This sailing trip begins on the reservoir of Alcantara, located in the northwest of Extremadura, near the border of Portugal and within the Tajo Natural Park—25,000 hectares of park which spreads across Spain and Portugal.

Price:￡23 per adult and ￡19 per child (2-11 years old)

Duration: 3.5 hours

Meeting point on the Alcantara reservoir

Historic Cáceres Walking Tour

The old town of Cáceres has one of the most impressive artistic and huge collections of buildings. One of the best preserved in Europe, this ancient walled city was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. Walking around the historic centre you will discover ancient walls, palaces, squares and streets all still in good condition.

Price: ￡54 per person

Duration: 1.5 hours

Meeting point at Plaza Mayor

Departure at 11:00, 17:00 or 20:00 (summer only)

Trujillo Cultural Walking Tour

This guided walk visits the most outstanding monuments of Trujillo, a town in history, where its castle, palaces, towers and houses have a glorious past. You will discover the development of Trujillo's history, its people and its most beautiful spots. From the point of Trujill's castle you will be able to capture the best shots, which during the evening tour are bathed by the light of the sunset.

Price: ￡54 per person

Duration: 2 hours

Meeting point at Calle Tiendas

Departure at 11:30, 17:00, 18:00

Wildlife Tour in the Monfragüe Nat ional Park

Travelling in a 6-seater car, within the Monfragüe National Park, you will enter one of the best well-conserved Mediterranean forests in the world with a large variety of birds, deer and other animals.

Price: ￡46 per person

Duration: 3 hours

Departure at 10:00 (return at 16:00)

Meeting point in the town of Malpartida

【1】How much should a couple with a 13-year-old kid pay for Alcantara Boat Trip?

A.￡19.B.￡46.

C.￡65.D.￡69.

【2】What can we learn about the town of Cáceres?

A.It has the oldest walls in Europe.B.It has the most impressive buildings.

C.It attracts many visitors in winter.D.It has well- preserved old buildings.

【3】Which touring activity lasts the longest time?

A.Alcantara Boat Trip.B.Historie Cáceres Walking Tour.

C.Trujillo Cultural Walking Tour.D.Wildlife Tour in the Monfragüe National Park.

【1】Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain.

【2】According to the law, all foreigners have to register with the local police within two weeks of arrival.

【3】I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.

【4】Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it's relatively small when compared with the others.

【5】Often the lives of writers resemble the lives of the characters they create.

【6】The seven-year-old was found crying with scratches on his face and neck.

【7】Many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects.

【8】The space underneath could be used as a storage area.

【9】Nothing can substitute for the advice your doctor is able to give you.

【10】He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer.

【11】I know I was a naive fool to trust him but he is a real charmer who totally took me in.

【12】Panic set in, but Mary could not run—she was frozen to the spot.

【13】Be careful not to damage other people's property.

【14】During the period prior to the travel restrictions in China, only about 13 to 14 percent of all infections were documented.

【15】With respect to your children, listen attentively to them without offering advice.

【16】Viruses lie around our environment all of the time, waiting for a host cell to come along.

【17】It helps regulate the planet’s temperature by influencing the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean.

【18】Currently, GCPC's free services are open to all countries and regions around the globe, aiming at helping people tackle the current difficulties together.

【19】A fifth year of drought is expected to have dramatic effects on the California economy.

【20】An internet healthcare company has announced the launch of a global epidemic-prevention and control platform in a bid to integrate medical resources from home and abroad.

【1】__________________(就个人而言), I prefer to work in a team.

【2】A lot of __________________(有毒的) waste water comes from that chemical factory.

【3】The competition attracted over 500 competitors_______________(代表) 8 different countries.

【4】She looked back on her career with great ___________________(满意).

【5】I had a physical problem and had to go to hospital for a _____________(彻底的/详尽的) examination.

【6】The new drug has great ________________(重大意义) for the treatment of the disease.

【7】Alan _______________(发誓) that he would do everything in his power to help us

【8】All the scientists ________________(同意) to the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature was due to the burning of fossil fuels.

【9】He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of _______________(认出).

1. 申请报名。

2. 为什么想参加这个活动。

3. 对这项活动有怎样的打算和期待。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Yours truly,

Li Hua

要点：1.比赛安排； 2.比赛目的、内容。

注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）；

2.可适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。

Dear Jimmy,

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Yours,

Li Hua

I arrived at the station safely, and took a heavy breath as I unloaded my baggage before the ticket office. It was the first time that I had taken a local train to Tilak Nagar, where I was going to learn traditional vocal music. Standing in line, I counted at least 20 people staring at me. I bought my ticket, which was only 55 cents for a 20-minute train ride. The prices still blow me away.

When the train came after 15 minutes or so, I got on with all speed, as the train only stops for a few seconds. The locals again stared at me. This was a train especially for local transport. After a while, a young man asked me if he could talk to me. He wanted to know if I was in a band. I stated no, but I love to play tabla. Through the conversation I knew he was a student of engineering with his exams being tomorrow, I wished him good luck for the exams sincerely, as I knew what it means to Indian students to get good marks on their exams. If students do not get good enough scores, job opportunities will be few in a highly-competitive environment.

The student I met helped me unload my luggage as the train reached Tilak Nagar Station. He shook my hand strongly and looked into my eyes with marks of genuine care and friendship, despite us meeting for only 20 minutes.

