Britain’s Beautiful National Parks Offer Lots to See
Many visitors to the UK go straight to London and never explore outside the capital , which is a pity, for there is a huge variety of landscape only a few hours away, in any one of Britain’s largest areas of protected countryside, its national parks.
The Cairngorms
The biggest is the Cairngorms in northern Scotland, with some of the country’s highest mountains and the best place for skiing. Climbing and fishing are also popular, along with Scotland’s national game, golf. Wildlife enthusiasts are well rewarded this is the home of
the red deer, red squirrel and golden eagle.
The Lake District
Over the border in England is the Lake District, originally made famous by local Romantic poet William Wordsworth two hundred years ago. Crowds of people have been travelling here since 1847 when a railway was built to its biggest lake, Windermere. Children’s writers have found inspiration here too, and the mountains make for excellent walking, with breathtaking views.
Snowdonia
Wales also has its fair share of very impressive landscape Snowdonia was one of the
first national parks to be created in 1951. You will find the road signs in two languages and hear Welsh spoken in the local shops. If mountain climbing is not your thing, try visiting a castle built by a 13th-century prince, or check out the nearby beaches.
The Jurassic Coast
Covering 95 miles of the coastline from East Devon to Dorset, the Jurassic Coast is just as amazing, with rocks recording 185 million years of the earth’s history. The first underwater dinosaur（恐龙） remains were found in the high rocks here in the early 19th century.
The Giant’s Causeway
For the strangest coastal scenery of all, cross the Irish Sea to the Giant’s Causeway. Created 50-60 million years ago, the Giant’s Causeway has been a source of respect, fear and wonder through the ages. So it’s not surprising that all kinds of imaginative stories come from it.
1.If a person is fond of wild animals, which one is the best choice for him?
A. The Cairngorms B. The Lake District
C. Snowdonia D. The Giant’s Causeway
2.What can you learn from the passage?
A. The Lake District is a good place to create works for painting.
B. Snowdonia is the first national park to be created in Britain.
C. The first dinosaur remains were found on the Jurassic Coast.
D. You can get to the Giant’s Causeway by crossing the Irish Sea.
3.Where is the article most likely to be taken from?
A. A map B. A newspaper
C. A science book D. A textbook
假定你是李华，计划寒假找份兼职工作．下面的招聘广告引起了你的注意，请根据要点（箭头所指内容）写一封申请信．
注意：1．词数：100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3． 开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数．
Dear Mr． Smith，
I've read your advertisement for a volunteer for children's winter camp．
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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限一词．
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear Mary，
I am writing to invite you to attend a lecture be held at 9：00 next Sunday in our school hall．
In recently years， learning Chinese have become popular among people around the world． Foreign students are aware of the important and necessity of learning Chinese well． A famous professor about language learning is invited to give a lecture about it， what is of great help for your Chinese learning． In the lecture， you can learn about the reasons for learning Chinese is focused on． What's the more， many ways of improving your Chinese will be suggested to you． Most importantly， you will be encouraged to making greater efforts． However， I really hope you will grasp the good opportunity．
Your early reply would be high appreciated．
Yours，
Li Hua
Parents， they are here to clothe us， feed us and， embarrass us． Sixteen is a_____ ripe age for embarrassment and poor Rain Price of Utah was no_____． It was the beginning of his high school year and his first time to______the bus． So it was really embarrassing when his dad Dale wave him off． After school， he______his mom Rochelle to stop Dale from doing it again． Guess who overheard（偷听）？
To Rain's_____， not only did the father decide to go on waving his son goodbye，______he decided to send him off ______in costume． But this was not a one-time incident； Dale dressed up in______clothes every single day for 170straight school days．
"When he did it the first day I was _____． You don't want to see your dad dressing up in a wedding dress，______at you on the bus，" Rain told the Metro， to which his dad_____： " I hope this lives with him for the rest of his life．" Dale made his______goodbye on and on， from the Little Mermaid to the Wonder Woman．
Dale became______as the "Wave At The Bus Dad"， coming out in the most strange and funny costumes and never repeating the same_____． He said he only spend around $50 the whole year and ______friends and neighbors to loan him costume and other materials． So the family could______the incidents with the rest of the world． Rochelle created a blog to ______all the costumes．
Rain is now all grown up at 19． He still______Dale as a blushing bride， "In the end， it was just_____． I was laughing on the bus the whole way． I am______him now．"
