No one ever said final week is easy. Late-night cramming(填鸭式的用功) accompanied by cup after cup of coffee can take its toll（产生恶果，产生损害） on your body, not to mention all of the test stress. But while you try to review as many books as possible to prepare for your tests, don’t forget your health. 1.. Here are some tips on dieting.

2.

Grabbing an Orion cake from the vending machine（自动贩卖机）is attractive, but it’s important to stick to fresher, more nutritious food. A banana or an orange with some trail mix(干果什锦) or yogurt will fill you up better than junk food. 3.. Eat a wholesome breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the same time you always do.

Stay hydrated（含水的）

Drink plenty of water, and then drink some more. 4.. Sugary soft drinks will do no good. Spice up your water with fruits like lemon, or swap it for unsweetened flavorful tea, which rehydrates just as well as water.

Proper caffeine intake(摄入) from coffee and energy drinks

Everyone could use a quick energy booser, but too much could leave you feeling anxious, unable to sleep or focus. 5..

A. The last place you need to experience caffeine withdrawal is in the middle of your exams

B. After all, if you’re sick and uncomfortable during your tests, every effort you’ve made might be in vain

C. Eat healthily and regularly

D. Cook meals by yourself

E. Don’t change your food schedule too much

F. It will help your mind stay clear and keep your energy levels high

G. However, once you are sick and uncomfortable, you won’t get a high grade in exams

    According to a new study from Cornell University, about one-fifth of the global population, of 2 billion people worldwide, will be forced to resettle or go deeper inland by 2100 due to the continuous rise in sea level.

The study, published in the journal Land Use Policy, showed that the growing global population could make the matter worse. The researchers expected that there are about 1.4 billon “climate change refugees(难民)” in the world by 2060 and by 2100 the number of the displaced people due to the rising sea level could reach up to two billion.

“We’re going to have more people on less land and sooner than we think,” said lead author Charles Geisler, professor at Cornell. “The future rise in global average sea level probably won’t be gradual. Yet few policy makers are observing the significant barriers that coastal climate refugees, like other refugees, will run into when they move to higher ground.”

For the study, the researchers reviewed(回顾) potential problems that climate change refugees may face if they go deeper inland. The researchers identified these land difficulties with relocation using three organizing groups. Including depletion(损耗) zones, win-lose zones and no-trespass(不得擅自进入) zones. By doing so, the researchers were able to provide primary estimates of their toll(损失) on inland resettlement space. The researchers found that some inland regions were unlikely to support new waves of climate change refugees due to the remains of war, road developments and rare natural resources.

Apart from the rising sea level, increasing storm weather and the booming global population are also having a huge influence on the number of climate change refugees. Storm can push seawater further inland. The increasing global population requires more land even as the ocean swallows up rich costal zones and river deltas(三角洲). These force people to search for new places to move to higher ground.

1.What would happen if the sea level were to rise?

A.2 billion people would be “refugees” by 2060.

B.50% of the population would lose their homes.

C.Inland regions would become more crowded.

D.Coastal regions would be polluted seriously.

2.What can be inferred from Charles Geisler’s words?

A.The sea level will go up in a little-by-little way.

B.Moving to higher land isn’t the key solution.

C.Land and population vary according to climate change.

D.Policy makers should think more for climate change refugees.

3.Why do climate change refugees fail to move to some inland regions?

A.Because they can’t live a common life there.

B.Because they can’t adapt to the climate there.

C.Because they may consume more than expected.

D.Because they will destroy the natural resources.

4.What does the author stress in the last paragraph?

A.Global warming is a double-edged sword.

B.In the future climate will become worse.

C.The earth will see more climate change refugees.

D.Sea will bring humans more disadvantages.

    Everywhere we look, we are surrounded by technology. We heavily rely on technology for our day-to-day lives. There are the social media apps, such as Facebook, Twitter, where we are able to see into the lives of everyone around us. There are other more useful apps like Google Maps where you can use a GPS to get from one place to another. It is no wonder that we are constantly looking down at our phones and other devices. And, that is a problem.

Pretty soon, I fear that people will no longer be able to communicate face to face. I personally love being able to sit down and have a conversation with someone sans cell phones and distractions. It shows that you care about who you are talking to and want to involve and listen to them. The cell phone can wait until later.

What I really dislike is that younger and younger children are using technology. Instead of playing outside with friends, they are playing on iPads, iPods, or video games. Instead of having little games or books, children now have electronic devices to use to distract them even if waiting at doctors’ appointments etc. They want cell phones at young ages. They have texting. I overheard sixth graders one day talking about texting, and I was a little sad. At that age, I had to call my friends on the phone in order to talk to them.

We are a society based on technology. And, that isn’t a completely bad thing, given its use in areas such as medicine. But we shouldn’t be addicted to so many of these devices that we forget to look around and see what is happening in the world around us.

1.What can be concluded from the first paragraph?

A.Some tech products leave us unable to focus.

B.Social media apps make people more visible.

C.Many people usually misuse social media apps.

D.Technology provides us with a convenient life.

2.Which can best replace the underlined word “sans”?

A.is need of B.without

C.is spite of D.with

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards using technology in medicine?

A.Indifferent. B.Opposed.

C.Concerned. D.Supportive.

4.What does the author really want to show in the passage?

A.We should take a step back from constantly using technology.

B.The electronic devices are closely connected with our life.

C.Society should no longer be based on technology.

D.We should say goodbye to electronic devices.

    I was on my way home from work, cutting through the Bryant Park. On that day, the sun seemed to set faster than usual, and suddenly I found myself walking in the dark. I was less than half a mile from my apartment, but the path would lead me over a bridge, across train tracks, and through an unlit underpass.

Then I heard him – a stranger running alongside me, partly obscured(遮掩) by the bushes. My mouth went dry; my legs felt like water. But I didn’t pick up my pace – instead, I stopped, turned, and faced him. He came out of the bushes and said he’d been watching me “for a long time”.

As he walked beside me, I guided us towards the edge of the park. When we reached the bridge, a train rumbled(轰鸣着缓慢行进) past, and he seized the moment, attacking me with a knife around my throat. The self-defense skills I had learned years before kicked in, and I pushed my finger into his eye, hard. And then came the shock: That didn’t frighten him away. My mind flashed back to a tip from an old guitar teacher: “Press the strings like you’re squeezing a flea(跳蚤).” I put all my strength into that finger, and finally he let go.

