—Irene, do you really want to go out?—It may ...

—Irene, do you really want to go out?

—It may rain. ___________, I will go out; I don’t mind the rain.

A. Anyhow　　 B. Otherwise

C. Somehow　　 D. Therefore

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Do you want to go out for a hike in Phoenix? If you do, here are some hikes that you shouldn't miss.

Double Butte Loop(环线) and Hole-in-the- Rock Trail in Papago Park

Distance: 2. 3-mile loop and 825 feet out and back( Hole-in-the-Rock)

What can be a better way to have a look at the amazing red sandstone formations(岩层)of Pa-pago Park than hiking around (and inside)them? The smaller two of these beautiful formations can be explored on an easy dirt loop that starts in the West Park parking lot. It can be reached from Galvin Parkway. Then, drive across the street to the park's east side for a quick climb up rocky stairs to look out from the cave-like Hole-in-the-Rock, a popular landmark.

Blevins Trail in Usery Mountain Regional Park

Distance: 3-mile loop

It's a quick 3-mile sunset hike. You can see a lot of different kinds of cacti (仙人掌),some deer and rabbits! Superstition Mountain never gets old and, in my opinion, it is super impressive at sunset.

Waterfall Trail in White Tank Mountain Regional Park

Distance: 1.8 miles out and back

Different cacti, ancient carvings(雕像), wide paths and rocky formations along this easy trail provide the beauty of Sonoran Desert. Seeing the waterfall at the end of the trail is rare, but possible if you come after a rain. You need to pay $6 for parking the car.

Judith Tunnell Accessible Trails in South Mountain Park/Preserve

Distance: 5-mile loop

This trail includes two half-mile loops that start near the South Mountain Environmental Education Centers parking spots. The Interpretive Loop offers educational words about the surrounding desert life The Challenge Loop is slightly difficult.

1.What can attract people to Papago Park?

A.Hikes up a mountain.

B.Strange-looking caves.

C.Buildings built of red sandstone.

D.Views of red sandstone formations.

2.If you want to see some animals, which trail would you most probably choose?

A.Blevins Trail

B.Waterfall Trail

C.Judith Tunnell Accessible Trails.

D.Double Butte Loop and Hole-in-the-Rock Trail.

3.What can you do in White Tank Mountain Regional Park?

A.Walk on a challenging trail.

B.Enjoy the beauty of a desert.

C.Look at Superstition Mountain.

D.Sight a waterfall any time of the year.

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--- _____ I go out to play now, Mum?

---No, you _____. You should do your homework first.

A.May; had better not B.Must; wouldn’t C.May; needn’t D.Must; mustn’t

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Do you want to go out of town for a bit of rest and relaxation? Before you start packing, visit these best travel sites for vacationers. In my opinion, they help people deal with common problems that pop up during a trip.

Oyster.com

Based on the advertised photos, the hotel you are considering appears to be clean and modern. Take a second look through the eyes of Oyster.com. Their representatives inspect resort areas and post the real images uncovering marketing lies. You see ACTUAL pictures of the rooms, attractions and beautiful beaches.

Skyscanner.net

Are you planning to travel on a budget? Discover the best deals for flights, hotels and car rentals at Skyscanner.net. They offer reasonable and comprehensive travel comparison. The best part is that their services are free. You don’t have to sign up, provide personal information or go through a social network.

Virtualtourist.com

Chat with someone other than a travel agent about a location. At Virtualtourist.com, fellow travelers and locals talk about their experiences in specific areas. This site is set up like a forum(论坛), so you can ask questions and get answers in the comfort of your own home. Find out where to eat, play and get pleasure in a place without getting food poison or robbed by criminals.

Travel.state.gov

Unfortunately, Americans get into trouble abroad sometimes. Prepare for possible emergencies by visiting Travel.state.gov. There, the Bureau of Consular Affairs offers advice on how to handle the bad things that happen to good people in other countries. You learn what to do in the case of child abduction(绑架), a lost passport and illness. In addition, these officials post travel warnings regarding dangerous regions and why foreigners should avoid them.

Are you ready to do your homework? Prepare for your departure by checking out these best travel sites for vacationers. Learn what you need to know now before walking out of the door.

1.What is the characteristic of Oyster.com?

A. It offers you a lot of travel information.

B. It tells tourists where the cheap hotels are.

C. The photos on the site are really reliable.

D. The representatives of Oyster.com are enthusiastic.

2.What is the biggest benefit of your visiting Skyscanner.net?

A. You can accept their services for free.

B. You can book the most modern hotels.

C. You can make many friends through the social network.

D. You can find the cheapest tour description and direction.

3.We can learn from this passage that _____.

A. Virtualtourist.com gives you a chance to chat with a travel agent

B. you’ll get answers to your travel questions at Virtualtourist.com

C. the Bureau of Consular Affairs is in charge of Travel.state.gov

D. if you lose your passport you’ll get help from Virtualtourist.com

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Buckminster Fuller once said, “The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life.” If you want to live abundantly, decide what you really want and figure out a way to do it. Be clear and live with intent.

You may have heard of Fred Lebow. He complained to his doctor that he lacked energy. His doctor advised him to take up running. He fell in love with it! He was 39 years old when he entered his first race.

Fred joined the New York Road Runners Club and organized New York City’s first marathon race. But what Fred truly wanted to do was to bring people together. He believes that anybody should be able to run — people of all ages and of any country.

Not everyone in New York was excited about people running through their neighborhood. A youth gang warned him that nobody had better run through their turf. “That’s great,” Fred said. “I need someone to protect the runners in your area, and you look like just the fellows to do it.” He gave them each a hat, shirt and jacket and that year, when the marathon went through their neighborhood, these young men proudly guarded the runners along their way.

