Nobody likes waiting in long lines at amusement parks, especially when you are with babies. Disneyland or Disney World are known for their splendid rides, attractions and large crowds as well. The familiar result is that many guests have spent a lot of time just waiting on lines while visiting the theme parks, which annoys the majority.
Until recently, both parks have made use of the FastPass system to keep guests moving. On certain rides, park-goers could obtain a ticket that allowed them to come back within a specific time window. At that point, they would wait on a special line for seating. As explained in a recent YouTube share, the system worked similarly to a real queue. Instead of waiting in line, guests could continue to explore the park and, most importantly for Disney, spend more money at shops and restaurants.
While the FastPass system became popular, usage ended during the recent pandemic (流行病). With both the California and Florida theme parks operating at reduced visiting number, the space taken up by FastPass kiosks was instead used for socially distanced lines.
In its place, Disney has developed a new planning tool called Disney Genie. The online app, which became available in Disney World in October, allows guests to create a path for their visit. By using park data that’s updated throughout the day, the app will help guests plan out their visit so that they can hit the rides and attractions that they want in the most convenient way. Guests using the app pay an extra fee and get the option to book the next available time to ride select attractions.
1. What may upset most visitors of Disney?| A．Fewer attractions. | B．High prices at restaurants. |
| C．Poor equipment in theme parks. | D．Waiting in lines for most of the time. |
| A．Get. | B．Buy. | C．Earn. | D．Find. |
| A．Lower ticket fees. | B．Less visitors in Disney. |
| C．Extra income at shops in Disney. | D．Having a comfortable and better seat. |
| A．A diary. | B．A text book. | C．A novel. | D．A magazine. |
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【推荐1】Travelers across China are showing a growing preference for camping and self-driving tours because of the increasing popularity of short-distance trips, many of which made over the just-concluded National Day holiday, according to the latest industry figures.
About 65 percent of Trip.com users traveled to places near their work areas and homes during the seven-day holiday—from Oct 1 to Friday—with costs on related tours rising by 30 percent from the same period last year, according to figures from the online travel group.
Camping remained popular among travelers during the holiday, with orders for camping-related tour packages on its website growing ten times year-on-year. Nearly 80 percent of the camping tour destinations were near users’ workplaces or homes, while about 15 percent involved travel to neighboring cities or suburban areas and, the group said, average expenditure on camping was about 650 yuan, up 30 percent from spending during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in September.
Travelers aged 30 to 39 favored camping tours, especially families with children. About 83 percent of these travelers stayed overnight at campsites and enjoyed leisure activities such as fruit picking offered by local farms.
Chen Yi, 31, spent two days and one night at a farm in suburban Beijing with her family this National Day holiday. She said it was a relaxing trip. “We were concerned about COVID- 19 (新冠肺炎) control measures that may cause some uncertainty in work-related matters after the holiday, so we decided to spend the break in Beijing rather than visit other places,” she said. “It was my husband’s idea to go camping. He is a fan of such activities.” Chen chose a farmland about two hours’ drive from downtown. “The air is quite fresh there and the owner of the farmland is also friendly and generous. We made quite good memories there.”
A number of destinations not far from the city became top attractions during the recent national holiday, such as Nan’ao Island in Shantou, Guangdong province and Meizhou Island in Putian, Fujian province, catching travelers with breathtaking coastal views, figures from travel agencies showed.
Prices of hotel accommodation also rose quickly over the recent vacation period, with expenses on hotels for short-distance tours increasing 10 percent over the break, according to Trip.com figures.
Wu Ruoshan, a visiting researcher at the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that travelers are changing their travel choices and consumption preferences, focusing more on safety in epidemic(流行病) prevention and control. “In addition to their tourism service, it is necessary for travel agencies and companies to be aware of travelers’ safety.” he said.
