高一英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)單元同步調(diào)研測(cè)試題45

Module2綜合技能測(cè)試時(shí)間90分鐘滿(mǎn)分100分Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)填空(每小題1分，共15分)從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。1．Youcan'tcomeinwithouta________.A．permissionB．permitC．beingpermitted D．permitted答案：B這個(gè)小題考查permit用作名詞的用法，意為“許可證”。如果忽視了without后面的不定冠詞a就容易誤選A項(xiàng)。2．Thesix-lanehighwayisworth________.A．tobeuse B．usedC．use D．using答案：D這條六車(chē)道公路值得使用，beworthdoing，主動(dòng)表被動(dòng)。3．“Howaboutapicnicthisweekend？”“________I'mfreethen.”A．Yes,thanks. B．Whynot?C．No,Iambusy. D．It'sapity.答案：Bwhynot？表示非常贊成。4．The________oftheaccidentisstillbeinglookedinto.A．reason B．causeC．excuse D．start答案：Bcause常用來(lái)表示引起某種后果的起因，其后常用介詞of。5．AswejoinedthebigcrowdIgot________frommyfriends.A．separated B．sparedC．excuse D．missed答案：A該題考查詞義辨析，gotseparated“被分開(kāi)；沖散”。6．—Washisfatherstrictwithhimwhenhewasatschool?—Yes.Hehadneverpraisedhim________hebecameoneofthetopstudentsinhisgrade.A．a(chǎn)fter B．unlessC．until D．when答案：Cnot...until為固定搭配。7．Meggiehasbeenfortunatetofindajobsheloves,and________，shegetswellpaidforit.A．soonerorlater B．what'smoreC．a(chǎn)saresult D．moreorless答案：B該題考查短語(yǔ)詞辨析，soonerorlater“遲早”；what'smore“此外”；asaresult“結(jié)果”；moreorless“或多或少”；所以B項(xiàng)符合題意。8．—ThisisGrandHotel.CanIhelpyou?—Yes,I'dliketobookasingleroom.Howmuchdoyou________forit?A．offer B．a(chǎn)ffordC．have D．charge答案：Dcharge“收費(fèi)”。9．Speakslowlysothateverybodycan________you.A．catch B．followC．listento D．listen答案：Bcatch后面要接meaning或者whatonesaid。10．Anotherday________wewillfinishtheconstructionofthebridge.A．sothat B．orC．a(chǎn)nd D．if答案：C11．Whichonedoyouprefer________，theredoneortheblueone?A．better B．moreC．best D．/答案：Dprefer后面不再接better等詞。12．—Youshouldsaysorrytohim,Ithink.—________！It'shisfault.A．Impossible B．NowayC．Notpossible D．OK答案：B13．Youshouldknowthetrafficrulenow,foryouhavehadme________somanytimes.A．explained B．toexplainC．explaining D．explain答案：D本題考查have后賓補(bǔ)的應(yīng)用，句子中had的賓語(yǔ)為me，與explain之間為主動(dòng)關(guān)系，所以D項(xiàng)正確。14．Icanlendyouthebook________thatyoucanreturnittomeontime.A．if B．unlessC．provided D．so答案：C該題考查條件狀語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞，在這里providedthat＝if。15．Youarenot________todriveafterdrinking.A．a(chǎn)greed B．permittedC．offered D．hoped答案：BⅡ.完形填空(每小題1分，共20分)閱讀下面短文，理解大意，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。(2010·四川卷)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Recently,IflewtoLasVegastoattendameeting.Aswewereabouttoarrive,thepilotannouncedwithapologythattherewouldbeaslight__16__beforesettingdown.Highdesertwindshad__17__theairporttocloseallbutonerunway.Hesaidthatwewouldbe__18__thecityforafewminuteswaitingto__19__.Wewerealsotoldtoremaininourseatsmeanwhilewithourseatbeltsfastened__20__theremightbeafewbumps(顛簸).Well,thatfewminutesturnedintoaboutforty-fiveminutes,includingaridethatwouldmakearollercoaster(過(guò)山車(chē))__21__bycomparison.Themovementwassofiercethatseveralpassengersfelt__22__andhadtouseairsicknessbags.Asyoumightguess,that'snotagoodthingtohavehappenina(n)__23__spacebecauseitonly__24__toincreasethediscomfortofthesituation.Abouttwentyminutesintotheadventure,theentireairplanebecamevery__25__.Therewasnowasenseofanxietyandfearthatcouldbe__26__noticed.Everypassengersimplyheldonfordearlife...exceptone.A__27__washavingagoodtime!Witheachbumpofthe__28__，hewouldletoutagiggle(咯咯的笑)ofdelight.AsIobservedthis,I__29__thathedidn’tknowhewassupposedtobeafraidandworriedabouthis__30__.Heneitherthoughtaboutthepastnoraboutthefuture.Thosearewhatwegrown-upshavelearnedfrom__31__.Hewas__32__theridebecausehehadnotyetbeentaughttofearit.Havingunderstoodthis,Itookadeepbreathand__33__backintomyseat,pretendingIwas__34__onarollercoaster.Ismiledfortherestoftheflight.Ieven__35__togiggleonceortwice,muchtothechagrin(懊惱)ofthemansittingnexttomeholdingtheairsicknessbag.語(yǔ)篇解讀：在一次飛行旅行中，飛行員告訴乘客，受沙漠大風(fēng)的影響，飛機(jī)將被迫延緩著陸而在目的地上空盤(pán)旋。并且，期間將會(huì)有幾次大的顛簸，像過(guò)山車(chē)一樣，乘客聽(tīng)后都很緊張，機(jī)艙內(nèi)一片寂靜，但是一名孩子卻很享受這個(gè)過(guò)程，咯咯地笑著，一點(diǎn)也不害怕，正所謂“無(wú)知者無(wú)畏”。而我也受到了孩子的影響，努力享受這“過(guò)山車(chē)”了。16．A.mistake B．delayC．change D．wind答案：B由下文句意知，飛機(jī)受沙漠大風(fēng)影響要延時(shí)著陸，故此處應(yīng)是aslightdelay(延遲)。17．A.forced B．warnedC．swept D．reminded答案：A句意為：強(qiáng)烈的沙漠大風(fēng)“迫使”機(jī)場(chǎng)關(guān)閉所有跑道，只剩下一條。forcesb.todosth.強(qiáng)迫某人干某事。18．A.watching B．visitingC．circling D．crossing答案：C由生活常識(shí)可知，飛機(jī)不著陸時(shí)，應(yīng)是在某個(gè)地方的上空“盤(pán)旋(circle)”。19．A.arrive B．enterC．stop D．land答案：D飛機(jī)盤(pán)旋不止，當(dāng)然是在等待“著陸(land)”了。20．A.if B．thoughC．because D．while答案：C句意為：同時(shí)我們也被告知要坐在座位上，系好安全帶，“因?yàn)椤笨赡軙?huì)有幾次顛簸。由句意知上下句應(yīng)構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系，用because。21．A.light B．paleC．easy D．quick答案：B此處句意指“相比之下，飛機(jī)的顛簸將會(huì)使過(guò)山車(chē)顯得黯然失色”，意即“飛機(jī)顛簸得厲害”。paleadj.“蒼白的，相形見(jiàn)絀的，黯然失色的”。22．A.sick B．nervousC．a(chǎn)ngry D．a(chǎn)fraid答案：A本題關(guān)鍵是理解“airsicknessbags(暈機(jī)袋)”，既然不得不使用暈機(jī)袋了，那肯定是部分乘客因?yàn)轱w機(jī)顛簸而感到“惡心(sick)”。其它nervous和afraid應(yīng)屬于同義詞，排掉；angry不符合語(yǔ)境。23．A.empty B．narrowC．secret D．open答案：B這幾句應(yīng)理解為：在飛機(jī)如此“狹小(narrow)”的空間內(nèi)嘔吐并不是一件好事，因?yàn)樗粫?huì)增加形勢(shì)的不安。24．A.happens B．continuesC．fails D．serves答案：Dhappentodosth.“碰巧干某事”；continuetodosth.“繼續(xù)干某事”；failtodosth.“未能干某事”；servetodosth.“作用是；服務(wù)于”。由句意知應(yīng)選D。25．A.quiet B．hotC．dirty D．crowded答案：A此時(shí)的機(jī)艙內(nèi)應(yīng)是非?！鞍察o”，因?yàn)榇蟛糠殖丝投己芫o張；也因此才能聽(tīng)見(jiàn)下文孩子的笑聲。26．A.partly B．graduallyC．shortly D．clearly答案：D此時(shí)乘客們的焦慮和恐懼是很“明顯地”，用clearly；partly“部分地”；gradually“逐漸地”；shortly“不久以后，很快”。27．A.pilot B．babyC．guard D．man答案：B此處應(yīng)是“baby”和下文“wegrown-ups”形成對(duì)比。28．A.seats B．passengersC．flight D．a(chǎn)irplane答案：D由句意知應(yīng)是“飛機(jī)”的每次顛簸。29．A.realized B．hopedC．a(chǎn)greed D．insisted答案：A句意為：我通過(guò)觀(guān)察，才“意識(shí)(realize)”到孩子并不知道他應(yīng)該害怕或者擔(dān)心自己的安全。hope“希望”；agree“同意”；insist“堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為”。30．A.health B．safetyC．joy D．future答案：B句意理解見(jiàn)上29。此處不可選future，否則和下句重復(fù)。31．A.teachers B．booksC．experience D．practice答案：C由下文“becausehehadnotyetbeentaughttofearit”可知我們成年人應(yīng)是從“老師”那里學(xué)到的。32．A.learning B．takingC．