At Beaver Meadows Ranch on Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, there is a long list of outdoor winter activities for the entire family. Take a winter vacation there.
Ice Fishing
For $10 a day, visitors can try their hand at ice fishing. Ice fishing is available from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week. You will need to bring your own ice fishing equipment because it cannot be rented. You will need to have your fishing license too. For more about it, call 800-462-5870.
Hot Chocolate & Cookies Sleigh Ride
Passengers take a 15- to 20-minute sleigh ride through beautiful Colorado country. During the sleigh ride, you’ll have the experience of stopping at an old-time cabin, warming yourself by a fire and eating cookies while drinking hot chocolate. You will need to contact them at 970-231-1955 to set up a time for your sleigh ride.
Winter Horseback Riding
Experience winter horseback riding while viewing the breathtaking beauty of the surrounding 840 acres where Beaver Meadows Ranch makes its home. You’ll be guided on a tour by one of the expert wranglers (牧马人) when the weather permits. One-hour rides cost $35 per person and two-hour rides cost $50. For more information, contact them at 866-881-7679 to set up your horseback riding winter activity.
Other Winter Activities Information
For more information about Beaver Meadows Ranch, or if you’d like to book a room for an adventurous holiday, call 970-881-2450. It’s not very often you can find a one-stop adventure spot full of winter activities. Take advantage of your free time this winter season and enjoy the outdoor scenery in Colorado.
1.If you want to enjoy sleigh rides, you will call _____.
A. 800-462-5870 B. 970-231-1955
C. 970-881-2450 D. 866-881-7679
2.How much does a couple have to pay if they want to have a two-hour horseback ride?
A. $50. B. $70.
C. $100. D. $140.
3.Where can you most probably read this passage?
A. In the latest news. B. In a children’s book.
C. In a travel guide. D. In a sportsman’s diary.
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We moved to Elmont in 1956. I was 4 years old. Elmont was a wonderful place to grow up. There were lots of kids, great schools and we had a big yard. My father, Nicholas Denaro, believed that grass was not just to look at, but that children were meant to play on it. We played games and badminton there. A white fence separated our backyard from a small wood. My friends and I jumped the fence and entered the woods.
My father had the most amazing hand. He could fix anything. He gave those amazing hands to his son, my younger brother, Frank, who also became handy around the house. But my father saved his green fingers for me. He grew flowers, tomatoes, strawberries and figs（无花果） and he shared his love of gardening with me.
Fourteen years ago, I went to a local nursery and bought a fig tree for Dad for Father’s Day. My mother, Bridget Denaro, called it the best gift I could have given him. He planted it exactly in the middle of the front yard.
He loved that tree and enjoyed delicious figs every year, except just after Sandy hit in 2012. He was so disappointed when cold weather just after the super storm froze all the remaining figs.
In 2015, my father died of aspirating pneumonia(呼吸性肺炎) at 97. We sold our family home of 61 years last year. We left behind Dad’s tree, full of figs waiting to ripen. We considered taking it with us, but decided that his Father’s Day fig tree belonged to Elmont. The new owner generously allowed me to take some branches so that I could have a precious reminder of my much-loved father and the Elmont home.
1.What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?
A. She grew up in a city. B. She liked climbing trees.
C. She had a happy childhood. D. She was naughty and stubborn.
2.What did Father teach the author?
A. How to garden well. B. How to play games.
C. How to color fingers. D. How to fix everything.
3.Why did Father fail to enjoy figs in 2012?
A. He was ill in hospital. B. The cold hit the fig tree.
C. The tree didn’t bear figs. D. He moved to another city.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To show her love of figs. B. To share her childhood.
C. To remember her father. D. To introduce her experience.
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March 21 is World Sleep Day. How’s your sleep recently?
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association asked 8,200 people in China about their sleep. More than 36.3 percent of them said they often sleep badly. The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. According to the US National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night.
What cuts into their sleeping time? Homework. Also, school starts early in the morning. But bad sleeping habits also play a role.
Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? The survey finds that 60 percent of people check their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat (微信)and micro blog messages, or chat with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. If we can’t get enough sleep, we’ll feel sleepy and think slowly. And sleepy kids are often unhappy, says a study by the US National Foundation.
