Period Four Writing Ⅰ.语篇填空 Chinese high-speed railways are a very 1. (comfort) way to travel. They are clean, quiet and efficient. China has led other developing countries and even some developed ones in this field since the first high-speed train 2. (come) into use in 2008. The stations are 3. (main) built outside the town centre, but local transport has been lengthened 4. (connect) the high-speed network. The facilities on the train are new and the staff are well trained. Even the second class 5. (chair) provide plenty of space. The passages are so wide 6. you can move without disturbing anyone. You can use your mobile phone, have access 7. Internet or work on your laptop. There is also a restaurant car, though the kinds of food 8. (be) limited. The toilets are large, clean and user-friendly too. The train almost doesn’t rock. Even when the train brakes, you can hardly feel it shake. What’s more, with a faster check-in, the high-speed train are also 9. (little) affected by weather than planes. Seldom are 10. delayed or cancelled for weather condition. Therefore, they have become the first choice for many passengers. Ⅱ.小语篇写作 随着电子商务(e-commerce) 的迅速发展,人们可以在网上购买各种各样的(various) 商品(goods)。点击(click) 一下按钮(button),货物就会递送(deliver) 到你的家中。另外,你还可以对货物的质量做出评价(make comments on)。显然(obviously),大多数(majority)人认为这非常方便。然而,上网浏览(surf) 在一定程度上(to some extent) 也是有风险的。 _____ Ⅲ.阅读理解 Parents usually teach their children how to cross the street safely, by looking both ways for cars. But do they also teach them to put away their cellphones The city of Honolulu, Hawaii wants everyone to learn that lesson. Texting while crossing the street will soon be banned in the city. Beginning on October 24th, you could be fined from $15 to $99 if you step onto a Honolulu street while looking at your phone. Honolulu is the first major US city to ban what is called “distracted walking”. It recently passed a law in a seven-to-two vote. The law says: “No pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile electronic device.” In other words, do not look at a screen when you cross the street or you could be fined. The law’s creators hope it will lower the number of people hit and killed by cars in the city. Mayor Kirk Caldwell told Reuters news agency, “We hold the unfortunate distinction of being a major city with more pedestrians being hit in crosswalks, particularly our seniors, than that of almost any other cities in the country.” The law includes all electronic devices with screens: cellphones, tablets, gaming devices, digital cameras and laptop computers. The law does permit an exception. Pedestrians may use such devices in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers, such as firefighter ... ...
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