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TwocitiesinsouthofTokyoarewellworthvisiting.

Yokohamaisjusta20-mixintetrainjourneyfromthecapitalandpacksconsiderableappealwithitsbaysidelocation,architecture,beerandtastycuisine.

LessthananhourfromTokyo,fantasticseasidetownKamakura»

sknownforitssurfingscene,butalsooffersanattractiveselectionofrelaxedcafesandrestaurants.

SriLanka’sHillCountry

SriLankamaybe“sohotrightnow”,butLonelyPlanetrecommendsadifferentexperience.

Trygettingaheadof（andawayfrom）thepackbytakingascenictraintoSriLanka’sHillCountryforawonderfullytemperateescapefromthenation’shumidcoasts.

Thisislandownsamountainousinteriorthatiseverybitasscenicasthecoast,blessedbypleasantlycooltemperaturesthatrarelyabove21℃.

RajaAmpat,Indonesia

“Raja”means“king”andthisgrandtitleisapparent.Packedwithwhite-sandbeaches,lushjungleandunusualmushroom-shapedsmallislands.RajaAmpatisabiologicalhotspot.

Hometosomeoftherichest,mostdiversecoralreefsontheplanet—over200divingspotsarestillinastateofnature—andthis,pairedwithagrowingecotourism（生态旅游）offering,meansRajaAmpatwillnodoubtremainkingoftheislands.

1.WhatcanvisitorsdoinXi’an?

A.Shopinafantasticseasidetown.

B.Appreciatediverseheritage.

C.Enjoymushroom-shapedsmallislands.

D.Experienceplantingcropsbythemselves.

2.Whereisasurfermostlikelytogo?

A.Yokohama.

B.RajaAmpat.

C.Kamakura.

D.SriLanka’sHillCountry.

3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Afictionbook.

B.Aprivateletter.

C.Asciencereport.

D.Atravelguidebook.

2、DearMissHanff,

Youwillbegladtoknowthatthetwoboxesofeggsandthetinsoftonguehaveallarrivedsafelyandonceagainweallwishtothankyoumostsincerelyforyourextremegenerosity.Mr.Martin,oneoftheoldermembersofourstaff,haabeenonthesicklistforsometimeandwethereforelethimhavethelion’sshareoftheeggs,onewholeboxfulinfact,andofcoursehewasdelightedtogetthem.Thetinsoftonguelookveryinvitingandwillbeawelcomeadditiontoourlarders（食物橱）andinmycasewillbeputononesideforaspecialoccasion.

IenquiredatallthelocalmusicshopsbutwasunabletogettheMessiahorBach’sSt.MatthewPassioninstiffcoversinclean,secondhandcopies,andthenIfoundtheywereavailablefromthepublisherinneweditions.Theirpricesseemedabithigh,butIthoughtIhadbettergetthemandtheyhavebeensentbyBookPostafewdaysago,soshouldarriveanydaynow.Ourinvoice,total$4.20,isenclosedwiththebooks.

WearesendingyoualittlegiftforChristmas.Wedohopeyouwillnothavetopayanydutyonit.Wewillmarkit“ChristmasGift”andkeepourfingerscrossed.Anyway,wehopeyouwilllikeitandacceptitwithoursincerebestwishesforChristmasandthecomingyear.

Myname 

iscertainlynotofWelshorigin.AsitispronouncedtorhymewiththeFrenchword“Noel”,IthinktheremaybeapossibilitythatitoriginatedinFrance.

Yourssincerely,

FrankDoel

1.WhatcanweinferfromihctextaboutFrankandhiscolleagues?

A.Theylivedabusylife.B.Theyweretreatedbadly.

C.Theywereinpoorhealth.D.Theylackedlivingmaterials.

2.WhatwasMissHanffexpectedtoreceive?

A.Tastyfood.B.Somemoney.

C.Copiesofmusic.D.Secondhandbooks.

3.WhywasFrankgoingtomarkthegiftwiththewords“ChristmasGift”?

A.Toavoidtax.B.Tomakeawish.C.Toshowthecontent.D.Todeclareitsvalue.

4.WhomdidFrankmostprobablywriteto?

A.Afriend.B.Anassistant.C.Acustomer.D.Aworkmate.

3、3Dprintingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Wearenowabletocreatethingsweneedveryquicklyandeasilyusing3Dprinters.Butcanyouimagineprintingfood?

Somescientistsaretryingtorevolutionizethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbeascommonasthemicrowaveovenorblender.

Scientistssaythatit’llbequiteeasy:

yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood‘inks’intotheprinter.Youcanalsomodifytheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.

Using3Dprinterstocreateyourmealswouldalsobesavingtheenvironment.Therewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealotmoreefficient.Forexample,alternativeingredients（原料）suchasproteinsfromalgae,beetrootleavesandinsectscouldbeconvertedintotastyproducts.

Printingfoodcouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromdysphasia（aswallowingdisorder）.Theycouldprogramtheprintertoprintsofterversionsoftheirfavoritefoodssothattheywouldnothavetroubleinswallowingthem.

However,somepeoplethinkthatafutureof3Dfoodprintingwouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthosefrogrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastescouldbeprintedfromaraw“foodink”.Likewise,traditionalcafesandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:

isitreallypossibletobegetthenutrientsweneedfromfood–basedinksandgels（凝胶）?

What’smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjoyableactivity.Itishardtoimagineaworldwherethepleasureofcookingisdeadandmealscanbecreatedatthetouchofabutton.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes3Dfoodprinting?

A.Quickandpopular.B.Easyandefficient.

C.Nutritiousandtasty.D.Softandconvenient.

2.Whydosomethinkthat3Dfoodprintingwouldbeadisaster?

A.Traditionalfoodwoulddisappear.B.Manypeoplecouldlosetheirjobs.

C.Itwouldaffectthepeople’shealth.D.Wecouldalleatthesamefood.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.3Dfoodprintingwillreplacetraditionalcooking.B.Thefutureof3Dfoodprintingisuncertain.

C.Itwouldhurtourtraditionoffoodculture.D.3Dfoodprintingwouldbeafailure.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.3Dfood“printing”:

comingtothekitchenB.Can3Dprintingcreateeverything?

C.3D—printingfoodwillbeinfashion!

D.Thedisadvantageof3Dfoodprinting

4、Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?

Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”，oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?

Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?

Let'

shearwhatscientistshavetosay.

Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle－cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.

Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow－pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.

Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被挤出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.

Mostthunderstorms,though,don'

tstartwithcalm.That'

sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'

ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!

1.Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?

A.Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B.Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.

C.Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D.Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?

A.Coldanddryair.B.Warmanddryair.

C.Coldanddampair.D.Warmanddampair.

3.Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?

A.Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B.Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.

C.Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D.Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B.Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.

C.Apers