【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 order to ride. As long as you are acpanied by an adult, there is no age limitation for any passenger. There is a restaurant nearby to eat at. The tour visits 6 different islands and passes by Bayside and Hard Rock. You may even catch a glimpse of dolphins or a manatee resting in these fabulous Florida waters.56. You should especially protect yourself from sun burnt while visiting______. A. Jet Ski Tours of Miami B. Coconut’s Watersports C. 15th Street Boat Company D. American Watersports57. Which of the following can help you enjoy sailing a boat? A. Go to the Sea Gardens Beach Resort. B. Visit 15th Street Boat Company. C. Choose Jet Ski Tours of Miami. D. Visit Coconut’s Watersports.高三英語半期考試卷，共12 頁，第6頁58. What’s a necessary requirement to ride alone in the Jet Ski activities? A. One must be at least 14 years old. B. One must wear bathing suits and shorts. C. One apply plenty of sun block. D. One must stay with parents.59. What will you do to satisfy your son’s curiously about marine animals? A. You would like to rent a boat to ride with him. B. You prefer a luxury boat with fortable seats with a stereo. C. You’d like to choose American Watersports. D. You prefer the tour to Bayside and Hard Rock.B Over the years I’ve been teaching kids about a simple but powerful spirit—the ant philosophy. I think we should study ants. Ants have an amazing fourpart philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit. If they are heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another way. They will climb over. They will climb under. Or they will climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy, to never quit looking for a way to get where they’re supposed to go! Second, ants think about winter all summer. That’s an important attitude. You can’t be so na239。ve as to think summer will last forever. People who even have only a little experience are clear about this. So ants are gathering their winter food in summer. An ancient story says, “Don’t build your house on the sand in summer.” There is some good advice in this saying. It’s important to think ahead. In summer, you’ve got to think about storm. You’ve got to think about freezing while you are enjoy the sand and sun. The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think about summer all winter. That’s also important. During winter, ants remind themselves, ‘This won’t last long。 we’ll soon be out of here.” And on the first warm day, the ants are out. It turns cold, they’ll dive back down, but they e out again if it is warm. They can’t wait to get out. And here’s the last part of ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that possibly can. What an incredible philosophy, the “Allthatyoupossiblycan” philosophy! Wow, what a great philosophy to have—the ant philosophy. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.60. What will ants do if they have trouble reaching where they want to do? A. They will give up trying at length. B. They will change their destination flexibly. C. They will wait for another chance patiently. D. They will constantly try another way to reach it.61. What does the author want to tell us by mentioning the saying of not buildinghouses on the sand in summer ?高三英語半期考試卷，共12 頁，第7頁A. It’s better to build houses in winter than in summer.B. Houses built in summer won’t last long in winter.C. Enough preparations should be made before building houses.D. It is very necessary and important to think and plan ahead.62. Which of the following statement explains the third part of the ant philosophy? A. Ants can’t wait long for an opportunity to e. B. Ants believe in themselves and fear no difficulty. C. Ants are positive and make use of every opportunity. D. Ants like doing outdoor activities very much.63. What would probably be the best title?A. A simple but powerful spiritB. The ant philosophyC. An incredible philosophyD. Teaching kids about antsCFor most students in universities, ￥20,000 is a big sum. But Li Lei paid the money soon after she learned that she could change to the popular Economics Department. By paying Y 20,000 with the help of her parents, Li Lei can study the economics major she prefers. “It’s difficult for graduates in chemistry to find a good job in recent years,” she said. Li lei is only one of the many freshmen that pay to change to popular majors. Many universities throughout China offer similar services. The charges for changing majors are from ￥5,000 to 80,000 , according to a recent report on the Yangzi Evening News. The fee is decided by university authorities based on the popularity of each major, the report said. The most popular majors include puter science, law, finance, information engineering and foreign languages. A saying popular among students may explain the phenomenon. “Studying a good major is much better than studying in a famous university.” “Some educators warn students against rushing blindly to today’s popular majors. They may not be popular years later,” the China Youth Daily said. But it seems that many students are careerbased instead of being interestbased. Freshmen are allowed to change to other departments, according to rules of the Ministry of Education. But there are no official rules on the charges. In spite of the high charges, demands to change majors are still increasing. The paper s