【推荐1】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
LIPITOR
ABOUT LIPITOR
Lipitor is a prescription medicine. Along with diet and exercise, it lowers “bad” cholesterol (胆固醇) in your blood. It can also raise “good” cholesterol. Lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with several common risk factors, including family history of early heart disease, high blood pressure, age and smoking .
WHO IS LIPITOR FOR?
Who can take LIPITOR:
· People who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exercise.
· Adults and children over l0.
Who should NOT take LIPITOR:
· Women who are pregnant, may be pregnant, or may become pregnant. Lipitor may harm
your unborn baby.
· Women who are breast-feeding. Lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your
baby.
· People with liver (肝脏) problems.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF LIPITOR
Serious side effects in a small number of people:
· Muscle (肌肉) problems that can lead to kidney (肾脏) problems, including kidney failure.
· Liver problems. Your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before you start Lipitor
and while you are taking it.
Call your doctor right away if you have:
· Unexplained muscle pain or weakness, especially if you have a fever or feel very tired.
· Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or
swallowing.
· Stomach pain.
Some common side effects of LIPITOR are:
· Muscle pain.
· Upset stomach.
· Changes in some blood tests.
HOW TO TAKE LIPITOR
DO:
· Take Lipitor as prescribed by your doctor.
· Try to eat heart-healthy foods while you take Lipitor.
· Take Lipitor at any time of day, with or without food.
· If you miss a dose (一剂), take it as soon as you remember. But if it has been more than 12
hours since your missed dose, wait. Take the next dose at your regular time.
Don’t:
· Do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor.
· Do not start new medicines before talking to your doctor.
1. Taking Lipitor is helpful for _________.

A．breast-feeding women

B．women who are pregnant

C．adults having heart disease

D．teenagers with liver problems

2. If it has been over 12 hours since you missed a dose, you should _________.

A．take the next dose at your regular time

B．eat more when taking your next dose

C．have a dose as soon as you remember

D．change the amount of your next dose

3. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To teach patients ways for quick recovery.

B．To present a report on a scientific research.

C．To show the importance of a good lifestyle.

D．To give information about a kind of medicine.

【推荐2】Special breaks: four UK’s creative places

Chair-making, Leicestershire

Spend a week in the National Forest woodlands learning to make your own chair. People having different levels of experience are welcomed. Beginners can make a single Windsor chair, while the more advanced learners can design their own chairs or try a child’s chair.

Price: £ 650 per person (including accommodation)
Dates: 21-27 Jun., 31 Jul.-6 Aug., 23-29 Aug., 4-10 Oct.
Drawing, North Yorkshire

Learn how to create beautiful pen and ink drawings on this four-day art holiday in the North York Moors. Aimed at beginners, it teaches a range of styles and techniques to build confidence and improve various drawing skills. The course is mainly based at Larpool Hall, a Georgian house with views over the Esk Valley.

Price: £ 405 per person (including accommodation and meals)
Dates: 25-28 Sept.
Celtic woodturning (木工车床加工), County Armagh

Guests stay at Bluebell Lane Glamping at the foot of Slieve Gullion in the Ring of Gullion area of outstanding natural beauty, near Newry. The three-night break includes a full-day beginners’ woodturning workshop, where participants make their own bowl from locally sourced wood, learning how to use a lathe (车床), sharpen tools, sand and finish. There is also a break for a guided walk through the 11-hectare woodland surrounding the site.

Price: £ 238 (including meals)
Dates: 21-23 Aug.
Wildlife photography, Dorset

Red squirrels are now very rare in England, but Brownsea Island has a large population of red squirrels. On this two-night trip, guests will explore the island and learn how to photograph the creatures in the woodlands. Led by Emma Healey and Sean Weekly, the course is an opportunity to take advantage of the best light of the day to take wildlife photographs.

Price: £ 475 per person (including accommodation, meals and student fees)
Dates: 14 -15 Sept.
1. Which place will you choose if you want to enjoy a four-day vacation?

A．Dorset.

B．Leicestershire.

C．County Armagh.

D．North Yorkshire.

2. What should you avoid doing if you don’t want to pay extra for meals?

A．Drawing.	B．Taking wildlife photos.
C．Experiencing chair making.	D．Learning Celtic woodturning.

