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　　Surfing

　　AnotherpopularpastimeoftheAustraliansissurfing.Australiahasalotofbeautifulsurfspots，especiallyinQueensland.QueenslandhassomeofthebestsurfbeachesinthecountrysuchasNoosaHeads，StradbrokeIsland，andBurleighHeads，withtheGoldCoastbeingthebestknown.

　　Boating

　　WhatelsedoesanAustraliandoforfunontheweekend？

Theymightgoforarideontheirboat！

PlentyofAustraliansliveonthecoastandareboatowners.Boatownersmighttaketheircraftouttogofishing，ortheymightjustwanttosailaroundthewatersslowly.

　　Barbecues

　　Australianswillalsotypicallyhostbarbecueswiththeirfriendsandfamily.Theyreallyknowhowtobarbecue.Thestandardofmeatthatiscookedandthequalityofthecookingissecondtonone.WithNewZealandbeingsoclose，thelambisfreshandabsolutelyremarkable.Butthelambisnotallthatiscooked.AnyonebarbecueinAustraliacanexpectupwardsof7typesofmeat，fromshrimps（?

r）tokangaroos.

　　21.WhichofthefollowingsurfspotsisthemostfamousinQueensland？

　　A.NoosaHeads.B.theGoldCoast.

　　C.BurleighHeads.D.StradbrokeIsland.

　　22.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？

　　A.Touristscanhireboatstogoforaride.

　　B.Touristspreferfishingtootherpastimes.

　　C.ThelambisimportedfromNewZealand.

　　D.PeopleinNewZealandhavebettercookingskills.

　　23.WhataremostofthefourtopAustralianpastimesrelatedto？

　　A.Water.B.Sightseeing.C.Food.D.Deserts.

　　B

　　It’sarainy，coldwinterafternoon.Theboysareplayingintheirrooms，soit’stheperfecttimetodosomebaking，justenjoyingthepeacefulmomentasIknead（揉）breaddough（生面团）.Suddenly，thereisthesoundofshouting，tears，adoorslam，followedoneofthemcalling，“Mom！

Hehurtme！

”andfootstepsrunningupthestairs.Isigh.　　Myyoungersonisstandinginfrontofmeintears.Igotohughimasmyeldersoncomesuptoo，readytodefendhisposition.Allhopeofsomequiettimehasdisappeared，butIjustdon’tfeellikeplayingjudgetoday.

　　“So，whowantstohelpmebakesomebread？

”Iaskbrightly，ignoringtheirangrylooksatnotbeingabletotellmetheirtalesofbitterness.Notakers.

　　“Breadisboring，”Tristanfinallyadmits.“Okay，whatwouldyouliketomake？

”Iask.“Chocolate！

”Sawyeryells，breakingfreeofmyembrace.“Chocolatechipcookies！

”Tristanagreeshappily.

　　AsIwatchSawyerpracticebreakingeggsandTristanreadingonhisownandpatientlyinstructinghisbrotheronhowtomeasurebrownsugarandseetheirexcitementastheyusethemixertogrindoats，Iknowthere’snothingelseI’dratherbedoing.

　　Thekitchenisadisaster.Thereiseggjuiceonthecounter，flouronthefloor，andamountainofdishestocleanup.Butpeeringthroughthemessaretwohappyfaces―coveredinchocolate，ofcourse，but，smilingeartoear---andthemess，andtheirpreviousfight，isforgotten.

　　Asweclosethecurtains，wesittogetheronthesofa，anddigintothebigplateofcookies，freshfromtheoven，bakedwithloveandmorethanadashofsilliness.

　　24.Whydidthewritersigh？

　　A.Hertwosonsfoughtagain.

　　B.Shecouldn’tdoanybaking.

　　C.Shehadtoplaywithnaughtysons.

　　D.Rainruinedagoodwinterafternoon.

　　25.Whydothewriter’stwosonslookangry？

　　A.Theyhavetodosomehousework

　　B.Theycan’tplayrefereetoday

　　C.Theyhavenochancetocomplain

　　D.Theyconsiderthemselvestreatedunfairly

　　26.Whilebakingchocolate，thetwoboys______.

　　A.askedthewritertogoforarest

　　B.gotalongwellwitheachother

　　C.dideverythingasthewriterasked

　　D.plannedeverythingcarefullyinadvance

　　27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext？

　　A.EverythingIsaDisaster

　　B.BakingIsTerrible

　　C.SonsCanCook

　　D.ChocolateCookiesEndaFight

　　C

　　WhatisthemostcommoncauseforpeopleintheUKtoaskforleaveduetoillness？

Theanswerisnotthecommoncoldorflu，butbackpain.BackpainaffectsoneinthreeBritishadults，coststhecountryover5billionpoundseveryyearandisverydifficulttotreat.ButnowBritain'

sNationalHealthService（NHS）willbeofferinganewsolution：

acupuncture.TheancientChineseneedletreatmenthasbeenaroundintheUKformanyyears，butthisisthefirsttimeithasbeenofficiallyapprovedbytheNHS.　　Traditionally，doctorsintheUKhaveadvisedbackpainsuffererstostayactive，dostretchingexercisesandtakepainkillerswhennecessary.InmoreseriouscasessomepeoplearegivenX-raytreatmentorinjectionswithmedicines.

