【推荐2】Plan on traveling around the USA this summer? If you need help in arranging the trip, or want ideas about where to go and what to do, there are a number of outstanding websites that can make your American dream come true.

http://byways.org The National Scenic Byways Program covers 150 memorable roads. Some are natural routes, such as Route 1 along the California coast. Others focus on history (such as Route 6) or man-made attractions (the Las Vegas Strip). For each, you are provided with a map, told the route’s length and how long is allowed, and given detailed suggestions on sights and stop-offs.

www.oyster.com This is the best website for reviews of hotels in US cities and resorts. The reviews are impressively thorough, covering locations, rooms, cleanliness, food and so on. Importantly, these are not promotional photos by the hotels, but more honest and real ones taken by inspectors. Search facilities are excellent from the 243 hotels reviewed in the New York, you can narrow down what you are looking for by locations, facilities and styles, or just pick out a selection of the best.

www.101 usaholidays.co.uk This is the latest offering that features 101 holiday ideas to the USA. It’s an impressively diverse selection, ranging from touring in the footsteps of Martin Luther King to a golfing break in Arizona and a cycling and wine-tasting trip in California’s Napa Valley. Narrow down what you are looking for — whether by price, region, theme and who will be traveling — and then just the photos of the relevant holidays remain on view. It’s a really clever design.

www.mousesavers.com Walt Disney World in California can make dreams come true, but the price is not affordable for the majority of people. So turn to long established Mouscsavers.com, dedicated to giving big discounts on tickets, hotels and dining at Walt Disney World. The website also offers general money-saving tips, suggestions for cheap and free stuff and brief coverage of other Florida and California theme parks.

1. If you are going to the USA for the man-made attractions, you can drive along ________.

A．Route 1	B．Route 6
C．the Las Vegas Strip	D．the California coast

2. Why are the photos of the hotels in US cities and resorts real in www.oyster.com?

A．Because there are qualifications of the authority.

B．Because they are taken by inspectors of the website.

C．Because there are comments of customers on each photo....

D．Because they were taken by customers who once lived there.

3. Travel ideas for a big family with kids and the old are available at ________.

A．www.oyster.com	B．http://byways.org
C．www.mousesavers.com	D．www.101 usaholidays.co.uk

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．California’s Napa Valley is famous for its wine.

B．www.mousesavers.com is a newly established website.

C．The National Scenic Byways Program covers all the roads in the USA.

D．Discounted tickets of Walt Disney World are not available for everyone.

【推荐3】As larger numbers of Chinese tourists are coming to the US with more personal travel plans more are turning their eves to cultural and art attractions, rather than a crazy shopping.

“We have seen the rise of independent Chinese tourists for a while, and they have showed increasing interest in culture and arts.” Lin Xiaowen, a tour guide of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York, told Xinhua in a recent interview.

There used to be a time when the luxury (奢侈品) stores on the Fifth Avenue of New York City (NYC) were frequented by Chinese consumers. But now, they have turned to the attractions other than luxury.

“In recent years, the number of Chinese tourists to the Met is keeping rising. In 2013, it was only about 50.000 annually, but since 2018, their number has already been over200, 000.” said Lin. “Chinese visitors have become the largest group of foreign visitors in Met since then.”

In the year of 2019, the number of visitors to this famous museum has reached 6.3million, which has been attributed in a large part to Chinese elements and tourists.

Responding to the sharp rise in Chinese visitors, the workers of the museum made efforts to attract the Chinese, including sound tours and maps in Mandarin, opening a Chinese Weibo account, and even acceptance of UnionPay.

Chinese tourists now choose to spend more time in the spots like Washington Square, enjoying some coffee, or taking a walk around famous campus.

Moreover, they are more interested in staying here longer to have an exploration of that local community in depth, instead of just simply staying for one night or for a couple of days.

1. What did Chinese tourists tend to do when traveling in the US in the past years?

A．They learned American traditions.

B．They visited some museums.

C．They bought luxury goods in the stores.

D．They enjoyed food in the local restaurants.

2. How did the American museum take efforts to attract the Chinese?

A．It brought in UnionPay system.

