题目内容
Visits to Disneyland are a delight to any child and usually a treat for his parents_______.
A.as ever B.as well C.as far D.as much
B
as well 此处意为“也”,表示前者的情况适合后者;as ever意为“依照”,as far常不单独使用。as much也不单独使用。根据句意“参观迪斯尼乐园对任何小孩都是一件高兴的事,对他们的父母也是一件好事”可知答案为as well。?
The British are being encouraged to holiday at home as a major tourism drive offering Olympic themed discounts is launched next week.
A new campaign offering 20. 12% discounted bills at participating venues (场所) will be announced publicly for the first time by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday to encourage "staycations".
The scheme includes hotel accommodation, meals, guided tours and entry to attractions, with discounts funded by the industry. Government officials said more than three million hotel rooms were already lined up under the project, which is being backed by a range of companies, including Butlins. Attractions, such as the London Eye and Alton Towers, are also taking part. Reduced prices will also be offered on stays on the Royal yacht Britannia, now harboring in Leith, Edinburgh, and visits to Chatsworth, the historic house in Derbyshire.
Tourists will be able to take advantage of the discount by using a dedicated website before the end of the Paralympics on September 9 to make bookings for this year and 2013.
Mr. Hunt said, "With the Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympic Games, this year is the perfect opportunity for more of us to holiday in the UK "
Mr. Hunt has travelled the UK, urging companies to take part in the scheme, telling them, "It's now or never for London tourism. We will never have a year like 2012 to show the world that this is, quite simply, the most exciting, vibrant, cosmopolitan city on the planet. The unavoidable complaints in the run up to an Olympics must not cloud the scale of the opportunity —including our biggest ever tourism marketing campaign to make sure we get a lasting benefit from being in the global spotlight. "
The scheme will be promoted by a £3 million television advertising campaign — the first of its kind in the UK.
The government hopes the " Holidays at Home are Great" campaign — launched by Visit England — will create 12, 000 jobs, create 5.3 million extra short overnight breaks, and generate £480 million in extra spending over three years.
【小题1】What Mr. Hunt said indicates that .
A.he has no interest in the scheme |
B.he supports the idea of staycation |
C.he doubts the benefit of the scheme |
D.he cares most about London tourism |
A.London tourism will never have a precious opportunity. |
B.It is too golden an opportunity for London tourism to lose. |
C.It is now too late for London tourism to take this opportunity. |
D.London has ever had a valuable opportunity like the one in 2012. |
A.It will offer 20. 12% discount to travelers' expenses. |
B.It will attract more international travelers to visit London. |
C.It will create more job opportunities and bring in more money. |
D.It will prove London the most exciting, vibrant, cosmopolitan city on earth. |
A.Entertainment. | B.Politics. | C.Finance. | D.News. |
The American local food movement has been all about buying seasonal food from nearby farmers. Now, thanks to the Web, it is expanding to include far-away farmers too. A new start-up, Foodzie, is an online farmers market where small food producers and growers can sell their products.
Foodzie was started by Mr LaFave and two of his friends, who met during college at Virginia Tech, where they would pay frequent visits to farmers markets. Last year, while living in North Carolina, one of them, Emily Olson, now 24, came up with one idea. She was working as a brand manager for a gourmet grocery chain and realized that people who enjoyed fine food but didn’t work in the business had no way to discover handmade foods outside their local farmers markets. Small farmers had no way of finding or selling to faraway customers, either.
Mr LaFAve and the third co-founder, Nik Bauman, both 25, worked in corporate sales and software development. “With business, food and computer science backgrounds, we figured we had everything we needed.” Mr LaFAve said.
The three quit their jobs, and opened this site to the public in December and the site has had 43,000 visitors in the past month. So far, 29 sellers have opened shops and 41 are in the process of opening them. The founders recently hired a fourth employee to help Ms Olson recruit(吸收) new food producers at farmers markets and food shows. Mr LaFAve is convinced that the recession(经济衰退) will not reduce people’s interest in buying locally grown and handmade food. “There is misunderstanding that all these foods are more expensive than mass-produced alternatives,” he said. “People are pouring their heart and soul into these products, and they are of the highest quality. ”
【小题1】 The passage is mainly about _______________.
A.how an online farmers’ market works |
B.the American local food movement |
C.three youths starting an online farmers’ market |
D.the reasons why people are interested in local food |
A.Because it met the need of the market. |
B.Because the founders were interested in seasonal food. |
C.Because some people wanted to buy locally grown food. |
D.Because farmers wanted to sell their foods. |
A.food of high quality | B.terrible food | C.food of low fat | D.fried food |
A.open new shops in faraway markets |
B.buy locally grown and handmade food |
C.find more food outside their local farmers’ markets |
D.find more food growers to open shops on their site |
A.they are of the same age | B.to start the website they gave up their work |
C.they used to be colleague | D.they majored in farming at college |
King's College Summer School is an annual( 每年的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King' s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.
More information is as follows:
Application (申请) date l Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2011. l Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2011. l Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2011. |
Coursesl English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours l American History: 16 hours l American Culture: 16 hours |
Stepsl A letter of self-introduction l A letter of recommendation(推荐) ﹡ The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. |
Costl Daily lessons: $200 l Sports and activities: $100 l Travels: $200 l Hotel service: $400 ﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King' s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo.com |
1.You can most probably read the text in ________.
A. a textbook B. a travel guide
C. a newspaper D. a telephone book
2.Which of the following is true about King' s College Summer School?
A. Only top students can take part in the program.
B. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.
C. King' s College Summer School is run every other year
D. Only the teachers of King' s College give courses.
3.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school __
A. $200 B. $400 C. $900 D. $500
4.What information can you get from the text?
A. You can write to Thompson only in English.
B. The program will last two months.
C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2011.
D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.