THE BEST SHOPPING IN SYDNEY
Sydney is one of the world's biggest cities and has something for everyone when he comes to shopping.You will find excellent Australian products alongside the best that the world has to offer.At the bottom of Sydney Tower, you can shop in 160 of Sydney's favorite stores including 16 jewellery stores and many gift and fashion shops.They're all at Westfield Centrepoint.
Tel：9231 9300
SOVEREIGN HILL
This prizewinning living museum is where Australia's history comes alive！Visit daily or stay for the night and experience life of the Gold Rush days.A wonderful nightly sound and light show，“Blood on the Southern Cross”tells the story of the famous Eureka Uprising.Enjoy shopping along with real life character and entertainment,4star hotel and breakfast.
Tel：5331 1944
ANCHORAGE RESTAURANT
Come and enjoy our delicious Cantonese seafood right on the water's edge in the historic fishing port of Williamstown with views of the city centre across Port Phillip Bay.
Open 7 days a week
Lunch：Sunday to Friday
11：00 a．m.2：00 p．m.
Dinner：Monday to Saturday
5：00 p．m.10：00 p．m.
Tel：9397 6270 or 9397 7799
COOK'S COTTAGE
Built by James and Grace Cook，parents of Captain James Cook，Cook's Cottage stands proudly in the Fitzroy Gardens as a reminder of life in the eighteenth century，and as a celebration and commemoration of the life and travels of Captain James Cook.
Open 9：00 a．m.5：00 p．m. daily, and until 5：30 pm during the summer.
Tel：9419 4677
1.Where can you spend the night in a tour?
A. Cook's Cottage.
B. Westfield Centrepoint.
C. Sydney Tower.
D. Sovereign Hill.
2.What is the time that Cook's Cottage is open on Saturday in the summer?
A. 11：00 a．m.2：00 p．m.B. 5：00 p．m.10：30 p．m.
C. 9：00 a．m.5：30 p．m.D. 9：00 a．m.5：00 p．m.
3.The Anchorage Restaurant is ________.
A. in WilliamstownB. at the centre of the city
C. in AnchorageD. in a Cantonese fishing port
4.If John is interested in the old lifestyle，he may come to visit ________.
A. Sydney
B. Sovereign Hill
C. Cook's Cottage
D. Anchorage Restaurant
My teacher, Mr．August J．Bachmann, was the most influential teacher I ever had.
I had gotten into trouble in his class：Another student had pushed me for fun，and I became angry and began to hit him．Mr．Bachmann stopped the fight，but instead of sending me to the office，he sat me down and asked a simple question："Penna，why are you wasting your life？Why aren't you going to college？"
I didn't know anything about colleges or scholarships．No one had ever considered that a fatherless boy from the poorest neighborhood had a future．That day，instead of rushing off for lunch，he stayed and explained possible education options to me．At the end of our talk，he sent me to see a secretary who had a child at a state college．This was in 1962 at Emerson High School in Union City，New Jersey.
Well，53 years have passed, and what have I done with the knowledge he gave me？I gained a PhD from Fordham University when I was only 29．I taught English and social studies and then moved up the chain of command from teacher to principal.
I've sat on the board for Magnet Schools of America and represented that organization at the United Nations．I've won a number of great educational awards．But where would I be if a truly caring teacher had not taken the time out of his lunch period to speak to me? It was without question only his confidence in me that helped me forward．
I have repaid his kindness hundreds of times by encouraging misguided youngsters to aim higher. If I have saved any children, it is because of him. If I have been a successful educator, it is because I had a great role model in Mr. Bachmann.
1.The writer ________ before Mr．Bachmann talked to him．
A. was an active boy
B. liked making troubles in class
C. was an aimless boy
D. would get punished by his teachers
2.Which of the following best describes Mr．Bachmann?
A. Fair.B. Confident.C. Inspiring.D. Humorous.
3.How did Mr．Bachmann influence the writer?
A. He set the writer on the right path.
B. He tried to set a good example to the writer.
C. He was strict with the writer.
D. He helped the writer with his study.
4.What does the writer think of his achievement？
A. He is very proud of himself.
B. He feels his effort gets paid off at last.
C. He owes his achievement to Mr. Bachmann.
D. He thinks it an honor to be a successful educator.
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。上周，你班同学为迎接新年的到来，为元旦联欢会精心策划准备。请你按照以下四幅图的先后顺序，以“Preparations for New Year’s Party”为题，给校刊写一篇英文稿件，介绍准备联欢会的全过程。
注意：词数不少于60。
（请务必将情景作文写在答题卡指定区域内）
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim即将过生日。你打算送给他一件具有中国特色的礼物。请给他写封信，内容包括：
1. 生日祝福；
2. 礼物介绍；
3. 选择该礼物的原因。
注意： 1. 词数不少于50；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
Casual Dress in the Workplace
For Ruth, an employee at an insurance company, Friday isn’t just another workday. It is the day when she can wear a sweater and casual trousers instead of business suit. 1. “It is a real treat. It puts us in good mood and winds the week down.” Ruth has joined thousands of workers across the United States who happily change from jackets, ties, and dresses to jeans, polo shirts, and sweaters on Fridays.
