Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon(大峡谷)West Skywalk in Colorado.Departing from Grand Canyon's South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon's West Rim, you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk! Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.

This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007.Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4,000 people.Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.

After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge, you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon.This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.

Tour Itinerary(行程)

1.This advertisement is for ____.

A. Grand Canyon West

B. the Skywalk

C. Grand Canyon

D. Grand Canyon South

2.The package fee does NOT cover the cost of ____.

A.

B.

C.

D.

3.The Grand Canyon Skywalk Bridge is made of glass because ____.

A. it looks stranger

B. it is cheaper to build

C. it gives you a better view

D. it looks more beautiful

4.According to the Tour Itinerary, the route is ____.

A. South Rim→West Airport→Guano Point→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim

B. South Rim→Guano Point→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim

C. South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→Guano Point→West Airport→South Rim

D. South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→Guano Point→South Rim

My parents have certainly had their troubles, and as their child I’ll never know how they made it to 38 years of marriage.They loved each other, but they didn’t seem to like each other very much.Dad was too fond of his beer, and he talked down to Mom a lot.When she tried to stand up to him, a fight would unavoidably follow.

It was my dad’s disease that began to change things.The year 1998 was the beginning of a remarkable transformation for my family.My father, Jim Dineen, the always healthy, weightlifting, never-missed-a-day-of-work kind of dad, discovered he had kidney (肾) disease.

The decision to go ahead with a transplant for my father was a long and tough one, mostly because he had liver damage too.One physician’s assistant told him, “According to your file, you’re supposed to be dead.” And for a while, doctors mistakenly thought that he would need not just a kidney transplant, but a liver transplant too.Dad’s future hung in midpoint.

When the donor testing process finally began in the spring of 2003, numerous people, including me, my uncle Tom, and my mom, came back as matches of varying degree.But Mom was the one who insisted on going further.She decided to donate a kidney to my father.She said she was not scared, and it was the right thing to do.We all stepped back in amazement.

At last a date was chosen – November 11, 2003.All of a sudden, the only thing that seemed to matter Dad was telling the world what a wonderful thing Mom was doing for him.A month before the surgery, he sent her birthday flowers with a note that read, “I love you and I love your kidney! Thank you!”

Financially, the disease was upsetting to them.So my sister and I were humbled and surprised when, shortly before his surgery day, Dad handed us a diamond jewelry that we were to give to Mom after the operation.He’d accumulated(积累) his spare dollars to buy it.

At the hospital on the day of the transplant, all our relatives and friends gathered in the waiting room and became involved in a mean euchre (尤克牌游戏) tournament.My family has always handled things with a lot of laughter, and even though we were all tense, everybody was taking bets on how long this “change of conduct” would last in my parents.

We would inform Dad that if he chose to act like a real pain on any particular day after the operation, he wasn’t allowed to blame it on PMS just because he’d now have a female kidney.

The surgeries went well, and not long afterward, my sister and I were allowed to go in to visit.Dad was in a great deal of pain but again, all he could talk about was Mom.Was she okay? How was she feeling? Then the nurses let us do something unconventional.As they were wheeling Mom out of recovery room, they rolled her into a separate position to visit Dad.It was strange to see both my parents hooked up to IVs and machines and trying to talk to each other through tears.The nurses allowed us to present the diamond jewelry to Mom so that Dad could watch her open it.Everyone was crying, even the nurses.

As I stood with digital camera in hand, I tried to keep the presence of mind to document the moment.My dad was having a hard time fighting back emotion, and suddenly my parents unexpectedly reached out to hold each other’s hands.

In my nearly 35 years of existence, I’d never seen my parents do that, and I was spellbound.I snapped a picture and later rushed home to make sure I’d captured that enormous, life-defining moment.After so many years of disagreement, it was apparent to me that they finally understood how much each loved the other.

1.From the first paragraph we can learn that _________.

A. Dad was fond of drinking

B. My parents got along well

C. Dad often beat Mom

D. Mom never obeyed Dad

2.The underlined part “Dad’s future hung in midpoint” in Para.3 suggests that _________.

A. Dad's life journey was on half way

B. Dad came to a critical moment in his life

C. Dad’s future was decided by doctors

D. Dad faced a tough decision in his life

3.Before the surgery, which of the following words can best describe the feeling of the families?

A. Worried and negative.

B. Anxious and helpless.

C. Nervous but optimistic.

D. Relaxed and positive.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according the passage?

A. Dad bought a diamond jewelry to Mom for their wedding anniversary.

B. Dad asked the nurse to visit Mom soon after the operation.

C. Despite a lot of pain, Dad was eager to know Mom’s condition soon after the operation.

D. On the day of the transplant, the families involved in a mean euchre tournament to relax themselves.

5.What’s in the writer’s photo?

A. Everyone was crying, even the nurses.

B. His parents were trying to talk to each other.

C. Dad watched Mom opening the gift.

D. His parents were holding each other’s hands.

6.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Dad’s disease B. Mom’s decision

C. The Gift of Life D. The photo of hands

There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A lime?known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization,by 2020 there will be 1 billion,with over 700 million living in developing countries.

It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example,it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated(估计) to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.

What are the implications(暗指) of these increased numbers of older folk?One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live,the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability. Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible,including during old age,to lessen the financial burden on the state.

Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries,certainly in Asia,older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily,which does not ensure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.

Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination (歧视) in employment. Life?long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country’s development.

Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.

To achieve equality in such matters will take considerable time and effort. One thing is sure:there is no time to be lost.

1.The proportion(比例)of older people________.

A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries

B. is one seventh of the population in developing countries

C. will increase much faster in China than in France

D. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020

2.According to the passage,which of the following are governments most worried about?

A.The diseases and disability of older people.

B.The longer life and good health of people.

C.The loss of taxes on older people.

D.The increasing respect for older people.

3.Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?

A.Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.

B.Ensuring adequate income protection for older people.

C.Providing free health care for sick older people.

D.Supplying life?long learning programs to older people.

4.The author concludes in the last paragraph that________.

A.governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problem

B.population ageing is a hard problem,but it needs to be solved urgently

C.people are too busy to solve the population ageing problem

D.much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problem

根据短内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

Here are some ways to help you have a happier and more successful life:

1.____. Instead of saying, “Why is this happening to me?” you say, “What can I learn from this?” Trust that anything difficult in life is temporary. Then life will get better. 2.___. Without life’s challenges, we would never know what we are truly made of. Therefore, we become stronger and more confident in the process.

3.____ . It actually works! Don’t say it doesn’t work until you’ve tried it. We all have a blueprint for our lives and making plans will help us realize it.

Take care of people around you honestly. 4.______. If you truly care about your friends, family or someone else, they’ll stick with you through high and low because they know you care about them.

Refuse to compare your progress with others. It will only serve to destroy your confidence. Everyone is at different stages in their lives. If you understand that you’re right where you’re supposed to be, then it won’t matter what others are doing. You are unique with special qualities, talents, skills and so on. 5._____.

A. Pay attention to your imagination.

B. The power of making plans cannot be ignored.

C. Try to learn from the difficult situations you meet.

D. Everything you’ve experienced has been in preparation.

E. There is no one like you, so how can you compare yourself to others?

F. It is through the toughest times we learn what we’re capable of doing.

G. People can see right through you and can feel whether you’re honest or not.

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网