【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 famous beach walks，and here’s our pick of the top. Click on the most interesting walks and join our tourist program.

The Footpath of the Gods, Amalfi Coast，Italy

The name says it all really and you truly feel excited there, walking along this wonderful mountain path, which offers some of the most striking views on (he 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 about four and a half hours to complete and pass over narrow rocky paths.

Sydney's Great Coastal Walk, Australia

Sydney's coastline is one of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in the world. Here you have national parks, historic sites, shining and quiet beaches all in one place. Sydney's Great Coastal Walk runs all the way from Barrenjoey in the north to Royal National Park in the south and takes an unbelievable seven days to complete. However, if you're not up to doing the full walk, there are many different parts of the walk that you can do right in the city itself. Walking from the city9s famous Bondi Beach to the sweeping curve (大半径曲线）of Brone Beach takes just an hour, which takes in some top sceneries.

Great Ocean Walk, Australia

The Great Ocean Walk covers 104 km along Victoria's famous Great Ocean Road, located on the southern coast of Australia, from the holiday town Apollo Bay to the splendid Twelve Apostles. The Twelve Apostles are the area's famous stone landmarks which stand out like giants from the sea. The walk passes through a range of landscapes and sights, from national park, famous surfing spots and deserted beaches, to wild coastlines, waterfalls, lush (茂盛的）forests, historic lighthouses. Day walks and shorter three-hour walks such as The Wreck Beach Walk or the Lighthouse Cemetery and Lookout Walk can also be enjoyed.

So next time when you're looking for a beach holiday, don't just think about the holiday towns and the sand, but consider a more active sun holiday. If you have interest in any of the above places, please contact us, and we can give you the best services.

1. When you arrive at Amalfi Coast,_________.

A．the scenic beauty can fill you with charm

B．the walking can be started from Positano

C．you must be fed up with the footpath

D．narrow rocky paths may trap you

2. What are the distinct characteristics of Sydney's Great Coastal Walk?

A．It takes more than a week to complete the walk.

B．It provides visitors with a variety of great landscapes.

C．It really has the longest coastline in the world.

D．It starts from Royal National Park in Che south.

3. From the Great Ocean Walk, Australia we can know that _______.

A．most visitors have to finish the 104 km walk quickly

B．the Twelve Apostles stand below the surface of the sea

C．Apollo Bay is at the end of the Great Ocean Walk

D．visitors have various walking choices there

4. Where can we probably read the passage?

A．travel magazine.	B．A handbook to tourists.
C．An online advertisement.	D．A poster in a foreign travel agency.

5. The author intends to ________.

A．introduce the beautiful beaches in Australia

B．present the wonderful beaches in the world

C．tell us the ideal tourist destination for health

D．ask us to join the tourist program

【推荐1】Sometimes when she felt bored, she would pick up one of the numerous biographies（传记） about herself and begin to note on it. “I never did that” or “simply not true” she would write roughly in the margins at the sides of pages. Since journalists, biographers and more recently even “bloggers” had been writing about her since the day she was born, there was plenty of material to edit. Not that her notes or corrections were ever shared with the authors. Lately, however, she even seemed to have lost her appetite for correctness. Did it matter anymore if things were not right?

She knew that sitting alone chewing away on downbeat thoughts would not get her anywhere and would leave those around her confused and upset, should they ever catch her out. After all she was the decisive one, always on top of her game. A printed timetable for the following day lay on the table. full day of openings and presentations, of smiling and nodding and flowers.

Shaking herself out of her gray mood, she stepped over towards the computer where a sudden burst of energy gave her an idea. The screen flashed up in front of her but instead of clicking on the familiar icons which would lead her to the emails Randolph had considered she needed to read, she simply went to visit Mr. Google and began her search for train timetable.

