1、第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)A Sydney Trains is one of the most economical, reliable and convenient ways to travel throughout Sydney and its surrounds. Our network, the NSW Trains Intercity, covers suburban Sydney and extends to the Hunter, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and South Coast
2、regions.The network is made up of several color-coded lines. Trains from different lines can share the same platform, so check display screen and listen to announcements.Ticket prices are generally based on the distance traveled. You can visittransportnsw. Infofor details.Getting to the City.In Sydn
3、ey, if youre near a train station, youre on your way to the city. Every rail line leads directly or indirectly to the City Circle. Its the loop around the central business district of Sydney. Most City stations are underground so look out for the sign on street level.Automatic ticket gatesLarge stat
4、ions have automatic gates for entry to, and exit from, the station. If you have an Opal card or a ticket which has a magnetic stripe you must use the automatic gates. You may use the wide gate for wheelchair, pram or luggage access. Station staff will assist you.Night Ride busesMost trains do not op
5、erate between midnight and 4:00 a.m. For your convenience a special Night Ride bus service is available between these hours on most Sydney suburban lines.Track workIn order for the tracks to the maintained, we sometimes have to replace train with buses, particularly at weekends, Please check the tra
6、ck work section for the latest service alterations on your line.1. To get more information about ticket pries, travelers had better_.A. go to the City Circle B. visit a websiteC. check display screen D. listen to announcements2. What service is offered to travelers in need at most big stations?A. A
7、free Opal card. B. Earlier entry to the station.C. Help from station workers. D. A ticket with a magnetic stripe.3. Which is the best convenient time to travel by Sydney Trains?A. At midnight. B. On Sunday afternoon.C. Between midnight and 4:00 a.m. D. At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.B Supper clubs are a
8、mixture of a restaurant and a dinner partyyou go to a strangers house and he/she cooks dinner for you. Like a restaurant, you pay for your food, but like a dinner party, you eat at the same table as other people. They are advertised through social-networking sites with a menu and little information
9、about where the supper club is until just before the meal. “Its like running a secret restaurant for one night,” says Cassie. “The next morning, I set the tables and chairs aside. I put the TV back and its my living room again.” Cassie opens her “restaurant” for people about once a month, and she re
10、ally enjoys the evenings shes had so far. She uses fresh, local ingredients and a typical meal costs about the same as a takeaway-much less than a restaurant meal. So how does she make money out of it? “I dont,” says Cassie. “In fact, at first I was worried about losing money on my club. Im good at
11、cooking but my maths is terrible! But I was surprised by how cheaply I could make a good meal. This isnt about money. Its about a different eating experience.”“Not at all,” she says. “Almost everyone at the supper club is just interested in having a good meal with other interesting people”.4. Why di
12、d Cassie decide to open her own restaurant finally? A. To earn a living B. To satisfy her friends needs C. To make friends with strangers D. To cook cheap and good meals for others5. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Dinner parties B. Supper clubs C. Fresh ingredients
13、D. Invitations to dinner6. We can know that Cassies restaurant _. A. serves meals for free B. only serves takeaways C. is only open to her friends D. is only open in the evening7. How does Cassie feel about her restaurant now? A. Worried B. Content C. Annoyed D. SensitiveC Many people believe that l
14、anguage belongs to human beings. However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human begins who have them as pets.8. If a cat among other has finds part of its body hurts, it may express its pain with its_. A. tail B. eyes C. voice D. head9. When a human enters a room full
15、of cats, they _. A. begin to use vocal expressions B. use their tails to show love10. What are cat owners advised to do? C. Learn to meow in different ways D. Teach cats to understand human language11. What is the text mainly about? C. Advice on keeping pets D. The language of catsD How much weight
16、a baby gains during its first month could determine its IQ, as a new research suggests. The study found that children who gain more weight, and whose heads grow quickly during the first month of life, tend to have a higher IQ when they start school. Researchers at the University of Adelaide, in Aust
17、ralia studied 13,800 children who were born at full-term. They found that hose who put on 40% of their birth weight in the first four weeks had an IQ 1.5 points higher than those who only put on 15% of their birth weight. Those who experienced the biggest growth in head circumference(头围)also had the
18、 highest IQs by the age of six. “Head circumference is an indicator of brain volume, so a greater increase in head circumference in a newly-born baby suggests more rapid brain growth,” says the led author of the study, Dr. Lisa Smithers.She added, “Overall, newly-born children who grew faster in the
19、 first four weeks had higher IQ scores later in life. those children who gained the most weight scored especially high on verbal(those children who gained the most weight scored especially high on verbal(言语)IQ at age 6. This my be because the neural(神经的) structures for verbal IQ develop earlier in l
20、ife, which means the rapid weight gain during the first month could be having a direct cognitive benefit for the children.” Previous studies have shown the association between early postnatal(产后的)diet and IQ, but this is the first study of its kind to focus on the IQ benefits of rapid weight gain in
21、 the first month of life. Dr. Smithers says the study further highlights the need for successful feeding of newly-born babies. “We know that many mothers have difficulty establishing breastfeeding in the first week of their babies life,” Dr. Smithers said.“The findings of our study suggest that if b
22、abies are having feeding problems, there needs to be early intervention(干预)in the management of that feeding.”12. The study mainly shows that _. A. head circumference is certainly connected to IQ B. babies heads grow quickly during the first month C. full-term babies tend to be cleverer than prematu
23、re babies(早产儿) D. the more weight newly-born babies gain, the higher IQ they are likely to have 13. How did the researchers get their conclusion from the study?C. By having a discussion D. By referring to documents14. According to Dr. Smithers, we can learn that _.A. a kids verbal IQ scores reach it
24、s highest at age sixB. this study helps parents find feeding problemsC. quick weight gain benefits newly born babies on verbal IQD. this study reminds parents of the need for breastfeeding15. The study differs from previous ones that _.A. it associates early postnatal diet with IQB. it pays attentio
25、n to the IQ of newly-born babiesC. it emphasizes the significance of successful feedingD. it first focuses on the relation between IQ and weight gain in the first month of life.第二节 阅读七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) Many people find it hard to lose weight and have to go starvation. Now, Id like to offer some t
26、ricks to help lose weight.第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to _21_locations that the public transportation couldnt get to, I bought a(n)_22_car, drove it around for three months and sold it before I returned to A
27、ustralia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on _23_during that trip, it being cheap and filling. In Ireland, my _24_was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I _25_out in my car, being too poor to afford bed and breakfast. One morning, I _26_in my o
28、ld Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a _27_house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a _28_cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge with _29_. I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day. My thermos(暖瓶)had gone cold o
29、vernight so I knocked on the door of the house. A woman opened it. Hot water? She _30_let me get away with just that! I was invited indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the _31_and given a delicious breakfast, as much as I could eat. I was _32_to eat something more than porridge! I _33_being
30、friends with the whole family. That was only one of many acts of _34_strangers showed me when I was travelling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me _35_, offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase _36_ several flights of stairs in the underground. After hed
31、 done so, with a smile and a wave, he _37_into the crowd. Kindness gets _38_. The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking _39_desperate. His grateful smile was all the _40_ I needed as I dashed off to catch my train.21. A. search B. reach C. choose D. arrive22. A. modern B. intelligent C. ancient D. special23. A. porridge B. brand C. rice D. vegeta
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