I was shaking with fear, but I looked him straight in the eye and began to back away. I turned to run the hell out of there, but then I remembered another self-defense lesson: Never run, because then you’re a target. So I walked away alone – through the dark tunnel as I dialed 911 with trembling fingers. If you ever find yourself in this situation, use these self-defense skills that you already know. They can really make all the difference to you.

1.Which of the following word best describes the author’s way home?

A.Well-traveled. B.Risky.

C.Boring. D.Well-protected.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 suggest?

A.The author was desperate to go home.

B.The author was exhausted and thirsty.

C.The author was in a state of fear.

D.The author’s legs were wet.

3.Which statement may the author agree with?

A.The man is a casual acquaintance of her.

B.She was guarded home by the police finally.

C.She might feel grateful for her self-defense skills.

D.The man injured his eye himself when making an attack.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.How I survived an attack B.Whether fortune smiles on me

C.What one should do when in danger D.Why self-defense skills are important

    As winter sets in, it’s the perfect time to get out of town and escape the seasonal mood disorder. Here are vacation ideas to adopt now.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica, located in the Valle del General, is an off-the-radar agriculture town that’s not overrun with tourists. The area is known for its coffee, pineapples and sugar cane plantations, as well as its rich forests. What’s more, you can enjoy horseback riding, spend afternoons at the spa or tour a nearby wildlife shelter to look out for colorful birds, sloths and other animals.

Los Cabos, Mexico

If you love wine, travel to Los Cabos, a beautiful vacation destination at the southern edge of the Baja Peninsula. During your getaway(短假), you can enjoy special wine tastings and dinner cooked by Los Cabos’s Michelin-starred chef. There are wildlife-viewing opportunities, too. From December through May, you can spot whales, manta rays and more wildlife.

Petit St Vincent, the Grenadines

This private Caribbean island was free of the anger of hurricanes Irma and Maria. What’s more, the whole island is only 115 acres and has 22 cottages. Each cottage is located in a quiet place, and you can expect to unplug and recharge phones with no wireless connections, televisions or telephones in the cottages. Even better, you can spend your days admiring fascinating marine life at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Diving Caribbean center.

The Exumas, Bahamas

On Fowl Cay’s 50-acre private island, you can enjoy a carefree escape. Days can be spent fishing, boating and diving before wandering along white sands. The resort(度假村) features large one-, two- and three-bedroom houses. Best of all, if you’re planning a group getaway or multigenerational trip, you rent the entire island for a one-of-a-kind island escape.

1.Why does the author recommend these placed to readers?

A.To experience out-of-town sights.

B.To beat winter blues.

C.To escape from extreme weather.

D.To treat mental disease.

2.What do we know about Petit St Vincent?

A.It survived hurricanes Irma and Maria. B.It’s a huge and quiet island.

C.People can admire fish off shore. D.People can charge phones using wireless connections.

3.Where can Tom best go with his grandparents and parents?

A.Los Cabos, Mexico.

B.Petit St Vincent, the Grenadines.

C.Costa Rica.

D.The Exumas, Bahamas.

写作

假如你是新华中学的学生张华，班里从外地转来一名同学李明，他一时无法融入新的班集体中，感到很苦恼。请根据下列要点用英语给他写封信：

＊帮他分析原因

＊给他提出建议

＊陈述你帮助他的具体打算

注意：词数120～150

Dear Li Ming,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Best regards,

Zhang Hua

根据首字母或汉语意思填空

1.When people use words and e_______ different from the “standard language”, it is called a dialect.

2.After g_________ from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.

3.Of the two, the l_______ is far better than the former.

4.The people in the poor area are s________ from cold and hunger.

5.As far as I am c______, this is a good job.

6.I can hardly _________ (辨认出)him when he wears sunglasses.

7.I managed to __________(说服) my classmates into accepting my idea.

8.My sister said that she ________ (宁愿)to stay at home rather than go out.

9.With my special care, my mother ________ (恢复)quickly.

10.She gave me a ______(坚定的)look—the kind that said she would not change her mind.

根据课文内容默写句子

1.我不知道是不是因为我长久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事务都无比狂热。I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to____________ for so long that I’ve grown so ______________ everything to do with nature.

2.信不信由你，没有标准英语。_______________, there is no such thing _____________.

3.观看这些已经不再是乐趣，因为大自然是你必须亲身体验的。

It’s no pleasure ________ these any longer because nature is one thing that really must__________.

4.你想不想有一个无话不谈的朋友比如你最深的感受和想法。

Do you want a friend ___________________ like your deepest feelings and thoughts?

5.我不想向其他人那样在日记中写下一系列的事实。

I don’t want to ___________ ___________ facts in a diary as most people do.

6.这些新的定居者们丰富了英语语言尤其是词汇。

These new settlers __________the English language and especially its ___________.

7.与我们今天所讲的英语相比较，它更多是以德语为基础的。

_______________ German than the English we speak _________.

8.她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。____________________,nothing can change it.

9.自从中学以来，我妹妹王威和我一直梦想能有一次伟大的自行车之旅。

_________ middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I _________taking a great bike trip.

10.虽然她对去某些地方的最佳线路并不清楚，她却坚持要自己把这次旅游安排的尽善尽美。Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she ________ that she ________the trip properly.

Sand and Stone

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had a fierce argument, and one friend _________ control of his anger, hit the other one ___________ the face.

The one who got hit was _______, but without saying anything, wrote in the _________, “Today my best friend hit me in the face.”

They kept on walking _________ they found an oasis (绿洲), where they decided to _______. The one who had been hit got _______ in the mire (烂泥) and started drowning, but _________ the friend saved him.

After he _______ from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone, “Today my best friend saved my life.”

The friend who had hit and saved his best friend felt ________ and couldn’t help asking him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?”

The other friend replied, “When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can __________ it away. But when someone does something __________ for us, we must engrave (雕刻) it in stone where no wind can __________ erase it.”

________ TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR __________ ON STONE.

________ says it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to __________ them, a day to love them, but an entire ________ to forget them.

________ this phrase to the people you’ll never forget. It’s a short __________ to let them know that you’ll never forget them.