Why dress-down Friday? “I think it gives an atmosphere of less formality（正式）,” says President Matthew of Entex Industries. Today, dressing casually on the job is a way to show your company is in style. Another contributor is faxes, voice mail and email, which have reduced public contact. 2.
However, even though dressing down is popular, the trend is controversial. Some workers remain strongly opposed. “You have got all the time in the world to dress down when you retire,” declared one woman. 3. “We had some very important guests come in on a Friday a few months ago,” says another worker. “These people dressed in navy suits. Our people dressed way down. I thought it was embarrassing. It sent the wrong message about our company.” Many people feel that suits, ties and dresses are superior to casual clothes in creating a positive professional image.
4.Some experts think it will go away one day. As long as the trend continues, though, dressing casually can cause a little confusion in the workplace. Business people aren’t sure what to wear, and many people just put on whatever they feel like in the morning. 5. They believe dressing down at work is one of the signs that the society is lowering its standards of everything. Czardas and John T. Malloy, author of Dress for Success, say psychological changes occur when people dress up. “There is no question what you wear affects what you do, your performance, and your attitude,” says Malloy.
A. Will the dress-down trend last?
B. Will dressing casually become popular?
C. The casual dress trend worries some fashion professionals.
D. It is when she feels more confident and gets ready for next promotion.
E. She loves the day away from her usual dressy suits and high-heeled shoes.
F. Others worry that dressing casually lowers an employer’s professional image.
G. With fewer out-of-the-office meetings, people are dressing less to impress and more for comfort.
Earthquake in Japan.Donald Trump is accused of planting story about actress’s height after she rejected him. Mexico arrests ex-police chief in case of 43 missing students. Do you really need to know all these things?
Three years ago, I began an experiment. I stopped reading all newspapers and magazines. Televisions and radios were rejected. I deleted the news apps from my iPhone. I didn’t touch a single free newspaper and deliberately looked the other way when someone tried to offer me any such reading material. The first weeks were hard. Very hard! I was constantly afraid of missing something. But after a while, I had a new understanding. The result after three years: clearer thoughts, more valuable ideas, better decisions, and much more time. And the best thing? I haven’t missed anything important.
A dozen reasons exist to give news a wide berth. Here are the top three: First, our brain reacts differently to different types of information. Shocking, people-based, fast-changing details all appeal to us. News producers capitalize on this. The result: Everything complex, abstract, and profound(深刻的) must be systematically singled out, even though such stories are much more relevant to our lives and to our understanding of the world. As a result, we walk around with a misrepresented mental map of the risks and threats we actually face.
Second, news is irrelevant. In the past year, you have probably consumed about ten thousand pieces of news. Be very honest: Name one of them, just one that helped you make a better decision—for your life, your career, or your business—compared with not having this piece of news. No one I have asked has been able to name more than two useful news stories—out of ten thousand. News organizations claim that their information gives you a competitive advantage. Too many fall for this. If news really helped people advance, journalists would be at the top of the income pyramid.
Third, news is a waste of time. An average human being spends half a day each week reading about current affairs. This is a huge loss of productivity. Take the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai. Let’s say a billion people viewed the minute-by-minute updates and listened to the chatter of a few “experts” and “commentators.” Thus our conservative calculation: One billion people multiplied by an hour’s distraction equals one billion hours of work stoppage. News wasted around two thousand lives—ten times more than the attack.
I would predict that turning your back on news will benefit you as much as removing any of the other ninety-eight errors we have covered in the pages of this book. Read long background articles and books. Nothing beats books for understanding the world.
1.How did the author feel at the beginning of his experiment?
A. He was in constant fear.
B. He enjoyed it very much.
C. He had a better vision about life.
D. He missed his friends and relatives.
2.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Refuse to read news.
B. Select newscarefully.
C. Question news.
D. Help circulate news.
3.In the author’s opinion, news ________.
A. represents a competitive advantage
B. offers a mental map of the world
C. leads to a loss of productivity
D. brings journalists’ income up
4.What’s the main purpose of writing the passage?
A. To offer tips on choosing news.
B. To advocate giving up reading news.
C. To share experiences on avoiding news.
D. To criticize media’s misleading choice of news.
