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The value-packed, all-inclusive sight-seeing package that combines the best of Sydney’s harbor, city, bay and beach highlights.
A Sydney Pass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the Explore Buses: the ‘red’ Sydney Explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the ‘blue’ Bondi Explorer visits Sydney Harbor bays and famous beaches. Take to the water on one of three magnificent daily harbor cruises(游船). You can also travel free on regular Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries or City Rail services (limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.
Imagine browsing at Darling Harbor, tasting the famous seafood at Watsons Bay or enjoying the lights on an evening ferry cruise. The possibilities and plans are endless with a Sydney Pass. Wherever you decide to go, remember that bookings are not required on any of our services so tickets are treated on a first in, first seated basis.
Sydney Passes are available for 3,5 or 7 days for use over a 7-calendar period. With a 3 or 5-day pass you choose on which days out of the 7 you want to use it. All Sydney Passes include a free Airport Express inward trip before starting your 3,5 or 7 days, and the return trip is valid (有效的) for 2 months from the first day your ticket was used
Sydney Pass Fares
| Adult | Child* | Family** |
| 3-day ticket | $90 | $45 | $225 |
| 5-day ticket | $120 | $60 | $350 |
| 7-day ticket | $140 | $70 | $350 |
*A child is defined as anyone from the ages of 4 years under 16 years. Children under 4 years travel free.
**A family is defined as 3 adults and any number of children from 4 to under 16 years of age from the same family.
1.A Sydney Pass doesn’t offer unlimited rides on _________.
A. the Explorer Buses B. the harbor cruises
C. regular Sydney Buses D. City Rail services
2.With a Sydney Pass, a traveler can _______.
A. save fares from and to the airport
B. take the Sydney Explorer to beaches
C. enjoy the famous seafood for free
D. reserve seats easily in a restaurant
3. If 5-day tickets were to be recommended（推荐）to a mother who travelled with her colleague and her children, aged 3,6 and 10, what would the lowest cost be?
A. $225 B. $300 C. $360 D. $420
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The value-packed, all-inclusive sight-seeing package that combines the best of Sydney’s harbor, city, bay and beach highlights.
A SydneyPass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the Explorer Buses: the ‘red’ Sydney Explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the ‘blue’ Bondi Explorer visits Sydney Harbour bays and famous beaches. Take to the water on one of three magnificent daily harbor cruises (游船). You can also travel free on regular Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries or CityRail services (limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.
Imagine browsing at Darling Harbour, tasting the famous seafood at Watsons Bay or enjoying the city lights on an evening ferry cruise. The possibilities and plans are endless with a SydneyPass. Wherever you decide to go, remember that bookings are not required on any of our services so tickets are treated on a first in, first seated basis.
SydneyPasses are available for 3, 5 or 7 days for use over a 7-calendar-day period. With a 3 or 5-day pass you choose on which days out of the 7 you want to use it. All SydneyPasses include a free Airport Express inward trip before starting your 3, 5 or 7 days, and the return trip is valid for 2 months from the first day your ticket was used.
SydneyPass Fares
| | Adult | Child* | Family** |
| 3-day ticket | $90 | $45 | $225 |
| 5-day ticket | $120 | $60 | $300 |
| 7-day ticket | $140 | $70 | $350 |
*A child is defined as anyone from the ages of 4 years to under 16 years. Children under 4 years travel free.
**A family is defined as 2 adults and any number of children from 4 to under 16 years of age from the same family.
1.A SydneyPass doesn’t offer unlimited rides on ________.
A. the Explorer Buses B. the harbor cruises
C. regular Sydney Buses D. CityRail services
2.With a SydneyPass, a traveller can ________.
A. save fares from and to the airport
B. take the Sydney Explorer to beaches
C. enjoy the famous seafood for free
D. reserve seats easily in a restaurant
3.If 5-day tickets were to be recommended to a mother who travelled with her colleague and her children, aged 3, 6 and 10, what would the lowest cost be?
A. $225. B. $300. C. $360. D. $420.
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Christmas Eve was tomorrow. I hoped one of the packages that held a camera had already been placed under the Christmas tree. It was the only thing I wanted. I had been dropping hints to my parents. I love taking photos. My bedroom walls are covered with photos I had taken with my mom's old camera. I'm always trying to capture those perfect moments in which you can hear the laughter or touch the beautiful scene, but my camera has always seemed to fall short.
I knew Mom had put a few presents under the tree this morning, so I went on a hunt in my mom's room. I opened the door and found my Christmas present was lying unwrapped on the floor — a big pink cat. I felt so disappointed.
Mom seemed to notice that, and she tried to cheer me up. “Stacy, I got your present today. I am so excited to surprise you!” “I can't wait,” I said. The next day I couldn't wait any longer. I needed to tell her.
“Mom, may I talk to you for a second?”
“Sure, dear. What do you need to talk about?” she asked.
And so it came — how upset I was that I was getting a cat.
“Stacy, that cat is for your sister Julia!” she said with a smile.
“Then what am I getting?” I asked.
She just smiled. “You'll have to wait and see.”
Next morning, I happily got into the living room and sat next to the tree. I pulled out the box with my name on it and opened the wrapping paper to find ...
