Vacations are meant for the entire family-which means a vacation destination should offer a whole
range of attractions and features that every member of the family should enjoy.Many families would say
that the perfect family destination does not exist.After all,what kind of destination offers that much
diversity?However,Gold Coast in Queensland,Australia may be the closest place you can ever find that fits
the bill of the perfect spot for families of every size,with diverse interests.
     For one thing,the city of Queensland is known for its amazing beaches.While not as popular as the
beaches in Spain or the Caribbean,Australian beaches still do rank among the best in the world.The beach
es here can prove that.If there are worldclass beaches,it could only mean worldclass accommodations and
amenities(設施)．In turn,this means everyone in a family can easily  enjoy  the beach,as well as a number
of water sports and activities in a safe environment.This is especially important for foreigners,who may not
be so confident of the security and overall atmosphere in other countries.
     As for young ones,Gold Coast offers an amazing range of theme parks-the range is so great,in fact,that
it's amazing how they all exist within the same city.Theme parks include Sea World,the Warner Brothers
Movie World,among several others! What could kids ask for?It's already as if it is a wonderland.And
adults will surely enjoy the bustling night life in the city,particularly the one in Surfers Paradise.Here,adults
can also enjoy the city's famed shopping district in the Cavill Avenue.The Cavill Mall,in particular,is really a
destination one should visit ；it is filled with the best shops from all over the world.
     Needless to say,Gold Coast has everything for everyone-which is why families should choose this
charming Queensland City the next time they go on a family vacation.Family vacation should be about
family enjoyment,and it really provides that in excess!

1. This text is written for the purpose of ________.

A. attracting readers to take their vocations in Queensland City
B. explaining where visitors should take their vacations
C. telling us where we can find a vacation destination for whole families
D. showing us where children would like to spend their vocations

2. Generally speaking,destinations for whole families are difficult to find because ________.

A. there are few places which can satisfy children nowadays
B. most people nowadays don't know how to please their children
C. different family members have different taste of entertainment
D. now visitors are difficult to please due to  their high demand

3. The writer suggests the city of Queensland to readers because________.

A. it has the most beautiful beaches over the world
B. it provides the firstclass accommodations and amenities
C. it offers an amazing range of theme parks in the same city
D. it can satisfy both children and adults at the same time

4. While traveling abroad,what visitors are most concerned about is ________.

A. the traveling cost
B. the security of traveling
C. the accommodation of destinations
D. the theme parks of the destination

     Ever felt like destroying the car in front of you when you're
stuck in an endless traffic jam?
     Well ,the Spanish company StopStress is offering clients(客戶 )
the possibility of doing just that-but in controlled ,safe conditions.
     Clients can also destroy computers, mobile phones and TV sets
in what the company calls" destructible therapy" ( therapy : treatment
of a medical disorder).
     "We target the machines that cause the most stress in modern
life,"company co-founder Jorge Arribas said in a telephone inter-
view. "People get rid of stress by screaming and beating the ma-
chines until they are tired out. "he explained.
     The company, based in the northern Spanish city of Soria, uses
deserted cars that still work. Heavy-metal music is used to excite
the clients. They are given protective suits and glasses, helmets and
huge hammers.
     Most people's rage only lasts for 5 to 10 minutes. But some go
on for hours : they beat cars on which they've put the names of people
or ideas they would like to get rid of.
     "Some even get together to turn the car over, "Arribas says. A
session costs 60 euros(US $80)per person.
     Arribas says the idea came to him when he was having trouble
parking his car.
     "Dozens of people have used the therapy, which helps people
become aware of their stress level and helps them to slow down,"
Arribas explained.
     "It's better to channel violence in a controlled way than to get
it out on one's husband and wife or in a traffic jam. "he added.
     StopStress already has branches in three Spanish cities, and is
planning to extend its market beyond Spain's borders.

1. The Spanish company StopStress offers people the chance to_______.   

A. calm down when they are angry
B. destroy things they no longer need
C. get rid of stress by destroying things
D. get rid of stress by screaming and shouting

2. Which of the following is NOT a means used directly to help people get less stressful in StopStress?   

A. Heavy-metal music.
B. Mobile phones.
C. Deserted cars.
D. Protective suits and glasses.

3. The passage is mainly intended to tell you __.

A. a special company in Spain
B. a special way to get rid of stress
C. a new and expanding busines
D. how people deal with stress in Spain

4. The underlined word " channel" in the passage has a similar meaning to" _____".  

A. let out                    
B. go in separate ways
C. avoid                    
D. reduce

      1. ____ From 18－25, according to I.Q. scores; but you are wiser and more  experienced with
increasing age.
     You are smartest in your 20's; around 30, your memory begins to go down, particularly your ability to
perform mathematical computations.   2._____   Your vocabulary at the age of 45, for example, is three
times as great as when you graduated from college. At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as
much information as it did at the age of 21.
     3.____   You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24; the best professional sense from
40 to 49.
     Before the age of 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to come; over 30,we believe that they
are behind us. A National Health survey agrees: after the age of 30, we become more realistic and do
not view happiness as a goal in itself. If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals,
happiness, we feel, will follow.
     4._____ Generally between 30 and 39,but the peak (頂峰) varies with different professions.
Mosart wrote a symphony (交響曲)  and four sonatas by the age of 8, and Mendelssohn composed his
bestknown work A Midsummer Night's Dream, at 17, but most of the great music  was written by men
between 33 and 39.
     Though the peak in most fields comes early, most Nobel Prize winners did their top research in their
late 20's and 30's-creative people continue to produce work with high quality throughout their lives 
5._____.
A. When are you most creative (創(chuàng)造性的)?
B. When are you happiest?
C. When are you smartest?
D. Do you know what I.Q. refers to?
E. But your I.Q. for other tasks goes up.
F. Creative people usually produce a lot of works.
G. For the "wellconditioned mind", there is no upper    limit.

