1 . San Francisco Fire Engine Tours
San Francisco Winery TourRunning: February 1st through April 30th
This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price)
Departing from the Cannery: Tour times upon request.Duration(时长): 2 hours
Price: $90
Back to the Fifties Tour
Running: August 16th through August 31st
This tour transports you back in time to one of San Francisco’s most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.
Departing from the Cannery: 5:00 pm and 7:30 pmDuration: 2 hours
Price: $90
Spooky Halloween Tour
Running: October 10th through October 31st
Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district. Authentic fire gear(服装) is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco.
Departing from the Cannery: 6:30 pm and 8:30 pmDuration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Price: Available upon request
Holiday Lights Tour
Running: December 6th through December 23rd
This attractive tour takes you to some of San Francisco’s most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.
Departing from the Cannery: 7:00 pm and 9:00 pmDuration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Advance reservations required.
1. Which of the tours is available in March?
| A．San Francisco Winery Tour. | B．Back to the Fifties Tour. |
| C．Spooky Hallowen Tour. | D．Holiday Lights Tour. |
| A．Go to Treasure Island. | B．Enjoy the holiday scenes. |
| C．Have free ice cream. | D．Visit the Presidio district. |
| A．Take some drinks. | B．Set off early in the morning. |
| C．Wear warm clothes. | D．Make reservations in advance. |
2 . It’s no secret that non-alcoholic beer tastes much worse than regular beer, but scientists in Denmark now claim to have developed a way of making it taste just as satisfying.
What non-alcoholic beer lacks is the flavor from hops (啤酒花). When you remove the alcohol from the beer, for example by heating it up, you also kill the flavor that comes from hops. Other methods for making alcohol-free beer also lead to poor flavor because alcohol is needed for hops to pass their unique flavor to the beer.
“After years of research, we have found a way to produce monoterpenoids (单萜), which provide the flavor, and then add them to the beer at the end of the process of making beer to give back its lost flavor. No one has been able to do this before, so it’s a game changer for non-alcoholic beer,” the Danish professor added.
This method of artificially recreating the flavor of hops using monoterpenoids is currently being tested in factories producing across Denmark, and the plan is to have a plan ready for the country’s entire beer industry by the end of October.
Although non-alcoholic beer has been growing in popularity at a very rapid pace, the new thing announced by Sotirios Kampranis and his team could have major meaning for the entire beer industry and our environment. Growing hops is a very wasteful process, with one kilogram of hops requiring no less than 2.7 tons of water.
“With our method, we skip hops and the water and the transportation. This means that one kilogram of hops can be produced with more than 10,000 times less water and more than 100 times less CO2,” Kampranis said. “When the monoterpenoids are released from yeast, we collect them and put them into the beer, giving back the taste of regular beer that so many of us know and love.” he added.
1. What plays a key role in making beer?| A．Hops. | B．Water. | C．CO2. | D．Patience. |
| A．It is the best beer in the market. | B．It has been produced in many countries. |
| C．It has the same taste with the traditional beer. | D．It is very popular with the young in Denmark. |
| A．It is a process filled with waste. | B．It is environmentally friendly. |
| C．It needs better transportation. | D．It gets an unexpected response. |
| A．Sports. | B．Culture. | C．Education. | D．Technology. |
3 . Before arriving in China, I had read lots of books about China. Therefore, when I arrived, I was excited to be living in this huge historically and culturally rich country. It was so greatly different from the UK. The food, the landmarks, the big cities and everyday life—I couldn’t wait to explore.
However, learning Chinese hadn’t even entered my mind, not because I was lazy, but because I had no confidence to learn the most difficult language in the world. Besides this, once I moved to China, I lived in Shanghai. It is an international city, with many people speaking English as a second language. So I thought English would be sufficient.
But after a year in China I found many expats(侨民) spoke Chinese. Perhaps it was achievable after all? I felt uncomfortable because so many Chinese people could speak English while I couldn’t even speak the most basic Chinese. To face the challenge, I decided to begin my language journey and my only regret is that I didn’t start earlier.
In the two years since starting to learn I have made great progress. Now, I am able to talk in Chinese on many topics. Learning to speak Chinese isn’t as difficult as I once expected. When I speak to Chinese people in Chinese, they almost always understand me. The most challenging thing is listening since Chinese people talk at such a speed. I can’t always understand what’s been said, but my weekly online language exchanges help with this. Learning Chinese has taken a lot of hard work. But there is still a long way to go before I reach my goal of fluency(流利). Learning Chinese not only helps me in day-to-day life, but deepens my cultural understanding of such a great country. So, to all my non-Chinese friends I say this, don’t be afraid, face the challenge and be confident.
