The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of Eng...

The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.

What we offer

Visitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.

The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.

We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area.

Activities

Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.

Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.

Did you know…?

The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.

Find out more

Check out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.

1. Why are there always new fossils to see at the museum?

A. New fossils are discovered constantly.

B. People keep donating fossils to the museum.

C. Only a few of the fossils are displayed each day.

D. The museum exchanges fossils with other museums.

2.Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?

A. Food for a picnic.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Attending fossil hunts.

C. Having fossils identified.　　　　　　　　 D. A souvenir of the museum.

3.One can book a fossil hunt _____.

A. through a BBC programme　　　　　　 B. through the museum’s website

C. by making a call to the museum　　　　 D. by visiting the museum personally

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The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.

What we offer

Visitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.

The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.

We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area.

Activities

Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.

Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.

Did you know…?

The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.

Find out more

Check out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Isle of Wight is the best place in the world for discovering dinosaur bones.

B. There is a special picnic area for vistors.

C. The museum has a variety of different fossils which have been displayed to the public before.

D. Vistors can also find many different kinds of dinosaurs that live there.

2.One can book a fossil hunt ______.

A. through a BBC program

B. through the museum’s website

C. by making a call to the museum

D. by visiting the museum personally

3.Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?

A. Food for a picnic.

B. Attending fossil hunts.

C. A souvenir of the museum.

D. Having fossils identified.

4.The passage is most probably taken from ______.

A. a conference interview

B. a travel magazine

C. a history book

D. a science fiction

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The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.

What we offer

Visitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.

The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.

We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area.

Activities

Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.

Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.

Did you know…?

The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.

Find out more

Check out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.

1.Why are there always new fossils to see at the museum?

A. New fossils are discovered constantly.

B. People keep donating fossils to the museum.

C. Only a few of the fossils are displayed each day.

D. The museum exchanges fossils with other museums.

2.Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?

A. Food for a picnic.　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Attending fossil hunts.

C. Having fossils identified.　　　　　　　　

D. A souvenir of the museum.　　

3.One can book a fossil hunt _____.

A. through a BBC programme　　　　　　

B. through the museum’s website

C. by making a call to the museum　　　　

D. by visiting the museum personally

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Brighton is in the county of East Sussex, on the South coast of England. Situated between the English Channel and the South Downs, Brighton is 90 km from London. Brighton's nearby neighbor, Hove, is seen by some as a more desirable location than Brighton and it is often referred to by locals as "Hove, actually".

Brighton is a small city but there's probably as much going on here as anywhere in the country except London. Brighton has numerous entertainment facilities, which additionally serve a considerable business conference industry. There's a huge range of entertainment venues, including comedy at the Brighton Komedia, world music, opera and ballet at the Brighton Dome, jazz at the Joogleberry, top stars at the Brighton Centre and pre-West End shows at the Theatre Royal. The live music scene is also alive and well with several bands originating from the Brighton area going on to have commercial success in recent years.

Every year in May, Brighton hosts the "Brighton Festival" ------the largest arts festival in England. Brighton's theatres, concert halls, streets and some of the city's most extraordinary venues host an array of art, entertainment and extravaganza (盛大表演). The earliest feature of the festival, "Open Houses" -----homes of artists and crafts people, opened up to the public as galleries and usually sell the works of the inhabitants and their friends.

Students at the two universities in the area give the city a youthful vitality (活力), and in the summer, thousands of young students from all over Europe gather in the city to attend language courses. In addition to the usual coastal attractions, vacationers are drawn to the city's Georgian architecture, trendy shops, and fine restaurants. Points of interest also include the Edwardian Preston Man or, the ornate Royal Pavilion, the engaging Sea Life Center, and a variety of museums and art galleries.

1.What's the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To introduce Brighton to the readers.

B. To attract foreign students to study in Brighton.

C. To show his admiration for the city of Brighton.

D. To list entertainments in Brighton.

2.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A. The term of "Hove"

B. The situation of Brighton.

C. The county of East Sussex.

D. The distance between Brighton and London.

3.According to the passage, where can you go if you enjoy watching opera?

A. Brighton Komedia.　 B. Joogleberry.

C. Theatre Royal.　　 　 D.Brighton Dome.

4.Why do people in Brighton have a good time in May every year?

A. Because they can enjoy all kinds of music played by top artists.

B. Because top stars from the world will go to Perform there.

C. Because the largest arts festival in England is held there.

D. Because the local people can appreciate works in the Open Houses.

5.How many of the followings that attract people to Brighton are mentioned?

a. two universities

b. the summer language courses

c. the coastal attractions

d. the city's Georgian architecture

e. the fine restaurants

A. 2　　 B. 3　　　 C. 4　　 　 D. 5

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People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem .In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone(石灰石)cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.

