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A. “Better road design and training hold the key to cycle safety”, the new Transport Secretary said today as he pledged to restore Britain’s safety record. Patrick McLoughlin told Conservative Party Conference that while cycling was enjoying a post-Olympics boom, the number of casualties among cyclists was also rising. “But the number of accidents has gone up too. That means it needs better design and better education too.” Mr McLoughlin said in his first speech as Transport Secretary. 
B.  Cycling in the UK will become safer through “sheer weight of numbers,” the founder of one of the world’s leading cycle brands has said as he backed The Times’s Cyclesafe campaign. Simon Mottram, founder and chief executive of Rapha, has added his support to 40 cross-party MPs who have signed a letter urging David Cameron to use his speech at the Conservative Party Conference to promote measures to make the streets safer for cyclists.
C.  Commuters who cycle to work face an increased danger as the casualty toll during peak hours rose by 10 percent last year. The rate at which cyclists were killed or seriously injured rose sharply last year, official figures showed yesterday.
D.  In future decades, Londoners will look back on the way cyclists jostled with buses and lorries on major roads as an absurd anachronism. Some risks are unavoidable. But other risks survive only because we are too slow to embrace bold solutions. That is the message from designers who are proposing an ambitious plan to create cycle lanes suspended above London’s busiest streets. London is one of the most dangerous places in the world for cycling. “SkyCycle” would remedy that problem by attaching dedicated cycle paths to existing railway viaducts.
E.  Money should be apportioned from the funding for major transport projects, such as the new Forth Crossing, to create a pot of cash for cycling, campaigners have told MSPs. Cycle groups have given warning that not enough money is being put into routes and promotion. They want the Scottish government to take a percentage of the funding allocated to key national projects and create an “active transport” fund to be distributed gradually.
F.  We’d like you to tell us why you love cycling by sending a photo of yourself, a family member or friend with their bike and a note about why it is so brilliant. To take part, instagram your photo with the hashtag #ilovemybike or email it to us at ilovemybike@thetimes.co.uk. We’ll post the best pictures here ilovemybike.tumblr.com.
请阅读以下信息,并为他们匹配合适的新闻内容。
【小题1】“Cycle lanes in the sky” answer to traffic danger
【小题2】More cyclists are seriously injured on Britain’s roads
【小题3】Share a picture of you and your bike and help us promote the fun and freedom of cycling
【小题4】“Weight of numbers” will bring safe cycling
【小题5】Transport Secretary calls for better road design and training to help cyclists


【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】F
【小题4】B
【小题5】A

解析试题分析:本文主要讲述的是在英国,去年汽车受伤的人越来越多,交通大臣呼吁要有更好的交通标示和培训以保证骑自行车人的安全。
【小题1】D 根据D部分的That is the message from designers who are proposing an ambitious plan to create cycle lanes suspended above London’s busiest streets. London is one of the most dangerous places in the world for cycling. “SkyCycle” would remedy that problem by attaching dedicated cycle paths to existing railway viaducts.说明使用Cycle lanes可以解决伦敦的交通问题。故D项与1相符。
【小题2】C 根据C部分第一句Commuters who cycle to work face an increased danger as the casualty toll during peak hours rose by 10 percent last year说明在去年更多骑车的人在路上受伤了,几率上升了百分数10.
【小题3】F 根据F段1,2行We’d like you to tell us why you love cycling by sending a photo of yourself, a family member or friend with their bike and a note about why it is so brilliant.说明F项与#相符。
【小题4】B 根据B部分第一行Cycling in the UK will become safer through “sheer weight of numbers说明
“Weight of numbers” will bring safe cycling与该段的中心思想相符。
【小题5】A 根据本段第一行“Better road design and training hold the key to cycle safety”, the new Transport Secretary said today as he pledged to restore Britain’s safety record说明英国的交通大臣呼吁要有更好的交通标示和培训以保证骑自行车人的安全。故A与小题5相符。
考点:考查新闻类短文阅读
点评:本文主要讲述的是在英国,去年汽车受伤的人越来越多,交通大臣呼吁要有更好的交通标示和培训以保证骑自行车人的安全。考查了考生的总结归纳能力,要求考生能根据每一段的关键词提炼住该段的中心思想再与小题进行匹配。

