Amazing Train RidesTaking a train in the wint...

Amazing Train Rides

Taking a train in the winter is fun. The mountains turn from green to white. and you can enjoy them on the journey. Now many holiday-themed trains add fun. All aboard!

●Aurora Winter Train: Alaska

This seasonal scenic train that heads north from Anchorage is popular. From the Winter Train you'll see a snow-white Denali, America's tallest peak(山峰)-and with any luck, a trackside moose(驼鹿).You can get off the train after three hours at Talkeetna to ski in Denali or continue on for another nine hours to Fairbanks for some northern lights viewing. There're few better places, as Fairbanks is America's northernmost city.

●The Ski Train, Colorado

The Ski Train is a joyful ride even for non-skiers. The ride connects Denver's 1914 Beaux-Arts station with the Winter Park ski area. One minute you're in downtown Denver's Beaux-Arts Union Station and two hours later you're stepping off the train. 100 feet from a Winter Park ski lift. What a wonderful ride it is!

●Amtrak California Zephyr: Chicago to San Francisco

Long-distance train travelers adore west wind in any season, but winter adds the appeal of sugary snow outside the window as you travel over the Rockies and Sierras. Departing daily all winter from both Chicago and San Francisco, the 51-hour journey offers hotel-level service in a bedroom. Or you can break up the trip with stops to sleep(and ski)in Denver or Salt Lake City.

●Canyon & Christmas trains: Arizona

Snowbirds" who escape the Midwest cold in December by flying to Arizona wish for memories of a Christmas away from the desert. With a short drive from Phoenix to Clarkdale (near Sedona).they'll see small pines and red rock hills while hugging the Verde River on the four-hour Verde Canyon train in indoor and open-air cars.

1.What should you do if you go to Fairbanks from Anchorage to see northern lights?

A. Change trains in Denali. B. Take a 12-hour train ride.

C. Climb over the tallest peak. D. Travel through a moose farm.

2.On which ride can you enjoy comfortable accommodation?

A. Aurora Winter Train. B. The Ski Train.

C. Amtrak California Zephyr. D. Canyon ﹠Christmas trains.

3.What is the similarity of the four winter train rides?

A. They are all available during the whole year.

B. They are intended for young travel enthusiasts.

C. They offer the passengers good chances of skiing.

D. They provide access to winter scenery on the way.

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In the winter of 1910, Dr. Wu Lien-Teh stepped off a train in the northern Chinese city of Harbin. He was there to solve a medical mystery, at great personal risk. Over the past few months, an unknown disease had swept along the railways of northeast China, killing 99.9% of its victims. The Qing Imperial court had sent the Cambridge-educated Dr. Wu north to stop the epidemic.

When Dr Wu arrived in Harbin on Christmas Eve, 1910, he carried little in the way of medical instruments and had only one assistant. One of Wu' s first acts upon arrival was to set up special quarantine(隔离) units and to order lockdowns to stop infected persons from traveling and spreading the disease. He had teams check households for possible cases, and even managed to convince authorities to completely close the railways in the early weeks of 1911. Of particular concern was the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, which had become a great annual migration of people traveling across the country to see their families.

Thanks to Dr. Wu's efforts, the number of plague victims began to die down, and by March 1, 1911, the epidemic was fully contained. The pneumonic (肺炎的) plague outbreak of 1910-1911 lasted nearly four months, affected five provinces and six major cities, and accounted for over 60,000 deaths. It is clear that without the brave and decisive actions taken by Dr. Wu, it could have been much worse. Had the epidemic gone unchecked, allowing holiday rail passengers to spread the disease to the rest of China could have meant a catastrophic loss of life and possibly a global health crisis.

In April 1911, Dr. Wu chaired an International Plague Conference in Shenyang, attended by scientists from 11 counties including the United States, Great Britain, Russia, Japan and France. They praised Dr. Wu for his handling of the 1910-1911 outbreak. For a time, Dr. Wu was the world's most famous plague fighter, a title be defended in a malaria epidemic in China in 1919, and a return of plague in 1921.