missing D．enjoying答案：D孩子很“享受”這樣的飛行，因?yàn)樗€不知道害怕，故用enjoy。其余不合句意。33．A.sat B．layC．went D．rode答案：A我深深地呼吸了一下，放松地“坐”回到自己的座位上去。34．A.nearly B．finallyC．really D．suddenly答案：C此時(shí)的我假裝自己“真地(really)”是在坐過(guò)山車(chē)。句中pretending暗示要用really。35．A.attempted B．managedC．wanted D．dicided答案：B四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都可與todo“搭配”。attemptodo“試圖去做(但未必成功)”；managetodo“努力/設(shè)法做到了”；wanttodo“想要做”；decidetodo“決定去做”。由句意知應(yīng)是在那種形勢(shì)下，我真地能笑出聲來(lái)，也因此惹惱了我臨座的乘客。Ⅲ.閱讀理解(每小題2分，共40分)閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ARushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundtheworld.Commuters(道勤者)rushtoandfromtheirjobsincars,buues,subways,trains,andevenonbicycles.LargecitiesintheUnitedStateshavetworushhours—oneinthemorningandoneintheevening.Butincitiesinotherpartsoftheworld,therearefourrushhours.InAthensandRome,forexample,manyworkersgohomeforlunchandanap.Afterthismiddaybreak,theyrushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmorehours.InTokyo,there'sabigrushhourunderground.MostofthepeopleinTokyotakethesubways.Thetrainsareverycrowded.Subwayemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersintothetrainswhenthedoorsplace.Theymakesurethatallpurses,briefcases,clothes,andhandsareinsidethetrains.InSeoul,manycommputersprefertotaketaxistogettowork.Tohail_a_cab,_manypeoplestandatcrossroadsandriasetwofingers.Thismeansthey'llpaythecabdriverdoubletheusualfare.Somepeopleevenraisethreefingers!They'llpayTHREEtimesthenormalrate.StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds(摩托自行車(chē))duringrushhours.Thecitycan'tmakeitsstreetswider,anditcan'tbuildnewhighways,becuaseitdoesn'twanttodisturbmanyhistoricsitesinthecity,suchastheForumandtheColosseum.Ittookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubwaysystem.Constructionhadtostopeverytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinteresttoarchaeologists(考古學(xué)家)．Inmanybigcities,therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforcarpools.Thesearegroupsofthreeormorepeoplewhodrivertoandfromworktogether.Theysharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity.Gettingtoworkandgettinghomecanbedifficultinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Rushhourtrafficseemstobeauniversalproblem.36．Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare________.A．speicallanesonhighwaysB．manycommutersC．fourrushhoursD．manycarsonthestreet答案：B從文中第一句話(huà)“Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundtheworld.Communters...incars,buses,subways...”可找出答案。37．MostofcommutersinTokyo________.A．takesubwaytrainstoworkB．a(chǎn)repackersC．taketaxistoworkD．carrybriefcasestowork答案：A從文章中的第二段的第一句“InTokyo,there'sbigrushhourunderground.MostofthepeopleinTokyotakethesubways”可以找出答案。38．To“hailacab”meansto________.A．paydoublethenormalrateB．trytogetacabC．prefertotaketaxisD．tostandatcrossroads答案：B從第三段可以找出答案?！癐nSeoul,manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettowork.Tohailacab,manypeoplestandatcrossroadsandraisetwofingers.”“tohailacab”意思等于“trytogetacab”。39．