阅读理解

　　Canberra is the capital of Australia．It is a modern and lively city with a population of over 345.000．

History

　　Canberra is the eighth largest city in Australia．It is 238 km from Sydney and 507 km from Melbourne was once the capital of Austualia．Sydney people also wished to make their city the capital．It was difficult for the government to make the decision．Then in 1911,the government chose a place to build the new capital．It was between Sydney and Melbourne，the two largest cities．In 1927，the city was set up．It became the capital and was named Canberra．“Canberra”means“ a place for friends to get together．”

Cuture

　　Canberra is a beautiful city with trees and flowers everywhere．There’s a Flower Festival in September each year．People can enjoy all kinds of beautiful flowers and welcome the spring to arrive．A man-made like-lake．Bertey Griffin is in the center of the city．It’s about 25 km long．People like to ride bikes 、walk or run around the lake．In Canberra，there’re many famous universities like the Australian　National University and the University of Canberra．The National Library and the National Meseum of

　　Australia are also famous places that people like to visit．

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　　We are in Australia for our summer holidays．We’re having a great time here．Australia is the sixth largest country in the world．There is so much to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything．Sydney is a beautiful city．There are many big trees and beautiful flowers around the houses and they look really beautiful．There are also some special animals in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas．They are really lovely．

　　During the past three days, Marie, May and I have visited many places of interest around Sydney．I’d like to spend more time here．But we will fly to another city, Cairns, to see coral reefs(珊瑚礁)tomorrow．It is said that words cannot describe the beauty of the colorful coral．Many famous cartoon films were made there．Now we are busy packing our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave．We can enjoy ourselves in Cairns this time tomorrow．I’m looking forward to going there!

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(阅读理解) Please look at the Flight Timetable and choose the right answers.

Flight No. Departure Arrival From　　To　　　　Stop

CA907 07:45　　 12:10 Beijing Moscow Chengdu

CA981 01:58　　 18:35 Beijing New York Shanghai

CA158 10:20　　 23:10 Beijing London　　Chengdu

CA149 11:35　　 22:10 Beijing Sydney　　Hong Kong

CA923 12:35　　 17:10 Beijing Moscow /

CA167 13:15　　 02:40 Beijing Paris　　 Moscow

CA147 15:55　　 10:15 Beijing Sydney　　Guangzhou

CA949 17:25　　 07:35 Beijing Paris　　 Shanghai

CA173 19:20　　 01:50 Beijing Moscow Urumqi

CA937 21:25　　 08:10 Beijing London　　Hong Kong

(departure=leaving)

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