You are at the check-out a grocery store. You are ready to pay for your food. Then you find out that you have left your wallet at home! What can you do?

Don’t worry. You just have to put your finger near a special scanner. The grocery bill will be taken out of your bank account.

We are not joking.

A new system that scans customers’ fingerprints and subtracts（除去）the grocery bill from their bank accounts has taken supermarkets in Germany by storm. Stores, school canteens and even bars are picking it up.

The Edeka supermarket chain is the first retail（零售）business in Germany to use to new system. “Almost a quarter of out customers pay with their fingers,” said an employee at the headquarters.

Edeka has tried the system at 70 of its supermarkets. It says it will introduce it at 200 others because customers like it.

“At first we thought that only the young who really keep up with the latest technology would be interested, but we were wrong,” said Stefan Sewoester from IT Werke.

“Almost two-thirds of the people who use the system are 40 and older,” he said.

IT Werke, a computer company, is one of the pioneers of fingerprint payment software in Germany. It has helped about 150 shops, canteens and bars to put in the fingerprint scanning machines. Each cost about 2,000 euros(20,000 yuan).

To sign up for the service, customers must have their fingerprints taken and leave their addresses and banking details with the shop. The shop then takes the cost of goods directly out of the customer’s bank account.

“It is especially a good thing for elderly people. Now they do not have to remember their pin(密码)to pay with their bank cards, or to look around for their glasses or cash”. Sewoester said.

The stores benefits from the system too. It saves more than time in the check-out line. It also cuts out the hidden costs of accepting electronic card payments.

1．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

       A．Pay with finger.                                   B．Fingerprint scanning.

       C．Money is not needed!                           D．A new system.

2．How is the bill paid when people are paying their bill with their fingerprint?

       A．The money will be taken directly from the customer’s bank account.

      B．The customer must pay the money and confirm it with their fingerprint.

      C．The money is to be paid through electronic card payment.

      D．The bill will be posted to the customer’s home.

3．Which of the following has most likely had the scanner fitted?

   A．The restaurant.                                    B．The hotel.

   C．The school dining-hall.                         D．The hospital.

4．Which is NOT an advantage of the new invention so far?

      A．Customers don’t have to pay their bill with money wherever they go.

      B．Customers don’t have to remember their pin number.

      C．Stores can save a certain amount of money.

      D．Time will be saved.

5．The writer of the text seems to            .

      A．think that the new scanning machine does good only to customers

      B．hold a neutral attitude toward this scanner

      C．expect that the new invention will soon spread around

       D．believe that middle-aged people are more ready to accept new things

第三部分：阅读技能（共三节，满分35分）

 阅读理解 （共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man went to a fast  food restaurant to buy his lunch. “Hi,” a worker said. May I help you?’’ “I’d like a hamburger, large chips, and a coke,” the man said. “:Anything else?” the worker asked. “No,’’ the man answered. “That’s it.” “Is that for here or to go?” the worker asked. “To go,” the man said. The worker put the man’s lunch in a bag. The man took out his money and paid for his lunch. “Thank you,” the worker said. “Have a nice day.”

The man took the bag and walked to a park. He sat down and opened the bag. He was surprised. There was no hamburger in the bag. There were no chips. There was no coke. There was only money in the bag__ a lot of money! The man counted the money. Two thousand dollars! Why was the money in the bag? Where was the man’s lunch?

The manager of the fast—food restaurant needed to go to the bank. He put two thousand dollars in an envelope(信封). He put the envelope in a bag and put the bag down. The worker gave the manager’s bag to the man by mistake. So the manager had a hamburger, chips and a coke, and the man had two thousand dollars. What should the man do?

41.The man went to a restaurant to ________.

   A. buy his lunch.      B. have a rest    C. sell drinks    D. cook food.

42. The man wanted to have his lunch______________.

   A. in a hotel            B. in a shop     C. in a restaurant.            D. in a park

43. When the man opened the bag, he found ________ in it.  

A. food        B. drink      C. money     D. nothing

44.___________ couldn’t find his money.  

A. The man     B The manager   C. The worker    D. Nobody

One Day Tour: Great Wall & Summer Palace

Overview:  You will visit the famous Badaling Great Wall and Summer Palace in one day.

Tour Description and Itinerary (行程)

One day Private Tour or Coach Tour: Depart everyday

Start from 8:30 am to around 6:00 pm, flexible schedule for private tour.

Itinerary:

Pick you up from hotel on departure time, then drive to the famous Badaling Great Wall, which is 60 miles away from downtown about one and a half hour driving. Sightseeing on Great Wall Badaling section for about 3 hours.

Visit scenic spots: Badaling Geat Wall, Badaling Fortress, Beacon-towers, "Looking-toward-Beijing Stone", etc. (Cable car is available for you to get to the highest point to have a bird view)

Drive to restaurant for lunch. After lunch, visit the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden- Summer Palace.

Visit scenic spots: 1. East palace gate, 2. the hall of benevolence and longevity, 3. hall of jade billows, 4. the hall of joyful longevity, 5. the covered walkway, 6. the marble boat, etc.

Transfer you back to your hotel after the whole day tour.

