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1. How much will it cost you to get somebody a pound of smoked salmon and a bottle of champagne (with a message)?| A．£ 20.25 | B．£ 25.50 | C．£ 14.50 | D．Almost £ 18.00 |
| A．Birthday cards | B．Christmas gifts | C．Cigars | D．Newspapers |
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2 . How to Travel to Machu Picchu
Mysterious. Brilliant. Powerful. These words describe the Inca (印加). Every year, visitors rush to the Incan citadel (堡垒) of Machu Picchu (meaning “the ancient peak”) in search of the lost civilization. But getting to this UNESCO World Heritage site isn’t cheap and easy. Here’s how to expertly navigate your way to Peru’s most famous destination.
Hiking to Machu Picchu
* The most famous way to hike to Machu Picchu is along a section of one of the Incan roads built as the empire expanded. Dozens of tour operators offer Inca Trail hikes with varying durations and levels of comfort (though all require camping).
*For those who would like a less crowded experience, there are a number of diverse hiking alternatives, one of which is around Salkantay Mountain, one of the most imposing peaks in the Peruvian Andes, Several tour companies offer the treks, but Apus Peru offers an express Salkantay trek, which shaves a day off the normal journey for those eager to push their physical limits on their way to Machu Picchu.
*Travelers interested in archaeology should consider the Choquequirao Trek with a Machu Picchu extension. This itinerary includes spectacular hiking in the less-traveled steep Apurimac Canyon and exploration of the Choquequirao archaeological site before heading for Machu Picchu. Note that the trail is closed in December every year for regular maintenance.
Tips for Visiting
*Getting Acclimated (适应水土): Where you’re coming from is probably much lower than Machu Picchu. We highly recommend you go to Aguas Calientes first, and spend a night getting used to it before exploring Machu Picchu. Meanwhile, avoid alcohol and physical exercise to help your body slowly adjust to the thinner air.
*Entrance tickets: If you’re traveling independently, you can buy individual entrance tickets, though you should note that you’ll be required to hire a local guide before entering the site. If you book a tour package through an operator, entrance tickets should be included. All entry tickets are timed, allowing entrance on the hour, and you’re allowed to stay at the site for up to four hours.
*Bring: Water and a rain jacket, even if it looks like a beautiful sunny day. And speaking of sun, remember that the ozone layer (臭氧层) over Peru is compromised. That, combined with the elevation (海拔), makes the sun extremely strong, so wear a hat and use high SPF sunscreen.
*Don’t bring: Drones, walking sticks, trekking poles or umbrellas since they’re all prohibited at Machu Picchu. Travelers who require sticks for mobility can bring them in but only with protective rubber tips over the ends.
1. Andy is a college student majoring in archaeology. He is also a keen lover of extreme sports and a seasoned hiker eager to explore the unbeaten track. Now he is considering hiking to Machu Picchu this Christmas. Which of the following routes is he most likely to choose?| A．The express Salkantay Trek. | B．The Inca Trail. |
| C．The Apus Peru Trek. | D．The Choquequrao Trek. |
| A．Vigorous exercise isn’t recommended during the hike for fear of altitude sickness. |
| B．Visitors should bring rain jackets or umbrellas due to the changeable weather there. |
| C．Visitors can enter the site anytime during the opening hours and stay for 4 hours. |
| D．Tour guide services are necessary for individual and group visitors to enter the site. |
| A．strengthened | B．harmed | C．detected | D．neutralized |
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1. The Mobile Phone Sterilizer is a device used to ________.
| A．charge your mobile phone |
| B．protect your mobile phone |
| C．remove bacteria from your mobile phone |
| D．repair your mobile phone |
| A．it is convenient to be carried |
| B．it needs an extra 5 voltage power supply |
| C．it is environmentally friendly |
| D．most of the bacteria can be killed by it |
| A．The toilet seat cover has more bacteria than the mobile phone. |
| B．You needn’t separate the batteries from the Sterilizer if it’s not used for long. |
| C．You don’t have to press the OFF button when sterilization is over. |
| D．The Mobile Phone Sterilizer is only suitable for iPhone & Samsung. |
Sunshine on your face, the scent of blossom in the air, the dreamy song of a blackbird.What better way to while away a spring day than in a country garden filled with flowers like magnolia, rhododendron, primula, iris, daffodils or bluebells? Here are a four of the best.
