【推荐1】What limits you from hiking more often? Many complain that they don't have a suitable partner to go with. Why not take a look at the great hiking clubs across Canada?

• Yukon Outdoors Club

Website: yukonoutdoorsclub.ca

Membership cost: $10 for a single membership; $15 for a family membership

Description: The club arranges day hikes, backpacking trips, canoe trips, mountain biking, cross-country skiing trips, snowshoeing trips and various workshops for members to gain new skills and valuable information.

• UBC Varsity Outdoor Club

Website: ubc-voc.com

Membership cost: Students $40； non-UBC students $60

Description: The UBC Varsity Outdoor Club is a social group that hikes, mountaineers, rock climbs and ice climbs. Travel and outdoor-minded UBC students and non-students are welcome to join. The UBC VOC has also constructed a few backcountry cottages in the Coast Mountains.

• Pender Harbor Hiking Group

Website: penderharbourhiking.weebly. Com

Membership cost: Free.

Description: The Pender Harbor Hiking Group offers hikes scheduled two months in advance, so get on the mailing list or check the website regularly to find a hike that's right for you! Hikes are usually one and a half to two hours long, but some full-day hikes are scheduled, depending on members, interest.

• Vernon Outdoors Club

Website: vernonoutdoorsclub. Org

Membership cost: A single membership is $25, and students pay $10, Children are free.

Description: Boasting a membership of close to 200 people, the Vernon Outdoors Club is an active group that enjoys hiking and cycling. The group organizes a Tuesday Rambles event each week and also hosts multi-day trips.

1. Which club has built remote shelters for hikers?

A．The Yukon Outdoors Club.

B．The Vernon Outdoors Club.

C．The UBC Varsity Outdoor Club.

D．The Pender Harbor Hiking Group.

2. What should you do if you hope to hike with the Pender Harbour Hiking Group?

A．Make a proper appointment.

B．Follow the website or the mail.

C．Develop your interest in hiking.

D．Arrange two months ahead of time.

3. What do the four clubs have in common?

A．Booking in advance.

B．Charging membership fee.

C．Providing skill workshops.

D．Organizing hiking activities.

【推荐1】Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge(剧增) of women in the workforce may mean a rejection of marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. The converse(反面) of this concern is that becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriage. In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner. Data show that economic downturns tend to put off marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy comes to life, the number of marriages also rises.
The increase in divorce rates follows to the increase in women working outside the home. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions. The impact of a wife’s work on divorce is no less cloudy than its impact on marriage decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally plausible(似是而非的). Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. By raising a family’s standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family’s financial and emotional stability.
Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union.
Also, a major part of women’s inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have remained the main breadwinners. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.
1. It is said in the passage that when the economy falls_____

A．men would choose working women as their marriage partners

B．more women would get married to seek financial security

C．even working women would worry about their marriages

D．more people would prefer to remain single for the time being

2. If women find fulfillment through work outside the home,_____.

A．they are more likely to dominate their marriage partners

B．their husbands are expected to do more housework

C．their marriage ties can be strengthened

D．they tend to put their career before marriage

3. One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that_____.

A．they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom

B．they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands

C．they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectations

D．they tend to suspect their husbands loyalty to their marriage

4. Which of the following statements can best summarize the authors view in the passage?

A．The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the country

B．Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in marriage

C．In order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remain independent

D．The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.

【推荐2】The continuous increase in the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has had a deep and broad effect on how we live and interact with one another, resulting in many changes that are likely to be long-lasting.

For example, to reduce contact during COVID-19, shaking hands, a standard style of greeting used by officials and businessmen has been replaced. In the US, the country hardest-hit by the outbreak, with over 36 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 610,000 deaths, the top health official said such social gatherings should end, even when COVID-19 is over. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told The Wall Street Journal, “I don't think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you.” Neel Gandhi, a professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, told ESPN, a US sports broadcaster, “When we talk about transmission, the hands are the place that I focus on the most.”

If such advice from health experts is followed, it will produce a big shift in human behavior. However, some people are finding alternative ways to greet one another at a time when direct contact is disapproved of. In South Korea, bowing deeply has become popular. In Australia, officials have suggested that people pat each other on the back instead of shaking hands.

Handshakes are just one form of contact that has largely ended during COVIO-19, along with hugging and high-fives. As many people worldwide rebuild their social lives, experts are predicting that some degree of social contact will disappear for good.

Chen Xuefeng, deputy director of the Institute of Psychology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said. “In the post-COVID-19 era, people are likely to behave more discreetly for a while. They will pay more attention to themselves, such as caring for their health, spending more time alone, moving offline activities online, socializing less and saving more.” Chen added, “This new way of life means that some industries whore old habits are deep-rooted will face challenges in upgrading.”

1. What does Anthony Eauci suggest doing in the face of COVID-19?

A．Avoiding handshakes.	B．Ending social gatherings.
C．Moving offline activities online.	D．Using a standard style of greeting.

2. How does the author show the big change in human behavior in paragraph 3?

A．By data.	B．By example.
C．By experiment.	D．By imagination.

3. What does the word “discreetly” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Carefully.	B．Confidently.
C．Capably.	D．Comically.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Old unnecessary habits worldwide.

B．Traditional forms of communication.

C．The disasters in the post-COVID-19 era.

D．The social contact changes caused by COVID-19.