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Phillips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1,024 passengers (including 770 prisoners) from Britain.
Today there are 2.5 million people in Sydney. It is the biggest city in Australia, and one of the most
beautiful cities in the world.
There are over 20 fine beaches close to Sydney. Its warm summer climate and cool winter have made
it a favorite city for immigrants (移民) from overseas. There are three things that made Sydney famous-its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge,and the Sydney Opera House.
But there are many more interesting things in Sydney: beautiful shops and restaurants, for example, rows
of interesting old houses built everywhere in the 19th century. Summer or winter, day or night, Sydney is
an outdoor city.
Some Americans think it is very British. Some British visitors think it is like America. There is some
truth in both these opinions, because Sydney takes from both the Old World-Europe, and the New
World-America, and makes it into something that is neither British nor American but truly Australian.
B. Sydney is a busy city.
C. Sydney is a new city.
D. Sydney is a common city.
B. with 11 ships and only 700 prisoners
C. with 1,024 passengers besides 700 prisoners
D. with only more than ten ships and some helpers
B. Immigrants from Britain, the beautiful Harbor and ships.
C. Beautiful shops, modern restaurants and interesting old houses and seas.
D. The Sydney Opera House, interesting old houses and interesting restaurants
B. warm all the year round
C. neither too hot nor too cold
D. cool all through the year
B. is very British
C. is neither British nor American but truly Australian
D. takes from Europe
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living in, or it can be very 2 . Some stories are told 3 they were true. Real people 4 live in a normal
world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other
stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 5 . They are characters and creatures that are very
different from us and do things that would be 6 for us.
7 there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only
imagined. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when
we read about Harry Potter, we 8 seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry
studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 9 . Reading, like writing, is an
action. It is a way _10_ living. When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look
at words on a page. We use our 11 -which is real-and our imagination-which is real in a different
way-to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) 12 the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make
us think. When we read 13 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just
like us, even though we 14 that we are real and they are 15 . It sounds strange, but it works. When
we read, we fill in missing information and 16 about the causes and effects of what a character does.
We help the writer by pretending that 17 we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book,
too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 18 when we are reading. We pick
up a book and lose 19 in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel
20 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic
of books.
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| 1. Designer Giambattista Valli, Stella McCartney and Christophe Lemaire offered a visual feast of different styles for their fall and winter collections. At Paris Fashion week on Monday, Giambattista Valli showed-off his ready-to-wear collection. 2. After a number of rounds of competition, two of China’s best women shooters had a chance to punch their ticket to the London Olympics today as a solid day from the favorites in the 25m pistol event. Zhang Jingjing and Chen Ying would see them earning their spot on the Chinese Summer Games team. 3. March 5th is the official "Learning from Lei Feng Day" when various organizations and institutions call on people to learn from Lei Feng, a cultural icon symbolizing selflessness, modesty and dedication. As time passes, the values and beliefs that the Lei Feng spirit represents continue to spread throughout China. 4. As China passes the Olympic Torch to the UK, the two nations are marking 40 years of diplomatic ties with a seven-month long showcasing British arts and creative industries. Seventeen cities across China will enjoy a variety shows sponsored by the project "UK NOW". Upcoming highlights scheduled for April and May were announced at the British Embassy. 5.On the issue of local government debt, Finance Minister Xie Xuren said at Tuesday"s press conference that China will step up its management to prevent potential risks. The minister said local governments are required to repay their debts and ensure funding for projects that are under construction. Local government debts had risen to 10.7 trillion yuan, or 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars by the end of 2010. That accounts for about 17 percent of China’s GDP that year. A. Fashion designers highlight Paris catwalk B. National Art Museum promotes Lei Feng Spirit C. Lei Feng spirit undergoes revival in China D. "UK NOW" art festival to tour China E. China to enhance management of local government debt F. Zhang, Chen earn 25m pistol spots on Chinese Summer Games team | |||
