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.
小題1:Where is the passage likely to appear?

A．A morning newspaper.	B．A monthly magazine.
C．A geography book.	D．An official guide.

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

A．satisfy

B．a(chǎn)fford

C．support

D．help

小題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

小題4:At Beach Culture you can probably buy __________.

A．newspapers and magazines	B．skincare and cigarettes
C．a(chǎn)dult cotton T－shirts	D．fresh juice and breakfast roils

It’s summer movie time again. And heroes are ready to try their strength and magic on the silver screen. Check out our list of four films that look most promising to young audiences.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Release Date: June 4 Story: It’s the summer before Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A shadow is hanging over Hogwarts. A dangerous murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped the Wizards’ Prison. And he broke out to fulfill one task to kill Harry Potter.

 

Around the World in 80 Days Release Date: June 16 Story: This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout (Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan), a Chinese thief who seeks refuge with a strange London adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Passepartout uses his martial arts skills to defend Fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days to win a bet.

 

Spider-Man 2 Release Date: June 30 Story: Peter Parker is still coming to terms with his dual identity as the crime superhero Spider-Man. He wants to reveal his secret identity to Mary Jane, meanwhile, his Aunt May has fallen on hard times. A new villain①, Dr Otto Octavius, has appeared to cause more troubles.

 

King Arthur Release Date: July 7, Story: King Arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights② in Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire. Under the guidance of Merlin and the beautiful, brave Guinevere, Arthur will struggle to realize his dreams.

Notes:
①villain  n. 壞人
②knight  n. 騎士，武士
小題1:According to the passage, if you want to see a film whose leading actor is Jackie Chan, you will see the film on ______.

A．June 4

B．June 16

C．June 30

D．July 7

小題2:In Spider-Man 2, Aunt May’s trouble is caused by ______.

A．Peter Parker

B．Mary Jane

C．Dr Otto Octavius

D．Spider- Man

小題3:Which of the following films is set in ancient Britain?

A．Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

B．Around the World in 80 Days

C．Spider-Man 2

D．King Arthur

An epic^① love story, set against the sweeping landscapes of Wyoming and Texas, that tells the story of two young men — a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy — who meet in the summer of 1963 while driving cattle on a mountain range. They unexpectedly develop a lifelong connection, one whose complications^②, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.

Production Status: Released Genres: Drama, Romance and Western Running Time: 2 hrs. 14 min. Release Date: December 9th, 2005 (NY/LA/SF) MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, language and some violence. Production Co.: Focus Features, River Road Entertainment Studios: Universal Pictures Filming Locations: Calgary, Canada Produced in: United States Cast and Credits Starring: Linda Cardellini, Kate Mara, Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams Directed by: Ang Lee  Produced by: Michael Costigan, Michael Hausman, Larry McMurtry  Actors Linda Cardellini  Cassie Cartwright Jake Gyllenhaal  Jack Twist Heath Ledger  Ennis Del Mar Michelle Williams  Alma Anne Hathaway  Lureen Randy Quaid  Joe Aguirre

Writers Larry McMurtry  Screenplay (Adaptation) Diana Ossana  Screenplay (Adaptation) E. Annie Proulx  Source Material (from short story: “Brokeback Mountain”) Diana Ossana  Screenwriter Show times (on Jan. 25) Embarcadero 1 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA, 94111 12:00, 12:30, 2:00, 3:00, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:00, 8:30, 9:30, 10:00 BAM Rose Cinemas 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11217 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Pacific’s The Grove Stadium 14 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90036 1:25 Loews Dupont Circle 5 1350 19th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20036 (2:00), (3:00), (5:00), 6:00, 8:00, 9:00

Notes:
①    epic  adj. 英雄的
②    complication  n. 復(fù)雜化
小題1:According to the passage, Brokeback Mountain is mainly about ______.

A．language study

B．love

C．violence

D．funny story

小題2:The film Brokeback Mountain is mainly from short story by ______.

A．Ang Lee

B．Michelle Williams

C．Diana Ossana

D．E. Annie Proulx

小題3:According to the passage, the natural sights in Brokeback Mountain was filmed in ______.

A．America

B．Canada

C．China

D．Mexico

小題4: If you live in New York on Jan. 25, you’d better enjoy the film in ______.

