1、We offer three different tours of this iconic buildings.The Essential Tour brings to life the story behind the design and construction of one of the worlds most famous landmarks. Using interactive audiovisual technology, your guide will take you on a memorable journey inside the youngest building ev
2、er to be World Heritage listed.Afterwards, why not stay around and eat at the Studio Caf, with its modern Australian menu? You can both enjoy the best views in Sydney and claim a 20% reduction on the total cost of your meal. (Dont forget to show your ticket in order to claim your discount.)Language:
3、 English, French, GermanTakes place: Daily between 9 am and 5 pm.Prices: Adult $35/ Online $29.75.Concessions(优惠): Children of 16 and under $24.50. Prior bookings are not essential.The Backstage Tour gives you backstage access to the Sydney Opera House. It is a unique opportunity to experience the r
4、eal-life dramas behind the stage! You might even get to stand on the concert hall stage, take up a conductors baton in the orchestra pit and imagine you are leading the performance. You will also get to see inside the stars dressing rooms.The tour concludes with breakfast free of charge in the Green
5、 Room, the private dining area of performers past and present. Daily at 7 am. $155. No concessions.To purchase: Bookings are essential. Limited to 8 people per tour.Online sales expire at 4:30 pm two days prior.Notes: The tour includes up to 300 steps. Flat, comfortable shoes must be worn. Foe safet
6、y reasons, children of 12 years old and under are not permitted.Opera High Tea consists of a tour where you will walk in the footsteps of world-class singers, dancers and musicians, followed by fine food and music in the spectacular surroundings of the Bennelong Dining Room. What could be better tha
7、n a treat of delicious light snacks and soft drinks followed by a live recital(独唱会)by a leading Australian singer? An unforgettable treat for young and old! Every second Wed, 2 pm.Duration: 1.5 hours. $145 per person.Book online or visit the Guided Tours Desk.1. A traveler will enjoy a performance i
8、f he chooses _.A. the Essential Tour B. the Backstage TourC. Opera High Tea D. any of the tours2. Joining the Backstage Tour, a traveler _.A. is allowed to wear sport shoes when standing on the stageB. will have an opportunity to be the conductor of the orchestraC. can take his big family of 8 membe
9、rs to free breakfast except himD. can buy the discount ticket the day before the tour3. If a couple who travelled with their 17-year-old son joined the Essential Tour and had a meal of $150 there, what would the lowest cost be if paid in cash?A. $203.25. B. $214.5.C. $225. D. 239.25.【答案】1. C 2. A 3.
10、 C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇广告布告类短文阅读。文章主要介绍了三个到悉尼歌剧院游玩的旅游项目。【1题详解】【点睛】本文是一篇广告布告类短文阅读。广告类或布告类的文章主要考查学生根据问题迅速从文中定位、提取有效信息的能力。考生需要根据问题中的信息迅速定位到相关的广告板块,并从中寻找有用信息。有的题目有时需要进行简单的计算或推理。例如小题2需要根据生活基本常识进行简单的推理;小题3需要进行简单的计算,特别注意总费用可以减少20%是指吃饭的总费用,并不包括门票。B辽宁省辽河油田第二高级中学2017-2018高二英语期末测试卷】I grew up in a big familyfive brothe
11、rs, three sisters and I with just enough of all the right part to make a childhood well remembered. It was a very strict upbringing.On the first day of my second grade, my father asked me if I could read well. “Yes, I can,” I said. So he gave me a hand-draw map with street names and directions on ho
12、w to walk to school. The school was three miles away, and I had never been there by myself.He handed me the map and my lunch box and said, “Dont stop and dont turn back.” I was standing, scared, but he kissed me goodbye and sent me out of the door. On my way to school, I couldnt help crying, but I c
13、ontinued to walk. I didnt know how long it would take me to get there, or how many fearful and anxious moments I would have, but I do remember forever how I felt when I came around the last corner, and saw my school.My heart was filled with relief and joy. I made it! I wished I could tell my father
14、right then that I had made it. When he got home, he said to me, “Hi, did you have fun?” I murmured, “Yes,” and waited for him to ask what had happened, but he never did.Years later, I finally got the courage to ask him why he did that and why he didnt care about what had happened. He just looked at
15、me for a few minutes and then said, “I didnt have to ask you, because I knew. I followed you the whole way. I saw you jump up and down at the last street corner. I felt what you felt.” Then I understood and cried. Z#xxk4. According to the passage, how many children does the authors father have?A. Fi
16、ve B. ThreeC. Eight D. Nine5. Which of the following statements is TRUE on the first day of the authors second grade?A. The author asked her fathers permission to go to school on her own.B. The authors father gave the author lots of directions and guidance before he let her go to school alone.C. The
