It is the season for long lines and frayed(緊張的) nerves. Here are some ways to survive a holiday flight.

Lighten up

Do yourself a favor and ship your presents. Nearly every US airline charges a fee to check a bag, so shipping gifts is now cheaper and more convenient than carrying them in your luggage.

Weigh your options

Not knowing what you’re going to pay for your luggage is annoying. So calculate your overweight-luggage fees at home. You can find the fees out in advance by visiting new site Luggage Limits, which provides the latest information on more than 90 airlines.

Leave amateurs in the dust

Trust us and get to the airport an extra half-hour early. The check-in and security lines are filled with inexperienced files, and it’s a hard walking. Plus, if you decide to cut it close you may not get onto the flight at all. To reduce costs, airlines have reduced on flights and routes. The remaining flights are more likely to be oversold, especially on busy travel days. Fliers who check in early are the least likely to get bumped from oversold flights.

Take it public

The rates for renting a car at the airport have more than doubled over the past year because rental lot inventories have decreased dramatically(現(xiàn)住地). True, renting at the airport is convenient, but it’s just not worth it anymore. Unless you really need a car, take public transportation, hop a cab, or beg a friend to pick you up at the airport instead.

Say no to bumper cars

Tell the people picking you up to avoid parking their car. They can hang out in their car for free while waiting to get a call from you when you land. Many airports, including JFK and LAX now feature this sensible choice.

1.How does the author think of shipping gifts?

A. Unnecessary.    B. Expensive.      C. Inconvenient.    D. Wonderful.

2.Airlines have reduced flights to _________.

A. deal with crisis    B. reduce the time for leave

C. lower the cost     D. provide more job chances

3. It can be learned from the passage that ______.

A. renting a car at the airport is expensive  B. taxis stay at the airport free of charge

C. cars can park at the airport for free      D. JFK encourages people to take a taxi

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

  A. Five ways to survive a holiday flight.    B. Good seasons for flight.

  C. Cars at the airport.                   D. How to board a flight

How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.
Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.
To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.
The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging their heads. They ate vegetables and drink water from a garden hose-pipe(橡膠軟管). Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.”
Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great for me to be able to stand up.” he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.
1.What kind of person is Rob Thompson?
A. He is curious about people’s personal life   B.He is kind—hearted to animals
C.He dislike people around                 D. He likes to help poor people
2. The underlined word “catch”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _______.
A. unsolved problem                      B. surprising wonder
C. unbelievable condition                  D. hidden difficulty
3. What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?
A. That they had nothing for amusement.
B. That they couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.
C. That they had to do almost everything under others’ very eyes.
D. That they didn’t have meat to eat.
4. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. An Easy Way to Earn $2,500            B. Do Not Feed Humans
C. Living Like a Chicken                 D. Getting Along Well Anyway

----Hello，Jane，have you arrived at the hotel?

-----Yeah，busy         .I’ll call back later.

A．checking in        B．to check in         C．checking out       D．to check out

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入
空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
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My mother was a 42 . Through her work, she observed that 43 people spent a lot more time 44 than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three 45 TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and 46 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check markers and underline the 47 parts. Years later we realized her marks were a 48 . My mother was illiterate(文盲). Although we had no money, 49 the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for 50 . I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student and to a C-student, but I didn’t 51 . I was cool.
One night my mother came home after her several jobs and I 52 about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you the money I 53 this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With 54 left over, you can have all that you want.” I was very 55 with that arrangement. But once I got through 56 money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a(n) 57 over our heads and any kind of food on the table. I was also 58 that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success 59 intellectual(知識上的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and 60 I realized my dream and I became a doctor.

How would you like an easy way to earn 2,500 dollars? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals．There’s catch, however．You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week．There are no books or television or radio for amusement．You can’t leave until the week is up．And a camera will be recording your every move．

Two people actually took the job．The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist．He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated．His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food．He decided to pay $ 5000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to lie like chicken for a week．

To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement．He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist．The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide．A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum．

The week was long and difficult．They slept on a hard wooden floor．They couldn’t stand up without banging（重擊）their heads．They ate vegetarian mash（土豆泥）and drank water from a garden hosepipe（水龍頭軟管）．Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain．There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage．Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage．Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not food the humans．”

Finally it was over, Pam and Eric emerged from their cage．They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands．When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away．“It’s great to be able to stand up,” he said．Pam just changed her clothes and left．After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone．

What kind of person is Rob Thompson?

       A．He is curious about people’s personal life．

       B．He is kind-hearted to animals．

       C．He hates people around．      

       D．He likes to help poor people．

What made it most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

       A．They didn’t know each other．     

       B．They couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage．

       C．They didn’t have meat to eat．     

       D．They had to do almost everything under others’ eyes．

Rob offered the money because he wanted________．

       A．to see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage

       B．to show the public how bitter animals’ life could be

       C．to make more money by publishing the recorded video tapes

       D．to improve housing conditions of working people like Eric

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

       A．Easy Way to Earn $ 2 500．          B．Do Not Feed the Humans．

       C．Living Like a Chicken．                D．Getting Along Well Anyway．