【推荐1】Lose Yourself in a Good Book for Australia Reads

In November, we're inviting Australians of all ages and from all walks of life to share and celebrate the joys of reading. Whether you're picking up a book for the first time or your head is already stuck in one, there are plenty of books, activities and events as parts of our festivities.

On Thursday, November 12 we'll celebrate Australian Reading Hour. You're invited to stop what you're doing for an hour, pick up a book and read to yourself or the children in your life. Join us and relax. Get inspired and find joy in books!

This year we are hosting three online events to celebrate the many benefits of reading.

☆Australia Reads Main Event—Wednesday, November 11 from 12:30 pm

☆Australia Reads Kids—Monday, November 9 from 10:30 am

☆Australia Reads Teens—Tuesday, November 10 from 12:30 pm

Reading has some little-known benefits including reducing stress by 68%—it even works faster than listening to music, going for a walk or enjoying a cup of tea. What's more, a bedtime story six days a week can put kids almost a year ahead when they start school. If those benefits aren't enough to persuade you to pick up a book just yet, Australia Reads has also kindly donated a bunch of books to give away!

You will be offered FREE books by visiting our friendly team at King George Square bus station, Thursday, November 12 from 7: 30 am.

We'll be giving away a range of adult and kid books to celebrate Australian Reading Hour until we run out of books.

These are just some of the exciting books we'll have on offer as part of the giveaway—but remember, we'll have limited numbers available, so first come first serve!

·The Greatest Hit ,William Kostakis

·Frankie Fish and the Tomb of Tom foolery, Peter Helliar

·Tashi and the Stolen Forest ,Anna Fienberg

·The Girl in the Mirror , Rose Carlyle

For more information: https: / / australiareads.org.au/

1. The online activity for teens will be on           

A．November 9	B．November 10
C．November 11	D．November 12

2. If you go to the event at King George Square bus station, you may               

A．come across four writers

B．get a copy of The Greatest Hit for free

C．celebrate the festival by giving away free books

D．volunteer in the activity organized by Australia Reads

3. What is the purpose of Australia Reads?

A．To attract people to buy books.	B．To inspire people to write books.
C．To encourage people to read books.	D．To invite people to donate free books.

【推荐2】Summer is coming and you might be delighted in the stories and images these summer picture books bring.

Sun Sun by Brad Gray

For this rhyming celebration of fun in sun, all your family needs to take in summer's very best. Life-like illustrations light the senses and bring back memories of summer's past and dreams of the summers to come.

Available from Amazon, $ 9. 99

When We Go Cam ping by Margriet Ruurs

What goes into camping? Setting up tents and looking at stars? Sure, but there's also so much more! Get to know nature and all the mystery and wonder she brings as a family goes on an epic outdoor adventure. Educational as it is fun, this image-rich story will lead your child to explore deeper into the woods than ever before.

Available from Amazon, $ 8. 93

The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

Ever wonder what would happen if you swallowed a watermelon seed? A funny crocodile has wondered (and worried) about it quite a bit! Will he grow a watermelon in his belly? Will he sprout(发芽)crazy vines? He's not quite sure, but when the concerned crocodile accidentally swallows a seed, his imagination takes over and amusement arises!

Available from Amazon, $ 9. 95

Three Little Words by Amy Novesky

Dory's“Just keep swimming! "message of perseverance(坚持不懈)is perfect for any one who has ever felt like they were drowning. Follow Dory an unforgettable adventure as she finds her way in this beautiful watercolor adventure of friendship and survival.

Available from Amazon, $ 12. 06

1. Which book can you buy if you enjoy outdoor exploration?

A．Sun, Sun	B．When We Go Camping
C．The Watermelon Seed	D．Three Little Words

2. What troubles crocodile in The Watermelon Seed ?

A．A plant might grow in his body.

B．A seed won't come out of his stomach.

C．He shouldn't have eaten the watermelon.

D．He doesn't know how to take care of a seed.

3. What message does Three Little Words give its readers?

A．Swimming is dangerous.	B．Adventure is necessary.
C．Swimming is useful.	D．Never give up.

【推荐3】

Travel with Your Pet to Whistler , Canada !

Pet Friendly Whistler !

We want to help you bring your cat or dog on vacation to Whistler!

Check out our Store! These are innovative, healthy ideas for your pet!

