Take a taxi from Sydney Airport and chances are that the driver will not say “G’day” with the broad accent you might expect. Probe a little further and you will probably   1   that he was not born in Australia.   2   the United States, Australia is a society of   3  , and Sydney has been a preferred destination for many of these new   4  . Over the past half century the Anglo-Irish immigrants who   5   the city’s original population have been joined by successive waves of Italians, Greeks, Turks, Lebanese, and , more   6  , Asians. This mixture has   7  a cultural activeness and energy that were missing only a generation   8  . Sydney is a city   9  .

Compared with the traffic in the   10   of Australia, Sydney is fast and impatient. The more than 4 million people in this   11   work hard and play harder, moderation is something practiced by the citizens of Melbourne. Sydney   12   the tallest buildings, the most expensive real estate, the finest beaches, and the seediest nightlife of any Australian city. Most Australians   13   its loud brash ways with a mixture of fear and fascination,   14   Sydneysiders prefer to think of home as energetic rather than ordinary. Visiting this city is a(n)   15   part of an Australian experience. But remember, as you do so, that Sydney is no more representative of Australia   16   New York is of the United States. It has joined the   17   of the great global cities whose characters are essentially   18  , offering great looks, style, and sophistication. In 2000, the year that the Olympic Games   19   to the city, Sydney became one of the   20   destinations of the new millennium.

1. A. observe           B. discover         C. expect               D. catch

2. A. Like              B. As               C. With             D. For

3. A. settlers          B. immigrants           C. citizens         D. the rich

4. A. people            B. race             C. strangers            D. arrivals

5. A. took up           B. kept up         C. made up          D. brought

6. A. luckily           B. surprisingly         C. recently         D. possibly

7. A. created           B. supported            C. given                D. expressed

8. A. before            B. after                C. later                D. ago

9. A. in a panic        B. in a hurry           C. in a way         D. in a sense

10. A. rest         B. other                C. else             D. most

11. A. country          B. town             C. city             D. state

12. A. stands           B. lies             C. exists               D. has

13. A. compare      B. think                C. match                D. regard

14. A. if               B. unless               C. although         D. so

15. A. essential        B. final                C. proud                D. reasonable

16. A. than         B. what             C. that             D. and

17. A. routes           B. ranks                C. circles              D. ways

18. A. national         B. racial               C. personal         D. international

19. A. added            B. occurred         C. came             D. appeared

20. A. precious              B. fashionable               C. widespread               D. complex

根据上下文及给出首字母或汉语意思的词填写单词。

1.  N_______ else in this city could you get a lower offer than mine.

2.  If I am not m________, I guess, from your accent, you are from Scotland.

3.  Will you stop _________ （打断）me while I am talking! It is so annoying.

4.  Don’t h _________ to turn to us whenever in trouble.

5.  What's the use of theoretical knowledge that has no _______ （实际的）application?

6.  The two teachers have different __________(期望) of their students.

7.  When my dad s_______ his beard (off), he looked ten years younger.

8.  His hot forehead i_________that he has a fever.     

9.  He had married several times and had forty-six children ________（总共）.

10. She has been a________ for using a stolen credit card.

Sitting across from his teacher, Edgar Martinez repeated the word he couldn't quite pronounce: "situation"．The teacher, LisaMojsin, hired to help Martinez reduce his accent, said the word slowly; "Sit-chew-a-shun．" "I wish he had taught me this 20 years ago．" said Martinez, 37, who comes from Mexico and lives in Los Angeles．In private tutoring classes throughout the nation, immigrants are focused on sounding more American．
Accent reduction classes have been around for years, but experts say．"As our workforce becomes more and more global, these classes are becoming more and more popular．" Private tutors said they answer calls almost daily from students, when just a few years ago the phones rang only occasionally．Author Amy Gillett said that sales of her book and CD set, "Speak English Like an American", have increased three times in the last few years．Judy Ravin, President of the Accent Reduction Institute, said she has hundreds of students who follow her program, "Lose Your Accent in 28 Days"．
Though there is a general tolerance for diversity, experts said, reality has made some immigrants who sound different feel unwelcome．If someone speaks with an accent associated with an Asian language, they may work as engineers or computer scientists．If someone speaks with certain Spanish accents, people may think they are recent immigrants working in landscaping or the hospitality industry （招待性行业）．A French accent gives images of romance．An Australian accent brings to mind adventure and fun．
Accent reduction students said they are aware of how they sound and whether their accents limit their job opportunities or spoil their social lives．Jennie Lo, aged 43, said her accent has been an embarrassment．Sometimes people couldn't even understand her when she said her name．While in college in Oklahoma, Lo said she didn't make many friends, tearing that no one could make out her words．Lo is now taking accent reduction classes and hopes to apply for a manager position at work．"I just want to feel good about myself," she said．"If I really work hard, if I practice every day, I can't be perfect．But I can be better．"
【小题1】In the whole passage, the first paragraph serves as a（n） _____．

