FAMILIES KIDS CLUB

COME ALONG FOR SOME AFTER HOURS FUN!

This afternoon program is open daily during the ski season from 4:00pm-6:00pm for Kids aged 4 and over. Space is limited to 16 children, so be ready to go at 4:00pm! Please Dress appropriately, and children must wear hats, gloves, snow pants, boots, and coats. Call Kids Club Information Line at (406)995-5557 to learn more or Basecamp at (406) 995-5769 for more details.

Kids Club is FREE for kids and $15 for all other guests.

Schedule

Mask Making Mondays

You’ll create your own mystic power animal, lovely lady princess or scary snow beast.

Tye Dye Tuesdays

You’ll make your own fashionable and wearable art with colorful souvenirs to take home and share!

Wild Montana Wednesdays

Come to learn about all the fun and exciting nature that surrounds us here in Montana. We can color our favorite tree, draw our favorite flower, or even act out our favorite animal!

Craft Thursdays

Come with your creative caps on as we explore the artistic uses of various recycled wastes! What do paper rolls, rocks, and twisty straws have in common? They can all become magical works of art!

Fun Fridays

Legos, Lincoln Logs, Bean Bag Toss, you name it; we have it. How long of Domino train can you make? Show us your building skills with Lincoln Logs and Legos! How many points can you get in Mean Bag Toss? Come and have some fun on your favorite Friday!

Snow Time Saturdays

Who loves snow pups(小狗)？Join our furry friends and friendly patrollers(巡邏員) at the ski patrol dog demonstration out at the Plaza Fire pit. Make sure you wear warm clothes since it is cold outside!

Slimy Sundays

Have you ever made slime(軟泥)？Come to check out to make a slimy experiment. We can make it, play with it, and maybe even bring it home! Show off your slimy creation!

1.What can we know about this afternoon program?

A. It closes very late every day.

B. It charges no fees for kids aged 4 to 16.

C. There’s no dress requirement for kids who want to ski.

D. Kids who want to ski must have parents accompany them.

2.If you are interested in creating mystic power animal, you can go on______.

A. Mondays B, Tuesdays

3.If you go to the club on Wednesday, you may_______.

A. improve your building skills

B. take home some slimy creations

C. have a good time enjoying nature

D. make fashionable and wearable art

4.To know the value of recycled wastes, you can attend the club on_____.

A. Wednesdays B. Thursdays

C. Saturdays D. Sundays

China’s very first airplane restaurant recently opened in Wuhan, China. Named “Lilly Airways”, the restaurant is located in the cabin area of an old Boeing 737 passenger airplane.

Businessman Li Liang acquired the aircraft from Indonesian airline Batavia Air, but then he had to go through six mouths of exhausting custom(海關(guān))procedures in order to get the aircraft into China.” Demounting(拆卸), port, shipping, business license, trade declaration…All these procedures were never done by anybody before, which means I had to go through them one by one,” Li said. He added that the Boeing 737 passenger airplane had to be disassembled a total of eight times in its four-month journey from Indonesia to Wuhan, China.

Getting the plane split into parts that then had to be packed in around 70 containers and shipped many times apparently cost the businessman a great 3 million yuan. Add that to the 5 million yuan, he paid for the plane itself and you have one of the most expensive restaurants in the world.

After finally setting up the airplane restaurant on the Optics Valley Pedestrian Street, one of the busiest shopping areas of Wuhan, Li is ready to welcome curious diners and airplane enthusiasts. The restaurant is located in the cabin area of the airplane, and the cockpit(駕駛艙)has been changed into a flying simulator(模擬器)where people will be able to experience what it’s like to fly a passenger airplane.

Li said that a dinner at Lilly Airways is priced between 200 to 300 yuan per person, while the cockpit flying simulation will charge a flight enthusiast 300 to 400 yuan per hour. Li expects that it will be a while before this place turns a profit.

1.What do you know about the restaurant named “Lilly Airways”?

A. It is ordinary B. It is cheap

C. It is unique D. It is interesting

2.It can be known from the passage that_______.

A. it took Li Liang great efforts to take the plane to China

B. the plane Li Liang bought is the most expensive in the world.

C. it cost Li Liang 500 million yuan to take the airplane to China.

D. most Boeing 737 passenger airplanes in China were imported from Indonesia.

3.The underlined word “disassembled” in Para 2 most probably means_____.

A. checked up B. broken down

C. set up D. taken apart

4.How many ways can Li Liang make profit from the airplane?

A. One B. Two

C. Three D. Four

Five years after a donor's bone marrow (骨髓)saved a pair of twin girls’ lives, the girls , Elizabeth and Kathryn ,from Minnesota got the chance to thank the man face to face.

The girls’ mother, Michele, said, “To think that somebody who didn’t know your children was selfless enough to give bone marrow to save them is amazing. They gave him giant hugs and danced the night away with him like they had known him before.”

The meeting came together thanks to Be the Match, a community of donors, volunteers, health care professionals and researchers.

