Time zone:
Eastern Standard Time(EST): GMT+ 10 hours.
There is no daylight saving time in Queensland.
Legal drinking age:
18 years and older. Always keep your ID with you to prove your age.
Alcohol (酒) shops & hotels are the only places where alcohol can be bought.
Dangers:
Dial 000 from a fixed line or 112 from a mobile phone. Police, ambulance, fire.
Electricity:
240/250 volts AC 50Hz Universal outlets for 110 volts (shavers only) standard in hotels, apartments, motels.
Telephones:
Australian international code is 61.
Road rules:
Left hand side driving. There is a 50kmh speed limit in most living areas and on open highways100-110kmh. Seat belts must be worn all the time. If you want to hire a car, take along your driver's license.
No smoking:
Indoors: Indoor areas are no smoking.
Poker Machines: Poker machine areas are no smoking.
Outdoors: Non-enclosed eating and drinking areas are no smoking.
Swimming Safety:
ALWAYS SWIM BETWEEN THE RED AND YELLOW FLAGS and pay attention to the life guards' advice. Gold Coast beaches are guarded by skilled life guards and volunteers at weekends.
1.The above information is most probably taken from a (an) _____.
A. science magazine B. education newspaper
C. travel guidebook D. horror novel
2.We can learn from the above information that in Queensland _____.
A. smoking is not allowed in lots of places
B. people can buy alcohol anywhere with ID
C. people can swim beyond the red and yellow flags
D. when a building is on fire, dial 112 from a fixed line
3.If Mr Black is having a holiday in Queensland, he can _____.
A. drive on the right hand side
B. hire a car with his driver's license
C. drive at the speed of 120kmh on highways
D. drive his car without wearing the seat belt
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
If you are given only 1 yuan, can you live in a city for one day? It may be a little difficult. But from Xi'an did it.
On April 10th, more than 60 students from the Middle School Attached to Northwestern Poly technical University the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. The charity for teenagers called Imperceptible Education held this . Students had to live and they had to deal with a lot of tasks. It has happened in eight cities and is going to four others, including Beijing, in May.
To , many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was. Zhang Qiyue, 14, asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and got one chance. "We were sad when they said . But slowly, we got used to it," he said. After being a waiter for an hour, he 25 yuan.
Some made use of their talents singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked by took notice and helped . Zhao Jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts （手工）. "This showed it's to learn a special skill," he said.
Living was hard, finishing the tasks was not any easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a time. The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth a hundred yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. "We learned to persuade （说服） others. From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt…, after almost 20 tries, we got an expensive necklace, "he said, "we would all of the money we had raised to poor schools in Tibet."
1.A. teachers B. students C. workers D. waiters
2.A. took a look at B. took photos of C. took care of D. took part in
3.A. activity B. party C. celebration D. festival
4.A. easy B. hard C. perfect D. secret
5.A. make trouble B. make paper C. make money D. make music
6.A. finally B. quickly C. recently D. suddenly
7.A. hello B. thanks C. yes D. no
8.A. borrowed B. paid C. got D. spent
9.A. by B. from C. with D. about
10.A. him B. her C. them D. us
11.A. important B. difficult C. possible D. interesting
12.A. or B. if C. as D. hut
13.A. long B. short C. right D. wrong
14.A. where B. why C. how D. when
15.A. show B. bring C. afford D. give
-What about going to Shanghai Disneyland Park next month, Harry?
-_____! We'll have a lot of fun there.
A. Good luck B. Never mind
C. Sounds great D. Certainly not
-What did Max just say to you?
-He asked me _____.
A. if I would like to go skating
B. when did I buy this CD
C. where I will spend the weekend
D. that I had a good time
Don't worry. There is _____ wrong with the TV set. It's only because of power cut.
A. something B. nothing
C. anything D. everything
- _____ will the 6th Chinese Film Festival in France last?
- From May 24th to July 19th.
A. How often B. How soon
C. How long D. How many