3. What do the four activities mentioned above have in common?

A．They are all aimed at beginners.

B．They are all based at woodlands.

C．They all have professional leaders.

D．They all help improve people’s practical skills.

【推荐1】A survey that ranks the best destinations in Europe has given the top title to Porto, Portugal for the third time and highlights a developing nature destination in Finland that has become wildly popular, particularly among Asian travelers.

For the eighth edition of European Best Destinations, Porto took the largest number of votes from travelers around the world, getting 138,116 of the nearly 426,860 votes cast from 174 countries, the most of any other destination on the list.

While organizes some of the results to the Portuguese who mobilized to give Porto the leading edge in the competition, they note that 57 percent of the vote also came from travelers around the world, including the US, the UK, France, Denmark, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Ireland and Canada, who voted the coastal city their favorite destination in Europe.

Rounding out the top three spots on the list is Milan and Gdansk, Poland. Meanwhile, a stretch of wilderness in northeast Finland also made an appearance on the 2017 ranking for the first time, thanks to its soaring popularity among Asian travelers in search of wilderness.

Wild Taiga in Finland landed 15th on the list, and is ranked the No. 1 destination among Chinese travelers (three out of four Chinese travelers voted it their favorite destination) and the fifth most popular destination among Koreans.

Stretching from Kuhmo to Suomussalmi, the area is becoming increasingly popular among nature lovers for ‘wildlife spotting and the variety of summer and winter activities, which range from hiking and cycling paths, canoeing and fishing to snowmobiling, husky safaris or cross-country skiing.

Wild Taiga joined in the competition in partnership with the EDE (European Destinations of Excellence) network the largest European network for sustainable tourism.

1. Which spots are ranked the top 3 destinations in Europe?

A．Porto, Milan and Kuhmo.

B．Porto, Milan and Gdansk.

C．Porto, Milan and Wild Taiga in Finland.

D．Porto, Gdansk and Wild Taiga in Finland.

2. According to the text, Chinese travelers’ favorite destination is ________.

A．Porto	B．Milan
C．Gdansk	D．Wild Taiga

3. Why does the area from Kuhmo to Suomussalmi become popular?

A．It is an environmentally friendly town.

B．It has special culture and beautiful scenery.

C．It offers visitors choices in search of old architectures.

D．It offers many interesting activities to visitors to enjoy.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．Just Portuguese took part in the survey.

B．Porto has been ranked first three times on the top list.

C．EDE network did some help to Porto to rank first.

D．The spot of wilderness in northeast Finland appeared on the list before.

【推荐2】Most Impressive Ways to Get from Place to Place

Horse Caravan （马车）

Go a bit old-school with a horse caravan in Ireland. While riding a horse may not offer much in the way of impressiveness, how about getting a horse to a carriage that includes cooking and sleeping areas? That sounds a bit more remarkable. Plus, the horse-drawn carriages allow a fresh perspective on the countryside and beaches.

Terra Bus

Made in Calgary, only roughly 20 of these Terra Bus Ice Explorer all-terrain vehicles exist and they almost all serve the Icefields Parkway and the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper, Canada. Designed specifically for glacier travel, the six-wheel, 49-foot-long vehicle looks like the most robust （强大的）tour bus on the planet. And it is. The Terra Bus Ice Explorer can handle 56 passengers and nearly any sort of ice, mud, sand, snow and rock the Canadian Rocky Mountains have to offer.

The Central-Mid-Levels Escalator （自动扶梯）

If this Hong Kong escalator system didn't exist, you'd have all sorts of stairs to deal with to climb between the western and central Hong Kong districts. This system of 20 escalators, built in 1993, combines to become the longest outdoor covered escalator in the world, running a total length of 2,624 feet and rising 442 feet in the process. From end to encl it's a ride lasting 20 minutes.

Symphony of the Seas

At 1, 181 feet in length and a gross tonnage of 228, 000, the Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world. The steel ship features seven distinct on-board neighborhoods, surfing, ziplining, ice-skating, 3D movies and pools. Symphony is powered by solar energy.

1. What can you do on Horse Caravan?

A．Cook meals.

B．Watch movies.

C．Take an escalator.

D．Admire great mountains.

2. What is Terra Bus intended for?

A．Beach views.

B．In-city transportation.

