【推荐2】The city of San Francisco is a wonderful tourist attraction that offers many different things to see and do. The best way for a traveler to get a good look at the city is to take one of the many different tours there.

Tour the City on Foot

When touring the city by walking, you aren’t going to walk much. What’s more, there are far more benefits. This kind of tour allows you to see as many buildings of the city as possible. A tour of the city on foot usually focuses on a more localized neighborhood level, which can be very interesting in a number of different ways.

Hit the Waters of San Francisco Bay

The waters of San Francisco Bay have played an important role in the city s development over the last century, Touring San Francisco from the water is a completely unique way for you to see this wonderful city.

Take a Bus Tour

If you want to see a wide variety of attractions from all over the city, one of the best things you could do is to book a tour through our company that offers services here. A bus tour of San Francisco is one of the most complete ways to experience the city

Tour San Francisco From the Air

While it is one of the most expensive ways to see San Francisco, touring the city from the air is one of the most unique and thrilling ways to see the city. Seeing the city from high above allows you to get a full view of the city as tour guides point out attractions from high above. If you do decide to tour San Francisco by air, you’ll be creating memories that you won’t forget forever.

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1. How should you tour San Francisco to appreciate its buildings?

A．By air

B．By bus.

C．On foot

D．By boat

2. What can we learn about the Waters of San Francisco Bay?

A．They have high quality sea water.

B．They are explored on a localized level.

C．They were not in use until the last century.

D．They have helped the city to develop further.

3. Which tour cost most?

A．Tour San Francisco From the Air	B．Hit the Waters of San Francisco Bay
C．Tour the City on Foot	D．Take a Bus Tour

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce San Francisco.

B．To advertise for a travel agency.

C．To show what to do in San Francisco.

D．To persuade people to visit San Francisco.

【推荐3】The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Hours:   9:30 am—5:00 pm daily

Closed:   January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day

Driving

Plan extra driving time for your visit. The area surrounding the museum will be busy before being opened. We advise you to arrive a few hours before or several hours after the opening time to avoid high traffic times.

Directions

From the 110 Freeway, take the Exposition Boulevard exit and head west toward Vermont Avenue. Turn left on Bill Robertson Lane. The museum’s newly opened Car Park will be on your left hand side and cost $12.

Parking

The museum’s parking lot fills up quickly on game days. We suggest arriving early in the day. All guests and members who plan to visit the museum may park in the museum’s Car Park. If the museum’s Car Park is full, parking is also available in the state-run Lot 3 across the street. Parking in this lot will cost $12 (cash only). Remember that cars parked in Lot 3 after 5: 30 pm will be issued a parking citation (罚单).

Where to eat

If you are bringing your own food, we invite you to picnic under the trees on the grass in front of the museum. Food and drinks are not allowed inside any of the museum halls and exhibits. We appreciate your help in preserving our museum.

At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, you can see more than just walls and fossils. We provide not only a typical museum experience, but also hands-on exhibits. You can stay indoors, outdoors, and all over Los Angeles. We inspire the widest possible audience to become keepers of the living Earth.

1. What do we know about parking when driving to the museum ?

A．Visitors should leave Lot 3 before 5: 30 pm.

B．Members will have a special place to park.

C．People have to park in the museum’s Car Park.

D．Visitors must pay for the museum’s Car Park in cash.

2. Which are visitors not allowed to do according to the passage?

A．To park in other lots.

B．To eat in the museum.

C．To come to the museum in the whole year.

D．To touch the exhibits in the museum.

3. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To advertise coming events.

B．To introduce special exhibits.

C．To tell about the museum’s history.

D．To encourage more people to come.

【推荐2】The grocery store might not be your favorite place to visit when you're at home, but is it ever fun when you're in another country? Honestly speaking, they're one of those strange little destinations that I like to sniff out (寻找) everywhere I go, much as other travelers head toward clothing stores, libraries, cafes or galleries.

The biggest beauty of the grocery store-whether it's a huge supermarket or a tiny one-is that it gives you a glimpse into what local people buy to cook. This offers clues into their lifestyles and preferences, and into the agricultural and cooking practices of the country. I stare at the strange fruits and vegetables, the seafood, the cheese, the spices, the breads, and oh, the chocolate... always the chocolate!

