1 . Sunrise Hike

Saturday, October 21, 6:45 am---7:45 am

Enjoy sunrise from the hilltop as you learn about wildlife, plants, history and forest. Ages 8 and up; under 18 with an adult. To register (报名)by phone, call 630-933-7248.

Meet in the parking lot on the west side of Greene Road south of 79^th Street. Dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes and bring water.

Trick Or Treat

Saturday, October 28, 9:00 am---11:30 am

You and your family are invited to join the YMCA for a Halloween hike up Badger Mountain! Make sure to wear your Halloween costumes (戏装)!

Free shirts for the first 200 kids registered. Remember to take away your shirt by 11:30 am or it will be given away.

Cost: Trick or Treat is a FREE event.

Discovery Hike

Thursday, October 26, 1:00 pm---4:00 pm; Ages 3-8

Fall is pumpkin time. Listen to a pumpkin story and learn how pumpkins grow. Then we will head out on the path in search of a little pumpkin just for you and maybe, we will find the great pumpkin along the way. $7 per child.

Harvest Day Camp

Monday, October 31, 8:00 am---5:00 pm

Harvest Camp is an opportunity for children aged 5-13 to find the wonder of autumn at Keystone Science School and enjoy all the fun the Halloween season offers. We’ll explore the ways our natural environment has changed from summer to fall. As always, our programming is focused on building skills, knowledge and confidence. Cost: $0.00.

1. What do these activities have in common?

A．They are designed only for children.

B．They are held in a mountain.

C．They are to celebrate Halloween.

D．They all take place in autumn.

2. In which activity might children get free clothes?

A．Sunrise Hike

B．Discovery Hike

C．Harvest Day Camp

D．Trick Or Treat

3. What can children do on the last day of October?

A．Listen to a pumpkin story.

B．Hike with their parents.

C．Enjoy the beauty of autumn.

D．Learn about wildlife and forest.

2 . He was there every morning, sitting motionless on the front steps of his house. In the morning light, I could see the shadows that were etched (蚀刻) deep within the lines surrounding his eyes.

Each morning I walked this route with my daughter to her kindergarten class. We were new to the neighborhood so that I didn’t know many of my neighbors. On one beautiful autumn morning, as we passed his house, my daughter called out to him, “Hi, Mr. Man!” Always the outgoing child, I wasn’t surprised at her enthusiasm. But her cheerfulness soon faded when the man didn’t look at her and say “Hi” back.

As we continued on our walk to school, my daughter asked why the man didn’t want to say hi to her. Because I didn’t have an answer, I said simply, “Maybe he is having a bad day.” later I knew that Bob lost his wife in a car accident.

A few days later, as we approached Bob’s house on our way to school, my daughter called out “Hi Mr. Man!” and as usual, he didn’t respond. But then she ran onto his front lawn and picked up a beautiful red autumn leaf. She continued up one step and handed it to him. I held my breath.

As she skipped back to me, she said, “See you tomorrow, Mr. Man!” This time, he acknowledged her. In a soft gentle voice, he tanked her and said, “See you tomorrow.”

From then on, Bob and my daughter exchanged greeting each morning. Our friendship with Bob continued for many years. But, the sweetest day is when Bob attended my daughter’s high school graduation. Bob gave my daughter a gift — a book on identifying various plants and trees. There, tucked in the pages that described an oak tree, was the leaf my daughter had given to Mr. Man when they first met. He had dried and pressed it and kept it all those years.

1. What puzzled the girl?

A．The cause of the man’s sadness.

B．The shadows in the man’s eyes.

C．The man’s sitting still on the steps.

D．The man’s not answering her greeting.

2. How did the author feel when his daughter gave the red leaf to the man?

A．Proud.	B．Nervous.
C．Embarrassed.	D．Comfortable.

3. Why did Bob keep that little red leaf?

A．It was a care from a girl.

B．It was a symbol of enthusiasm.

C．It was a reminder of his painful days.

