1、.阅读理解If you are planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.First of all, always check and double check departure time.It is amazing how few people really do this carefully.Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten.
2、My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10：50.When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed.Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.The second rule is to
3、remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a country.This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit.A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma.I flew there from L
4、ondon via(经由) Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between.I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed.The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi but because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.“Listen! I only take real money！” the driver said an
5、grily.Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing.The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in M
6、ay, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.本文主要告诉我们外出旅游需谨记的几个原则。1According to the passage, its obvious that _.Athe author learns some rules of traveling from his own experienceBthe au
7、thor doesnt plan his trips or journeys carefullyCEnglishmen like to wear heavy suits wherever they travelDthe American taxi driver never travels to England答案：A解析：推理判断题。纵观全文，可知作者通过自身的经历，总结出了几条宝贵的旅行时要遵守的原则，故选A。2What should you make sure first before setting off?AWhen you will leave.BWhere you will go.
8、CHow you will travel. DWhom you will go with.答案：A解析：细节理解题。由第二段First of all, always check and double check departure time.可知出发前务必一再核实出发时间，以免误事。3What does the underlined word “there” in Para.3 refer to?ALondon.BManchester.CTulsa. DDallas.答案：C解析：词义代指题。在这里there只能指代上文中的Tulsa，其他的意思逻辑不通。4How many rules abo
9、ut traveling does the author talk about in the passage?ATwo. BThree.CFour. DFive.答案：B解析：推理判断题。由First of all，The second rule，The third and last rule可得出作者共谈到了三条原则。.语法填空Most people who come to visit the US are _1_ (surprise) when they notice the price on the price tag is not always what they _2_ (charg
10、e)This is because the price doesnt have the tax included, so they have to pay for that _3_(additional)This is not what foreigners are used to, as in many other countries taxes are in the price _4_ customers dont have to think about additional costs when _5_(buy) something.In the US sometimes the inc
11、rease in the price is not so impressive, but sometimes _6_ theyre buying turns out to be much more expensive than expected.Taxes apply to everyone，including _7_(local) and foreigners，so foreigners are confused about why they dont declare the total price.Foreigners get used _8_ that in their own coun
12、tries, so they would probably like it more if the declared prices included the tax as well.However, it is attractive for stores to display _9_(low) prices than they actually are, and it makes more customers _10_(think) that they are not paying too much for certain products.But as we all know, sometimes the tax can almost double the price.1surprised2.are_charged3.additionally4.and/so5.buying6what7.locals8.to9.lower10.think