I travel on a regular basis, although I spend most days working to make a living just like you do. So whenever a chance arises for me to visit a far-off country, I jump at it. When I was studying abroad in Australia, I traveled extensively (广泛地) all over the country with two friends. We booked everything from whale watching to a private flight over Mount Kosciuszko, and racked up (累积) some impressive credit card bills. Another international student almost looked down her nose at our pricey adventures, declaring that she had come to Australia to study, not to empty her saving account on travel.
My question to her came. Why would you come literally halfway around the world to save your money and keep your nose pressed into a book every weekend? Would you go to China and not visit the Great Wall because it costs money? Would you go to Italy and skip visiting the Vatican because it requires an admission ticket?
I know where I would like my life to go in the coming months and years. But there are no guarantees that things will go as planned. In fact, nothing will go as planned.
“Oh, I’ll travel when I retire.” “I’ll travel when the kids are grown.” “I’ll travel when the house is paid off.” How often do we hear others say these? I hear these excuses all the time. But you know what happens? Age. And stress. And, well, life. Life happens and by the time you retire and your kids are grown and your house is paid off, you have bad knees and weak lungs and you simply can’t visit all those places you dreamed about in your youth. How sad! I don’t want to end up like that, holding on to youthful travel dreams that will never be reality.
I often think, what if “sometimes later” never came? So, if you are privileged enough to be able to afford to travel, then you should attack it with curiosity and energy and a sense of adventure. As for me, at the end of the day, I’d rather die with a million memories than a million dollars. Money won’t comfort me on my deathbed, but knowing that I’ve lived a full and fulfilling life might.
So travel young, and travel far.
1. Why does the author mention his travel experience in Australian?| A．To show his passion for travel. | B．To recall a wonderful experience. |
| C．To prove his belief in travel. | D．To attract the readers’ attention. |
| A．Save money for further study. | B．Spare money for an admission ticket. |
| C．Travel to a foreign country without money. | D．Stay at home studying on weekends. |
| A．The regrets of missing some journeys. | B．The barriers in the future life. |
| C．The excuses for failing to travel. | D．The uncertainties of future for travel. |
| A．To persuade the readers to travel young. | B．To tell his own travel experience. |
| C．To illustrate the benefits of travel. | D．To make a comparison between life and travel. |
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1. What does the author intend to show in paragraph 2?| A．Some places people want to go to. | B．Famous places you can see throughout the tour. |
| C．The route of the bus. | D．London is a famous city. |
| A．St Katharine’s Pier. | B．Lancaster Terrace. | C．London Hotel. | D．Lancaster Gate. |
| A．Visitors should stay on the bus to the last stop. | B．Visitors can go to all places in London. |
| C．visitors will know the trip is very famous. | D．Visitors can get on and off the bus at 70 stops. |
【推荐3】Human beings’ curiosity about outer space hasn’t declined in the past decade, and with Jeff Bezos’ historic commercial flight to the edge of space this past summer, dreamers are that much closer to experiencing the Galaxy for themselves.
It’s reported that one company is aiming to make space a reality for people, and is pioneering a new age of space tourism. In 2019, the California-based company Gateway Foundation first explored the idea. Its dream was to make visiting space, in excellent accommodation, a future vacation choice. The project, now called Voyager Station, is run by Orbital Assembly Corporation, a construction company led by head of the Gateway Foundation and former pilot, John Blincow.
Space tourism draws closer as Orbital Assembly Corporation has announced plans to build the world’s first space hotel named “Voyager Station”, which is expected to open in 2027. With a date in close sight, the hotel’s architects and engineers are hard at work, aiming to design an out-of-this-world experience. They plan to decorate the suites with elegant bars and restaurants with a touch of space, as well as Earth-viewing lounges and unique space food treats. The team is also taking advantage of the reduced gravity that will be felt in the station to plan to let their guests weightlessly carry heavy objects, jump higher or run faster in ways people can’t normally do on Earth.
