Question

     To New Zealanders,their big brother across the Tasman Sea in Australia was always 1.(confidence) and exciting. With the purpose of 2. (find) well-paid jobs,the Kiwis have 3. (traditional) gone west in vast numbers.

     But things are changing. New Zealand has a renewed sense of confidence,and 4.(encourage) by the international success of The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies (三部曲)5. is not only foreign tourists that are heading to Middle-earth. Others are seeking fresh opportunities in a “rock star” economy.

     For 6. first time in 24 years,more people are now heading east from Australia to New Zealand.

     The end of a long mining boom in Australia and the rebounding of its trans-Tasman neighbour's fortunes are among the main 7. (reason) .

     “We’ve been describing New Zealand 8. a rock star in the sense that it has been doing 9. (well) than almost all of the other developed world economies over the past couple of years ,” says Paul Bloxham,HSBC’s chief economist for Australia and New Zealand.

     Recent figures show 10. employ- ment growth in Australia is running at 2%, while across the Tasman Sea the Kiwis are enjoying rates of more than 3%.

Answer 1

1. confident。考查形容词作表语的用 法。设空处作表语且与exciting并 列，故填 confident。

2. finding。.考查动词-ing形式作宾语 的用法。介词后需用动词-ing形式 作宾语，故填finding。

3. traditionally。考查副词。设空处修 饰谓语，故填traditionally。

4. encouraged。考查过去分词作状语 的用法。encourage 与 foreign tourists之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填 encouraged。

5. it。考查it的用法。设空处所在 句是一个强调句，故填it。

6. the。考查定冠词。for the first time意为“第一次”。

7. reasons。考查名词0由are可知， 应填reason的复数形式。

8. as。考查介词。describe ... as ... 意为“将……描述为……”。

9. better。考查副词的比较级。由 than可知应填well的比较级形

10. that。考查连接词。设空处引导 宾语从句且从句意义及成分均 完整，故填that。