【推荐1】A lot of travellers who are going to new cities are often told to begin their trips with a bus tour. This thinking is that they can then go to the places that _______ them. But that is wrong. What you see from the inside of a moving bus is _______ and removed from the real sights, sounds, and smells outside. So the best way to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan. _______ go wherever your feet and your interests _______ you.

You will not only get to the _______ sites that are on the bus tour — the museums, the monuments, the city hall — but you will have seen much more. You will have _______ the present life of the city.

But there is a problem: What if I get lost? No one ever gets _______ lost in a major city. At first you can find your way back to a well-known place. If it frightens you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started. However, the _______ things can happen if you get lost. You can _______ at a sidewalk cafe to have a rest. You can ask the local people near you. And ________ they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable because of the ________. Here are a few more ways to get the most out of your travel.

First, know before you go. ________ a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination.

Second, move around like a local. Use the subways and buses of the city you are ________. You will not only save money, but also learn how people really live.

Third, check the bulletin boards. Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert, and ________ fun activities on bulletin boards around universities.

So the next time you see a travel poster wishing you to have a bus tour, just save your money. Instead, wander ________. I promise you a time you will remember with great pleasure.

1.

A．please

B．disappoint

C．encourage

D．interest

2.

A．unreal

B．true

C．real

D．common

3.

A．Particularly

B．Simply

C．Generally

D．Especially

4.

A．move

B．lead

C．say

D．tell

5.

A．different

B．wrong

C．same

D．right

6.

A．left

B．lived

C．felt

D．led

7.

A．possibly

B．hopelessly

C．finally

D．terribly

8.

A．worst

B．nicest

C．hardest

D．saddest

9.

A．reach

B．get

C．stop

D．arrive

10.

A．in case

B．as a result

C．in fact

D．even if

11.

A．experience

B．conversation

C．talk

D．trip

12.

A．Spend

B．Talk

C．Pay

D．Use

13.

A．going

B．walking

C．seeing

D．visiting

14.

A．the other

B．another

C．other

D．others

15.

A．of your own

B．on your own

C．of yourself

D．on yourself

【推荐2】Many Chinese Seek Family-friendly Travel

For this year’s Children’s Day on June 1, Deng Mo and his wife drove their son to the city of Suzhou, about 100 kilometers from Shanghai, where the family lives.

Many parents ________ spent the weekend with their children, according to a major online travel agency, Ctrip. The platform says ________ for family-friendly hotels increased nearly 60 percent year-on-year that weekend. Sanya, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou were among the top destinations.

Over 70 percent of parents travelling with children chose short-distance tours, and more than 80 percent took high-speed railways or drove. Family-friendly tours ________ up to 60 percent of domestic and overseas travel, a China Tourism Academy survey says. More than 80 percent of ________ believe travelling with children can bring joy to the whole family, and 96 percent express interest in such tours.

Deng has previously taken his son to Japan and Thailand. “It wasn’t ________ to travel with a 3-year-old,” Deng says. “He had a lot of ________ more than we did.” During their vacation in Japan, for example, his son fell sick, and the parents had to stay in the hotel for a whole day. Still, Deng hopes such tours will ________ his boy’s horizons.

Many parents ________ such trips as educational. Shanghai-based online travel agency Lvmama reports that bookings for tours involving museums has increased.

Shanghai resident Ji Hongjuan enjoys taking her 12-year-old daughter, Wen Lan, to China’s ________ sites and museums. In the past few years, they have visited such places as the Palace Museum, the Shaanxi History Museum, and the Nanjing Museum.

“I usually ask my daughter to be my ________ ,” Ji says.

“She searches for information about where we will visit and takes me there, which I think is a great way to ________ her curiosity.”

The family-travel market will continue to grow during the summer vacation from July to August, Ctrip and Lvmama ________

Ji Hongjuan plans to take her daughter to Sichuan Province, where they’ll visit the Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum and the Chengdu Wuhou Shrine because her daughter loves ________ Chinese poetry.

