Mrs. Black is sixty-nine years old. She only has a daughter named Sandra. Mr. Black died twelve years ago. Mrs. Black was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years ago her daughter had a baby. The young woman was busy all the time and had no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with them. The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. ___. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs. Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. _____ At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to be tired of(讨厌) her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. __
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One morning Mrs. Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的) plate for his grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised and asked, “Why did you buy two plates, son?”
“One is for grandma,” answered the boy, “the other is for you! You will also have to use a wooden plate when you’re old, I think.”_____. She cried for long. Now she is kind to her mother as she was before .
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．Mrs. Black liked this family very much. |
| B．Mrs. Black’s family. |
| C．More care should be given to the old. |
| D．Mrs. Black was sad about what her daughter did. |
Time zone：
Eastern Standard Time（EST）：GMT+10hours．
There is no daylight saving time in Queensland．
Legal drinking age：
18years and older．Always keep your ID with you to prove your age．
Alcohol （酒） shops & hotels are the only places where alcohol can be bought．
Dangers：
Dial 000from a fixed line or 112from a mobile phone．Police，ambulance，fire．
Electricity：
240/250volts AC 50Hz Universal outlets for 110volts （shavers only） standard in hotels，apartments，motels．
Telephones：
Australian international code is 61．
Road rules：
Left hand side driving．There is a 50kmh speed limit in most living areas and on open highways100﹣110kmh．Seat belts must be worn all the time．If you want to hire a car，take along your driver's license．
No smoking：
Indoors：Indoor areas are no smoking．
Poker Machines：Poker machine areas are no smoking．
Outdoors：Non﹣enclosed eating and drinking areas are no smoking．
Swimming Safety：
ALWAYS SWIM BETWEEN THE RED AND YELLOW FLAGS and pay attention to the life guards 'advice．Gold Coast beaches are guarded by skilled life guards and volunteers at weekends．
31．The above information is most probably taken from a （an） ．
A．science magazine
B．education newspaper
C．travel guidebook
D．horror novel
32．We can learn from the above information that in Queensland ．
A．smoking is not allowed in lots of places
B．people can buy alcohol anywhere with ID
C．people can swim beyond the red and yellow flags
D．when a building is on fire，dial 112from a fixed line
33．If Mr. Black is having a holiday in Queensland，he can ．
A．drive on the right hand side
B．hire a car with his driver's license
C．drive at the speed of 120kmh on highways
D．drive his car without wearing the seat belt．
Without proper planning，tourism（旅游业） can cause problem．For example，too many tourists can make public places crowded，which are also enjoyed by the local people．If tourists cause too much traffic，the local people will feel unhappy．They begin to dislike tourists and treat them impolitely．But they forget how much tourism can help the local economy（经济）．It is important to think about how tourism affects the local people．The local customs and beauty should be kept to attract the tourists by the local government．The local government should also care about the health and happiness of local people when developing tourism．
Too much tourism can be a problem．If tourism grows too quickly，people can leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry because they can make more money there．As a result，other parts of the local economy can become worse．
On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people can lost jobs，and businesses can also lost money．It coats much money to build large hotels，airports，firstclass roads，and other support facilities（设施） needed by tourist attractions．For example，each room of the firstclass tourism hotel usually coats about 50thousand dollars．If the rooms of the hotel aren't used most of the time，the owner of the hotel will lose money．
Building a hotel is just a beginning．There must be many support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity and so on．All of these support facilities cost money．If these facilities are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money are lost．
根据上面短文的内容回答问题．
66．How will the local people feel if tourists cause too much traffic？
67．Is developing tourism helpful for the local economy？
68．What should be kept by the local government to attract tourists？
69．Why can people leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry？
70．How much does it usually need to build a firstclass hotel room？
Have you ever heard of "a ball of energy"？People often use it to describe very active children．But today we tell about an invention called the soccket，that is a real soccer ball of energy．Julia Silverman explains that in fact the soccket is a portable generator（便携式发电机）．
Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews developed the soccket as part of a group project for an engineering class at Harvard University．
There are mechanisms（装置） in a soccket．When you kick，hit or throw it，energy is then kept in it by these mechanisms instead of disappearing into the environment．
Then the user can put something directly into the ball，like a lamp，or a mobile phone charger so that they can get energy from it．
For every fifteen minutes of the game play，the soccket can provide enough electricity（电） for an LED lamp for three hours，and the ball can store（储藏） up to 24 hours' electricity．
The International Energy Association reported last year that nearly one and a half billion people in the world had no electricity to use，and most of them live in sub Saharan Africa and in India and other countries in Asia．
Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews both had experiences in developing countries before they began the project．They knew that power shortages are a serious problem in really areas．
