Your kids might be ready for a break from school but the idea of being at home for three weeks loses its magic. Lucky for us Portlanders, the city has no shortage of awesome winter camps for kids.
Trackers Earth
For winter break, Trackers is offering several one-day outdoor and craft camps. The hard part will be choosing between so many fun options: “Ninjas Save Christmas?” Or “Here We Go A Waffling - Caroling and Waffles?”
Details: $70. Dec. 23, 27, 30, 31; Jan. 2, 3. （Ages 4-14）
Address: 5040 SE Milwaukie Ave.
Tel: 503-345-3312
Audubon Society
Your kids don’t have to be specifically bird-crazy to appreciate the Audubon Society’s one-day winter camps. The classes all have a broad nature focus, including everything from ducks for the younger set to introducing older kids to bats, wolves and wildlife rescue work.
Details: $65, Dec, 2S, 24, 26-31; Jan, J-3 (Ages 6-14)
Address: 5151 NW Cornell Rd.
Tel: 971-222-6120
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
When your kids start to get bored with his or her own Legos (乐高玩具)－yes, it occasionally docs happen－check out OMSI’s one-day Lego and Museum Experience, a full day of hands-on Lego activities in one of the city’s most fun, family-friendly museums.
Details: $49. Classes offered throughout December and January, (Ages 7-10)
Address: 1945 SE Water Ave.
Tel: 800-955-6674
The Children’s Gym
Your kids definitely won’t complain of being bored at Children’s Gym’s Winter Sports Camps. From 9:0 -5:30, they’ll develop their gymnastics skills on the center’s excellent equipment, then squeeze in a little rock climbing and field games.
Details: $60/day; Dec. 23, 26, and 2 7; Jan. 2 and 3. (Ages 3-14)
Address: 1625 NE Sandy Blvd.
Tel: 503-249-5867
1.Which number should you call if you are looking for a one-day camp on January 5?
A. 503-249-5867 B. 800-955-6674
C. 971-222-6120 D. 503-345-3312
2.For a young animal lover, he/she is most probably interested to go to .
A. The Children’s Gym B. Trackers Earth
C. Audubon Society D. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
3.This passage is intended for .
A. high school teachers B. parents
C. camp organizers D. young kids
假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Jim即将来中国旅游。他对中文名字非常感兴趣，并且很想拥有一个中文名字，他向你求助。现请你给他写一封邮件，包括以下内容：
1. 介绍中文名宇的特点；
2. 给他取一个中文名字并给出理由。
注童：1. 词数100左右，文章开头和结尾己给出，不计人总词数；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,
I’m very glad to hear that you will come to visit China.
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。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。
Last summer holiday, I paid visit to Hong Kong with my father. To their surprise, we found the streets were not as wide as those in our city. The bus and cars were running very fast. The sidewalks were always crowding because many visitors went there every day. The people there were friendly, and when we were asked them for help, they were willing to help us. We take many photos there and then we shared them on WeChat Moments（朋友圈）. We also bought some gifts there for much things were sold for a discount. It’s so hardly to say goodbye to Hong Kong. We hope to go there once more unless we have chances.
Several days ago, a letter attracted a lot of attention on the Internet. It was written to NASA by 9-year-old Jack Davis 1. (ask) to be considered for a job working with astronauts. He wrote to apply 2. a planetary protection officer position at NASA. Despite his young age, he thought he would be fit for the job 3. (perfect).
With a pencil, he wrote: “I may be nine, but I think I would be 4. good fit. My sister says I am an alien. Also, I.5. (see) all the space and alien movies in the past years.” Jack ended the letter stating the other 6. (factor) that would make him perfect for the position, such as his great video game skills and his youth,7. would make it easy to learn to think like an alien. He then signed the letter, “Jack, Guardian of the Galaxy.”
The position of planetary protection officer is well-paid every year. The job, however, is more about science and biology and 8. (little) about fighting aliens. The officer must make sure that no new species or plants 9. (bring) to other planets, and doesn’t return from trips to space with anything that might harm Earth. The recent announcement of the position created in the 1960s has caused a lot of 10. (excite) in the public, according to a NASA’s statement.