D．It represented the knowledge of trees.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A Simple Red Leaf	B．A Strange Neighbor
C．An Unusual Friend	D．A Greeting From A girl

3 . When we were very small, we realized that having friends was important.Some of us even had imaginary(想象中的)friends. The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens.Friends played a big part in forming our personalities(性格). As adults，it is still important for us to have friends.
True friends are people who like us though we made mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth. Friends support our decisions and tell us when we’re foolish. They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They stimulate us when we are feeling down. They are people we aren’t afraid of telling our secret wishes to or what is really on our minds.
Friends are our supporters. When you can depend on friends, you feel safe and warm. Friends offer acceptance and emotional(情感的)support. At times, they also help with our everyday lives, cooking a meal, doing chores, or giving us a lift when we need one. Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on.
Friends also help us reduce stress. Not only do they listen to us when we feel stressed, but they also discuss what is stressing us. Sharing interests and doing activities with friends help us forget about problems at work or at home. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily.
1. What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Reduce Stress

B．How to Make New Friends

C．The Importance of Friends

D．The Qualities of Good Friends

2. The underlined word“stimulate” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

A．educate	B．encourage
C．surprise	D．dislike

3. We can learn from the third paragraph that friends always________.

A．laugh at us when we’re foolish

B．tell us other people’s secrets

C．share our sadness and interests

D．support us when we need help

4. We can learn from the passage that________.

A．people should make friends anytime

B．friends are people who allow you to cry

C．a friend helps you in many ways

D．good friends are always difficult to meet

4 . One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final _______.

He discovered the youth was _______ and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes _______.”

The president requested the youth to _______ his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever _______ your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to _______.”

“Go and clean your mother’s _______ when you go back today, and then _______ me tomorrow morning,” the president said _______.

The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he ________ requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell ________ he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had ________ that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother ________. That night, Mother and Son ________ for a very long time, longer than any talk before.

The next ________, the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked: “Please tell me how you ________ about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what ________ is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how ________ it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the ________ of family relationship.”

The president said, “You are ________. This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”

1.

A．election

B．test

C．interview

D．competition

2.

A．strong

B．excellent

C．humorous

D．cute

3.

A．maker

B．cleaner

C．mender

D．seller

4.

A．wash

B．hide

C．show

D．dry

5.

A．found

B．let

C．helped

D．watched

6.

A．study

B．ignore

C．work

D．rest

7.

A．clothes

B．hands

C．feet

D．shoes

8.

A．see

B．move

C．recognize

D．answer

9.

A．on purpose

B．in patience

C．by chance

D．at last

10.

A．carefully

B．nervously

C．happily

D．shyly

11.

A．after

B．until

C．because

D．as

12.

A．believed

B．sensed

C．noticed

D．expected

13.

A．quietly

B．sadly

C．excitedly

D．angrily

14.

A．thought

B．slept

C．sat

D．talked

15.

A．morning

B．noon

C．afternoon

D．evening

16.

A．worried

B．felt

C．brought

D．spoke

17.

A．courage

B．appreciation

C．success

D．family

18.

A．important

B．difficult

C．different

D．impossible

19.

A．value

B．secret

C．type

D．change

20.

A．educated

B．respected

C．trusted

D．hired

5 . Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately：the air you breathe.

Previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露) to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problems，but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风) within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物) were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)considers to be of “moderate” (良好) quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.

The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.

1. The text mainly discusses the relationship between ________.

A．heart problems and air quality

B．heart problems and exercising

C．heart problems and smoking

D．heart problems and fatty food

2. The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.

A．relatively high	B．extremely low
C．relatively low	D．extremely high

3. What can we learn from the text?

A．Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart.

B．The EPA conducted many studies on air quality.

C．Moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking.

D．Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made.

4. The author's purpose of writing the text is most likely to ________.

A．inform	B．persuade
C．describe	D．entertain

6 . “Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty – two?” I asked my friend. It was clear she was wondering where I had come up with such a question. Losing Jenna would   be like losing a very close sister. We hung out together. We gave each other advice.
“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty – two.” Jenna announced loudly.
The next year, in fourth grade, we met Jamie. The three of us soon became close friends. We played together almost every day. I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart, but I was sadly mistaken.
The three of us started fighting a lot. Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying ______ I felt helpless and lonely. I thought Christmas would be horrible!
I was surprised when Jenna came to my house and gave me an awesome Christmas card she had made for me. I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me.
“Wow, ” I said. breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door. “Thanks.”
“Okay…well…I have to go,” she said softly.
“Okay. See you late then…” and I closed the door.
“Who was that at the door?” my mum asked.
The card stared off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad we’re friends. I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting. A fight won’t stop us from being friends. Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eight – two.”
I stopped reading and started laughing. I couldn’t believe I had forgotten what she said that day in her back yard. I couldn’t believe I had been so selfish in trying to get even and making my friends feel sorry for me that I had forgotten about real friendship.
1. How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas?