The girl were born with a rare disorder that left them without any blood platelets(血小板).The bone marrow transplant was needed to change their DNA to avoid their organs shutting down.

Michele, her husband, and their son, tested negative when it came to being a match for the girls. They were put on the Be the Match list, which finally found Gruda.

“I become breathless,'' Michele said about finding a match. " because there are still so many things that could go wrong even though you have a donor."

Due to the uncertain result, the girls had to have their transplants done separately. Elizabeth’s was in 2011, and Kathryn’s was in 2012. The two girls also had to undergo chemotherapy(化療).

The family was finally able to express their gratitude in person after Be the Match flew Gruda to Minnesota from Germany.

Gruda, who has three children of his own, tried to donate to a local girl in his town nearly 30 years ago but was not a match. Five years ago, he received a phone call that he was a match for the sisters and didn't hesitate to donate. His bone marrow was flown from Germany to use in the transplant.” “My three children rejoiced(高興) that I came through as the best donor for the girls,'' he told Be the Match.

Both sisters are now completely healthy and 100 percent cured.

1.Why did Michele say “I become breathless” when I they found a match?

A. They hadn’t found a match till then.

B. They still feared something bad would happen.

C. All of their family members failed to pass the test.

D. The good news made them very excited.

2.Why did the girls have their transplants done separately?

A. Kathryn was then receiving chemotherapy.

B. Not all the bone marrow had arrived.

C. Because of the uncertain result.

D. The doctors were too busy to do two operations.

3.What do you know about Gruda?

A. He is always ready to donate his bone marrow.

B. He stayed at the twins home till the next day.

C. He has succeeded in helping two German patients.

D. He knew who his bone marrow was donated to well.

4.We can infer from the passage that the twins_____.

A. continue to undergo chemotherapy

B. went to Germany to thank Gruda.

C. go to hospital to get re-examined frequently.

D. have completely recovered from their disease

The first Chinese Culture Talk about Chinese drama, titled as "Play Is As Life", was held in Cannada at University of Toronto on November 4, 2016.

Performing artist Pu Cunxin and actors from Beijing People's Art Theater, were on a tour of the drama “Teahouse” in the city. They shared their understandings of traditional Chinese drama and life in ancient China. Xu Wei, deputy-counselor (副總領(lǐng)事)of the Consulate General of China in Toronto, Han Ning, cultural consul of the Consulate, Antje Budde, professor from the Center of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies of University of Toronto, Meng Yue, professor from the Department of East Asian Studies of the university and about a hundred students and local scholars were present.

Meng Yue introduced the famous Chinese writer, Lao She, author of the play “Teahouse”. Pu Cunxin recalled how the theatre staged the play that has been performed more than 670 times at home and abroad."The play was finished by Lao She 10 years earlier than his death in 1966. Half a century had passed before we came to perform it in Canada," said Pu Cunxin.2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the writer's death. Pu Conxin told audiences about Lao She's relationship with the theatre, also answering questions about drama writing and performing.

Chinese Cultural Talk aims to introduce Chinese drama classics at a group of Canadian universities during the tour. Launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Culture, the Chinese Culture Talk is a series of high-level cultural and academic lectures. More than 40 lectures have been held in the US, France, Italy, Cambodia and Indonesia. The themes vary from philosophy, religion, culture, literature and art, costume to cooking and Chinese medicine.

1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A. A brief introduction to “Teahouse”.

B. Understandings of traditional Chinese drama.

C. Some famous Chinese art organizations.

D. People who attended the event.

2.We can know from the passage that_____.

A. “Teahouse” was completed in 1956

B. “Teahouse” wasn’t finished before Lao She’s death

C. Chinese Culture Talk is only aimed at students

D. Pu Cunxin played the role of Lao She in “Teahouse”

3.Which of the following can be the title for the passage?

A. Chinese culture activities in 2016 B. A famous Chinese drama

C. A cultural event held in Canada D. Relationship between play and life

Once there was a great Sufi saint. In his last days, someone asked him about his master. The saint said, “Since you asked, I will certainly tell you about two masters.”

The first master was a thief.

Once I got lost and when I found a way and reached the village it was too late.1. At last I found a man who was trying to make a hole in a wall. I asked him if I could find a place to stay. He replied, “It will be difficult, but you can stay with me if it’s OK with you to stay with a thief.”2..Each night he would say, “I am going to work .You can rest and pray.” When he came back, I would ask him, “3.”H e would reply, “No, not tonight but tomorrow I will try again. God Willing.” He never lost hope and he was always happy. One month later, I left the thief.

When I got hopeless I would remember words of that thief - God willing. Tomorrow It is going to happen.

The second master was a dog.

Once I was going along the side of a river, I saw a dog that was very thirsty. I saw that as the dog looked into river to drink water, he saw his own image and got afraid. 4. But because the dog was too thirsty he would come hack. This happened many times but finally despite his fear, the dog jumped into water.

Seeing this I knew that it was a message from God. 5.

A.Did you get anything today?

