I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school master is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer. The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette(香烟) in bed. As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unluckily, the cigarette fell into the waste--paper basket. It caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket. It caught fire too. Soon the whole room was burning. The master phoned the fire brigade. The school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived, the whole school was on fire. The master said that the fire was all my fault and I must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I'm very sorry for this.
Much love
Sarah
1. Why did Sarah write to his parents?| A．He missed them very much for they hadn’t seen each other for a long time. |
| B．He told his parents what he had done in school. |
| C．He was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school. |
| D．He thought he was old enough to help them do something. |
| A．in the classroom | B．in the Dinning hall |
| C．in the street | D．in the dormitory |
| A．Because he was too naughty |
| B．Because he was too lazy |
| C．Because he caused a big fire |
| D．Because he stole something from the school |
| A．$1,000,000 | B．₤10,000,000 | C．￥100,000 | D．$ 100,000 |
| A．They should not smoke, because smoking is dangerous to them. |
| B．They should not dance, because dancing would waste a lot of money. |
| C．They should not make friends, because making friends would take them absent. |
| D．They should not wear expensive clothes because they would waste a lot of money. |
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【推荐1】Miss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good.” Miss Gorgers answered, but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes? Kate.”
“I disagree. Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o'clock here and it’s only 8 o'clock in Los Angeles.” Kate said.
1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class .| A．how to telephone | B．about electricity | C．about time zone | D．about sound |
| A．it was easy to phone to Los Angeles |
| B．her student could hear her from 75 feet away |
| C．her students had understood her lesson |
| D．sound waves were slower than electricity |
| A．clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York |
| B．electricity was slower than sound waves |
| C．Tom was not good at physics at all |
| D．Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves |
| A．Tom’s. | B．Kate’s. | C．Both A and B. | D．Neither A nor B. |
【推荐2】My First Day of School
Fear started taking over, I was walking into my first school in America. I had traveled a long distance from India in order to join my parents, who had been for three years, hoping America would help my future. My father decided that I would be better off going to school here, so I enrolled(登记)in the local high school in my new town.
I was afraid how I would do. On the first day, I went to my second period class after I had missed my first. With anxiety, I reached for the door, opening it slowly. Without paying attention to my classmates, I went straight to the teacher and asked if this was the right class. With a soft voice he answered. “Yes.” His voice comforted me a little. He gave me a sheet called Course Requirements, which I would never get in India because we didn’t have anything like that. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I didn’t actually want to pick a seat. In India we had fixed seats, so I never needed to worry about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the image produced by the overhead projector. In Indian schools, we didn’t use the technology we had. We had to take notes as the teacher spoke.
It was noon. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the regular process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. She said, “It’s still fourth period.”
“But the bell just rang,” I said.
Changing from a gentle tone to a harsher(刺耳的)one, she said, “That is the lunch bell, young man.”
I apologized. Without another word I headed for the cafeteria. I felt lucky because we didn’t have this in India. Every confusion seemed like a barrier I had to get through to reach my goal. At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus which we didn’t have in India either. I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I was thinking, today wasn’t o bad.
1. The author attended an American high school because _______.| A．his father preferred American schools |
| B．his family wanted him to have a bright future |
| C．his mother had worked in it for 3 years |
| D．he had been longing to leave his homeland |
| A．He went to the wrong class for the second period |
| B．He met some enthusiastic teachers and classmates |
| C．He got the Course Requirements sheet from his classmate |
| D．He experienced differences from the Indian schools in many ways |
| A．Worried | B．Puzzled |
| C．Relieved | D．Excited |
【推荐3】The Prettiest College Campuses in the United States
Flagler College
While you’ll find plenty of attractive college campuses with Gothic, Georgian, and Jeffersonian architecture, Flagler College is in a category of its own. Located in historic St. Augustine, Florida, the college’s main building is Ponce de Leon Hall. Built in 1888 by Henry Morrison Flagler, the building features the work of famous nineteenth-century artists and engineers including Tiffany, Maynard, and Edison. The building, one of the most impressive examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture in the country, is a National Historic Landmark.
Princeton University
All eight of the Ivy League schools have impressive campuses, but Princeton University has appeared on more rankings of pretty campuses than any of the others. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, the school covers 500 acres housing over 190 buildings featuring plenty of stone towers and Gothic arches. The campus’s oldest building, Nassau Hall, was completed in 1756. More recent buildings have drawn on architectural heavyweights, such as Frank Gehry, who designed the Lewis Library.
