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AEVENTSAug. 31-Sept. 4, Laughter BusCape Town, South AfricaLovely sightseeing tour with laughter, fun and festivities. The tour departs from Cape Town towards the Garden Route, stopping at beautiful and interesting places, enjoying lunch at the seaside and sharing laughter with local communities. Cost: $ 800.+ 27 7222-97454，info@ laughterbus.co.zaSept. 17-18, Laughter Yoga 2-day Certified Leader TrainingIrvine, California, USA10 a. m. — 5 p. m. daily at Irvine Valley College. Learn to laugh for health without the need of jokes. Start a laughter club, share laughter with elders and kids, and earn income sharing happiness. Includes practice with Jeffrey Briar. Costs: $ 295.(949) 376-1939, JBriar@Sept. 30, Laughter is Serious Business WorkshopSt. Albans, Hertfordshire, UKA workshop for those who have completed Laughter Leader / Skills courses and want to get ideas and real advice on how to promote (提升) themselves. 10 a. m. — 3 p.m. with lunch break. Costs: £ 100 (includes a £ 25 DVD).+ 44 (0) 1727-741-050, lotte@Oct. 7-9, Laguna Laughter Club Mountain Retreat (静修)Angelus Oaks, California, USAEveryone is welcome on this three-day retreat in the pine forest of Redlands. Daily laughter yoga sessions, music, dancing, hiking, and vision-sharing. Costs: $ 150(includes meals).(949) 376-1241, Anne@ Oct. 29-Nov. 5，Laughter Cruise in the CaribbeanThe tour departs from Miami, Florida, USA. Daily laughter sessions, onboard programs, easy yoga classes, creating new exercises, fun and friendship! Holland America Lines. Costs: $ 719.(941) 349-6069, amy.ferrell@1. Where can you meet Jeffrey Briar?A. On a Caribbean island.B. At Irvine Valley College.C. At the seaside of Cape Town.D. In the pine forest of Redlands.2. Which number should you call if you want to attend an advanced Laughter Yoga Leader course?A. (949) 376-1241.B. (941) 349-6069.C. +27 7222-97454.D. +44 (0) 1727-741-050.3. When can you take an easy laughter yoga class on a ship?A. Oct. 7.B. Sept. 17.C. Oct. 29.D. Aug. 31.BAs a videogame producer, John Day has created popular games such as “Meet the Robinsons”, “Car 2” and “Toy Story 3”.When he was young, Day spent lots of time playing videogames, but getting game ideas from his imagination to the screen required plenty of technical know-how, too. Luckily for Day, his father worked in the computer industry and shared his knowledge. However, Day says, “Each time he caught me playing games as a kid, his trademarkphrase was, ‘You’re never going to amount to anything, wasting all that time on these videogames.’”“I built my first PC when I was 11,” Day says, “and I never really stopped.”While studying business management in college, Day also worked as a game tester. Both his education and job experience help him now as he comes up with new ideas, meets deadlines and solves problems.A videogame prod ucer is in charge of a game’s development from beginning to end. Day says, “All producers have to be designers, at least a little bit.” Another part of Day’s job is getting things done on time and within budget. “We have to create a product before a certai n date, and it takes work to get there.” Sometimes that can be a challenge. Problems come up often when he’s working on a game, and in his fast-paced industry, missing a deadline is not allowed.In his job, Day answers to many people who are expecting high-quality games. That’s a lot of responsibility, but Day believes these demands help him do his job better. Part of the excitement for him is not just playing a game, but also being able to share it with others.“With a finished product, it’s really great t o finally be able to sit down with my friends and family, and say, ‘Look, this is what I’ve been doing all this time. Let’s play it together.’”4. As a kid, John Day .A. lacked imaginationB. didn’t do well in his lessonsC. was crazy about videogamesD. got his first PC as a birthday present5. What can we know about Day’s father according to the passage?A. He was very strict with Day.B. He had a big influence on Day.C. He was in support of Day’s hobby.D. He expected Day to be a businessman.6. What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?A. How to produce a videogame.B. What a videogame producer does.C. The importance of job experience.D. The challenge of balancing the budget.7. What does Day think of his job?A. Boring.B. Easy.C. Well-paid.D. Enjoyable.CAbout 20, 000 years ago, much of Europe, Asia, North and South America was covered by huge sheets of ice, each many kilometers thick. Since then, the ice has gradually melted and the ice sheets have retreated. Today, the only ice s heets on Earth’s land masses are found in Antarctica and Greenland. Some ice also occurs as glaciers in mountainous regions and as floating ice floes (浮冰块) in the Arctic Ocean and around Antarctica.At first sight, these remote left-overs from the last Ice Age seem of little importance for most of us today. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Many scientists believe that our planet is warming as a result of the greenhouse gases that we are pumping into the atmosphere. If the planet becomes warmer, the ice sheets will start to melt, causing sea level to rise perhaps several meters by the end of this century. Such a rise would cause widespread flooding of low-lying coastal areas and threaten many large cities.Observations from space suggest that parts of the major ice sheets are beginning to melt more rapidly. Meanwhile, recent satellite images have also shown that unusually large areas of sea ice have been melting during the Arctic summer. Although sea level will not be affected by the melting of the floating ice, there will be other important environmental changes. For example, ice sheets act like a mirror, reflecting sunlight and cooling Earth. If the ice disappears, Earth is likely to become warmer and major climate changes could occur. Wildlife living in the polar regions may also be destroyed.8. What does the underlined word “retreated” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Cured.B. Grown.C. Reduced.D. Disappeared.9. What’s most common people’s attitude towards the ice sheets?A. Optimistic.B. Unconcerned.C. Critical.D. Worried.10. What would happen if the greenhouse gases continue to increase?A. Vast amounts of land will be flooded.B. Large cities in the world will disappear.C. The sea level will drop to its lowest level.D. Global temperatures will see ups and downs.11. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Ice sheets melt faster than floating ice.B. Space research makes for climate changes.C. The melting of floating ice isn’t damaging.D. Sea ice melting will have disastrous effects.DCosmetic surgery (整容手术) is not something to be entered into lightly. Unfortunately, in this modem world, we have become confused by very narrow standards of beauty. Images of celebrities who never seem to age are seen everywhere these days. We forget the fact that most of these images are the result of super photo manipulation (处理), driven by the incredibly powerful beauty industry. We are all different —why should we all look the same? Isn’t there more to life than undergoin g surgery in order to have the same boring face that everybody else wants to have?—Dr Elisabeth McKenna, Psychologist Yes, it’s fake! That’s what I told my friends when they started asking me about my nose job. I’d always been sensitive to my nose, but i t took me a long time before I decided to go for cosmetic surgery. I took advice from several doctors and after careful consultation I finally decided to have it done. I had been saving money from my part-time job and my parents helped me out with the rest. It was quite expensive but I don’t regret a penny of it. In fact I wish I’d had it done a few years ago.I’ m sure I wouldn’t have been teased so much at school.—Debbie Caron, Student It makes me really angry to think of the millions of people who spend a fortune on cosmetic surgery. Surgery should be carried out for medical purposes, not vanity (虚荣心). I would rather all the money spent on cosmetic surgery was available to treat people around the world who are in need but can’t get proper medical treatme nt. Furthermore, there are thousands of under-qualified surgeons out there who only care about getting as rich as possible as quickly as possible. They don’t care about the psychological and physical damage they do. The whole industry makes me sick. We should do something to ban it.—Danny Glass, Student12. What does Dr Elisabeth McKenna suggest?A. Don’t be fooled by “perfection”.B. Cosmetic surgery often goes wrong.C. The beauty industry needs improving.D. It’s necessary to set new standards of beauty.13. What did Debbie Caron’s cosmetic surgery bring to her?A. More friends.B. More worries.C. More self-confidence.D. More job opportunities.14. How does Danny Glass feel about those who have cosmetic surgery?A. They should be treated as patients.B. They hurt themselves badly.C. They can have a new start.D. They should be ashamed.15. What would be the best title for the text?A. Hard talk — cosmetic surgeryB. The future of cosmetic surgeryC. The mystery of cosmetic surgeryD. A new fashion — cosmetic surgery第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。