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A large number of women in Western European countries wish that they were born men. The number is said as high as 60% in Germany.
“Women often wish that they had the same chance as men have, and believe it is still men’s world.” Said Dr James Holden, one of the scientists who did the study. Anne Harper has a very good job for an international oil company. She also believes in“Women’s Liberation(解放)”.
“I don’t wish that I were a man,” she says, “and I don’t think many women do .But I do wish that people would stop looking down upon us women. At work, for example, we often do the work that men do but we get less paid. There are still a lot of jobs that are usually the best ones that open only to men. If you’re a man, you have a much better chance of leading an exciting life. How many women pilots are there or engineers or scientists?”
【小题1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.There are more Western European women wishing to be born men.
B.Women in Western European countries wish to deliver boy-babies.
C.60%women in Germany wish that they were born men.
D.60% Western European women wish that they were born men.
【小题2】“it is still men’s world.” means “______.”
A.There’re more men than women in the world
B.There’re more men scientists or engineers in the world
C.Women cannot live on themselves without men
D.Women have not been given the same chance as men
【小题3】 The “believes in” in paragraph 2 can be explained as _______.
A.feels sure of the value ofB.is sure of the existence of
C.has some trust inD.learns something from
【小题4】 Anne Harper considers that women should ______.
A.be really liberatedB.live a better life than men
C.be well paidD.get better jobs than men
【小题5】 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Usually the best jobs are open to men not to women.
B.Women are less paid than men for doing the same job.
C.Men pilots, engineers and scientists are more than women ones.
D.Women are looked down upon as the second-class citizens.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。若选择E,请涂AB;若选择F,请涂CD。
首先请阅读下列GPS的信息:
A.TomTom One 125-GPS Receiver
The TomTom One 125 isn’t the newest or flashiest portable navigation device on the market, but that’s OK. Not everyone needs the latest or greatest. What the One 125 offers is a solid, entry-level GPS for first time buyers or for those looking for the most basic navigation function.
Price: $98.00---$179.99
B. Garmin Nuvi 880
As we’ve come to expect from the Nuvi line, the Garmin Nuvi 880 offers an impressive feature list and solid performance, but it’s the accurate speech recognition that really pushes the Nuvi 880 over the gdge and makes it one of the best GPS we’ve tested to date.
Price :$599.95
C. NA1/4vi 200-270
Tis affordable entry-level personal travel assistant comes with preloaded maps for the continental U. S. Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. For even more mapping options, NA1/vi 250 features preloaded maps for all of North America, while the transatiantic NA1/4vi 270 includes preloaded maps for both continents. Like all nuvi 200-series members, the 200 features an easy-to-use colorful touchscreen and ultra-slim design---perfect for everyday navigation.
Price: $499.00
D. Magellan Maestro 4370
Despite a couple of minor performance issues, the Magellan Maestro 4370 offers convenience through its new OneTouch interface, providing you with quick one-click access to your preferred destinations. The GPS also delivers with features and accurate directions.
Price: $480.00
E. Navigon 7200T
The Navigon 7200T offers an attractive design and plenty of features, including voice address entry, 3D landmark renderings, text‐to‐speech functionality, and integrated Bluetooth.The user interface and maps still aren’t as clean as a Garmin or a TomTom, but performance has improved and address entry by voice can be quite accurate with some training.
Price: $ 149.99—$ 339.95
F.Mio C520 Navigation Receiver
The sleek Mio C520 is a good‐value GPS devise, packing in advanced navigation features, a large screen, and other extras for an affordable price.It is even sleek enough that we’d use it as a video player.Our only complaint is that we think you can get a slightly better experience and smoother performance from competing systems.
Price: $ 349.99
以下是车主的购买意向。请把车主与其想购买的 GPS匹配起来。
【小题1】Fighting in the commercial circle and getting a great success, Malcolm makes a fortune and buys a luxury car, a land‐based rocket ship which we’d seen only in our dreams, to develop an even brighter future.With the car equipped with computers and video screens, he still wants a super audio‐GPS with  high accuracy.
【小题2】Russel is a farmer in a mountainous area who grows hundreds of acres of crops.To transport his goods town timely, he buys a Maserati which runs very fast and first of all, meets the natural conditions.Though the car is of style quality and high technology, he prefers his Maserati to be operated more easily–one click is enough for GPS, creating most advanced road cars in the world.
【小题3】Desmond is a young athlete.Having won a champion in an important international game, he buys a car equipped with the first four‐cam 32‐valve V8 engine offered in a sport‐utility vehicle.Of course, the car is extremely fast and is especially fit for him, but he wants a GPS that brings him not only convenience but also amusement.
【小题4】Carls has just been admitted to a famous university hundreds of kilometers away from her hometown and has bought a car provided by an advanced‐design Triton engine, with a perfect cooling system, and plenty of pulling power.As a new driver, the young girl student certainly needs a GPS which costs not too much.
【小题5】Warren is a businessman traveling to different parts of America in any weather situation.He has a new Lincoln Aviator, 302‐hp best‐in‐class V8, 3rd‐row seating, and available climate controlled front seats. He needs a satisfactory GPS to make his business better.

Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to  36  her on this special day. I have been  37  

on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long  38 . Gas is so expensive nowadays!  39 , I filled my tank with gas and set off.  

I  40  at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the  41  gift and I knew she would love it.  42  when I got to the cashier, my card was 43  !

I didn’t have enough money to  44  the gift!

So I thought about the 45  for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something  46 , but I knew there was 47  else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a  48  part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.

It turned out that she loved the gift and I  49  that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother  50  the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.

Before I  51  my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t  52  anything to him about my financial  53  , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the  54  he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great  55  .

1.

A.invite

B.help

C.see

D.drive

 

2.

A.dreaming

B.struggling

C.escaping

D.improving

 

3.

A.jump

B.meeting

C.holiday

D.journey

 

4.

A.Therefore

B.Moreover

C.Anyway

D.Besides

 

5.

A.stopped

B.left

C.shouted

D.smoked

 

6.

A.perfect

B.ordinary

C.handmade

D.free

 

7.

A.Though

B.So

C.Since

D.But

 

8.

A.gone

B.checked

C.refused

D.opened

 

9.

A.hang on

B.hand out

C.make up

D.pay for

 

10.

A.ideal

B.problem

C.reason

D.tour

 

11.

A.better

B.greater

C.cheaper

D.smaller

 

12.

A.something

B.everything

C.nothing

D.anything

 

13.

A.whole

B.tiny

C.half

D.large

 

14.

A.felt

B.advised

C.decided

D.predicted

 

15.

A.accepted

B.deserved

C.offered

D.sent

 

16.

A.entered

B.left

C.called

D.visited

 

17.

A.written

B.promised

C.presented

D.mentioned

 

18.

A.memory

B.condition

C.means

D.future

 

19.

A.benefit

B.help

C.amount

D.knowledge

 

20.

A.rewards

B.awards

C.risks

D.thanks

 

A mouse looked through a crack(缝隙) in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package; what food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!

Running to the farmyard, the mouse shouted, warning everyone, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house.”

The chicken, with her head high, glared at the mouse and said, “Shut up. Little Ugly. This is a great concern to you, but it has nothing to do with me; I can’t be troubled by it.

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry, Mr. Mouse,” said the pig sympathetically, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; you are always in my prayers.”

The mouse turned to the cow, who relied, “ A mouse trap, am I in great danger, huh?”

Now the mouse had to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone.

The very night a sound was heard through the house, like that of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. It is said that drinking fresh chicken soup will help treat fever, so the farmer took his sharp knife to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient. His wife’s sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. The farmer’s wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow killed to provide for all of them to eat.

So next time when someone is facing a problem, don’t say that it has nothing to do with you. Remember: when the least of us is threatened, we all might be at risk.

1.We could see from the passage that the mouse was _____.

A.good at cheating others

B.honest

C.kind and warm-hearted

D.foolish

2.Which of the following is False according to the passage?

A.The others help the farmer kill the cow.

B.The mouse trap was very practical

C.The pig is more friendly than the other animals.

D.The farmer’s family was very poor and they had no friends

3.What can we learn from the story?

A.Better safe than sorry

B.Traps can always cause chain reactions

C.To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all

D.What you think impossible to happen to you might come at you unexpectedly

 

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