Great Activities for Nature Lovers
Hiking
One of the easiest and most accessible ways to get close to nature is by setting out on a good old fashioned hike. Hiking generally doesn't require any fancy equipment or special skills, just a piece of map and a thirst for adventure. This activity can be as relaxing as you make it.
Backcountry Camping
Why limit yourself to just a day hike when you can have a full weekend for a longer adventure? Backcountry camping involves packing your tent，sleeping gear ,food, and water on your back to set up camp in a remote location. I you’re an experienced hiker and camper ,this is an excellent way to test your survival skills and explore the wilderness.
Mountain and Road Biking
Unlike long hikes through the woods , biking allows you to cover more ground and travel farther in nature. Mountain biking typically involves riding up and down steep slopes , between trees , and over rocks. If this sounds too intense or your tires aren't suited for rugged terrain( 地形) , consider taking a road bike on paved trails through forest preserves or along country roads.
Gardening
Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to travel beyond your own backyard to experience the beauty of nature every day. If your personality is less adventurous or your mobility restricted, consider planting a garden to grow your own vegetables , fruit , herbs，or flowers. There's something truly satisfying about mixing up a salad with fresh ingredients you grow yourself. One of the best parts about spending time in gardening is that it doesn't have to break your budget and anyone can do it.
1.W hat do hikers need for hiking?
A.Practical skills. B.Necessary equipment.
C.A useful map. D.A relaxed mood.
2.W hat's NOT the advantage of gardening according to the text?
A.You don't need to go far to enjoy the beauty of nature.
B.It gives you a sense of satisfaction when cooking with fresh ingredients.
C.It doesn't take any energy or money to do it.
D.I’s easy to start it for anyone who likes it.
3.Which of the following can take you to travel farthest?
A.Hiking. B.Backcountry Camping.
C.Mountain and Road Biking. D.Gardening.
假定你是李华。你所在的学校摄影社团正在招收新成员。请给你的留学生朋友Eric写封邮件邀请他加入，内容包括：1.社团活动；2.报名方式及截止日期。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Eric,
How is everything getting along?
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Yours sincerely,
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(∧)，并在其下面写出修改后的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
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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。
When I look at this picture of myself, I realize of how fast time flies. I had grown not only physically, and also mentally in the past few years. About one month after this photo was took, I entered my second year of high school and become a new member of the school music club. Around me in picture are the things they were very important in my life at that time: car magazines and musical instruments. I enjoyed studying difference kinds of cars and planes, playing pop music, and collecting the late music albums. This picture often brings back to me many happy memories of your high school days.
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。
Think about all the plastic in our lives like plastic bags, cups and plates around us and also those forks and 1. （spoon） in your school cafeteria which may be plastic. For better or for 2. （bad）, plastic seems to be everywhere.
Back in 3. 1990s, a man 4.（name）Charles Moore discovered a huge island of plastic 5.（float）in the North Pacific Ocean—tons and tons of floating plastic items and garbage. Since then, four more floating islands of plastic 6.（discover）in other parts of the world.
Although experts are not sure 7. the plastic is doing to the health of our oceans or our own health right now, they suspect small fish are eating tiny bits of the plastic which are getting into big fish when they eat the small fish. We, at the top of the food chain, perhaps are the last that the plastic is very 8.（like）to get into.
Moore and his fellow researchers hope 9.（figure）out what effect the plastic is having, but right now what they do know 10. sure is that from 10,000 to 35,000 tons of plastic is floating on the surface of our oceans. And we humans put it there.
Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a ____ place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They ____ various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was______that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more ____ to her than mountain of gold. The books are in every language — new books, ancient books, ____ a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.
She had asked the government for______to move the books to a _____place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. _____, she brought books home every night,______her car late after work. Her friends came to _____her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant ___ to hide some books. All through the_____ , Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, _____them over the seven-foot wall and _____them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war______. Then nine days laters, a fire burned the______to the ground.
One day, the bombing stopped and the_____ left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be ____ again while the city was _____. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and ____ peace and a new library.
1.A.meeting B.working C.personal D.religious
2.A.raised B.handled C.reported D.discussed
3.A.worried B.angry C.doubtful D.curious
4.A.practical B.precious C.reliable D.expensive
5.A.then B.still C.even D.rather
6.A.permission B.confirmation C.explanation D.information
7.A.large B.public C.distant D.safe
8.A.Fortunately B.Surprisingly C.Seriously D.Secretly
9.A.starting B.parking C.filling D.testing
10.A.stop B.help C.warn D.rescue
11.A.intended B.pretended C.happened D.agreed
12.A.war B.night C.building D.way
13.A.put B.opened C.passed D.threw
14.A.hid B.exchanged C.burnt D.distributed
15.A.approached B.erupted C.continued D.ended
16.A.restaurant B.library C.city D.wall
17.A.neighbours B.soldiers C.friends D.customers
18.A.sold B.read C.saved D.moved
19.A.occupied B.bombed C.quiet D.busy
20.A.dreamed of B.believed in C.cared about D.looked for
If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping, I would have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me. 1.
The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. 2. We slept in a tent, cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom. This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor’s bill for my son’s food poisoning.
I was, nevertheless, talked into going on another fun-filled holiday in the wilderness. 3. Instead, we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner. My nature-loving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of life.
4. We have done a lot of it since. Recently, we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a built-in TV set. There is a separate bedroom, a modern kitchen with a refrigerator. The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains.
5. It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her way back to nature. I recommend that you find your way in style.
A.This time there was no tent.
B.Things are going to be improved.
C.The trip they took me on was a rough one.
D.I was to learn a lot about camping since then, however.
E.I must say that I have certainly come to enjoy camping.
F.After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.
G.There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall.
