People who like travelling have their reasons. They believe that travelling can help them expand their field of view, especially in the geographical and historical sense. They also think that touring will give them more chances to enjoy different kinds of food and experience new things that would never be brought by other activities. But those who dislike travelling also have some reasons.
Travelling, in my opinion, does more good than harm. Most importantly, it broadens (使扩大) our mind. We can get in touch with other civilizations (文明), cultures, customs and ideas.
Through history, most people travelled because of necessity (必要性) －not for pleasure. People travelled just in order to remain alive. They searched for food to eat or places to live in. They sometimes ran away from enemies. This is not to say that no one ever travelled just for fun of it. In ancient times, for example, rich Romans travelled all the ways to Greece to take part in the Olympic Games, and festivals. Of course, some people decided to travel just out of curiosity (好奇心). They wanted to find out what it looked like beyond the horizon (地平线). Also business travel has been going on for centuries. Traders could not only make money but also learn to speak several languages and be introduced to different cultures.
So, travelling does enrich our mind and draw new ideas to us. There is no doubt that we can get much from it.
1. The underlined word “expand” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “________”.| A．widen | B．Protect | C．lose | D．decide |
| A．for fun | B．for knowledge |
| C．to get experiences | D．to make a living |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Different kinds of travelling. | B．Travelling enriches our mind. |
| C．Ways to enjoy yourself while travelling. | D．The advantages and disadvantages of travelling. |
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【推荐1】Beaches are not only great for lying on and doing water sports, and in fact one of the best ways of enjoying them is a classic beach walk. Here at iWantSun.Co.Uk, we’ve been searching the globe to find you the world’s best and most glorious beach walks, and here’s our pick of the top ones.
The Footpath of the Gods, Amalfi Coast, Italy
The name says it all really and it is fantastic to walk along this wonderful mountain coastal path, which offers some of the most striking views on the planet. The path begins at the town of Bomerano to charming Positano along the UNESCO World Heritage area of the Amalfi Coast. The whole walk will take you approximately four and a half hours to complete and pass over narrow rocky paths, past sheer cliffs and shining blue bays.
Sydney’s Great Coastal Walk, Australia
Sydney’s coastline is one of the most beautiful and diverse in the world. Here you have national parks,historic sites, steep cliffs,sparkling beaches and quiet bays all in one place. Sydney’s Great Walk runs all the way from Barrenjoey in the north to Royal National Park in the south and takes an incredible seven days to complete.However,if you’re not up to doing the full walk, then there are many different parts of the walk that you can do right in the city. Walking from the city’s famous Bondi Beach to the sweeping curve of Bronte Beach takes just an hour, which takes in some top scenery.
1. What does the author intend to tell us?| A．The wonderful beaches in the world. |
| B．The world’s best places for beach walks. |
| C．The beautiful beaches in Australia. |
| D．The ideal tourism resort for health. |
| A．you will be fascinated by the scenery |
| B．you must be fed up with the footpath |
| C．you can start walking from Positano |
| D．you may be trapped in narrow rocky paths |
| A．It starts from Royal National Park in the south. |
| B．It takes about more than five hours to complete. |
| C．It really has the longest coastline in the world. |
| D．It provides visitors a variety of great landscapes. |
【推荐2】We all want to go somewhere — somewhere that has been on our bucket list for ages. So, when the chance arises, we tend to squeeze as many sights into the trip as we can — four cities in seven days, “must-see’s” in Tokyo, famous landmarks in Europe. It’s as if the faster we’re checking things off our list, the more we are experiencing.
However, when it comes to travel, it’s probably not quantity that counts but quality. Traveler, the South Korean reality show, can perhaps give us some idea of what travel is like at its best.
Like many travel-themed shows, Traveler features two celebrities — Ryu Jun-yeol, 33, and Lee Je-hoon, 35. But unlike other cookie-cutter (千篇一律的) travel shows, Traveler’s travelers don’t have a mission and there isn’t a competition for them to win. Instead, it focuses on “depicting the real experience of traveling by showing the processes of finding a place to stay or grabbing a taxi”, according to The Korea Times. In other words, Ryu and Lee are given total freedom to explore, for example, Cuba, the central American country, without any interference or help from a production team.
This is actually the philosophy of what’s called “slow travel” —which is currently trending among the world’s more adventurous journeyers.
Slow travel isn’t about getting somewhere as quickly as possible, but about simply being excited as you’re getting there — or not getting there at all.
You may try to wander off the main road and take a back street instead. You may ignore the guidebook’s recommendation and ask local people where they prefer to cat and hang out. And you’ll be surprised by what a place has to offer when you’re not busy rushing around and checking things off your bucket list.
“Travel is just like life,” said Ryu in the show. “There is little fun in it if everything is predictable.” It’s true that we all want to go “somewhere”. But as the travel blog Cheese Web says, “As long as you keep an open mind, you’ll see that everywhere is ‘somewhere’.”
