【推荐3】Don’t know where to enjoy yourself? You needn’t go anywhere, just read the text and here are some choices for you.

Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park

PopUp Picnics in the Park return for the fourth summer in a row, taking place on Thursdays. Take a break to enjoy tacos(墨西哥玉米薄饼). Prices change from $ 2 to $ 10. Cash only.

144 School Street
June 13 — August 15
Start at 11:30 am and end at 1:30 pm
The Crow’s Nest

Each summer on Thursday evenings the Crow’s Nest offers its Summer Beach Party series on the beach. The party starts at 5:30 pm each week and goes until sunset. Families are welcome and there is no entrance fee. After the sun sets, the fun begins with dancing to the best live music of local bands.

2218 East Cliff Drive
May 30 — August 29
Start at 5:30 pm and end at 8:30 pm
Bargetto Winery

Join us for a beautiful weekend of art and wine. Bargetto Winery will be hosting their yearly gathering of artists and foodies(美食家)at their amazing Soquel winery. No entrance fee. Wine tasting with purchase of $ 15 festival glass.

3535 North Main Street
July 20 — July 21
Start at 11:00 am and end at 5:00 pm
Chaminade Resort & Spa

Chef Page takes guests on a journey showing the area rich fruits, vegetables and meats. And dinner begins at 6:30 pm with a five-course menu and good wines. Seating booked is not a choice, as all guests are seated at large, connecting, beautifully set tables designed to invite open conversations among guests. Ticket price: $ 90 per person. Tickets can be gotten online.

1 Chaminade Lane
July 26
Start at 6:00 am and end at 9:00 pm
1. Where can you visit only in the evening?

A．Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.	B．The Crow’s Nest
C．Bargetto Winery	D．Chaminade Resort & Spa

2. If you want to go to Chaminade Resort & Spa with a couple,how much should you pay in total(总共)?

A．＄180

B．＄270

C．＄360

D．＄450

3. The text may come from a/an ________ .

A．advertisement

B．travel brochure

C．poster

D．notice

【推荐1】The future of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, which will open on Tuesday, has been doubted by some experts due to their low expectations as to its logistic(后勤的) functions. But instead, the bridge will play an important role in promoting the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

According to research made by the One Country Two Systems Research Institute, the grand bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai will have limited effects on freightage(货运) but it will have a meaningful influence on passenger traffic.

Under the economic environment of the Bay Area, particularly the western part, the bridge's transport function will focus on passenger traffic.

The bridge will give a big improvement to cross-boundary passenger traffic as using it will not only be less time-consuming than the currently used circuitous(迂回的) land routes, it will also be more economical than travel by sea. Demand for cross-boundary passenger transport is expected to increase greatly.

And prospects(前景) for the bridge's traffic volumes have received a improvement from two policies. The first is that the bridge charge for vehicles will be driver-friendly — between 60 yuan ($8.66) and 300 yuan per trip.

The second policy is connected with private car drivers. Hong Kong drivers without a mainland license can apply for a permit online and drive around Guangdong for a short period after entering the province through designated(指定的) ports.

Along with other favorable policies, which have already been carried out, the operation of the bridge is likely to strength regional unity.

Greater cooperation between Hong Kong and the western Pearl River Delta is a major value of the bridge.

1. According to the passage, we know that        .

A．Some experts once thought poorly of the future of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

B．The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is only used for passenger traffic

C．Travel by sea will be replaced

D．Charge for vehicles will be high

2. The influence of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge includes        .

A．Make the transportation easier in this area

B．Improve tourism

C．Promote cooperation among Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao

D．All of the above

3. A Hong Kong driver without a mainland license can        .

A．enter the mainland through any port

B．stay in Guangdong for a short period

C．live in Guangdong as a citizen

D．drive around the mainland for a short period

【推荐2】Traffic jam and cities, it seems go hand in hand. Everyone complains about being stuck in traffic, but, like the weather, no one seems to do anything about it. In particular, traffic engineers, transportation planners, and public officials responsible for transportation systems in large cities are frequently criticized for failing to solve traffic jam.

