Driving in a foreign country is always different in at least some ways from driving in your own country. Here are some general points regarding driving in New Zealand.
l Visitors wishing to drive in New Zealand do not require an international driver’s license but are required to carry their local driver’s license whenever driving.
l Vehicles drive on the left-hand side of the road as they do in Britain, Australia, and Japan. Most rental vehicles will have a sticker reminding you of this important fact.
l When the traffic light is red, you must stop. There is no left turn rule as in North America.
l New Zealand road rules follow international standards but please note that in New Zealand vehicles turning left must give way to traffic turning right.
l In general, if you are turning left (where there are give-way signs or no signs), give way to vehicles that not turning. In all other situations, give way to vehicles crossing or coming from your right.
l Seat belts must be worn at all times while driving in New Zealand. This stands for the driver and passengers. The driver is responsible for ensuring all passengers are wearing their seatbelts.
l Do not drink alcohol before driving in New Zealand—drinking and driving laws are strictly enforced.
l Speed limits are in kilometres per hour (kph), not miles per hour (mph).
Speed conversion: 1 kph equals 0.621 mph; 1 mph equals 1.61 kph.
l The speed limit on the open road is 100km/h. In towns and cities the speed limit is 50km/h. Be sure to obey all school crossing speed reductions as speed cameras operate regularly throughout New Zealand.
For further information and up to date road conditions visit: http://www.transit.govt.nz
小題1:What can be learned from the passage?
A．A passenger’s not wearing the seat belt has little to do with the driver.
B．There will be a reminder for drivers to remember to drive on the left side.
C．Cars passing a school in towns should drive at a speed of less than 31 mph.
D．A foreign driver is expected to have a driving license issued by New Zealand.
小題2:Which of the following statements correctly explains road rules in New Zealand?
A. In Figure 1, Car B must give way to Car A.
B. In Figure 2, Car B must give way to Car A.
C. In Figure 3, Car B must give way to Car A.
D. In Figure 4, Car B must give way to Car A.
 
小題3:This passage is most likely ____________.
A．a(chǎn) travel brochure for locals
B．a(chǎn) website travel introduction
C．a(chǎn)n advertisement of travel
D．a(chǎn) travel column in a geographical magazine
       
