1、Its almost camp season!Summer is wonderful. Summer at one of the following awesome camps? Even more wonderful.Tahosa High Adventure BaseLocation Ward, ColoradoPeople pule Tahosas ropes courses are some of the nations best. Use your hands, feet and brains to tae up high-flying challenges and overcome
2、 your fears. Fly fishing at 9,000 feet? Yes. Fishing licenses or eperience needed? No, sir!Choose your adventure Go all-inclusive, where the staff prepares meals and runs the program, or tae control and plan your perfect wee. The choice is yours.Camp RaymondLocation Pars, ArionaDont loo down When lo
3、oing up at the stars, light pollution is your enemy. But Camp Raymonds location and elevation （海拔） of 6,700 feet offer perfect conditions for seeing otherwise invisible stars.Thats cool Dont forget your camera and a jacet. During the day, you could spot bears and deer. At night, temperatures can fal
4、l sharply. Hot cocoa at summer camp? Cool.Pamlico Sea BaseLocation Blounts Cree, North Carolina.Go coastal Eplore the Carolina coast by boat. You choose the route, and Pamlico provides the equipment. eep an eye out for wild horses, lighthouses and boatloads of fish.Set sail Even if you dont now the
5、difference between starboard and star-lord, Pamlicos sailing journey will mae you a first-rate sailor in no time. Youll even practice finding your way using the stars.Base CampLocation St. Paul, MinnesotaBig upgrade What happens when you change a 1907 cavalry drill hall （骑兵训练场） into an adventure des
6、tination in the heart of the city? You get Base Camp for overnight loc-ins, weeend retreats （隐居处） and summer camp.Inside out Most of Base Camp is indoors, meaning the activities lie climbing walls can be undertaen on winters coldest days.1. What do we now about Tahosa High Adventure Base?A. It requi
7、res fishing licenses B. It offers lessons on flying a planeC. Its a camp that is intended for brave ids D. It is a camp where you can set your own pace2. What can be learned in Pamlico Sea Base?A. How to tell starboard from star-lord B How to choose camping equipmentC. How to use the stars for direc
8、tions D. How to mae a boat on your own3 In which camp can ids climb walls inside on winter days?A. Base Camp B. Camp RaymondC. Pamlico Sea Base D. Tahosa High Adventure Base.B“Youll be blind by the time youre twenty-five,” a doctor at Childrens Hospital predicted. “Your blood sugars are much too hig
9、h.” It consumed me. No matter where I was or what I was doing, it was overhead lie a dar cloud, waiting for just the right opportunity to brea open and destroy my world.I lied painting. Losing myself in painting filled me with peace. Painting provided me with the only place where I could escape from
10、 those threatening words.When I was twenty-one, my right eye went blind. Precisely three months after my twenty-fifth birthday, I had a massive hemorrhage （大出血） in my left eye because of an accident. For the net twenty years, vision came and went. I went through many eye operations in an attempt to
11、eep my vision. But after one final operation, I lost the battle and all remaining vision. And I buried all dreams of painting.Desperate, I enrolled in （注册） a siteen-wee program for the blind and visually impaired （损伤的）. I learned personal adjustment and the use of a computer with adaptive software.
