Northern Lights Tour

Located in the middle of the northern lights belt, Troms can offer some of the highest level* of northern lights activity on earth. Perhaps Tromso is the world's best place for a Northern Light? Tour.

Join one of our Northern Lights Holidays this winter. It could become one of the greatest experiences in your life.

DESTINATION Troms county. Norway.

PRICE $450 per person

WHEN 2th September until 31st March.

PICK-UP Each evening at 6PM outside your hotel.

DROP-OFF Earliest at 12AM. When we have a sighting we often stay out later, at no extra cost.t

SIZE OF GROUP Maximum 8 participants is recommended and normal, but not absolute A small group allows more freedom in terms of chasing the northern lights.

INCLUDED

-Transportation each day in a comfortable car

-A meal each day

-All necessary equipment such as snowshoes , flashlight, water-filled bottle. woolen

underwear, a warm hat, warm shoes. warm stockings, and reindeer skin In lie on. if needed.

-A guide who will do anything necessary to find the northern lights.

EXCITING CHASE

A Northern Lights Holiday means an intense and exciting chase to the coast or deep into the wild, perhaps even to the Finnish holder. Each day on a Northern Lights Tour we contact meteorologists shortly before departure to get accurate information. In order

to find out where we will have best chances to see the northern lights.

WE GUARANTEE A GREAT TRIP

The northern lights are unpredictable, but we guarantee that we’will do everything to find it. Patience is a keyword on Northern Lights Tour.

ECO-TOURISM

We offer ecologically sustainable and responsible tours Travelling in small groups is an essential part of the ecotourism concept, as small groups have lesser impact on nature and will not disturb the wildlife unnecessarily.

1.A small group is preffcrrd for the following reasons EXCEPT that .

A. a small group is free to run after thr northern lights

B. a small group has less effect on cost

C. a small group can serve the travel < ost

D. a small group will not disturb wildlife

2.The underlined word “it” refers to “ ”.

A. the northern lights tour B. patience

C. equipment D. the northern lights

3.We can infer that .

A. if tourists stay out late, they have to pay more

B. every tourist group is not sure to see the northern lights

C. every tourist group get the money back if they don’t see the northern lights

D. the northern lights can be seen every day from 20th September to 31st Marth

4.The passage is most likely to be taken from a(n) .

A. advertisement B. news report C. science textbook D. tourist brochure

DAVID Beckham. Cristiano Ronaldo and Rnfacl Nadal while you watch sports and admin* the players’ skills, do you ever notice how handsome the players are?

Yes, sportsmen tend to be handsome. And they haven’t only attracted the interest of the audience even scientists are now studying their good looks.

In a recent study, Erik Postma, a biologist at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, collected the headshots（頭像）of 80 professional athletes from I hr 2012 Tour He France, a bicycle race held in Franco. The race, which covers 3,200 kilometers in 23 days, is often considered to In* one of the hardest endurance（耐力）events, according to The Telegraph.

Postma then asked female participants to score the cyclists’ attractiveness.judging them only based on their facial appearances. So, if a participant recognized any of the cyclists, meaning she knew how good he was at the sport, her score wouldn’t count.

After comparing all the scores with the cyclists’ performances in the 2012 race, Postma was surprised to find that the best riders were rated on average 25 percent more attractive than the worst ones. For example, one of the cyclists, Maxime Monfort , came third in terms of attractiveness and sixth in terms of performance, reported Discovery News.

But where did women get the ability to single out a good rider by simply looking at his face?

According lo Postma, evolution (進化) seems to be the answer. In ancient times, women preferred to marry strong men because they would provide good genes for their children. A man with great endurance was also able to cover long distances to hunt for food, which would allow him to better feed the family. “That’s why endurance performance was a key evolutionary factor.” Postma told Discovery News.

As you can see, it’s not that sportsmen ate more attractive themselves, women were just born to think of them that way.

Perhaps surprisingly, when Postma did the same test with male participants, he found that men actually had a quite similar view on which riders were handsome. Even

though most men aren’t aware of it. they inherited (繼承) this ability from their ancient past, when it was necessary to “spot potential competitors” , explained Postma.

1.What did Erik Postma ask female participants to do in his study?

A. To help collect the headshots of professional cyclists from the Tour de France.

B. To pick out the cyclists whom they are familiar with or appreciate most.

C. To rate the cyclists’ attractiveness according to facial appearance.

D. To predict the cyclists ’ performances based on facial appearance.

2.What did Postma discover from his study?

A. The more attractive a cyclist was, the better he performed in the race.

B. Generally, a cyclist’s endurance had nothing to do with his attractiveness.

C. Attractive cyclists proved to have less endurance than those who were less attractive.

D. Those who performed best in the games were considered more attractive than those who performed worst.

3.What can we conclude from the last three paragraphs?

A. Women and men hold quite different views on male attractiveness.

B. Men with good looks tend to lie less popular than men with great endurance.

C. A man with great endurance appealed to women in ancient times and this remains the same today.

D. Most men don* t have the same ability as women to single out a good sportsman by simply looking at his face.

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Some Simple Key* to Transform Your Life

The Power of choice

Every one of us makes countless choices every day. Every choice we make has an impact on our lives. 1. When hunger strikes, we con reach for a healthy, nutritious snack, or we can choose the* Sugar high of junk food. The more important the decision,

the greater its effect. For instance, how do I act towards that person who treated me badly? Do I generally choose to be passive, or do I actively set clear intentions and create what I want in my life? Every choice we make, however big or :<mall, affects us in some way.

2.

If you are interested in living a richer, fuller life, there is a foundation upon which you can base all of your decisions which can make life better not only for you, but also for those around you. This foundation is to choose based on what's best for all .Imagine

a world where every parent, friend, teacher, business person, and politician truly did their best to choose what's best for all involved in every decision they made. We would certainly live in a more raring, supportive world.

