Sydney Day Tours
Port Stephens Day Tours
Labeled “Blue Water Paradise”, Port Stephens is known for its beauty and marine surroundings with over 19 miles of clean, white and sandy beaches. It is home to around 150 bottlenose dolphins and thus called the dolphin capital of Australia.
Highlights: Dolphin Watching; Australian Reptile Park
Operates: Mon, Wed & Sat---8 AM
Adults: $195 Children: $98
Note: Not suitable from Dec. 20th, 2017 to Jan. 9th, 2018 in Christmas & NY period, Feb.14th-22th, 2018 in Chinese NY.
Sydney City Day Tours
Sydney is a big city, filled with lots of landmarks and attractions to see. This can make it a stressful task to plan your own vacation in Sydney. Luckily, our tours are designed to allow you to see all of Sydney’s most famous landmarks. You can rest and make sure that you will be seeing all that Sydney has to offer.
Highlights: Harbour Bridge; Sydney Opera House
Operates: Daily---8 AM
Adults: $129 Children: $65
Blue Mountains Tours
These Blue Mountains Tours from Sydney have been designed for the adventurers and people who like to enjoy bushwalking. Additionally, these Blue Mountains Day Tours include a tough walk from Glenbrook to the Wentworth Falls.
Highlights: See Australian wildlife up-close; Guided hike at Wentworth Falls
Operates: Daily—8AM
Adults: $99 Children: $74
Note: A good level of fitness is required for the bush walk. Minimum child age is 11 years.
1.Which one is NOT proper time for the Port Stephens Day Tours?
A. Jan. 13th, 2018(Sat.) B. Jan. 15th, 2018(Mon.)
C. Jan. 24th, 2018(Wed.) D. Feb. 15th, 2018(Thur.)
2.What can tourists enjoy on Sydney City Day Tours?
A. Marine surroundings B. Harbour Bridge
C. Dolphin Watching D. Adventurous activities
3.Which of the following is true according to the advertisement?
A. All the tours are available every day
B. Sydney city has the most landmarks and attractions in the world
C. Children 10 years and under are not permitted on Blue Mountains Tours
D. All the tours are charged and designed only for adventures
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It was a cold night in Washington, D. C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. he asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I’d read the signs in the hotel: “Don’t give money to beggars.” So I shook my head and kept walking.
The incident bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying. Back home, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. All of a sudden, I thought of Bean’s Café, the soup kitchen in Anchorage, which feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day. why not try to get all my readers to plant a row of vegetables in their gardens and donate them to Bean’s Cafe?
In April 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning of Anchorage’s program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The original idea was to have every member of the Garden Writers Association of America write or talk about planting a row for the hungry sometime during the month of April.
Garden editor Joan Jackson, backed by The San Jose Mercury News and California’s nearly year-round growing season, raised more than 30,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables the first year, and showed how the program could really work. Today program continues to boom and grow.
1.Why didn’t the writer give money to the man?
A. Because he was afraid that the man was a liar
B. Because he had no money on him at that time
C. Because he was in a hurry to get back to his hotel
D. Because he didn’t know that man
2.What inspired the writer to think of the program to help the poor?
A. A beggar B. A hotel
C. the Garden Writers Association D. Bean’s Café
3.How does the author feel about the effect of the Plan a Row program?
A. It’s discouraging B. It’s satisfying
C. It’s doubtful D. It’s challenging
4.Which might be the best title of the passage?
A. Everybody Can Make a Big Difference to the World
B. A Campaign to Remove Poverty
C. Plant a Row for the Hungry
D. How to Help People in Need
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BEIJIHG, Dec. 7 (Xinhua)---China has released evidence confirming Japanese troops’ six-week campaign of slaughter in honour of the third National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims on Dec. 13. Some of the records had never been seen by the public before.
The Nanjing Massacre continues to haunt the country’s collective memory. For the survivors, their memories of that horrible winter will never fade. Luo Jin worked in a photo store at the time. One day he was asked by a Japanese officer to develop two rolls of film, among which he saw three photos showing Chinese people beheaded by Japanese soldiers. Risking his life, Luo held on to these photos and hid them in a secret place. After the war, he passed them on to a military court in Nanjing.
