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Which has ______ quality clothing,Jason's,Trendy Teens or Funky Fashions?
A.good
B.better
C.best
D.the best
Many desserts are covered in sand. But some have mountains, rocks, or lakes that have dried up in the heat. The Great American Dessert has cliffs(悬崖) that have been made into amazing and beautiful shapes by the wind. The Sahara Desert in Africa is mostly sand. The Australian Desert has red sand.
Sometimes it does not rain for a whole year in the desert. But there is water deep under the ground and some plants have roots that go very deep to find it. Other plants have roots that spread out(延伸) a long way so they can suck up the rain as soon as it falls.
One desert plant is the cactus, which has long, spreading roots. The cactus stores water inside its hard skin. This skin protects it from heat and cold.
Camels are a bit like cactus plants! They store water too—inside their bodies. They have special fur which protects them from the sun during the day and keeps them warm at night.
Some other animals live in deserts, too. They have to be very good at seeing and hearing because most of them only come out at night. This is why many desert animals have extra big eyes or ears.
A desert fox has bigger ears than a normal for. A gerbil has huge eye, so that it can see at night. It stays cool in the day by staying underground, like most desert animals.
Some people live in the desert but they always make their homes near an oasis. An oasis is where water comes from an underground river. Near an oasis, people can grow lots of plants and keep animals.
Life is hard in the desert, for people, animals and plants. But desert people like to live there.
【小题1】A desert is very dry because__________.
| A.it is sandy | B.there is so little rain |
| C.the wind is strong | D.there is no water deep under the ground |
| A.围堵 | B.讨好 | C.释放 | D.吸收 |
| A.the sunlight is too strong in the day | B.they need to see and hear well at night |
| C.it is very cold at nigh | D.they store water in them. |
| A.storing water in side their bodies | B.drinking water as much as they can |
| C.staying underground | D.growing lots of plants |
| A.Desert people like to live in the desert though life is hard. |
| B.People in the desert usually fry eggs on the ground. |
| C.Camels have special fur to store water. |
| D.All the deserts are covered in sand. |
Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.
Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.
The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “ I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”
City-as-School High School is the nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.
【小题1】What can we learn about“City-as-School”?
| A.It has no teachers. |
| B.It has no school buildings. |
| C.It has only girl students. |
| D.It is the only school in the city. |
| A.They do whatever they like. |
| B.They learn Maths and Science. |
| C.They help with work in a certain area. |
| D.They learn all the college courses. |
| A.all the students go to college |
| B.students forget the duty of their work |
| C.students earn much money while studying |
| D.students learn a lot about different kinds of work |
| A.A New City | B.A New School |
| C.A New-type School | D.A Girl in New York |
Oxford graduates sell faces to pay £50,000 university debts![]()
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Business is growing for two graduates who decided to pay off ( 偿清) their university debts by selling advertising space on their faces .Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, both from Oxford , are selling advertising space for hundreds of pounds a day and have earned more than £25,000 since setting up business last October.
Anyone can buy the advertising space , from businesses to individuals or groups, on a day-to-day basis, through the pair’s website, buymyface .co. uk. The logo (标识) is then seen by people as they go about their daily business. The pair sold their first face ads to friends and family for just £ 1 a day, but as need has increased, so has the daily price , which has reached an amazing £400 by now, the end of May. So far , the main customers have been Paddy Power , the online betting agency ( 网络博彩企业), and accountancy firm ( 会计事务所)Earnest & Young , which is now the website ‘s official sponsor ( 赞助商).
Moyse and Harper said , “ It’s our special way of paying off our student debts. We’ve seen so many students unsuccessfully applying for jobs , only to find one that they never really wanted. It’s just something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely.” ( 236 words)
【小题1】Why do the two Oxford graduates sell advertising space on their faces?
| A.To raise money for their friends. |
| B.To earn money for their family. |
| C.To pay off their university debts . |
| D.To pay for their online betting |
| A.At Oxford University. |
| B.At the website buymyface. co.uk. |
| C.At the accountancy firm. |
| D.At the online betting agency. |
| A.Just £1 . | B.About£100 . | C.Over £400. | D.Up to£500. |
| A.are satisfied with their special job |
| B.have paid off their debts already |
| C.are ready to apply for another job |
| D.never really wanted to do face ads |