WhydidittakealongtimetobuildasubwaysysteminRome?A．Becausethestreetswereverycrowded.B．Becausetherearemanyhistoricsites.C．Becausetheworkersdiscoveredmanyartifactsandplacesofinterest.D．Becausethetrafficalwaysstoppedtheconstruction.答案：C由第四段最后兩句可知。40．Commutersincarpoolsprobably________.A．liveinthecityB．takethesubwaytoworkC．savemoneyongasandparkingfeesD．havespeciallicenseplates(牌照)答案：C從倒數(shù)第二段最后一句“Theysharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity”可以找出答案。BBelieveitornot,opticalillusion(錯(cuò)覺(jué))cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75%usingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形),paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan'ssuccess.Startingnextyear,theFoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonfifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtotheFoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,theFoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazards(危險(xiǎn))arethegreatest—curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscanatfirstcuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedrivestheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.41．Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.A．a(chǎn)newwayofhighwayspeedcontrolB．a(chǎn)newpatternforpaintinghighwaysC．a(chǎn)newapproachtotrainingdriversD．a(chǎn)newtypeofopticalillusion答案：A主旨大意題。文章的主題句往往位于文章的開(kāi)頭或是結(jié)尾，本文就在第一自然段。42．Onroadspaintedwithchevrons,driverstendtofeel________.A．theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazardsB．theyaredrivinginthewronglaneC．theyshouldslowdowntheirspeedD．theyareapproachingthespeedlimit答案：C細(xì)節(jié)題。文章最后一段，表明chevrons給駕車(chē)人的印象比他們開(kāi)的實(shí)際的要快。而且路也變窄了，所以他們會(huì)放慢速度。43．TheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto________.A．tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareasB．changetheroadsignsacrossthecountryC．replacestraight,horizontalbarswithchevronsD．repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns答案：A細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第三段最后一句話(huà)，他們將在選擇的道路上實(shí)驗(yàn)這種方法。44．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?A．TheyarefallingoutofuseintheUS.B．Theyareapplicableonlyonbroadroads.C．Theycannotbeappliedsuccessfullytotrafficrules.D．Theytendtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodoftime.答案：D細(xì)節(jié)題。文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句話(huà)“...withinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.”可知。45．Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthattheformer________.A．cankeepdriversawakeB．cancutroadaccidentsinhalfC．willhavealongereffectondriversD．willlookmoreattractive答案：C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后兩段可以看出chevrons的優(yōu)點(diǎn)在于效果長(zhǎng)久。