We will be traveling to the Presidio in San F...

We will be traveling to the Presidio in San Francisco to visit the newly opened Walt Disney Family Museum. Your whole family will be fascinated by over 1,400 works of art featuring Disney characters. There are countless exhibits and even a model of the early Disneyland Park.

We will have a timed entry into the museum, and then each family is free to explore at their leisure. Lunch will be on your own. So bring your lunch or money for the Museum Restaurant. The Walt Disney Family Museum is a must-see for everyone who loves Disney.

Date: July 22, 2011

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00pm

Location: Presidio, San Francisco

Cost per person: $35.00 for adults,$25.00 for young people of 6-17 years old and seniors over 65 years old, and $10.00 for children under 6 years of age. Cost includes round-trip bus transportation to and from Alameda and admission into the Museum.

Pick-up location: Bayport Recreation Center(301 Jack London Avenue, near Ruby Bridges Elementary School)

It’s easy to register! You may register in person or mail the completed form and the payments to Alamede Recreation and Park Department 2226 Santa Clara Avenue,Alameda,94501.

Phone registrations begin from Monday to Friday,8:00 am to 5:00pm with MasterCard or VISA only.Have your credit card and class activity number ready just before calling (510) 7477529.Fax the completed registration form with MasterCard/VISA,(510) 5234071.Registration is not accepted for anyone under 18 years of age.

1.The cost of the trip doesn’t include____.

A. the lunch at the Museum　　 B. the transportation to Alameda

C. the transportation from Alameda　　 D. the admission into the Museum

2.The Walt Disney Family Museum is open for____.

A. three days　　 B. nine hours

C. seven hours　　 D. two days

3.If Mr and Mrs Green visit the museum with a 9-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter, they will spend____.

A. $90　　 B. 95

C. $105　　 D. $120

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San Francisco has long been a favorite place for travelers who are ready to learn languages. The mild (温和的) year-round climate, shops and restaurants, bars and night life, and some of the most beautiful scenery attract many visitors to this relaxing and welcoming city. Students are sure to find the San Francisco Bay Area a fun, safe and friendly place to live and study. This is the most important.

English School in San Francisco lies in the heart of the city. It is one of the best San Francisco English language schools. You can see views of the city from your classroom! Many buses stop less than a five-minute walk from the school, which is also just a two-minute walk from the famous Union Square, San Francisco Shopping Centre, the Financial District, Yerba Buena Gardens and the Museum of Modern Art. The school is minutes away from the cable cars (缆车) to Chinatown and Fisherman’s Wharf.

San Francisco is a great place to study English and learn about American culture, offering excellent opportunities in sports, entertainment and arts. The city borders (毗邻) excellent beaches, and you can sail or surf all year round.

San Francisco has more restaurants than any other city in the US, and is the home of many theaters, music and dance companies, as well as museums. Just walking through many areas of San Francisco, you are certain to find something wonderful.

1.What attracts students most in San Francisco might be _________.

A. the mild year-round climate

B. its beautiful scenery

C. shops and restaurants, bars and night life

D. that it’s a good place for living and studying

2.English School in San Francisco ________.

A. is the best tourist place in the US

B. is in the center of the city

C. can only offer English courses

D. is not easy to get to

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

A. English School has the most beautiful scenery in the US.

B. Most of the restaurants in the US lie in San Francisco.

C. San Francisco is a good place to learn English and American culture.

D. English School in San Francisco is one of the best schools in the US.

4.The author mainly wants to tell us ________.

A. about English schools in America

B. about the places around the English School

C. about the beautiful scenery in San Francisco

D. San Francisco is a good place to learn language

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The following are the best restaurants to dine out with your parents in San Francisco.

Maybeck’s

Marina

3213 Scott St.

Telephone(415) 400-8500

What do you get when you mix amazing foods with a pleasant atmosphere? The perfect place for family dinner. Maybeck’s homemade pastas will transport you to the Italian countryside but the fried chicken brings you right back down to earth. It’s a great meal in a peaceful setting that everyone will be sure to remember.

