【推荐1】Tongariro National Park, known for its brilliant natural features, became New Zealand's first national park in 1887. The 80,000-hectare park is an ideal place to view the volcanic wonders which outstands among 13 national parks in the country.

Activities

Tongariro Alpine Crossing

The deservedly popular Tongariro Alpine Crossing features phenomenal volcanic scenery and fine views of Lake Taupo and Mt Taranaki.

Multiday Walks

Overnight hikes in the park include the four — day Northern Circuit and the six-day Round the Mountain track-one of New Zealand's Great Walks.

Nature 曲(路径)

A series of short nature trails around Tongariro's lower valleys take in the various habitats, home to fascinating and diverse native plants and animals, and are a great way to get to know the park's special places and stories. Home to the national park visitor center, Whakapapa Village is a good place to start exploring.

Waterfall-watching

Dramatic waterfalls are a Tongariro National Park specialty. See them on a number of spectacular short walks including Taranaki Falls, Watonga Falls, Silica Rapids and Tawhai Fails.

Key Tips

• Before departing on a walk, check at the Department of Conservation Visitor Centre for up-to-date information on weather, volcanic activity and track conditions.

• Fill in an intention form at the Department of Conservation Visitor Centre if you plan to overnight in a hikers' hut.

• Whatever kind of accommodation you choose, it will pay to book in advance during peak season ( December to March).

1. What distinguishes Tongariro National Park from others?

A．Its long history.	B．Its massive area.
C．Its volcanic wonders.	D．Its colorful activities.

2. Which activity attracts an animal lover most?

A．Tongariro Alpine Crossing.	B．Multiday Walks.
C．Nature Trails.	D．Waterfall-watching.

3. What is the proper time if you want to avoid the peak season?

A．January.

B．February.

C．March.

D．April.

【推荐2】Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater

Prices

Buffet Dinner and Show on Thursdays and Sundays is $50 that includes coffee and iced tea but not desserts.

The Menu Table Service Dinner and Show on Fridays and Saturdays is $55. Again, that includes coffee and iced tea but not desserts.

We have Thursday& Sunday dinner shows of $47 for seniors. We offer a Thursday or Sunday evening show of $30 to kids aged 15 and under when accompanied by adult diners, and $36 to students aged 16-26.

We have show-only tickets with no dinner for $30. Whenever seats are available, we offer $16 show-only student rush tickets.

Here are the ways that you can buy tickets for a Roger Rocka's event：

Online

You can buy tickets to a performance, season tickets, and concert tickets online through this website. You can look through the calendar for a day that works for you and click “Buy tickets”.

At the box office

Our box office at 1226 North Wishon in Fresno’s Tower District is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 10 a. m. to 5: 30 p. m.

Thursdays through Sundays: 10 a. m. until showtime at7:30p,m.or8:00p.m.

Closed on Mondays.

Order your seat

You can give us a call to (559)266-9494 or(800)371-4747 and a real live person will help you find the table you want at the performance you want. Single tickets for the 2nd Space Theatre can be ordered by calling the box office at(559)266-0660 or online at www.Tickets. gcplayers. com/andspace/.

1. How much should a 20-year-old student pay for a dinner show on Thursday?

A．$16.

B．$30.

C．$36.

D．$47

2. At the box office, you cannot buy a ticket at______.

A．10 a.m. on Tuesday	B．6: 00 p. m. on Sunday
C．11: 00 p. m. on Monday	D．5: 00 p. m. on Wednesday

