【正文】 a US classroom is quite __________. A. lively B. lonely C. bad D. quiet 22. What does the underlined phrase “ aloof from” mean? A. in spite of B. instead of C. apart from D. away from 23. What prevented the writer from getting a cookie for himself at first? A. His bravery. B. His shyness. C. His strangeness. D. His weakness. 24. The “cookie crisis” in the last paragraph was __________ to the writer. A. an important problem B. a kind of valuable food C. a turning point in his life attitude D. a dream in his school life B Monday 2nd January I am in a small village in the Carpathian Mountains, north of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. I’ ve e to see the brown bears, which e to the villages at night to look for food. They walk 20 kilometres a night to get here. A farmer told me that some of his sheep have been killed by bears. But this is unusual. Usually, the bears just take bits of food which people have thrown away. Tonight I hope I’ ll see them. Tuesday 3rd January Last night I waited with a group of tourists and as it grew dark, we saw the huge black shapes of bears. It seems the bears don’ t go for people, unless they are attacked first. They were not afraid of the tourists, who took photos of them. Those clever bears knew where to go for their dinner. They jumped straight into the rubbish, where there was lots of food which people had thrown away. Wednesday 4th January Although it’ s wonderful to see the bears in the village, it can only mean one thing: their habitat is disappearing. They would prefer to stay hidden in the mountain forests, but the trees have been cut down for firewood. So they cannot find enough food any more. Thursday 5th January Today I met the head of the Carpathian Animal Protection Group. He says that there are only about 2,500 bears left, and is worried that they will soon bee extinct. Rich people from other countries pay a lot of money to e and shoot the bears for sport. The poor people from these villages need the money. But perhaps they could make more money from the tourists who want to e just watch the bears。 and this would continue in the future. Once the bears are all dead, the tourists will stop visiting the village. But if the bears keep visiting the villages, then, perhaps, so will the tourists. 25. The best title for this passage would be _____________. A. Hungry Brown Bears B. Brown Bears in the Forest C. Wandering Brown Bears D. Brown Bears— A Wonder 26. It is unusual to the writer that ________________. A. the brown bears like to be taken photos of. B. the bears e out at night to look for food C. the bears just take bits of food thrown away D. the bears have attacked a farmer’ s sheep 27. The villagers could continue to earn money from the bears if _________. A. they shot the bears for sport B. people paid more money to kill them C. more tourists came to see the bears D. the villagers sold the bears’ skins to tourists 28. What will happen to the bears in the future? A. They may be kept in zoos. B. They may bee extinct. C. They may keep eating rubbish. D. They may be watched by visitors. C Sun Tours: Short breaks in New York DAY 1: TIMES SQUARE AND THE LINCOLN CENTER Wele to New York— the Big Apple! Here in New York the wonders of the Big Apple exceed (超出 ) all expectations— the fantastic skyline, wonderful restaurants, theaters, museums, shops and attractions. On your first day you will visit the famous Lincoln and Rockefeller Centers, and drive down Fifth Avenue. You will drive through Times Square, the “ Crossroads of the World” . You will then travel to Central Park, a miracle in the center of Manhattan. Lunch is on your own, but this evening you will have dinner at the famous Jekyll and Hyde club, where the waiters are all dressed as vampires（吸血鬼） , and at some point in the evening Frankenstein （科學怪人）es to life. DAY 2: EXPLORING THE CITY The entire day is yours for sightseeing and shopping. Explore the attractive city of New York with its skyscrapers, bridges, historic landmarks and Broadway theaters. DAY 3: DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH STREET SEAPORT Today you will visit Greenwich Village, Wall Street and the World Trade Center. You will visit South Street Seaport, a 19thcentury seaport with narrow streets, hundreds of shops, an international food stand and street entertainment. This afternoon you will visit Chinatown, and finally the Empire State Building Observatory, which towers 1,250 feet above New York City. You will use the highspeed elevators to go to the top, unlike King Kong who climbed up the outside of the building. This evening, you will have dinner at the wellknown TavernontheGreen restaurant overlooking Central Park. ARRIVING IN NEW YORK A Sun Tours representative w