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CalgaryReads
CalgaryReadshelpsstrugglingreadersinGradeOneandTwotwiceaweek.Trainedadultvolunteerscarryoutone-to-onereadingteachinginthechildren’sschoolduringschoolhours.Volunteersaretrainedtouseaproveneffectivelessonframework(框架).Timeisspentcoachingreaderswhileprovidingastrongrolemodelineachchild’slife.
Address:
105,12thAveSE
Telephone:
1403777-8254
UkrainianMissionCanada
ThisorganizationhelpschildreninneedinUkraine,acountryinEasternEurope.Youcandonate(捐赠)moneyorthingstohelponeofthechildreninneed.
380644AveNE
1403451-6991
CalgaryDoulaAssociation
Thisorganizationisformedtoprovideinformationaboutservicesrelatedtobirthandchildcareforthegeneralpublicandworriedprofessionals.Monthlymeetingsprovideanetworkingopportunityandexchangeofinformationforindividualsinterestedinbirthandchildcare,coupleswhoaretobeparents,andhealthcareproviders.
124CresthavenPlaceSW
1403750-2033
RainbowSocietyofAlberta
RainbowSocietyofAlbertahelpstofulfillwishesofAlbertachildrenwithlong-termorlife-threateningillnesses.FoundedinWinnipegin1983,RainbowSocietywasthefirstchildren’sorganizationofitskindinCanada.ItsAlbertachapter(分部)wascreatedin1986byahandfulofcaringvolunteerswhosawaneedtobringsuchastrongsupportsystemtochildreninAlberta.
POBox1153,StationM
1403252-3891
1.WhatdoesCalgaryReadsmainlyaimtodo?
A.Tohelpallchildrendobetteratschool.
B.Toproviderolemodelsforyoungchildren.
C.Tohelplittlestrugglingreadersreadbetter.
D.ToencouragechildreninCanadatoreadmore.
2.TolearnmoreabouthelpingchildreninneedinUkraine,whichnumbershouldyoucall?
A.1403451-6991B.1403777-8254
C.1403750-2033D.1403252-3891
3.WhatdoyouknowaboutRainbowSocietyofAlberta?
A.Ithelpschildrenwithlong-termillnessesworldwide.
B.ItwasfoundedinWinnipegin1983.
C.Itisthefirstchildren’sorganizationinCanada.
D.Itwasorganizedbysomevolunteersin1986.
4.Whatdotheorganizationshaveincommon?
A.Theyallhelppoorchildren.B.Noneofthemaimsatmakingprofit.
C.TheyallprovideserviceswithinCanada.D.Noneofthemaskspeopletodonatemoney.
B
TheiPhone,theiPad:
eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”–--andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer---whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet---usedthetitlein2008.Alovelybear---popularintheUSandUK---thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”.Aslimmed-downversion(简装本)ofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthename“i”.
Ingeneral,single-letterprefixes(前缀)havebeenpopularsincethe1990s,whentermssuchase-mailande-commerce(电子商务)firstcameintouse.
Most“i”productsaretargetedat(针对)youngpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’s“i”,it’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablename.
Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletter“i”.Whynotuse“a”,“b”,or“c”instead?
AccordingtoTonyThorne,headoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollege,London,“i”worksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleuses“i”,nooneknowswhetheritmeansInternet,information,individualorinteractive,ThornetoldBBCMagazines.“EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPod,itseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition(定义),”hesays.
“However,thankstoApple,thetermisnowconnectedwithportability(轻便).”addsThorne.
Clearlytheletter“i”alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds,andwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.
Alongwith“Google”and“blog”,readersofBBCMagazinesvoted“i”asoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade(十年).
Butashistoryshows,peoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990s,productswith“2000”intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.However,asweenteredthenewcentury,thefashiondisappeared.
5.WecaninferthattheIndependent’s“i”isdesignedfor_________.
A.oldreadersB.youngreaders
C.fashionablewomenD.engineers
6.Theunderlinedword“ambiguous”means“__________”.
A.popularB.clearC.uncertainD.unique
7.Nowadays,the“i”termoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare__________.
A.portableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.recyclable
8.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.
A.“i”productsareoftenofhighquality
B.iTeddyisalivebear
C.theletter“b”replacesletter“i”tonametheproducts
D.thepopularityof“i”productsmaynotlastlong
C
Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem,Pennsylvania.
WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.Itwasthefarthest,coldest,anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine.Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica,orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvania.
Pluto,whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma“majorplanet”toa“dwarfplanet”(矮星)in2006,capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystem
Pluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractive.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts,oldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaff,Arizona,Tombaugh'
staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflight,aplanetthattheobservatory’sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptune.OnFebruary18,1930,Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmerican,andrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment(入侵).
Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall.Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook.
9.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage?
A.Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus.
B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky.
C.BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican.
D.Becauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniverse.
10.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.AnAmericanScientist:
ClydeTombaugh
B.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoy
C.Pluto’sStrangeRomance
D.TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania
第二节根据短文内容,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(七选五)。
11Peopletraveledinsearchoffoodandshelterorinordertofleefromtheirenemies.Sometimestheywerelookingforgoldorsilverinordertobecomerich.Onotheroccasionstheyweresearchingforrichfarmland.
Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertraveledjustforfun.Eveninancienttimes,somepleasuretraveloccurred.Duringatypicalseason,700,000touristswouldcrowdintotheancientcityofRome,whereanimalsperformedandmagiciansentertainedthem.12
13Internationaltouristarrivalsalonereachedasmanyas546millionin1994andareforecast(预测;
预报)toriseto937millionin2010,accordingtotheWorldTradeOrganization.
14Probablythemostcommonreasonfortravelingisrelatedtoourphysicalwell-being.Actually,travelingtosportseventsisoneofthefastestgrowingtypesoftravel.Inourfastdeveloping,modernsocietywherestresshasbecomepartofpeople’slife,peoplecanrestandrelaxbyhavingachangeofenvironmentandactivities.
15Nooneseemstodoubtthattravelbroadensthemind.In18thcenturyEurope,youngmenwouldgoonaGrandTourtovariouscountriesinordertocompletetheireducation.Todaythedesiretotraveltodifferentcountriesisencouragedbymodemmassmedia.Peoplewhotraveltoothercountriescanatthesametimelearnmoreabouttheirowncountryandculture.
A.Butwhydopeopleliketravelingsomuch?
B.Throughouthistory,mosttravelwasnotforpleasure.
C.Sotheytraveltoalakeforaswimortoaparkforahike.
D.Theimprovementintransportationhasalsoencouragedpeopletotravel.
E.WealthyRomansmadetripstoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGames.
F.Thegrowthoftourismhasbecomeamodernphenomenonexperiencedbyallcountriesintheworld.
G.Anotherimportantreasonfortravelingistosatisfyourcuriosityaboutdifferentplacesandcultures.
第二部分完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
ItendtoacceptanyideaputforwardbyexpertsonTV.Oneday,asociologistproposed(提出,建议)thatthe
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societyhasbeenconsuming(消费)modernhumanslittlebylittle.ForfearthatIwouldbecomeavictim(受害者)oftheconsumersociety,I
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hurriedtoabicycleshopinmyneighborhood.
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theshopkeeperMr.Johnsonwassellingmethebicycle,hesaid,“Thisisthebestthingyou
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havedone.Lifehasbecomehopelessly
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