3. This text is probably taken from a_______.

A．website

B．newspaper

C．research plan

D．business report

【推荐3】Help Wanted:
PAINTER
Must have at least 3 years painting experience. Commercial and new construction work. $ 10/hr. Immediate opening. Call 435-9201 with work history.
SECRETARY
Part-time position available in friendly, busy office. Good typing and general office skills. Some weekends required. High pay.
Various duties. Apply(申请) at East Side Management, 500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214.
VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT(兽医助理)
Person needed for busy animal hospital. Some nights and weekends.
Apply in person to Johnson-Marks Animal Hospital, 404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224.
After 4 p.m. only please.
NURSES’ ASSISTANTS
Full-time and part-time positions available for modern nursing home.
High pay. Call Mrs. Downes, R.N. at 534-7618.
COOK NEEDED
Immediately. Busy downtown restaurant. Must be good and dependable.
Experience preferred. Weekends required. Call 324-9817.
SALESPERSON
Experienced. Must have some knowledge of men’s clothing industry. Available to work evenings and some Saturdays. Send resume(个人简历) to: Martin’s Apparel, 237 Rockledge St. Syracuse, NY. 13224.
TEACHER
Small private school needs English and math teachers. Must have BS degree and at least 4 years teaching experience. Send resume to: Wales Charter School 19 South 8th St. NY. 13214.
HOTEL needs part-time FRONT DESK CLERK. No experience necessary. Excellent people and phone skills a must. Some computer skills helpful. $ 13/hr. Call: Mr Jones 357-2897.
1. If you want to get a job as a math teacher, send your resume to ________.

A．237 Rockledge St. Syracuse, NY. 13224

B．404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224

C．500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214

D．19 South 8th St. NY. 13214

2. If you dislike working on Sundays, being a ______ should be your best choice.

A．cook	B．secretary
C．salesperson	D．veterinarian assistant

3. Which job do you think suitable for a beautiful lady, who just graduated from a university and without any work experience?

A．FRONT DESK CLERK	B．TEACHER
C．SECRETARY	D．PAINTER

【推荐1】Suppose you are working as a manager in a famous company in China, and you will be sent to New York for a further study soon, but you don't think your English is good enough. So you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.

1. What is special about the 2lst Century English Training Centre?

A．Its teaching quality is better.

B．It is the nearest to the city center.

C．Its courses are more advanced.

D．It requires an entrance examination.

2. Which school will you choose if you are busy in the daytime?

A．Global English Center and Modern Language School.

B．Global English Center and the International House of English.

C．Modern Language School and the 2lst Century English Training Centre.

D．The 2lst Century English Training Centre and the International House of English.

3. If you prefer to have English course on weekends, which telephone number will you call?

A．67353019.	B．67705272.
C．67801642.	D．67432308.

【推荐2】Scientific educational toys can develop kid’s reasoning, problem-solving and critical thinking capacity and improve their hand-eye coordination. But the most powerful thing is that the children will associate learning with fun. That means they will grow into adults with a thirst for knowledge and a highly developed set of skills for learning. Here are some of the best:

·Science Kit

You can guarantee two things if you buy your kids one: a lot of fun and a lot of mess. It’s a 20-piece kit that teaches the basics of chemical reactions. It’s recommended for kids aged 6 and above, with adult company. You don’t have to be a scientist, since there is an activity book with instructions for possible experiments.

·Mini Terra Kit

You don’t have to wait for the sun to come out to teach kids about the natural world. This all-inclusive kit is a miniature garden that simulates a natural environment by using a powerful LED light. It includes a terrarium jar, light-up jar lid, Micro USB charger, and all the natural ingredients to get started. It also has a simple instruction booklet that you can work through with your kids.

·Gravity Run

This classic is not just about building a structure and watching the marbles go up and down. The games are designed for kids aged 8+ to develop spatial awareness, planning, and reasoning. With 60 challenges (beginner to expert), this award-winning game can be enjoyed by all the family. The expert levels are actually quite challenging, so be prepared for some failures.

·WeRo Kit

This prize-winning robot toy features over 840 pieces, a WeRo Move Hub, Interactive Moto, and a Distance Sensor. You can build it into 5 completely different robots, meaning endless fun for the kids and even adults. Once they’ve built the character of their choice, they can programme it to perform countless tasks including walking and talking on its own.

