1、 Its more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash. There is a daily price cap - once you have reached this limit, you wont pay any more. Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues - plus discounts on the Emir
2、ates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses. Buy a Visitor Oyster Card Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs 3 （non-refundable） plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor O
3、yster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurostar trains travelling to London. To p Up（充值）Your Visitor Oyster Card You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with20 credit. If you run out of
4、 credit, add credit at the following locations: Touch screen ticket machines in tube, DLR, London Over-ground and some National Rail stations. Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London. TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers. Tube and London Over-ground s
5、tation ticket offices. Emirates Air Line terminals. 1. What benefit will you get from a Visitor Oyster Card when travelling in London? A. It increases your working efficiency. B. It allows you to have meals free of charge. C. It saves you money on transportation. D. It provides a 50% discount at a L
6、ondon shop. 2. How many ways are mentioned to buy a Visitor Oyste r Card in the passage? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5. 3. Where can you top up your Visitor Oyster card? A. At Gatwick Express ticket offices. B. At a tube station ticket office. C. On the Inter. D. On Eurostar trains. B People are always loo
7、king for lost cities and oasionally one is found: Borobudur in Indonesia, for example. But perhaps some of the places people look for never existed or did they? Here are just a few famous mythical（传说中的）cities. El Dorado. El Dorado is a story that began in 1537, when Spanish explorers found the Muisc
8、a people in the mountains of what is now Colombia. They heard the story of a man who covered himself with gold and dived into a lake. Then people began to talk of El Dorado the golden manSoon people started to think of El Dorado a s a place, too一 a city of gold and amazing riches. Nowadays, the name
9、 El Dorado is still used to meana place where you can get rich quickly. Atlantis There was once an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It was the mythical island of Atlantis. The people of the island were very rich, thanks to the natural resources（资源）on their island. For hundreds of years, t
10、hey lived simple lives. But slowly they began to change. They started to want power. So the gods decided to destroy Atlantis. Suddenly, the island and its people were swallowed（淹没）by the sea and were never seen again. Shambhala In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Shambhala is a mystical （神秘的）country that
11、 is hidden somewhere behind the Himalayas. Shambhala is a word from an old language that meansplace of peaceorplace of happiness. It is said th at there is no war in Shambhala, and in the future , when the world is full of war, a huge army will e out of Shambhala, destroy the worlds bad rulers, and
12、start a new Golden Age. Some people say this will hap pen in 2424. 4. Nowadays,El Doradomeans_ A. Colombia. B. the golden man. C. a place of great wealth. D. the city with mountains.:学*科*网 5. Atlantis was destroyed by_ A. the gods. B. its people. C. its powerful enemies. D. its neighboring country.
13、6. What will probably happen in 2424 aording to the last paragraph? A. The Himalayas will disappear. B. The world will be full of peace. C. Shambhala will save the world. D. There will be a war in Shambhala. 7. What would be the best title for the text? A. Rich lands . B. Mythical cities C. Famous t
14、ourist attractions. D. Newly-found ancient countries. C Psychologists have discovered that even the most independent-minded of us will conform to social pressure when we are with a group of people. In one classie experiment, people were shown a vertical line and asked to find a line of identical len
15、gth from a selection of three. You might think that this is an absurdly easy task, and when people perform it by themselves they do it very well. However, psychologists have discovered that we are very easily swayed by the opinions of other people when we do this task in a group. In one study, a gro
16、up of three people was set up,where two of the people were confederates（同伙）of the experimenter.When the confederates deliberately gave wrong answers,people were often swayed to give the wrong answer also. In fact, 75% of people gave at least one wrong answer, with some people conforming to peer pres
17、sure on every oasion. But why do people conform in this way? In an easy task like this, it seems that people do not want to step out of line with the prevailing opinion of the group. On more difficult tasks, people also conform because they loseonfidence in their own ability to make decisions and pr
18、efer to trust the majority opinion instead. A typical example of this kind of conformity arises when we e across people in distress. Would you help a woman who has been attacked in the street?It turns out that you are much more likely to go to her assistance if you are alone.When other people are al
19、so around,a diffusion of responsibility ours. People are paralysed into inaction, because everyone assumes that someone else will go to the woman s assistance. 8. In Paragraph 1, the underlined word conform probably means“ ” A. seek independence B. disobey orders C. seek pleasure D. follow what othe
20、rs do 9.What is the purpose of the experiment described in Paragraph 2? To A. explain why people would be influenced by the opinions of others B. prove that people are easily influenced by the opinions of others C. train the confederates of the experimenter as independent-minded:学+科+网Z+X+X+K D. desc
21、ribe how people would be influenced by the opinions of others 10. In the last paragraph, aording to the author,why wouldnt one help the woman ?He . A. thinks he has no responsibilities to give a hand B.thinks he has has nothing to do with it C. is too shy to give his helping hand D .thinks someone e
22、lse will offer assistance 1l.What method does the author mainly use to develop the text? A. Giving examples. B. Cause-effect analysis. C. Comparative analysis. D. Process analysis. D A group of kids at McIntyre Elementary School, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have created a special bench to make sure
23、 their fellow classmates arent left out on the playground. Called the “Buddy Bench”, students can use the seat as a safe and supportive place to let others know theyd like to be included in playtime, but may be too shy to ask. The concept of the Buddy Bench is simple: Students who want t o partake i
24、n playground games and activities, but may feel hesitant, can take a seat, which signifies（表明） to other children on the playground that they may need something extra to encourage them to participate. The idea for the bench came about last year, when Farrell, school counselor at McIntyre Elementary,
25、was conducting a leadership group to help students overe shyness and gain confidence. Four fourth-grade students came up with the idea for the Buddy Bench in this workshop, and worked with Farrell to draft a letter to present to the Parent Teacher Staff Organization to make the bench a reality. The
26、PTSO approved the students proposal, and installed（安装） a bright metal bench with a cheerful sign that reads “Buddy Bench” on the schools playground. Since it wa s installed on Nov. 16, the bench has been effective. The simple concept has resonated with（引起共鸣） the students, and already has created a b
27、etter environment within the school munity. “Each day, I go to see the buddy bench working,” Farrell said. “The lessons they are learning now will benefit them their entire lives. It is simply a beautiful example of kids wanting to be kind and continue to be kind every day.” 12. Who is Buddy Bench c
28、reated for? A. Students who love games and activities. B. Students who want and continue to be kind. C. Students who are in Farrells leadership group. D. Students who are left out on the playground. 13. Who thought of the idea for the Buddy Bench? A. Farrell. B. The PTSO. C. Four students. D. Some p
29、arents. 14. What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to? A. The PTSO. B. The workshop members. C. Buddy Bench users. D. Farrell and teachers. 15. Which of the following statements can show “the bench has been effective”? A. More and more creative ideas have e up. B. The works
30、hop kids have set a good example. C. The PTSO has decided to provide more buddy benches. D. Some shy students have found friends on the playground. 第二节 （共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Ideas to Make Your School a Green Campus Universities are doing everything they can to bee a green campus. But there are also items students can do to make your campus m