B. I stayed with him for a month.

C. Can you tell me where it has gone?

D. With a Master you start learning to learn.

E. Everything was closed and there was no one outside.

F. Seeing his own reflection the dog barked and ran away.

G. It means that one has to go forward despite all of his fears.

Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, I was one of those naughty little kids that never, ever stopped asking "Why?”. I used to ask my mum the most __ questions. As a "why" kid, I thought everything __ can be changed and I could make the world better.

When I was in my high school, I __ the chance to go to the Philippines to learn more due to my good ___at school. It was there that I became friends with Sonny, who lived on "Smoky Mountain". But don't let the romance(浪漫）of that name __ you, because it was __ a pile of steaming garbage where kids like Sonny spent hours every single day finding anything of __.

Those days with Sonny changed my life forever. I thought to myself. ''Why should anyone have to __ like this while I have so much? Why should Sonny's life be __ by where he was born?

I later __ that the poverty(貧窮) I’d seen in the Philippines was the result of __ made or not made. That's __, a few years later, I joined with a group of college friends in bringing the Make Poverty History campaign to Australia. And to our __ , the Australian government heard our voices and __ double investment (投資）and fix a problem miles outside of our __ .

Over all these years, I've tried to reconnect with Sonny. __, I've been unable to. I'd love to sit down with him, wherever he is, and __ with him how much the time I spent on "Smoky Mountain" Thanks to him and so many others, I came to _______ the importance of being part of a group of people who are __ to make the world better, who stand together and embrace (擁抱）the amazing __ of the world we share.

1.A. encouraging B. interesting C. annoying D. common

2.A. simple B. unfair C. new D. unfinished

3.A. found B. obtained C. missed D. lost

4.A. performance B. character C. English D. habit

5.A. affect B. bother C. impress D. fool

6.A. originally B. hardly C. actually D. certainly

7.A. beauty B. cleanness C. interest D. value

8.A. live B. say C. work D. study

9.A. changed B. created C. determined D. challenged

10.A. admitted B. explained C. doubted D. understood

11.A. plans B. excuses C. wishes D. decisions

12.A. where B. why C. how D. when

13.A. disappointed B. confusion C. amazement D. regret

14.A. agreed B. refused C. begged D. afforded

15.A. systems B. borders C. networks D. policies

16.A. Sadly B. Luckily C. Surprisingly D. Obviously

17.A. discuss B. debate C. share D. cooperate

18.A. cheated B. understand C. attracted D. amused

19.A. hesitating B. happening C. afraid D. willing

20.A. futures B. places C. wonders D. people

As almost everyone knows, 1.(become) extinct is to be gone forever. Natural extinction happens when a species declines in numbers gradually. Even before man's arrival on Earth, some species had died out quite 2.(natural).

The ease of the dinosaurs is3.most well-known example of natural extinction.4.(they) disappearance is a natural one and new species of animals evolve (進(jìn)化）to replace them.

The rate of extinction 5.(speed) up unnaturally over the last 400 years.6.(rise) sharply since 1900. This increase in the rate of extinction is directly related 7.the increase in the human population over the same period of time. Vast numbers of humans have caused great damage to the planet, as humans have taken over a great many wild 8.(habitat), forcing animals and plants into smaller and9.(small) areas, until some of them have become extinct. We have also polluted our planet.10.makes it unfit for wildlife. These causes of extinction are known as indirect destruction.

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。短文中有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改 10 處，多者(從第 11 處起)不計(jì)分。

As is known to all, Henry Ford made a great contribution on the development of cars. While he was a boy, he became interesting in mending watches and machines. When he was only 12 year old, his mother died, but he had to work in a machine shop to support his family. The hard life made him strongly and able. At that time, there is another interest in the life of the young boy. He dreamed of making a machine could run without a horse. He named them "a horseless carriage". He overcame the large number of difficulties and in April. 1893, the "horseless carriage" was finally finished. Later, he founded out his own company.

假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友John馬上就要過17歲生日了。請(qǐng)你用英語給他寫一封郵件表示祝賀，內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括：

1.祝他生日快樂。

2.介紹你為他準(zhǔn)備的禮物及原因。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右。

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife, enjoying his extended family. He would miss the pay check, but he needed to retire.

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used shoddy materials to build the house. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the carpenter finished his work and the employer came to inspect the house, he handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my gift to you.”

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in a home he hadn’t built very well.

It is the same with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up with less than the best. At important points, we don’t give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that, we would have done it differently.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall, build wisely. It is the only life you ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plague (牌匾) on the wall says, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.”

Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

1.Why was the carpenter ready to retire?

A. He wanted to have a relaxed life.

B. He found a better-paid job.

C. He could still survive without working.

D. He was tired of his job.

2.What does the underlined word “shoddy” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A. Beautiful. B. Best. C. Bad. D. General.

3.What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

A. We should build a good house to live in.

B. We always regret what we have done.

C. We should try our best to do things well.

D. We prefer to react, rather than act.

4.What does the author mainly want to tell us in the text?

A. We should build a house wisely.

B. Life is a do-it-yourself project.

C. Building a house is like building a life.

D. We should have the right attitude towards life.