He arrived at the railway station 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.

答案 ahead of schedule

7.你的哥哥毕业于哪所中学?

Which middle school did your elder brother 　　　　　　　　　　　　　?

答案 graduate from

8.没有人能够说服他放弃他的梦想。

No one can 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　his dream.

答案 persuade him to give up

五、阅读理解

Arriving at London Gatwick

　　Distance(距离) from central London:28 miles/45 km

　　For travel information call:+44 (0)870 000 24 68.

How to get to the city centre

By train

　　The Gatwick Express goes from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria train and underground station in central London.

　　Trains go every 15 minutes and the journey to central London takes half an hour.

　　First Class tickets cost ￡25(single),￡48(return).

　　Express Class costs ￡17(single),￡29(return).

　　Southern Trains services run four times an hour to Victoria with a journey time of around 35 minutes.

By taxi

　　There are taxis outside the airport day and night.The journey to central London takes 55-70 minutes.A London taxi takes up to 5 people.

　　The average(平均的) cost from the airport to central London is ￡75-￡100.

By car

　　Gatwick Airport is 28 miles (45 km) south of London.There are 4 car parks next to the airport and there are car rental(租赁) offices open from 8:00 to 18:00.The journey to London takes 60-75 minutes.

　　All cars pay a special ￡8 charge(收费) to go into central London.

By bus

　　National Express and Easy Bus have services to central London.Easy Bus services go every 20 minutes.The journey takes one hour and costs ￡2.

　　There is one National Express bus an hour.The journey takes 90 minutes and costs ￡7.60.

【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章介绍了从Gatwick机场到伦敦市中心的四种交通方式。

1.Someone in a hurry to Victoria station had better travel 　　　.

A.by train B.by car

C.by taxi D.by bus

答案 A

解析 推理判断题。对比四种交通方式所需要的时间可知,火车最快捷,而且火车直接抵达伦敦市中心的维多利亚站。因此,如果是着急去该地方的乘客,那么非常适合选择火车出行。