1. What do the speakers think of San Francisco?
| A．It’s a big city. | B．They both love the city. | C．It isn’t so expensive to live there. |
| A．She likes it. | B．She doesn’t mind it. | C．She considers it rude. |
| A．He has many friends. |
| B．He’s crazy about the cellphone. |
| C．He thinks that it could be something important. |
2 . Sydney Cinemas in Historic Buildings
The Orpheum
Running since 1935, the Orpheum is of beautiful art design. When it was built, the Orpheum was used as a theatre with a stage and dressing rooms. It could seat 1,735 people. Later, the theatre was turned into a shopping mall. However, in 1986 the theatre was bought by Mike Walsh OBE and turned into a theatre again. Now this six-screen cinema shows old and new films to people. And you can still enjoy live (现场的) music on weekends.
Where: Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, 380 a Military a Road, Cremorne
The Ritz
This family-owned cinema was built in 1937. At first, the cinema had a number of owners until, in 1993, when the owners planned to pull down the building, the local government ordered people to protect it forever. Since then, another five screens have been added, making the Ritz one of Sydney’s oldest multiscreen cinemas. It’s known for its beautiful architecture (建筑风格) and low ticket prices.
Where: 45 St. Pauls Street, Randwick
Golden Age Cinema and Bar (酒吧)
Golden Age Cinema has been carefully rebuilt. It now includes a wonderful bar that serves wines, beers and cocktails, and serves snacks and food specials to match the cinema program. Also in the building Golden Stage features live music acts. A trip to Golden Age Cinema is a relaxing experience for visitors.
Where: 80 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
1. When it was built, the Orpheum was designed to be ________.| A．a bar | B．a railway station | C．a theatre | D．a shopping mall |
| A．The Orpheum. | B．The Ritz. |
| C．Golden Age Cinema. | D．Golden Age Bar. |
| A．380 Military Road | B．45 St. Pauls street |
| C．80 Commonwealth Street | D．Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace |
| A．They have beautiful art design. |
| B．They are owned by the local government. |
| C．They both serve films as well as drinks. |
| D．They were once turned into shopping malls. |
| A．The Ritz can hold up to 1,735 people. |
| B．The Orpheum served as a cinema from 1935 to 1986. |
| C．The oldest multi-screen cinema in Sydney is the Ritz. |
| D．You can enjoy live music in the Orpheum on weekends. |
1. What is the man going to do?
| A．Buy a house. | B．Rent a house. | C．Paint a house. |
| A．Gas. | B．Heat. | C．Electricity. |
| A．When he signs one copy. |
| B．When he gets the key to the house. |
| C．When the oil prices increase. |
1. 更多市民遵守交通规则，坐公交不霸座，过马路不闯红灯；
2. 广场舞扰民情况有好转；
3. 市民文明遛狗，主动清理宠物粪便。
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5 . The following is the information of some excellent hotels at the famous resort (度假胜地) for skiers in Italy.
Hotel Ela
£550 per person
The hotel Ela lies in the center of the resort, only 100 m from the main ski lift and 300 m from the ski school meeting point. It is ideal for those who prefer a hotel which is very close to all the resort’s action.
Rooms (2-4 people): Twin rooms with cable TV, hairdryer, shower and WC. All rooms have recently been redecorated.
Hotel Sport
£540 per person
It is near shops, bars and restaurants. The hotel is a great choice for those looking for lively nightlife. The famous bar is just on the ground floor.
Rooms (2-4 people): All rooms are located on the 2nd and 3rd floors and have hairdryer, mini-safe, satellite TV, shower and WC.
Please note: This hotel doesn’t accept groups larger than 6 people.
Hotel Xalet Verdu
£559 per person
It is an attractive hotel decorated in the traditional style and offers comfortable accommodation. The atmosphere is welcoming. It is 300m from the main ski lift and the village center.
Garage: £10 a day
64 rooms: Twin or double bedrooms with shower, hairdryer, satellite TV, telephone and safe.
Villa Cary Hotel
£540 per person
The Villa Cary is a small but well located hotel with comfortable rooms for two people making it ideal for couples. You’re guaranteed a warm welcome from the English owner.
