As pet ownership booms, a troubling question raises its head: who owns whom?
There is a range of theories about how human came to rule the planet. Opposable thumbs, brain size, altruism(利他主义) and cooking all played a part, but central to the man's success was its ability to dominate other species.
As humanity has got richer, animals' roles have changed. People need their services less than before. Fewer wolves and burglars meant less demand for dogs for protection; the gasoline engine made horses redundant; modern health systems kept rats in check and made cats less useful. No longer necessities, domestic animals became luxuries. Pet-keeping seems to become common when household incomes rise above roughly ﹩5, 000. It is booming.
The pet business is growing even faster than pet numbers, because people are spending more and more money on them. No longer are they food-waste-recyclers, fed with the leftovers that fall from their masters' tables. Pet-food shelves are filled with delicacies, including ice cream for dogs and foods for pets that are old, diabetic or suffer from sensitive digestion.
In the business this is called “pet humanization(人类化)”—the tendency of pet owners to treat their pets as part of the family. This is evident in the names given to dogs, which have evolved from Fido, Rex and Spot to﹣in America﹣Bella, Lucy and Max. It is evident in the growing market for pet clothing, pet grooming(美容) and pet hotels.
People still assume that pets must be working for humanity in some way, perhaps making people healthier or less anxious. But the evidence for that is weak. Rather, new research suggests that dogs have evolved those irresistible “puppy-dog eyes” precisely to dominate human emotions. It has worked. Sentimental Americans often refer to themselves not as cat﹣owners but as the cat's “mommy” or “daddy”. South Koreans go one further, describing themselves as cat “housekeeper”, catering to every cute action. Watch a dog-walker trailing “his” dog, plastic bag in hand to pick up its mess, and you have to wonder: who's in charge now?
1. What is the main cause for human being to become the ruler of the planet?| A．having opposable thumbs | B．getting wealthier |
| C．possessing altruism and cooking skills | D．taking hold of other species |
| A．unnecessary | B．unavailable | C．uncertain | D．unfavorable |
| A．feed ice cream to their dogs | B．prepare foods for pets that are diabetic |
| C．feed the pets on what remained | D．spend much money on pets |
| A．Wolves used to be in great demand. | B．Pets can be beneficial to people's health. |
| C．Pet owners tend to give their pets new names. | D．People become subject to pets emotionally. |
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【推荐1】Next time you’re having trouble solving a tricky puzzle, consider asking a nearby bumblebee. A new study in the journal PLOS Biology finds that these humble insects can actually learn to solve puzzles from one another, suggesting that even some invertebrates(无脊椎动物) have a capacity for what we humans call “culture.”
“Nobody’s really thought that invertebrates like bumblebees show evidence of culture,” says Alice Bridges, an ecologist at Anglia Ruskin University. “People assume that they’re mostly driven by inborn factors.” Bridges set out to prove them wrong. To study culture in bumblebees, she first drilled some bees to solve puzzle boxes. She trained some bees to head-butt the red switch to get the sugar water and trained others to push the blue switch. Then, Bridges placed these tutor bees into different colonies, along with the puzzle boxes.
It wasn’t all fun and games: Bridges got stung multiple times and the fourth sting sent her to the hospital. Bridges persevered, however, and the experiment ultimately played itself out. In colonies where the tutor bee had learned to push the red switch, the other bees usually pushed the red switch. In colonies where the tutor bee was trained to push the blue switch, their fellow bees tended to do the same. In the control colonies where there were no tutors, the bees sometimes learned how to open the boxes, but never as efficiently or reliably.
The conclusion, Bridges and her colleagues report in their new study today, is that bumblebees can transmit certain behaviors—culturally. “Maybe culture isn’t that unusual,” she says. “Maybe it’s not some pinnacle(顶峰) of cognition that only a few species have.”
“Many of us consider ourselves special because we have culture and we can learn,” says Jessica Ware, an entomologist. “The truth is that all we have found about animal culture means that human culture, once thought unique, did not appear ‘out of the blue’ but has obviously built on deep evolutionary(进化的) foundations.”
