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Ⅰ.阅读理解
“Get on Your Bike〞 provides the ultimate experience for all customers wanting to explore the Gold Coast in the best way possible—on bicycle.Our bikes are modern and the funkiest beach cruisers hitting the streets.
With over 600 km of dedicated bikeways on the Gold Coast，there is no better way to explore the Gold Coast.
Thinking of hiring a bike? Think Get on Your Bike for all your bike hire needs. We hire bikes via 2 methods Via Our Hire Venues
We have over 40 venues from Coolongatta to Labrador.Most of our hire venues are accommodation buildings who house our bikes to hire to their inhouse guests and customers we refer to them.If you would like to hire a bike for a few hours or a day—contact us to find out where your nearest hire venue is or determine if we can deliver the bikes directly.
Via Direct Hire
We directly deliver bikes to meet customer bike hire requirements where you are seeking to hire multiple bikes or for multiple days.Contact us today for a quote on your bike hire requirements.Delivery is free for all multiday or multibike requirements for delivery from Burleigh Heads to Labrador.Need delivery outside this area—no worries we do service from the Tweed to Coomera—please contact us for a quote on your bike hire requirements.
All bike hires include helmet and lock. Our hire products include： ●Adults bikes ●Children's bikes
●Baby seats，tagalong and carry all carts ●Tandem bike
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word HIRE RATES
Our standard daily rates are： ●Adults cruiser bike(no gears)—$25 ●child's bike(16″or 20″)—$20
●Adult bike with tagalong or carry a long cart—$40 ●Adult bike with a baby seat—$35 Rate includes helmet and lock.
Delivery is free for delivery from Burleigh Heads to Labrador for multiple bike hires.Bookings Required.
1．Why do customers hire a bike from“Get on Your Bike〞？ A．To go anywhere freely. B．To go for hiking.
C．To go on a holiday to the beach. D．To help protect the environment.
【解析】 细节理解题。从第一段中的“...all customers wanting to explore the Gold Coast in the best way possible...〞可知是那些去海边度假的人们，所以选C项。
【答案】 C
2．You needn't pay for delivery if you live in ________. A．Burleigh Heads C．Coomera
B．Tweed D．Coolongatta
【解析】 细节理解题。根据Via Direct Hire局部中的“Delivery is free for all multiday or multibike requirements for delivery from Burleigh Heads to Labrador.〞可知选A项。
【答案】 A
3．If a couple with a baby want to hire a bike，they at least pay ________. A．$75 C．$55
B．$60 D．$65
【解析】 数字计算题。从文章的“Adult Bike with a baby seat—$35〞和“Adults Cruiser Bike(no gears)—$25〞可知选B项。
【答案】 B
4．The advertisement is intended for ________.
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word A．bike sellers C．travellers
B．general customers D．cycling players
【解析】 推理判断题。从文章的on the Gold Coast等可知是为了那些旅游的人，所以选C项。
【答案】 C Ⅱ.完形填空
A businessman was deep in debt (债务)and could see no way out.He sat on the park bench，__1__in hands，wondering if anything could __2__his company.
Suddenly an old man appeared.“I can see __3__is troubling you，〞he said.After listening to the businessman's __4__，the old man said，“I believe I can __5__you.〞He asked the businessman's name，and __6__a check(支票)，saying，“Take this money.Meet me here exactly one year from today，and you can__7__me back at that time.〞Then he left quickly.
The businessman __8__in his hand a check for $500,000，signed(签字)by JohnD．Rockefeller who was then one of the __9__men in the world！“I can get rid of my money worries now！〞he realized.But instead，he __10__to put the check in his case，just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a __11__to save his company.
Within a few months，he was out of debt and __12__money once again.Exactly one year later，he returned to the __13__with the check.At the agreedon__14__the old man appeared.Just __15__the businessman was about to hand back the check and __16__his success story，a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.“I'm so __17__I caught him！〞she cried，“I hope he hasn't been bothering you.He's __18__escaping from the rest home and __19__people he's JohnD．Rockefeller.〞And she led him away by the arm.The businessman just stood there，__20__.
