Take a taxi from Sydney Airport and chances are that the driver will not say “G’day” with the broad accent you might expect. Probe a little further and you will probably   1   that he was not born in Australia.   2   the United States, Australia is a society of   3  , and Sydney has been a preferred destination for many of these new   4  . Over the past half century the Anglo-Irish immigrants who   5   the city’s original population have been joined by successive waves of Italians, Greeks, Turks, Lebanese, and , more   6  , Asians. This mixture has   7  a cultural activeness and energy that were missing only a generation   8  . Sydney is a city   9  .

Compared with the traffic in the   10   of Australia, Sydney is fast and impatient. The more than 4 million people in this   11   work hard and play harder, moderation is something practiced by the citizens of Melbourne. Sydney   12   the tallest buildings, the most expensive real estate, the finest beaches, and the seediest nightlife of any Australian city. Most Australians   13   its loud brash ways with a mixture of fear and fascination,   14   Sydneysiders prefer to think of home as energetic rather than ordinary. Visiting this city is a(n)   15   part of an Australian experience. But remember, as you do so, that Sydney is no more representative of Australia   16   New York is of the United States. It has joined the   17   of the great global cities whose characters are essentially   18  , offering great looks, style, and sophistication. In 2000, the year that the Olympic Games   19   to the city, Sydney became one of the   20   destinations of the new millennium.

1. A. observe           B. discover         C. expect               D. catch

2. A. Like              B. As               C. With             D. For

3. A. settlers          B. immigrants           C. citizens         D. the rich

4. A. people            B. race             C. strangers            D. arrivals

5. A. took up           B. kept up         C. made up          D. brought

6. A. luckily           B. surprisingly         C. recently         D. possibly

7. A. created           B. supported            C. given                D. expressed

8. A. before            B. after                C. later                D. ago

9. A. in a panic        B. in a hurry           C. in a way         D. in a sense

10. A. rest         B. other                C. else             D. most

11. A. country          B. town             C. city             D. state

12. A. stands           B. lies             C. exists               D. has

13. A. compare      B. think                C. match                D. regard

14. A. if               B. unless               C. although         D. so

15. A. essential        B. final                C. proud                D. reasonable

16. A. than         B. what             C. that             D. and

17. A. routes           B. ranks                C. circles              D. ways

18. A. national         B. racial               C. personal         D. international

19. A. added            B. occurred         C. came             D. appeared

20. A. precious              B. fashionable               C. widespread               D. complex

请你根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈诚信(honesty)的作用。

Honesty means always telling the truth and never cheating.Honesty is a kind of courage and responsibility，an invisible power and wealth.Honesty wins trust，respect and friendship.So it pays to be honest.

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②内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；

③文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称；

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Dear Editor，

I'm a student of Senior Three in Fujian Province. In order to make the best of learning 25.________ (材料), the Students' Union of our school is 26.________ (安排) an activity. We students of Senior Three are called on to 27.________ away used books, newspapers or magazines to the students in the lower 28.________ (年级) after graduation. The idea, 29.________ is intended to promote friendship and encourage economy, is 30.h________ praised and supported by the teachers and students. The activity will be 31.h________ on the first floor of the school library and it will last about ten days, from June 10 to 20. As a student, I am strongly 32.________ the activity because it is very meaningful and 33.h________. I hope that this kind of activity will continue every year in the 34.f________.

The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place. Now it is an ecological disaster area. Nauru's heartbreaking story could have one good consequence—other countries might learn from its mistakes.

   For thousands of years, Polynesian people lived on the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization. The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798. He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship. He called the island Pleasant Island.

    However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first. Then whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. A ten­year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1，400 to 900.

    Nauru's real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate(磷酸盐) on the island. In fact, it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which is a very important fertilizer for farming. The company began mining the phosphate.

    A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip­mine. When a company strip­mines, it removes the top layer of soil. Then it takes away the material it wants. Strip­mining totally destroys the land. Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon.

