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Riding the Trans-Siberian Railway
Last summer, after completing our work in China, I took a trip of a lifetime on the Trans-Siberian
Railway. Leaving Beijing early on a Wednesday morning in July, my wife and I traveled through some
awesome (令人惊叹的) countryside before we arrived in Moscow the following Monday.
The first leg took us past the Great Wall and through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. At the Mongolian
Republic border, we had a delay (耽误) while the wheels were changed because the railway gauge is a
different size.
On our way to the capital, Ulan Baator (乌兰巴托), we saw herdsmen on horseback looking after
their cattle. There was a spectacular thunderstorm as we crossed a vast open plain. Later we had a quick
tour of Ulan Baator.
Next, the train took us into Siberia. After a stop at Irkutsk, a popular holiday resort (胜地), where a tour
group left the train, we passed a beautiful lake, the Lake Baikal. Later, we saw some lovely wooden houses
in pretty, sunny countryside. This surprised us, as we had imagined Siberia as being covered in thick snow.
Over the next few days, we passed through Novosibirsk, Omsk and other cities in the heartlands of the
Russian Federation. By now, our body clocks were losing their sense of time. We wanted to sleep and eat at
the wrong time!
At last we reached Moscow. We were too tired and slept for 16 hours that night. The next day we went
sightseeing. We saw the Kremlin and some other great buildings in the Russian capital. Then, all too soon, it
was time for us to return to our home in London.
| Order of visiting | Travel Notes | Place | ||
| 4 | 1. | Irkutsk | ||
| 2. | Herdsmen, thunderstorm | On the way to Ulan Baator | ||
| 3. | 4. | Lake Baikal | ||
| 5. | Lovely wooden houses | 6. | ||
| 7. | Russian cities | Novosibirsk, Omsk, etc. | ||
| 8. | Capital of Mongolian Republic | Ulan Baator | ||
| 8 | Great buildings | 9. | ||
| 1 | 10. | Inner Mongolia | ||
| 1. Tourist / Holiday resort 2. 2 3. 5 4. Beautiful lake 5. 6 | 6. Siberia 7. 7 8. 3 9. Moscow 10. Grasslands | |||
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| Today I will make a speech on zoos. Many people think zoos are cruel and have no place in the modern world. It is my own opinion that zoos, although not perfect, do have a useful function. Firstly, zoos are places of education. Zoos can help children to appreciate nature. Furthermore, research into animal behavior is done in zoos and has increased our knowledge of zoology, genetics and even psychology. Above all, zoos can protect the future of many species of animal. Many species today are in danger of extinction (灭绝), and thanks to zoos, they have a chance of survival. Opponents of zoos say that they are cruel. First of all, they argue zoos cannot recreate the environment in which animals live and because of this, animals are bored and depressed. Secondly, animals have frequent contact with human visitors, which can be stressful. However, in my opinion, most zoos have improved recently. It is now quite rare to see animals in cages, and most zoos try hard to recreate the environments in which different animals live. In conclusion, although zoos are not a perfect environment for animals, I believe that they have more advantages than disadvantages. In an ideal world, zoos would not be necessary. But as long as man hunts animals for profit and destroys their environments, zoos are essential. | ||||
| 1. What is the most important function of zoos according to the writer? | ||||
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| A. Educating children. B. Saving rare animals. C. Recreating an environment. D. Making a profit. | ||||
| 2. Why are some people against zoos? | ||||
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| A. Animals make visitors stressful. B. Animals must live their lives in cages. C. Animals can feel bored and sad. D. Animals are in danger of extinction. | ||||
| 3. What does the writer think of zoos? | ||||
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| A. They are still useful and necessary. B. They have more disadvantages than advantages. C. They are a perfect environment for animals. D. They are recreative places for animals. | ||||
| 4. Many animal species can remain because ______. | ||||
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| A. they live in the zoos B. children help them C. they can see other animals in the zoos D. the animals are cruel | ||||
| 5. Most zoos are ______. | ||||
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| A. getting worse and worse B. getting smaller and smaller C. getting better and better D. more and more popular | ||||
| 6. It"s ______ to keep the animals live in the cages according to the passage. | ||||
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| A. safe B. creative C. necessary D. cruel | ||||
| 根据短文内容，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。 | ||||
| Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water (1) ________ (make) people feel cool. If you like swimming and swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. Last summer, more than ten people died while they (2) ________ (enjoy) themselves in the water, and (3) ________ (many) of them were students. But some people are still not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that nothing can happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don"t forget that better (4) ________ (swim) have died in water. They died only because they were not careful, not because they could not swim. So don"t get into water when you go swimming yourself, go with your teachers or your parents. If there are"No swimming" signs, don"t get into water, either. If you remember these, swimming will be (5) _______ (safe). | ||||
| 根据短文大意，用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 | ||||
| Dear Mom, I"m OK at school. My teachers said it was very 1_______ (help) to have conversations with foreigners, but I"m too 2_______ (shy ) to talk to the American students. Unlike (与……不同) the classroom in China, the classroom here are 3_______ (noise) and sometimes I can"t hear the teacher clearly. Because my English is poor, I am busy 4_______ (catch) up and I 5_______ (hard) have time to listen to music. I usually stay up 6_______ (late) at night and am often 7________ (sleep) in class. My teacher Miss Green doesn"t agree with my way of 8_______ (study). I think she is right.I need to be 9_______ (real). Rome wasn"t built in a day. I know the 10_______ (important) of working hard, but I also need some time to relax. Don"t worry about me. I will be OK. Mei. | ||||
| 配对阅读。 | ||||
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