Hee-haw! Scores of farms across the country are opening up to overnight guests. The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn ----- plus here a moo, there a moo.
Sure, you and your kids plan to conquer the theme parks. In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation.
LIBERTY HILL FARM
Rochester, Vt.; 802/767-3926; www.libertyhillfarm.com. Adults$75, teens $50,kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths.
Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook. You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough（生面团） for a pie. Bob’s busy with other work. Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs. Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 a.m. to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season.
HULL-O FARM
Durham, N.Y.; 518/239-6950; www.hull-o.com; Adults $110, kids 10—14 $60, 5—9 $50, 2—4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths.
It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices. But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it. As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch（入口处）of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar. Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride（乘坐装满干草的牛车出游）.
MERAMEC FARM CABINS
Bourbon, Mo.; 573/732-4765; http://www.wine-mo.com Doubles with private bath $75, $10 per additional person. Trail and riding fees extra.
Climb onto the back of the Ford pickup and catch up with the herd. One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back. At the barn（牲口棚）, Carol will introduce you to the horses ---15 Missouri Fox Trotters --- and lead you on a trail ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims. Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river. When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants or wineries（酿酒厂）, within 20 miles of the farm.
【小题1】The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that ___________.

A．you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant

B．some farm provide country experiences as well as good accommodations

C．farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals

D．if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm

【小题2】We can learn from the three ads that _____________.

A．Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors

B．Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook

C．kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm

D．you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm

【小题3】 The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter. If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

A．$175.

B．$220.

C．$235.

D．$250.

【小题4】Who will be most likely interested in the webpage?

A．Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks.

B．People who expect to be employed on the farm.

C．Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms.

D．Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms.

1.如果你方便的话,明天到这里来一趟。

______ _______ _______ __________ to you, come here tomorrow.

2.公交车可能会很拥挤，尤其是车号是1到100的车辆，他们提供了最让人印象深刻的路线之一。

The buses______ be very crowded, especially the buses ______1 to 100, _______ offers one of the most impressive______.

3.这个城市的很多领导都担心正在进行中的道路施工。

Many leaders of the city are______ ______ the road work which is______ ______ now.

4.北京市交通问题最严重的城市，结果，政府就制定了规则，任何违反交通法则的人将被罚款。

Beijing is the city______ most serious traffic problems, as a result, the government sets a rule that anyone_______breaks the traffic rules will_______ _______.

5.好消息就是正在建设中的这条路把我们镇和成都连接起来，这就意味着我们能很容易去到成都市中心。

The good news is that the road ______ ______connects our town to Chengdu, which means we can_______ go to ________ Chengdu.

 

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(2010·辽宁抚顺高三六校联合体第二次模拟考试)
今年2月6日，教育部对“高中是否该取消文理分科”公开向社会征求意见。为此，
某媒体做了一次民意调查，结果如图表所示。

支持者(43%)	反对者(50%)	你的观点
1.减轻课业负担； 2.集中学习某些学科，成为专业人才；	1.人才培养需要广泛领域的知识； 2.现代社会的发展需要复合型 人才；	……

 
请你结合图表，用英语写一篇题为“Should Science and Arts Education Be Separated?”
的短文，
介绍调查情况并谈一下你的看法
要求： 1.观点明确，理由充分；
2.不要逐句翻译； 
3.字数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数
参考词汇: 负担－burden (n.&vt) 复合型人才－multi-skilled people                                                                                         
The issue of separating science and arts education is getting heated up as debate spreads
across the country, which attracts tens of thousands of votes.

根据英文释义填写适当的单词，单词首字母已给出。（6分）

【小题1】	t_______________	vt．	to train an animal to live with people
【小题2】	d_______________	n．	strong dislike
【小题3】	b_______________	vt．	to officially forbid
【小题4】	m_______________	vt．	to injure a person or an animal by tearing his or its flesh
【小题5】	t________________	adj．	gentle and loving
【小题6】	p________________	n．	side view of a face

 

 

目前家长为孩子请家教是一种普遍现象。前几年多见于初、高中学生，现在有些小学生也请家教。父母们如此舍不得花钱和忍心占去孩子的时间，究竟是为什么呢？某中学生英语报正在征文，了解其中原因。请根据下面所给的标题和首段内容，分析慢、中、快三类学生请家教的原因并说明你对家教现象的态度。

1．慢等生：catch up with sb. ; become dependent on sth.依赖……

2．中等生：surpass vt.超过

3．快等生：more competitive 更有竞争力的