1.What was Dr Wu's mission in 1910?

A.To take personal risk.

B.To end an epidemic.

C.To provide medical education.

D.To investigate the number of victims.

2.Which of Dr Wu's acts stopped the disease from spreading nationwide?

A.Setting up special quarantine units around the country.

B.Treating infected persons with his medical instruments.

C.Checking households himself for possible cases.

D.Convincing authorities to close the railways.

3.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A.The disease worsened after Mach 1, 1911.

B.60,000 would have died without Dr Wu's efforts.

C.A global health crisis followed the 1910-1911 outbreak.

D.The plague broke out again about 10 years later.

4.What can be the best title of the text?

A.A Plague Fighter

B.A Global Health Crisis

C.The Beginning of the Chinese Public Health System

D.A Plague Outbreak

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WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO?

Is it amazing that the WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO makes it fun for young children to save? With the help of Standard Bank’s Kidz APP and the Big Five animal friends, teaching your children about managing their cash has never been more fun. Let the WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO show your little ones what it means to earn and save money as well as share in the enjoyment of spending their well－earned cash.

Elephant

As your children use the mobile app to complete various actions—achieving savings goals, completing missions and achieving wishes—here various medals will be rewarded.

Earned medals are displayed in the elephant habitat as well as locked medals still to be achieved.

Leopard

Reward your kids with pocket money for completing ‘missions’: household chores, achievements, etc.

You can create a mission for your child, or your child can request a new mission. Once created, it must be accepted. The mission needs to be completed by your child and approved by you before you can pay him or her.

Lion

Help your children create and fulfil wishes. Wish cards and their savings progress can be tracked from your banking app.

Once their savings goal is reached, lion will inform you of their achievement.

Buffalo

Kidz can request to withdraw cash or purchase airtime and data using their savings.

Rhino

Rhino shows your child’s latest account balance and transactions.

Download the Standard Bank’s Kidz APP from Apple App Store on the phone. Use the comment section to interact with other Standard Bank customers and bank consultants.

1.What is the WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO designed for?

A. Players of board games. B. Kids for self－service banking.

C. Parents for online banking. D. Travelers in the zoo.

2.Rewards will be paid if ________.

A. the kids fulfil your created missions

B. your kids get enough locked medals

C. you keep the account balanced

D. you approve the request via Kidz APP

3.Which of the following animals is related to spending?

A. Rhino. B. Leopard. C. Lion. D. Buffalo.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO?

Is it amazing that the WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO makes it fun for young children to save? With the help of Standard Bank’s Kidz APP and the Big Five animal friends, teaching your children about managing their cash has never been more fun. Let the WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO show your little ones what it means to earn and save money as well as share in the enjoyment of spending their well－earned cash.

Elephant

As your children use the mobile app to complete various actions—achieving savings goals, completing missions and achieving wishes—here various medals will be rewarded.

Earned medals are displayed in the elephant habitat as well as locked medals still to be achieved.

Leopard

Reward your kids with pocket money for completing ‘missions’: household chores, achievements, etc.

You can create a mission for your child, or your child can request a new mission. Once created, it must be accepted. The mission needs to be completed by your child and approved by you before you can pay him or her.

Lion

Help your children create and fulfil wishes. Wish cards and their savings progress can be tracked from your banking app.

Once their savings goal is reached, lion will inform you of their achievement.

Buffalo

Kidz can request to withdraw cash or purchase airtime and data using their savings.

Rhino

Rhino shows your child’s latest account balance and transactions.

Download the Standard Bank’s Kidz APP from Apple App Store on the phone. Use the comment section to interact with other Standard Bank customers and bank consultants.

1.What is the WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO designed for?

A. Players of board games. B. Travelers in the zoo.

C. Parents for online banking. D. Kids for self－service banking.

2.Rewards will be paid if ________.