For the coach tour (small group in each bus, 6-10 persons per group):

★Suitable for economic or single travelers, make friends on the same bus, only English-speaking travelers on our bus.

★Travellers will be arranged in a small group, Keep group size less than ten in each air-conditioned bus;

★Vehicle mode: Coaster-New air-conditioned tour coach (click for picture)- 26 seats, only 6-10 persons per bus.

For Private Tour:

★Private tour is suitable for those individual or family travelers who is not willing to join the tour group, it may not feel very free when following the group. A designated car and private guide will follow you to go to the place you like, this package cost higher than coach tour.

★Vehicle mode: private luxury car or MPV van (click for picture)

For the private tour, you also need to go to one or two shopping stops every day.

Tour Price includes: 

1. Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel.

2. Air-conditioned car, van or minibus for your private group.

3. Entrance tickets of the sightseeings.

4. English-speaking tour guide explain the sightseeings along the tour.

5. Typical Chinese lunch.

6. Chinese Jade shop visit.

Tour Package excludes:

Fee of cable car - cable car to the highest point of Great Wall, 60 RMB ($7.4)

Note: Children taller than 1.1 meter should be charged as full price, children shorter than 1.1 meter should be charged only half of the price.

How to Book?

1. You can book online or by email, tell us which hotel to pick you up, then receive our confirmation email.

2. When you arrive in Beijing, our tour guide will call you the night before the tour, if you are not in hotel room, we will leave a message in your room, to inform the time to pick you up in the next morning.

Payment Methods: 1.Cash to tour guide 2.Credit card 3.PayPal 4.Bank remit (wire transfer)

1. If a group of 26 Americans want to have a one-day tour in Beijing, they can            .

A. share the same bus                   B. take 6 coaches at most

C. take 3 coaches at least              D. not speak English

2.For private tour,                                         .

A. travellers can ask the tour guide to change the travel schedule

B. travellers should pay the same amount of money as the coach tour

C. travellers must pay additional money for the entrance tickets

D. travellers needn’t pay additional money for the cable car

3. This passage is most probably taken from                     .

A. a travel guide   B. a newspaper     C. a magazine     D. the Internet

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　A young man stole two diamond rings, three gold watches, four gold bars, five gold coins and some hundred-dollar notes from a shop in Kowloon, Hongkong．Soon afterwards the police caught him and found in his coat pocket all the things he had stolen except the money．He was taken to the Central Police Station, where four photos were taken of him: one from the left, one from the right, and two from the front．Then suddenly he hit the policeman who had taken the photos and ran away．

　Two days later, someone telephoned the police, and told them that the thief had gone to Macco by ship．The police at once sent four photos of the thief to the police in Macco．

　“We have caught two of the men in a hotel and one in a restaurant．We hope to catch the fourth this evening．”

1．Where did the stealing taking place?　　　

[　　]

A．In a bank．　　　　　B．In a hotel．

C．In a restaurant．　　　D．In a store．

2．Which of the following stolen things was still missing?　　　

[　　]

A．Two diamond rings．

B．Three gold watches．

C．Four gold bars．

D．Some bank notes．

3．Who telephoned the Hongkong police and told them the thief had gone to Macco by ship?　　　

[　　]

A．A man in the shop．

B．A Kowloon businessman．

C．A Macco policeman．

D．We don't know exactly．

4．Who was hit by the thief?　　　

[　　]

A．The policeman who took pictures of the thief．

B．The policeman who found the stolen things．

C．The policeman who caught the thief soon afterwards．

D．The policeman who sent the photos of the thief to Macco．

5．At least how many people caught by the Macco police were wronged?

[　　]

A．One　　　B．Two　　　C．Three　　　D．Four

完形填空

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　“Where is the bus?”I asked myself．I was going to be late 　1 　the manager wasn't going to be 　2 　．“Thank God,here it is !”The bus 　3 　round the corner and I got on．Ten minures later I was walking into the 　4 　where I work．“Twenty-five past nine．I 　5 　the manager doesn't notice．”But no 　6 　luck!

　“Smith!”shouted the manager．“Late again．What's your 　7 　this time?”“I'm afraid the bus was late, Mr Brown．”“ 　8 　up earlier tomorrow!Anyway, go to your 　9 　at the counter （柜台）．We'll be opening in a few minutes．”

　My first customer （顾客）was a pretty girl wearing a red dress．　　 　10 　her was a young man of about 25．He seemed very 　11 　, and every few seconds he looked 　12 　the main entrance．The girl 　13 　about opening a bank account （帐户）．I gave her the necessary 　14 　and she walked out．　　 　15 　, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 　16 　with brown paper．Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun 　17 　out of his coat．The next moment a loud noise 　18 　my ears．Everything went black．I was falling …After 　19 　seened a very long time, I opened my eyes and found myself --in bed! 　20 　shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house．As 　21 　, the bus wasn't on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25．

　“Smith!”the manager cried out in a voice like thunder．“ 　22 　of your excuses! Go start work at once!”To my 　23 　, the first customer was a girl 　24 　a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper．The 　25 　! Wasn't that the surprise of my life!