B．It offered them Chinese food and coffee.

C．It provided Chinese paperwork in the museum.

D．It supplied Chinese money for their change.

3. According to the passage, we learn that ________.

A．Lin Xiaowen is a journalist from Xinhua News Agency.

B．Chinese tourists tend to catch a quick glimpse of the US.

C．there were 6.3 million Chinese who went to American museums in 2019.

D．Chinese tourists have paid more attention to American cultural and art attraction.

4. The best title for the passage is probably ________.

A．Chinese Tourists and Luxury.

B．Changes of Chinese Tourists.

C．Chinese Tourists and Museums.

D．Changes of Chinese Tourists’ Focus in the US.

【推荐1】When I was a little child, my parents divorced, making my mother a single parent. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to do it badly enough. She sent that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own!

When the Great Depression (大萧条) happened, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the family. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

My real change took place on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was angry that the second-class hotel charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the common American family. I decided to open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would never charge extra for children.

Not surprisingly, mother was one of my strongest supporters. We experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my mind, I strongly believed we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world — Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1. When Kemmons was a little child, what his mother usually told him was _____.

A．funny.	B．sad.
C．worrying.	D．encouraging.

2. In the writer’s view, who made Kemmons walk back to school again?

A．Mother.	B．Teachers.
C．Friends.	D．Classmates.

3. According to the passage, what made Kemmons start a motel by himself?

A．His successful business.	B．His terrible experience in the hotel.
C．His mom’s support.	D．His wife’s advice.

4. In your opinion, which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

A．Honest and hard-working.	B．Careful and beautiful.
C．Loving and supportive	D．Strict and helpful.

【推荐2】My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations, who is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.

This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三项全能).

On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her. we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.

And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.

I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.

All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.

Shine on, sweet baby.

1. Kelly is nervous when ________.

A．boys are around her	B．she changes into a leader
C．she is away from her mom	D．situations are new to her

2. We can know from Paragraph 3 ________.

A．the race began in the early morning

B．the whole family gave Kelly support

C．Kelly was eager for her turn in the race

D．Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party

3. In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “conquered” probably means ________.

A．to defeat someone especially in a competition

B．to succeed in dealing with or control something

C．to become very popular or successful in a place

D．to take control of a country or a city and its people

【推荐3】When my daughter Sara was in the fifth grade, she came to me with a problem. “Marcy hates me!” she cried. “Because Kathy is my friend, too. She wants me to be her friend and nobody else’s. You talk to Marcy. You tell her that I want to be her friend, but I can have other friends, too!”

Oh! I looked at her for a few moments, wondering how I got into this mess (困境), when suddenly an idea came to me.

Picking up two baskets from the living room, I explained, “When everyone is born, he or she has a little basket. This little one here is yours. The big one is mine. As you grow, so does the basket. You can see your little basket is inside mine because when you were born, there were too many things you couldn’t do for yourself. I did everything you couldn’t do on your own.”

She nodded.

“Well, as you grew older and began to do some things on your own, I began placing a few more things in your basket. When you learned to tie your shoes, that went in your basket.”

She said softly, “I can tie my own shoes.”

“Right. As you grow older, there will be more and more things you must do on your own.” As I spoke, I gradually took her basket out of mine and handed it to her. “You will finally carry your own basket with things only you can do.”

She looked up at me and said, “I understand. There are some things that I have to do for myself because they are in my basket.”

1. What was Sara’s problem?

A．She didn’t have a basket.

B．She didn’t want her own basket.

C．She couldn’t deal with her friendship.

D．Her mother was too hard on her.

2. What did the author think of Sara’s problem at first?

A．Interesting.

B．Exciting.

C．Moving.

D．Challenging.

3. We can infer that Sara ________.

A．would talk to Marcy herself

B．wouldn’t make friends with Kathy

C．was too young to deal with anything

D．managed to persuade her mother to help her

4. The baskets mentioned in the passage refer to ________.

A．gifts given by God when everyone is born

B．something that people use to keep vegetables

C．growing abilities as you grow up

D．friendship that needs repairing