Liholiho Yacht Club

Nob Hill

871 Sutter St.

Telephone: (415)440-5446

Sometimes, dinner with the parents can be a little bit self-serving. Like making a reservation (预约) at the place you’ve been dying to go to for months. They’ll enjoy Liholiho’s fine design and the creative dishes like togarashi popcorn and roasted octopus. You’ll have a delicious dinner and catch up with your parents—two birds, one stone.

Mason Pacific

Nob Hill

1358 Mason St.

Telephone(415)374-7185

If your parents enjoy a classic dining experience, this tiny American restaurant is a bit fancy, but the food is just as good as the atmosphere. And they’ve got great wine.

Heirloom Café

Mission

2500 Folsom St.

Telephone: (415) 821-2500

One good tip for deciding on the place to take your parents to dinner: listen to their opinions. If they love a restaurant and keep telling you to go to it, chances are you should book a table for all of you. For yours truly, that is Heirloom Café. The food is always fresh, the atmosphere is clean but relaxed and the service is always friendly.

1.What can you enjoy at Maybeck’s?

A. Some creative dishes.　　 B. Delicious fried chicken.

C. Different homemade foods.　　 D. Foods from the Italian countryside.

2.What do the “two birds” refer to?

A. The food and the atmosphere.

B. Liholiho’s fine design and parents.

C. Togarashi popcorn and roasted octopus.

D. Delicious foods and the time spent with parents.

3.Where should you go if you want to have some good wine?

A. Maybeck’s.　　 B. Mason Pacific.

C. Heirloom Café.　　 D. Liholiho Yacht Club.

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If you go to Juliano’s restaurant in San Francisco,you can’t get a cup of coffee or a hot cheese sandwich.All the food in the restaurant is raw,including the pizza and the rice.

Juliano thinks that cooked food makes us sick. “Food is alive,like you and me.When you cook food,you take away some of the vitamins,”he says,Juliano never eats food that is over 50 degrees.His restaurant doesn’t have a stove(火炉) or a microwave(微波炉).But he has lots of clever ideas for making raw food taste great.Instead of heat,Juliano uses water to prepare foood.He puts foods in water to make them soft.For example,he places beans in water for a few days and rice in water for two or four weeks.

Everything at the restaurant is cold,and the pizza and the rice taste good.So do the fruit and vegetable juices made from carrots ,apples,oranges and so on.Juliano’s restaurant doesn’t serve meat,but some people who cat raw food also eat raw meat.Juliano has three friends who ate raw meat.They all got very sick..One of them is still sick.

Juliano eats mostly fruits,vegetables,nuts,rice and beans.He says he feels very healthy. “Raw food gives you lots of energy,”he says,Juliano says he needs only six hours of sleep a night,and he never gets sick..

61.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.A man who eats only raw food.               B.A special restaurant in San Francisco.

C.Raw food is better than cooked food.          D.How to make raw food taste good.

62.How is the food in Juliano’s restaurant prepared?

A.Foods are put into water to make them soft.

B.Foods are cooled in a fridge.

C.Foods are heated on a stove to a certain degree.

D.Foods are boiled and then cooled.

63.What is NOT served in Juliano’s restaurant?

A.Carrot juice.         B.Cold pizza.          C.Raw rice.          D.Hot meat.

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From Japantown to Union Square in San Francisco, here are four fantastic hotels with atmosphere to spare.

1.George, an environmentalist, is now at San Francisco to attend a meeting, he would prefer to live in _______

A. Galleria Park Hotel　　　　　　 B.Hotel Beresford　　

C. Sir Francis Drake Hotel　　　　 D.Orchard Garden Hotel

2.About Sir Francis Drake Hotel, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The hotel lies in the district where tourist goods are sold.

B. The restaurant of the hotel is being built at present.

C. On Sunday tourists can have a chance to watch a show .

D. The hotel has kept its own attractive style for many years.

3. Suppose you are a play lover and will travel to San Francisco in a few days, which number will you call to book a hotel?

