International Weather Forecast（January 18 th，2008）   

    Paris Weather

    ·Today：Plentiful sunshine High 59F．Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph．

    ·Tonight：Generally clear．Low near 35F．Winds light and variable．

    ·Tomorrow：A mainly sunny sky．High 59F．Winds ENE at 5 to l0mph．

    ·Tomorrow night：A mostly clear sky．Low 36F，Winds light and variable．

    New York Weather   

    ·Today：Cloudy with rain and snow showers Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s．Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph．Chance of precip 40％．

    ·Tonight：Rain and snow showers this evening changing to rain showers overnight Low 34F．Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph Chance of precip 60％．

    ·Tomorrow：Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day．High around 45F．Winds WNW at l0 to 20mph．

    ·Tomorrow night：Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight Low 29F．Winds W at 5 to10 mph．

    London Weather

    ·Today：Cloudy and windy．High 56F． Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph．

    ·Tonight：Partly cloudy and windy．Low 43F．Winds W at 20 to 30 mph．

    ·Tomorrow：Windy with occasional light rain．High 58F．Winds SW at 20 to 30 mph．Chance of rain 70％．

    ·Tomorrow night：Cloudy and windy．Periods of light rain early．Low 54F．Winds WSW

at 20 to 30 mph，Chance of rain 60％．

    Sydney Weather

    ·Today：Cloudy with periods of rain．High 73F．Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph．Chance of rain 70％．Rainfall around a quarter of an inch．   

    ·Tonight：Rain．Low near 70F．Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph．Chance of rain 70％．Rainfall near a quarter of an inch．

    ·Tomorrow：Showers in the morning with isolated thunderstorms arriving in the afternoon．High 78FWindsNNE at 5 to10 mph．Chance of rain 40％．

    ·Tomorrow night：An isolated thunderstorm possible during the evening．then occasional showers overnight．Low near 70F．Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph．．Chance of rain 40％．

65．Which city has the strongest wind on January 19th?

    A．Paris．                B．New York．         C．London．           D．Sydney．

66．There will be thunderstorms in Sydney oil       ．

    A．the evening of January 18th                           B．the afternoon of January 18th

    C．the morning of January 19th                          D．the afternoon of January 19th

67．If you go on a tour on January l8th，which of the following places of interest is the most favorable according to the weather report?

A．The Eiffel Tower．                                  B．Statue of Liberty．

C．Big Ben．                                                 D．The Sydney Opera House．

International Weather Forecast(January 18 th，2008)   

    Paris Weather

    ·Today：Plentiful sunshine High 59F．Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph．

    ·Tonight：Generally clear．Low near 35F．Winds light and variable．

    ·Tomorrow：A mainly sunny sky．High 59F．Winds ENE at 5 to l0mph．

    ·Tomorrow night：A mostly clear sky．Low 36F，Winds light and variable．

    New York Weather    

    ·Today：Cloudy with rain and snow showers Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s．Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph．Chance of precip 40％．

    ·Tonight：Rain and snow showers this evening changing to rain showers overnight Low 34F．Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph Chance of precip 60％．

    ·Tomorrow：Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day．High around 45F．Winds WNW at l0 to 20mph．

    ·Tomorrow night：Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight Low 29F．Winds W at 5 to10 mph．

    London Weather

    ·Today：Cloudy and windy．High 56F． Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph．

    ·Tonight：Partly cloudy and windy．Low 43F．Winds W at 20 to 30 mph．

    ·Tomorrow：Windy with occasional light rain．High 58F．Winds SW at 20 to 30 mph．Chance of rain 70％．

    ·Tomorrow night：Cloudy and windy．Periods of light rain early．Low 54F．Winds WSW

at 20 to 30 mph，Chance of rain 60％．

    Sydney Weather

    ·Today：Cloudy with periods of rain．High 73F．Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph．Chance of rain 70％．Rainfall around a quarter of an inch．   

    ·Tonight：Rain．Low near 70F．Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph．Chance of rain 70％．Rainfall near a quarter of an inch．

    ·Tomorrow：Showers in the morning with isolated thunderstorms arriving in the afternoon．High 78FWindsNNE at 5 to10 mph．Chance of rain 40％．

    ·Tomorrow night：An isolated thunderstorm possible during the evening．then occasional showers overnight．Low near 70F．Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph．．Chance of rain 40％．

65．Which city has the strongest wind on January 19th?

    A．Paris．    B．New York．    C．London．     D．Sydney．

66．There will be thunderstorms in Sydney oil       ．

    A．the evening of January 18th      B．the afternoon of January 18th

    C．the morning of January 19th      D．the afternoon of January 19th

67．If you go on a tour on January l8th，which of the following places of interest is the most favorable according to the weather report?

