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Thinking, Fast and Slow	In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, and emotional; System 2 is slower, and more logical. In the book, Kahneman also shows the extraordinary abilities — and the faults and errors — of thinking, and reveals the influence of personal impressions on our thoughts and behavior.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the main suspect. But the crazy thing is, he has done nothing wrong. The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise storm hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he’s going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family for the holiday?

1. About the book Steve Jobs, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A．The main contents of the book are mainly based on various interviews.

B．The book is written by Steve Jobs.

C．Steve Jobs has experienced both successful and difficult periods in his lifetime.

D．Steve Jobs has totally changed six different industries.

2. What is the book Thinking, Fast and Slow mainly about?

A．Two thinking types and thinking-related facts.

B．Difference between two thinking systems.

C．How to think fast and logically at the same time.

D．The great power of personal impression on thinking system.

3. From the introduction of the Book Diary of a Wimpy Kid, it is implied that ________.

A．Greg was caught damaging the school property

B．Greg knew who really damaged the school property

C．it was hot during the holiday

D．Greg had a poor relationship with his family

4 .

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With more than 200 marked trails spreading across two great mountains, Whistler Blackcomb can proudly boast that it is North America’s largest ski resort. The Whistler Blackcomb Snow School is regarded as one of the best ski schools in this area. Our programs offer the best possible opportunity to improve skiing and gain confidence, skip lift (运送滑雪者上坡的吊椅) lines and discover the wonders of Whistler Blackcomb. We have professional instructors from around the world to help you in your language, ability and style. Explore and book your program online now!

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RIDE TRIBE PROGRAM

BENEFITS

       Hang out with those of similar age and ability.

       A luncheon voucher (午餐代用券) in mountain restaurants is included.

       One instructor to every six kids or less.

PRICING

	Lesson	Lesson&Lift
Regular Season 7+Days	$775	$1,055
Regular Season Within 6 Days	$820	$1,100
Holiday Season 7+Days	$825	$1,105
Holiday Season Within 6 Days	$870	$1,150

       Regular Season: Nov. 23 to Dec. 15

Holiday Season: Dec.16 to Jan. 14, Feb. 12 to 25, Mar. 26 to Apr. 8

       All prices are quoted (报价) in Canadian dollars and are subject to tax. Prices are subject to change.

       The ride tribe program usually starts on Monday.

       Meet at 8:45 a.m. at the Garibaldi Lift Company Patio. Return to the deck (露天平台) of the Carleton by 3:30 p.m.

       Each Skier is required to wear a helmet (头盔).

CANCELLATION POLICY

       No fee outside of 48 hours.

       Inside 48 hours, no fee to transfer to another day.

       Inside 48 hours, $25 for group lessons and $50 for private lessons to be refunded to a credit card.

       Medical reasons may be an exception.

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1. You would like to take the five-day program at the Whistler Blackcomb Snow School on February 18, 2019 with two friends of yours. You want to buy a lift ticket while they don’t. How much does it cost altogether if you book online in September?

A．$2,605.

B．$2,740.

C．$2,755.

D．$2,890.

2. If you book the 7-day program at the Whistler Blackcomb Snow School online, you ________.
①will receive basic training in skiing online
②don’t need to pay for your lunch on the mountain
③will spend more than 40 hours learning how to ski
④cannot cancel your lesson in any case

A．①②

B．②③

C．③④

D．①④

3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Nobody is allowed to go skiing without a helmet.

B． The ski school offers a special discount in summer.

C．Skiers can pick up their rented skis at the mountain bases.

D．The Whistler Blackcomb Snow School is well-known in North America.

5 . Australians have long been known for having a relaxed and casual attitude to life. According to Dr. Tanya King, senior lecturer from Victoria's Deakin University. "It's Australians' egalitarianism ,sense of humor and informal language that are most commonly mentioned as examples of this attitude. "

Egalitarianism roots in the way that the nation was built. In Australia's founding car in the late 1700s, criminal settlers were often cruelly treated and robbed of their basic human rights by governors. The criminal class. who were mostly working-class Brits and Irish. was unable to seek civic positions that were reserved for immigrants w ho were not the criminal, with the latter arguing that if criminals gained equal rights it would be "rewarding criminality ". Because of this, an egalitarian spirit was worn as a symbol of honor by many criminal settlers. They may not have had power, education or wealth. but they had a shared belief in equality.

The informal way Australians use language is also believed to root in criminal times. Philologist Sidney Baker once wrote that "no other class would have a better talent for creating new terms to fit in with their new conditions in life. " Cockney rhyming slang brought over by the British working class was abbreviated even further - so " have a Captains Cook"（have a look）. became "ava captains". This same practice was used to economize ordinary clauses. Words like "good day" became "g' day". and barbecue was "barbie".

