Guide to the Great Ocean Road

Take a drive on the spectacular Great Ocean Road, which winds alongside the wild Southern Ocean. This diverse and dramatic region is best explored over the course of a few days.

Don’t miss

• Stay at beachside villages

• Soak up breathtaking clifftop views

• Enjoy yourself in the nature and wildlife Top things to do along the Great Ocean Road

Take in the scenery

Victoria s dramatic south-west coastline covers an incredible range of scenery. See the world-famous waves at Bells Beach or walk on the sand at Anglesea. Visit the charming old fishing village of Port Fairy. Join a scenic flight with 12 Helicopters to see the Bay of Islands.

Meet the wildlife

The Great Ocean Road is home to lots of native wildlife. At Logans Beach , you can watch southern right whales calve (产仔) in a nursery close to shore between May and September. Join a Seals by Sea tour to see hundreds of fur seals at Cape Bridge water, or swim with dolphins. See koalas in the wild, and enjoy a game of golf alongside grazing kangaroos at Anglesea.

How to get there

The Great Ocean Road begins a-90-minute drive from Melbourne’s city centre. It is 400 kilometres from the town of Torquay to Nelson on the South Australian border.

1. What can we do on “Take in the scenery” part?

A．See north-west coastline.	B．Join a flight by yourself.
C．Climb a mountain.	D．Visit the charming old fishing village.

2. Which is mentioned on “Meet the wildlife” part?

A．Watch seals calve.	B．Enjoy a game of football.
C．Swim with dolphins.	D．See pandas.

3. How can we get to the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne?

A．By car.

B．By air.

C．On foot.

D．By sea.

I was doing some Christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at Barbie dolls for my nieces. A nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the Barbie dolls as well. As she was looking, a little boy came to the Pokemon toys. He was dressed neatly, but his clothes were obviously old. He was with his father as well, and kept picking up the Pokemon video toys. Each time he picked one up and looked at his father, his father shook his head and said, "No."

The little girl had chosen her Barbie. However, she stopped and was watching them. Rather dejectedly, the boy had to give up the Pokemon toys and choose something else. The little girl put her Barbie back on the shelf, and ran over to the Pokemon toys. She excitedly picked up one and raced towards the checkout. I picked up my purchases and got in line behind them. Then, much to the little girl's delight, the little boy and his father got in line behind me. After the toy was paid for and bagged, the little girl handed it back to the cashier and whispered something in her ear. The cashier smiled and put the package under the counter.

I paid for my purchases and was rearranging things when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier checked his purchases and said, "Congratulations, you are my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!" With that, 'she handed the little boy the Pokemon toys, and he could only stare in surprise. It was exactly what he had wanted!

The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway during all of this. Then they walked out. As I walked back to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I'll never forget what she said to him. "Daddy, didn't Grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?" He said, "Of course they did honey." To which the little girl replied, “Well, I just did!"

I feel very shocked to have witnessed the true spirit of Christmas in that toy store, in the form of a little girl who understands more about the meaning of this festival than most adults I know.

4. The underlined word "dejectedly" in Paragraph 2 probably means

A．delightedly

B．excitedly

C．disappointedly

D．unexpectedly

5. How did the little boy get the Pokemon toys?

A．His father bought him the Pokemon toys happily

B．The little girl bought the Poknemon toys for him

C．The cashier felt sympathy and gave him the Poknemon toys

D．He was the 100 customer and won the Poknemon toys

6. What did the little girl mean when saying "Daddy, didn't Grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?"

A．Making the little boy happy made her happy	B．Her Grandparents wanted her to be happy
C．The Poknemon toys made her happy	D．Her Grandparents hoped that she could help others.

7. What can we learn from the text?

A．The story happened in a shop just after Christmas

B．The little girl preferred the Poknemon toys to Barbie

C．The boy actually had enough money to buy the Pokemon toys

D．The author was deeply moved by the behavior of the little girl

Body language is part of nonverbal language. It includes things like gestures, facial expressions, and even small things that are hardly perceptible like a brief shrug of the shoulder or a slight nod of the head.

There are many ways to interpret (诠释) body language but you must know that these are frequently specific to a culture. For instance, Americans wave goodbye with the palm (手掌) facing the person they are waving to. In other cultures, waving goodbye may occur with the palm up to the sky. To people in the USA, this might look like a gesture asking someone to approach rather than a wave goodbye.

