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18．Warley Woods Community （社区） Trust
Welcome to our third newsletter of the year!
•Our main activity for March is our Walk for the Woods fundraising events on Saturday，17th March，starting any time between 10a．m．and 2p．m．We will be walking the distance between Warley Woods and Tipperary．It is indeed a long way-80miles．The more people that you can get sponsor you，the more money we can raise to help look after our beautiful woodland．More information is available at our website．
•The Sunday volunteers planted two beeches and an oak last week．This was thanks to the money from the Big Tree Plant and to Lisa and Gordon Whitiker，whose friends gave money for the big trees instead of for their wedding presents．Thanks to everyone who took part．
•There were 15volunteers at the Oral History Training Day which was led very ably by Julia Letts．The group will be meeting again and will start to interview the local people who have offered to tell their stories．We are happy to hear from others who would like to be interviewed about their memories of the Woods for the project．If you or anyone you know is interested，please call Viv Cole at the office．This project is financed by Heritage Lottery Fund．
•There was a huge response to the Forest Schools activities held at half term．These will be held again during the Easter holidays on the following dates：4th April from 10a．m．to 3p．m．for over 8s．On 12th April form 10a．m．to 12noon，there will be a Teddy Bears'Picnic for the under 8s．All these must be booked in advance．
•Finally，don't forget the Easter Egg Roll on Bank Holiday，9th April，staring at 11a．m．Bring your own hard-boiled and decorated egg to roll down the hill in the woods．The first past the finishing line will win a large chocolate egg!This year，due to popular demand，there will also be an Adults'Easter Egg Roll following the children's competition．
We look forward to seeing you all soon，at one of our many events．

25．Which of the following will be on 9th April？C
A．Walk for the Woods
B．Teddy Bears'Picnic
C．The Easter Egg Roll
D．The Oral History Training Day
26．Heritage Lottery Fund provides money toB．
A．help look after the wood land
B．collect stories about the community
C．hold activities for the Forest Schools
D．organize the Easter holiday competition
27．The passage is written toA．
A．inform people of the coming events
B．encourage people to work as volunteers
C．tell people about some famous organization
D．invite people to take part in the competition．

分析 本文属于广告类阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们介绍了Warley Woods社区的主要活动：周六的树林筹款活动，周日的志愿植树活动，志愿者的口述历史采访活动，复活节的日期以及4月9日假日银行的滚彩蛋活动．

解答 25．C．细节理解题．根据倒数第二段提到Finally，don't forget the Easter Egg Roll on Bank Holiday，9th April，staring at 11 a．m可知4月9日在假日银行有滚彩蛋活动，故选C．
26．B．推理判断题．根据第四段提到he group will be meeting again and will start to interview the local people who have offered to tell their stories可知．我们访问当地人来提供他们的故事，故选B．
27．A．推理判断题．纵观全文可知本文是一篇广告，介绍社区活动的内容，因此写作的主要目的是告诉人们将要发生的事情，故选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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3．In the past 15years，Chad Pregracke has helped pull more than 67，000tires from the Mississippi River and other waterways across the United States．
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