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Anne LaBastille was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. Her first experience with the wilderness was in the Adirondacks in the northeast of New York, where she worked at a summer resort (度假胜地) to earn money for college tuition (学费) by caring for the horses, giving riding lessons, and working as a waitress. And she had many chances to begin her adventure in the Adirondack wilderness.

Anne returned to school in the fall, but she continued to spend as much time as she could in the Adirondacks. She grew to love her time alone in the mountains. Anne graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in conservation of natural resources (资源) and began working for the National Audubon Society in Florida as a wildlife tour leader.

Although Anne took great pleasure in showing people the animals living in the Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park, she longed for the mountains in the northern parts of New York. Finally she decided to build a cabin near Black Bear Lake. Over the years, however, more and more tourists began hiking near her cabin. As a result, Anne decided to build another cabin deeper in the woods at Lily Pad Lake.

Anne lived in the woods for most of her life. She enjoyed living alone in the woods, and her life was far too busy for her to be lonely. When she was not writing books, she wrote articles for National Geographic, Reader's Digest, and other magazines. In her later years, Anne conducted research in Guatemala on an endangered bird called the grebe. She also lectured nationwide about ecology. Besides, Anne worked with a number of organizations dedicated to (致力于) conservation.

As a respected guide, author, and conservationist, Anne not only loved the land but also had found a way to become part of it.

1.Anne's work at the summer resort .

A. showed her love for long tours

B. helped her to explore the wilderness

C. earned her high admiration in college

D. gave her a chance to learn horse riding

2. Anne built her cabin at Lily Pad Lake in order to .

A. live in the mountains

B. enlarge her living space

C. settle in a more beautiful place

D. get away from increasing numbers of tourists

3. We can conclude from the text that Anne .

A. felt very lonely living in the woods

B. made the wilderness a part of her life

C. tried to make more people aware of the grebe

D. longed to be an editor of National Geographic

4.What's the main idea of the text?

A. A brief introduction to Anne’s life.

B. Anne’s achievements.

C. Anne's adventures in the wilderness.

D. Anne's pioneering work in wildlife ecology.

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I live in a big city with a lot of homeless(无家可归的) people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of _________ .

One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. _________ doing this one day, I got to _________ a young homeless man. He was often _________the magazine at the train station.

He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I found that his _________ was close to mine. It _________ that we were born in the same month.

I met him last year _________ after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without _________ , I asked if he had had a good day. He _________ and said he hadn’t really celebrated. I felt so _________ .

I just couldn’t think of this nice, young man being _________ on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(纱线) basket. _________ for me, I had enough yarn _________ . I set to work and knitted(编织) a _________ for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty _________ I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be _________ when he got it.

I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had _________ to meet him so I had _________ the scarf and a piece of my own birthday_________ around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The _________in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!

1.A. workB. energyC. moneyD. experience

2.A. InB. OnC. BesidesD. By

3.A. realizeB. ignoreC. knowD. recognize

4.A. sellingB. readingC. coveringD. buying

5.A. birthdayB. houseC. heightD. hobby

6.A. saidB. foundC. guessedD. meant

7.A. longB. shortlyC. everD. even

8.A. stoppingB. helpingC. praisingD. thinking

9.A. looked upB. turned upC. looked downD. got down

10.A. foolishB. excitedC. cleverD. worried

11.A. calmB. happyC. aloneD. hungry

12.A. SuddenlyB. LuckilyC. BadlyD. However

13.A. usedB. doneC. leftD. produced

14.A. scarfB. capC. sockD. glove

15.A. whenB. becauseC. soD. and

16.A. differentB. dryC. wetD. clean

17.A. likedB. hopedC. promisedD. agreed

18.A. madeB. thrownC. receivedD. carried

19.A. cakeB. presentC. songD. party

20.A. lightB. painC. sightD. tear

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It happened to me several years ago when I was with my parents and sister on _________ on a farm close to Medellin. We were in a car, and it was 2:00 in the morning. We came across a car _________

As is known to all, it is _________ in some places in Colombia to stop and help strangers because it can be risky (危险的);you can be _________ . Actually, I have heard of so many _________ in which people have been robbed just because they stopped and tried to help people who _________ to need help from the passers-by.

_________ , we didn't know whether to stop or not ; but in the end , _________ , we decided to do it. They had really had a car accident and some of them were _________ . We took them to the hospital. They were really _________ , and we also felt very good about helping them.

I remember the next day when we 51 my grandfathers and uncles about that, they said we shouldn’t have _________ because it was too dangerous. They thought we were _________ because we were able to tell the _________ and still take a vacation on the farm. They _________ us never to do that again.

I think it was risky, but it was worth taking the _________ . Otherwise, we would always have _________ if it was real. Also, if we hadn’t helped them, who knows what would have _________to them.

I believe that one of the reasons why we made up our mind _________ to stop was the fact that we were four people in the car. Maybe if I had been by myself_________I wouldn’t have stopped.

