Design your own adventure spent at IZE's Blue Creek Field Station by choosing activities per day from the list below.
Short Cave Hike: 2-hour activity where you will be exposed to the ultimate tropical rainforest experience. At every turn along the trail,a novel experience awaits. Perhaps it's a trail of leaf cutter ants (切叶蚁) or a delicate tree snake. You will follow your Maya Guides up a steep incline(斜坡) to the entrance of one of the most wonderful limestone caves in Belize.
Ethnobotany Walk: 3-hour activity where you will explore the medical and cookery uses of the local herbs,plants and trees. The Mayans were masters in using the jungle's natural resources for their medical needs. You will learn about the vines(藤蔓) that store drinking water and other remarkable remedies that nature offers. You will get a first-hand look at the crops the Maya harvest such as cocoa,mango , rice, beans, etc.
Hokeb Ha Cave Hike:Spend time in one of the most spectacular limestone caves in Belize. The name of this cave means "where the water enters the earth". Stalactites(钟乳石) hang from the ceiling, and colonies of bats live in the darkest gaps. You can also search for Mayan artificial crafts over l,000 years old.
Lizard Hike: 2-4 hour activity where you will swim and hike along the clear blue river as you look for lizards in the tall trees. Can you identify which species? Is it the spectacular dinosaur that looks like green lizards? Belize is home to many of the 3,800 species of lizards in the worldi
1.During the Short Cave Hike, you _____.
A. will be lost in the tropical forest
B. may enjoy unexpected views on the way
C. can be bitten by the tree snakes occasionally
D. need to follow the track of ants in the forests
2.What will you choose to improve the skills of living in the wild?
A. Ethnobotany Walk. B. Short Cave Hike.
C. Lizard Hike. D. Hokeb Ha Cave Hike
3.We can infer that Hokeb Ha Cave might be______.
A. the source of the water on the earth
B. the habitat of bats in Belize
C. the entrance to the earth
D. the home to ancient Mayans
书面表达
成语（Chinese idioms）是中国文化的重要组成部分，它能用简单的词语表达出丰富并且深刻的意义。假定你是李华，你的外国笔友James对中国成语很感兴趣，向你咨询有关中国成语的信息，请你写一份回信，包括如下内容：
1. 简单介绍成语;
2. 学习成语的益处;
3. 分享自己学习成语的感受和体会；
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear James,
I am glad that you are interested in Chinese idioms.
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I sincerely hope you can learn them well.
Yours,
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
No one lives without a dream. Whether the path is smoothly or tough,we are on the path to achieving it . As a senior 3 student, I have the same dream like my classmates that I can be admitted to an ideal university. In the past three years, I have done everything I can equip myself with that I have learnt from my teachers. Not only have I enjoy the pleasure of study but also I have got closer to my dream. Anxiety and pressure discourage him now and then. Therefore, with the encouragement of my teachers and classmates, I think I’ll make out it.
I’m sure that there is still a long way to go to achieve my dream. No matter how challenged it is, I’ll make it come true. As the proverb says,“Where there has a will, there’s a way.”
语法填空阅读下面材料，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。
Shanxi noodles: A matter worth being proud of
A commonly used greeting in China is the question, "Have you eaten?" It indicates the ____1._____(important) of food in China. The Chinese are ____2.____ (extreme) proud of their cuisine（烹饪）.For example, Shanxi takes full advantage. It is famous for its noodles _____3._____ (make) of wheat. It has a recorded history of more than 2,000 years in making wheat-flour noodles.
Every kind of noodle imaginable can be found in Shanxi. Even Marco Polo ____4._____ (inspire) by the making of the Shanxi noodles, which led him to take the recipes back to Italy and Europe. ____5._____ most popular Shanxi noodle is the daoxiaomian. This noodle is shaved from a giant block of dough(面团) hoisted over the chef's shoulder. The noodles are shaved off directly into boiling water. There is a phrase __6.____describes the noodle-making process: "One noodle in the _____7.____ (boil) water, one flying in the air, and one just being cut".
The noodles are usually served in a small bowl, mixed ____8._____fresh vegetables. As a special refinement，you can put some Shanxi vinegar on top. The extra aged vinegar is a typical product of the region as well.