We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from soda, coffee and tea at night. They make it hard to sleep well. Leave your mobile phone and computer on your desk. Watch less TV.
103 Dates 枣
70 Mashed potatoes
56 Boiled potatoes
52 Orange juice
49 Chocolate bar
30 Whole milk
103 Dates 枣
70 Mashed potatoes
56 Boiled potatoes
52 Orange juice
49 Chocolate bar
30 Whole milk
1.How many hours of sleep do teenagers need every night according to the passage?
A. About 12 hours B. About 9 hours
C. About 4 hours D. About 5 hours
2.Many students can’t get enough sleep because _____.
A. they play sports too much and feel excited
B. they use mobile phones during the day time
C. they drink too much soda, coffee and tea at night
D. they have too much homework and bad sleeping habits
3.When people can’t sleep well, they may____.
A. feel sleepy and unhappy B. go to bed earlier next day
C. change their school time D. go to work late next day
4.In the passage if you want to get better sleep, you should___.
A. chat with your friends B. eat the right food
C. put your phone beside you D. be away from drinks like coffee
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Next time you make yourself a hot cup of tea or coffee, you might want to let it cool down a bit before drinking.
Researchers say letting your hot drinks cool off could help you avoid some kinds of cancer. Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found evidence that drinks at temperatures above 65℃, when swallowed, can cause cancer of the esophagus（食道）. The researchers examined findings from other studies where tea and coffee were often served at 70℃ or above. Those studies were completed in Iran, China and South America.
In developed countries, health experts have linked esophageal cancer to smoking and alcoholic drinks. However, this form of cancer is more common in areas where people drink beverages（饮料）at very high temperatures.
In Europe and the United States, many people drink coffee and tea at temperatures around 60℃.And they often add milk which lowers the temperature greatly. However, tea-drinkers in Iran and mate-drinkers in South America often enjoy their beverages at closer to 70℃.
The researchers find that South Americans not only drink their mate very hot, they also drink it through a metal straw. This sends the scalding liquid directly into the throat.
The findings, however, are good news for coffee drinkers. In 1991, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed coffee as possibly carcinogenic（致癌的）. The WHO officials have since changed their position on that listing. They now suggest that the temperature of your hot drink is a greater risk factor than the actual drink.
The results suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of esophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible.
1.What might be the cause of esophageal cancer in developed countries?
A. Smoking.
B. Alcoholic drinks.
C. Unhealthy vegetables.
D. Hot drinks.
2.Where do tea-drinkers like adding milk?
A. In China.
B. In Iran.
C. In Europe.
D. In South Africa .
3.What does the underlined word “scalding” in paragraph 5 mean?
A. sweet. B. cold.
C. hot . D. tasteless.
4.Which of the following descriptions is TRUE?
A. Once, the WHO thought coffee would cause cancer.
B. Drinks below 60℃ can cause esophagus cancer.
C. Temperature should not be the cause of cancer.
D. Drinking milk is a much healthier way to keep away from cancer.
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Smarter Studying
How did you learn how to ride your bike? Someone probably gave you a few lessons and then you practiced a lot. 1. No one is born knowing how to study. You need to learn a few study skills and then practice them.
Pay attention: Good studying starts in class
When you pay attention in class, you are starting the process of learning and studying, Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Is it hard to see the board? 2.
Good notes = Easier studying
3. Try your best to use good handwriting so you can read your notes later. It’s also a good idea to keep your notes and papers organized by subject.
4.
Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test will make a night no fun! It also makes it hard to do your best. We’re all guilty （内疚的）about putting things off sometimes. One of the best ways to make sure that doesn’t happen is to make a schedule of what to do.
Sleep tight(充分地)
So the test is tomorrow and you’ve followed your study plan, but suddenly you can’t remember anything! Don’t panic(恐慌). 5. Try to get a good night’s sleep and you’ll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning
A. Plan ahead
B. Break it up
C. You can learn how to study in the same way.
D. Your brain needs time to digest（消化） all the information you’ve given it.
E. Be sure to ask your teacher for help if you’ve confused about something.
F. Start by writing down facts that your teacher writes on the board during the class.
G. Tell your teacher about any problems that are preventing you from paying attention.
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The summer of my eleventh year was a wonderful time of joy. My days were ___riding my bike, walking in the bright green_____around my home, swimming in the clear river, and looking up at the clouds. I wished those lazy, ___days would last forever. But then it all____.
