Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
A. Easterners.
B. Westerners.
C. Older people.
D. Automobile industry workers.
People traveling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air. Hardly can anyone positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy. Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At night, when you really wish to go to sleep you rarely manage to do so. Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted. Long car journey are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on narrow, bumpy roads which are crowded with traffic. By comparison, trips by sea offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, swim, meet interesting people and enjoy good food—always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick; no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of traveling on a ship.Airplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and expensive. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Traveling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real escapist can watch a free film show and sip champagne on some services. But even when such refinements are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied. An airplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You really see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from the view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled. What is the greatest difference between traveling by air and the other means of traveling ?()
A. Traveling by air is not so tiring as the others.
B. Traveling by air brings more fun than the others.
C. Traveling by air is much more expensive than the others.
D. Traveling by air offers more time for sleep than the others.
Victoria Barzilai opened her mouth wide so the doctor could look at her sore throat. Not (1) a remarkable event, except that Victoria was at home and the doctor was hundreds of miles away. Feeling too sick to (2) herself to the school health center, the third-year university student had chosen a cyber-doctor visit, the 21st century (3) of a house call.A number of websites offer face-to-face consultations of the (4) visit to anyone with a credit card and access to a webcam-equipped computer. The services are intended for patients with (5) minor problems that don’t require hands-on diagnoses or treatments, not for people who need stitches, MRIs or casts on broken limbs.One presumed strong advantage of e-visits like these is (6) . That counted with Victoria who points out that "My doctor is at least an hour away, and besides, I didn’t know when I could get in to see him." Victoria used MedCareLive.com, which offers California (7) no-wait consultations with healthcare professionals from 9 a.m. to midnight every day. Other sites, such as Teladoc and MeMD, offer consultations 24/7. Some e-visit sites ask for consultation fees. Others (8) different rates for different services.Although MedCareLive.com does not (9) with any insurance companies, co-founders Dr. David Tashman and Sigi Marmorstein set out to make their service a good deal—for people who have insurance and people who don’t. "We set our price point at $45 for a reason," Tashman says. "Most co-pays by insurance companies run from $30 to $50.""We want to help people stay away from the emergency room and (10) care," Marmorstein adds. "We want to save people money." (2)处填()。
A. urgent
B. credible
C. contract
D. exactly
E. relatively
F. version
G. criticism
H. charge
I. dazzle
J. convenience
K. drag
L. dedicate
M. residents
N. deliberately
O. virtual
Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
A. There is a danger of accidents on the line.
B. There is no danger of accidents on the line.
C. Their speeds will be automatically fixed by the computers.
D. One train will keep a safe distance from the other trains.