BOXTEL, Netherlands — chickens roam the orcha...

BOXTEL, Netherlands — chickens roam the orchards, cows chew the cud and pigs roll in the mud on a warm day on a Dutch farm ——but the pastoral (乡村)scene is not as traditional as it seems.

The farm is owned and run by a cooperative of hundreds of local consumers and aims to change habits in a low-lying country engaged in an existential fight against climate change. Nearly 200 families decide what the farm will produce — and they will eventually eat — and employ a farmer to tend to the animals for meat and eggs and grow the dozen kinds of fruits and vegetables.

“The main aim of the members is to eat natural products, produced near to where they live, in a more sustainable (可持续的)way,” said Douwe Korting, co-leader of the Boxtel Cooperative, in the southern Netherlands. People are really starting to see that a change toward a different way of eating is essential," he added.

It costs 2,000 euros ($2,200) to join the collective (集体的)farm, which is 10 minutes by bicycle from the town, and then a weekly fee of around 10 euros per person.

In return, members receive the food they want and stress the importance of knowing what they eat is local and seasonal.

Known as Herenboderderij, or People's Farming, the guiding principle is that everything centers on the needs and riches of nature, even while using new technologies, ” said its founder Geert van der Veer. Soon the poultry (家禽) will be joined by a robot that can sense when the fruit is ripe, as well as a drone that will survey the fields to support and reduce the needs for manpower.

1.Why did the families start the farm?

A.To reduce the cost of food. B.To improve their eating habits.

C.To replace the old tradition. D.To provide more chances for exercise.

2.What will the farmer do?

A.Decide what to produce and eat what they grow.

B.Work on the farm close to where they live.

C.Own and operate the farm in a more effective way.

D.Feed the animals and grow fruits and vegetables.

3.What do the farm owners expect of the farm?

A.It'll provide natural products. B.It'll be charged by new technology.

C.It'll cost everyone less than 10 euros. D.It'll encourage people to love nature.

4.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A diary. B.A guidebook.

C.A novel. D.A newspaper.

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Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. 36  the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called 37  the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his 38  was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the 39  of the girls were written on 40  of paper and placed in jars. Each young man 41   a slip. The girl whose name was   42  was to be his sweetheart for the year.

Legend 43  it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day 44   a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II   45  the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would 46  stay home than fight. When Valentine 47  the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the 48  of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a 49 . Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine 50  of Lupercus.

Valentine’s Day has become a major 51  of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his 52  into a lover’s heart may still be used to 53  falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. 54  to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as 55  as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.

1.A. While             B. When               C. Though             D. Unless

2.A. upon         B. back             C. off                 D. away

3.A. honor            B. belief           C. hand            D. way

4.A. problems          B. secrets            C. names         D. intentions

5.A. rolls          B. piles            C. works          D. slips

6.A. cast              B. caught         C. drew            D. found

7.A. given             B. chosen                  C. elected                 D. delivered

8.A. tells              B. means             C. makes             D. has

9.A. after             B. since            C. as                 D. from

10.A. ordered       B. appealed          C. imagined           D. believed

11.A. other           B. simply              C. rather          D. all

12.A. disliked          B. resisted            C. defeated         D. dishonored

13.A. celebration            B. arrangement       C. feast               D. eve

14.A. goat                B. saint            C. model              D. weapon

15.A. because     B. made           C. instead                 D. learnt

16.A. part                 B. representative   C. judgment         D. symbol

17.A. story          B. wander             C. arrow             D. play

18.A. describe      B. require            C. demand            D. alarm

19.A. Keeping       B. Disapproving     C. Supporting         D. Forgetting

20.A. constructive B. damaging          C. strengthening      D. responding

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You can possibly see cats roaming around 1. you visit the Palace Museum. Now, the museum is reaching out to cat lovers. On Nov 4, the museum 2.(begin) selling cat-themed cartoon books which tell stories about the cats on the palace grounds as well as cultural and creative3.(produce) featuring the so-called "royal cats."

Now the Palace Museum has about 200 royal cats, most of 4. are descendants (后代) of the royal families’ pets. With the ending of the Qing Dynasty, many lost their owners and escaped 5. separate areas of the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City has 6. (mass) and well-preserved wooden buildings. To prevent these relics from 7. (damage) by rats, staff in the Palace Museum helped bring these cats back out of hiding and provided them with food. Wandering around the empty lanes of the palace at night, they keep the buildings 8. (protect) from rats and mice.

