Win a trip to the OREGON COAST----- Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean. Build the biggest sand castle on the beach. Search tide pools for sea life. Watch the bright orange sunset over the ocean. Whether you’ve been to the Pacific Ocean before or have only closed your eyes and imagined it, we want to know how you would explore the Oregon Coast if you had the chance to go this summer.

JUDGING

1. Clear relationship between the Essay and the Drawing 40%.

2. Creativity and skill in design and form of the Drawing 40%.

3. Expression of the passion to draw and explore 10%.

4. Journalistic quality, uncluttered(整洁的)nature and overall quality of the Essay 10%.

PRIZE

By entering, you will have the chance to win an all-expense paid trip to the OREGON COAST. Activities will include: Kite flying, studying beautiful sea creatures, searching for sea life on a boat, science exploration at a science center and roasting over a beach campfire.

Who may enter: The competition is open to kids aged 6-14.

TEAM: Entries must be postmarked no later than July 31, 2010.

How to enter

Surf traveloregon.com/kids to download and print out an entry form.

Be sure to mark whether you have to or have not been to the Pacific Ocean in the form. Create a drawing of the Pacific Ocean on a piece of paper using a pen or paints.

Write an article of 100 words or less to explain why you want to go, what you think you would see, and what you would explore if you have never been to the Pacific Ocean, or describe your favorite memories from your last visit.

Send to Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean, NG1145 17th street NW, WashingtonD.C.20036.

1.

What is the most important for the judging?

A．Whether your article is written in a neat way.

B．The article and the drawing should be closely related.

C．Whether you show your passion to draw and explore.

D．The skill in your drawing the map of the Atlantic Ocean.

2.

If you win the competition, you may________.

A．fly a kite on the beach

B．search the ocean for sea plants

C．build the biggest tower on the beach

D．roast the sea creatures over a beach campfire

3.

What information can you get from the passage?

A．Your article should be at least 100 words.

B．Every kid can take part in the competition.

C．You should mark the drawing with your name.

D．You must send the drawing before July 31, 2010.

4.

You can most probably read the passage in_______.

A．a textbook

B．a travel guide

C．a newspaper

D．a research book

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When my children were small, the toughest part of the day was getting to work. There were diapers(尿布), formula(奶粉),  36  of clothes to worry about for the children. There was their breakfast, and I must  37  they were clean and ready for the day. It was pretty chaotic(混乱的). I have always been one to   38  more about making sure everyone else had what they needed than to take care of myself.  39 , I had my clothing and my packed lunch set out so that I could quickly get ready and then turn my  40  back to getting the children ready.

  I tried to keep my  41  pretty easy in the morning. There just wasn’t time, but that was OK as long as I kept moving. I would manage a  42  look at myself in the full-length mirror just before I  43  out the door.

  Once a week we had management team  44  and it was important to be there on time and to appear relaxed and  45 . We would go around the conference table, each  46  on successes and areas of concern. When it came around to my  47 , all eyes would be on me as I had my chance to brag(自夸) on my programs and increasing  48 .

  I thought I was pretty  49  at playing the role of the cool, calm, collected program manager 50  one week I arrived at one of these management team meetings and as the  51  went around the table, getting to me. There were  52  looks on the faces of the others looking at me. I started to feel a little  53  as that “ what’s going on?”  54  grew more intense. My closest colleague started doing this strange nodding thing in my direction. It was then that I  55  that I had my dress on inside-out.

A. purchase	B. changes	C. storage	D. choices
A. make sure	B. take care	C. help out	D. work out
A. check	B. speak	C. find	D. worry
A. Eventually	B. Actually	C. Fortunately	D. Hopefully
A. attention	B. way	C. devotion	D. duties
A. practices	B. interests	C. habits	D. routines
A. last	B. quick	C. careful	D. thorough
A. dashed	B. broke	C. burst	D. looked
A. work	B. meetings	C. spirits	C. tasks
A. confident	B. attractive	C. firm	D. tidy
A. fixing	B. concentration	C. reporting	D. settling
A. place	B. turn	C. time	D. position
A. fame	B. income	C. weight	D. numbers
A. bad	B. smart	C. good	D. clever
A. before	B. unless	C. until	D. though
A. show	B. discussion	C. party	D. game
A. angry	B. pleasant	C. curious	D. strange
A. uneasy	B. uncertain	D. unhappy	D. unfair
A. question	B. atmosphere	C. feeling	D. doubt
A. observed	B. realized	C. watched	D. suspected

Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide． 

One very cold, wet night at about 3 : 30 a．m, there was a   36   at the front door of our house．A young man,   37   from head' to toe, explained that he had   38   out of petrol about 30 km up the road．He had left his pregnant （怀孕的） wife and his two children  39   at the car and said that he would hitchhike （搭便车） back．

As soon as I  40   a can with petrol, I took him back to his car, where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both  41   .They were wet and cold．I suggested that they   42   me back．

Before leaving, I had turned the heater   43   in the roadhouse, so when we went in, it was nice and  44   ．While the little ones played and ran  45    ,1 prepared bread and butter for the children, 46 hot chocolate for the adults．

It was about five a．m．before they  47   ．The young fellow asked me how much he should pay me and I told him that the petrol   48   had shown $ 15．He   49   offered to pay call-out fee, but I wouldn’t accept it．

About a month later,! received a  50   from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to   51    to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time．It  52   out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most  53    person in the company．

In his letter, he thanked me again and   54   me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station．In this   55   , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefit．

A．kick               B．strike           C．beat         D．knock

A．cool               B．hot            C．wet           D．warm

A．driven            B．used           C．come          D．run

A．away              B．behind         C．off          D．out

A．supplied           B．poured          C．equipped       D．filled

A．sleeping           B．crying       C．quarrelling    D．fighting

A．get                B．ring         C．lead         D．follow

A．on                B．off          C．in              D．over

A．clean              B．dry            C．warm         D．tidy

A．around            B．away          C．out          D．up

A．or               B．but            C．so             D．and

A．left               B．arrived         C．ate          D．stayed

A．tank               B．can            C．pump          D．pipe

A．suddenly           B．hurriedly       C．worriedly      D．thankfully

A．call             B．letter        C．check         D．notice

A．get                B．force          C．require              D．make

A．pointed           B．turned          C．worked      D．found

A．generous           B．successful        C．serious      D．powerful

A．praised           B．persuaded     C．informed     D．warned

A．lesson             B．business       C．course         D case

单词拼写

1.He went through all kinds of h_______(苦难) in the old society.

2.We decided that we should e_______ (选举)a new sales manager.

3.The brothers d________(不同；相异) widely in their tastes.

4.She u______(承担) full responsibility for the failure of the project..

5.The a ______(突然的) change of the schedule gave me lots of trouble.

6.I cannot b______(忍受) the smell of burnt sausage on the barbecue.

7.You are very much m________(错误的) if you think that people will agree to these changes.

8.People work in libraries spend a lot of time c______(分类) books..

9.I’m sorry to i______(打断) you but how could they live there?

10.Some flat mates are neat and tidy while others are very m_______(脏乱的).

 

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A., B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen.   1.  , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time,    2.   me great embarrassment.

I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy  3.  at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so  4.  that I just couldn’t help looking at him.  What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some  5.   at me, which made me blush(脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and    6.  that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made   7.   known .

To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t   8.   .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without  9.   , and that is so unladylike.

I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not   10.  it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my   11.  back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more   12.   when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.

From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.

13.               A．Generally       B．Finally          C．Undoubtedly   D．Recently

 

14.               A．causing         B．leading         C．taking D．helping

 

15.               A．made up        B．grew up        C．turned up  D．rose up

 

16.               A．attractive       B．gentle          C．ugly  D．rude

 

17.               A．opinions        B．sounds         C．smiles D．glances

 

18.               A．knew          B．pretende       C．performed D．acted

 

19.               A．nothing        B．everything      C．anything   D．none

 

20.               A．arrive          B．shout          C．approach  D．stand

 

21.               A．hesitation       B．concern        C．words D．enthusiasm

 

22.               A．heard          B．seen           C．smelt D．found

 

23.               A．luggage        B．bag            C．cup  D．glasses

 

24.               A．embarrassing    B．wonderful      C．sorrowful  D．disappointing