1. What do people usually do when they have the chance to go somewhere?| A．People can’t wait to go to as many places as they can. |
| B．People like to travel to somewhere but they have no time. |
| C．People often go sightseeing without any purposes and plans. |
| D．People pay attention to their travel quality rather than quantity. |
| A．both the travelers in the show are not famous |
| B．travelers in Traveler have certain assignments and competitions |
| C．travelers in Traveler have the freedom to explore with some interference |
| D．travel in the show focuses on feelings during traveling. such as being excited |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Supportive. | C．Critical. | D．Indifferent. |
| A．Travel: Becoming Part of Life |
| B．Slow Travel: Featuring More Sightseeing |
| C．Quality Travel: Attracting Tourists from Abroad |
| D．Slow Travel: Helping People Truly Explore Places |
【推荐3】There are almost limitless things to do at the seaside. For an enjoyable summer day or night, some that are the most fun can be simple, inexpensive or absolutely free.
Frolic: Summer at the seaside is for as many activities as you can stand in the sand. Play frisbee (飞盘), sand volleyball or any beach-free sport. Jog or run while you feel the soft sand each step. If it’s nice and windy, go fly a kite!
Picnic: If you’re a bit lazy as you sun and relax on the beach, you can buy take-out from nearby shops. If you’re there with a big family outing, you may prefer to pack and bring baskets of your favorite foods and drinks.
Sand castles: For anyone who wishes they were still kids, building castles in the sand is fun at the seashore. If you’re feeling really creative, add fishes, frogs and whatever else your modeling skills can construct.
Explore: If there are hiking or biking trails along the shore or nearby, take an action to discover what’s around to be collected. Seashells and washed-up ocean flora (植物群) are fun to hunt, although finding a valuable diamond ring in the sand is much more satisfying.
Socialize: Meet all kinds of people. If kids are with you, they’re natural socializers, and will easily join others in games and other fun things to do together. Set up a volleyball net on the beach, and soon others will join the game.
Nothing: For some people the top activity at the seaside is inactivity. That means doing absolutely nothing. After all, you’ve come to the beach to relax on the warm sand, and nowhere in the world is there a more comfortable place for it.
1. In the first paragraph the author ________.| A．advertises a scenic spot |
| B．describes the beautiful seaside |
| C．shows visitors can do many things at the seaside |
| D．introduces the things that can be brought to the seaside |
| A．Tips on safety. | B．Full preparation. |
| C．Famous players. | D．Lively and enjoyable activity. |
| A．Having a picnic with your family. |
| B．Making friends with all kinds of people. |
| C．Playing many kinds of games at the beach. |
| D．Searching for valuable jewelry in the sand. |
| A．you can still relax yourself |
| B．you might feel uncomfortable |
| C．you miss a chance to enjoy yourself |
| D．you are not advised to go to the seaside again |
| A．a diary | B．a report | C．a textbook | D．a guidebook |
【推荐1】Whenever I turn on the radio to listen to the weather report, I get annoyed. It seems that the weather reporters can’t decide what they themselves think of the weather, especially during winter. Either they’resensationalizingevery weather event as if it were a once-a-century storm, or they’re complaining about the deviation (偏离) of temperature from what they consider comfortable-even if that deviation is entirely appropriate for the season.
I realize that over past decades, a daily weather forecast has been less about preparing for a day of outdoor labor and more about satisfying curiosity. So it makes sense that reporters will do anything to grab eyeballs and ears and keep them hooked for as long as possible. But I think this style of dramatic reporting does a lot of harm to people.
Mainly, it fuels a sense of disconnection from the natural world by constantly vilifying (诋毁) weather cycles that are a normal part of life in certain regions-particularly in cold, wintry regions like Ontario, Canada, where I live, and where big snowstorms are precisely what we want in February. And yet, when heavy snow does come, you’d think the sky was falling, based on how it was reported. This approach is also unfair to businesses that rely on normal winter weather because it discourages people from going outside.
Here is an alternative suggestion. What if weather reporters used their special position to spread the word about climate change and explain in simple terms how greenhouse gas emissions are driving many of the unseasonal changes we’re witnessing? They’re perfectly situated to do this, holding all those eyeballs and ears as they do, well-educated in the science behind weather phenomena, and able to give solid, related examples in real time.
I think it would benefit many people to hear climate change mentioned regularly on the radio or TV in the context of weather. It’s more likely to inspire people to take actions when they see how climate change is already affecting their day-to-day life, not just far-off places. After all, the changes are coming, whether we like it.
