A.It offers good service. B.It’s near the company he’ll visit. C.Barcelona Hotel has been fully booked.

14.What does the man want the woman to do?

A.Fetch the ticket today. B.Get the hotel phone number. C.Drive him to the travel agency.

15.What is the man’s final destination?

A.Brussels. B.Barcelona. C.London.

16.Who will meet the man at the airport?

A.His wife. B.His customer. C.His secretary.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。

17.What requirement need the photos meet?

A.They must be in color. B.They must be about family life. C.They must be taken on holiday.

18.What is the first prize?

A.A two-week holiday. B.A 500-pound camera. C.Two plane tickets to Jamaica.

19.When will the result of the competition come out?

A.On August 15th. B.On September 15th. C.On August 31st.

20.What does the speaker remind the competitors to do? .

A.Get their photos back after the competition.

B.Take part in next week’s sports competition.

C.Write their information on the back of the photos.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡该项涂黑。

A

Wandering around the airport terminal(航站楼),after learning my flight had been delayed four hours,I heard an announcement,“If anyone near Gale A-4 understands any Arabic,please come to the gate immediately.”I went there and saw an old woman in full traditional Palestinian dress crying on the floor.A young man from the airport staff asked me to talk to her to find out what was her problem.He said she started to cry when hearing the announcement about the flight.

I knelt down,put my arms around her and asked her what was wrong.My Arabic wasn’t good enough but I managed to get my meaning across.She soon stopped crying and told me she had thought the flight had been canceled.She needed to be in El Paso for an important medical treatment the next day.I said,“You’ll be fine.You’ll get there but only a few hours late.Who is going to pick youp?Let’s call him.”We called her son.I spoke to him in English.I told him I would stay with his mother till we boarded the plane.Later,I called my dad whose Arabic was better and asked him to talk to her.She looked much more relaxed while talking on the phone.

Later she took out a sack of homemade cookies stuffed with dates and nuts and offered them to all the women at the gate:the traveler from Argentina,the mom from California,the lovely woman from Laredo.Everybody smiled and accepted her cookies to eat.And my new best friend and I were holding hands,while the others around us were talking with each other with different accents.I almost wanted to hug all those other women too.I looked around that gate and thought to myself,“This is surely the world want to live in.”

21.Why did the old lady cry at the airport terminal gate?

A.The plane was canceled. B.Her medical treatment was canceled.

C.She didn’t know which flight to take. D.She misunderstood the announcement.

22.It can be inferred that.

A.the author was Palestinian B.most passengers were from America

C.the author’s first language was English D.the old lady had never travelled abroad

23.According to the passage,we learn that the author was.

A.talkative and active B.warm-hearted and helpful C.creative and intelligent D.enthusiastic but aggressive

B

Off-Peak fares are cheaper tickets for traveling on trains that are less busy,offering good value for money.The tickets may require yoto travel at specific times of day,days of the week or on a specific route.Where there is more than one Off-Peak fare for a journey,the cheaper fare is called Super Off-Peak.

Yocan buy Off-Peak tickets any time before yotravel,either online or at a local station.The travel restrictions for your Off-Peak ticket will depend on the journey yoare making.The tickets must be used on the date shown on the ticket.For Off-Peak return tickets,related journeys must be made on the date shown on your ticket as well.

Children aged five to fifteen get a 50% discount for all Off-Peak fares.Up to 2 children under 5 years can travel free with each fare paying adult.Railcard holders get l/3 0ff all Standard Class Off-Peak fares.Senior,and disabled Railcard holders also get l/3 off all First Class Off Peak fares.Please note that minimum fares and time restrictions may apply to tickets bought with a Railcard.

If yoplan on a train trip with friends or your family,yomay get group travel discounts.Three or four can travel for the price of just two adults-leaving everyone more money to spend on the day out!If yoare traveling in a group of ten or more at Off-Peak times,yomay be able to obtain a further discount through the train company yoare traveling with.Contact the train company directly and be aware that yomay need to book tickets in advance.

For more information,please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.

24.An Off-Peak ticket differs from other tickets in.