There are so many beautiful parks in Whistler to go hiking in with your dog! What a destination! Check the fun page! How about a beauty treatment? But first you need a place to stay! This area is a wonderland of fun. Now bringing your dog up requires some thought and planning. Please check out the hotels page for pet friendly hotels!

Want to search for yourself? Try HomeAway—just select your dates and how many people need to sleep! And, if you would like to do something that would be better done without your pet, check out our pet day care page. I worked really hard on the fun for your page, so be sure to look at some of the natural wonders to enjoy.

Here are some special places you need to know !

Coast Blackcomb Suites Hotel — BOOK IT!

Mid-range, non-smoking, full-suite hotel near the base of Blackcomb Mountain, heated outdoor pool open all year, fitness center, kitchen in every suite, free continental breakfast, free internet; parking is $20/night.

Pet fee of $25/night for 1st pet, $10/night for each additional pet, up to $75 max stay fee

4899 Painted Cliff Rd, Whistler, BC V0N 1B4, Canada (604) 905-3400

Enchanting Mountainside Ski In/Out French Lodge Style Home

Hot Tub + Firewood - Studio, sleeps 5; Ave. Nightly $182; min stay 2-7 nts.

Book It—Instantly!

This comfortable apartment in Whistler, BC is the perfect place to stay with your family or friends! It can accommodate up to six guests comfortably and no one will need to stay home on this trip, as this home is dog-friendly! Boasting a full kitchen and a wood-burning fireplace, each guest will feel right at home while sitting comfortably by the fire with a hot tea each evening.

Dog Parks in Whistler

Located at the southern end of the valley in the Creekside neighborhood, with a sandy beach, kids’ playground, volleyball and tennis courts, and BBQs, the area is called Arfa Park, free for dogs to play at all times, and dogs are allowed free in the main park before 10am and after 8pm.

1. Who might be interested in this webpage?

A．People who adopt animals as pets.	B．People who would like to travel with pets.
C．People who train pets to do some work.	D．People who are animal lovers.

2. If you are going to do something without pets, what will you do?

A．Go to the fitness center.	B．Visit dog parks alone.
C．Look for a right hotel.	D．Turn to the pet day care.

3. How much do you have to pay at least for your pets’ stay in Coast Blackcomb Suites Hotel for two nights?

A．$70.

B．$110.

C．$130.

D．$150.

【推荐1】A Hong Kong Disneyland Park admission ticket is your passport to a full day of magical adventures. Learn the ways to buy your tickets now.

Three types of 1-day ticket are available:

Ticket Type	Price
General Admission Ticket(aged 12-64)	HK$499
Child Ticket(aged 3-11)	HK$355
Senior Ticket(aged 65 or above)	HK$100

Free admission for children aged under 3.

Purchase Tickets Directly at Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express

You can purchase tickets at the Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express, conveniently located at the MTR Hong Kong Station. Open from 9:00 am.-8:00pm. from Monday to Friday and from 9:00am.-5:00pm. on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

Purchase 2 Park Tickets at One of the Following Locations and Receive a FREE Limited-edition Disney Gift:

Avenue of Stars Kiosks

You can purchase tickets at Avenue of Stars Kiosks in Tsim Sha Tsui. Open daily from 9:00am.-10:30pm.

Asia World-Expo Box Office

You can purchase tickets at Asia World-Expo Box Office. Open a Mondays to Fridays from 10:00am.-6:00pm.

1. In which place can you get a free gift for buying two tickets?

A．Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express.

B．Disney’s Hollywood Hotel.

C．Hong Kong Disneyland Main Entrance.

D．Asia World-Expo Box Office.

2. For a young couple with a 2-year-old kid spending a day in the park, they have to pay at least ________.

A．HK$499.	B．HK$854.
C．HK$998.	D．HK$1,353.

3. To buy tickets at Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express on Sunday, you have to get there before ________.

A．10:30pm.	B．6:00pm.
C．5:00 pm.	D．8:00 pm.

【推荐2】About 1966 or so, a NASA (美国航空航天局) team doing work for the Apollo moon mission (任务) took the astronauts near Tuba City. There the landscape of the Navajo Reservation (保留地) looks very much like the lunar surface. Among all the trucks and large cars were two large figures that were dressed in full lunar space suits.