Rooms (2 people): Pleasantly furnished double bedrooms with cable TV, mini-safe and bathrooms with shower and WC.
1. What is the benefit of staying in Hotel Ela?| A．It’s the cheapest of all the hotels. |
| B．It’s the best among all the hotels. |
| C．It’s convenient for the resort’s activities. |
| D．It has rooms with cable TV and a hairdryer. |
| A．Guests can enjoy the exciting nightlife there. |
| B．All its rooms have just been redecorated. |
| C．It sometimes offers free accommodation. |
| D．It is the largest of all the hotels. |
| A．£90. | B．£70. | C．£30. | D．£10. |
| A．Hotel Ela. | B．Hotel Sport. |
| C．Villa Cary Hotel. | D．Hotel Xalet Verdu. |
| A．Hotel Ela. | B．Hotel Sport. |
| C．Villa Cary Hotel. | D．Hotel Xalet Verdu. |
6 . Playgrounds, Parks and Reserves in Crace
Crace, as a relatively new community, has more playgrounds, parks and reserves than many other areas of similar size. They all offer something different to enjoy.
George Kemp Park
The park has the tiniest and cutest playground in Crace. It has a see-saw (跷跷板), a slide and climbing steps which are nicely arranged for little legs just learning to walk and climb.
Large trees provide some shade and there is a path which is perfect for beginner bike riders to practice their skills.
Duncan Dunbar Reserve
It is a small reserve that includes a playground with swings, a climbing area, a slide and a small pirate (海盗) ship themed play area. This park is great for little kids looking to graduate from small-sized equipment to something a bit more challenging. The area isn’t shaded and the surrounding grass reserve area can become muddy (泥泞的) after rain.
Crace Grasslands Nature Reserve
The area is a huge grassland reserve and is home to several endangered animals, including the Striped Legless Lizard, the Golden Sun Moth and the Perunga Grasshopper. There are grassy tracks throughout the reserve for walking and bird-watching. There is also a horse-riding track in the reserve’s northeast.
Crace Recreation Park
There is a large playground with equipment to suit both small and older kids including swings, slides and climbing facilities. The playground area has some shaded seating. Beside the playground is a large area that leads to an outdoor sports facility with tennis, netball, basketball and soccer multi-purpose courts as well as an outdoor gym. The park is also home to a wetland full of birds, frogs, lizards and more.
1. What’s Crace like?| A．It has no playgrounds. | B．It’s attractive to the old. |
| C．It’s perfect for practicing cars. | D．It’s a new but special community. |
| A．There are hills for people to climb. | B．There are trees offering people shade. |
| C．There are playgrounds for little kids. | D．There are paths suitable for skilled bikers. |
| A．Lovers of boating. | B．Lovers of ball games. |
| C．Kids who like pirate ships. | D．Adults who study endangered animals. |
1. When was the National Library of St. Mark’s first designed?
| A．In 1588. | B．In 1570. | C．In 1537 |
| A．Being the first public library. |
| B．Surviving several wars. |
| C．Having the largest collection of books. |
| A．In Syria. | B．In Egypt. | C．In Greece. |
8 . People in the office usually sit for most of the day when they work. But this is bad for a person's health. When people sit for too long every day, they don't move very much. So it is easy to start getting fat. Sitting too long is also bad for their work because it makes them want to sleep. When this happens, people may make more mistakes in their work or spend more time finishing their work. Companies need workers to be healthy, so how do they fix the problem?
Some companies have different types of desks to help their workers. The first type of desk is the standing desk. The desk can be taller when a person wants to stand. It can also be shorter when the person wants to sit. Another type of desk is the walking desk. This desk is made so that a person can work while walking at the same time.
Workers in the companies like the different types of desks very much. They think these desks are quite useful.
1. When people in the office work, they usually ________.| A．sit | B．move | C．run | D．sing |
| A．cause. | B．solve. | C．bring. | D．discuss |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
| A．They are cheap. | B．They are traditional. |
| C．They are useful. | D．They are expensive |
| A．tell us the reasons for sitting |
| B．show the advantages of standing |
| C．introduce desks that help people work better |
| D．compare companies that provide different jobs |
9 . People who grow up outside of cities are better at finding their way around than urbanites, a large study on navigation suggests. The results, described online on March 30 in Nature, hint that learning to handle environmental complexity as a child strengthens mental muscles for spatial skills.
