【1】They make friends with trees and stones. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. 【2】

This contact (接触) with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country. For example, near-sightedness is almost unknown to country people.

Because there are less cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city.【3】. People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, Are they get them at lower prices than in the city.

【4】There are practically no temptations to waste money.

【5】They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity（诚意）. They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.

A. They listen to the song of birds.

B. Country people are mostly honest.

C. They are in close contact with nature.

D. Country people are far from town life.

E. Country life is economical (节约的) in other ways, too.

F. Country life provides much more enjoyment.

G. There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey

1. Mackinac Island, Michigan

The only way to reach this famed car-free island is by boat and ferry, and once visitors arrive, they are attracted by the history, scenery and fall colors. “It’s a throwback to years past, a little town, and there’s a big state park as well,” Blackwell says. “ You’re allowed to have boats all around the island.”

2. Tellico Lake, Tennessee

With nearly 400 miles of shoreline, this waterway flowing out of the Great Smoky Mountains is largely unexploited, well-protected in its natural state. Fall visitors find a range of colors reflecting in the clean waters, says Blackwell, who vacationed in the area with his family as a child. “The thick forest there just allows you to see more greenery and wildlife."

3. Dillon Reservoir, Colorado

With an hour from Denver, this lake is home to what claims to be the nation's highest sailing club, at an altitude of more than 9,000 feet. Marinas in the towns of Dillon and Frisco make it easy to get out on he water and to see the bright yellows and golds of fall leaves. “ People are surprised that there's boating in Colorado, and you can see the mountains just before the snowball," Blackwell says.

4. Lake Monroe, Indiana

The state’s largest lake is surrounded by more than 13,000 acres of protected forest and three recreation areas, making it an ideal place to see fall colors, particularly from oaks and the tulip poplar, the state tree. “ It’s a gem (宝石) in southern Indiana," says Blackwell, who grew up in the area. “There are lots of different activities: canoeing, kayaking and fishing.”

【1】What is special about Mackinac Island?

A.It’s like a modern city.B.Visitors can’t take a boat around it.

C.Visitors can see various wildlife there.D.Visitors can’t go there by cars.

【2】Which is suitable for someone looking for an undeveloped place for vacation?

A.Mackinac Island, Michigan.B.Tellico Lake, Tennessee.

C.Dillon Reservoir, Colorado.D.Lake Monroe, Indiana.

【3】What do the four places have in common?

A.Blackwell once travelled there.B.They are all famous tourist destinations.

C.They are surrounded by thick forests.D.Visitors can enjoy fall colors there.

The ridge (脊状) structure on a person's fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take.

Finger-prints can be made very easily with printer's ink. They can be recorded easily. With special methods, identification (识别)can be achieved successfully within a short time. Because of the simplicity and low cost of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. A suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain. His finger-prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident.

When a suspect leaves finger-prints behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. Special techniques are used to “print” them. Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained.

【1】（小题1）Scientists and experts have proved that the pattern of a human being's finger skin____.

A. is similar to his mother's

B. is valuable to himself only

C. is like that of others with the same type of blood

D. is different from that of all others

【2】（小题2）If your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will _____.

A. be changed partly B. be replaced by a different one

C. be the same when the wound is recovered D. become ugly

【3】（小题3）Some criminals remove their own finger-prints by ______.

A. using printer's ink B. injuring the inner skin

C. damaging the outer skin D. damaging the colour

【4】（小题4）Finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case because it ______.

A. is complicated but reliable B. is simple and not expensive

C. is expensive but easy to do D. can bring a lot of money

【1】U__________ his twin brother who is always late for class, he is usually the first to come.

【2】R__________ in a wealthy, well-educated family, Mark Zuckerberg developed an interest in computer and created a messaging program called “Zucknet” at the age of 12.

【3】Temperature needs to be taken on a daily b__________ during the pandemic.

【4】It was f____________ that Jack narrowly escaped being killed in a traffic accident last month.

【5】During the civil war, thousands of people f__________ the country and flooded into its neighboring countries.

【6】It is e____________ hot today. Can we turn on the air conditioner?

【7】Scientists have expressed great concern about the d____________ of the rainforests.

【8】The children p__________ when they realized that they were lost in the forest.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Gold Wax(蜡像) Museum is one of the Cold Coast's longest running attractions. It's a collection of famous figures. It's Australia's largest museum of its kind, featuring more than 110 life-size wax figures copies of British and Australian History.

The Wax Museum is visited by many thousands of people each year who are shocked at the amazing realism of the life-size figures in authentic costumes. This is your invitation to wander through at your leisure and meet many important and famous people's figures on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Come face to face with such celebrities as Michael Jackson, President Obama, past President John F. Kennedy, King Hussein, members of the Royal Family, and many others whose lives have all left an indelible (擦不掉的) mark on our world. Information cards are located alongside each figure.

The Gold Coast Wax Museum contains figures which have been made by leading local and overseas sculptors to international standards, equal in quality to the world's best, as seen in Europe, the United Kingdom, and U. S. A. The detail in the figures is amazing -and includes hair applied one strand at a time, requiring many working hours for one hand, and the eyes are so real that they seem to follow the viewer around.

Price

Child (1-3yrs) free

Child (4-12yrs) $ 22. 00

Adult $ 29. 00

Family (2 Adults + I Child) $68.00

Opening hours

Open 7 days a week, 10a. m. to l0p. m.

