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1、TransportationTravelers should be aware that Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is one of the busiest airports the world, This airport is located about 15 kilometers southwest of the city center. You can catch a train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Central Station, which has many connecting routes. Its typicall

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4、m to view price comparisons for flights, hotels, and rental cars before you book. 1. What can visitors do in the Old Centre?A. Visit a museum.B. Buy some clothes.C. Run a coffee shop. D. Come across many architects.2. What suggestion does the author offer tourists in the text?A. Hiring a tour guide.

5、 B. Visiting the city on foot.C. Going to the city center by car.D. Buying tickets at the counter.3. What is the purpose of the text?A. To encourage more overseas travelling. B. To compare some tourist attractions. C. To promote some famous museums.D. To advertise travelling information.BThe castle

6、had two floors. We were ten years old and sat around the coffee table, drinking from coffee cups filled with water, We talked about our future good friends, girls dress, make-ups and well-behaved classmates at our daily meeting. We promised each other that this was how our lives would be. Then we go

7、t a little older, I was graduating from the eighth grade. This time we were in a real coffee shop. We were growing up, drinking hot chocolate instead of water, but our conversation hadnt changed. We were going to go to college together. Then we would open a business in the city. We promised each oth

8、er this was how it would be. My interests and areas of study have changed many times. Ive become involved in many activities that have opened my eyes to new possibilities. My friends are part of my life. I would do anything for them. I know they would do the same for me. In the case of a broken hear

9、t, a silly argument, or a difficult test, I am always the first to help. Being there for my friends comes first no matter what else I have to do. Im growing up fast. Junior year has almost finished. College is just around the corner, but our childish talks and plans dont seem so long ago, In fact, w

10、ere still having the same discussions. We probably wont go to the same college but we could be in the same state. We will talk every day, meet on weekends and come home on holidays. This plan is just as good. Now I am ready for college. I will meet new people, have new experiences in new surrounding

11、s and live on my own. But I will not leave my friends. I wont see them on weekends, but maybe on holidays. I will be making new ones at college. I hope I will become as close with them as I am with those old friends. Maybe if Im lucky I will meet a few with whom I can sit and share a cup of coffee.

12、4. Whats the text mainly about?A. The authors dreams. B. The authors achievements. C. The authors ideas of friendship.D. The authors experiences of her study.5. What did the author and her friends often talk about when they were children?A. Their rapid progress. B. Their childish plans.C. Their grea

13、t imagination. D. Their good living conditions. 6. What do we know about the author?A. She is looking forward to her future college lifeB. She plans to run a coffee bar when she begins to work. C. She took part in many activities in order to make new friends.D. She used to ask her friends to help wi

14、th her difficult tests.7. The author wants to make friends in the college with those who .A. like drinking coffeeB. are from rich familiesC. can be as close as her old onesD. study the same major with herCDo you want to find a job that you just need to sit and sleep on a sofa? It is ridiculous, but

15、it happens 26-year -old Anna Cherdantseva, from the city of Ufa, is a full-time sofa tester, spending up to 10 hours every day trying out new sofas for comfort and safety. Last month, Russian furniture giant MZ5 Group announced that it was taking application for a new positionfull time sofa tester,

16、Although all new products arc tested in a specialized laboratory, management decided that in order to better meet the needs of consumers it needed some feedback on real -life use of its sofas. In just a few days, MZ5 received over 5,000 job applications from people eager to spend most of their time

17、sitting and lying on sofas.” “We were selecting candidates in several stages,” MZ5 Group spokesperson Anastasia Russkih said, “Initially we checked their resumes, and then we let them tell us why they wanted the job.” Eventually, the furniture company shortlisted just 7 candidates, among whom Anna C

18、herdantseva, a 26-year-old marketing expert, proved to be the most suitable for the job. “I felt extreme competition, and it was a real fight for my dream job,” Anna said after getting selected. “I have a lot of ideas for improving the sofas, but I would prefer not to talk about them for now. I beli

19、eve it will all work out between me and the sofas.”Despite describing herself as an active person, Cherdantseva says that spending about 10hours a day sitting on sofas doesnt sound bad at all “Of course I will spend a lot of time on new sofas. The more time I spend on them, the better it will be for

20、 my work,” she told reporters.Anna Cherdantseva is currently on a three month probation （试用期）at MZ5, but the company claims that as long as she proves to be up to the task, they plan on offering her a permanent position as a sofa tester. The young woman will receive a monthly salary of 56, 000rubles

21、 （$ 1,000） for the first three months. Its not so bad about the job. 8. Why did MZ5 Group want a sofa tester?A. Because its products need to be tested.B. Because it wants to save money by doing that.C. Because Anna Cherdantseva applied for the job. D. Because it wants to satisfy its consumers better

22、. 9. What does the underlined word “feedback” in Paragraph 2 mean ?A. Products.B. Consumers. C. Praise. D. Response. 10. What docs Anna Cherdantseva think of getting the job?A. It was very easy. B. It was controversial. C. It was challenging.D. It was interesting. 11. What can be inferred from the t

23、ext?A. Anna Cherdantseva has the chance to work steadily for MZ5.B. The company found it difficult to find suitable employees.C. The company doesnt give Anna Cherdantseva a good salary now. D. Anna Cherdantseva got the job because of her similar work experience. DScientists say they discovered an ea

24、rth-like planet orbiting the star closest to our planet other than the sun. It is the closest planet ever found outside our solar system that could support life as we know it. This planet is just 4.2 light years away from us. It is so close that space scientists have compared it to a next door neigh

25、bor. They say it could be reached by an unmanned spacecraft before the end of the century. The newly-discovered planet is a little larger than the earth. Scientists have named it Proxima b. It orbits its sun, Proxima Centauri, once every 11days. Alan Boss is the Chairman of NASAs advisory group for

26、planet exploration. He told VOA that Proxima b not only confirms the discovery of a planet, but also increases the number of other possible “earths” by a huge amount. Boss said it is possible that most stars may have at least one earth-like planet orbiting them. This makes the possibility of living

27、organisms increasingly likely. Boss said he believes human beings will prove that there is life in places other than the earth in his lifetime. “I am 65, ”he told VOA, “But I expect to still be alive when it happens.” Paul Butler works at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He told VOA that find

28、ing Proxima b “makes the case concrete” that there are other planets where life could exist. Paul Butler said the researchers used two telescopes in different countries to look for possible planets like the earth. Discovering Proxima b, he believes, changes the world. “This work has resulted in the

29、discovery of hundreds of planets around the nearest stars, and now a potentially habitable planet around the nearest star is in the sky, ” Butler said. 12. Which of the following does the newly-discovered planet move around?A. Proxima Centauri.B. The sun. C. Proxima b.D. The earth. 13. What view do both Alen Ross and Poul Rutle ”bold?A. It is most likely that life exists on other planets besides the earthB. Proxime b can be used to help people fi