The 15th Antarctica Marathon&Half Marathon is scheduled for March 9, 2015. While exploring this most unspoiled corner of the planet, you will come face-to –face with Antarctic beauties such as icebergs, penguins, seals and whales.
Departure from the U.S. is scheduled for late February with overnight flights to Buenos Aires for a three-night stay in Argentina’s capital from March 2 to 5. The Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires will host our guests and the welcome reception. Race check-in and an introduction of the regulations on this event take place on the same evening.
Due to the incredible popularity of this event, we are already sold out for 2015 and 2016. we are still accepting deposits for the waiting list for 2015 and 2016 and confirming space for 2017 . A completed booking form and a deposit of $300 per person must be mailed to request bookings.
Marathon Tours & Travel, the event organizer, together with One Ocean Expeditions, will provide the guidelines for runners and accompanying friends for this journey to the end of the Earth.
The course on King George Island, located off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, has marked gravel roads that connect the scientific research bases of Uruguay, Chile, China and Russia. To leave behind zero impact on the environment in this sensitive ecosystem, we will have at most 100 passengers on land for the event at any one time. We guarantee that you will have a most challenging running experience as well as an experience of a lifetime .
1.Race check-in will take place on the evening of ____.
A. March 2. B. March 3
C. March 4 D. March 5
2.If you want to book space for the 2017 event, you have to _____.
A. just complete a form
B. pay a deposit
C. send an email to make a booking
D. be on the waiting list for 2015 and 2016.
3.The number of passengers on land is limited to _____.
A. protect the ecosystem
B. ensure the safety of passengers.
C. let passengers have a special experience
D. meet the demands of the scientific research bases.
The teachers are preparing their classrooms for the start of classes. As their principal, I was energized by their enthusiasm. Everywhere I went, I asked the same question, “How are you doing?” And everywhere I went, I received the same answer, “just fine.”
There was only one person whom I didn’t quite believe. It was her first year of teaching. Her classroom was inviting. She seemed well-prepared. On the outside everything seemed just fine, but there was something in her eyes that mad me ask that question again and again.
Then came Wednesday. “How are you doing?” I asked. “Mr. Boyce, I think I’m going to make it,” she said. The office was full of teachers and noise, but the voices became quiet as the young teacher continued.
“Monday night, after our open house (开放参观日)，I just didn’t think I could do it. There were so many parents and children, and I felt under great pressure. When I told my family I didn’t think I could do it , they said I had to try.
“The next morning school started. I thought I was ready, but there were so many of them and their needs were so different. I just didn’t know how I could manage.
“I said to my parents if I had fewer kids I could handle it. So they asked me which children I would get rid of. But I couldn’t decide. I’d only had them for one day, but I couldn’t think of a single child I could do without. They’re mine. I can’t do without any of them. I don’t know how, but I’m just going to do the best I can and I really think I’m going to make it. “
There wasn’t a dry eye in the office when I replied, “I think you are, too.”
1.Why did the principal ask the new teacher the same question repeatedly?
A. She used to lie to others.
B. He just wanted to show his authority.
C. she was not as enthusiastic as other teachers.
D. He could tell from her eyes that she wasn’t well-prepared.
2.What was her family’s advice for the new teacher?
A. To give up B. To have her own kids.
C. To make an attempt D. To kick out the naughty kids.
3.It can be inferred that the new teacher____.
A. was not good at teaching.
B. liked her job to be a challenge
C. loved each of her students
D. didn’t have much confidence in herself.
4.What was other teachers’ response to the new teacher’s words?
A. Doubtful B. Absent-minded.
C. Tired and sleepy D. Deeply affected.
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If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of autobiographies (自传) in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela and actor Michael J Fox have all written them. An autobiography is the story of a person’s life, written by that person. It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about their childhood, how they became famous and any other interesting things that have happened in their lives.
