CITY SIGHTSEEING TOUR
This tour consists of touring the City, Bay and Surrounds Area of the CBD. Toorak(affluent), CliftonHill(reto), Carlton(little Italy), Fitzroy(bohemian), Kew(Studley Park Boat house), The Yarra River...etc
Picture yourself in a Classic Chevrolet Convertible travelling the streets of Melbourne with the wind blowing in your hair and everyone wondering who you are and wishing it was them.
Stopping to view The Bay and have your champagne（香槟酒） and French pastry（点心） on the pier.（码头）
This is a feeling of luxury, this is unique!
Spend a few hours seeing Melbourne and its surrounds from the perspective of a Classic Convertible Chevrolet Impala (either 1965 or 1968).This unique chauffeured tour lasts 2 hours transports you and up to three friends.
Choose your own route, or let us choose for you and go to places such as Kew Boulevard along the Yarra - a lovely lush area or maybe the Country area of Warrandyte or the Bay area of St Kilda. You might want to have fish'n'chips at Station Pier or coffee and cake at Brunetti's in Carlton!
STOPPING FOR COFFEE AND SNACKS AT CUSTOMERS EXPENSE
MORNINGTON PENINSULA TOUR
When you think Mornington Peninsula you think of rolling hills and rugged coastline, and a beach on every cove.
This tour takes you to an area so diverse of soil, sunshine and rainfall. It has a micro- climate all itself. Its wine and food are unique. There are more than 150 Wineries in the Peninsula. Surrounded by 25 hectares of National Parks it has a mix of rugged coastline, serene wetlands and wild bushland.
We start our tour from Melbourne journey to Frankston, Mornington then Red Hill. We travel to a variety of vineyards.
Followed by lunch at Montalto Vineyard and Restaurant awarded both a Chef's Hat Rating in the 2009 Age Good Food Guide & 5 red stars in the 2009 Halliday Australian Wine Companion. (5 red stars stand for an outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity!)
From here we travel along the picturesque coast line of natural beauty dotted throughout this land of striking contrast.
At your leisure we travel back to Melbourne.
PHILIP ISLAND TOUR
This is our Phillip Island Tour bringing you in touch with wildlife: seals, koalas, penguins not to mention the Island's surfing beaches. Panoramic views of Bass Straight and Cowes. This tour is a very personalized one because there is so much to see and do on this beautiful Island.
THE DANDENONGS/YARRA RANGES DELUX TOUR
With this Tour we take you to Olinda and Sherbrook Forest which is in the Dandenong Ranges, here we travel the winding Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, which has large lush fern gullies and greenery forest, towering Majestic Mountain Ash and beautiful colourful Rosellas.
We stop and visit "The Sky High Observatory" with spectacular views of Mt Dandenong and Surrounds have a cake or a cup of coffee while nestled under the canopy of Australian eucalypts forest and see wildlife in abundance.
We continue our journey travelling across to Coldsteam Hills and Yarra Glen, here we have, "The Yarra Valley Wineries".We stop for lunch at either, ‘Sweet Water Cafe' or Yering Station After lunch we take in some wine tastings, all at your pleasure before traveling back home via Christmas Hills.

1.
If you are interested in animals, which place would you rather visit?
1. A.
  City sighteseeing tour.
2. B.
  Momington Peninsula tour.
3. C.
  Philip Island tour.
4. D.
  The Dandenongs Delux tour.
2.
In which of the following places do the visitors have to have coffee and snacks at their own expense?
1. A.
  City Sightseeing tour.
2. B.
  Momingcon Peninsula tour.
3. C.
  Philip Island tour.
4. D.
  The Dandenongs Delux tour.
3.
What are the similarities between the Mornington Peninsula tour and the Dandenongs Dclux tour?
1. A.
  You may play with animals there.
2. B.
  You can travel with up to three friends.
3. C.
  You can travel to an area diverse of soil, sunshine and rainfall.
4. D.
  You can taste some wine.