     In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing
that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one
person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
     I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied (依賴) on how well they
performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs.
In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly
forgotten.
     However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a
culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame
competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from
their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem
to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: " I may
have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the
belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their
worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are
based on the mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with
others. Both are afraid of not being… Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (緩解)
can we discover a …meaning in competition.

1. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.
B. Opinions about competition are different among people.
C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.

2. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A. It pushes society forward.
B. It builds up a sense of duty.
C. It improves personal abilities.
D. It encourages individual efforts.

3. The underlined phrase "the most vocal" in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A. those who try their best to win
B. those who value competitionj most highly
C. those who are against competition most strongly
D. those who rely on others most for success

4. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a "desire to fail"?

 A. One's worth lies in his performance compared with others.
B. One's success in competition needs great efforts.
C. One's achievement is determined by his particular skills.
D. One's success is based on how hard he has tried.

5. Which point of view may the author agree to?

A. Every effort should be paid back.
B. Competition should be encouraged.
C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.
D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

     Recently, in the hope of earning both money and social experience, I became a door-to-door salesman. I once read a saying: "If somebody wants something of you, you will be treated as warmly as spring, but if they don't you may be treated as coldly as winter." You may consider it an exaggeration(夸張),but if you are a salesman, it is clearly correct.
     You would never have found it to be so true if you hadn't been a salesman. You needn't stand doubtful looks and unfriendly views; you needn't listen to something completely wrong and nod to say that it was quite right; you needn't always keep patience and smile; you needn't repeat the same sentences over again; you needn't talk to somebody you dislike.
     I did this work for a month; then I decided to give it up. In spite of the above reasons, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time. The latest test result proved that my grades were getting lower. Even worse, I hadn't enough time to join my classmates in college activities. Sometimes I felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my part-time job. Now I don't think it is worth doing such a thing even though I was earning money at great cost.
     Newspapers and magazines often publish stories about good students who do part-time work and keep high scores in class. But according to my experience, part-time work can have some strong bad effects on study.
     Most students don't see the relationship between studies and work in a correct way. In my opinion, if it isn't a must for money reasons, students should be cautious about taking up a part-time job. In western countries even the children of very rich families take part in hard jobs during the summer vacation.
1. What caused the writer to give up his part-time job?
A. Too much attention to it and his grades getting lower
B. He often missed some college activities
C. Sometimes he felt tired and unhappy
D. All the above
2. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word "sacrificing"?
A. losing
B. wasting
C. using
D. getting
3. The writer thought __________.
A. to do part-time job was unnecessary
B. part-time jobs had good effect upon study
C. it's hard to plan study and work correctly
D. part-time jobs were good for students
4. Who should take part-time jobs according to the text above?
A. Every college student
B. Those who want to get study experience
C. Those in great need of money
D. Those from very rich families

     London has more than nine million visitors every year. They come and visit some of the most famous
places in England: Big Ben, the Tower of London and the River Thames.
     You can see some of the most interesting places in London by getting on the tour buses. Or you can
take a ride on the London Eye. This large wheel slowly takes you 135m above the River Thames.
     The River Thames is London's main waterway. It has shaped the capital's landscape, history and
geography. So one of the best ways of knowing more about the city is to take a trip along the river.
     The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, has become one of the main symbols of
London. The sound of the bell, which you can hear at the beginning of many television and radio
programmes, has become well-known throughout the nation.
     No visit to London is complete without a look at the Tower of London, in the eastern part of the city.
After Big Ben, the Tower may be London's most visited tourist spot. Directly south is Tower Bridge,
which is more than100 years old.
     Along all the palaces in London, Buckingham Palace is the most famous. It has been the main London
home of the royal family since Queen Victoria moved there in 1873. You can visit some of the rooms in
August and September. And most mornings of the year you can watch the soldiers outside changing the
guard.
     About one hour by train out of London is the Tower of Windsor. Here you can visit another of the
Queen's homes-Windsor Castle. There was a fire in 1992 and many of the rooms were badly burned.
But now they are full of beautiful pictures, tables and chairs again.
     Sightseeing in London is great, but it can get very tiring. So, the best way to start the day is to fill up
with an English breakfast.
     You can buy an English breakfast in nearly every hotel, and at many restaurants and cafes. An English
pub is a good place to stop for lunch and a drink. You can get hot or cold food and try one of England's
many ales(濃啤酒). Fish and chips are also a traditional English meal. So look out for fish and chip shops
in cities as well as by the sea.
   Or you can sit outside one of the many roadside pubs and cafes in London, and simply watch the busy
world go by.    

1. We can learn from the text that ____________.

A.Windsor Castle has been rebuilt   
B. the Big Ben can be heard everywhere in London
C. only some of the hotels in England serve breakfast.
D. the London Eye can carry you where you like to go

2. Which place may be London's most visited tourist spot?

A. Buckingham Palace              
B. The Tower of London  
C. Big Ben                      
D. The River Thames

3. If you go to London in December, you will not be able to ___________.

A. visit Windsor Castle      
B. tour the Buckingham Palace
C. tour the city along the River Thames
D. watch the soldiers outside the Buckingham Palace changing guards.

4. The underlined word "landscape" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to _________.

A. sights        
B. interests          
C. characteristics    
D. culture

5. The whole passage mainly introduces the ________________.

A. tourism in London              
B. tourists in London
C. history in London              
D. sightseeing in London