1. How did the bumblebees get the sugar water from the puzzle boxes?| A．By pressing a button. | B．By solving word puzzles. |
| C．By bursting open the boxes. | D．By turning the boxes upside down. |
| A．It contradicts the former research. | B．It shows that culture is unique to humans. |
| C．It has received wide recognition. | D．It has brought Bridges much trouble. |
| A．Slowly. | B．Suddenly. | C．Endlessly. | D．Regularly. |
| A．Can Insects Have Culture? |
| B．Can New Culture Be Created? |
| C．How Do Bumblebees Tutor Peers? |
| D．How Will Invertebrate Study Be Expanded? |
【推荐2】Japan is known to have higher than average rates of stomach cancer. Recently, the town of Kaneyama in Yamagata Prefecture decided to get its 6, 000 residents (居民) tested.
However, the frozen urine samples (尿样) are not tested in conventional ways. Instead, Professor Masao Miyashita and his team are using them in a trial to determine if specially trained cancer-sniffing dogs can accurately detect the disease. Though the study is still in its early stages, Miyashita is thrilled with the results. He said, “In our research so far, cancer detection dogs have been able to find signs of cancer with an accuracy of nearly 100 percent.”
Researchers have known about the animals’ superior sensory skills for decades. However, their ability to detect cancer in humans came to light in 1989, after a dog sniffed out early-stage malignant melanoma (恶性黑色素瘤) on a patient’s leg in London. Since then, scientists from many countries have conducted studies to test dogs’ great skill at identifying cancer chemicals.
While most dogs can be trained for the task, researchers say the best candidates are dogs that are precise, quiet, and perhaps even a little shy. The training process is similar to how dogs are taught to learn any trick — by rewarding them with treats! However, it takes much longer because the dogs have to learn to separate the “cancer scent (气味)” from the thousands of organic compounds (有机化合物) in the human body. Researchers begin by exposing the dogs to urine samples from people with cancer, people with other diseases, and patients with no health issues, Once the dogs are able to accurately identify cancer, they are further trained to detect particular kinds of cancer.
Successful as they may be, experts think dogs are unlikely to replace conventional tests. For one, it takes about seven years and costs as much as $45,000 to train a single dog. Klaus Hackner, a researcher and physician who studies dogs detecting cancer in breath samples at Krems University Hospital in Austria, is also not convinced dogs can be relied upon alone. Patients, therefore, have to receive further tests to confirm if they have the disease.
1. What do we know about the cancer-sniffing dogs mentioned in Paragraph 2?| A．They have done a great job. |
| B．They are trained in a special way. |
| C．They can easily learn to distinguish cancer. |
| D．They can be seen in many Japanese hospitals. |
| A．Offer readers some advice. |
| B．Add some background information. |
| C．Summarize the previous paragraphs. |
| D．Introduce a new topic for discussion. |
| A．Smart and brave. | B．Active and faithful. |
| C．Strong and patient. | D．Careful and peaceful. |
| A．They should work as a team. |
| B．They need to receive more training. |
| C．They can replace doctors in detecting cancer. |
| D．They should be used together with traditional tests. |
【推荐3】How to Keep Betta Fish
Keeping betta fish can be a fun hobby that does not involve going outside. It does not require too much skill, either. But you do have to be willing to learn. How do you take care of betta fish?
Required parts
First, Etta fish need a home.
Water quality
Make sure the water you add to the container is safe for fish. Tap water can be used. But it usually contains a chemical harmful to fish, so additional steps need to be taken to test the water.
Betta fish care
There are many choices for food. Pet stores will carry many of these. Feed your fish once to twice a day. Whatever food you choose, make sure it contains meat.
It is advised to change one fourth of your container’s water once every week or two. Remove the old water and add fresh water.
Friends
Male betta fish are kept alone because they are fighting fish.
| A．That is what bettas eat in the wild. |
| B．Stores sell home water testing products. |
| C．Betta fish are known for their bright colors. |
| D．A container that holds at least I1 liters of water is suggested. |
| E．Males should never be kept with other betta males. |
| F．Bettas are popular with Americans as pets. |
| G．After setting up your container, there are two more things to consider. |
A San Francisco Museum Tackles Art's Instagram Dilemma
A woman held tightly her phone to her heart, the way a missionary might hold a Bible. She was anxious to take a picture of a stunning bouquet of flowers that sat not 10 ft away, but first she had to get through a crowd of others who were doing the same.
It’s amazing and also extremely Instagrammable, to the point that it has become a problem.
So the de Young responded with a kind of agreement: carving out “photo free” hours during the exhibition’s six-day run.
One common complaint in the ongoing debates over the effect of social media on museum culture is that people seem to be missing out on experiences because they are so busy collecting evidence of them. A study published in the journal Psychological Science suggests there is truth to this. It found that people who took photos of an exhibit rather than simply observing it had a harder time remembering what they saw.