Rice University
Even though the skyline of Houston is easily visible from campus, Rice University’s 300 acres don’t feel urban. The campus’s 4,300 trees make it easy for students to find a shady spot to study. The Academic Quadrangle, a large grassy area, sits at the heart of the campus with the Lovett Hall, the university’s most iconic building, situated on the eastern edge. Fondren Library stands on the opposite end of the quad. The majority of campus buildings were constructed in the Byzantine style.
University of Richmond
The University of Richmond occupies a 350-acre campus on the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia. The university’s buildings are mostly constructed from red brick in the Collegiate Gothic style that is popular on so many campuses. Many of the early buildings were designed by Ralph Adams Cram, who also designed buildings for two other campuses on this list: Rice University and Princeton University.
1. Which of the following is Flagler College’s main building?| A．The Lovett Hall. | B．Ponce de Leon Hall. |
| C．The Lewis Library. | D．The Academic Quadrangle. |
| A．It was constructed in the Gothic style. |
| B．It was designed by Ralph Adams Cram. |
| C．It sits at the heart of Flagler College campus. |
| D．It stands on the opposite end of the The Academic Quadrangle. |
| A．Maynard. | B．Henry Morrison Flagler. | C．Ralph Adams Cram. | D．Edison. |
【推荐1】Do you want to buy books? Here are some choices.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Publication date: October 6，2015
Laura Numeroff (Writer)
Price: $ 5. 46 Sale: $4. 87
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is one of the most popular children’s books of all time. This book is a great first introduction to the series of If You Give a Mouse… It is perfect for story time and beginners to read.
The Wonderful Things You’ll Be Publication date: August 25，2015
Emily Winfield Martin (Writer)
Price: $ 7. 64 Sale: $ 6. 58
Brave, creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin expresses all the loving things that parents think of when they look at their children. This is a book grown—up will love reading over and over to kids.
Goodnight Moon Publication date: January 23，2007
Margaret Wise Brown (Writer)
Price:$7.64 Sale: $ 6. 12
In a great green room is a little bunny (兔子) who is loved by generations (几代人) of readers and listeners. The quiet words and the gentle pictures make a perfect book for the end of the day.
Baby Touch and Feel Animals
Publication date: January 21, 2008
DK (Writer)
Price: $ 13. 62 Sale: $ 12.12
This is a book full of lovely bunnies and other animals. This is a gift that your little child is sure to like. Babies can practice recognizing animals and animals’ voices when they touch the pictures on the pages. With more than one million copies sold, Baby Touch and Feel Ani-mals is the perfect book for the child’s bookshelf.
1. Whom is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie written for?| A．Kids who like the mouse. | B．Kids who like cookies. |
| C．Kids who like animals. | D．Kids who begin learning to read. |
| A．If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. | B．The Wonderful Things You’ll Be. |
| C．Goodnight Moon. | D．Baby Touch and Feel Animals. |
| A．Help kids recognize animals. | B．Help kids love animals. |
| C．Help kids draw animals. | D．Help kids feed animals. |
【推荐2】2024 Seattle Marathon’s Summer Events
The Seattle Marathon Association (SMA) is a non-profit organization proud of providing a quality running event in the Pacific Northwest. Join us for our annual family-friendly run at Seward Park with views of Lake Washington and Mount Rainier. Dogs welcome! Choose your distance: 5k, 10k or Half Marathon! Kids are welcome to participate in the Kids Fun Run, a quick 1k run with specially provided snacks waiting at the end.
Event scheduleAt 3:00 PM, June 21 — Early Packet Pickup
At 7:00 AM, June 22 — Event Day Registration & Packet Pickup
Registration feesEvents | Early Bird Pricing (Now-Feb. 29) | Regular Pricing (Mar. 1-Jun, 20) | Race Day Pricing (Jun. 21-22) |
Half Marathon | $62.00 | $82.00 | $122.00 |
10K Run/Walk | $35.00 | $52.00 | $72.00 |
5K Run/Walk | $31.00 | $42.00 | $62.00 |
Kids Fun Run | $20.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
All finishers will receive an event me dal and a technical fabric shirt.
●Top 3 overall men & women participants in the 5k (must come in under 25min), 10k (must come in under 45min) and Half Marathon (must come in under 1hr 30min) races will receive cash prizes at the finish line.