1. What is the greatest strength of scientific educational toys?

A．Training young scientists.	B．Stimulating learning desire.
C．Developing hand-eye coordination.	D．Building up problem-solving habits.

2. Which toy suits kids who enjoy growing plants?

A．Science kit.

B．Mini Terra Kit.

C．Gravity Run.

D．WeRo Kit.

3. What is special about WeRo Kit?

A．It has different levels.	B．It is the only prize-winner.
C．It requires parental guidance.	D．It involves programming skills.

【推荐3】Many visitors to the UK go straight to London and never explore outside the capital, which is a pity, for there is various landscape only a few hours away, in any one of Britain’s largest areas of protected countryside, its national parks.

The Cairngorms

The biggest is the Cairngorms in northern Scotland, with some of the country’s highest mountains and the best place for skiing. Ponytrekking, climbing and fishing are also popular, along with Scotland’s national game, golf. Wildlife enthusiasts are well rewarded — this is the home of the red deer, red squirrel and golden eagle.

The Lake District

Over the border in England is the Lake District, originally made famous by local Romantic poet William Wordsworth two hundred years ago. People have been travelling here in large numbers since 1847 when a railway was built to its biggest lake, Windermere. Children’s writers have found inspiration here too, and the mountains make for excellent walking, with breathtaking views.

Snowdonia

Wales also has its fair share of impressive landscape — Snowdonia was one of the first national parks to be created in 1951. You will find the road signs in two languages and hear Welsh spoken in the local shops. If mountain climbing is not your thing, try visiting a castle built by a 13th-century prince, or check out the nearby beaches.

The Giant’s Causeway

For the strangest coastal scenery of all, cross the Irish Sea to the Giant’s Causeway, a set of basalt (玄武岩) columns formed by volcanic activity sixty million years ago — or, as legend (传说) has it, built by warrior giant Finn McCool to walk from Northern Ireland to fight his enemy in Scotland. The stone “steps” are not complete because the giant fell asleep — something you’ll probably want to do yourself at the end of an exciting day in the great British outdoors.

1. Which of the following can offer you wonderful snow scenery?

A．The Giant’s Causeway.	B．Snowdonia.
C．The Cairngorms.	D．The Lake District.

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．The Giant’s Causeway was built by warrior giant Finn McCool.

B．Snowdonia was the first national park to be created in the UK.

C．All of these national parks can be accessed within several hours.

D．The Lake District attracts large numbers of people in that people can find inspiration there.

3. Which of the following magazines does this passage most probably appear?

A．Discovery.	B．News Weekly.
C．Space Exploration	D．National Geographic.

【推荐1】Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.

One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing.

Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.

Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. Ted, Brownie’s owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted around, barking all the time, then darting toward a nearby empty lot (an area of land) and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent (紧急的)!”

Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs stuck in a steel trap. Frightened, Ted now wished he had followed Spotty earlier.

Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.

Brownie’s leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends running after each other down that well-worn path between their houses.

1. At the very beginning, Brownie’s family paid little attention to Spotty because __________.

A．they were not free at the moment	B．they were sure Brownie would be OK
C．they didn’t like Spotty	D．their missing dog made them sad

2. After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he __________.

A．managed to free his dog at once	B．was very thankful to Spotty
C．regretted not following Spotty earlier	D．was angry with the trap-maker

3. We can infer from the passage that __________.

A．it was Spotty’s timely help that saved Brownie

B．it’s not right to hunt animals in any neighborhood

C．Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on

D．humans and animals depend on each other for comfort

【推荐2】Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes (失礼) for the newcomers. A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pubs-starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters-you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.

Pub culture is designed to promote sociability (社交) in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite normal behavior. “If you haven't been to a pub, you haven't been to Britain.” This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists' Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers' rule of conduct for those wanting to sample “a central part of British life and culture”.