If we removed social media and photography, she says, “we should risk becoming irrelevant”.
| A．If this is a battle, signs indicate that the pro-phone crowd has already won. |
| B．But rather than expressing frustration about this awkwardness, she said she felt guilty, as if she were the one challenging convention. |
| C．In recent years, the de Young received more than a thousand complaints from people who felt that cell phones had spoiled their experience of the exhibit. |
| D．The cause of this recent craze was Bouquets to Art, one of the most popular annual events at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. |
| E．The truth is people like selfies more than the exhibits way beyond researchers' imagination. |
| F．But the issue is complicated for the professionals running museums. |
The British Potato Council wants the Oxford English Dictionary to replace the expression with the term “couch slouch”, with protests being outside Parliament in London and the offices of Oxford University Press.
Kathryn Race, head of marketing at the Council, which represents some 4,000 planters and processors, said the group had complained in writing to the OED but had yet to receive a response.
“We are trying to get rid of the image that potatoes are bad for you,” she said on Monday.
“The potato has had its knocks in the past. Of course it is not the Oxford English Dictionary’s fault but we want to use another term instead of “couch potato” because potatoes are naturally healthy.”
The OED says that “couch potato” began as American slang, meaning “a person who spends his or her leisure time sitting around, especially watching television or video tapes.”
The Potato Council says its campaign is backed by dieticians (饮食学家) who say the vegetable is low in fat and high in vitamin C.
Supporting the campaign, famous cook Antony Worrall Thompson said the vegetable was one of Britain’s favorite foods.
“Not only are they healthy, they are also convenient and yummy (美味). Life without potato is like a sandwich without a filling,” he said.
John Simpson, chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, said the dictionary first included the term “couch potato” in 1993 and said “dictionaries just reflect the words that society uses.”
Simpson said words were never taken out of the full-length dictionary, which includes some 650,000 words in 20 volumes.
But little-used words can be removed from the smaller dictionaries to make way for newer ones.
“If society stops using words then they get taken out of the smaller dictionaries,” he added.
The first known recorded use of the expression “couch potato” was in an article in Los Angeles Times, in 1979, Simpson said.
Nigel Evans, a member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley in Lancashire, has made a motion in support of the campaign, highlighting the nutritional value of the British potato.
1. British potato farmers wanted to _________.
| A．advertise their produces |
| B．call for a higher price for their potatoes |
| C．remove the expression “couch potato” from the dictionary |
| D．let people know how important the potato is in people’s lives |
| A．potatoes have had a bad image |
| B．Potatoes are good for people by nature |
| C．potatoes sometimes do harm to people |
| D．it’s the dictionary’s fault to use the expression “couch potato” |
| A．the expression can be taken out of every kind of dictionary |
| B．dictionaries do not necessarily reflect the words the society uses |
| C．little-used words can remain in the smaller dictionaries |
| D．it is impossible for them to take the expression out of the dictionary |
| A．It is connected with unfavorable meaning. |
| B．Potato should be used in the expression. |
| C．It is borrowed from America English. |
| D．It refers to a kind of person. |
【推荐3】Caviar (鱼子酱) is typically associated with sturgeons swimming in the Caspian Sea, but the Mexican version is made from the tiny eggs of ahuautle, an insect also known as “bird fly”. For Juan, a farmer, cultivating and collecting the tiny insect eggs known as ahuautle is a way of life. “It means tradition,” said Juan, one of the only six people known to still harvest ahuautle. They fear they may be the last.
The painstaking collection of “Mexican caviar” is threatened by the drying out of Lake Texcoco, development around the lakeshore and decreasing interest in the ingredient among younger generations. The dish’s survival is seen as an example of “community resistance”, similar to the way in which inhabitants around Lake Texcoco have managed to preserve other traditions, festivals and ceremonies.
For Juan, it’s hard. Dressed in shorts and rubber boots, Juan walks with an effort through the calf-high waters to collect pine branches he has pushed into the muddy lakebed the week before. The branches serve as an anchor for the bird-fly bugs to deposit their eggs. After about two hours, Juan has gathered a pile of sticks covered with thousands of bird-fly eggs. He returns to the edge of the lake to lay the sticks out to dry in the sun, which can take several hours or days, depending on the weather.
