When you go on holiday, where do you like to stay? Do you like the luxury of a five-star hotel, the convenience of a self-catering apartment or do you prefer the freedom of sleeping under canvas? If you haven’t tried the latter, maybe you should join the increasing number of people who are enjoying the simple pleasures of camping.
By taking your tent, and some necessities, it’s easy to head off to the countryside and enjoy a night or two under the stars. Many campers are ditching the traps of their modern, busy life to do this, encouraged by experts who say a few peaceful nights in the middle of nowhere might be a good way to relax and improve our sleep patterns and well-being. It is also, of course, a good low-budget holiday option.
For the adventurers, wild camping is the escape from reality. Armed with just some food and a sleeping bag, you’re free from rules, away from other people, and able to enjoy theback-to-basics experience. One wild camper, Phoebe Smith, said, “The act of sleeping when everybody else has gone home-when you notice the wildlife and the stars-is one of the best things in life.”
But for those who still want some home comforts, a campsite is a more suitable place to put up your tent. Here you have facilities such as washrooms，a shop and maybe even a restaurant. In the UK, camping has always been popular. One survey found around 4.38 million people go camping in Britain every year.
More recently, sales of camping equipment have jumped as more people have chosen a staycation（宅度假）within the UK due to travel restrictions. One camping businessman, Halfords, reported a rise in demand for products such as stoves, cool boxes and camping chairs. With the addition of powerful torches and lamps to light up your tent and a better selection of easy-to-cook food, you can almost guarantee a comfortable and enjoyable camping expedition. The only thing you can’t guarantee, in the UK at least, is good weather! So maybe it’s time to slum it（将就点）and give camping a try.
1. What does the underlined word “ditching” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Taking advantage of. |
| B．Getting rid of. |
| C．Making up for. |
| D．Putting up with. |
| A．Safe and normal. |
| B．Peaceful but tiring. |
| C．Adventurous but enjoyable. |
| D．Comfortable and high-budget. |
| A．Staycation Is Becoming Popular | B．How to Choose a Good Campsite? |
| C．Camping Improves UK’s Economy | D．Why Camping Can Be So Much Fun? |
| A．To inspire more people to go camping. |
| B．To introduce different camping methods. |
| C．To advertise modern camping equipment. |
| D．To recommend good campsites in the UK. |
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【推荐1】Hong Kong isn’t the first place you’d expect to find a peaceful island. But in a quiet corner of Sai Kung district (西贡区), a tiny green island offers a rare glimpse into the past.
Nicknamed “Ghost Island,” Yim Tin Tsai (盐田仔) was once home to a flourishing Hakka (客家) community. They settled on the empty island and built salt pans (盐田) to earn a living. When the salt pans were shut down more than 100 years ago, most residents turned to farming and fishing.
In the 1960s, more and more families moved to other places. The last of the villagers on the island had moved abroad by the 1990s, and, in the following years, Yim Tin Tsai lay empty.
If travelers had visited Yim Tin Tsai a decade ago, they would have found nothing but overgrown weeds (野草) and crumbling houses. That’s exactly what villager Colin Chan saw when he returned to the island after 40 years. But, for him, the island represented something special — a unique side of Hong Kong’s history and culture that shouldn’t be forgotten.
“I came back here hoping to recover something I felt I had lost,” Colin said. “I found the island was in ruins and I was very sad. This is the place I grew up. This is my father’s home and his father’s home.”
In 1999, Colin was elected as village representative and began what would become a lifelong mission: to make the island come alive. Together with about 10 former villagers, Colin raised money to build a visitor center for travelers. In 2004, a charitable foundation donated funds to renovate the island’s historical chapel (小教堂). In 2005, UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation honored the chapel with an award of merit (优异奖).
Motivated by this, the villagers organized a regular ferry schedule to enable travelers to reach the island, and set out to showcase the village’s unique history. They built a heritage trail, repaired Hakka ancestral homes, created a museum, and even started an organic farm that sits at the foot of the church.
