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(D) Rail passengers are being forced to pay thousands of pounds more in fares as a result of poor advice from the national telephone helpline and individual stations, a consumer organisation reveals today .Research by Which? found that in some cases passengers are being charged almost double the cheapest price because of errors made by staff . Which? asked 25 questions of both station staff and the National Rail Enquiries (NRES) helpline.Only half of the 50 questions were answered correctly. If customers had followed all the advice given ,they would have been £1,263.60 worse off . Bad advice was given for the cheapest fare for a single journey between London and Grantham .For a ticket bought on the day of travel,both NRES and a King’s Cross station clerk quoted GNER’s £44.50 fare ,ignoring a Hull Trains service which leaves 10 minutes earlier and costs just £20. Some of the most costly misinformation was given for journeys where season tickets should have been recommended .Passengers making a return journey between Swindon and Penzance twice in a week could buy a ticket from one company for £70 which would cover all the travel. But both NRES and station staff quoted £67 for each journey, making £134.However, the NRES website proved to be a much more reliable source of information . Which ? also checked “the earlier you book, the cheaper the ticket” claims by five companies and found this was not always the case .On some services, prices went up and down at random . Ithiel Mogridge,52,gave one example of poor advice :”Last Christmas I found my brother a ticket on the thetrainline.com to travel from Blackburn to Yate. While the direct route was £51, this one involved a change in Newport and cost just £21. I emailed the details to him and his partner.They went to Blackburn station ,where the clerk insisted the fare was £51.” Malcolm Coles, editor of which.co.uk ,said :”Staff training needs to be improved.In the meantime ,we’ve designed a checklist, available at which.co.uk/ railadvice. “ 76. According to the passage “which ?”is a _____ A. national telephone helpline B. department under the British Rail C. consumer organisation D. website under the National Rail Enquiries 77.When the author said that customers “would have been £1,263.60 worse off”, he was telling us that customers would have _______ A. saved £1,263.60 if they had followed the advice B. spend £1,263.60 more than the lowest price C. used £1,263.60 for the survey of 25 questions D. been cheated of £1,263.60 from the poor advice 78. The phrase at random in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_________” A. casually B. purposefully C. exactly D. inevitably 79. The passage is mainly concerned with the phenomenon that ________ A. train passengers get bad advice on fares B. rail passengers are ill-treated by station staff C. booking clerks and the telephone helpline offer reliable information D. rail passengers can get cheaper tickets if they book earlier (E) Directions : Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph .There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. Current situation and future of reality shows B. Audience’s reaction to reality TV C. Critics’ relevant comments D. Attractions for producers and participants E. Definition of “watch and dial ”show F. Introduction to new reality shows 80. European television had the idea of taking ordinary people and turning them into “stars ”by putting them in unusual situation .”Big Brother”(created in Holland )was one of the first.A group of people were locked in a small house with cameras running 24 hours a day .It was called a “watch and dial ”show because viewers vote by telephone to decide who should leave or stay. 81. “Big Brother” was probably the fist of the new reality shows,but such a programme has developed.Many have found appeal by having a theme to them,but most are based on the principle of “survival of the fittest ”by eliminating participants as the series progresses .So we have the dating shows where winners either pair off or stay true to their partners outside the TV studio .Then there are those that test people’s abilities for specific jobs like running a kitchen, becoming an interior designer or a top model . 82. Critics say these programmes are basically bad television, but people watch them. So why are there so many of them? For the viewer it’s an opportunity to “people watch”.It’s natural to like watching other people. They’re interesting.We can imagine what we would do in that situation.We get to know the characters and see them grow and develop week after week.And of course, television is the perfect place to watch people.Like the theatre or cinema we can look at other people and they can’t look back .But with television, we can watch in the privacy of our own homes, We watch,but we don’t have to admit it to anyone . 83. The TV companies like reality shows because they are cheap to produce and attract younger viewers, which advertisers like.The last “Big Brother” in Britain attracted enormous advertising revenue. They aren’t dependent on “star” actors with enormous salaries. And your actors won’t go on strike. And why do people participate in them ?Well ,for fame and money of course.In the past ,appearing on television wasn’t for ordinary people.You had to be good at something ,like sport, or reading the news, or acting .But not any more 84. It seems that most shows do well at the beginning but then the viewing figures begin to fall .And it varies from country to country too. For example ,one show had an adopted child try to guess the identity of her real father,and another had a family arguing over an inheritance .Both were cancelled after one episode.Perhaps the novelty has worn off.Certainly, reality TV seems to appeal much more to the younger audience. And now there are so many shows around even the young have become more critical. Reality show will probably survive—it’s just no longer so easy to make a successful one .
第Ⅱ卷(共45分) Ⅰ.Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English ,using the words given in the brackets . 1.你擦一下窗好吗?(mind ) 2.有困难请向警察求助。(turn to ) 3.他一到上海就和我们取得了联系。(contact ) 4.演出还没有结束,孩子们就睡着了。(before ) 5.导演得知自己的影片获奖,感到无比自豪。(award ) 6.这些十八世纪的油画保存昨这样好,使参观者大为惊叹。(so …that ) Ⅱ.Guided Writing Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below. 你班打算组织一次为期两天的旅游。给旅行社写封信,按照你们的预算,提出食、住、行、游等方面的具体要求,请旅行社予以安排。(信的开头和结尾已给出。) 2008年上海市普通高等学校春季招生考试 英语试卷答题纸 考生注意: 1.答题前,考生务必将姓名、准考证号、校验码等填写清楚。 2.考生必须用钢笔或圆珠笔答题。 第Ⅰ卷 Ⅰ.Listening Comprehension Part C Longer Conversations 17.____________ 18.____________ 19.___________ 20.___________ 21._______________ 22.________________ 23.________________ 24._______________ 第Ⅱ卷 Ⅰ.Translation 1.____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ⅡGuided Writing Dear Sir/Madam, Dec 15th ,2007 We are students of East Senior High School …… ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Yao Hua 以下由阅卷老师填写 内容 语言 组织结构 2008年上海市普通高等学校春季招生考试 英语卷 答案要点及评分标准
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