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LAKE MINNEWANKA BOAT TOUR

Welcome Aboard

Just 15 minutes from Banff is Lake Minnewanka where a 90?minute cruise(乘船游览) to the

Devil’s Gap is sure to be the highlight of your summer adventure!

For information & group reservations，phone 762?3473!

www.minnewankaboattours.com

GUIDED MOUNTAIN FLIGHTS of the Columbia Ice Field & Canadian Rockies

Leave the Crowds Behind

Tour Narrated by Your Host

Owner/Pilot Steve Neill (from $110/person)

·Comfortable window seats

·Headsets for clients/pilot conversation

·Ski plane available for glacier landings

Reservations : 1?877?344?7117

www.rockiesairtours.com

THREE SISTERS MOUNTAIN VILLAGE

Which stars will you be watching tonight? When you discover the beauty that surrounds Three Sisters Mountain Village，you will be surprised at how much brighter they are in the sky than on the screen.So make some popcorn，pull up a comfortable chair and settle in for a quiet night in the mountain.All the stars will be there.

Call roll?free (866) 388?2877

www.threesistersmountainvillage.com

PERFECT PICTURES

Discover the Rockies’s most desirable natural attractions on a Brewster guided excursion.As national park specialists，we are proud to share the wonders of Canada’s largest outdoor living museum.Our 111 years’experience ensures a most memorable guided adventure!

·Wildlife viewing

·Nature walks

·Sightseeing

Toll?free：1?800?760?6934

www.brewster.ca

RAFTING & OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Youth & group rates available!

A spectacular adventure is waiting for you between Banff and Calgary，a short scenic drive to paradise.Join us for a fun，exciting and safe adventure in the Kananaskis and Bow Valley.

Adventures are available for all ages and skill levels. Our professional and highly qualified guides are all Wilderness First Aid and River Rescue certified.

Toll?free：1?877?999?7238

www.insideoutexperience.com

1.The Smiths，a retired couple，would probably call ________ for several quiet starry nights.

A．762?3473 B．1?877?344?7117

C．(866) 388?2877 D．1?800?760?6934

2.The Johnsons (aged 9—68)，adventure lovers，are more likely to check ________ for more

information.

A．www.minnewankaboattours.com

B．www.rockiesairtours.com

C．www.brewster.ca

D．www.insideoutexperience.com

3.What kind of activities do the five tours all provide?

A．Outdoor activities.

B．Adventurous activities.

C．Educational activities.

D．Free activities.

4.Where can the passage be probably found?

A．In a tour brochure. B．In science fiction.

C．In a textbook. D．In a TV guide.

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Grant Wood’s American Gothic caused a stir（轰动）in 1930 when it was exhibited for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago and awarded a prize of 300 dollars. Newspapers across the country carried the story, and the painting of a farmer and a younger woman posed before a white house brought the artist instant fame.

In 1930, Grant Wood, an American painter with European training, noticed a small white house built in the small southern Iowa town of Eldon. Wood was so fascinated by it that he decided to paint the house along with the kind of people he thought should live in that house. In the painting, the farmer is modeled on his dentist. Dr. Byron McKeeby. His younger sister Nan served as a model for the woman （imagined to be the farmer’s wife or daughter）. Wood wanted to give a description of the traditional roles of men and women as the man is holding a pitchfork (干草叉) symbolizing hard labor. Each element was painted separately; the models sat separately and never stood in front of the house. The Gothic style of the house inspired the painting’s title.

American Gothic remains one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art. The painting has become part of American popular culture. Some believe that Wood used it to satirize（讽刺） the narrow-mindedness that has been said to characterize Midwestern culture. The painting may also be read as a praise of the moral virtue or rural America or even as a mixture of praise and satire. American Gothic is one of the few images to reach the status of cultural symbol, along with Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

1.What can we learn about American Gothic?

A．It won a prize of ￡300.

B．The two characters in it posed before the White House.

C．It was the first painting by Grant Wood.

D．It was on show at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1930.

2.From the passage we can infer Iowa is in __________.

A．the southern town of Eldon

B．the Midwest of the United States

C．a European country

D．the city of Chicago

3.Grant Wood chose the two models __________.

A．to describe traditional roles of men and women

B．to praise the moral virtue of rural America

C．to make his dentist and his sister famous

D．to carry the story across the country

4.The title of the painting is based on __________.

