While we are burning hot here, it is winter in South America. The Andes Mountains are situated along the Argentina-Chile border. Once the first snow falls of early June start lo drop, skiers are ready to enjoy the nightlife of ski towns all along the border.
Caviahue
Meaning “site of gathering and celebration”, this spot draws people with its long ski season, natural beauty, and hot springs.
Season: June 15th to September 30th
Tel/Fax: （011）4314-8212/9180
Website: http://www.caviahue.com
Cerro Castor
The newest ski resort in Argentina, this winter playground is near Ushuaia—the world's southernmost city. The stable and cold temperatures of Castor allow it to offer the longest ski seasons in South America.
Season: June 17th to October 16th
Phone: 54 290-1499301
Fax: 54 290-1430680
Website: http://www.cerrocastor com
Perito Moreno
This resort features 11 skiable kilometers divided into 9 tracks, a double 1, 000-mcter-long chairlift line that joins the 900-meter-high and the 1,350-meter-high areas, where snow is guaranteed throughout the winter.
Season: From June 15th to October 5th
Phone: 54 294-4409000
Fax: 54 294-4409000, int. 118
Website: http:// www.cerro-periiomoreno.com
Cerro Catedral
Cerro Catedral was one of the first ski resorts in Argentina. Cerro Catedral has continued to gain a reputation for itself-all the while updating its facilities. The resort has 39 lifts, which allow access to 600 hectares （公顷）of skiable surface divided into 53 well-signaled runs of various difficulties.
Season: From June 18th to October 10th
Tel/Fax: （012） 4672-2947/7672
Website: http:" www.catedralaltapatagonia.com
1.Which number should you call if you want to take a hot spring bath?
A.54 294-4409000 B.54 290-1499301
C.（012）4672-2947/7672 D.（011）4314-8212/9180
2.Which of the following offers the longest ski season?
A.Caviahue B.Cerro Castor
C.Perito Moreno D.Cerro Catedral
3.What's the feature of Cerro Catedral?
A.Cultural appeal. B.Beauty and comfort.
C.Advanced equipment. D.Historical significance.
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I wanted to be a journalist. But my parents reminded me that math makes money, so off to engineering school I went In my post-university young-adult life, I've managed to become ^traditionally successful." As a female engineer, I worked for a big oil company and owned a home. My life was laid out in front of me. and I didn't like what I saw.
So, I did what any respectable 24-year-old would do and left my life behind. I said goodbye to my boyfriend and pulled out my suitcase. I threw myself alone into the world with the grace and beauty of a baby deer taking its first steps with skateboards under its feet. I bloodied my knees mountain biking through the red rocks of Utah. I spent four days struggling through Yellowstone with 50 pounds on my back. Two Peruvian women along my Andean journey taught me how to roast coffee and helped me practice Spanish. It wasn't Vienna's cultural museums; it was a sunny piece of grass beside the Danube river with someone from my hostel （青年旅社） who quickly became a friend. It wasn't Yellowstone's Old Faithful geyser （间歇喷泉）launching into the air; it was charging through Montana's ordinary landscape playing music so loud that the car windows shook. The truth is, I didn't actually need to be abroad to have almost any of my favorite experiences. They were just small everyday moments that happened to happen abroad, leading me to realize that the true value of my flight tickets were not the landmarks, but rather becoming an active participant in my own life.
I now spend less time online shopping and more time lying alone on the floor listening to an album cover — to — cover. I ask my friends how they're doing. Sometimes I surprise them with flowers to see them smile. I tell everyone to have a good day.
1.What can we learn, about the author from Paragraph 1 ?
A.She found her work challenging.
B.She was dissatisfied with her life.
C.She preferred math to journalism.
D.She dared not talk back to her parents,
2.Why does the author mention the journeys she has taken in the text?
A.To prove the importance of travel.
B.To express her joy with new friends.
C.To show what she learned from the travelling.
D.To introduce the landmarks she was interested in,
3.How has the travel probably changed the author?
A.She has become more independent.
B.She begins to enjoy her daily life more.
C.She begins to value her family's opinion.
D.She has become more interested in foreign cultures.
4.What message does the author try to convey in the text?
A.We shouldn't think life is better elsewhere.
B.Interest is the best teacher in choosing jobs.
C.Travel is the best way to spend your holidays.
D.The importance of travel
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Ants know when an earthquake is about to strike, researchers have discovered. Their behavior changes significantly prior to the quake and they resume normal functioning only a day after it. Gabriele Berberich of the University Duisburg-Essen in Germany presented these findings on Thursday at the European Geosciences Union annual meeting in Vienna according to LiveScience.
Berberich and her colleagues discovered that red wood ants preferred to build their colonies right along active faults in Germany. They counted 15,000 mounds （土堆)）lining the faults. These faults are the places where the earth violently bursts in earthquakes.
