The Gold Coast Wax(蜡)Museum is one of the Gold Coast’s longest running attractions. It’s a collection of famous figures. It’s Australia’s largest museum of its kind, featuring more than 110 life-size copies of wax figures of British and Australian History．
The Wax Museum is visited by many thousands of the people each year who are amazed at the amazing realism of the life-size figures in real costumes. This is your invitation to wander through at your leisure and meet many important and famous people’s figures on Queensland’s Gold Coast．
Come face to face with such famous people as Michael Jackson, President Barack Obama，Past President John F. Kennedy, King Hussein’s Royal Family members, and many others whose lives have all left an unforgettable mark on our world. Information cards are located alongside each figure, helping visitors know them well．
The old Coast Wax Museum contains figures which have been crafted by leading local and overseas sculptors to international standards’ equal in quality to the world’s best, as seen in Europe, the United Kingdom, and USA. The detail in the figures is amazing and includes hair applied one strand(线)at a time, requiring many working hours for one hand and the eyes so real that they seem to follow the viewer around．
Price
Child (1～3 yrs): free
Child (3-~12 yrs): $22.00
Adult: $29.00
Open hours
Open 7 days a week, 10 am to 10 pm
Closed Christmas Day (25 Dec.) and Anzac Day (25 Apr.)
Location
Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast) QLD
How to get there
You can choose any of the Gold Coast airport transfers, car rentals, shuttles and private transfers to／from your hotel．
Notice to visitors
●All carried items including food and drinks will be inspected upon entry．
●Coats, umbrellas, etc. should be left in the checkrooms (行李寄存处) (max size 40×40×50 cm and max weight 8 kg).
●The checkroom is to the left of the Main entrance (￡1.50 per item)．
●When maximum checkrooms capacity is reached the Museum cannot accept any more items．
●Bring your sense of adventure and your camera with you and see something exciting and quite unique．
For further information, please click here to see more about gold coast wax-museum／contact Us Page．
1. According to the passage, visitors can______ .
A. visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum anytime
B. enjoy some world-class vivid wax works in the Gold Coast Wax Museum
C. see many members of the Royal Family in person in the Gold Coast Wax Museum
D. meet many leading local and international sculptors in the Gold Coast Wax Museum
2.If a couple and their 10-year-old son want to visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, they may pay_______.
A. $58 B. $68 C. $80 D. $87
3. When people come to visit this exhibition, they________.
A. should have all their carried items checked at the entrance
B. can leave their carried items in the checkrooms free of charge
C. can take all their carried items with them without inspection
D. should leave all their carried items in the checkrooms upon entry
British MPs (国会议员) have voted in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man, in a historic move. The UK is now set to become the first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of babies from three people. In a free vote in the Commons, 382 MPs were in favour and 128 against the technique that stops genetic diseases being passed from mother to child. During the debate, ministers said the technique was “light at the end of a dark tunnel” for families.
A further vote is required in the House of Lords. If everything goes ahead then the first such baby could be born next year. Supporters said it was “good news for progressive medicine” but critics say they will continue to fight against the technique that they say raises too many ethical (伦理的) and safety concerns. Estimates suggest 150 three-person babies could be born each year.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: “We're not playing god here; we're just making sure that two parents who want a healthy baby can have one.” The method, which was developed in Newcastle, should help women like Sharon Bernadi, from Sunderland, who lost all seven of her children to mitochondrial (线粒体的) disease. Ms Bernadi said she was “overwhelmed” by the decision.
Mitochondria are the tiny compartments (隔间) inside nearly every cell of the body that transform food into useable energy. They have their own DNA, which does not affect characteristics such as appearance. Defective mitochondria are passed down only from the mother. They can lead to brain damage, muscle wasting, heart failure and blindness. The technique uses a modified version to combine the DNA of the two parents with the healthy mitochondria of a donor woman. It results in babies with 0.1% of their DNA from the second woman and is a permanent change that would be passed down through the generations.
1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The new technique is intended to provide the parents a healthy baby.
B. The mitochondrial disease can lead to various fatal illnesses.
C. Britain is the first country to have created three-person babies.
D. All of Ms Bernadi’s children died of a genetic disease.
2. The underlined word “defective” is closest to the meaning of ________.
A. strangely-made B. normally developed
C. functioning perfectly D. not functioning properly
3. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. Mitochondria are inside nearly every cell that change food into useable energy
B. DNA of Mitochondria can affect a person’s appearance
C. in medical science ethical factors should be taken into consideration
D. the donor woman’s DNA will not be found in the three-person baby
4. Prime Minister David Cameron _________ the creation of such babies.
A. is in favour of B. throws doubt on
C. objects to D. is indifferent to
He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 100th birthday of Pablo Neruda(1904—1973)．
Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table became a major influence on his work.
However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up (掩饰) the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.
In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair.” Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile(流犯) made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.
Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “I need the sea because it teaches me,” he wrote. “I move in the university of the waves.” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work.
1. The underlined word “Picasso” can probably be replaced by“________”．
A. most important person
B. famous person from Picasso
C. freedom fighter in Picasso
D. poem fans
2. Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because________.
A. literary greats usually used the pen name
B. his father encouraged him to use the name
C. he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication
D. he was greatly influenced by other poets
3. Which of the following is not the theme of his works?
A. Love. B. Political struggle.
C. Social reform. D. Development of South America.
4. The last paragraph mainly tells us________.
A. the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration
B. the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast
C. Neruda's poems were widely read overseas
D. Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Bob将于九月到你所在城市的建新华文学校学中文，来信请你在学校附近为他找一套住房。请根据图画提供的信息，写信介绍住房的情况，并告知住房面积为25平方米，月租500元。
注意：1. 词数：100左右。
2. 参考词汇：房租 rent (n.) 。
Dear Bob,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的文章.文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处.错误涉及一个单词的增加删除或修改.
The news which the English Entrance Examination will be reformed has caused a big “earthquake” in our country. Many people, included students, are for it. But there are also some people are against it. Then, is it better to do so or not? Personally, I think the reform has between advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, it can reduce students’ learn burden and enable English to return back to its true function. On the other hand, it will cause students to spend less time on studying English and to attached less importance to English. If so, students will not have a good knowledge of English. What’s more, if students don’t have so a good ability, they will not be able to broaden our horizon and meet the future challenges.
Joyce: What do you think of the lead teacher’s speech?
Caroline: I think it was _1.__ (interest).
Joyce: __2._ do I. I hear Mike is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year.
Caroline: Yes, his teacher says so. He __3.__ (work) hard at his lessons every evening for months. He wants to go to Oxford University next year.
Joyce: I hope he will realize his goal.
Caroline: I hope so. _4. I think he works too hard. I hope he’ll go out and enjoy __5.__ for a change. How about your son Carl?
Joyce: Don’t mention him. Carl never starts studying.
Caroline: You’re joking. I heard that Carl _6.__ (win) the composition prize.
Joyce: You have made _7.__ mistake. That is White Carl. My son is Brown Carl. The whites live in the same community __8.__ we do. White Carl has always been so hard working. He wants to be a __9.__ (write). My son likes going to the concert. He only likes singing.
Caroline: _10.__ he practices singing, he will become a singer in the future.
Joyce: Not all people can become a singer. I don’t think he has the talent.
