Gold Coast family holidays are always great fun whether you are from Australia or from abroad．There are beautiful beaches, adventure parks, nature parks and so much more．

       There are so many sights to see here．It is a pity to drive in a car and you’ll miss a great part of it．Australia is home to many animals and birds that can only be seen when moving slowly and going into the areas that they live．

       When you are on a bicycle, you have the advantage of being able to stop whenever you want to see an interesting animal or bird that you have never seen before．It is a quieter mode （方式） of transportation as well, so you might even be able to take a picture．When you are on the beach, you can breathe that clean air and view the beauty of the water and sand．It is a totally different experience from either simply sunbathing or passing it in a car．

       There are many choices of hiring a bicycle to experience the Gold Coast attractions．There are stores that will fit a bike perfectly to your size．These bikes for both adults and children are in many styles and colors to please any taste．If you have ever wanted to try a tandem bike （双人单车）, now is your chance, because they have those too．

       A bicycle hire on Gold Coast is something that everyone should try at least once．This is a wonderful chance for anyone who likes to cycle and it is also a cheap way to travel with your family．

1．You’d better not drive in a car on Gold Coast because ________．

       A．you will break the traffic rules               B．you will cause much noise

       C．you can’t enjoy the beautiful sights well D．you can’t drive into some parks

2．The following advantages of hiring bikes are mentioned EXCEPT that ________．

       A．you can take photos of animals             B．it is a cheap way of traveling

       C．you can get a clearer sight of animals     D．it is a good way to do sunbathing

3．What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

       A．How to hire bikes on Gold Coast．        B．What kinds of bikes there are in stores．

       C．What bikes are the most popular．        D．Who can hire bikes on Gold Coast．

4．What’s the author’s attitude towards a bike hire on Gold Coast?

       A．He supports it very much．                  B．He thinks it’s a personal choice．

       C．He doesn’t like this way of traveling．   D．He thinks it’s only good for adults．

The 2008National Teacher of the Year gave its prize to Michael Geisen, an American science teacher, who is thirty-five years old and a forester（护林员）．But he decided he would rather work with growing minds than with growing trees．

Seven years ago, Michael Geisen got master’s degree in teaching and a job at a middle school．He brought new energy to the science department there．He created school projects, and got parents’ support in their children’s work．He always tried to be creative with each activity, and he didn’t like using textbooks much．One girl in his class said he could probably make it interesting to watch grass grow．During lunch, his students come to his room to talk; get help, visit his turtle（海龟）and sometimes join him in playing the guitar．He writes songs and develops games about science．He says one of his goals as a teacher is to create people who will continue to learn throughout their lives．

The National Teacher of the Year is a professional award（奖）in the United States．The program began in 1952．Each state chooses one teacher as the winner of the state teachers of the year．President George Bush honored top teachers at the White House．He said that in Michael Geisen’s first two years as head of the school science department, students of his school got high scores on a state science test, and they were still improving．

At the White House, Michael Geisen said that students are born to be creative, curious and alive, so we need to really encourage students’ creativity and their desire to learn useful skills to face the future world．Our job is to educate the entire child．

1．From the text, we learn that Michael Geisen              ．

       A．is an American writer．

       B．has won the National Teacher of the Year twice．

       C．wins support from the parents of his students．

       D．got a master’s degree when he was35．

2．The students of Michael Grisen think that their teacher is              ．

       A．serious．            B．friendly．            C．strict．               D．polite．

3．Which of the following is TRUE about the National Teacher of the Year program?

       A．President George Bush started this program．

       B．Each US state will decide one teacher every year．

       C．It has been held worldwide each year since 2001．

       D．The winners will have a chance to work at the White House．

4．From the passage we know that              ．

       A．Michael Geisen won high scores in a state science test．

       B．Michael Geisen is a famous scientist．

       C．George Bush met Michael Geisen’s students at the White House．

       D．Michael Grisen is the head of the science department at his school．

Many people turn to doctors or self-help books, but they ignore a powerful thing that could help them fight illness: their friends．