C．On-board entertainments.

D．Complex road conditions.

3. Which of the following is in Hong Kong?

A．Horse Caravan.	B．Terra Bus.
C．The Central-Mid-Levels Escalator.	D．Symphony of the Seas.

【推荐3】Total Solar Eclipse 2023 Australia

One of nature’s most remarkable events-a total solar eclipse(日蚀)——will take place on the western edge of Australia on April 20th, 2023 and we have chosen the perfect way for you to enjoy this event: on a cruise(航游) at sea.

There have been only five total solar eclipses in Australia over the past century and this is the first hybrid eclipse in more than 1000 years. Unlike other cruises for this event, ours has the well-known astronomer Abigail Beall to accompany you. You will have the best possible view of the event as well as enjoying lectures and stargazing on land and at sea. Abigail will be on hand throughout, giving lectures on the history and science of eclipses, the black hole at the centre of the galaxy-along with providing many opportunities for guided stargazing. Plus, there will be additional talks from the Astronomical Society of Australia. Click here for detailed arrangements of the tour.

	Single occupancy	Per guest based on two people sharing
Interior cabin	£2,429	£1,699
Oceanview cabin	£3,229	£2,199
If you wish to add a third adult or child to your room, please ask for a quote.

Alongside the cruise, you can also explore some of Australia’s best scientific and natural phenomena with a series of tailored add-on tours covering astronomy on the east coast and visits to Uluru, Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef and much more. On the last day of the tour, we can send you back to the airport for your return journey home, or you can join one of our add-on tours. Click here for full details about add-on tours.

1. What makes the cruise special to others?

A．A chance for stargazing	B．A talk with astronomers.
C．An expert’s guidance.	D．A meeting with astronauts.

2. How much should a couple pay for a tour in a Oceanview cabin?

A．£3,229.

B．£2,199.

C．£6,458.

D．£4,398.

3. Where can the text be found?

A．in a science report.	B．on a tour website.
C．in a history book.	D．in a nature magazine.

【推荐1】

Timetable
Sunday 8:30---11:30 Personal Inventions Mr. Johnson You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions.	Monday 19:00---21:00 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West If you want to know more about the universe (宇宙).
Wednesday 19:30---21:00 Modern Medicine Mrs. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science?	Friday 18:30---21:00 Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard University, USA. Learn to use Windows XP.

1. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on ______.

A．Sunday

B．Monday

C．Wednesday

D．Friday

2. The person who teaches Computer Science is from______.

A．Canada

B．Japan

C．Australia

D．America

3. You may learn something about a disease called TB from ______.

A．Dr. West	B．Mr. Morison
C．Mrs. Green	D．Mr. Thomas

【推荐2】This is the classic Red Center tour. Take your time to spend three days exploring the highlights of the area — Uluru, Kata, Tjuta, and Kings Canyon.

Day 1: Alice Springs to Uluru(Ayers Rock)

Starting in Alice Springs, set off to experience a working camel farm, perhaps even enjoying a ride. In the afternoon we set out for Kata Tjuta and take a guided walk through the impressive Domes of Kata Tjuta. We then head to Australia’s most iconic landmark (标志性地标) — Uluru(Ayres Rock).

Accommodation: Permanent tented camp (with shared facilities) (1 night)

Fees included:

Uluru — Kata Tjuta National Park admission

Uluru sunset drinks

Meals included: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Uluru Sunrise

An early start this morning is rewarded with the Uluru sunrise. While the morning is fresh, enjoy a walk around the base of the rock, gaining insights into the land and the local Mala Aboriginal people. After lunch, perhaps we will purchase some local arts and crafts at the Uluru Cultural Center. We will eat and spend the night at Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon).

Accommodation: Permanent tented camp (with shared facilities) (1 night)

Activities included:

Mala cultural interpretative walk

Uluru Cultural Center

Watarrka National Park(Fees not included)

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Kings Canyon Rim (边缘) Walk

After breakfast, get your hiking shoes on and head out to explore the Kings Canyon. You’ll be left breathless by the great beauty of the canyon as you walk through the Lost City and the North and South Walls. After lunch, we will go back to Alice Springs.

Activities included: Kings Canyon Rim walk

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

Special information:

$600 for one person, 10% discount for two people together.

