Sunday, October 5
Clear, 69°F
My wife, Eleanor, and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and
guide. And the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way.
Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.
After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into
downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.
Monday, October 5
Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°F
We spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day.
Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat. Where we will visit tomorrow.
It was pleasant to sit out on deck (甲板) and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.
Monday, October 7
Light rain, 64°F
This mourning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church, which has this
unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lost of shopping, then walked across the
bridge to see a very, very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.
We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side Later we drove to
Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Marc Chagall-
24 feet wide by 40 feet high.
Wednesday, Ocrober 8
Cloudy.65 °F
Today we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went though two caves, an extremely unusual part
of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side
and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.
Thursday, Ocrober 9
Cloudy, 66°F
Our dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their
separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.
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Tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre. The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26-funded with £2.5 million of taxpayers" money- was announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary. It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world, who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged. The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached. 13.6 million in 2007, up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. Total sales were up 18 percent on 2006 to almost £470 million. One theatre source criticized the Government"s priorities (优先考虑的事) in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying:"I don"t know why the Government"s wasting money on this. The Yong Vic, as The Times reported today, offers excellent performances at cheap prices." There was praise for the Government"s plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court Theatre, who said:"I support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in London." Ninety-five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two-year plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26-year-olds, first-come, first-served. It is likely to be on Mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre. Mr. Burnham said:"A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear it"s "not for them". It"s time to change this perception." Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said:"The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre, but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a no-go area." | |||
1. Critics of the plan argued that _____. | |||
A. the theatres would be overcrowded B. it would be a waste of money C. pensioners wouldn"t get free tickets D. the government wouldn"t be able to afford it | |||
2. According to the supporters, the plan should _____. | |||
A. benefit the television industry B. focus on producing better plays C. help increase the sales of tickets D. involve all the young people in England | |||
3. Which of the following is TRUE about the plan? | |||
A. Ninety-five theatres have received funding. B. Everyone will get at least one free ticket. C. It may not benefit all the young people. D. Free tickets are offered once every day. | |||
4. We can infer from the passage that in England _____. | |||
A. many plays are not for young people B. many young people don"t like theatre C. people know little about the plan D. children used to receive good arts education | |||
5. According to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems _____. | |||
A. controversial B. inspiring C. exciting D. unreasonable | |||
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America hopes to start building a base that can continue to exist all the time on the moon within 20 years. By the mid-2020s, astronauts will be staying there for six months a time. So what do scientists think food and water will be like for those first moon residents? In the short term, food would have to be brought from Earth. The dream, however, is to grow things in greenhouses on the moon. "You"d grow things in the liquid-there"s no reason why that wouldn"t work," says Pillinger, a professor. This would mean floating plants in a nutrient-rich solution of water. "Soil is not a necessary thing for plants; it"s only to keep them standing upright," Pillinger adds. It would take at least a decade of experiments after the base was built before such a plan would work, however. The main problem is working out how to get nutrients from the lunar soil. "Getting all that to work requires a minimum level of infrastructure (基础设施) present before you can start experimenting with greenhouses," says Pillinger. Finding strong plants to grow in space will also be hard, though scientists are already working on it: scientist Amy Grunden of North Carolina State University has been working on genetically engineering food crops that can be grown in harsh, off-planet environments. Water is a somewhat easier prospect (前景). One of the reasons that America wants to put its base at the moon"s south pole is that it thinks that, in the permanently shaded craters, there are large pools of frozen water. If that"s true, it could easily be mined and used to drink and to create oxygen for the habitants. | |||
1. The passage is mainly about _____. | |||
A. life on the moon by 2020 B. America"s first moon base that exists forever C. food and water on the future moon base D. housing for settlers on the future moon base | |||
2. How do people plant on the moon in the future? | |||
A. By burying plants in the lunar soil. B. By growing plants in water. C. By keeping plants standing straight. D. By making use of the moonlight. | |||
3. What difficulty will scientists meet in solving the food problem? | |||
A. How to find water to irrigate plants. B. Where to experiment with plants. C. How to grow plants in the moon soil. D. What plants are suitable to grow on the moon. | |||
4. Scientists want to build the base on the moon"s south pole because _____. | |||
A. there is oxygen for people to breathe B. people have found the frozen water that can be drunk there C. it is a place where water will possibly be found and supplied D. there are large pools that can let people have a swim |