A dish heaped with multi-coloured jellies and plenty of ice cream, served by a white-gloved train waiter with a perfect moustache. So many years had passed but she still remembered the jelly dissolving on her tongue in small but delicious mouthfuls. Each spoonful had to be lifted delicately to her mouth under the watchful eye of her grandmother, who was a stickler for good manners. It was unlikely that they served jelly on the trains these days, what with all the concern about childhood fatness, but even a Spartan menu could not kill the romance of a train journey. As the timetable for Linehurst line flashed in front of her, she remembered that the Mayor of Alwoy would be expecting her to make a short predictable speech at the opening of the new bridge.

1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A．Randolph is probably an assistant or a secretary to the main character.

B．The main character is always busy editing plenty of material about herself.

C．The main character is probably a journalist writing blogs about royal members.

D．The authors probably had chances to get the notes or correctness from the main character.

2. Why does the main character recall the time she ate jeilies and ice cream?

A．She wishes she still knew where the handsome train waiter was.

B．Today's children aren't allowed to eat the same things that she ate as a child.

C．She wishes that she were still a child so that she could eat jellies and ice cream.

D．She is reminded of these foods because the thought of a train journey reminds her of them.

3. A “Spartan menu”（paragraph 4） would most likely ________.

A．include a range of sweets, but no jelly

B．be suitable for a romantic dinner

C．have mainly low fat, healthy foods

D．include foods which are easy to transport

4. What is most likely to happen next in this passage?

A．Randolph will send some emails to the main character.

B．The main character will update her blog on the Internet.

C．The main character will decide to take a rail journey.

D．The main character will practise her speech for greeting the Mayor of Alwoy.

【推荐2】Exciting screams of joy from two happy little girls rang across the beach. But I walked along, barely aware of them. I’d come to this remote beach on my sailboat, a place to escape. My marriage was in trouble. I worried about the harm to my two boys. But I didn't know how to make things better.

“Help! Help!” The girls screamed. I saw one girl was at the edge of the surf, yelling. I charged into the waves, swam to her and seized her. “But where is the other girl?” I looked across the water and saw a small head after a big wave. I shifted the girl I'd rescued to my back. She told me the other girl was her sister. For a moment I thought of my boys. How much they loved each other? How much I loved them?

I quickened my swimming and held the second little girl. We were at least 50 yards from land. No way could I swim that far, not with two girls hanging on to me. But there was no time to wait. I swam as hard as I could, but the weight of the girls grew heavier with every minute. My lungs burned. I opened my mouth to take a breath but instead swallowed water. I choked. Couldn't breathe. Couldn't swim. From behind me I felt an unbelievable force, lifting.

“Mommy!” The cry pierced my consciousness (意识). I looked up. An elderly man was trying to drag me out of the water. Two women were swimming toward shore. “Thank you,” one of the women cried. “You saved my daughters.” My efforts and my struggles had paid off. I thought of that big wave, lifting me and pushing me. When my body had failed me, and when all hope was disappearing, I was given the strength I needed.

I stood up. My family were waiting for me. There were things I could do. I just needed to make an effort. The strength would be given to me.

1. Why did the author turn a deaf ear to the laughter of the two girls?

A．Because the sound of sea waves was too big.

B．Because he was trapped in his own problems.

C．Because he couldn't wait to go sailing.

D．Because he was lost in missing his wife.

2. What happened to the author during the rescue?

A．He got his spirits from God.

B．He was swallowed by the wave.

C．He managed to swim to the shore.

D．He lost his breath after swallowing water.

3. What might the author do after the accident?

A．Save his marriage.

B．Apologize to his wife.

C．Rebuild a family.

D．Focus on his boys' safety.

4. Which can serve as the best title of the passage?

A．Efforts to Save the Family.

B．Struggles to Fight Sea Waves.

C．The Adventurous Surfing.

D．The Magical Wave.

【推荐3】Parking in the CBD of any Australian city is expensive, hard to come by and often an unavoidable headache. But Rylan Kindness, a 16-year-old entrepreneur (企业家) from Brisbane, thinks he might have the answer to this problem.

It was after Rylan realized his parents were spending hours to try and find parking deals in the city that he came up with the idea for a centralized system. This system shows users the best price for parking in the area they want and offers users a daily deal with a discount.

Rylan now doubles as a high school student and the CEO of Parking Deals Australia, a role he took on four months ago when he launched the business from his bedroom.