Using a special camera that tracked changes in activity. Berberich and her colleagues tracked the ants round the clock for three years, 2016 to 2019. They found that the ants' behavior changed only when the quake was over magnitude （级数）2. There were 10 earthquakes between magnitude 2.0 and 3.2 during this period, and many smaller ones. Humans can also sense quakes of over magnitude 2 only.
According to Berberich, normal ant activity consists of going about collecting food etc,during the day and resting in the night But before an earthquake, the ants didn't go back to their mound in the night and moved around outside it. This strange and abnormal behavior continued till a day after the earthquake, Berberich told a news conference, according to Livescience.
How do ants know an earthquake is coming? Berberich suggested that they could either be picking up changing gas emissions or noting tiny changes in the Earth's magnetic fields （磁场）. "Red wood ants have special cells which can detect changes in carbon dioxide levels. They also have special cells for detecting electromagnetic fields." she said. Berberich and her colleagues are planning to continue the research in areas where there are more and bigger earthquakes
1.What's the meaning of the underlined word "resume" in Paragraph 1?
A.Form. B.Avoid.
C.Recover. D.Improve.
2.What's the function of the first paragraph?
A.To lead to the main topic. B.To describe a new species of ant,
C.To introduce a famous researcher D.To tell how to predict an earthquake.
3.What happens to the ants before an earthquake?
A.They have no appetite. B.They are too excited to rest.
C.They get lost on their way home. D.They refuse to go inside their nests.
4.What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A.Ants can only detect smaller earthquakes.
B.The result of the research is completely reliable.
C.Ants may have two ways to predict earthquakes.
D.Researchers don't know how ants predict earthquakes.
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More than 11,000 scientists are warning that the Earth, in their words, "clearly and unequivocally （明确地）faces a climate emergency.” The scientists represent several fields of study and come from 150 countries around the world. They approved a report that appeared in the publication Bioscience earlier this month. It warns that the world would face "untold human suffering" if it does not make deep and lasting shifts in human activities that influence climate change. Three leaders of the study are from the United States. They worked on the study with scientists from universities in South Africa and Australia. This is the first time a large group of scientists have jointly （共同地）used the word "emergency" when talking about climate change.
"Despite 40 years of global climate negotiations ...we have generally conducted business as usual and have largely failed to address this worrying situation,” the study said. “Climate change has arrived and is accelerating faster than many scientists expected."
The report identified five areas that the world needs to deal with immediately. The scientists appealed to nations to use energy more efficiently and cut their use of fossil fuels. They suggested that lawmakers approve taxes on the burning of carbon-based fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas. The report urges people to move toward more of a plant-based diet. Other areas of concern include preventing the destruction of forests and permanent loss of some plant and animal species. The report noted that it will most likely take strong actions by the public to move politicians to approve lasting policy changes.
The scientists added, "We believe that the prospects （前景）will be greatest if decision-makers and all of humanity quickly respond to this warning and declaration of a climate emergency, and act to support life on planet Earth, our only home.”
1.What will happen to people if they don't stop the activities that influence the climate change?
A.They will have no places to live in.
B.They will be fined and lose their jobs.
C.They will become bored with their life.
D.They will go through a lot of sufferings.
2.What have people done when facing the climate change in the past 40 years?
A.They have ignored the scientists’ warning,
B.They have solved the problem successfully.
C.They have talked too much but done too little.
D.They have realized the problem isn’t that serious.
3.In which paragraph can we find the advice from the scientists about ways to control the climate change ?
A.Paragraph 1. B.Paragraph 2.
C.Paragraph 3. D.Paragraph 4.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Scientists' Hard Work of Saving the Earth
B.l he Important Reasons of Climate Change
C.The Impact of Human Activities on Climate
D.Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency
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Learning to Give a Pep Talk （打气）
Everyone wants to be the type of person who gives the critical talk that turns around a friend's outlook. However, giving a good pep talk isn't easy. 1. . You need to not only listen and understand, but also stress the other person's strengths. You also need to know when to stop talking.
"A lot of people think they are giving a pep talk, but they are just saying what they would want to hear," says Stacy Kaiser, a psychotherapist （心理治疗师）in Los Angeles.
Instead of instantly telling someone what to do, ask him what actions he has thought about taking and why he thinks they will be beneficial. “Don't jump right in and insist 'You'll be fine,'" says Kaiser. 2., Repeat the person's concerns out loud, so he feels heard. Then, show your friend that you believe in him and that he has what it takes to get through this hard time. Stress his strengths.
3. . You can't! guarantee success, but you can remind the person that he has been through a tough time before and has gotten through it
At last, Kaiser says you must know when to stop. “4. . Don't argue if the person disagrees with what you are saying. Instead, tell him 'I am sorry you are having such a hard time,' And then back down."
Kaiser says he has learned to give good pep talks by giving bad ones. He lost a number of loved ones during a short period. “Timing is everything." There is a time to give a pep talk, and there is a time to just listen. 5. .
