The Adventure Guides Program

New Member Information for the Adventure Guides Program （ for children aged 4—12）

What Is the Adventure Guides Program All about?

The objectives of the program are:

● Fostering companionship and setting foundation for positive, lifelong relationships between parent and child

● Increased understanding of one another

● Expanded awareness of spirit, mind and body

● Great memories

● Fun!!!

Parent and Child Will Be Joining…

The nationwide affilicated（隶属的） program sponsored by local YMCA’s and part of the National Council of YMCA’s

A smaller group of families called a “circle”

What Is the Time Commitment?

● Program runs from October to May （ending with the Memorial Day Parade）

● One “circle” activity per month （ one circle decides on fees and dates）

 Additional all participant activities （scheduled by Wilton Family Y） —additional fees and registration required．

Outing Dates: To Be Announced

What Do I Do Now?

● Registration is on-going． Registration forms are available online under “Registration”．

● You will be notified by the Wilton Family Y of which “circle” you and your child are in and who your “circle” leader is．

● You will be notified by your “circle” leader as to when your first parent/child “circle” meeting will take place．

Fees:

Participant: Full Child or Family member $110．00 / Program member $200．00

Sibling: Full child or Family member $75．00 / Program member $150．00

Adult: Family member FREE / Program member $125．00

Wilton Family Y Contact Information:

Geoff Malyszka Teen Director 762-8384 ext．224

E-mail: gmalyszka@wiltonymca． org

Kim Murphy Early Childhood Ed． Director762-8384 ext．214

E-mail: kmurphy@wiltonymca． org

1. Which of the following is true about “circle”?

   A． You and your children will make up a “circle”．

   B． A “circle” activity will be held once a month．

   C． You have the right of choosing your “circle” leader．

    D． You are free to choose to become a member of a “circle”．

2. What information can you get from the passage？

    A． There is no extra fees for additional all participant activities．

   B． The program will be held only in October and May

    C． You can register just by making a call to 762-8384 ext．224．

   D． It has not been decided yet when you will go out．

3. The passage is mainly written for _____．

    A． parents and their children

    B． adventurous travelers

   C． international students

    D． children with bad memories

What’s your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants?

It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer． Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals．

Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK． It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of ￡1 — the ticket included free milk from the farm．

Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength — in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying ￡112 each for a ticket to the three-day event． Tickets for the event sold out within three hours． Performers

included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone．

Although many summer festivals are run on a profit —making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities．

Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty （贫穷）． In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously （同时） in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin． Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight （强调） international poverty and debt．

1. What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength”?

    A． The festival has achieved growing success．

    B． Great efforts have been made to hold the festival．

    C． The festival has brought in a large amount of money．

    D． There have been thousands of fans attending the festival．

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A． The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis．

    B． Tickets for the 2004 Glastonbury Festival were in great demand despite the high price．

    C． Both James Brown and Joss Stone were born in poor families．

    D． In the 1970 Glastonbury Festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free．

3. We can learn from the last paragraph that _____．

    A． the Glastonbury Festival is not so popular as the Live 8 concerts

    B． the Live 8 concerts are held every year in London

    C． London, Paris, Rome and Berlin are famous for outdoor music festivals

    D． some superstars are concerned about global poverty

4. What is the best title for the passage?

    A． How to have a good time         B． Charity events around the world

    C． The Glastonbury Festival        D． Superstars’ performances in charity events

Attempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble （气泡） and main sadness． Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply． According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator （赤道） to Australia to find the priciest homes．

The report measured a city’s housing market along the following guidelines． An “affordable” home required three times or less of the average family’s income to purchase． At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable” category． And a “seriously unaffordable” home needed five times a family’s income． In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9．5 times the average income． Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figure．

Australian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings． These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable． Land rationing （配给制） and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd government．

Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California． America is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes． Yet a number of US cities garnered “affordable” status, namely Dallas and Kansas． Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes．

The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you’re Australian and choose to live down under．

1. To buy an affordable house, you should pay _____．

   A． 3 times or less of the average family’s income

    B． 4 times or less of the average family’s income

    C． 5 times or less of the average family’s income

    D． 9．5 times or less of the average family’s income

2. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia?