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:B
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The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, a 2006 federal law that requires improvements to the nation’s emergency alert system. The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies.
"The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before, and during, disasters and other emergencies," FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan.
Participation in the alert system by carriers –telecommunications companies is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry.
The program would be optional for cell phone users. They also may not be charged for receiving alerts.
There would be three different types of messages, according to the rules.
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The service could be in place by 2010.
小題1:What is the purpose of the approved plan?  
A．To warn people of emergencies via messages.
B．To popularize the use of cell phones.
C．To estimate the monthly number of messages.
D．To promote the wireless industry.
小題2:The improvement to the present system is in the charge of ____. 
A．CTIAB．the Warning Alert and Response Network
C．FCCD．federal regulators
小題3:The carriers’ participation in the system is determined by _____. 
A．the US federal governmentB．mobile phone users
C．the carriers themselvesD．the law of the United States
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Children learn these things through a video game. They create their own game character. They can choose different skin colors, hair styles, eye and mouth shapes. Then they begin a trip through ad-land, where there are ads on buses and billboards. The players have to find all the marketing in the neighborhood before they can move on to the next level.
The Admongo game takes players inside a home, to the advertising studio and everywhere else ads can be found. It is a complete exploration of the world of marketing.
One such area is food marketing. The Federal Trade Commission(FTC) says it is a big business. The FTC estimates that food, drink and fast-food restaurants spent more than one and a half billion dollars on advertising to young people in 2009.
The FTC says children are important for three reasons. They buy products. They influence parents and caregivers to buy. And they are the future adult buyers of the products.
A recent study says most advertising aimed at children is for foods of the lowest nutritional value. First Lady Michelle Obama has said she would like to see advertisers marketing healthy foods for children.
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A．The guide of Admongo
B．An education website for children
C．A popular online video game
D．A website aimed at children
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A．To attract the biggest market of buyers.
B．To sell the products of its company.
C．To help children know about advertising.
D．To advertise the video game for children.
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A．Choose hair styles for their character.
B．Travel to a supermarket.
C．Eat in a fast-food restaurant.
D．Play video games during the trip.
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A．important for the society
B．the most potential buyers
C．easily influenced by ads
D．easily affected by poor products
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小題1:Which of the following best gives the main idea of the first two paragraphs? 
A．There’s a connection between violence and sports
B．One cause of violence at sports events is alcohol．
C．There are many reasons for violence at sports events．
D．David Sampson and Dennis Brock have the same opinion．
小題2:Which of the following does NOT belong to a “mob mentality”?
A．“I must drink some alcohol to stop myself feeling shy． ”
B．“ It’s safe to do what many people are doing． ”
C．“There are so many of us and not enough of them． ”
D．“ No one knows I’m doing this． ”
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A．Two．B．Four．C．Three．D．Five．
小題4:The last paragraph is mainly about ______．
A．how to turn games into big parties
B．why to install cameras in stadiums
C．how to prevent violence at sports events
D．how to avoid oneself behaving badly
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A．Never drink any alcohol no matter where you are．
B．Whenever you are watching a game, you should keep quiet．
C．Never follow blindly no matter how many people are doing something．
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A．bridge cultural gaps existing between parents and teachers.
B．get students know that their teachers care about their parents.
C．get parents involved in their children’s education.
D．help establish good relationships between parents and children.
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A．a(chǎn)re not a new idea
B．a(chǎn)re traditionally done by teachers before school starts
C．a(chǎn)re meant for students with low marks
D．have replaced parent-teacher meeting
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A．Reasons for home visists
B．Forms of home visits
C．Advantages of home visits
D．Tips for home visits
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A．Parents have more opportunities to play with children
B．Students can succeed more easily through their own efforts.
C．Parents play a decisive role in children’s education.
D．Teachers can learn more about how to help students.

