of the air. The school of the air is actually a school for children who live in the outback, and who are in a place which doesn?t have a local school. Our teacher is at Port Augusta, a city which is about 160 kilometers away. Most people in South Australia live in big cities, but there are some people who live on farms in the outback. My mother lived in Mel bourse before she met my father, so she knows about city life.
She says she thinks it?s safer here, because there?s no traffic, no noise, no pollution, not many people and lots of space. In the mornings, we go to our classroom at 8:45.It?s really just a small wooden building. When we get there, we turn on the radio and listen to what we should do. And from then until 12, we just do our normal lessons. In the afternoons, our mum makes us do some homework-well, not homework, but extra work.
We send our exercise books to our teachers on Friday night and they mark them every Monday and Tuesday, and then they send them back again. We get them when the email arrives every Wednesday. We also talk to our teacher once a week for 10 minutes. She tells us if we?re making progress. We also use the Internet and the telephone to contact our teachers more quickly, but it’s still the radio which is the most important way of doing our lessons. 46. The passage mainly talks about_________
A. The school of the air. B. The school of the countryside. C. The school of the farm. D. The school of the city. 47. Why do Belinda and her sisters study at home?
A. Because they use the internet and the telephone to contact their teachers more quickly. B. Because she wants to stay with her sisters at home. C. Because there is no school in the place where they live.
D. Because their teacher is at Port Augusta that, which is about 160 kilometers away. 48. The good points of being a pupil at their school are the following except that _________. A. there are not many people and they are safer B. they can neither see traffic nor listen to noise C. they have lots of unpolluted space D. they have many classmates 49. How long does the school day last?
A. From 8:45 until 12:00. B. All day long. C. The whole afternoon. D. Two hours. 50. How often do they receive instructions from their teacher?
A. Twice a week. B. Four times a month. C. Once a day. D. Three times a month.
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第四部分:写作(共六节)
第一节 听力填空题(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
听下面一段短文根据所听内容完成下面的表格每空填一词。现在你有20秒钟时间阅读这五个小题。把答案写在表格右面51-55题空白处。
51.__________ 52.______________ 53.______________ 54.______________ 55.____________
第二节 单词拼写(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
根据下列句中的汉语提示写出所缺单词的正确形式每空一词。把答案写在题 后的横线上。
56. How is the __天气__in Australia? 56. _____________ 57. The pay phone is __在对面__ from the library. 57. _____________ 58. My professional __技能__ is teaching volleyball. 58. _____________ 59. I love __情景__ comedy. 59. _____________ 60. He usually __放松__ 20 hours every day. Can he succeed? 60. _____________ 第三节 短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读短文并用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词等，把答案写在题后61-70小题空白处。
If you travel around China you __61___ (notice) a very popular activity everywhere you __62___
(go)—basketball. This much-loved and active sport __63 __ (enjoy) by many, for fun and exercise.
It __64___ (believe) that on December 21st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played.
Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an Olympic event. A team from China __65___ (take) part, and
although they __66__ (win) they __67__ (use) the experience to help develop the game at home. Since
then, the popularity of basketball __68___ (rise) worldwide, and the number of foreign players in
America's NBA __69__ (increase). Basketball has become a more popular sport for people to watch,
and many young people dream of __70__(become) famous basketball players.
61___________ 62___________ 63___________ 64___________ 65________
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66___________ 67____________ 68__________ 69___________ 70____ 第四节 阅读表达（共10小题每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文根据短文内容回答下列各题。把答案写在每小题后横线上。 ?should be allowed to__51___. ?, to get their __52___ pieced. ?to work every __53___. ?to have many __54___. ?to choose their own __55___.
“Curry” is the English word used to describe meat or vegetables in a spicy sauceusually served with rice. It is believed that the world “Curry” comes from the Indonesian “Kari”. Curries have been very popular dishes in many Asian countries throughout history. Although curry is believed to come originally from India, it has been eaten in many other Asian countries—such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand—for thousands of years.
Today, curries are eaten all over the world. This tasty, spicy dish was brought to the West by British People from India in the 18th century.
What we call “curry” today is an international dish that is well known around the world. Over time and distance, the flavors of dishes change so that the people eating the dish will like it. For example, the most popular curry in restaurants in the UK is called Chicken Tikka Masala. Many British people think this is an Indian dish. However, it is really a dish created by restaurants in the UK and is not a traditional Asian dish at all.
Today, curry is loved by people all over the world, unless, of course, they don?t like spicy food.
71. The underlined word “curry” means___________________________ in the passage. ___________________________________________________________________________ 72. Where does curry come original from?
___________________________________________________________________________ 73. When did “curry” get to the west?
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74. Translate the underlined sentence What we call “curry” today is an international dish that is well known around the world.
___________________________________________________________________________ 75. Who don?t like curry?
___________________________________________________________________________ 76. 他的父母不喜欢吃鸡肉。like
___________________________________________________________________________ 77. 这些学生现在忙于观看中国和美国的足球赛。be busy doing
___________________________________________________________________________78. 我们的班主任对我们要求很严。strict
___________________________________________________________________________ 79. 那个女孩夏天通常穿着一件红衬衫和一个红裙子。have on
___________________________________________________________________________ 80. 谁能容忍这样糟糕的天气stand
___________________________________________________________________________ 第六节 书面表达（共1题， 满分10分）
Describe your favorite teacher in no more than 120 words according to the following points.
His or her looks (hair\\height\\build) His or her likes or dislikes His or her personal character
His or her way of teaching (at least one example)
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