registered overseas.
The standard deposit for a careless driving offence — such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel — will be ￡300. Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be ￡60. Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses, while British drivers will.
60. The first paragraph serves as a（n） A. explanation
B. introduction
C. comment
D. background.
【解析】细节理解题。第一段是简单介绍英国的新交通法规，故选introduction。【答案】B。
61. The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be forted up to .
A. ￡60 B. ￡300 C. ￡900 D. ￡980
【解析】计算题。根据第一和第二段，当场不能交罚款的外国司机罚款的费用是900 + 80 = 980英镑。【答案】D。
62. We can learn from the passage that . A. many foreign drivers have been fined by Britain police B. 300,000 German vehicles enter Britain every year
C. 25 percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests
D. British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law 【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一句，【答案】D。
63. The new traffic law is mainly intended to . A. limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain
B. increase the British movement’s additional income C. lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries
D. get foreign drives to appear in count
【解析】细节理解题。根据第六段的末句和第七段的首句，【答案】C。
C
【解析】文章大意：本文是一篇广告，其大意是向英国的读者们介绍去中国14日游的旅游项目和安排。
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14 days from just ￡2,090 pp Fully inclusive from the UK
Price covers, international airfares, departure taxes, fuel charge, local transportation all meals, entrance fees, guides, daily tours and visas for UK citizens.
◆ Days 1 - 3: UK — Shanghai
Fly to the great city of shanghai and in the evening sample traditional shanghai food. Visit the beautiful YU Garden, Old Town, Shanghai Museum, cross the Great Nanpu Bridge and tour the Pudong area. Also explore Xintiandi with its 1920’s style Shikomen buildings and end your stay in shanghai with an amazing Huangpu River evening tour.
◆ Days 4 - 7:Shanghai — Yangtze River Tour
Fly to Yichang and change （approx: one hour）to board your Yangtze River ship for the next four nights. Enjoy a tour of the three Gorges Dam（三峡大坝）before sailing on the grand Yangtze River ,passing through the impressive Three Gorges. We take a side trip to the lesser Three Gorges or travel up the Shennong Stream in a peapod boat and enjoy various shore trips along the way.
◆ Day8 :Chongqing — Chengdu
Get off in Chongqing and drive to Chengdu for an overnight stay. ◆ Day9 - 10;Chengdu — xi’an
Visit the famous Panda Reserve to see the lovely animals We then fly to the historic city of Xi’an for two nights’ stay and enjoy traditional Shui jiao. Next day, explore one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century — the Terracotta Warriors（兵马俑），followed by the ancient City wall and a performance of Tang Dynasty dancing.
◆ Day11 - 13: Xi’an — Beijing
Visit little wild goose pagoda and see the ancient objects at the well-known Shanxi provincial museum before walking through the lively militia Quarter to see the Great Mosque. Later fly to
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Beijing for three nights stay and try Peking Duck. During our stay in Beijing, we stroll through Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden city, the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in china, and visit the summer palace. Next day we take a walk on the Great wall, tour the unique Temple of Heaven and enjoy an attractive Chinese Acrobatic Show.
◆ Day14:Beijing — UK
Fly back to the UK, arriving home later the same day filled with happy memories.
64. The underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “ ”
A. buy B. reserve C. taste D. make
【解析】词义猜测题。根据sample的宾语traditional shanghai food可知sample在此处意思是：品尝，选taste，【答案】C。
65. The first and last scenic spots to be visited in Xi’an are . A. the Terracotta Warriors and the Great Mosque
B. the Terracotta Warriors and shanghai provincial Museum
C. little wild goose Pagoda and Great Mosque
D. Little wild goose Pagoda and the Muslim Quarter
【解析】细节理解题。根据Day11 - 13中的“Visit little wild Goose Pagoda and see the ancient objects at the well-known Shaanxi Provincial museum before walking through the lively militia Quarter to see the Great Mosque .”一句，【答案】A。 66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the ad ? A. The tourists will have to pay extra for fuel and meals. B. The tourists will visit the 1920’s Shikumen buildings in Beijing
C. The tourists will take a side trip to the Three Gorges Dam during the tour.
D. The tourists will stay in Beijing for three nights before leaving for the UK
【解析】细节理解题。根据Day11 - 13: Xi’an — Beijing中的“Later fly to Beijing for three nights stay”，【答案】D。
67. The ad is mainly intended to . A. encourage the British to travel in China
B. attract the British to traditional Chinese food C. offer service of booking air tickets to tourists
D. provide the British with a better understanding of China.
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【解析】主旨题。本文体裁是旅游广告，目的是吸引旅游爱好者去中国旅游，故【答案】A。
D
【解析】文章大意：你的方向感怎么样？来到一个陌生的地方，如果没有指南针，你将如何判断方向你？本文介绍给我们一种辨别方向的方法。
Find Which Direction Is South
Do you have a good sense of direction? If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way.
It’s never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted（委托）with the job of map-reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the slightly confused load on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it’s still morning. If you don’t know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but you’ll need to be patient.
①Find a straight sick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow. ②Try to position the stick as vertically（垂直）as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line （铅垂线）with a piece of string and weight. You haven’t got any string? OK, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.
③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.
④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again. ⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.
⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.
⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick. ⑧That point is south of where you are.
⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling.
68. To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because A. it is not easy to find a proper stick B. it is not easy to position the stick
C. it takes hours to make the marks D. it takes about half an hour to make the marks
【解析】细节理解题。根据辨别方向的第④步：“④Wait approximately half an hour and mark
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the end of the shadow again. ”，【答案】C。
69. The passage would probably be most helpful to . A. those who draw maps B. those who get lost
C. those who make compasses D. those who do experiments
【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段末句和第二段第二句，【答案】B。
70. Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?
【解析】细节理解题。根据步骤⑥，正午最短的影子指向南，【答案】A。
71. The author presents this passage by . A. telling an interesting story B. describing an activity in a lively way
C. testing an idea by reasoning D. introducing a practical method
【解析】归纳题。本文介绍了一种无需指南针辨别方向的办法，方法简单易行，也很实用，【答案】D。
E
【解析】文章大意：为了保护环境，为了减少温室气体的排放量，作者号召我们从自己做起，从日常生活的细节着手，降低二氧化碳的排放量。
We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy.
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