Getting to work by bicycle has never been more popular. Governments and nations are transforming their cities and highways to meet the needs of this new generation of cycling enthusiasts, and in a world where green choices are the new must-have, average citizens are eagerly seizing their chance to help make their bodies cleaner than ever before.
Become an EBTC Member.
The Edmonton Bicycle and Touring Club (EBTC) is a recreational not-for-profit volunteer-run group devoted to promoting its members to cooperatively run bicycling trips during the spring, summer and fall, cross-country skiing trips in the winter, and social events all the year round. We welcome both road bike and mountain bike riders!
Benefits of Joining EBTC:
Opportunity to create the kinds of events you like: enjoy dozens of events all year round, organized by members like you!
Participation in the local cycling community.
Use of club bicycle tools on tour and library materials.
Discounts at various bicycle shops.
Why Cycle with a Group?
It’s more FUN!
It encourages you to come out often and get healthy exercise without going to a gym.
Develop skills and gain through the experience of others.
Meet new and interesting people with a common interest in cycling.
Meet a fun-loving, energetic and different group of individuals who enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
Enjoy the outdoor experience with the companionship and security of a group.
For more information on the EBTC:
Phone the Club Hotline at 780-424-2453
E-mail: jpri [email protected] bicycle.com
Mail us at: Edmonton Bicycle & Touring Club
P. O. Box 52017
Garneau Postal Stn.
Edmonton, AB T6G 2T5 Canada
1.What’s the advantage of cycling with a group?
A. Meeting more new people
B. Participating in whatever events.
C. Having bicycles free of charge
D. Enjoying discounts in a gym
2. We can infer from the passage that the aim of EBTC is .
A. to call for governments to produce more bicycles
B. to make money by organizing bicycling trips
C. to popularize cycling by attracting more members
D. to look for young volunteers for sporting events
3.How many ways can people gain more information form EBTC according to the passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. five
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The largest land animal remaining on the earth, the African elephant is of much importance to African ecosystem. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a giant plant-eater, it significantly shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore deciding the conditions of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.
It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it both a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, as well as pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in not only deep tropical forests but also the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth, which attract a variety of other plant-eaters.
Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants create open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large-hoofed plant-eat-ers to move around and for small-sized plant-eaters to obtain their food as well.
Scientists are worried now that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant dies out, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.
1. It can be inferred from the passage that the African elephant .
A. is now the largest animal on the earth
B. determines life and death of millions of other animals in its habitat
C. has far-reaching impact on its habitat as a giant animal-eater
D. makes great contributions to its environment like other animals
2.The African elephant influences the ecosystem in the following ways except that .
A. it creates open areas in deep tropical forests as well as woodlands
B. it pulls off the branches and leaves, shutting out the sunshine
C. its eating habit can be made use of by large-hoofed and small-sized animals
D. it encourages some kinds of plants growing in an indirect way
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Numerous grown plants are the favorites of plant-eaters.
B. The extinction of the African elephant has nothing to do with the ecosystem.
C. Quantities of plants are consumed by African elephants, including branches and under-bushes.
D. The forest floor in rain forests is scarcely dotted with new shoots.
4.The passage is developed mainly by .
A. presenting the changes in time order
B. making comparisons and giving examples
C. classifying similarities and differences
D. showing the effect and then explaining the reasons
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You’ve probably heard about sports coaches, fitness coaches, vocal music teachers, career counselors, psychiatrists(精神病医师) and other specilalists who teach skills and help us cope with daily life.
But there’s a rapidly growing kind of professional who does a little bit of everything. She or he is called a “life coach”. People who are at crossroads in their lives and corporations that want to give certain employees a career boost are turning to them for help.
The idea that one person’s success story can change other people’s lives for the better goes back at least to the 1930s. Dale Carnegie’s famous self-improvement program “How to Win Friends and Influence People” came along soon thereafter.
But this new style of life coaches includes more than enthusiastic speakers or writers. They use their own experiences in business, sports, military service, or psychotherapy(心理疗法) to help others make critical life decisions.
They often give their approach a slogan, such as “energy coaching” or “fearless living” or “working yourself happy”.