There is abundant evidence of the inhumane crime. Among the documents released were newspaper articles published after the massacre. One reported how the Japanese surrounded and slaughtered tens of thousands who they believed were Chinese soldiers. Another disclosed how Japanese military trucks rolled back and forth on bodies scattered along the river side.
On its website, China’s State Archives Administration said the documents released were not just records of the past, but lessons for the future.
The Nanjing Massacre documents are invaluable memories. They are of great value to recognize, oppose and stop inhumane, cruel and heartless acts, and to avoid human tragedies like the Nanjing Massacre from ever happening again. With these documents, we hope people will jointly oppose war, violence and shameless attempts to cover up the facts.
1.The passage mainly talks about ___________.
A. how the Nanjing Massacre happened
B. how the new evidence of the Nanjing Massacre was discovered
C. those who died in the Nanjing Massacre
D. some evidence of the Nanjing Massacre has been released recently
2.Which word has closest meaning to the underlined word “disclosed”?
A. Uncovered B. Discovered
C. Discussed D. Displaced
3.The following are the purposes of publishing the evidence of the Nanjing massacre Except _________.
A. To prevent this kind of cruelty happening again
B. To call on people to cherish peace
C. To arouse hate among Chinese against Japanese
D. To record the past and give a lesson to the future
4.Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A. A scientific report B. A Tourist guide
C. A novel D. A newspaper
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New research in monkeys may provide a clue about how the brain manages vast amounts of information and remembers what it needs.
The researchers found that when monkeys were taught to remember computer clip art pictures, their brains reduced the level of detail by sorting the pictures into categories for recall, such as images that contained "people," "buildings," "flowers," and "animals." The categorizing cells were found in the hippocampus, an area of the brain that processes sensory information into memory. In the experiment each monkey was shown one clip art picture, and after a delay of one to 30 seconds, picked the original out of two to six different images to get a juice reward.
By recording cell activity during hundreds of these trials in which the pictures were all different, the researchers noticed that certain cells were more active when the pictures contained similar features, such as images of people – but not other objects. They found that different cells coded images that fit different categories. The category cells grouped images based on common features – a strategy to improve memory. For example, the same cell responded to both tulips and daisies because they are both flowers."
“While such categorization is a highly efficient memory process, it may also have a downside,” said Deadwyler Ph.D., “ when the trials included more than one picture with people in it, instead of different images, the monkeys often confused the image with a picture of other people." So learning more about how the brain remembers could have far-reaching benefits. "If we can understand in advance how the brain works when decisions are made, we can predict when the brain will make a mistake, and correct it," said Tim Pons, Ph.D., "This finding about how large amounts of information are processed by the brain will help us to ultimately achieve that goal."
1.The purpose of the experiments on monkeys is to find out _________.
A. how the brain processes amounts of information into memory
B. the area of the brain that processes sensory information into memory
C. how the monkeys respond to different things
D. what is the monkeys most likely to remember
2.The research indicates numerous information can be remembered more easily by ________.
A. remembering the details
B. separating it into categories
C. showing a lot of pictures
D. remembering all features
3.According to the research, which of the following images may confuse the monkeys?
A. Books, toys and cars
B. Plants, animals and people
C. Tulips, daisies and roses
D. People, buildings and flowers
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Further study on how the brain remembers has more benefits
B. Categorization is the best way to improve memory
C. We can predict when the brain will make a mistake
D. How the brain remembers has been found out
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How to Survive Dorm Life
Living on campus is just a challenge students must face. When you live in a college’s residence building, you may be excited to live away from home.1.But at times you may have trouble adjusting. Here are some survival tips.
Don’t just shout.
Talk it out. You could move in with other students from different places and have it be the best living environment or have it be the worst. 2.If there’s a problem, always talk it out with your roommates first but don’t shout.
3.
Whether you share a space with one person or several, you should have a cleaning schedule that can be followed by everyone. Don’t fall into a situation where one person is always cleaning up.
Make your room represent you.
Your dorm room is not only the place you study and sleep but your home. Show your personality. You can put up the posters your parents don’t allow, or add a rug or colourful pillows. 4..
Be open to differences.
College is a place to expand your horizons and get to know about other cultures. You may meet people who behave differently and eat different foods. 5.Instead, try to get to know them and learn something new. The guy or girl might turn out to be one of those lifelong friends.
