Optional Tours in Langkawi

Line One
(Mangrove tours and eagle feeding)

Catch exciting movement and magnificent views of how eagles try to get their food skillfully at kilim river mangrove jungle safari visit limestone bats cave and have lunch on floating restaurant.

Price: adult rate RM 160.00/ person child rate (age 3—12yrs) RM 120.00/ person infant (below 3yrs) free

Time: 9:00 am—14:00 pm

Line Two
(Snorkeling and baby shark feeding)

Pulau Payar marine park with spectacular corals and colorful tropical marine life is one of the most beautiful and exotic marine parks in Malaysia.

Price: adult rate RM 220.00/ person child rate (age 3—12yrs) RM 150.00/ person infant (below 3yrs) free

Time 8:00 am—17:00 pm

Line Three
(Day cruise around Langkawi archipelago)

Experience swimming among fishes and view spectacular corals and exotic marine life.

Price: adult rate RM 450.00/ person child rate (age 3—12yrs) RM 350.00/ person infant (below 3yrs) free
Time 9:00 am—17:00 pm
Line Four
(Amazing sunset cocktail and dinner cruise)

Experience the amazing sunset scenery around the Andaman sea while having cocktail and dinner.

Price: adult rate RM 350.00/ person child rate (age 3—12yrs) RM 250.00/ person infant (below 3yrs) free
Time 16:00 pm—21 :00 pm
1. What is special about Line One?

A．It provides food.	B．It is the cheapest.
C．It lasts the longest.	D．It allows tourists to feed animals.

2. How much should a couple pay for a day cruise with their 3-year-old kid?

A．RM 450. 00.

B．RM 800. 00.

C．RM 900.00.

D．RM 1250.00.

3. Which line is best for the visitors to start their tour in the afternoon?

A．Line Four.

B．Line Three.

C．Line Two.

D．Line One.

A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket and then claimed the $25,000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tire on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped “to help”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire(里拉) prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on the radio, saying, “I’m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for him—a lottery win. Please meet me.Anonymity(匿名) guaranteed.”

Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didn’t you keep the money?” he asked. The professor replied, “I couldn’t because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, spurning the thief’s offer of a reward.

4. The underlined sentence “Then he began a battle with his conscience.” in Paragraph 2 implies all of the following except that ________.

A．he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

B．he hesitated about keeping the money for sometime

C．he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber

D．he came to realize that honesty is more important than money

5. Hundreds of people phoned Professor Sabbatucci because they ________.

A．wanted to make fun of him	B．hoped to get the money
C．knew who the robber was	D．lost the lottery ticket

6. How did the robber feel when the victim wanted to find him?

A．Excited.	B．Frightened.
C．Ashamed.	D．Incredible.

7. The underlined word “spurning” in the last sentence can be replaced by ________.

A．accepting	B．claiming
C．rejecting	D．cancelling

No one ever said science education was easy. Certainly the concepts we teach, like conservation of momentum (动量守恒) or quantum mechanics (量子力学)，can be hard to grasp. But what really makes our reaching complicated is that we're also trying to teach a deeper lesson at the same time — to help students understand the nature of science itself.

All too often, young people get the impression that science is about learning certain "laws" and then applying them to different situations. After all, that's what we make them do on tests, to show that they've been doing the work. But that's not it at all. Science is the process of building these concepts through the collection of experimental evidence.

And while I'm on it let's call these concepts what they really are — not laws, but models. Science is all about building and testing models. It's difficult to help students understand that aspect of science when we just give them the models to begin with. Sure, in physics we often include historical or mathematical evidence to support big ideas, but that often isn't enough.

Of course, we can't start from scratch. If students had to build their own models from the ground up, it would be like trying to learn programming by inventing computers. As Isaac Newton is supposed to have said, we stand on the shoulders of giants. We must take models built by others and go from there.

What I'd like to suggest is that this actually provides a great way into the adventure of science and an opportunity to meet our objectives as educators. If you can create a situation that challenges students' assumptions and produces conceptual conflict, that's a great opportunity for learning.

8. What is the misunderstanding of teaching science?

A．It's complicated.	B．It focuses on the nature of science.
C．It's very difficult.	D．It lies in teaching and testing “laws”.

9. Which way to teach science is highly recommended by the author?

A．Encouraging students to always start from scratch.

B．Providing students with some models to follow suit.

C．Guiding students to begin with models built by others.