A．Loews Dupont Circle 5	B．Pacific’s The Grove Stadium 14
C．Embarcadero	D．BAM Rose Cinemas

Welcome to Adventure land!
Everyone loves Adventure land! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore（探索），enjoy，and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched，longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?
The Travel Pavilion
Explore places you have never been to before，and experience different ways of life.
Visit the Amazon jungle（叢林）village，the Turkish market，the Tai floating market，the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives，and things they make. You can try making a carpet，making nets，fishing...
The Future Tower
This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator (模擬裝置) for the Journey to Mars!
The Nature Park
This is not really one park but several.
In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers：see lions，giraffes，elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see...
The Pyramid
This is the center of Adventure land. Run out of film，need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more，visit our underground shopping centre. Come here for information and ideas too.
小題1:The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors ________.

A．realize the importance of travelling

B．become familiar with mountain countries

C．learn how to make things such as fishing nets

D．learn something about different places in the world

小題2: If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be，you may visit ________.

A．the Travel Pavilion	B．the Future Tower
C．the Safari Park	D．the Pyramid

小題3:If you want to get a toy lion to take home，where will you most likely go?

A．The Pyramid.

B．The Nature Park.

C．The Future Tower.

D．The Travel Pavilion.

How many coins nave you got in your pocket right now? Three? Two？ A bent one？
　　With a phonecard you can make up to 200 calls without any change at all.
　　（1） What do you do with it?
　　Go to a telephone box marked（you guessed it）“phonecard”.Put in your card, make your call and when you’ve finished, a screen tells you how much is left on your card.
　�。�2） Now appear in a shop near you.
　　Near each Cardphone place you’ll find a shop where you can buy one. They’re at bus, train and city tube stations（地鐵）.
　　Many universities, hospitals and clubs. Restaurants and gas stations on the highway and shopping centres. At airports and seaports.
　　（3） No more broken payphones.
　　Most broken payphones are like that because they’ve been vandalized（故意破壞）. There are no coins in Cardphone to excite thieves’ interest in it. So you’re not probably to find a vandalized one.
　　Get a phonecard yourself and try it out ,or get a bigger wallet.
小題1:The passage is most probably ________ .

A．a(chǎn) warning

B．a(chǎn) note

C．a(chǎn)n advertisement（廣告）

D．a(chǎn)n announcement

小題2:There are three sections（部分） in the passage. Which section do you think is about why phonecards are good?

A．Section 1．	B．Section 2．
C．Section 3．	D．None.

小題3:Choose the right order or the steps under“How do you use a phonecard”.
　　a. Put in your phonecard.
　　b. Look at the screen to find out how many calls you can still make.
　　c. Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard”.
　　d. Make your call.

A．a(chǎn), b, c, d	B．c, a, d, b
C．a(chǎn), d, c, b	D．c, d, a, b

An Announcement
It was a small town which lay by the coast.Most people there lived by catching fish.The hurricanes often struck the area from July to October.Some of the people died on the sea when their boats were blown over by the high winds.So they paid much attention to the weather forecasts.They were afraid to meet with the hurricanes when they were catching fish on the sea.Each of the families had a radio and people always took them with themselves and listened to them at any time.
It was September.A hurricane attacked the town one night.Plenty of trees were pushed over and all the electric and telephone lines were broken.People couldn’t watch TV,or call their friends,or go to work.To their anger,they couldn’t listen to the weather forecasts the Town Radio Station broadcast.The food and fresh water would soon be short and the patients couldn’t be given medical care—no medicine could be carried there.People didn’t know what would happen and they looked anxious.
On the fourth day they read an announcement（通告）on the Town Weekly.It was written,“Recently we have to stop the weather forecast because of the bad weather.We usually get the forecasts from the airport.But the roads are all blocked by the fallen trees and stones.Whether or not we’ll be able to broadcast the weather forecast tomorrow depends on the weather！”
小題1:The people in the town often took radios with themselves because______.

A．they felt lonely when catching fish on the sea and listened to the weather forecasts

B．they were interested in the weather forecasts

C．they couldn’t watch TV on the sea

D．they hoped to listen to some good news

小題2:The writer writes the passage mainly to ______.