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Fascinating as their skills of flight are, migrating behavior has been difficult to study in insects because many long distant trips happen thousands of feet above ground. Only recently have scientists developed technologies that can detect such little creatures at such great heights.
To their surprise, though, the insects weren't passive travelers on the winds. In autumn, for example, most light winds blew from the east, but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried them south and they positioned themselves to navigate directly to their wintering homes.
Even in the spring, when most winds flowed northward, the insects didn't always go with the flow. If breezes weren't blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go, the insects changed their body positions to compensate. Many migrating birds do the same thing.
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A．Windsurfing insects have real direction.
B．Wind helps insects greatly in migrating.
C．Insects migrate with the seasons.
D．Scientists have trouble in observing insects.
小題2:Scientists originally thought that _____.
A．insects were just blown about by the wind
B．insects chose the winds they wanted to ride
C．insects always waited for their favourable winds
D．insects positioned themselves in the winds
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B．their flight is long and high above ground
C．the wind's direction is hard to foresee
D．they have no regular migrating courses
小題4: We can learn from the text that _____.
A．insects never position themselves when flying low
B．insects travel more easily in autumn
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The bar-tailed godwit （斑尾鷸）has just broken its own record for the world’s longest non-stop flight, including humans in planes, according to a report made by Lund University Press. The bird can fly non-stop for eight days, while the most impressive man-made airplane can only remain in the sky for 82 hours without a stop.
The bar-tailed godwit’s journey, from Alaska to New Zealand, covers over 6,835 miles. It completes this trip twice a year, in autumn going to New Zealand, and in spring back to Alaska. The tireless bird ends the trip without stopping once for food or rest. All other birds can only finish trips that are twice as short as what the bar-tailed godwit travels.
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A．doesn’t need to stop to eat
B．is afraid of hot weather
C．seems very tired at last
D．should fly less than 7,000 meters
小題2:The main reason why the bar-tailed godwit can break the record is that it ______.
A．eats little food every hour
B．has a special body shape
C．stores much water in its body
D．has very light body weight
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A．researchers have understood the bird very well
B．the bird has a very good sense of direction
C．there are still many who doubt the bird’s ability
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The German shepherd runs off and noses around in the grass of Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau. “OK, Oakley,” the dog’s handler orders, “Find it!”
Oakley sniffs (嗅) until he comes to a bush, then stops, sits, and looks up at his handler. She bends to see what he has found: the waste of an endangered African wild dog. “Good dog!” she praises. The handler pulls a tennis ball from her pocket. Oakley jumps for his reward.
“He doesn’t actually want the waste,” says Aimee Hurt, a founding member of the U.S.-based group Working Dogs for Conservation. Hurt is in Kenya to train both Oakley and his handler. “He finds it so he can play with his ball. We’re the ones who want the waste.”
Detection dogs are sometimes taught to locate actual animals. Black-footed ferrets (雪貂) have been studied with their help. But more often the dogs learn to locate the waste of creatures such as bears, wolves and mountain lions.
What the dogs find provides scientists with data about a species. Scientists can use the DNA collected from animal waste to identify individuals, sex, and population sizes — all without ever seeing the animal itself. “It can take years to gather this kind of information if you have to trap animals,” Hurt explains.
Waste analysis might make a huge difference when wild species are accused of attacking domestic livestock (家畜). Hurt says, “A good detection dog will find the waste so we can see what the animal is actually eating.” This may help reduce problems between people and wildlife.
小題1: The underlined word “She” in Paragraph 2 refers to  “_____”.
A．the German shepherd
B．a(chǎn)n African wild dog
C．Aimee Hurt
D．the handler
小題2: Oakley is interested in finding the waste because _____.
A．he wants to study endangered animals
B．he can get a tennis ball to play with
C．he wants to eat it
D．he wants to play with it
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Trapping animals is not difficult.
B．People are making efforts to protect the environment.
C．Detection dogs attack domestic livestock frequently.
D．Collecting animal waste is a good way to gather information.
小題4:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Detection dogs can help scientists study wildlife.
B．Detection dogs can defend wildlife.
C．Detection dogs can help the police catch the criminals.
D．Detection dogs can help local people defend domestic livestock.

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 Many different tribes live in the Ituri rain forest of Africa, but the Pygmies are the most unusual. Most of the men are not much more than four feet tall. They weigh only about eighty pounds. The women are even smaller and thinner. But in spite of the fact that they are small, these people are perfectly formed men and women.
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It takes sharp eyes to discover the almost hidden path to the Pygmy camp. The path is no wider than a small man’s foot. No sound breaks the silence in this part of the forest. There are no signs of people.
The stranger must walk carefully. What appears to be a bent branch may prove to be a deadly snake. A spotted gold patch of sunlight may be a crouching leopard(豹).
Even the Pygmy camp comes as a surprise. The leafy shelters in which the little people live are hardly three feet high. They look so much like the surrounding undergrowth that they might easily be passed by. These houses contain no furniture of any sort. The beds are merely plantain leaves spread out on the earth floor. There are no cooking pots: food is eaten raw or smoked over a fire. Spears, bows and arrows are the only possessions of these people. When the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small to walk.
小題1:According to the passage, we can conclude _____.
A．the Pygmies are the shortest tribe worldwide
B．the Pygmies are short but normal in mentality
C．most of the Pygmy men are more than four feet
D．the Pygmies live in the forest of America
小題2:Paragraph 2 mainly suggests that the Pygmies ______.
A．a(chǎn)re unwilling to communicate with people outside
B．a(chǎn)re very cruel and they will kill you with the spears
C．a(chǎn)re friendly to the tourists visiting them for the first time
D．move so fast and often that can’t be caught up with easily
小題3: Which of the following word can describe the life of Pygmy?
A．Quiet.B．Active. C．Hard.D．Busy.
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE of the Pygmy?
A．Their houses can’t be easily found in the hurt rain forest.
B．Their houses, which are three feet high, are made of wood.
C．Weapons and cooking pots are their most valuable possessions.
D．They are living in harmony with dangerous animals around.

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