Suddenly，he realized it wasn't the money，real or imagined，but his newfound selfconfidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
【语篇解读】 一位商人在面临债务危机的情况下承受了一位老人的帮助，渡过难关之后想还钱给老人时却惊讶地发现老人是个精神病人。
1．A.money C．check
B．hair D．head 3 / 6
word 【解析】 上一句提到这个商人负债，看不到出路，所以情绪低沉，动作应是“头埋在手里〞。
【答案】 D 2．A.start C．save
B．stop D．sell
【解析】 由“deep in debt〞和“wondering〞可推测，商人是想方法拯救公司，而不是想卖掉。
【答案】 C 3．A.something C．nothing
B．everything D．anything
【解析】 根据第一段可知商人的公司有危机，确实有麻烦，应该用something表示。 【答案】 A 4．A.programs C．wishes
B．troubles D．dreams
【解析】 由上一句的“...troubling you〞 可知，是听了商人讲述自己遇到的麻烦，trouble与troubling对应。
【答案】 B 5．A.find C．help
B．teach D．protect
【解析】 下文老人给了商人支票，此处是指能提供帮助，应当选help。 【答案】 C 6．A.packed up C．took out
B．picked up D．wrote out
【解析】 pack up“打包〞；pick up “捡起〞；take out “拿出〞；write out“写出，开出(支票)〞。由后一句老人说的“Take this money.〞 可知，是写了一张支票。
【答案】 D 7．A.bring C．feed
B．pay D．call
【解析】 老人给商人开了支票并对他说：“拿着钱，一年以后在这儿见我。〞可推测意思是：到那时候再还钱，应当选pay。
【答案】 B
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word 8．A.saw C．pulled
B．tied D．hid
【解析】 空后提到支票的面额和签名人，故此时是商人在看手中的支票，应当选saw。 【答案】 A 9．A.tallest C．strongest
B．richest D．busiest
【解析】 结合老人毫不犹豫地帮助商人，且支票金额不小，应该是很富有，应当选B。 【答案】 B 10．A.continued C．decided
B．refused D．forgot
【解析】 商人没有动用支票，而是保存起来作为努力的动力，在公司负债的情况下，这是一个很有魄力的决定。
【答案】 C 11．A.record C．problem
B．result D．way
【解析】 寻找解救公司危机的方法、出路，应当选way。 【答案】 D 12．A.losing C．lending
B．making D．raising
【解析】 由“he was out of debt〞可知，公司摆脱了困境，make money“赚钱〞，为固定搭配。
【答案】 B 13．A.park C．company
B．room D．hospital
【解析】 第一、二段提到是在公园遇到给他帮助的老人的，所以现在要还钱自然是回到和老人约定的地点“公园〞。
【答案】 A 14．A.time C．price
B．corner D．weekend
【解析】 第二段中的“Meet me here exactly one year from today〞是老人约定的时间和地点，所以选time。
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word 【答案】 A 15．A.if C．after
B．as D．because
【解析】 此处缺少时间状语。应当选as，此处作连词，当“当……时〞讲。 【答案】 B 16．A.read C．share
B．test D．hear
【解析】 商人来还老人的钱，并打算把自己的成功奋斗历程讲给老人听，即分享他的成功故事，应当选share。
【答案】 C 17．A.sad C．tired
B．angry D．glad
【解析】 由护士下文的话可知，老人是精神病人，是跑出来的，所以护士找到他很高兴，应当选glad。
【答案】 D 18．A.seldom C．never
B．hardly D．always
【解析】 一年前老人就是偷跑出来的，现在也是偷跑出来的，所以选always “总是〞。 【答案】 D 19．A.ordering C．telling
B．warning D．reminding
【解析】 一年前老人给商人的支票签名就是JohnD．Rockefeller，所以是告诉人们他就是这个人。
【答案】 C 20．A.shocked C．excited
B．bored D．interested
【解析】 商人一直以为给他支票的老人就是世界上最富有的人之一的JohnD．Rockefeller，听完护士的话后，自然感到很震惊。
【答案】 A
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