●In addition, in the week following the race, non-cash awards will be emailed to the top three runners in each age division. Age divisions are as follows: 14 and under,15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89 and 90+.
Free entries for the best athletesWe offer free entries for athletes who can prove qualifying time(s) within the last 2 years. Please note that we only offer free registration and do not cover any transportation, accommodation, food or visa fees. Please contact us with proof of your qualifying time(s) within the last 2 years for a free entry to the race.
1. What will a child receive after finishing the kids Fun Run?| A．Cash prizes. | B．Special snacks. |
| C．Track shoes. | D．Free accommodation. |
| A．$70.00. | B．$84.00. | C．$104.00. | D．$144.00. |
| A．Having received event medals twice. |
| B．Offering evidence of their qualifying times. |
| C．Completing the Half Marathon in 90 minutes. |
| D．Ranking among top three in their age divisions. |
【推荐3】Youth Week WA 2024
Youth Week WA (YWWA) 2024 will n from 5 to 12 April and aims to:
·provide young people aged 12-25 years with opportunities o express ideas and exhibit their talents and contributions;
·give the community the opportunity to listen to young people and celebrate the positive contributions they have made to the community;
·raise community awareness on issues of concern to young people.
YWWA 2024 Ambassadors (大使)
The Ambassadors are volunteers who participate on the YWWA 2024 team by:
·being a part of, and providing support and guidance to the members of the Young People’s Planning Committee;
·helping develop creative ways to involve more young people in YWWA;
·having input into events and strategies for YWWA;
·attending events during YWWA;
·being a public spokesperson for YWWA.
Meet your 2024 Youth Ambassadors!
☆ Fatima Merchant aged 19 is a member of the Amnesty International Australia Youth Advisory Group, UN Youth Australia and is a facilitator at the WA Debating League.
☆ Nathida Chalermsuk aged 22 is studying at Curtin University where she launched a new initiative Youth United, a program which facilitates cross-cultural understanding amongst young people in Australia and calls for more wildlife protection.
☆ Samuel Thomas aged 19 established Sam’s Spares, a nonprofit that saves unwanted e-waste from landfill.
☆ Izabella Brandis aged 18 held workshops for young people in the community where they were invited to come along and create artworks that advocate the ecological sustainability.
1. What is one of the goals of YWWA 2024?| A．To give financial assistance to young people. |
| B．To promote academic achievements among young people. |
| C．To raise community awareness about young people’s contributions. |
| D．To provide opportunities for teenagers to show their special talents. |
| A．Organize more events and activities. |
| B．Get more young people engaged in YWWA.. |
| C．Provide guidance to people in the community. |
| D．Assess the Young People’s Planning Committee. |
| A．Samuel Thomas and Nathida Chalermsuk. | B．Fatima Merchant and Izabella Brandis. |
| C．Fatima Merchant and Nathida Chalermsuck. | D．Samuel Thomas and Izabella Brandis. |
Many people love travelling, but if their English is poor, it can be difficult to understand signs, read directions and make themselves understood. Before travelling, it is important to understand the culture and customs of the places you visit. Learning basic English before you travel will help you to understand these customs and avoid mistakes that could be embarrassing. When you are travelling, you will also enjoy meeting new people. If you can speak English, you will have a better chance of being able to communicate with the people you meet. Many of your new friends will speak English and others will have English as a second language. Without English, your friendships will be limited as you travel around the world.
If you are involved in business, it is important to be able to communicate in English. The Internet, world travel and modern communication systems have made the world seem like a much smaller place. These days business people interact with customers and other business people from all over the world. That makes your English language skills more important than ever. There are many English language courses that major in business communications. Improving your English skills is one of the best things you could ever do to increase your chances of business success.
1. What kind of people is English important to according to the passage?
| A．Travelers. | B．Teachers. | C．Students. | D．Language experts. |
| A．Travelling around the world with English-speakers. |
| B．Taking a course in an English-speaking country. |
| C．Learning from all kinds of books or DVDs. |
| D．Learning on the Internet by yourselves. |
| A．To research the causes of cultural differences. |
| B．To understand the customs of your destination. |
| C．To avoid embarrassing mistakes on your journey. |
| D．To have more opportunities to communicate with others. |
| A．The more you practice, the more you will learn. |
| B．Doing business helps to improve your communication skills. |
| C．English is important for anyone who is involved in business. |
| D．The Internet has made the world become smaller and smaller. |
| A．learning English well will make you achieve goals more easily |
| B．learning English only aims at achieving business success |
| C．without learning English, your friendships will be limited wherever you are |
| D．you needn’t learn English if you don’t want to travel |
【推荐2】Whale researchers believe they have found a new way to measure the amount of stress felt by whales when they experience serious threats, such as being hit by a ship, and they say the technique could help protect the huge sea creatures from dying off.