A. 800/795-7129        B. 800/533-6533　　　　　 C. 888/717-2881    　　 D. 800/792-9639

4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To teach us how to choose the best hotel in San Francisco

B. To compare the differences of four hotels in San Francisco

C. To introduce four hot hotels in San Francisco

D. To tell us the advantages of four hotels in San Francisco

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Paul Lucas can often be seen walking around the city of San Francisco. Sometimes people are surprised to see him walking________1.________any shoes or socks,________2.________Lucas doesn’t mind at all.________3. likes to walk barefoot, and so do 640 other members of Dirty Sole Society, the club that Lucas________4.________(start) years ago. Lucas’ idea for this is to encourage others to live________5.________(free) --- free of shoes.

According to Lucas, the barefoot life has many advantages.________6.________ most important is simply that it feels good. He also says________7.________walking barefoot allows you to experience the world directly by touching it with your feet.________8.________addition, the feet do not smell so much because they stay dry, ________9.________(make) it hard for bacteria to grow. And, of course, walking barefoot keeps your feet in good shape, so it’s actually ________10.________(healthy) than wearing shoes.

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San Francisco, a leader in urban recycling, is preparing to turn dog waste into energy.

Norcal Waste System Inc., the city’s largest garbage company, plans to test collection carts(回收车)and collection bags in a city-center park which is popular with dog walkers.

A city study found that almost 4 percent of all the garbage picked up at San Francisco homes was from animal waste, Norcal Waste spokesman Robert Reid said. San Francisco has about 120,000 dogs.

“The city asked us to start a program to recycle dog waste in order to cut back adding more waste in landfills(废渣埋填池) “,Reid said.

Dog waste will be poured into a methane digester(沼气池),and the methane it gives off will be collected and burned to make electricity or to heat homes.

“Dogs and cats in the United States produce about 10 million tons of waste a year,” Will Brinton, an environmental scientist said.

“As much as we love them, our pets leave a lot of fertilizer behind them in yards and on the street but that can be a major source of contamination of groundwater,” Brinton said.

European cities such as Zurich, Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna are starting biology programs to turn waste into gas ,he said.

San Francisco runs a great program to recycle bottles, cars, paper and other rubbish and now two-thirds of its garbage needn’t be carried to landfills .The city’s goal is a 75 percent drop by 2010 and zero new waste in landfills by 2020.

1.San Francisco will plan to use dog waste for making __________.

2.What does the underlined word “ contamination” mean?

3.What can we infer from the passage?

4.The passage is mainly about_______.

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With a growing number of people in San Francisco choosing not to own a car, German carmaking company BMW has decided to branch out into car-sharing services with 70 cars spread around the city, first in 14 locations, with a further 100 being added gradually.

“This is not an A-to-A service — it is A-to-B,” says Richard Steinberg, chief executive of the DriveNow scheme (方案), pointing out that members can pick up a car downtown for the half-hour drive to the airport for only $12, compared with about $40-50 for a taxi.

Whether that is possible in real life depends on traffic, of course. A midmorning drive from Union Square down Highway 101 to the airport takes just 22 minutes; however, driving back during the rush hour takes twice as long.

Most of the cars that are stuck in San Francisco's traffic jams (交通阻塞) are giving off all sorts of harmful gas. But not DriveNow's BMW ActiveE cars.

“All the cars in San Francisco are electric,” Mr Steinberg says.

In San Francisco, handing back the car to DriveNow is easy — just pick one of its drop-off points, park and walk away. There are no forms to fill in, no time-consuming (耗时的) rules.

Several other carmakers and other players within the motor industry are experimenting with similar schemes, for example Daimler's Car2go scheme, which is operated in many cities around the world.

“We picture a future where car-sharing members outnumber car owners in big cities around the world,” says Car2go spokesman Andreas Leo.

Franck Leveque, from company Frost & Sullivan, agrees.

“Car sharing is growing at a pace we have not seen before,” he says. “By 2020 we believe there will be 15 million members of car-sharing schemes in Europe alone, with 140,000 vehicles in operation.”

1.What does the underlined part “branch out into” probably mean?

A. Start offering.　　 B. Stop improving.

C. Make use of.　　 D. Take control of.

2.The DriveNow scheme _____.

A. works better in rush-hour traffic

B. makes city driving less dangerous

C. encourages people to buy a cheap car

D. allows drivers to pay money to use a car

3.What's special about BMW ActiveE cars?

A. They drive much faster than other cars.

B. They never get stuck in heavy traffic.

C. They don't harm the environment.

D. They need less gas to run.

4.What does Franck think of the future of car sharing?

