The Opening of The Book NookSaturday, October...

The Opening of The Book Nook

Saturday, October 4　　 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

You will not want to miss the opening of your new neighborhood bookstore! Located at 2289 Main Street, the Book Nook is within walking distance of schools and many homes and businesses. Come and check out the Book Nook on Saturday!

Activities will include:

• Live music by local musicians

• One Book-of-the-Month Club membership giveaway

Wide Selection

The Book Nook has three floors with books of all kinds — any kind you could want. If we do not have the book you are looking for, we can specially order it for you. You will have it in your hands within two days!

Reading Nooks

We are proud of our children’s reading area on the first floor, as well as our teenagers’ nook on the second floor. Come for the activities and stay a while! Settle in one of these inviting reading areas; take a seat with a good book and a free cup of hot chocolate. You will discover the perfect way to spend a few hours.

Book Events

The Book Nook will be featuring (以…为特色) monthly book signings by different authors, giving you a chance to meet and speak with well-known writers. Do not miss the experience of hearing these authors read aloud from their own books!

The Book-of-the-Month Club

Our Book-of-the-Month Club will feature 12 books each year. As a member, you will be able to select one new book each month. The membership fee is only $10.00 per month. That is a great price for 12 books each year!

So please join us on Saturday and learn about all that the Book Nook has to offer. You can come anytime between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. — our activities last all day long!

1.According to “Reading Nooks”, a nook is _____.

A. a club that children may join　　 B. a space for a certain purpose

C. a program for teenage readers　　 D. a prize in a national competition

2.What can we learn about the Book Nook?

A. It is a well-located bookstore.

B. Any books can be found right there.

C. It is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.

D. The third floor is specially designed for children.

3.As a member of the Book-of-the-Month Club, you _____.

A. can buy any books in the Book Nook at a low price

B. may borrow as many as 12 books every week

C. need to pay 120 dollars every year

D. should be over the age of 12

4.The purpose of the text is to get more people to _____.

A. give away books

B. visit the bookstore

C. learn from famous writers

D. read different kinds of books

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The book ing notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:

Price: ＄10

BOOKING

There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:

In person

The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m.

By telephone

Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）

By post

Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.

Online

Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. com

DISCOUNTS:

Saver: ＄2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.

Supersaver: Half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.

Standby: Best available seats are on sale for ＄6 from one hour before the performance for people

Suitable for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.

Group Bookings: There is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.

School: School parties of ten or more can book ＄6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.

Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

1.According to the notes, who can get ＄2 off?

A. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.

B. A 55-year-old woman.

C. An 18-year-old teenager.

D. A 20-year-old full-time college student.

2.If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?

A. ＄120　　 B. ＄126　　 C. ＄140　　 D. ＄150

3.What kind of tickets are the cheapest?

A. The standby tickets for school parties of ten or more

B. The tickets for Saver discount.

C. The standby tickets.

D. The tickets for group booking

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The booking notes of the play “Sherlock”

Price: $10

BOOKING

There are four easy ways to book seats for the performance:

—in person

The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 am—8 pm

—by telephone

Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa and MasterCard).

—by post

Simply complete the booking form and return it to Box Office.

—online

Complete the online booking form at www.Satanfiedtheatre.com.

DISCOUNTS:

Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.

Supersavers: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.

Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people suitable for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.

Group Booking: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.

School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets and will get every tenth ticket free.

Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

1.If you want to book a ticket of the play, you can ________.

A. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office

B. go to the Box Office on Sundays

C. scan the website www.Boxoffice.com

D. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by cash

2.According to the text, who can get $2 off?

A. A 50-year-old father.

B. A 13-year-old student.

C. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.

D. A 55-year-old woman.

3.If you make a group booking for a group of 20 adults, how much should you pay?

A. $200.　　 B. $150.

C. $160.　　 D. $180.

4.What do we know from the text?

A. A. A group of 10 persons can get 10 percent discount.

B. The audience can refund money if the performance is on show.

C. School parties of twelve can book $6 standby tickets.

D. There are only seven wheelchair spaces in the theatre.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Before the opening ceremony of the supermarket, some workers are sent to _____ leaflets on the road.

A. abandon　　 B. accumulate

C. drop　　 D. distribute

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The famous musician, as well as his students, _____ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo.