"9. is the natural mascots (吉祥物) for the Palace Museum, especially for millennials (千禧一代) that play an important role in interacting with young people and promoting the museum,”10. person working there said.

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Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.

At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins. The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.

Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.

1. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.

A. help the Javanese with their illness

B. find ways to grow better crops

C. do some research about the island

D. spend his holiday

2. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?

A. To eat them.

B. To make money by selling them.

C. To give the Javanese a surprise.

D. To carry out his experiments.

3. If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.

A. eat more rice　　　 B. eat vitamin pills

C. eat some chicken　 D. eat more meat

4. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful

B. the Javanese didn’t like vitamins

C. beri-beri was caused by chickens

D. the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ

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Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.

At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins. The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.

Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.

1.Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.

A. help the Javanese with their illness

. find ways to grow better crops

C. do some research about the island

D. spend his holiday

2.Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?

A. To eat them.

B. To make money by selling them.

C. To give the Javanese a surprise.

D. To carry out his experiments.

3.If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.

A. eat more rice　　　 B. eat vitamin pills

C. eat some chicken　　 D. eat more meat

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There are more bicycles than residents in the Netherlands,and in cities

like Amsterdam and The Hague up to 70% of all journeys are made by bike.

The BBC's reporter,Anna Holligan,examines what made everyone get back

in the saddle（车座）

Before World WarⅡ,journeys in the Netherlands were mainly made by

bike,but in the 1950s and 1960s,as car ownership increased quickly,this changed.As in many countries in Europe, roads became increasingly crowded.

The jump in car number caused a huge rise in the number of deaths on the roads.In 1971 more than 3,000 people were killed by motor vehicles,and 450 of them were children.In response a social movement demanding safer cycling conditions for children was formed.Called Stop de Kindermoord,it took its name from the headline of an article written by journalist Vic Langenhoff whose own child had been killed in a road accident.

The Dutch love of the motor vehicle was also shaken by the Middle East oil crisis of 1973,when oil-producing countries topped export to the US and Western Europe.

These twin pressures helped to persuade the Dutch government to invest in improving cycling infrastructure（基础设施）and the Dutch urban planners started to change from the road-building policies designed mainly for cars.

To make cycling safer and more inviting,the Dutch have built a vast network of cycle paths.These are clearly marked,have smooth surfaces,separate signs and lights for those on two wheels,and are wide enough to allow cycling side by side and overtaking.

Even before they can walk,Dutch children live in a world of cycling.As babies they travel in special seats on bikes.As the children grow up they ride their own bikes.And,as the Dutch are not allowed to drive until 18,cycling offers teenagers an alternative form of freedom.

The state also plays a part in teaching,with cycling lessons a compulsory（必修的）part in Dutch schools.All schools have places to park bikes and at some schools 90% of pupils cycle to class.

1.What does Anna Holligan intend to find out?

A. Why cycling is popular in the Netherlands.

B. How journeys are made in the Netherlands.

C. What's the main means of transport in the Netherlands.

D. What makes the children like cycling in the Netherlands.

2.Stop de Kindermoord is aimed at__________.

A. advising people to travel by bike

B. calling on more children to cycle

C. improving cycling conditions for children

D. asking the government to invest more in cycling

3.What resulted in the Dutch government's changing road-building policies?

A. More cars and road accidents.

B. More cars and higher oil prices.

C. Road accidents and oil shortage.

D. A social movement and oil crisis.

4.What do we learn about the Dutch children?

A. They must get a license to ride a bike.

B. They are not allowed to drive until 16.

C. They must have cycling lessons at school.

D. They don't use bikes when they are very young.

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Things you need to know about studying there

Study style

Since the 1950s, the Netherlands has had courses in English especially for foreign students. Students are expected to be critical of what they read and hear, and to be able of working independently. Foreign students will soon notice that at Dutch institutions for higher learning people are expected to do a lot of talking. The most common form of teaching is the seminar or working group, where a small group of students work under a teacher’s supervision to analyze（分析）a certain problem. On exams, they have to show that they know the material, and that they have formed well-founded opinions on the subject.

Accommodations（住宿）

If you are in an exchange programme or an international course, it is quite possible that a room will be arranged for you. Accept it immediately, or you will regret it later. That’s because finding a place to live in a country as crowded as the Netherlands is not easy.

Before you leave China, ask your host institution whether or not housing will indeed be arranged in advance. If you are in the Netherlands and still looking for a place, ask the international relations office or the student dean for advice.

