Four Beautiful National Parks in New Zealand
Fiordland National Park
With over three million acres, the Fiordland National Park is the largest in New Zealand. It is also one of the most popular tourist attractions, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors yearly to its dramatic landscape. When visiting, you will find beautiful fiords (峡湾), ancient rainforests, shining lakes, waterfalls, and snow-capped peaks.
Abel Tasman National Park
Located on the north end of the South Island is Abel Tasman National Purk, named after the first European explorer to find New Zealand. At nearly 60,000 acres, it is the smallest national park in the country, but it offers the perfect mix of relaxation and adventure. For instance, the park features sandy beaches, clear streams, forested hills, and mossy valleys. The best way to experience the area is by hiking, camping, kayaking, sailing and swimming.
Arthur’s Pass National Park
Also on New Zealand’s South Island is Arthur’s Pass National Park, featuring primarily mountainous terrain (地形). Arthur’s Pass includes the heart of the Southern Alps and consists of high, rough mountains, steep gorges and wide rivers. Because the area is not as developed as other parks and requires visitors to have a knowledge of route-finding and river-crossing, it is not typically an area for inexperienced recreationists.
Tongariro National Park
Tongariro was the 6th national park established in the world and the oldest in New Zealand. It’s been open to the public since 1887 and is the perfect destination for thrill-seekers and those who appreciate mother nature. The park contains three active volcanoes and features world-famous crossings for some of the best hiking and skiing in the world.
1. Which one of the following parks is the largest park in New Zealand?| A．Fiordland National Park. | B．Abel Tasman National Park. |
| C．Arthur’s Pass National Park. | D．Tongariro National Park. |
| A．They are located on the South Island. |
| B．They are named after European explorers. |
| C．They are suitable for inexperienced recreationists. |
| D．They feature world-famous crossings and beaches. |
| A．Beginner hikers. | B．Thrill-seekers. | C．Swim lovers. | D．Bridge-builders. |
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Shakespeare’s Globe
Shakespeare’s Globe, which officially opened in 1997, is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, built in 1599, and brings Shakespeare’s world to life. As a visitor to the exhibition you’ll discover how shows were produced in the theatres during Shakespeare’s time. The guide-storytellers take you on a fascinating half-hour tour.
Price: Adult ￡9.00；Child(5-15) ￡6.50; Student ￡7.50; Under 5 FREE.
The Tower of London
The tower, nearly 100 feet high, with walls 15 feet thick, was built in the early 1080s. King Henry Ⅲ made this tower his home. King Edward V and his younger brother were murdered inside by their uncle. Queen Elizabeth I was shut up in the tower for two months by her half sister Mary who felt that her throne(王位)was being threatened(威胁). In 1603, part of the tower became a museum.
Price: Adult ￡16.50; Child (5-15) ￡9.50; Under 5 FREE; Student ￡13.50; Family (two adults with three children) ￡46.00.
Banqueting(宴会) House
Banqueting House is the remains of Whitehall Palace which was built in 1529 and was home to the English kings. It was destroyed by fire. Famous for its architecture and painting, the building is also known for being the scene of Charles I’s execution(处决).
Price: Adult ￡4.50; Child ￡2.25; Student (with ID) and senior citizen (60+) ￡3.00; Under 5 FREE.
Tower Bridge Exhibition
Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest, most recognizable bridges in the world. At the Tower Bridge Exhibition you can enjoy breath-taking views from the high-level walkways and learn about the history of the bridge and how it was built. You can then visit the Victorian engine rooms, home to the original steam engines that used to power the bridge.
Price: Adult￡6.00; Child (5-15) ￡3.00; Under 5 FREE; Senior citizen(60+) ￡4.50; Student￡4.50.
1. Which of the following places has the longest history?
| A．Whitehall Palace. | B．The Globe Theatre. |
| C．The Tower of London. | D．Tower Bridge. |
| A．￡33 | B．￡43 | C．￡46 | D．￡52 |
| A．Mary didn’t like her | B．she tried to steal Mary’s treasure |
| C．Mary feared she would become the Queen | D．she intended to murder Mary |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
【推荐2】Must see in Guangxi
A Broad Spectrum of Scenery
What you will find here is beyond towering mountains, dense forests, and picturesque scenery. This alpine (高山的) scenic spot spreads across 17,008 hectares, with over one-third being primeval (原始的) forest. Its natural landscape can be magnificent but quiet, special but elegant. The high humidity makes the sea of clouds a common scene here thanks to the mountain climate. And the scenery varies with the season. Here, you can appreciate splendid blossoms in spring, avoid summer heat in the cool canyon, step on red leaves scattered on the ground in autumn, and get stunned by the rime ice in winter.