1. We can learn from the passage that ______.| A．The number of travelers increased by 30% from the same time last year |
| B．Orders for camping-related tour package went down year after year |
| C．Most of the camping destination were not far from travelers’ workplaces or homes |
| D．About 83% of the travelers stayed up and enjoyed themselves |
| A．What she and her family worried about |
| B．Why she and her family chose to camp |
| C．Where she and her family chose to camp |
| D．How she and her family spent their holiday |
| A．favorable | B．unreasonable | C．uninterested | D．worried |
| A．Camping, popular on holidays |
| B．Trip.com, a professional travel website |
| C．National Day holiday, go and relax yourselves |
| D．Short trips, ride holiday high |
【推荐2】US cosmologist (宇宙学家) Carl Sagan once said: “Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.”
For centuries, human beings have dreamed of traveling into space, orbiting (围绕......运行) our little blue planet, and appreciating incredible views of sunrises and sunsets. And soon, it seems that our dream will finally come true, as US startup Orion Span announced on April 6 that it planned to launch the first hotel in space in 2021. It will be ready to welcome guests the following year.
The space hotel, Aurora Station, will orbit 320 kilometers above Earth, circling it every 90 minutes. It’s capable of housing two crew members and four guests. The crew members will likely be former NASA astronauts who worked on the International Space Station. However, there’s a catch: Each guest must pay at least $9.5 million (60 million yuan) for a 12-day stay at the hotel.
Once aboard the Aurora Station, guests will find many exciting things to do. According to Orion Span, guests can enjoy the excitement of zero-gravity as they fly throughout the space hotel. They can watch 16 sunrises and sunsets every day and view the northern and southern auroras (极光) through the many windows. They can take part in research experiments like growing food, and even take it home as a souvenir. And they can stay in touch with their families and friends via a high-speed internet connection.
But most importantly, the trip will offer a real sense of what it’s like to live in space. “The premise (前提) of Aurora Station is for guests to live, feel, and [breathe] what it’s like to be an astronaut,” Frank Bunger, founder of Orion Span, told the Robb Report. “The food and drinks are freeze-dried products. It’s not going to be five-star dining … Fire and gas don’t work the same way in space as they do on Earth.”
To better prepare guests for space travel, the company will require a health screening and provide a three-month training program that helps guests understand basic spaceflight, orbital mechanics (轨道力学) and life in the pressurized environment of space.
Some may have doubts about the project, but the company even has plans to turn part of Aurora Station into private apartments. “Future Aurora owners can live in, visit, or sublease (转租) their space [apartment],” Bunger said in a news release. “This is an exciting frontier (待开发的领域) and Orion Span is proud to pave the way.”
1. What can we learn about Aurora Station?| A．It will be open to guests in 2021. | B．It can only serve four guests at a time. |
| C．It costs every guest $9.5 million a week. | D．It will invite NASA to train the guests. |
| A．View beautiful auroras. | B．Fly outside the space hotel. |
| C．Buy various souvenirs. | D．Enjoy five-star meals. |
| A．To help people learn more about space. |
| B．To offer comfortable space travel experiences. |
| C．To provide real experiences of living in space. |
| D．To prepare people for future space exploration. |
| A．It’s ready for guests to book their first trip. |
| B．Few people are optimistic about its future. |
| C．Its guests must have a basic knowledge of space travel. |
| D．Private apartments are the most popular choice among its guests. |
【推荐3】Traveling alone can be daunting. I have traveled by myself many times but, on every occasion, there was someone to meet me at the other end of the bus, train or plane journey. This time was different.
Last week I had a holiday from work, but none of my friends had the same week off. I decided that I still wanted to do something, so I booked a train ride to Toronto and reserved(预定) a bed in a hostel for one week.
One week by myself. Would I be lonely? Would I be bored? Quite the opposite. In fact, there are many benefits that come from traveling alone. Firstly, I was able to do whatever I wanted. I spent hours in museums that would have seemed boring and dull to some of my friends. I walked all around the city, which some people may have found too exhausting(令人疲惫的). Instead of relying on someone else to remember directions or to suggest activities to do, I discovered my independence and developed map-reading skills that I didn’t know I had. I could get up and go to sleep when I wanted and I didn’t have to wait for anyone else to shower and get ready every morning. Being in the safe environment of a hostel with like-minded travelers also gives a great opportunity to meet new people from all over the world, which can help combat loneliness.
