It's said that you don't know a man until you walk a mile in his shoes. And you also don't know what it's like for old people to travel until you accompany（陪伴）one on a trip.

After flying with my elderly father from Washington, D.C.to L.A.in July, I began to realize that a companion has important tasks that can make a journey easier for old people. I booked nonstop tickets on JetBlue to avoid tiring, confusing connections, and we flew directly into Long Beach Airport. Even though my father could walk, I arranged with the airline for wheelchair assistance, which meant we got on board first.

When I took him back to the airport for his return flight to Washington, I got permission from JetBlue to wait with him at the gate instead of saying goodbye at the security checkpoint. I wished he'd had a first-class seat and access to a comfortable airline club. Better yet, I wished I had flown with him on both ways. As I watched the attendant wheel him to the lift that would take him from the tarmac（停机坪）to the plane, I felt like an anxious mom sending her child to school for the first time.

Things can go awry on a plane trip. And then there is a horrifying story about Joe and Margie. When they landed at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, a wheelchair attendant met them to help with a connection. But somehow Margie, who had Alzheimer's disease, disappeared.

I didn't need to worry about my father's wandering away；at 82, his mind was sharper than mine. But his hearing was poor, so I worried about what would happen if he missed an important announcement.

Fortunately, everything went just fine. A good arrangement（安排）made the trip successful.

Next time I travel with a senior, I'll know better. I hope there will be a next time.

【小题1】Why did the author buy nonstop tickets？

A．His father was tired of flights.

B．He had important tasks to do.

C．He cared about his father.

D．His schedule was tight.

【小题2】How did the author feel when seeing his father off？

A．Disappointed.	B．Worried.
C．Delighted.	D．Sad.

【小题3】Which of the following can replace the underlined part "go awry" in Paragraph 4？

A．Be amused.

B．Carry on as usual.

C．Live up to one's expectation.

D．Be away from the correct course.

【小题4】What can we learn from Paragraph 5？

A．Taking a trip does great good to seniors.

B．It is a pleasant experience to travel with seniors.

C．To have a long journey with seniors is unpractical.

D．Careful planning ensures seniors to take a nice trip.

短文改错
Dear Jenny，

How was everything going？I，together with my parents plans to take a trip to Canada for a week during the summer vacation. We hope to make the full use of this opportunity to experience the naturally beauty of Canada and learn more about its culture. We don’t want to go to places where are full of tourists and shoppers. Because I am writing to ask help. We hope you can tell them where to visit. Besides, can you give us some advices on how to finding hotels which are not expensive but comfortable? I would be grateful if you could give me an early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack计划于8月份到中国西藏旅游，特来信询问有关西藏的情况。请根据下表所提供的信息，写一封回信，并对他的到来表示盼望。

地理位置	中国西南方，被誉为世界屋脊(Roof of the World)
人口	约3080000
面积	120多万平方千米
历史	七百多年
气候	8月份温度适宜，但早晚温差大 风景秀丽，有很多名胜古迹，如布达拉宫(the Potala Palace)

 
注意：1. 词数100左右，信的开头和结尾已写好(不计入总词数)；
2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,

I’m glad to hear that you’re coming to China to visit Tibet in August. ________________________________

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

短文改错
In the summer holiday, we travelled to Qingdao and paid visit to my uncle there.
It was a long and bored journey. But the moment I arrived, I fall in love with the city. It's such beautiful a city that I can hardly find any word to describe them.
The streets are clean but the sky is blue. If you walk along the coast, you can feel the wind to blowing on your face. The sea is vast and sometimes you can find a boat or a ship. You may also do some fishing as long as it's permitted. Moreover, I think the driver there drive too fast in the street. You can never be too careful when cross the street.

   I have just arrived in a country where I don't know the language, where I have no family roots and where I find myself all alone. It may sound frightening. But let me tell you a little secret: it is not.

When you travel abroad by yourself for whatever reason-an exchange program, an internship（实习期的工作）, volunteering, or simply as a tourist-a new and fascinating world will open up for you, a world you would never be able to see if you just stayed at home.

People from a different country are not aliens. They are simply people like you who happened to be born in another place. They have pretty much the same wishes and worries as people from your own country.

I know that you see a lot of news on TV saying bad things people do all the time. Your family may have spent a great deal of time telling you not to trust strangers. However, when you travel alone you will realize that people are just as good as you. Everyone is just leading their lives, working, studying and having a good time with their friends. Most people will be happy to help you and get to know you.

Maybe in the past when you would need months to travel from one place to another, traveling could be expensive. Nowadays, the world is just so connected that it is perfectly possible to find cheap flights, accommodation for all budgets and cheap and quality food.

You will get lost, but it's fine! I can't even count how many times I didn't know where I was going or how to find the right direction. Everything looks great on Google maps, but sometimes your phone will die or your data will end. Just calm down. Go to a store or stop someone in the street and ask! Or simply walk around and be curious.

【小题1】Why does the author write about his own experience in Paragraph 1?

A．To encourage people to travel.

B．To tell the benefits of traveling.

C．To show it is hard to travel alone.

D．To introduce the topic of the passage.

【小题2】According to Paragraph 2, we can learn ________.

A．the reasons why the author goes abroad

B．traveling abroad can broaden our horizons

C．most people go abroad simply for volunteering

D．traveling abroad is not better than staying at home

【小题3】Which of the following would the author agree with？

A．Nowadays we can go anywhere only by Google maps.

B．There's no need to worry too much about traveling alone.

C．Now traveling is expensive because of going farther.

D．It is dangerous to trust strangers when traveling alone.