Being an environmental person I am,I like paying attention to packaging,which can reflect their attitude towards environmental protection. Italy, for example, has a habit of requiring customers to bag their fruits and vegetables in plastic for weighing, while Sri Lanka leaves everything loose in bins. In Brazil , everything is prepackaged in a layer of plastic.

People in grocery stores tend to be friendlier. They smile, say hello, and sometimes ask questions, which can lead to great conversations. I had a further discussion with a teenaged cashier in Sri Lanka. He insisted that the one labeled “spicy” would be too hot for me, but I told him I was willing to risk it. He laughed and we ended up talking about my favorite Sri Lankan foods for ten minutes.

The financial savings extend to souvenirs, too. Whether it is ground spices for my mom or chocolates for my kids, the grocery store is the first place I look for unique gifts. It's interesting then to come home and look at one's own local grocery store through new eyes. What would a visitor think? What stands out, and what do the food displays say about us as a culture? You might be surprised by what you realize.

1. What's the greatest benefit of visiting the grocery store in another country?

A．Buying cheaper groceries.	B．Making new friends.
C．Seeing unknown food.	D．Learning local culture.

2. Why does the author mention some countries he visited?

A．To show their environmental awareness.

B．To show the level of their wealth.

C．To show their packaging differences.

D．To show their special lifestyles.

3. What does the example listed in Paragraph 4 tell us?

A．Sri Lankans tend to be much friendlier.

B．Grocery stores are always social places.

C．People like to share their ideas about food.

D．The cashier has good selling skills.

4. What might the author want to stress in the text?

A．Visiting grocery stores when you travel.

B．Choosing souvenirs about various cultures.

C．Knowing the grocery culture before you travel.

D．Exchanging grocery experience with your friends.

【推荐3】William Lindesay, well-known Great Wall expert and conservationist, and his wife Wu Qi have traveled across the globe by the back paths, providing their sons Jimmy and Tommy a unique environment for personal growth.

Sunhats, backpacks, sneakers and trekking poles—these are the day-to-day must-haves of the family. This East-meets-West couple started traveling while their younger son was still a baby in 2003. Most of their trips are far from the hot spots recommended by travel guidebooks—heritage study in the Mongolian deserts, a 53-kilometer hiking tour of New Zealand, a one-day climb of three English summits and a six-day train ride from Beijing to Moscow.

“Real travel may be hard, uncertain, uncomfortable, but there’s a feel-good factor when you pass a test of some kind,” Lindesay wrote in the family’s newly published travel memoir Pages of Discovery.

Lindesay attaches great importance to learning out of the classroom, saying that children might score well on school tests, but that experience of the world outside, in distant lands, with different languages, scripts, political structures, and religious beliefs, is the real testing ground.

Children in this international family did not have the same pressure to perform on school tests, but they had “homework” on the road. Wu asked her sons to write travel diaries, collect tickets, draw maps and summarize travel tips. She says such habits, though they might not directly improve test scores, will pay dividends in later life.

These experiences certainly shaped their sons’ characters and influenced their chosen study at university. One read world history, the other international relations. The two brothers also share an interest in historical monuments, and the Great Wall in particular. They are now planning to follow in their father’s footsteps with a new 4,500-km hike on the Great Wall.

“My parents view the world as a big classroom, and my brother and I are the biggest beneficiaries,” Jimmy says.

1. Which of the following best describes their trips across the world?

A．Complicated and dangerous.	B．Unique yet stressful.
C．Challenging yet educational.	D．Entertaining and rewarding.

2. What can we infer about the couple from the text?

A．They think little of school education.

B．They believe travel provides real education.

C．They require their sons to follow their career path.

D．They don’t expect their sons to perform well on school tests.

3. What do the underlined words “pay dividends” mean in paragraph 5?

A．Bring advantages.	B．Pay a price.
C．Improve scores.	D．Make mistakes.

4. What does the family’s story tell us?

A．Roads were made for journeys not destination.

B．No road is long with good company.

C．A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

D．It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books.

【推荐1】EXPERIENCE COLUMBIA

HOT ATTRACTIONS

RIVERBANKS ZOO & GARDEN

It is home to more than 2,000 animals and one of the nation’s most beautiful botanical gardens. With more than 350 species from around the world, Riverbanks Zoo is one of the largest mid-sized zoos in the country.

Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. daily.

Admission: Adults(13-61) $19.95; Children(2-12) $16.95

EDVENTURE

The South’s largest children’s museum has 300 exhibits to inspire children to experience the joy of learning. Where else but EdVenture can children drive a real fire truck, anchor the news or visit another country?

Hours: Monday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Members Free; Children and Adults $11.95

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE MUSEUM

The stories of South Carolina come alive through the exhibits and collections of the State Museum. Plus, a new 4D theater provides popular movies that excite all ages. Museum members are invited to night-sky observing on Tuesday nights!

Hours: Mon., Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tues.:10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sat.:10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sun.: Noon-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults(13-61) $8.95; Children(3-12) $6.95

SALUDA SHOALS PARK

Saluda Shoals Park is a sensitive riverfront park that invites visitors to experience the treasures of the Saluda River through exceptional educational and cultural opportunities.

Fun-filled Family Activities Nightly! (except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas night) Free for activities: apply with Holiday Lights admission ($20/car; $40/15-passenger vehicle; $60/bus).

1. How much should a young couple with a 4-year-old son pay to enjoy various plants and animals?

A．$24.85.	B．$20
C．$56.85.	D．$35.85.

2. Which attraction best suits a child interested in broadcasting news?

A．EdVenture.	B．The State Museum.
C．Saluda Shoals Park.	D．Riverbanks Zoo & Garden.

3. Which of the following is available to all tourists in the State Museum?

A．Having a fantastic visual feast at 1:00 p.m.

B．Visiting the exhibits on Sunday morning.

C．Enjoying free family activities every night.

D．Observing the amazing night sky on Friday nights.

【推荐2】The Tropical Paradise Holiday

Welcome to St. Anna, our tropical paradise just off the coast of Latin America. You can spend two weeks in our luxury four-star hotel. The cost of your flight is included in the holiday, and you can be picked up from your home by our special airport bus. On your arriving, our coach will be waiting to take you to the hotel. All flights leave from Heathrow on a Monday morning.

The Cowrie Hotel is built right on the beachfront, and many rooms have wonderful ocean views. If swimming and surfing are not enough for you, the hotel also offers horse rides on the island, and a discount membership of the golf club.

The Rain Forest Adventure Holiday

Every year Broughton holidays offer twelve days of unforgettable adventure in a tropical rain forest. You may have a choice of Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia, or even to the greatest rain forest of them all, the mighty Amazonian forest.

You will fly to our special base camps at the edge of the forest, where you will be given five days of survival training, and talks on the local wildlife.

Then you take a bus into the forest. You will have to walk the final five miles to the camp sites to avoid disturbing the local ecology. All of the camp sites have been carefully built to cause the minimal amount of disturbance to the local wildlife.

Remember that these adventure holidays take you deep into the wilderness, and they are not suitable for families with young children. Also remember that no more than two dozen guests can stay at any camp at one time, so if you want to go on one of these very special holidays, you will need to book early!

1. Choosing the Tropical Paradise Holiday, travellers can enjoy ________.

A．a welcome party	B．beautiful ocean views
C．different indoor activities	D．free membership of the golf club

2. What kind of people will probably choose the rain forest holiday?

A．People loving water sports.

B．People travelling with children.

C．People preferring comfortable hotels.

D．People concerned with environment and wildlife.

3. Which of the following is mentioned in both holidays?

A．Price.	B．Transportation.
C．Reservation.	D．Departure time.

【推荐1】A letter to the editor complained about someone stringing toilet paper on their trees. That letter brought a flood of responses defending this act as being harmless to friends: “ It's an honor to get toilet papered", said one writer, “and good fun for teenagers."

Reading these letters brought me chuckles (轻声笑)and then tears as they woke old memories of my mother’s ninety-second year. She was seriously ill that autumn. And I watched, powerless.

A decade before, I helped her break out" of the nursing home. It was a fine place with a caring staff. But Mom didn't want skilled care: she wanted to live on her own and just needed some assistance to do so. Being in a more restrictive environment than necessary was bad for her condition. The risk paid off, and I was rewarded by seeing my mother once again enjoying her life.