Parking Deals Australia isn’t even Rylan’s first business. When he was barely 11, Rylan came up with an idea to sell wholesale (批发的) scooter parts (儿童滑板车配件) online, purely because he just wanted some extra money. On the side, he’s succeeding in other passions as well.

And despite Rylan clearly being a high-achiever and having a knack (诀窍) for business, he admitted it hasn’t always been smooth sailing.

“I’ve learned so many crazy things through trial and error. Every day I fail somewhere but I always try to get better. My biggest failure was when I first set up everything and thought it was what everyone else would like but it’s a shock when you see people not enjoying what you’re doing. It makes you want to cry a little bit but then you polish the product and keep going,” he said.

While Rylan didn’t want to say exactly how much his now-bustling company is worth, he did admit he’s making a tidy profit.

“I earn more in one day than I was earning for three months work in a cafe but I’m investing it all back into the business. ... what I’ve learned is that if you’re starting a business just to make money, you’re definitely going to fail. I’m there to help millions of people and that’s what really gets me going,” he said.

Rylan’s goal with Parking Deals Australia is to take it countrywide.

“We want to be everyone’s second step in their parking journey and save millions of people millions of dollars,” he said.

1. According to the article, the centralized system can ______.

A．analyze users’ parking habits

B．show the nearest parking lot for drivers

C．show areas with available parking spaces

D．recommend the cheapest parking spaces

2. What can we learn about Rylan Kindness?

A．He got the idea for the parking system from his parents.

B．He started to display a talent for business when he was about 11.

C．He left school to run his own company four months ago.

D．He started his first business by setting up Parking Deals Australia.

3. Rylan’s business experience ______.

A．has shown him that the beginning is the most difficult time

B．has taught him to work through failures by improving

C．has pushed him to attempt crazy things, even when he fails

D．has inspired him not to care too much about others’ opinions

4. What was Rylan’s main purpose for starting his business?

A．To earn some extra money for making bigger investments.

B．To become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Australia.

C．To help people while making a profit.

D．To expand his influence on a national scale.

【推荐2】Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration for millions through her story of faith, determination and hope. And now her story has become a major movie which is entitled Soul Surfer.

On October 31, 2003 at the age of 13, Bethany was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark while surfing just off the shore of Hawaii. Bethany said, “ It came out of the blue. I had no warning at all; not even the slightest sign of danger on the horizon. The waves were small and inconsistent (不一致的) , and I was just kind of rolling along with them, relaxing on my board with my left arm dangling (悬摆) in the cool water. I remember thinking, ‘I hope the surf picks up soon…’”

“That’s all it took: a split second. I felt a lot of pressure and a couple of lightning fast tugs (猛拽). Then I watched in shock as the water around me turned bright red. Somehow, I stayed calm. My left arm was gone along with a huge piece of my surfboard.”

Her friends had to get her to the beach, which took 20 minutes of paddling. After losing more than 40 percent of her blood and making it through several surgeries, Bethany was well on her way to recovery due to an unbelievably positive attitude. In January 2004 , Bethany made her return to surf competition and with no intention of stopping, Bethany continued to enter and shine in competitions. Initially, she adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker than standard and had a handle for her right arm, making it easier to paddle, and she learned to kick more to make up for the loss of her left arm.

Just over a year after the attack, she took first place — winning her first National Title. Now she competes with the world’s best and travels the globe.

1. Which of the following can best describe Bethany?

A．Skilled and patient.

B．Honest and confident.

C．Determined and optimistic.

D．Humorous and ambitious.

2. What does the underlined phrase “out of the blue” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Unexpectedly.

B．Strangely.

C．Quietly.

D．Incredibly.

3. How did Bethany start surfing again?

A．By practising harder than ever before.

B．By developing a new training method.

C．By using a board specially made for her.

D．By entering surf competitions for the disabled.

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．Smiles brighten people up.

B．Everything depends on people’s attitude.

C．People should respect the order of nature.

D．Faith and determination can help overcome difficulties.