Flight must be booked to depart from Alice Springs the day after the trip finishes.

1. What do Day1 and Day 2 have in common?

A．The living condition.	B．The starting time.
C．The guided activities.	D．The meal arrangements.

2. If a couple go on the tour, how much will they pay?

A．$540.

B．$600.

C．$1080

D．$1200

3. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To tell the benefits of tour.

B．To introduce a touring route.

C．To tell people how to organize a three-day tour.

D．To show visitors how to enjoy themselves to the full.

【推荐3】Separate lives, similar dreams

As we know, some children live in the countryside, and some live in the city. Their lives are a little different, but they also have many of the same dreams.

	In the countryside	In the city
Travel to school	On foot	By bus or car
Classroom facilities (设施)	Recorders and radios.	Multimedia classrooms, VCD, DVD, TVs, recorders, radios, loud-speakers.
Ways of learning	Classes only, without many reference books.	Many extra classes, tutor, lots of reference books.
Eyesight	Less than 45% are near-sighted (近视的).	About 75% are near-sighted.
After-class activities	Playing with balls.	English corners and other school clubs.
Homework	Homework can usually be finished at school.	Homework never ends.
Chores to do	Washing, cleaning, farming, looking after younger sisters or brothers, cooking.	Usually no chores.
Family members	Big families with three generations.	Small families with three members.
Ideal jobs	Teachers, drivers, scientists, nurses, secretaries.	Scientists, professors, doctors, computer programmers, managers, university presidents, the UN chief.

1. The survey was done among the _________ between in the countryside and the city.

A．teachers.

B．students.

C．parents.

D．adults

2. About _________ of children in the countryside have good eyesight (视力 ), but only ________ of children in the city have good eyesight.

A．55%, 25%

B．55%, 75%

C．45%, 75%

D．45%, 25%

3. Which of the following is not included in the survey?

A．Ideal jobs.	B．After-class activities.
C．Results of tests.	D．Ways of learning.

4. Which of the following is WRONG according to the survey?

A．Children in the countryside often go to school on foot.

B．Children in the city often have too much homework to do.

C．Children in the countryside often have lots of chores to do.

D．Children in the city are difficult to find ideal jobs.

【推荐1】New research has found that grey seals can simulate(模仿）human speech and songs. The study carried out by Dr Amanda Stansbury and Professor Vincent Janik,at the University of St Andrews,found that grey seals use the same sound production system as humans due to having similar vocal tracts(声道）。

Three young grey seals-Zola,Gandalf and Janice-were monitored from birth by Stansbury and Janik to determine their natural talents.Once this process was complete, the researchers began teaching the seals to simulate common seal sounds or noises a seal might normally hear from a herd mate in the wild.Fish was used to encourage the seals to come out of the water and sing a series of notes.Stansbury would record the seals'own sounds and play them back.The seals quickly learnt that if they sang back the same notes, they would be rewarded with fish.

Once the seals were familiar with this process and could easily copy these basic sounds,Stansbury and Janik used higher and longer tones and unfamiliar vowels from human speech.The seals were then rewarded for matching these new sounds.Stansbury even used some combinations to simulate songs that no seal would be expected to produce under natural circumstances.Zola had a gift for copying up to ten notes of songs such as Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star and the theme song of Star Wars.Gandalf and Janice were better at accurately reproducing combinations of human vowel sounds.

Stansbury said,"I was amazed how well the seals copied the model sounds we played to them.Copies were not perfect,but given that these are not typical seal sounds,it is pretty impressive.Our study really shows how flexible seal voices are."

After one year of working with the researchers,the seal pups were released back into the wild."This study gives us a better understanding of the development of vocal learning,a skill that is important for human language development."Janik believes this knowledge can help to develop new methods to study speech problems.

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．Grey seals 'learning environments.

B．A research finding on grey seals.

C．Humans 'sound production system.

D．A comparison of humans and grey seals.

2. In the study,fish would be given when the seals

A．made funny noisesre	B．came out of the water
C．repeated the same notes	D．copied typical fish sounds

3. What can we find about Zola based on the research?

A．It can copy some musical sounds played to her.

B．It is good at copying human vowel sounds.

C．It is smarter than Gandalf and Janice.

D．It likes singing children's songs.

