12 East Point Road, Fannie Bay
Near Darwin, Australia
25 October, 2006
Dear Emily,
How are you? Things are not too bad for me at the moment. I still have the cough that Dr Maclaren isn’t interested in and my back hurts when I sit too long. The leg problem is much better, though.
Our big excitement her recently was visitors form England. A rather pretty young girl came to the home, with no warning, and said she was my great niece. All the nurses made a big fuss(大惊小怪) of her and wanted to know who she was. She is a charming girl called Carol who is traveling around the Northern Territory with a friend( also a girl, thank heavens). They had come in the rainy season and her friend kept complaining that it was raining. Silly girl. Her name is Selina, which is a silly name, too.
Carol and Selina did all the things tourists do here. They went to Kukudu National Park and Tim Tim Falls and took the wonderful photos.
Carol was quite interested in my stories about Darwin in the old days. I lived through the bombing in World War Ⅱ, you know. I know you Londoners think London was the only place that was bombed, but it wasn’t. And I nearly died when the wind storm hit at Christmas in the 1970s. I told Carol all about that. One of the ladies who live here had some photos of that, too. That was nice, but one woman, Mrs Apthorpe, wouldn’t leave us alone when Carol was here. We don’t get many young people here, I know, but Carol had come to see me, not Mrs Apthorpe.
Well, I must stop now. It’s time for my afternoon medicine and then I must have nap. I hope you are keeping well.
Love Mabel Green1．Which of the following is true about Mabel Green?
A．She likes traveling. B．She is in poor health.
C．She is in her forties. D．She doesn’t like young people.
2．What does Mabel Green care about?
A．The nurses.
B．The two visitors.
C．Her health and her memories.
D．Tourism in the Northern Territory.
3．Where do you think Mabel Green lives?
A．In her own home.
B．At a hospital of London.
C．In a house with Mrs Apthorpe.
D．In a nursing home for old people.
4．Whom does Mabel Green dislike?
A．Only Selina.
B．Dr Maclaren and Mrs Apthorpe.
C．Dr Maclaren, Mrs Apthorpe and Selina.
D．Dr Macharen, Mrs Apthorpe, Emily and Selina.
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In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year ___1___.
according to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a ___2___ one. The world will be more ___3___ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be ___4___ 6 300 million, almost 2 150 million more than in 1985. More people would move into cities, especially cities in ___5___ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would ___6___ have 15 million by then.
Food production will ___7___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, ___8___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___9___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___10___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___11___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___12___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___13___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___14___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___15___. They only carried out the situation that ___16___ today. By changing the situation, by ___17___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___18___ time for the nations of the world to work ___19___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___20___ too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
1. A. learning B. project C. notice D. study
2. A. pleased B. pleasant C. safe D. blue
3. A. dangerous B. beautiful C. crowded D. terrible
4. A. no more than B. as many as C. as much as D. as large as
5. A. developing B. developed C. big D. mountainous
6. A. none B. each C. all D. neither
7. A. insist B. reduce C. increase D. continue
8. A. so B. but C. or D. however
9. A. already B. hardly C. partly D. never
10. A. wanted B. lacked C. found D. expected
11. A. destroying B. protecting C. disturbing D. interrupting
12. A. saved B. lost C. discovered D. used
13. A. Air pollution B. Water pollution C. Some diseases D. All farmland
14. A. animals B. plants C. forests D. people
15. A. must be true B. will come true C. can’t be true D. may be wrong
16. A. happens B. develops C. exists D. appears
17. A. settling B. working out C. answering D. dealing
18. A. no B. still C. less D. plenty of
19. A. about B. in C. out D. for
20. A. working B. suggesting C. spending D. waiting
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TODAY, Friday, November 12
JAZZ with the Mike Thomas Jazz Band at The Derby Arms. Upper Richmond Road West, Sheen.
DISCO Satin Sounds Disco. Free at The Lord Napier, Mort lake High St., from 8a. m. to 8p. m. Tel: 682—1158.
SATURDAY, November 13
JAZZ Lysis at The Bull’s Head, Barnes. Admission 60p.
MUSICAL HALL at The Star and Garter, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, provided by the Aba Daba Music Hall company. Good food and entertainment fair price. Tel: 789—6749.
FAMILY night out? Join the sing-along at The Black Horse. Sheen Road, Richmond.
JAZZ The John Bennett Big Band at The Bull’s Head, Barnes. Admission 80p.
THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion(手风琴). Tel: 789—4536
SUNDAY, November 14
DISCO Satin Sounds Disco, free at The Lord Napier, Mort Lake High Street, from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.
FOLK MUSIC at The Derby Arms. The Short Stuff and residents the Norman Chop Trio. Non-remembers 70p. Tel: 688—4626.
HEAVY MUSIC with Tony Simon at The Bull, Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen.
THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion.
Where and when can you hear the Norman Chop Trio?
A. At the Bull’s Head on Sunday.
B. At the Derby Arms on Sunday.
C. At the Bull on Saturday.
D. At the Black Horse on Saturday.
Where and when can you hear the Mike Thomas Jazz Band?
A. At the Derby Arms on Friday.
B. At the Black Horse on Friday.
C. At the Star and Garter on Saturday.
D. At the Derby Arms on Sunday.
You want to enjoy the electric accordion on Saturday. Which telephone number do you have to ring to find out what time it starts?
A. 789—6749. B. 789—4536. C. 682—1158. D. 688—4626.
You want to spend the Saturday by joining the entertainment with your family. Where should you go?
A. Disco at The Lord Napier.
B. The sing-along at The Black Horse.
C. The electric accordion at The Derby Arms.
D. Jazz at The Bull’s Head.
You want to spend the same day at two different places and don’t want to cross any street. Which of the following is your best choice?
A. The sing-along at the Black Horse and Jazz at The Bull’s Head.
B. The sing-along at The Black Horse and Folk Music at The Derby Arms.
C. Folk Music at The Derby Arms and Heavy Music with Tony Simon at The Bull.
D. Musical Hal lat The Star ＆Garter and Disco at The Lord Napier.
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Somali pirates(海盗) robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly l, 200 Miles off the Somali coast, the farthest-off-shore attack to date, an officer said Tuesday.
Pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols(巡逻)by warships off the Somali shore. The robbing of the three ships Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force, said a spokesman.
The spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”.
“Once they start attacking that far out, you’re not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia,” said an officer, Roger Middleton. “Once you’re that far out, it's just the Indian Ocean, and it means you’re looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia, from Asia to South Africa. ”
“This is the farthest robbing to date. They are now operating near the Maldives and India,” said another officer.
The three ships--the MV Prantalay 11, 12, and l 4—had 77 members on board in total. All of them are Thai, the spokesman said. Before the Sunday robbing, pirates held l l ships and 228 sailors.
Pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes. of catching more dollar payments. Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships, the success rate(率)has gone down, though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.
【小题1】The pirate attack reported in the text happened __________.
| A．far out in the Indian Ocean |
| B．in the normal patrol area |
| C．near the Somali, coast |
| D．in the south of Africa |
| A．More goods on board are lost. |
| B．Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now. |
| C．The number of attacks has stayed the same these years. |
| D．Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast. |
| A．The patrols are of little effect. |
| B．The patrols are more difficult. |
| C．More patrols are quite necessary even in Asia. |
| D．The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas. |
| A．228. | B．77. | C．383. | D．305. |
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Somali pirates(海盗) robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly l, 200 Miles off the Somali coast, the farthest-off-shore attack to date, an officer said Tuesday.
Pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols(巡逻)by warships off the Somali shore. The robbing of the three ships Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force, said a spokesman.
The spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”.
“Once they start attacking that far out, you’re not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia,” said an officer, Roger Middleton. “Once you’re that far out, it's just the Indian Ocean, and it means you’re looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia, from Asia to South Africa. ”
“This is the farthest robbing to date. They are now operating near the Maldives and India,” said another officer.
The three ships--the MV Prantalay 11, 12, and l 4—had 77 members on board in total. All of them are Thai, the spokesman said. Before the Sunday robbing, pirates held l l ships and 228 sailors.
Pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes. of catching more dollar payments. Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships, the success rate(率)has gone down, though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.
1.The pirate attack reported in the text happened __________.
|
A．far out in the Indian Ocean |
|
B．in the normal patrol area |
|
C．near the Somali, coast |
|
D．in the south of Africa |
2.According to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate problems?
|
A．More goods on board are lost. |
|
B．Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now. |
|
C．The number of attacks has stayed the same these years. |
|
D．Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast. |
3.Which is true about the warship patrols according to the text?
|
A．The patrols are of little effect. |
|
B．The patrols are more difficult. |
|
C．More patrols are quite necessary even in Asia. |
|
D．The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas. |
4.How many sailors were held by the pirates up to the time of the report?
|
A．228. |
B．77. |
C．383. |
D．305. |
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