【推荐1】Whistler Olympic Park, having hosted ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon (冬季两项) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, remains an active centre for competitors, the local community and visitors. Located a short drive south of Whistler, the park offers activities and programs all year-round.

Winter at Whistler Olympic Park

Discover Whistler Olympic Park through cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon and more.

Find yourself in the park’s fantastic landscape and discover its Olympic history.

Take a lesson such as ski jumping in the youth program.

Gather around the outdoor open fire or in the warm Day Lodge restaurant after a day out in the snow.

Summer at Whistler Olympic Park

Open daily for tours, self-guided activities and sightseeing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

There is a small park access fee ($15/vehicle). This fee is for the benefit of local, national and international Nordic athletes for summer and winter training. Free park entry for 2020/2021 season pass holders and non-motorized vehicles.

Tours

Olympic Biathlon Tour

Feel like an Olympian with this hands-on introduction to biathlon! On your walk to the shooting range, learn about the park’s sports and history. It also provides the best angle for taking photos of the Olympic monuments.

Take aim and shoot a real gun! In a mini race, including walking and running, get your heart rate up, stay focused and take aim to hit the targets!

Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020

Ages: 8 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)

Pricing: Adult $55, Youth $45

E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour

The comfortable electric assist mountain bikes have wide wheels for a smooth ride, and an electric motor to help you climb hills with ease.

Visit the Olympic monuments and enjoy breathtaking viewpoints, such as the Top of the World lookout with views of Black Tusk and surrounding mountain ranges.

Test your skills at the biathlon range, shooting at Olympic targets.

Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020

Ages: 10 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)

Pricing: $95 per person

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1. If you want to learn ski jumping, you should probably go to _____.

A．Olympic Biathlon Tour	B．Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
C．Summer at Whistler Olympic Park	D．E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour

2. Which group of visitors can enjoy free park entry?

A．Season pass holders.	B．Children under age 8.
C．Locals from the community.	D．Teenagers with parents.

3. What can you do during the E-bike tour?

A．Ride a bike around the lake.

B．Gather around the open fire.

C．Visit the Olympic monuments.

D．Photograph monuments at the best angle.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．A sports and leisure centre.	B．Exciting sports adventures.
C．Year-round training programs.	D．History of an Olympic Park.

【推荐3】Home away from home

Pet boarding facilities in and around Rochester

Bear Creek Kennels (犬舍)   Tel: 507-287-0045

Offering boarding and day care for dogs of all ages, Bear Creek Kennels has both indoor and outdoor fenced areas. Dogs are encouraged to play with each other throughout the day. It costs $24 per night. The drop-off/pick-up times are: Mon. — Fri., 7 a. m. — 6 p. m.; Sat., 8 a. m. — 5 p. m.; Sun., 3 —5 p. m.

Bob’s Animal Friends       Tel: 507-280-9572

Bob’s Animal Friends wants your dogs to feel right at home, so much so that it offers a “Sleep Buddy” add-on for $10 per night. A caretaker will stay overnight with your dog, meaning extra care time and sleeping on the sofa. It costs $25 per night. The drop-off/pick-up times are: Mon. —Fri., 6:30 a. m. — 7 p. m.; Sat., 7 — 8 a. m. and 5 — 6 p. m.; Sun., 5 — 6 p. m.

K-9 Kennels Inc.       Tel: 507-289-2470

The owners of K-9 Kennels Inc. live on site, and the grounds include large fenced areas for outdoor play. Indoor kennels are climate-controlled, and there’s even an indoor play room to ensure your dogs get plenty of movement. It costs $25 per day. The drop-off/pick-up times are: Mon. — Fri., 7 a. m. — 7p. m.; Sat. and Sun., 8 — 11 a. m. and 4 — 6 p. m.

Dogs ‘n’ More Boarding       Tel:507-226-5384

Dogs ‘n’ More Boarding features 10 indoor/outdoor kennels for dogs and a boarding area for cats. Indoor areas feature windows for natural light and doggy doors for them to go outside at will. It costs $18 per night for dogs and $15 per night for cats. The drop-off/pick-up times are: Mon. — Sat.,6:30 a. m. — 8 p. m.; Sun., 1 — 8 p. m.

1. When can an owner drop off his pet at Bear Creek Kennels on Saturday?

A．At 6:30 a. m.

B．At 7:00 a. m.

C．At 5:00 p. m.

D．At 5:30 p. m.

2. How much is a three-night sofa stay at Bob’s Animal Friends?

A．$45.

B．$54.

C．$75.

D．$105.

3. Which number will you call to ensure your pets get plenty of movement?

A．507-289-2470.

B．507-287-0045.

C．507-226-5384.

D．507-280-9572.

4. Where can you drop off your cat?

A．Bear Creek Kennels.	B．Bob’s Animal Friends.
C．K-9 Kennels Inc.	D．Dogs ‘n’ More Boarding.

【推荐3】My motivation for starting our family tradition of reading in the car was purely selfish: I could not bear listening to A Sesame Street Christmas for another 10 hours. My three children had been addicted to this cassette on our previous summer’s road trip.