A.Let your friend have his moment
B.Give your pep talk and then shut up
C.Arguing with your friend makes no sense
D.Show your friend that you understand why he is sad
E.He isn't interested in what his best friends really need
F.It requires an understanding of what your audience needs
G.It is also important to remember that pep talks are about hope
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I'm standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls as they throw paper and howl （大喊）with laughter. They won't ____ me. I was 23 and I didn't know what I was doing. I never wanted to ____ .I wanted to be a writer. But when I arrived in London, they were short of teachers.
My efforts at teaching were _____. When the bell finally rang, I rushed to the staff room, red with anger. The other teachers weren't ____ . "That's 4B, the worst class in school," one said.
I dreaded （害怕）our next _____ , but I couldn't give up. I needed the job. So. I ______ formal lessons. Instead, I brought _____ for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their parents. They paid attention and shared about their lives. I was _____ . So I had them write about themselves. Most wrote about families with little money and big problems. As time went on, their essays became a ____ between us. I admired their humor, toughness and insight, and I think they ____ my interest in their lives.
The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End, but they had never seen a ______stage performance. They lived just a few subway stops from the West End, but none had ever been. 1 asked if they'd like to see the musical. They thought I was _____ . No teacher had ever ______taking them out. A few weeks later，4B and I were sitting in a _______ . They loved the music, the costumes and the characters. It was the _____ of their year, and they talked about it for days.
Near the end of the semester, someone knocked on the door of the staff room. The two most rebellious （叛逆的）girls in 4B were there - with flowers. I was proud to know I had ___their lives. I enjoyed teaching and getting along with _____ .
When I returned to Australia several years later, I still wanted to be a _____ . For the first time in my life, I stopped _____ and started writing. My first story was titled. My Fair Ladies. Teaching wasn't the _____ of my writing career; it was the beginning.
1.A.listen to B.hear about C.catch up with D.take care of
2.A.communicate B.teach C.discuss D.work
3.A.successful B.persistent C.unforgettable D.hopeless
4.A.embarrassed B.happy C.surprised D.worried
5.A.appointment B.meeting C.task D.performance
6.A.abandoned B.designed C.took D.hated
7.A.papers B.rewards C.topics D.assistants
8.A.fascinated B.disappointed C.puzzled D.relaxed
9.A.deal B.bridge C.guide D.secret
10.A.praised B.understood C.ignored D.appreciated
11.A.good B.familiar C.famous D.live
12.A.lying B.guessing C.joking D.promising
13.A.admitted B.disliked C.minded D.suggested
14.A.school B.theater C.library D.classroom
15.A.highlight B.goal C.story D.achievement
16.A.found B.touched C.created D.saved
17.A.teachers B.parents C.teenagers D.players
18.A.teacher B.writer C.performer D.listener
19.A.dreaming B.teaching C.travelling D.learning
20.A.idea B.part C.end D.plan
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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。
Last week, there was a "Celebrate Vietnam” show hosted at my residence. What 1.(amaze) me was the performance of Chinese Society Orchestra in the National University of Singapore (NUS) during the show.
To be honest, I did not expect the organizers who are almost all Vietnamese to invite arts groups from other cultures, 2. it was really great to enjoy the performances from different cultures at once. Living more than 3,000 kilometers away from home, it was really rare to have the opportunity 3. (listen) to traditional Chinese performances.
Luckily, NUS Chinese Society organizes some events with Chinese elements from time to time. Every time I attend their events, there are bouts (发作)of homesickness. I've also noticed that there are some people from non — Chinese background 4. (attend) the events. I feel proud that our Chinese culture attracts many people from different cultures. The performance was very 5. (impress). The audience gave 6. big round of applause at the end, and I could tell that they really enjoyed it.
After their performance, I spoke with some of the 7. (music). University students usually have a heavy academic workload, but they still spent much time practising their instruments. I asked them 8. they decided to do so, and they told me it was 9. （main） due to their personal interest. It reminded me of the importance of passion and interest and their role as strong motivators. If I have free time next term, I 10. （consider） joining them as well.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，诸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増加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加—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--词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
At about 9 o'clock last night, I was busy prepare for my test when a loud noise came through next door. My neighbor watched the football game on TV and kept the sound so much high that I couldn't go on studying. I covered my ear with hands, buried my head in books, and tried even to recite English texts and it was no use. I became impatient and decided to explain my difficult even if he might turned a deaf ear. To his great surprise, after hearing what I said, my neighbor apologized and turned down the TV immediate. Everything was back normal and in 30 seconds, the problem is solved.
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春季是充满希望的季节，但也是各种传染病多发的季节。假定你是校学生会主席李华， 请代表学生会给你校英语报“青少年健康”栏目写一封主题为“健康生活.远离病毒”的 倡议书，内容包括：
1.简述倡议目的；
2.提出防范措施；
3.倡议共同行动。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已经给岀，不计入词数。
（相关词汇：传染病 infectious diseases； 口 罩：mask：病毒：virus）
Dear fellow students,
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