Gravity will remain in the rooms and bars though because Voyager Station’s scientific design makes it possible by creating artificial gravity within the hotel. The hotel is designed as a wheel that will steadily move and create simulated gravitational force, much like when a glass of water is spun around, the water doesn’t pour out. The hotel’s guests won’t feel much different than being on a huge ship steadily moving.
1. What do we know about the Gateway Foundation?| A．It aimed to build a space hotel. |
| B．It made space a reality for people. |
| C．It promoted space tourism greatly. |
| D．It planned a historic commercial flight. |
| A．Provide unique space food. |
| B．Let guests do space sports. |
| C．Offer recreational activities. |
| D．Decorate suites more easily. |
| A．To prevent liquid from pouring. |
| B．To make guests feel comfortable. |
| C．To avoid guests’ travel sickness. |
| D．To keep things in normal positions. |
| A．Time for Space Travel. |
| B．Space tourism gaining popularity. |
| C．First-ever commercial flight to space. |
| D．First space hotel set to open in 2027. |
【推荐1】These days, seemingly everyone is creating their own business. People are talking about entrepreneurship as if once you start your own business, everything will flow smoothly for the rest of your life. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case.
My story of building resilience (承受力) in business began when I was an employee years ago, tired of working for someone else. I wanted to start my own business, so as a musician myself, I came up with the concept of helping other musicians with their business.
It was not an easy time. I had to count pennies to feed myself. But slowly, through word-of-mouth spread, not only among musician, but small businesses as well, I was developing a client base. After years of hard work, eventually my company now serves Fortune 500 companies.
As a musician, I decided to create a music and film project called X: The Human Condition. It was my message in a bottle—you are not alone. I wanted to inspire people who felt disconnected, alienated, different.
I had to fund it myself because out of all the people I approached in the entertainment industry, they all said it would be impossible and nobody wanted to invest. But I was determined to prove them wrong. Over 12 years, I struggled to get the project off the ground. I almost went broke and became so ill that I nearly lost my vision permanently. I overcame every obstacle that was put in front of me, and after 12 years we were able to release the project successfully. The experiences with adversity led me to create the website, Rise Up Again.org, a community of people from all over the world overcoming difficulties and sharing their stories to inspire others.
When it comes to entrepreneurship, expect the unexpected. Regardless, be aware that there is no shortcut to building resilience. Mastering adversity is one that must be learned through trial and error. But the important thing to note is that when you do go through adversity, never think of it as your enemy, think of it as your ally.
1. What can we learn about the author?| A．He was a successful musician. | B．He longed to be a boss. |
| C．He changed his career path. | D．His business ran smoothly. |
| A．To send a message in a bottle. | B．To fund the homeless people. |
| C．To promote musical films. | D．To encourage those in adversity. |
| A．Health problem. | B．Financial difficulty. |
| C．Lack of experience. | D．Community objection. |
| A．Try to make some errors. | B．Get used to your expectation. |
| C．There is no shortcut to success. | D．Difficulties can make you tougher. |
【推荐2】Traveling with kids is 90 percent reminding yourself to live in the moment and 10 percent making up your mind to never again leave your house.
I have an uncanny ability to forget this as soon as we return home from a trip and I’ve finished washing piles of dirty clothes in our luggage and cleaning all the messy caused by the kids. Extremely tired and annoyed, I would actually begin to miss the place we just left!
Family travel is like childbirth, I suppose. Painful, loud, messy, sort of awful, actually, but also wonderful. And you remember only the wonderful until you’re back on a plane and your kids are fighting over who gets the aisle seat. Then you remember the bad stuff.
Last weekend, my kids and I flew to Texas for a trip. we would have nothing to complain about big hotel, wonderful view. And yet we found things to complain about. The pool was bigger in that other hotel! Why do you get to shower first? They call this coffee! Luckily, I’ve learned to put my metaphorical coat of armor on as soon as we land somewhere, and it forces complaints to bounce off me and land in a pile at my feet. For three days, genuine fun was had and annoying complaints were heard and ignored. Until it was time to catch a plane and fly home.