A. were invited　 B. was invited

C. have been invited D. has been invited

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hee-haw! Scores of farms across the country are opening up to overnight guests．The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn ----- plus here a moo, there a moo．

Sure, you and your kids plan to conquer the theme parks．In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation．

LIBERTY HILL FARM

Rochester, Vt．; 802/767-3926; www．libertyhillfarm．com．Adults$75, teens $50,kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths．

Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook．You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough（生面团） for a pie．Bob’s busy with other work．Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs．Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 a．m．to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season．

HULL-O FARM

Durham, N．Y．; 518/239-6950; www．hull-o．com; Adults $110, kids 10—14 $60, 5—9 $50, 2—4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths．

It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices．But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it．As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch（入口处）of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar．Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride（乘坐装满干草的牛车出游）．

MERAMEC FARM CABINS

Bourbon, Mo．; 573/732-4765; http://www．wine-mo．com Doubles with private bath $75, $10 per additional person．Trail and riding fees extra．

Climb onto the back of the Ford pickup and catch up with the herd．One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back．At the barn（牲口棚）, Carol will introduce you to the horses ---15 Missouri Fox Trotters --- and lead you on a trail ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims．Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river．When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants or wineries（酿酒厂）, within 20 miles of the farm．

1.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that ___________．

A．you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant

B．some farm provide country experiences as well as good accommodations

C．farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals

D．if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm

2.We can learn from the three ads that _____________．

A．Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors

B．Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook

C．kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm

D．you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm

3.The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter．If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

A．$175．               B．$220．                C．$235．               D．$250．

4.Who will be most likely interested in the webpage?

A．Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks．

B．People who expect to be employed on the farm．

C．Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms．

D．Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

３１ｓｔ　Ｏｃｔｏｂｅｒ　—— A team of British explorers has announced they are going to the North Pole to measure the ice cap’s thickness. The exploration will take ground-based readings (仪表的读数) of an ice formation which most scientists agree is shrinking at an alarming rate.

Explorer Pen Hadow’s three-member team will pull a sled-fixed radar device, which measures ice density every eight centimeters, 2,000 kilometers across the Arctic and will produce millions of readings.

They will leave in February, 2008 and will face temperatures of -50℃ on a journey that will take up to 120 days. They have been testing their equipment in Britain and Canada.

Hadow is excited about the prospects (前景), “For the first time we will be able to transmit video images — webcam film of the expedition — as it unfolds so people can track us, and the whole idea is to engage as many people as we can in what we’re doing.”

New fallen snow on top of the ice makes ground-based measurements more accurate than satellite data.

“It has been in the planning stage for a while,” said Hadow. “We spent the last two years developing impulse radar (冲击雷达), which normally is about 100 kilograms and hangs under an aircraft and so on. We’ve managed to get it down to about 4 kilograms. It’s the size of a briefcase and we are dragging it behind the sled as we go.”

　　The ice cap shrank enough in 2007 so that a pathway through the cap known as the Northwest Passage opened up during the melting of the Arctic summer.

Cambridge University’s Joao Rodrigues explains, “Thickness of the ice cap will determine how much solar radiation will be reflected and the heat exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere and it is thus a vital component (成分) of climate models.”

If warming trends continue, some experts predict that the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free during the summer within a few decades.

1.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Exploration to the North Pole.

B. Arctic ice cap shrinking.

C. Arctic ice survey announced.

D. Ground-based measurements of ice.

2.What is special about the exploration?

A. It will be broadcast live on the Internet.

B. Explorers will use a sled-fixed radar device.

C. Explorers will travel in extremely cold conditions.

D. Ground-based measurements are more accurate.

3.What is the purpose of the exploration?

A. To measure the ice cap’s thickness.

B. To study whether ice will disappear in the Arctic.

C. To make a film about the Arctic exploration.

D. To make people interested in what they are doing.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. ice in the Arctic will disappear in ten years

B. the exploration will last for half a year

C. Hadow spent two years developing a kind of radar, which is about 100 kilograms

D. if there is snow on ice, satellites can’t measure the ice thickness accurately enough

5.From the passage, we learn that ________.