1.A.kept B.lost C.gained D.received

2.A.for B.at C.in D.on

3.A.injured B.shocked C.ashamed D.hurt

4.A.sand B.earth C.stone D.ground

5.A.before B.after C.until D.when

6.A.take a rest B.take a bath C.take a breath D.take a nap

7.A.stuck B.taken C.arrested D.pulled

8.A.surprisingly B.suddenly C.finally D.fortunately

9.A.rose B.recovered C.jumped D.left

10.A.strange B.funny C.puzzled D.upset

11.A.erase B.blow C.carry D.smooth

12.A.useful B.important C.serious D.good

13.A.nearly B.ever C.even D.alone

14.A.FORGET B.BELIEVE C.LEARN D.JUDGE

15.A.BENEFITS B.PROMISE C.WISHES D.RESPECT

16.A.Anyone B.Nobody C.Everyone D.Someone

17.A.leave B.appreciate C.realize D.observe

18.A.week B.month C.year D.life

19.A.Send B.Report C.Declare D.Explain

20.A.greeting B.saying C.message D.sentence

    As data and identity theft becomes more and more common, the market is growing for biometric(生物测量) technologies—like fingerprint scans—to keep others out of private e-spaces. At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.

Researchers from Georgia Tech say that they have come up with a low-cost device(装置) that gets around this problem: a smart keyboard. This smart keyboard precisely measures the cadence(节奏) with which one types and the pressure fingers apply to each key. The keyboard could offer a strong layer of security by analyzing things like the force of a user’s typing and the time between key presses. These patterns are unique to each person. Thus, the keyboard can determine people’s identities, and by extension, whether they should be given access to the computer it’s connected to—regardless of whether someone gets the password right.

It also doesn’t require a new type of technology that people aren’t already familiar with. Everybody uses a keyboard and everybody types differently.

In a study describing the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteers type the word “touch” four times using the smart keyboard. Data collected from the device could be used to recognize different participants based on how they typed, with very low error rates. The researchers say that the keyboard should be pretty straightforward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive, plastic-like parts. The team hopes to make it to market in the near future.

1.Why do the researchers develop the smart keyboard?

A.To reduce pressure on keys. B.To improve accuracy in typing.

C.To replace the password system. D.To cut the cost of e-space protection.

2.What makes the invention of the smart keyboard possible?

A.Computers are much easier to operate.

B.Fingerprint scanning techniques develop fast.

C.Typing patterns vary from person to person.

D.Data security measures are guaranteed.

3.What do the researchers expect of the smart keyboard?

A.It’ll be environment-friendly. B.It’ll reach consumers soon.

C.It’ll be made of plastics. D.It’ll help speed up typing.

4.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A diary. B.A guidebook C.A novel. D.A magazine.

    Chinese students always complain that they’re under great pressure and don’t get enough sleep. But they may be surprised to learn that they’re much luckier than their peers (同龄人) in South Korea and Japan, according to a recently published report, conducted by Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences on the physical and mental health of senior high school students in the three Asian countries.

According to the study among nearly 6,000 high school students in the three countries, Chinese students are the tallest but poorest in physical fitness. Chinese students are on average 168.17cm, compared with 167.61cm for South Korean students and 164.70cm for Japanese students. Chinese students asked for sick leave more than students in other countries. About 72 percent of Korean students never asked for sick and injury leave during high school, compared to 53 percent for Japanese students and 45 percent for Chinese students. Moreover, Chinese students drink alcohol and smoke earlier than Korean and Japanese students. Around 70 percent of Chinese students have drunk alcohol, compared to 50 percent for Korean and Japanese students.

According to the survey, Japanese and South Korean students suffer more pressure than their Chinese peers. Statistics show 16 percent of students in China said they experienced mental pressure often over the past year, while the numbers in Japan and South Korea were 33 percent and 47 percent respectively. Their worries come from “study”, “future after graduation”, “friendships” and “relationship with their parents”. To go with stress, 57.9 percent of Korean students sleep the least, less than six hours a day, compared with 46.6 percent of Japanese students and 30 percent of Chinese students.

More Chinese students were satisfied with their physical appearance, double that of students in the survey from Japan and South Korea. The report said that over half of students in South Korea had tried to lose weight in the past year, while in China the figure was only 22 percent. In measures of self-worth, such as “I think I am valuable” and “I think I am successful”, “I can complete many things”, “I won’t give up to failure,” Chinese students showed greater self-confidence than students in Japan and South Korea.

1.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

A.Chinese teenagers are tallest, but most unhealthy.

B.Chinese students drink most alcohol and smoke earliest.

C.Japanese students ask for least sick leave.

D.Chinese students ask for sick leave most often.

2.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A.Chinese students are luckiest, yet most unsuccessful

B.Chinese students are confident in themselves and luckier

C.Japanese students are most stressed

D.South Korean students sleep the least

3.What does the underlined word “that” refer to?

A.the height B.the percentage

C.the weight D.the number

4.The worries that cause students to be stressed come from the following factors EXCEPT _______.

A.study and career B.physical appearance

C.friendships D.family relationship

    All eyes were on Jack Ma. The chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd stepped down on Teachers’ Day from leading the e-commerce giant he founded 20 years ago.

“I still have lots of dreams to go after,” Ma wrote in an open letter last year to announce his parting. “The world is big, and I am still young, so I want to try new things.”

The 55-year-old businessman showed that he was ready for new things by arriving at his farewell party dressed up like a rock star.

In fact, his rags-to-riches story is a good example of doing something different. Visiting the United States in 1995, Ma saw the internet and had the idea of setting up his own trading website. In 1999, he founded Alibaba with a group of friends in a shared apartment, struggling for years to get it off the ground. With all the challenges, the company slowly brought e-commerce to China.

Although his success has inspired a number of Chinese tech businessmen, Ma pointed out that the key is having a dream. “It’s the dreams that keep us never afraid of setbacks,” Ma said in a video posted on Sept 9. Now the experienced businessman is looking to focus on education. What can he offer? “I’m not gonna teach English; I’m not gonna teach business. But I’m gonna teach young people how to face challenges,” he told Bloomberg News. Skilled sailors were never made on calm waters.

As Ma said, “Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueler. But the day after tomorrow is beautiful.”

1.Why did Jack Ma attract all the attention on Teachers’ Day in 2019？

A.He led the Alibaba Group to celebrate the Teachers’ Day.

B.He would become the former chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

C.He and a group of friends founded Alibaba Group 20 years ago.

