Passage 2

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 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. Melbourne 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, Melbourne was rated the world’s best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

16、Melbourne is well-known in the world for its ______.

电子商务这一术语用来描述在因特网上运营的企业。(describe)

一旦病毒进入你的在线商用电脑, 它将以各种形式进行破坏。(once, wreak havoc)

开业当天并不完全算是巨大的成功。(roaring success)

钱会转到你的银行账户上。(transfer)

有些风险源于环境的变化。(arise from)

These programs can be ______ (integrate) with your existing software.

Firms are interested in E-commerce because, quite simply, it can help to increase profits. (71)[All the advantages of E-commerce for business entities can be summed in one statement: E-commerce can increase sales and decrease costs.]

For Companies: (a) It increases profits. (b) It increases sales. (c) (72)[Advertising can reach potential customers in every country in the world.] (d) (73)[A virtual community is formed, not in the physical world, but on the Internet.] (e) It decreases costs.

For Buyers: (a) Increases purchasing opportunities. (b) Provides competitive bid information. (c) Increases speed and accuracy of information. (d) Reduces costs. (e) A wider range of choices are available. (f) (74)[Some products such as software, audio clips(音频剪辑), or images, can be delivered via the Internet.] (g) Society derives benefits. (h) Electronic payment of tax refunds, public retirement, and welfare support costs less to issue. (i) Electronic payment is more secure and faster. (j) E-payments are easier to control than checks, which can help protect against fraud and theft losses. (k ) You can work from home. (l) It reduces commuter-costs and traffic jams. (m) (75)[It’s environmentally sound reduces pollution.] (n) Distance education has emerged.

This task requires your full ______ (concentrate).

Our victory is ______ (assure); nothing can stop us.

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