--#-/101.2.3.A.B.Ontheleftsideofthewebsite.Ontherightsideofthewebsite.WhichofthefollowinRgIiGsHaTccordingtothewebsite?Carryasmuchlocalcurrencyasyoucan.Makesureyourpassportcanstillbeused.Keepyourpassportinthehotelsafe.GoCityCardsaddstoyourexpenses.BTOC\o"1-5"\h\zhenIwasinthethirdgradewehadahuntat,school.egatheredupchalkpencilsstonesand 年*onrapidlyillingDurchecklists.Itwasaveryclose Irace.IwasoutobreathwhenIreachedtheclover三 [ &葉草patchinsearchothelastmosthardtoitemaourleaclover.IwasprettysurethatIwasgoingtowin.Ihavealwaysbeenabletofindfour-leafclovers.Ijustseethem.Ispentmychildhoodcollectingandpressingfour-leafcloversintobooksatmymother’shouse.Istartedwithbigcloth-andleather-boundbooks.WhenIranoutofromanticallyboundvolumes,IbegantoputmytreasuresintoanythingIcouldfind:fictionpaperbacks,cookbooks.Thesameistrueinmyhousetoday.Shakeabook,andapaperytreasurejustmightfallintoyourhand.ewyearsago,inNovaScotia,myhusbandandIpulledofftheroadforapicnic.Thegroundwasthickwithclover.Someshootshadfour,five,evensixleaves.Ilinedthemuponthepicnictabletoadmireasmyhusband,neveryethavingfoundonefour-leafclover,lookedonwithawe.Tome,itwassimple.Thedifferencesintheirshapespoppedout,breakingtheprettypatternoftheconventionalcloverswiththeirthreeperfectleaves.Twosummersback,whilewaitingforanairportshuttleinMunich,Ifoundatinyfour-leafcloverinatrafficcircleandputitintomypassport.Onthewayhome,myhusbandandIwereupgradedtobusinessclass.Friendsattributedourgoodlucktotheclover.Ithinkit’smorelikelythatwewereupgradedbecauseakindcustomerserviceofficertookpityonus.Peopledisagreeaboutwhethertheluckliesinthefindingorinthepossessionofaclover.Somebelievethattheluckislostifthefour-leacfloverisevenshowntosomebodyelse,whileothersthinktheluckdoublesifitisgivenaway.Ibelievethatpositivityisincreasedbysharing.Ifeelluckytofindthecloverssooften,

butIdon’tthinktheyinfluencemylifeanymorethanitdoestoshareanythingalittlespecial--t-hatmomentaryclosenessbetweenyouandafriendorastranger,asyouallleanintowonderatararefind.Whycantheauthornoticefour-leafcloverssoeasily?A.Shealwayshasgoodluck. B.Shehasaspecialgiftforplants.C.Shepracticedalotinherchildhood.D.Shecantellthepatterndifferences.Howdoestheauthordealwithherfour-leafclovers?A.Sheoftengivesthemaway. B.Sheleavesthemeverywhere.C.Shetreatsthemwithspeciallove.D.Sheadmiresthemwithherhusband.Howdoestheauthorunderstandluckandclovers?Closenessbroughtbycloversreallycounts.Cloverswillinfluenceone’sgoodluckalot.Goodluckmeansfindingorowningaclover.Goodluckmaydoubleifyougivecloversaway.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HuntingcloversB.SharingcloversC.NotforluckD.JustforluckC“Helicopterparent”maynotsoundpleasant,butgiventhechance,mostparentswouldprobablypreferavehicletozoom（快速移動）littleonesbetweenschool,footballpracticeandpianolessons.Gettingchildrenwheretheyneedtogoisahugetaskandexpense,especiallyinhomeswherebothparentswork.Hailingrides（專車服務）throughfirmslikeUberandLyfthasmadelifemoreconvenientforadults.Butdriversarenotsupposedtopickupkidswhotravelswithoutanadultaside（althoughsomeareknowntobendtherules）.Childrenrepresentafresh-facedopportunity.Ride-hailingforkidscouldbeamarketworthatleast$50bninAmerica,hopesRituNarayan,thefounderofZum,oneofthestartupsinwantoftheprize.TheseservicesaresimilartoUber’s,excepttheyallowparentstoscheduleridesfortheirchildreninadvance.Childrenaregivenacodewordtoensuretheyfindtherightdriver,andparentsreceivewarningsaboutthepick-upandride,includingthecar’sspeed.Theseservicespromisemorecarefulbackgroundchecks,fingerprintingandtrainingthantypicalride-hailingcompanies.AnnetteYolas,whoworksinsalesatAT&T,saysthatshespendsaround$200monthonHopSkipDrive,aservicethatoperatesinseveralmarketsinCalifornia,forherthreekidstogettotheschoolbusontimeandtoballetpractice.Shesaysithasbeena“l(fā)ife-saver”byallowinghertoworklongerhours.Meanwhile,kidsavoidtheembarrassmentofarelativepullingupatschool.Butride-hailingfirmsforkidsmayenduplikethechildreninNeverland,andneverfullygrown.Theyfaceseveralchallenges.Oneisfindingenoughdrivers.Allusersneedridesduringthesamelimitedsetofhours:beforeandafterschool,whichmakesithardtoofferdriversenoughwork.Itcanalsobechallengingtopersuadeparents,whohavedrilleditintochildrennevertogetinastranger’scar.Andwhileride-sharingcompaniescanannoyadultpassengersbycancellingorbeinglate,suchbehaviourcanbeadisaster.Shuddle,anearlyentrantinthetaxis-for-kidsbusiness,whichshutdownin2016,hadonlytwooutoffivestarsonYelp（點評網(wǎng)站）forthatreason,andlotsofnegativereviewsfromparents.Ithadmademoneyonridesmainlybyraisingpriceseverhigher.Shuddle’sfailurehasnotdiscouragedUberitself,whichisexpectedsoontolaunchapilotprogrammeforteenagersunder18P.arentsmaybehappiertouseservicestheyarefamiliarwith.ButUber’sentranceislikelytoaddtothestruggleofchild-focusedride-hailingbusinessesastheycompeteforcustomersandnewfunds.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“afreshfacedopportunit”referto?A.Anewmarket.B.Anewcompany.C.Anewservice.D.Anewchallenge.WhatisthepurposeoftheexampleofAnnetteYolas?Toshowtheneedoftheworkingparents.Toshowthebenefitsoftheride-hailingservice.Topersuademoredriversintobusiness.Topersuademoreparentstoavoidtheservice.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?Drivershavetoworkalldaylongtomeetparents’needs.Someparentsarenotwillingtoputtheirkidsintostrangers’cars.Smallfirmsarenotqualifiedenoughtooperatetheserviceforkids.Typicalride-hailingcompaniesseldomcheckthebackgroundoftheirdrivers.Whatmaybethefutureofthosesmallride-hailingfirms?A.Theymaymakeafortune. B.Theymayeasilygetmorefunds.C.Theymaystruggletosurvive. D.Theymaygetbetterreviews.四、七選五填空（（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并將答案寫在答題紙上相應題號的橫線處。選項中有兩項為多余選項。隨意covertheearth.Weshouldknoweachother.Okay,nowcomeanddine.Ibelieveinintroducingpeopletopeople.Peoplearethemostimportantthinginmylife.Therewerenosightstosee,noshopsormuseumstovisit.Tolerancecanleadtorespectand,finally,tolove.Afterall,ourlivesareallconnected.EverySundayadifferentfriendpreparesafeast.Thereisalwaysacollectionofpeoplethroughouttheworld.五、語法填空((共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)Itwasabeautifulmorning.AsusualIpreparedmyselfforoffice,lockedmyroomandsteppedoutsidefrommyhotel.Isawtwopoorkidsunderatree46. at_p(esotparlee).Icouldseethelightintheireyes,astheywere47. (silent)watchingpeople.Iwentthemandaskedwhytheyweresittingthereandwheretheirhouse48. (be).Theyrepliedthattheylivednearby,andthattheyweresittingthere49. somepassers-bwoyuldstop,50. 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