4 . Tips on buying outdoor solar lights(太阳能灯)

As solar lighting is becoming useful for homes, many different such outdoor lights can now be found in supermarkets. Here are some helpful tips for customers.

Does your area receive enough direct lighting?

    1     So you shouldn’t even give it a thought if you live in an area that doesn’t get much sunlight. These lights need direct sunlight, or they just won’t work very well.

    2    

The expensive one usually means good quality. Choosing the cheapest ones will result in many problems. For once, it’s best to buy more expensive lights of high quality.     3     At least you should know the difference between a $10 light and a $45 light.

Buy lights that require less installation(安装).

Most solar lights are simply driven into the ground. Therefore, you shouldn’t deal with the difficulty in installing a system that involves anything more than that.     4     You don’t need to buy lights that require half an hour each to plant into the ground because that’s just a waste of time.

Make sure the lights can store enough energy.

Different solar lights can store different amounts of energy.     5     Therefore, you should choose lights that are able to store enough energy to last for quite a few hours or more, at least those that will last from nightfall throughout most of the night and part of the morning

A．Buy many solar lights instead of just one or two.

B．They should take a few minutes each to get into the ground.

C．That doesn’t mean you have to spend all your money.

D．It means some will stay lit longer than the others

E．Solar lights are becoming more and more popular.

F．Without sunlight, solar lighting is useless.

G．Choose something a bit more expensive for once.

5 . Enjoy a museum visit with your class

Available Programs：

Art Tells a Story： By looking at the subject matter and by drawing from personal experiences， students can find the story in some works of art． （ All grades）

Learning to Look： An interactive（互动的）tour that explores a variety of art using storytelling， movements， music， games， and other techniques helps introduce children to a museum． （Preschool～ Grade 3）

Native American Collection： This program explores relationships that exist between art， culture，the geographic location and natural resources． Students will see a bowl made by Maria Martinez， a Towa storyteller， a Northwest coast mask， and Inuit clothing． （ For Grades 2～5）

The Language of Art： Classes are welcomed into the museum to take part in an interactive tour of American Art． It gives participants a new set of vocabulary while helping them feel comfortable．

Art﹣on﹣the﹣Move： Teachers may borrow suitcases filled with art objects． Free organizations with Education Membership．

Planning Your Visit：

Booking：Booking is necessary for all tours and programs．Please book at least a week in advance．Teachers are encouraged to organize self﹣guided visits for their classes during public hours．

Tour Hours： Tours can be organized between 9：30 a．m． and 5：00 p．m． on weekdays．

Program Fees： Tours are free for those with Education Membership． There is a charge of ﹩6 per student of non﹣member organizations． Tour with art activities cost ﹩12 per student （non﹣members）or ﹩10 per student （members）．

Chaperones（保护人）：We require one adult chaperone for every 10 children．Chaperones help to make your museum visit a success． A chaperone must pay ﹩5 admission．

Lunch： We regret that no lunch facilities are available at the museum．

Museum Rules： Don't touch works of art． Don't take photographs．

Ask questions． Look， and then LOOK again!

Enjoy!

1. If teachers want their students to learn about what a museum is， they will choose     ．

A．Art Tells a Story．

B．Learning to Look．

C．The Language of Art．

D．Native American Collection．

2. How much should the museum charge a class of 60 students with Education Membership for a tour with art？

A．﹩600．

B．﹩630．

C．﹩720．

D．﹩750．

3. What do teachers need to do before leading their classes to the museum？

A．To make bookings ahead of time．

B．To try to get Education Membership．

C．To learn about the history of the museum．

D．To ask for the permission of self﹣guided visits．

4. In which section of the newspaper does the passage most probably appear？

A．Health．

B．News．

C．Culture．

D．Advertisement．

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

During the summer vacation, I took part in     1     16^th Natural English Contest（竞赛）, in which I was listed in the top 10 and     2    （gain）valuable experience.

I never expected     3    （go）that far. And I had never thought about standing that high on the stage.     4     at that moment, I set out for the long ride, All I had to do was try.

Preparing for the contest, practicing a 3-minute speech, and overcoming stage fright（怯场）, I spared no effort to take part in the competition.

One of my     5    （teammate）, my good friend in my school, gave me lots of encouragement and advice during the contest. Her ideas were new and powerful and she stayed quite calm when she was fighting against her     6    （compete）. She was like my coach,     7     showed me how to search for related materials online and how to express my own view     8    （clear）.

Thanks     9     the contest and the help pf my friend, I now feel relaxed on stage and confident when     10    （talk）.

7 . 假定你是李华。你的交换生朋友Mary在你市举办的青年舞蹈比赛中荣获一等奖。请你用英语给她写封信。内容包括：
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 询问比赛情况；
3. 邀请她周末到你家教你跳舞。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mary,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . The smell of campfires attract many people into the woods and mountains for camping trips. Especially, the start of summer or perhaps fall is the perfect time to take a camp. Here are several reasons you should consider packing up the sleeping bags and heading into the mountains.

You get closer to nature

    1     Campgrounds are about as close as you can get to some of the most beautiful places on the earth.

You get far away from technology

Communicate with nature.     2     So you and your children can leave the cellphones at home. You may get up close with wildflowers and the fresh air.

Food tastes much better in the outdoors

Cooking over an open fire gives meat a special taste which can’t be done well on the stove at home.     3    .

Camping is affordable

When short of cash for a vacation, many families can keep it cheap by heading into the woods for a camping trip. Camping equipment can be bought for very little money.     4    

    5     Most of your friends will wish they had come along with you.

A．Give your friends some advice about camp

B．You may want to enjoy yourself in your house

C．Most campgrounds don’t have Wi-Fi or even a phone signal

D．The biggest cost is usually the gas to get to the campground

E．Post a few photos of your camping trip to mountains when at home

F．While camping, you’re most likely to be in a national park or national forest lands

G．Camping food is some of the best-tasting food and it tastes even better in the fresh air.