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SomethingAboutLondon

PiccadillyCircus

ItisdifficulttosaywhatistherealcenterofLondon,butmanypeoplewouldchoosePiccadillyCircus（皮卡迪利广场）.ThisisbecauseitisnotonlylocatedcentralbutalsotheheartofLondon’sentertainmentworld.WithinafewhundredyardswefindmostofLondon’sbest-knowntheatersandcinemas,themostfamousrestaurantsandthebestnightclubs.

ManyofthebuildingsaroundtheCircushavebright,multicoloredsigns,advertisinggoodsandentertainment.PiccadillyCircusatnightenjoysabeautifulsight.

UnderneathPiccadillyCircusthereisanimportanttubestationwithescalators（自动扶梯）leadingdowntotwodifferentlines.ThereareentrancesfromallthemainstreetsthatmeetattheCircus.ItisparticularlyintheeveningthatPiccadillyCircusiscrowdedwithpeoplegoingtothetheatreorthecinema,orperhapstoarestaurant.Manyothershavecomeforarelaxedeveningwalk;

theywillprobablyhaveacupofcoffeeoraglassofbeerbeforetheygohome.Thecrowdiscomposedofpeoplefrommanydifferentcountries.ThepeoplesoftheBritishCommonwealth（英联邦）arewellrepresented,astherearemanyIndians,Pakistanis,WestIndiansandAfricansinLondon;

theyareeitherworkingorstudyinghere.Someofthemweartheirnationaldress.Manyforeignvisitorswalkamongthecrowd;

somecomefromtheContinent,whilesomeothersfrommoredistantplaces.Itisinterestingtotrytoidentifypeopleofdifferentcountriesbytheirstyleandtypeofclothing.Thisisnolongeraseasyasitusedtobe.Also,onecanhearagreatvarietyoflanguagesaround.

LunchinTown

MostpeoplewhoworkinLondongetabreakofaboutanhourforlunch.Astheymostlylivetoofarfromhometogobackforlunch,theyareobligedtomakeotherplansfortheirmiddaymeal.

Manylargefirmshaveaplacetoeatfortheiremployees.Insuchaplace,thefoodservedisplainbutgoodenough.Andalthoughthereissomevarietyofchoice,thenumberofdishesisusuallysmall.Theemployeesthemselvesfetchtheirdishesfromacounteratwhichtheyareserved.Amealintheseplacesischeapandmayconsistofsoup,fishormeatandvegetables,withfruitormaybeevenicecream.

AstherearesomanypeopleatworkinLondon,therearenumerouscafesandrestaurants.Amealmaycostanythingfromamodestsumtoquiteafewpounds,dependingontherestaurantandthefoodchosen.Moreover,onecangenerallygetamealinapub.Inmanyofthesecafesthereisself-service—therearenowaitersorwaitresses.Instead,thecustomershelpthemselvesandpayatacash-deskbeforegoingtotheirtables.Inrecentyearstherehasalsobeenalargeincreaseinthenumberof“takeaway”foodshopsofallkinds.

Manyemployeesdonotbothertogooutforlunch.Theybringtheirownsandwiches,andperhapsanappleorsomebreadwithwhichtheyhaveacupoftea,probablymadeintheoffice.Thismethodhastheadvantagesofbeingcheapandsavingtimeovergettingtoarestaurantandliningupthere.Insummer,manypeoplegooutandsitonabenchinaparkoratapublicsquare,andeattheirsandwichesthere.Theymayalsoenjoythelunch-timeconcertsandplays.

TheBigStores

InLondonthereareanumberofbigstores,mostofwhicharetobefoundinorneartheWestEnd.Theyarevastbuildings.Inthemyoumaybuyalmostanythingyouwant,fromaboxofmatchestofurniture.Mostofthesestoresareverymodern,andhavewell-plannedlightingandheating.Youcanspendhourswanderingaroundthesestores,andyouwillprobablyloseyourwaywhileyouaredoingso,inspiteofthenoticespointingtowardsthewaytotheliftsandentrances.Ifyouhavebeeninthestoresolongthatyoufeelhungre,youwillnotneedotleavethebuilding,fornearlyallthebigstoreshavecafesorrestaurants.

Althoughshopsusuallycloseat5:

30or6p.m.,onThursdaytheWestEndstoresandmostothershopstherestayopenaslateas8o’clock.AsitisearlyclosingdayinmanyLondonsuburbs,anumberofpeoplecomeintotownonThursdayforaspecialshopping.Becauseofthenumberofcarsontheroad,ThursdayeveningintheWestEndisprobablytheworstoftheweekfordriving.

