Frances Stevens Reese Wooldland Trail GuideTh...

Frances Stevens Reese Wooldland Trail Guide

The Woodland Trail was opened to the public on October 21, 1997. Boscobel’s Board of Directors adopted a formal decision of naming the Woodland Trail in honor of former Boscobel board member, Fances Stevens Reese (1917-2003), one year after his death.

The trail(小径) is approximately 10 miles in length, leading down to Constitution Forest. When the West Point Glass Factory was operating during the Civil War, trees for miles around were cleared to provide firewood. Walking out of the forest, you will find a large mass of native hard rock about three billion years old.

Throughout this country path, you will find picture boards identifying birds and plants local to this region. You will also find signs with historic and environmental information written by area specialists.

When you take a walk through this “undiscovered” forest land, please be a considerate guest.

Before walking the trail, please purchase a pass in the Carriage House. Plan ahead, so you will be back by closing time.

Follow the trail markers and remain on the trail. Besides protecting the fragile forest ecosystem, you will reduce the risk of poison plants and snakes.

Leave rocks, plants, animals and art works where you see them so that the person behind you can have the same experience.

Carry out whatever you carry in because there are no rubbish containers on the trail. If you happen to see a piece of litter, be a good guest and pick it up.

1.When was the trail named to honor Frances Stevens Reese?

A. In 1997. B. In 1917

C. In 2003 D. In 2004

2.What can you see along the trail?

A. An old battle field. B. A glass factory.

C. Information signs. D. Rock houses.

3.What should you do as a thoughtful visitor?

A. Leave the wildlife undisturbed.

B. Throw the rubbish into the dustbins.

C. Make reservations in the Carriage House.

D. Protect the markers of the Woodland Trail.

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Mr. Reese was born in a big city. His father had several companies and got a lot of money. He could give his son all the young man wanted. He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurants or cinemas. Of course he was weak at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they knew he came from a rich family, they began to teach him to gamble(赌博). Of course he lost much money.

　Now Mr. Reese was twenty and finished middle school. He could not do anything. But his father didn't mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn't gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him to run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced(判刑)to death.

　It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain hard when Mr. Reese was being sent to the execution ground(刑场). Soon both he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily,“Bad luck! I shall be shot in such bad weather!”

　“Don't complain(抱怨), brothers” said one of the soldiers. “You're luckier than us all. We'll have to go back to the city after that!”

1.Old Reese never wanted to know about his son's studies because _________.

2.The bad young men taught Young Reese to gamble in order _________.

3.Old Reese became angry because _________.

4.Mr. Reese complained _________.

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Transport Guide

The Brisbane City Council (BCC) is responsible for bus and ferry services within the city limits and suburbs. Most buses will either arrive at the city or an interchange where connecting buses can be caught. BCC buses operate from 5:30 am to 11:00 pm Monday to Thursday and 5:30 am to 12:00 am on Fridays. On weekends and public holidays buses operate less frequently. Pre-paid bus tickets can be purchased from the QUT (Queensland University of Technology) bookshop, the campus news agency, most other news agencies and general stores, and any BCC Customer Service Centre. Short-term students at QUT cannot use their ID cards to gain a discount fare on BCC public transport. You will need to buy an adult ticket to travel. Bus fares are dependent on the number of zones you have to travel. There are several types of tickets:

Single: one way ticket to reach your destination, including transfers within 2 hours.

Daily: unlimited travel within the zones.

Off-peak Daily: discounted unlimited travel between 9:00 am and 3:30 pm and after 7:00 pm Monday to Friday, and all day on weekends and public holidays.

Weekly: unlimited travel within the zones for one week from the date of issue.

Monthly: unlimited travel within the zones for one calendar month from the date of issue.

Ten-trip Saver: 10 trips at any time within the zones on buses and ferries only.

Transport routes, timetables and fare information are available from: Public Transport Information Centre, 69 Ann Street (corner of George St), Brisbane City.

Phone 131230 (Transport Information Service)

1.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.buses are scheduled as usual on weekends and public holidays

B.regular students at QUT need to buy adult tickets.

C.Pre-paid tickets can be bought from the Public Transport Information Centre

D.Ten-trip Savers can be used at off-peak time

2.An exchange student staying at QUT for five days has to travel between zones every day. What type of ticket would be probably buy?