17、 author cried because she couldnt see her father and lost her way.D. The author felt relieved and joyful when she finally reached school by herself.6. We can know from the passage that _.A. the author misunderstood her father at firstB. the author hates her father because he was too strict with herC
18、. the authors father didnt care about the authors feelings at allD. the authors father regretted for what he had done to his daughter7. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?A. Living in a big family is not good at all.B. Parents love for their children is often unnoticed.C. Children cannot g
19、row up under parents protection.D. We should be brave enough to accept challenge at a young age.【答案】4. D 5. D 6. A 7. B本文是一篇记叙文,作者的父亲在很小的时候就让作者独自一人上学,而且事后并不关心路上所发生的事情。多年以后作者质问父亲为什么要这样做,实际上父亲一直跟在作者的后面确保他的安全。有时候父母对孩子的爱并没有被孩子们注意到。【4题详解】【7题详解】主旨大意题。本文是一篇记叙文,作者的父亲在很小的时候就让作者独自一人上学而且事后并不关心路上所发生的事情,多年以后作者质问
20、父亲为什么要这样做,实际上那一天父亲一直跟在作者的后面确保他的安全。故B项正确。C【广东省佛山市2017-2018学年高一上学期期末教学质量检测英语试题】After years of debate, gray wolves were reintroduced (重新引进) to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and moved to the park. By 2016, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170.Gray
21、 wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and other pans of United States, but they were gradually displaced by human development. By the 1920s, wolves had disappeared from the Yellowstone area. They went farther north into (he deep forests of Canada, where there were fewer human
22、s around. The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results. Deer and elk populationsmajor food sources(来源) for the wolfgrew rapidly. These animals ate large amounts of plants, which reduced plant diversity(多样性) in the park. With the disappearance of gray wolves, coyote (草原狼) populations a
23、lso grew quickly. The coyotes killed a great number of red foxes in the park, and completely drove away the parks beavers (河狸).As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park. They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote pr
24、oblems. Many framers were against the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.The government spent nearly 30 years thinking lip a plan to reintroduce the wolves. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. Today,
25、 the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone. Elk, deer, and coyote populations are down, while beavers and red foxes have made a comeback. The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other p
26、arts of the country as well.8. What is the text mainly about?A. Wildlife research in the United States.B. Plain diversity in the Yellowstone area.C. A war between American farmers and gray wolves.D. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park.9. What docs the underlined word “displaced” in para
27、graph 2 mean?A. Killed one by one.B. Separated from relatives.C. Forced to move out.D. Followed secretly.10. Which is an unexpected result of the disappearance of gray wolves?A. The number of deer increased fast.B. More people moved into the park.C. Red foxes ate too many plants.D. Beavers in the pa
28、rk were all killed.11. Biologists suggested the government reintroduce the wolves because _.A. they believed it could keep the park back to normalB. they knew the government was considering that tooC. they were sure it would solve the elk and coyote problemsD. they thought farmers neednt worry about
29、 animals and pets【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. A 【解析】文章报道了多年争论后灰狼被重新引进到黄石国家公园,这样做保持了当地的生态平衡。8. DD【河南省中原名校(即豫南九校)2017-2018学年高二下学期第一次联考英语试题】Silvia Maier works at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. She and her colleagues invited 51 young men into the lab for 3 hours of tests. They showed each man 180 foo
30、d items on a computer. Each time, they asked the men to judge how healthy, tasty and appealing the food was. Z#xxkThen the researchers stressed out 29 of the men. They did this by asking each to put one hand in ice water for three minutes. If the water was too unpleasant, the volunteers could remove
31、 their hands, but must continue looking into a video camera. The men were also encouraged to put their hands back into the cold water. All the while, a researcher watched and videotaped the ordeal (考验). Another 22 men held one hand in warm water. They were not videotaped.Afterward, the researchers showed each man a series of two food items. They did this 210 times. And before making choices, the men were told to choose the healthier of the two items. When the testing was over, the scientists gave the
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