One can find handmade noodles all over China today, _____9.___Shanxi province is special. It's ___10._____ the art of noodle-making reached its top.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
“How does the yard look?” My father asked, with his eyes shining. I could tell he was eagerly waiting for my _________. “Wonderful!” I replied after I gave it a thorough _________ . Then I recited all the changes I had _________ in his yard and he smiled contently.
When I was young, my mother _________ in a car accident, leaving my father alone to _________ their three young daughters. At the beginning, life was not always_________and my younger sisters usually complained. However, Dad always _________ us to believe that life was good. Meanwhile, he tried his best to _________ that belief.
In 1972, my dad developed a piece of waste land that had been_________ on Okaloosa Island. Every year at the first sign of _________ , he would begin spending countless hours working there to make it be bursting with colors. Through his continuous hard work, the land _________ turned into a beautiful garden with different types of flowers and other unique plants. While our friends were enjoying their vacation through traveling to different places, we were _________ working with my dad in his yard, watering the flowers, weeding or cutting off the branches. Sometimes, our friends were envious of our working vacation, and we would _________ them. Dad made his yard very _________ so that it became our vacation paradise during our childhood.
For so many years, when we were _________ , we liked to visit Dad’s yard, because it could_________ us of Dad’s belief. It was Dad and his yard that gave us _________ that enabled us to survive and _________ major challenges in life. One day, it shocked us that Dad said he would not _________ the yard. Then he explained, “Twenty years ago I decided to start my work in that yard to tell you life is good. Now my work is done.” We were sitting in _________ , recalling what we had experienced. Life was good. Dad was right.
1.A. excuse B. answer C. decision D. suggestion
2.A. clean B. suggestion C. inspection D. arrangement
3.A. achieved B. imagined C. discovered D. promised
4.A. passed away B. turned up C. ran away D. gave up
5.A. scold B. raise C. rescue D. persuade
6.A. smooth B. sorrowful C. wealthy D. lonely
7.A. forced B. allowed C. authorized D. encouraged
8.A. change B. prove C. understand D. criticize
9.A. advertised B. abandoned C. disappeared D. provided
10. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
11.A. suddenly B. gradually C. temporarily D. occasionally
12.A. impatiently B. carelessly C. happily D. unwillingly
13.A. invite B. challenge C. accompany D. consult
14.A. unnecessary B. unreasonable C. disgusting D. extraordinary
15.A. confident B. angry C. guilty D. low
16.A. warn B. accuse C. remind D. inform
17.A. emotion B. choices C. strength D. opportunities
18.A. forget B. admit C. create D. conquer
19.A. continue B. sell C. challenge D. extend
20.A. safety B. despair C. doubt D. silence
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you are in a crowd, the first and most important thing is to make yourself familiar with your surroundings and mentally notice alternate exits.__ 1.___
Make yourself aware of the type of ground you are standing on, and know that in a crowd of moving people wet or uneven ground can be slippery or hazardous, causing you to fall.
_2.__ When in danger, a few seconds can make all the difference, giving you the possibility of taking advantage of escaping route. Always stay closer to the escape route.
If you find yourself in the middle of a moving crowd, do not fight against the pressure, do not stand still or sit down, because you could easily get trampled.__ 3._____
Take advantage of any space that may open up to move sideways to the crowd movement where the flow is weaker.
Keep your hands up by your chest, like a boxer—it gives you movement and protects your chest.____ 4.___ If you cannot get up because you are injured, get someone to pull you back up. If you have kids, lift them up.
If you fall and cannot get up, keep moving by crawling in the same direction of the crowd, or if that is not possible, then cover your head with your arms and curl up into fetal position.___ 5.__
A. Be aware of the general atmosphere of the event, as panic situations can often be expected.
B. There is always space between people.
C. Do not lie on your stomach or back, as this dangerously exposes your lungs.
D. The worst is to be pushed by the crowd against an immovable object
E. If you fall, get up quickly.
F. No matter where you are, make sure you always know how to get out.
G. Instead, move in the same direction of the crowd.
