Welcome Aboard (乘坐) your Piccadilly Flight to Heathrow

The Piccadilly line to Heathrow (伦敦西斯罗机场) is not only the fast way to travel but also the cheapest. So the next time you’re flying to Heathrow, make sure you fly Piccadilly line.

Your Piccadilly flight features (特点):

l  Departures (发车) from 36 stops on the Piccadilly line, or from over 200 stations only one change way

l  Service every 5 minutes to and from Heathrow throughout the day

l  Journeys from central London taking less than 50 minutes

l  Only £3.70 for a single adult fare (费用)

l  See tables below for journey times                                                                                           

Fares to and from London

Adult single £3.70

Child single £1.50

If you are traveling as a group, then you are allowed to use the family travel card, which means each adult can travel for £3.40, and each child for £0.80.

Traveling to Heathrow

	Monday - Saturday	Sunday
From	Journey time	Frequency （频率）	First train	Last train	First train	Last train
Earls Court	39mins	5mins	05:55	00:43	07:15	23:49
Piccadilly Circus	49mins	5mins	05:45	00:32	07:05	23:38

Traveling from Heathrow

	Monday - Saturday	Sunday
To	Journeytime	Frequency	First train	Last train	First train	Last train
Earls Court	34mins	5mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30
Piccadilly Circus	45mins	5mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30

1.At what time does the first train leave Earls Court on Sunday?

A. 07:15            B. 05:55            C. 05:13                D. 05:57

2.If your father wants to take the train, how much should he pay?

A. £1.50            B. £3.40            C. £3.70                D. £5.20

3. If you miss a train, how long will it take to wait for another?

A. 39 minutes       B. 49 minutes       C. 50 minutes       D. only 5 minutes

4.The last train to Piccadilly Circus on Wednesday leaves at ______.

A. 00:32            B. 00:43            C. 23:49                D. 23:30

5.If you travel with your mum and dad as a child, what is your best choice?

A. All pay full fare.                   B. Use the family travel card.

C. Each pay for his or her own.                             D. Look for free tickets.

 

The Piccadilly line to Heathrow (伦敦西斯罗机场) is not only the fast way to travel but also the cheapest. So the next time you’re flying to Heathrow, make sure you fly Piccadilly line.

Your Piccadilly flight features (特点):

l       Departures (发车) from 36 stops on the Piccadilly line, or from over 200 stations only one change way

l       Service every 5 minutes to and from Heathrow throughout the day

l       Journeys from central London taking less than 50 minutes

l       Only £3.70 for a single adult fare (费用)

l       See tables below for journey times                                                                                           

Fares to and from London

Adult single £3.70

Child single £1.50

If you are traveling as a group, then you are allowed to use the family travel card, which means each adult can travel for £3.40, and each child for £0.80.

Traveling to Heathrow

	Monday - Saturday				Sunday
From	Journey time	Frequency （频率）	First train	Last train	First train	Last train
Earls Court	39mins	5mins	05:55	00:43	07:15	23:49
Piccadilly Circus	49mins	5mins	05:45	00:32	07:05	23:38

Traveling from Heathrow

	Monday - Saturday				Sunday
To	Journeytime	Frequency	First train	Last train	First train	Last train
Earls Court	34mins	5mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30
Piccadilly Circus	45mins	5mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30

66. At what time does the first train leave Earls Court on Sunday?

A. 07:15                  B. 05:55                C. 05:13                       D. 05:57

67. If your father wants to take the train, how much should he pay?

A. £1.50                  B. £3.40                C. £3.70                             D. £5.20

68. If you miss a train, how long will it take to wait for another?

A. 39 minutes          B. 49 minutes         C. 50 minutes               D. only 5 minutes

69. The last train to Piccadilly Circus on Wednesday leaves at ______.

A. 00:32                  B. 00:43                C. 23:49                       D. 23:30

70. If you travel with your mum and dad as a child, what is your best choice?

A. All pay full fare.                               B. Use the family travel card.

C. Each pay for his or her own.             D. Look for free tickets.

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【小题1】The information above is probably taken from                   .

A．a sports report	B．a story book
C．a fashion magazine	D．an advertisement poster

【小题2】If the price of the book is 40 yuan, you need to pay                   .

A．4 yuan

B．36 yuan

C．40 yuan

D．44 yuan

【小题3】You can get another tie for free                    at LOTTE-Mart’s Menswear.

A．on November 9	B．on November 11
C．on December 10	D．on Christmas Day

【小题4】How long can you park your car for free at most after spending 108 yuan in RT-Mart?

A．1 hour.

B．5 hours.

C．6 hours.

D．7 hours.

【小题5】What can Tom get for free after he has spent 7 yuan at Mike’s Café?

A．A soft drink.	B．The best hamburgers.
C．The best snacks.	D．A delicious meal.

Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented (租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments (公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average (平均), 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
【小题1】Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.

A．in or around the cities	B．in cities
C．around cities	D．in the country

【小题2】How many American families own a cat?

A．About 40%.	B．About 20%.
C．About 74%.	D．About 26%.

【小题3】On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.

A．more than 3	B．only 3.5
C．less than 2	D．about 2.64

【小题4】 ________ in the US have their own bedrooms.

A．All of the people	B．Most of the children
C．Half of the teenagers	D．Only some of the teenagers

【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes.

B．Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger.

C．A Japanese moves more often than an American.

D．An American moves more often than an Englishman.

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【小题1】If you don’t know how to use a computer, you can work as________.

A．a secretary	B．a waiter or waitress
C．an accountant	D．a salesclerk

【小题2】If you want to get a job in the Fairmont Hotel, you should be________.

A．a woman	B．a university graduate
C．shorter than 1.65 metres	D．younger than 30 years old

【小题3】If you work as an accountant, how much can you get at most monthly?

A．$ 1, 800.

B．$ 2,200.

C．$ 3, 000.

D．$ 4, 000.

【小题4】If you want to be an accountant, you have to satisfy(满足) the following conditions except___________.

A．being a woman	B．knowing how to use a computer well
C．an experience of at least 2 years	D．having an accountant certificate

【小题5】Sukan is 24 years old. He can get the job as_______.

A．a secretary	B．a waiter
C．an accountant	D．a computer salesclerk