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　　根据中英文提示，向游客介绍Whistler Valley.

　　Whistler Valley是个一年四季度假的好地方.春天可骑马走过漂亮的森林,夏天可以划皮艇,那是一项激动人心的运动。如果你喜欢钓鱼，Whistler将是最好的地方。秋天你一边钓鱼一边放松。冬天那里就是滑雪爱好者的好去处，勇敢的人可以尝试高空滑雪或滑雪摩托。然而孩子们和老人们喜欢乘坐由马或狗拉的雪橇观光，那既放松又有趣。

(1) all-year round, place, take a vacation 

(2) ride horses, through, forest

(3) enjoy rafting, exciting

(4) fishing, relaxed

(5) skiing lovers, brave, try, helicopter skiing, snowmobiling

(6) however, take the sleigh or dogsled, sightseeing, relaxing, interesting

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　　Early rising is helpful in more than one way. We all need fresh (新鲜的) air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises.

　　Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we team more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.

　　Thirdly, early rising can give a plan to our work for the day. We can not work well without a good plan.

　　Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.

　　Late risers may find it very difficult to form (形成) the habit of early rising. They have to make an effort (努力) to do so. As the English proverb (谚语) says “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy (富有) and wise.”

(1) Air is fresh ________.

[　　]

A．early in the morning

B．at the time when you get up

C．when you are sleeping

D．late at night

(2) Doing morning exercises ________.

[　　]

A．help us to memorize what we learn

B．is good to our health

C．gives us enough time to study

D．make us tired and sleepy

(3) We can't work well ________.

[　　]

A． if the weather is bad

B．if we get up early

C．if we have not a good plan

D．in summer, autumn, winter

(4) Early rising gives us enough time ________.

[　　]

A．to get ready for our work

B．to wash our faces

C．to brush our teeth

D．to eat breakfast

(5) Late risers should try their best ________.

[　　]

A．to form the good habit of early rising

B．to remember some English proverbs

C．to sleep as many hours as possible

D．to get up earlier than everyone else

　　　　“We needed furniture （家具）for our living room, ”says John Kose, “and we didn't have enough money to buy it. ”So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married （结婚）six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling （努力）to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2week course（课程）for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs（修理）around the house. ?

　　 Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died （去世）. He has a fulltime job at home as well as（除……之外）in a shoemaking factory. Last month, he received（收到）a car repair bill for $420. “I was very upset （不安）about it. Now I've finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix （修理）the car myself. ”?

　　 John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”. you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how to do things yourself. ?

　　 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。?

　　 （1）. We know from the passage that many people_________ .

　　 A. seldom（几乎不）go to a department store to buy things?

　　 B. take DIY courses run （经营）by the government （政府）?

　　 C. have to learn to make their own furniture ?

　　 D. find it hard to pay for what they need ?

　　 （2）. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _________.

　　 A. improve the quality （质量）of life?

　　 B. save time and money ?

　　 C. make or repair things ?

　　 D. run a DIY shop

　　 （3）. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _______.

　　 A. keeps house and looks after his children ?

　　 B. does his own car and home repairs ?

　　 C. does extra work at night ?

　　 D. make shoes in his home ?

　　 （4）. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when________ .

　　 A. he had to raise the children all by himself ?

　　 B. he could not possibly do two jobs ?

　　 C. the car repair class was not helpful ?

　　 D. his car repairs cost too much ?

　　 （5）. What's the best title of the passage? ?

　　 A. Rose and Hatfield: Believers in DIY. ?

　　 B. You Can Do It Too. ?

　　 C. The Joy of DIY. ?

　　 D. Welcome to our DIY Course.