1、30 pm (7 days a week) Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 am to 11:40 pm (7 days a week) Evening rush hours (5:00 pm to 7:00 pm): Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City every minutes. (Monday- Friday) Holidays Buses leave every hour on the hour, each
2、direction. (Trip time: 30 minutes each way) All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York City, or at the Brennan Station Window BEFORE boarding buses.1If you want to take a bus in the evening rush hour, you should take the in the Railway Station, New York City on Monday.A 6
3、:20 pm B 5:45 pmC 8:00 pm D 7:15 pm2If you get to the Railway Station New York City at 11:35 pm on Saturday, how long will you have to wait before you take a bus?A 5 minutes B 15 minutesC 25 minutes D No bus can be taken3You will go back home from work in Brennan. Which of the following bus will you
4、 take?A 7:30 pm B 6:00 amC 5:45 pm D 6:20 pm4Where should passengers buy their tickets?A From the bus driver. B On the bus after getting on it.C From the conductor. D At the station before boarding.【答案】1B2C3D4D【解析】【分析】本文是篇应用文。文章介绍了公共汽车站张贴的关于公共汽车出行的时间安排。1文章第三段提到周一到周五晚高峰期间5:00-7:00之间,汽车每15分钟一趟。所以这期间分钟
5、必须是15的倍数。故选B。2第四段谈到假日巴士每小时一班,因此乘客11:35到达车站,要等到12点才发车,因此要等25分钟。故选C。3文章第二段提到公共汽车从早晨6:20至晚上11:40,每20分钟一班,因此D项中的晚上6:20,符合下班班次的汽车。故选D。4第五段提到所有的车票都要在上车前购买。Science fiction writers create imaginary worlds. The way things work in your imaginary worlds will be based on actual science. So its important for you
6、 to be familiar with the scientific principles and inventions that are related to your creation. For example, if youre writing about human living on a planet with zero gravity, then you need to know the effects of zero gravity on the human body.Then you have to figure out the exact rules of your ima
7、ginary worlds. And you have to follow them. If humans are able to breathe underwater in Chapter 1, your character cant drown in a swimming pool in Chapter 3. The issue here is maintaining your readers trust. That means the readers are willing to pretend along with you. If you start out with an ordin
8、ary detective novel and then throw in someone breathing underwater in the 6th chapter, you will pull the readers out of their imagination. The same thing happens if you change the rules halfway.Part of your preparation work for the novel is to map out its worlds in great detail. You should decide th
9、e following issues: the history of the world, the geography, what possibilities it offers, how everything works in this new reality, and how all of these factors affect the way your characters think, feel, and react to things. You dont have to tell your readers all the rules in the first chapter. Bu
10、t you have to let readers know enough to understand whats going on. This also allows you to work out logical problems and contradictions before you start writing.When you are writing, remember to make it feel real. You are inviting readers to visit a new world. They will want to be able to see, hear
11、, feel, smell, and even taste what its like. Whether your novel is about a world without disease or an undiscovered planet, help your readers feel like theyre actually there.5Whats the relationship between actual science and science fiction?A Science fiction promotes the development of actual scienc
12、e.B Science fiction often reflects the development of actual science.C Actual science limits the imagination described in science fiction.D Actual science provides basic principles for science fiction.6The second paragraph is mainly developed by .A making comparisons B giving examplesC following the
13、 time order D analyzing causes7Which of the following statements is TRUE?A It is necessary to do some scientific experiments before writing science fiction.B It is more difficult to write science fiction than ordinary detective novels.C Readers of science fiction actually pretend the writers rules a
14、re true.D It is great to leave some contradictions in your science fiction.8The passage is mainly about .A how to do scientific research B how to raise interest in scienceC what to expect from science fiction D how to write science fiction5D6B7C8D本文是篇说明文。介绍了科幻作者是如何创作出科幻的人物和情节的。5细节理解题。第一段第二句中提到科幻小说要基于实际科学。6主旨大意题。这一段以举例的方式来说明figure out the exact rules of your imaginary worlds,即虚构的世界也要有一定的规则。7事实判断题。第二段第五句有That means the readers are willing to pretend along with you. 说的是,科幻作者的写作思路要被科幻作品的读者认同才行。8主旨大意题。文章第一句是全文的主题句Science fiction writers create imaginary worlds,后面几段文字就是围绕科幻作家如何创作出虚幻的世界来写的。Women m
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