CSomeofBeijingZoo'sanimalsaresufferingmenuchangesbecauseofthebirdfluspreadinAsia.Gonearethelions'andtigers'delightful“l(fā)ive”chickendinners.Intheirmenus,instead,arerawbeefandmutton.Whilethelionsandtigersgochickenless,thezoo'sbridsarealsoreceivingsomespecialanduncomfortabletreatmentthesedays.ThepeacocksinBefallingSafariAnimalWorld,whousedtobefeaturedintheparkandcouldwalkaroundshowingofftheirbeautifulfeathers,nowareforcedtostayincages.AndturkeysattheBeijingZoo—believedtobemostlikelytosufferfromthebirdfluvirushavebeenmovedoutoftheiroldhometoplacesseparatefromvisitors.Inmostcases，displayareaswithbirdshavebeenclosedforhealthreasons.Yetagoodthingaboutthepresentsituationisthatthelivingconditionsofthezoo'sbirdsarebeingimproved,withkeeperskeepingthedisplayareascleanerandnotascrowdedasbefore.Almostallzooshavedonemorefrequentcleaninganddisinfectionforbirdcages——measurestopreventinfection.Inthisspecialperiod,pigeons(鴿子)are_frowned_upon._InBeijing,manyhomingpigeonloversusebalconies(陽(yáng)臺(tái))tobuildcagesforbirds.Mostneighboursarefedupwiththesecagessincetheycanproducewasteandfeathers.Nowthecity'shomingpigeonorganizationisaskingallitsmemberstostoplettingpigeonsoutoftheircagesandkeepcagesclean.Still,pigeonsandsomeotherbirdsseemlesslovelytopeoplethanbefore.AsaChinesenewspaperputit“Doves,areyoustillangels？”46．whichofthefollowingshowsthemenuchangesintheBeijingZoo?A．Thelionsandtigershave“l(fā)ive”chickendinners.B．Thelionsandtigerseatrawbeefandmutton.C．Thelionsandtigershavechickensonlyforsupper.D．Thelionsandtigershavebeefandmuttonforpartofmeals.答案：B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由文章的第二段第一句話(huà)可以得出答案。47．Wecanconcludefromthetextthat________.A．turkeyshavebeenmovedoutofthezoobecauseofthebirdfluvirusB．peacockshowsusedtobefreeofchargeC．peoplecanhardlyseepeacockshowsintheBeijingZoonowD．homingpigeonsaresafefromthebirdfluvirus答案：C推斷題。文章的第一段最后一句話(huà)：孔雀只好呆在籠子里，可以得出答案。48．Theunderlinedsentenceinthetextmeans“________”．A．pigeonsreceivethebestcareB．peopleareworriedaboutpigeonsC．peoplefeeldispleasedwithpigeonsD．peopleshownointerestinpigeons答案：C推斷題。文章的最后兩段，敘述原本就有些讓市民不喜歡的鴿子，這下更不招人喜歡了?？梢钥闯銮萘鞲邪l(fā)生后人們對(duì)和平的使者鴿子的態(tài)度。DAtonetimenoonecouldtravelonanEnglishroadfasterthanfourmilesanhour.Thatwasthelawuntil1896.Amanhadtowalkinfrontofacarwhichcouldnotgofasterthanman.Atnightthemanhadtocarryaredlamp.OnceCharlesRollsbroughtacarfromFrancetoEngland,buthewantedtodrivefasterthanfourmilesanhour.Inordertohavenotroublewiththepolice,hehadatalkwithsomeofthepoliceofficers，whoorderedtheirpolicemento_look_the_other_waywhenthecarcamealongtheroad.Thiswasagoodplaninthecountry,butnotsoeasytofollowinthebusystreetsofLondon.OnenightRoilsandsomefriendsstartedfromLondonontheirjourneytoCambridge.Oneofthemenwalkedinfrontwiththeredlamp,buthewalkedasfastashecould.Thepolicebecameveryinterestedinwallsandshop－frontswhentheyheardthecar,andnotoneofthemsawit.Theyreachedahill,butwhatawasteoftimeitwastodrivedownthehillatfourmilesanhour!Rollswasgettingreadytojumpintothecar,butthenhenoticedapolicemanwhowasnotlookingtheotherway.Theslowcarreachedhim.“Goodevening，”saidthepoliceman,lookingatthecar.“Goodevening，”saidRolls,holdingthelamp.“Oneofthesehorselessthings，”saidthepoliceman,lookingatitwithinterest.“Yes，”saidRoils,andwaited.“I'veoftenwantedarideinone.butofcoursepolicemencan'tbuythingslikethat.”HeturnedandlookedhopefullyinRoll'sface.