   A． The rising family’s income．                     B． The demand over supply．

   C． The excessive development charges． D． The decrease of land．

3. The underlined word “dismal” in Paragraph 3 may mean _____．

   A． cheerful                        B． satisfactory

   C． difficult                       D． gloomy 

4. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

    A． Affordable Houses               B． A House is a Dream First

    C． Housing Bubble      D． Homes Too Expensive

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。

    Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables．

    ____1.___ Make a study time and have it at the same time every day．This will help your kid to learn to  schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time．

    Allow them to study in block of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle．___2.__ Ideal （理想的） study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner

    Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity．3._

    ____4.__ You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study．After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing ．

    Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair．

    _5.__ This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions．The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable．

    A．Pick a place where your children can study properly

    B．Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves．

    C．Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying．

    D．Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too．

    E．Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed．

    F．Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward．

    G．One of the best ways to from good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to．

短文改错（10分）

    下面短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

    增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

    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。

    Many students feel it that a popular teacher must be kind and easy-going．He and she should make the class very active for joking with the students．However, the popular teacher is at same time the one who should be strict in students．Last year, my English teacher proved to be the more popular in our school．She was usual patient with her students and never made them disappointed．She always stays in full control of the situations．She always made sure that our homework was finished on time, but she marked strictly on student’s actual performance．

书面表达（满分25）

    假如你是中美夏令营的一位工作人员李华，收到了美国营员Peter的电子邮件，他在动身来中国参加夏令营之前，想了解一下中方给他安排的寄宿家庭的有关情况，请你根据下列信息回复邮件：

    1．住房宽敞，给Peter预备了自己的房间；

    2．交通便捷，另外寄宿家庭还有私家车，出入方便；

    3．家人都懂英语，乐于交流；

    4．女主人的厨艺非常好；

    5．2009年接待过美国学生。

注意：1．词数100词左右；

    2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；

    3．信的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,

    I’m very glad to receive your e-mail asking for information about the host family we have arranged for you to stay．

   ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

Why do people play football? It’s a(n)  __16__ game and it’s dangerous too. Twenty-two men fight __17__ ninety minutes to make  __18__ many goals as they can. They get __19__ black eyes and broken bones than they do for points. Football players must be mad. And __20__ do people watch football? They __21__ be mad too. They certainly __22__ and scream like __23__. I’m afraid __24__ near a football field when they are playing a game. The crowds are __25__.

I’d __26__ stay at home and watch TV. But what happens when I turn it   __27__ ? They are showing a football game. So I turn on the radio. What do I __28__? The __29__ football scores. And what do I see when I open a newspaper? Pictures of football players, interview with __30__ players, and scores of football games.

　1.A. stupid        B. funny         C. exciting             D. wonderful

　2. A. for            B. by             C. in                  D. against 

　3. A. so             B. to             C. as                  D. very 

　4. A. much               B. many              C. most                D. more 

  5. A. why       B. when            C. where              D. which

  6. A. mustn’t      B. must         C. can’t                D. can

　7.  A. cry           B. laugh               C. run                  D. shout 

　8.  A. gentlemen        B. ladies              C. madmen           D. madams 

  9.  A. of going      B. for going   C. going              D. to be going 

　10.A. angry       B. dangerous  C. sad                   D. tired 

　11. A. rather        B. better               C. like               D. fairly 

　12. A. off            B. down               C. up                  D. on 

　13.A. listen               B. listen to     C. hear                D. hear of 

　14.A. late           B. latest         C. later                D. lately 

　15.A.  basketball   B. volleyball    C. tennis            D. football

Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started   1. (act) in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is   2.   (famous) for his Superman films.

Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995   3.   he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live.   4.  , he made   5.  (amaze) progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe  6.  a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again  7.   he started a new life with great courage.

The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back   8.   (injure). He made speeches all over the USA about   9.   experiences. This not only drew public attention   10.   research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.

Perhaps the most wonderful building put up in the 19th century was the Crystal Palace（水晶宫）which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.

1.The Crystal Palace was built up_________.

A. in the 1950s         B. in the 1990s   

C. shortly before 1851   D. after 1851

2.People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to______.

A. buy goods                      B. visit an exhibition    

C. travel                          D. enjoy the Crystal Palace itself

3.What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?

A. It caught a terrible fire.

B. It disappeared suddenly.

C. It was moved away to the south of London.

D. It was rebuilt.

4.The writer__________.

A. thought the Crystal Palace very useful

B. thought highly of the Crystal Palace

C. wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuilt

D. was one of the visitors who had visited the Crystal Palace

5.The Crystal Palace was famous to all because__________.

A. it was the biggest building in the world then.

B. it was made of iron and glass.

C. so many visitors had been there.

D. it was burnt down at last.

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of "choice" is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?

1.Many teenagers think their_____ know them better than their parents do.

A. friends         B. teachers    C. brothers and sisters      D. classmates

2.When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to_____.

A. go to their friends                B. talk with their parents

C. have a discussion with their family   D. talk with their friends on the phone

3.Which of the following is different in meaning from the sentence "Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends."?

A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.

B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends.

C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.

D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.

4.The passage suggests (暗示) that _______.

     A. Parents cannot choose friends for their children successfully.

     B. Perhaps some children's friends are chosen by their parents.

     C. Children won't let their parents choose friends for them.

     D. Parents often try to choose their children's friends for them.

5.Which of the following do you think is right according to the passage?

A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.

B. In all families, children can choose everything they like.

C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.