The tough conditions of settler times also played a part in Australians' dry self-criticizing and sarcastic（讽刺的） sense of humor. While in many countries it's considered poor taste to find humor in difficult circumstances. Australians lend to look at the lighter side. On one road trip, as I hit the stale line and entered Victoria. I drove past some blackened trees, the leftovers of a recent bush-fire. A road sign warning drivers about wildlife was half-melted and bent, but the shape of a hopping kangaroo was still distinct. Behind the figure, someone had drawn flames making it look as though the animal's tail was on fire. I couldn't help but laugh - it was a brilliant reminder of the country's "nothing upsets us" and anti-authoritarian attitude.

And one thing you can't help but notice when driving around Australia is the country's plentiful amounts of space. This. along with considerable leisure time plus favorable climate, all contributes to Australian's relaxed attitude.

1. The underlined word "egalitarianism" is closest to ______ in meaning.

A．criminality

B．cruelty

C．equality

D．governmentalism

2. Which of the following is feature of the way Australians use language?

A．They use more slangs than other people.

B．They give new meaning to existent words.

C．They favor shortened forms of expressions.

D．They coin terms in memory of criminal times.

3. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?

A．Kangaroos' living conditions are getting tougher.

B．Forest fires threatened Australian's life to a great extent.

C．Potential danger is here and there on the roads in Victoria.

D．Australians' jokes may not be as careless as they seem on the surface.

4. The passage mainly talks about ______.

A．how the late 1700s impacted Australia

B．why Australians enjoy casual life so much

C．what contributes to Australians' relaxed lifestyle

D．how Australians present their attitude towards life

6 . When antibiotics（抗生素）first became available, farmers used them freely. Now scientists know that the overuse of antibiotics can cultivate drug-resistant bacteria that are dangerous to human health. Among debates over what kinds of restrictions should be put in place, figuring out how antibiotic-resistant bacteria evolve and make their way to humans remains an area of intense interest.

Jo Handelsman is tracing one such pathway that, as she puts it, travels from "farm to table."Handelsman, a microbiologist who is now associate director for science at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, looked into dairy cows, which are often treated with antibiotics and produce manure（排泄物）that farmers use on their crops. In addition to nutrients, that fertilizer may harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria—a problem because the bacteria can come into contact with plants that are finally shipped to supermarkets and sometimes eaten raw.

To find out how those antibiotic-resistant bacteria come to exist, Handelsman and her colleagues at Yale University added manure from a nearby Connecticut farm to raised beds of soil in 2013. In this case, the manure specifically came from cows that were not treated with antibiotics. The researchers unexpectedly found that there were more soil bacteria carrying antibiotic-resistant genes when they were grown with the manure than when they were grown with synthetic nitrogen-based fertilizer—even though the cows were drug-free.

Previous research has found that manure from pigs treated with antibiotics contains resistant bacteria, but the cow-pie results suggest there are more factors promoting resistance besides antibiotic use. Something about manure itself may encourage naturally resistant bacteria to increase.

The findings should not, however, give the impression that resistance is everywhere, notes Lance Price, a microbiologist at George Washington University（who was not involved in the study）. "We can control this. There's very clear evidence that when we turn off the antibiotic tap, we bring down drug-resistant bacteria," says Lance.

Next on the farm-to-table schedule, Handelsman will test whether radishes grown in soil treated with cow manure are capable of taking up resistant genes from bacteria through their vascular system（循环系统）. "They have veins（血管）just like us," she says. "We don't have any evidence yet that they're taking up the bacteria, but it's a really interesting possibility."

1. What does Jo Handelsman's research focus on?

A．How antibiotics makes its way onto our table.

B．What restrictions should be put to antibiotics use.

C．How antibiotics-resistant bacteria reach human beings.

D．What damage the overuse of antibiotics does to humans.

2. What did Jo's research find?

A．Drug-free cows produced manure with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

B．Synthetic nitrogen-based fertilizer did more good to the environment.

C．Soil bacteria carrying antibiotic-resistant genes were increasing with time.

D．Manure from pigs treated with antibiotics contained fewer resistant bacteria.

3. Lance Price is quoted in the passage in order to ________.

A．provide more evidence that drug-resistance bacteria are dangerous

B．suggest another possible explanation to the antibiotics problems

C．emphasize the importance of feeding cows with no antibiotics

D．show that the research findings may not be that worrisome

4. Which of the following statements is Jo most likely to agree with?

A．It is very likely that widespread resistance to antibiotics is not inevitable.

B．Plants grown in soil fertilized with cow manure may contain drug-resistant genes.

C．There is possibility that radishes take up resistant genes wherever they are planted.

D．The vascular system plays a key role in guarding radishes against bacteria.

