Located in the Bahamas, Andros Island is also known as “The Sleeping Giant”,yet with only about 8.000 people living on it. Now the island has a new luxury resort Caerula Mar Club- which opened this February. The once-abandoned property was discovered by a well- known HGTV reality star couple who transformed it into a hotel. The Canadian design duo Bryan and Sarah Baeumler were vacationing in the Bahamas in the summer of 2017 when they discovered a once-abandoned resort. They instantly decided to purchase it with hopes to transform the 10-acre beachfront property into a luxury hotel.
However, they had no idea how much the investment would end up costing them. Here most supplies had to be shipped in, and the property was in bad shape. The budget for the remodelling should be around $ 4 million, but they've spent well over $ 10 million. What's worse, in the fall of 2019, category 5 Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas, and their employees and friends were affected.
Finally, several months later, as they prepared to open the resort to the public, the Coronavirus pandemic (大流行病)struck. They'd just been fully booked throughout the fall and winter months when the new disaster stopped everything as the Bahamas were put on lockdown.
With tourism opening up again, new plans are now for an October launch, but they're just taking things one day at a time. "I think at the end of this pandemic, well find many people are searching for a different experience,” says Bryan. "Instead of crowding into large resorts, they'll be going to properties where they can meet people, connect with the locals and experience nature. Our hotel is just such a place.”
Now the couple is focusing on the future while creating new development for visitors. “We certainly have plans to responsibly and sustainably develop the island that will help support the local economy says Bryan.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A.Life on Andros Island is fast-paced. |
B.Andros Island is lightly populated. |
C.The couple built the hotel as planned. |
D.The couple found the luxury hotel accidentally. |
A.Finances and disasters. | B.The bad local economy. |
C.Poor health conditions. | D.Local people's objections. |
A.He thinks it's not worth the price. | B.He is worried about it. |
C.He is confident about it. | D.He thinks it should be reevaluated. |
A.The sustainable ways of developing the island. |
B.The political effects of the hotel on the island. |
C.The promising future of the tourism on the island. |
D.The couple's determination to contribute to the island. |
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【推荐1】Jane Goodall is walking in Tanzania, searching carefully for chimpanzees (黑猩猩). Her love for chimps began when she was just a baby. Her father had bought her a toy when she was a year old, and Jubilee—as her chimp was called, became her constant companion.
Jane Goodall was fascinated with animals and she dreamed of becoming a naturalist in Africa. But with not enough money to even attend college, she found herself working as a waitress to pay her bills.
One day in 1956, a letter arrived from a childhood friend in Kenya, inviting her for a visit. The young Jane Goodall finally bought a ticket to Mombasa.
When 26-year-old Jane Goodall set foot in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream Reserve, not much was known about chimps. Jane did not even have an undergraduate degree, but what she did have was a deep love for the forest, patience and a thirst for learning.
Jane’s findings changed humans’ opinion of chimpanzees in many ways. One of her primary discoveries that have since been observed in other species was the presence of emotion in animals. She also discovered that different from previous belief, chimps are not vegetarians. While their diet is mostly made up of fruits, nuts, and seeds, she observed them hunting and eating the meat of small monkeys.
When Jane published her first book, In the Shadow of Man, she received a lot of criticism (批判). There were complaints that she had named her chimps rather than giving them fixed numbers. She was told that she could not assume that chimps had personalities or emotions. She was also criticized for using feeding stations to attract chimps for observation.
However, on the whole, the contributions that Jane has made to science, not only as a researcher but as a conservationist, are invaluable. She challenged ideas nobody had ever thought to question and her work continues to shape research today.
1. What do we know about Jane?A.She was born in Kenya. | B.She majored in animal science at college. |
C.She loved chimps from a very young age. | D.She learned about animals from her father. |
A.Animals have their own languages. | B.Animals have emotions. |
C.Chimps only eat plants. | D.Chimps can use tools. |
A.Opposed. | B.Concerned. | C.Doubtful. | D.Appreciative. |
A.Jane: A champion of chimps! | B.What separates us from chimps? |
C.How to make friends with chimps. | D.Jane still fights for endangered chimps. |
【推荐2】Clark and Dale were staying in the same room in hospital. Clark was so sick that he could not even move his body. He had to spend all his time lying on his back. Dale could sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was next to the room’s only window.
