The summer months are fast approaching, and the excitement of new adventures and outdoor experiences are on the horizon (地平线). Now is the time to start booking locations for camping and van sites. But where to go? Which one to choose? Here are some useful tips for you.
Choosing the best campground location
Everyone has different needs when it comes to booking an ideal spot for spending time outdoors. Contact the campground directly and well in advance and ask what campsites and areas tend to be the best fit for what you’re looking for, such as family-friendly, older crowds or quieter grounds. For a less crowded experience, book your stay during the week instead of the weekend. Some of the most popular destinations for camping in America include the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which boasts (拥有) wildflowers, hiking and a scenic 11-mile ring road that can be walked or cycled; Yosemite National Park is one of the most popular places to put up a tent, with 13 campgrounds to choose from, including camping with an RV; the Mojave and the Colorado desert meet at Joshua Tree National Park, an ideal spot to park an RV.
Where to set up a tent
Location! This is vital when considering where you will be setting up shop, especially when it comes to a good night’s rest. Find a flat and dry campsite and build the tent on higher ground in case it rains so it won’t get flooded. Look for natural elements to help keep you warm. Trees and large rocks will keep the wind out and the warmth in. Be aware that the campsite should be close to things such as toilets, water, roads and playgrounds.
1. What should you do to have a pleasant camping?| A．Telephone the campground on arrival. | B．Choose to go with friendly families |
| C．Go camping during the week. | D．Set up the tent on the weekend. |
| A．The Colorado desert. | B．Joshua Tree National Park. |
| C．Yosemite National Park. | D．The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. |
| A．On the level and warm place. | B．On the high and flat place. |
| C．Next to large rocks. | D．On the place near big trees. |
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1. Which of the following places do you choose to visit if you want to take a historical trip?| A．The Ming Tombs. | B．Jiuzhaigou. |
| C．The Summer Palace. | D．Mount Huangshan. |
| A．Go by air. | B．Tour online. |
| C．Drive on your own. | D．Skim through pictures. |
| A．In a novel. | B．In a history book. |
| C．In a tour magazine. | D．In a scientific report. |
【推荐2】With so many Ireland’s cities, charming small towns and countryside wonders to choose from, it may be hard to decide exactly what should be on your route. Here are four best places to visit in Ireland.
Cork
Cork is the largest county in Ireland. Located at the southwestern end of the country, this city of more than 200, 000 residents is famous for being home to the Blarney Stone. According to local legend, the stone will give you the gift of eloquence(流利的口才), if you dare kiss it.
Killarney
For the Irish countryside experience, travel to Killarney. The town is surrounded by evergreen hills and valley on all sides, affording plenty of opportunities to become one with nature. Visitors are attracted by Killarney National Park, which features Ireland’s highest mountain range, MacGillycuddy’s Reeks.
Dublin
If you only have time to visit one place in Ireland, go to Dublin. Not only is Dublin the country’s center for politics, culture and music, but it also offers easy access to Blarney Castle, one of Ireland’s top points of interest. While here, do as the Irish do and taste some beer either at the popular Guinness Storehouse or at the Temple Bar.
Killarney
Kilkenny offers a hearty amount of historical attractions for travelers to explore. This is largely thanks to the town’s prior distinction of being the medieval capital of Ireland, which today lives on in the Medieval Mile, Kilkenny’s top attraction. Within the Medieval Mile you’ll find several interesting sights, such as Kilkenny Castle, St. Canice’s Cathedral and the Medieval Mile Museum.
1. Which best suits people who are interested in the Irish countryside?| A．Cork. | B．Kilkenny. | C．Dublin. | D．Killarney. |
| A．Taste local beer. | B．Enjoy historical scenic spots. |
| C．Do creative things. | D．Explore the highest mountain. |
| A．In a novel. | B．In a history book. | C．In a guidebook. | D．In an art magazine. |
【推荐3】Places for holidays
What Central Europe lacks in glitz (奢华) more than makes up for it in scenery and adventure. And in these parts-from Poland to Slovenia, your money will go further, too.
Slovenia: Friendly farm stay
Surrounded by grasslands, Dolinar farmhouse offers simple double rooms with wooden furnishings as well as larger apartments. Outside, crickets (蟋蟀) sing at sunset, and guests can help milk the goats if they wish, or even join in with haymaking.
