Our roads are jammed in the rush hour with all the buses, cars, lorries and motorbikes [ ].

The town centre must be jammed with cars in this rush hour. Let's take the ______ to avoid the heavy traffic.

A．avenue

B．artery

C．bypass

D．road

听力原文：M: Since it's the rush hour, let's take the subway.

W: OK. It's not as direct as the bus, but it's faster, and there will be less chance of a traffic jam.

Q: Why did the man and woman decide to take the subway?

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A．It's more direct.

B．There's a traffic jam.

C．It' s faster.

D．It' s cheaper.

In hot days, these swimming pools are jammed with people.(英译中)

Before Christmas all the shops are______with customers.

A．loaded

B．jammed

C．charged

D．mixed

听力原文： Twice a year, all the clocks in the United States are changed by one hour. In the spring, clocks are moved ahead an hour. This is called daylight savings time. In the fall, clocks are set back an hour to standard time. People remember how to change their clocks by remembering this saying: Spring forward, fall back. It seems Benjamin Franklin was the first person to propose the idea of daylight savings time back in the 1790s. At the time, people thought he was joking. They couldn't believe he was serious. Many years later, during World War I, people realized what an innovative idea he'd had. In the spring and summer, the sun rises earlier. By moving the clock ahead, people can take advantage of the extra daylight and save energy. Energy is an important resource, of course, especially during wartime. The United States operated on daylight savings time during World War I and again during World War II. After that some parts of the country observed daylight savings time and some didn't. Beginning and ending dates varied from place to place. This confusion ended in 1966, when the Congress passed the Uniform. Time Act, standardizing the process and making daylight savings time a federal law. Since then, some lawmakers have proposed that the United States go to year-round daylight savings time.

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A．The Uniform. Time Act.

B．The role of daylight savings time in wartime.

C．Ways to save energy.

D．The history of daylight savings time.

根据听到的内容，回答 9～11 题

第 9 题 What does the man worry about?

[A] Traffic jam in the rush hour．

[B] Lack of sleep．

[C] The paper． [D] His working promotion．

Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road.About 700 000 new cars have been sold in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded

The country' s 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world s largest two-wheel market.But because there are still big differences in people' s incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of vehicles, lots of them not motorised

A ride with a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style. traffic jam with all kinds of vehicles held up in city streets or in long lines on narrow country lanes Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart pul led by or animal or another."India has everything on the roads."the taxi driver says."You have to watch out for pedestrian

bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants.Three things were recommended to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck Just then we were stopped by a young boy and his cow.(判断正误)

26.The number of second-hand cars traded in the last twelve months is 1, 400, 000.()

27.Because there are 35 million people in India.India is the world’ s largest two- wheeled market.()

28.Because the amount of money that people earn is so different there are so many different types of vehicles in India.()

29.Because the roads are very bad, motor vehicles often held up in India.()

30.The brakes.the horn and luck are three important things in India.()

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

As you make your way through the crowded stalls of Beijing's food markets nowadays, you may sometimes be confused as to just what you should be looking for. There is a profusion of fresh vegetables laid out for sale, so much celery, so many Dutch beans, tomatoes, even broccoli and parsley. How different things were only a scant 15 years ago. At that time there was no variety in the selection of vegetables. Today, with bread, jam, milk and eggs available for breakfast instead of porridge, deep-fried dough strips and pickles, more and more people can afford the indulgence of eating whatever they want.

It is all the rage for fashionable teenagers to go to a Western restaurant for spaghetti, a hamburger, filed chicken, pizza or a sandwich. Older folks in China have not quite caught on to these trends, as their younger counterparts have, and tend to be more practical, focusing their attention on simple but sensible food. The purpose of eating is not simply to fill one's stomach, they mason, but also to maintain one's mind and body. Products like low-fat foods, vegetables, bean products and "black food" (foods dark in color, believed to be highly nutritious) have all won over many older consumers who would probably blanch at the thought of a McDonald's Happy Meal for lunch.

It is an old Chinese tradition to attach great importance and ceremony to the art of dining. When friends come for dinner, they are often treated to a sumptuous banquet, which results in a lot of wasted food. Young people nowadays pay more attention to quality than quantity, though, and innovative contraptions like chafing dishes are starting to appear on Chinese tables instead of the old "eight courses (usually four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes) and one soup" allowing diners to chat while they eat. Some companies are now beginning to treat guests to buffets instead of the traditional big banquet, which helps in turn to cut costs.

China is well-known for its food, and that is saying a lot. The famous "eight cuisines" of Chinese kitchens have won accolades from customers as far afield as Capetown and Salt Lake City. But preparing Chinese dishes is no easy job, and it takes one or two hours to serve up one dish with the right flavor, color, taste and shape to satisfy demanding Chinese palates. People of the 1990's just don't have the time any more. Affluence brings more fast food and instant meals in a box, especially frozen food, and the introduction of electric steamers, microwave ovens and electric ranges gives many people an excuse to spend fewer and fewer hours in the kitchen preparing a decent meal.

What did Chinese people usually have for breakfast 15 years ago?

A．Beans, tomatoes, broccoli and parsley.

B．Bread, jam, milk and eggs.

C．Porridge, deep-filed dough strips and pickles.

D．Bread, milk, porridge and pickles.