A．They would be close friends again.

B．They would not speak to each other.

C．They would lose touch with each other.

D．They would go on fighting with each other.

2. The underlined sentence “I was bossy” in the fourth last paragraph means “_________”.

A．I looked like a boss	B．I acted as boss
C．I was fond of giving orders	D．I was fond of fighting

3. Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage?
a. Jamie became our friend.
b. I felt lonely and unhappy.
c. Jenna, Jamie and I fought a lot.
d. Jenna brought me a Christmas card.
e. I was sorry for what I did to her.
f. Jenna and I promised to be lifelong friends.

A．f – a – b – c – e – d	B．a – c – f – b – d – e
C．a – b – c – f – e – d	D．f – a – c – b – d – e

4. The author was delighted when she read the card from Jenna because _________.

A．what Jenna wrote was funny

B．Jenna would be her friend again

C．she was happy about the coming Christmas

D．she was happy to receive a Christmas cad

7 . Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.""OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A．he would be away from home for four days

B．he would be back in seven days

C．he would be back in a month

D．he liked a cup of tea

2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A．the wall

B．the door

C．a piece of paper

D．his son's pocket

3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A．the second day

B．the third day

C．the fourth day

D．the fifth day

4. What was burnt? ___________.

A．The piece of paper

B．Mr Smith

C．The visitor

D．The boy

8 . 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出修改的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。
When tea and coffee was first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people thought they were harm. So the king of Sweden decided to find out that this was true or not. It was happened that there were two brothers were in prison at the time. The king ordered one of them to drink tea every day and other coffee. Both of them have lived many years without any problem. At last the one who had to drink tea died on the age of 83 and the other lived even long. Because of this, Sweden is today one of the country where tea and coffee are drunk.

9 . Winter is a very special time in Northern Norway. Winter also means skiing, and Narvik can offer some of the best skiing in Norway. The view and light change frequently and no two days are the same. For many people, the northern lights are an unforgettable sight, and in Narvik the sky is especially clear and great for watching at night.

The tourist season lasts from February to April, although May can be fascinating too, often with fantastic dry snow and an unbelievable light lasting well into the evening.

Ski hire

It is possible for adults and children to hire skiing equipment such as snowboards. All equipment is prepared for use. If you would like to book your equipment, please go to www.narvikfjellet.com.

Cross­country skiing

There are 12 kilometres of cross­country ski run in Narvik. You need to bring your own skis as there is no cross­country hire. However, equipment can be bought at local sports shops in and around Narvik.

Off­piste skiing（非滑雪场地滑雪）

In order to explore Narvik’s off­piste opportunities, you need to know the dangers when choosing routes. It is suggested that you bring necessary equipment such as a shovel and a GPS locator. Ask www.narvikfjellet.com for an experienced guide. With a guide you can explore Narvik’s special off­piste areas in a safe manner.

Sometimes it is nice to do something different and not everybody enjoys skiing. Then you can go horse­riding, or visit the local museums.

Price examples for the 2018/2019 season

Time	Children (8­15 years)	Adults
1 day	NOK 230	NOK 325
3 days	NOK 590	NOK 835
5 days	NOK 815	NOK 1,170
7 days	NOK 970	NOK 1,375
Children 0-7 years can enjoy the service for free.

1. In Northern Norway, the tourists season may last ________.

A．one month	B．two months
C．three months	D．four months

2. What can we know from the passage?

A．You can book skiing equipment through the Internet.

B．You are provided with skiing equipment for free.

C．Narvik is located in the south of Norway.

D．Narvik is open to adults and children over eight.

3. If Mr. and Mrs. Smith stay in Narvik with their six­year­old daughter for three days in 2019, they should pay ____________ .

A．NOK 1,160	B．NOK 1,425
C．NOK 1,670	D．NOK 2,260