D.He gave a special show dressed up like a rock star.

2.What will Jack Ma do after his parting from Alibaba？

A.He will be an English teacher.

B.He will be a rock star.

C.He will continue to be a businessman.

D.He will try something new related to education.

3.Which statement about Jack Ma is NOT true according to the passage？

A.Ma’s success lies in pursuing his dream and making great effort.

B.Jack Ma was worried about the future of education in China.

C.Jack Ma always wants to challenge himself in new fields.

D.Jack Ma would like to encourage young people to overcome difficulties.

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

文华中学的读书节即将展开，学校将给每个班级配发图书（按下图显示的比例），放置在班级中，总量为 20 本。现在学校向学生们征求意见，假设你是该学校的学生李华， 请你给学校写封邮件，描述提供的图书类型并谈谈你的意见与建议。（学科辅导类： test-prep books）

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Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.何不喝杯咖啡提一下神？（Why）

2.随着每年元旦的临近，人们常常会反思这一年的得与失。（reflect）

3.几个月前举行的展览如同一扇窗，从这里，世界能看到这个国家古老的文明从哪里来，向何处去。（which）

4.登山运动的吸引力不仅在于运动员之间的激烈竞争，还体现在运动员与自然环境的抗争中。（Not only...）

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

How Supermarkets Are Changing Britain

The British love their supermarkets. And there are more and more of them every year. But is this a good thing?

Not necessarily. For a start, many small shops can’t compete on price with superstores such  as Tesco. And they don’t have as many products either. As a result, 36% of the UK’s small shops shut down between 1990 and 1996 while the number of supermarkets increased from 457 to 1,102. Supermarkets have even had a negative effect on the British pub. Beer and wine is much cheaper in a supermarket than in a pub. There are now over 55,000 supermarkets in the UK, but less than 55,000 pubs. A decade ago there were more than 61,000. These days, pubs are closing at the rate of 39 a week!

Supermarkets are also bad for animal welfare. The UK has high standards in this field, but some supermarkets get their meat from abroad. And in many cases, this meat is produced under conditions that would be illegal in the UK. But once they’ve got the meat, supermarkets put a British flag on the product as the meat is packed there. Dishonest? Not exactly, but it isn’t entirely true either!

Supermarkets have a poor environmental record too. Many of them don’t store food products themselves as storage space is expensive, so they get food producers to do it for them. This means that supermarket lorries have to make more trips to collect supplies. In turn, this increases the amount of petrol used, which leads to more pollution. Supermarkets also use a lot of plastic packaging, which isn’t good for the environment either.

So, what can be done to help the “little guys”? Not much really. Supermarkets have a lot of power. Many political parties receive donations from supermarkets. And supermarkets often use their money to influence decisions. For example, just before the year 2000, one supermarket gave the government £12 million to help build the Millennium Dome in London. Later, plans to tax supermarket car parks were dropped.

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

The Ban on Trading Ivory(象牙) is Unfair but Necessary

As in some countries elephant population have recovered, there are competing proposals about how absolute the ban on elephant trading should be. Countries seeking a modest relaxation have a strong case to make. But it is not strong enough. The ban must stay.

Understandably, countries that have done a good job protecting their elephants feel this is unfair. 1. And the real burden of all this is borne by poor local people who are in competition with wildlife for resources, and sometimes in conflict with it—elephants can be destructive. People and governments, so the argument goes, need to have an economic stake(利害关系) in the elephants’ survival. The ivory trade would give them one.

To understand why these reasonable-sounding proposals should be rejected, consider what

has happened to elephant numbers since some legal trade was authorised, when Botswana, Namibia and South Africa were allowed in 2007 to sell a fixed amount of ivory to Japan. 2.

  A survey conducted in 2014-15 estimated that elephant numbers had fallen by 30% across 18 countries since 2007.

3. In better-resourced national parks, drones are used to make it easier for park keepers to spot illegal hunters. DNA testing of ivory can identify where they came from, and thus whether they are legal. As prices of the technologies fall and countries get richer, both technologies are likely to spread.

The objection to trade in products of endangered species is not moral. When the world is confident that it will boost elephant numbers rather than wipe them out, the ivory trade should be encouraged. 4. And until it does, the best hope for the elephant—and even more endangered species, such as rhinos(犀牛)—lies not in easing the ban on trading their products, but in enforcing it better.

A. Regrettably, that point has not yet come.

B. Elephant numbers started falling.

C. The existence of even a small legal market increases the opportunities for illegal trade.

D. They point out that they have devoted huge resources to the elephant.

E. In the long run technology can help make trade coexist with conservation.

F. One animal, as so often in the past, will attract much of the attention: the African elephant.

    Each year, backed up by a growing anti-consumerist movement, people are using the holiday season to call on us all to shop less.

Driven by concerns about resource exhaustion, over recent years environmentalists have increasingly turned their sights on our “consumer culture”. Groups such as The Story of Stuff and Buy Nothing New Day are growing as a movement that increasingly blames all our ills on our desire to shop.

We clearly have a growing resource problem. The produces we make, buy, and use are often linked to the destruction of our waterways, biodiversity, climate and the land on which millions of people live. But to blame these issues on Christmas shoppers is misguided, and puts us in the old trap of blaming individuals for what is a systematic problem.

While we complain about environmental destruction over Christmas, environmentalists often forget what the holiday season actually means for many people. For most, Christmas isn’t an add-on to an already heavy shopping year. In fact, it is likely the only time of year many have the opportunity to spend on friends and family, or even just to buy the necessities needed for modern life.

This is particularly, true for Boxing Day, often the target of the strongest derision(嘲弄) by anti-consumerists. While we may laugh at the queues in front of the shops, for many, those sales provide the one chance to buy items they’ve needed all year. As Leigh Phillips argues, “this is one of the few times of the year that people can even hope to afford such ‘luxuries’, the Christmas presents their kids are asking for, or just an appliance that works.”

Indeed, the richest 7% of people are responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. This becomes particularly harmful when you take into account that those shopping on Boxing Day are only a small part of our consumption “problem” anyway. Why are environmentalists attacking these individuals, while ignoring such people as Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who has his own￡1.5bn yacht with a missile defence system?

Anyway, anti-consumerism has become a movement of wealthy people talking down to the working class about their life choices, while ignoring the real cause of our environmental problems. It is no wonder one is changing their behaviours—or that environmental destruction continues without any reduction in intensity.