“Eating this is like revisiting the past,” said restaurant owner Guerrero, 61. He says the flavor of the ahuautle reminds him of his childhood. But Guerrero acknowledges that “Mexican caviar” is at risk of disappearing because younger generations aren’t familiar with the dish, and ever-fewer people harvest it in the scarce remaining lakes where it is found.
Edday, an entomologist (昆虫学家), said there are more than 430 species of eatable insects in Mexico. He said native people living around the lakes adopted the insect eggs as a source of protein because prior to the Spanish conquest of 1521, they had few domesticated (驯养的) animals. But now, Edday said, the dish “is associated with the countryside, perhaps with poverty, as if it were an undesirable protein.”
1. What is a cause of the decline of the dish in Mexico?| A．Expansion of the lakeshore. | B．Difficulty in cooking the dish. |
| C．Young diners’ lack of interest. | D．Overexploitation of the ingredient. |
| A．To help collect ahuautle. | B．To help dry sticks in the sun. |
| C．To protect the edge of the lake. | D．To be an anchor for farmers working there. |
| A．Why ahuautle is a good source of protein. |
| B．Why Mexicans should give up eating insects. |
| C．Why ahuautle was popular in the past but not now. |
| D．Why Mexicans prefer to eat insects rather than animals. |
| A．A popular traditional pet in Mexico. | B．A way of harvesting ahuautle easily. |
| C．A current social phenomenon in Mexico. | D．An attempt to preserve Mexican tradition. |
【推荐1】Alida Monaco doesn't spend her summers doing the usual teenage work ,like working at the mall. Instead ,she's studying.
It used to be that a summer job was considered a teenage thing. Today ,Monaco ,who has never had a summer job ,is part of growing trend(趋势) teenagers concentrating on their studies ,even during the summer. That's down from 72% of Americans aged 16 to 19 who worked in July of 1978 ,according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Fierce competition (竞争) older workers to the workforce and weak economic（经济的）growth are all adding to the decrease of teenagers in the workforce. But as schoolwork grows increasingly heavy and homework eats up more time ,current data suggests the biggest reason why some teens won't be working this summer is that they simply don't have time.
For college-bond teens ,some teachers even advise students no t to waste time on a summer job. " Some of my students only have about six weeks off in the summer ,"said Shannon Reed ,a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh and a former high school English teacher. " I could never advise that they got jobs during that short break. They should rest. "
Young people who don't work may miss out on valuable skills that they'll need later in life. Early work experiences teach reliability ,financial intelligence ,self-control and help people learn to deal with adult situations. But Monaco ,who plans to attend Harvard ,isn't fazed by her lack of work experience. " May be I have missed out on a couple of life skills , she said. " But I don't think it will harm in any way. "
1. What is the trend of American teenagers ?| A．They are becoming lazy. |
| B．They are becoming interested in doing holiday jobs. |
| C．They are focusing more on studies than on jobs. |
| D．They are becoming particular（挑剔的）about holiday jobs. |
| A．The reasons for teenagers giving up work. |
| B．The fierce competition teenagers face. |
| C．The structure of American workforce. |
| D．The effects of American's weak economy. |
| A．Uncaring | B．Favorable（赞成的） | C．Worried | D．Doubtful |
| A．Motivated. | B．Helped |
| C．Bothered (烦扰). | D．annoyed |
【推荐2】According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 80 million American adults are constantly sleep deprived (睡眠不足), meaning they sleep less than the recommended minimum of seven hours a night. If you’re one of those people who are proud of being able to fall asleep quickly just about anywhere, it’s too early to gloat — it’s a distinct sign, especially if you’re less than 40 years old, that you’re severely sleep deprived.
During our lifetimes, about a third of us will suffer from at least one diagnosable sleep disorder, ranging from constant insomnia (失眠) to restless leg syndrome to much rarer and stranger conditions.
Insomnia is by far the most common problem, the main reason 4 percent of U.S. adults take sleeping pills in any given month. Insomniacs generally take longer to fall asleep, wake up for long periods during the night, or both. They have a high risk of depression, psychosis, and stroke. Lack of sleep is also directly tied to obesity: Without enough sleep, the stomach and other organs overproduce the hunger hormone (荷尔蒙), causing us to eat more. If sleep is such a natural phenomenon, why do so many of us have such trouble with it?