As I began to prepare for our next 500-mile car trip, I came across a book Jim Trelease’s The Read Aloud Handbook. This could be the answer to my problem. I thought. So I put Roald dahl’s James and the Giant Peach into my bag. When I began to read aloud the tale of the boy who escapes the bad guys by hiding inside a giant peach, my three kids argued and wrestled in their seats. But after several lines, they were attracted into the rhythm of the words and began to listen.

We soon learned that the simple pleasure of listening to a well-written book makes the long miles pass more quickly. Sometimes the books we read became highlights of the trip. I read Wilson Rawls’s Summer of the Monkeys as we spent two days driving to the beach. We arrived just behind the power crews restoring (恢复) electricity after a tropical storm. The rain continued most of the week, and the beach was covered with oil washed up by the storm. When we returned home, I asked my son what he liked about the trip. He answered without hesitation, “The book you read in the car.”

Road trips still offer challenges, even though my children now are teenagers. But we continue to read as we roll across the country. And I'm beginning to see that reading aloud has done more than help pass the time. For at least a little while, we are not shut in our own electronic worlds. And maybe we’ve started something that will pass on to the next generation.

1. Why did the author start reading in the car?

A．She wanted to have a better journey.	B．She wanted to keep a family tradition
C．Her children were addicted to music.	D．She wanted to kill the time.

2. How did the children react after the author read a few lines?

A．They kept quarrelling.	B．They hid themselves.
C．They soon settled down.	D．They continued to fight in their seats.

3. What can we learn about the author and her family’s trip to the beach?

A．They were caught in a storm.	B．They enjoyed reading on the road.
C．They had a good time on the beach.	D．They thought it had passed too quickly.

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．Better Reading than Traveling	B．Books that Changed My Children
C．Road Trips Full of Challenges	D．Reading Makes Great Road Trips

【推荐2】In the summer of 2019, Tomas Quinones was undertaking a “bikepacking” trip, covering some remote desert in Southern Oregon. His trip had been marked with usual minor setbacks. He’d lost shoes. His water supply was sometimes uncertain. But there had also been moments of unexpected kindness: A couple parking beside offered to share their lunch; or the guy in the truck asked if he needed help. On the last day of Quinones’ trip, he was riding down a dusty track when he came upon a man lying unconscious on the ground, who was clearly dehydrated (脱水的). Quinones tried to give some water and waited until the ambulance arrived.

Quinones, who’d received help over the course of his trip, paid it forward. The odds are, if you’ve spent any time in the wild, you’ll have experienced these gestures of kindness from strangers or given them yourself too as Quinones did.

So what is it about being outside in nature that makes people want to help others?

The first explanation is that in the wild, there may not be any other help. According to the “bystander effect” (旁观者效应), the more people who are in the presence of someone needing help, the less likely any of those are to actually provide it. But another idea is that there is something about nature itself that seems to promote “prosocial (亲社会)” attitudes. As a recent study suggests, exposure to nature can stimulate feelings of transcendence — a sense of connection to other people, to the world around us and to the universe.

When we get into the wild, we become weaker. And being in an easily-hurt position makes us look at the world differently. So, in the wild, where we are removed of normal possessions, surroundings and identities, we seem more willing to go the extra mile for someone. It’s in nature, ironically, that we can learn new things about humanity.

1. What can we know about Quinones’ trip?

A．Pretty constant water supply was available.

B．Food was frequently provided from other strangers.

C．He’d usually encountered dramatic troubles.

D．He’d travelled to some remote desert on bicycle.

2. Why is Quinones’ experience of offering help mentioned?

A．To give further details of Quinones’ trip.

B．To show the difficulty of Quinones’ trip.

C．To provide an example for the topic.

D．To stress the importance of strangers’ help.

3. What can we infer from the “bystander effect”?

A．It explains people’s getting help easily in nature.

B．It demonstrates people’s prosocial attitudes.

C．It reveals people’s indifference in crowds.

D．It stimulates people’s connecting to people and the world.

4. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

A．We can only learn about people’s personality in the wild.

B．It is a pity that people don’t often help others in daily life.

C．It is ironic to help strangers in need when in nature.

D．We can obtain new knowledge when in nature.

【推荐1】What an athlete eats before, during and after exercise is important for comfort and performance during exercise. While eating soon before exercise doesn’t provide what is needed for the activity, it can prevent hunger during exercise. What is needed for muscles is stored in the days before exercise. This is one reason that the post-exercise meal is very important to recovery and being ready for the next exercise.

Exercising on a full stomach is not a good idea. Food that remains in your stomach during an event may cause stomach upset. To make sure you have enough energy, yet reduce stomach discomfort, you should allow a meal to fully digest before the start of the event.

If you have an early morning race or exercise, it’s best to get up early enough to eat your pre-exercise meal. If not, you should try to eat or drink something easily digestible about 20-30 minutes before the event. The closer you are to the time of your event, the less you should eat. You can have a liquid (液体) meal closer to your event than a solid (固体) meal because your stomach digests liquids faster.