A Hotel in Nature
Chaoranpai International Hotel is only 2 kilometers away from the Lijiang River Source Grand Canyon. By taking both the ecological design and standards of 5-star hotels into account, this hotel has integrated modern services and nature, especially bamboo. The hotel also offers entertainments such as go-carting, cosplay of counter strike, and Chinese-style tea houses. Besides, the mountain itself is like a natural oxygen bar.
A Heaven of Fauna and Flora
Mao’er mountain is abundant in rare animals and plants. Inhabited by 2,484 species of plants and 345species of vertebrates, this place can serve as a natural gene bank. And surprisingly, a rare alpine wetland featuring
evergreen broad-leave d trees has found a way of surviving in the dwarf forest at a high altitude.
Two ways to get there
1. Take a train and get off at Xing’an Bei station, and take the shuttle bus that goes directly to the Mao’er mountain.
2. Take the Guilin-Xing’an bus from Guilin bus station, get off at Baizhupu station (Zibai Road Intersection), and take the shuttle from Baizhupu to Gaozhai, which is at the foot of the Mao’er mountain.
Travel Tips
Entrance ticket:160 yuan for adults (half price for children under 12)
Opening hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Recommended duration of visit:2-4 hours
Location: northwest of Xing’an county, Guilin
1. What is the characteristic of natural landscape in Guangxi?| A．Crowded but elegant | B．Magnificent but quiet |
| C．Special and desolate(荒凉的) | D．Common and lifeless |
| A．The alpine scenic spot | B．Xing’an Bei station |
| C．Mao’er mountain | D．Chaoranpai International Hotel |
| A．240 yuan. | B．320 yuan. |
| C．400 yuan. | D．480 yuan. |
【推荐3】
Come to Austria! Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is opened by a local family. Temperatures (温度) in summer are usually from 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening. |
Enjoy Thailand! When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating ( 漂 浮 ) Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. You can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat. It may be as hot as 40℃ at noon. |
Visit Hawaii! Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the center of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. |
| A．Shopping. | B．Food. | C．Travel. | D．Hotels. |
| A．Soll. | B．Bangkok. | C．Vienna. | D．Kauai. |
| A．The hottest travel place is Soll. |
| B．Maybe it often rains in the center of Kauai. |
| C．The Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok. |
| D．Post Hotel in Austria is clean but its price is high. |
【推荐1】Top 4 National Parks in the World
Nature’s beauty knows no bounds and there is no better way to spend a holiday than breathing in the fresh air and enjoying the scenery of some of the world’s most magnificent national parks. The following four national parks invite you to truly enjoy the great outdoors.
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Plitvice Lakes National Park is located in the greenery of Croatia. As a UNESCO World Heritage site, it showcases 16 lakes connected by refreshing waterfalls. Make your way along the wooden pathways that wind through the park and witness the waterfalls up close. A feast for the senses, Plitvice Lakes National Park is a true delight for nature lovers and photographers.
Troodos National Forest Park, Cyprus
Cyprus’ hidden treasure, Troodos National Forest Park, invites you to marvel at majestic mountains and the rich vegetation. Home to Mount Olympus, the highest peak on the island, you can enjoy pine-scented forests and pretty villages. Wander across ancient Byzantine churches that are hidden away among the greenery and vegetation displays.
Durmitor National Park, Montenegro
Although Montenegro is often overlooked as a destination, Durmitor National Park is a must for a true Alpine experience. With rough roads, it is home to limestone peaks, thick pine forests and ancient lakes. Wild goats and cattle can always be seen eating grass beside the lakes. One of the deepest canyons (峡谷) in the world, the Tara River Canyon, is a highlight worth seeing. Here you can enjoy lots of outdoor activities, including hiking, mountain biking and white-water rafting (皮划艇).
Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
Khao Sok National Park in Thailand promises an unforgettable experience where ancient rainforests meet unique wildlife. Walk through one of the oldest rainforests in the world, where you’ll be able to see a range of vegetation and animals. Keep a lookout for playful monkeys, mighty elephants and the tigers pacing back and forth.