Over time, Clark and Dale became good friends. Every afternoon, Dale would look out of the room’s only window, describing the scenery outside for his friend. He told Clark about the flowers in a park outside the window, the people walking by, the green trees beside the roads-anything that might interest a man.
One morning, when a nurse came only to check the two men, she found that Dale had died in his sleep. As soon as the room seemed tidy again. Clark asked if he could move to the bed next to the window so that he could look out of the window himself. The nurse agreed. Slowly, he could take his first look at the world outside. To his surprise, he could see nothing but a blank wall of another building.
The nurse explained that Dale had been blind. He had never seen anything outside the window at all-but he described beautiful scenes to help his friend feel better.
1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph One mean?A.Clark was too sick to move his body. |
B.Although Clark was sick, he could move his body. |
C.Clark was sick, so he didn’t want to move his body. |
D.Although Clark was sick, he was asked to move his body. |
A.The doctor. | B.The nurse. | C.His family. | D.His friend Dale. |
A.Because he missed his friend very much. | B.The bed there was tidier than his. |
C.He wanted to look at the world outside. | D.Because he felt worse and worse. |
A.The flowers in a park. | B.The green trees beside roads. |
C.The people walking by. | D.A blank wall of another building. |
①Clark was so sick.
②Dale described the scenery outside for his friend.
③Clark and Dale became good friends.
④Dale had died in his sleep.
A.①②③④ | B.①③②④ | C.③②①④ | D.③①②④ |
【推荐3】My philosophy (哲学) professor was a typical eccentric philosopher, whose behavior was a bit strange. His disheveled (蓬乱的) appearance was highlighted by a wellworn tweed sport coat and poor-fitting thick glasses, which often rested on the tip of his nose. Every now and then, as most philosophy professors do, he would dig into one of those existential “what’s the meaning of life” discussions. Many of those discussions went nowhere, but there were a few that really hit home. This was one of them:
“Respond to the following questions by a show of hands,” my professor instructed.
“How many of you can tell me something about your parents?” Everyone’s hand went up.
“How many of you can tell me something about your grandparents?” About three-fourths of the class raised their hands.
“How many of you can tell me something about your great-grandparents?” Two out of sixty students raised their hands.
“Look around the room,” he said. “In just two short generations hardly any of us even know who our own great-grandparents were. Oh sure, maybe we have an old photograph stored away in a musty cigar box or know the classic family story about how one of them walked five miles to school barefoot. But how many of us really know who they were, what they thought, what they were proud of, what they were afraid of, or what they dreamed about? Think about that. Within three generations our ancestors (祖先) are all but forgotten. Will this happen to you?”
“Here’s a better question. Look ahead three generations. You are long gone. Instead of you sitting in this room, now it’s your greatgrandchildren. What will they have to say about you? Will they know about you? Or will you be forgotten, too?”
“Is your life going to be a warning or an example? What legacy (遗产) will you leave? The choice is yours. Class is over.”
Nobody rose from their seats for a good five minutes.
1. Which of the following can best describe the professor?A.Untidy but considerate. | B.Fashionable and helpful. |
C.Neat and responsible. | D.Odd but thoughtful. |
A.To share his own interesting stories. |
B.To suggest new ways to know the ancestors. |
C.To indicate people’s understanding of the ancestors are shallow. |
D.To prove they are good ways to know the ancestors. |
A.It went nowhere like the previous ones. |
B.It inspired our thinking about life. |
C.The professor was discontent with our answers. |
D.The professor offered us his answers to the questions. |
A.Our strange philosophy professor. | B.Our memorable and respectable ancestors. |
C.A gap among three generations. | D.A lesson about legacy. |
【推荐1】Jamil Jan Kochai, the author of 99 Nights in Logar, searched for more than a decade for Susan Lung — the second-grade teacher who had changed his life over 20 years earlier. On Saturday night, the two were finally reunited at one of his book-reading events.
The writer was born in a refugee camp for Afghans in Peshawar, Pakistan, and his family moved to California when he was just a year old. At home, they spoke mostly Pashto and some Farsi, so by the time he reached first grade, he was at a total loss because he could hardly speak English. Then came Mrs. Lung, who quickly realized that Kochai was deeply struggling at Alyce Norman Elementary School.
The two got to work, meeting for one-on-one lessons nearly every day after school. At the end of the school year, Kochai won reading-comprehension competitions.