    In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world.Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate.

    Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars.In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses.Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem—their phosphate was running out. Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing.By 2，000, Nauru was almost financially ruined.Experts say that it would take approximately $433，600，000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happen.

20. What might be the author's purpose in writing the text?

A. To seek help for Nauru's problems.

B. To give a warning to other countries.

C. To show the importance of money.

D. To tell a heartbreaking story of a war.

21. What was Nauru like before the Europeans came?

A. Rich and powerful.

B. Modern and open.

C. Peaceful and attractive.

D. Greedy and aggressive.

22. The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from      ________．

A. soil pollution  B. phosphate overmining

C. farming activity  D. whale hunting

23. Which of the following was a cause of Nauru's financial problem?

A. Its leaders misused the money.

B. It spent too much repairing the island.

C. Its phosphate mining cost much money.

D. It lost millions of dollars in the civil war.

24. What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph?

A. The ecological damage is difficult to repair.

B. The leaders will take the experts' words seriously.

C. The island was abandoned by the Nauruans.

D. The phosphate mines were destroyed.

One of the world's great natural wonders is in New Mexico, in the southwest of America. Nature has created huge moving hills of pure white sand. These sand dunes cover more than seventy­thousand hectares of desert.

It is one of the largest sand dune fields in the United States. The bright white sand dunes are always changing，always moving, like waves on the ocean.Driven by strong winds, the sand moves and covers everything in its path. It is like a huge sea of sand.

You may wonder how anything can live in this extreme environment of a white sand desert. There is not much rain.The heat in summer is intense. The sand lacks nutrients.Plants and animals struggle to survive. A few kinds of plants grow quickly to survive burial by the moving sand dunes. Several kinds of small animals have become white in color in order to hide in the sand.

More than five hundred thousand people visit White Sands each year. They climb on the dunes and observe the moving sea of sand.

White Sands is about twenty four kilometers southeast of the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico. In the visitor center at the entrance of the park, you can find out special activities and guided walks. You can drive about thirteen kilometers into the center of the dunes. It is like driving on a lonely white planet.Along the way there is information that tells about the natural history of White Sands.

You can also explore the dunes on foot, seeing some unusual and beautiful plants and flowers. Signs along the trail tell about the plants growing in the sand. You can even camp there overnight. But you must be careful. It is easy to get lost in the waves of moving sand especially during sandstorms. There is no water to drink. The temperature can rise to thirty eight degrees Celsius in summer. There is no shelter from the sun's rays.

White Sands is part of America's National Parks System, and it is just one of the unusual examples of America's natural and cultural treasures.

16．Which of the following plays a major role in making for the extreme environment?

A．Plants and animals.

B．Strong winds.

C．Intense heat and little rain.

D．Many people.

17．Walking on dunes, people will ________．

A．enjoy the beautiful sight of sand moving

B．see many kinds of white plants and animals

C．find out some special activities

D．get lost easily and quickly especially during storms

18．What do we know about White Sands from this passage?

A．It is one of the largest sand dune fields in the world.

B．You can get to know its natural history while driving in it.

C．The temperature here can rise to thirty­eight degrees Celsius any time.

D．You are not allowed to camp here overnight.

19．What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To attract tourists to White Sands.

B．To describe the history of White Sands.

C．To introduce guided tours to White Sands.

D．To explain the power of nature at White Sands.

—Jack，you seem in high spirits.

—________We won the match 4∶0.

A. Guess what?  B. So what?

C. No wonder.  D. No double.

Her ________ had never been good enough for her hopes to be realized.

A. problems  B. reputations

C. challenges  D. circumstances

They worry about the health of the world, and they are strongly ________ to war.

A. opposed  B. referred

C. stuck  D. devoted

They are ready to take________action regardless of________consequence.

A．/; a  B．the; the

C．/; the  D．an; the

The book published by the government ________ the case of the women's rights and responsibilities.

A．states  B．tells  C．stares  D．says