China Tourism Academy head Dai Bin says the market has great ________ . “Our surveys show many parents complain about destinations being too crowded during public holidays,” he says. “Over 40 percent say they’ re looking for more ________ travel products.”

1.

A．rarely

B．similarly

C．seldom

D．happily

2.

A．bookings

B．prices

C．sales

D．customers

3.

A．occupy with

B．take in

C．rise up

D．account for

4.

A．parents

B．families

C．respondents

D．replies

5.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．happy

D．hard

6.

A．snacks

B．clothes

C．luggage

D．food

7.

A．shut

B．narrow

C．open

D．broaden

8.

A．believe

B．regard

C．think

D．look

9.

A．historical

B．nature

C．national

D．modern

10.

A．driver

B．friend

C．guide

D．map

11.

A．satisfy

B．increase

C．encourage

D．cultivate

12.

A．comment

B．forecast

C．review

D．preview

13.

A．modern

B．ancient

C．new

D．dramatic

14.

A．opportunities

B．wealth

C．prosperity

D．potential

15.

A．expensive

B．cheap

C．quality

D．quiet

【推荐3】I used to travel to make myself relaxed. Two years ago, I was rather busy with my business and under a lot of ________, so I went to Las Vegas for a holiday. I just wanted to get away and ________ for a while.

When I was on holiday, an ________ suddenly came to me. I had long wished to pay a visit to the Greek island of Sanatorium. Therefore, the idea of a two-week European ________ alone was born.

I’d driven ________ across the US before, but traveling to other ________ whose languages aren’t the same as mine ________ me. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to ________ with anyone.

But I soon ________ that if I wanted to follow my dreams, I had to ________ out of my comfort area (舒适区). If I let ________ take control of me, I’d get nowhere.

As I was ________ more places to visit on my trip, I found Mykonos, Greece, which I ________ just as much as I liked Sanatorium. When I arrived in ________, it was like I was in a dream.

What I appreciated best was the bus ride to Venice. As I rode the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was completely ________ from the pressure (压力) of my work. How ________ it was to see people riding their bikes to the ________ they would like to go to!

Some people might say, “It’s not a big ________; it’s just Venice. Thousands of people go there every day.” But is was more than that to me. It was about having a ________ and when it was time for it to come true, don’t let it ________.

1.

A．joy

B．pressure

C．loss

D．pain

2.

A．wait

B．sleep

C．work

D．relax

3.

A．idea

B．energy

C．system

D．invitation

4.

A．position

B．solution

C．vacation

D．completion

5.

A．fast

B．alone

C．entirely

D．slightly

6.

A．cities

B．parks

C．countries

D．companies

7.

A．attracted

B．frightened (使……害怕)

C．surprised

D．interested

8.

A．agree

B．stare

C．communicate

D．travel

9.

A．realized

B．arranged

C．selected

D．contacted

10.

A．look

B．leave

C．make

D．step

11.

A．fear

B．pride

C．anger

D．courage

12.

A．in danger of

B．in place of

C．in search of

D．in charge of

13.

A．explored

B．visited

C．doubted

D．liked

14.

A．Asia

B．Europe

C．America

D．Africa

15.

A．tired

B．lost

C．different

D．free

16.

A．frightening

B．freezing

C．powerful

D．nice

17.

A．castles

B．places

C．situation

D．homeland

18.

A．deal

B．reality

C．order

D．ending

19.

A．business

B．dream

C．future

D．journey

20.

A．explore

B．destroy

C．go

D．survive

【推荐2】When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very short, and when we ________ together, his hand on my arm for ________, people would stare. I would struggle at the unwanted ________.

It was ________ to coordinate (协调) our steps, and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to ________ to you.”

Our ________ walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. Despite unpleasant weather, he almost never ________ a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. A matter of ________ to him! When snow or ice was on the ground, it was ________ for him to walk, even with help. At such times my sisters or I would ________ him through the streets of Brooklyn, NY on a child’ s sleigh (雪橇) to the subway entrance.

