Our magazine is presenting to you the top four iPhone (the best seller of Apple Company) applications for more fun on hiking or camping trips recommended by our A-list field hikers and travelers.
1. GPS Kit by Garafa—Never get lost (for $10.)
What it does: Download before you leave or use your phone's data connection to view maps from Google (satellite, landscape, cycling, and street), or Bing (shaded relief, street, or image). Record your movements, drop notes or photo makers on previously downloaded Google Earth.
2. Photosynth by Microsoft—Perfect the view (for free!)
What it does: Make 360°×360°panoramas (全景照片) to your own taste. It saves(保存) the panorama as a single image to your camera roll after combining images. Once you get to know how to hold the iPhone and move to take the photos, you can have pretty simple, fast panoramas!
3. Soundcloud by Soundcloud—Share the sounds (for free!)
What it does: Basic sound recorder with on-board (车载的) editing (cutting) capabilities. Upload your recordings to the Internet, share on social networks and listen to and follow others! It allows for super-simple recording and uploading to the Internet. You can upload all the sounds as "non-shared" files, so you can download them to your computer for continued storage and editing. In addition, with this function, you will never fear your dirty laundries are to put you to shame. There is a growing community of users, including Paul Salopek who is walking around the world.
4. Postagram by Sincerely—Send moments (application is free! /$1 per card.)
What it does: The application allows personalized production of e-postcards right from your iPhone. There aren't many post offices out in the mountains, so this can be critical（极重要的） to send a gift home. And even if there are post offices where you are traveling, sometimes it's easier, cheaper and more fun to send your own DIY messages home.
1.Where can the reader most probably read the text?
A. On an online Microsoft application store.
B. On an online Apple application store.
C. In an educational magazine.
D. In a travel magazine.
2.Tom will be charged if he needs to download ___.
A. GPS Kit B. Soundcloud C. Photosynth D. Postagram
3.If Mary wants her parents to enjoy some traveling e-cards of hers, she may be interested in ___.
A. GPS Kit B. Soundcloud C. Photosynth D. Postagram
4.What does the underlined part "this function" refer to?
A. Uploading recordings to the Internet.
B. Editing your sounds on a computer.
C. Uploading sounds only accessible to yourself.
D. Downloading your sounds to your computer.
书面表达
假如你是李华，得知学校英文报正在招聘"Music&Arts”版块的编辑，请给负责人Mr.
Brown写一封英文信件，要点如下:
1.是该报的忠实读者，并擅长英文写作;
2.常听不同风格的音乐，对音乐有自己的理解;
3.母亲在美术馆工作，常有机会接触到艺术作品。
注意:
1.词数:80一100词;
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯;
3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Brown,
I’ve learned that you need an editor for the "Music&Arts" section.
Yours
Li Hua
单句改错
下列各句中都有一处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改，请按要求修改下列各句。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1.Jack always waters his plants before he head for work.
2.The apartment is belonged to my grandfather in the 1980s.
3.Speak in public is a lot more difficult than talking to your friends.
4.Mary didn' t come to school today because she had temperature yesterday.
5.I am watching TV last night when my sister came in with a friend of hers.
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。答案写
在文中题号后的横线上。
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Germany. He showed1. (music) talent 2. an early age. He learned how 3. (play) the violin from his father, 4. was a singer. Mozart met Beethoven and5. (impress) by him.
Beethoven met Haydn in 1971.After they had known each other for many years, Haydn encouraged 6. (he) to move to Vienna. Beethoven became very popular in the Austrian capital and stayed there for7. rest of his life. As he grew8. (old)，he began to go deaf . He became 9. (complete) deaf during the last years of his life，10. he continued composing.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。答案写在答题卡上。
When you visit Paris, you don't have to spend all of your time on museums and monuments,which are certainly worth visiting. 1. And you’11 find it beautiful.
Take a walk along the Seine River. 2. Lie on your back on the green grass.When you need Borne food and drink, try coffee and cakes at a sidewalk cafe. Have a conversation with a Parisian. This isn't always easy, though. With such a large international population living in Paris, true natives are hard to find these days.
3. You may hear music from an outdoor concert :nearby: classical, jazz, opera or those French folk songs. Parisians love their music. Don' t miss the highlight of Paris evening:eating out. Parisians are proud of their cooking. You need a special guidebook to help you choose one of the hundreds of excellent restaurants. 4. The cook likes to show his best dishes there. Remember, you haven't tasted the true French food until you've dined at a French restaurant in Paris.
Your visit in Paris has only just begun. You've just started to discover the charm of this old city. May the rest of your jotarney be unforgettable. When it is time to leave, you will go unwillingly. 5.
A. You will say, "See you again, Paris.”
B. Spend some time in a quiet park relaxing on an old bench.
C. If you don't know what to order, ask for the suggested menu.
D. As evening comes to Paris, excitement rises over the river.
E .You can take some time to look around and experience life in Paris.
New Movies You Need to Know Ahout This Month
Sherpa
Type; Documentary
Release Date: Friday, December 18, 2015
Duration: 96 mins
"Unforgettable"…"unbelievably absorbing".With praise like that, this doc looks like a can't-miss. Director Jennifer Peedom travelled to Nepal in 2014 to film the climbing season from the point of view of the local people一Sherpas. During the climbing, a disaster struck killing 16
Sunset Song
Type: Drama
Release Date: Friday, December 4, 2015
Duration; 135 mins
The classic 1932 Srnttish romantic novel is adapted into a beautiful film by Director Terence
Davies. In only her second film role, London supermodel Agyness Deyn proves her talent for acting as the daughter of a farming family who must live on all by herself when both her parents are killed.
When Harry Met Sally
Type: Comedy
Release Date: Friday, December 11，2015
Duration; 95 mins
The perfect一and we do mean perfect一romantic comedy returns. Billy Crystal and MeRyan plav a pair of New Yorkers who meet at university, dislike each other on sight and spend the next 20 years gradually growing closer.The script, written by the much missed writer and director Nora Ephron, who died in 2012, is a joy.
Snoopy and Charlie Brown:The Peanuts Movie
Type: Animation
Release Date: Monday, December 21, 2015
Duration: 93 mins
The most loveable character of them all, Charlie Brown, is back on the big screen with a story written by Craig Schulz. His father Charles Schulz created the famous cartoon character一Snoopy in the 1950s. We really look forward to this hit, but is the 3D really necessary?
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(以下是A种题型)
1.Where is the text probably taken from?
A. A book review. B. A popular website.
C. A science report. D. A fashion magazine.’
2.What is the underlined word "doc" short for?
A. Document. B. Dock.
C. Documentary. D. Doctor.
3.Who is the leading actress of the coming comedy?
A. Jennifer Peedom. B. Agyness Deyn.
C. Billy Crystal. D. Meg Ryan.
4.What might be the topic of the film When Harry Met Sally?
A. Love. B. Sports.
C. Work. D. Family.
5.What is the writer's attitude towards the 3D effect of The Peanuts Movie?
A. Active. B. Unsure.
C. Unknown. D. Definite.