1.A. hopefully B. particularly C. slightly D. quietly
2.A. exception B. way C. use D. excuse
3.A. ride B. see C. sit D. choose
4.A. ordered B. suggested C. threatened D. begged
5.A. surprise B. joy C. disappointment D. sorrow
6.A. and B. but C. so D. while
7.A. performed B. shouted C. cried D. dressed
8.A. expensive B. different C. boring D. necessary
9.A. with smiles B. as usual C. in shock D. at random
10.A. waving B. kissing C. hugging D. bowing
11.A. devoted B. used C. responded D. led
12.A. special B. beautiful C. pitiful D. international
13.A. regarded B. treated C. scolded D. known
14.A. time B. look C. place D. location
15.A. divided into B. puton C. relied on D. helped with
16.A. fight B. share C. learn D. present
17.A. document B. pen C. book D. cut
18.A. doubted B. confused C. complained D. remembered
19.A. money B. reputation C. fun D. family
20.A. excited about B. ashamed of C. worried about D. proud of
Where the jobs are？ Thinking about a career in public safety or law enforcement？ Statistics show that these careers are growing， have great benefits，and can be very rewarding．1.But there are hundreds of public safety jobs to think about-everything from police officer who protect people to driver's license examiners who test driving skills．
For example，Angela Bloom is an animal control worker for the city．She and her co-workers pick up animals that are lost，sick，or dangerous．2.For this job，being in good physical condition is important and a high school diploma is required．It may be necessary for candidates to have received on-the-job training and hold certification．
3.He looks for health problems in places where people prepare and serve food．There are many kinds of jobs for inspectors．For example，public safety inspectors look for safety violations or dangerous workplaces and fire inspectors look for problems in buildings that could cause fires．4.A college degree is often necessary． Actually， applicants with a bachelor's or master's degree，related experience or training in a foreign language may have the best job prospects．
5.For those interested in working in this dynamic and rewarding field，a wide variety of options are available．So remember，if you like working with the public，and are looking for a good job，a career in public safety might be perfect for you．
A．Martin Lee is a health inspector．
B．You can come and apply for the degree．
C．They also investigate reports of animal abuse（虐待）．
D．These are only a few of the job options available．
E．Problems solving skills are important for these jobs．
F．Their job is to find a person to adopt the homeless animals．
G．Police officer and firefighter are two of the most popular safety jobs in this field．
Ever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, gentically mondified (GM, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the word,mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food crisis. But can GM technology solve world hunger problems? Even if it would ,is it the best solutiorr?
Despite what it promiises,GM technology actually has not increased the production potential of any corp. In fact
Studies show that the most crown GM croo.
GM soybeans, has suffered reduced productivity. For instance, a report than analysed nearly two decades of research on mojor GM food crops shows that GM engineering has failed to significantly increase US crop production.
Something else, however, has been on the rise, While GM seeds are expensive, GM companics tell farmers that they will make good profits by saving money on pesticides（杀虫剂）. On the contrary, US government data show that GM crops in the US have produced an overall increase in pesticide use compared to traditional crops. “ The promise was that you could use less chemicals and boost production. But nether is true,” said Bill Christison, President of the US National Farm Coalition.
At the same time, the authors of the book World Hunger: Twelve Myths argue that there actually is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production, but by problems in food distribution and politics. These indeed deserve our efforts and money. Meanwhile, the rise in food prices results from the increased use of crops for fuel rather than food, according to a 2008 World Bank report.
As a matter of fact ,scientists see better ways to feed the world. Another World Bank report concluded that GM crops have little to offer to the challenges of worldwide poverty and hunger, because better ways out are available, among which “green” farming is supposed to be the first choice.
1.The author develops the second paragraph mainly .
A. by classification B. by comparison
C. by example D. by process
2.What does the underlined word “boost ” in the third paragraph probably mean?
A. Control. B. Evaluate C. Obtain. D. Increase.
3.GM companies promise farmers that they will benefit from ______________.
A. practicing “green” farming B. use of less chemicals
C. fair distribution of their crops D. using more crops for fuel
4.Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards GM technology?
A. Optimistic B. Defensive C. Disapproving D. Casual
