Zoos give people a chance to get close to animals from every continent in the world. But zoos that offer more than just a chance to see animals are worth visiting. Singapore Zoo
At Singapore Zoo, enjoy breakfast while a family of orangutans (猩猩) sits nearby enjoying theirs. A zookeeper tells the breakfast crowd about each member of the family. Or join the Wild Discoverer tour for a detailed look at some of the animals.
Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo in New York City houses 6,000 animals. Those who want to sleep with zebras (斑马) have a chance at this zoo. Special overnight journeys allow families to camp out on the zoo grounds and meet some amazing animal guests.
Taronga Zoo
The Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia offers special animal contact. Visitors can see a koala up close, feed a giraffe or hold a reptile. For those who want to learn what it’s like to work at a zoo, Taronga offers a “Keeper for A Day” program for anyone over 18 years old.
San Diego Zoo
At Southern California’s San Diego Zoo, animals live in natural-looking areas. Wildlife photography (摄影) lovers can take a class to learn the secrets of photographing animals. The zoo offers people opportunities to meet a lion or feed a rhino. The zookeepers also teach people how to talk to the animals so they will talk back.
1.Where can you breakfast with orangutans?
A. At Bronx Zoo. B. At Taronga Zoo.
C. At Singapore Zoo. D. At San Diego Zoo.
2.The “Keeper for A Day” program is intended for .
A. animal protectors B. wildlife researchers
C. adults working with keepers D. adults interested in keepers’ life
3.At San Diego Zoo, you can .
A. sleep with lions or rhinos
B. join the Wild Discoverer tour
C. camp out overnight on the zoo grounds
D. have a better communication with animals
过去, 我国的一些基层艺术馆的使用率较低。随着艺术馆即将在2012年底前全面免费开放, 公众可以有更多的机会接触艺术作品。某艺术馆英文网站就此话题展开讨论, 请你写一篇100词左右的短文参加讨论。内容应包括:
1.过去艺术馆使用率较低的原因;
2.艺术馆免费开放给公众带来的好处。
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Dear Mary,
I receive your e-mail just now.Don’t worry about me.I’m getting on well with my research work in the lab.But to my greatly surprise you say you will give up learn English.The reason is because you have not done well in it recently and you have lost interests.I’m afraid I couldn’t agree with you.I know it is difficulty to learn English,and English is widely used in the world today.It will be important tool in our future work.Beside,it is becoming more and more important in our daily life.If you study hard,you will be succeed.Do remember that where there is a will there is a way.I am looking forward to hearing good news from you.
Yours,
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One of the founding fathers of the Internet has predicted the end of traditional television. Vint Cerf, who helped to build the Internet while working ______ a researcher in America, said that television was ______its “iPod moment”.
In the same way that people now ______ their favorite music onto their iPod, he said that viewers would soon be downloading most of favorite programs ______their computers.
Mr Cerf, who is now the vice-president of Google, says that, “You’re still going to need_____television for certain things—like news, sporting events and emergencies—but ______it is going to be almost like the iPod, where you download content to ______at later.”
Although television on demand has not yet become a ______activity in the UK, the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have all invested vast ______of money in technology which ______ viewers to watch their favorite shows ______ their computers.
But some critics(批评家),______some Internet service providers, have warned that the Internet will collapse ______ the stress of millions of people downloading programs at the same time. But Mr. Cerf dismissed the warnings, saying that critics had predicted 20 years ago that the net would ______ when people all around the world started to use it all together.
“In the past 30 years it has ______a million times...We’re ______exhausting the capacity,” he said.“It’s a ______worry when they see huge amounts of information being moved around online.”
______ out his vision for the future of the Internet, he said he wanted it to reach as ______ people as possible.
“I want more Internet,” he said. “I want everyone on the planet to be ______ to connect to the Internet.”
1.A. as B. like C. at D. with
2.A. achieving B. approaching C. finishing D. arriving
3.A. write B. download C. read D. remember
4.A. into B. at C. in D. onto
5.A. live B. present C. past D. late
6.A. greatly B. harmfully C. increasingly D. hopefully
7.A. watch B. look C. notice D. see
8.A. mainstream B. famous C. important D. well-known
9.A. sums B. deals C. lots D. numbers
10.A. has B. let C. enables D. makes
11.A. by B. with C. on D. at
12.A. containing B. including C. naming D. calling
13.A. with B. in C. on D. under
14.A. collapse B. fall C. rush D. jump
15.A. developed B. increased C. enhanced D. enlarged
16.A. close to B. far from C. far away D. next to
17.A. miserable B. surprising C. understandable D. imaginable
18.A. Taking B. Finding C. Turning D. Setting
19.A. many B. much C. more D. a few
20.A. able B. easy C. happy D. willing
Barack Obama’s recent visit to the Asian nations clearly sent a message to the world Asia is important in America’s global partnership.
A. which B. where
C. that D. as
With some snow on top of it,the Yellow Mountain looked fantastic this winter.Actually,I doubt whether we could visit mountain in China.
A. a most beautiful B. the most beautiful
C. a more beautiful D. a beautiful