In spite of the benefits, I found that there were also some disadvantages of traveling alone. I missed having someone to talk to and to bounce(探讨) ideas off. Experiences are often more enjoyable if they are shared, and part of the fun of traveling is the memories you have afterwards. Without a travel partner, I won’t be able to laugh about and remember my Toronto adventure with a friend of family member in years to come.
In addition, eating in a restaurant or cooking in the hostel was less fun on my own.
I am very proud of myself for traveling alone, and I had a fantastic time in Toronto. However, in the future, I think I will always prefer to travel with another person or in a small group. Though, maybe it depends on who you travel with—I would rather be by myself than with someone who is lazy, difficult and argumentative(好争论的).
1. What happened to the author last week?| A．She lost her way during a trip to Toronto. |
| B．She felt lonely away from home and missed her family. |
| C．She booked a group tour to Toronto with her friends. |
| D．She traveled alone to Toronto during a work vacation. |
| A．finds it boring and dull to visit museums. |
| B．has always had great map-reading skills. |
| C．enjoys sharing traveling stories with family and friends. |
| D．believes she could benefit by traveling alone more |
| A．learn about. | B．adapt to |
| C．fight against | D．live with |
| A．ambitious and imaginative | B．enthusiastic and independent. |
| C．talkative and humorous | D．generous and kind |
【推荐1】To grow sugary dates in the sand, Siwa’s farmers must first make the desert suitable for farming. An oasis (绿洲) in Egypt, Siwa has been home to humans for thousands of years. Since ancient times, the oasis has hosted farms producing some of the most valuable dates in Egypt, and sugary dates have appeared on Egyptians, tables.
The desert environment in Siwa is not quite fit for plants to grow. For example, the water there contains much salt. However, with local people’s efforts, the Siwa oasis contains complex agricultural fields, where date trees, crops and other plants grow in harmony. That impressed me a lot during my visit to the oasis. To make a new piece of field, farmers first remove the top soil and replace it with a mixture of sand and waste matter from animals. The first plants are medicinal plants. Then, farmers plant date trees and olive trees. These farming skills are passed down from generation to generation.
To grow date trees is demanding. And it takes 10 years for a new date tree to mature, but once it does, the tree produces generous fruit: around 110 pounds of dates per year. Each farmer picks dates with the skilled hands. They climb the trees using nothing more than a belt. In total, Siwa grows more than 25,000 tons of dates from 280,000 trees per year.
The dates can be eaten fresh, or made dry. Every part of the date tree is significant in Siwa, from leaves made into beds and boxes to wood used to build houses. And then, of course, there’s the fruit itself. The dates can be cooked with goat meat or mixed with eggs for breakfast. They can also be mixed with flour, water, and olive oil, and boiled slowly to make a local dessert.
Local farmers once developed many unique date varieties, which their camels carried to Cairo. But later many of those varieties perished. And today only several major varieties remain and some have become quite rare and been at risk. The 1985 construction of a road in the oasis made the survival of local agricultural tradition even tougher.
1. What can we learn about sugary dates from Paragraph 1?| A．They can adapt to tough environment. |
| B．They have existed for a long time. |
| C．They’re introduced to Egypt from abroad. |
| D．They’re the most valuable fruit in Egypt. |
| A．The great variety of plants grown there, |
| B．The hard but happy life of local people. |
| C．The great complexity of the local agriculture. |
| D．The local farmers’ wisdom and contribution to farming. |
| A．It’s worthwhile to make an effort to grow date trees. |
| B．It’s easy for farmers to pick dates from the trees. |
| C．It costs a lot to grow date trees in the basis. |
| D．It’s necessary to develop agriculture in Siwa. |
| A．People’s preference for dates. |
| B．The introduction to local food, |
| C．The usage of date trees’ different parts. |
| D．The locals’ high expectations of date trees. |
| A．Died out. | B．Spread out. |
| C．Got created. | D．Became known. |
【推荐2】There're so many ways that going green can benefit not only our beautiful earth and our environment， but also your own daily life and health． Green living， renewable energy source and sustainable （足可支撑的） materials are all the newest and most exciting buzz words of recent years．
Foot power． Ride your bicycle， walk or run to your destination rather than driving your vehicle．You'll save money on gas and you'll enjoy excellent cardiovascular（心血管的） health as a result of using your own energy to arrive where you want to go． Do some sightseeing on the way too!
