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7．The Commonwealth games have meant that the eyes of the world have been focused on our fair city-Melbourne．And it would look pretty good，wouldn't it？And what better way to regain our title as world's most liveable city？I'm told that we recently lost the right to say this to foreign friends proudly when the international list was re-examined and we slipped to the fourth place．
It's hard to see how Melbourne could have lost its crown （桂冠） when you look at what it has to offer.24hours Coles，free transport for drunks on New Year's Eve，a new freeway，it's all here．
The first focus for the international press will obviously be the endless stadiums dotted around the city．But as well as being full every other weekend，these great places often play host to slightly older kids．At Rod Laver，even the olds get a look-in as the Christian evangelical （教会的） road show rolls into town once a year for a night of stadium worship （崇拜）．
Another pleasure Melbourne enjoys is that it's very easy to get around．There's a bit of a squeeze during rush hour for sure，but nothing like Bangkok，where the journey home can take longer than growing a beard and parking is barely distinguishable from the drive itself．Driving here is a piece of cake．It must be because the wise people who hand out the taxis seem to actively encourage a career behind the wheel within 24hours of landing in the country as an educational tool for getting to know the city．No slowing down for learning bends，just go，go，go!
As for the social life，with over 40million bars in Melbourne's CBD alone，we have plenty of places for spectators to celebrate national victory，making this town as good as any and it happens 24hours a day，7days a week．
Unfortunately，the athletes themselves don't get to smell the roses to the same degree．But the rest of the world will know that this is the place to be．The most liveable city in the world．By far the easiest place on earth to cheat death，which is essentially what we're talking about．

63．In Paragraph 1and 2the author is wonderingA．
A．how Melbourne has fallen behind
B．when the international list was re-examined
C．what they should do to regain the world's focus
D．whether Melbourne can offer greater convenience
64．What does the author mainly want to show in the passage？C
A．The casual life styles of Melbourne．
B．The various social activities in Melbourne．
C．The competitive advantages of Melbourne．
D．The convenient transportation in Melbourne．
65．From the underlined sentence，we can infer the athletesA．
A．have minimum social activities
B．take no interest in the beauty of the city
C．are forbidden to live in the busy city centre
D．are unwilling to celebrate the victory publicly
66．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage？D

CP：Central Point  P：Point  Sp：Sub-point （次要点）  C：Conclusion．

分析 本文主要讲述墨尔本丢失桂冠的质疑以及墨尔本的三个优势．

解答 ACAD
63  A  细节题．题目问的是："在一二段中作者想知道什么？"根据第二段It's hard to see how Melbourne could have lost its crown （桂冠） when you look at what it has to offer．很难弄懂Melbourne怎么会失去了桂冠．故选A．
64  C  细节题．题目问的是："在文章里作者主要想说什么？"第三段中The first focus for the international press will obviously be the endless stadiums dotted around the city．和第四段中 Another pleasure Melbourne enjoys is that it's very easy to get around．和第五段中we have plenty of places for spectators to celebrate national victory可以归纳出墨尔本的竞争优势．故选C．
65   A   推断题．题目问的是："从划线句子可以推断出运动员______？"根据the rest of the world will know that this is the place to be．The most livable city in the world．可知运动员不能体会到这是宜居住的城市，因为他们的社会活动比较少．故选A．
66   D   细节题．题目问的是："下面哪个图表示文章的结构？"阅读全文可知本文先讲了一个事实，作者先就墨尔本排名退步表示不解．后三段分别提出三个优点，最后得出结论．可见本文结构为D图所示．

点评 本文是政治经济类阅读理解．这类题材是高考常考的内容，它注重考查考生对整体内容的把握和理解，做题时要求考生结合题目要求以及上下文做出正确的判断．

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Several car-sharing start-ups，including Getaround，RelayRides and JustShareIt，are eager to connect car owners with renters this way．The companies have different rules，but participating
owners receive，generally speaking，about two-thirds of the rental earnings．RelayRides says an owner of a midsize，late-model sedan who rents out a car for 10 hours a week could expect to clear about＄3，000 a year．
Peer-to-peer car sharing remains in the trial stage； it can be found in San Francisco and a few other places．It has a long way to go before it becomes the auto equivalent of Airbnb，the surprise success story for peer-to-peer sharing of space in apartments and houses．
Shelby Clark，founder of RelayRides，says potential investors in his company have been concerned that owners will be afraid to hand their car over to strangers．To address that，he points to Airbnb，saying，"Letting people sleep in your living room is much more of a disturbance into your personal space than letting someone use your car．"
 All of these companies offer their own insurance coverage for their renters，which are supposed to put owners'minds at ease．But only two states-California and Oregon-have passed laws to clarify that an owner will not suffer any consequences should a car-sharing renter have an accident．
"In all the other states，legal ambiguity remains，"Shelby Clark says．"If a renter should be involved in a serious accident in those states，the victim can be expected to go after every party possible，including the car's owner．"
Also to remove the worries of car owners，the driving records of renters are checked for recent serious violations．
 
36．What does the underlined word"sedan"in Paragraph 2 probably refer to？A
A．A kind of car
B．An owner of a car．
C．A renting company．
D．A car-sharing renter．
37．Which of the following is true of Airbnb？B
A．It cares little about personal privacy
B．It deals with house-sharing successfully．
C．It is a very popular car-sharing company
D．Its ideas are being tried out in some states．
38．If a car-sharing renter should have an accident in California，the car's ownerB．
A．has to take legal responsibility    
B．will not suffer the consequence
C．is not covered by health insurance  
D．must pay the insurance for the renter
39．According to the text，more car-owners will participate in the service，ifA
A．legal ambiguity is clarified in all the states
B．renters are warned not to violate traffic rules
C．more money is given to participating owners
D．people are aware of the importance of sharing
40．It can be learned from the text that car-sharingD
A．makes no profit                     
B．remains in popularity
C．is against the state law            
D．is a new business model．
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