Sitting across from his teacher, Edgar Martinez repeated the word he couldn't quite pronounce: "situation"．The teacher, LisaMojsin, hired to help Martinez reduce his accent, said the word slowly; "Sit-chew-a-shun．" "I wish he had taught me this 20 years ago．" said Martinez, 37, who comes from Mexico and lives in Los Angeles．In private tutoring classes throughout the nation, immigrants are focused on sounding more American．

    Accent reduction classes have been around for years, but experts say．"As our workforce becomes more and more global, these classes are becoming more and more popular．" Private tutors said they answer calls almost daily from students, when just a few years ago the phones rang only occasionally．Author Amy Gillett said that sales of her book and CD set, "Speak English Like an American", have increased three times in the last few years．Judy Ravin, President of the Accent Reduction Institute, said she has hundreds of students who follow her program, "Lose Your Accent in 28 Days"．

    Though there is a general tolerance for diversity, experts said, reality has made some immigrants who sound different feel unwelcome．If someone speaks with an accent associated with an Asian language, they may work as engineers or computer scientists．If someone speaks with certain Spanish accents, people may think they are recent immigrants working in landscaping or the hospitality industry （招待性行业）．A French accent gives images of romance．An Australian accent brings to mind adventure and fun．

    Accent reduction students said they are aware of how they sound and whether their accents limit their job opportunities or spoil their social lives．Jennie Lo, aged 43, said her accent has been an embarrassment．Sometimes people couldn't even understand her when she said her name．While in college in Oklahoma, Lo said she didn't make many friends, tearing that no one could make out her words．Lo is now taking accent reduction classes and hopes to apply for a manager position at work．"I just want to feel good about myself," she said．"If I really work hard, if I practice every day, I can't be perfect．But I can be better．"

1.In the whole passage, the first paragraph serves as a（n） _____．

    A．introduction                         B．comment          

    C．explanation                          D．background

2.What does the author want to express in the second paragraph?

    A．The effect that popular accent reduction classes have．

    B．The fact that accent reduction classes become popular．

    C．The steps how accent reduction classes become popular．

    D．The reasons why accent reduction classes become popular．

3.If someone speaks with certain Asian accents, people may think _____．

    A．they are romantic                    B．they are hospitality workers

    C．they are computer scientists         D．they love adventure and fun

4.What is Jennie Lo's attitude towards her taking accent reduction classes?

    A．Confident．          B．Helpless．         

    C．Proud．              D．Anxious．

Sitting across from his teacher, Edgar Martinez repeated the word he couldn't quite pronounce: "situation"．The teacher, LisaMojsin, hired to help Martinez reduce his accent, said the word slowly; "Sit-chew-a-shun．" "I wish he had taught me this 20 years ago．" said Martinez, 37, who comes from Mexico and lives in Los Angeles．In private tutoring classes throughout the nation, immigrants are focused on sounding more American．

       Accent reduction classes have been around for years, but experts say．"As our workforce becomes more and more global, these classes are becoming more and more popular．" Private tutors said they answer calls almost daily from students, when just a few years ago the phones rang only occasionally．Author Amy Gillett said that sales of her book and CD set, "Speak English Like an American", have increased three times in the last few years．Judy Ravin, President of the Accent Reduction Institute, said she has hundreds of students who follow her program, "Lose Your Accent in 28 Days"．

       Though there is a general tolerance for diversity, experts said, reality has made some immigrants who sound different feel unwelcome．If someone speaks with an accent associated with an Asian language, they may work as engineers or computer scientists．If someone speaks with certain Spanish accents, people may think they are recent immigrants working in landscaping or the hospitality industry （招待性行业）．A French accent gives images of romance．An Australian accent brings to mind adventure and fun．

       Accent reduction students said they are aware of how they sound and whether their accents limit their job opportunities or spoil their social lives．Jennie Lo, aged 43, said her accent has been an embarrassment．Sometimes people couldn't even understand her when she said her name．While in college in Oklahoma, Lo said she didn't make many friends, tearing that no one could make out her words．Lo is now taking accent reduction classes and hopes to apply for a manager position at work．"I just want to feel good about myself," she said．"If I really work hard, if I practice every day, I can't be perfect．But I can be better．"

48．In the whole passage, the first paragraph serves as a（n） _____．

       A．introduction             B．comment          

       C．explanation       D．background

49．What does the author want to express in the second paragraph?

       A．The effect that popular accent reduction classes have．

       B．The fact that accent reduction classes become popular．

       C．The steps how accent reduction classes become popular．

       D．The reasons why accent reduction classes become popular．

50．If someone speaks with certain Asian accents, people may think _____．

       A．they are romantic                B．they are hospitality workers

       C．they are computer scientists        D．they love adventure and fun

51．What is Jennie Lo's attitude towards her taking accent reduction classes?

       A．Confident．          B．Helpless．         

       C．Proud．                 D．Anxious．