【推荐1】Let's go to the bed­and­breakfast inn!

Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in   the   United   States   are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.

Rooms for the night in private(私人的)homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed­and­breakfast places have   become popular in   the United States. Many of these America's bed­and­breakfast inns have only a few rooms，others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms，but others do.

Staying at a bed­and­breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone's home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet and talk with local families.

1. Americans take a holiday trip ________.

A．all the year round	B．for years
C．every other year	D．every year

2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Some Americans like to stay at bed­and­breakfast   homes instead of at hotels.

B．The bed­and­breakfast inns are private homes open   to vacationers.

C．The bed­and­breakfast inns have been popular in   America for a long time.

D．The   bed­and­breakfast   inn   owners   provide   a   morning meal for their visitors and a room for the   night.

3. Why do American travelers prefer staying at bed­and­breakfast inns?

A．It is like visiting someone's home.

B．The money they spend there is much less.

C．They can meet local families.

D．All of the above.

4. Staying at the bed­and­breakfast inns, ________.

A．the travelers needn't pay anything

B．the travelers don't have to pay for the telephone or television

C．the travelers can meet and talk with the local people

D．the owners will show the travelers around the areas

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．European and American vacationers like staying at bed­and­breakfast inns.

B．All Americans enjoy traveling.

C．These bed­and­breakfast inns are all old historic buildings.

D．Staying at a bed­and­breakfast inn is just like at the traveler's home.

6. What's the meaning of the underlined word“inns” in the first paragraph?

A．俱乐部	B．超市
C．小旅馆	D．歌厅

【推荐2】Four Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Travel Agent

While online booking engines have made it easier for travelers to buy their own flights or hotel rooms, travel agents still offer a level of service.    1    

Have you visited my destinations?

Whether you’re traveling to Paris or Puerto Rico, ask if your agent has been there.    2    But they don’t always measure up to being there in person. “Book knowledge or online training seminars by suppliers is totally different from experiencing it firsthand,” Flagg says.

What is your response time?

If waiting several days for a response to an emailed question is going to make you anxious, ask potential agents when they’re available and how quickly you should expect a response. “Some agents are part-time agents, and they work in the evenings,” Griswold says. “    3    Others do this full time. It’s definitely smart to find out if your schedule can adjust with what your agent can provide.”

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Agents provide varying levels of service. Some will only book hotels and flights and leave you to fill in the other details, so if you’re expecting help with dinner reservations or ground transportation, ask if he can handle those. “A good agent is going to help you with any details that you want,” Griswold says.

What fees should I expect?

Some agents charge a flat fee or an hourly fee for travel consulting, while others earn commission from the airline or hotel booked. “     5    ”Griswold says.

A．What services do you offer?

B．How do you find a right service?

C．Some are available during the school day

D．Guidebooks and websites offer lots of advertisements

E．Ask about fees, whether there are booking fees or any other fee.

F．Guidebooks and websites offer lots of details on given destination

G．Here are some questions that can help you choose the right travel agent.

【推荐1】Directions: Read the following passage, Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Venice Carnival

The annual Venice Carnival is in full swing, with thousands of revelers (狂欢者) gathering the city’s canals and squares in elaborate costumes and extraordinary masks       1    .

The Carnevale di Venezia is thought to date back to the 11th century, making it one of the world’s oldest. Carnivals are held in many Catholic countries: such as Spain and Brazil, where they serve as a last chance to cat, drink end be merry before the deprivations or Lent, the 40 days of fasting (斋戒) that precede Easter.

It is thought that the masks allowed Venetians to hide their identities, allowing the poor to mix with the wealthy, breaking strict social order, even if only for a brief and controlled period.

    2     The theme of Carnival 2019 is “Tutta cope della Luna,” or “Blame the moon”, marking a half-century since man first walked on the satellite

To prevent overcrowding, authorities have installed turnstiles at the entrances to the historic St. Marks’Square, closing it off to new visitors once 23,000 revelers have entered. Costumed revelers are also searched as they enter the square.

Venice is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers       3     The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Although most visitors stick to the traditional Carnival costumes of baroque gowns and be jeweled masks for women and black capes and threatening masks for men, more and more people are opting for their own unique interpretations.

Some visitors use Carnival as an opportunity to show off a fantastic creation they’ve always reamed of wearing. It doesn’t have to be Venetian       4     At Carnival, everybody is free to who-or what-they want to be. Perhaps a different gender-or even species. That’s the joy of the mask-nobody knows who or what the person wearing it was before Carnival.

A．This year’s Carnival festivities kicked off on February 16 and go on until March 5.

B．During the 18 days of Carnival, the city fills with thousands of tourists from across Italy and around the world.

C．Parts of Venice are well known for the beauty of their settings, their architectureand artwork.