Traditionally, someone would write an autobiography when they were older because they had had a long, successful life. However, these days there are many magazines with stories and photos of the stars which sell very well. Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very easily just from being on the TV rather than being able to sing or act well. As a result, people become famous very quickly and as soon as they are famous, a lot of money can be made from writing an autobiography, even if they are very young.
So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who is in the public eye. Even though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV or in magazines nowadays, we maybe don’t know how they live their lives from day to day. Autobiographies often give the information we never knew about the stars. The British public are very curious to find out more so they are very eager to read autobiographies.
Not every star wants to write though. Sometimes stars employ writers to write their life stories for them. The writer will interview the stars, listen to everything they want to say, record interviews and then write books based on their words. David Beckham did this with his book My Side.
Not everyone likes to read books regularly but they might like to read about the lives of stars. Autobiographies are helping to get more British people reading books. About 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year. More stars depend on them for extra income and as more of these books appear in the shops, more people are sure to keep buying them.
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内容包括：
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Alex and Donna Voutsinas are like many couples; they met at work, fell in love and were preparing for the coming 1. (marry). Days before their wedding, the couple was looking at old family 2. (photo) when Donna came across a picture of herself as a child 3. vacation at Disney and showed it to her boyfriend.
But Alex was more interested in the man 4. (walk) in the background behind Donna’s smiling family and the character Mr. Smee from Disney’s Peter Pan. Alex recognized the man in the background because it was his father, 5. was pushing a stroller (婴儿车) during their own family trip to Disney.
Decades before they met as adults, the couple 6. (cross) paths at Disney as kids.
“Just 7. (be) in the same picture with my wife when we were 8. (basic) babies, it’s unbelievable,” Alex Voutsinas said. The chance meeting is more unbelievable because the two families lived countries apart. 9. the photo was taken, Donna’s family was living in Florida and Alex’s family called Montreal home. I was glad he asked me to marry him before the picture, Donna said, because I know that it’s because he loves me and 10. because he thought it was meant to be, it was fate.
As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I cheered as hard for _________ as they did. A dramatic _________, however, following a game in which I was a referee, changed my _________ on victories and defeats.
It was a league championship basketball game between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was _________ by Dan O’Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was _________, and the noise made it impossible to hear. The game was well played and _________ competed. Yonkers was _________ by one point as I _________ at the clock and discovered there were but 10 seconds left to play. New Rochelle, _________ the ball, passed off and shot. The ball __________ around the rim (篮筐边沿) and off. The fans __________. New Rochelle recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory. The noise was __________.
I looked at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn’t heard the final buzzer (终场哨) because of the noise. I __________ with the other official, but he could not help me. So, I __________ the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, “Sir, the buzzer __________ before the final tap-in was made.” Yonkers won!
I had to tell O'Brien the sad news. His face __________. The young timekeeper came up and said, I’m sorry, Dad. The __________ ran out before the final basket.”__________, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, O’Brien’s face lit up. He said, That’s okay, Joe. You did what you had to. I’m __________ of you. The two of them then walked off the __________ together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.
1.A. honesty B. devotion C. victory D. glory
2.A. conversation B. incident C. gesture D. challenge
3.A. view B. comment C. theory D. impression
4.A. organized B. represented C. fancied D. coached
5.A. crowded B. cleared C. quaked D. arranged
6.A. happily B. closely C. smartly D. randomly
7.A. moving B. progressing C. leading D. shooting
8.A. waved B. glanced C. signaled D. stared
9.A. in possession of B. in charge of C. in need of D. in place of
10.A. stuck B. fell C. swung D. rolled
11.A. laughed B. jumped C. yelled D. danced
12.A. annoying B. amazing C. thrilling D. deafening
13.A. examined B. watched C. researched D. checked
14.A. criticized B. approached C. interviewed D. reminded
15.A. broke down B. faded away C. went off D. carried on
16.A. clouded over B. softened up C. sweated over D. wrinkled up
17.A. audience B. ball C. time D. player
18.A. Certainly B. Similarly C. Fortunately D. Suddenly
19.A. ashamed B. proud C. aware D. fond
20.A. court B. course C. track D. field
