Activities to enjoy with the kids in 2020
When you are stuck for ideas for things to do with the kids, look no further. There are many attractions and activities in North Devon, as well as on one of our Parks.
The Big Sheep
Open January to October 2020.
Meet the animals, feed the animals. Loads of them too. Like sheep, goats, ducks, dogs and more. Rides and attractions, whatever the weather, for the whole family. The Rampage Roller-coaster is great, ride the swans in the lake and enjoy the sheepdog show.
Air Extreme
Open all year round.
A unique trampoline(蹦床)park in North Devon. A fantastic area of interconnected trampolines in nearby Barnstaple. Air Extreme is filled with jump activities. Jump all day long or chill out and party in the cafe area.
North Devon Wake Park
All through the year
If you fancy venturing a bit further afield(遥远), then head across to Bideford to visit the Wake and Aqua Park. They have something for all of the family, from beginner to the experienced, if you don't mind getting wet! Race and slide and chase each other across the fantastic park.
The Milky Way
Open weekends off-season, daily most of the year.
Online booking is essential for this family-friendly theme park. They have North Devon's largest indoor play area, a typhoon roller-coaster, a gravity rider, a donut slide, as well as android destroyer dodgems(碰碰车)and a whole pile of other activities!
1.Which of the following is suitable if your kid is an animal lover?
A.The Big Sheep. B.North Devon Wake Park.
C.Air Extreme. D.The Milky Way.
2.What do Air Extreme and North Devon Wake Park have in common?
A.They both have jump activities. B.They are both throughout the year.
C.They both involve adventures. D.They are both far from Devon.
3.What is necessary for a visit to The Milky Way?
A.Coming on weekends B.Taking your family.
C.Booking online. D.Playing roller-coasters.
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In January, 2017, snow began to fall across the Apennines. For days it came down, and the enormous drifts（雪堆）on the mountain grew taller by the hour.
In spite of the bad weather, Matrone and his wife decided to make the trip to the mountain resort and have an overnight getaway. Unfortunately, a small earthquake broke out that night, which caused an avalanche（雪崩）. The avalanche gathered speed and size, grabbing rocks and trees and anything else in its way as it roared down the mountain.
The snow-and the weight of everything it had brought down the mountain with it swept the hotel from its foundation and sent everything flying more than 100 yards away. Matrone was trapped 30 feet beneath the snow and ruins, unable to move. Every time he came to life from faint, he dreamed of walking alongside his wife.
Eight hours later, the rescuers arrived, The search work went on slowly. Finally, more than 30 hours after the search began, they heard something astonishing: a woman crying for help. Adriana and her son were the first to be rescued alive.
Finding the survivors electrified the rescuers. They tunneled quickly in the ruins. The rescue team had been working nonstop for more than two days when they heard a voice. It was Matrone. The angled beams had created a cocoon that prevented Matrone from being crushed（压）to death. Those near him had not been so lucky.
Rescuers raised the concrete beams off Matrone’s limbs and lifted him out. It was some 60 hours since the avalanche. He was one of 11 people out of 40 to have survived. Soon after, he was airlifted to a hospital in a nearby town.
Five days after his rescue, Matrone was given the heartbreaking news that his wife had died. Her body had been found near where Matrone had been trapped. The angel who had appeared in his dreams had never left his side.
1.What directly caused the hotel to be destroyed?
A.The snowfall. B.The earthquake.
C.The avalanche. D.The rocks and trees.
2.What is the probable meaning of the underlined word “electrified” in paragraph 5?
A.Made people feel satisfied.
B.Made people feel excited.
C.Equipped people with electronics.
D.Supplied people with electricity.
3.How long was Matrone trapped in the ruins?
A.More than 30 hours. B.About five days.
C.Less than 40 hours. D.About two and a half days.
4.What can be the best title for this text?
A.A Narrow Escape B.A Scary Night.
C.A Perfect Rescue D.A Dawn Avalanche.
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The place of exposure to the greatest amount of allergen（过敏原）for the longest time is in the bedroom. Up to 60% of the dust mites（螨虫）found in the home are actually living in your bed and you spend about one-third of your life in the bedroom! And, bedrooms are the easiest area to control as an allergen free zone. Your cleaning professional will first vacuum the mattress（垫子）, carpeting and furniture using a vacuum cleaner.
The mattress is then thoroughly cleaned on all surfaces using the Responsible Care cleaning agents and a special low moisture cleaning tool designed to leave the mattress as dry as possible. Following cleaning, Allergy Relief Treatment is applied to all mattress surfaces using a fine mist application. The mattress is then placed in a drying position and a special air mover used to speed the drying process, which, depending upon temperature and humidity, normally takes about an hour.
