Top Kid-Friendly Summer Vacations
Dude Ranch
If you have little cowboys and cowgirls at home, thrill them by visiting a dude ranch (度假牧场) on your next vacation. Your children can learn about nature, enjoy horseback riding, and gain an entirely new perspective. You can choose between programs that have you spending quality time with your kids, and programs that are for children only. This summer, enjoy the great outdoors — at a dude ranch!
For more information, visit: www.ranchweb.com/categorydisplay.htm
Six Flags Great Adventure
Have a classic vacation by visiting one of the most famous theme park chains. With locations all over the USA., there’s sure to be a Six Flags near you. Take the whole family and be back at work on Monday. Escape the summer heat with countless water rides. Take your kids to have brunch with Bugs Bunny, or check out the new Safari Park, where you can interact with real animals.
For more information, visit: www.sixflags.com/national/index.aspx
Roswell UFO Festival
Do you have science fiction fans in your household? Encourage their interests and experience a special vacation at the annual Roswell UFO Festival. Come in costume (化妆服) if you wish, and join the parade (游行). Attend lectures by famous authors and researchers, or watch up-and-coming bands perform. Even if you’re not a believer, you can still enjoy the artwork, music, and great celebration.
For more information, visit: www.roswellufofestival.com
Earthplace
It’s not easy being green, but it can be fun if you visit the exhibits at Earthplace in Westport, Connecticut. This 62-acre wildlife reserve is committed to educating the public about the environment and promoting positive action to preserve nature. The exhibits provide hands-on features that make learning fun for your kids. After touring the exhibits, visit the garden and the playground, and enjoy the summer weather.
For more information, visit: www.earthplace.org/index.html
1.Dude Ranch and Six Flags Great Adventure are similar in that ____
A. they are both suitable for a family vacation
B. they both take place in the city
C. they both allow people to have brunch
D. they both provide water rides
2.Which will you join if you want to learn how to protect nature?
A. Dude Ranch. B. Six Flags Great Adventure.
C. Roswell UFO Festival. D. Earthplace.
3.Who would be most interested in Roswell UFO Festival?
A. A kid who loves music.
B. A kid who likes adventure.
C. A kid who is interested in aliens.
D. A kid who likes first-hand experience.
It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter altogether.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool－headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can't even learn to drive. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
1.According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by ________.
A. road conditions B. the speed of modern life
C. the large number of cars D. the behavior of the drivers
2.In the writer’s opinion, ________.
A. drivers should show road politeness properly.
B. strict traffic rules are badly needed.
C. unskillful drivers should be punished.
D. drivers should avoid traffic jams.
3.The underlined word “give-and-take” in the passage means________
A. politeness and impoliteness
B. willingness to give in to each other’s wishes.
C. offering help to others as much as possible.
D. good manners and bad manners.
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Road politeness B. Traffic problems
C. Bad Manners on the Road D. Good Drivers and Bad Drivers
I moved from Chicago to Brooklyn in July of 2010, just in time to watch my mother die. Our parents were both gone now. I took with me as many things they had left behind as I could.
I was out walking one Saturday later that summer when something caught my eye - a pale green dress. Laid out on the pavement was stuff like earrings, glass candle-holders, books. Hanging on the fence behind were a few pairs of jeans and a green cotton dress.
The woman, the host of the stoop (门廊）sale, looked like she was getting rid of a past she didn’t need or want. A dress that was too big for her. A chest of drawers that took up too much space, space she needed, maybe, to heal , recover, or grow.
I wasn’t planning on buying anything really, but now I needed to show her that I appreciated her things and I would give them a safe home. Then I had my first stoop sale —I paid her 20 dollars for her green cotton dress and her blue candle-holder.
From that day on, I became interested in stoop sales. Some of my favorite things are from someone else’s life. I find no joy in shopping at regular stores any more. I love trying to sniff out a memory from a bud vase or a drawer. It is comforting to know that someone has breathed and laughed inside a sweater before me.
A few weeks ago, I carried my mother’s dresses to a friend’s stoop. These were her best items, which were once worn by the most important person in my life. For many hours, I watched from across the path people advancing the stoop, some leaving with Mom1S dress. I used to think that her stuff was as forever sacred (神圣的）as my memory of her, I know now that once I love a scarf or shirt too dearly, it needs to find a new home. Even that green dress is long gone by now.
