It's only 4 hours flying time from Sydney, but a world away. What better place to rest than a country where the only place people hurry is on the football field and things are done in "Fiji time"?
Viti Lev--Great Fiji--is the largest island. Here you'll find the capital Suva and the international airport at Nadi Vatoa in the farthest part of Fiji. Then there are 331 other islands, many of them with places to stay.
With less than a million people living on islands, you'll never feel crowded . And with a climate that changes only for five degrees between seasons, there’s never a bad time to come.
From cities to villages, from mountains to beaches, from water sports to wooden artworks, Fiji can give you more adventures and special experiences than you could find almost anywhere in the world.
Whenever you come , wherever you go ,you’re sure to see some unforgettable events ,from war dances to religious songs,from market days to religious days. It's not just staged for tourists; it's still a part of everyday life in Fiji.And any one of us can enjoy Fiji's spirit by being part of the traditional sharing of yaqona—a drink made from the root of a Fiji plant.
So why not join us for the experience of a lifetime?
67. Where is the international airport of Fiji?
A. In Suva B. In Sydney
C. On the island of Vatoa D. On the island of Viti Levu
68. What does the text tell us about Fiji people ?
A. They invented “Fiji time” for visitors. B. They stick to a traditional way of life.
C. They like to travel from place to place. D. They love taking adventures abroad.
69. One of the things that make Fiji a tourist attraction is
A. its comfortable hotels B. its good weather all year round
C. its exciting football matches D. its religious beliefs
70. Where can we most probably read this text?
A. In a personal diary B. In a science report
C. In a travel magazine D. In a geography textbook
Normal bicycle safety guides usually tell you to wear you helmet(头盔) and to obey the law in order to avoid being hit on a bike. Is this advice really helpful?
Consider this for a moment: Wearing a helmet will absolutely do nothing to prevent you from getting hit by a car. Surely, a helmet might help you if you get hit, but you No.1 goal should be to avoid getting hit. Plenty of cyclists were killed by cars__________. However, if they had ridden without helmets, yet followed the guidelines listed below, they might still be alive today. So they saying that wearing a helmet is the first and last word in bike safety is, to some degree(在一定程度上), wrong.
The most common bike safety advice is “follow the law”. Ridiculously, most people are already aware that it’s stupid to race through a red light at a crossroads. As a result, it’s clear that the “follow the law” advice isn’t that helpful, either. In addition, following the law is not enough to keep you safe. Here’s an example: The law tells you to ride on the right, but if you ride too far to the right, someone started a parked car could open their door right in front of you and motorists pulling out of driveways and parking lots will be less visible. In that case you were following the law, but could still have been hit.
Then what should we remember in order to keep safe when riding a bike? I will tell you about it in the following paragraph.What does the author say about wearing a helmet in the second paragraph?(within 8 words)
_________________________________________________________________________________________Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
However, nearly everyone knows that riding through hared traffic light is dangerous.
_________________________________________________________________________________________Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within 5 words)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ List the two regular bike safety guides.(within 8words)
_______________________________________②_______________________________________ Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.
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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter(痛苦的) about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We talked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A.He was silent most of the time. | B.He was too proud of himself. |
C.He did not love his children. | D.He expected too much of her. |
When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel .
A.nervous | B.sorry | C.tired | D.safe |
What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A.More critical. | B.More talkative |
C.Gentle and friendly. | D.Strict and hard-working. |
The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to.
A.the author’s son | B.the author’s father |
C.the friend of the author’s father | D.the café owner |
“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.”
“I often check my e-mail forty times a day. ”
“I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chat rooms than with my ‘real-life’ friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(上瘾)called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品)use. People lose control(控制)of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight.
Studies show that about 6% to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.
Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(症状): ①You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet. ②You can’t wait for your next online time. ③You go out with your friends less and less. ④You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?
A.It is something like keeping drugs. | B.It is like taking drugs. |
C.It is a way of producing drugs. | D.It is terrible to imagine. |
Why do people worry about the teens?
A.The teens are wasting too much money. |
B.They used to work on the Internet. |
C.The playing field of the teens will disappear. |
D.More and more of the teens will become addicted to the Internet. |
The example in the passage shows that.
A.some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted |
B.Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep |
C.Internet problems are more serious among college students |
D.the police often help to find those Internet addicts |
What is the writer trying to tell us at the end of the passage?
A.Do things as you have planned. | B.Go to family activities more often. |
C.Don’t be addicted to the Internet. | D.Stay with your parents as often as possible. |
There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.
One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly(蝴蝶) caught in a thorn(荆棘)bush. The young girl carefully released the butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy(仙女). The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
“For your wonderful kindness,” the good fairy said to the girl, “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be happy.”
The fairy leaned(倾斜) toward her and whispered(耳语)in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness. She would only smile and answer, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”
When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all gathered around her, afraid that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” they begged, “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure(安全的)they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the orphan(孤儿) girl.
A.felt sorrow, but she didn’t help it | B.failed to help it release from the thorn |
C.fell down on it too | D.helped the butterfly escape from the thorn |
The butterflyafter being saved by the little girl.
A.flied away | B.was more beautiful than before |
C.changed into a fairy | D.still died |
The only thing that the little girl wanted was .
A.wealth | B.parents | C.happiness | D.friends |
The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying, because.
A.they loved this woman deeply and they didn’t want her to die |
B.the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died |
C.they wanted to pray for her after her death |
D.they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness |
Besides giving off gases and dusts into the air, humans produce waste that is poured on the environment. Often, this waste produced by major industries and people is harmful to both nature and human life.
One of the main causes of the large amount of dangerous waste is that people do not realize how large a problem it is. Because it can be simply removed and sent to a landfill(废渣填埋场),the problem is often believed to end there. In addition, industries have often shown an unwillingness to find ways to deal with dangerous waste because of the related expenses. Many industries and governments build simple landfills to store waste, and often just pour waste chemicals into nearby bodies of water. Often, chemicals used for industrial production cause dangerous forms of waste. The amount of these chemicals has increased greatly in the past, but it is often difficult and expensive to get rid of these chemicals or to store them in a way safe to human life and the environment.
Every year, major health problems result from dangerous waste. Sadly, it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that governments will take measures to reduce levels of harmful waste.
Some governments have realized how serious the dangerous waste problem is and are now trying to settle this problem. They are also trying to limit the amount of waste industries are allowed to produce.
Notonly governments but ordinary people as well must work together to solve the problem. They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of dangerous waste, and produce less harmful waste themselves. Many scientists think that waste production can be cut. The waste can be reduced by at least one third using existing technologies and methods. What would be the best title for the text?
A.Measures of Reducing Dangerous Waste |
B.Danger of Harmful Waste to Mankind |
C.Dangerous Waste and Water pollution |
D.Environmental Protection |
According to the text, people ___________.
A.do not produce harmful waste in their daily life |
B.do not know where to place the dangerous waste |
C.are not clear about how serious the dangerouswaste problem is |
D.are not sure about where harmful waste ends |
What troubles industries most in dealing with the dangerous waste problem?
A.How to get government support. |
B.How to increase their production. |
C.How to store harmful waste. |
D.How to cut down the related costs. |
What can be inferred from the passage?
A.The polluting industries are not allowed to sell their products. |
B.Present technologies have settled the harmful waste problem. |
C.Everyone should obey the government rules for the problem. |
D.To solve the problem requires the efforts of the whole society. |