ARIZONA

Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly

A one-night stay at the historic lodge starts at $59 for a single room and the lodge offers half-day tours of Canyon de Chelly ($41 for adults and $32 for children aged 12 and under)

Time: May. 31, 2009 ～ Nov. 1, 2009

Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 17.1 percent

Contact: 800/679-2473, tbirdlodge.com

CALIFORNIA

Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe

A three-night stay in a lakeside cabin(小木屋) for two people, an Emerald Bay sightseeing for two, free breakfast and lunch. Rates are $299 per couple --- saving of up to $400.

Details: Hotel taxes are included

Time: Through Dec.15, 2009

Contact: 800/234-8946, zephyrcove.com

NEVADA

Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas

A one-night stay at the Mediterranean-stlye MontelLago Village, 17 miles from Las Vegas. Rates start at $65 per person including ice-skating fees and skate rentals.

Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 12 percent

Time: Nov. 17, 2009 ～ Jan. 15, 2010

Contact: 866/399-2753, monteLagovillage.com

YELLOWSTONE

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

A two-night stay, breakfast daily, full-day ski rental, unlimited ice-skating and skates and a book of Yellowstone photos. Rates start at $119 per person. A one-night stay at the hotel starts at $65.

Time: Jan.1, 2010 ～ May.2, 2010

Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 8 percent

Contact: 866/439-2473, travelyellowstone.com

56. If a couple and their 14-year-old son want to have a half-day tour of Canyon de Chelly on Oct.13, 2009, they should pay _______.

  A. $114       B. $123       C. $177       D. $189

57. If you are interested in ice-skating, you may find more information in _______.

A. tbirdlodge.com and zephyrcove. com   

B. monteLagovillage.com and tbirdlodge.com

C. zephyrcove.com and travelyellowstone.com

D. travelyellowstone.com and monteLagovillage.com

58. If you have a holiday in December, and intend to stay in a European-stlye hotel, you may go to _______.

A. Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

B. Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe

C. Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas

D. Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly

59. You needn’t pay extra fees as hotel taxes if you stay in _______.

A. Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

B. Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe

C. Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas

D. Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly

H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu (流感), has killed at least 15 people across Asia and was proved in China on January 27. No human cases have been found in the main??land, but 13 of the country’s 31 provinces have reported the disease in poultry.

The Chinese government has taken measures to prevent and control the disease. Poultry within 3 km of infected (受感染的) farms is to be killed and those within 5 km vaccinated (接种疫苗). At the same time, there will be continuous monitoring and daily reports on the disease across the country, and in??creased production of bird flu vaccines.

Among the 11 Asian countries and regions having bird flu in animals, only Vietnam and Thailand have reported human cases. The people infected were reported to have caught the disease from poultry.

While the World Health Organization ( WHO) says there is “no proof (证据) of human-to-human infection (传染)” of bird flu, the big fear is that the disease could combine with a human flu virus (病毒) to produce a deadly new disease that will kill millions of people across the world. Many Asian farmers live closely with their animals and sell live chickens in the market. This greatly increases the chance of humans being infected with bird flu.

A spokesman of the WHO said that Asian countries having bird flu should introduce a more healthy way of raising and selling chickens. The people there have to completely change their way of life and manners towards animals. Here are some safety measures for people to stay healthy;

*   Keep fit through usual exercise;

*   Avoid infected poultry and infected people;

*   Avoid eating uncooked or under-done poultry and eggs;

*   Make sure there is always fresh air in your home;

*   Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing;

*   Wash your hands as often as possible.

What does the underlined word “poultry” mean?

A. Wild birds.

B. Wild animals.

C. Home-raised birds.

D. Home-raised animals.

From the passage, we learn that __________.

A. infected poultry within 3 km was killed in China

B. the first bird flu case was proved in China on Jan. 27

C. human infected cases were found in 11 Asian countries

D. over two thirds of China have been affected by the bird flu

What do people fear most?

A. Poultry will infect many people.

B. There will be human-to-human infection.

C. The disease can spread quickly among people.

D. A new disease combining bird flu and a human flu will break out.

ARIZONA

Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly

A one-night stay at the historic lodge starts at $59 for a single room and the lodge offers half-day tours of Canyon de Chelly ( $41 for adults and $32 for children aged 12 and under).

Time: May 31, 2009 ~ Nov. 1, 2009

Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 17.1 percent

Contact: 800/679-2473, tbirdlodge.com

CALIFORNIA

Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe

A three-night stay in a lakeside cabin(小木屋) for two people, an Emerald Bay sightseeing for two, free breakfast and lunch. Rates are $299 per couple – saving of up to $400.

Details: Hotel taxes are included

Time: Through Dec. 15, 2009

Contact: 800/234-8946, zephyrcove.com

NEVADA

Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas

A one-night stay at the mediterranean-style Montelago Village, 17 miles from Las Vegas. Rates start at $65 per person including ice-skating fees and skate rentals.

Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 12 percent

Time: Nov. 17, 2009~Jan. 15, 2010

Contact: 866/399-2753, montelagovillage.com

YELLOWSTONE

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

A two-night stay, breakfast daily, full day ski rental, unlimited ice-skating and skates and a book of Yellowstone photos. Rates start at $119 per person. A one-night stay at the hotel starts at $65.

Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 8 percent

Time: Jan .1, 2010~May 2, 2010

Contact: 866/439-2473, travelyellowstone.com

1.If a couple and their 14-year-old son want to have a half-day tour of Canyon de Chelly on Oct. 13, 2009, they should pay __________.

2. If you are interested in ice-skating, you may find more information in __________.

3.If you have a holiday in December, and intend to stay in a European-style hotel, you may go to __________.

ARIZONA
Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly
The Deal：A one­night stay at the historic lodge(小旅店)starts at $59 for a single room, $65 for a double room, and the lodge offers half­day tours of Canyon de Chelly($41 for adults and $32 for children under 12.)
Details：Hotel taxes are an additional 17.1 percent.
Time：Nov. 1,2006­Mary. 31,2007
Contact：800/679－2473，tbirdlodge._come
CALIFORNIA
Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe
The Deal：The Fall Getaway package includes a three­night stay in a lakeside cabin for two people, an Emerald Bay sightseeing for two, free breakfast and lunch. Rates are $299 per couple—saving of up to $400.
Time：Through Dec. 15,2006.
Detail：Hotel taxes are included.
Contact：800/23­TAHOE，zephyrcove._come
NEVADA
MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas
The Deal：A one­night stay at the Mediterranean­style MonteLago Village, 17 miles from Las Vegas, and coupon tickets(优惠票)for ice­skating and skate rentals. Rates start at $65 per person.
Time: Nov. 17,2006­Jan. 15, 2007
Details：Hotel taxes are an additional 12 percent.
Contact：866/399­2753，montelagovillage._com
YELLOWSTONE
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
The Deal：A two­night stay, breakfast daily, full­day ski rental, unlimited ice­skating and skates, and a book of Yellowstone photos. Rates start at $ 119 per person.
Time：Jan. 1­Mar. 2,2007
Details：Hotel taxes are an additional 8 percent.
Contact：866/439­7375，travelyellowstone._com
【小题1】A couple, with their 13­year­old son, had a half­day tour of Canyon de Chelly without stay on Nov. 13,2006.They should pay________.

Drinking small amount of hard Japanese rice wine apparently never hurt 114-year-old Kamato Hongo.She is now the world’s oldest living person, according to Guinness World Records.

“Hongo inherited（继承）the title Monday after the death of the previous record holder, Maud Farris-Luse ,of Coldwater , Mich.,”the record-keeping company said on its website.Farris-Luse was 115 years and 56 days old then.

“Hongo, born on Sept .16,1887, was raised on a farm and counts drinking Japanese rice wine among her favorite things ─ along with black salt, pork ,sashimi（生鱼片）and green tea,”according to Guinness. “She also likes traditional Japanese dancing.”

“The key is not storing up stress,”said her 45-year-old grandson Tsuyoshi Kurauchi. “If you do that, you can eat or drink anything.”

“Hongo mothered seven children, more than 20 grandchildren, and even outlived her eldest daughter, who died two years ago while in her 90s,”according to Kurauchi, who described Hongo as a “warm, caring grandmother”.

She lived in a nursing home in Kagoshima, a city about 615 miles southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu, which has reputation for record-breaking longevity among its residents.

Hongo was born in the nearby town of Isen, home to the late Shigechiyo Izumi, who also held the Guinness record as the world’s oldest person. He died in 1986 at the age of 120.

Recently , another Kyushu resident was regarded as the world’s oldest man. Retired silkworm farmer Yukichi Chuganji graduated into the spot on Jan . 4 with the death of his predecessor, Antonio Todde of Italy. Chuganji turns 113 on Saturday.

There are an estimated 15,000 Japanese over the age of 100, and women make up about 80 percent of the total.

The sentence “The key is not storing up stress.”in Paragraph 4 means “ ___________”.

A. The most important is to mind everything that has been done.

B. The most important is to forget the unpleasant things.

C. The most important is to reduce the heavy load of learning and work.

D. The most important is to remember what brings you unhappiness.

Who is considered to be the world’s oldest man alive in the passage?

A. Maud Farris-Luse.                B. Shigechiyo Izumi.

C. Yukichi Chuganji.                D. Kamato Hongo.

Which of the following is not true about Kamato Hongo?

A. She is the world’s oldest person alive.

B. She loves drinking Japanese rice wine.

C. She is fond of traditional Japanese dancing.

D. She cares about everything that happens around her.

 The passage mainly talks about ___________________ .

A. the fact that women are living longer than men

B. something about the Japanese oldest living lady

C. the fact that Kagoshima is famous for longevity

D. the secret of living longer