It happened in the middle of the night when I heard my grandmother ___.A fire had started in her room and was____spreading through our house. We all ran____with only the clothes on our backs. There was nothing left. That night I went from a happy and carefree child to a ___and scared one. I didn’t know what the____would hold. All I could feel was fear.____, good friends took us into their home, fed and____us. One night around their dinner table my mom thanked them for all they were doing for us. Smiling, her friend said, “Honey, it was the___ we could do.” Later they began to __ old stories and laugh. It was then that I____for the first time in days and felt the ___finally disappearing from my heart.
Looking back on that time thirty five years ago, I now____that it wasn’t the least they could do. The least would have been nothing at all.____, they opened their home and their hearts to us. They shared their food and their____.They helped us to start over when we had ____everything. They helped a scared boy to feel safe, loved, and happy again.
The next time you have a(n)____to help others, then don’t just do the least you can do. Do the most you can do instead.
1.A. spent B. wasted C. minded D. kept
2.A. caves B. air C. town D. woods
3.A. hot B. peaceful C. noisy D. cold
4.A. rose B. fell C. changed D. appeared
5.A. speak B. scream C. wake D. walk
6.A. rapidly B. slowly C. hardly D. seldom
7.A. downstairs B. off C. outside D. around
8.A. old B. hungry C. speechless D. homeless
9.A. family B. future C. work D. fire
10.A. Thankfully B. Badly C. Hopefully D. Similarly
11.A. discouraged B. praised C. clothed D. pitied
12.A. best B. fullest C. greatest D. least
13.A. repeat B. share C. copy D. write
14.A. smiled B. talked C. ate D. slept
15.A. surprise B. joy C. fear D. tiredness
16.A. know B. hope C. expect D. plan
17.A. Therefore B. Then C. Luckily D. Instead
18.A. sadness B. kindness C. stories D. memories
19.A. won B. got C. lost D. forgotten
20.A. opportunity B. house C. place D. reward
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阅读下面短文， 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。
When I was1. teenager, I worked part-time at my uncle's pub.
One day, a man walked into the pub and 2. (order) three beers. But just one of them3. (drink) by him. I was confused. The next day that man ordered three beers again and drank one of them4. (quiet) at the table. He did the same thing every time he came to the pub.
One day, I asked the man5. he ordered three beers and just drank one. The man replied，“It seems strange, isn't it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment. We have had an6.(agree) that every time we go to a pub, each of 7. (we) will order two extra beers.”
A few weeks later, the man came to the pub again, but he ordered only two beers, not three as usual. I was8.(surprise) and thought that one of his brothers might have died. But when I asked him why he just ordered two beers, the man said，“I talked9.my brother Tom on the phone yesterday. He had promised to give up10.(drink)．”
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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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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 just come back from Britain last week. I was luckily enough to be one of the student from different countries to visit the UK from Feb.16 to 28. We paid a visit to many places, like London, Oxford or the Lake District. I learned much about British culture and history in London, where was my favorite.
I also liked Oxford, in which I saw much old buildings. The Lake District was beautiful, but it was pity that it rained heavily when they were there. The most excited thing for me in the Britain was that I made a lot of friends.
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假定你是集宁一中高二（1）班学生李华。下个月，来自全国各地的中学生将到你校参加一个交流活动，学校将选拔一批志愿者参与接待工作，请根据以下提示用英语给校长写一封申请信。信中应包括以下要点：
个人情况：年龄、性别和性格等；
申请原因：英语口语好、有责任感、擅长沟通和团队合作；希望获准。
参考词汇：交流活动national exchange志愿者 volunteer; 合作 cooperate
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 信件的开头和结尾已为你写好；
3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear headmaster,
I am Li Hua from Class 1，Senior 2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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