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Spring is just around the corner and it’s a time to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. Here is a selection of festivals around the country that are a great excuse to travel and get back in the spring sunshine.
Dana Point Festival of the Whales
Dana Point, California
March 7 to 8 and 14 to 15, 2010
Each year, over two sunny weekends in March the town of Dana Point, California celebrates the return of migratory California gray whales to this part of the Pacific Ocean. Festivities include whale-watching, an arts festival and educational hands-on activities for the entire family. Prices start at $29 per adult and $19 for children. For more information, visit:
www.dpfestivalofwhales.com
Chandler Ostrich Festival
Chandler, Arizona
March 13 to 15, 2010
Chandler is the center of ostrich ranching (鸵鸟经营) in the USA. You can see jockeys ride these feathered beasts around the ostrich track at Tumbleweed Park. General admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $7 for children aged 5 to 12 and kids 4 and under are free. For more information, visit:
www.ostrichfestival.com
Festival of Houses and Gardens
Charleston, South Carolina
March 19 to April 18, 2010
The Historic Charleston Foundation gives curious travelers the opportunity to explore gardens of some of the finest private residences in America. Each 3-hour tour (afternoons from 2 to 5 pm and evenings from 6 to 9 pm) lets you visit 8 to 10 properties dating from the American colonial period. Prices range from $25 to $45. For more information, visit:
www.historiccharleston.org
Tulip Time Festival
Holland, Michigan
May 1 to 9, 2010
You don’t need to travel to the Netherlands this spring to see and smell some of the world’s finest tulips (郁金香). The annual Tulip Time Festival, one of the largest flower festivals in the country, will kick off with fireworks on May 1. Admission fee ranges from $6 for the children’s area to $38 for theatre tickets. Tickets and more information are available at:
www.tuliptime.com
60. A couple with their 4-year-old son will go whale-watching. They have to pay _____.
A. $58 B. $38 C. $48 D. $77
61. The underlined word “jockeys” in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. judges B. children C. riders D. beginners
62. A group of travelers who want to have fun in mid-April will go to _____.
A. Festival of Houses and Gardens B. Chandler Ostrich Festival
C. Dana Point Festival of the Whales D. Tulip Time Festival
63. Which of the following is TRUE of Tulip Time Festival?
A. It is held in a town in the Netherlands.
B. It will start with fireworks on the first day.
C. It is the largest flower festival in the world.
D. Admission is free for children.
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
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试题【Spring is just around the corner and it’s a time to get outside and enjoy the gr】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Billy Joe Saunders is aiming for boxing gold at the Beijing Olympics but may have created history already.
As far as he knows, the 18-year-old welterweight from Hatfield is the first person from the Romany Gypsy community to qualify for an Olympic Games.
Billy Joe clinched （最终获得）his place at a qualifying event in Italy earlier this month and is one of seven boxers to make Team GB for Beijing.
Billy Joe Saunders is not the only British boxer with genuine（真的）medal prospects for Beijing, but his background has to be the most fascinating.
He comes from the Romany Gypsy community and lives on a caravan site near Hatfield in Hertfordshire.
Boxing runs deep in the Saunders family, who are immensely proud of their heritage.
His brother Tommy is a professional（职业的）, while his Dad Tom was an amateur and his great, great grandfather, the wonderfully named Absolom Beeny, now aged 96, used to make his living fighting in the old boxing booth at fairgrounds.
Billy Joe admits he has heard all the stories a hundred times, but once he and his brother had visited the local boxing club, he was hooked.
"Boxing has kept me off the streets, stops me smoking and drinking and gives me something to do", he said.
His background may be colorful, but make no mistake, Billy Joe Saunders is one very special boxer.
As a boy he wasn"t the most naturally gifted, but had an inner toughness that set him apart from other fighters.
His trainer, Danny Hoy, said: "When I saw him have to dig down into his boots against much older boys, I thought this kid is not the same as anyone else. There is something with this kid".
It is that something which made Billy Joe a real prospect for London 2012, so qualification for Beijing means he is effectively four years ahead of schedule.
He remembers watching Amir Khan win silver in Athens four years ago, and wants to go one better. "I"m aiming for gold, simple as that", he said.
51．Where did Billy clinch his place as a boxer to make Team GB for Beijing.
A. At Beijing B. At Romany Gypsy community
C. In Italy D. In Britain
52．The underlined word " amateur" (in Para. 3) here means ________
A. a person who takes part in boxing only for pleasure
B. a person who takes part in boxing as his job
C. a coach who teaches boxing
D. a player who takes part in baseball
53．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Billy’s brother is a professional boxer.
B. Absolom’s son is not a professional boxer.
C. Billy was very interested in the local boxing club.
D. Billy was the most naturally gifted when he was still a very young boy.
54．It can be inferred from the passage that________
A. His coach thought Billy was gifted to be a boxer when he saw Billy’s boots against older boys.
B. It was Boxing that has kept Billy off the streets.
C. Billy won a silver medal in Athens Olympic Games..
D. Billy will compete in Beijing Olympic Games four years ahead of his trainer’s schedule.
55．What is Billy hoping to win in Beijing Olympic Games?
A. A silver medal for boxing B. A gold medal for boxing
C. A piece of gold D. A copper medal
II 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As you move through life, you meet problems of all shapes and sizes. Some are hardly __21__ mentioning; while others are life-threatening or earth-shattering. Yet, they all have one thing in __22__. Each problem is merely the __23__ that hides a gift which has been custom designed to your specifications.
If you choose to __24__ yourself in your life with the wrapping paper, the bow, and the box, that"s perfectly all right. You can cuss them and discuss them. You can admire all the subtleties(精妙) of their __25__. But, if you are worried by the problem — that is, the wrappings — you will never be able to receive the __26__that was prepared __27__ for you.