The same safe cleaning agents are used to clean the bedroom carpeting and if desired, any furniture or rugs. This is also followed by an application of Allergy Relief Treatment. Once again, a speed drying system is set up to dry the cleaned items as quickly as possible and bring the humidity down to normal levels. Baseboards and windowsills are cleaned as well. While the cleaning and treatment service is being performed it is highly recommended that the bedding and pillows be washed in hot water and that two cups of Allergy Relief Treatment be added to the washing cycle.
While servicing the bedroom is the highest priority（优先）, significant benefits may also result from cleaning and treating other areas where allergy sufferers spend lots of time. These areas include the furniture and carpeting in rooms where time is spent watching television, reading and so on. Also, carpeted areas that pets have access to should be cleaned and treated.
A test for the presence of dust mites in quantities requiring treatment is also available from our company. But we will only test dust mites and will not provide information on pet allergen.
1.Which place has the most dust mites in your room?
A.Bed. B.Carpet.
C.Furniture. D.Floor.
2.What is mainly talked about in paragraph 2?
A.The use of cleaning agents.
B.The surfaces of mattress.
C.Cleaning the mattress.
D.Drying the mattress.
3.What do we know about Allergy Relief Treatment mentioned in this passage?
A.It is a cure to allergy.
B.It is a tool to kill mites.
C.It is the name of a company.
D.It is a chemical to prevent allergy.
4.Where might this passage come from?
A.A magazine about furniture.
B.The website of a cleaning company.
C.The website of a hospital.
D.A newspaper on public health.
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Now, according to a recent Brigham Young University study, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the clear winner among other weather variables when it comes to improving your mental and emotional health.
In this unique study-which brought together a psychologist, physicist and statistician-the researchers explored how someone’s mood is linked to weather and associated factors such as sunshine, cloudy days, temperature, rain and pollution. The study found that people are more likely to report mental trouble during shorter days with less sunshine.
It is generally believed that hot days, rainy days or days with thick pollution would make one feel more down and depressed. But the study came up with a surprising finding. It found that more than any other factor, reduced sun hours could increase mental distress（痛苦）while soaking up in sun makes things all right.
The results highlighted that the duration（时长）of the daylight was more significant in influencing people’s moods than the amount of sun rays being absorbed.
“On a rainy day, or a more polluted day, people assume that they’d have more distress. But we didn’t see that. We looked at solar irradiance（太阳辐照）, or the amount of sunlight that actually hits the ground. We tried to take into account cloudy days, rainy days pollution… but they washed out. The one thing that was really significant was the amount of time between sunrise and sunset,” said professor Becker in a press release.
Many studies have attempted to explore the link between the weather and its effect on one’s mood, but the results were not conclusive. For this study, many important reason were taken into account-making the research an improvement to the previous ones.
The study concluded that public health should plan on effective strategies that can prevent emotional distress during periods when the sun time is less, such as in winter months.
1.What will affect your emotion most according to the new study?
A.The surroundings. B.The amount of sunshine.
C.The weather conditions. D.The duration of sunlight.
2.Why does the author think that the new finding in paragraph 3 is surprising?
A.Because it is a conclusion of three scientists.
B.Because it is different from the general belief.
C.Because it is too difficult to understand.
D.Because it is affected by so many factors.
3.Which season benefits people’s emotion more according to this study?
A.Spring. B.Summer.
C.Autumn. D.Winter.
4.What is the purpose of this new study?
A.To find ways to prevent depression.
B.To know more about the weather.
C.To provide strategies for public health.
D.To find how the weather affects mood.
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Chefs typically toss（抛）the frying food into the air from deep, rounded pans or woks before catching it again. Launching rice and its fixings allows a chef to cook it over really hot flames without burning. At times, temperatures in a pan can reach 1,200。 Celsius. 1.
Scientists found that the chefs relied on a specific pattern of motion. And they repeated those motions about three times a second. 2. At the same time the wok was rocked to and fro. The chefs used the edge of the stovetop as a fulcrum（支点）on which to balance as they rocked it.
Cooks use similarly complex patterns of movement to cook up other foods. 3.
Scientists used a computer to simulate（模仿）the tracks of rice that would occur in a wok moved in various ways. Along the way, the scientists hit on some key coo king tips. The wok moved in various ways. Along the way, the scientists hit on some key cooking tips. The rocking and sliding motions shouldn’t be done at the same time. 4. Also, the wok’s movements should repeat rapidly. Moving the wok even faster could launch the rice higher. That might allow cooking at higher temperatures and perhaps a quicker meal.
5. Chefs at Chinese restaurants can struggle with shoulder pain, studies have shown. Rapidly shaking their heavy woks could be part of the problem. One solution might be a stir-frying robot. It could be built based on their new found results to take the weight off chefs’ shoulders.