1.It is indicated in the 1st  paragraph that during the holiday season, many consumers  .

A.ignore resource problems

B.are fascinated with presents

C.are encouraged to spend less

D.show great interest in the movement.

2.It can be inferred from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the environmentalist movement  .

A.has targeted the wrong persons

B.has achieved its intended purposes

C.has taken environment-friendly measures

D.has benefited both consumers and producers

3.The example of Roman Abramovich is used to show environmentalists’  .

A.madness about life choices

B.discontent with rich lifestyle

C.ignorance about the real cause

D.disrespect for holiday shoppers

4.It can be concluded from the text that telling people not to shop at Christmas is  .

A.anything less than a responsibility B.nothing more than a bias

C.indicative of environmental awareness D.unacceptable to ordinary people

2020 SAN FRANCISCO

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Speakers:    *Walter Mosley*Jonathan Maberry    *Brooke Warner

Plus authors, editors, publishers & literary agents from New York, L.A. & S.F. Bay Area

Visit www.SFWriters.org to get event/contest/scholarship details, access online registration for the free SFWC Newsletter.

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2019 SAN FRANCISCO

WRITING FOR CHANGE

A one-day conference for all writers who want to change the world through their writing.

September 14th at the Unitarian Center Details and registration:

www.SFWritingforChange.org

SFWC/San Francisco Writers Foundation is a nonprofit organization

Behind the Scenes of a Writing Conference

When you attend a writing conference, you see a facade that took months or longer to make up. Plenty is going on behind the scenes. Let’s take a look behind the curtain.

The day starts long before attendees walk through the door. Registration is set up, signs posted and tables arranged. Logistics ( 后 勤 ) all fall on the conference organizers. For example, the annual conference I direct in San Francisco (see the poster above) is a simple one-day conference that takes more than eight months to put together and around 15 staff and volunteers to manage. Larger multi-day conferences have even more going on behind the scenes.

Overseeing it all is the conference director, a conductor who typically works with committee directors to make sure everything runs smoothly. Over the course of the conference, staffers make sure everything stays on track. It’s not unusual for staff to walk miles in a day and go without meals.

Conference staff and volunteers are always behind the curtains making sure your experience is perfect. The next time you attend a well-run writing conference, take a moment to thank staff and volunteers for their devotion. They deserve all the praise they can get because without them, there would be no conference.

1.The underlined word facade refers to  ___.

A.the effort behind the scenes

B.the scenes visible to the public

C.the literary masterpiece on display

D.the material distributed at the meeting

2.What’s the latest time to start to arrange for the one-day conference in San Francisco?

A.July, 2019. B.March, 209.

C.September, 2019 . D.January, 2019.

3.According to the writer, the attendees of the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference should praise the ____ .

A.three speakers B.authors and editors

C.staff and volunteers D.corporate sponsors

    Dame Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born British architect whose tall structures left a mark on skylines and imaginations around the world and in the process reshaped architecture for the modern age.

She was not an average designer. She liberated architectural geometry( 几何), giving it a whole new expressive identity. Geometry became, in her hands, a vehicle for unprecedented and eye-popping new spaces. Her buildings elevated uncertainty to an art, conveyed in the odd ways.

Her work implying mobility, speed, freedom and uncertainty spoke to a worldview widely shared by a younger generation. “I am not European, I don’t do conventional work and I am a woman,’’ Strikingly Ms. Hadid never allowed herself on her work to be categorized by her background or her gender. And she was one of a kind, a path breaker. In 2004, she became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s Nobel.

Zaha Hadid was born in Baghdad on October 31, 1950. Then in 1972, she arrived at the architectural association in London, a center for experimental design. Her teachers included Elia Zenghelis and Rem Koolhaas. “They aroused my ambition,” she would recall, “and taught me to trust even my strangest instincts.” By the 1980s she had established her own practice in London. And she began to draw attention with an unrealized plan in 1982—1983 for the Peak Club.

Her partner, Patrick Schumacher, played an instrumental and collaborative role in her career. Mr. Schumacher coined the term parametric(参数的) design to include the computer-based approach that helped the firm’s most weird concepts become reality. Ms. Hadid called what resulted in an organic language of architecture, based on these new tools, which allow us to combine highly complex forms into a fluid(流线的) and complete whole.

Her sources were nature, history or whatever she sought useful. When her Rosenthal Center, a relatively modest project, opened in 2003, Herbert Muschamp, the architecture critic declared it “the most important American building to be completed since the end of the cold war”.

“She was bigger than life, a force of nature,” as Amale Andraos, the dean of Columbia University’s architecture school, put it, “she was a pioneer.”

She was. For women, for what cities can desire to build and for the art of architecture.

1.What features the structures designed by Zaha Hadid?

A.Free architectural geometry. B.Conventional design.

C.Odd imagination. D.Colorful patterns.

2.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A.Zaha Hadid taught herself to trust instincts.

B.The plan for the Peak Club hasn’t been carried out.

C.The architect’s gender influenced her work dramatically.

D.Zaha Hadid was the first architect to win the Pritzker Prize.

3.How did the computer-based approach make a difference to Zaha Hadid’s work?

A.It contributes to realizing the strange ideas.

B.It simplifies the complex structure as a whole.

C.It provides new tools to translate the language.

D.It serves as an instrument to interpret the concepts.

4.The purpose of the passage is to____.

A.present Zaha Hadid’s life experience

B.praise Zaha Hadid’s inspiration and diligence

C.compare Zaha Hadid’s works in different times

D.show Zaha Hadid’s great contributions to architecture

    The networked computer is an amazing device. It is the first media machine that serves as  the mode of production (you can make stuff), means of distribution (you can upload stuff to the network), site of _____ (you can download stuff and interact with it), and place of praise     and criticism (you can comment on the stuff you have downloaded or uploaded). _____, the computer is the 21st century’s culture machine.

But for all the reasons there are to _____ the computer, we must also act with caution.  This is because the networked computer has started a secret war between downloading and uploading—between passive consumption and active  _____—whose outcome will shape   our collective future in ways we can only begin to imagine.

