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Auckland is New Zealand’s largest urban area with a population of just over a million people. It is not, however, the capital, although it was at one time, until the capital moved to Wellington. Auckland is the center of commerce and industry, and is perhaps the most energetic, prosperous and multicultural city in New Zealand.

The city’s landscape is decided by volcanic hills, the twin harbors, bays, beaches and islands. Its nickname “the city of sails” is very suitable. Auckland has more boats for each person than anywhere else in the world.

Auckland has many volcanic hills, many of which currently afford great views of the city. And Auckland’s geography is such that shiny waters seem to attract people from every point. It is a water lovers’ best place, with some of the best beaches, swimming, diving, fishing, sailing, windsurfing and water sports in the country.

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is also the cultural, administrative and political center of the country. Two aspects of the city that will immediately strike any visitor are the harbor and hilly landscape. Everywhere you go, the sounds and the smell of the ocean hang in the air, and green hills and valleys wrap you in a bear-hug embrace. At night, Wellington offers a spectacular, shimmering(闪闪发光的) cityscape that is unlike almost anywhere else in the world. Even after seeing it for a hundred times, it takes your breath away.

Wellington is a scenic, windy and diverse place. It has some of the best museums, art galleries, restaurants, and coffee houses in the country. It is the storehouse for the nation’s historic, cultural and artistic treasures. Being the first place where European settlers arrived, it also boasts lots of historic streets and buildings.

Wellington is host to an excellent Festival of the Arts every two years.

1.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Landscape of New Zealand B. The Capital of New Zealand

C. Auckland and Wellington D. Welcome to New Zealand

2.Auckland is the best city in New Zealand for people to ______________.

A. study New Zealand culture B. see green hills

C. visit historic streets and buildings D. do water sports

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the cityscape in Wellington?

A. Critical B. Neutral

C. Preferable D. Indifferent

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A SAD LOVE STORY

Li Fang was heart-broken. It was Valentine's Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after work. But she didn't_______. She could be with her friends right now laughing at him. She said she would be there at seven o'clock, and he thought she would keep her ____ . He had looked forward to meeting her all day, and now he was _____ with his roses and chocolates, like a fool. Well, he was not going to _____his breath for her to apologize. He would drown his sadness in coffee.

It was______  that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave – he ____ the tables, then sat down and ______ the TV --just what Li Fang needed! A sad Chinese story about lost love.

The granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven visited the earth. Her name was Zhinü, the weaving girl. While she was________she met the herd boy Niulang and they fell in love. ("Just like me and Hu Jin," thought Li Fang.) They_______secretly, and they were very happy. ("We could be like that," thought Li Fang.) When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her granddaughter was married to a _____, she became very angry and made the weaving girl return to Heaven. Niulang tried to follow her,_____ the river of stars, the Milky Way, stopped him. Finding that Zhinii was _____, her grandmother finally decided to let the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a year. Magpies make a bridge of their wings _____the couple can cross the river to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. People _____hope that the weather will be fine on that day, because if it is raining, it _____that Zhinü is weeping and the couple won't be able to meet.

The announcer said, "This is the story of Qiqiao Festival. When foreigners _____ the story, they call it a Chinese Valentine's story. It's a _____ day today, so I hope you can all meet the one you love."

As Li Fang _______for home, he thought, "I guess Hu Jin doesn't love me. I'll just throw these flowers and chocolates away. I don't want them to remind me of her." So he did.

As he sadly passed the tea shop ______on his way home, he heard a voice calling him. There was Hu Jin waving at him and calling, "Why are you so________? I've been waiting for you for a long time! And I have a gift for you!"

What would he do? He had thrown away her Valentine gifts! She would never forgive him. This would not be a happy Valentine's Day!

1.A. go out B. give up C. turn up D. get through

2.A. word B. promise C. secret D. possession

3.A. aside B. alone C. ahead D. ashore

4.A. take B. bring C. gasp D. hold

5.A. true B. strange C. obvious D. natural

6.A. pushed B. wiped C. cleaned D. served

7.A. got hold of B. prepared for C. took away D. turned on

8.A. at home B. in the hotel C. on earth D. out of the feild

9.A. left home B. got married C. went out D. made money

10.A. human B. boy C. farmer D. person

11.A. for B. so C. and D. but

12.A. heart-broken B. old-fashioned C. hard-working D. absent-minded

13.A. and B. so C. for D. or

14.A. on earth B. in the world C. in China D. through out the country

15.A. tells B. says C. means D. reports

16.A. hear about B. look at C. move to D. set out

17.A. cold B. cloudy C. bad D. fine

18.A. reach out B. be ready C. got out D. set off

19.A. in his way B. on the corner C. out of street D. far from home

20.A. late B. sad C. slow D. happy

In our modem world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The __ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of __ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we __ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to __ an object than to spend lime and money to repair it. __ modem manufacturing and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products arc plentiful and __.

