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Travel Information
1.It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on _____.
A. Dragon Tower
B. West Lake
C. Water Cube
D. Disneyland
D. Disneyland
2.If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call _____to get information.
A.00852-28029822
B. 0451-82187899
C. 0571-68345576
D. 0l0-28135589
3.Disneyland, which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year, is in _____ according to the travel information.
A. Beijing
B. Harbin
C. Hong Kong
D. Hangzhou
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?
A. Water Cube is special in design.
B. The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.
C. In Disneyland.you can't see any cartoon characters.
D.The price of a ticket for Dragon Tower is the lowest.
Salvation Army Angel Program
Angel Tree collects gifts for children and families in need. Participate by selecting an angel from any Angel Tree at all Cyprus Credit Union location or any Utah Macy's Department store. Shop for your angel, then return your new, unwrapped gift to the same Angel Tree. Gifts must be returned before December 14. For more information, call (801) 988-5678 in the Salt Lake area,(801) 374-2588 in the Provo area.
Utah Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities Holiday Gift Box Program
The program serves primarily low-income adults with intellectual disabilities who don't qualify for other programs because of age limits, said Joyce Whalen, the association's board president. To donate, visit the association at 1326 S.2100 East from 9am to about 5:30 pm to choose an ornament(装饰物) that provides information about an individual who will benefit from the program. Shop for new items and return them by December 14. Donations of generic items, such as towels, socks and hygiene(卫生) products also accepted, as are monetary(货币的) donations. For more information, call 801-440-1674.
Utah Foster Care Foundation's Giving Tree Program
The program seeks new gifts and cash donations to fulfill the holiday wishes of more than 1,000 children in state-licensed foster homes." Many of the children in care have been removed from their biological homes because of neglect or abuse," said Nikki Mackay, the foundation's director. " Christmas can be a difficult time for them." To learn how to support the program, call 877-505-5437.
Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patient Program
The program provides Christmas gifts for hundreds of patients with mental illness. In the history of the program--which may go back as far as 60 years, organizer Shawna Peterson said, "we've never had a forgotten patient." And she doesn't want this year to change that. To support the program, contact Peterson at 801-344-6088.
5.After you buy an angel, you should ________.
A. post it to where you bought
B. open its package to examine it
C. send it to families in need for yourself
D. bring it back in its original form
6.If you want to help adults with intellectual disabilities, you should call_____.
A. 801-440-1674 B.801-988-5678
C. 877-505-5437 D. 801-344-6088
7.The underlined phrases "biological homes" in the third program refers to ______.
A. homes where they are just brought up
B. homes where their natural parents live
C. homes where they learn biology
D. homes where are related to bacteria
8.From the last program, we can infer that ______.
A.the patients often forgot to come to the hospital
B.the patients are often forgotten to be looked after
C.the patients are being taken good care of
D.the patients had a poor memory in the hospital
The Pickup
Nadine Gordimer
The book talks about the love between an Arab man and a white South African woman. They come from very different cultures with very different ways of looking at the world.
List price: $16.00
Price: $11.30
You save: $4.70(29%)
Publisher: Picador
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Atul Gawande
The modern world has given us huge know-how. Yet failures continue to influence us in health care, government, the law, the financial industry and so on. And the reason is simple: there is so much knowledge that it is hard for people to fully command it. Atul Gawande makes an argument that we can do better, using the simplest of methods: the checklist.
List price: $15.00
Price: $ 11.76
You save: $3.24(21%)
Publisher: Picador
Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer
Micheal White
Micheal White tells the colorful life of the world’s first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact. Micheal White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a great scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.
List price: $19.95
Price: $15.01
You save: $4.94(25%)
Publisher: Basic Books
9.Who has written a book that talks about cultural differences?
A. Micheal White. B. Adrian Vickers.
C. Atul Gawande. D. Nadine Gordimer.
10.What do The Pickup and The Checklist Manifesto have in common?
A. They have the same price cut.
B. Their list prices are the same.
C. Their authors are introduced in detail.
D. They share the same publisher.
11. In the book Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer Newton _____.
A. is a great but not perfect man
B. lives a meaningful and colorful life
C. is the same as what we commonly know
D. is an old-time gifted scientist and magician
12.Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut?
A. The pickup.
B. Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer.