7 . Lily

Studying abroad is an area that is becoming increasingly interesting for researchers, as more students are choosing to do a semester, a year or even a degree in another country. In my research, I set out to establish whether young people attending a course abroad acquire more global awareness than students enrolled on similar courses in their home country, Using a comparative study of 50 Canadian undergraduates, half of whom studied abroad for varying lengths of time, there were shown to be considering gains in global awareness and these were not only noted by the students themselves but also their tutors.

Thomas

My research project asked ten students starting a year of study abroad to keep a daily record of their experiences. Having begun the diary a month before leaving home they continued it for a month after they returned. The primary reason for studying abroad in all cases was to polish their language skill. The students were allowed to write as freely as they wished by were asked to include comments on their language learning experience as well as on the strategies they used to cope with living in a new culture. Analysing the diaries, we found remarkably similar patterns. All the participants demonstrate a gradual recognition and acceptance of difference in other cultures and a new objectivity about their own culture as a result of their experience.

Jasmine

This paper reports on some research carried out last year into why students choose a period of study abroad, their reasons for selecting a specific destination, their behaviour when abroad and the extent to which the experience matches their expectations. Having administered a questionnaire to 1,000 international students studying at a number of universities in Australia, we got 696 responses. An initial analysis of the responses has revealed some interesting data suggesting that the key factor affecting all the areas we were investigating was the individual's personality and study interests. Country of origin and 'gender proved less significant than expected.

Jimmy

This research looked at the career paths of 35 young business people who had spent part of their university course at a foreign educational institution in order to ascertain whether those people had acquired greater cross-cultural perspectives through their experience of study abroad. Concerned about the lack of cultural awareness of their staff, a group of US business corporations proposed the research. The results are less conclusive than expected, but they do suggest that a period of study in a foreign country may help students to develop the cross-cultural awareness that US employers currently seek.

1. The passage is mainly about four researchers' findings on ________.

A．the reasons for young students to study abroad

B．the impact and effects of studying in another country

C．the trend of more students furthering their study abroad

D．the interest of students who once studied in another country

2. ________used the subjects' personal account as the research material.

A．Lily

B．Thomas

C．Jasmine

D．Jimmy

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

A．Most of the researchers found the students global awareness increased.

B．All of the researchers took a reserved attitude towards studying abroad.

C．None of the researchers thought gender played a role in students' choice.

D．Only one of the researchers did research on the subjects' career development.

9 . I’m a talker. I am keen on debating, gossiping and teasing when I have people to talk to. Under lockdown, however, I’ve only had my partner, Peter.

We not only lived, worked and travelled together, we mostly socialized together, too. Under the first UK lockdown, our already closeness began to feel uncomfortable. While talking to Peter, I could see his attention drift.

For the first time in our 10 years together, we needed to be alone. I tried to manufacture this by going on walks on my own, but a short walk wasn’t doing the job. I had hiked in remote spaces all over the world but always in a pair or group — for safety reasons. I considered my options and hit upon an idea: the semi-solo hike.

Could we do a circular hike but walk in different directions? This would give us the space and peace of a solo hike — done by a person alone. It felt like a promising way out, and he agreed to give it a try.

We started with a four-mile loop (环路) from Reeth. At the start, we parted ways. At first, I was aware of how close we were, which lessened the appeal. As I gained ground, however, I found myself very much alone. I set my own pace, and I decided to take my time.

I sat on a rock and breathed out. That moment — with the weak sun through the clouds and the breeze blowing — felt extraordinary to me. I was born and raised in London and had never imagined leaving until I met an outdoorsman. Now, my former life as a city girl felt crazy. In remembering what I had gained, I felt the tension leave me. There, in the chilly air, I no longer needed to talk. The semi-solo hike gave us a shared experience with added room to breathe.

I didn’t see Peter on the way but reunited back where we started, both pleased.

The semi-solo hike is admittedly silly in theory, but for me it has been a lifeline. It has given me the gift of time alone and, in a year of constant closeness, the joy of reuniting.

1. What motivated the author to adopt the semi-solo hike?

A．Peter’s disinterest in her words.

B．Her habit of venturing into the wild.

C．The lack of privacy under lockdown.

D．Her desire to engage in outdoor exercise.

2. How does the semi-solo hike work?

A．Their routes coincide sometimes during the hike.

B．They depart in a separate way to different destinations.

C．They hike in each other’s company throughout the journey.

D．They start and return to the same place by a different route.

3. Which of the following can describe the author’s feelings when she sat on a rock?

A．Fearless and refreshed.	B．Free and relaxed.
C．Tense and depressed.	D．Upset and embarrassed.

4. What message does the author convey with this text?

A．An appropriate distance creates beauty.

B．There are more solutions than difficulties.

C．Access to nature is better than social circles.

D．Hiking helps improve interpersonal relationships.