Here we have some amazing plans for your travelling. Come and have a look!
Perth to Broome overland
Running: February 1 through April 30
Activities:
· Explore the Pinnacles Desert
· Sandboard down the sand dunes of Jurien Bay
· Discover the diverse scenery at Kalbarri National Park
· Visit the rare and beautiful Shell Beach
· Make friends with the dolphins at Monkey Mia
· Relax and explore at Coral Bay
Price: ＄1100
What’s included: Accommodation, expert guide, meals, transport (coach, trails).
Not included: International flights; insurance.
Adelaide to Alice Springs tour
Running: May 5 through August 28
Activities:
· See Australia’s incredible Lake Eyre
· Explore beautiful stones in Coober Pedy
· Visit a Kangaroo orphanage
· Experience Australia’s red center, Uluru
Price: ＄850
What’s included: Accommodation, expert guide, meals, transport.
Not included: International flights; insurance
Brisbane to Cairns adventure
Running: October 1 through December 20
Activities:
· Walk through rainforests and relax on beaches
· Explore Fraser Island with a jeep ride
· Watch the sun set as you sail the Whitsundays Islands
· Make life-long bonds and party the night away in the town Cairns
· Go diving on the Great Barrier Reef
Price: ＄1200
What’s included: Accommodation, expert guide, meals, transport (air-conditioned coach with WiFi in most regions)
Not included: International flights; insurance; other activities
Ultimate Oz tour
Running: November 1 through December 10
Activities:
· Enjoy a bonfire party, beachside
· Take on a Sydney Harbor boat cruise
· Try your hand at sandboarding
· Go to a Sydney pub
Price: ＄920
What’s included: Accommodation, expert guide, meals, transport
Not included: International flights; insurance
1.What can you do only on Adelaide to Alice Springs tour?
A.Walk through a rainforest.
B.Play with dolphins.
C.Visit a kangaroo orphanage.
D.Go sandboarding.
2.How is the Brisbane to Cairns trip different from the others?
A.Tourists may go diving.
B.Tourists can party on the beach.
C.It offers the highest price.
D.It has the longest travel time.
3.Which is included in the fees of all the tours?
A.Accommodation and insurance.
B.Expert guides and transport.
C.Meals and international flights.
D.WiFi service and expert guides.
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Staying connected
When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia-area high schools to close because of the fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March, 16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.
But still, the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring.
“I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted,” Chen said.
The coronavirus has changed everyone’s lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly serious. Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were put off. Summer plans, such as camps, are up in the air.
But right now, many students are trying to stay connected, struggling with false information, and finding out the best ways they can help – through online method.
For Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Shipley School in Philadelphia, the best way to help was to create a “social distancing promise” for young people.
“I saw a lot of young people not paying attention,” he said. “They were … still going out, hanging out with others. I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger people, who were possibly not watching the news.”
Harycki started a call to action on social media and then built a website with a map that followed and kept the locations of people who’d signed the promise. The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can’t connected with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing promise to strengthen that although everyone might be physically distant, they’re still connected.
“Part of what we’re showing is that you might feel like you’re the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that you’re not alone,” he said.
1.What does the underlined word “jarring” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.natural
B.necessary
C.worrying
D.reasonable
2.Who does Harycki mainly want to reach?
A.Friends who are worried and bored.
B.Young people not aware of the situation.
C.Younger students trying to help.
D.People taking the coronavirus seriously.
3.What’s Harycki’s purpose in creating the “social distancing promise”?
A.To order young people to stay at home.
B.To follow those infected with the coronavirus.
C.To tell young folks of latest news about the coronavirus.
D.To show young people that they are still connected.
4.Why does the author describe Andrew Chen’s experience in the text?
A.To explain what worried students most when schools closed.
B.To show the different views of students toward the coronavirus.
C.To show how the coronavirus affected students’ lives.
D.To explain the proper reaction to the close of school.
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Foldable future has arrived
Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them as a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit into the hand?
Now something like a tablet-shaped but foldable phone is about to show up. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both produced foldable phones, The Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X. Mobile phone use has entered the “foldable future”, The Verge said.
The technology could change our lives in meaningful ways. These devices, because of their bendable screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket.
The technology could change other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modern cities, they will help us to make full use of space.
In a speech, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the foldable screen “the base for the smartphone of tomorrow”. “It’s a white paper for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.