A. you keep the account balanced

B. your kids get enough locked medals

C. the kids fulfil your created missions

D. you approve the request via Kidz APP

3.Which of the following animals is related to spending?

A. Rhino. B. Buffalo. C. Lion. D. Leopard.

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Compared with the nervousness of driving in the rain or snow, it is ______ to sit in a train without any worry of bad weather.

A. more tired       B. less tiring         C. less tired          D. even more tiring

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It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance,   36   for the train to take me to my   37   in Boston. The word was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves,   38   their steaming cups of coffee.

Reaching into my pocket as the   39  was approaching, my numb hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was   40  ! I searched through my bag and then I felt   41  . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be   42   there.

“What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.

“Oh, nothing…. Well, I   43   my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to   44   my match class, and the train is leaving.”

“Here, use this.”

The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up,   45  . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own   46  , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.

“Thank you, but no, I can’t.”

“  47  it – go!” The man pushed me   48   the train.  I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I   49  to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood   50  .

For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through   51  eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple   52  .

A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $ 20   53  I saw the man. And there he was.

“excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I   54  the money into his hand.

Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.

The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a   55  stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.

1.A．watching             B．looking         C．reaching    D．arranging

2.A．home              B．class          C．office     D．factory

3.A．serving             B．carrying         C．minding      D．making

4.A．chance            B．crowd             C．driver          D．train

5.A．deep                B．empty             C．messy         D．tight

6.A．hopeless            B．useless           C．relieved      D．dissatisfied

7.A．blocked             B．drawn             C．stuck     D．tied

8.A．wasted            B．counted         C．spent     D．lost

9.A．miss                B．skip           C．fail          D．stop

10.A．frightened        B．disturbed         C．surprised   D．concerned

11.A．problems          B．complaints         C．positions    D．challenges

12.A．Seize             B．Get            C．Catch        D．Take

13.A．in                 B．beyond           C．toward       D．on

14.A．offered            B．managed       C．happened  D．attempted

15.A．unconsciously       B．silently           C．seriously    D．uncomfortably

16.A．curious            B．changed          C．bright         D．widened

17.A．task               B．act             C．example     D．performance

18.A．so that            B．even if            C．now that    D．in case

19.A．dropped           B．pushed           C．pressed      D．placed

20.A．giving             B．encouraging       C．promising  D．respecting

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Jane is in a hurry because the train to the airport leaves _______ half an hour.

A. by　　 B. in　　 C. for　　 D. until

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Shanghai is the first city in the world _____________ a high-speed maglev train，from the city to Pudong Airport．

A．building　　 B．having built　　 C．to have built　　 D. built

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In front of the big Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze (青铜) statue of a dog. Even though the statue is very small when compared to the huge neon (霓虹灯) signs flashing, it isn’t 21 to find. It has been used as 22 since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to 23—just look for the crowds（人群）.

Hachiko, an Akita dog, was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were close friends that cannot be 24 right from the start. Each day Hachiko would go with his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station when he left for work. When he came back, the professor would always find the dog 25 waiting for him. 26, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home.

27 Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very strong and he 28 to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days at a time, though some believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street vendors. Over time he became a 29 sight to people going to and from work every day. In 1934, a statue of him was put 30 the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive.

1.                A．difficult         B．important       C．pleasant D．polite

2.                                  A．a parking place   B．a training center

C．a starting line                      D．a meeting point

3.                A．leave          B．arrive          C．die D．work

4.                A．touched        B．separated       C．reached D．moved

5.                A．nervously       B．disappointedly    C．patiently  D．carefully

6.                A．Sadly          B．Clearly          C．Luckily   D．Honestly

7.                A．Because        B．Since           C．Although  D．Unless

8.                A．decided        B．agreed         C．offered   D．continued

9.                A．familiar         B．strange         C．comfortable   D．funny

10.               A．inside          B．outside         C．behind    D．above

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Jane is in a hurry because the train to the airport leaves _______ half an hour.

A. by                    B. in

C. for                    D. until

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