Still, since people live in one area where body language may be similar among them, it's important to know that you can communicate a lot by how you gesture, what you do with your arms, and even how you posture. A person in much of the USA who sits with hands crossed over the chest, and with legs crossed, may be sending an unintended message that they're really not open to talking. Eye contact is another key element of non-verbal contact in much of the western world.

It would be impossible to describe all the ways people use non-verbal language, but it's important to remember that non-verbal language isn't necessarily universal. If you're observing body movements that seem incorrect, consider cultural or regional differences that may account for it. You may even note that family members have similar gestures that aren't that common elsewhere. If you think your body language is off or needs improvement in a new area, just remember ''When in Rome, do as the Romans do.'' That can make you appear more confident or direct.

8. What does the underlined word ''perceptible'' in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Suitable.	B．Bearable.
C．Noticeable.	D．Believable.

9. Which of the following probably shows the body language of an American?

A．He sees friends off with the palm up to the sky.

B．He waves goodbye with the palm facing friends.

C．He crosses his hands over the chest to show politeness.

D．He uses eye contact to send important messages to friends.

10. What is the text mainly about?

A．Body language differs in cultures and areas.

B．People need to improve their body language.

C．Messages can be expressed through body language.

D．Communication calls for proper body language.

11. According to the author, what is the proper reaction to people's different body language？

A．Totally accept it.	B．Just ignore it.
C．Try to understand it.	D．Try to change it.

Despite what so many people would love to believe, NASA hasn’t discovered any evidence of past or present intelligent life on Mars. So, when the Curiosity rover (好奇号探测器) found something suspicious on the Red Planet’s surface, they were not only surprised but also a little bit worried.

The thin fragment was suspicious enough to guarantee its own name, with NASA’s Curiosity rover team calling it the “Pettegrove Point Foreign Object Debris,” named for the location where it was discovered. With no idea what it was or where it came from, the rover’s handlers began to worry that it might actually be a piece of the rover itself, suggesting some unseen damage or other issue with the robot. Thankfully, those concerns seem to have been unfounded.

In a new update from NASA the object has now been identified as a natural piece of rock rather than a piece of any man-made craft or vehicle. The team analyzed the bizarre object with a tool called the ChemCam RMI. The instrument uses a laser (激光器) to sniff out the makeup of anything it’s pointed at, and the results for this particular piece of debris revealed that it’s actually just a very thin piece of rock.

NASA describes the inspection: The planning day began with an interesting result from the previous plan’s ChemCam RMI analysis of a target that was referred to as “Pettegrove Point Foreign Object Debris” (PPFOD), and speculated to be a piece of spacecraft debris. In fact it was found to be a very thin flake of rock, so we can all rest easy tonight—Curiosity has not begun to shed its skin!

How this particularly thin sliver of rock got to where it is—and why it seems to be a different colour than the surrounding sand and debris —remains unexplained, but at least the rover isn’t falling apart.

12. What attitude does NASA hold towards the newly found thin fragment?

A．Positive.

B．Surprised.

C．Interested.

D．Amazed but worried.

13. What is the “Pettegrove Point Foreign Object Debris” named for?

A．Its finder.

B．Its location.

C．Its researcher.

D．Its shape.

14. What does the underlined word “bizarre” mean?

A．Strange.

B．Changeable.

C．Normal.

D．Common.

15. Which of the following questions has got clear answer?

A．How this particularly thin sliver of rock got to where it is.

B．Why it seems to be a different colour than the surrounding sand and debris.

C．Whether the rover is falling apart.

D．None of them.

How to become a more interesting person

You might think that being interesting is a born talent, or that it means you have to be the ''life of the party''. Neither of those things are necessarily true. If you want to leave a good impression, you don't have to make sure all eyes are on you.     16     .

Show Up.

Even those who prefer to be alone can be interesting when they get going on topics they're enthusiastic about, or talking to someone they truly find interesting.     17     And let the interest come naturally without having to force it. To do that, you should show up and talk to people.

Be a Good Observer.

At first, walk around the room. If it's a dinner party, try something new or interesting on the table that you've never tried, which may give you something to talk about.     18    .When you find them and engage them, you're almost sure to be interesting yourself.

    19    .