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| Everyone loves Adventure land!The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore, enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this time? The Travel Pavilion Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life. Visit the Amazon jungle village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing... The Future Tower This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we"ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator(模拟装置) for the Journey to Mars! The Nature Park This is not really one park but several. In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see... The Pyramid This is the center of Adventure land. Run out of film, need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center. Come here for information and ideas too. 1. The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors _______. A. realize the importance of travelling B. become familiar with mountain countries C. learn how to make things such as fishing nets D. learn something about different places in the world 2. If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go? A. The Pyramid. B. The Nature Park. C. The Future Tower. D. The Travel Pvilion. | |||
| 信息匹配 阅读下列回函: Reply letter A Thank you for your valuable suggestions. We have decided to show the Chinese character along with the Hanyu Pinyin for names of Chinese personages, places and specific things as from the next issue. Reply letter B Thank you for your suggestions. Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. One of our staff reporters has just returned from Xinjiang and written a long article about her trip. Next year, we will have even more coverage of Xinjiang. Reply letter C Other readers have asked us for similar information and we have so far answered them individually. In this issue, we will print an open reply. We discovered after making a survey that there are few books to be found on China printed in English. Most are published by the Foreign Languages Press and China International press, from where it is possible to buy books directly. Reply letter D A majority of Chinese tourists travel abroad in order to see different landscapes and various cultures, to appreciate an exotic atmosphere and to get to know local customs. Some Chinese tourists nevertheless go to China towns, because they can eat Chinese food there. For those who don"t know English or the native language of the country they visit, it is convenient to go shopping or find entertainment in a Chinatown. Reply letter E We have taken on your suggestions to start a column on personalities. There are kinds of reports, such as movie stars, directors, businessmen, singers and so on. Our reports not only introduce their achievements, but also report their inner world. We hope you will enjoy it. Reply letter F Thanks for your appreciation of our magazine. We have mailed your letter and your e-mail address to Tingting. Since both of her two letters were sent by ordinary mail and did not give her e-mail address or telephone number. We could not get in touch with her any other way. 阅读下列信函,然后匹配相关信息: Letter A I have just started reading your magazine regularly and enjoy the articles very much. I have one comment to make. Can you include the Chinese characters for the names of people, places, etc that you mention with the Hanyu Pinyin of Romanized phonetic system that you use? For example, what is "Emei" or "Qitaihe"or "Shaoxing" in Chinese? It"s also helpful for those of us who are learning Chinese. Letter B. It was interesting to read the magazine. I wonder if you could start a column which introduces the Chinese elites of art, business, sports, politics, especially directors, actors, anchors(主持人)and singers. I believe readers will also appreciate a livelier style. Letter C I am a civil servant in Xinjiang, a region relatively underdeveloped in comparison with other provinces. But this does not mean it belong to another world. Xinjiang could benefit from overseas exchanges as well as contact with people living in other regions. Could you include articles about Xinjiang and its people? I suggest magazines report more about the western regions, especially exotic and charming Xinjiang. Letter D I am an avid(热衷的)reader of your magazine and it has helped me to introduce China to foreign friends. Thank you for great efforts to bring New China to the world. Next month, I may get the opportunity to go to Nigeria, so I must learn more about China"s history and culture. Could you kindly recommend a suitable book in English? Letter E It was interesting to read "Chinese Travelers Step out". It seems a large percentage of Chinese tourists visit the West. In Indonesia, Chinese New Year is an official holiday. How would you assess the level of interest Chinese tourists have in Indonesia? Would they like to visit Chinatowns or other unique attractions in Indonesia? 信函 回函 1.LetterA A. Reply letter A 2.LetterB B. Reply letter B 3.LetterC C. reply letter C 4.LetterD D. Reply letter D 5.LetterE E. Reply letter E F. Reply letter F. | |||
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| The Western world has always been divided into two types of people-the cool and the uncool. It is a 1 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are 2 with the opposite sex. They are goodlooking and people want to 3 their style. They can do their homework but they don"t 4 a big effort. That would not be cool. The uncool kids are in the 5 of the playground. They are very bright, but they don"t have great 6 skills and they are 7 at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微 积分) in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows 8 the X Files. They are 9 as the geeks(怪人). Here are the geeks. The geeks are taking over(占上风). Make friends with them now 10 they will put virus in your computer and 11 your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but 12 good degrees. The most important 13 of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates 14 others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a 15 of their own to work and play in, making them a global force. 16 , the effect of the geeks 17 popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be 18 . Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than 19 you look like. But there are also 20 . Geeks were often bullied (欺侮)or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for punishment. | |||