A.Single. B.Weekly.

C.Off-peak Daily. D.Ten-trip Saver.

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1.We can know from the passage that _________.

A. there are three books with tapes

B. we can buy the 4 kinds of books in bookstores

C. two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett

D. the books are cheaper in bookstores than online

2.Which of the following is about UNCLE TOM’S CABIN?

A. It first came out in the 1950s.

B. It’s about the struggle during the American Civil War.

C. A brave girl successfully fought against slaves.

D. It’s a famous American novel full of imagination and adventures.

3.In ________ Mary brings the house and a garden back to life with the help of the power of　 hope, friendship and nature’s magic.

A. A LITTLE PRINCESS　　 B. PETER PAN

C. THE SECRET GARDEN　　 D. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

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The 82-year-old Frances Wood entered the Nazarene University two years ago. At that time, her husband of 59 years died, which left her a little lonely and sad. As a result, she started to study at university.

Ms Wood said that she was the oldest student on campus, and was known as “Granny Franny”. The lady is just like a grandma away from home. The students wanted to vote Ms Wood as the homecoming queen, but the granny refused to accept the honor. So instead, the school honored her during half time at a football game by making her become the homecoming granny queen, the first award of its kindness ever given by the school. Ms Wood got a standing ovation(鼓掌) and was presented with flowers. To prove her popularity further, she had three male youths holding on her arm for the evening ceremony.

Ms Wood took classes in finance, history and literature at university. She said after being widowed two years before, she needed something different to do. When she got to college, she said it was a little surreal being surrounded by the young ones. “I think this is unbelievable and dreamlike to do this,” she said.

Eager to get into her little classmate circle, she handed out homemade business cards with her phone number and e-mail address, so that the students could reach out to her. The cards also featured a photo of her, saying “about 10 years ago”.

1.Why did Ms Wood decide to study at school? (no more than 10 words)

2.What is the main idea of the 2nd paragraph? (no more than 15 words)

3.What does the underlined word “surreal” in the 3rd paragraph mean? (1 word)

4.Why did Ms Wood hand out her business cards? (no more than 10 words)

5.What do you think of Ms Wood? And why? (no more than 20 words)

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Secret Garden is a children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1911. 1. (set) in England, it is one of Burnett’s most popular novels and is considered a classic of English children’s literature. Several stage and film 2. (adapt) have been made. At the turn of the 20th century, Mary Lennox is sickly and unloved 10-tear-old girl, born in India to 3. (wealth) British parents who never want her. She is cared 4. by servants, who allow her 5. (become) a spoiled, aggressive and selfish child. 6. through the discovery of her aunt’s secret garden, her brother, and a cousin, Mary becomes a child we would all like to have as part of our household.

The Secret Garden has become 7. important part of children’s literature, in 2003, it ranked number 51 in “The Big Read,” 8. was a survey of the British public by the BBC to identify the “Nation’s Best-loved” among all kinds. Based on a 2007 online survey, it 9. (name) one of “Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children” by the U.S. National Education Association. In 2012 it ranked number 15 among all-time children’s 10. (novel) in a survey published by School Library Journal.

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Typhoon Mangkhu attacked the Pearl River Delta on Sunday,1. (leave) a trail of damage, flooding and injuries in its wake and forcing the closure of schools, markets and most public s2. across the area.

After claiming at 3.29 lives in the Philippines, the 4.(destroy) storm has caused 4 deaths in Guangdong.

Hong Kong Observatory kept its highest No 10 Hurricane Signal（十号风球） in effect for 10 hours from morning to evening on Sunday.

In the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, strong winds and heavy rain left more than 213 people5.(injure) , and over 1,200 people sought refuge（应急避难） in temporary government shelters.

According to the Guangdong Meteorological Observatory, Mangkhut will c6.to cause heavy rain and bring strong winds to the province7.Thursday.

E8. said the warm seawater in the South China Sea helped Mangkhut maintain its strength after an 9.(early) landfall in the Philippines.

P10., firefighters and other members of government departments worked overnight to clean and repair damaged public facilities.