The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing annoys the regular customers and bar staff more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order.

1. The underlined word “sample” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.

A．taste

B．experience

C．test

D．record

2. The culture of pub in Britain is so developed to ______.

A．encourage people to communicate with each other

B．encourage more people to consume drinks

C．attract more tourists to the pubs

D．form its own character of culture

3. If you don't follow the local rules in a pub, ________.

A．you won't buy good local drinks

B．you may annoy the regular customers and bar staff

C．you may fail to feel the local culture

D．you might get into a dangerous place

4. What may be the best title for the passage?

A．Self-service Pubs in Britain	B．British Local Pubs: Special Chat Places
C．Local Pub Culture in Britain	D．Manners in British Local Pubs

【推荐3】When she was studying to become a scientist, Megan Strauss rode in a small airplane to study giraffes. While a pilot flew over the Serengeti in Tanzania, Africa, the researchers looked down carefully and counted giraffes.

"I am always amazed how easily we can spot warthogs and other small animals, yet we sometimes have trouble seeing giraffes. Giraffes are slender in shape, and they may not throw a good shadow, " says Dr. Strauss, who has since become a wildlife scientist.

The Serengeti is about the size of Vermont, a state in the northeastern US, so the scientists could not study the entire area. Instead, they surveyed three areas where giraffes were studied in the 1970s. As they expected, they saw far fewer of these animals.

To find out if lions had been killing more giraffes in recent years, the team looked at the survival of young giraffes. Lions kill more young giraffes than adults, but the team found no decrease in young giraffes' survival after they are born, compared with the 1970s.

The team then looked at whether too many giraffes were being killed by parasites(寄生虫).The researchers counted parasite eggs in giraffe droppings, and they found too few to harm the giraffe population.

They looked into whether poachers (盗猎者)were killing too many giraffes. Two of the areas they studied are where giraffe meat is sometimes sold in local markets. Poachers catch more adult males than other giraffes. Researchers spotted too few males compared with females in those two areas, a sign of poaching.

When the food supply is short, the environment supports fewer giraffes and the females have fewer young giraffes. A lot of new trees have grown in the Serengeti, but many are a type that giraffes do not like to eat. The researchers found fewer young giraffes today than in the 1970s compared with the number of adult females, a sign that food was in short supply.

Dr. Strauss is working on an environmental education program for Tanzania including books for students. These materials will educate Tanzanians and help them to help giraffes. As knowledge grows and changes are made, they hope the giraffe population will increase.

1. What did Dr. Strauss find while studying giraffes in the Serengeti?

A．It was too costly to study giraffes.

B．It was hard to spot giraffes from the air.

C．The number of giraffes had increased slowly.

D．Giraffes lived in smaller areas than in the 1970s.

2. How did the team study the lion-giraffe relationship?

A．By analyzing giraffe droppings.

B．By comparing young giraffes with adults.

C．By comparing male giraffes and females.

D．By surveying the survival of young giraffes.

3. What is Dr. Strauss doing to help giraffes?

A．She is founding a national park in Tanzania.

B．She is counting giraffes in the entire Serengeti.

C．She is educating students to write about giraffes.

D．She is raising environmental awareness in local people.

【推荐1】On the outside, 12-year-old Luna seems like an average kid. It’s not until you get to know her that you learn that Luna is anything but average.

Born with a heart defect (缺陷) called dextrocardia, Luna has had three open-heart operations and continues to pursue (追求) her interests in art and fashion. But when Luna was approached by sport shoe company Saucony to design a shoe for sale across the country, it came as quite a surprise.

“This is so incredible. I got to use my art and creativity for something new that I’d never thought I’d be able to design,” Luna said. She is one of six patients from Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) who have partnered with Saucony to design their own shoes to launch the “Shoes with Soul” campaign.