A. Worrying.　　 B. Hopeful.

C. Uncertain.　　 D. Disappointing.

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Last month, Justin Valdez, a college student, was shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video(监控录像) showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out his gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones.

We may see the same scene everywhere in our life: in subway stations, restaurants, elevators and so on, people are watching their cell phones. From a family reunion to a date with a friend, people couldn’t stop checking their twitter and facebook on the cell phones and ignoring the persons in front completely, Phubbing(低头症) not only involves young people, but also the elderly and kids.

“Phubbing” is a new term which comes from the words“phone” and “snub”(冷落). It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cell phone. The word “phubbing” was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obviously, the indifference (冷漠) and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally.

A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows: “stop twittering, stop posting photos…enjoy your food, enjoy the music and respect others.”

Phubbing appears harmless. However, it does influence our life. Jimmy, an epicure(美食家), wrote in his blog: “I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops as a result.” Let us put down our cell phones and re-enjoy the real taste of our food and the warmth of interpersonal communication.

1.The case of Justin Valdez is given in the first paragraph to show ________________________________________________.

A. gun violence happens easily in the US

B. phubbing may lead to terrible disasters

C. the killer didn’t mean to kill him

D. the killer had made a careful plan

2.What will probably happen when you ask a phubbing person for help?

A. He will give you an immediate reply.

B. He will stop looking at his cell phone.

C. He will pay no attention to you.

D. He will be very angry with you.

3.Jimmy’s words suggest that ________________________________________________.

A. phubbing is actually harmless

B. phubbing stops people enjoying their life

C. phubbing affects people’s eating habits the most

D. phubbing helps people improve their photographic skills

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. The phenomenon of phubbing.

B. The popular campaign of stop phubbing.

C. The meaning of the word “phubbing”.

D. The great harm of phubbing.

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A company in San Francisco, California, has found a way to turn used plastic bottles into women’s shoes.

Every day, millions of Americans drink water and other liquids from plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown away each day. Many of the plastic bottles end up in landfills or are burned with other waste products.

A San Francisco start-up company called Rothy’s, however, turns this plastic waste into environmentally friendly shoes. Rothy Martin is the company’s co-founder. He explains how they turn plastic into soft material for your feet. They take the plastic, clean it, and break it down into small pieces. Then they press it through a device that makes soft fibers. Those fibers are then combined, or knit together. This is done by a three-dimensional knitting machine. It is designed to reduce waste while making the shoes.

The knitted fabric and the inner part of the shoes are then attached to the shoes’ outer part, called the sole. This outer sole is also made from environmentally friendly material: responsibly sourced no-carbon rubber.

Rothy’s shoes are sold online. They are flat shoes, with either a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and designs. They cost either $125 or $145 per pair, depending on the design.

After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discovered them last year, the demand for the shoes grew.

Martin says there is no shortage of material to fill that demand. “We’re not going to run out of water bottles any time soon. So we have an infinite supply of material, and I think that bodes well for our future. ”

When the environmentally friendly shoes wear out, customers can return them at no cost to a company that uses the recycled materials to make other products.

For now, the shoes are only available to be shipped in the United States. However, the company says it will add international shipping in the near future.

1.Which one is the right procedure of making shoes?

①pressing small pieces　　　　　　　　

②breaking down clean plastic bottles

③knitting together　　　　　 　　　　　

④cleaning plastic bottles

⑤attaching the knitted fabric, the inner part and the outer part

A. ①②③④⑤ B. ④②③①⑤

C. ④②①③⑤ D. ②①③④⑤

2.Why did Rothy’s use a three-dimensional knitting machine to make shoes?

A. Because it is easy to operate.

B. Because it is cheaper than other machines.

C. Because it is productive.

D. Because it can reduce waste when making the shoes.

3.What can be learned from the passage?

A. This kind of shoes are sold in the shop.

B. The shoes are environmentally friendly.

C. Customers can return them with little money to a company.

D. The shoes are available in the world.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to recycle plastic bottles

B. Recycled bottles find newlife on women’s feet

C. How a new kind of shoes became a hit

D. How to make environmentally friendly shoes

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