According to tech news website Android Authority, the necessary parts of foldable phones were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every 10 OLED screens produced were not perfect. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these foldable devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that few people will be able to afford.
But if the foldable device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming. Patrick Moorhead, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if foldable mobile screens are the future of smartphones; the only question is when and by whom.
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3 and 4?
A.Possible advantages of the foldable screen.
B.Where the idea of foldable screens came from.
C.Popular foldable screen devices on the market.
D.People’s words on the foldable screen.
2.What can we learn from Denison’s words?
A.The Galaxy Fold still has many problems.
B.The foldable screen has bright future.
C.The production of foldable phones will soon increase.
D.Companies need to work together to develop foldable phones.
3.Which statement is TRUE about the problem of foldable phones now?
A.90 percent of their screens are not perfect.
B.Their screens are difficult to produce.
C.They are too expensive for most families.
D.They are not as useful as thought.
4.What is the author’s attitude toward the future of the foldable screen?
A.Positive B.Unconcerned
C.Worried D.Cautious.
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They say music is universal, and it seems to be true since wherever we go, we see people listening, playing or dancing to it. We tend to think that music is larger than our cultural differences and shows the deeper connections between us.
But according to a recent study published in the journal Current Biology, music doesn’t speak to everyone. There is a condition, the researchers argue, called “musical anhedonia”. They say that those who have this condition lack the ability to experience pleasure from music.
For the study, 30 people listened to the same, mostly classical music pieces. They were then asked to complete a questionnaire on how they felt about the music. At the same time, the researchers measured their heart rate and skin reaction, which are considered physiological measures of emotion.
According to the researchers, most of the people in the study got pleasure from the music. They had a quicker heartbeat and sweated more. However, a small number had very little and even no pleasant feeling while they listened. These people had none or very few of the physical signs the others in the study experienced.
The researchers say that this means people have different abilities to enjoy music and that “there are people who specifically can’t enjoy music at all”, study author Josep Marco-Pallres of the University of Barcelona in Spain told Live Science.
To study the condition further, another group of scientists, at Columbia University, US, researched brain activities. They found that the key is the blood flow to the reward system in the brain.
“People who got less pleasure from music had lower blood flow to areas involved in the reward system of the brain when listening to music,” reported the Daily Mail.
The lower blood flow makes it more likely that the brain’s “reward system” will not be active. Thus, it will produce less of the “pleasure chemical” dopamine. As a result, people get less pleasure from music.
If the research is correct, according to National Public Radio, there are simply people who just don’t get music. They may get pleasure from many things, but a good song isn’t one of them.
1.What do we know about people with musical anhedonia?
A.They usually avoid listening to music.
B.They like to listen to certain types of music.
C.They believe cultural differences are larger than music.
D.They can’t feel the pleasure that music brings to others.
2.What was the purpose of the study?
A.To learn how music influences people’s emotions.
B.To understand the relationship between music and the body.
C.To learn what music people love the most.
D.To see whether music works in the same way for all people.
3.What happened to the participants when they listened to music?
A.Those who enjoyed music had more dopamine produced.
B.Those who enjoyed music had slower blood flow.
C.All of them had faster heartbeat and sweated more.
D.They showed different physical signs as the music changed.
4.Which is the best title of this passage?
A.How people get pleasure from music?
B.Why music isn’t for everyone?
C.What brain produces with music?
D.A new research of listening.
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Volunteering is a great way to support an organization and make a difference in your community. It can also be an opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills. 1. And what should we plan for? Here’s a guide for beginners.
Step 1: 2.
Do you want to help the world, or your community? Do you want to build your own skills, make new friends, and learn? Do you love what you do? Do you want to share your gifts with others or give something back? Think about these kinds of questions. That can help you to choose the right direction for your volunteer work.
Step 2: Choose an organization that is meaningful to you.
If you feel strongly about literacy (读写), for instance, volunteer at your local library or find out if there is an organization of volunteer tutors in your area. There are organizations doing all sorts of work. 3.
Step 3: Start small.
If you already have a busy school life, volunteer your time for an hour or two a week, or perhaps one day a month..4. Then, if you find you enjoy the work and have more time to do it, take on more time by time.
Step 4: Get training.
If there is a training course, attend it. If not, talk to the group leaders and other volunteers about their experiences. 5.