American Rosalind Rolland is the lead scientist on the project. She and her team are with the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. They measured stress hormones (荷尔蒙 ) by studying baleen, a substance found in the upper part of the mouth of some kinds of whale. She explains that the baleen serves as a record that shows a spike in stress hormones when whales face dangers such as a changing climate and ship strikes. Scientists can then read these records, similar to reading the rings on a tree.
Understanding the information is important because whales who often feel stressed are less likely to be reproductive and more likely to become sick. That combination is not good for the whale population, which is already dangerously low.
The scientists did their work on a whale that had become trapped in fishing equipment, which some scientists estimate kills up to 300, 000 whales and dolphins annually. It was finally killed by Inuit hunters who found it trying to drag the fishing equipment. The hunters said the whale seemed to lack energy. When scientists examined the dead whale, they found its mouth showed an increase in stress hormones 20 times greater than normal.
Regina Asmutis-Silvia is a biologist with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation in Massachusetts. She didn’t participate in the research, but she says it is important. “We clearly understand that stress is bad for humans. We also need to understand that stress is bad for other animals, too,” she adds.
1. What does the text mainly tell us?| A．The dangers the whale often faces. |
| B．The measures to stop sea life being hit. |
| C．A discovery to measure stress on whales. |
| D．A way to protect the mouth of the whale. |
| A．Rise. | B．Change. | C．Crash. | D．Slide. |
| A．Calm and fierce. | B．Unhealthy and unable to reproduce. |
| C．Uneasy and energetic. | D．Sizeable and likely to lose appetite. |
| A．To move on to another topic. |
| B．To stress the importance of the finding. |
| C．To tell the necessity of studying other animals. |
| D．To show the similarity between humans and animals. |
【推荐3】Museums
Skyscraper Museum
Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Adults: $5
305-756-2385
Interested in tall buildings? Design? Then this museum is for you!!! Check the historical buildings and their special design right in lower Manhattan.
Madame Tussaud’s Wax(蜡像) Museum
Sunday - Thursday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Adults: $29 Students: $13
305-532-9623
The students in Manhattan had an exciting experience at Madame Tussaud’s! They met hundreds of famous people at a discounted (打折)price! This museum is your chance to meet your idols and have a picture taken with them.
World Art Museum
Daily: 11:00 AM – Midnight (including holidays)
Cost: $15
305-532-9336 http://www. weam.com
Located in the heart of the South Beach Art Deco district, this museum shouldn’t be missed! It is currently one of South Florida’s hottest new attractions.
Bass Museum of Art
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Adults: $8 The old / Students: $6
305-673-7530 http://www. bassmuseum.org
Enjoy European paintings, and sculptures. It also includes exhibitions of modern artists from different parts of the world. You will also enjoy visiting its beautiful museum shop and media center.
1. If you are interested in building a house, you may go to_______.| A．Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum | B．Skyscraper Museum |
| C．World Art Museum | D．Bass Museum of Art |
| A．305-756-2385 | B．305-532-9623 |
| C．305-673-7530 | D．305-532-9336 |
| A．will have a gift from them | B．are free to go at any time |
| C．will have the chance to take a picture | D．can shake hands with your idols |
| A．$20 | B．$18 |
| C．$22 | D．$24 |
【推荐1】The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed until 2021. That delay offers a chance for reflection. The International Olympic Committee wants to make the games more popular with young people. To that end, it is introducing new events, such as skateboarding, surfing and climbing. Why not go further and let national teams compete at video games? Electronic sports such as "Fortnite", are vastly more popular than strange Olympic sports like curling（冰壶）. In fact, they are more appealing than most mainstream sports. Only 28% of British boys aged 16-19 watch any traditional live sports; 57% play video games.
Some may complain that e-sports are not proper sports. Many parents, observing their teenagers sitting on the sofa all day shouting "Quick, pass me the shotgun!" at a screen, would agree. Yet video games are highly competitive, with professional teams that play to packed stadiums. There are perhaps only 200 tennis stars in the world who can make a living from playing in major competitions. By contrast, "League of Legends", a fantasy game played by teams of five, supports over 1,000 on good wages. Its World Championship final last year was watched by 44 million people.
