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Are you tired of the same old schedule on Mother’s Day? Well, here are some new ideas to help you enjoy that special day with your mother.
While it seems almost a tradition to take your mother out for dinner on Mother’s Day, perhaps this year you could try something else. You could invite her to a restaurant before or after the actual day. This way you don’t have to fight the crowds, and the prices will be lower.
Take your mother out for a picnic lunch if the weather is nice. You and she can enjoy the cool breeze under the shade of a tree while having a nice meal that you have made for her. Be sure to pack some of her favorite foods.
Another idea would be to invite your mother to go bowling(打保龄球). Even if she has never bowled in her life, trying something new is always interesting.
You could treat her to a movie she is dying to see, and make sure you buy her all the popcorn and candies she can eat. If you are a male, the chances are you won’t like the movie she wants to see, so instead you could go to the mall and get your picture taken with your mother, which she can proudly display in her house.
Take her to a spa on Mother’s Day. She has been working so hard and needs a way to release her stress.
If she doesn’t want to go to a spa, buy her special soaps and oils so she can relax herself in her own tub. There are various types of soaps and oils with delicious flavors available. You could also buy her some scented (芬芳的) candles that she could light by her tub to make the atmosphere peaceful.
No matter what you choose, make sure you do something special for the woman who took care of you for so long.
Title: Special ideas for Mother’s Day
| Problem |
Be tired of the same old schedule on Mother’s Day. |
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| 1) _______ |
Go out for dinner before or after Mother’s Day |
Avoid the (2) ______ Have lower prices |
| Go out for a (3) ______ lunch |
Enjoy the cool breeze under the shade of a tree Enjoy a nice meal that you have made for her |
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| Invite her to go bowling |
Something new is always (4) ________ |
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| See a (5) ______ or take a photo with her |
She can proudly display the (6) ______ in her house. |
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| Take her to a (7) _____ |
She needs a way to release her stress. |
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| Buy her special (8) _____ and oils and scented candles |
She can relax in her tub and enjoy the (9) ______ atmosphere. |
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| Conclusion |
Make sure you do something (10) ____ for your mother. |
With a busy life and job, pressure can make you look tired and aged. Kissi Health-Beauty Center gives classes, makes training plans according to your physical conditions, and sets up an individual file. All these things will help you to get to know your body and the way to keep it fit.
1)BODY-BUILDING
Imported gym equipment will help you build up your body’s muscles, making you look full of energy and strength.
2)GYMNASTIC EXERCISES
A bright and large exercise room with excellent equipment and music will give your body a chance to enjoy movement with rhythm.
3)SPECIAL “LAZY-BONE” FITNESS CENTER
“Lazy-bone” fitness equipment is the first bodyshaping set of seven beds in Houston. Designed according to human anatomic (解剖学的) and kinematic（运动学的）theory， the seven special beds will help you to exercise your waist, abdomen（腹）, hips（臀）or legs. In the relaxing hours you may try them to strengthen your muscles and lose weight.
*Tuition: “Lazy-bone” fitness card, 1000 dollars /month (gymnastic classesincluded).
*Open Time: 10:30 a.m. —10:30 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
*Tel: 59185700
*Address: 16 Johnson Street, Houston The purpose of this passage is to ______.
| A．give advice on health | B．introduce new ways of body-building |
| C．ask you to go to the center | D．introduce ways to lose weight |
If you want some exercise as well as relaxation after a busy day, you’ll go to the center and ______.
| A．learn anatomic and kinematic theory | B．lie still on the special beds |
| C．join in the gymnastic exercises | D．buy a special card |
70.Tom Everest who keeps a “Lazy-bone” fitness card can go to the center ______ this week. 11:30 a.m. Monday B. 11:30 p.m. Monday
C. 10:00 a.m. Tuesday D. 10:00 p.m. Tuesday According to the passage, the center wants to show it is _____ .
| A．the most convenient | B．the largest |
| C．the newest | D．the most advanced |
More than one million children in the United States do not go to school. Instead, they learn at home. Most often, their parents are their teachers. Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching materials.
Parents choose home schooling for several reasons. Some choose it because of their religious beliefs. Others say it provides more time for the family to be together. They say the home offers a better place for learning. Some parents believe home schooling avoids learning. Some parents believe home schooling avoids problems of national schools. Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children.
All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home schooling. Some states do not require much preparation by parents or testing of children. Other states have more requirements for home schooling. Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established. In farm areas, people often lived far from a school. Widespread home schooling took place until about the middle of the nineteenth century. Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school.
Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew. By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children. So a number of parents began home schooling.
Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow. She says many kinds of people have joined the movement. These include rich people and poor people. They represent many races, religions and political beliefs. Ms. Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years.Teaching materials for home schooling do NOT come from _______.
| A．parents | B．libraries |
| C．the Internet | D．educational companies |
Which of the following is one of the reasons why parents choose home schooling?
| A．it makes parents and their children have less time together. |
| B．Some people have different religious beliefs from the others. |
| C．It can’t provide a comfortable place for children to be in. |
| D．There are too many students in a home classroom. |
Home schooling was started in ________.
| A．the 1960s | B．the 1970s | C．the 1850s | D．the 1776 |
Home schooling in the United States now is __________.
| A．facing many difficulties | B．struggling |
| C．growing fast | D．decreasing in large numbers |
About 90 percent of Chinese believe the polarization(分化) between the rich and poor is “serious” in China, according to a survey conducted by China Youth Daily. And more than 80 percent of the respondents(对象) surveyed said something must be done to narrow the expanding gap between the rich and poor, while 14.1 percent said it was necessary.
The polarization has aroused wide concern among the public in recent years. The State Development and Reform Commission(国家发改委) said the Gini Coefficient had reached 0.47 for China, up from o.29 two decades ago. Usually, a country with a number above 0.4 is warned to pay attention to the income inequality problem.
To find out the people’s view, the survey covered 10,250 respondents, between the ages of 20 and 30 with a college education and a monthly salary between 1,000 and 3,000 yuan. Surprisingly, most disagreed with the view of experts who claim the urban-rural difference is causing the widening gap. More than 70 percent of the respondents believed that “ the group of special interests” is the prime reason for the polarization, followed by “people in power” 68 percent, and “bosses” 50 percent.
Another unexpected finding is that almost all agreed that a good educational background and knowledge were not the decisive factors in gaining wealth. About 95 percent said rich people are not necessarily those who are able to speak English or have a college education.
Today in China, rich people , accounting for 10 percent of the population, control 45 percent of the total social fortune, and poor people, also 10 percent of the population, only control 1.5 percent, according to an investigation published by the National Bureau of Statistics last June. It can be inferred that the Gini Coefficient ( in paragraph 2) would probably be _____.
| A．the unit used in advanced mathematics |
| B．the degree of a country’s development |
| C．the level of the citizen’s living standard |
| D．a measure of income inequality |
Experts hold the view that the main reason for the polarization is _____.
| A．the urban-rural difference | B．the group of special interests |
| C．the people in power | D．the bosses |
Which of the following can show the correct proportion(比例) of the social fortune among population?
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Close the Gap between the Rich and Poor |
| B．Surveys conducted by China Youth Daily |
| C．Higher education, Higher pay |
| D．Rich-Poor Divide Serious, Study Finds |
In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually was made up of saying poetry aloud and giving speeches.
In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates(应试者) for the doctor’s degree.
Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, looks like a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.
One type of test is sometimes called an “objective” test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly. The main idea of Paragraph Three is that ___________ .
| A．workers now take examinations | B．the population has grown |
| C．there are only written exams today | D．examinations are now written and timed |
The kind of exams where students must select answers are ___________ .
| A．objective | B．personal | C．spoken | D．written |
Modern industry m
ust have developed ____________ .
| A．around the 19th century | B．before the Middle Ages |
| C．in Greece or Rome | D．machines to take tests |
It may be concluded that testing __________ .
| A．should test only opinions | B．should always be written |
| C．is given only in factories | D．has changed since the Middle Ages |
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The Life Lab Garden Classroom is a two-acre, interactive （互动的）and educational garden located at the Center for Agro-ecology（农业生态） and Sustainable Food Systems Farm on the university of California, Santa Cruz campus. People of all ages can discover ecological concepts in this hands-on, living laboratory. Learn about plants, nature, weather, organic（绿色的） gardening, life cycles.
The Garden Classroom is open to the public every day from 8 am to 6 pm. Free Admission!
The Garden Classroom offers:
| Field Trips |
The Garden Classroom offers guided garden-based field trips for elementary school classes in the spring and fall. Themes include food systems, soil, recycling and so on. |
| Summer Camp |
Each summer students explore the garden and surrounding natural areas to learn science concepts, gardening basics, crafts and cooking skills . |
| Workshops |
A variety of garden-based workshops are offered for teachers and the public in the Garden Classroom and at school sites and conferences. |
| Special Events |
Life Lab offers classes for students, after-school and home school programs, teacher conferences, and private events in the Garden Classroom. |
The Garden Classroom was made possible through generous contributions from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and many other organizations and individuals.
68. The text is probably taken from .
A. a history book B. a hotel instruction
C . an English dictionary D. a tourist guidebook
69. The Life Garden Classroom is a place where people .
A. grow plants and flowers B. see different kinds of rare plants
C . learn about plants and living creatures D. know about the University of California
70. Tony is in Senior 1. He is quite interested in exploring the science concepts and making crafts. Which program will he choose?
A. Field Trips B. Summer Camp C . Workshops D. Special Events.
71. We can know all the following from the text except.
A. where the Life Lab Garden Classroom lies and its exact size
B. when people can come to the Life Lab Garden Classroom
C . that people are free to visit the Life Lab Garden Classroom every year
D. that the Life Lab Garden Classroom is supported by the government.