1、说明文体阅读：说明文体阅读： 1 Thursday October 4 BIRD FEEDING BASICS 10:00 am-11:30 am Join an environmental educator to learn about winter bird identification, types of bird feeders and the different birdseed available at Kettle Creek. Stroudsburg-8050 Running Valley Road (570) 629-3061 $ 6 Outdoors Registratio
2、n required Saturday October 6 CREATING NATURE BOOKS 10:00 am-Noon Join local childrens artist and author Barrett George for a hands-on bookmaking workshop. No previous drawing experience necessary. Then enjoy a meet and greet book signing with the author. Gather at the Pocono Environmental Education
3、 Center. Dingmans Ferry-538 Emery Road (570)828-2319 $ 5 Registration required Saturday October 13 FALL FOLIAGE HIKE 10:00 am-Noon All ages are welcome to enjoy the fall foliage(树叶)and learn a little about why fall is such a special time of the year. Wear comfortable footwear. Lake Ariel-94 Sanctuar
4、y Road (570)689-9494 Free Registration required Sunday October 14 INTRO TO ORIENTEERING.10:00 am-Noon Orienteering(越野识途比赛)is easy to learn but difficult to master. Its always challenging. It is often called the thinking sport because it involves map reading and decision-making in addition to a great
5、 workout. Learn the basics of how to use a map and compass on an orienteering course and see if you can locate all the markers. Lake Ariel-1475 Ledgedale Road (570)698-6154 $ 7 Outdoors Registration required 1. Who will most probably come to the event on October 4? A. Gardeners. B. Businessmen. C. B
6、ird lovers. D. Art collectors. 2. What can you learn from Barrett George? A. Social manners. B. Bookmaking skills. C. Drawing lessons. D. Environmental protection. 3. What is special about FALL FOLIAGE HIKE? A. Its free of charge. B. It lasts the longest time. C. It takes place in the open air. D. I
7、ts intended for local children. 4. Which number should you call if you are interested in sports? A. (570)629-3061. B. (570)828-2319. C. (570) 689-9494. D. (570)698-6154. 2 Best Gifts to Children This Season Marble (弹珠游戏) Circuit With brightly colored pieces and a seemingly simple layout, Marble Circ
8、uit doesnt present as a tough logic gamebut dont underestimate (低估) its difficulty. After drawing a challenge card, players must arrange pieces and fill in holes on the game board to allow the right number of marbles to run through the channels and into each box at the bottom of the board. Because i
9、t requires more patience and abstract, special thinking skills than some other kinds of logic puzzles, Marble Circuit is recommended for the over-8 crowd. (Mind Ware, $ 24. 95) Botzees Kids can follow directions or use their imaginations to build a robot out of the 130 blocks, and then command it to
10、 dance, sing, drum and light up with the companion app on a smart device (设备) or tablet. Though the robot-building appealed to younger testers, kids aged 5 and up enjoyed the toys advanced features (特色). (Pai Technology, $ 99. 99) How to Code a Rollercoaster Just as coding can be used to tell storie
11、s, this is a story about coding. This picture book does a good job of introducing and explaining what code is, how computers understand it, and introducing common coding termsvariables, loops, if/then. The volume is part of the popular Girls Who Code series, but intended for the younger reader. (Pen
12、guin Random House, $ 17. 99) Code Like a Girl Miriam Peskowitz features women in the computer science field in this how-to book. It shows how people are working to make tech a more inclusive place to code. Written with a cookbook-like feel, the book provides encouraging, step-by-step tips and tricks
13、 for learning the Python computer language, and more. (Penguin Random House, $ 21. 99) 5What can we know about the gifts? ABotzees enables its players to build a robot as they want. BMarble Circuit is an easy logic game for those 7-year-olds. CHow to Code a Rollercoaster is written by a famous write
14、r. DCode Like a Girl is about female scientists achievements. 6Which gift can you buy with a budget of $ 20? ABotzees. BHow to Code a Rollercoaster. CCode Like a Girl. DMarble Circuit. 7What is the similarity of the last three gifts? AThey are for teenagers. BThey are related to technology. C They h
15、ave the picture introductions. D They can be bought on Penguin Random House. 3 W is the UKs biggest and best online guide to the performing arts including theatre, opera, classical music, dance and so on. The Lion King Musical: The stage adaptation of the Disney film taken from an original African s
16、tory. A young lion grows up and learns that taking over the pride requires wisdom and maturity(成熟). Place: Lyceum Theatre, Wellington Street, London Telephone: 0870 243 9000 Date: Friday, 18 Nov. 2015 Ticket price: 37.5 Oliver Musical: Dickens story of a boy in a London workhouse and his adventures