Those against e-sports offer moral objections, too. They are addictive. Prince Harry has called for "Fortnite" to be banned for this reason. They are violent. At a time of global disharmony, it is bad idea to make virtual（虚拟的）killing an Olympic sport. The Olympics aim to promote peace.
Neither of these arguments is convincing. The idea that an activity, rather than material, can be addictive is controversial among doctors, as is the existence of a causal（因果的）link between gaming and violence. And the belief that warlike sports have no place in the Olympics is hard to agree with history. Wrestling was introduced in 708 BC. It is still there.
1. Why is the International Olympic Committee bringing in new events?| A．To replace mainstream sports. | B．To attract more young people. |
| C．To make up for the delay. | D．To show innovations. |
| A．E-sports are proper games. | B．Tennis has declined greatly. |
| C．Tennis players' salary is lower. | D．E-sport players have achieved a lot. |
| A．Positive. | B．Skeptical. |
| C．Unconcerned. | D．Discouraged. |
| A．To introduce how e-sports develop. |
| B．To show what benefits e-sports can bring. |
| C．To explain why young people like playing e-sports. |
| D．To argue e-sports can be included in the Olympics. |
【推荐2】TRAVEL PERU
Amazon Rainforest Tour
A short flight takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
Machu Picchu Tour
This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. Then, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the prefect fit of the stones.
Cusco Tour
Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.
Lake Titicaca Tour
Enjoy the beautiful scenery as you spend a day driving to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.
So come and experience what Peru has to offer. For more brochures about Peru, contact us at tourinfo@travelperu.org.
1. If Jack is a lover of Inca culture, which tours would you like to recommend?| A．Amazon Rainforest and Machu Picchu | B．Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca |
| C．Cusco and Lake Titicaca | D．Machu Picchu and Cusco |
| A．All the four tours last for four days. |
| B．All the places can be reached by boat. |
| C．All the destinations are remote and poor places. |
| D．Visitors have to stay with the locals all the way. |
| A．To sell more brochures to visitors. |
| B．To try to attract more visitors to Peru. |
| C．To invite more people to visit a website. |
| D．To introduce readers the tourism of Peru. |
【推荐3】As the three of them approached the waterfalls late in the afternoon of the third day of their camping trip, Curtis Whitson could tell from the increasing roar (轰鸣）of water in the narrowing valley that they were in serious trouble. Heavy snow and spring rains had turned the usually manageable falls into something fierce. There was no way they'd be able to sail down the waterfall as planned.
“We've got to do something!” Whitson yelled to his wife, Krystal Ramirez, and his 13-year-old son, Hunter. Then he noticed and grabbed his bright red water bottle and carved “Help!”on it. Ramirez also reminded him that Hunter had a pen and paper in his backpack, with which they played a game. Whitson wrote “We are stuck here@the waterfall. Get help please!” on the paper, put the note into the bottle and threw it over the waterfalls.
They had thought they probably weren't going to get rescued that night. However, at midnight, they heard a helicopter above them. Unfortunately, the pilot didn't find a good place to land. The crew announced that they would come back the next day.
The next morning, the helicopter returned and lowered a crew member on a cable. Then rescuers lifted Hunter, Ramirez, and Whitson out of the valley one by one and put them and their gear (装备）on the closest cliff （悬崖）where the helicopter could safely land.
When the officers dropped them back at the campground, they learned more about the events that had saved them:Two men had seen the water bottle floating in the water. When they picked it up, they noticed the writing on it-“Help!” -which inspired their curiosity. Then they realized there was a note inside. After they read it, they brought it to the campground, turned the bottle in, and took off without leaving their names.
1. What trouble did the Whitsons meet with?| A．They were trapped at the top of waterfalls. | B．They were lost in the travel in a small boat. |
| C．They were flooded by the rising river water. | D．They had run out of all their drinking water. |
| A．play games | B．send a message |
| C．make a time reminder | D．defend the family |
| A．It was on a flat hillside. | B．It was on the wide water. |
| C．It was between steep cliffs. | D．It was at the top of a mountain. |
| A．They got back to the campground by themselves. |
| B．They were guided to climb from the valley safely. |
| C．They were rescued by two passers-by accidentally. |
| D．They were found and saved by professional rescuers. |