D．The Italian government decided to bring back the history and culture of Venice by seeking to use the traditional Carnival.

E．It doesn’t have to be traditional.

F．Carnival virtually disappeared when Napoleon’s troops brought an end to the Venetian Republic in 1797.

【推荐3】If you look around your city, you might spot girls wearing hanfu in subways or people wearing T-shirts with Chinese characters on the streets. A new trend is taking hold in China – guochao, or “China-chic”.

The term characterizes the rise of China’s native fashion trends. It has expanded the concept of “Made in China”, which has been recognized as the representation of Chinese culture and aesthetics offered by homegrown Chinese brands, according to CGTN.

China-chic came into the spotlight in 2018. Before that, big-name foreign companies dominated the world market. To win market share, many Chinese brands followed in the footsteps of these Western brands. But that year, Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning changed things up. During the 2018 New York Fashion Week, Li-Ning introduced its Taoism-inspired Wu Dao collection. The collection not only had a trendy look, but also included elements of traditional Chinese culture. It immediately grabbed attention at home and abroad. As a result, the company recorded 20 percent revenue growth in 2018, marking the first time the brand’s revenue had hit the 10-billion-yuan mark since its founding.

The trend to embrace domestic brands has since spread rapidly to various sectors and products, from food and drinks to clothing, mobile phones and electric vehicles. For example, White Rabbit, whose sweet candy brings back childhood memories for many, launched its perfume and lip balm. “We want White Rabbit to be a brand that young people want to share,” Shen Qinfeng, the company’s marketing manager, told People’s Daily.

Now, the guochao trend is “moving to the next stage, where its success will rely, first and foremost, on gaining cultural confidence rather than Western validation”, according to Kerra Zhou, founder of brand strategy consultancy Kerrisma.

No matter how the guochao trend evolves, there’s one thing that won’t change: Behind the craze is people’s positive attitude toward the country’s development and their recognition of and growing confidence in national culture, said Yao Linqing, a professor in the School of Economics and Management at Communication University of China.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 3？

A．During the 2018 New York Fashion Week, Li-Ning introduced its Wudao-inspired collection.

B．The new collection looked fashionable, and featured traditional Chinese culture as well.

C．The collection became popular, bringing in 10-billion-yuan revenue growth that year.

D．Many Chinese brands followed in the footsteps of these Western brands, winning market share.

2. Which of the following can best be used to replace the underlined word validation in paragraph 5 ?

A．approval

B．expectation

C．recognition

D．understanding

3. Why is “guo chao” trend taking hold in China ?

A．Many people tend to follow the trend when it comes to fashion.

B．China is developing and the people are becoming more confident culturally.

C．Chinese young people can call up their childhood memories.

D．The “guo chao” trend is increasingly relying on Western cultural confidence.

4. In which section of a magazine may this text appear?

A．Entertainment

B．History

C．Education

D．Culture

【推荐2】There have been few positives during the Covid pandemic (流行病) but British academics may have spotted one: People look more attractive in protective masks (口罩).

Dr Michael Lewis, an expert in faces, said research before the pandemic had found that medical face masks reduced attractiveness because they were related to illness.

“We wanted to test whether this had changed since face coverings became popular.” he said. “Our study suggests faces are considered most attractive when covered by medical face masks. This may be because we’re used to healthcare workers wearing blue masks and now we associate these with people in caring or medical professions.”

The first part of the research was carried out in February 2021 by which time the British population had become used to wearing masks in some places. Forty-three women were asked to rate on a scale of 1 to 10 — the attractiveness of images of male faces without a mask, wearing a plain cloth mask, a blue medical face mask, and holding a plain black book covering the area a face mask would hide.

The participants said those wearing a cloth mask were much more attractive than the ones with no masks or whose faces were partly covered by the book. But the surgical (外科的) mask made the wearer look even better. Lewis said it was also possible that masks made people more attractive because they directed attention to the eyes. He said other studies had found that covering the left or right half of a face also made people look more attractive, partly because the brain fills in the missing gaps and beautify the overall effect.

The results of the first study has been published in the journal Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. A second study has been carried out, in which a group of men look at women in masks; it has yet to be published but Lewis said the results were probably the same.

1. Why were protective masks not welcome before the pandemic?

A．Because they were related to disease.

B．Because the masks wore uncomfortably.

C．Because only doctors had the right to wear them.

D．Because some wearers couldn’t take a smooth breath.

2. Who looked more attractive according to the participants?

A．Those with cloth masks.

B．Those without any covering.

C．Those with surgical masks.

D．Those with “book” masks.

3. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Masks help during the pandemic.

B．Men need to wear masks.

C．Find ways to become charming.

D．Face masks make you attractive.

4. Where is the text probably from?

A．A book on biology.	B．A newspaper.
C．A fashion magazine.	D．A guidebook.