Enjoy solar power． Solar water heating systems are built so that you can enjoy free heated water．Solar powered lights are an excellent way to dress up your landscape while positively impacting the environment． You'll use less electricity， save money and cut back on the amount of fossil fuels your family uses to light up the outside of your house， garden or pool area． Solar battery charters enable you to have electricity anywhere with sunlight you go． Power your cell phone， laptop， lights， RVs， boats and handheld devices without the concern of the location of an electrical outlet． You'll help save the environment at the same time you're enjoying free electricity!
Healthier bodies and support the local economy． Eating fresh whole organic foods provide the fuel our bodies aced to function best． The benefits of making greener food choice are increased long life，better tasting foods and feeling good about supporting your local growers． Grow your own vegetables or purchase locally from farmers' markets and food cooperative． You're automatically helping the environment because the amount of fossil fuels required to ship or truck in fresh food to the grocery store is cut considerably．
Green household cleaners． Make your own household cleaners or choose all-natural products to make your home sparkle． No more worrying about harsh （涩口的） smells or chemical reactions — you'll simply enjoy a leaner healthier home environment naturally．
1. The green living can benefit EXCEPT__________.| A．our beautiful earth and our environment |
| B．our own daily life and health |
| C．renewable energy source and sustainable materials |
| D．longevity， better tasting foods and feeling good |
| A．Dull． | B．Cheerful． |
| C．Unimaginable． | D．Tired． |
| A．It's free and efficient． |
| B．It's chargeable with sunlight． |
| C．It's powerful to all device． |
| D．It's available without limitation． |
| A．Eating fresh whole organic foods． |
| B．Making greener food choice． |
| C．Growing or buying local products． |
| D．Enjoying products shipped from other places． |
【推荐3】It comes in waves. These are not calming waves, with their consistent slapping of the shore, and seafoam coasting over the rocks and sand. These are whipping waves, ones that crush sandcastles and soak the beach in its toxic waters.
It’s that feeling of embarrassment, sitting in class and tunneling down through everything you’ve ever done wrong before — on your anxious bench — wondering when someone will make a time machine. Maybe those thoughts consist of something embarrassing you said as a kid. Or that one time someone caught you dancing in a public bathroom. But what about the other way around? Do you look back and laugh at them and their actions? Do you even remember that or is it just a side detail in your mind?
All of these things re late to“respectable manners”, disciplining your actions, and dulling happiness. It doesn’t focus or highlight growth. Instead, it tears down joy allowing for self-ridicule. If you allow growth and happiness for those other people, why don’t you deserve it for yourself?
Embarrassment is a lighter shade of shame — a shame formed from the perception of others and what opinions they might have. It all comes down to society: the boiling pot of expectations placed upon us. The perfection — an expectation that seems to grow with each year that passes — riddles its waters. But does it matter that much? Should we dull happiness when it’s a moment of minor importance? Then we’re left to question what we should be embarrassed about, what embarrassment is, and why it happens.
Embarrassment and happiness don’t work together; they are the opposites of each other. Unfortunately, we can’t choose our emotions, but we can choose how we live and how we think of others. Thinking back on embarrassing memories, how many of them are of other people? Probably few to none. It’s the same way for everyone else. We are all living our own little lives. No one else can remember that embarrassing moment you dwell on every night, so why should you?
1. What’s the function of paragraph 1?| A．To describe a natural phenomenon. |
| B．To picture embarrassment in waves. |
| C．To introduce the topic with a vivid figure of speech. |
| D．To launch a debate against the feeling of embarrassment. |
| A．Unrealistic time machine. | B．Demanding social expectations. |
| C．A face-saving sense of self-discipline. | D．Top priority on growth and happiness. |
| A．It is opposed to happiness. | B．It can be controlled out of question. |
| C．It is seen as slightly shameful. | D．It must be remembered by other people. |
| A．Awkwardness is a stepping stone. |
| B．Joy flowers when embarrassment fades. |
| C．Embrace embarrassment, and enhance growth. |
| D．In the dance of life, awkward moments make the music. |