When I think of it now, I am amazed at how much ________ it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to such shame and stress, and at how he did it - without ________ or complaint. He never talked about himself as an object of ________, nor did he show any envy of the more ________ or able. What he ________ in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.

He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my ________ to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how I ________ it. I think of him when I ________ about troubles, when I am ________ of another’s good fortune, and when I don’ t have a “good heart”. At such times I put my hand on his arm to ________ my balance, and say, “You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”

1.

A．sat

B．came

C．walked

D．gathered

2.

A．balance

B．comfort

C．pleasure

D．interaction

3.

A．expectation

B．attention

C．respect

D．sympathy

4.

A．necessary

B．worthwhile

C．unbelievable

D．difficult

5.

A．adjust

B．turn

C．respond

D．appeal

6.

A．easy

B．long

C．special

D．usual

7.

A．wasted

B．enjoyed

C．missed

D．changed

8.

A．relief

B．pride

C．generosity

D．kindness

9.

A．impossible

B．improper

C．cruel

D．funny

10.

A．watch

B．lift

C．hold

D．pull

11.

A．patience

B．courage

C．time

D．effort

12.

A．mercy

B．bitterness

C．success

D．support

13.

A．wisdom

B．value

C．pity

D．trick

14.

A．fortunate

B．confident

C．potential

D．promising

15.

A．put off

B．showed off

C．waited for

D．looked for

16.

A．astonishment

B．ignorance

C．impoliteness

D．unwillingness

17.

A．appreciated

B．regretted

C．tolerated

D．avoided

18.

A．complain

B．ask

C．worry

D．argue

19.

A．ashamed

B．afraid

C．envious

D．aware

20.

A．resist

B．break

C．regain

D．practice

【推荐1】I never went to university but always thought about it. The only way I _________ it was listening to my children talk about the interesting classes they were taking. University was just a life-long _________ of mine. I just turned sixty-four years old. I still thought about that old dream _________ one day when there was an Advanced-Age _________ at the local university. I decided to _________.

      My first day of school finally arrived. As I drove there, my mind was filled with _________ thoughts, “What am I doing? The _________ will laugh when they see me in class. I probably won’t live long enough to get a _________. Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home.”
      Then, suddenly, I saw it! A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog. I slowed down a little and read the words, “Live your dreams.” Was Kermit talking about me? I didn’t turn the car around.
      I drove a little _________ on up the highway and there was another __________. This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue __________ out. A line read, “As a student, he was no Einstein.” And there was a word in red, “Confidence”. A new attitude was __________ inside me.
      __________ the gate of the university, I found there __________ still another billboard. This one showed a photograph of a proud woman. Under the picture was her name, Nola Otis, aged 95, the oldest university graduate. Below it was the words, “Live Life”. At that moment, my outlook changed __________.1.

A．attended

B．gained

C．consulted

D．contained

2.

A．goal

B．idea

C．advice

D．dream

3.

A．since

B．before

C．until

D．after

4.

A．theme

B．system

C．programme

D．process

5.

A．sign up

B．turn up

C．keep up

D．make up

6.

A．negative

B．attractive

C．active

D．optimistic

7.

A．tutors

B．kids

C．professors

D．guards

8.

A．degree

B．praise

C．skill

D．reputation

9.

A．higher

B．further

C．closer

D．lower

10.

A．billboard

B．picture

C．portrait

D．cartoon

11.

A．breaking

B．giving

C．pulling

D．sticking

12.

A．holding

B．arriving

C．setting

D．making

13.

A．Leaving

B．Squeezing

C．Approaching

D．Staying

14.

A．stood

B．lived

C．lay

D．sat

15.

A．slightly

B．accidentally

C．differently

D．completely

【推荐2】Recently, our school held an activity called “Us After Ten Years”, where the speakers presented what they would become in the future. At first, I didn’t care about the______, but just four days before the ceremony, my head teacher asked me to______ one student who got ill.