【1】How did the author feel about the ride by a motor rickshaw?

A.Worthless.B.Courageous.

C.Common.D.Expensive.

【2】What does the underlined part mean in the passage?

A.The train ticket cost him too much.B.It was quite cheap to take the train.

C.The train was so convenient for him.D.It was unusual to take a train here.

【3】What do we know about the young man mentioned in the passage?

A.He wanted to learn to play tabla from the author.

B.He was a student on the way to a university.

C.He took his examinations seriously.

D.He wished to find a job in Tilak Nagar.

【4】What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?

A.To tell readers he got to know an Indian young man.

B.To imply it was unsafe to travel alone in India.

C.To complain the messy and dirty Indian train.

D.To share his first time on a train in India.

Places to visit: Central Street, Zhaolin Park Ice Lantern Art Fair

Upon arriving in the ice city Harbin in the early afternoon, you will be met by local English-speaking guide at Harbin airport or railway station and then start your trip from the Central Street.

The Central Street was originally built in 1898 when there were abundant of Russian businessmen in Harbin. It's a good place to see architectural styles and taste different cuisine.

In the evening, you will visit the Ice Lantern Fair in Zhaolin Park. You can see pretty ice sculptures when the ice sculptures are lit, which looks like a magical world.

Day 2 Harbin

Places to visit: Siberian Tiger Park, Ice and Snow World

In the daytime you will make an adventure in the Siberian Tiger Park, the largest natural park for wild Siberian tigers of China, even in the world. There are over 500 Siberian tigers in this park. Here you can see wild tigers closely and take some fantastic photos.

In the evening you will go to visit the Ice and Snow World. It is full of awesome ice and snow sculptures created by artists from all around the world.

Day 3 Harbin/Departure

Places to visit: Winter Swimming Performance, Ice Activities

As the Ice City, Harbin is an ideal place to have winter swimming activities. The average temperature here is - 18 °C in winter and many local people had got used to taking winter swimming. You can see all kinds of people males, females, from youth to 70 years old men swim through the frozen surface of the Songhua River. Also there is Winter Swimming Competition held in Harbin every year.

In the afternoon you will take your own arranged train or flight back home.

【1】Who is the passage intended for?

A.People in the local areas.

B.Visitors from abroad.

C.Artists interested in ice.

D.Children fond of magic.

【2】What can you see on the second day in Harbin?

A.Wild Siberian tigers of China.

B.Special architectural styles.

C.The swimming competition.

D.Different delicious dishes.

【3】What can we know about Harbin in winter according to the text?

A.The temperature there is about -18 °C on average in winter.

B.People living there get accustomed to swimming.

C.The Songhua River is the only frozen river there.

D.Winter Swimming Competition is held every month.

1.写信目的； 2.存在问题； 3.要求建议。

注意:1. 词数 100 左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Yours,

Li Hua

For this study, biologist Corson Miller and his team exposed eleven selected dogs to digital images of women that were either angry or happy. Half the dogs were rewarded for touching the screen when shown a happy face, while the other half were given their treat for selecting those that appeared angry.

Interestingly, the dogs were not provided with the entire face. Some dogs were shown only upper halves while the others observed lower halves. That’s because the scientists believe humans show their eruptions on their entire face.

After some training on how to recognize small differences like the wrinkles between the eyes or the changes in their shape that accompany the happy or angry expressions, the dogs were mostly able to identify the correct expression not only on a familiar face but on a strange face, the researchers concluded the dogs were smart enough to read human emotions.

They also found those being trained to read angry expressions took a longer time to learn. They guess it may be because dogs find angry faces disgusting, causing them to back away quickly. However, once the smart dogs realized they were getting rewarded, the trepidation seemed to disappear. In fact, the dogs had such a good time playing the computer “game” that scientists had a hard time keeping them away from the touch screens after the study was completed.

The researchers also noticed only dogs with a male owner had a harder time understanding the expressions correctly. Since the touched screen models were all females, this confirmed what had been observed in previous studies—dogs are more efficient at reading facial expressions of people that are the same gender as their owner.

【1】How did the scientists conduct the experiment?

A.By mixing the selected dogs together.

B.By rewarding only half of the dogs touching the screen.

C.By leaving dogs to women who are either happy or angry.

D.By showing digital pictures of women’s happy or angry faces.

【2】What is the meaning of the underlined word “trepidation” in Paragraph 5?

A.fear and hesitationB.doubt and uncertainty

C.curiosity and eagernessD.excitement and happiness

【3】According to the last paragraph, dogs with female owners ________.

A.are scared away at the male faces

B.can only read the expressions on partial faces

C.are uninterested in telling facial expressions

D.have difficulty telling the moods on the faces of males

【4】What is the best title for this passage?

A.Dogs and Their OwnersB.Dogs’ Mood Research

C.Dogs Identify the MoodsD.Mood Changes Influence Dogs

This aging of the population is driven by two factors. The first is declining birth rates, which means old generations are large 【1】（compare） to younger generations, and so, on average, the population becomes older than before. This is 【2】（especial） true in the US. The second reason is 【3】 people are living longer. A child born in the US today has a very realistic chance of living beyond 100 and needs to plan accordingly.