Among the many things that Brisbane (布里斯班), Australia, does really well, the care for kids is the best one. Here is a list of places that will be suitable for your kids.

Swimming pools

Simple way for happiness: mix kids with water. Of course, this is a choice for the hot summer months.

Parks

Free outdoor fun: it’s suitable for kids of all ages. It’s a place for parents to let kids run wild.

The Children’s Art Centre

The Children’s Art Centre has been very popular. Kids’ favorite here is some exhibitions specially designed for children. But we must pay some money.

South Bank Parklands

South Bank Parklands has everything you need to keep kids amused. Take them for a swim at the man-made beach. On weekends, go through the arts market or go to a cheap movie. South Bank Parklands often gives free performances too.

Roma Street Parkland

Close to bus transport, this parkland is easily accessible（可进入的）. It’s  ideal (理想的) for kids of all ages. Younger kids can take a trip on the Jelly Bean Express, a 1.3 km trackless train ride around the parkland. Free entry(进入) and open every day.

1.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Brisbane—a beautiful city in Australia.  

B. How to travel in Brisbane.

C. Famous parks and activities in Brisbane.

D. Some interesting places for kids in Brisbane.

2.. If your kids want to watch performances for free, you can take them to ______.

A. South Bank Parklands            B. Roma Street Parkland

C. The Children’s Art Centre         D. Parks

3.. What can we know about Roma Street Parkland?

A. It opens only at weekends.       

B. Only younger kids can visit it.

C. We need not buy tickets for a visit. 

D. Younger kids have to walk while visiting it.

4. What do kids love best in the Children’s Art Centre?

A. Man-made beach.               B. Some exhibitions.

C. Arts market.                    D. Jelly Bean Express.

5.Who will be interested in the text most?

A. Children and parents.  B. Artists     C. Movie lovers.         D. Swimmers.

The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

The market may be something abstract (抽象的). But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.

Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Selling and Buying.               B. Everything you do is producing for the market.

C. What is the market?               D. What the market can do for you.

All of the following acts are producing for the market except________.

A. working in a bank                         B. attending a night school

C. driving a taxi                   D. growing beans for sale

You are buying from the market when you________.

A. borrow a book from the library       B. drive to the seaside for a holiday

C. look after your children           D. dine at restaurant

The word “concrete” in the last paragraph may most probably mean________.

A. serious             B. important              C. necessary         D. real

Children, especially boys, tend to idealize their fathers when they are young．Every little boy wants to grow up to be just like his father, and every little girl thinks her father is the smartest man on the earth．It’s not very easy to be a good father, but it’s not that difficult either．Children will truly enjoy spending time with their fathers, not just when they are kids, but even when they are adults．

    Not all children communicate well with their fathers．Communication is often left to mothers, while fathers dispense advice as and when necessary．Don’t expect all conversations to centre around the dinner table．Go to your children’s bedrooms and talk to them about school, their teachers or their friends．Remember that the conversation cannot be one-sided．When your children open up to you, you also need to open up to them．

    If your children come home from school feeling upset, go up to them and ask them what is the matter．And if it is something which seems to you to be a silly reason to be upset, don’t voice your opinion．It may be silly to you, but to your children it is important enough．So don’t wave the topic away by telling them not to bother about such stupid things．Simply discussing their problems with them will help them feel better．

    Don’t shy away from having discussions about your teenage children’s love lives．Generally speaking, your children are definitely not going to discuss intimate details with you．Try to let them know that you are relaxed about topics on love．Tell your children how you met your wife．It is perfectly normal for children to go through feelings for the opposite sex as they grow up, and by keeping the topic closed for discussion, you are only shutting them off from discussing their feelings with you．All they will do is turn to their friends．

1.To children their fathers are usually very _____．

    A．kind           B．great          C．serious        D．strong

2.From the second paragraph we can know that _____．

    A．some children don’t like their fathers at all

    B．talking with children around the dinner table is unnecessary

    C．it is better for fathers to communicate more with their children

    D．mothers should communicate less with their children．

3.Suppose your children are worried about something you should _____．

    A．have a talk with them        Ｂ．express your opinion

    C．keep silent                   D．let them alone

4.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “intimate” in Paragraph 4?

    A．Public       B．Personal    C．Strange     D．Serious

Are morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made．In my early 20s, I rarely went to bed before midnight, and I would almost always get up late the next morning．

But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early．On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity was almost always higher．So I set out to become a habitual early riser．But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep．Eventually some sleep research showed me that I was using the wrong strategy．

The most common wrong strategy is this: You assume that if you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier．It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.

There are two main schools(流派) of thought on sleep patterns．One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day．The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up．However, I have found both of them are wrong if you care about productivity．If you sleep at set hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough．You’re wasting time lying in bed awake and not being asleep.

If your sleep is based on what your body tells you, you’ll probably be sleeping more than you need．Also, your mornings may be less predictable if you’re getting up at different times．

The solution for me has been to combine both methods．I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time．So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 am), but I go to bed at different times every night — sometimes at 9:30pm, and other times at midnight．Most of the time I go to bed between 10-11 pm．

 However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning is my way．If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.

1.According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to ____.

        A．people who stay up until the next morning.

        B．people who get up early in the morning.

        C．people who feel sleepy in the morning.

        D．people whose productivity is the highest in the morning.

2.Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?

        A．Because he / she wanted to form the habit of going to bed early and getting up early.

        B．Because he / she had found that his / her productivity was higher when he / she got up early.

        C．Because he / she wanted to see which of the two main schools of thought on sleep patterns was right.

        D．Because he / she was told the high relationship between success and rising early.

3.The author experienced all the following EXCEPT ____.

        A．going to bed after midnight．        

         B．getting up early occasionally.

        C．pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping.

        D．asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits.

4.The passage is mainly about ____。

        A．how to become an early riser．       

         B．how to have good sleep.

         C．wrong strategies for getting up early.

         D．main schools of thought on sleep patterns.