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In England and Australia， it is more common than in the United States for a student to take a gap year(间隔年). What is a gap year? After high school， it's time for students to go to college. But some students don't go to college directly. ①They will spend one year traveling or doing some other activities before entering college. The year is called a gap year.
On the one hand， students can learn a lot during a gap year.②Before the gap year， students who take a break from their education will come back to college. When they come back， they will have a clear opinion about what they want to do in their life. ③ may， learning， they， their， towards， attitude(态度)， change.
On the other hand， delaying(延期) college for one year can mean increased education costs of 8% or more. Besides higher education costs， the cost of the gap year can be large. That depends on the activities the student chooses.
Taking a gap year has advantages and ④ . After considering all the things， I might take a gap year. My dream is to be a tour guide. I will spend one year working as a travel agent. That would be a wonderful experience for me.
任务一：请将文中①处划线句子译成汉语。
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任务二：请将文中②处划线句中的一个单词的错误用法找出，并改正在横线上。
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任务三：请将文中③处的斜体单词连成句子。
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任务四：请在文中④处的横线上填入一个适当的单词。
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5.The best title(题目) for the passage is .
A.Taking a Gap Year B.Increasing Education Costs
C.Traveling around the World D.Working as a Travel Agent
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–How long is it _______ we last met?
–More than ten years, I believe. I went to Australia in 2006 and came back only yesterday.
A. since B. before C. until D. after
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There are about 80,000,000 mines* under the ground in more . than 60 countries. It is difficult and dangerous to clear these rnines, About 50 people including many children were’ killed ‘or htirt each iay. In 2003, APOPO, a Dutch research com pan y that uains the an imals, came up with the-idea of s\ng rats to search for the mines.
The animal trainers ‘found that a kind of rats from Africa were clever and had.a sharp* sense of smell. The rats were about 75 cm long and.weighed about l.35 kg, light enough to run across a minefield without setting off the mines.
In January 2004, the APOPO started this project. First, the trainers let the 4-week-old baby rats get familiar with humans. A few weeks later, the rats were no Ionger afraid of people and ‘the things around them. Then they were trained to connect a click* sound with food. After the rats had leamed that, the trainers then taught them to tell the difference between the smell of mines and other smells. When the rats could do it, the click was sounded and they were given a bit of banana. The method was called clicker training. “The training isn’t easy, said trainer Abdullah Mchomvu. “You have to be patient. Sometimes I get angry, but then again, I tell myself these are animals.”
After nine months’ training, the rats were taken to a minefiel山 They’ran across the minefield, stopped, sat and scratched the ground to tell the deminers* that they smelt out’a mine. Then the mine was cleared. It had taken two ‘deminers a day to clear a 200㎡ . minefield, but with the help of two rats ‘they could finish it in two hours.
The rats and ~he deminers saved thousands of lives, “The rats did this job much better than we expected. So far they have helped to make almost 2,000,000㎡ of land safe. They are heroes,” said Bart Weeqens, the head of the APOPO.
1. The APOPO trained the rats to search for ________.
A. children B. animals C. mines D. bananas
2. While training the rats, the trainers have to be
A. patient B. clever C. brave D. serious
3. How long did the training last?
A. Two hours. B. One day. C. Four weeks. D. Nine months.
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Each day about 200 people were killed or hurt by mines,
B.The APOPO started to train the rats in January 2004.
C. The trainers gave the rats food after they smelt out a mine.
D.The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives.
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On December 31, a big fire ________in the southeastern part of Australia and more than 2,000,000 people got hurt.
A.ran out B.carried out C.turned out D.broke out
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There are about 80.000.000 mines under the ground in more than 60 countries. It is difficult and dangerous to clear these mines.About 50 people including many children were killed or hurt each day.In 2003，APOPO，a Duch research company that trains the animals,came up with the idea of using rats to search for the mines.
The animal trainers found that a kind of rats from Africa were clever and had a sharp sense of smell.The rats were about 75 cm long and weighted about 1.35 kg.light enough to run across a minefield without setting off the mines.
In January 2004，the APOPO startec this preject.First ,the trainers let the 4-week-old baby rats get familier with humans. A few weeks later，the rats were no longer afraid of people and the things around them.Then they were trained to connect a click sound with food.After the rats had learned that ,the trainers then taught them to tell the different between the smell of mines and other smells.When the rats could do it，the click was sounded and they were given a bit of bananas.The method was called clicker training.“The training isn’t easy.”said the trainer Adulish Mebomvu.“You have to be patient.Sometimes I get angry,but then again.I tell myself these are animals.”
After nine months’ training,the rats were taken to 4 minefield. They ran across the minefield ,stopped, sat and searched the ground to tell the deminers that they smelt out a mine. Then the mine was cleared.It had taken two deminers a day to clear a 200 m2 minefield. But with the help of two rats they could finish it in two hours.
The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives.“The rats did this job much better than we expected.So far they have helpde to make almost 2.000.000 m2 of land safe.They are heroes.”said Bart Woetjcds.the head of the APOPO.
1.The APOPO trained the rats to search for__.
A. children B.animals C. minea D.bananas
2.While training the rats,the trainers have to be __.
A.patient B. clever C.brave D.serious
3.How long did the training last?
A.Two hours B. One day C. Four weeks D.Nine month
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE acorrding to the passage?
A. Each day about 200 people were killed or hurt by minea
B. The APOPO started to train the rats is January 2004.
C. The trainers gave the rats food after they smelt out a mine .
D.The rats and the deminres saved thousands of livers.
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On December 31,2019, a big fire ________ in the south-eastern part of Australia and more than 2,000,000 people got hurt.
A.broke out B.ran out C.put out D.came out
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Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws (法律) have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition (展览). There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
1.Australia is .
A. the largest country in the world
B. larger than China
C. as large as Shanghai
D. not so large as China
2.Enough laws have been made to .
A. increase the population
B. grow more plants
C. fight against pollution
D. show wild flowers
3.Perth is .
A. the capital of Australia
B. in the west of Australia
C. in the east of Australia
D. the biggest city in Australia
4.In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' exhibition in .
A. October B. January
C. May D. July
5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.
B. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.
C. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.
D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.
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______ is the largest city with a population of more than four million people in Australia.
A. London B. Sydney C. Paris
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Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. 1t is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws (法律)have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth， the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flower exhibition (展览). There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flower exhibition. After visiting Perth we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path(小路) at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is well-known for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
1.Australia is ________.
A．the largest country in the world B．larger than China
C．as large as Shanghai D．not as large as China.
2.Enough laws have been made to ________.
A．increase the population B．grow more plants
C．fight against pollution D．show wild flowers
3.Perth is ________.
A．the capital of Australia B．in the west of Australia
C．in the east of Australia D．the biggest city in Australia
4.In Perth you may visit a wild flower in ________.
A．October B．January C．May D．July
5.Which of the following sentences is true?
A．All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.
B．Australia is well-known for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.
C．We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep.
D．If you go to the town in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.
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Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of earth. When China is in autumn, it’s spring in Australia. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in western Australia, and went to a wild flowers exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from the town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep everywhere.
1.What do you know about Australia according to the passage?
A. It’s the largest country in the world.
B. It’s as large as Shanghai.
C. It’s not as large as China.
D. It’s the largest island in the west of the earth.
2.In Perth you may visit a wild flowers show when China is in .
A. October B. January C. April D. June
3.Which of the following is true?
A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers.
B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.
C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us.
D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of kangaroos.
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