Sydney Airport International Terminal—Arrival Area

　　SPECIALTY RETAIL

　　Newslink: Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers.

　　Downtown Duty Free: Make sure you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare and cigarettes. It’s your last chance before customs.

　　Beach Culture: A must for those into the latest in beach clothing. Top surfer street and fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, including children’s sizes.

　　DINING

　　Blue Sky Cafe: Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrivals gate. Fresh milk, coffee, lemon juice, beer, whisky, ice-cream, soda water, cakes and dumplings are on sale.

　　Macdonald’s: hamburgers, fries, pancakes, toasted potatoes, muffins, Pepsi, Coca-Cola and chocolates—all your family favorites. Breakfast served until 10:30.

　　SERVICES

　　ATM: ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrival and Departures. Dollars, pounds and francs and RMB are all available.

　　Vodafone Rentals: This communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and serving.

 

1.Where is the passage likely to appear?

　　A. A morning newspaper.　　　　B. A monthly magazine.

　　C. A geography book. 　　　　　D. An official guide.

 

2.The underlined phrase “cater to” probably means ________.

　　A. satisfy　　　 B. afford 　　　C. support 　　　D. help

 

3.You may have better choices to deal with _________.

　　A. your hunger problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your thirsty problem in Macdonald’s

　　B. your thirsty problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your hunger problem in Macdonald’s

　　C. your hunger and thirsty problems in the Blue Sky Cafe

　　D. your hunger and thirsty problems in the Macdonald’s

 

阅读理解

Newspapers are an important source of information. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they don't have time to read the news carefully and must be satisfied with a quick look at the front page；at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to glance at the headlines.

    There are newspapers to satisfy every reader. In big cities there are many types, with several different editions every day. In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some areas the papers is printed weekly.

Most newspapers have several sections, especially on Sunday when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front pages with the most important news, the sports section, the society page, the amusement section, a business page, and so on.

1. People read newspaper________.

   A. because they can learn about the most important news

   B. because they can learn about whatever they want

   C. because newspapers are an important source of information

   D. because newspapers can satisfy them

2. Reading the headline, people can know________.

   A. what the articles are about

   B. how many editions there are in the newspaper

   C. about the most important news

   D. about the sport, society, business and so on

3. In big cities, newspapers are usually printed________.

  A. daily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. weekly

  C. monthly　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. yearly

 4. Most newspapers have ________ on Sundays than usual.

    A. more types

B. more sections

    C. less types

D. less sections

5.If you want to see a film, you can read ________ in a newspaper.

    A. the business page

B. the society page

    C. the amusement section

    D. the sports section

 

The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 　1 . American officials believed they should 　2　 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 　3 . “The 　4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 　5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After the World War Ⅱended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 　8 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early days VOA began adding something new to its Broadcast that was 　9　　 “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know _ 10 English to completely understand its 　11 English broadcast. So VOA 　12 a simpler kind of English, 　13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 　14 . Of course, it is special English.

In the 　15 of most VOA listeners, the most 　16 program is the news report. News from around the world 　17 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 　18 cities and also from other 　19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 　20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

1.　　　　 A. business　　　　　 B. culture 　　　　　　 C. support 　　　　　 D. information

2.　　　　 A. reply 　　　　　　　 B. answer 　　　　　 C. join 　　　　　　　　 D. interrupt

3.　　　　 A. time 　　　　　　　 B. short 　　　 C. English　　　　　　 D. German

4.　　　　 A. news 　　　　　　　 B. problems C. effects 　　　　　 D. opinions

5.　　　　 A. programs 　　　　 B. news 　　　 C. announcers 　　 D. officials

6.　　　　 A. home 　　　　　　 　 B. position 　　 　 C. purpose　 D. result

7.　　　　 A. if 　　　　　　 　 B. considering　 C. supposing D. in order that

8.　　　　 A. reach 　　　　　　　　　　 B. satisfy 　　　　　　 C. attack 　　　　　　 D. support

9.　　　　 A. known 　　　　　 B. reported 　　　　　 C. called 　　　　　　 D. printed

10.　　 A. poor 　　　　　　　 B. excellent　　　　　 C. standard 　　　　 D. enough

11.　　 A. normal 　　　　　 B. fast 　　　　　　　　 C. good 　　　 D. exact

12.　　 A. stopped　　　　　　 B. discovered 　　　 C. taught 　　　　　　 D. invited

13.　　 A. it 　　　　　　　　　 B. which 　　　　　　 C. who 　　　　　　　 D. that

14.　　 A. slowly 　　　　　　 B. rapidly 　　　　　　 C. normally 　 D. loudly

15.　　 A. please 　　　　　　 B. course 　　　　　　 C. opinion 　　 　　D. advice

16.　　 A. difficult 　　　　　 B. important C. various 　　　　　 D. common

17.　　 A. past　　　　　　　　 B. send 　　　　 C. deliver 　　　　　　 D. fly

18.　　 A. all 　　　　　　　　　 B. major 　　　　　　 C. American D. news

19.　　 A. broadcasts 　　　 B. forms 　　　　　　 C. newspaper 　　　 D. countries

20.　　 A. broadcast 　　　 B. announce C. translate 　　　　 　D. prepare