1.The author took her mother’s dresses after her death because ______
A. she valued the things used by her mom
B. she didn’t want to throw them, away
C. she could sell them later
D. they were her mom’s best items
2.From the passage, we know that ______.
A. the things the author bought from the woman are too big
B. the author is fond of imagining others’ life experiences
C. the author will never shop at regular stores any more
D. the author still keeps most of her mom’s things
3.In the last paragraph, the author tries to tell us that ______.
A. her mom is the number one person in her life
B. she didn’t really want to sell her mom’s dresses
C. she still thinks of her mother quite often
D. love doesn’t mean holding on to something tightly
4.It can be inferred that the author will ______.
A. not sell her own things at stoop sales
B. keep her mom in her mind in another way
C. be sad about all the memory of her mom
D. move to another city for a new life
I had a very special teacher many years ago whose husband unexpectedly died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her _____with a classroom of students.
As the late afternoon sunlight came ____in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things ____on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of ____ on her face, she paused and said, “______class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought that is _____to class, but which I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love. _____ of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. So we must ______ the most out of every single day."
Her eyes beginning to_______, she went on: “I would like you all to make me a (n) ______From now on, find something beautiful to______. It doesn't have to be something you see. It could be a _____smell- perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out from someone's house, or it could be the ______of
the breeze slightly rustling(沙沙声) the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light______ the autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground.”
The class was completely ______We all picked up our books and left the room silently. That_____, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I_____ that teacher and remember what an impression she made_____ all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all ______.
Take notice of something ______you see on your lunch hour today. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.
1.A. insight B. sadness C. failure D. hope
2.A. hurrying B. flying C. streaming D. running
3.A. away B. aside C. down D. off
4.A. surprise B. worry C. angry D. reflection
5.A. After B. Before C. While D. When
6.A. unrelated B. connected C. separated D. divided
7.A. Some B. Many C. None D.Most
8.A. pull B. make C. offer D. send
9.A. shine B. close C. change D. water
10.A. promise B. apology C. excuse D. plan
11.A. avoid B. remove C. enjoy D. save
12.A. terrible B. fragrant C. abundant D. awesome
13.A. noise B. voice C. taste D. sound
14.A. catches B. covers C. washes D. protects
15.A. still B. silent C. quiet D. calm
16.A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. week
17.A. ring up B. meet with C. hear from D. think of
18.A. on B. in C. at D. for
19.A. introduce B. control C. overlook D. present
20.A. optional B. special C. adequate D. necessary
“At last, no more exams.” It’s a common feeling among high school graduates who have just completed the college entrance examination. What a relief! However, rather than fill the next three months with sleep, eating, and 1. (watch) TV, some students have started working on finding a good choice of foreign college.
Different from those who begin their __2._ (apply) for foreign colleges in Senior 2, Li made a late decision on a US education. She began to think about it in Senior 3, but decided not _3._ (give) up the college entrance exam.
Li’s classmate Mao Bingxin___4.__ (consider) studying in Canada after the top exam. She began a TOEFL course on June 11.
He Wei, __5.__ 18-year-old who studies at Shenzhen Bao’an High School, isn’t allowing _6.___much freedom this summer vacation either, devoting her time to looking for a language school_7.__ she can study French and some overseas study consulting agencies.
He Wei considers _8.___ worthwhile spending the summer preparing for college rather than hanging out with friends. “__9.___ we don’t really know what the future holds for us, we are sure that the better preparations we make 10.__ it, the more choices we will be given.” she said.
中国人出国旅游的不文明行为越来越受到广泛关注。请以表格中所列举的事实为依据，写一则英语短文，谈谈自己的看法。
不文明行为 | 你的看法 |
在公共场所： 随地吐痰 乱丢垃圾 大声喧哗 …… | 注意言谈举止 爱护环境 维护中国人的形象 …… |
注意：
1. 文章必须包括表格中的提示内容，可以增加细节使行文连贯；
2. 词数100左右；
3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
4. 参考词汇：乱丢 (垃圾) litter；吐痰 spit；形象 image；声誉 reputation
As more and more Chinese go traveling abroad, reports about their bad manners flood in.
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