4. What does Janik think of the research result?

A．It shows the living environments of grey seals.

B．It leads to a better understanding of human vocal system.

C．It raises an awareness of the need to protect grey seals.

D．It brings inspirations for research on speech problems.

【推荐2】It should be one of the main goals in today's society to reduce plastic consumption. Though many believe recycling will solve the problem, it's actually the opposite. In 2013,254 million tons of trash was produced in the U.S. alone, and only around 30% was recycled. This means the rest ended up in a landfill and will stay there for up to 1000 years.

Recently, China has stopped importing trash from all over the world. Before this, over 30% of the world's waste would end up in China, causing a popular belief that Asian countries are those responsible for creating the majority of the waste in the world. Now, Asian countries are looking for new ideas to avoid the plastic. One of those ideas was a new, eco-friendly way to pack their goods by avoiding plastic packaging.

One of Perfect Homes Chiangmai's team members, Sam, noticed a creative way to reduce plastic that a supermarket called Rimping Supermarket was using and decided to capture their shelves with his phone. Little did he know that people all around the world would absolutely love this idea. “I just stepped in to get a few items while we were waiting to sign some contracts with our lawyer, who was delayed. I noticed the vegetables wrapped in banana leaves and simply liked the idea. So I took a few pictures and posted them online,” he said. With more than 3.5million views and over 17 thousand shares, the idea becomes something people can encourage more supermarkets to implement.

Some have noticed that not everything on the shelves is completely plastic-free. Many products come to the supermarkets pre-packaged and many companies are interested in wrapping their products in plastic since it is the cheapest and the easiest option. It's now up to the shoppers to show the supermarket which they prefer. If everyone opts for the banana leaf packaging, they will probably stop storing the items in plastic.

1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A．The majority of the trash produced in the U.S. was recycled.

B．Asian countries are to blame for creating most of the world's waste.

C．Nearly one third of the world's waste ended up in China until recently.

D．All of the U.S. trash will end up in a landfill and stay there for 1000 years.

2. Why did Sam go to Rimping Supermarket?

A．To buy some items.	B．To post their shelves online.
C．To take photos of the vegetables.	D．To sign some contracts with the shopkeeper.

3. What does the underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．measures.

B．chooses.

C．conveys.

D．exchanges.

4. What's the author's attitude towards leaf packaging?

A．Skeptical.

B．Objective.

C．Subjective.

D．Indifferent.

【推荐3】Simply being quiet is a growing appeal. Lots of business have appeared to meet a rising demand for quiet time, from silent weekend getaways to silent dining, silent reading parties and even silent dating. Silence can mean different things to different people. We are usually silent only with those closest to us. So there is something almost radical(不同凡响的)about the recent trend towards enjoying silence with strangers.

Mariel started a regular silent reading party in Dundee just under a year ago. Readers bring their books and meet in a bar, where they read together in silence for an hour or sometimes two and then put their books away to chat and have a drink. “When the reading party starts, everything goes quiet,” says Mariel, “ It’s a little bit surreal (超现实的), especially in what is usually a noisy bar. However, there is something special about sharing the silence with others. It offers a chance to escape from reality; everyone is so busy with work and with technology being ever present. An event like this gives people the opportunity to escape these things for a while.”

Honi Ryan is an artist based in Berlin who began hosting silent dinner back in 2006. The rules of the dinner are: no talking, no using your voice, no reading or writing, trying to make as little noise as possible, not connecting with technology, and staying for at least two hours. So far she has taken her silent dinner project to Mexico, the US, Australia and China. “It’s evident that the age-old connections we make over food do not depend on the words around it. Silence creates the space for the people and places involved to fill with whatever is needed; it is quite different from our usual social behaviors.”

1. Why have lots of silent businesses appeared?

A．To satisfy people’s demand for silence.

B．To make people get close to each other.

C．To appeal to young people.

D．To change people’s old way of life.

2. What can we learn about Mariel’s silent reading parties?

A．Readers can use their voice while reading.

B．Readers can be busy with their work.

C．Readers can connect with technology.

D．Readers can chat and drink after reading.

3. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to       .

A．noise

B．space

C．silence

D．food

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Escape from Reality.	B．Enjoying Being Quiet.
C．Silent Reading Parties.	D．Silent Dining Projects.