Erosion(侵蚀)of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland(向内陆).Experts have studied the areas and most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.

Angry owners have called on the government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from on area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock that will not be eaten as limestone is .Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it w=may turn out to be a knockdown home.

1.What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?

A. The rising of the sea levelB. The experts’ lack of knowledge.

C. The washing-away of limestone cliffs.             D. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.

2.The experts’ duty on the problem of erosion can_____.

A. warn people whose homes are in danger.   B. provide an effective way to slow it down.

C. help to prevent it from worsening.            D. lead to its eventual solution.

3.It is not practical to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ______.

A. house agents along the coast do not support the idea.

B. it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas.

C. the government is too slow in taking action.

D. they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents.

4.According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should_____.

A. take the quality of the house into consideration.

B. guard against being cheated by the house agent.

C. examine the house carefully before making a decision.

D. be aware of the potential danger involved.

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The Isle of Man lies in the Irish Sea, between the north of England 1. Ireland. It 2. (become) separated from Britain and Ireland by 6500 BC. It is a 3. (self-govern) dependency （属地） of Britain, and its parliament 4. (date) back to Viking times over a thousand years village 5.. There are 22 local authorities on the Isle of Man, consisting 6. 4 town, 2 district, 2 village and 14 parish authorities. However, the British government has final authority and the Queen is Head of State. The Isle of Man has 7. own currency and a very low rate of tax, so it is popular with rich people and banks and financial businesses. Road-racing is very popular and attracts 8. (thousand) of visitors, especially to the motorcycle races in May and June. A type of cat 9. (find) on the island, called “Manx” cat, is famous for having no tail. The 10. (office) symbol of the Isle of Man, used on the flag, is a circle with three legs attached.

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Madagascar lies in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa. The island is perhaps best known as the unique home of the lemur (狐猴）. But those lemurs live among some of the most rich and varied flora (植物群）in the world. And so threatened is that flora that British and Malagasy scientists were involved in a project to collect seeds from the island to be stored in a British seed bank. The project is being done by the Royal Botanic Garden in London. The botanist Steward Cable is head of the conservation center there and a frequent visitor of the island.

I mean Madagascar is well known as one of the top biodiversity hot spots in the world. It has perhaps 13,000 plant species. 90% of those are unique to the country, i.e. found nowhere else in the world. But also many species, many of those species are only found in small areas.　　　 And I would say that probably about 80% of the population are dependent on farming.

And a lot of their farming is slash and burn，shifting cultivation (耕作）where farmers have to move to a new patch of forest every year. They cut it and they burn it and they can grow dry rice or cassava for a year or so or two years at most.And the nutrients are gone and they have　 to move to a new patch of forest .And for centuries that would not have been a problem with the low population and with long periods of no farming but people returning after three or five years something like that ,then the forest became grassland. So we are losing many of those species in Madagascar, those unique species.

1.which of the following is the habitat of the lemur?

A.Madagascar B.Britain

C.An Indian island. D.The coast

2.Why do scientists collect seeds from Madagascar?

A.The lemur will die out without them.

B.The flora on Madagascar is in great danger.

C.The island will sink to the bottom of the ocean.

D.The British seed bank wants to make money from them.

3.What is the result of the way people farm?

A.Many farmers have lost their homes. B.The population is becoming smaller.

C.Some rare species are gone. D.The crops are poor in nutrition.

4.How does the author sound?

A.Hopeless. B.Enthusiastic. C.Optimistic. D.Worried.

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Heimaey is a small island off the southern coast of Iceland of just 4,200 people. But with its neighboring islands, there ______ the world’s largest puffin colony (海鹦群). Each spring, puffins go to the islands to breed. Around August, baby puffins ______ their way to the ocean. That’s when the ______ begins.

Baby puffins leave at night by instinct (本能) and follow the light of the ______ to the sea. But they are　 ______ by bright lights. Every year, a large number ______ lost. Worse still, the lost birds are ______ hit by cars or eaten by cats.

Each breeding season, the ______ of Heimaey start their own midnight ______, which is called the Puffling Patrol. They ______ to form search parties. “When you see a bird, you try to ______ it and guide it into the box,” Eldur Hansen, a 14-year-old boy said.

The next morning, they take the birds to the beach for ______. Over the years, kids have even developed a ______ method. “You do not throw them like a baseball,” Eldur says. “You hold them in both hands. Then ______ your arms out in front of you and let go.” Before being set ______, the birds are ______and tagged(附上标签) for tracking purposes.