17、on the way to his family. The songs include Food glorious food, Youve got to pick a pocket or two, Who will buy this wonderful morning, I am reviewing the situation and Consider yourself at home. Place: Theatre Royal, Catherine Street, London Telephone: 020 7494 5061 Date: Thursday, 17 Nov. 2015 Tic
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19、ke my eyes off you. Place: Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton Street, London Telephone: 0870 850 9191 Date: Saturday, 19 Nov. 2015 Ticket price: 22.5 Alls Well That Ends Well Play: A romantic story. Helena, daughter of a poor physician, loves Bertram, son of a Countess(女伯爵). Place: Shakespeares Glob
20、e Theatre, Park Street, London Telephone: 020 7401 9919 Date: Sunday, 20 Nov, 2015 Ticket price: 40.5 8If Mary is available on Friday, which of the following should she call to buy a ticket? A0870 850 9191 B020 7494 5061 C0870 243 9000 D020 7401 9919 9If you want to buy a ticket at a discount, you s
21、hould go to _. AShakespeares Globe Theatre BLyceum Theatre CPrince Edward Theatre DTheatre Royal 10What is the main purpose of the text? ATo show the importance of W BTo give some information about the performing arts. CTo introduce some famous English theatres. DTo teach readers how to use the onli
22、ne guide. 4 Most rain forests lie close to the equator(赤道),where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine. The warmth of the land heats the air above, causing it to rise and tiny drops of water to fall as rain. The rainfall can reach at least 98 inches a year. This wet, warm wo
23、rld with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow, so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round. The trees themselves also have an effect on the climate. They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves. The wet air then forms clouds, which han
24、g over the treetops like smoke. These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and night-time cold of nearby deserts, keeping temperatures fit for plant growth. Rain forests slightly farther away from the equator remain just as warm, but they have a dry season of three months or more when lit
25、tle rain falls. Tree leaves fall during this dry season and new leaves grow when the wet season or monsoon(雨季) begins. Thus these areas are known as the monsoon forest. Another type of rain forest grows on tropical mountains. It is often called the cloud forest because clouds often hang over the tre
26、es like fog. The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of many different trees. Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds. When the fruits are eaten, the seeds inside them go undamaged through animals stomachs and are passed out in their droppings. The seeds l
27、ying on the forest floor then grow into new trees. 11The climate of the rain forests near the equator is _. Amild, wet and windy Bwarm, wet and sunny Chot, wet and cloudy Dhot, rainy and foggy 12We can learn from the passage that _. Atree leaves are green all the time in the monsoon forest Bthere is
28、 a dry season in the cloud forest on tropical mountains Cclouds help the plants in the rain forest near the deserts to grow Dthe formation of climate in the rain forest has little to do with the trees 13According to the passage,_ play the most important role in the spreading of seeds. Aanimals Bdrop
29、pings Cfruits Dwinds 14This passage is most likely to be found in _. Aa travel guide Ba story book Ca technical report Da geography book 5 There are hundreds of types of birthday cake in the world. You are likely to enjoy one during at least one of your birthday parties. But have you ever stopped an
30、d wondered, Why am I eating this? What makes this dessert fit to celebrate the day of my birth? Its because you are as important and beloved as the gods. The ancient Egyptians are thought to have invented the celebration of birthdays. They believed when pharaohs (法老) were crowned, they became gods,
31、so their coronation (加冕) day was their birth as a god. Ancient Greeks borrowed the tradition, but realized that a dessert would make the celebration more meaningful. So they baked moon-shaped cakes to offer up to the goddess of the moon. They decorated them with lighted candles to make the cakes shi
32、ne like the moon. It is the reason why we light our birthday cakes on fire. Modern birthday parties are said to get their roots from an 18th century German celebration. On the morning of a childs birthday, he or she would receive a cake with lighted candles that added up to the kids age, plus one. T
33、his extra candle was called the light of life, representing the hope of another full year lived. And then, torture because no one could eat the cake until after dinner. The family replaced the candles as they burned out throughout the day. Finally, when the moment came, the birthday child would make