The problem is that in the modern world our ancient, inborn wake-up call is constantly set off by non-life-threatening situations like anxiety before an exam, worries about finances, or every car alarm in the neighborhood. Before the industrial revolution, which brought us alarm clocks and fixed work schedules, we could often handle insomnia simply by sleeping in. No longer, now.
Power naps don’t solve the problem; nor does sleeping medicine. “Sleep is not a single issue.” says Jeffrey Ellenbogen, a sleep scientist at Johns Hopkins University who directs the Sound Sleep Project, “It’s a thousand different things. It’s fascinating to regulate sleep with drugs or devices, but we don’t yet understand sleep enough to artificially intervene in it.”
1. What does the underlined word “gloat” in paragraph 1 mean?| A．be worried. | B．be delighted. | C．be concerned. | D．be surprised. |
| A．They take sleeping pills on a daily basis. | B．They fall asleep faster than others. |
| C．They will become underweight. | D．They probably come down with mental diseases. |
| A．Because of the long-standing pressure of survival. |
| B．Due to the continuously existing threats to life. |
| C．Because of the loss of the natural wake-up call. |
| D．Due to the disturbance to the natural sleeping patterns. |
| A．Taking some sleeping pills works perfectly. |
| B．Artificial intervention can’t tackle insomnia thoroughly. |
| C．Devices help people get enough sleep undoubtedly. |
| D．Sleeping during the day should be conducted carefully. |
【推荐3】On September 25, 2019, the Daxing International Airport, Beijing's new airport, opened to the public. It is said to be the world's largest terminal（航站楼）in a single building, and is expected to receive nearly 72 million passengers by 2025.
The airport is accessible in all directions. lt is about 46 kilometers south of Tian'amnen Square, 26 kilometers west of Langfang City, 55 kilometers northeast of Xiongan New Area, and 67 kilometers away from the old Beijing Capital International Airport. Passengers can take the Daxing airport subway line from the centre of Beijing to get to the airport in just 19 minutes.
The idea of the Beijing Capital's second international airport could date back to the yea of 2006. Two years later in 2008, a team for the new airport was set up. In 2011, the project of Daxing Airport was kicked off. In December, 2016, Daxing Airports main terminal building was finished. The airport terminal, with an area of more than 1, 000, 000 m2, was completed on June 30, 2019.
Daxing International Airport has also adopted various new technologies to make it smarter and more efficient. Now technologies including facial recognition are used in the airport, allowing passengers to use their faces to check in, which is 40% faster than traditional airports. The new airport is sure to help with the development of the local areas.
1. Why does the author list the figures in paragraph 2?| A．lb show the way to the airport |
| B．To inform us the location of the airport |
| C．To illustrate the convenience of the airport |
| D．To show us the distance from the center of Beijing to the airport. |
| A．Started. | B．Completed |
| C．Reconsidered. | D．Repaired, |
| A．To tell the importance of the new airport. |
| B．To show the development of the new airport |
| C．To introduce the safety practice of the new airport |
| D．To introduce the new technologies of the new airport. |
| A．In an art review. | B．In a storybook. |
| C．In a newspaper. | D．In a science fiction. |
【推荐1】There are usually few things people want to do less than housework. But while washing the dishes and dusting the shelves seem like trouble some things. A new study has found just how important they are to our general health and happiness.
In fact, scientists now believe cleaning the house is more important to mental and physical health than other factors, such as the area you live in or how much you earn. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University say doing housework is helpful because of the exercise it takes to get the daily job done, which in turn affects mental health.
Dr. Kathy Wright and a research team at the university’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing wanted to find out how property (财产), education, environment and health behaviors, like smoking, affect an older person’s health. The study’s 337 participants, from 65 to 94 years old, had to have at least one chronic (慢性的) illness which prevented them from doing at least one basic daily task, such as bathing and dressing.
Dr. Wright said she was surprised to learn that doing housework and keeping their property affected the participants’ mental and physical health more than other factors. “House cleaning kept them up and moving, ” said Dr. Wright. “A clean environment is helpful in treating some illnesses. And poverty (贫穷) did not directly affect mental or physical health. ”
The study proved what Dr. Wright had observed in her visits: people living in a dirty environment seemed less satisfied than those in a place that was neat and tidy. Dr. Wright hopes the study shows how important it is for older people with chronic illnesses to continue physical activities, such as doing reaching exercise while sitting, standing up and sitting down in a chair.