Dave Lakhani in Boise, Idaho, for instance, works with salespeople to develop what he calls a “road map”. He says an ongoing relationship with a coach is like having a personal fitness trainer for one’s career and life outside work.
Lakhani’s Bold Approach coaching firm also donates some of its time to help people who are anything but successful—including battered women and struggling sigle mothers.
But others in the so-called “helping professions” are not thrilled about the life-coaching movement. They say that anyone, trained or untrained, can call himself or herself a life coach, and that slick(华而不实的) promoters who mess with people’s lives can do more harm than good.
1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Working Yourself Happy
B. Life Coaches Help with Tough Decisions
C. How to Cope with Daily Life with Life Coaches
D. The Life-Coaching Movement
2.The underlined phrase “life coach” in Paragraph 2 means “ ”.
A. the career counselor who teaches skills
B. the psychiatrist who helps us cope with daily life
C. the fitness coach who teaches us lessons
D. the specialist who help us make important life decisions
3.The last paragraph is mainly about .
A. the introductions of life coach
B. the disagreements of life coach
C. the effects of life coach
D. the experiences of life coach
4.What is the author’s attitude towards life coaches?
A. Cautious B. Approving C. Casual D. Disapproving
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Wilma was born on June 23, 1940 in St Bethlehem, Tennesse. By the time she was 6, Wilma Rudolph was given metal braces(支架) to aid her in walking. She started receiving treatment with help from her family. A few years later, she walked without any assistance into the church.
When she was in junior high, she joined the basketball team. She finally made an appeal to compete in games again and when her wish was finally permitted, she amazed everyone by leading the team to an undefeated season and the state championships. Though they lost the championship title in the end, Wilma Rudolph earned the attention of the women’s track coach, Ed Template at Tennessee State University and was invited to join the “Tigerbelles”. Her efforts paid off as she turned out to be so good that the Tigerbellers invited her to join them in the national Olympic team trails. Not only did she make it into the team, but she won a bronze medal in the 4×100m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Four years later, Rudolph set a world 200m record(22.9 seconds) at the 1960 US Championships. At the Rome Olympics in 1960, she competed in the 100m, 200m and 4×100m relay, and equaled the world record of 11.3 seconds in the semifinals (半决赛) of the 100m. She won the final by three metres in 11.0 seconds, but it was not accepted as a world record. Wilma Rudolph’s extraordinary achivevements in Rome made her a darling of the European press who gave her the nickname “the Black Gazelle(羚羊)” and “The Black Pearl”. She also became the first woman in American history to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics and was crowned “the Fastest Woman in the World”. Wilma Rudolph’s spirit inspired people such as Jackie Joyner Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner who became the next woman to win 3 gold medals.
1.What problem did Wilma face according to Paragraph 1?
A. Not being able to walk
B. Not being able to speak
C. Losing her sight
D. Losing her hearing
2.According to the passage, Wilma could join the “Tiger-belles” mainly because of .
A. her being Ed Template’s favourite athlete
B. her strong appeal to Ed Template
C. her outstanding performances in basketball games
D. her winning the championship title
3.We learn that Wilma broke the world record in .
A. the 4×100m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics
B. the semifinals of the 100m at the Rome Olympics
C. the final of the 100m at the Rome Olympics
D. the 200m at the 1960 US Championships
4.How many people that at least won 3 Olympics gold medals in American history are mentioned in the passages?
A. Three B. One C. Four D. Five
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Choosing a major is an important decision and one that could pave the way for a successful, lifelong career. Some students know what they want to major in right away, while others take their sweet time to choose. 1. Here are a few tips on how to choose a major:
Know your strengths. It can help you narrow down your options and find an area of study that suits you well. If you’re not certain what your strengths are, talk to your advisor and a career counselor(顾问) to assess your strengths and apply them to a major. 2. Just because that your’re good at science doesn’t necessarily mean you’re prepared for advanced biology and chemistry classes, or weekly three-hour labs spent observing animals.
Talk to upperclassmen. Upperclassmen have been in your shoes and know how hard it can be to choose a major. 3. They can give you first-hand accounts of taking advanced courses and how to avoid switching majors halfway through college. Talking to upperclassmen about their majors will give you a better understanding of what each program undertakes and what to expect. They can also give you advice on which classes you should take, the best professors in the college and guaranteed ways to get an A.