Have you heard of the movie Benji off the Leashf This Benji story7 begins when his mother, a pretty black furry dog, escapes from the puppy mill with Colby, a boy who loves her.He tries to hide her in an abandoned house.The boy' s father discovers her there and takes mother and pups back home to the puppy mill, but leaves Benji behind because he doesn't look purebred （纯血统的） enough to be sold for money.Colby comes back later to rescue the tiny puppy and keeps Benji in his wooden clubhouse, bringing Mom to come to visit him in secret.
As Benji grows bigger, it becomes harder to keep him in the clubhouse, and eventually the boy' s father discovers him and Benji is forced to flee to the streets.But despite his fear of Colby' s father, Benji cannot forget about his mother, who is growing steadily weaker and sicker.He continues to sneak back to the puppy mill yard to spy on the goings-on there and plan a way to rescue her.
Benji's doggie pal, Scrappy enters the story when he is pushed out of a car into a country lane.Once his paws hit the ground, Scrappy wags his tail once helplessly after the car as it drives away, and then is immediately up to his neck in hapless mischief （顽皮）. Scrappy is a lovably stupid little dog who barely manages to escape the animal control officers who are determined to catch him.
One of the wonderful things about this movie is that the two stars are not highly trained purebred dogs.Both Benji and Scrappy were rescued mixed breed dogs found at local animal shelters.Adorable Benji and his stupid pal, Scrappy, demonstrate that mixed-breed rescue dogs are just as intelligent and trainable as any purebred dog.
Benji Off the Leash clearly demonstrates the connection between people who abuse animals and people who abuse people.Colby' s father takes out his anger on those who are weaker than him, namely by frightening his wife and the dogs.He attempts to frighten Colby, but the boy bravely refuses to let him.
Children who are used to fast-paced action films with catchy theme songs may not have the patience for the slower pace of this film.But for rescue volunteers, older children, and anyone who loves dogs, this is a heartwarming movie that shows how even in today' s world of deserted dogs and backyard puppy mills, there can still be happy endings for homeless dogs.

1.
What can be learned from the passage?
1. A.
  Two dogs star the movie.
2. B.
  The boy' s mother is very disgusting.
3. C.
  The movie will be liked by all the children.
4. D.
  The movie is fast-paced.
2.
We can infer from the passage that _____.
1. A.
  The movie is in praise of deserting homeless dogs.
2. B.
  We shouldn't have mercy on homeless dogs.
3. C.
  We human beings need to love animals because they are our friends.
4. D.
  mixed-breed rescued dogs are less intelligent and trainable than purebred dogs.
3.
What' s the passage mainly about?
1. A.
  Reviewing a Him.
2. B.
  Giving a summary of a movie.
3. C.
  Thinking highly of the relationship between animals and humans.
4. D.
  Criticizing people deserting animals.
4.
What' s the purpose of writing the passage?
1. A.
  To attract more people to see the movie.
2. B.
  To call on children to help homeless pets.
3. C.
  To show anger about abusing animals.
4. D.
  To urge people to care and love animals.

When JetBlue captain Clayton Osbon became unpredictable, his co-pilot invented a reason for him to go back into the cabin.Once the captain was out of the cockpit （驾驶舱） , the co-pilot locked the door to keep the captain from returning.Passengers, some with law enforcement experience, calmed the captain.The flight changed course to Amarillo, Texas where the captain was hospitalized.
Incidents in which a pilot has had an in-flight psychological breakdown are rare.But how could it happen at all? Though pilots are required to have an examination at least once a year by a physician approved by the FAA, there are no formal procedures in place to test pilots for signs of psychological problems.
At most airlines, pilots are members of a union.A pilot who appears to have a psychological or an alcohol problem can be reported to a union member whose job it is to investigate.If there is a problem, the pilot is given the choice of getting treatment or being reported to management.But at airlines, such as Allegiant, JetBlue, and Virgin American where there is no union, pilots are – to say the least - unwilling to report a fellow pilot to management.
In most professions, a person experiencing emotional difficulties is free to consult a doctor.Rut an airline pilot in therapy is viewed with suspicion both by the airline and by the FAA.No pilot wants to be put under extra examination by an agency that has the power to revoke their license or end their employment.That being the case, pilots are less likely than people in other professions to seek help.
There may be no way to make sure this never happens again, but its possibility can be reduced. Tests such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory （ MMPI） can reliably detect depression, paranoia, schizophrenia, and other problems.The FAA could require pilots to take the MMPI or a similar test on a periodic basis.Whether such testing becomes required will depend upon the public's response to this incident and whether additional incidents take place.
Flying is remarkably safe.But incidents such as this cause concern.