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?| A．Most people don’t like doing housework. |
| B．Most people are too busy to do housework. |
| C．Most people do less housework than before. |
| D．Most people don’t know how to keep healthy and happy. |
| A．limited the participants’ moving areas to certain places |
| B．tried different treatments for the participants’ illnesses |
| C．observed the changes of the participants’ behaviors |
| D．chose those who were weak as their participants |
a. learn to share
b. do some exercise
c. learn to be responsible
d. keep the house clean and tidy
e. enjoy staying with family members
f. improve our mental and physical health
| A．a, c, e | B．b, d, f |
| C．c, d, f | D．d, e, f |
| A．people’s different attitudes towards housework |
| B．how to improve mental and physical health |
| C．the advantages of doing housework |
| D．the best ways to do housework |
【推荐2】It's easy to check the sell-by dates when you go shopping, so that you know how long you can store and use the food you are buying. But did you know that the best sell-by dates on food packaging don't really tell you if the food is safe to eat? Food can last longer or on the other hand, the food may not last as long as it says if it wasn't stored correctly at any point of the distribution chain (分销连锁店) . Now there is a food packaging that works well to solve the problem.
Americans waste 103 pounds of spoiled food, which has gone bad, out of their refrigerators every year. The new smart packaging from Primitives Biodesign — a company that is mainly concerned with biotech in San Francisco - can help to reduce this huge waste of food.
This all-female team of scientists, engineers, and bio-designers of Primitives Biodesign spent months developing this new bio-based smart packaging that responds to environmental and safety changes in the food. It will respond by changing colors to tell you that food is no longer safe. Since it is made from a natural substance, it can also break down in nature.
Making the packaging smart is the difficult part. They put much manpower and fund into it. Here the team used a process that acts as the way nature responds to changes in the environment. According to the company, it responds like the way a pinecone responds to wet air by releasing seeds or the way flowers send compounds（混合物）to change colors.
The company has proven in lab tests that the technology works and now they are working on how to develop commercial（商业的）uses for it. The added safety features of the smart packaging will come out later, which will help control food waste in products like meat or cheese which have high greenhouse gas emissions（排放量）so as to help reduce the impact on climate change.
1. What can we know from Paragraph 1?| A．Few products show dependable sell-by dates. |
| B．Food is surely safe to eat within the use-by dates. |
| C．Storing food correctly is important for their safety. |
| D．People can know about food safety from their appearance. |
| A．Making food stay fresh longer. |
| B．Reminding people of spoiled food. |
| C．Recording the amount of wasted food. |
| D．Adjusting food temperature by changing colors. |
| A．Finding buyers for the smart packaging. |
| B．Raising money for environmental protection. |
| C．Doing experiments to test the new technology. |
| D．Making the smart packaging practical and greener. |
Opening times
Water sports: 9 am-5 pm
Play Park: 10 am-4 pm
Entrance / Car park fees
Low season: Weekdays £2.00 per car
Weekends £3.00 per car
High season: 23 July-11 September
Weekdays and weekends £4.00per car
One-day adventure (冒险) course
This is a chance you have been waiting for. Come and try sailing, climbing and surfing. This course is trying to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun way. You do not need to be very fit or to have had experience of the activities. All you need is to be interested.
Play Park
The Play Park is suitable for children from 2to 10 years of age. It is one of the best of its type in the country. It has sand and water play, a large ball pool, play castle and much, much more.
Group day and weekend courses
We also offer day and long weekend courses for groups. We receive regular visits from schools and colleges. There are three large rooms with twelve beds in each, which can be booked beforehand for groups of up to 36people (12 at least).
Summer adventure holiday (for 8 -14 years of age)
Safety is of great importance at the Outdoor Centre. All our workers are fully trained in first aid, and able to teach the activities on offer. We also make certain that all children only take part in activities that are suitable for their age and physical abilities. For this programme children must be able to swim 25metres and be in good physical health.
1. How much should a family driving two cars pay when entering the centre in August?| A．£2.00. | B．£4.00. |
| C．£6.00. | D．£8.00. |
| A．Summer adventure holiday. | B．One-day adventure course. |
| C．Play Park. | D．Group day and weekend courses. |
| A．be in good physical health |
| B．be pupils |
| C．have rich experience |
| D．have interest in outdoor activities |
| A．25. | B．10. |
| C．38. | D．50. |
| A．can stay overnight if they want | B．can do any sport they are interested in |
| C．should have a knowledge of first aid | D．should have basic skills in swimming |