4. Regardless of what your parents, friends or advisors tell you, choosing a major is your decision and you should do what you love. Students may feel pressured to choose a major based on career salaries and job outlook(前景). 5. If you’re stuck studying something you hate, chances are that you won’t do very well in your classes and you may end up never using your degree.
A. Follow your heart.
B. Talk to people in the area.
C. Either way, don’t worry.
D. They won’t sugarcoat things, either.
E. It’s also important to know your limits.
F. Before you settle on a particular major, find out more.
G. However, it’s far more important that you follow your passion.
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完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Mum, you’re always on the computer!” Laure complained.
“No, I’m not.” I _________.
“Every day I come home from school you’re working on the computer.”
“Well, at least I’m here _________you!”
My daughter was right. Day after day, in my home office, I would stare into space as my _________ typed out the thoughts of a speaker or research completed for an article. It seemed that my work as a writer and speaker _________my fingers to the keyboard any my mind to valuable ideas. What Laure did not _________ was that during her day away, I’d also be doing a lot of housework. It was only around three in the afternoon that I’d _________ seat myself at my desk for a few _________ moments of deep thought. Then she’d come in from school.
I was _________ of myself on being available to my children. After all, I am a speaker on child behavior and parenting. But Laure’s observation _________ my heart. In her eyes, I must have been a mom who was_________ but unapproachable. I wouldn’t make such an image(形象) before her. My relationship with my children is more _________ than any other work.
“Laure,” I called, “come here a minute.”
She wandered to my doorway. I had decided to have her 52 me when I was too devoted to work. I wanted her to have the _________to let me know when she thought I was cold.
After I explained my _________and the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister. I offered Laure the following _________.
“Whenever you feel I’m ignoring you or you need my _________. I want you to _________me.” I said, “just come up and give me a little hug, that’ll be our signal that you_________ me.”
Years later we still have that _________ sign. I’ve become much more sensitive to my daughters’ comings and goings. _________ she always gives me a little hug to remind me of the real reason I work at home.
1.A. thought B. refused C. defended D. agreed
2.A. for B. over C. against D. after
3.A. feet B. hands C. eyes D. ears
4.A. connected B. turned C. gave D. added
5.A. admit B. realize C. believe D. recognize
6.A. luckily B. gradually C. instantly D. finally
7.A. anxious B. precious C. busy D. rare
8.A. proud B. ashamed C. afraid D. scared
9.A. filled B. broke C. touched D. mended
10.A. suitable B. available C. acceptable D. reasonable
11.A. important B. funny C. obvious D. wonderful
12.A. warn B. persuade C. encourage D. remind
13.A. patience B. time C. power D. honor
14.A. pattern B. dream C. schedule D. choice
15.A. promise B. chance C. answer D. truth
16.A. help B. attention C. decision D. advice
17.A. hug B. shake C. kiss D. kick
18.A. miss B. hate C. need D. scold
19.A. unknown B. unexpected C. unfinished D. unspoken
20.A. And B. But C. Or D. Yet
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
How do learning habits influence learning results? It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous 1. (say) “Good habits lead to good endings”, which shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” also 2. (show) a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body, Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge 3. (include). At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude 4. the content of our learning. 5. (obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits— keeping 6. learning diary every day. We can start the habit by 7. (write) a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful. Keep it in mind, 8. gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What’s 9. (much), I find out that I still have some bad learning habits 10. well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
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短文改错
假设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。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(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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
Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to our English Corner. This Corner was set up three years before. Every Sunday morning, students from different schools and some foreigners often took part. Gather around here, we practise spoken English by talking about everything we are interested. We also exchange my experience in English study. We all have a good time here. Thousands of people have been here when it was set up.
We think that they have learned a lot by talking part in activity here. It is a really supplement to our English class and it is welcomed by students, their parents and teachers. They all think it is of helpful. If you want to know much about the corner, you may talk to the students here.
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书面表达
假如你是李华，在感恩节即将到来之际，你校组织了以“What shall we do to thank our parents?”为主题的英语演讲活动。
请你根据自己的亲身体会并结合现实生活，写一篇100词左右的英语演讲稿。
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