A. You should talk with your friends.
B. The key to making it work is communication
C. Have a time schedule.
D. Keep the room clean together
E. You may experience seemingly unlimited freedom for the first time.
F. Don’t dismiss people based on their differences.
G. Do whatever you can to make your room a comfortable place.
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This Christmas nearly became Dave Quiser’s last one, a retired journalist.
Quiser had intended to spend Christmas afternoon _______near his home in Cook, where it was freezing outside. Unlike the_______beginning, Quiser’s car not trapped, ______in the snow several miles after the trip. No phone at hand, Quiser couldn’t _______others. Even worse, he hadn’t ______anyone else of his_______ .
Soon came the darkness. Quiser was forced to_______the freezing night inside his truck, trying to stay warm. The________survived the night, but there came a new problem in the morning ______Quiser had trouble walking over a mile with _______emphysema(肺气肿).
Just staying there meant waiting for death, as nobody was likely to know the elderly was in ______ . With no choice, Quiser had to make his way to get help. After two miles of hard walk, Quiser fell to the ground and was unable to _____. However, ______of his own state, the hunter______the rest of the way on his hands and knees. _____ , a light-van passed and the driver with is son took the hunter to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Quiser______that his story was an unforgettable and fortunate experience, in which he managed to rise to a tough _______. For him there was a(an) _______encouragement always in his mind. “The _______of the power I felt to survive was my family.” Quiser told CBS. It was his will to live and some impressive survival skills that allowed the hunter to welcome _______ new year. “Let your family know where you’re going when hunting alone, and never, never give up,” he also said.
1.A. hunting B. wandering C. driving D. exploring
2.A. tough B. accustomed C. risky D. smooth
3.A. destroyed B. survived C. stuck D. drowned
4.A. consult B. contact C. keep D. combine
5.A. accused B. informed C. warned D. ordered
6.A. symptom B. judgement C. conclusion D. whereabouts
7.A. contain B. exhaust C. face D. devote
8.A. guide B. retiree C. settler D. partner
9.A. that B. what C. whether D. which
10.A. rough B. severe C. obvious D. potential
11.A. place B. addition C. advance D. trouble
12.A. calm down B. sit down C. pack up D. get back up
13.A. escaped B. ran C. continued D. rushed
14.A. escaped B. ran C. continued D. rushed
15.A. Effectively B. Eventually C. Possibly D. Unluckily
16.A. believes B. puzzles C. inspires D. doubts
17.A. challenge B. pressure C. process D. routine
18.A. imaginary B. immediate C. physical D. spiritual
19.A. source B. possession C. resource D. stage
20.A. other B. each C. another D. some
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The Spring Festival, Chinese New Year, is one of 1.most important festivals for all of us.2.we celebrate is the end of winter, arrival of spring, and reunion with family and relatives. Usually the Spring Festival 3.(celebrate) for fifteen days, during which people do not work except for the workers on duty.
On New Year’s Eve all family members get together 4.(have) a big meal. After the meal they watch TV until the clock strikes twelve. Then every family sets off fireworks 5.(excite) to welcome the new year. On the first day of the new year, almost everyone is dressed in his or her best clothes. Friends and relatives are busy6.(visit) each other with presents. At that time, children are the happiest because7.can get many red packets from their relatives.
With the 8.(improve) of living standard, people 9.(change) the ways of celebrating the Spring Festival greatly so far. No matter how it changes, the meaning of the Spring Festival is still 10.great significance in China.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Sunday the storm struck the village where my grandparents used to living. The storm had destroyed twenty houses, thirteen of which were bad damaged. The others had either broken windows or torn roof. Over two hundred persons were killed. A few were seriously injured and take to hospital. About six hundred people were homeless because the storm.
Mr Green said “The storm began at about seven in the evening. I was watching TV with my family while we heard a loud noise. Several minutes later, our house fell down and covered us. It took us a long time after we managed to climb out, but I found one of his kids was missing, so I went back inside and found her safe and sound.”
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近年来， 越来越多的中国年经人热衷于过洋节，忽略了中国传统节日。为了更好地传承中国的传统节日，最近国家出台了不提倡过洋节的规定。作为年轻人，我们要不要传承（inherit）和发展中国传统节日？请就此问题写一篇短文表达你的观点并阐述理由。
注意：1.字数100字左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
An increasing number of Chinese young people are fond of celebrating western festivals these days.
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