Unfortunately, our flight was cancelled. We spent hours finding a hotel room. We hit the hotel pool before bed and swam well into the night, my kids making up songs and laughing so hard at their silly lyrics and their crazy good fortune to be swimming at 10:30 on a school night.
And that was when it hit me that family travel is all those things I said before but it’s also a lot more. It’s taking your kids to parts of the world that will open their eyes and finding that actually, yours need opening too. It’s remembering that joy and memories are where you make them, not where you find them.
1. What is the closest meaning of the underlined word “uncanny” in paragraph 2?| A．unimportant. | B．unrealistic. | C．unaffected. | D．unusual. |
| A．Because they both cause trouble and pain. |
| B．Because they are both hard as well as rewarding. |
| C．Because childhood memories come flashing back when they travel. |
| D．Because both of them need many preparations in advance. |
| A．family vacation benefits her kids as well as her |
| B．joy and memories should be created rather than discovered |
| C．the most unforgettable memory for her is about the complaints |
| D．she has to spend some time on housework after the family vacation |
| A．To describe an unforgettable travelling experience. |
| B．To inform people unexpected things always happen. |
| C．To complain about the inconvenience of travelling with kid. |
| D．To remind people joyful memories lie in where you make them. |
【推荐3】Just a couple of hours ago, I was on the plane, ready to fly home from London. The flight had been delayed by a few hours so it felt good to be so close to take-off. I had my iPod in place and a new book to read. Then, over the loudspeaker came the pilot’s voice: "The ground crew has found a metal instrument in one tire. We regret that we must cancel this flight."
The passengers’ reactions that announcement led to were interesting. One man close to me began to argue with a flight attendant. A couple in another row complained loudly. A businessman in a black suit actually kicked the seat in front of him. Yet some passengers responded differently. An elderly gentleman smiled as he helped others take their bags down from the overhead compartments (隔间). A teenager, rather than trying to rush off the plane like most of the other passengers, stopped to help a woman with a disability. The lady sitting next to me laughed and said: "Hey, it’s not the end of the world..." before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them. The wisest among us have a remarkable ability to maintain grounded when times get tough.
No life is perfect； mine certainly isn’t. We all must face challenges, both large and small. You and I have the power to choose to rise above the external circumstances. We always have the choice to be strong and kind when things fall apart.
That’s grace under pressure. My seatmate was right — things could have been so much worse. Anyway, I am safe. I have my health. I have two wonderful children. I have work I love and so much to be grateful for. Sure I now have to wait a few hours to catch the next flight home.
1. What caused the passengers’ different reactions directly?| A．The loudspeaker. | B．The delay of the flight. |
| C．The ground crew’s fault. | D．The pilot’s announcement. |
| A．The teenager helping the disabled. | B．The old man taking bags down. |
| C．The man in a dark suit. | D．The man close to me. |
| A．She assisted a disabled woman. |
| B．She made a phone call to her family. |
| C．She helped others carry their luggage. |
| D．She told moving stories to her children. |
| A．Our life is full of ups and downs. |
| B．It is natural to be scared under pressure. |
| C．We should help each other in times of difficulty. |
| D．We should be positive and calm when life is hard. |
【推荐1】When I was in my first year of high school, I had a terrible time when every area of my life was a disaster. I felt so hopeless and alone that I thought everything was impossible.
On one such day, I was walking from class across the school to catch the school bus home, with my head down, fighting tears of total hopelessness, when a young man came down the sidewalk toward me. Though I had never seen him before, I did not want him to see that I was in such low spirits, so I turned my head away and hoped to hurry past. I thought he’d walk on by, but he moved until he was directly in front of me, waited until I looked up and then smiled.
Looking into my eyes, this stranger spoke in a quiet voice: “Whatever is wrong will pass. You’re going to be OK, just hang on.” He then smiled again and walked away I can’t explain the effect of that man’s unexpected kindness and caring! He gave me the one thing that I’d lost completely—hope. I looked for him in our school to thank him, but never saw him again.