All animals download, but only a few upload anything besides faces and their own bodies. Humans are _____ in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous( 过 剩 的 ) material goods (paintings, sculpture and architecture) and superfluous experiences (music, literature, religion and philosophy). _____, it is precisely    these superfluous things that define human culture and ultimately what it is to be human. Downloading and consuming culture requires great  skills, but _____ to  move  beyond downloading is to rob oneself of a defining ingredient of humanity.

Despite the possibilities of our new culture  machines, most people are  still _____ download mode, brought about by television watching. Even after the _____ of widespread social media, a pyramid of production remains, with a small number of people uploading material, a slightly larger group commenting on or modifying that content, and a huge percentage  remaining satisfied to just _____.

The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to _____ the flow caused    by TV viewing, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading. The computer offers the opportunity to bring about a complete _____ from the   culture of television and a shift from a consumption model to a production model. This is  a historic opportunity. Fifty years of television dominance has given birth to an unhealthy culture. The _____ is now in our collective grasp. It involves controlling our intake, or downloading, and _____ our levels of activity—uploading.

Of course people will still download. Nobody uploads more than a tiny percentage of the culture they consume. But using the networked computer as a download-only device, or even a download-mainly device, is a _____ opportunity that history affords us. Therefore, the goal must be to establish a balance between consumption and production.

1.A.celebration B.conversations C.reception D.ceremonies

2.A.Without doubt B.In return C.In particular D.By contrast

3.A.liberate B.celebrate C.concern D.reject

4.A.request B.support C.defense D.creation

5.A.unique B.familiar C.efficient D.loyal

6.A.In addition B.In fact C.For instance D.By the way

7.A.striving B.comparing C.failing D.attempting

8.A.optimistic about B.unfamiliar with C.stuck in D.ashamed of

9.A.transformation B.emergence C.encounter D.maintenance

10.A.consume B.neglect C.combine D.innovate

11.A.enhance B.quicken C.reverse D.extend

12.A.outcome B.exposure C.break D.evolution

13.A.puzzle B.cure C.regret D.favor

14.A.analyzing B.maintaining C.featuring D.increasing

15.A.wasted B.treasured C.multiplied D.revised

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form  of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

A New Hero is Here to Save the Day

It’s thought that when a hero like Batman is blessed with great power, he or she must endure loneliness and suffering as a result. The Flash(闪电侠), however, makes a fun, lightning-quick and optimistic superhero. After the wild success of TV series Arrow, a TV network launched The Flash, 1. (show) the image of this Superhero, who was only a supporting character in Arrow.

Like Spiderman, who gained the ability to make webs and climb walls after he 2. (bite)   by   a   spider, Barry Allen in The Flash was shocked into superhero-status by accident. A strike from a lightning put Allen into a nine-month unconscious state, and when he emerged, he found himself 3. (equip) with super speed.

Naturally,  Allen  slips  on  a colorful  suit  and  becomes  the  Flash,  a hero 4. extreme speed to fight super-powered bad guys. But the Flash also has other purposes, namely finding out the truth behind his mother’s death and his father’s unjust imprisonment.

In line with superhero series standards, The Flash features action and eye-popping special effects. There’s nothing terribly innovative here, but 5. we do get is a unique superhero  with  a  more  unusual personality. 6. Allen has gone through unpleasant childhood experience, in this show he grows into a superhero 7. powers include optimism. He’s got a group of scientists that not only save his life, but also provide him with emotional support and the tools necessary 8. (fight) crime.

A big surprise for me was that The Flash cast Prison Break star Wentworth Miller as a bad character, who uses a gun that 9. turn anything into ice. US shows began their entrance into the Chinese market with Friends, but Prison Break pushed interest in US TV series to a new height largely thanks to Miller’s wonderful acting. Now Miller’s back to act in The Flash. 10. is a nice surprise that this new show serves as a platform for Prison Break fans to revisit their old favorite, although this time around he’s an antagonist(反派角色).

假如你是李华，你校交换生Peter打算加入你所在的汉服社团（Hanfu Club），请你给他回一封电子邮件。要点如下：

1.欢迎他的加入；

2.介绍社团一些活动。

注意：1. 词数：100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结束语已为你写好。

Dear Peter,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

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。

When first learning to ride a bicycle, I decided to go to my friend’s houses for a game of badminton.

On my way there, however, I chased by a fierce dog. I cycled as fast as I could so it jumped at me and caught my leg. I shouted and unlucky fell off my bicycle, that injured my knees. Nervously, I managed to get on the bike. Much to my relief, the dog eventually gave in chasing me. But by then I was too tired to play the badminton. After a short rest at my friend’s house, I leave for home, taking other route this time. Finally, I reached home, feel exhausted after the evening’s adventure.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Digital receipts offer a few improvements over 1.(tradition) paper receipts. One is health-related. Lots of receipt paper contains bisphenol—A, or BPA. This chemical can completely influence or outright change some bodily processes, like hair growth, hormone function and cell repair. 2. (reduce) receipt paper reduces the risk for BPA exposure for not only consumers but also for employees who handle the paper 3. a more routine basis.

Another reason why digital receipts are better just boils down to 4. (convenient). You can access those receipts through your email and file 5. (they) away in a separate folder or with a specific label for easy sorting. Or, if you need more help on the organization front, try a receipt tracking app. Physical receipts require you physically 6. (keep) track of them, and that means a shoe box or an accordion folder or a big thumb tack on a cork board in the kitchen. There have been times when I’ve let something go unreturned 7. I didn’t have the receipt. I’m betting I’m not alone on that.

Some businesses, particularly local ones, use newer point of sale systems like Square that will 8. (automatic) send you a digital receipt if you’ve already received one from another business that uses Square. When you pay with the same credit you did at the first seller, and you’ve already provided 9. email address to the Square system, you 10. (get) a receipt in your email minutes later.

    Whitson, 44, set out on June 13 with his ninth-grade son and his wife, Ramirez, eager to show them the wild beauty of the Arroyo Seco (a river) in central California. The first night, they built a ________ and pan-fried a steak, ________ it with chocolate bars for dessert. The last thing any of them ________ was that they would become ________ .A ________ that was supposed to be secured at the top of the slide—the only safe way down—was ________ .There was no way to climb out of the gorge (峡谷).The rope had been ________ to the slippery rock wall when Whitson had made the same journey seven years before. At the time, he’d ________ lowered himself down the side of the waterfall and continued his_________.