Fred decided what was truly important to him and he found a way to do it. He lived with intent. That single decision made his life remarkably different.

As one sports writer said, “Fate handed him a short race. With his goal, with his love of life, Fred turned it into a marathon.”

Fred would say that it’s not about how long you live, but how you run the race of life.

1. The purpose that Fred Lebow organized New York City’s first marathon race was _____.

A. to be popular with people

B. to display his true love for sports development

C. to drive away his loneliness in the running

D. to get more people together

2. Which word in the passage is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “turf”?

A. Neighborhood. B. Way. C. Decision. D. Race.

3. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Determination guarantees you a success.

B. The race of life with intent.

C. Nothing is impossible in one’s life race.

D. The benefits of taking up running.

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“If you want to see something well, reach out and touch it!”

That may seem a strange thing to say．But touching things can help you to see them better．

Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round．But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is．You can feel how heavy the glass is．When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it．

With your skin, you can feel better．For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pockets．You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too．

You can even feel sounds against your skin．Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music．

All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means．They hear it often．Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up．In shops, we often have to touch things before we buy them．

The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too．You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor．All feel different under your feet．

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling．One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin．Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin……

Most museums are just for looking．But today some museums have some things to touch．Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show．

1.By touching things,___________．

A．you will have a strange feeling

B．you will learn how to reach out

C．you can see things better

D．you can tell what colors they are

2.Which of the following best serves as the best title of the story?

A．Touching by Feeling

B．To See or to Feel

C．Seeing by Feeling

D．Seeing Is Believing

3.When people buy things in shops, they often _________．

A．try them on first

B．put their right hand on them

C．just have a look

D．feel and touch them

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“If you want to see a thing well，reach out and touch it！”

That may seem a strange thing to say.But touching things can help you to see them better.

Your eyes can tell you that glass ball is round.But by holding it in your hands，you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is.You can feel how heavy the glass is.

When you feel all these about the ball，you really see it.

With your skin，you can feel better.For example，your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket.You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand，too.

You can even feel sounds against your skin.Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.

All children soon learn what “Don't touch！” means.They hear it often.Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up.In shops，we touch things we might buy，such as food，clothes and so on.To see something well，we have to touch it.

The bottoms of our feet can feel things，too.You know this when you walk on warm sand，cool grass or a bad floor.All feel different under your feet.

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling.

One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin.Feel the shoes on your feet，the clothes on your body，the air on your skin.At first，it is not easy to feel these things.You are too used to them!

Most museums are just for looking.But today some museums have some things to touch.Their signs say，“Do touch! There you can feel everything on show.If you want to see better，reach out and touch.Then you'll really see！”

1.By touching things ________.

A．you will have a strange feeling

B．you will learn how to reach out

C．you can tell the difference between them

D．you can tell what colors they are

2.When people buy things in shops，they often ________.

A．try them on first

B．put their right hand on them

C．just has a look

D．feel and touch them

3.Why does it say，“At first，it is not easy to feel these things？”

A．The things are used by people，too.

B．People are used to the things.

C．People know how to use the things.

D．The things are easy to feel.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A．Touching by Feeling　     B．To See or to Feel

C．To See Better — Feel　　     D．Ways of Feeling

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You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.

Let’s start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45°angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn't flap(摆动). It shouldn’t look like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you’re tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

1.What should you consider first while sailing?

A. Sailors’ strength.

B. Wind directions.

C. Size of sail.

D. Wave levels.

2.What does the word “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The sail.        B. The wind.        C. The boat.        D. The angle.

3.What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?

A. Move in a straight line.

B. Allow the sail to flap.

C. Tack the boat.

D. Lower the sail.

4.Where can you probably find the text?

A. In a tourist guidebook.

B. In a physics textbook.

C. In an official report.

D. In a popular magazine.

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You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.

Let’s start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn’t flap (摆动). It shouldn’t look like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

1. What should you consider first while sailing?

A. Sailors’ strength.    B. Wave levels.

C. Wind directions.　     D. Size of sails.

2. What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The boat.    B. The wind.

C. The sail.    D. The angle.

3. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?

A. Move in a straight line.    B. Allow the sail to flap.

C. Lower the sail.　　　　     D. Tack the boat.

4. Where can you probably find the text?

A. In a popular magazine.    B. In a tourist guidebook.

C. In a physics textbook.    D. In an official report.

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Are you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to go to play some basketball in between hitting the books. Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and Science University, studies brain development. According to her research, it seems that exercise can make blood vessels (血管), including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr. Cameron is sure that this allows people who exercise to think better. As she says, “While we already know that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can actually cause physical changes in the brain.”

The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active. Even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes, a scientist, also believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities that children have in primary school or high school can result from a lack of movement as babies. Babies need movement that encourages and excites their five senses. They need to set up a connection between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to connect physical activity with higher learning,” says Margaret.

Older people can develop their brains as well. Cornell University studied a group of seniors who have a short-term memory increase of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for babies, exercise for older people should not be too simple. Learning some new skills or actions, such as with yoga or tat- chi helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long time. For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main aim is to increase the brain’s flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as two to three hours of exercise a week.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. How exercise makes people strong.

B. How to get good scores in a test.

C. How exercise helps the brain develop.

D. How the brain can change one’s memory.

2.According to the passage, what is the connection between exercise and brain development?

A. Exercise helps soften our blood vessels.

B. Physical exercise helps us think better.

C. The brain needs special mental exercise.

D. The more exercise, the bigger the brain.

3.For ordinary people, the smallest amount of exercise required to gain any benefit is ______.

A. two hours per week　　 B. 40 hours per week

C. three hours per day　　 D. 40 hours per month

4.Why is yoga suggested for seniors?

A. It does good to the joints of old people.

B. It does not increase the heart rate.

C. It includes learning new actions.

D. It can be done in groups.

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