Nearly 400,000 people from 38 countries around the world played a video game called Sea Hero Quest, designed by scientists and game developers as a fun way to collect data about people’s brains. Players piloted a boat in search of various targets.
On average, people who said they had grown up outside of cities, where they would have probably encountered lots of complicated paths, were better at finding the targets than people who were raised in cities.
What’s more, the difference between city residents and outsiders was most obvious in countries where cities tend to have simple layouts (布局), such as Chicago with its streets laid out at 90-degree angles. The simpler the cities, the bigger the advantage for people from more rural areas, cognitive scientist Antoine Coutrot of CNRS and his colleagues report.
Still, from these video game data, scientists can’t definitively say that the childhood environment is behind the differences in navigation. But it’s possible. “As a kid, if you are exposed to a complex environment, you learn to find your way, and you develop the right cognitive processes to do so,” Coutrot says.
Other factors have been linked to navigational performance, including age, gender, education and even a superior sense of smell. Figuring out these details will give doctors a more precise baseline (基准) of a person’s navigational abilities. That, in turn, might help reveal when these skills weaken, as they do in early Alzheimer’s disease, for instance.
1. What does the underlined word “urbanites” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Those who live close to urban areas. |
| B．Those who are from rural areas. |
| C．Those who are raised in cities. |
| D．Those who long for urban life. |
| A．By playing a game called Sea Hero Quest. |
| B．By gathering data from the video game. |
| C．By recording electrical activities in brains. |
| D．By comparing various targets of the game. |
| A．City outsiders performed no better than city residents in the study. |
| B．Cities’ simple layouts gave city residents an advantage in the game. |
| C．There was no significant difference between city residents and outsiders. |
| D．The players’ performance had something to do with their earlier experience. |
| A．Childhood surroundings might affect people’s navigational abilities. |
| B．Gender and education are key to developing navigational abilities. |
| C．A superior sense of smell bears no relation to navigational abilities. |
| D．The study of navigational abilities can help cure Alzheimer’s disease. |
| A．How environment impacts early childhood development |
| B．Why is early childhood education important for our future |
| C．When is the best time to obtain your navigational skills |
| D．Where you grew up may shape your navigational skills |
One day I decided to plant a garden in our backyard, and my husband began to paint our fence. We’re renters, not owners, and were growing tired of waiting for the day when we would be able to buy something, so we began turning our house into a place we could call home.
We’ve also taken on new responsibilities: I started volunteering at the city’s animal shelter, and my husband has been volunteering for a nonprofit art gallery. Being involved in this way has given each of us an increased sense of purpose and strengthened our ties to the place we live in.
But it’s not just the things that you can add to your restart that matter. I’m happy to be able to help out an elderly woman I see struggling with her bag. I know I’ve done something good when I knock on a neighbor’s door and let her know her car lights are still on. I feel I’ve done my part when I find a lost dog wandering in the neighborhood and return him to his relieved owner.
No doubt it works the other way, too. As we come to care about the place we live in, the people here grow to know and care about us. It feels good to know that when we’re out of town, our neighbors are picking up our mail and keeping an eye on our house for us. We’re delighted when a neighbor congratulates us on my pregnancy.
This symbiotic (共生的) relationship we’re building with our community is exciting and inspiring. As I watch new life sprouting up in my garden, I think about all the possibilities for laying down more roots to this place and growing along with it. And as I think about the baby growing, I am knowing we will be bringing a new person --- a new participant --- into this community, a community he’ll call his hometown.
1. What new responsibility has the author’s husband been taking on? (No more than 10 words)2. Why are the writer and her husband rewarded in return? (No more than 10 words)
3. What does the underlined phrase “sprouting up” most probably mean? (No more than 3 words)
4. What is the best title of the text? (No more than 8 words)
5. After reading the text, if you want to have a life with your neighbors, what should you do? (No more than 20 words)
