Melbourne Coffee Tour
Taking a tour through Melbourne’s coffee laneways（巷道）is amazing. Coffee enthusiasts are guided through Melbourne café culture shelter and secret laneway cafes, while tasting some of the city’s best made coffee. This tour will challenge your coffee cupping skills and you will enjoy yourself.
Location
Epping North, Melbourne CBD 2000
Contact detail
http://melbournecoffeetours.com.au/
Date & time
Mon-Wed: 10 am – noon Fri-Sat: 10 am – noon
The Canoe Table – Stories from the Collection
This display brings together objects from the Koorie Heritage Trust collection and Victorian Aboriginal（土著的）community members to share the historical, cultural and social significance of these collection items in their loves, their practice and their community. The newly recorded oral histories and the respective artworks are currently accessible（可进入的）and on display as part of the public collection display.
Location
Koorie Heritage Trust Inc
The Yarra Building, Levels 1 and 3, Federation Square, Melbourne CBD 2000
Contact detail
http://koorieheritagetrust.com.au/exhibitions/the-canoe-project
Date & time
Mon-Sun: 10 am – 4 pm
Closed on public holidays
Price: Free
Han Dynasty: Life Everlasting
When the power of Roman Empire was rising in the West, the Han Dynasty founded the Eastern civilization in China through a period of cultural and technological development, economic wealth and territorial（领土）expansion. This brand-new exhibition shows this important period of Chinese history through the Han Dynasty’s remarkable people, progressive ideas.
Location
Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place Melbourne CBD 2000
Contact detail
http://chinesemuseum.com.au/what’s-on/han-dynasty-life-ecerlasting/
Date & time
Mon-Sun: 10 am – 4 pm
Price: Full $12, child $10, family (2 adults + 3 children) $28
1.Where can you experience café culture?
A. Federation Square.
B. Koorie Heritage Trust Inc.
C. Epping North, Melbourne CBD 2000.
D. 22 Cohen Place Melbourne CBD 2000.
2.What is typical of The Canoe Table?
A. It is organized by aboriginals.
B. It is available only on weekdays.
C. It sells Victorian Aboriginal items.
D. It shows Victorian Aboriginals’ lifestyles.
3.What is the brand-new exhibition in Chinese Museum mainly about?
A. The power of the East.
B. The creativity of Chinese people.
C. The development of the Han Dynasty.
D. The economic development of China.
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From Dusner (3 speakers) to Kelabit (5 thousand) to Yiddish (1.5 million), these languages are spread, but like the Indian elephant, they are in danger of dying out. Dr. Chris Mazdzer, a researcher at Oxford University, organizing a meeting on endangered languages thinks there could be a novel way to keep minority languages alive: social media. He says, “Because young people text each other how they speak, even if they don’t know how to spell it.”
Minority languages are often at risk of being drowned（淹死）out by the bigger ones, which are spoken at school and in the media. But the appearance of Facebook and Twitter might just have the unexpected effect. Dr. Mazdzer speaks Frisian, which has 350,000 speakers. Communicating with his own language has given him thought about how languages could be saved in the future. “In Friesland, young people who don’t learn much Frisian at school send each messages on social media in Frisian”, he says. In this way, a new generation of Frisian speakers keeps the language alive.
Though many of these languages only have a few speakers, it’s not just a small number of speakers that make a language endangered. Some languages were once widely spoken, but lost speakers over time. This can happen for many reasons, like only one language spoken in school or people moving away from their home and losing their language.
Tweeting and texting in Frisian (or Sorbian, or Breton) is not enough in the long term, though. There are many other things we need to do. But why is a language worth saving in the first place? Because our languages are natural creations. Natural beauty needs to be protected.
1.What can prevent a language from dying out according to Dr. Mazdzer?
A. Speaking and spelling it frequently.
B. Communicating in it on social media.
C. Keeping reading texts written in the language.
D. Organizing meetings on endangered language.
2.How did Dr Mazdzer find a way to keep a language alive?
A. Through the lab experiments. B. Through his early study.
C. Through his first-hand experience. D. Through the analysis of numbers.
3.What’s the major cause of languages’ becoming endangered according to Paragraph 3?
A. Losing speakers over time.
B. A small number of speakers.
C. Being drowned out by bigger languages.
D. The appearance of Facebook and Twitter.
4.For what purpose does the author write the passage?