“Rather than just a donation, we wanted to create an experience and a moment that would raise not only money, but also awareness to highlight all the amazing work that’s being done at BCH,” says Chris, Saucony’s vice president. “Specifically, we wanted to give some of the BCH kids an opportunity to share their stories and their talents with the world.”

Luna’s design is fashion. “On the tongue, they digitalized one of my drawings, and then on bottom it’s a really bright pink color, and on the inside, the sole of the shoe is actually another drawing I did of a sunset,” she said. “Thinking about kids everywhere around the world wearing my shoes is amazing. It blows my mind.”

The income from the shoe sales will benefit the Boston Children’s Hospital Cardiac Fitness Program, which encourages kids to “find your possible” through personalized exercise programs tailored for each individual patient’s heart condition.

“It feels really good to help people and it’s really something I can relate to,” says Luna. “The advice I would give a kid or someone like me is never giving up. There are a lot of kids out there with your condition and you’re not alone.”

1. What happened to Luna according to the passage?

A．She failed to design shoes for sale.

B．Luna had over three open-heart operations.

C．She got an unexpected chance to design shoes.

D．She suffered from a serious heart attack after she was born.

2. What is the main reason why the shoe company partnered with the patients from BCH?

A．They had a talent for design shoes.

B．They had great interests in art and fashion.

C．The shoe company wanted to create a chance to display their talents.

D．The shoe company wanted to provide a way to donate money to them.

3. How was Luna feeling when thinking about her designed shoes?

A．Surprised.

B．Excited.

C．Stressed.

D．Bored.

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．He who laughs last laughs best.	B．Where there is life, there is hope.
C．Helping others is helping ourselves.	D．Stick to your dream even if there are difficulties.

【推荐2】We all know that forests-especially rainforests-absorb carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen that all living things depend on. It’s no wonder that they have been named the lungs of the planet. Today, after the big fires in the Amazon, Alaska, Greenland, and even Siberia, it’s very clear that we need to grow a forest that is fireproof. That’s not an impossible dream. We can grow seaweed forests that are fireproof because they are underwater.

Seaweed can store carbon and help reduce the influence of global warming. Now, seaweed is being farmed in small ocean farms to be used for food, medicines, and beauty products. If seaweed can be grown on a large scale(大规模地), it could help to fight against global warming.

“Seaweed is finally having its moment in the spotlight,” said Halley Froehlich, a scientist at the University of California. She is the lead author of a new study published in Current Biology. The study shows that large-scale seaweed farming could be used to cancel out land-based carbon emissions and it mapped the areas of the oceans where seaweed could be grown.

Now, only 3.8 percent of the US waters off the coast of California are being used to grow seaweed but that is just 0.065 of the ocean that can be farmed. In fact, 48 square kilometers of the world’s oceans can be used for seaweed farming.

For seaweed farms to be part of the global solution, they will have to be much larger. To create underwater forests, seaweed would have to be grown, harvested and then sunk into the deep ocean so that the trapped carbon could be buried for years to come.

While it sounds like a good plan on paper, “The technology doesn’t yet exist” to keep seaweed in the deep ocean, said Froehlich. “Hopefully this paper encourages conversation among engineers and economists about what it would take for the actual tools to be put in place.”

1. What makes people put forward the idea of growing seaweed forests?

A．The burning of forests.

B．Seaweed’s economic and medical value.

C．Uncontrollable carbon dioxide emissions.

D．Their long-lasting dream of underwater exploration.

2. Why can seaweed be used to fight against global warming?

A．It doesn’t burn.	B．It doesn’t pollute.
C．It can take in carbon.	D．It can break down plastics.

3. What does the underlined part “having its moment in the spotlight”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Breaking silence.	B．Taking a bad turn.
C．Drawing people’s attention.	D．Making room for other products.

4. What does Frochlich say about the idea of growing seaweed forests in the last paragraph?

A．It has a long way to go.	B．It has been put into practice.
C．It needs lots of money to carry out.	D．It needs enough evidence to support.