Transport Guide
The Brisbane City Council (BCC) is
responsible for bus and ferry services
 within the city limits and suburbs. Most buses will  either arrive at the city or an interchange where connecting buses can be caught. BCC buses operate from 530 a．m. to 1100 p．m. Monday to Thursday and 530 a．m. to 1200 a．m. on Fridays. On weekends and public holidays buses operate less frequently. Pre－paid bus tickets can be purchased from the QUT

(Queensland University of Technology) bookshop, the campus newsagency, most other newsagencies and general stores, and any BCC Customer Service Centre. Short－term students at QUT cannot use their ID cards to gain a discount fare on BCC public transport. You will need to buy an adult ticket to travel. Bus fares are dependent on the number of zones you have to travel. several types of tickets：

Single: one way ticket to reach your destination, including transfers within 2 hours.
Daily: unlimited travel within the zones.
Off－peak Daily: discounted unlimited travel between 900 a．m. and 330 p．m. and after 700 p．m. Monday to Friday, and all day on   weekends and public holidays.
Weekly: unlimited travel within the zones for one week from the date of issue.
Monthly: unlimited travel within the zones for one calendar month from the date of issue.

Ten－trip Saver: 10 trips at any time within the zones on buses and ferries only.
Transport routes, timetables and fare information are available from：
Public Transport Information Centre
69 Ann Street (corner of George St)
Brisbane City
Phone 13 12 30(Transport Information Service)

1．The transport  guide above is most likely provided by ________.
A. Public Transport Information Centre
B. the Brisbane City Council
C. Queensland University of Technology
D. BCC Customer Service Centres

2．We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. buses are scheduled as usual on weekends and public holidays
B. regular students at QUT need to buy adult tickets
C. pre－paid tickets can be bought from the Public Transport Information Centre
D. ten－trip Savers can be used at off－peak time

3．An exchange student staying at QUT for five days has to travel between zones every day. What type of ticket would he probably buy?
A. Single.             B. Weekly        C. Off－peak Daily.     D. Ten－trip Saver.

Be quick,or you’ll get______in the rain.

A.to be caught                     B.catching                    C.to catch                     D.caught

第二部分阅读理解（共分两节,满分45分）
阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954.
What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who doesn’t know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learnt swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal doesn’t.
Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam (堵塞) if the operator typed too fast.
These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers command to your nervous system.
I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes are smooth and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.
Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.
41. In author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim, he will drown because ______.
A. he is afraid of water.                          B. he hasn’t learnt to swim before.
C. he believes he will drown.                         D. he don’t want to live in the world.
42. The author thinks that the letters organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to ________.
A. save more space                           B. satisfy the operator
C. increase one’s typing speed                  D. reduce one’s typing speed
43. The author’s experiment shows that ________.
A. snakes can be caught easily                 B. snakes are dry and clean
C. snakes are smooth and poisonous                    D. snakes in India aren’t poisonous
44. The main idea of this passage should be that ________.
A. beliefs are very powerful.                            B. beliefs make us seem stupid
C. changing your beliefs now is necessary           D. people should always believe in themselves.

     Maybe ten?year?old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father,“But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead.”

     Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt—a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.

    There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.

    Myth Number One:It's best to be “thrown clear ”of a serious accident.

    Truth:Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious ?enough? to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you'll have traveled through a windshield (挡风玻璃) or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty?five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear”.

Myth Number Two:Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.

Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious(昏迷)due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations ,not to be trapped in them.

   Myth Number Three:Safety belts aren't needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour(mph).

    Truth:When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.

1.Why did Elizabeth say to her father,“But，Dad, you can't be healthy  if you're dead?”

A. He was driving at great speed.        B. He was running across the street.

C. He didn't have his safety belt on.    D. He didn't take his medicine on time. 

2.The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he  ________.

A. wasn't feeling very well              B. hated to drive in the dark

C. wanted to take some exercise          D. didn't want to be caught by the police 

3.According to the text, to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous because you  ________.

A. may be knocked down by other cars

B. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car

C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat

D. may get caught in the car door 

4.Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe  ________.

A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident

B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident

C. they will be caught when help comes

D. cars catch fire easily 

5.What is the advice given in the text?

A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.

B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.

C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.

D. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt. 

122. It was reported that Bin Laden in Afghanistan missed _____ and _____ again.