A．desrcibe the importance of weather forecast

B．give a news report

C．describe a bad effect of natural disasters

D．to warn people to be careful against hurricane

小題3:Read the announcement,the people were______.

A．encouraged

B．happy

C．excited

D．disappointed

Chinese Ancient Science & Inventions
Chinese Inventions—Can You Name Them?
The Invention of Paper and find out everything about paper-making at The Rober C.Williams American Museum of Papermaking.
The Art of Printing(Matteo Ricci)
The Origin of Chinese Books and Printing
Chinese bookmaking an ancient craft
Paper,a contribution to human progress
The History of Chinese Ｍathematics
Chinese Ancient Science & Technology
Chinese Ancient Agriculture
The Coins of Ancient China
Chinese Agriculture
The Coins of Ancient China
Chinese Agriculture
Invented in China?
The History of Calculating(abacus)
Return of the Dragon:Hazards of Man-Made Magnetism(a discussion)
Chinese Ancient & Modern Think-tanks
Kong Fu Zi—Confucius(James A.A.Tucker)
The Philosopher Confucius (551～479 B.C.)
The Analects—Confucius (English text)
The Great Learning—Confucius (English text)
The Doctrine of the Mean—Confucius (English text)
Mencius—Meng Zi and some text (GB)
Mao Zedong—A Great Man in China History
Man of the Year—Teng Hsiao-ping (Times)
The Tao Te Ching—Lao Tzu (Translated by S.Mitchell)
XUN KUANG (Xunzi—25 B C)
Han Fei
Welcome to Taoist Resource Center A Complete Guide to Taoism and its many applications.
ASIAWEEK—MAO NOW—The Great Helmsman led China into some of the most monumental disasters of the modern era.Now,20 years after his death,Mao Zedong’s star is shining asbrightly as ever.How can it be so?
Chairman Mao’s Poems—In Chinese (GIF).
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen—The founding father of Republic of China.
Mao Zedong—An unofficial site which collects quotations of Mao and some articles on Mao.(CHINESE GB) (CHINESE PS)
Mao Zedong—A Great Man in China History—Internet resources on Mao & his era.
Sun Yat-Sen:Fundamentals of National Reconstruction—“This book is Sun Yat-sen’s most important political statement.It enunciates his famous three principles whereby he set China on the road to modernity.”
DENG Xiaoping—Deng Xiaoping leads a far-reaching,audacious but Risky Second Revolution.(Man of the Year 1985,Time Magazine)(in English)
...For more information Click the Underlined.
小題1:This passage is probably take from _________.

A．magazine

B．a(chǎn) webpage

C．text book

D．TV programme

小題2:How many webpages offer the information about Confucius?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Two.

小題3:The passage is designed mainly to _________.

A．make us learn the great people and inventions of China

B．give some information about China

C．stress the importance of confuciusm

D．describe the printing in China

The Field Museum
Hours
Regular hours are 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. , daily. Last admission at 4:00 p.m.
Open every day except Christmas.
Admission
We have several ticket choices for you to choose from. Advance tickets may be purchased at the will- call booth in person at the museum before 4:00 p.m.
Getting Here
The Field Museum is located on Chicago’s Museum Campus; at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, just south of Roosevelt Rd.
How to get here : by car or public transit or free trolley.
Parking
Visitor parking in all lots on the Museum Campus is $ 15.00 per day .This includes the Adler lot, the north garage, the Waldron garage and the east museum lot.
Hours for the north garage and Adler lot are 5:00 a.m.­—5:00 p.m. Mon—Fri and 6:00a.m. —5:00p.m. weekends; east museum lot9:00 a.m.—3:00p.m. Designated handicapped parking is available in every lot.
When all other lots are full , parking will be made available in the remote south lot for$ 8.00 per day.
From Memorial Day to Labor Day , the parking lot will only accept cash payments , which will need to be paid upon entering the garage.
Please note : These hours and rates are for daytime only and do not apply when special events are scheduled at the museums or Soldier Field.
Getting Here During Chicago Bears Home Games
During bears home games and other major special events at Soldier Field , access to the Museum Campus can be challenging. No museum visitor parking is available on the Museum Campus during bears home games. However, public transit remains a great way to get to the Campus every day of the year. For more information, call the Regional Transportation Authority at (312) 836 ­— 7000 or visit www. rtachicago.com.
Additional parking is available at the Monroe Street garage , located at 350 East Monroe Street.
小題1:If you buy advance tickets ,you         .