1.A. duty B. time C. show D. vacation

2.A. robbery B. accident C. trade D. race

3.A. convenient B. dangerous C. kind D. difficult

4.A. robbed B. praised C. appreciated D. punished

5.A. passers-by B. cars C. cases D. problems

6.A. refused B. offered C. pretended D. decided

7.A. However B. So C. Otherwise D. Yet

8.A. unluckily B. unwillingly C. unexpectedly D.luckily

9.A.caught B.wounded C. killed D. injured

10.A.thankful B. risky C. peaceful D. frightened

11.A.told B. spoke C. informed D. reminded

12.A.survived B. stopped C. driven D. run

13.A.brave B. kind C. lucky D. stubborn

14.A message B. report C. joke D. story

15.A. advised B. suggested C. persuaded D. forced

16.A. advice B. trouble C. risk D. trip

17.A. wandered B. wondered C. remembered D.regretted

18.A. happened B. faced C. meant D. given

19.A. brains B. decisions C. intentions D. minds

20.A. in the future B. at that time C. at times D. time and again

Chester City Library offers a range of Library Special Needs Services to people who don’t have access to our library service in the usual way. As long as you live in Chester City, we’ll provide a wide range of library services and resources including:

● Large printed and ordinary printed books

● Talking books on tape and CD

● DVDs and music CDs

● Magazines

● Reference and information requests

Home delivery service

Let us know what you like to read and we will choose the resources for you. Our staff will deliver the resources to your home for free. We also provide a service where we can choose the resources for you or someone instead of you choose the things from the library. You can also choose the resources you need personally.

Talking books and captioned videos

The library can provide talking books for people who are unable to use printed books because of eye diseases. You don’t have to miss out on reading any more when you can borrow talking books from the library. If you have limited hearing which prevents you from enjoying movies, we can provide captioned videos for you at no charge.

Languages besides English

We can provide books in a range of languages besides English. If possible, we will request these items from the State Library of NSW, Australia.

How to join

Contact the Library Special Needs Coordinator to register or discuss if you are eligible(合适的) for any of the services we provide — Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am — 5pm on 4297 2522 for more information.

1.Library Special Needs Services are meant for ________.

A. those who are fond of reading

B. people living in Chester City with an illness or disability

C. only those who have walking disabilities

D. those who can’t get medical help in Chester City

2.What can we learn from the passage

A. Few entertaining resources are offered here.

B. People with limited hearing have to pay for captioned videos.

C. Books with different languages are available.

D. People have to choose what they need by themselves.

3.To get home delivery service, you must ________.

A. only choose printed books

B. have others choose the resources for you

C. pay the library ahead of time

D. register ahead of time

A strange army of giants stands around the edges of a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. Or at least that's how it might appear. The figures lining Easter Island are actually huge stones carved to look like hulking(笨重的) human figures. The statues have “guarded” these coasts for centuries. But not even the islanders are sure how they got there. Join scientific detectives as they investigate this historical mystery.

The Mystery

Nearly a thousand giant stone figures stand side by side on Easter Island, now a part of Chile. Called moai (MOH-eye) by the locals, the statues can weigh more than 80 tons—about as much as ten whales—and some stand as tall as a three-story building.

Scientists think islanders began creating the moai some 800 years ago to honor their ancestors. In land, scientists found a volcanic crater and dug out ancient tools there used to carve figures from the volcanic rock. But the crater(火山口) is far from where most of the statues now stand. And scientists know the people didn't have wheels or animals to move the rock giants.

So how did the stone figures travel as far as 11 miles from the crater to the island's coasts? Some ideas are pretty wild—people have suggested that the moai walked by themselves, or even that space aliens beamed down to lend a hand. Scientists struggled to Easter Island to find out the truth.

The Detectives

"Heave-ho!" cry a group of scientists as they pull on ropes tied to a huge statue. The investigators are seeking clues about the moai in one of Easter Island's green valleys. Wondering if the islanders could have transported the statues upright with just rope and muscle power, they wrapped three strong ropes around the forehead of a ten-foot-tall moai copy. With several people pulling each rope, they're able to rock the 10,000-pound figure side to side, moving it forward with every tug(拖拽). "The statue's shape makes this movement fairly easy," team leader Carl Lipo says.

In the past, researchers have tried other moving methods. One group tied rope to the top and base of an actual moai and attempted to drag it forward with twisting motions. Another team laid a real 13-foot moai onto a giant log and pulled the log forward. All the experiments shared one result: The investigators got serious pain!

The Evidence

Although various scientific sleuths (侦查) found ways to move the moai, researchers still don't agree on what really happened. Some of these techniques might have only worked over short distances and on flat land. Others would have damaged the moai.

Many people think the statues were laid horizontally on wooden sleds which were dragged with rope across log tracks. "This would have been the safest way to move the moai," archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg says. "It explains why hardly any are damaged."

But the truth may never be revealed.(Experts are pretty sure, though, that aliens weren't involved.)After all, the islanders stopped making the statues at least 300 years ago, later hundreds of islanders left the island or caught deadly diseases brought by explorers. Many of the moai's secrets disappeared with them. Today the only remaining witnesses to the events are the moai themselves. And the lips of these stone-faced giants are sealed.

1.How many possible ways of moving the rock giants are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.The moai was created by the islanders 800 years ago to wish for good luck.

B.Some of the rock giants were damaged while being moved to where they are now.

C.All the witnesses to the secrets of the moai were infected with deadly diseases and died.

D.The statues were made of volcanic rocks with some handmade tools by the locals.

3.The underlined word "horizontally" in the last but one paragraph probably means ________.

A. temporarily on the ground

B. parallel to the ground

C. steadily on the ground

D. vertical to the ground

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A.Investigation Under Way.

B.Mystery of the Stone Giants.

C.Ways of Moving the Stone Giants.

D.The Unrevealed Truth.

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