| LONDON The Savili Garden Egham, Surrey. Open daily. Part of the Windsor Great Park estate, with one of the country’s finest plant collections. Aptly named Spring Wood is planted with magnolia and rhododendron, including many Loderi hybrids, the flowers of which are deliciously scented, while the Azalea Walk is at its peak in mid to late May. Brilliant for families with a great cafe, too. windsorgreatpark.co.uk/en | YORKSHIRE The Hirnalayan Garden Grewelthorpe, North Yorkshire. Open daily from 12 April. Set in a valley between Harrogate and Ripon, this garden features hundreds of native Himalayan plants in a setting that is perhaps as close as you can get to being in an actual Himalayan valley - especially on a misty morning. Many of the rhododendrons are wild species, collected and grown from seed and now in their mature prime. 01765 658009,himalayangarden.com |
| SCOTLAND Arduaine Garden Near Oban, Argyll. Open daily from 1 April. Set on Scotland’s west coast amid stunning scenery, this beautiful garden benefits from the influence of the Gulf Stream. Now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, the historic garden featured over 200 rhododendrons by the 1920s, which are still spring highlights, as are stands of primula and iris. But the real stars are the stretches of colourful and jaw-droppingly beautiful Himalayan plants. 01852 200366,nationaltrust.org.uk/arduain-garden | WALES Bodnant Garden Near Colwyn Bay, Clwyd. Open daily. Rightly considered one of the UK’s finest gardens, Bodnant springs to life with pools of daffodils in Old Park Meadow, along with national collections of magnolia and rhododendron.Extensive plantings of cherry fill the garden with sweet scent in mid-spring, alongside plentiful bluebells. For these weeks from mid-May, thefamous Laburnum Arch, a long walkway with golden-yellow flowers, alone is worth a visit to experience it. 01492 650460,nationaltrust.org.uk/bodnant-garden |
| A．introduce the beauty of the superb spring gardens in the UK |
| B．urge garden lovers to visit the websites of the four gardens |
| C．promote different regions in the UK by introducing their gardens |
| D．advertise four spring gardens and encourage visits to them |
| A．The Savill Garden | B．The Himalayan Garden |
| C．Arduaine Garden | D．Bodnant Garden |
| A．All four gardens boast magnolia and rhododendron. |
| B．Two gardens are open to the public only during April. |
| C．The National Trust takes care of two of the four gardens. |
| D．Tourists can call to know more about the four gardens. |
5 . Textbooks represent an $11 billion dollar industry, up from $8 billion in 2014. Textbook publisher Pearson is the largest publisher — of any kind — in the world.
It costs about $1 million to create a new textbook. A freshman textbook will have dozens of contributors, from subject-matter experts through graphic and layout artists to expert reviewers and classroom testers. Textbook publishers connect professors, instructors and students in ways that alternatives, such as open e-textbooks and open educational resources, simply do not. This connection happens not only by means of collaborative development, review and testing, but also at conferences where faculty regularly decide on their textbooks and curricula for the coming year.
It is true that textbook publishers have recently reported losses, largely due to students renting or buying used print textbooks. But this can be chalked up to the excessively high cost of their books — which has increased over 1,000 percent since 1977. A restructuring of the textbook industry may well be in order. But this does not mean the end of the textbook itself.
While they may not be as dynamic as an iPad, textbooks are not passive or lifeless. For example, over the centuries, they have simulated (模拟) dialogues in a number of ways. From 1800 to the recent day, textbooks have done this by posing questions for students to answer inductively (归纳性地). That means students are asked to use their individual experience to come up with answers to general questions. Today’s psychology texts, for example, ask: “How much of your personality do you think you inherited?” while ones in physics say: “How can you predict where the ball you tossed will land?”
Experts observe that “textbooks come in layers, something like an onion.” For an active learner, engaging with a textbook can be an interactive experience: Readers proceed at their own pace. They “customize” their books by engaging with different layers and linkages. Highlighting, Post-It notes, dog-ears and other techniques allow for further customization that students value in print books over digital forms of books.
1. What does the passage say about open educational resources?| A．They contribute to teaching as much as to learning. |
| B．They don’t profit as much as traditional textbooks do. |
| C．They can’t connect professors and students as textbooks do. |
| D．They compete fiercely for customers with textbook producers. |
| A．Failure to meet student need. | B．Industry restructuring. |
| C．Emergence of e-books. | D．Falling sales. |
| A．Think carefully before answering each question. |
| B．Ask questions based on their own understanding. |
| C．Answer questions using their personal experience. |
| D．Give answers showing their respective personality. |
| A．They can digitalize the prints easily. |
| B．They can learn in an interactive way. |
| C．They can purchase customized versions. |
| D．They can adapt the material themselves. |
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| A．deposit at least $60,000 within 90 days of account opening |
| B．have qualified for the service |
| C．deposit an equal amount of money within 90 days |
| D．open a Premier account on 30 April |
| A．people who want to do business |
| B．people who are over 34 years old and still single |
| C．people who have friends and relatives in foreign countries |
| D．people who have settled down abroad |
| A．You must know the detailed information before opening an account. |
| B．To make the best of your money, you are sure to open a premier account. |
| C．To enjoy the service, you must surf the Internet. |
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7 . Isaac Newton on a skateboard?
