Are you looking for something to do? You might like to try one of these four experiences.

Crocodile watching Do you fancy getting up close to some of the most terrifying animals on earth? Crocosaurus Cove, in Darwin (Australia) has the “Cage of Death”. It’s an enclosure that’s lowered into a pool. This gives you a 360 degree view of a crocodile as it’s being fed. The cable broke once and the cage sank to the bottom, but they’ve fixed it since then.

Edge walk

How about walking along the edge of a building several hundred meters up in the air? If that sounds like fun, head off to the CN Tower in Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Built in 1976, the tower is 553.33 meters tall.

The Edge walk consists of a 20-30 minute stroll along a 1.5 meter wide platform that runs around the tower’s restaurant roof. During the walk, you’re encouraged to lean forwards as you look over Toronto’s skyline (輪廓線).

Plastic ball rolling

Do you fancy rolling down a hill in a plastic ball?

Plastic ball rolling is popular all over the world, but the place to give it a go is in Rotorua (New Zealand). Brother David and Andrew Akers came up with the idea in 1994. A typical orb (球) is about 3 meters in diameter, with an inner orb size of about 2 meters. There’s no brake or steering mechanism, but the inner layer of the plastic ball helps absorb the shock.

Volcano bungee jumping

If you’re looking for the adventure of a lifetime, how about going bungee jumping off a helicopter into the crater of a live volcano? As part of the jumping, a helicopter ride takes you to the Villarreal volcano, one of the most active in Chile. Once you’re at the drop zone, you leap off the helicopter and fall into the volcano. Finally, you enjoy the ride back to the airport flying at 130kph.

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1.According to the passage, there was an accident once when people ________.

A. jumped into the Villarreal volcano

B. walked along the platform of the CN Tower

C. rolled down a hill in a plastic ball in Rotorua

D. watched crocodiles in the “Cage of Death” in Darwin

2.Which of the following was first invented in New Zealand?

A. Edge walk.B. Crocodile watching.

C. Plastic ball rolling.D. Volcano bungee jumping.

3.It can be inferred that all the four experiences are ________.

A. interesting sports

B. exciting and extreme

C. held on high places

D. fit for middle to old people

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假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。

文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

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Jack Ma is the founder and CEO of Alibaba Group. He was one of the 100 global "future leaders" of the 2001 World Economic Forum and the "commercial leader" of 2001 elected by US Commercial Association of Asia.

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B. a great success and very influential in economy

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D. the founder and CEO of eBay

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B. his experience in China

C. his failure in the entrance exam

D. his experience in Australia

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C. Ma didn’t know the differences between China and Australia before the visit

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你校準(zhǔn)備組織來自英國的交換生參觀中國國家博物館。假設(shè)你是學(xué)生會主席,請你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)用英語起草一篇口頭通知稿。

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3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

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