If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called "Discover Brisbane” free. The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane: the restaurants, the shops, the cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the banks, etc. Here is some information on Page 49.

1. ANZ Banking Group

Cnr. Creek & Queen Sts....................................................................................238 3228

2. Bank of New Zealand

410 Queen Street................................................................................................221 0411

3. Bank of Queensland

229 Elizabeth Street............................................................................................229 3122

4. Commonwealth Banking Group

240 Queen Street................................................................................................237 3111

5. National Australia Bank Ltd

225 Adelaide Street.............................................................................................221 6422

6. Westpac Banking Corp

260 Queen Street.................................................................................................227 2666

Banking Hours are Mon.-Thurs. 9:30 a. m. to 4 p. m.

Fir. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. All banks close Sat. Sun & Public Holidays.

Australia has a decimal currency with 100 cents to the Dollar.

Notes available are: $100, $50, $20, $10, $5.

Gold coins are: $2 & $1.

Silver coins are: 50, 20, 10&5.

Copper coins are: 2&1 cent.

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1.Page 49 of this book tells us something about _____ in Brisbane.

A.the restaurants B.the shops C.the banks D.the cinemas

2.Where can you find ANZ bank?

A.On the Queen Street. B.At the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street.

C.On the Elizabeth Street. D.At the comer of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street

3.In Australia, the banks have their longest service hours on ______.

A.Fridays B.Saturdays C.Sundays D.public holidays

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答卷纸上将该项涂黑。

In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. One day he made up his mind. Baltimore was the nearest large seaport(海港). The next morning he set out on the forty-mile journey to try to find____on a sailing ship.

In Baltimore, Henson found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship. For the next five years, Henson____around the world. With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, history, geography, and many other____

Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a____shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Lieutenant Robert Peary, asked the owner if he knew anyone with____at sea. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. He needed experienced men to go with him.

The shop owner knew about the young man’s skills and experience on ocean journeys,____he introduced Peary to Henson. Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved____to be a worthy and smart seaman. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man to stand on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream____

Over the next five years, the two explorers(探险家) made two trips together to the Arctic(北极). However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were____than either of them had ever imagined.

In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final challenge at reaching the North Pole. With four guides, they made a mad dash straight across the ice. Peary’s feet were so frostbitten(冻僵的) that he had to be pulled on a dogsled____April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow.

1.A.guide B.treasure C.government D.work

2.A.sailed B.drove C.rode D.walked

3.A.seaports B.subjects C.passports D.objects

4.A.hat B.food C.book D.shoe

5.A.excitement B.experiment C.experience D.expression

6.A.so B.because C.if D.but

7.A.myself B.yourself C.himself D.themselves

8.A.come true B.go wrong C.stay young D.keep fit

9.A.warmer B.better C.worse D.bigger

10.A.At B.To C.On D.In

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