There's an energy crisis in the world．One out of every five people in the world don't have any electricity．And besides that，there are a lot of health problems because what people use instead of the electricity are harmful choices like kerosene（煤油） lamps，which produce a lot of smoke．
Julia Silverman says the soccket ball is one small solution（解决方法） to a big problem．
Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman hope their soccket ball will shine more light on the problem of power shortages．It offers people a chance to put their energy into the world's most popular sport and get some energy in return．
41．From the passage，we know the soccket is ．
A．an active child
B．an invention
C．a lamp
D．a mobile phone
42．If you play the soccket for half an hour，it can provide an LED lamp with electricity for ．
A．fifteen minutes
B．half an hour
C．six hours
D．three hours
43．The underlined word "crisis" in the passage means ．
A．a time of safety
B．a time of difficulty
C．a time of success
D．a time of pride
44．We can infer（推断） from the passage that ．
A．Julia Silverman has never been to developing countries before
B．Active children like to play soccket
C．kicking a soccket can let the energy disappear into the environment
D．people are expected to get some energy by playing soccket
45．The best title for the passage should be" "．
A．The only way to produce electricity
B．The best way to solve energy crisis
C．A soccer ball that gives energy
D．An invention changing the world．
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Need good and long lasting friends I am very interested in meeting good friends from France，the UK and other European countries． I am a loving，caring，understanding and outgoing guy and I hope to get to know people，cultures and languages in other countries．I check mails often and I am good at English and French．So I will welcome all emails． nibangwa@yahoo．com Thanks for stopping by． Tracy |
Looking for a Japanese pen friend for my language classes I am a Japanese teacher in Australia，looking for a pen friend for my classes in Japan．I have 2 classes of 26 students，so 52 in total，who I would like to find a pen friend for． Please contact me if you can help． Love123@sina．com Thanks． Simon |
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Looking for a kind friend from the USA Hi all， My name is Li Fang．I am a lady aged 22，loving，caring，sporty and musical． I am planning to go for my studies in the United States so I need someone who can show me the way and how to do things and be a friend when I am there． I am Chinese and hope to hear from you． Thank you so much． jelbit@yahoo．com |
Searching for secondary school pen friends Hello，we are from Spain，near Barcelona city． Our students are 12～16 years old and they would like to build friendships with a school with similar age characteristics． They need to practice English．They speak Spanish and Catalan as mother languages． We are expecting to hear from you． Branka Foreign Languages Department Tel：13912371550 |
36．According to the information above，we know can speak French．
A．Tracy
B．Li Fang
C．Branka
D．Simon
37． are looking for pen friends for their students．
A．Tracy and Simon
B．Simon and Branka
C．Tracy and Branka
D．Li Fang and Simon
38．If you are an American and you need a Chinese pen friend，you can contact ．
A．nibangwa@yahoo．com
B．Love123@sina．com
C．jelbit@yahoo．com
D．13912371550
39．We know from the passage that ．
A．Tracy is planning to go for studies in the USA
B．Li Fang is going to Australia to be a teacher
C．Branka wants to find some adult pen friends
D．Simon has two classes with 52 students in total
40．You may see the information above ．
A．in a film
B．on a website
C．in a play
D．on a map．
One Thursday afternoon，when I was in Grade 9，a new boy came into my classroom．He was short and thin．He walked up to the teacher and told her，very seriously，that he was new．His name was Christian．He sat down，took a look at me，and then looked away．I didn't think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn't the type I would like to become friends with．
During that year，I didn't talk to him much，but he smiled at me when our eyes met，always shyly．He never ate lunch with anybody，and he never talked to anybody but me．
But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him．We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong．
"Haven't you got any friends？"a kid asked Christian，who had walked past us alone，head down．
"No，he hasn't got any friends．He's too stupid and shy，"I said．Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had over seen．I felt very sorry at that moment．
That night，I couldn't sleep because I couldn't get Christian's face out of my mind．In the weeks that followed，he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me．It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive（原谅） me．But I thought I should．
The next day in class，I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt．About five minutes later，I turned and saw tears in his eyes．"You will never realize what your apology（道歉） has meant to me，Jimmly．"he said to me．"I hope we can become friends．"
We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had．Over the years at high school，we were close friends．
When I think back，I realize that，if I had not apologized，I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was．
Apologies can really change your life，so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry．
31．From the passage，we know Christian was a boy．
A．tall and fat
B．short and shy
C．short and active
D．lovely and fat
32．Jimmly didn't talk to Christian much at first because ．
A．he didn't think Christian was the type he wanted to become friends with
B．Christian wasn't nice to people around him after he came to the new class
C．Christian made friends with others
D．Christian had the saddest dog eyes
33．Jimmly felt after he made fun of Christian with other unkind kids．
A．happy
B．interested
C．sorry
D．bored
34．Jimmly asked Christian to forgive him by ．
A．sending an email
B．wearing a smile
C．eating supper together
D．writing a note
35．This article tells us that ．
A．we should make an apology when we hurt others
B．Jimmly's apology was unimportant to Christian
C．Christian wasn't lovely in fact
D．it is impossible to say sorry to others．
