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The Bear Valley Teen Adventure Camp is a high-energy experience focusing on safe outdoor climbing and an appreciation for the natural environment. Along the way campers can also swim, hike, and canoe (划独木舟). The instructors are professional educators who can increase your teens’ confidence, teamwork and climbing skills. All climbing abilities are welcome and no previous outdoor rock climbing experience is required. Participants (参加者) can choose Day Camp or Overnight Camp. In addition, campers learn to appreciate the wild as well. We look forward to seeing your teenagers smile this summer.
Day Camp includes six adventurous days of rock climbing, hiking, swimming, and canoeing in beautiful Bear Valley. Our focus is climbing but we use additional activities to keep things lively. Instructions and skill development are provided. No experience is required and all equipment is provided. On the last day parents are welcome to join us for a big lunch to hear all about the adventures of camp for nothing.
Overnight campers can get the full experience with family-style meals, evening activities and top accommodations (住宿) at the BaseCamp Lodge in Bear Valley. A typical schedule is that after Day Camp, campers get a short rest and snack before getting together for a hike or swim. Afterwards, a delicious meal is served as tales from the day are shared around the table.
Dates: July 22-28, 2013
Costs: $575 – Day Camp (6 days + lunches)
$975 – Overnight Camp (7 days, 6 nights & all meals)
Ages: 10-16 years old
1.Bear Valley Teen Adventure Camp ________.
A. is aimed at increasing teens’ confidence in their studies
B. requires participants to have all climbing abilities
C. focuses on protecting the natural environment
D. will provide campers with instructions
2.According to the second paragraph, we learn that ________.
A. Day Camp doesn’t provide equipment
B. parents can have lunch for free on the last day
C. Day Camp has no other activities besides climbing
D. Day Camp provides campers with a meal in the evening
3.What can we learn about Overnight Camp?
A. It requires parents to prepare meals for campers.
B. Campers can have a snack before Day Camp.
C. $975 only includes 7 days, 6 nights and 6 lunches.
D. Campers can share stories with others when having meals.
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MUMBAI, India —The children in their party clothes on the stage were very excited when they received the award. And the two of them said, "It’s unbelievable!"
Nine-year-old, Rubina Ali, and Azharuddin Ismail, 10, were living a very different life and obviously loving every minute of it. The two, some of the child stars of the Oscar-winning Slum dog Millionaire(《贫民窟的百万富翁》)movie, know the Indian slums very well. That was where they grew up, and it is where they will return at the end of their Hollywood dream trip.
But before going back home, there was an interview with the host, Ryan Seacrest. During the interview they smiled and repeated their disbelief in what was happening to them. To their surprise, their movie won first place in the Oscars. When the two received the award, it was late morning in the children’s home city of Mumbai, where family, friends and many fellow residents of the slums watched the result from Hollywood.
"I don’t really know what the Oscars are," Rubina’s mother said. "I’m just glad my daughter looks happy, though she told me she missed Indian food."
"Our children lead a dog’s life," Rubina’s mother said, pointing out the rubbish everywhere, the open drains (下水道) and the lack of education opportunities.
In a few days they will be back in Mumbai and back in the slums which are their home. Fortunately, according to media reports, the movie’s director, Danny Boyle, has promised to help the children chosen from the slum and make sure they will go to a proper school.
The two don’t need to worry about their daily lives because of the Oscar success of Slum dog Millionaire. But the poverty and lack of opportunity —the central theme of the movie—is always all around.
1.Which of the following is NOT true about the two children?
A. They were the only two child stars in the movie, Slum dog Millionaire.
B. They had been having a difficult life in India.
C. They were interviewed before they went back home.
D. They were both excited about receiving the award.
2.What can we infer from the text?
A. The two children have played in other movies before.
B. Rubina may not get used to the American food.
C. Rinoms’s mother also went to the Hollywood.
D. They will travel to other countries before returning home.
3.What will happen to the two children after they return to India?
A. They will go back to the miserable life.
B. They will play in movies as famous actors.
C. They will have a better education.
D. They will leave school to learn acting.
4.According to the author, the value of the movie is that ________.