1. What did the writer do after arriving in China?| A．Read a lot of books about China. | B．Couldn’t wait to study Chinese. |
| C．Tried to learn more about China. | D．Missed his life in his home of UK. |
| A．Enough. | B．Important. | C．Necessary. | D．Possible. |
| A．He has a hearing problem. |
| B．Chinese people speak too fast. |
| C．Chinese is the most difficult language. |
| D．He doesn’t know much about many topics. |
| A．A new opinion in learning. |
| B．Exploring the joy of learning Chinese. |
| C．The writer’s journey of learning Chinese. |
| D．The value of learning a new language. |
4 . Once a year, around the time when Christians celebrate Easter, Muslims celebrate Ramadan and Jews celebrate Passover, I often invite my 24-person team to a joyful and special dinner at my place. To
I think this
Yet when people
I’m also really
As the person in charge of the lab, I see preserving a variety of cultural backgrounds as an important part of my job. Such an accessible, varied and supportive
| A．accommodate | B．avoid | C．change | D．control |
| A．enjoy | B．throw | C．prepare | D．taste |
| A．dream | B．tradition | C．promise | D．debate |
| A．strange | B．conservative | C．poor | D．diverse |
| A．gives up | B．turns down | C．consists of | D．leaves out |
| A．breakthroughs | B．backgrounds | C．ambitions | D．hobbies |
| A．differences | B．recipes | C．requirements | D．standards |
| A．visit | B．praise | C．join | D．aid |
| A．regret | B．charge | C．sympathy | D．love |
| A．surprised at | B．proud of | C．interested in | D．worried about |
| A．curious | B．casual | C．careful | D．relaxed |
| A．thank | B．defeat | C．compare | D．choose |
| A．scientifically | B．physically | C．mentally | D．financially |
| A．respect | B．protect | C．stand | D．doubt |
| A．chance | B．position | C．lecture | D．environment |
5 . Every few years, snowshoe hare (白靴兔) numbers in the Canadian Yukon climb to a peak. As hare populations increase, so do those of their predators (捕食者): lynx and coyotes. Then hare populations fall and their predators start to die off. The cycle is a famous phenomenon among ecologists and has been studied since the 1920s.
In recent years, though, researchers have found hare numbers fall from their peak not just because predators eat too many of them. Long-lasting stress from living surrounded by killers causes mother hares to eat less food and bear fewer babies. The trauma (创伤) of living through such threats causes lasting changes in brain chemistry, keeping the hares from reproducing at normal levels.
And it’s not just snowshoe hares, as behavioral ecologists Liana Zanette and Michael Clinchy, who study what they call the ecology of fear, have shown. They’ve found that fear of predators can cause other wild mammals (哺乳动物) and songbirds to bear and raise fewer young. The offspring of frightened voles and song sparrows are less likely to succeed in reproducing. These findings add to a growing body of evidence showing that fearful experiences can have long-lasting effects on wildlife and suggesting that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only unique to humans, but shared among other creatures.
Rudy Boonstra, a population ecologist at the University of Toronto, sees the response of snowshoe hares as an adaptation that allows the animals to make the best of a bad situation. Animals stressed by many predators spend more time hiding and less time feeding, so they produce fewer young—but that may allow more adult hares to survive to rebuild the population when the cycle starts again.
Despite the evidence that a wide range of animals experience the long-term impacts of extreme stress, some psychologists still hold their human-centric (以人为本的) view of PTSD. “It is defined in terms of human responses,” says neurobiologist David Diamond. “There is no biological measure—you can’t get a blood test that says someone has PTSD. This is a psychological disease, and that’s why I call it a human disorder. Because a rat can’t tell you how it feels.”