Lung and Kochai lost touch when Kochai’s father got a job in another city and the boy moved on, with a new love of reading and writing. When he grew older, Kochai’s parents encouraged him to find his former teacher to thank her. But despite his efforts, he failed to track her down.
“I didn’t know her first name. She was always just Mrs. Lung to me, so when I called places to ask about her, they couldn’t find any records of her,” Kochai said.
Then, while promoting his first novel, he wrote an essay for Literary Hub magazine touching on the transformative impact that Lung had on his life. Lung’s doctor happened to read it, and told the now-retired educator about that.
Lung’s husband saw a Facebook post about Kochai’s reading event on Saturday in Davis, California and suggested he drive his wife there.
“I had no idea they were going to be there,” Kochai said. “It was just like a sweet dream. Mrs. Lung was sitting in the front row. She was just the same Mrs. Lung. Just as sweet, kind and warm as ever.”
Kochai and Lung hugged, and Kochai finally got the chance to express to her how much he still thought of her and how much she meant to him.
1. How did Mrs. Lung help Kochai?A.By dropping by his house regularly. | B.By asking him to read more in class. |
C.By spending extra time tutoring him. | D.By saving him out of a refugee camp. |
A.There were few records about her. | B.His parents provided little support. |
C.He was too young to remember her. | D.He had limited information about her. |
A.Surprised and delighted. | B.Discouraged and frustrated. |
C.Uneasy and curious. | D.Alarmed and awe-inspiring. |
A.A Distinguished Guest Showed Up at a Reading Event |
B.A Writer Was Finally Reunited With His Former Teacher |
C.A Famous Teacher Saved a Poor Student’s Whole Life |
D.A Book Changed a Celebrity and a Retired Teacher |
【推荐2】The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.
Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.
But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.
Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.
One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”
That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.
1. What does the underlined sentence mean?A.Each child got an important job. |
B.Each child got an interesting job. |
C.The most responsible student got the job of least interest. |
D.The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference. |
A.Uncertain. | B.Negative | C.Positive | D.Acceptive. |
A.hunter | B.biologist | C.director | D.principal |
A.Never complain about life. |
B.Small tasks can lead to fortunes. |
C.Men are best known by their friends. |
D.Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck. |
【推荐3】Night fell. A policeman was patrolling(巡逻) in his block when he noticed a man leaning against the doorway of a restaurant. “It’s all right here, officer, I’m waiting for a friend. 20 years ago tonight, I dined here with Jimmy Wells, my best buddy. I was to leave for the West the next day. We agreed to meet here again 20 years later.” said the man, striking a match to light his cigar. “Hope your friend comes around.” said the policeman, passing on along his beat.
20 minutes later a tall man in a long overcoat went directly to the waiting man. “Is that you, Bob?” he asked doubtfully. “Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the man. “Oh!” exclaimed the new arrival. “It’s Bob! How has the West treated you, old sport?” “It’s given me everything. You’ve changed lots — so tall by two or three inches.” “I grew a bit.” “Doing well here?” “Moderately. Come on, let s go to my place and have a good talk. ”
The two hit the road, arm in arm, with one boasting his career in the West. At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights. When they came into this glare, each of them stared at the others’ face.
The man from the West stopped and released his arm, “You’re not Jimy Wells. 20 years is not long enough to change a man’s nose from a Roman to a pug.”
“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man. “You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, ‘Silky’ Bob. Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to have a chat with you. Before going to the station, here’s a note to you from Patrol man Wells.”
The man unfolded the note, reading:
“Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match, I saw it was the face wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job. JIMMY.”
1. Why did Bob show up at the doorway of the restaurant?A.Because he wanted to avoid being caught by the policeman. |
B.Because he expected to taste the best food again in his hometown. |
C.Because he tried to keep the appointment with his old friend. |
D.Because he attempted to bring back the old memories in the restaurant. |
A.By his height. | B.By his accent. | C.By his character. | D.By his nose. |
A.Bob failed to recognize the false Jimmy Wells from start to finish. |
B.Bob was likely to have committed a crime in the West. |
C.Jimmy Wells did not turn up to meet Bob as appointed. |
D.Jimmy Wells thought friendship with Bob mattered most. |
A.Ambitious and considerate. |
B.Hardworking and iron-minded. |
C.Responsible and patient. |
D.Straight and fair-minded. |