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Lee Spargo initially set up an outdoor trail camera at his home near Mount Holly in hopes of catching a wild fox that had been hunting his chickens. But he was aware of another danger Tuesday night when the camera caught footage of his house being swallowed in flames.

A fire inside Lee’s home triggered (触发) the camera and sent an alarm to his phone around 2:22 a.m. Lee woke up thinking he had caught the fox, but soon realized that his house was on fire instead.

“If I didn’t set up the equipment, we’d all be dead. It saved our lives,” he said. “I got up, Thinking ‘Oh, the fox is out there and I’m going to get him’. And then I saw a big reflection in the kitchen and I was considering, ‘What’s that?’”

Lee said he quickly jumped into action and got his wife Rhonda and his two kids Jonathan and Meagan out of the burning building. The family was also able to rescue two of their four dogs from the fire. Unfortunately, Lee’s 4-year-old Lulu and 2-year-old Sampson did not survive.

“We were yelling for them to get out, but the poor things were just so scared. They were just trying to hide,” Lee said.

Lee and his family also said they lost a number of personal belongings in the fire, including a treasured clock that had survived another fire at a relative’s home years ago. “We’ve been here for a long time. We raised our kids here,” he said. “We lost all in a couple hours. But at least I still have my family.”

1.Why did Lee set up an outdoor game trail camera?

A.To catch a fox. B.To prevent the fire.

C.To monitor his family. D.To help him feed the chicken.

2.What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The alarm. B.The phone.

C.The camera. D.The wild animal.

3.Who is Lulu according to the text?

A.Lee’s wife. B.One of Lee’s lost dogs.

C.One of Lee’s friends. D.Lee’s daughter.

4.What can we learn about Lee from the last paragraph?

A.He lost faith in life.

B.He had survived in another fire.

C.He regretted living there for such a long time.

D.He was still positive towards life.

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Have you ever had a doctor write you a prescription(处方) for three laps around a local trail（小径）? How about a prescription for sit-ups?

These treatments may not be as typical as the drugs that are usually used to treat our problems, but maybe they should be: a new report shows that regular exercise can be just as effective as prescription drugs for patients with depression and anxiety.

“Individuals who exercise report fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, and lower levels of stress and anger, “ said the paper’s co-author, Jasper Smith, director of the Anxiety Research and Treatment Program at Southern Methodist University. “ Exercise may help patients with depression re-establish positive behaviors. For patients with anxiety disorders, exercise reduces their fears of fear and related bodily sensations such as a racing heart and rapid breathing.”

In a separate study, published in Physical Therapy journal, scientists studied 161 women who’ d recently given birth to babies, and decided them into two groups. New mothers tend to develop post-partum depression(产后抑郁), and the scientists wanted to find out whether exercise could prevent such problems. One group of women was given specialized exercises as part of an eight-week parenting education program, while the other was given only written education. The physical element seemed to do the trick; the researchers report that the number of women identified as “at risk” for post-partum depression was reduced by half in the exercising group.

Another recent study shows that even when a patient has a chronic illness like cancer or a heart condition, regular exercise can dramatically increase wellbeing by reducing anxiety. Researchers from University of Georgia analyzed 40 clinical trials involving almost 3,000 patients, and found that the patients who reported exercising regularly had a 20% reduction in symptoms of anxiety compared to those who didn’t exercise. As a result, they were more likely to follow their recommended treatment plan.

Of course, there are still some situations where prescription drugs are necessary, and we recommend you leave it to your doctor to determine when that may be. But in many cases, the best medicine may simply be to get up off the couch and go for a walk.

1.Which of the following is the common method to treat depression and anxiety?

A. Drug.　　 B. Exercise　　 C. Run.　　 D. walk

2.Why does the writer mention another two studies?

A. To compare the two studies to find their similarities.

B. To prove the theory: regular exercise can reduce people’s depression and anxiety.

C. To compare Jasper Smith’s study with the two ones.

D. To help those suffering from depression and anxiety get rid of them.

3.What is the text mainly about?

A. Why should we take more exercise?

B. Several studies about the problem of depression and anxiety.

C. Regular exercise can reduce the symptoms of depression and anxiety.

D. The relationship between regular exercise and physical health.

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We should encourage the planting of new trees and ______our__________ woodland.

A. keep…present    B. protect …existed     C. save…present   D. preserve…existing

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