“Thanks to kids’ help, we scientists have learned that baby puffins now weigh less. That means they have a ______ chance of survival,” says Erpur Hansen, Eldur’s dad, a researcher in the Southeast Iceland Nature Research Center.

Scientists worry puffins will ______ completely. But the kids give ______ to Erpur Hansen. “The ______ is that people can make a difference,” he says. “Each time these kids help a bird get back to the ocean, they show us that.”

1.A.has B.lives C.stands D.contains

2.A.search B.continue C.make D.follow

3.A.life B.journey C.trouble D.luck

4.A.sun B.moon C.candle D.bulb

5.A.puzzled B.excited C.delighted D.surprised

6.A.get into B.give off C.figure out D.end up

7.A.slightly B.fluently C.mainly D.hardly

8.A.scientists B.children C.birds D.adults

9.A.adventure B.voyage C.research D.competition

10.A.collect B.get C.turn D.gather

11.A.corner B.run C.catch D.count

12.A.sale B.freedom C.fun D.release

13.A.gentle B.calm C.tough D.rough

14.A.take B.fold C.spread D.wave

15.A.up B.down C.apart D.free

16.A.raised B.weighed C.eaten D.tapped

17.A.lower B.higher C.worse D.better

18.A.die away B.die out C.die down D.die off

19.A.source B.love C.energy D.patience

20.A.purpose B.news C.story D.message

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Bring the Family?

Port Regis is well situated for exploring the beautiful South and West of England and Wales．

The school has excellent hotels and guest houses nearby for parents who are dropping off or collecting their children from the school．

Please note:

All students attending English Country Schools must live in the appointed place．

We do not recommend that parents live locally while their child is at school．Experience suggests that this often upsets the child and disturbs progress．

Howard's．House Country Hotel & Restaurant

About 15 minutes from Port Regis School, Howard's House is set in large gardens hidden in the quietness of the lovely Nadder Valley．

Plumber Manor

Plumer Manor is a comfortable manor house built of local stones, situated about 20 minutes from Port Regis School．The 17th century house is surrounded by lawns and is set in quiet Dorset countryside．The stream runs through the grounds．

Woodville Farm Bed & Self-catering

Woodville Farm is a family-run farm set in the Dorset countryside about 5 minutes from Port Regis School．Bed and breakfast accommodation: one double bedroom & one twin bedroom both with bathrooms, tea & coffee making facilities, color television & hairdryer．There is also a self-catering 2-bedroom bungalow （平房）nearby．

Stock Hill Country House Hotel & Restaurant

Stock Hill Country House Hotel & Restaurant is a late Victorian building set in eleven acres of mature, beautifully planned grounds on the borders of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire．About 10 minutes from Port Regis School．

1.The passage is mainly written for________．

A．students

B．general readers

C．parents

D．overseas travelers

2.Parents are advised not to live locally when children are having classes because ________．

A．children are not too excited to be with their parents

B．parents stay with their children for too long

C．their visit makes children uneasy about themselves

D．their stay there affects children's studies

3.If you prefer to live in a stone house, which hotel would you choose? _______

A．Plumber Manor．

B．Woodville Farm Bed & Self-catering．

C．Howard's House Country Hotel & Restaurant．

D．Stock Hill Country House Hotel & Restaurant．

4.Woodville Farm is different from other hotels in that________．

A．it is hidden in a large garden

B．guests can cook their own food

C．it dates back to Victorian times

D．it has a very beautiful country scenery

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The largest earthquake ( magnitude里氏 9.5) of the 20th century happened on May 22, 1960 off the coast of South Central Chile. 

It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific wide tsunamis(海啸). Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concep-cion to the south end of Isla Chiloe. The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloe -----the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中). Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland. 

There was large damage and loss of life at Concep-cion, Chile's top industrial city. Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people. At the port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed . A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless.

Total damage losses, including to agriculture and to industry, were estimated(估计) to be over a half billion dollars . The total number of death related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region. Estimates of deaths reached between 4,900 to 57,002 with no distinction(差别) as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami. However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami.

1.Where did the largest tsunami damage occurred? 

A. Concep--cion.    B. Isla Chiloe.     C. Valdivia     D. Valparaiso.

2.What can we learn about the tsunami waves generated by the earthquake? 

A. The tsunami waves as high as 25 meters arrived immediately after the earthquake.

B. The tsunami waves killed 200 people and sank all the boats. 

C. The tsunami waves were very destructive. 

D. The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland.

3.What is the total number of deaths in the earthquake? 

A. About 2,000,000.             B. Between 4,900 to 57,002.

C. About 200,000.               D. It was hard to know.

4.What does the underlined word "collapsed" in the third paragragh probably mean ?

A. was destroyed      B. caught fire      C. was flooded     D. sank

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