Nearby a Navajo shepherd (牧羊人) and his son were watching the strange creatures walk about, occasionally being watched over by other NASA workers. The two Navajo people were noticed and approached by the NASA people. Since the shepherd and his son did not know English, they asked the NASA people who the strange creatures were. The NASA people told them that they were just men that were getting ready to go to the moon. The shepherd became very excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the astronauts.

The NASA officials thought this was a great idea so they provided a tape recorder. After the man gave them his message, they asked his son to translate. His son would not.

Later, they tried a few more people on the reservation to translate and every person they asked would chuckle (偷偷地笑) and then refuse to translate. Finally, with cash in hand someone translated the message,

“Watch out for these guys, they have come to take your land!”

1. The appearance of the Navajo Reservation is very similar to that of ______．

A．the Tuba City	B．the moon
C．the NASA research center	D．the Apollo moon mission

2. When the older Navajo heard that the men in front of him were going to the moon, he ______．

A．felt frightened and ran away quickly

B．chatted excitedly with the NASA workers

C．got on the modern trucks and large vehicles for fun

D．tried to say something to the moon creatures

3. The son did not translate the words his father said because ______．

A．he had trouble in understanding his father

B．the words his father used were too difficult to be translated

C．his father was sending a warning against the NASA people

D．he believed that the NASA workers could understand their language

4. According to this passage, we can know that the shepherd was ______．

A．patient and brave	B．foolish and impolite
C．humorous and intelligent	D．knowledgeable and talkative

【推荐2】Q: I currently entered college in New York. Since English is not my first language, I sometimes ask a friend to read my essays to help fix the grammar and language. I believe I'm being graded mainly on my ideas, and my friend helps me get my ideas across better in English. Is this OK?
-Mariana
A: It's good that you want to succeed in your written work at college. Making use of available resources to help you succeed is a smart strategy (策略). But while you may believe that your instructors don't care as much about how you write as they do about your ideas, that' s not a fair assumption.（假设）
Certainly, your ideas are important. No matter how polished your writing is, it will not disguise a poorly expressed idea in a paper. But as a college student, being able to organize your thoughts clearly-whether you're speaking in class or writing a paper-is critical to show that you've mastered the material in each course. This does not mean you shouldn't ask others to review your written work before handing it in. That's OK.
You should not, however, allow a friend or anyone else to rewrite parts of your papers for you. Instead, ask them to simply let you know about any parts of the paper that are unclear and need work. Many colleges have writing centers where tutors will work with you on your writing-without doing the work for you.
Regardless of whether you consult（咨询） with a friend or a tutor, the right thing is for you to talk to your instructors to ask their advice and let them know you plan to seek assistance with your writing. If you ask them in advance for guidance on what's appropriate and what's not for the written work they assign, that will allow you to be as transparent as possible about how you completed your______.
-Professor Byron
1. What problem does Mariana meet?

A．She has trouble learning English grammar.

B．She wonders if her method on writing is suitable.

C．She doesn't get on well with her classmates.

D．She isn't able to express herself in English.

2. According to Pro. Byron, what's the most important in writing a paper?

A．Professional advice.

B．Polishing carefully.

C．Organizing thoughts.

D．Familiar materials.

3. When asking someone for help on your paper, you should ask him ______.

A．to hand in the paper after reading it

B．to write the difficult part for you

C．to make a writing. plan for you

D．to tell you the part to be improved

4. What does the underlined word refer to in the text?

A．Essays.	B．Courses
C．Ideas.	D．Resources.

【推荐1】Unsolved Mysteries About the Planet Earth

♦ Mystery 1: Where did all the water come from?

Water covers 70 percent of Earth’s surface and earns it the nickname “the blue planet”. But where did it come from? The most popular scientific theory states that the H₂O came from several violent asteroids (小行星) filled with ice. Another suggests that the water actually has been around since Earth’s formation. However it happened, though, it’s certainly worked out well for Earth’s life forms.

♦ Mystery 2: What about all the oxygen?

Another thing is the planet’s oxygen. Tiny creatures released oxygen as a waste product, filling the atmosphere with it. After that, the level of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere went wildly up and down until it finally calmed down around 540 million years ago. Since then, it’s remained at about the breathable level we experience today. But what caused it to be suddenly steady?

♦ Mystery 3: What caused the Cambrian (寒武纪) Explosion?

The Cambrian Explosion refers to the explosion of complex life forms that occurred on Earth about 540 million years ago. Before then, life had consisted mostly of bacteria. But at the beginning of the Cambrian period, complex creatures began developing at a rate never seen before. Suddenly, life forms had brains, eyes, and bones. Most living creatures today can trace their blood back to the Cambrian period.