Ten years later, Mom's health declined, and my care-giving duties increased. One evening, for some unexplainable reason, I invited my mother to go toilet papering!

This outing would push my mother to her physical limits. Was I making a mistake? Secretly we went to my brother's home. In his backyard, I handed Mom a roll of toilet paper. Without hesitation she shot it skyward...

Mom papered a dozen trees in four family yards that unforgettable evening. The day after our big adventure, Mom and I sent a card to each of our victim, signed “From your decorators". We laughed all the way home from the post office, like two schoolgirls.

My mother's last year was marked by physical decline. However, we shared some simple fun each day. Those light-hearted moments were like a salve (慰藉)，and they are the ones I'll always remember. Toilet papering has taught us that play is powerful medicine!

1. Why did the author cry when reading the letter?

A．She was blamed for toilet papering.

B．It brought her childhood memory.

C．She thought of her sick mother.

D．It was very stressful.

2. The author helped her leave the nursing home in order that ____.

A．Mom could enjoy a free life

B．Mom could get more skilled home care

C．the nursing cost could be cut down

D．they could avoid taking risk

3. What can we learn from the mother's experience of toilet papering?

A．They did some damage to four family yards.

B．They were made to apologize for their mistakes.

C．Toilet papering made her illness worsened.

D．Toilet papering brought them much pleasure.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．A Letter of Complaint

B．Love Between Daughter and Mother

C．The Curing Power of Toilet Papering.

D．An Unforgettable Evening in Family Yards

【推荐2】Join us for an exciting day of music at the UNI Dome with the Panther Marching Band!

Band Day is perfect for high school band students in grades 9—12. Come and join us for an outstanding, positive and friendly musical and social experience for high school band students! We hope you'll enjoy the fellowship with other band students throughout the state and the fantastic performances of bands!

Directors who wish to bring their full bands or a smaller group of band students should find this to be an easy and fun event to organize and attend! Individual（个体的）students who wish to participate as single performers are strongly encouraged to attend! You'll have a chance to meet our fantastic students and perform in a friendly, welcoming environment!

Date： November 9

Music： A link to download music will be included in your confirmation email after you register. Music will be available at that link no later than September 1.

Registration:

●Band directors registering full bands or groups of students from the same band should register here： https: //bands, uni. edu/band-day-group-registration

●Individual students registering independently may register here： https：//bands. uni. edu/panther-band- day-individual-registration

Cost： $ 10. 00 per student includes： admission to the game, pizza dinner, music and a Band Day T-Shirt.

Notes：

●We've changed our payment method to improve the registration process. Individual students must pay using a credit card at the time of registration. Band directors may either pay with credit card or mail a check made out to Panther Marching Band.

●Final deadline for registration submissions is Monday, October 14.

●Due to space limitations, band/individual students may be limited to a first-reply basis.

1. How can a participant benefit from the event?

A．Listen to their favorite popular music.

B．Get a chance to join a band they love.

C．Chat with famous musicians face to face.

D．Know new people and enjoy performances.

2. When can a participant use the link in the confirmation email to download music?

A．On August 30.	B．On September 2.
C．On October 14.	D．On November 9.

3. What are you expected to do to participate as an individual student?

A．Ask for a band director's company.	B．Send a 10-dollar check to the Band.
C．Pay 10 dollars with your credit card.	D．Email the Band just on November 9.

【推荐3】Li Hua is currently studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security. Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.

Introduction

A lot of crime is against bicycles. About 150, 000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found. You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.

Basic Security

Do not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle when youleave. Secure it to lampposts or trees. Take off smaller parts and take them with you,for example lights and saddlesleave（车座）.

Locks

Get a good lock. There are many different types in the shops. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop.

Marking

Security marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief. It can also help the police find your bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.

Registration （登记）

There are a number of security companies who will help mark your bicycle for you.They will then put your registration number and personal details on their computer database.Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to contact you. -

Finally

Keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its maker, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle belongs to you.

1. Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

A．Registration.	B．Marking.
C．Basic Security.	D．Locks.

2. The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means         .

A．help you recognize your bike	B．help the police find your bicycle
C．stop you worrying about your bike	D．stop someone stealing your bicycle

3. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _____.

A．by yourself and in a security company

B．in a security company and your university

C．in the bike shop and your computer

D．in the police station and a security company