Thoughts raced through Whitson’s mind: ________ spring rains had likely washed the rope away. There was no other way to safely get down. Friends knew they were in Arroyo Seco, but it might be several days _________a search party was ________ There was no cell service. He desperately ________ a plan. Whitson looked at his water bottle and he suddenly had an idea: He _________“HELP!” on each side of the bottle and wrote an SOS note on a piece of paper with the ________, June 15, and their whereabouts —then put it inside. The bottle ________ into the pool, then ________ through the narrow passageway. It was a very long ________. Remarkably, they didn’t wait long. About a quarter-mile downstream, two hikers had__________the bright green bottle right away； read  the _________and hiked to the Arroyo Seco Campground to alert (向……报警) the manager  to call a search and rescue team.

1.A.bridge B.campfire C.channel D.pool

2.A.serving B.contacting C.rewarding D.decorated

3.A.exploited B.finished C.ignored D.expected

4.A.trapped B.deserted C.hooked D.stressed

5.A.waterfall B.rock C.rope D.gorge

6.A.polluted B.missing C.freezing D.slippery

7.A.attached B.recorded C.subscribed D.dropped

8.A.quickly B.carefully C.randomly D.constantly

9.A.research B.biography C.tragedy D.adventure

10.A.Rare B.Heavy C.Cold D.Selfless

11.A.since B.unless C.before D.until

12.A.sent off B.searched for C.cut across D.cut down

13.A.changed B.abandoned C.observed D.needed

14.A.scratched B.shaped C.targeted D.colored

15.A.bottle B.stick C.tent D.date

16.A.bent B.sailed C.dived D.recovered

17.A.spread B.sank C.disappeared D.zoomed

18.A.beat B.list C.ran D.shot

19.A.threw B.marked C.spotted D.designed

20.A.report B.tale C.note D.comments

    Friendships can bring joy or sorrow.1. , we talked to researchers, authors, and therapists to learn how to manage the common relationship difficulties we all face.

Broken promises

Friends are vital for our physical and mental well-being but these relationships aren’t always smooth sailing. 2.. And a major way this happens is through broken promises. Perhaps he canceled plans at the last minute or she declined to take part in an important party. 3., the first thing to do is remember that no one is perfect, says Jan Yager, PhD, friendship coach.

4.

“Sometimes jealousy reveals our deepest desires,” says Dr. Yager. “Healthy envy can motivate you to become better and be inspired by your friend’s success,” she says. She points out that it could be the other way around as well: Your friends might be jealous of you.

Feeling left out

There’s no worse feeling than when you check Facebook Monday morning to find out that your friends went on a weekend getaway without you. Scott Christnelly, a therapist, says, “I encourage clients to express their feelings about it but also not to jump to conclusions.” Then find someone else to talk to — maybe a family member, or a close friend (not one who went on the trip)—to explain how you feel. 5..

A. Experiencing envy

B. But while it may be painful

C. Stopping to feel jealous of them

D. Friend breakups can be just as painful as a romantic split

E. In fact, it’s common to experience some serious hurt from your friends

F. Since there’s no rule book on what to do when things get tense or go south

G. Maybe through that conversation, you can brainstorm how you will respond

    Scientists Diego Kersting and Cristina Linares have found that some coral species are able to recover from harmful warming events through a unique survival strategy (策略)—known as “rejuvenescence” (新生)—among corals in the Mediterranean Sea. The findings represent some rare good news for corals around the world, which are facing numerous severe threats—most notably, climate change.

“The main threats are climate change, overfishing, pollution and coastal urbanization,” Kersting said. “But currently, climate change is probably the one causing the most coral cover declines. Warming stresses corals up to a point that may cause death. Some corals bleach (白化) before dying. Other corals do not bleach but die directly.” He went on, “Our findings are significant because this survival strategy was only known from fossil corals that existed hundreds of millions of years ago. It is the first time that it has been found in a living coral. Thanks to our findings, we know now that some corals are able to recover, but unfortunately this is not enough in the current climate change context.”

For their research, Kersting and Linares monitored 243 colonies of the endangered reef-building coral Cladocoracaespitosa in Spain’s Columbretes Islands Marine Reserve over 16 years, starting in 2002. The monitoring revealed that Cladocoracaespitosa in the Mediterranean uses rejuvenescence to cope with warming events. This process involves the polyps — or the individual coral animals in a colony—shrinking inward and abandoning their skeletons (骨骼) during warm periods, before rejuvenating at a later point. “What happens is that some polyps in a coral colony—sometimes just one— reduces completely its dimensions and partially retreats from its skeleton,” Kersting said. “Once the stressful event is over, the shrunken or rejuvenated polyp recovers its size and builds up a new skeleton. Eventually, it begins to reproduce itself through budding and begins to cover the dead colony surfaces.”

He continued, “The results were very surprising because I started to observe colonies that were dead years ago, that were showing living parts many years after their death.”

1.What is the greatest threat to corals now?

A.Overfishing. B.Light pollution.

C.City growth. D.Climate change.

2.What can we learn about the survival strategy?

A.It is the cause of warming events.

B.It was found for the first time.

C.It will bring hope for the endangered corals.

D.It represents the evolution of the corals.

3.What does paragraph3 mainly talk about?

A.How the extreme corals forms.

B.How the polyps survive their competitors.

C.How the research was conducted.

D.How the coral species manages to recover and regrow.

4.What can best replace the underlined word “retreat” in paragraph3?

A.Withdraw. B.Unfold. C.Benefit. D.Steal.

    For many of us, summertime means road trips to the beach or mountains, or at the very least some additional dust and bird poop on the exterior of our vehicles. The extra dirt leads us to do one of two things: wash our car in the driveway or head to the car wash. But which choice is better for the environment?

The main concerns with either choice are the amount of fresh water being used and the types of chemicals used to remove the dirt. Both of these concerns can be closely monitored when washing the car at home, says Katy Gresh, spokeswoman for the Southwest Region of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. She advises car owners to put aside a set amount of water for the entire wash. “It’s just like brushing your teeth,” she says, “You don’t want to leave the water running of more than you need for the job.” But even following this advice comes with an environmental risk: Washing your car in the driveway or street flushes the dirty water into storm drains.