● Double rooms from £44 B&B, apartment for four £70 a night, dolinar-krainer.com. Flights as previous
Croatia: Cycle Istria
The Istria peninsula’s coast attracts crowds of sunseekers, but travel inland and it’s more about hilltop villages. It is also a paradise with fresh seafood.
● From £895pp for seven-nights’ B&B, three dinners, cycle hire, maps and notes and luggage transfers, but not flights, inntravel.co.uk .Jet2, and TUI fly to Pula from several UK airports.
Czech Republic: Three-country tour
Families who want to mix some urban exploration into a rural getaway might like Families Worldwide’s eight-day Prague and Tatras Adventure (for children aged 8 and over). Crossing the Polish border, it takes in Niedzica castle and boating in the Dunajec gorge.
● From £1,099 (£999 children) including B&B and activities, but not flights, familiesworldwide.co.uk. Fly to Prague and back from Krakow.
Poland: High Tatra trek
Between Poland and Slovakia, the High Tatras has some of the finest wilderness in Europe and is home to wolves, brown bears and golden eagles.
● £685pp including transfers, accommodation and meals but not flights, departures June to September, keadventure.com. Jet2, easy Jet, and Ryanair fly to Krakow from several UK airports.
1. Which is the best place to experience a natural life like a farmer?| A．Croatia: Cycle Istria. | B．Slovenia: Friendly farm stay. |
| C．Poland: High Tatra trek. | D．Czech Republic: Three-country tour. |
| A．£999. | B．£1,099. | C．£895pp. | D．£685pp. |
| A．Explore the wilderness. | B．Milk the goats. |
| C．Go boating. | D．Appreciate sunbathing. |
| Advice Column(专栏) Problems about School |
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| Dear Bianca, How do you deal with stress when you have a lot to do, but no motivation(动力) to do it? Yours, Anxious Bunny |
| Dear Anxious Bunny, I fully understand how anxious you feel when you need to do the work but simply not be able to find the motivation to get started. I also understand the feelings that often come with this conflict. But before I give you any advice, I want to stress the importance of not beating yourself up (自责) for letting your work pile up. Negative self-talk is only going to increase your anxiety. You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t feel a lack of motivation from time to time. If you regularly feel anxious, try taking a small step in the right direction and starting working on it, regardless of your feelings. Once you complete a task that you’ve been putting off for days, there’s a fair chance that you’ll realize it didn’t take you that long to complete. Then you can use that experience to encourage yourself that you can complete your tasks by simply getting started instead of giving in to your lack of motivation. This is easier said than done, but I find that breaking work down into small parts rather than attempting to complete it all at once helps to ease your anxiety and stress. But if there seems to be an ongoing problem with your motivation, and you feel defeated to the point where you fail to do things besides homework, it might suggest a deeper issue. If you struggle to get out of bed or fail to keep a regular eating/sleeping schedule, it may be time to seek help from a mental health professional. Staying your mental health is the number one ability to be the best student you can be. Take care of yourself, Anxious Bunny. Bianca |
| A．Being beaten by stress. | B．Having conflicts with classmates. |
| C．Being left behind in studies. | D．Having much homework to handle. |
| A．Self-talking positively. | B．Ignoring test scores. |
| C．Starting small and now. | D．Putting tasks off first. |
| A．Take more exercise. | B．Keep a balanced diet. |
| C．Finish tasks all at once. | D．Turn to professionals. |
| A．A columnist. | B．Bunny’s pen pal. |
| C．A teacher. | D．A doctor. |
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing with regard to the intensive English summer courses that you offer. I would be very grateful if you could send me some detailed information about the course that will be held in your school in Bristol this summer, as well as what kind of accommodation you provide. I would like to enquire about the price of the month course. I would be very interested in finding out more about activities students have in the summer school.
I am 16 years old and I have been learning English in China for nine years now. I would like to improve my written English and speaking skills. Do you have any courses for teenagers which offer a lot of speaking practice in small groups? As I am a student, I would be interested in details of any discounts that are available, and the full price of the course including accommodation. Finally, I would like to ask if I can pay for the course with a credit card and what kind of documents I need to be enrolled.
I look forward to receiving your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Mark
1: What is the purpose of this letter?
2: What kind of enquiries has the author made? (Give 2 examples at least.)