Expences

Tuition: （学费）

Bachelor’s degree：about 2,500 euros a year

Master’s degree: 5,000-12,000 euros a year

Living expenses:

Experience has shown that a year in the Netherlands costs a Chinese

Student about 450-700 euros a month.

Here is a breakdown of average prices of supermarket goods:

Litre of milk:      0.5—0.8 euro

Kilo of apples:     1.5 euros

Shampoo, 400ml:     4 euros

Tube of toothpaste:     1 euro

Bed sheet:      20 euros

Other expenses:

Haircut:        15 euros

Air ticket to China:        600-800 euros

Mobile phone call(one minute):  0.1-0.3 euro

Phone call to China (with IP card): 7 euros(one minute)

Postage stamp in the Netherlands:   0.39 euro

Stamp for China:        0.78 euro

(1 euro-about 10 yuan)

Transportation

Trains, buses and trams run throughout the country.

If you really want to sample Dutch life, and get around quickly and easily, buy yourself a bicycle. Most students buy second-hand bicycles. A reasonable one will cost you 70-120 euros.

You can find them at second-hand bicycle shops or at the bicycle parking facilities near railway stations.

1.Teachers want foreign students to do much talking and analyzing in order to make them        .

2.The passage implies that        .

3.It costs at least ________a year for a Master degree.

4.Most students ride second-hand bicycles mainly because        .

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They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that makes up 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed．A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored （政府资助的） youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies．

“We study for jobs that don’t exist,” Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said．

After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12．3 million people, and the number is climbing．

The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent．The title of a rock song “No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France．

One form of protest（抗议） tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity．

Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents．Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, even the right to a standard of living that they see around them．

“And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the café, and sit and stare,” said Isabella Cault．"There is usually not much conversation．You look for happiness．Sometimes you even find it．”

1.Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected _______

A．about 0．6 million people

B．250,000 people

C．1ess than half of the population

D．one million people

2.What Nicollete Steggerda said （Para．2） means that ________．

A．what the students learn is more than necessary

B．the students cannot get work after graduation

C．the students’ aim in study is not clear

D．school education is not sufficient

3.The underlined word ‘‘it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to ________．

A．material enjoyment                             B．a sense of expectation

C．a job                                               D．happiness

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．British youths have pity on the unemployed on the Continent．

B．British youths care about unemployment in France and Belgium．

C．British youths show their disappointment over joblessness．

D．British youths have confidence to find work on the Continent．

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They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that makes up 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored (政府资助的) youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies.

“We study for jobs that don’t exist,” Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said.

After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12.3 million people, and the number is climbing.

The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent. The title of a rock song “No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France.

One form of protest(抗议) tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity.

Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents. Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, even the right to a standard of living that they see around them.

“And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the café, and sit and stare,” said Isabella Cault. "There is usually not much conversation. You look for happiness. Sometimes you even find it.”

1.Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected _______

A. about 0.6 million people                       B. 250,000 people

C. 1ess than half of the population                  D. one million people

2.What Nicollete Steggerda said (Para.2) means that ________.

A. what the students learn is more than necessary

B. the students cannot get work after graduation

C. the students’ aim in study is not clear

D. school education is not sufficient

3.The underlined word ‘‘it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to ________.

A. material enjoyment                                       B. a sense of expectation

C. a job                                                               D. happiness

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. British youths have pity on the unemployed on the Continent．

B. British youths care about unemployment in France and Belgium．

C. British youths show their disappointment over joblessness．

D. British youths have confidence to find work on the Continent．

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They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that makes up 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed．A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored （政府资助的） youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies．

“We study for jobs that don’t exist,” Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said．

After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12．3 million people, and the number is climbing．

The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent．The title of a rock song “No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France．

One form of protest（抗议） tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity．

Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents．Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, even the right to a standard of living that they see around them．

“And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the café, and sit and stare,” said Isabella Cault．"There is usually not much conversation．You look for happiness．Sometimes you even find it．”

1.Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected ________

A． about 0．6 million people                         B． 250,000 people

C． 1ess than half of the population                  D． one million people

2. What Nicollete Steggerda said （para 2） means that ________．

A． what the students learn is more than necessary

B． the students cannot get work after graduation

C． the students’ aim in study is not clear

D． school education is not sufficient

3.The underlined word ‘‘it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to ________．

A． material enjoyment              B． a sense of expectation

C． a job                           D． happiness

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A． British youths have pity on the unemployed on the Continent．

B． British youths care about unemployment in France and Belgium．

C． British youths show their disappointment over joblessness．

D． British youths have confidence to find work on the Continent．

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