1. What did researchers find about snowshoe hares lately?| A．Their predators are in danger of dying out. |
| B．Their numbers decline partly because of stress. |
| C．Their safety is threatened by lynx and coyotes. |
| D．Their populations rise and fall every few years. |
| A．PTSD exists among wild animals. |
| B．It is hard for animals to remember trauma. |
| C．Snowshoe hares suffer more than other mammals. |
| D．Birds attract fewer predators than land animals do. |
| A．PTSD is a uniquely human problem. |
| B．Blood tests help identify animals’ PTSD. |
| C．PTSD is a normal adaptive response. |
| D．More animals are suffering from PTSD. |
| A．To give a brief introduction to PTSD. |
| B．To talk about how to get over trauma. |
| C．To discuss how fear might hurt animals. |
| D．To call for the protection of snowshoe hares. |
6 . In 2000, Andréa Speranza achieved her dream of becoming a firefighter joining the Halifax Regional Fire Service. Her job was exactly as satisfying as she imagined it would be, except for one thing: she still hadn’t seen another woman in her role — not in a magazine, not on television, not in real life. Even today, less than five percent of firefighters in Canada are women. Speranza decided that she wanted to help young women see that they, too, could have a career like hers.
The result is Camp Courage, a program for girls aged 15 to 19 who want to learn more about firefighting. In 2006, Speranza and about 20 volunteers welcomed their first 17 participants, recruiting (招募) attendees through advertising in schools and recreation centers. Over the course of eight days, the girls discovered the ins and outs of being first responders: learning how to put out fires, deliver first aid and even use the jaws of life (救生钳) on a car.
Camp Courage now runs one session every year in Halifax and is free to attend. To offset costs, Speranza and her fellow campers fundraise by holding everything from car washes to comedy nights. Hopeful campers must also submit an essay describing how they plan to help their community, or a specific individual in need. And they have to deliver on the plan—from building a bench (长椅) for a senior at a bus stop to launching a local chapter of the Kids Help Phone.
Hundreds of girls have passed through Camp Courage, and 36 percent are doing exactly what 52-year-old Speranza hoped they would: working as first responders across the country. This past summer, the camp held its first session for young women in Halifax, as well as its first national camp in Calgary with plans to roll out more in 2023.
1. What was probably Speranza’s wish in 2001?| A．To see more female firefighters. |
| B．To make contact with more teenage girls. |
| C．To be recruited to the Halifax Regional Fire Service. |
| D．To work part-time in schools and recreation centers. |
| A．Risks. | B．Chances. | C．Details. | D．Purposes. |
| A．It is a nonprofit international organization. |
| B．It teaches the value of being helpful to others. |
| C．It requires its campers to write an essay every week. |
| D．It introduces boys and girls to the emergency services. |
| A．She had a burning ambition to play comedy. |
| B．She used to be reserved and disciplined. |
| C．She is intellectual and scholarly. |
| D．She is brave and inspiring. |
7 . Born and raised in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, Yao Yanbei has long been lost in the cultural heritage of the city. She
In 2016, inspired by patterns in Dunhuang murals (壁画), Yao
In August 2017, Yao spent nearly a month inside grottoes (石窟) drawing the murals. “Staying in the grottoes from dawn to dusk, I felt
Thanks to the efforts of designers like Yao, the
| A．travelled | B．escaped | C．came | D．returned |
| A．architect | B．designer | C．author | D．engineer |
| A．drew | B．bought | C．imagined | D．created |
| A．obtain | B．test | C．convey | D．comment |
| A．spiritually | B．emotionally | C．physically | D．materially |
| A．wrote | B．painted | C．displayed | D．watched |
| A．experience | B．memory | C．discovery | D．attempt |
| A．traditional | B．modern | C．cultural | D．ancient |
| A．pooled | B．showed | C．held | D．taken |
| A．promote | B．strengthen | C．change | D．enlarge |
| A．industry | B．products | C．environment | D．pictures |
| A．preparations | B．job | C．future | D．career |
| A．apply | B．explore | C．conduct | D．touch |
| A．test out | B．result in | C．rely on | D．appeal to |
| A．closer | B．deeper | C．stronger | D．better |
8 . Craftsman Qian Gaochao and his son recently spent more than six months making three “chicken-blood” stone carvings showing the taekwondo and wrestling competitions of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022. As a national inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of the chicken-blood stone carving technique, Qian Gaochao says that he is working on the other carvings related to the Asian Games in the chicken-blood stone museum in Changhua town, Zhejiang Province.
Chicken-blood stone is one of China’s most prized decorative materials and has been used for centuries to create carved works with characteristic red markings. With its bright blood-red color, bright crystal-like jade texture, quality and shape, chicken-blood stones are celebrated the world over. The artistic value of Changhua chicken-blood stone lies in its adaptability, which can be made into decorations of various sizes and forms. It is not only a mineral specimen (标本) that records geological changes, but also a cultural relic that reflects the productivity of different eras, living conditions and folk customs.