Another cause is our __ of disposable products. As __ people, we are always looking for __ to save lime and make our lives easier. Companies __ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also __ to the problem. We are __ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that __ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we __ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the __ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To __ the amount of rubbish and to protect the __, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. __ t this is not enough to solve our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions __ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about __ Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.A. key B. reason C. project D. problem

2.A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products

3.A. face B. become C. observe D. change

4.A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw

5.A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of

6.A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful

7.A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division

8.A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy

9.A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends

10.A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve

11.A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes

12.A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for

13.A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger

14.A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away

15.A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences

16.A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure

17.A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands

18.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile

19.A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of

20.A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising

Chinese Women’s Volleyball team stood1.the top of the Olympic podium for the third time in the history of volleyball at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Coach Lang Ping also made her own history. She has become2.first to win Olympic gold medals as a coach and player. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, she and her teammates got their first Olympic medal. Since then, Chinese Women’s Volleyball team3. (think) as a flagship by all Chinese people for their fighting spirit.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Chinese Women’s had a bad start. They finished fourth in the group stage, after4. (fail) in 3 consecutive games. Lang Ping, the coach, challenged her players to find ways to grow from their struggles with the world watching. Lang always believed that her players had the talent and 5.(determine) to complete in the top volleyball teams in the world.

They did make it. Chinese Women’s volleyball team exhibited the same fight a year ago 6.they played the World Cup in Japan, and then got to Rio de Janeiro and worked through women initial rough Olympic moments.

Lang Ping challenged her players to support one7.through the ups and downs, and to grow from each defeat and triumph on the pressure-packed Olympic stage. They responded, and seemed to play 8.(good) than before when the moments were critical.

Lang Ping has not just trained 9.shaped Chinese Women’s Volleyball team. What she does is more than simply arranging players, but cultivating them.

“The spirit of Chinese Women’s Volleyball team is never to give up. My duty as a coach is to instruct this young team 10. (carry) on this spirit,” said Lang.

Young people in the United States do not have a strong understanding of the world and their place in it.

Two US-based groups, the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Geographic Society, conducted an online survey last year. They wanted to know what young people in American colleges knew about geography, U.S. foreign policy, recent international events, and economics.

The survey was given to over 1,200 Americans between the ages of 18 and 26 years. All of them presently attending, or having previously graduated from, a 2- or 4-year college or university.

The average test score, out of 75 total possible answers, was 55 percent. The study identifies a few important problems. For example, only 30 percent knew that the only part of the U.S. government that can declare war is Congress. Only 60% of those taking the survey could identify Brazil on a world map.

Part of the problem, argue the organizers of the survey, is the Internet. They say it is becoming harder to find high-quality information about world events amongst all the fake news and trivia which swamp the web. Forty-three percent of those questioned said they read about the news on Facebook.

Another problem is that most college courses do not require students to learn about international issues. If such information is not required, Richard Haass from the Council on Foreign Relations said, then the United States could have leaders like Gary Johnson. He was a recent presidential candidate who did not know about the Syrian city of Aleppo when a reporter asked him about it.

The survey results were not all bad. The young people also demonstrated a good understanding of climate change and renewable energy. And the majority of them said that international issues were becoming more important to them.

Haass says these findings suggest the need to find ways to get good information to students, both in school and online. To help, the Council on Foreign Relations is creating a new program called CFR Campus, designed to help build knowledge about global issues.

1.What do we know about the survey?

A. The participants were all recent university graduates.

B. It was an online survey conducted by two US universities.

C. It was given to over 1,200 American people aged from 18 to 26.

D. It aimed to find out what the young people know about America.

2.What’s one reason survey organizers give for young people’s lack of knowledge?

A. The poor quality of the US university system.

B. Young people’s unwillingness to travel abroad.

C. The sources from which they get their information.

D. Their lack of interest in knowing more about the world.

3.What topic did the young Americans understand best according to the survey?

A. Government organizations. B. Geographic information.

C. Foreign relations. D. Environmental matters.

4.In which column of a newspaper could we find this article?

A. Economics. B. Education.

C. National Politics. D. Entertainment.

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