There were three barriers during my______. Firstly, I didn’t have a clear career path at that time. Luckily, my classmates ______ that I choose to be a diplomat, who is eloquent (善辩的), ______, and enjoys critical thinking, like me. Secondly, I had to choose a representative scene to show my career. My first ______ was to hold a press conference. However, that would have taken ______ than the scheduled time. Ultimately, I decided to give a speech to the current students about my job. Finally, I had to decide the presentation ______. During my first two practices, I tried to ______ the present Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesmen. But I couldn’t find myself like them when speaking. I told myself: “You are ______, so be yourself and create your own style.”

Then came my time. I took a deep breath and walked ______ onto the stage, ______ to my audience. The bright lights and screams from the auditorium suddenly surrounded me tightly. Fortunately, everything went as expected. When the last speech concluded, the heavy burden suddenly ______ into a whole sense of relief, then a sense of pride.

I’m proud that I have ______ the mental barriers. I’m also proud of Chinese diplomats, who meet all kinds of questions and ______. but manage to keep showing Chinese wisdom. That’s the kind of person I want to be.

1.

A．career.

B．activity

C．result

D．theory

2.

A．get rid of

B．make use of

C．take charge of

D．take the place of

3.

A．preparation

B．examination

C．preview

D．recovery

4.

A．urged

B．requested

C．suggested

D．commanded

5.

A．aggressive

B．hardworking

C．stubborn

D．introverted

6.

A．design

B．behavior

C．impression

D．belief

7.

A．harder

B．shorter

C．longer

D．faster

8.

A．advantage

B．style.

C．purpose

D．drawback

9.

A．understand

B．persuade

C．lead

D．imitate.

10.

A．unique

B．optimistic

C．tolerate.

D．intelligent

11.

A．slowly

B．impatiently

C．steadily

D．hardly

12.

A．shaking

B．waving

C．shouting

D．wishing

13.

A．shifted

B．translated

C．erupted

D．adjusted

14.

A．doubled

B．impressed

C．formed

D．overcome

15.

A．solutions

B．answers

C．emergencies

D．measures

【推荐3】We live in a world increasingly dominated by science. Since elementary school, I have always ______subjects like science and math. To me, these subjects, full of discoveries and ______, seem to play more significant role in human progress than humanities. And I always ______thought of these subjects as more solid and serious than classes like English. If there was no right ______I thought, why bother? But recently I had an ______that taught me my academic interests are more flexible than I had thought: I took my first philosophy class.

Before I entered the classroom, I was ______. I waited outside with the other students and wondered what exactly philosophy would involve. I imagined getting into pretty long and boring conversations ______intended to reflect on the meaning of life. But what I got was something quite ______.

A young man in jeans, Mr. Jones — “but you can call me Rob” — was far from the white- haired, buttoned-up old man I had ______. Rather than pulling us into dull arguments about difficult-to-understand philosophical points, Rob ______us on our level. To talk free will, we looked at our own obstacles. To talk morals, we looked at ______we had faced ourselves. By the end of class, I’d discovered that questions with no right answer can turn out to be the most ______ones.

It ______me that if I let go of my ______, I can actually get a lot out of the subjects I once thought little of. The class taught me — in more ways than one — to look at things with a(n) ______mind.

1.

A．chosen

B．evaluated

C．favored

D．avoided

2.

A．formulas

B．puzzles

C．challenges

D．innovations

3.

A．automatically

B．consciously

C．accurately

D．impatiently

4.

A．reason

B．answer

C．method

D．direction

5.

A．surprise

B．experience

C．incident

D．adventure

6.

A．hopeful

B．confident

C．doubtful

D．nervous

7.

A．jokingly

B．mistakenly

C．previously

D．naturally

8.

A．unique

B．common

C．different

D．strange

9.

A．mentioned

B．expected

C．encountered

D．missed

10.

A．engaged

B．tested

C．persuaded

D．invited

11.

A．choices

B．abilities

C．dilemmas

D．doubts

12.

A．objective

B．effective

C．encouraging

D．appealing

13.

A．confused

B．struck

C．warned

D．convinced

14.

A．pride

B．concern

C．assessment

D．prejudice

15.

A．open

B．strong

C．sharp

D．ready