Do you know Mid-Autumn Festival? It’s one of the most 1._________
important festival in China. It’s like Thanksgiving Day in 2._________
America. It usually comes in September and October. This 3._________
year it’s going to be in October 3. On that day families 4._________
get together for a big dinner and eat moon cakes. Moon cakes 5._________
are delicious, some of that have eggs, nuts or something 6._________
sweet inside and some has meat inside. Many families eat their 7._________
dinner outside in the open air. The moon looks like brighter 8._________
and rounder on this day. We could watch the moon, eat delicious 9._________
moon cakes and listen the story of Chang’e. How happy 10._________
we are!
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出一个单词的正确形式。
1.You must ask ________________（允许）if you want to leave early.
2.The coming measure will bring both economical and environmental benefits, the
____________(后者) especially welcome.
3.She _______________(像) her sister in appearance but not in character.
4.People's abilities___________（不同）, but their rights and opportunities should be the same.
5.Congo, a(n) _______________ （非洲）country, became independent in 1960.
6.The car he was driving was over 30 feet in ____________（长）and had a 2,500-horsepower
engine.
7.There were ___________（总共）20 people at the dinner, including Mary and her daughter.
8.The book which the professor ____________（提到）to was not in the school library
9.Walt Whitman’s ____________（出生地）was restored in 2001 and it is a fine example of
native Long Island craftsmanship.
10.All the _____________（女）workers in this factory got a present on March 8.
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A: 1..
B: I think so. You see, many students are going into and coming out of that building. Most of them
are holding books or carrying schoolbags. Let’s go in and have a look.
A: 2..
B: You really don’t have to worry about that. We can ask the assistants for help. Besides, you can
always find rules posted on the walls of the library.
A: 3..
B: Sure, and it must be shown each time. We can also read newspapers and magazines in the
rooms there.
A: 4..
B: Of course. That’s one of the purposes of the library.
A: 5..
B: I guess since we’re both new on the campus, we have many questions. As a matter of fact, I
don’t know any more about this than you do. Let’s go in and find out.
A. Look, the students are very busy.
B. I’ve never been to a library; I don‘t know what to do.
C. Can we read our own books there?
D. Let’s ask the assistants who can help us.
E. If we borrow books there, how long can we keep them?
F. That big building must be the library.
G. I hear we’ll be given a library card, with which we can borrow books.
Thousands of people
began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states. They wanted to buy lottery
tickets. The tickets cost only $0．9 each ．But that small
spending could bring them a reward of $90 million. That was the second largest
lottery jackpot（积累奖金）in history.
More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing.
Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80. The chance
of winning was one in 9．6 million. But that little chance certainly
didn’t affect ticket sales. In the last few days before the drawing , tickets
were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second.
Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a
piece of the action. Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people.
It allows them to dream about wealth they’ll probably never have.
But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized gambling. Some
critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford
the tickets. There are also many addicts who take the game seriously. They may
pour their life savings into lottery tickets. Some clubs have been formed to
help them kick the habit.
Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have
to some from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for
education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement
just allows states to legalize vice（恶习）, under the name
of social progress. No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not ,
you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans.
1.The main idea of the passage is
that ．
A．lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them
B．playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock
market
C．a lot of people buy lottery tickets , but lotteries cause
disagreement
D．lotteries are just legalized vice
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A．Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay
extra tax ．
B．The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social
progress ．
C．Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people
waste their money on them ．
D．People love the lottery because it is a stock market ．
3.In just one hour in the last few days , the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets
totaling ．
A．$1．62 million B．$90million C．$9．6million D．$87million
4.People who are addicted to playing lotteries
should ．
A．join a club B．save
every cent
C．win the Pennsylvania D．kick
the habit
Sydney Airport International Terminal -Arrival Area
SPECIALTY RETAIL STORES
Newslink: Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers.
Downtown Duty Free: Make sure you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare products and cigarettes. It's your last chance before customs.
Beach Culture: A must for those into the latest beach clothing. Top fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, including children's sizes.
DINING
Blue Sky Cafe: Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrival gate. Fresh milk, coffee, lemon juice, beer, whisky, ice cream, soda water, cakes and dumplings are on sale.
MacDonald's: hamburgers, fries, pancakes, roasted potatoes, muffins, Pepsi, Coca-cola and chocolates-all your family favorites. Breakfast is served until 10:30.
SERVICES
ATM: ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrivals and Departures. Dollars, pounds, francs and RMB are all accepted.
Vodafone Rentals: This communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and serving.
1.Where is the passage likely to appear?
A．In a morning newspaper. B．In a monthly magazine.
C．In a geography book. D．In an official guidebook.
2.The underlined phrase "cater to" probably means _______.
A．satisfy B．afford C．support D．help
3.According to the passage, you can draw ______ from ATMs.
A．dollars and yen B．pounds and RMB
C．RMB and rubles D．francs and euros
4.At Beach Culture you can probably buy _______.
A．newspapers and magazines B．skincare products and cigarettes
C．adult cotton T-shirts D．fresh juice and breakfast rolls
Our sense of hearing is one of the most important means of knowing what is going on around us. We are warned of danger by sounds. The sounds of music please us. Sound has a waste product, too, in the form of noise. Noise has been called unwanted sound. Noise is growing and it may get much worse before it gets any better.
Scientists, for several years, have been studying how noise affects people and animals and are alarmed by what they have learned.
Peace and quiet are becoming harder to find. Noise pollution is no joke. It is a threat that should be looked at carefully.
Sound is measured in units called decibels （分贝）. At a level of 140 decibels people feel pain in their ears.
Trucks, buses, motorcycles, airplanes, boats, and factories all make noise. This noise bothers not only our ears, but our minds and bodies as well.
There is a saying about "it is so noisy that you can't hear yourself think". Doctors who study noise believe that we must be able to hear ourselves think most of the time. If we don't, we may have headaches, other aches and pains, or even mental problems. Noise adds even more tension to a society which already faces too much stress.
1.The sense of hearing _______.
A．makes people feel angry
B．makes people want to dance
C．helps people to know what is happening around them
D．is something harmful to people
2.When sound is turned into noise, _______.
A．people become ill B．it makes people forget the past
C．people don't know how to deal with it D．it becomes a kind of pollution
3.Why does the passage say " Peace and quiet are becoming harder to find " ?
A．Sounds of over 140 decibels are common these days.
B．There are always wars going on in the world.
C．The world is making more and more noise.
D．All kinds of machines make noises.
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Scientists are warning people noise can be harmful.
B．It's possible for man to get rid of all noises.
C．Sounds under 140 decibels are not considered to be noise.
D．Society has become more lively because there is noise now.