But is traffic jam a sign of failure? Long lines at restaurants or theater’s box offices are seen as signs of success. Should transportation systems be viewed any differently? I think we should recognize that traffic jam is an unpreventable by-product of successful cities and view the “traffic problem” in a different light.

Traffic jam occurs where there are lots of people but limited spaces. Culturally and economically successful cities have the worst traffic problems, while decaying cities don’t have much traffic. New York and Los Angeles are America’s most crowded cities. But if you want access to major brokerage houses（经济行）, you will find them easier to reach in crowded New York than in any other large cities. And if your company needs access to post-production film editors or satellite-guidance engineers, you will reach them more quickly through the crowded freeways of LA than through less crowded roads elsewhere.

Despite traffic jam, a larger number and wider variety of social communications and economic dealings can be made perfect in large, crowded cities than elsewhere. Seen in this light, traffic jam is an unfortunate result of success, not a cause of economic decline and urban decay.

So while we can consider traffic jam as increasing costs on the areas of big cities, the costs of inaccessibility in uncrowded places are almost certainly greater.

There is no doubt that traffic jam brings the terrible economic and environmental damage in places like Bangkok, Jakarta, and Lagos. But mobility（移动性）is far higher and traffic jam levels are far lower here in the US, even in our most crowded cities. That’s why, for now, we don’t see people and capital streaming out of San Francisco and Chicago, heading for other cities in California, and Illinois.

1. We can conclude from the first paragraph that ________.

A．traffic jam and weather are the two factors preventing the development of the big city

B．traffic jam seems to be very difficult to deal with

C．if traffic engineers try their best, traffic jam can be solved

D．public officials are always criticized for misusing their power

2. According to the passage, what’s the author’s opinion towards traffic jam?

A．In cities, traffic jam is unavoidable.

B．Traffic jam is both a sign of failure and a sign of success.

C．Traffic jam is the consequence of successful cities.

D．For a successful city, traffic jam is not unpreventable.

3. By seeing “decaying” (in Para. 3), the writer probably means ________.

A．strong and healthy

B．developing

C．rich and successful

D．declining

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The traffic jam level in Jakarta is lower than that in the US.

B．The traffic jam in San Francisco has resulted in the capital becoming empty.

C．Traffic jam has caused terrible bad effects in cities such as Bangkok and Lagos.

D．California is as crowded and successful as San Francisco.

【推荐1】Programs Allow You to Explore Canada and Learn French

Are you open to exploring Canada for a few weeks, meeting new friends, learning French and participating in unforgettable worthy adventures? Are you looking for something longer-term where you can dive deep into another language and culture? Explore Programs may be right for you!

Explore Programs

Offered during every summer and every winter to people with any level in French, Explore Programs are language programs which allow you to discover another area of Canada while learning French. There is a three-week Explore (aged 13 to 15) program and an Explore program if you’re a 16-year-old or older student.

Fees

The three-week Explore program: $2,000(taxable income).

The Explore program: $2,800 (taxable income).The fee covers the major expenses for participating in the program: tuition, teaching materials,workshops, accommodations, and most of your activities. Aside from personal spending (on snacks or souvenirs, etc.), you will need to pay registration fees and travel expenses.

Eligibility Criteria (资格标准)

In order to qualify for Explore Programs, you must:

——be a Canadian citizen(those studying in Canada on a student visa are not eligible);

——meet the age limits by the time your Explore course begins;

——have been a full-time student for at least one term during the present school year.

There are no grade or language skill requirements for the programs. However, you must have met all of the above criteria for the entire duration of the program. Usually, the application should be finished before February 15, 2019. However, for the Explore program: applications after February 16 will still be considered on condition that there are still places available.

For more information, please visit www.my explore.ca.
1. What can people do in Explore Programs?

A．Go abroad.	B．Meet old friends.
C．Take adventures.	D．Improve their English.