A．the name of a small town

B．the man and the woman

C．the Gothic style of the house

D．the pitchfork symbolizing hard labor

I could still remember that hot afternoon when my mother ordered me to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. In this way, she hoped to defeat my strange problem — inability to read.

In the library, I found my way into the “Children's Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal friend I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.

There on the book's cover was a beagle which looked similar to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.

Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

My mother's call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be so wonderful. I was going to read them.

I never told my mother about my wonderful experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in the literature, and published his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.

1.The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order to ___________.

A. help cure him of his reading problem

B. encourage him to do more walking

C. let him spend a meaningful summer

D. make him learn more about animals

2.The author managed to read the book through because .

A. he was forced by his mother to read it

B. the book told the story of his pet dog

C. the book reminded him of his own story with his dog

D. the happy ending of the story attracted him

3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The author's mother read the same book.

B. The author has become a successful writer.

C. The author has had happy summers ever since.

D. The author's mother rewarded him with books.

4.Which one can be the best title of the passage?

A. The Charm of a Book B. Mum's Strict Order

C. Reunion with My Beagle D. My Passion for Reading

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假定英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

3. 必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。

English is my weak subject. I almost failed in all the English tests in last term, that made me worried and discouraged. Know that I was in low spirits, Mr. Li, who is in the charge of my class, advised me to read an article. I finished reading it immediate. It was a true story about a girl student who lost all her arms and a leg at the age of five. But she didn’t lose her heart. Instead, she smoothed away various discomforts and learn to write with her only foot. I was deeply moved by his story. Now I have made up my minds to learn English well.

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.

The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of films and processing equipment. But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States. After the 1840s , daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities.

Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.

Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible.

In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy films readymade in rolls. So they did not have to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process the film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later meaning that they did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive.

With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favorite places. They called these pictures “snapshot”.

Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawing.

Photography also turned into a form of art by the end of the 10th century. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.

1.The passage is mainly about _____.

A. the invention of cameras

B. how to develop films

C. the development of photography

D. the important dates in the history of photography

2.The first pictures of a war were taken by _____.

A. a French photographer in the 1840s

B. an American photographer in the 1860s

C. a German reporter in the 1880s

D. a French artist in the 1890s

3.Photography can also be an art form because artists can _____.

A. take anything they like

B. keep a record of real life

C. take photos of the famous

D. show ideas and feeling in pictures

4.According to the passage, which of the followings shows the correct order?

a. Photographs became popular in newspapers.

b. Photographers carried processing equipment while taking pictures.

c. The invention of small handheld cameras made photography easier.

d. Daguerre invented a kind of photograph called daguerreotype.

e. Brady took pictures of famous people.

A. e, a, d, b, c B. d, b, e, c, a

C. b, e, c, a, d D. d, c, e, a, b

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1.People find all kinds of excuses for ___________(遗弃) an animal.

2.I can’t wait to send my __________(祝贺) to him on his success.

3.Children under 10 must be ___________(陪同) by an adult in this park.

4.After retirement, the couple live ___________(舒适) in the countryside.

5.The company plans to launch a new ____________(操作) system.

6.The ________(大多数)of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.

7.The clock has just _________(敲响) three.

8.All goods produced by this factory satisfy the customers’ ________(要求).

9.A balanced diet is ___________(有益的) to our health.

10.He was sent to work on a lonely island as a __________(惩罚).

Sally Donovan is cooking when a paper plane flies across the kitchen and lands at her feet. She picks it up, unfolds it and finds a child’s sketch (素描) of a tear-stained face with a speech bubble saying: “I’m sorry I was naughty—I’m a bad person.”

Sally, 42, draws a big smiley face on the back of the paper with “I love you, Rose, and we’re always going to look after you.” Then she folds it up and launches the plane back into the living room where her nine-year-old daughter is watching TV with brother Jamie, 13 and dad Rod, 40.

Jamie often makes pictures for his parents too—like the one showing a swift river with them on one side and him trapped on the other side.

It’s one of the many unusual ways that Sally and Rob have learned to communicate emotionally with their abused children in an astonishing eight-year journey of hope, healing and love.

Jamie was just four and half—sister Rose one when they were adopted by the Donovans in 2005. The youngsters had been taken from their natural mother and placed in foster care after a series of cruelty and neglect. They were left alone, hungry, and witnessed home violence on a regular basis.

