Batsford
A world of trees， and so much more!
Built in the late 18005， Batsford Arboretum is among the largest wild gardens in England， home to a collection of some of the world's most beautiful trees， bamboos， and shrubs． It's perfect fora peaceful walk beside the small rivers and pools．
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●Early daffodils（水仙花） and a cherry collection in spring．
●The Handkerchief Tree and wildflower areas in summer．
●To smell the flowers of reds， yellows and golds in autumn．
●Ice and snow turn the Arboretum into a magical wonderland．
Visitor Information
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●Batsford Arboretum is just one mile west of Moreton﹣in﹣Marsh on the A44． There are road signs all the way．
●The 1 and 2 Johnsons Excel﹣bus from Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon drops passengers at the end of our mile﹣long drive．
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We are open every day except Christmas Day． In bad weather we may close the Arboretum， so please call us on 01386701441 before setting out．
●Pets
Dogs are welcome throughout the Visitor Centre and the Arboretum but must be closely watched all times．
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Parking for cars and coaches is FREE． You'll find picnic areas near to the lower car parks． Sorry no picnics in the Arboretum．
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●Sign up to receive our regular email newsletters if you love Batsford，
●Check for the latest admission charges （门票价格） before you come．
Website： www．batsarb．couk
Email： arboretum@batsfordfoundation．co．uk
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My mother is cool﹣much cooler than most people．I give her full credit for making me the person who I am today．To thank her，I'd like to share some of the things she taught me．
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No matter how hard things got，my mom could always joke about them．It has taught me things are never， ever， end﹣of﹣the﹣world kind of bad．I'm sure this has made me a more relaxed person．
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My mother made her own clothes she felt like wearing．Soon enough， people asked her to make clothes， and it turned into a full﹣time business．That shows me how you can set up your own business by expressing yourself truthfully．
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As a creative， my mother always encouraged us to do imaginative things for enjoyment and discouraged TV．We dressed up in costumes， drew pictures， and sang at the top of our lungs．Today， I am a very fun person to be with．
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My mom has always pushed me towards becoming independent． Not for her good，but for mine．I made my own decisions without her trying to manage me．Because of this，I grow up to be completely independent．
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Growing up， I've made my fair share of mistakes．Instead of saying "I told you so"，my mom always let me work things out myself．She was also there to help me pick up the pieces，if I ever needed help．
For all that you've done and everything that you are﹣thank you，mom!
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A．Imagination has no end．
B．Independence is important．
C．Self﹣expression leads to self achievement．
D．Mistakes are OK as long as you learn from them．
E．Being hopeful is the key to turning things around．
There once was a farmer who grew the best corn in his town． One day， his friend Scott asked him（1） he grew the best corn． The farmer told him that he often gave his good corn seeds（ 种 子 ） to his（2） ．
"（3） do you give your good seeds to your neighbors？ They will compete（4） you!" Scott asked． "Why？" the farmer laughed． "Don't you know？ The wind picks up pollen（ 花粉 ） from the corn and（5） it from field to field． If my neighbors grow bad corn， the bad pollen will have bad influence on（6） ． My corn cannot improve（7） my neighbors' corn improves．"
It is the same with our lives． Those（8） choose to live in peace must help their neighbors to live in peace． Those who choose to live well must help（9） to live well． And those who choose to be happy must help others to find（10） ， as the happiness of each has something to do with the happiness of all．
Eleven countries are building a great wall of trees across Africa． It is called the Great Green Wall．The aim is to bring life to the dry lands and help to fight the bad environment．
The wall is 8， 000kilometers long and 15kilometers wide． It covers from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east，on the south of the Sahara Desert（撒哈拉沙漠）． So far，Senegal has made the best progress by planting about 11， 000，000trees．
Many years ago， there were few trees in that area and the winds used to be very strong． It was harmful to the fields． Also， there was little rain， so few plants could grow and many people went hungry．Since the tree planting project started， the trees have provided food for the local people and increased the wetness（湿度）of the air． Little by little， there appeared green fields for people to grow plants．
The project which began in 2007is supposed to cost a total of 8， 000， 000， 000dollars． Many countries are trying their best to help to continue the planting． So we will be able to see the whole green wall across Africa in the near future．
（1）Why are the countries building the wall of trees？
They want to bring life to the dry lands and help to ．
（2）Where is the great wall of trees？
It's of the Sahara Desert．
（3）Why couldn't many plants grow in that area many years ago？
Because there were few trees， strong winds and ．
（4）When did the project begin？
It begun ．
（5）What does the passage talk about？
It mainly talks about in Africa．
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Wang Ping is a cleaner， He has （1） in a park for 5 years． He is also a good father．Nothing can make him （2） than playing with his little daughter in his free time．
Last Tuesday afternoon， while he was （3） the park， suddenly， he heard a woman crying for help． He ran up （4） to see what happened． The woman's 15﹣month﹣old baby girl choked（窒息）on a small piece of pear and her face（5） purple．The baby was too young to save herself， and the mother was so nervous that she didn't know how to save，her daughter properly．Luckily， Wang Ping knew what to do． He took the baby in his （6） without thinking twice． With the mother's help， Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats（轻拍）on the back．After a short while，he succeeded in getting the piece of pear out of her mouth．and the baby began to cry． Her mom was so thankful because her daughter was （7） ．Wang Ping tried his best and saved the （8） life． In his mind， helping others is just helping（9） ． He hoped more people could （10） to help the people in need if possible．
Since my mother moved to live with us in the city， she has been much heavier than before．As time went by， her health got（1） ． So I had to take her to see a （2） ． My mother was told to lose weight by doing exercise every day． She had no choice but to follow（3） the doctor said．I told her that I would exercise with her every morning．
On the first morning， she got up very early（4） ran with me in our neighborhood． I tried to run slowly so that she could follow me． After（5） for some minutes， I told her the proper ways of exercise and the importance of eating healthy food． She listened to me carefully． It made me（6） that she told me everything very patiently when I was a kid． On the second morning， I praised her for keeping running with me．
But after two weeks， she wanted to（7） running because she thought the two﹣week exercise didn't work at all． To encourage her， I taught her how to use the facilities（设施） for exercise in our（8） ． She began to exercise again．
With my help， it（9） her one month to develop a good habit of daily exercise． "Thank you，my dear daughter． Exercise brings health and happiness to me． I will（10） worry about my health． "Her words touched my heart deeply． I felt happy to make a big difference to my mother's life．"
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B．thinner |
C．better |
D．stronger |
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（2）A．teacher |
B．waiter |
C．nurse |
D．doctor |
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（3）A．that |
B．what |
C．which |
D．where |
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（4）A．so |
B．but |
C．and |
D．or |
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（5）A．swimming |
B．eating |
C．playing |
D．running |
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（6）A．act |
B．expect |
C．forget |
D．remember |
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（7）A．put up |
B．give up |
C．set up |
D．eat up |
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（8）A．school |
B．neighborhood |
C．hospital |
D．cinema |
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（9）A．took |
B．spent |
C．cost |
D．paid |
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（10）A．always |
B．ever |
C．never |
D．sometimes |