    A．The Eiffel Tower．   B．Statue of Liberty． C．Big Ben．D．The Sydney Opera House．

Flying across the globe, whether on business or for leisure, is usually effortless——you just have to book your ticket, pack your bags and show up at the airport with your passport. You board the plane and several cocktails and movies later, you arrive at your destination, and hopefully, your baggage does too. Here are some tips on how to be a clever traveler.

Easy check-in

Avoid the queue and check yourself in by using the MAS Web Check-In (malaysiaairlines.com) in the comfort of your own home or office. Passengers can now check in online anytime from 24 hours to 90 minutes ahead of the scheduled departure time. This is available for flights departing from all MAS stations ——except Paris, Kunming, Xiamen and Bandar Seri Begawan——to all MAS destinations. You can even select preferred seats online.

Bag hygiene

No, we’re not talking about the cleanliness of your bags! It’s the aviation talk for a bag that doesn’t carry any old baggage tags with barcodes that could confuse the baggage sensor（传感器）.

If you find yourself arriving in Sydney while your bag lands in Tokyo, it could be because of your old baggage tag. Another reason why bags go missing could be the printing quality of the barcode; bags are misdirected because the sensors can’t read the codes correctly.

Less is more

Most airports around the world now set a weight limit of 32kg per piece of baggage. This will not only help protect the airline workers’ health, but also be easier for you to carry your bags around.

Avoid packing dangerous goods or placing valuables inside your check-in luggage. Ensure that locks are properly secured as a lot of baggage locks are found caught between the conveyor belts（传送带）. Smaller and softer bags are usually placed inside a tray at check-in to protect the locks from contact with the conveyor belt.

1.According to the passage, airplane passengers ______.

A. can check in without going to the airport

B. have to check in 90 minutes earlier

C. are required to check in on the MAS web

D. can select their favorite seats when getting aboard

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “hygiene” in the passage?

A. Disappearance.       B. Protection.

C. Check.               D. Cleanliness.

3.Why does baggage sometimes go missing according to the passage?

a. The bags are too old and dirty.

b. The sensors can’t read the barcodes correctly.

c. The old tag is still on the bag.

d. The bags are too heavy to check.

A. a, b         B. b, c         C. c, d         D. b, d

4. Which of the following statements is TRUR about check-in baggage?

A. Each piece can weigh 30 kg at the most.

B. Smaller and softer bags should be separated from other ones.

C. Valuable things should be kept inside a tray.

D. Bags containing dangerous things can be caught on the conveyor belts.

Marjorie Gestring

Marjorie Gestring was a springboard（跳板） diver from the United States who won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany at the age of 13 years．With the cancellation（取消） of the Olympics in 1940 and 1944 because of World War II, Gestring did not get a chance to defend her title, and her comeback attempt for the 1948 Summer Olympics failed．

Bob Mathias

17-year-old American Bob Mathias won the decathlon（十项全能运动） only four months after taking up the sport．He is the youngest athlete in Olympic history to win a men's track and field event．By the time Mathias retired from decathlon competition in 1952, he had nine victories in nine competitions．He had won two gold medals separately in 1948 and 1952．In 1954 a film about his early life called The Bob Mathias Story was made, in which he and his wife played themselves．

Fu Mingxia

Fu Mingxia was born on August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei Province．At an early age, her father taught her to swim at a nearby river．She started exercising gymnastics at age 5, soon turning to diving．Fu Mingxia left home at age 9 to train in Beijing．In the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Fu Mingxia became China's youngest Olympic champion ever when she won the 10-meter platform gold at the age of 13．

Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe was born on 13 October, 1982．He is a former Australian freestyle swimmer．At the age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to represent Australia．Ian Thorpe, 17 years old, won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle by breaking his own world record in Sydney 2000．He has won five Olympic gold medals．

1.How many times has Marjorie Gestring taken part in the Olympic Games?

2.Which two athletes took part in the Olympics in the same year ?

3.How long had Fu Mingxia practised diving in Beijing before she won the 10-meter platform gold in the 1992 Summer Olympics?

4.What is the passage mainly about ?

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题 2分，满分10分）

—Welcome to our interview, Mr. Smith.

—  1.

—So, you're an Australian theater actor, but you've just come back from making a film in Los Angeles.

—That's right.

—  2.

—Well, I was working in a play in Sydney and the director of the film came to see it. Actually, she came to see another actor in the play.

—I see. And then what happened?

—3. 

—I see. But how about you?

—And my dressing room was next to his, so after she'd talked to him, she talked to me.

—And what did she say to you?

—She said, "Why don't you fly to Los Angeles and we'll give you a screen test. '

— 4.

—I said, "Yes, of course!" So I went to Los Angeles and did a screen test. Then I flew back to Sydney and carried on with the play. 

—  5. 

—When she rang, I was sleeping. Anyway, I stopped doing the play and flew to Los Angeles again.