Sally and Rob spent three years trying for a baby before deciding to adopt, and were well aware of the youngsters' poor background. But they were still unprepared for raising a child permanently scared by abuse or the lack of support on offer.

But now Sally has written a brilliant and heart-touching account of their family struggle in a book called “No Matter What”. Sally said: “These kids come to you with a story that what happened to them was their fault—because they are bad and unlovable. To show them they are loveable and none of it was their fault takes a lot of time. They both still say “I’m bad”. Jamie is less stuck on it now but whenever life deals him a knock, he will fall back into ‘that happened because I am stupid, I’m rubbish, I’m bad’.”

Sally’s book is humorous, heart-touching and so wildly honest that academics, charity bosses, parents and adoptees are praising it as a major contribution to child welfare work.

1.Sally and Rob adopted the two children mainly because ____.

A. they knew the children’s background very well

B. they wanted to help the children out of trouble

C. they couldn’t have children of their own

D. they couldn’t bear the cruelty done to the children

2.Why did the two adopted children still say “I’m bad” ?

A. They know clearly they are not lovable enough.

B. They often put the situation in an embarrassment.

C. What they suffered rooted deep in their minds.

D. They are honest of what they have done.

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Rose was a baby when adopted by Sally and Rob.

B. Sally has written a book about how to adopt children.

C. Jamie still blames himself for whatever happens to him.

D. There is still a long way to go for helping the children out.

__________ to sun, rain and wind for a long time, the stone split.

A. Being exposed B. Having exposed

C. Exposed D. To expose

Not willing to pay $400 for a basic room or upwards of $1,200 for a suite（套房）at a luxury（豪华的）hotel? We hear you. In the past, this meant having to put up with cheap hotels. Essentially, you got what you paid for. But all that’s changed, as mid-level hotels have begun competing for a population that travels more then ever. Even in New York and San Francisco --- two of the most expensive cities in the country --- one can find comfortable, affordable options with much modern conveniences. We searched the country for the best hotels under $150.

Hotel 340

St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

This twelve-storey（层）English-renaissance（文艺复兴）building once served as a downtown clubhouse for St. Paul’s outstanding people; today, the repaired structure houses the hotel on the top three floors. Its 35 rooms stand out for hardwood floors, marble showers and nice views of the Mississippi River, and room comforts include iPod docks（基座）, free local and national telephone calls and coffee makers. The University Club of St. Paul, a grand hall bar, and an all-new-60,000-square-foot fitness center（free for guests）also share space in the building.

Marina Inn

San Francisco, California, USA

Located in the Marina district, where the streets are lined with luxury stores and great restaurants, the Marina Inn is the ideal place for business or pleasure. Few destinations offer the quality and variety of environment, scenery, entertainment, accommodation, and dining that waits for you here at the Marina Inn. It’s a ten-minute walk to Fisherman’s Wharf and there are abundant bus connections to take you anywhere in the city.

Hotel Havana

San Antonio, Texas, USA

When one thinks of his historic Texas town, usually the southwest comes to mind. So does Mexico. Since 1914, the hotel has served passers-by. The 27 rooms come in all shapes and sizes, many of which include Turkish carpets and elegant Cuban art on the walls. Bathrooms are distinguished with Red Flower body care products.

1.When you couldn’t afford a luxury hotel in the past, ______.

A．you could pay $400 for a basic room

B．you had to stay in a low-grade hotel

C．you could take a suite into account

D．you would have no comfortable place to live in

2.If you go to New York on business now, ______.

A．you have no choice but to choose luxury hotels

B．you can live comfortably with less money

C．you have to seek for the cheapest hotel

D．you may spend a lot of money for conveniences

3.When you select the Hotel 340, ______.

A．you can have a view of the Mississippi River

B．you can be free to visit thirty-five rooms there

C．you can be offered an iPod for free

D．you can live in its fitness center for free

4.What could we know about the Marina Inn?

A．It is located in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

B．It is short of wonderful entertainment.

C．It is convenient for people to do shopping.

D．It belongs to Fisherman’s Wharf.

5.What is the feature of the Hotel Havana?

A．The rooms in the hotel look the same.

B．The hotel moved here from Mexico.

C．The bathrooms are filled with flowers.

D．The hotel has existed for about a century.

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