A.But faster shaking may be hard on a cook.
B.To make fried rice like a professional, use science.
C.If they are, the rice won’t mix well and could burn.
D.Each repetition included sliding a wok back and forth.
E.Cooking is hard work that needs patience and perseverance.
F.The high temperature helps create the tastiest stir-fried food.
G.They will turn the pan quickly, for instance, to get smooth, flat egg cakes.
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Kemira had just taken a shower when she found her 12-day-old daughter, Ryleigh, was choking. The 24-year-old new mother _______ the bathroom and began patting her daughter on the back. But the baby _______ was hesitating to breathe. She _______ that Ryleigh needed to get to the hospital quickly.
She had hardly made it out of her neighborhood when she was _______ by Kimbro, a police officer, for speeding. Kemira _______ over to the roadside. Desperate for _______ , she handed the baby to Kimbro. He put a hand on her little _______ gently. Ryleigh’s heart was barely beating.
Kimbro _______ for an ambulance-it was seven minutes out, and the hospital was ever further away. But Ryleigh couldn’t _______ seven minutes, her lips already a shade of blue.
The fact that Kimbro was there was something of a ________ . He is a school resource officer who ________ spends his days patrolling (巡逻) the middle school ten miles away. But he travels farther when ________ is out in the summer. Even ________ : he had recently completed a CPR class and knew exactly how to treat a baby. Kimbro used one ________ to clear the baby’s airway. That was the magic touch. 20 seconds later, Ryleigh began to ________ .
“As long as she’s crying, she’s ________ .” Kimbro said. He worried that Ryleigh would ________ again, so he continued pressing her chest ________ and periodically clearing her airway with his finger. “The whole time I was thinking, ‘Do not let this baby by ________ in front of h mother’” he later told Inside Edition. “Just don’t.”
At the hospital, Ryleigh ________ quickly, thanks to a determined school police officer who was in the right place at the right time.
1.A.got rid of B.settled down to C.held on to D.burst out of
2.A.always B.even C.still D.once
3.A.admitted B.realized C.explained D.required
4.A.stopped B.arrested C.tracked D.fined
5.A.pulled B.turned C.took D.went
6.A.money B.help C.advice D.relief
7.A.face B.head C.chest D.nose
8.A.radioed B.searched C.wished D.sent
9.A.live B.get C.offer D.wait
10.A.battle B.symbol C.choice D.miracle
11.A.actually B.recently C.usually D.eventually
12.A.time B.school C.patience D.fire
13.A.luckier B.worse C.easier D.funnier
14.A.hand B.stick C.finger D.tool
15.A.smile B.cry C.move D.play
16.A.struggling B.returning C.changing D.breathing
17.A.sleep B.hurt C.hesitate D.choke
18.A.firmly B.quickly C.gently D.simply
19.A.starve B.die C.weep D.suffer
20.A.recovered B.adjusted C.behaved D.managed
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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。
During Major Cold (大寒), as the cold current moves southward, the weather is very cold. Although modern meteorological (气象的) observation shows that in some regions of China the weather during Major Cold is not colder than Minor Cold, the 1. (low) temperatures of the whole year still occur in the Major Cold period in some coastal 2. (area).
During Major Cold, People in Beijing have a habit of 3.(eat) “dispelling cold cake”, a kind of rice cake. Sticky rice, the cake’s main ingredient, is rich 4. sugar. It can make people feel warm all over their bodies. In Chinese the word “rice cake” has the same 5. (pronounce) with the word “higher in a new year”, 6. symbolizes good luck and continual promotion.
In Anqing of Anhui province, people 7. (traditional) eat fried spring rolls during Major Cold. They use a round, 8. (cook) and thin pancake to wrap stuffing (馅) in a thin roll. Then it is fried in a pan with oil until it turns yellow and 9. (float) to the top. The stuffing inside the spring roll contains meat or vegetables and the flavor can be salty 10. sweet.
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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。
I remember clearly that when I was on my eighteen birthday, my father gave me a present-a picture book. The colorfully pictures and the stories in the book make me excited. “My dear son,” he said, “to be a great man, you have to read a plenty of books.” From now on, I started to make friend with all kinds of books.
Books opened a window to the beautiful world in front of my eyes. In books, I met a variety great people. Now, I have grown up. My bookshelf is filling with books, among that is the little picture book given to me by my father. I’ll continue finding books to read. Read books is for me just like chatting with my best friend.
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假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友Tony报名参加了京剧社，请你用电子邮件通知他本周末的社团活动。内容包括：
1.表示欢迎；
2.活动地点和时间；
3.活动内容。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tony,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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