Researchers are only now starting to pay attention to the importance of friendship in health．A 10-year Australian study found that old People with a large circle of friends．A large 2007 study showed an increase of nearly 60 percent in the risk （危险） for obesity （肥胖） among people whose friends gained weight．And last year, Harvard researchers reported that strong social ties could improve brain health as we age．

“In general, the role of friendship in our lives isn’t well realized,” said Rebecca, a professor at the University of North Carolina．“Friendship has a bigger effect on our psychological （心理的） health than family relationships．”

While many friendship studies are about the close relationships of women, some research shows that it can do good to men too．In a six-year study of 736 middle-aged men, having friendships reduces the risk of heart attack．Only smoking was as important a risk factor （因素） as having little social support．

Exactly why friendship has such a big effect isn’t entirely clear．While friends can send a sick person to the hospital or pick up medicine, the advantages go well beyond physical help．Friendship clearly has a big psychological effect．“People with stronger friendships feel like there is someone they can turn to,” said Karen, a doctor．“The message of these studies is that friends make your life better．”

1．The three studies in paragraph2 show that              ．

       A．old people need friends the most．

       B．friends can help us lose weight．

       C．social ties （关系） are connected to health

       D．more friends make us healthier．

2．What do Rebecca’s words in paragraph3 mean?

       A．Friendship is more important to women than to men．

       B．What people need most is a friend’s care．

       C．Friendship is more important than family relationship

       D．The value of friendship hasn’t been fully understood．

3．The author mentioned smoking in the text to discuss              ．

       A．the cause of heart attack．                   B．the risk of having no friends．

       C．smoking is bad for men．                    D．friends’ influence on habits．

4．What would be the best title of the text?

       A．Friends are the best medicine．

       B．Friends are as important as a family．

       C．Having good friends leads to a longer life．

       D．Friendship makes people happy．

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末内的英语单词完成句子。

1．Look , the man                       （在遛狗的）is a famous artist．（walk）

2．Your speech was heard by a group of judges,                （所有人都同意）that it was the best one this year．（agree）

3．As we didn’t reach an agreement on how to save costs of the advertisement project, the boss insisted that              （再开一次会）tomorrow．（hold）

4．She has a short memory and this is the fourth time that she             （忘记） lock the door．（forget）

5．It was                  （午夜）they saw me off at the train station．（midnight ）

6．Ever since the world began, men and women               （经历） all kinds of difficulties to build the world as it is today．（go）

7．Although the delta              （使……更容易）for us to cycle, we got warm very quickly．（easy）

8．George                 （计划去） Beijing tomorrow as he wants to have a good look at the Forbidden City ．（leave）

9．During our lunch, he asked me                  （我的看法如何） towards the action recently taken by the government to reduce the house prices．（attitude）

10．When we returned from our vacation in Italy, we                  （惊讶地发现） find that the door of our house was forced open．（shock）

假设你叫李平，你在由英国领事馆文化教育处所举办的“Experience UK”的演讲比赛中获得了冠军，并有机会参加了为期一周的“英国文化之旅”活动。回国之后，你准备给你的美国笔友Michael写一封信，告诉他有关你的旅英经历和感受。

       请根据下面表格的内容和提示，给你的笔友Michael写一封信。

       注意：1．词数80左右。

2．开头和结尾已给出，不记入词数。

Dear Michael,

       Hi! I just came back from Britain last week．

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       Well, I’d better get back to my homework now．Bye．

Yours,

Li Ping

She had to ________a friend’s request to go to Shanghai together because her company had

arranged for her to meet customers in Beijing during the week-long holidays．

A．call up         B．turn down           C．break up         D．tear down

The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gifts from his patients, so he has a very good _____________．

A．expectation       B．reputation           C．contribution           D．civilization

With more than 60,000 HIV/AIDS suffers, Xinjiang  _______fourth of all Chinese regions in number of suffers．

A．ranks        B．covers           C．accounts          D．occupies

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization （UNESCO） officially _________ Chengdu to join its “Creative Cities Network”, making it the second city in the world and the first city in Asia

A．adopted         B．appointed            C．admitted           D．approved

I guess we’ve already talked about this before but I’ll ask you again just____________．

A．by nature               B．in return          C．in case            D．by chance