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阅读理解 Parents on South Australia's Aboriginal (澳大利亚土著的) lands may lose some of their financial aid if they do not send their children to school. The new rules draw wide concern. Mundine is Prime Minister Tony Abbott's top advisor on issues concerning Aboriginals, native Australians. “Now, I know the government needs some necessary measures but I think punishing the parents is really the last choice.” Mr. Mundine says the situation can be changed if the tribal leaders support education. “We need to work with parents and communities because we are making a huge cultural change here.” But other officials say they believe the threat of stopping aid will force families to take education more seriously. The State of South Australia says it has special programs for Aboriginal children. The students work with their parents and teachers first to develop a personal learning plan and the public schools provide special workers to work individually with Aboriginal students. At the age of seven, Aboriginal students can join a program called Enter for Success designed to attract students to school. The students can choose which high school to attend and receive support in reaching the goals on their individual learning plans. The State of Western Australia also has special programs for Aboriginal and other ethnic (种族的) groups. The state operates a program called Focus Schools which centers on basic skills like reading, writing and counting. 67% of these public focus schools serve the students in 79 very rural areas. Most of them are primary schools. The Focus Schools program also includes 118 coaches working with students in 134 schools. 1.What's the aim of the new regulations? A．To develop advanced education. B．To improve Aboriginal children's school attendance. C．To get tribal chiefs to support education. D．To punish parents on South Australia's Aboriginal lands. 2.To change the situation, Mr. Mundine may not agree with ________. A．cooperating with the parents B．limiting the economic aid of the families C．winning the favor of the communities D．making a cultural change in the communities 3.It is known from the statistics in the last paragraph that ________. A．the special program is a success B．the special program covers every area of Australia C．the government has tried to help with the Aboriginal education D．the government has taken action to promote the elementary schools
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阅读七选五 Trees around us are extremely important and have always been necessary for improving the human conditions. Our existing forests and trees we plant work to make a better world. 1.. Here is a short list of main reasons trees are necessary for improving our living conditions. ●Trees produce oxygen 2.. A leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. What many people don't realize is that the forest also acts as a giant filter (过滤器) that cleans the air we breathe. Trees help clean the air by preventing airborne particles, reducing heat, and absorbing such pollutants. ●Trees clean the soil The term phytoremediation is a fancy word for the absorption of dangerous chemicals and other pollutants that have entered the soil. 3.. Trees filter sewage and farm chemicals, reduce the effects of animal wastes, clean roadside spills and so on. ●Trees are carbon sinks To produce its food, a tree absorbs and locks away carbon dioxide in the wood, roots and leaves. Carbon dioxide is a global warming suspect. 4.. This lockingup process “stores” carbon as wood and not as a “greenhouse” gas. ●5. Trees block urban noise almost as effectively as stone walls. Trees, planted at strategic points in a neighborhood or around your house, can reduce major noises from freeways and airports. A．We could not exist as we do if there were no trees B．Trees help clean the sky C．A forest is a carbon storage area that can lock up as much carbon as it produces D．Trees control noise pollution E．Man has been planting trees to make the planet a more beautiful world F．The modern human community has other more practical reasons to admire and honor trees G．Trees can either store harmful pollutants or change the pollutants into less harmful forms
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完形填空。 A Brick in Life A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was _______ kids rushing out from _______ parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. _______ his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick smashed into the Jaguar's side door. He slammed on the _______and turned the Jaguar back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown. He jumped out of the car, grabbed the kid and _________ him up against a parked car, shouting, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what _______ are you doing？” Then he went on, “Didn't you know that brick you threw is going to _______ a lot of money. Why did you do it？” “Please, sir. Please, I'm sorry. I didn't know _______ else to do！” begged the youngster. “________ my brother，” he said. “He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his ________ and I can't lift him up.” Sobbing, the boy asked the manager, “Would you please help me get him ________into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too _______ for me.” Moved ________ words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and ________ his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see _______ everything was going to be okay. “Thank you, sir. And God bless you，” the _______ child said to him. The man then _______ the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward ________ home. It was a long __19_________ back to his Jaguar — a long, slow walk. He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent (凹痕) _______ him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention. 语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过一个小故事告诉我们：生活的道路上不要走得太匆忙，我们需要其他人的敲打来引起我们的注意。 1.A.watching for B．looking for C．heading for D．leaving for 2.A.among B．between C．in D．through 3.A.While B．Before C．As D．After 4.A.window B．door C．wheel D．brake 5.A.pushed B．guided C．held D．caught 6.A.in earth B．on earth C．after all D．above all 7.A.spend B．charge C．cost D．pay 8.A.which B．who C．that D．what 9.A.It's B．Which's C．That's D．Who's 【小题1010．A.Jaguar B．wheelchair C．sidewalk D．bike 10.A.up B．down C．back D．forward 11.A.light B．funny C．terrible D．heavy 12.A.beyond B．inside C．outside D．around 13.A.broke out B．took out C．run out D．gave out 14.A.what B．where C．that D．which 15.A.angry B．willing C．satisfactory D．grateful 16.A.watched B．glared C．noticed D．witnessed 17.A.his B．their C．her D．its 18.A.journey B．trip C．walk D．running 19.A.reminding B．reminded C．reminds D．to remind
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