Sherwood Forest Farm Park

Lamb Pens Farm

Edwinstowe, Mansfield

Tel: 01623 823558

www. Sherwoodforestfarmpark. Co. uk

Lovely traditional breeds of farm animals, horses, wallabies, fallow deer, water buffalo and Kune pigs are waiting to greet everyone. Play areas, pets’ corner, bird garden, a tearoom and a gift shop make this the ideal venue for the whole family.

Open daily 3^rd April ---17^th October  10. 30 am---5. 15 pm.

Just off A6075 between Edwinstowe and Mansfield Woodhouse

Admission: Adult: £5.00, Child: £ 3.50

Under 3 FREE

(All children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult)

Family Ticket  2 Adult +2 Children £ 15.00

Season Tickets Adult £18.00 Child £12.00

Visit as many as you like during the season

Excellent reductions for pre-booked groups/school

1.When you are in the park, you can not ____.

A．watch fallow deer, horses, buffalos and pigs

B．hear birds’ singing

C．buy all kinds of presents for your friends

D．see amusing movies you like

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the ad?

A．If a tourist wants to learn something about the park, he can go on the internet.

B．If you have season tickets, you can visit the park at any time.

C．You’ll be able to enter the park before 10.00

D．A child under 6 must not enter the park.

3.A family of four----father, mother and two children who are seven and two, will visit the park, how much will they pay?

A．£15.00

B．£13.50

C．£8.50

D．£17.00

4.If you want to go there with your classmates and book the tickets ahead of time, _____.

A．you will get free tickets	B．you will be charged much less
C．two tickets will be free	D．the ticket price is as usual

 

The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under Control

       The Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under control. A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (though these have already been raised); and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers. But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems, and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for long. As on Norwegian politician said last week: “We will soon be changed beyond all recognition.”

       Ever since the war, the Government has been carrying out a programme of development in the area north of the Arctic Circle. During the past few years this programme has had a great deal of success: Tromso（特罗姆瑟[挪威北部港市]）has been built up into a local capital with a university, a large hospital and a healthy industry. But the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.

       The effects of the oil industry would not be limited to the north, however. With nearly 100 percent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry. Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.

       The real argument over oil is its threat to the Norwegian way of life. Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it, because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially Norwegian. And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea.

The Norwegian Government would prefer the oil industry to

A provide more jobs for foreign workers.

B slow down the rate of its development.

C sell the oil it is producing abroad.

D develop more quickly than at present.

The Norwegian Government has tried to

A encourage the oil companies to discover new oil sources.

B prevent oil companies employing people from northern Norway.

C help the oil companies solve many of their problems.

D keep the oil industry to something near its present size.

According to the passage, the oil industry might lead northern Norway to

A the development of industry.

B a growth in population.

C the failure of the development programme.

D the development of new towns.

In the south, one effect to the development of the oil industry might be

A a large reduction on unemployment.

B a growth in the tourist industry.

C a reduction in the number of existing industries.

D the development of a number of service industries.

Norwegian farmers and fishermen have an important influence because

A they form such a large part of Norwegian ideal.

B their lives and values represent the Norwegian ideal.

C their work is so useful to the rest of Norwegian society.

D they regard oil as a threat to the Norwegian way of life.

I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A new Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one.        A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.

   A. describe the place carefully               B. show him a map of the place

   C. tell him the names of the streets         D. refer to recognizable buildings and places

What is the place where people measure distance in time?

   A. New York.          B. Los Angeles.             C. Kansas.             D. Iowa.

People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.

   A. in order to save time                 B. Los Angeles.

   C. so as to be polite                       D. for fun

What can we infer from the text?

   A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

   B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

   C. People have similar understandings of politeness.

   D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

Niagara Fall is a great tourist ________, drawing millions of visitors every year.

A．attention

B．attraction

C．appointment

D．arrangement

 

BRITAIN is a popular tourist place．But tours of the country have advantages and disadvantages.

GOOD NEWS

Free museums．No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities（文物）.

Pop music．Britain is the only country to compare with the US on this score.

Black cabs．London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never

enough of them at weekends or night.

Choice of food．Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.

Fashion．Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names

such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.

BAD NEWS

Poor service．“It’s part of the image of the place．People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research  Center.

Poor public transport．Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the overcrowded London tube is inexplicably (难以理解的) popular.

Rain．Still in the number one complaint.

No air-conditioning．So that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable as the downpours.

Overpriced hotels．The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.

Licensing hours．Alcohol (酒) is in short supply after 11 p.m. even in “24-hour cities”.

1.What do tourists complain most?

A．Poor service．                         B．Poor public transport.

C．Rain.                                 D．Overpriced hotels.

2.What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage?

A．Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US.

B．Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US.

C．Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US.

D．Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.

3.When are people not able to get alcohol?

A．At 12: 00 p.m.      B．At 10: 00 p.m.      C．At 11: 00 p.m.      D．At 9: 00 p.m.

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

A．You have to pay to visit the museums．

B．It’s very cheap to travel by taxi there.

C．You cannot find Chinese food there．

D．The public transport is poor there.