Closed at Christmas Day (25 Dec. ) and Anzac Day (25 Apr. )

Location

Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise ( Gold Coast ) QLD

How to get there

You can choose any of the Gold Coast airport transfers, car rentals, shuttles and private transfers to/from your hotel. Many coach operators also offer Gold Coast transfers to surrounding attractions, beaches, and the more distant destinations, throughout the day.

What to bring

Bring your sense of adventure and your camera and see something exciting and quite unique.

For further information, please click here to see more about the Gold Coast Wax Museum.

【1】If you visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, you can________.

A. see many members of the Royal Family in person in the Museum

B. meet many leading local and international sculptors in the Museum

C. enjoy some world-class vivid max-works in the Museum

D. e at any time of the year except at Christmas Day

【2】If a couple and their l0-year-old son visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, they may pay_____．

A. $87 B. $80

C. $58 D. $68

【3】You will most probably find this passage ______.

A. on a webpage B. in a magazine

C. in a text book D. in a guidebook

Last year, the most common New Year’s resolution was fitness-related. A study showed that roughly 50 million Americans pledged (发誓) to increase activity and lose weight. 【1】, success was hard to achieve. Two months later, only 37 percent of people in their 20s and 16 percent over age 50 had kept to their new fitness habit.

【2】, the benefits of such a change are clear. There is no question that exercise plays a role in the

prevention and treatment of many diseases. Weekly exercise routines have been shown to reduce rates of depression and anxiety, lessen risk of heart attack and stroke, and reduce the prevalence of diabetes.

【3】. It’s suggested that 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise like swimming, of 75

minutes per week of intense exercise, like jogging, should be the minimum amount of exercise needed to achieve maximum medical benefits.

Often the best way to increase your exercise is to incorporate (融合) movement into your everyday life. On average, urban citizens who walk by walk, bike or public transportation are fitter than suburban citizens who drive to work. Besides, taking the stairs instead of the elevator also helps. 【4】.

Whether you resolve to work out at your local gym three times a week, take 10, 000 steps a day or give your dog an extra walk every day, what matters most was not your commitment to exercise but your sticking to it. 【5】.

A. While they have good intentions

B. Although behavior change is tough

C. However hard they try to make a change

D. There is always one type of exercise that you are fond of

E. So commit to something you love and keep to your fitness habit

F. They are good ways to increase the amount of your movement every day

G. The best form of exercise is the type that someone will consistently perform

What will life be like in future? I think transportation will become cleaner, fast and safer. Cars will be controlled by computers. As for business, online shopping will become more and more popularly. People may also go to a mall which combines shopping about fun .With the develp of medicine; the way diseases are treated will be changed. Distance education will help people studying whenever they had time. But it will be more convenient for personal study. In a words, I’m sure our future life will be good than today.

【1】What does Jason want to try on first?

A.A jacket.B.A tie.C.A suit.

【2】Where is Jason going?

A.To a restaurant.B.To the airport.C.To a job interview.

【3】What might Jason have in common with the woman’s father?

A.They work in the same field.

B.They both like wearing ties.

C.They are never on time.

【4】What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A.Father and daughter.

B.Boyfriend and girlfriend.

C.Customer and salesman.

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2. 展览内容。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 文中不得透露个人真实姓名和学校名称。

Dear John,

How are things with you? _____________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

I actually come from a world where color doesn’t exist. I was born with achromatopsia. I was born completely color-blind. So I’ve never seen color, and don’t know what it looks like. But since the age of 21, I can hear color thanks to a magic electronic eye called “eyeborg”: a color sensor between my eyes connected to a chip(芯片) installed at the back of my head that transforms color frequencies into sound frequencies that I hear through my bone.

I’ve had the electronic eye permanently attached to my head and I’ve been listening to colors nonstop since 2004. So I find it completely normal now to hear colors all the time.

Since I started to hear color, my life has changed significantly. Art galleries have become concert halls. I can hear a Picasso. And supermarkets have become like night clubs. I love how they sound.

My sense of beauty has changed. Someone might look very beautiful but sound terrible, and someone might sound very harmonious but look awful. So I find it really exciting to create sound portraits(画像) of people. Instead of drawing the shape of someone’s face I write down the different notes I hear when I look at them, and then I send them an mp3 of their face. Each face sounds different. I can even give face concerts now, concerts where I play the audience’s faces. The good thing about doing this is that if the concert doesn’t sound good, it’s their fault.

I also found out that things I thought were colorless are not colorless at all. Cities are not grey. Lisbon is yellow turquoise(宝石绿); London is very golden red…and humans are not black and white. Human skins range from light shades of orange to very dark shades of orange. We are all orange.

If we extend our senses, we will consequently extend our knowledge.

【1】We can infer from the article that people with achromatopsia ____________.

A.suffer from blindness

B.have a good sense of colors

C.are not able to see colors

D.like to go to concert halls and supermarkets

【2】What does the author mean by saying “Art galleries have become concert halls”?

A.Art galleries have been changed into various sounds.

B.Works at the art galleries are created by great musicians.

C.Art galleries are filled with noisy people.

D.The author now likes art galleries as much as concert halls.

【3】Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A.Neil developed a rare disease in his childhood.

B.The eyeborg produces sounds based on shades of colors.

C.Neil will use the eyeborg for the rest of his life.

D.In Neil’s mind, all people are orange.

【4】What is the best title for the passage?

A.Eyeborg – a real life saver.B.I listen to color.

C.Sense the world.D.Art galleries turned into concert halls.