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　　A Band plays in Lumley Park every Sunday afternoon．I often attend these open-air concerts if the weather is fine, because I find ita restful ways of passing time, and because the band plays many kinds of music：dance music, marching music, anything with a tune that you can whistle; you know what I mean．

　　One Sunday, there was a blind girl in the front row of the audience, just behind the band-leader．She was about fourteen or fifteen years of age, I should think．She had been sitting down until about halfway through the programme, when the band started to play The Blue Danube(藍(lán)色多瑙河)by Strauss．I’d never heard them play this particular piece before; and there was something magical about the way they played it then．They had only played a few bars when this blind girl stood up and began waving her arms about in time to the music, just as the band-leader himself was doing．

　　After a while, I could see that more and more members of the band were watching the blind girl instead of the band-leader．And the leader must have noticed this himself, because he turned round and watched her, and saw that she was keeping perfect time．He was a very thoughtful man, that band-leader; I took my hat off to him．He moved to one side little by little so that the band could see the blind girl better, and after a while he stopped conducting altogether．The band knew the piece quite well, of course, so things weren’t likely to go seriously wrong．But she dept time beautifully, and she made it clear when she wanted certain passages to be loud or soft, just as the band-leader himself had done．Since then, to be quite honest, I’ve never heard The Blue Danube played better anywhere．

　　I have seldom heard an audience clap more loudly than that audience, when the music was over．I should think they must have heard the noise on the other side of the town．When the blind girl sat down, even from where I was sitting I could see that there were tears running down her face．

(1)

The speaker thought that attending the Sunday afternoon concerts was a pleasure because ________．

[　　]

A．

a band plays music in Lumley Park．

B．

he could pass the time in a peaceful way in fine weather

C．

his favorite music could be played by the band in the open air．

D．

all of the above

(2)

When the band was playing The Blue Danube, a blind girl who was sitting in the front row behind the band-leader ________．

[　　]

A．

stood up to play with the band

B．

stood up and waved her arms keeping perfect time by herself

C．

played just as the band-leader was doing

D．

listened to the particular piece The Blue Danube

(3)

While the blind girl was waving her hands to keep time, ________．

[　　]

A．

many more members of the band were still watching their band leader．

B．

the band leader stopped conducting after a while and took off his hat to the girl．

C．

the band kept playing wonderfully even without their band-leader

D．

the audience preferred the blind girl to the band-leader．

(4)

From what the speaker said, it can be inferred(推斷)that ________．

[　　]

A．

he not only respected the band-leader but also thought highly of the blind girl．

B．

he thought the blind girl was doing better than the band-leader．

C．

he regarded the band as the first class band even without anyone conducting

D．

with the blind girl conducting, the concert was much more wonderful

答案：1．D;2．B;3．C;4．A;
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　　New York , May 25?　　 Millions of volunteers (志愿者)joined in a long chain spreading 4 125 miles across the world's richest nation Sunday and burst into songs , reaching the highest development in the Hands Across America road to raise 50 million for the nation's homeless and hungry.

　　

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A．Millions of volunteers support the poor.

　　 　　

B．The longest line is waiting for support.

　　 　　

C．The homeless and poor need help.

　　 　　

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B．They were in good order.

　　

C．They were troublesome.

　　

D．They were planned for safety.

　　 　　 　　

5．Although the United States is a developed country, ________.

　　

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A．there is still a rebellion sometimes.

　　

B．there is still many people waiting for jobs

　　

C．there are still some family shelters

　　 　　 　　 　　

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　　New York , May 25?　　 Millions of volunteers (志愿者)joined in a long chain spreading 4 125 miles across the world's richest nation Sunday and burst into songs , reaching the highest development in the Hands Across America road to raise 50 million for the nation's homeless and hungry.

　　

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1．What is the main idea of the passage?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　

A．Millions of volunteers support the poor.

　　 　　

B．The longest line is waiting for support.

　　 　　

C．The homeless and poor need help.

　　 　　

D．The richest nation faces the problem.　　 　　 　　

2．The underlined word “raise” in the first paragraph means _______.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．try to lift

　　

B．manage to collect

　　

C．bring up

　　

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[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．both the homeless and the poor

　　

B．the government officials, including President Regan

　　

C．people in every field

　　

D．people of 16 states except Amy

　　 　　 　　

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A．They were hand in hand.

　　

B．They were in good order.

　　

C．They were troublesome.

　　

D．They were planned for safety.

　　 　　 　　

5．Although the United States is a developed country, ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．there is still a rebellion sometimes.

　　

B．there is still many people waiting for jobs

　　

C．there are still some family shelters

　　 　　 　　 　　

D．there are still many social problems to be solved.

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ISC(HS)Reference No．S006864　　　　　　　　　　　　New South Wales

Student Date of Birth：19/08/1988　　　Department of Education and Training

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　International Students Centre

Hong Xue　　　　　　　　　　　　　　827-839 George Street PO Box 707

60 Waratah Street　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Broadway NSW 21007

Croydon Park NSW 2133　　　　　　　Phone：(612)9217 4801 1300 302 456

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Fax：(612)9212 6721

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　http：//www.tafensw.edu.au/international/

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Dear Hong Xue,

　　As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：

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　�。璦 parent

　　－a custodian(監(jiān)護(hù)人); or

　�。璦 relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．

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　　3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．

　　This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(違反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yours sincerely

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Tracey Carlon

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Student Advisor

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NSW Department of Education and Training

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B．

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C．

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B．

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D．

His student Visa has been cancelled．

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[　　]

A．

Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．

B．

Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．

C．

Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．

D．

Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．

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[　　]

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Part-time Job

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C．

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The write wrote the passage in order to ________．

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From the last passage we know that ________

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the boy got all the money he wanted

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the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy

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　　Watching 3D films such as Avatar could give some viewers headaches, experts have warned．

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What can we learn from what Dr Michael Rosenberg said?

[　　]

A．

A lot of people prefer walking around with very minor eye problems to sitting silently watching 3D films．

B．

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[　　]

A．

continuous

B．

constant

C．

regular

D．

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A．

It has taken less than ＄1 billion to make the popularity of three-dimensional movies and new 3D television sets．

B．

Watching a 3D movie leaves viewers confronted with an entirely new sensory experience．

C．

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D．

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[　　]

A．

The expert warns the readers not to watch 3D films because of resulting in an aching head．

B．

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