AnotherqualityofLondon’sshoppinglifeisthechainstore,inwhichpricesarelowandawidevarietyofgoodsisoffered—chieflyfood,householdgoods,clothingandofficesupplies.Thegoodsaredisplayedonopencountersanditisaregrettablefactthatsometheftgoeson,despitethecarefulattentionofthestorepolice.ThesechainstoreshavebranchesinmostBritaintownsofimportance.Theykeeptheirpriceslow,thankstocarefulbulk-buying（大量购买）.

Manyofthefoodstoresnowoperateonthe“serveyourself”method:

Yougoin,pickupabasket,walkaroundtheshopandchoosewhateveryouwant.Attheexitthereisacashdeskwhereyoupayforallyourgoodstogether.Thissystemcutsdownthefirm’sexpenses,forfewerassistantsarerequired.ItisthemethodusedinagreatandastillgrowingnumberofLondon’ssupermarkets—largeself-servicestoreschieflyconcernedwiththesaleoffoodbutincreasinglywithothertypesofgoodsaswell.

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；

8-10题在答题卡1上。

1.ManypeoplethinkPiccadillyCircus___________________________.

A）containsthemostfamoustheatersB）hasthebestnightclubs

C）hasthemostexpensiverestaurantsD）istheheartofentertainmentworld

2.PeoplesoftheBritishCommonwealtharewellrepresented_________________.

A）athetheatersandcinemasB）atPiccadillyCircus

C）inLondonD）intheContinent

3.MostpeoplewhoworkinLondondonotgobackhometohavelunchbecause____.

A）manyfirmshaveagoodplaceforlunch

B）manyfirmsproviderichfoodforlunch

C）theylivetoofarfromhomeforlunch

D）theylivetoomuchworktodo

4.Atself-servicecafes,_____________________________________.

A）PeoplehavenowaiterstohelpB）mealsmaycostalot

C）onecaneatafewpoundsoffoodD）anyonecantakefoodaway

5.______________________ischeapandsavestime.

A）EatingatarestaurantB）Bringingyourownlunch

C）EnjoyingconcertsattheparkD）Goingtoa“takeaway”shop

6.IfyouareshoppingatWestEndstores,you_____________________.

A）maygetlostinspiteofthedirections

B）maybeattractedbythemodernstores

C）mayoftenfeelhungry

D）mayfindthelightingandheatingarepoor

7.Thursdayevening’strafficoftenbecomesworseintheWestEndbecause________.

A）manypeoplegohomeearly

B）manypeopleleavetogotothesuburbs

C）manypeoplegotocafesorrestaurants

D）manypeopledrivefromthesuburbsforshopping

PartⅢListeningComprehension

SectionA（10%）

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A）20dollars.B）15dollars.

C）24dollars.D）21dollars.

12.A）Inthetheatre..B）Inthelibrary.

C）Intherestaurant.D）Intherailwaystation.

13.A）Bytaxi.B）Bybus.

C）Onfoot.D）Bytrain.

14.A）Theyarefaster.B）Itistheonlythingavailable.

C）Busesarenotsafe.D）Busesarenotcrowded.

15.A）Hedoesnotbelievewhattheannouncersays.

B）Hethinksthattheannouncerisverygoodathiswork.

C）Hethinksthattheyhadbetterdoastheannouncersays.

D）Hedoesnothaveanopinionoftheannouncer.

16.A）He’snotsure.B）He’llgobytrain.

C）He’llgobyplane.D）He’llgobybus.

17.A）Tookpianolessons.B）Didn’tlikethepiano.

C）Boughtapiano.D）Dislikedhispianoteacher.

18.A）Secretary-Boss.B）Client-Lawyer.

C）Patient-Nurse.D）Student-Teacher.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Whethermealsareservicedinthestudents’dormitory.

B）Whethershecouldapplyforaccommodationonthecampus.

C）Whetherornottheratesapplythroughouttheyear.

D）Someinformationabouttheaccommodationforstudents.

20.A）Intheself-cateringaccommodation.

B）Inthestudents’dormitory.

C）Incertainprivateaccommodation.

D）Inherownapartment.

21.A）40pounds.B）30pounds.

C）10pounds.D）5pounds.

22.A）About25minutes’walk.B）About15minutes’walk.

C）About10minutes’walk.D）About20minutes’walk.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A）ShewasavolunteerintheOlympics.

B）SheplayedbasketballintheOlympics.

C）ShevisitedTokyoalongwithherteam.

D）Shejoinedabasketballteam.

24.A）Becauseshelooksratherold.

B）Becausesheisaheavysmoker.

C）Becauseshecan'

trunveryfast.

D）Becauseshedoesn’tlooklikeanathlete.

25.A）Hecouldrunandjumpandplaysports.

B）Hestudiedhardanddecidedtobeapilot.

C）Hewassickandhadtostayhomemostofthetime.

D）Hewasstrongandtoughanda