Don’t want to miss the train? Here are some steps to follow!
★Enter the railway station. There are X-ray machines at the gate of each railway station. All the luggage（行李）has to be passed through to examine for dangerous things. Once you put your luggage on the machine, please go to the other side and get it quickly in case that your luggage is taken either by mistake or on purpose.
★Find the right waiting room. After you enter the railway station, you should find the hall where your train is going to leave from. There are always electronic boards at the railway station with information shown in Chinese. You can find your waiting room according to the information given on your train ticket, or you can ask a member of staff（工作人员）for help if you are in trouble with Chinese.
★Get onto the platform（月台）. In most cases, check-in starts 30 minutes before the train leaves if it is the starting station. So you are advised to arrive at the station one hour early. If it is not a starting station, check-in starts when the train arrives, then you just need to be 30 minutes early. You will be informed by radio then. Remember to take all your luggage!
★Board the train. The train number and the carriage（车厢）number are shown outside the train clearly；So it is easy to find your carriage. There is a member of staff at the door of each carriage to whom you are required to show your ticket. If you board on the wrong carriage, he/she will guide you to the right one.
1.Passengers’ luggage should be examined ______ at the railway station.
A.by a member of staff
B.by an X-ray machine
C.by a ticket seller
D.by a policeman
2.The information on the train ticket tells a passenger ______.
A.which waiting room to go to
B.where to find an electronic board
C.who to ask for help at the station
D.what the Chinese on the boards means
3.For G68 from Guangzhou to Beijing which starts out at 11:15 and arrives Wuhan at 15:28, check-in at Wuhan station starts ______.
A.at 10:45 B.at 14:28 C.at 14:58 D.at 15:28
4.The staff member at the door of the carriage will ______.
A.help you find the right waiting room
B.check your ticket and lead you to your carriage
C.check your luggage for dangerous things
D.show you the ticket and tell you the train number
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.All the trains leave from the same hall at a railway station.
B.If you are in the wrong carriage, you will be asked to get off the train.
C.It’s possible that your luggage may be taken by others when it is examined.
D.You can find your carriage easily because each carriage has a different color.
Once upon a time there was no tea at all in England. People there used to drink a light beer. No coffee or milk but large glasses of beer stood on the breakfast table！
When tea was first brought to England, an old couple got some as a special treat. But they did not know how it should be used. They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon(培根) which they were going to have for dinner. They ate the leaves, and threw the tea away! However, tea is becoming as popular as coffee and milk in England today.
Tea is the leaf of a plant which grows widely in China, Japan and some other countries. Tea farmers usually grow a great many tea plants on a large piece of land. When the tea leaves are ready to be picked, it is the busiest time for tea farmers in a year. They pull off the leaves and dry them. In their spare time, they pick out the best leaves and get them ready for market. In China, whenever a visitor comes into a house, he is served with a cup of tea.
1.What was served for breakfast in England long ago?
A.Beer. B.Tea. C.Coffee. D.Milk.
2.How did the old couple deal with the tea leaves?
A.They sold them. B.They ate them.
C.They burnt them. D.They threw them away.
3.Tea farmers are the busiest in a year when they
A.serve visitors at home B.sell tea in the market
C.pick and dry tea leaves D.look for a piece of land
4.A is usually served with a cup of tea.
A.couple B.farmer C.king D.visitor
5.In which part of a magazine can we read the text?
A.Nature. B.Culture. C.Environment. D.Technology.
