To help make the most of your experience at Auckland Zoo we suggest:

Plan Your Day:

▲ Plan your day to learn more about your favorite zoo animals.

▲ Don’t forget your camera – the best way to capture your visit forever.

Keep Safe at the Zoo:

▲ Children aged 12 years and under need to be accompanied (陪同) by a caregiver.

▲ To keep the safety of our animals, any throwing games are not permitted in the zoo grounds.

▲ The zoo animals are not trained. Do not enter any enclosure (围场), or put any part of your body into an enclosure.

▲ There are a number of natural waterways at the zoo, so please take care of your children at all times.

General Information:

▲ Check out the weather before you come. In winter we suggest you bring a jacket and an umbrella, and in summer, be sure to bring sunscreen and a hat.

▲ Every zoo animal enjoys its own specific: well-balanced food. We hope that you enjoy some great food treats on your zoo visit, but please do not feed any of our animals. Our keepers work strictly on this.

▲ Feel free to take personal photos and make videos. However, any commercial photography or filming needs written permissions from zoo management.

▲ Not all animals are permitted in the zoo grounds. We welcome people with guide dogs, but they must contact us ahead of time about their visit. Please phone the Zoo Information Center on +64(0)9-360-3805.

▲ Smoking is not permitted in covered areas.

▲ Auckland Zoo does not allow entry to any unaccompanied children 12 years and under. If the children are found by themselves, the staff do have the right to call the police.

61． When visiting Auckland Zoo, parents should tell their children that _________.

A. they could play throwing games

B. they could stay close to the animals

C. the zoo animals have been well-trained

D. it’s dangerous to play near the waterways

62． The underlined word “this” in the part of “General Information” refers to the fact that ________.

A. zoo animals enjoy their well-balanced food

B. visitors are not allowed to feed animals

C. visitors enjoy their own food treats

D. children offer food to the zoo animals

63． Which of the following is allowed at Auckland Zoo?

A. Taking any kind of animals to the zoo.

B. Smoking in any area of the zoo.

C. Taking commercial photos freely.

D. Letting your 15-year-old child go to the zoo alone.

64． The main purpose of the passage is to _________.

A. give people some tips on visiting Auckland Zoo

B. introduce Auckland Zoo animals

C. ask people to stop polluting Auckland Zoo

D. attract people to the zoo

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “  41  . ” She held my head   42   her stomach, and after a puzzled moment I felt a   43   foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can   44   it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without trouble. It was as good as a place for the baby to be as any other and I never   45   about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I   46    noticed. That there were soon to be   47    of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe.   48  , certainly not a baby, could threaten (威胁) that.

  49  ,I was wrong. I soon found that things had    50   a great deal. I had never been the 51  . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the   52  . My sister had certain 53   because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much   54   boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that    55   came to me.

As he grew, it became    56   that my brother had been the center of everything. People    57   when they saw him. He made them happy   58   by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second   59  . He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be   60  , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

41． A. Look                    B. See                    C. Listen                   D. Stop

42． A. against    B. into           C. with                 D. over

43． A. strong      B. hard          C. soft           D. small

44． A. believe            B. feel           C. notice       D. touch

45． A. worried           B. argued      C. regretted        D. doubted

46． A. hardly      B. certainly    C. possibly          D. willingly

47． A. two    B. three         C. four          D. five

48． A. Anything         B. Something       C. Nothing            D. Everything

49． A. Although  B. Therefore C. However          D. Moreover

50． A. improved        B. changed          C. increased        D damaged

51． A. oldest      B. youngest         C. cleverest         D. dearest

52． A. family       B. house       C. middle             D. trouble

53． A. manners         B. knowledge           C. opinions            D rights

54． A. admired          B. blamed            C. hated               D. loved

55． A. almost      B. never C. nearly       D. always

56． A. strange    B. obvious     C. serious            D. special

57． A. smiled      B. screamed        C. cried         D. whispered

58． A. still           B. almost     C. also          D. just

59． A. look                B. smile       C. care          D. comfort

60． A. ordinary          B. perfect      C. clever             D. similar

     Rich as the Smiths are, the difficulties they _________ to survive when they got married are absolutely beyond your imagination.

A. had to struggle    B. had struggling   C. had struggled       D. had struggle

     It’s high time that our government __________ the fact that educational equality has been a great concern of the public.

A. wakes up to         B. woke up to          C. adds up to            D. added up to

—With the efforts of the new government, I believe our nation will take on a new look.

—______________. All the leaders are trying their best.

A. Come on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. You are absolutely right

C. Let’s find some of the action　　　　　　 D. That’s a good point

     To produce one pound of honey, a line of bees must fly a distance _________ to twice around the earth.

A. similar                  B. familiar               C. known                   D. equal

　　 ___________ into the top 10 universities, all of us have to make greater efforts, making full use of every minute.

A. To be admitted into　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To admit into

C. Admitting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Being admitted

—How did your students express their thanks to you on Teachers’ Day?

—A gift together with many flowers ________ sent to me.

A. is　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　　　　　　　 C. was　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were

     This dictionary is said to be a special one, which _______ many useful expressions not found in others.

A. writes                   B. covers                C. deals                    D. refers

     Talking of different cultures, we must admit the fact that people from different cultures have ________ in common than we usually realize.

A. much                    B. nothing               C. little                      D. more