D．Offering students proof to support important concepts.

10. The author cites Isaac Newton's words to              .

A．justify the experiment	B．praise the statement
C．show the achievement	D．support the argument

11. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Science teaching	B．Concept building
C．Science learning	D．Concept conflicting

A lecture hall should be like a church-a little too dark,much too cold,and uncomfortably silent.You should feel guilty opening your water bottle,because all 200 people in the room can hear it.

So when I’m trying to pay attention,the last thing you should be doing is carrying on a conversation about your last weekend party or anything else.

During the past school term,I’ve had enough.One of my biggest complaints of large class sizes is the tendency for three to five friends to sit together and loudly whisper each others’ ears off for an hour and 15 minutes straight.My stupid monkey brain can’t help but focus on your conversation about the difference between ash blonde and light blonde colored hair that look exactly the same.

To me,it just feels like a waste.You’re actively wasting money,and missing vital information.We(and the government)pay quite a lot for our education,but you are here to ignore someone significantly more experienced than us,in classes we picked,for hours every week.

I know major requirements can be boring,but this is still an education.It requires two-way effort.Most of students here have at least one goal in common:success.Not every checkpoint on that path is going to be filled with joy.Sit down,shut up,and force yourself to listen to your professor.Society tells us it will eventually pay off.

Or maybe it won’t because you don’t want to.

I actually don’t care if you decide to pay little or no attention to the lecture itself,so long as you’re not being disturbing.

For those willing to try,in 20 years when you finally pay off your debt with your fairly secure white-collar job,you’ll look back and be happy that you went through the lectures.

12. Why is a lecture hall compared to a church by the author?

A．Both places are open to the public.

B．Both places are supposed to be quiet.

C．Both places can seat over 200 people.

D．Both places help rid people of their guilt.

13. What can we infer about the author from the passage?

A．He likes persuading others.

B．He tends to make complaints.

C．He values education as a duty.

D．He cares much about friendship.

14. How does the author feel when writing the passage?

A．Annoyed.

B．Deserted.

C．Thrilled.

D．Worried.

15. What may be the best title for the text?

A．Hard Work Pays Off!

B．Focus on the Lectures!

C．Wasting Your Time Is a Shame!

D．Mind Your In-Class Behavior!

New Lives for Old Phones

When a new mobile phone starts to be sold in stores, many people rush out to buy one. We all want the newest, latest thing.     16    .

Mike Townsend works at Total Recall, a mobile phone recycling company. “Don’t throw your old phone away.     17     if you throw it away, it goes with other rubbish to become landfill. In other words, it is put in a big hole in the ground and it becomes a big problem,” he says.

Mobile phones contain some poisonous materials. If your phone goes to a landfill, these poisonous materials can get out and get into the water under the ground. That’s the water we need to drink or water goes into rivers or the ocean.     18     That’s a lot of landfill and a lot of poisonous materials.

“At Total Recall, we separate the old phones into pieces. Most of the materials in the mobile phones can be recycled and used again.     19     For example, phone batteries contain nickel and cadmium. The nickel is used to make steel and the cadmium can be used to make new batteries.” explains Mike.

“    20     You can usually just take it into a mobile phone shop and they wilt send it to us,” says Mike.

So before you throw that old mobile phone away, use it the last time: search for a recycler near you and give them a call.

A．Recycling your old phone is easy.

B．Send it to us and we’ll recycle it.

C．How much is your old mobile phone worth?

D．But what should we do with our old mobile phones?

E．Millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year.

F．Recycling materials helps keep the environment greener and cleaner.

G．We take apart the old phones and they are used to make new products.

The little boy with big brown eyes was waiting for us on the other side of the world. Ever since our adoption agency had _________ us, I’d been hurriedly competing all the necessary paperwork. I made it a personal goal to never delay the process. On one late afternoon in June. I rushed toward the closest FedEx office. I had some _________ to send overnight, and I wanted them to go out that day.

I thought I knew where the FedEx office was. I drove there as the minutes slipped away, only to find that the office was no longer _________ where I remembered it. Tears came to my eyes. This was _________ we all had a smartphone in our pockets. I had no way of _________ the correct location. _________ , I started driving toward home. I felt like a failure, as though I’d just ___________ my new son to more days in an orphanage waiting for us.

Suddenly, I was ___________ at a stoplight by an oversized box truck My anger turned to ___________ when I saw the sign. It was a FedEx truck I ______________ closely behind the truck. What were the ______________ the truck would lead me straight to the FedEx office I was seeking?

