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　　广西钦州市高新区2016—2017学年度第一学期高三英语期末考试试题
　　（满分150分，考试时间120 分钟）
　　第Ⅰ卷
　　第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
　　第一节：(共15小题；每小题2分，满分50分)
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项
　　A
　　A Sydney Pass 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 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, sampling the famous seafood at Watsons Bay or enjoying the city 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 day 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 $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.
　　21．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
　　22．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
　　23．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.
　　B
　　Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less wo rry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say  by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.
　　The findings came from a survey of  more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five. The researchers asestions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also ast mental or emotional stress.
　　Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
　　The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.
　　Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their feelings. They also spend less