A．call 60605—2496(312)922—9410 to register a ticket

B．should go and buy tickets all by yourself

C．can ask others to buy a ticket for you

D．make an order with the museum in advancee

小題2:Where can you park your car for the least cost?

A．The south lot.

B．The Adler lot.

C．The north lot .

D．The Waldron garage.

小題3:If you park your car at east museum lot ,you should go at        .
A. 9:00 a.m.— 5：00 p.m .           B. 5:00a.m. .—5:00p.m.
C. 9:00 a.m.— 3：00 p.m .          B. 6:00a.m. .—5:00p.m.
小題4:Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The museum is opened all the year around.

B．You can usually pay your parking in check.

C．During bears home games visitors can park on the museum Campus for free.

D．After 4:00 p.m.you are not allowed to enter the museum.

Perhaps you will visit New York one day. You might be a student there. Here is some advice.?
Get a good map of the city. It will also have subway and bus maps. Remember the directions—uptown, downtown, east and west. Feel the excitement of New York .Have fun!?
NEW YORK CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU?
Address:90 East 42nd Street,N.Y.100017?
Telephone:687?1300?
TIMES SQUARE INFORMATION CENTER?
Address:43rd Street between Seventh Avenue and Broadway?
Telephone:593?8983?
TRAVELERS' AID SOCIETY?
Address:204 ast 39th Street,N.Y.10016(central office)?
Telephone:679?0200?
TRAVEL INFORMATION:NEW YORK SUBWAYS AND BUSES?
Telephone:330?1234?
OTHER TELEPHONE NUMBERS?
The weather:WE 6?1212.The time:ME 7?1212?
Emergency (Police,Fire,or Ambulance):911 or “0” for operator?
A doctor:897?1000?
USEFUL BOOK?
Seeing New York; The official MTA Travel Guide,published by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.?
小題1:What would be the best title for the passage??

A．Introductions and directions

B．This is New York?

C．Information and advice

D．Have fun here?

小題2:If you lose your passport in New York, you may probably get help from _______.?

A．CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU?

B．TIMES SQUARE INFORMATION CENTER?

C．USEFUL BOOK?

D．TRAVEL INFORMATION?

小題3: If a visitor wanted to take a train, he could get some help by dialing the number “_______”.?

A．897?1000

B．330?1234

C．WE 6?1212

D．911 or “0” ?

Inside China Daily
　　China, Japan ink fishery accord
　　The New China -Japan Fishery Agreement will be put into effect starting June this year, Chinese vice - minister of agriculture, Qi Jingfa told a press conference yesterday in Beijing.
　　                                                              —Page 2
　　Offshore funeral
　　The remains of more than 500 dead will be scattered at sea this spring near the mouth of Yangtze River in Shanghai. To save space Shanghai officials discouraged land burials.　
—Page 3
　　The only wise choice
　　Co -operation with the mainland for a peaceful reunification should be the only wise choice for the newly elected Taiwan leader.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
—Page 4
　　Interest in activity such as fairs, galleries and exhibitions has caused the art market to take shape in China.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　—Page 9
　　Two sides of a story.
　　The government’s efforts to cut the homework burden of primary and middle school students have drawn mixed reactions. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       
—Page 10
　　Blind, but not out.
　　Yang Jia, an English professor at the Chinese Academy of Science meets the challenges brought by the sudden loss of her eyesight and continues to make it in her work.　　　
—Page 11
　小題1:The above section may possibly appear on ________ of China Daily.

A．Page 5	B．the Front Page
C．Page 9	D．the last page

　小題2:From the text we can learn that ________ .

A．no one will be buried in the ground after they die in Shanghai

B．Chinese fishermen can go fishing freely in Japan soon

C．a(chǎn) blind professor can work better

D．more and more people have begun to do art business

　小題3:When you look through this issue of China Daily, you are sure to find ________ .

A．how Taiwan’s new leader was made

B．that people think differently of reducing pupils’ burden

C．sad stories about students with heavy burden in primary and middle schools

D．interesting stories of art fairs, galleries and exhibitions of different shapes in China