1. What is the author’s attitude towards the present weather reporting?| A．uninterested. | B．doubtful. | C．dissatisfied. | D．cautious. |
| A．worsening | B．changing | C．overstating | D．convincing |
| A．It can change the normal weather. | B．It most probably ruins people’s mood. |
| C．It makes people’s daily activities impossible. | D．It makes most people become inactive. |
| A．To advise weather reporters to draw attention to climate change. |
| B．To advocate people attacking the present weather reporting. |
| C．To ask weather reporters to solve the problem of climate change. |
| D．To inform people of the problems of the present weather reporting. |
【推荐2】Behavior Under Risk: How Animals Avoid Becoming Dinner
By: Renee L. Rosier & Tracy Langkilde © 2021 Nature Education
Most animals face the risk of being eaten. To avoid becoming someone’s dinner, an organism must be able to identify predatory threats and employ effective strategies to avoid detection by predators. In the event that avoidance fails, animals can use strategies that will increase their chances of surviving attack if they do encounter predators.
Detecting predators (捕食者):
a. Visual — Many animals respond to general visual cues(提示), such as the presence of a new object or sudden movement. Other visual cues, including an animal’s size and behavior, can provide specific information about the identity and intention of a potential predator. For example, prey may be able to visually identify a predator based on its shape, size, and color, and can use the predator’s behavior to determine the immediate threat that it poses.
b. Auditory—Auditory cues can provide reliable, direct information about a predator’s presence, identity. These cues are especially helpful for nocturnal (夜间活动的) prey species or animals that avoid predators that frequently use sound to hunt or communicate. For example, toadfish recognize sound of dolphins when they are looking for food, one of their main predators, and reduce their activity levels in response.
c. Chemical — Chemical cues can be present in the air, in water, or on the ground, and can be detected by prey through smelling or tasting, providing a reliable indication of a predator’s presence even if it is visually undetectable. Some species are even able to determine how old a predator scent is, and will avoid only fresh scent cues as they indicate a predator’s recent presence. Animals can also use changes in the concentration or age of a scent to determine which direction a predator was traveling, in order to better avoid it.
d. Vibration (震动) — Vibration cues can provide useful information about a predator’s presence, and can be difficult for predators to hide. Many animals, including some spiders, caterpillars, and tadpoles, use vibrations as indicators of predator presence, and can distinguish vibrations made by predators, non-predators, and abiotic (非生命的) cues (such as rainfall). It is important for prey to be able to distinguish cues from threats versus non-threats, as responding to every tactile stimulus (触觉刺激) would waste time and energy, and may actually attract the attention of predators.
1. How many kinds of visual cues are mentioned in the passage?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．By making noises. | B．By looking for food. |
| C．By responding actively. | D．By reducing their move. |
| A．Visual. | B．Auditory. | C．Chemical. | D．Vibration. |
| A．Chemical cues fail to function if the predators are out of sight. |
| B．Visual cues can be used as an indication of predators’ intention. |
| C．Vibration cues are reliable as predators can hardly stop vibrating. |
| D．Auditory cues help prey to figure out what kind of predators they meet. |
| A．Prey species and their behaviors | B．Distinct Characteristics of Predators |
| C．Surviving Encounters with Predators | D．Effective Ways to Find out Prey species |
【推荐3】The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at home with her parents. But through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server, she isn’t able to earn enough to live anywhere other than home.
To some degree, multigenerational households (家庭) have always been a part of American life. However, the number of young adults who have been moving back in with their parents — or never leaving home in the first place — has been growing steadily.
UBS Financial Services released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesn’t want them to leave.
The report shows that 74 percent of millennials (千禧一代) get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. It finds that millennials have redefined the ties that connect parents and children. Millennials see their parents as peers (同龄人), friends and instructors. Nearly three quarters talked with their parents more than once a week during college. In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them.
Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for the PNC Financial Group in the US, said the number of young adults striking out on their own fell during the Great Recession. Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved, that doesn’t necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest. He said, "They may like living at home and being able to save money."
"There’s no doubt it has held back household formation and purchases of things people spend money on related to household formation and perhaps related to child-raising," Hoffman explained. "But they are probably traveling more and eating out more if they don’t have a house expense or marriage. I don’t know if it represents a change in moral values. But it’s much more common for adult children to live in their parents’ homes because it’s becoming part of the culture."
1. What can be learned about Caitlin Hipp?| A．She is in her thirties. | B．She is ambitious for her career. |
| C．She can barely make ends meet. | D．She prefers living with her parents. |
| A．The lack of job opportunity. | B．Their parents’ need for them. |
| C．The high pressure from modern life. | D．Their parents’ overprotection of them. |
| A．It will never go out of fashion. | B．It may allow of more travel chances. |
| C．It results from the change in moral values. | D．It goes against America’s cultural development. |
| A．To introduce different types of living arrangements. |
| B．To stress the importance of financial independence. |
| C．To inform people of a social phenomenon in the US. |
| D．To explain why Chinese young adults still live at home. |