My camera! “Thank you!” I said to both Dad and Mom.
Dad picked up the camera and took a picture of Julia, Mom and me. It has become one of my favorite pictures. Just on that Christmas morning, I took lots of photos with my camera — my little sister making a face, my parents giving me a soft smile — and all of these photos have come to mean one thing to me: love.
1.The underlined phrase “dropping hints” in Paragraph 1 means _____.
A. talking often B. suggesting indirectly
C. sending presents D. taking pictures
2.Why did Stacy feel disappointed at first?
A. Her mother couldn't understand her at all.
B. Her mother didn't buy her any Christmas gift.
C. She mistook her sister's Christmas gift for hers.
D. She didn't find her present in her mom's room.
3.We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. her mother bought Stacy a camera after discovering her disappointment
B. her mother knew what gift Stacy wanted for Christmas
C. Stacy thought it's OK to have an old camera
D. Stacy finally got her gift on Christmas Eve
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Christmas gift as wished
B. Love is more important than gifts
C. A wonderful Christmas.
D. Love can not be bought
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“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box 36 wrapped in brown paper. 37 the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. 38 he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it 39.
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 40 umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its 41 Oscar felt a strong desire to find its 42.
Oscar 43 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a man matched the seat 44 Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O’Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O’Brien 45 on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I 46 you?” she asked.
“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said, 47 the umbrella as if presenting a 48 that had long been wished for.
“ Why, yes ! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a 49 smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your 50?
“No, ma’ma, ”he said , “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”
“Well, that’s 51 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’ Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how 52 it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if 53 , a note fell from the paper. It read：Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to 54 this umbrella as a present for a kind, 55 gesture long ago.
1. A．strictly B．carefully C．roughly D．casually
2. A．Opening B．Seizing C．Observing D．Searching
3. A．After B．When C．Since D．Although
4. A．clearly B．fully C．immediately D．suddenly
5. A．average B．unusual C．plain D．typical
6. A．beauty B．shape C．origin D．history
7. A．designer B．seller C．user D．owner
8. A．convinced B．forced C．encouraged D．advised
9. A．until B．before C．which D．where
10. A．family B．theatre C．house D．neighborhood
11. A．invite B．help C．bother D．know
12. A．putting up B．turning out C．picking up D．holding out
13. A．chance B．fact C．gift D．result
14. A．wide B．confident C．proud D．shy
15. A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．determination
16. A．obviously B．naturally C．exactly D．probably
17. A．old B．rare C．precious D．nice
18. A．in contrast B．in return C．in exchange D．in answer
19. A．possess B．accept C．carry D．value
20. A．attractive B．significant C．unselfish D．sympathetic
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—What about the package of food?
—You’d better ________ it at the service counter before entering the bookstore.
A. allocate B. purchase C. expose D. deposit
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A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package: What food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!
Retreating（撤退） to the farmyard, the mouse declared the warning, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house.”
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr Mouse, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me, I cannot be bothered by it.”
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry, Mr Mouse,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers.”
The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “A mouse trap, am I in grave danger, huh?”
So the mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient. His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer’s wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk.
1.We may infer that the passage is most probably a ______.
A. fairy tale B. fable
C. science fiction D. news report
2.We could see from the passage that the mouse was ______.
A. kind and warm-hearted B. well-informed
C. good at cheating others D. foolish and rude
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The pig was comparatively less friendly than the others in the farmyard.
B. The mouse trap that the mouse discovered was not a practical one.
C. The farmer and his wife trapped an evil snake that night.
D. The farmer’s family was in fact poor and they had no friends.
4.The underlined word “ingredient” (Paragraph 7) refers to ______.
A. the mouse B. the pig
C. the snake D. the chicken
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A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package: What food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse declared the warning, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house.”
The chicken clucked ( 咯咯叫 ), raised her head and said, “Mr Mouse, I can tell you this is a great concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me, I cannot be bothered by it.”
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry, Mr Mouse,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers.”
The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “A mouse trap, am I in great danger, huh?”
So the mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey( 猎物 ). The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient. His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. The farmer’s wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk.
1.We may infer that the passage is most probably a ______.
A. an advertisement B. fable
C. science fiction D. news report
2.We could see from the passage that the mouse was ______.
A. kind and warm-hearted
B. well-informed
C. good at cheating others
D. foolish and rude
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The pig was comparatively less friendly than the others in the farmyard.
B. The mouse trap that the mouse discovered was not a practical one.
C. The farmer and his wife trapped an evil snake that night.
D. The farmer’s family was in fact poor and they had no friends.
4.How many animals are mentioned in this passage?
A. five B. three C. four D. six
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Better safe than sorry.
B. Traps are usually well disguised.
C. To help others is just to save you.
D. To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all.
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When people need information,from the news and weather forecasts to travel packages and academic research,the Internet is now the first source they________.
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What is the woman doing?
A. Waiting for her packages.
B. Placing orders.
C. Shopping downtown.
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When people need information, from the news and weather forecasts to travel packages and academic research, the Internet is now the first______ they turn to.
A. privilege B. source C. assistance D. outcome