【推荐3】How to Bring Family Closer
Strong family bonds (纽带) can encourage better behaviors in children and teach them how to be a good friend.
Set aside time for family.
Eat meals together. Choose a few nights during the week when you expect everyone to gather around the dinner table. Studies have shown that eating meals together has a positive effect on children’s physical and mental well-being.
Encourage support. Feeling supported by your family is one of the most important things in building strong family bonds. Bonds like these will last your kids a lifetime. They will enjoy these strong bonds when they are your age and even after you are gone.
| A．Do housework as a family. |
| B．Try to set aside a regular day every week. |
| C．That’s why you create a sense of support. |
| D．As a result, never feel bad about taking a break. |
| E．Remember that your children learn by example. |
| F．Just eat a meal and have a conversation together. |
| G．Here are some tips to help bring your family closer. |
Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a "boy". Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult males send them off to bed at night.
Boys are found everywhere--on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers spoil them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face, BEAUTY with a cut on its finger, WISDOM with chocolate in its hair, and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket.
When you are busy, a boy is a trouble-maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature destroying the world and himself with it.
A boy is a mixture--he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion of stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker (鞭炮), but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs on each hand.
He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water (in its natural habitat), large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.
Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half-eaten apple, a three-foot rope, six cents and some unknown things.
A boy is a magical creature--he is your headache but when you come home at night with only destroyed pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words, "Hi, Dad!"
1. The whole passage is in a tone of ________.| A．humor and affection | B．anger and disappointment |
| C．hope and expectation | D．confidence and imagination |
| A．He has altogether five fingers. | B．He is slow, foolish and clumsy. |
| C．He becomes clever and smart. | D．He cuts his hand with a knife. |
| A．ice cream | B．comic books |
| C．Saturday mornings | D．Sunday schools |
| A．He feels curious about their noise. |
| B．He is tired of these creatures. |
| C．He is amazed by their naughtiness. |
| D．He feels unsafe staying with them. |
【推荐2】Do you want to live a happier, less stressful (有压力的) life?
Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world – and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria. “Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing – it’s the universal language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects (效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5 – year study in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest – I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real – and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!
1. In which country was the first Laughter Club started?| A．Britain. | B．America. |
| C．Australia. | D．India. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Nervous. | D．Stressful. |
| A．After a few minutes. | B．After a few hours. |
| C．After a few seconds. | D．After a few days. |
| A．Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health. |
| B．40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends. |
| C．Adults laugh more often than children in a day. |
| D．Laughing is the best way to prevent illness. |
【推荐3】Across the world, more and more people are volunteering online. What encourages them to help strangers without expectation of money or even thanks?
Radha Taralekar helped teach Imelda how to protect herself from HIV, though the two have never met, and neither knows the other’s name. Taralekar received no payment for the job. She is one of a number of talented people who regularly donate their time online. But what is driving them to help total strangers, while asking for nothing in return? For Taralekar, the project gave her the chance to us her professional experience. “I want to serve people with my medical knowledge,” she says.
For some, the inspiration to volunteer online was far more personal. After losing his wife to cancer, Tony Selman spent many hours online helping Cancer Research to collect data on the disease. “Seeing how painful she was when my wife was dying, I determined to help scientists find a cure for cancer,” he says.
Interests and hobbies are also one of the factors (因素). In 2011 Sam Luk, a designer, joined other online volunteers to try to help the police solve a murder case. The police posted them online, calling for volunteers to help them make sense of the messages. “I’m interested in patterns and I love Sherlock Holmes,” says Luk.
For writer Clay Shirky, some large online volunteering projects benefit millions of people, giving him a sense of achievement. He helps write Wikipedia, the world’s biggest encyclopedia (百科全书), which is written entirely by people willing to donate their professional knowledge without any reward.
1. What does Radha Taralekar do according to Paragraph 2?| A．She is a witer. | B．She is a teacher. |
| C．She is a medical worker. | D．She is a police officer. |
| A．his wife’s suffering from the pains caused by cancer |
| B．his wish to become an experienced doctor to treat cancer |
| C．his dream of building a hospital where cancer patients can be treated |
| D．the close relationship between him and the workers of Cancer Research |
| A．A sense of responsibility. | B．His interest and hobby. |
| C．A sense of achievement. | D．His professional knowledge. |