1.
What does the underlined word "revoke" most probably mean?
1. A.
  delay
2. B.
  cancel
3. C.
  interrupt
4. D.
  renew
2.
Why are some pilots unwilling to report a fellow pilot to management?
1. A.
  Because they are tested for signs of psychological problems every year.
2. B.
  Because they are likely to be treated by physicians.
3. C.
  Because they are supported by the airlines.
4. D.
  Because they might be fired.
3.
What is the author' s attitude towards the incident?
1. A.
  satisfied
2. B.
  indifferent
3. C.
  concerned
4. D.
  disapproving
4.
In which part of the newspaper can the passage be found?
1. A.
  Entertainment
2. B.
  Sports
3. C.
  Business
4. D.
  Society

Can you imagine living in a house built by recycled waste?
Texas home builder Dan Phillips transforms trash into artful treasures, creating beautiful floors with wood pieces, kitchen counters from ivory -colored bones and roofs out of license plates （牌照）.
The fantastic houses which spring from his imagination are made almost entirely of materials which would otherwise have ended up in a garbage area.
" People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years; using whatever is available to build shelter, " Phillips said."If you think about carefully what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.
The thirteen homes he has built so far would fit better in an art museum than the residential streets of Huntsville, a conservative town of about 35 ,000 people.
Living in these houses is a bit like living in a roadside attraction."Almost every day, somebody knocks on the door and says ' Is there any way that we could see?' "said Edie Wells, an artist who rents a room in the Bone House.Her home features a stairway made of bones, floors covered in wine corks （软木塞） and beer bottle caps.Wells said visitors are most impressed when they see a bathroom with its walls, floor and ceiling entirely covered with broken mirror pieces.
In addition, each house is highly energy efficient with plenty insulation （隔热材料） , an on-demand solar hot water heater and a system that can collect and recycle rainwater to clean the toilet and wash clothes.
Phillips founded Phoenix Commotion 12 years ago with the aim of creating a new model for sustainable housing.For as little as $ 10,000 it builds affordable homes for single parents, low-income families and artists.
The company has used hundreds of tons of construction waste by recycling the materials into habitable buildings.
Phillips tries to spread his recycled-house idea by speaking at events across the United States, and by using the Internet to reach out to like-minded individuals.Phillips said: "I'm not going to be saving the world anytime soon.But there needs to be at least some visibility for this model in this century.

1.
Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the homes built by Phillips?
1. A.
  environmentally-friendly
2. B.
  energy efficient
3. C.
  convenient
4. D.
  cheap
2.
What do we know about Dan Phillips?
1. A.
  He is serious and hard-working.
2. B.
  He is full of imagination and intelligence.
3. C.
  It didn't take him long to build the houses.
4. D.
  He didn't give speeches in the United States.
3.
According to the passage, the houses are like artful treasures because they are .
1. A.
  made of bones
2. B.
  museums
3. C.
  admired by people
4. D.
  made of various trash
4.
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
1. A.
  Home Builder Dan Phillips
2. B.
  Green Homes
3. C.
  Home Builder Dan Phillips Tunis Trash into Green Homes
4. D.
  A Home Builder' s Life

A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting.
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life---a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters and we recognized one another’s handwriting the way we know voices or faces.
As a child, visiting my father’s office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desk of his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge---except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW’.
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen.
I don’t buy it.
I don’t want to see anyone cut off from expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16^th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand---as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems.

1.
Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?
1. A.
  He had worked with his colleague long enough.
2. B.
  His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful.
3. C.
  His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible.
4. D.
  He still had a lot of work to do.
2.
People working together in an office used to __________.
1. A.
  talk more about handwriting
2. B.
  take more notes on workdays
3. C.
  know better one another’s handwriting
4. D.
  communicate better with one another
3.
According to the author, handwritten notes ___________.
1. A.
  are harder to teach in schools
2. B.
  attract more attention
3. C.
  are used only between friends
4. D.
  carry more message
4.
We can learn from the passage that the author _____________.
1. A.
  thinks it impossible to teach handwriting
2. B.
  does not want to lose handwriting
3. C.
  does not agree with Florey
4. D.
  puts the blame on the computer

When coal is burned in a boiler, two kinds of ash by-products are produced: a heavy bottom ash and a fine-as-powder fly ash. About 10 to 15 percent of the coal by-product is bottom ash which is used like sand on streets and highways covered with ice, and also on highways as paving material.
It is the fly ash, however, that is receiving much attention. Once considered a waste, fly ash is now regarded as a natural resource in the United States. It can be placed in some lower places, where it is compacted and covered with soil, for the seeds of various grasses and plants to be placed in the soil to make the land productive.
Fly ash may be added to concrete to build roads and other kinds of buildings, taking the place of the cement up to 20 percent. As a by-product of burned coal, fly ash requires no extra energy to be produced, while cement production requires great amounts of energy.
Besides, the technology is able to take out some useful minerals from the fly ash, which is still a very expensive process today. But the time may come when it is cheaper to take out these products from ash than to mine new supplies.

