USA Today

Subscription Options:

2 months (43 issues)$50. 00

6 months (130 issues)$152. 00

1 year (260 issues)$275. 00

Shipping is always free.

Giving a gift?

Add the magazine to your cart, and on the next page check the box marked “this will be a gift". You can also find this option if you enter “edit your shopping cart".

Enter your gift receiver's address during the checkout process.

After placing your order, look for the “Send Magazine Gift Notification" on the order confirmation page, or go directly to the Magazine Subscription Manager.

In Magazine Subscription Manager, you'll see gift notification options to the right of each magazine you've bought. You can schedule a gift email or print a gift note.

Product Description

¨USA Today" provides you with daily information of the top News, Money, Sports and Life news across the country and around the world with fair and honest reports, powerful pictures, and a quick, simple format. The Nation's NO.1 newspaper keeps you knowing a thing or two with news influencing your life.

Privacy &Security

In order to complete the deal, we will share the name, billing and shipping address and other order information about your purchase with the publisher or magazine seller.

Your name and address will also be shared with a circulation-auditing(发行量审计)organization. We may share your email with the publisher, but you can know how it will be used in Subscription Manager. We will not share your credit card information.

1. How much should people pay for a month if they buy the newspaper for a half year?

A. About $ 22. 7. B. About $ 25.

C. About $ 25. 3. D. About $ 26. 2.

2.What should people do first if they want to get a gift?

A. Send an email or print a note.

B. Enter “edit your shopping cart".

C. Enter the gift giver's address.

D. Add the magazine to their cart.

3.In “USA Today",what can people do?

A. Make some money.

B. Get recent news.

C. Take daily pictures.

D. Learn simple formats.

4.What type of writing is the text?

A. An advertisement. B. An introduction.

C. A report. D. An announcement.

根据短文内容,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。

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or 1._________ and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. 2.________ When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. 3.________ All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. 4._________, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)door. When it closes, it also opens. 5._________.

A. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you

B. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person

C. those who have nice cars and a lot of money

D. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too

E. those who have no houses

F. When you meet with difficulties, you can give them up and be happy

G. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy

完形填空

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really _________them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could never play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball _________ I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one_________when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were _________allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not_________me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. _________ when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys_________at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling_________and had lost hope of playing basketball. _________ ,something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They _________ me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own _________ ,let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about _________with me almost every day. I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion_________ to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, _________ for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my _________ . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also _________ a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have _________ to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an _________ .After that, just be confident and_________ going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later. I love the motto of the NBA. It can_________ my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

1.A. dislike B. annoyed C. envied D. appreciated

2.A. when B. before C. after D. since

3.A. struggled B. cared C. enjoyed D. joined

4.A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not

5.A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit

6.A. Still B. Yet C. Just D. Even

7.A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared

8.A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied

9.A. Unluckily B. Naturally C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly

10.A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored

11.A. effort B. way C. business D. direction

12.A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams

13.A. stuck B. referred C. turned D. returned

14.A. but B. though C. and D. however

15.A.wish B. life C. work D. study

16.A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play

17.A. come B. turned C. refused D. happened

18.A. idea B. aim C. keep D. last

19.A. inform B. express C. ignore D. connect

* CAR HIRE

Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday. There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy more than just the city center, there's no better way to explore than by car.

CONDITIONS OF HIRE :

What's included

(a) Unlimited mileage.

(b) Expenses on oil, maintenance and repairs, which will be repaid on production of receipts (收据)

(c) Full insurance covered but exclusive (除外的 ) of personal accidents (see below) and contents.

What's not included

(a) Personal accident insurance.

(b) Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines.

HIRE CHARGES:

1. The minimum rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days only see our representative(代表 ) at the hotel.

2. Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car. But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.

3. The car types specified on the sheet are examples of the type of vehicles available in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.

Upon delivery the driver(s) will be asked to sign the car hire company's Conditions of hire .

If you decide to hire a car, just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us. A booking fee of 12 as part of the car hire cost is required.

Should you be forced to cancel your car hire booking after payment in full (two weeks before date of hire), a cancellation charge of £ 12 will be made.

1.What cost does a car hirer have to pay for?

A. Insurance against damage to the car

B. Insurance against injury to the driver

C. The cost of maintenance of the car

D. The cost of repairs to the car

2.The hire charge for a three-day period depends on .

A. the type of the car you hire

B. the distance you will cover

C. the amount of oil you put in the car

D. the length of time you park the car

3.If you cancel your car hire booking , .

A. another £12 will be paid to the company

B. you cannot get back the booking fee

C. you will get back the booking fee in two weeks

D. your request must be made before the date of hire

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