John Schombert, executive director of 3 Rivers Wet Weather, his organization works to educate the public about storm sewers (下水道) and water runoff, keeping this untreated water from entering the Allegheny region’s waterways. “We ask people to, consider washing their cars on lawns or other permeable (透水的) surfaces where the water gets absorbed,” Schombert says. “Soil can break down and help filter (过滤) those things,” Schombert says. “Storm sewers are not made for waste disposal.” Even when car owners use natural soaps to wash their cars, which Schombert says are probably ineffective at breaking down grease anyway.

The commercial car wash down the street knows full well the rules regarding wastewater in storm sewers. According to the International Carwash Association (ICA), professional car washes must use water reclamation systems. These mandated processes not only keep the dirty water out of storm sewers and regular water treatment systems, but they also work to reduce water usage at commercial facilities.

1.What worries people when they have their cars washed?

A.The dirt cannot be removed easily.

B.Larger quantities of water are wasted.

C.The washing ways do no good to their cars.

D.The used chemicals are harmless to the environment.

2.What’s the disadvantage of washing cars at home?

A.It is not easy to deal with.

B.It cannot clean the dirt completely.

C.It consumes a larger amount of water.

D.It does much damage to the environment.

3.What is John’s company mainly about?

A.Purifying untreated water.

B.Helping the public protect waterways.

C.Advocating controlling soil and water loss.

D.Raising the public’s awareness of air protection.

4.What can be the best title of the text?

A.Do you put car washing at risk?

B.Which is better: Car wash or DIY?

C.Why dish washers are better than hand washing?

D.Do Americans use less water than they did years ago?

    Kakano means “seed” in Māori. For Jade Temepara, a Māori woman who was crowned New Zealand’s Gardener of the Year in 2012, though, it means a lot more. Temepara owns Kākano, a Māori restaurant and cooking school in Christchurch, on New Zealand’s South Island.

Even a first-time tourist to New Zealand will notice the presence of the Māori culture and language everywhere. Now, so many non-Māori young people learn the language — a trend that picked up after the passage of the Māori Language Act in 1987 — that it’s not unusual to hear teens and twenty somethings of European descent in Auckland asking their friends if they want to hang out and get some kai (food) later. That’s a striking contrast from several generations ago, when New Zealand law banned Māori in schools, either in written or spoken form.

While Temepara was happy to see the Māori language make a comeback, there were still parts of her native culture that were less present in New Zealand’s daily life. She felt that too few Māoris of her generation were trained in their culture’s traditional cooking methods and native ingredients (原料). That’s when Temepara came up with the idea of launching a cooking education program that would go into Māori schools and other community gathering places to teach classes in traditional Māori cooking and food preparation.

The idea was so successful that it eventually led to a brick-and-mortar cafe and shop in central Christchurch. There, Temepara trades in traditional kai — look for cold smoked mussels, karengo (a native seaweed), Manuka honey and a native variety of sweet potato called kumara.

Although many of the ingredients grow wild in New Zealand, that doesn’t mean just anybody can harvest them.

“The Māori subtribe Katti Menguai are the only ones that are allowed to have some, if they come from a lineage of chiefs. It is by bloodline only. You can’t even be invited. If you’re not blood, that’s it, you can’t go. My family is of that lineage. And so, traditionally we would harvest the birds.” This is both a tribal (部落的) practice and an accepted national law.

1.Why is the Māori language popular again in New Zealand?

A.Its food is becoming welcome.

B.The language law supporting it has been passed.

C.The young are more interested in its culture.

D.Speaking it becomes a status symbol.

2.How does Temepara feel about the return of the Māori language?

A.Worried. B.Confused.

C.Excited. D.Surprised.

3.What is the purpose of the cooking education program?

A.Making a profit from doing good.

B.Responding to local communities’ request.

C.Making Christchurch a perfect place for business.

D.Making Māoris feel accepted and proud of their identities.

4.What can be inferred from Temepara’s words?

A.A few have the privilege of harvesting the birds.

B.The ingredients for Māori food are hard to gain.

C.Her family are invited to gather the birds.

D.Her family has special blood types.

Things to do in Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico

Majahuitas Island Tour

Duration: 6h 30m

Let yourself be spoiled by the nature in the Majahuitas Island (Natural Reserve) while you do different beach and sea activities, such as Snorkeling (潜游), Kayak (划独木舟)Tour and more. Eight delicious options from our menu will please your taste during lunch time, also your favorite drink will be prepared in our bar.

Las Marietas Eco Discovery

Duration: 6h

Snorkel, swim, and kayak through the beautiful rock formations around the Marietas Islands. Beloved by Jacques Cousteau for their rich marine life and clear waters, this underwater playground is an ideal place to spend the afternoon.

Follow up your snorkeling adventure with a guided kayak trip. Learn about the islands’ geologic past and keep your eyes peeled for migrating whales and playful groups of dolphins. Back on the boat, have a tasty deli-style lunch featuring delicious sandwiches and salads, or kick back with a drink from the open bar while your crew set a course for your return to port.

Yelapa & Majahuitas Catamaran Tour

Duration: 7h+

Set sail from Puerta Vallarta aboard a luxurious catamaran with the vast Pacific Ocean ahead and a refreshing sea breeze surrounding you. Spend your morning snorkeling and exploring the peaceful cove of Majahuitas. This coral reef and tropical fish-filled coastline is only accessible by boat, making it one of Puerto Vallarta’s best-kept hidden treasures.

Sayulita Escape

Duration: 3h

Hop on a powerful UTV (utility task vehicle) to explore Sayulita, a hip and relaxed beach town not far from Vallarta. Ride over muddy back roads and a riverbed to reach the small community famous for its laid-back atmosphere. Soon after hitting the main road, your guide turns onto one of the dusty forest paths. Pass by farms, fields, and a riverbed before reaching an isolated beach. When you are ready, a picnic lunch, open bar, and knowledgeable crew await your return to the catamaran.

1.Which tour lasts longest?

A.Sayulita Escape.

B.Majahuitas Island Tour

C.Las Marietas Eco Discovery.

D.Yelapa &Majahuitas Catamaran Tour.

2.How does the tour Sayulita Escape differ from the other ones?

A.It includes food and drinks.

B.Its activities are mainly held on the land.

C.It covers a variety of outdoor water rides.

D.It offers a free guide.

3.What can tourist enjoy on the tour Las Marietas Eco Discovery?

A.Speeding a boat on their own.

B.Playing with whales and dolphins.

C.Observing the history of rock formations.

D.Joining in amazing underwater activities.