People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.
1. They make friends with trees and stones. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. 2.
This contact (接触) with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country. For example, near-sightedness is almost unknown to country people.
Because there are less cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city.3.. People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, Are they get them at lower prices than in the city.
4.There are practically no temptations to waste money.
5.They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity（诚意）. They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.
A. They listen to the song of birds.
B. Country people are mostly honest.
C. They are in close contact with nature.
D. Country people are far from town life.
E. Country life is economical (节约的) in other ways, too.
F. Country life provides much more enjoyment.
G. There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey
Many years ago my student asked me the question, “Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?” Without taking time to reflect, I answered, “Because someday I do night and day something that might make a difference in someone’s life.” Even though I was sincere, that wasn’t a very good answer and my student didn’t let it slide.
“Let me get this clear,” he said, “You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?” He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I’m one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty(风趣的).
Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach:
It’s in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(灌输) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.
Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the small waves go on and on until they reach the shore. You can’t have waves without a “stone.” Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that’s what I try to do.
I genuinely（真正地） love teenagers.
I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and I can help students avoid some potholes(坑) on the road of life, I want to do so. If they’ll allow me to celebrate their victories（胜利） with them, I want to do too.
Teaching isn’t for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.
1.Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?
A. Because he thought her answer was unbelievable.
B. Because the writer was not honest.
C. Because the student was naughty.
D. Because the answer was difficult to understand.
2.According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?
A. The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her.
B. The writer’s answer made the student confused.
C. In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach.
D. The writer annoyed the student who asked the question.
3.We can infer from the text that__________.
A. the writer was also a good teacher in school
B. the writer often plays with her students beside a pond
C. the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students
D. the writer often accompanies the students on their way home
4.What’s the main idea of the text?
A. A student’s silly question B. A good teacher who likes students
C. A confused student D. The reason why I teach
Welcome to Gold Coast Wax Museum
HIGHLIGHTS
The Gold Wax(蜡像) Museum is one of the Cold Coast's longest running attractions. It's a collection of famous figures. It's Australia's largest museum of its kind, featuring more than 110 life-size wax figures copies of British and Australian History.
The Wax Museum is visited by many thousands of people each year who are shocked at the amazing realism of the life-size figures in authentic costumes. This is your invitation to wander through at your leisure and meet many important and famous people's figures on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Come face to face with such celebrities as Michael Jackson, President Obama, past President John F. Kennedy, King Hussein, members of the Royal Family, and many others whose lives have all left an indelible (擦不掉的) mark on our world. Information cards are located alongside each figure.
The Gold Coast Wax Museum contains figures which have been made by leading local and overseas sculptors to international standards, equal in quality to the world's best, as seen in Europe, the United Kingdom, and U. S. A. The detail in the figures is amazing -and includes hair applied one strand at a time, requiring many working hours for one hand, and the eyes are so real that they seem to follow the viewer around.
Price
Child (1-3yrs) free
Child (4-12yrs) $ 22. 00
Adult $ 29. 00
Family (2 Adults + I Child) $68.00
Opening hours
Open 7 days a week, 10a. m. to l0p. m.
Closed at Christmas Day (25 Dec. ) and Anzac Day (25 Apr. )
Location
Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise ( Gold Coast ) QLD
How to get there
You can choose any of the Gold Coast airport transfers, car rentals, shuttles and private transfers to/from your hotel. Many coach operators also offer Gold Coast transfers to surrounding attractions, beaches, and the more distant destinations, throughout the day.
What to bring
Bring your sense of adventure and your camera and see something exciting and quite unique.
For further information, please click here to see more about the Gold Coast Wax Museum.
1.If you visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, you can________.
A. see many members of the Royal Family in person in the Museum
B. meet many leading local and international sculptors in the Museum
C. enjoy some world-class vivid max-works in the Museum
D. e at any time of the year except at Christmas Day
2.If a couple and their l0-year-old son visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, they may pay_____．
A. $87 B. $80
C. $58 D. $68
3.You will most probably find this passage ______.
A. on a webpage B. in a magazine
C. in a text book D. in a guidebook
假定你是李华，想邀请外教John一起参观中国剪纸 (paper-cutting) 艺术展。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 展览时间、地点；
2. 展览内容。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文中不得透露个人真实姓名和学校名称。
Dear John,
How are things with you? _____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
单句改错
1.At that very moment my mind went completely blankly and I forgot what I was supposed to be doing.
2.The discovery was made on accident, which we hadn’t expected.
3.Every possible means have been used to prevent the pollution, but the sky is still gray.
4.This really is a useful reference book, which is worth reading the second time.
5.I think of the happy hours we spent together every time when I see these photos.
6.My uncle tells me that the key to his success is honest.
7.When I look at this picture of myself, I realize of how fast time flies.
8.Now the prices are lower, but the goods have been disappeared.
9.However, there were 20% students not adapt to the teaching method.
10.Though the problem was difficult to understand, what he said threw light in it.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Diets have changed in China — and so too has its top crop. Since 2011, the country 1.（grow）more corn than rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over 2. past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.
A taste for meat is 3. (actual) behind the change: An important part of its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corn's rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice 4. (improve) water quality. Corn uses less water 5. rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff. This switch has decreased 6. (pollute) in the country's major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.
According to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total 7. (globe)fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government 8. (start) a soil-testing program 9. gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers - and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission(排放) of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. China's approach to protecting its environment while 10. (feed) its citizens "offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide." says the bank's Juergen Voegele.