34、 a wish, try to blow out all the candles in one breath, and dig in. Since the ingredients (原料) to make cakes were pretty expensive, this birthday custom didnt become popular until the Industrial Revolution. More ingredients were available, which made them cheaper, and bakeries even started selling p
35、re-baked cakes. 15What is the passage mainly about? AThe origin of birthday cakes. BThe significance of birthday cakes. CThe history of birthday parties. DThe introduction of cake production. 16Who established the tradition of celebrating birthdays with cakes according to the passage? AGermans. BPha
36、raohs. CAncient Greeks. DAncient Egyptians. 17The underlined word torture in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _. Apleasure BReplacement Csharing Dsuffering 18Why was the birthday cake custom unpopular before the Industrial Revolution? AThe transport was inconvenient. BThe ingredients of cakes we
37、re expensive. CThe cake could not be eaten before dinner. DThe bakeries would not sell pre-baked cakes. 6 Reading has been on the decline for years. One of the reasons for the decline in book sales is the leaps and bounds in technology. Why do you buy a book when you can conveniently buy audiobooks
38、（有声读物）instead? Here are 4 of the best audio books you can find. The Power of Now Published in 2000. The Power of Now explains a journey-a journey that encourages you to dismiss your analytical （分析白勺） mind and set aside yourself as well. The author, Eckhart Tolle, guides you through these transitions
39、 with easy words and phrases. The purpose of this book is to help you pay more attention io the current momentthe now. The Alchemist It talks about the journey of a boy named Santiago who travels from Spain to Egypt in search of riches Along the way, he meets three characters, a woman, a man who thi
40、nks hes a king? and the alchemist （练金术士） . These characters help guide Santiago to his goal, but over time that goal changes It moves away from worldly riches to something deeper and more meaningful. The Power of Habit Written by Charles Duhigg, 77ie Power of Habit- talks all about the power behind
41、habits using various cases and plots to present Duhiggs points. In the book. Duhigg turns complex systems and methods into easily digestible stories that people and businesses can relate to. Outliers Written by Malcolm Gladwell, this book has popularized the idea that practicing 10.000 hours in tota
42、l will make you an expert in that. area. It also covers other aspects about what many of todays great people do in their daily life and how they have become successful in their own field. 19. Why did Eckhart Tolle write The Power of Now? A. To encourage people to travel. B. To tell people to focus o
43、n the present. C. To meet different peoples curiosity. D. To give advice to the business man. 20. What did Santiago pursue during his journey at first? A. Wealth. B. Fame. C. Wisdom D. Friendship. 21. Which of the books talks about the power of practice? A. The Power of Now B. Outliers C. The Power
44、of Habit D. The Alchemist 7 Thanks to a program called Hunger： Not Impossible (HNI), hungry people could have access io fresh, healthy food in their neighborhood by texting one simple word: Hungry. On one hand. people in charge of the program learn that each year 42 million Americans go hungry inclu
45、ding 15. 9 million children. On the other hand, grocery stores. restaurants, and food providers throw out 60 million tons of unused food. HNI had a solutionconnectivity. HNI started fundraising and developing partnerships. Then they make plans with organizations and charities to help locate people w
46、ho suffer from food insecurity. And they reached out to technical experts at Salesforce who developed an easy-to-use text-driven platform using a chat box. With all the elements in place, a simple text started the goodwill rolling. When a needy person types in Hungry and sends the text message to HN
47、I. they receive a message, back showing the closest locations that are offering free food. They also get a text displaying different menu options. They simply select a restaurant, choose the meal, then heads to the takeout counter where they pick up their free meal alongside paying customers. No que
48、stions are asked and dignity is preserved. The pilot project began in Venice Beach, California, providing over 250 meals to more than 50 youth in three weeks. HNI then grew to Bentonville. Arkansas, Klamath Falls Oregon? and St; Louis. Missouri. Providing food is the first step in transforming lives for the best. Michelle DiBattiste, operations and volunteer manager at Safe Place for Youth said in the press release, By satisfying that initial survived instinct of finding food. Hunger： Not Impossible provides necessary spac