That was thirty years ago. And I’ve never forgotten that moment. Over the years, whenever I see someone who is in trouble, I will always think of that young man and try to give a flash of hope in the dark wherever I can. I carry things for people when they are too heavy for them, sit with naughty babies in the waiting room while their mothers are busy, or talk to tired couples at the checkout line or it could be anything.
If you keep your head up, your heart will show you the place that needs hope.
1. What the meaning of the underlined phrase in the third paragraph?| A．Give up. | B．Check out. | C．Sign up. | D．Hold on. |
| A．He had known the young man for a long time. | B．He made friends with the young man afterwards. |
| C．He was grateful to that young man very much. | D．He has avoided meeting the young man since then. |
| A．show his sympathy to those who are badly ill | B．give others hope of life when they are in trouble |
| C．realize his promise made to the young man | D．get respect from those who were helped by him |
| A．The young man always tried his best to help those who were in trouble. |
| B．It was the young man’s smile and words that made the author feel hopeful. |
| C．The author had never been praised before he met with the young man. |
| D．The author traveled to a lot of places to look for the young man but failed. |
【推荐2】I had not hugged a friend or a family member for more than two years until recently when my sister-in-law flew in for a brief visit. For everyone’s safety, we met outside.
Growing up through war in my hometown of Sarajevo, Bosnia, every moment was full of danger. On one peaceful morning, I had begged my mom to let me go outside after spending weeks wilting (蔫) indoors. She finally agreed. I was outside for only 10 minutes when I was caught in an explosion. I ran to my neighbor’s house for safety and threw my arms around her neck just as my legs collapsed underneath me. She hugged me with both arms and dragged me into her house.
Thankfully, I made a full physical recovery, but the emotional scars never left me. Years later there was another explosion near my house. I was safely inside, but my father had left to buy a loaf of bread. He had only just missed the explosion.
That same night my parents managed to arrange my escape from our war-torn city. They desperately wanted at least some of my childhood to be normal. I was 16 and came to America on my own. A generous host family took me in and I began learning English and going to school.
| A．They had a large dog called Oscar. |
| B．Thanks to her hug, I survived safe and sound. |
| C．They were friendly and made me feel at home. |
| D．I was still in her arms when the ambulance arrived. |
| E．When he came back inside, I gave him the biggest hug imaginable. |
| F．Despite the wintry weather, her hug warmed me from the inside out. |
| G．It is yet another sad aspect of our pandemic lives that hugging a stranger is the last thing on our minds. |
One day in the eleventh grade, we had a discussion in history class. The kid next to me said, "You look like one of those Mexicans who sell food in the street." I told him that he was also a Mexican. He said, "I don't look as Mexican as you. I have light skin." That was the first time that I'd heard someone say, "I don't look as Mexican as you." Could it be that the people who succeed in this country are those who look like an American?
Towards the end of the eleventh grade, I was asked to write a restaurant review. When I went to a restaurant, I saw the waiter talking to the chefs (厨师) and thought they were judging me. I felt nervous but I couldn't leave because I had to write the review. Minutes later, the waiter stopped talking and took my order. He was happy to serve me. I started asking him questions about his restaurant and I guessed that he liked that because he gave me a free dish. After I left the restaurant, I thought, "That's wasn't bad at all." Not all people think of me as a failure.
Now, I am running for the school president in my senior year. I am not sure if I can win, but I tell myself that if I want to be successful, I have to stop despising (鄙视) myself. I want to prove that Latinos can be successful. I do belong to the United States. An American is a person who overcomes struggles to become successful and that is what I'm doing.
1. In Paragraph 2, what the kid said to the author made him doubt whether ______.
| A．he should laugh at the kid |
| B．the kid was a real Mexican |
| C．he should sell food in the street |
| D．the color of one's skin really mattered |
| A．he could succeed easily if he tried his best |
| B．the waiters in America were all very friendly |
| C．not everyone in American looked down on Mexicans |
| D．he was actually popular with people around him |
| A．Where one was born matters a lot. |
| B．Being a Mexican is hard in America. |
| C．Other people's opinions are very important. |
| D．It is what he does that makes him an American. |