1.
The bottom ash can be put on icy streets________.
1. A.
  in order to rebuild them
2. B.
  in order to make them colourful
3. C.
  so that people can walk on them
4. D.
  so that cars can run faster
2.
The fly ash_______ bottom ash.
1. A.
  has the same use as
2. B.
  is more expensive than
3. C.
  has more uses than
4. D.
  is much cheaper than
3.
The fly ash can be used to________.
1. A.
  grow various plants
2. B.
  take the place of soil
3. C.
  cover productive land
4. D.
  make more productive land
4.
Which of the following is right?
1. A.
  To produce fly ash, some extra coal is to be burned.
2. B.
  Fly ash is made while producing cement.
3. C.
  It takes less energy to produce fly ash than cement.
4. D.
  Fly ash is a costless by-product.
5.
The word “mine” in the last sentence of the passage means_______.
1. A.
  to buy things from other countries
2. B.
  to search for useful materials in the mountains
3. C.
  to dig deeply into the ground to get useful materials
4. D.
  to take out certain materials from other things

Chinese White Collars（白领） Go Down on the Farm
The latest craze among China’s white collar workers, reported in the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph, is an online virtual agricultural game called “Happy Farm.” Virtual farmers can visit each other’s farm, trade livestock and can use real cash to buy virtual (虚拟的) items such as special tools, quality seeds, and animals. The free game is played through social networking sites like kaixin001.com, Face book or xiaonei.com.
Urban office workers can escape the pressures and stresses of everyday life and enter a peaceful virtual existence where players can grow vegetables, practice animal farming and receive satisfaction that comes with a hard-won harvest. Because most Chinese white collars have little amusement after work, Happy Farm gives them a virtual world to make their dreams come true.
Global Times, an English language daily based in Beijing, recently reported that there are more than 15 million Chinese urbanites spending more than five hours a day on their virtual “farms.”
According to the English language website of the People’s Daily newspaper, the increased interest in farming among some urban office workers has resulted in some of them becoming real hobby farmers, tending small plots of land in their free time. Mr. Liu, a white collar worker, has rented a piece of farmland for RMB 3000. Mr. Liu and his family like to drive down to their farm on the weekend and do different farming tasks such as watering, weeding, fertilizing and worming. Later on, cabins will be built on agricultural land making it possible for part-time farmers like Mr. Liu to stay on their land for two weeks enabling them to get a little taste of a farmer’s life.
It is a rather interesting social development that some of urban office workers are becoming interested in farming and agriculture, while large numbers of farmers and agricultural workers continue to move to the cities.

1.
What is “Happy Farm”? (No more than 7 words)
2.
Why do more and more Chinese white collars go down on Happy Farm?
(No more than 14 words)
3.
List 4 farming tasks Mr. Liu and his family do on their farms. (No more than 5 words)
4.
How long do Chinese urbanites spend on their virtual farms every day? (No more than 4 words)

Ten Chinese PhD students are demanding that Beijing Normal University Professor Yu Dan be away from her television show on CCTV10. They argue that her on-air explanations of Confucius’s Analects (孔子《论语》) are “incorrect and misleading”.
Yu is known for explaining Confucius’s Analects to a TV audience. But some complain that her explanations are unfaithful to Chinese tradition.
But Yu doesn’t seem to worry too much about her critics, saying, “It’s a matter of personal choice. Some like KFC, while others like McDonalds.”

STEALING some online gamer’s password might seem less harmful than credit card theft. It does keep the victim from wearing himself out all night playing. But it is not all that nice, says 19-year-old Zhang Qiwen, in Shanghai.
Last August, Zhang accidentally downloaded a Trojan while playing Warcraft. The Trojan is a type of virus used by hackers to steal people’s passwords. Overnight the Trojan transferred all the “gold” (game credits) from Zhang’s private account to an unknown account. Zhang hopes the police will find and punish the thief, who can also pocket some cash since the stolen “gold” can go on sale online.

New England’s largest indoor public garden has opened here in a historic park, and officials expect it to become a center for learning about plants as well as a top attraction for visitors.
The glass-walled Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, which opened on March 2, offers a tropical garden, an orchid garden, and a Mediterranean room with a collection of citrus trees. The center also has two classrooms and will offer gardening classes provided by the University of Rhode Island.
Roger Williams Park, named for the city’s 17th-century founder, also has a zoo. The park already attracts more than 2 million visitors a year, and Providence Mayor David Cicilline said that he expects the new center will attract more and more visitors to Providence.

