单选题
Melbourne, with a population of over 3.5 million, is the second largest city in Australia. It is clean, safe, dynamic and exciting, and well known internationally for its universities and other educational institutions. The city has well-planned tree-lined wide streets and many beautiful parks and gardens. It has a good transport system of roads, buses, trains and trams (电车). The La Trobe University (拉特罗布大学) campus is connected to the Central Business District by trams, express buses, and bus and train connections. Melbourne is a culturally rich city, and is home to large communities of people from all parts of Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The city is famous for its restaurants, theatres, music, opera, ballet, art, culture, and shops, and a lively and dynamic nightlife. Melboume people are enthusiastic about sports, and the city hosts many famous international sports events. Near Melbourne there are beautiful coastlines with excellent beaches, national parks, forests, wineries (葡萄酒厂), winter snowfields and summer resorts. The climate is temperate and comfortable, with warm summers and cool winters. In summer, maximum daytime temperatures range from 26℃ to 36℃, and in winter from 12℃ to 18℃. The weather in Melbourne can be variable from day to day. In 2002, Melboume was rated the world's best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
单选题
Melbourne is well-known in the world for its______
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是墨尔本因为什么而闻名于世，由短文第一段第二句话的后半句“…and well known internationally for its universities and other educational institutions”可得知，墨尔本以其大学和其他教育机构而闻名于世，故选B。
单选题
According to the passage, Melbourne is a city where______
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是墨尔本是一个怎样的城市，由短文第六句话“Melboume is a culturally rich city,and is home to large communities of people from all parts of Europe，the Americas，Africa，andAsia”可知，墨尔本是一个多元化的城市，故选C，其他三个选项文中未提及。
单选题
Melbourne people are very interested in______
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是墨尔本人对什么感兴趣，由短文第八句话“Melbourne Deople are enthusiastic about sports，and the city hosts many famous international sports events”可知，墨尔本人热衷于体育运动，故选答案A。
单选题
The word "temperate" in the sentence "The climate is temperate..." (Line 12) most probably means______
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是temperate一词的意思，temperate用于说明天气时，表“温和的”。从文中倒数第四句“The climate is temperate and comfortable…”中的comfortable可知，temperate的同义词不可能为A、C、D中的hot，dry,cold，而应该是更为舒适的天气，因此很容易得出答案B。
单选题
The best title for the passage might be______
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题问的是文章最好的标题是什么，通读全文可知，整个短文都是在介绍墨尔本这个城市的情况，而据短文的最后一句活，“Melbourne was rated the world's best cityto live in…”可知答案选C。