阅读下面的短文，并根据要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

For shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing – sales! Across the country,

prices are greatly reduced on clothing, electronics, home furniture and more, but London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains.

The sales start on Boxing Day - 26th December, and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3:30am for the “Next”clothing store’s sale which began at 4am. Some hardy people even camped outside the shops to be first in the line.

Consumers who hit the shops were rewarded with discounts of as much as 80% as department stores joined the sales craziness. The shops are absolutely crowded with people as the sales got into full swing, with more than half a million people gathered on London’s West End.

Famous sales include the biggest, most famous shops such as Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty and John Lewis. Department stores are always a good bet - you're likely to find everything you need under one roof, It’s a good time to stock up on cheap things, and there's no better time to invest in some designer threads.

Some people are taking their partners shopping with them, and buying their Christmas presents in the sale -          . For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers（零售商）are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own.

1．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Department stores are so useful that most probably you can buy what you want there.

2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with a proper sentence or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)

3．What does the text mainly tell us? (Please answer within 10 words.)

4．What advice does the author imply to us? (Please answer within 30 words.)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

阅读下面的短文，并根据要求答题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

    Human uses a little less than half the water available worldwide．Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts(干旱)are causing starvation and misfortunes in some areas，and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies．Since the world’s population is expected to double in the next 50 years，many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis(危机)．

But              ．Water shortages do not have to trouble the world——if we start valuing water more than we have in the past．Just as we began to appreciate oil more after the 1970s oil crises，today we must start looking at water in a fresh economic way．We can no longer afford to consider water an actually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want．Instead，for all uses except the demand of the door, governments should price water to reflect its actual value．This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs．

    Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways．For example，often the cheapest way to provide irrigation water in the dry areas is through small projects．such as gathering rainfall in depressions(凹地)and pumping it to nearby cropland．

    No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently，they must change their institutional(制度上的)and legal approaches to water use．Rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local，and national agencies that watch water use，countries should set up central authorities to carry out water policy．

1．Fill in the following chart with proper words or phrases according to the first paragraph (Please answer within 4 words in each blank．)．

2．Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with a proper sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

3．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

4．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

  In order to protect water, we should serve water supply in ways of spending little money and doing no harm to the environment．

5．What other effective way(s) can you think of to prevent water crisis?(Please answer within 30 words)

阅读短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。（注意字数要求）

Do you want to work with people or animals or machines or tools? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? These are the typical questions that a volunteer service agency would ask．

Every year, thousands and thousands of people in the west offer volunteer services．Volunteering greatly strengthens the community partly because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the injured to overcome difficulties．

Volunteers usually help in many different ways．The may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church, counsel kids against drugs．Work as an assistant in a school or nursing home, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things．

Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month, time during the day, evenings or weekends, either part time or full time．Anybody                can become a volunteer．

The art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving．Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people and make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life．Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment, practice and try out new techniques and skills．It is much more effective to practice a skill than to read about it or study it in a classroom．Volunteering is a great way to develop good teamwork skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choices．Being a volunteer takes individuals on a wonderful journey and helps them learn many important things beyond their school learning．

1．What is the best title of the passage? （Please answer within 10 words．）

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

   Volunteer service can provide chances for volunteers to make acquaintance of all kinds of people．

3．Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words, phrases or sentence to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words．）

4．What kind of volunteer jobs would you like to take ? why? （Please answer within 30 words．）

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph into Chinese．

阅读下面短文回答问题，将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（注意题后的字数要求）。
In the United States, train transportation is unpopular compared with cars and airplanes. Most people like traveling by car or by air.
Officials of the United States Department of Transportation made a study in 2001. The study is about how many miles Americans traveled by different means of transportation. They only studied trips longer than 50 miles. The study showed that fifty-six percent of all miles were traveled in personal vehicle. Forty-one percent were traveled in an airplane. Two percent were traveled in a bus. And less than one percent of miles were traveled in a train.
Amtrak is the national provider of train transportation in the United States. In the past ten years, the number of its passengers has increased by eighteen percent. Although the number of passengers has increased, it is still very small now. In countries such as France, Germany, or Japan, more people use trains.
There are several reasons why many people __________________________.
Firstly, Americans love to drive their own cars. On highways, cars can travel as fast as trains. These highways connect all major cities in America．Secondly, many travelers like to be independent. When they use their own cars they can decide when to travel. Thirdly, many buses travel between major cities. Bus travel is less costly than train travel.
In a huge country like the United States, cities are far away from each other. In some cases, travel from one city to another by train may take more than a day. Airplanes can carry passengers over long distances much faster. People who do not want to spend long time traveling by train decide to fly. For these people saving time is the most important thing.
【小题1】What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
【小题2】Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
It’s convenient for people to decide the start-off time when they travel in their own cars.
【小题3】Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.( Please answer within 10 words.)
【小题4】What means of transportation do you like best when traveling, trains, cars, or planes? Why? (Please answer within 30 words)
【小题5】Translate the underlined sentences in the last paragraph into Chinese.

阅读下面短文回答问题，将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（注意题后的字数要求）。
In the United States, train transportation is unpopular compared with cars and airplanes. Most people like traveling by car or by air.
Officials of the United States Department of Transportation made a study in 2001. The study is about how many miles Americans traveled by different means of transportation. They only studied trips longer than 50 miles. The study showed that fifty-six percent of all miles were traveled in personal vehicle. Forty-one percent were traveled in an airplane. Two percent were traveled in a bus. And less than one percent of miles were traveled in a train.
Amtrak is the national provider of train transportation in the United States. In the past ten years, the number of its passengers has increased by eighteen percent. Although the number of passengers has increased, it is still very small now. In countries such as France, Germany, or Japan, more people use trains.
There are several reasons why many people __________________________.
Firstly, Americans love to drive their own cars. On highways, cars can travel as fast as trains. These highways connect all major cities in America．Secondly, many travelers like to be independent. When they use their own cars they can decide when to travel. Thirdly, many buses travel between major cities. Bus travel is less costly than train travel.
In a huge country like the United States, cities are far away from each other. In some cases, travel from one city to another by train may take more than a day. Airplanes can carry passengers over long distances much faster. People who do not want to spend long time traveling by train decide to fly. For these people saving time is the most important thing.
【小题1】What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
【小题2】Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
It’s convenient for people to decide the start-off time when they travel in their own cars.
【小题3】Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.( Please answer within 10 words.)
【小题4】What means of transportation do you like best when traveling, trains, cars, or planes? Why? (Please answer within 30 words)
【小题5】Translate the underlined sentences in the last paragraph into Chinese.