A. it has been given an Oscar Award
B. it has made the two children famous
C. its central theme has become known to the public
D. it has become popular all over the world
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At East China University of Science and Technology, students will get a coupon(优惠券)if they eat up their food. Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.
“It's been such a surprise,” said Liang Zhaoyun, 19, a student at the university in Shanghai. “It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”
The measure is part of a national "eat-up" campaign(行动)which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园).
Why only on campuses, you might ask? Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average(平均).
The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country. “The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment-friendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.
But some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.
"I'm glad that we've reduced food waste since ‘eat-up’ campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses.” said Tao.
1.From Paragraph 1, we know that the student will get a coupon____________.
A. when they eat school food B. after they exchange gifts
C. if they collect the waste D. if they finish all their food
2.The underlined word “motivation" in Paragraph 2 means____________ in Chinese.
A. 动力 B. 机会 C. 试验 D. 条件
3.The "eat-up" campaign is carried out on campuses because____________.
A. students get a good education B. schools offer small gifts
C. students waste too much food D. school food is more delicious
4.The purpose of the campaign is mainly to____________.
A. improve the school food standard
B. encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle
C. receive attention from the society
D. further improve the service in universities
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I am wearing a small red ribbon this morning to remind myself and others around me that today is World AIDS Day.
The red ribbon, an international symbol of AIDS awareness, is gaining increasing public recognition as more Chinese, from top leaders to movie stars, wear it today.
Gone were the days when the topic of HIV/AIDS was a public and media taboo(禁忌). Over the past few years, we have watched, read and heard many stories from doctors, volunteers and public health officials at the forefront of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.
Quite a few people with HIV/AIDS have come forward to share their experiences on TV or in the media.
The local and central governments have become more forthcoming (be helpful) with their new prevention and treatment programmes, and financial input. The latter rose from less than 1 million yuan (US$ 121,000) in 1986 to a pledge of 800 million yuan (US$98.8 million) in the year of 2006.
The change from silence to public and media campaigns with official promises has been remarkable, especially since China battled through the SARS crisis.
But have we got a full understanding on HIV/AIDS? What do we know about the extent of HIV/AIDS in China?
The figures, ranging from confirmed cases to estimates, remain debated. After all, no more than a year has passed since the policy of free medical tests was make public. Unknown numbers from the high-risk groups drug addicts and people working in sex- related place as well as farmers who once sold blood could still be reluctant to come forward.
1.What does the red ribbon stand for?
A. AIDS awareness B. World AIDS Day
C. AIDS D. AIDS prevention and treatment
2.Which of the following is Not true according to the text?
A. The topic of HIV/AIDS was a public and media taboo in the past.
B. The topic of HIV/AIDS is now still a public and media taboo.
C. Now a lot of people with HIV/AIDS have come forward to share their experiences on TV.
D. The writer wears a small red ribbon because today is World AIDS Day.
3.In paragraph 5 “The latter” refers to ____________________.
A. new prevention programmes B. financial input
C. new treatment programmes D. the central governments
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Red Ribbon B. Help people with AIDS
C. About AIDS D. Always keep red ribbon in sight
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Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs for a worker, shop-keeper and post-master in his early years.
A large number of American presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was hero in the Second World War. It happened that they graduated from the same school--West Point Military Academy(西点军校).One may be surprised to learn that both of them didn't do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined(punished to pay money) because he broke the rules of the school.
The jobs of the U.S. presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important that happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him," When you grow up, you should not be president. It's a tiring job."
1.How many American presidents are mentioned in this passage?
A． 4 B．5 C．7 D． 6
2.Who regard the jobs of the U.S. presidents as the tiring ones?
A． Taft B．Grant C．Eisenhower D．Roosevelt
3.In this passage, "keep an eye on" means _______.
A．see B．take care of C．look at fixedly D．stare at
4.The second paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A．that Eisenhower became famous in the Second World War
B．how Grant became a general
C．that many of the U.S. presidents had served in the army
D．that Grant and Eisenhower were both schoolmates
5.Which of the following is true?
A．F. Roosevelt was one of the U.S. presidents before Grant.
B．Washington was born in a very poor family.
C．West Point Military Academy was founded in the Second World War.
D．Lincoln was elected the U.S. president after Grant.
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