1. According to the article, the Hakka community________.| A．all moved to other countries in the 1990s |
| B．settled on Yim Tin Tsai about 100 years ago |
| C．made a living by salt mining, farming and fishing on Yim Tin Tsai |
| D．found Yim Tin Tsai to be a fertile place when they had first arrived there |
| A．frightened | B．broken | C．disappearing | D．decreasing |
| A．Because he wanted to recover the special feeling of the place where he grew up. |
| B．Because as village representative, he had the duty to bring the village back to life. |
| C．Because he didn’t want to see the hometown of his father and grandfather in ruins. |
| D．Because he wanted to preserve Hong Kong’s history and culture mirrored in the island. |
| A．UNESCO honored Yim Tin Tsai with an award of merit in 2005. |
| B．If travelers visit Yim Tin Tsai today, they will find it a lush, green island full of life. |
| C．Colin Chan raised money to build a museum to showcase the village’s unique history. |
| D．the villagers on Yim Tin Tsai want to restore the salt pans which were closed more than 100 years ago. |
I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.
I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.
I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.
This is an adventure.
1. How did the author feel when he was on the plane?
| A．Confident | B．Foolish |
| C．Doubtful | D．Childish |
| A．search his fortune there | B．find more about his mother |
| C．look for his grandparents there | D．find more about this wonderful place |
| A．the author's first impression of Australia |
| B．the author's brief impression of his mother |
| C．the reason why the author loved his mother |
| D．the difference between his mother and father |
| A．The author writes this passage to honor his mother. |
| B．The author decides to learn taking photos in Australia. |
| C．The author had a good time when his mother was still alive. |
| D．The author didn't like to live with his father after his mother died. |
| A．In America. | B．In Australia. | C．At home | D．On the Plane |
【推荐3】Dubai has become one of the top destinations for tourists.It's considered as the tourism centre in the region.You will find everything you can expect in Dubai ranging from deserts to beautifully built malls.People from around the world visit Dubai for enjoying its wonders.
If you are in Dubai,avoid driving yourself.There are various reasons for this.Firstly,Dubai has strict laws and if you haven't a driving license you might be up the creek.Secondly,Dubai is considered as one of the most dangerous driving places because it has the highest death rates on roads per capita in the world.Thirdly,you might be unaware of destinations.So,avoid driving yourself as much as possible and try to use public transports like taxis,buses and metro trains.
Gulf is hot and the temperature there often reaches above 60 celsius degree especially from April to October,So, if you are planning to visit Dubai,you had better avoid months of extreme hotness and plan your trip in winter so you can fully enjoy the wonders of Dubai without getting worried about weather conditions.
There are different types of hotels ranging from cheap to more expensive ones.So,select one according to your trip budget.However,make sure your hotel is not even close to a construction site.This is because construction in Dubai is being carried out 24 hours non-stop and if you choose a hotel near such a site you might be in trouble because of construction noise.Therefore,always book a room away from such trouble-making places.
In short,for making your trips to Dubai pleasant,you should always prepare beforehand—select the winter weather and book a hotel that’s not close to noisy places.You should also try to avoid the things that might create trouble if you like driving by your own without a driving license and without knowing the destination.
1. In the second paragraph,the author mainly tends to tell us that .| A．people had better not drive themselves in Dubai | B．the traffic laws in Dubai are very strict |
| C．it's import to have a driving license | D．the public transports in Dubai are good enough |
| A．in use | B．in trouble | C．in training | D．in tune |
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
| A．Because it won't be safe. | B．Because you won't have a good rest. |
| C．Because it will cost you lots of money. | D．Because it will be too far from the center of the city. |
【推荐1】For the last month, a married couple has been interacting with a robot — called an Avatar — （hat’s con trolled by their daughter hundreds of miles away. Made by ANA Holdings Inc, it looks like a vacuum cleaner with an iPad attached. But the screen displays the daughter’s face as they chat, and its wheels let her walk slowly about the house as though she’s really there.
“Virtual travel” is nothing new, of course. Storytellers, travel writers and artists have been stimulating the senses of armchair tourists for centuries. It’s only in recent decades that frequent, safe travel has become available to the non-wealthy.
Yet even as the world’s middle classes climb out of the armchair and into economy-class seats, there are signs of a post-travel society appearing. Concerns about the environment make people lose interest in carbon-intensive (碳排放量很高的) airlines. And the aging of societies is both slowing down the growth of physical travel and creating demand for alternative ways to experience the world. For the travel industry, virtual reality offers a tantalizing (诱人的) response to these trends.