Because glucose (葡萄糖) is the energy source for most exercise, a pre-exercise meal should include foods that are high in carbohydrates (碳水化合物) and easy to digest. This includes foods such as fruit, bread, energy bars and drinks.

Planning is necessary if you are competing in an all-day event, such as track meets or other tournaments. You should plan ahead and prepare meals and snacks that you have tried before. Do not experiment with something new on the event day.

1. To prepare for the next exercise, you should ________.

A．eat soon before exercise	B．eat during exercise
C．eat after exercise	D．eat nothing at all

2. Fully digesting a meal before an event may ________.

A．cause stomach upset

B．give enough energy and stomach discomfort

C．give comfort and good performance during exercise

D．lead to hunger during exercise

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．You’d better have your pre-exercise meal after an early morning race.

B．Fruit and bread are high in glucose and easy to digest.

C．Planning is not necessary for track meets.

D．You can try something new for your meals on the event day.

4. What is the passage mainly talking about?

A．Tips mainly for eating before exercise.	B．What to eat during exercise.
C．Fully digesting a meal before exercise.	D．Planning for your exercise.

【推荐2】A meteorite（陨石）moved quickly across the sky and exploded(爆炸）over central Russia on Feb. 15, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured 1,200 people.

People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt the shock wave, according to a Reuters journalist in the industrial city 1 , 500 km east of Moscow.

The fireball, travelling at a speed of 30 km per second according to Russian Federal Space Agency （Roscosmos） , had blazed（熊熊燃烧）across the horizon（地平 线），leaving a long white trail that could be seen as far as 200 km away.

Car alarms went off, thousands of windows were broken and mobile phone networks were interrupted for a short time. The Interior Ministry said the meteorite explosion, a very rare sight, also released a great explosive sound.

“I was driving to work. It was quite dark, but it suddenly became bright as if it were day," said Viktor Prokofiev, 36, a resident（居民）of Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains. felt like I was blinded by headlights（车前灯）.”

The meteorite, which weighed about 10 tonnes and may have been made of iron, entered Earth's atmosphere and broke apart 30 km—50 km above ground, according to Russia's Academy of Sciences.

“The energy released（(释放）when it entered the Earth's atmosphere was equal to a few kilo tonnes," the academy said, “the power of a small atomic weapon exploding. ”

No deaths were reported but the Emergencies Ministry said 20, 000 rescue and clean-up workers were sent to Ural Region after President Vladimir Putin told Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov to ease and help the victims.

The Interior Ministry said about 1,200 people had been injured, at least 200 of them were children, and most from broken pieces of glass.

1. What do we learn about the meteorite from the passage?

A．It is a very huge ball made of iron.

B．It quickly broke apart on the ground.

C．It exploded over Russia's Ural Region.

D．It's similar to an A-bomb in weight.

2. The underlined word “smashed" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “_____”.

A．broke	B．melted
C．burned	D．cleared

3. We can know from the passage that _____.

A．Moscow is 1,500 kilometers away from the east of Chelyabinsk

B．many houses were destroyed, with lots of people reported missing

C．Viktor Prokofiev became blind after seeing the rare sight

D．the shock wave briefly influenced mobile phone networks

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．"Meteorite Rush” Begins in Russia

B．President Putin Orders Assistance

C．Meteorite Hits Russia, 1,200 People Hurt

D．Meteorite Flies Quickly Across Russia

【推荐3】Job sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job．The two people willingly act as part-time workers, enough hours between them to fulfill the duties of a full-time worker．If they each work half the job, for example, they each receive 50 per cent of the job's wages, its holidays and its other benefits．
Job sharing differs from conventional （常规的） part-time work in that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professional areas, which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment．
Job sharing should not be confused with the term work sharing, which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job, thus offering more positions to the growing number of unemployed people．Job sharing, by contrast, is not designed to address unemployment problems; its focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities．
As would be expected, most job sharers are women．A survey carried out in 1988 by Britain's Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 per cent of sharers were female, the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age．Subsequent studies have come up with similar results．Many of these women were re-entering the job market after having had children, but they chose not to seek part-time work because it would have meant lower status．Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into full-time work after a long absence．
The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional one-position jobs．However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position．Moreover, there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones．In sum, for a position to be job-shared well, the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals．
1. In what way is work sharing different from job sharing?

A．Work sharing requires more working hours．

B．Work sharing is aimed at creating more jobs．

C．Work sharing provides a more satisfactory salary．

D．Work sharing depends on the employer's decision．

2. According to Paragraph 4, young mothers preferred job sharing to conventional part-time work mainly because ________．

A．they sought higher social status

B．they were over ideal working ages

C．they had difficulty finding full-time jobs

D．they had to take care of both work and family

3. In job sharing the partners should ________．

A．enjoy equal social status

B．have similar work experience

C．keep in touch with each other

D．know each other very well

4. The main purpose of the passage is to ________．

A．describe job sharing in general

B．discuss how to provide more jobs

C．recommend job sharing to women

D．compare job sharing with work sharing