A. To tell us the danger of losing our native languages.
B. To show the importance of bigger languages.
C. To appeal to us to protect the minority languages.
D. To call on us to have more communication with others.
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October 15th is the Global Handwashing Day. Activities are planned in more than 20 countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap（肥皂）. For example, donators（捐献者）will give 150,000 bars of soap to schools in Ethiopia.
Experts say people around the world wash their hands every day, but very few use soap at so-called important moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.
Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap. Partners include the United Nations Children’s Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unlever and Procter and Gamble. The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germ（细菌）. They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least twenty seconds. Then rinse well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air.
The Partnership for Handwashing says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend in washing hands. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell. The Partnership for Handwashing also says washing with soap before eating or after using the toilet could save more lives than any vaccine（疫苗）or medicine. Hand washing could also prevent the spread of other diseases. When people get germs on their hands, they can infect（传染）themselves by touching their eyes, noses or mouths. Then they can infect others.
1.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Find out why washing hands carefully is so important.
B. Hand washing: so important--it gets a day of its own.
C. Say no to washing hands in the wrong way.
D. Want to live a longer life?--wash your hands.
2.The word “rinse” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.
A. to dry your hands B. to rub your hands carefully
C. to clean your fingers D. to wash away the soap
3.The last paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A. how to wash your hands correctly
B. why washing hand with soap is so important
C. the dangers of washing hands without soap
D. when we should especially wash our hands with soap
4.In which part of newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
A. advertisement B. Public service
C. Medical care D. Health report
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Culture shock is the psychological（心理的）shock of having to adapt to new environment and new cultures which may be completely different from your own. To understand culture shock helps to understand what culture is.
Culture shock is caused by the feelings that result from losing all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse（交往）. Those signs include the ways with which we are familiar in daily life: When to shake hands and what to say when we meet people? When and how to give tips? How to go shopping? When to accept and when to refuse invitations? These signs, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs or normals are gained by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a part of our culture as the language we speak.
During the first few weeks when a person enters a strange culture, most people are attracted by the new. But this “cooks tour” type of mentality（心态）does not normally last if the foreign visitor remain abroad and has to seriously deal with real conditions of life. He may feel anxious and frustrated（受挫的） People react to the frustration in the same way. During the first period, they reject the environment which causes the discomfort. “The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad,” they complain about the host country and its people. The following period is homesickness. The home environment suddenly becomes so important that all difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered.
Experiencing culture shock can be very difficult. There is a risk of sickness or emotional problems. However, culture shock can be part of a positive learning experience. Be patient! It is a process of adaptation to new situations. If you do like this, you will be a much stronger person, and you will be a citizen of the world.
1.What causes culture shock?
A. The loss of one’s memory.
B. The doubt about one’s cultural identity.
C. The removal of one’s familiar signs.
D. The differences in language speaking.
2.Which of the following does a person first experience after arriving abroad?
A. Homesickness. B. Memory.
C. Adaptation. D. Curiosity.
3.What is the writer’s attitude towards culture shock?
A. Positive. B. Cautious.
C. Doubtful. D. Uninterested.
4.What’s the topic of the passage?
A. Travel tips. B. Experience abroad.
C. Culture shock. D. Psychological shock.
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If you have a dream
What do you dream about? There have been so many times when I’ve come back to Thomas Edison’s wise words: “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this – you haven’t.”
If there is a dream in your heart, you should dig it and shine a little light on the vision（视野）. This time, instead of looking at it as impossible, start thinking freely: 1.?
If you have a dream…
2.. Seeing it on paper will help you see the possibility. It will be a daily reminder to work on your dream.
Tell someone. 3.. Later on, you’ll need someone to poke holes（指出漏洞）in your dream and help you make it into something that makes sense in the real world. But right now, you just need someone who will give you a big hug and tell you not to stop believing.
Do one thin g that will bring you closer to your dream. Read a book about the subject of your dream. Email someone who is living your dream and ask him or her what’s the one thing someone just starting out can do to move forward. 4.
Your dream might sound crazy or impossible, and that’s OK. 5.. 5 or 10 years may sound like forever, but if you were directing some of your resources（资源）towards your dream each day, wouldn’t those years be more enjoyable?