Of course, far-out (前卫的) technologies encourage profits. ANA doesn’t plan to start selling Avatars until next year. By one estimate, the global market for this kind of technology will be worth only about S300 million by 2023. By contrast, ANA’s traditional travel business brought in more than $19 billion last year.
But although the business case for virtual vacations is still weak, the market for technologies that bridge physical distances between families and coworkers seems likely to only expand. ANA’s robots may not replace its airplanes any time soon, but they’ll almost certainly be a part of travel’s high-tech future.
1. What purpose does the first paragraph serve in the passage?| A．To show a picture of our future life. |
| B．To describe the daily life of a couple. |
| C．To attract readers’ attention to the topic. |
| D．To add background in formation of the topic. |
| A．Humans tend to live much longer than before. |
| B．People are becoming more worried about the environment. |
| C．Virtual travel might cater for people’s desire to see the world. |
| D．The profits of carbon-intensive airlines are possibly declining. |
| A．it is still skeptical about their potential |
| B．they still need to be further tested out |
| C．traditional travel business is taking off |
| D．their commercial profits may not be satisfying |
| A．promising | B．ambiguous |
| C．depressing | D．challenging |
【推荐2】Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, you’ll have no trouble answering these questions.
Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A child’s day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb(麻木的）to new stimulation(刺激), new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits.
The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began complaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted they’d felt cold water at first.
Another block to awareness is the obsession(痴迷) many of us have with naming things. I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides, and said, a "ruby-crowned kinglet" and checked it off. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.
The pressures of "time" and "destination" are further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what’s around them. I asked them what they’d seen. "Oh, a few birds," they said. They seemed bent on their destinations.
Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.
1. According to Paragraph 2, compared with adults, children are more ________.| A．anxious to do wonders |
| B．sensitive to others’ feelings |
| C．likely to develop unpleasant habits |
| D．eager to explore the world around them |
| A．are very patient in their observation |
| B．are really fascinated by nature |
| C．care only about the names of birds |
| D．question the accuracy of the field guides |
| A．The natural beauty isn’t attractive to them. |
| B．They focus on arriving at the camp in time. |
| C．The forest in the dark is dangerous for them. |
| D．They are keen to see rare birds at the destination. |
| A．fill our senses to feel the wonders of the world |
| B．get rid of some bad habits in our daily life |
| C．open our mind to new things and ideas |
| D．try our best to protect nature |
Back in 2008,the financial crisis caused a lot of unemployment．Then there were the cuts to the welfare system in 2013 which added to the problem—and many British people fell into debt．It’s estimated that 500，000 people in the UK have turned to food banks，just to get by．
Steph Hagen，who works in a Nottingham food bank，says, “People do not go to a food bank because it's an open door．It’s a case where they go to it because they need to．With our food bank—we are an independent one．and we have limited stocks—everyone who comes through our door has no income．”
There are checks to make sure nobody is abusing the system．If a doctor or a social worker thinks someone needs to use a food bank—even for a short time—they can give them vouchers(凭证)．Then the people in need take them along to the food bank and they get handouts for three days．
Churches and individual donors provide most of the food in the banks．But some businesses might help out too．
And what sort of food is offered in food banks? Hagen says, “Basically，we’ve got porridge．We do occasionally get fresh produce but it’s very rare，especially in the winter months．It’s like tinned fruit，tinned ready meals．We have to give out ‘no-cooking’ food parcels because people can’t afford the gas and electricity”．
Community spirit has a lot to do with food banks．Volunteers say they are a great meeting place for people who are lonely and depressed．And when facing a crisis，some beneficiaries might need to feed not only their belly—but also their soul．
1. According to the text，the food bank is a place_____．
| A．which is funded by the government |
| B．where people can get food randomly |
| C．which helps poor people live through crisis |
| D．where there is enough food supplies |
| A．Systems． | B．Doctors． |
| C．Social workers． | D．Vouchers． |
| A．Poor people have no money for gas and electricity． |
| B．The volunteers hate to supply cooked food． |
| C．Food banks can’t afford cooked food． |
| D．This kind of food is easy to store． |
| A．Community spirit can cure those who are depressed． |
| B．Food banks benefit poor people mind and body． |
| C．People can have great fun in food banks． |
| D．Volunteers tend to feel lonely and depressed in food banks． |
