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 many 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 where 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.Driving in a car on Gold Coast is not suggested because ______.
A. you will break the traffic rules
B. you can’t enjoy the beautiful scenery well
C. you will cause much noise
D. you can’t drive into some parks
2.The following advantages of hiring bikes are mentioned EXCEPT that ______.
A. it is a good way to do sunbathing
B. it is a cheap way of traveling
C. you can get a clearer sight of animals
D. you can take photos of animals
3.What’ s the author’s attitude towards a bike hire on Gold Coast?
A. He doesn’t like this way of traveling.
B. He thinks it is a personal choice.
C. He supports it very much.
D. He thinks it is only good for adults.
4.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.
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1.With help from a Mr.H, you can _______.
A. stop using batteries
B. get your room tidied on your way home
C. remember your teacher’s instructions
D. finish your homework on time
2.If you buy a PENGO WATCH CONTROL now, you can save _______.
A. ＄99 B. ＄100
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3.Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?
A. On a notice board. B. In a company brochure.
C. On a teenage website. D. In a college newspaper.
当前不少文学作品被改编成电影。有人选择看电影，有人选择读原著。请你以“Film or Book，Which Do You Prefer？”为题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文：
1．看电影：省时、有趣、易懂
2．读原著：细节更多、语言优美
3．你的看法及理由：……
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．文章题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：原著original work/book in the original
Film or Book, Which Do You Prefer?
Some of us think that it is better to see the film than to read the book in the original.
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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以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My family was very poor when I was child. My parents were workers but couldn’t afford to buy toys from me. As a result, my dolls looked a lot differently from those bought from toy stores. My dolls were home-made. The first doll I owned it was made of a glass Coca-Cola bottle. I was such excited to make a doll by itself. Soon I became a collector of empty Coca-Cola bottles because I see each bottle as a possible baby doll at that time. People whom worked in the store selling Coca-Cola could see me pick up empty bottles almost every day. Those home-made toys brought me a lot of happy.
在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词正确形式
Two disabled Chinese citizens who have planted trees 1. (voluntary) in Northern China have been voted (投票) by Chinese netizens as their inspiring heroes.
The vote 2. (organize) by Xinhua News Agency since 2011 to inspire moral strength in the public by highlighting the good deeds of ordinary people. The event is the first of its kind 3. (find) heroes among grassroots people.
Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia, both of 4. are aged over 50, have arm and sight disabilities. Disabled5. they are, they have planted over 10,000 trees in Jingxing County over the past 13 years, preventing their village from flooding and 6. (improve) the environmental surroundings.
“I am his hands; he is my eyes,” says Haixia. “We are good partners.”
Fully 7. (devote) to protecting the environment, they have turned the wasteland into a green one, which attracts 8. large number of birds. Planting trees has become an important part of their life.
Despite their disabilities, they form a great team that makes a huge 9. (different). They deserve to be called eco-heroes 10. their unusual effort and amazing deed!
When a mom attended school to help her disabled son, her son and the school thanked her in the sweetest way possible. It wasn’t until after his college years that Marty became disabled after______down stairs. When her son ______to get his MBA Judy O’ Connor attended every class with him to help him write and _____ . Every day, Judy would sit by Marty in class, taking notes to make sure to set down______requests, raising her hand so he could answer questions, and silently filling in his______ on test days. “After a little while, we found that working together we could ______a great deal,” Marty says.
On graduation day at Chapman University, Judy was dressed in black to mix in with the other______. Little did she know she’d soon be the center of______. When Marty’s name was called, his mom helped ______ him to the front of the stage, _____for a picture with Marty as he received his diploma. Over the loudspeaker, a voice _____ with happy tears made an _____: The university was giving Judy an honorary MBA. “A lump came to my throat, I was proud of my son and ______to be honored,” says Judy.
The mother and son had joked that Judy was putting in enough work to earn her own______. To Marty, there was no question his mom, a retired elementary school teacher with a business degree, had ______earned her honorary MBA.
Perhaps just as important, Judy gave Marty______. Life as Marty knew it before the _______may have changed, but he encourages anyone in a ______ situation to keep up hope. “Just keep an open mind,______you can make your diversity your advantage and take challenges as a(n)______for growth in your life,” he says.
1.A. blowing B. falling C. beating D. ringing
2.A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged
3.A. participate B. complain C. dream D. withdraw
4.A. normal B. potential C. practical D. specific
5.A. functions B. comments C. consequences D. answers
6.A. accomplish B. expand C. save D. witness
7.A. products B. graduates C. friends D. neighbors
8.A. responsibility B. pressure C. attention D. tradition
9.A. wheel B. move C. distribute D. record
10.A. advertising B. tracking C. bouncing D. pausing
11.A. connected B. choked C. frozen D. motivated
12.A. adventure B. experiment C. announcement D. arrangement
13.A. discovered B. touched C. ignored D. designed
14.A. degree B. wealth C. passport D. attraction
15.A. even B. just C. also D. still
16.A. excuse B. reason C. doubt D. confidence
17.A. event B. issue C. accident D. barrier
18.A. similar B. special C. private D. different
19.A. but B. and C. though D. while
20.A. adaptation B. talent C. opportunity D. reaction