No matter what the problem is, the gift it __28__ has a peculiar quality. It cannot be delivered __29__ into your consciousness or your awareness. You must actively choose to __30__ it and to accept it as your own. Only you can remove the wrapping, and only you can remove the gift from the box.
21. A. busy B. worth C. valuable D. worthy
22. A. common B. general C. ordinary D. brief
23. A. box B. tiger C. wrapping D. opportunity
24. A. teach B. enjoy C. entertain D. hurt
25. A. appearance B. wrapping C. problem D. design
26. A. gift B. box C. bow D. paper
27. A. especially B. perfectly C. politely D. previously
28. A. gets B. carries C. takes D. includes
29. A. happily B. easily C. freely D. directly
30. A. understand B. realize C. acknowledge D. approach
Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea”. Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few .
For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question "What is at the bottom of the oceans?" had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile (起伏形状 ) of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.
It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深 ) were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.
The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.
Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition, which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.
68. The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly _________.
A) for oceanographic studies
B) for military purposes
C) for business considerations
D) for investigating the depths of the oceans
69. The aim of voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was __________.
A) to make some sound experiments in the oceans
B) to collect samples of sea plants and animals
C) to estimate the length of cable that was to be made
D) to measure the depths of two oceans
70. "Defied" in the 4th paragraph probably means ________
A) doubted B) gave proof to
C) challenged D) agreed to
71. This passage is mainly about _________
A) the beginnings of oceanography
B) the laying of the first undersea cable
C) the investigation of ocean depths
D) the early intercontinental communications
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later. I am one of those unfortunate people who have 36 sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get 37 on my way there. When I was young I was so
38 that I never dared ask strangers the way and so I used to 39 round in circles and hope that I would happen to get to the place I was heading for. I am 40 too shy to ask people for directions, but I often 41 replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will 42 on telling you the way, even if they do not know it ; others who are 43 to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long 44 of directions which you cannot possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to 45 between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the 46 direction. If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a 47 to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong 48 but even this can have embarrassing (尴尬的) results. Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would 49 him the way to t
he Sunlight Building. I gave my 50 reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I 51 that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decided it was too late to turn back and 52 him in the crowd behind me 53 I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting. Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the 54 man who had asked for directions to my office and his 55 when he recognized me as
the person he had asked.36. A. good B. instant C. poor D. fine
37. A. lost B. disappeared C. stuck D. missing
38. A. brave B. nervous C. afraid D. shy
39. A. come B. show C. look D. wander
40. A. still B. no longer C. any more D. often
41. A. receive B. accept C. give D. import
42. A. advise B. suggest C. insist D. persuade
43. A. glad B. anxious C. interested D. angry
44. A. line B. list C. page D. paragraph
45. A. say B. know C. divide D. tell
46. A. right B. same C. other D. opposite
47. A. friend B. policeman C. stranger D. foreigner
48. A. direction B. advice C. answer D. road
49. A. direct B. tell C. take D. point
50. A. similar
B. common C. usual D. general51. A. noticed B. realized C. believed D. considered
52. A. look B. find C. discover D. search
53. A. when B. then C. while D. as
54. A. only B. certain C. very D. just
55. A. astonishment B. excitement C. judgment D. embarrassment
The Internet has helped to connect and bring the entire world together. As a result, people now use the Internet to choose services, products and websites that come on the 1st or 2nd page of Google. The Internet has unbelievably revolutionized the whole world and the way in which businesses sell products online.
A recent survey found that Australians are going crazy for online shopping and beating world records for online purchasing. In Australia, over 10 million people now use Google, Yahoo and MSN to find products and services online. 92% of people do not go further, if they find their desired products and services on the 1st or 2nd page of their search. This proves that now consumers have changed their shopping preferences and prefer to shop online rather than visit shopping centers.
There are a number of websites in Australia selling products online. And each website is trying its best to pulltraffic towards the website. It is easy to get traffic, but the whole effort is successful only when there is a sale out of those users viewing your site.
In Australia, people are fond of 100% Australian owned and operated goods. People in Australia prefer to buy things online securely and safely. So there are a few tips that online shoppers should follow before buying online:
☆dentify your dealer and try to know the contact address of the company.
☆Carefully read the description of products before buying and take special note of refunds(退款) of products.
☆Check the cost of products and the way of payment. Also note the extra charges that may be included such as credit cards (信用卡) charges.
☆Get detailed information on confirmation of the order.
☆Check the time between the order and delivery of product.
The main benefit of online shopping is the availability of a huge variety of products in one single website. That makes the selection process easier. If you also want to make your shopping experience unforgettable, then find the best online department store for your desired products and choose the items that offer discounts and bargains online.
60. The passage is mainly about__________.
A. how we can buy things online securely and safely
B. how the Internet has changed the world and the way business is done
C. how the Internet has helped to connect and bring the entire world together
D. how the Internet has changed Australians’ shopping habit and tips for online shopping
61. T
he underlined word “traffic” in the third paragraph probably means“________”.A. the number of visitors a
nd the number of pages they visitB. the vehicles moving along a road or street
C. the communication between different people
D. the trade between different countries
62. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. you will be charged more if you use a credit card
B. there are many tricks about shopping online
C. the success of an online store isn’t about getting many users
D. people don’t visit shopping centers due to the bad traffic
63. Which of the following opinions probably does the writer hold?
A. Shopping online is a good thing, so the government should encourage it.
B. Shopping online is a dangerous thing, so we should forbid it.
C. Shopping online is a new thing and we need to be careful about it.
D. Shopping online is a fashionable thing and everyone should follow it.
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