Step 5: Try not to give up.
Volunteer work sometimes involves unpleasant tasks, difficult fellow workers, busy days, or bad management. If you find your work difficult, however, try to work through it before you decide to quit.
A.Do you love to work with people?
B.But how do we go about volunteering?
C.Get to know others in the organization.
D.It is important that you choose something that you like.
E.Think about why you want to volunteer.
F.You’ll pick up some good tips to make your work there more productive.
G.You might be surprised by how much you can do in even a little bit of time.
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Once upon a time there was a young man. While he was thinking about what ___________ to take up to ___________ his family, he met a traveler. The traveler told the young man great stories about his ___________ and then he talked about a country that had no onions.
“No onions?” shouted the young man. In all his life, he had never heard of such a thing. “How can anyone ___________ the true pleasure of food without onions?”
Without any further thoughts, he ___________ lots of onions and set off on his journey towards his country. When the king of the country ___________ the food that the young man had cooked with onions, he was really ___________ by the taste. So the king asked for all the onions and ___________ the young man with gold.
On his way home, the young man met a trader. He ___________ his experience and told the trader that the country didn’t have any garlic, either. The trader was ____________ to hear this and thought he could repeat the ____________ of the young man by introducing garlic to the country.
The trader got several huge bags of garlic and began the journey to the country. Since the people of the land had recently been overjoyed about the ____________ of onions, they were even more open to the idea of ____________ his garlic.
The king asked him to prepare a dinner using the garlic. The trader was very excited and made several tasty dishes using garlic. As he had ____________, the garlic received even more ____________ than the onions. The king ____________ with his ministers for a long time about the ____________ for the trader. After some discussion, they all agreed that the ____________ they had given the young man was not enough for such delicious food. So they ____________ to reward him with the most precious thing they could ____________. What can be more precious than gold? Onions, of course!
1.A.activity B.choice C.business D.measure
2.A.control B.change C.leave D.support
3.A.experiments B.travels C.careers D.friends
4.A.enjoy B.create C.collect D.imagine
5.A.planted B.cooked C.sold D.bought
6.A.prepared B.tasted C.provided D.realized
7.A.surprised B.focused C.held D.encouraged
8.A.helped B.paid C.hit D.refused
9.A.shared B.found C.won D.followed
10.A.lucky B.hopeless C.frightened D.excited
11.A.duty B.goal C.success D.secret
12.A.position B.introduction C.tradition D.attention
13.A.trying B.borrowing C.developing D.cutting
14.A.described B.expected C.noticed D.promised
15.A.advice B.anger C.complaint D.praise
16.A.agreed B.chatted C.quarreled D.compared
17.A.reward B.punishment C.reception D.plan
18.A.onion B.garlic C.money D.gold
19.A.pretended B.decided C.forgot D.managed
20.A.accept B.allow C.offer D.produce
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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。
Sailing home, Henry, 1. American businessman, found himself 2. (carry) out to sea by a strong wind. When he was just about to give himself up, he 3. (spot) by a ship and so he landed in London 4. accident. Hungry and alone, he walked on the streets of the city when he was 5. (expect) called into a mansion, where two rich brothers, Oliver and Roderick, gave him a letter and told him not to open it until two o’clock of the day. Not 6. (know) it was a million pound bank note, Henry left the mansion and went into a cheap restaurant to stuff his stomach. Everybody was rude to him because he was in 7. (rag) and looked depressed. Then, to the surprise of everybody, he handed the owner a million pound bank note to pay for the meal. On 8. (see) the note, all the people in the restaurant became polite and tried their 9. (good) to please Henry. Don’t you think it’s 10. most incredible tale in the world?
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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. 允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. Rather than taking the plane all the way, they took the train from west to east crossing by Canada. The thought that they could go across whole continent was exciting.
Canada is the second large country in the world. People say Vancouver is Canada’s most beautiful city surrounding by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. On the northern coast of Vancouver, it is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measured over 90 meters.
That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seat. They manage to catch sight of some mountain goats or even a grizzly bear. They had learned where most Canadians live within 320 kilometers of the USA border and the population is only slightly over thirty million.
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假如你是李华，即将参加全国英语演讲比赛。请给外教Peter发封电子邮件，询问是否可以将演讲稿发给他，请他修改（revise），并说明演讲比赛的主题及举行时间。
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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