　　However，thereisevidencethatacupuncturemaybemoreeffectivethanexpensiveX-raysorinjections，sopatientswhohavebeensufferingforoversixweeksshouldbegivenachoice.Asanalternativetoacupuncture，patientswillbeabletochooseeitheracourseofspinalmanipulation（脊柱推拿），oraseriesofspecialexercisesessions.IntheUK，acupunctureisregardedasanaidingtreatment，whichmeansmedicalprocedurehasn’texperiencedseriousexperimentsbywhichscientistsprovesometreatmentswork.WhilemanyexpertshavewelcomedthepolicytomakeacupunctureavailableontheNHS，somearestillskepticalaboutitseffectiveness.

　　ResearchfromtheUSearlierthismonthfoundthatsimilaracupunctureusingtoothpicks（牙签）whichdonotstickintotheskincouldbeasgoodasusingrealneedles.Sowhilesomeareyettobeconvinced，backpainsuffererswillbehopingthatacupuncturehelpsgetthemfeelinghealthyagain.

　　28.Accordingtothepassage，whichisthebestwaytotreatbackpain？

　　A.Tostayactive.

　　B.Tobeacupunctured.

　　C.Todostretchingexercises

　　D.TotakeX-raytreatmentorinjections.

　　29.Whyaresomepeoplestilldoubtfulabouttheeffectivenessofacupuncture？

　　A.Becausetheyhaveotherchoices.

　　B.Becauseacupunctureisjustanaidingtreatment.

　　C.Becauseusingtoothpicksisasgoodasusingrealneedles.

　　D.Becauseacupuncturehasn’tbeentestedbyscientistsstrictly.

　　30.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoproveinthelastparagraph？

　　A.Acupuncturecanbeaneffectivetreatmentforbackpain.

　　B.Toothpicksisausefultoolforacupuncture.

　　C.Needlesarenobetterthantoothpicks.

　　D.Toothpickswilltakeplaceofneedlesinthefuture.

　　31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout？

　　A.Themagicneedles.

　　B.AcupunctureintheUK.

　　C.Thewaystotreatbackpain.

　　D.Thereasonsforpeopletoaskforleave.

　　D

　　Youngchildrenoften“read”picturebooks.They’reattractedbythecolorfulsceneryandtherealisticcharactersthatcontributetofascinatingplots.

　　Unfortunately，somechildrencan’tusetheseresources，eveniftheydoknowhowtoread.Takethree-yearoldElodieBateson，forexample.Elodiewasbornwithunder-developedeyesandhasretinaldetachments（?

网膜脱落），makinghervisuallyimpaired.　　ItisbecauseofpeoplelikeElodiethatTomYeh，headoftheTactilePictureBooksProject，hasstartedprinting3Dbooks，sotheycanfeeltheillustrationsinpicturebooks.

　　ThefirstbookTomYehprintedwasGoodnightMoon，apopularchildren’sbookaboutarabbitgoingtosleepandwishinggoodnighttohissurroundings.Inthe3Dversionofthisbook，childrencanfeeleachthingthattherabbitsaysgoodnightto，whetheritisacowjumpingoverthemoon，aballoon，oradollhouse.

　　Generally，whenchildrengrowolder，theyreadbyusingBraille，alanguagethatwasinventedbyLouisBraillein1824.Itusesdifferentpatternsofraiseddotsrepresentingdifferentletters.Readerscanthenfeelthedotsandmentallytranslatethepatternstheyfeelintowords.TheonlyproblemisthatmanyblindchildrendonotstartlearningBrailleuntiltheyareaboutsixyearsold.

　　Anotherreasonwhy3Dprintedbooksaresuchavaluableresourceisthatchildrendon’thavetoknowhowtoreadtounderstandthem.However，withoutthese，visuallyimpairedkidsarelosingsixdevelopmentalyearsvitaltotheirgrowthsincetheycan’ttakeadvantageofpicturebooks.

　　When3Dpicturebooksareprinted，plasticislayered（分层放置）repeatedlyoverasingleshape：

theshapeoftheillustration.TheseraisedpicturescreatedthroughlayeredplasticserveassubstitutesfortheBraillelettersthatlittlechildrenhavenoknowledgeof.

　　32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impaired”inparagraph2mean？

　　A.Unmatched.B.Disappeared.

　　C.Defeated.D.Damaged.

　　33.WhatcanweknowaboutBraillefromParagraph5？

　　A.TheblindatanyagecanreadbyusingBraille.

　　B.MostpeoplecantranslateBrailleintowords.

　　C.BlindkidsbeginlearningBrailleataboutsixyearsold.

　　D.Brailleusessimilarpatternsofraiseddotstostandfordifferentletters.

　　34.Wecanknowthattheillustrationsin3Dbooksareraised______.

　　A.dotsB.picturesC.lettersD.plastic

　　35.WhatistheaimoftheTactilePictureBooksProject？

　　A.ToteachtheblindchildrenBraille.

　　B.Toencouragekidstoreadbooks.

　　C.Tocurevisuallyimpairedchildren.

　　D.Tohelptheblindchildrenreadpicturebooks.