The stone has become a cultural symbol of deepening bilateral friendship in diplomatic (外交的) activities. For example, in 1972, the Chinese premier gave Changhua chicken-blood stones to Japan as State gifts. In 1986, a seal of Changhua stone was presented to the US. In 2016, the Changhua stone sculpture “Haliaeetus Albicilla Dud a Portrait Seal” was presented to Poland. In September 2016, 36 sets of portrait seals were given as gifts to guests who attended the 11th C20 Summit held in Hangzhou.
“As a craftsman, I’m not only doing carving work but also recording the development and changes of our society and remembering the era through the medium of my carvings,” Qian Gaochao says. He has created fascinating works, many of which are related to important events in Chinese history and famous people who have made significant contributions to the country.
“We are also recruiting qualified people to continue to inherit and innovate these traditional skills,” Qian Gaochao says. “Additionally, we often hold research activities and provide training courses, enabling more young students to understand and learn Chinese traditional culture,” he adds.
1. What do Qian Gaochao and his son’s recent works describe?| A．Famous athletes. | B．Beautiful natural scenery. |
| C．International sporting events. | D．Ancient folk customs in Changhua. |
| A．It is rare for its unique shape. | B．It is a mirror of the local climate. |
| C．It features a bright blood-red color. | D．It has high adaptability to different designs. |
| A．Presenting the popularity of chicken-blood stone. |
| B．Showing the role of chicken-blood stone in diplomacy. |
| C．Explaining the approaches to promote Changhua’s economy. |
| D．Proving the importance of Chinese culture in connecting the world. |
| A．He provides free carving courses for qualified students. |
| B．The innovation of traditional culture faces great challenges. |
| C．Learning carving skills is not attractive to modern young people. |
| D．He devotes himself to recording China’s development through carving. |
9 . William Thomson
William Thomson was born on 26 June, 1824 in Belfast. He was taught by his father, a professor of mathematics. In 1832, the family moved to Glasgow where Thomson attended university at the age of 10, then studied at Cambridge and Paris Universities. In 1846 he became professor of natural philosophy in Glasgow, a post he
In Glasgow, Thomson
Throughout his work Thomson’s main goal was the practical use of science. He achieved
Thomson was raised to the noblemen with the
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| A．took up | B．broke up | C．set up | D．blew up |
| A．fields | B．countries | C．labs | D．colleges |
| A．In spite of | B．Except for | C．Together with | D．Regardless of |
| A．command | B．condition | C．contract | D．concept |
| A．learners | B．pioneers | C．competitors | D．leaders |
| A．important | B．obvious | C．fortunate | D．positive |
| A．for | B．with | C．after | D．on |
| A．wealth | B．fame | C．contribution | D．enthusiasm |
| A．considered | B．attracted | C．employed | D．accused |
| A．hobby | B．desire | C．success | D．interest |
| A．operate | B．invent | C．control | D．produce |
| A．lit | B．built | C．decorated | D．equipped |
| A．title | B．name | C．honor | D．award |
| A．preserved | B．respected | C．admitted | D．buried |
10 . One day I had heard whispers at home about moving to New York. But I thought that can’t be
We were moving into a new
My junior year at Freeport High School, I wanted to become a cheerleader. How
When the moment arrived, my face
After opening my front door, my mother’s question sent me
I didn’t know that three years later, I would
| A．real | B．easy | C．new | D．open |
| A．looked | B．packed | C．broke | D．brought |
| A．driving | B．cheering | C．moving | D．lying |
| A．school | B．year | C．classroom | D．life |
| A．accompanied by | B．stared at | C．played with | D．looked up |
| A．vital | B．complex | C．inviting | D．free |
| A．loosened | B．flashed | C．folded | D．swung |
| A．though | B．whatever | C．somehow | D．therefore |
| A．advanced | B．learned | C．shocked | D．aged |
| A．tryouts | B．girls | C．coaches | D．events |
| A．fashion | B．perfection | C．novelty | D．standard |
| A．reddened | B．shone | C．froze | D．thinned |
| A．hide | B．force | C．remember | D．trust |
| A．school | B．bus | C．town | D．team |
| A．acknowledged | B．stood | C．convinced | D．pretended |
| A．crying | B．struggling | C．dancing | D．embarrassing |
| A．obviously | B．badly | C．naturally | D．frequently |
| A．contact | B．evaluate | C．make | D．dismiss |
| A．fades | B．works | C．transforms | D．remains |
| A．earnings | B．promotion | C．desires | D．certification |