2. How much should 14-year-old Tom and 17-year-old Mick pay for participating in the programs?

A．$2,800.

B．$4,000.

C．$4,800.

D．$5,600.

3. The Explore program may differ from the three-week Explore program in        .

A．the language level requirement	B．the application deadline
C．activities accessible	D．registration fees

【推荐1】A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000．The bank officer says   the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.
The loan officer says, “We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why would you bother to borrow $5,000?”
Laughing, the businessman replies, “Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for $15?”
1. The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of _________.

A．borrowing $5,000	B．meeting the loan officer
C．finding a place to park his car	D．showing how rich he is

2. The loan officer is puzzled because _________.

A．he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank

B．he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank

C．he never thought the businessman could drive a Rolls Royce

D．he thinks $5,000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman

3. The underlined word “collateral” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “_________”.

A．security	B．payment
C．reward	D．deal

4. Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?

A．Honest.	B．Clever.
C．Rich.	D．Kind.

【推荐2】Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

Adult(成年的)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.

Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national(国家的) star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间)music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is western or country music. This was started by cowboys(牛仔)who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the 1ove between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

1. What kind of music are mentioned in this passage?

A．Pop, folk, country and western music.	B．Pop, folk and classical music.
C．Pop, folk and country music.	D．Pop, country and western music.

2. When do the adult drivers always listen to music ?

A．when they drive the car.	B．when they drive to work.
C．any time they want.	D．when they want to sing along with.

3. From the passage we know that __________.

A．music is very important to Americans’ life	B．cowboys only like country music
C．different people like different kinds of music	D．both A and C

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A．Few students in America like popular music.

B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.

D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.

5. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．American Music.	B．Fold Music.
C．Pop Music.	D．Cowboys and their Country Music.

【推荐3】I will not go on about the causes of sunburn because you probably already know. If you get sunburn, you may be feeling a bit embarrassed about it. Once you have sunburn, the damage is done. So try the following ways to ease the discomfort.

Cool it down by taking a bath or shower. Keep the water and room temperature warm, especially for children as they may easily feel cold. Some people like to add 1/2 cup of baking soda to the bath water. This may help reduce your pain. You could also place a wet and cool cloth on the burnt area for about 15 minutes. Do that several times a day.

Apply moisture(润肤膏). You can choose some cream that makes your skin not that dry. Apply aloe, either the plant form or gel. Aloe contains active things that help reduce pain. Over the next few days, the skin may peel脱皮) This is the body’s way of eliminating the dead skin, so keep using such cream to help make your skin comfortable.   Leave any blisters(水泡)complete. This helps speed healing and avoid infection as burst blisters can easily get infected. You can cover blisters to protect them if needed and definitely do not wear clothing that will cause friction(摩擦) as this can “pop” the blisters. Damaging the blisters can, and probably will cause more pain with rubbing on soft skin and also cause infection.

Give pain relief if needed. The medicine aspirin is not recommended for children.

At this point, the person may not be comfortable, so do not make it worse by applying something that can prevent healing and increase or lock in the heat under the skin, therefore causing more burn damage.

See doctor if:

* it covers a large part of the body or is severe in nature.

* there is a high fever, chills, rash, nausea, and severe pain.

* feeling faint or dizzy, rapid pulse or quick breathing.

* extreme thirst, little or no urine output or sunken eyes.

1. Why do some people use baking soda after getting sunburn?

A．To help prevent disease.	B．To feel better in this way.
C．To avoid getting cold.	D．To reduce the burnt area.

2. What does the underlined word “eliminating ”in Paragraph 3 mean？

A．Protecting.

B．Covering

C．Improving

D．Removing.

3. What does the author consider important after getting sunburn？

A．Avoiding breaking blisters.	B．Going to see doctor immediately.
C．Taking medicine to avoid infection.	D．Preventing the skin from developing blisters.

4. What is the text mainly about？

A．Things to help treat sunburn	B．The common causes of sunburn.
C．Ways to deal with sunburn.	D．Methods to deal with blisters properly.