1. What is the speaker?
A.An astronaut. | B.A TV reporter. | C.A radio hostess. |
A.Sunny. | B.Windy. | C.Rainy. |
A.Next Tuesday. | B.Next Monday. | C.This Sunday. |
A.Stay indoors. |
B.Put away warm coats. |
C.Take umbrellas along anytime. |
1. What will the woman do with her family?
A.Attend a food festival. | B.Watch a soccer game. | C.See a play about lions. |
A.$20. | B.$30. | C.$45. |
A.Entering with food. | B.Talking with others. | C.Eating and drinking |
A.At the stand. | B.On the Internet. | C.From the man’s house. |
1. What are the speakers probably doing?
A.Waiting for the girl’s mother. | B.Making plans to save money. | C.Shopping in the supermarket. |
A.Make a shopping list. |
B.Send her friends e-cards. |
C.Use paper to make Christmas cards. |
A.The reuse of gift boxes. |
B.The importance of time and money. |
C.The ways to protect the environment. |
1. What should a public speaker avoid doing according to the woman?
A.Talking too loudly. | B.Speaking too fast. | C.Saying too much. |
A.It’s usually the most remembered part. |
B.It’s the last chance to make your point. |
C.It’s as important as the opening words. |
A.Show a good sense of humor. |
B.Motivate the audience to act. |
C.Meet challenges with courage. |
1. Why does Joshua make the call?
A.To check the time. | B.To ask for advice. | C.To make an apology. |
A.In Cider Street. | B.On Elmer Road. | C.In Poplar Street. |
A.Maria’s house. | B.Weston Hospital. | C.The National Bank. |
6 . In a recent email to an old friend, I mentioned that our family planned on taking our fourweek road trip in our motor home. My friend emailed back and said he thought I was very “brave” to set out on such an adventure with two young children (aged two and five). I laughed when I read his email and wondered if he knew how much he was missing out on by giving up the idea of such a fun RV trip (房车旅) with one’s family.
My husband and I have been “RVing” for over ten years. When we first started traveling, we certainly had some troubles that were not so funny at the time but seem to be funny now. We forgot our pillows and failed to cook dinner on an outdoor grill (烤架) for lack of a flashlight. Then we decided to make our dinner in the motor home but could not get the oven lit! So we went to bed a little hungrier than we had planned!
However, that's nothing compared with the amazing geological and natural wonders we experienced during our RV trips. In addition, we have discovered a new world of family fun and family bonding. We saw the Grand Canyon when our son was only six months old. We play games inside and out, walk together, talk together, read, solve puzzles, and enjoy music and movies. We have got used to doing things with one another. Our kids love to pick out good, oldfashioned postcards to send off via “snail mail” to different family members on every trip.
As our world gets more and more overloaded with cell phones, texting, emails and video games, our family sticks more and more tightly to the wonderfully simple idea of unplugging for a while and jumping into the seat to take a trip in our motor home. Then we come home with fun pictures of our wanderings, and we're able to build special memories for our kids. Now we want to spread the word and tell families of all kinds what enjoyment can be had from packing the family up for a trip in the RV.
1. What did the author’s friend think of her travel plan?A.A family trip should not last four weeks. |
B.It was wise of her to take children on RV trips. |
C.A family RV trip might bring unexpected troubles. |
D.It was an opportunity to teach children to be brave. |
A.They found many things lost. |
B.It was ruined by bad weather. |
C.They didn’t prepare well for it. |
D.It was quite a scary experience. |
A.To appeal families to take RV trips together. |
B.To show how to make RV trips interesting. |
C.To encourage kids to take part in RV trips. |
D.To share an unforgettable traveling experience. |
7 . Capybaras (水豚) are group animals, so they do not like being alone. In fact, leaving a capybara alone is not only uncomfortable for the animal, but it can be harmful to their physical health, as well as their mental well-being. Capybaras love to talk to each other throughout the day. Groups of capybaras spend their days sunbathing along the edge of rivers, where they enjoy swimming together in the water. They spend half of their lives in the water.
