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 something about banks on page 49:

     ANZ Banking Group

     Cnr. Greek && Queen Sts ……………… 228 3228

     Bank of New Zealand

     410 Queen Street ……………………… 221 0411

     Bank of Queensland

       229 Elizabeth Street …………………… 229 3122

       Commonwealth Banking Group

       240 Queen Street ……………………… 237 3111

       National Australia Bank Ltd

       225 Adelaide Street …………………… 221 6422

       Westpac Banking Corp

       260 Queen Street ……………………… 227 2666

      Banking hours are Mon.-Thu. 9:30 am to 4 pm. Fri. 9:30 am to 5 pm. All banks close Sat. Sun. && Public Holidays.

       Australia has a decimal currency(十进币制) 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 cent

       Copper coins are: 2 && 1 cent

 

60. You can find ANZ Banking Group on ______.

   A. Queen Street             

   B. Elizabeth Street

   C. the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street

   D. the corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street

61. ______ seems to be the most important street in Brisbane.

   A. Greek Street                        B. Elizabeth Street 

   C. Queen Street                        D. Adelaide Street

62. On Saturdays, you can go to ______ to put your money in or take your money out.

   A. ANZ Banking Group      

   B. Bank of Queensland

   C. National Australia Bank Ltd        

   D. no bank

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

   A. public holidays                 B. Sundays 

   C. Saturdays                        D. Fridays

New research says 35 percent of the deaths of children worldwide are caused by hunger. The research is from poor to middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Robert Black from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland was the leading writer of the research. He says more than 3.5 million mothers and children under five die in poor countries each year because of hunger.

He says more than two million children die from underdevelopment, either before or after birth. Millions of others who survive face a lifetime of disabilities or early death. And the effects are not just physical. Poor brain development can limit economic success as children become adults. Then the cycle of poverty and hunger often repeats for their children.

Doctor Black says hungry children are also more likely to have conditions like high blood pressure and heart disease as adults. He says the studies show that food programs need to place the greatest importance on the first two years of life. Hungry children can suffer the whole life damage from age two.

So it is high time to improve their diets. Diets should include foods rich in vitamin A and other useful things. The researchers say early help like these could reduce child deaths by 25%.

The research has faced some criticism(批评). A medical aid group says the researchers underestimate(低估)the number of child deaths from hunger. The researchers say there are findings that support this treatment but more studies are needed to compare it to hospital care.

 

64.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. Poverty and hunger have influenced all children's lives in the world.

B. Hunger has some bad effects on children's physical and mental development.

C. Ever year over two million children die of hunger after birth.

D. Poverty and hunger can limit people's success.

65.What can we learn from this passage?

A. If a child is hungry at childhood, he will be disabled in the future.

B. Criticism is the best medicine for hunger.

C. The results from the research is not satisfactory.

D. Generally speaking, hungry children have less chance of catching heart disease when they grow up.

66.Which period is the most important for children's physical development?

A. Before birth.                             B. Between birth and the age of two.

C. From age two to five.                D. Under the age of five.

67.Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

A. Hunger―children's biggest enemy.                      B. How to prevent hunger.

C. A latest survey about hunger all over the world.    D. Time to improve our living conditions.

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