C. A History of Modern Indonesia.
D. The Checklist Manifesto : How to Get Things Right
本文是为旅游爱好者介绍几个度假的好去处。
Holidays
Holiday News
Vacancies (空位) now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon. This comfortable, friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside, but just a drive away from the sea. The food is simple but good. Children and pets are welcome.
Reduced prices for low season.
The Snowdonia Center
The Snowdonia Center for young mountain climbers has a mountain lesson. The beginners’ costs are £57 for a week, including food and rooms. Equipment is included except walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost.
You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises. This could be the beginning of a lifetime of lifetime of mountain climbing adventure.
The World Sea Trip of a Lifetime
Our World Sea Trip of 2008 will be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before. Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking waiting and traveling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another.
On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class and every cabin like your home.
During the trip, you can rest on deck(甲板), enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play.
You will visit all the places most people only dream about – from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokyo and Hong Kong.
For a few thousand pounds, all you’ve ever hoped for can be yours.
13.What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?
A. Choose the holiday in Devon.
B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre
C Join the World Sea Trip of 2008
D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii
14.In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?
A. It provides chances of family gatherings.
B. It provides customers with good food.
C. It offers a sport lesson.
D. It offers comfortable room.
15.What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?
A. You can have free meals on deck every day.
B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.
C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.
D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.
16.At the Snowdonia Centre, the beginners’ costs of £57 do not cover .
A. food B. rooms C. body exercises D. walking shoes
参考答案
1.B
2.D
3.C
4.D
【解析】
1.根据日常知识,可知许仙与白娘子的故事发生在西湖,故选B项。
2.根据文中提供的信息,去水立方拨打010-28135589,可知选D项。
3.根据第三幅画提到迪斯尼位于香港,故选C项。
4.根据图中提到水立方是由特殊泡沫做成的,并不是说设计很独特,故A错误。根据第三图可知在迪斯尼你要吧看到许多的卡通人物,故C项是错误的。根据图中价格的对比可知D项是正确的。
5.D
6.A
7.B
8.C
【解析】
试题分析: 文章是四个项目的广告,广告中介绍这个项目针对的人群和项目中的活动,以及如果想要更多的信息,可以怎样联系
5.D细节题 从第一段的句子:Shop for your angel, then return your new, unwrapped gift to the same Angel Tree.可知买个天使后,要把它以最初的形式带回来,故选D
6.A细节题:从第二个广告的标题:Utah Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities Holiday Gift Box Program可知这个项目是为了帮助有智力障碍的人的。从这部分的最后一句话:For more information, call 801-440-1674.可知选A。
7.B词题:从后面的句子:Christmas can be a difficult time for them." To learn how to support the program, call 877-505-5437. 可知"biological homes"是亲生父母的家,离开亲生父母的家孩子们圣诞节很难挨,故选B。
8.C推理题:从最后一段的句子:The program provides Christmas gifts for hundreds of patients with mental illness.可以推断出在这个项目中病人被照顾的很好,故选C
考点:广告类阅读。
9.D
10.D
11.A
12.A
【解析】
试题分析: 本文介绍了三本书,分别从作者,内容,折扣,出版商四个方面来进行介绍。
9.D 细节理解题。根据第一本书提到They come from very different cultures with very different ways of looking at the world.可知他们来自不同的文化,用不同的方式来看世界,故选D项。
10.D 细节理解题。根据两本书的对比,他们的出版商都是Publisher: Picador,故选D项。
11.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Newton is shown as a great scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began可知他是一个伟大的科学家也有人类的弱点,故选A项。
12.A细节理解题。根据第一本书提到List price: $16.00 Price: $11.3 You save: $4.70(29%)可知这本书给了百分之二十九的折扣,是这三本书中最高的,故选A项。
考点:广告类阅读。
13.A
14.C
15.B
16.D
【解析】
13.从文章第一节的语句Children and pets are welcome.可知在Devon,人们可带自己的宠物去度假。其余三节中均未提及pet一词
14.通过三个地方所能提供的活动内容对比,就可知Snowdonia Centre 可以提供a mountain lesson。
15.从第三节中的语句Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking waiting and traveling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another.可知可以睡在船上游览很多地方。
16.在第二节中的语句The beginners’ costs are £57 for a week, including food and rooms. Equipment is included except walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost.可知75英镑中不包含鞋的价格,游客可以自己很便宜地租借到。