Make a mental game plan of conversation starters that will serve you well. You don't need to write down conversations before going out, but you should keep a couple of things in your pocket to keep the conversation going, or questions to ask if it stops. Simple things like ''How do you know the host? '' and ''How did you get here? '' are always good conversation starters.

Never Fear Silence.

Uncomfortable silences are part of talking with people. Don't rush to till them.     20    You can do something else to free yourself. You can go to grab a drink, or just say you’re going to get something to eat, and find another group to talk with.

A．Go with a plan.

B．End up with simple topics.

C．So you should find those great conversations.

D．Here are some tips anyone can use in any social setting.

E．You should also observe people in the room you find interesting.

F．You'd better let it run its course if there's a stop in the conversation.

G．It just means you leave a good impression on the people you talk with.

No matter what life throws our way, having a positive attitude makes room for the future. Let’s read Hervey Bay teenager   Mark Farrell’s _________ story. At the age of 14, he took a dive into a swimming   pool,   which would _________his life forever.

“I jumped into the pool and broke my _________ ,” he says, “It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, not the shallow end where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries   _________.”

Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now, at 27, is very calm about any _________life might     throw at him. In fact, he finds it _________to name any challenge. “ I just live my life and _________it day by day,” he says.

For the past few years, Mark has worked with the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) whose aim is to _________students to prevent   spinal injuries, telling his _________ to   young people   in the   Hervey   Bay region. “If I can __________ one kid’s life, it makes my __________worthwhile,” he says.

Mark stresses the importance of checking the __________of water before diving in and being more   __________in general. He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person, he’s   __________. Mark’s contribution to preventing spinal injuries was __________in 2017, when he was named Young Australian of the Year.

21.

A．exciting

B．inspiring

C．amusing

D．worrying

22.

A．start

B．benefit

C．change

D．shorten

23.

A．neck

B．leg

C．arm

D．wrist

24.

A．appear

B．recover

C．happen

D．last

25.

A．competition

B．challenge

C．success

D．responsibility

26.

A．necessary

B．hard

C．worthwhile

D．important

27.

A．realize

B．acquire

C．believe

D．take

28.

A．beg

B．allow

C．force

D．educate

29.

A．story

B．expectation

C．doubt

D．hobby

30.

A．risk

B．control

C．save

D．enrich

31.

A．effort

B．disability

C．response

D．praise

32.

A．width

B．depth

C．length

D．height

33.

A．nervous

B．optimistic

C．cautious

D．patient

34.

A．.outstanding

B．creative

C．confident

D．delighted

35.

A．suspected

B．recognized

C．stopped

D．limited

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When it seemed that social networks could no longer surprise us, China gave birth to    36    new application, Tik Tok. It is a social network in    37    you can create and share fun music videos with your friends and followers.

Tik Tok    38     (release) in September 2016 by Jinri Toutiao. With people of all ages loving it in 2019, the short-form video app is becoming    39     (rapid) popular around the country.

In order to use the application, we will need to create a user account, a process that will only take a few    40     (second). On Tik Tok the key is the music videos. When    41     (create) your music videos, you will be able to choose from hundreds of songs.     42    addition to being able to choose the most popular songs of the moment, users have a simple video editor to make their videos more    43     (surprise). Tik Tok aims to provide video editing service for mobile users, so all operations on this app are easy and clear    44     (master).

Creating videos with Tik Tok    45     (be) fun.Besides, we can “like” any other users’ video, leave comments, share it with friends, and so on.

46. 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Jack来信向你询问如何保持健康。请你根据以下要点给他写一封邮件提些建议。内容要点如下：
1. 合理饮食； 2. 加强锻炼； 3. 保证睡眠。
注意：1. 词数：80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 邮件的开头已写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,

I’m so glad to hear from you! In your letter you asked me how to keep healthy.

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Yours,

Li Hua

47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏团). Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money.

Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants, and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice.

One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It should be highlight of their young lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You are my knight in shining armor.”

He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say, “You got that right.” The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady gave the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand; her head dropped, and his lips began to shake. The father leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady told the price to him again. The man didn’t have enough money. How could he turn and tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus?

In fact, we were not rich. So I understand how the kids would feel. I felt sorry for them.

注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150 左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好。
Paragraph l:

Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket.

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Paragraph 2:

That day my father and I went back to our car and drove home without any tickets.

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