A. Ask for help
B. Write it down
C. Start now by doing one thing
D. Can you work hard to make your dream come true
E. The right someone is a loving, kind person you trust
F. It may take some time to make your dream come true
G. What changes could you make in your life to give your dream a chance
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Singing or listening to music during math class is usually not accepted. However, in Kurt’s classroom, it’s not the ________. Kurt is a math teacher in a high school. This former hip-hop artist is using his ________ background to make math a lot easier and less ________ for his students.
As a child, he had difficulty ________ math. However, as he grew older, he realized that it wasn’t completely his ________ and that the traditional education system just doesn’t work for all the students. So he decided to come up with a new ________ which would make kids more interested in school. Finally a good idea ________ him.
With the help of some friends, Kurt ________ 60-second math tracks（跑道）. They are given a(an) ________ name, like “Van Guard” and she ________ multiplication tables（乘法表）to hip-hop beats. He also encourages dancing during class, ________ it helps the children get into the mood（情绪）and ________ them in their learning. So far, Kurt has only invented musical materials for the multiplications, but the ________ have been so positive that he is now working on new learning materials.
Even since Kurt ________ hip-hop into the classroom, he has had ________ trouble during class. And attendance（出勤率）is always at 100% and the students’ grades have gone up greatly. What’s more, the kids ________ love learning math now.
Kurt wants to ________ the traditional way of teaching, but he’s not saying that it doesn’t work. It just doesn’t work for ________, because not all students learn in the same way. He only ________ to show that we need to keep a(an) open mind when it ________ children’s education.
1.A. shock B. trouble C. case D. route
2.A. humorous B. musical C. sensitive D. unknown
3.A. difficult B. challenging C. boring D. pleasant
4.A. relying on B. focusing on C. holding on D. putting on
5.A. problem B. interest C. appetite D. option
6.A. schedule B. analysis C. approach D. motivation
7.A. attached B. attempted C. announced D. hit
8.A. absorbed B. created C. appealed D. chose
9.A. certain B. dull C. false D. innocent
10.A. shouts B. sings C. pretends D. concludes
11.A. though B. unless C. when D. because
12.A. appreciates B. trains C. benefits D. interrupts
13.A. materials B. solutions C. ideas D. effects
14.A. rushed B. transformed C. concerned D. brought
15.A. less B. more C. unreal D. informal
16.A. faithfully B. truly C. suddenly D. possibly
17.A. replace B. fight C. reject D. follow
18.A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
19.A. determines B. begs C. arranges D. aims
20.A. turns to B. comes to C. talks to D. refers to
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last summer, my family took a trip to Shanghai City from Hong Kong. It was my 1. (one) visit to the city.
What I saw in Shanghai City was 2. (extreme) impressive. All the cars were in a hurry and everyone in the streets was walking rapidly. There were many more ways than my hometown for one to get to 3. from one place. Everywhere people were driving, riding shared bikes, waiting for buses, 4. rushing underground to the subway stations.
In 5. (add) to the people and transportation, I found the buildings were also 6. (amaze). Each street was filled with buildings that 7. (build) side by side and a number of skyscrapers were present throughout the city 8. well. Standing on the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower, I could hold almost the entire city from this view. Some stores were also as large or even larger than the ones in my hometown.
My visit to Shanghai City was like discovering a new of life. I expect 9. (move) to such a great city. My first trip to Shanghai City was one of the most unforgettable 10. (experience) of my life and it is also the one I will always treasure.
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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、删除和修改。
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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My name is Li Hai. I come from an island to the south of China called Hainan Island. There is a good number of animals living on or around the island. We have monkey, deer, birds or varieties of fish. Hainan Island is a place to know about fish. My father is a fisherman with which I have been on many fishing trips. He makes a living by fish on the sea. He was taught my brother and me many about different kinds of fish, several of which only live in the sea around Hainan Island. My hometown is real a beautiful place. It attracts many tourists in world.
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假定你是李华，清明节期间你随父母回老家给去世的祖父扫墓，请根据以下提示给你的笔友Tom写一封电子邮件。要点如下：
1. 清明节的意义；
2. 日期：4月5日；
3. 活动：6点乘车，距离120公里，10点到达墓地，扫墓，踏青。
参考词汇：清明节Qingming Festival或Tomb-sweeping Day
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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