“Jumpin.”saidRolls.“Thanks，”saidthepoliceman,anddidso.“Now,”hesaid,“sittingdown,youcanletitgojustasyoulikedownthishill.Thereisn'tanotherpolicemanonthisroadforamileandahalf.”49．Thepolicemenweretold“tolooktheotherway”(theunderlinedpartinParagraph2)sothat________.A．theycouldwatchthecarcomingfromtheotherdirectionB．thecarcouldgofasterthanfourmilesanhourC．theycouldmakesurenoonewasinthewayD．thecarwouldnothitthemontheroad答案：B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從文章的第二段可知。50．Inwhatwaydidthepolicemencarryouttheorderfromtheiroffricers?A．TheygreetedRollswhenthecarcamealong.B．Theywalkedinfrontofthecarwitharedlamp.C．Theypretendedtobeattractedbysomethingelse.D．Theystoodondutyevery1.5milesalongtheroad.答案：C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從文章的第三段可知。51．Thepolicemanwhosaid“Goodevening”toRollswantedto________.A．teachRoilsalessonC．haveatalkwithRollsB．takeafreeridehomeD．haveacarrideexperience答案：D通讀全文可以看出警察攔住車(chē)并非要處罰Rolls，他只是想感受一下坐車(chē)的感覺(jué)。52．Afterthepolicemanjumpedintothecar,Rolls________.A．darednotdrivethecarfasterthanhewasallowedtoB．coulddriveasfastashewishedwithinacertaindistanceC．coulddriveonanyroadhelikedfortherestofthejourneyD．drovehiscarasfastashecoulddownthehilltoCambridge答案：B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從文章最后一句可知。這條路在一英里之內(nèi)沒(méi)有警察，所以可以快開(kāi)。ERailpassengersarebeingforcedtopaythousandsofpoundsmoreinfaresasaresultofpooradvicefromthenationaltelephonehelplineandindividualstations,aconsumerorganizationrevealstoday.ResearchbyWhichfoundthatinsomecasespassengersarebeingchargedalmostdoublethecheapestpricebecauseoferrorsmadebystaff.Whichasked25questionsofbothstationstaffandtheNationalRailEnquiries(NRES)helpline.Onlyhalfofthe50questionswereansweredcorrectly.Ifcustomershadfollowedalltheadvicegiven,theywouldhaveseen￡1,263,60worseoff.BadadvicewasgivenforthecheapastfareforasinglejourneybetweenLondonandGrantham.Foraticketboughtonthedayoftravel,bothNRESandaKing'sCrossstationclerkquotedGNER's￡44.50fare,ignoringaHullTrainsservicewhichleaves10minutesearlierandcostsjust￡20.Someofthemostcostlymisinformationwasgivenforjourneyswhereseasonticketsshouldhavebeenrecommended.PassengersmakingareturnjourneybetweenSwindonandPenzancetwiceinaweekcouldbuyaticketfromonecompanyfor￡70whichwouldcoverallthetravel.ButbothNIRESandstationstaffquoted￡67foreachjourney,making￡134.However,theNRESwebsiteprovedtobeamuchmorereliablesourceofinformation.Whichalsochecked“theearlieryoubook,thecheapertheticket”claimsbyfivecompaniesandfoundthiswasnotalwaysthecase.Onsomeservices,priceswentupanddownatrandom.IthielMogridge,52,gaveoneexampleofpooradvice：“LastChristmasIfoundmybrotheraticketonthethetrainline.comtotravelfromBlackburntoYate.Whilethedirectroutewas￡51,thisoneinvolvedachangeinNewportandcostjust￡21.Iemailedthedetailstohimandandhispartner.TheywenttoBlackburnstation,wheretheclerkinsistedthefarewas￡51.”MalcolmColes,editorofwhich.co.uk,said：“Stafftrainingneedstobeimproved.Inthemeantime,we'vedesignedachecklist,availableatwhich.co.uk/railiadvice.”53．Accordingtothepassage“Which”isa________.A．nat