It broke out the chances were good. Less than five minutes later, I saw a FedEx sign, and the truck made a turn into the parking lot. I had ______________ in my eyes again.

Our documents went out that night. The truck driver ______________ knew he was an angel for me that day. Three months later, we flew halfway around the world to ______________ our son for the first time. We have been with him every day since.

Miracles are always around us ______________ we are open to them. Sometimes, it’s a smile at the right time or a kind word. And every now and then, it’s even a big truck that cuts us off in traffic.

21.

A．debated

B．challenged

C．matched

D．scanned

22.

A．gifts

B．letters

C．documents

D．postcards

23.

A．locked

B．located

C．ranked

D．repaired

24.

A．before

B．after

C．since

D．when

25.

A．finding

B．choosing

C．describing

D．showing

26.

A．Bored

B．Delighted

C．Disappointed

D．Surprised

27.

A．compared

B．sentenced

C．appointed

D．accompanied

28.

A．kept up

B．put down

C．taken in

D．cut off

29.

A．guilt

B．panic

C．shock

D．terror

30.

A．ran

B．arose

C．walked

D．followed

31.

A．chances

B．wonders

C．doubts

D．promises

32.

A．dust

B．dirt

C．tears

D．sands

33.

A．just

B．never

C．exactly

D．immediately

34.

A．free

B．meet

C．beat

D．spoil

35.

A．if

B．although

C．unless

D．until

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Awakening of Insects (惊蛰)     36       (fall) on Mar 6 and ends on Mar 20 this year.

Awakening of Insects signals a rise in temperature and increased rain fall. As the     37     (three) solar term in the lunar year,     38     (it) name suggests the fact that animals sleeping in winter are awakened     39     spring thunder and that the earth begins to come back to life. It is the key time for spring agricultural     40     (activity). It is also a good time for people to enjoy fun outdoors, especially for people living in the city.     41     (drive) to the suburbs, fishing in a lake or enjoying the singing bird will make for a perfect weekend in spring. The most popular fruit in this season is pears.

Eating pears around the Awakening of Insects     42     (be) a widely-practiced custom in China. As the weather gets     43     (warm) and the air becomes drier, people tend to feel their mouths and tongues are dry,     44     can cause colds or coughs. A pear is sweet, juicy and cold, moistening (湿润) the lungs to arrest a cough.     45    , pears are highly recommended during the Awakening of Insects.

46. 假设你是李华。你校外教Mr. Brown在春节期间看到邻居房门上的福字是倒贴的，他感到很好奇，于是写电子邮件向你询问此事。请你根据以下要点给他回一封电子邮件。

1. 介绍倒贴福字的原因和这一传统的寓意；

2. 邀请他来你家过端午节；

3. 期待回复。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：福字 the character Fu

Dear Mr. Brown,

I’m really glad to receive your email.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Steve was the most amazing person in all of Minneapolis, and he was my cousin. By the age of 19, Steve was a star baseball player at the University of Minnesota. I wanted to be exactly like him. So when Steve asked me to go with him on a spring fishing trip in northern Minnesota, I was excited!

After planning the trip, we gathered clothes and supplies, and began our great adventure. We reached the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota by early evening. On our way to the campsite, Steve pointed to a small house faraway in one of the mountains, saying that it was the ranger station where the forester worked.

Finally, after a long walk, we reached the campsite and set up the camp as the sun was setting. Steve knew all the tricks of an experienced wilderness camper. After we gathered enough wood from the forest, he started the campfire using only stone and steel—no matches. For supper we feasted on freeze-dried beef, wild rice and pea soup. I ate greedily after all that work.

Tired enough, we climbed into our sleeping bags early and talked about our plans for fishing the next day. We were still talking quietly when a sudden north wind picked up; the temperature dropped and it began to snow. Steve found a way to increase the temperature inside the tent. He dragged a log from the forest to the opposite side of the campfire. Then he wrapped aluminum foil around the log. The heat from the fire reflected off the foil and into the tent. Soon images of lake fish were filling my dreams.

The snow had stopped, but sometime later a powerful wind must have kicked up the flames of our dying fire. I was abruptly awakened by Steve. Our tent was on fire. Frightened, I ran out of the tent immediately. The tent collapsed with Steve inside.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

Without any thought of endangering myself,

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:

Suddenly, we heard a noise in the forest.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________