Since they spend so much time around water, it makes sense that capybaras would come into contact with a wide variety of other animals who stop in for a drink. Capybaras are gentle and peaceful river animals who enjoy napping (小睡) along the water’s edge — and often do so with other animal species as well. You can find pictures all over the Internet of these lovely animals lying beside turtles, birds, ducks, rats, and even monkeys as they enjoy a nap by the water.
Capybaras are also known to be excellent and friendly taxis in the animal world. Birds and monkeys commonly stand on the back of a capybara for a ride as capybaras search for grass to eat. Sometimes capybaras even serve as boats for other animals, letting them sit on their heads as they swim through the water!
However, if you see a capybara lying on its side with a yellow-headed caracara (长腿兀鹰) stopped on its body, don’t panic just yet. Most likely the capybara is enjoying a nice spa day. Birds often make friends with capybaras and act as a natural cleaning service, picking off bugs (虫子) that live in the capybara’s fur. It’s a symbiotic (共生的) relationship, since the yellow-headed caracara also gets to enjoy eating a bunch of tasty bugs.
1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us about capybaras?A.Their life habits. | B.Their survival skills. |
C.Their appearance. | D.Their risks in health. |
A.They search for food for birds and monkeys. |
B.They carry their food by riding on another animal. |
C.They allow other animals to stay on their backs or heads. |
D.They guide other animals to swim through the water. |
A.The caracara won’t attack you. |
B.The capybara won’t suffer any injury. |
C.The caracara may just take a break. |
D.The capybara may be providing its cleaning service. |
A.They hate lying beside lovely animals. |
B.They enjoy swimming alone. |
C.They are aggressive animals. |
D.They can live in harmony with other animal species. |
1. Who is the woman?
A.The chair of the Youth Council. |
B.The accountant of the Youth Council. |
C.The administrator of the Youth Council. |
A.To learn from Stephanie. |
B.To gain experience in it. |
C.To get to discuss local issues. |
A.The 13-18 age group. | B.The 12-16 age group. | C.The 10-15 age group. |
A.In a hostel. | B.At his parents’. | C.In the council’s flat. |
The end of the year had finally arrived. The first year of my teaching career would be over in a matter of days, but I hated Awards Day. Although I had a class of outstanding students, I feared one student wouldn’t have an award.
Brent just didn’t have the high averages as some of his classmates. As I sat down and began looking over my grade book, I filled in the blanks on the award sheet for the highest grade in each subject. Then, I proceeded to “A Honor Roll” and on through the list. When I began checking averages for the “AB Honor Roll”, I knew Brent hadn’t made it yet now. But while the first honor roll was determined by the average of all grades of the first three months, the yearly honor roll was the average of the final grade in each class for the whole year. Maybe there was a chance.
Brent’s grades may have been considered average, but he was far from it. He was no quitter. That boy was very persistent. If he failed a spelling test midweek, by Friday, he would pass. If his math grade slipped a bit, he’d work to get it higher. Unlike the other students who would often attempt to “one up” one another, Brent’s only competitor was himself, and his goal for the entire year was the AB Honor Roll.
With each report card, his face had fallen when he had missed that elusive (难以达到的) B average, and although he had never made any honor roll, he had never stopped trying to reach that goal. Now, he had one last opportunity. I entered his final grades into the computer and averaged. It was a B! I checked again. Yes, it was a B. His grades had gone up and down. When he focused harder on one subject, another slipped a bit. Overall, he had a B average.
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Awards Day came!
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While everyone who got an award made me proud, I knew what it took Brent to achieve it.
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This year marks the 15th anniversary of China’s Double 11 online shopping festival.
The first Double 11 event
This year’s Double 11 shopping festival witnessed
According to Tmall, a leading online retail platform affiliated with Alibaba, 155 brands achieved sales of over 100 million yuan ($13.72 million) as soon as the event
Over the past 15 years, the Double 11 festival has become the most important platform