Does maths explain everything?
It’s long time since most of us were at school, sitting in maths class and thinking: “When am I ever going to need this?” As adults we know that the answer is “all the time” --maths is everywhere, and not just in the places you’d expect. The challenge is to help children realize its relevance to their everyday life.
AQUlLA’s Real World Maths Issue:
They may not know it, but even skateboarders and dancers are using maths all the time --- and your local skate park is actually a great place to put mathematical theory (think calculus) into action! In this issue, children can read about Sir Christopher Wren’s plans for re-building London; try AQUILA’s topologist game; investigate snowflakes-nature’s little mathematical masterpieces, and learn about artist L.S Lowry’s ideas on perspective. Plus: find out some really bad maths that ended up in catastrophe and discover why being a perfectionist is not always a bad thing.
“......Advanced & Philosophical, Curious & Puzzling”
RICHARD ROBINSON, BRIGHTON SCIENCE FESTIVAL
1. The passage is intended to_________.| A．explain some myths about Isaac Newton |
| B．attract parents and children to subscribe to the magazine |
| C．explain some real world maths issues |
| D．encourage students to read more books on maths |
| A．Schools fail to help students realise maths’ relevance to daily life. |
| B．Learning maths helps people become perfectionists |
| C．AQUILA was well-received at Brighton Science Festival |
| D．Parents can give AQUILA to their six year olds as a birthday gift. |
| A．It founds a special club for the curious kids. |
| B．Its content exclusively focuses on Science. |
| C．It’s more challenging than the school curriculum. |
| D．It stimulates children’s curiosity to test new ideas. |
8 . There are some typical of trains you’ll find yourself traveling on in France. SNCF (法国国家铁路公司) operates a mix of high-speed services on major routes and slower regional services between smaller stations around France. Find out more about each train type below.
| TGV High-speed: up to 320 km/h Connects Paris with major cities in France Double-decker trains One of the most popular modes of transport for long-distance travel in France. These modern trains run on around 50 high-speed routes and always require a reservation in advance. |
Inter-cites Stops at cities not part of the TGV network Day and night services Night trains between Paris and Toulouse, Rodez, Briancon and Latour-de-Carol Inter-cites trains are mainly used for medium-distance journeys across France. Although not as fast as TGV trains, they service a lot of stations across the country that aren’t on TGV routes. Reservations are usually required on most Inter-cites services. |
TER Regional trains (one for each region in France) Low-cost Stops at smaller stations around France TER stands for Transport Express Regional and there are 20 different regional TER services operating across France. Popular with commuters (远距离通勤的人), you’ll likely board one of these trains for shorter distance travel to smaller cities and towns throughout France. You won’t need a reservation to board a TER train. |
| Sleeper trains Overnight travel to several destinations in France Comfortable and secure cabins Opportunity to save on accommodation Operated by Thello, the popular night train route in France starts in Paris and works its way down into Italy. If you want to save money on accommodation during your trip, taking a sleeper train lets you wake up feeling refreshed at your next destination. |
| A．Both can travel at 320 km/h. | B．Both are double-decker trains. |
| C．Both usually require a reservation. | D．Both connect big cities in Europe. |
| A．It features night services. | B．It travels as fast as TGV trains. |
| C．It is suitable for long-distance travel in France. | D．It offers regional services at relatively low costs. |
| A．TGV trains. | B．Inter-cites trains. |
| C．TER trains. | D．Sleeper trains. |
9 . 
| A．Every four days the exercise intensity increases. |
| B．Yoga is highly recommended as a warming-up. |
| C．There is a sudden increase in walking duration and speed. |
| D．Intervals are included in the two-week walking routines. |
| A．280 | B．250 | C．310 | D．190 |
| A．attract more people to subscribe to the training program |
| B．show how to up walking intensity within a short period of time |
| C．explain the relation between the number of steps and physical fitness |
| D．call on health-conscious people to make walking a habit |
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This appeal for external aids to help
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For as you click on those seemingly
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It is shocking to realize that a published video itself would have
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| A．signals | B．innovation | C．alerts | D．clues |
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