12、A whole new world opened up to me through this program.“Jaws and Window-Eyes are leading software for the blind,” my instructor told me. “You can use the Internet, e-mail and Microsoft with all its tools and features.” Its amaing! Hope went up for the first time in years. “By learning how to use hot
13、 eys to control the mouse, you can use Microsoft Access, Ecel and Powerpoint,” my instructor added.For the net several years, I learned that when one door closes, another door opens. There are plenty of choices available for the blind and visually impaired through the gift of technology. Not only do
14、 I have a speaing computer, but I have a speaing watch, alarm cloc and calculator.4. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. The right opportunity. B. Losing my sight in the future.C. Consuming too much sugar D. The childrens hospital.5. What happened when the author was 25 yea
15、rs old?A. He gave up painting. B. He went blind completelyC. He injured one of his eyes. D. He piced up a new hobby6. What brought a turning point to the author?A. A special course. B. A meaningful eventC. An inspiring speech. D. An important interview.7. What does the author intend to tell us?A. No
16、 pain, no gain. B. Every man has his price.C. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. D. Be optimistic in the face of lifes difficulties.CThese days, I wal down the steps leading toward the south end of the All England Club in Wimbledon, and still loo for the Crows Nest, a small green observation
17、tower with an outer ladder that I used to climb on for a wide view of the grounds, but which has since been noced down.The Crows Nest was a particularly useful point, because it allowed a tennis writer to eep tracof the action on as many as 10 outside courts at a time. At days end, reporters from di
18、fferent nations would share notes on what they had observed all over the grounds.Twenty-seven years later, the press room has touch screens that allow us to watch live videos from any court, and even go bac to watch ey moments in ey matches long after they have finished. You could cover Wimbledon wi
19、thout leaving your seat. But that is a bit lie spending all your time ordering room service and looing up fun facts on Wiipedia.More than at any other tennis tournament, there is also an appetite for stories that deal with the setting, the history and the traditions.If they change the price of the f
20、ish tacos （鱼肉卷饼） at the United States Open, its not a story. If they change the price of the strawberries and cream, the signature treat at Wimbledon. Its time to email your editor using capital letters.The new retractable （可伸缩的） roof was put in place in 2009. Until then, you always had to have a ra
21、iny-day story in your noteboo because there were no guarantees any matches would be played. Now tennis is a sure thing on Centre Court, which has made tennis reporters a bit less creative. But at least it guarantees us daily access to the most atmospheric place in the sport.So much has changed, but
22、Centre Court remains true to its original spirit more a theater than a stadium. Catching that feeling is part of covering Wimbledon, too.8. What did the author do on the Crows Nest in the past?A. He made friends with reporters. B. He reported on tennis matches.C. He appreciated the beautiful scenery
23、. D. He echanged eperiences with tennis players.9. What does the author thin of the new way of covering Wimbledon?A. It lacs fun. B. It is epensiveC. It is not convenient. D. It is not quic enough10. Why does the author mention strawberries and cream?A. To compare popular foods. B. To introduce the
24、typical treat at Wimbledon.C. To describe peoples crae for traditional dishes.D. To show the traditions of Wimbledon are an attraction.11. What difference does the new roof mae?A. Audiences have easier access to a tennis court.B. Theres less fun in watching Wimbledon indoors.C. Reporters are struggl
25、ing to find original material.D. rainy-day stories about Wimbledon have become history.DOn January 13, 2016, France became the first country in the world to pass a law requiring supermarets to donate food that is approaching its epiration date （保质期） instead of throwing it away. The regulation that a
26、pplies to supermarets over 4,000 square feet requires stores to sign official donation agreements with local food bans.The law also maes it illegal for stores to pour water over nearly-epired food, or store it inside loced warehouses until it is piced up by the garbage trucs. These measures are ofte
27、n undertaen by supermarets to prevent the hungry from searching for food through the dustbins.Though that may appear cruel, the stores claim they do it to avoid potential food poisoning that could occur if the product is on its way past its epiry. Those who do not obey the new law face the ris of he
28、avy fines.Also, ecess goods lie yogurt or mil that are liely to go bad quicly are now allowed to be donated directly to the food bans. Though this has always been possible, the current process is long and comple, maing it difficult for producers to give away the food in a timely manner.Frances food
29、bans are of course thrilled about the possibility of receiving etra food. Jacques Bailet, who heads a networ of French food bans called the Banques Alimentaires, says that of the 110,000 tons of goods received annually, only 36,000 tons comes from supermarets. Bailet estimates （估计） that just a 15% i
30、ncrease in supermaret donations would translate to over 10 million additional meals to feed the hungry each year.Though this is a great first step, Arash Dermabarsh, the activist responsible for the grassroots movement that led to the ban, is not done. He now wants to etend the law to other places l
31、ie restaurants and also try to convince other countries in the European Union to pass similar regulations. These steps are necessary because of the over 9 million tons of food wasted in France; an astonishing 67% is thrown away by consumers, with supermarets and restaurants maing up the rest.12. What should stores do with nearly-epired food?A. Throw it away. B. Send it to the hungry.C. Store it in refrigerators. D. Give it away to food bans.13. What does the underlined word “ecess” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Etra. B. Cheap. C. Seasonal. D. Returned.14. What might Bailet agree with
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