discuss the employment of telecommuting experts
C. help introduce the practice of telecommuting
D. train people before they start telecommuting下载本文