Designer Susan McLeary is taking the jewelry world by storm with her jewelry made from living plants. She uses real succulents（多肉植物）collected from her ____ to create wonderful headpiece, necklaces, rings bracelets, and other pieces of bio-jewelry that literally ____ on you.
Each piece from McLeary’s ____ can be worn for two to four weeks before the
plants begin to ____ in their metal base. When this happens, wearers can ____ remove the succulents from their metal base and re-pot them to keep in their homes. The jewelry bases can still be ____ as usual. If the pieces are worn for special ____ like weddings, the potted plants become all the more ____.
McLeary, who has worked with leading floral designers（花艺设计师）across the US, has spent years ____ her two loves — plants and jewelry — and ____ her own style. Before she was a florist, she made jewelry for friends. ____ one of her friend got married, she was asked to design some wedding flowers ____ some jewelry. As she had her friend’s flowers in her hands, she knew she had got her idea. She still loves ____ for weddings, but she has found that she enjoy creating floral wears and floral ____ even more.
She makes each piece by hand, and ____ she can pay careful attention to composition and color. Each jewelry piece is made with ____ sourced plants from a family owned greenhouse and jewelry bases ____ by other small businesses.
There is no doubt that the floral jewelry adds more fun and more ____ sights to there occasions. Of course, the wearers can also ____ their time by taking care of the plants on their metal base. McLeary’s beautiful designs are ____ on her Easy store, which ranges from $ 20 to $ 300.
1.A. greenhouse B. backyard C. store D. farm
2.A. carry B. stick C. grow D. lie
3.A. plan B. collection C. hobby D. shelf
4.A. hide B. return C. disappear D. fade
5.A. secretly B. quietly C. clearly D. simply
6.A. cleaned B. worn C. sold D. invented
7.A. occasions B. cases C. chances D. choices
8.A. famous B. popular C. perfect D. meaningful
9.A. promoting B. conducting C. combining D. improving
10.A. changing B. developing C. introducing D. advertising
11.A. Though B. When C. Since D. Because
12.A. in Addition to B. in terms of C. in spite of D. in relation
13.A. searching B. practicing C. designing D. purchasing
14.A. gifts B. pattern C. clothes D. jewelry
15.A. therefore B. however C. instead D. rather
16.A. usually B. commonly C. locally D. normally
17.A. offered B. thrown C. brought D. ordered
18.A. excellent B. crazy C. serious D. attractive
19.A. waste B. kill C. cost D. consume
20.A. convenient B. fresh C. available D. free
According to a study conducted in 2010, about 39 % companies had blocked employee access to Facebook. They think some employees spend their entire day sitting glued to Facebook, updating and commenting, which has a negative effect on their work. 1. Some reasons are listed why employees should be allowed access to Facebook.
2. Employees may be working hard to find a particular solution, but cannot come up with anything. Browsing through Facebook can help them gel inspired to find solutions in a different way and be successful at it.
Blocking access to Facebook means that the employer doesn’t trust the employees. People are dissatisfied with the company if they’re not allowed access to Facebook. 3. Therefore, allowing access to Facebook means that the employees are given a certain amount of freedom.
Today many companies have pages on Facebook which they use for spreading news and something about products. If Facebook pages arc blocked in an office, how will employees like or share something from the company page? Employees can also interact with each other through Facebook. It creates a sense of bonding and they get along well with each other. 4. Many talented professionals don’t like to join places where Facebook is blocked, and thus companies may lose talented employees.
As far as I’m concerned, whether an organization should ban Facebook depends largely on factors like its culture, type of work, Internet policy, business goals, etc. As far as the employees are concerned, most of them will be in support of allowing access to Facebook. 5..
A. However, their banning isn’t widely accepted.
B. People hold different attitudes towards Facebook now.
C. People who have special skills are interested in Facebook.
D. Keeping in touch through it helps in improving their relations.
E. So the company should take the employees, interest into account.
F. In order to keep people active, essential that they are kept happy.
G. Firm, they think it’s necessary to take a break after working for hours.
