The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney’s best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect（丹麦建筑师）, Utzon. The base（基础）of the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years deigning the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized（定稿）and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ officially opened it on October 20^th, 1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public. 6225 square metres of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1000 rooms. It is 185 metres wide. The building’s roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200 000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.

The Opera House reaches out into the harbour（港湾）. It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _____________.

A. America              B. Australia         C. England            D. Denmark

2. Building the Opera House lasted _____________.

A. from 1959 to 1973                  B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967                  D. from 1962 to 1967

3.The underlined word “construction” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 创立             B. 设计             C. 施工               D. 竣工

4.___________ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon             B. The public       C. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ    D. The government

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Sailing Roof

B. Travelling in Sydney

C. The Sydney Opera House

D. The Opening of the Opera House

请阅读下列短文。根据短文内容从下面方框的七个选项中，选择五个适当的句子还原到原文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。（每小题2分）

Do you know Lisa King? 1. _____________ She is from Australia. Her family are all in China now.

2.____________ Her mother is an English teacher in that school, too. Her brother, David, is student in our school, he is learning Chinese.3._______________ His parents are studying Chinese history. They like China very much.

4.___________ In this photo, Mr. King is sitting on the sofa. He is reading a Chinese book. Mrs King is watching TV. David is watering the flowers. Where's Lisa? She is in the kitchen.5._____________

A. Her father teaches English in No. 2 Middle School.

B. This is a photo of her family.

C. She is cooking.

D. He often teaches us English and we usually teach him Chinese.

E. She is my cousin.

F. Her mother is a teacher.

G. She is my good friend.

The Red Cross Society of China（RCSC）（中国红十字会）has so far received 150 million yuan (18 million U.S. dollars) as donation (捐款) for tsunami-hit (遭受海啸袭击的) countries, reports from the RCSC said on January 14, 2005.
2.66 million U.S. dollars of the money were sent to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Maldives soon after they were hit by the killer disaster（灾难）late last month. The rest of the money will be sent for rebuilding villages, schools and orphanages (homes for children who lost their parents) in the disaster areas, the reports said.
According to the reports, two RCSC’s rescue (营救) teams have arrived in Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Friday. A third team will go to Thailand early next week.
The RCSC will report how much money has been collected and the uses of the money on its website on time, the reports said.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
【小题1】The passage is probably from _____.

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Studying abroad is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an overseas high school student. You can have a lot of fun here, especially on holidays.

There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is obviously Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most overseas students love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their fami­lies and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas. Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.

Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines(使结合) “Good Friday” and “Easter Monday”. Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.

The Chinese New year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties.

It seems school children all over the world are not satisfied with their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?

Japan

High schools have dining halls, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not hamburgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, and vegetables.

The United States

A common menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried(油炸的)potatoes or roast chicken, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide food with protein(蛋白质),vitamin A, vitamin C, ironand calories.

Australia

Meat piesand hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children’s health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.

Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labeled (标签) foods includingchocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labeled foods such as sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however are served every day.

In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.

South Africa

Most of South Africa’s schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1:30 pm and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.

Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different illnesses, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition(营养). Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge(粥) with vegetables, such as cabbages, carrots and tomatoes.

1.Which belongs to red-labeled food in Australia?

A．sandwiches        B．apple juice         C．tomatoes          D．corn

2.What does the underlined word ‘obesity’ in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．allowances(补贴)                       B．sadness

C．nutrition                              D．overweight

3.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Food served in the US is the best of all.

B．Schools should try to satisfy the needs of studemts.

C．Schools serve different foods from country to country.

D．School children all over the world dislike their school food.