It's the intention.

3. The answer is simple. It doesn't matter. The matter itself is not the choice you make, hut rather the intention behind your choice. The key is that what decision you make. You an* dear in your intention of choosing based on what's best for all. If it later turns out that you seem to have made a bad choice, there's no need for guilt. Knowing that you did your best to choose with a sincere desire for what's best for all, your conscience stays clear and open. 4.

What's best for me, too!

Choosing what’s best does not mean you have to always sacrifice yourself for others. Another example .a very exhausted mother can lose her temper easily and then she may become ill so that she can't support her family without earning any money. 5. So as we move through each day of our lives, let us learn to care about ourselves as we do our best to choose what's best for others.

A. How do you make choices?

B. Discuss them together to choose your project.

C. But how do I know what is really best?

D. What is important is that we should pay attention to this presence.

E. So it is very important for you to take good care of yourself.

F. Even small or unimportant choices can affect what we experience and how we feel.

G. This then allows you to improve your decision, and make a right one.

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

As soon as I saw the cat in our yard, I knew he was a stray（流浪兒）.He looked

-a wounded warrior with a badly scarred body.

I started putting out food for him each day, but he wouldn’t come near me if other people were . Winter came, and he still wouldn’ t us. Then, one day, a car hit him so we took him to the vets.

After a week, we were eager to bring him home to our family. But when we went to take the cat home, the vet told us we should put him to immediately because the cat was so fierce and mean that he would become tame, let alone a pet.

But I have always had in love’s power to even the wildest beasts. I told the vet, "I want to take him home.” We him Paws.

Three days went by, and we only knew Paws was the bed because when we walked past it we heard deep growling.

1 wanted to somehow let him know he was and loved. So I put on a hard hat and a pair of welding gloves. 1 under the bed toward Paws, with my face to the

and only the top of my head facing him. 1 out to stroke (撫摩) him gently over and over again.

He growled and tried to and bite me. It was scary but I knew he couldn’t me, so I just kept going. Slowly, he began to . Then I slid out from under the bed and left the room.

Several hours later. I noticed a cat on the bed. It was Paws all on the pillows! I couldn’t believe it.

That dear cat became the of our household. Although Paws finally died of cancer, his legacy (饋贈)-my and firm belief in the power of love lives on.

1.A. cuteB. strongC. fierceD. smart

2.A. aroundB. inC. outD. away

3.A. loveB. attackC. refuseD. trust

4.A. pleaseB.joinC. seeD. satisfy

5.A. deathB. sightC. observationD. sleep

6.A. simplyB. hardlyC. easilyD. gradually

7.A. senseB. interestC. faithD. feeling

8.A. comfortB. convinceC. protectD. tame

9.A. namedB. appointedC. acceptedD. made

10.A. onB. besideC. underD. inside

11.A. hopefulB. pitifulC. carefulD. safe

12.A. hidB. slidC. shelteredD. slept

13.A. bedB. skyC. floorD. feet

14.A. turnedB. pickedC. pulledD. reached

15.A. playB. scratchC.lickD. push

16.A. hurtB. botherC. avoidD. betray

17.A. get angryB. give upC. run awayD. calm down

18.A. stepped outB. stood outC. stretched witD. stuck out

19.A. hopeB.loveC. supportD. comfort

20.A. normalB. nobleC. strangeD. continued

閱讀下面對話，在空白處填入適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。每空不得多于3個單詞，出現拼寫、大小寫、詞性錯誤都不給分。

David and Jack art* talking about cyber-relationships in their dorm.

David：Jack, you spend a lot of lime on the Internet everyday. What do you mast frequently use it for?

Jack: 1 usually surf 1. net. read news and anything I am interested in, cheek emails or chat with other people. Sometimes 1 order online too. Maybe I can find a

girlfriend online like a fairy tale.

David: Well. I see. That' s 2. you are so stuck to it.

Jack: I know dozens of websites provide dating service. Curiosity and the need for companionship make them a sure-fire business. I recommend that you 3. (try) Baihe.com.

David: To be 4. ,1 really can’t understand how 5. people depend on that way lo make friends. It’s kind of risky.

Jack: Yes. hut it s also one of the easiest and fastest ways lo meet new people.

David: Sounds good. But it ? full of imps on the Internet, and some people have really 6. (please) experiences about online dating.

Jack: It’s s true, but some people did find their better-half through online dating.

David: 7. I won’t try that wav lo make my girlfriend.

Jack: Don* I be so sure. If you happen 8. (meet) a girl online who is intelligent, kind, honest, and you gel a good feeling of her. Won’t I you have the desire lo gel lo know her 9. person?

David: I won’t have such a chance in the first place, for I never enter the chatroom.

Jack: Maybe 10. man’s meat is another’s poison.

David: Thai’s right.

My grandmother is a village woman. She is already in her seventy. Although she received little school education, but she is aware that knowledge is of great important lo young people. When my father was young, my grandmother took care him so that my father could cast more time on his studies. Now, she often encouraged me to study hard. This summer she was bad ill in bed. When I visited her during the summer holiday,I found her silting in bed, made new shoes for me!

I was so deeply moving that tears came to my eyes. My grandmother is so a kind and hardworking woman. I’ ll respect and love her forever.

微博（micro blog）已成為時下學生常用的交流方式。人們對此褒貶不一。請根據以下要點提示，用英語寫一篇短文，描述人們對學生使用微博的符法。

學生：記錄生活，交流思想。

家長：了解孩子想法.過渡關注博客.影響學習。

教育人士：開闊視野，但需要適當引導。

注意：詞數100左右。

參考詞匯：開闊視野broaden one’s horizon 引導guide