Most people who work in London get a break of about an hour for lunch.  36  they mostly live too far from home to go back there  37  lunch, they have to  38  other arrangements for their midday meal.
Many large companies have a canteen (自助食堂) for their employees. In  39  canteens the food served is simple but  40 , and there is some  41  of choice. But the number of dishes 42 usually small. The employees themselves fetch their dishes  43  a counter at which they are 44. There they can find a tray on  45  to carry their knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, saucers, 46, of course, their food. A meal in a canteen is inexpensive and may  47  of soup, fish and chips or meat and two vegetables,  48  fruit or pudding of some  49  as dessert. Some companies that do not run a canteen  50  their staff with luncheon-vouchers (午餐券), which many restaurants will accept in 51  of money.
As there are so many people  52  work in London, there are numerous cafes and restaurants in every area that is not purely residential. A meal  53  cost anything from a modest sum to quite a few pounds,  54  on the restaurant and the food chosen.  55 , one can generally get a meal, or at least a snack, in a pub. In recent years there has also been a big increase in the number of ‘take-away’ food shops of all kinds.

【小题1】
A.UnlessB.AsC.IfD.Although
【小题2】
A.forB.atC.ofD.in
【小题3】
A.takeB.bringC.makeD.use
【小题4】
A.suchB.fewC.soD.little
【小题5】
A.fullB.limitedC.extraD.enough
【小题6】
A.exchange B.varietyC.change D.difference
【小题7】
A.areB.isC.beingD.be
【小题8】
A.toB.withC.atD.from
【小题9】
A.soldB.servedC.madeD.kept
【小题10】
A.whichB.itC.exceptD.instead
【小题11】
A.orB.butC.andD.except
【小题12】
A.consistB.composeC.compareD.insist
【小题13】
A.alongB.withC.aboutD.at
【小题14】
A.sortB.patternC.categoryD.content
【小题15】
A.prepareB.repairC.affordD.provide
【小题16】
A.space B.caseC.faceD.place
【小题17】
A.atB.aboveC.overD.by
【小题18】
A.mustB.mayC.should D.could
【小题19】
A.takingB.turningC.dependingD.bringing
【小题20】
A.Besides B.HoweverC.NeverD.More

Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices, factories and schools. Water is needed everywhere.
There is water in seas, rivers and lakes. Water is found almost everywhere. Even in the desert part of the world, there is some water in the air. You can not see or feel it when it is a part of the air. The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid, the water in the air is a gas, and we call it water vapour (蒸气).
Clouds are made of water. They may be made of very small drops of water. They may also be made of snow crystals(结晶体). Snow crystals are very very small crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water. It is a solid. There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter.
Water may be a solid or a liquid or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can drink it. When it is a gas, you can not see or feel it.
【小题1】Where can we find water?

A.We can find water when it turns into vapour.
B.Water is only in seas and rivers.
C.We can see water in deserts here and there.
D.Water can be found almost everywhere.
【小题2】We can drink water when it is
A.a solidB.aliquidC.in the airD.turned into ice
【小题3】Clouds are made of
A.seas, rivers and lakes
B.blocks of ice
C.very small drops of water or snow crystals
D.solid, liquid and gas
【小题4】Water has three states(状态). They are
A.solid, liquid and gas
B.solid, vapour, snow
C.drops of water, blocks of ice and crystals of water
D.ice, snow and air

Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices, factories and schools. Water is needed everywhere.
There is water in seas, rivers and lakes. Water is found almost everywhere. Even in the desert part of the world, there is some water in the air. You can not see or feel it when it is a part of the air. The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid, the water in the air is a gas, and we call it water vapour (蒸气).
Clouds are made of water. They may be made of very small drops of water. They may also be made of snow crystals(结晶体). Snow crystals are very very small crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water. It is a solid. There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter.
Water may be a solid or a liquid or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can drink it. When it is a gas, you can not see or feel it.
【小题1】Where can we find water?

A.Water can be found almost everywhere
B.We can find water when it turns into vapour.
C.Water is only in seas and rivers.
D.We can see water in deserts here and there.
【小题2】We can drink water when it is     .
A.a solidB.in the airC.aliquidD.turned into ice
【小题3】Clouds are made of     .
A.seas, rivers and lakesB.solid, liquid and gas
C.very small drops of water or snow crystalsD.blocks of ice
【小题4】Water has three states(状态). They are        .
A.solid, liquid and gas
B.solid, vapour, snow
C.drops of water, blocks of ice and crystals of water
D.ice,snow and air


Given Australia’s size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, Australian society is remarkably homogeneous (同种的). Its citizens are fundamentally prosperous(繁荣的) and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many miles divide them. It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.
However, there is some difference in lifestyle between city dwellers and the country people. Almost 90 per cent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert. The major cities preserve pockets of colonial heritage, but the overall impression is modern, with new buildings reflecting the country’s youth. In contrast, the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative. For many years, Australia was said to have “ridden on the sheep’s back”, a reference to wool being the country’s main money-earner. However, the wool industry is no longer dominant. Much of Australia’s relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world. Newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. Australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. On the whole, Australia is a society without hierarchies (等级制度), an attitude generally held to stem from its prisoner beginnings.
Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had become a nation of immigrants. Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles, today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere. Australia’s liberal postwar immigration policies led to an influx of survivors from war-torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.
The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a ‘blend of nations’ and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is justifiably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.
51. What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.” in the first paragraph?
A. Australians speak Standard English with no local accents whatsoever.
B. You have to practice a lot to learn to understand the different accents.
C. The Australian regional accents are very difficult to understand indeed.
D. There is not much difference between the accents in different areas of Australia.
52. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Most Australians have ancestors who were prisoners.
B. The Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.
C. The majority of people living in Australia come from Europe.
D. The pace of life is different in the city and in the country.
53. The underlined pronoun ‘it’ in the final paragraph refers to “_______”.
A. community    B. racism    C. blend of Nations   D. Southeast Asia
54. We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. there are no signs of Australia’s colonial past in its modern cities
B. Australia’s recent immigration policy encourages immigrants from Southeast Asia
C. immigrants from Southeast Asia have brought racial problems
D. “riding on sheep’s back” resulted in slow development in rural communities
55. This passage mainly focuses on Australia’s ______.
A. society       B. economy     C. racial problems     D. history

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