一、A family vacation in the Caribbean islands doesn’t come cheap. These four affordable but wonderful kid-friendly hotels are ideal for you. Hilton Nassau Hotel
In the Nassau's shopping district, this hotel is perfectly located to explore the nearby island, Prince George Wharf. Families can be guided to go to Bay Street for shopping or to the historic landmarks like Rawson Square. Then, return to the hotel’s pool bar for dining and overlooking Nassau Harbor and Paradise Island. The kids’ menu and high chairs make family dining a treat, especially since kids eat for free!
Dreams Palm Beach Hotel
Close to Higuey, this hotel by the sea is just the place to enjoy the feel of Caribbean sand. While adults can be organized to visit Punta Cana, go golfing and go swimming, kids will love the kids' club and the kids' pool. A range of meals from Mexican flavor to Asian and French flavor are offered there, making this hotel stand out. Need more good news? There’s a spa to really get adults in the vacation mood.
Sugar Bay Resort
You can feel right at home on your private terrace in this 31-acre property. Those who prefer a little action can catch a game of tennis in the gym, or even try surfing or jet skiing. No passport is required to visit the US Virgin Islands. Kids' club is available for those who prefer to stay indoors. Club Med La Caravelle
This hotel, on the Caribbean island of Grand Terre in Guadeloupe, is ideal for sporty families. You'll find a pool, tennis courts, a gym, and a kids’ club where the activities schedule is brilliantly packed to keep your little ones busy all day.
1.What makes eating in the Hilton Nassau Hotel most pleasant? A.Its high chairs.
B.There’s no charge for kids. C.The specially-designed menu.
D.It’s great to treat friends there.
2.How is Dreams Palm Beach Hotel different from the other ones? A.Tourists can take part in sports programs. B.There are clubs and pools designed for kids. C.It offers a spa to relax tourists and their kids. D.Tourists can enjoy international foods.
3.In which hotel can tourists experience the great adventure? A.Hilton Nassau Hotel. B.Dreams Palm Beach Hotel. C.Sugar Bay Resort. D.Club Med La Caravelle.
二、In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 kms away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使…放心) me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”
I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon. 1.The author had to hitch a ride one clay in 1978 because . A.her work delayed her trip to Sydney B.she was going home for her holidays C.the town was far away from Sydney D.she missed the only train back home 2.Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A.He helped the girl find a ride. B.He gave the girl a ride back home. C.He bought sandwiches for the girl. D.He watched the girl for three hours. 3.The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .
A.she realized he was Gordon B.she had known him for decades C.she was going to the nearby town D.she wanted to repay the favour she once got
4.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A.Giving sometimes produces nice results. B.Those who give rides will be repaid. C.Good manners bring about happiness. D.People should offer free rides to others.
三、It happens every spring. Flowers suddenly burst out everywhere on the same day. But how exactly do plants “know” when to flower?
It is a question that has puzzled biologists for years. But according to Science Daily, a US research group may have finally answered it---the secret lies in a protein called FKF1 which allows plants to sense the differences in day lengths so that they can tell the seasons are changing. They found that the protein can be activated (激活) by sunlight.
Plants produce this protein every day in the late afternoon throughout the year. If there is no light at this time, for example, in winter when the sun goes down early, the protein won’t be activated. But when spring comes and the days get longer, the protein can be activated by day-light and the plants “know” it is time to flower.
Although researchers have only studied how the FKF1 protein works in some experimental plants, they believe it is similar in many other plants, including crops like rice and wheat. This could be useful to the agricultural industry.
“If we can control the timing of flowering, we might be able to increase crop production by speeding or delaying this,’ said Takato Imaizumi, assistant professor at the University of Washington and leader of the study. “Also, if we could control the timing of flowering in horticultural (园艺的) plants, they may be worth more commercially (商业上)”
New technology based on this research might also lead to higher production of biofuel (生物燃料) plants. This would be helpful for providing energy. 1. How do plants know when to flower? A. They receive messages from other plants. B. A certain protein tells them the time to flower. C. They are genetically (基因遗传上) timed to flower.
D. Sunlight produces a certain protein in them to help them flower. 2. What can we learn from the article?
A. We are getting closer to controlling plant flowering times. B. Plants are more sensitive to cold weather and shorter days. C. When there is no sunlight, the FKF1 protein won’t be produced. D. Researchers have studied how the FKF1 works in rice and wheat. 3. The study mentioned in the article may help us understand how to ____. A. increase the number of species of horticultural plants B. increase production in the agricultural industry C. have plants that flower all year round D. produce more chemical energy
四、 The need for a surgical operation, especially an emergency operation, almost always comes as a severe shock to the patient and his family. Despite modern advances, most people still unreasonably fear hospitals and anesthetics (麻醉药). Patients
do not often believe they really need surgery---cutting into a part of the body as opposed to treatment with drugs.
In the early years of this century there was little specialization in surgery. A good surgeon was capable of performing almost every operation that had been devised up to that time. Today the situation is different. Operations are now being carried out that were not even dreamed of fifty years ago. The heart can be safely opened and its valves (阀门;心脏或血管的瓣膜) repaired. Clogged blood vessels can be cleaned out, and broken ones mended or replaced. A lung, the whole stomach, or even part of the brain can be removed and still permit the patient to live a comfortable and satisfactory life. However, not every surgeon wants to, or is qualified to carry out every type of modern operation.
The scope (范围, 广度, 机会) of surgery has increased remarkably in this century. Its safety has increased too. Deaths from most operations are about 20% of what they were in 1910 and surgery has been extended in many directions, for example to certain types of birth defects (缺陷) in newborn babies, and, at the other end of the scale, to life-saving operations for the octogenarian (八旬老人). The hospital stay after surgery has been shortened to as little as a week for most major operations. Most patients are out of bed on the day after an operation and may be back at work in two or three weeks.
Many developments in modern surgery are almost unbelievable. They include the replacement of damaged blood vessels with simulated ones made of plastic; the replacement of heart valves with plastic substitutes; the transplanting of tissues such as the lens of the eye; the invention of the artificial kidney to clean the blood of poisons at regular intervals and development of heart and lung machines to keep patients alive during very long operations. All these things open a hopeful vista (前景,远景) for the future of surgery.
One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is that of organ transplants. Until a few years ago, no person, except an identical twin, was able to accept into his body the tissues of another person without reacting against them and eventually killing them. Recently, however, it has been discovered that with
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