1. Which scenery do visitors of Plitvice Lakes National Park mainly expect?| A．The green forest. | B．The waterfalls and lakes. |
| C．The wooden pathways. | D．The deep canyons. |
| A．Its rich plants. | B．The highest peak. |
| C．A good place for hiking. | D．People living there. |
| A．They are both suitable for outdoor sports. |
| B．They both have canyons. |
| C．They both have wild animals. |
| D．They are both in Asia. |
【推荐2】In the 1960s, while studying the volcanic history of Yellowstone National Park, Bob Christian-sen became puzzled about something that, strangely, had not troubled anyone before he couldn’t find the park’s volcano. It had been known for a long time that Yellowstone was volcanic in nature—that is what accounted for all its hot springs and other steamy features. But Christian-sen couldn’t find the Yellowstone volcano anywhere.
Most of us, when we talk about volcanoes, think of the classic cone(圆锥体)shapes of a Fuji or Kilimanjaro, which were created when erupting magma(岩浆)piled up. These can form remarkably quickly. One day in 1943, a Mexican farmer was surprised to see smoke rising from a small part of his land. In one week he was the confused owner of a cone five hundred feet high. Within two years it had topped out at almost fourteen hundred feet and was more than half a mile-across. Altogether there are some ten thousand of these volcanoes on Earth, all but a few hundred of them extinct. There is, however, a second less known type of volcano that doesn’t involve mountain building. These are volcanoes so explosive that they burst open in a single big crack, leaving behind a vast hole, the caldera(火山口).Yellowstone obviously was of this second type, but Christian-sen couldn’t find the caldera anywhere.
Just at this time NASA decided to test some new high-altitude cameras by taking photographs of Yellowstone. A thoughtful official passed on some of the copies to the park authorities on the assumption that they might make a nice blow-up(放大的照片)for one of the visitors’ centers. As soon as Christian-sen saw the photos, he realized why he had failed to spot the caldera: almost the whole park—2.2 million acres -was a caldera. The explosion had left a hole more than forty miles across-much too huge to be seen from anywhere at ground level. At some time in the past Yellowstone must have blown up with violence far beyond the scale of anything known to humans.
1. What does the underlined word “its” in paragraph 1 refer to?| A．The ground. | B．The nature. |
| C．The volcano. | D．The park. |
| A．A single big crack was forming there. | B．Someone was burning stalks there. |
| C．A volcano was erupting underneath. | D．There were some hot springs there. |
| A．By looking at the photographs. | B．By analyzing its steamy features. |
| C．By researching historical documents. | D．By using some advanced equipment. |
| A．Its level is much higher than the surrounding areas. |
| B．The volcano in it involved mountain building. |
| C．It is a large hole left by the explosion. |
| D．Its shape is much like a cone. |
【推荐3】Nearly 300 miles long, up to 18 miles across and 4000 vertical（垂直的） feet down, the 8th new wonder: the splendid Grand Canyon（峡谷）.
Viewing its glory, President Theodore Roosevelt called the Grand Canyon "a natural wonder， absolutely unparalleled（无比的）throughout the rest of the world". He urged Americans to preserve what he described as the "wonderful greatness, the nobleness, the great loneliness and the beauty of the canyon". More than a hundred years later, it's still easy to see why almost 5 million annual visitors call the Grand Canyon a wonder.
The canyon stretches as far as the eye can see. Some 5 or 6 million years ago, the Colorado River rushed through this land, carving out the massive canyon we see today, exposing even older layers of rock previously buried. Geologists say some are 2,000 million years old. Native Americans were the first people to make these rocky walls as their homes about 12,000 years ago.
Today the Hualapi and Havasupai Indians live deep in the canyon, balancing age-old traditions with modernity. There are no roads to this village; mules carry the mail here. But at the same time, the tribes are designing a skywalk that promises an excellent view over the canyon early next year. The bald eagle, wild and endangered American icon is another longtime resident of the Grand Canyon.
1. It was ___ that rushed through the land and then the Grand Canyon came into being| A．the Nile River | B．the Colorado River |
| C．the River of Babylon | D．the Amazon River |
| A．a road | B．a bridge |
| C．a skywalk | D．a railway |
| A．The bald eagle is becoming endangered. |
| B．The bald eagle has lived in the Grand Canyon for a long time. |
| C．The American icon is the bald eagle. |
| D．The bald eagle is a kind of tame bird. |
| A．the Arizona plains. |
| B．the bald eagle |
| C．the Colorado River |
| D．the 8th new wonder of the world : the Grand Canyon |
Tour guides are required to lead tourists to the forest and accompany them during their stay at a jungle hut. Working hours may be any time between 4 a. m. and 8 p. m., as the tour programme requires. Applicants should be fit, enthusiastic, and have an interest in the natural world. A rich knowledge of English is very important. Please send your application to the address below: Tambata Jungle Lodge, O. O. Box 527, Cuzco, Peru.