♦ Mystery 4: Will we ever be able to predict earthquakes?

We still haven’t been able to come up with a way to accurately predict earthquakes. We can certainly try, but our current technology cannot predict them exactly. We know that earthquakes start when rocks crack underground and send earthquake waves toward the surface, but we haven’t figured out why that happens, or how to predict it.

1. What was created later by creatures on Earth?

A．Oxygen.

B．Water.

C．Bacteria.

D．Ice.

2. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．Earth is called the blue star because of water coverage.

B．The level of oxygen has been steady all the time.

C．Complex creatures had rapid development in the Cambrian period.

D．We know nothing about predicting earthquakes.

3. What do we know about Mystery 4?

A．It is the oldest mystery of the four.

B．It will be solved in the near future.

C．It is the most difficult mystery to solve of the four.

D．It is a matter that has extremely practical significance.

【推荐2】In the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous(土著的) people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. And yet, people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony of the French Republic since 1946. In theory, they should live by the French law. However, their remote locations mean that the French law is often ignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” in the world.

The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the effects of a Frenchman from Paris called Gin. Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 living in its capital, Cayenne.

“I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years,” says Gin. “I’ve been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I don’t see it as a lawless land. But rather I see it as an area of freedom.”

“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life,” continues Gin. “I prefer to work in black and white, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.”

His black-and-white pictures present a world almost lost in time. These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditional self-supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic,which brings with it not only necessary state welfare, but also alcoholism, betrayal and even suicide.

1. Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana?

A．They seldom   follow the French law.

B．They often ignore the Cuianese   law.

C．They are separated   the modern world.

D．They are both Cuianese and French citizens.

2. Gin introduced the special world of the indigenous Guiana     as       .

A．a tour guide	B．a geographer
C．a film director	D．a photographer

3. What is Gin's attitude towards the lives of indigenous Guianese?

A．Cautious.	B．Doubtful.
C．Uninterested	D．Apprecitive.

4. What       does the underlined        word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．The modera Frrnch       lifestyle.	B．The self-supporting hunting.
C．The uncivilized world.	D．The French Republic.

【推荐3】Earlier this year, artist Malik was about to post a selfie（自拍）from the Brooklyn Bridge when he had second thoughts. He wanted to share something different with his friends and the world.

Malik thought social media（大众传播媒介）had become impersonal and he wanted to connect with people in a more meaningful way. Therefore, the Reading Project was born. He began leaving piles of his books in famous New York City locations with a card containing simple instructions put inside each one: take a book, read it and share your thoughts with the artist by email.

The piles of books themselves can be seen as works of art, and so is the process of sharing. Unlike many of the things we share today, he likes to keep the project off social media. To keep the project pure, he doesn't even turn around as he walks away once he has left a pile of hooks. When he has left them behind, he prefers emails to be the only way that he learns what happens to them. The project has now taken him — and his books — all over the world, including London where we recently caught up with him.

"I hope people pick them up and I also hope they read them and let me know. And even if they don't let me know, I just hope they read the books,'' Malik said.

He has received thousands of messages from people in more than 30 countries all over the world. For Malik, books are meaningless and lifeless if they gather dust on a shelf and are never read again. He plans to carry on with the project for some time, with a visit to Brazil next on his agenda（日程表）and then decides whether he will continue it or not.

Most of all, he loves the connection the books give him to strangers across the world, something other posts could never achieve.

1. What hit Malik when he wanted to post a selfie?

A．His selfie wouldn't become very attractive.

B．Social media made people close to each other.

C．His thoughts should be shared with more people.

D．A new way could be used to connect with the world.

2. Why does Malik prefer others to connect with him by email?

A．He wants to keep the project secret.

B．It is a quick way to know what happens.

C．He doesn't want to be bothered by social media.

D．He thinks people needn't know the process of sharing.

3. What does Malik expect people to do about his books?

A．People will share his books with social media.

B．People will pick them up and read them.

C．People will share his books with others.

D．People will help him store the books.

4. What can we infer about Malik's project from the passage?

A．It won't last long for a lack of books.

B．It was first started on the Brooklyn Bridge.

C．It has destroyed the relation among strangers.

D．It has proved to be effective to connect with others.