A. the explorers will measure ice density every other centimeter

B. people will be able to follow the explorers and see what they are doing

C. people could go through the Northwest Passage in the 2007 Arctic summer

D. the equipment that Hadow’s team use will be tested in the United States

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

31^st October —— A team of British explorers has announced they are going to the North Pole to measure the ice cap’s thickness. The exploration will take ground-based readings (仪表的读数) of an ice formation which most scientists agree is shrinking at an alarming rate.

Explorer Pen Hadow’s three-member team will pull a sled-fixed radar device, which measures ice density every eight centimeters, 2,000 kilometers across the Arctic and will produce millions of readings.

They will leave in February, 2008 and will face temperatures of -50℃ on a journey that will take up to 120 days. They have been testing their equipment in Britain and Canada.

Hadow is excited about the prospects (前景), “For the first time we will be able to transmit video images — webcam film of the expedition — as it unfolds so people can track us, and the whole idea is to engage as many people as we can in what we’re doing.”

New fallen snow on top of the ice makes ground-based measurements more accurate than satellite data.

“It has been in the planning stage for a while,” said Hadow. “We spent the last two years developing impulse radar (冲击雷达), which normally is about 100 kilograms and hangs under an aircraft and so on. We’ve managed to get it down to about 4 kilograms. It’s the size of a briefcase and we are dragging it behind the sled as we go.”

　　The ice cap shrank enough in 2007 so that a pathway through the cap known as the Northwest Passage opened up during the melting of the Arctic summer.

Cambridge University’s Joao Rodrigues explains, “Thickness of the ice cap will determine how much solar radiation will be reflected and the heat exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere and it is thus a vital component (成分) of climate models.”

If warming trends continue, some experts predict that the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free during the summer within a few decades.

１ What would be the best title for the text?

A. Exploration to the North Pole.

B. Arctic ice cap shrinking.

C. Arctic ice survey announced.

D. Ground-based measurements of ice.

２. What is special about the exploration?

A. It will be broadcast live on the Internet.

B. Explorers will use a sled-fixed radar device.

C. Explorers will travel in extremely cold conditions.

D. Ground-based measurements are more accurate.

３. What is the purpose of the exploration?

A. To measure the ice cap’s thickness.

B. To study whether ice will disappear in the Arctic.

C. To make a film about the Arctic exploration.

D. To make people interested in what they are doing.

４. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. ice in the Arctic will disappear in ten years

B. the exploration will last for half a year

C. Hadow spent two years developing a kind of radar, which is about 100 kilograms

D. if there is snow on ice, satellites can’t measure the ice thickness accurately enough

５. From the passage, we learn that ________.

A. the explorers will measure ice density every other centimeter

B. people will be able to follow the explorers and see what they are doing

C. people could go through the Northwest Passage in the 2007 Arctic summer

D. the equipment that Hadow’s team use will be tested in the United States

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The famous musician，as well as his students，________ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo.

A. were invited　　 B. was invited

C. have been invited　　 D. has been invited

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hee-haw! Scores of farms across the country are opening up to overnight guests. The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn ----- plus here a moo, there a moo.

Sure, you and your kids plan to conquer the theme parks. In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation.

LIBERTY HILL FARM

Rochester, Vt.; 802/767-3926; www.libertyhillfarm.com. Adults$75, teens $50,kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths.

Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook. You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough（生面团） for a pie. Bob’s busy with other work. Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs. Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 a.m. to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season.

HULL-O FARM

Durham, N.Y.; 518/239-6950; www.hull-o.com; Adults $110, kids 10—14 $60, 5—9 $50, 2—4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths.

It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices. But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it. As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch（入口处）of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar. Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride（乘坐装满干草的牛车出游）.

MERAMEC FARM CABINS

Bourbon, Mo.; 573/732-4765; http://www.wine-mo.com Doubles with private bath $75, $10 per additional person. Trail and riding fees extra.

Climb onto the back of the Ford pickup and catch up with the herd. One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back. At the barn（牲口棚）, Carol will introduce you to the horses ---15 Missouri Fox Trotters --- and lead you on a trail ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims. Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river. When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants or wineries（酿酒厂）, within 20 miles of the farm.

1.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that ___________.

2.We can learn from the three ads that _____________.

3. The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter. If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

4.Who will be most likely interested in the webpage?

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析