1.
Which of the following statements is true?
1. A.
  Confucius’s Analects is like KFC or McDonalds in China now.
2. B.
  19-year-old Zhang was angry because a hacker stole his “gold”.
3. C.
  The Trojan is a new online game.
4. D.
  The garden is run by a university.
2.
We can learn from the passage that ______.
1. A.
  there are four gardens in Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.
2. B.
  No one likes Yu Dan’s explanation of Confucius’s Analects.
3. C.
  Yu Dan won’t show up on CCTV any more for explanations of Confucius’s Analects.
4. D.
  Some people make money by stealing online gamers’ game credits and selling them.
3.
Where is Roger Williams Park?
1. A.
  It’s in England.
2. B.
  It’s in Providence.
3. C.
  It’s in a botanical center.
4. D.
  It’s in a famous zoo.
4.
You are very likely to read the passage in ______.
1. A.
  a biology textbook
2. B.
  a fashion magazine
3. C.
  a newspaper
4. D.
  a book review

When I was in primary school, sometimes I would meet a girl of the same age as me. Lisa was never active, but she was always very sweet and nice. In the 5th grade she came to my class.
She was absent(缺席) a lot , and one day I had the courage to ask why. She told me she was sick, and she explained she wore a wig(假发) because her medicine made her lose her hair. We left it at that. Anytime Lisa came to class—seldom—I would hang around with her on the playground.
I received much ridicule (嘲笑) from my friends for this because they thought I was ignoring them for Lisa. My family education taught me to be nice, and I felt Lisa’s needs were much more important than others I knew.
It had been months since Lisa was in our class, and one day our teacher was crying. She explained Lisa died the day before and would no longer be our classmate. She told us Lisa had fought a battle (斗争)with cancer for years.
I was shocked. Lisa never spoke of her illness as if it could kill her. Well, all these years I have kept Lisa in my mind and heart. When I go through the important events in my life, I think of Lisa.
I’ve had a strong wish recently to find her mother and father. I’d like to tell them that though they never met me, their daughter had a sweet effect on my life. I have no idea what her parents’ first names are. I write to your column (栏目)and hope you can point me in the right direction.
Lisa was such a lovely girl. Maybe her parents would be comforted by the fact that after all these years they are not the only ones who remember her.

1.
The underlined sentence in Para 2 probably means ________________.
1. A.
  we kept on talking about her illness later
2. B.
  we discussed the topic and then left together
3. C.
  we just stopped talking about her illness
4. D.
  we went away after talking about her illness
2.
Why was the author being laughed at?
1. A.
  Because she wore a wig to school.
2. B.
  Because she always played with Lisa.
3. C.
  Because she cried in the classroom.
4. D.
  Because she lost her friends because of Lisa.
3.
What did the author learn from Lisa?
1. A.
  To keep your illness a secret.
2. B.
  To be nice to everyone everywhere.
3. C.
  To face challenges in life bravely.
4. D.
  To put others’ needs above yours.
4.
The author wrote this passage mainly to __________.
1. A.
  remember a true friend
2. B.
  ask for help to find a friend’s parents
3. C.
  show her concern for a friend
4. D.
  tell her experience of fighting cancer

In the past man generally preferred that their wives ________in the home.

A.
worked
B.
would work
C.
work
D.
were working

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If you are interested in animals, which place would you rather visit?

In which of the following places do the visitors have to have coffee and snacks at their own expense?

What are the similarities between the Mornington Peninsula tour and the Dandenongs Dclux tour?

What can be learned from the passage?

We can infer from the passage that _____.

What' s the passage mainly about?

What' s the purpose of writing the passage?

What does the underlined word "revoke" most probably mean?

Why are some pilots unwilling to report a fellow pilot to management?

What is the author' s attitude towards the incident?

In which part of the newspaper can the passage be found?

Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the homes built by Phillips?

What do we know about Dan Phillips?

According to the passage, the houses are like artful treasures because they are .

Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?

People working together in an office used to __________.

According to the author, handwritten notes ___________.

We can learn from the passage that the author _____________.

The bottom ash can be put on icy streets________.

The fly ash_______ bottom ash.

The fly ash can be used to________.

Which of the following is right?

The word “mine” in the last sentence of the passage means_______.

What is “Happy Farm”? (No more than 7 words)

Why do more and more Chinese white collars go down on Happy Farm? (No more than 14 words)

List 4 farming tasks Mr. Liu and his family do on their farms. (No more than 5 words)

How long do Chinese urbanites spend on their virtual farms every day? (No more than 4 words)

Which of the following statements is true?

We can learn from the passage that ______.

Where is Roger Williams Park?

You are very likely to read the passage in ______.

The underlined sentence in Para 2 probably means ________________.

Why was the author being laughed at?

What did the author learn from Lisa?

The author wrote this passage mainly to __________.

In the past man generally preferred that their wives ________in the home.

试题分类

Why do more and more Chinese white collars go down on Happy Farm?
(No more than 14 words)