【1】On December 25th, 2014, the first coach from Heathrow Terminal 1 to Reading departs at ______.

A.7:15B.7:00

C.6:50D.6:35

【2】If you are to reach Terminal 2 of the Heathrow Airport before 10:00 a.m., you need to get to Reading Station not later than _________.

A.8:20 a.m.B.8:45 a.m.

C.9:00 a.m.D.9:15 a.m.

【3】The information leaflet is produced by _________.

A.ReadingB.InterCity

C.Railair LinkD.Heathrow Airport

【4】According to the timetable, all passengers should _________.

A.buy return ticketsB.buy their tickets on the bus

C.buy the tickets onlineD.buy their tickets in advance

Buying books on the internet is a great way to save time and money. Online bookstores offer not only new books but also used books. What’s more, they are far better 【1】 (compare) to traditional bookstores as they offer much broader kinds of books. You can either click the kind of e-books online 【2】 type the book title or get it in seconds. Another advantage of shopping online is that you can also read the book reviews as well as readers’ reviews to get an idea 【3】 the book is worth buying. Online bookstores often offer great discounts, 【4】 is a big attraction for book lovers with a tight budget.

For book lovers, 【5】 is most important to get books in time, in which case they need to find a 【6】 (rely) online bookstore that is able to provide fast deliveries.

Here are some tips for 【7】 (refer) when you are selecting an online bookstore. Some online bookstores are popular for fiction books; some are 【8】 non-fiction books or novels, etc. Understanding their specialization will help you to get the right kinds of books in time. Remember to check whether you will be buying books from a third-party seller or directly from the websites. Never jump at stores that offer【9】 (believe) cheap prices, as books that 【10】 (sell) at such low prices could be in very bad condition.

最近一本在线杂志发表了一篇文章，文中询问，在公众眼中，什么样的人是适合做年轻人的榜样（role model）。请你写封信给该杂志，推荐一位你认为适合做榜样的名人（celebrity）。你的文章须包括：

简单介绍这位名人；

为何这位名人适合做年轻人的榜样。

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【1】处理顾客对于产品的投诉时，越礼貌越好。(can)

【2】与那些固执己见的人就这个问题争论下去没有意义。(point n.)

【3】对于春节期间买不到机票的旅客而言，高铁卧铺车票是首选。(available)

【4】渔民们在湖底刚发现了一个古城遗址，就有一些科学家和建筑家赶往现场进行实地研究。(Hardly)

More than 220 people 【1】 (kill) in the fire 【2】 destroyed the Capital Building on February 4th, 1974. The building was finished only a few 【3】 (month) before the fire; it was Sao Paulo’s newest building. All the 25 floors of the office building were 【4】 (complete) destroyed. 【5】 fire also destroyed cars which belonged 【6】 the people who worked in the building.

Over 500 people were working in the building 【7】 the fire broke out on the 11th floor. No one knows how the fire started. Perhaps it was started by an 【8】 (electricity) fire in the ceiling of one of the offices. Office workers tried to put out the fire, 【9】 it was impossible to control it. Soon the whole floor was on fire and it was impossible for people on the floors above 【10】 (escape).

A.departureB.benefitC.escapeD.lesson

A.topicB.shortcutC.cureD.recipe

目前，根据规定，上海高中生必须在三年内完成一项课题研究(Project Research)才能拿到高中毕业文凭。对此，大家意见不一。请谈谈你对此规定的看法，并陈述你理由。

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About 300 BC an India writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today. The game of killing animals was carefully controlled. Some animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park.

The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand kinds of animals are in danger of extinction(灭绝), and the speed at which they are being destroyed has been increasing. With mammals(哺乳动物), for example, the speed of extinction is now about one kind every year. From AD 1 to 1800, the speed was about one kind every fifty years. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world’s growing population(人口).

【1】“Protect wildlife” means ______.

A.保护野生动物B.保护每一个生命

C.猎杀野生动物D.关爱野生动物

【2】The reporter says that the need for protecting wildlife ______.

A.was understood in India centuries ago

B.was described by an India writer about 3,300 years ago

C.is not met in many centuries ago

D.is not carried out in the forests as well as in national parks

【3】The reporter says that in India forests of long ages, ______.

A.hunters were given permits to hunt games

B.all animals were to be killed

C.the game of killing animals was controlled

D.no killing of animals was allowed

【4】According to the report, men trying to save wildlife are thinking about ______ as well.

A.the animals in national parksB.stricter laws against hunting

C.the trees in the forestsD.the growth of the population

A. involuntary B. features C. suspect D. track E. peculiar F. signals

G. store H. permits I. unlock J. sustain K. scale

The human face is a remarkable piece of work. The astonishing variety of facial 【1】 helps people recognize each other and is crucial to the formation of complex societies. So is the face’s ability to send emotional 【2】, whether through a(n) 【3】 blush or a false smile. People spend much of their waking lives, in the office and the courtroom as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading faces, for signs of attraction, hostility and trust.

Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. In America facial recognition is used by churches to 【4】 worshippers’ attendance; in Britain, by retailers to spot past shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it to arrest a(n) 【5】 outside a football game. In China it verifies the identities of ride-hailing drivers, 【6】 tourists to enter attractions and lets people pay for things with a smile. Apple’s new iPhone is expected to use it to 【7】 the homescreen.

Set against human skills, such applications might seem gradual. Some breakthroughs, such as flight or the Internet, obviously transform human abilities; facial recognition seems merely to encode them. Although faces are 【8】 to individuals, they are also public, so technology does not, at first sight, intrude on something that is private. And yet the ability to record, 【9】 and analyze images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast 【10】 promises one day to bring about fundamental changes to notions of privacy, fairness and trust.