Italy
Staff is required all year round in our hotel situated on the edge of Lake Maggiore. Previous experience is not necessary but a high level of English or Italian is highly desirable. Applicants must be hard-working and quite flexible in working hours. Send your application to the personnel manager to the address: Grand Hotel Montana, Via Osteria, 1-28051. Lake Maggiore, Italy.
Nepal
Volunteer teachers are needed to help teach various subjects in primary schools in Nepal. All meals and accommodation are provided. Applicants should be caring, highly-motivated, and preferably have some sporting or artistic skills. Besides, fluent English is required. For further information, please contact: The Director, Intouch Nepal, P. O. Box 439, Pokhara, Nepal.
1. What do you have to do if you take the job as a tour guide in Peru?| A．Have some sporting skills. |
| B．Lead and accompany tourists in the jungle. |
| C．Work more than sixteen hours almost every day. |
| D．Be fit, enthusiastic and have an interest in the arts. |
| A．Previous experience is not a must. | B．The applicants must have artistic skills. |
| C．The applicants must speak Italian well. | D．All meals and accommodation are provided. |
| A．The applicants should work all year long. | B．They both provide free accommodation. |
| C．They both require good spoken English. | D．The applicants should be good at sports. |
【推荐2】Ticketing Information on Hong Kong Science Museum
Regular Admission Fee
Standard tickets: 20 yuan
Group tickets: 14 yuan (special rate of standard tickets for groups of 20 people or more per visit)
Concessionary(优惠的) tickets: 10 yuan(applicable to disabled people with an accompanying minder and senior citizens aged 60 or above)
Free admission for full-time students and children under 4 years old accompanied by an adult with a ticket
Application for Exemption(豁免) from Admission Fee
Kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, universities, charities and non-profit-making organizations arranging group visits of 20 or more visitors can apply for exemption from admission fee. Application should be made at least 2 weeks before the date of visit and will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis subject to availability.
Contact Details
Enquiries for schools: 2732 3220 (please make telephone reservation for the visiting date before sending in the application)
Enquiries for registered charities and non-profit-making organizations: 2732 3268
Attention
Persons buying concessionary tickets may be requested by museum staff to produce a valid document for confirmation of eligibility(合格) . Students must be requested to produce a valid document. If proof of current full-time student status is not shown on the document, museum staff has the right to request the student concerned to pay them for the money of the full ticket.
1. How much should a 65-year-old man pay to visit the museum?| A．10 yuan. | B．14 yuan. | C．20 yuan. | D．60 yuan. |
| A．12 waiters in a restaurant. | B．15 teachers from a high school. |
| C．23 people from a local company. | D．26 people working in the Red Cross. |
| A．School reports. | B．Exam papers. |
| C．Student’s ID cards. | D．Research reports. |
【推荐3】Best Books of All Time
If you want to fill your shelves with the best books of all time, you’re in the right place.
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein(1974)
The imagination of Shel Silverstein is on fall display in this classic collection of short stories and poems. Where the Sidevalk Ends is truly one of the best poetry books of all time because of is staying power for children. The stories of this American poet, author, singer, and folk artist have something for everyone.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy(1878)
Most critics regard it as one of the most iconic literary love stories. Leo Tolstoy’s Russian tale of unfortunate lovers is filed with fascinating quotes like,“He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.” Described by Fyodor Dostoevsky as “flawless”, this one belongs on any book collector’s shelf.
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery(1943)
The Little Prince is a timeless tale of a prince’s journey from planet to planet in search of adventure. What he finds,however, are interactions with adults who leave him frustrated. In the Saharn Desert, he runs into the book’s narrator,and the two start an eight-day journey filled with lessons. It’s one of the most compelling short books we’ve ever read. It’s also one of the most widely read children’s classics all over the world. Whether you prefer reading in English,French, or another language, you’re bound to find a copy.
The Shining by Stephen King(1977)
The master of suspense must be included in any list of books you should read in a lifetime. That’s why you’ll find Stephen King’s The Shining here. Jack Torrance is a middle-aged man looking for a fresh start. He thinks he’s found it when he lands a job as the caretaker at an old hotel, the Overlook. But as snow piles higher outside, the hotel begins to feel more evil and dangerous, less freeing and more annoying. Horror fans, take note; This is one of the scariest and best Stephen King books of all time.
1. In which book can we read about lovers?| A．Where the Sidewalk End. | B．Anna Karenina. |
| C．The Little Prince. | D．The Shining. |
| A．They are both talking about adults. |
| B．They were both written in the 19408. |
| C．They are both love stories. |
| D．They are both for children. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Sports. | C．Culture. | D．History. |
