【推荐2】Hoo, the online hotel room offer platform, has found that the level of staycations being taken across 16 global holiday hotspots has increased by an average of 18 percent when compared to this time last year.

With the cost of accommodation also climbing 16 percent, Hoo found more of an increase in domestic demand for travel. “This time last year, we were already starting to see caution where our holidays were concerned, as the growing threat of COVID caused uncertainty over travel plans. A year down the line and there's an obvious shift away from international travel,” Hoo co-founder Adrian Murdock said in a statement, “Although we now remain in lockdown in many parts of the world, many are hoping that the easing of restrictions will allow domestic travel by the time the holiday season arrives.”

Hoo, a British-based company, is an online platform that allows users to book a hotel room at the advertised rate or to make an offer on the room which the hotel can accept or decline in real-time. The figures it collected from 16 key tourism markets show that, currently, an average of 76 percent of all bookings are for domestic holidays, with just 24 percent of bookings being made for holidays abroad. This is an 18 percent swing when compared to the same point last year when just 58 percent of bookings were for domestic holidays.

At the same time, this domestic demand seems to have caused an increase in the cost of staycations. Hoo also analyzed hotel room rates across major cities within each nation and found that the average cost of a room per night has increased by 16 percent.

1. What can we learn from Adrian Murdock's words?

A．People are worried about COVID.	B．People can travel as they like soon.
C．Domestic travel will greatly increase.	D．International travel is not popular now.

2. How does the author present his idea in paragraph 3?

A．By telling stories.	B．By giving reasons.
C．By using figures.	D．By showing examples.

3. Which can be the best title of the text?

A．Free to Go for Domestic Holidays?	B．An Increase in the Cost of Staycations
C．International Travel or Domestic Travel?	D．Staycations on the Rise Around the World

【推荐3】Suzhou is home to some wonderful classical-style gardens in China. The following are the greatest examples.

Zhuozheng Yuan

It’s the largest and the most famous garden in Suzhou, perhaps the finest of its type in China. Throughout the centuries, the central part of the garden still contains its original Ming Dynasty flavor. Since it is such a large garden, with caves, forests, islands, bridges, paths, and all sorts of pavilions and halls, no simple description of the garden will do.

Liu Yuan

The 2.3-hectare Liu Yuan was built in 1593. The garden has Chinese couplets beside nearly every gate and door. These are two-line poems written in classical Chinese. Their use in the garden is meant to set the tone for each section and add to the reflective nature of the experience by describing or drawing attention to different features of the garden in a poetic way.

Shizilin

At a little less than one hectare in size, Shizilin was built in 1342. The garden gets its name because it is filled with strangely shaped rocks which are said to look like lions posing in various shapes. The garden’s many paths wind through caves and more rocks than can be counted, making it easy to get lost. Apart from being beautiful and interesting, the garden is perhaps the oldest rock garden of its kind, making it important historically.

Huanxiu Shanzhuang

At 0.2 hectares, Huanxiu Shanzhuang is one of the smallest of the important gardens in Suzhou. Centered in a pond, a huge rockery, 7.2 meters in height, was created, using nearly every technique known in the art form. A winding path goes through and around the rockery, allowing for it to be viewed from many directions — each direction giving a different idea of what the rocks represent.

1. What do we know about Zhuozheng Yuan?

A．It is famous for the forests.	B．It’s the finest garden in China.
C．It dates back to the Ming Dynasty.	D．It is a rather simple and plain garden.

2. Why are couplets put on in Liu Yuan?

A．To display natural beauty.	B．To summarize a section’s characteristic.
C．To add pleasure to visitors.	D．To show the beauty of classical Chinese.

3. What feature do Shizilin and Huanxiu Shanzhuang share?

A．Flavor.

B．Pond.

C．Couplets.

D．Rocks.

【推荐1】Visions Service Trip

Summer Volunteer Program for Teens

Be a teen without borders this summer! High-quality volunteer travel programs are for teens or middle school students who want to finish difficult projects and make long-term friendships. Through service work and cross-cultural living，Visions offers new ideas and deep learning while helping poor communities. Our evenings and weekends are kept for traveling around.English,Spanish and French language programs are in the U.S.,Caribbean, Central America,South America and Asia.

Dates:2-4 weeks' programs in July and August.

Destination	Language	Dates	Duration	Service Hours	Tuition
Dominican Republic	Spanish	06/30-07/20	21 days	70	＄4,950
Ecuador&Galapagos	Spanish	06/30-07/24	25 days	80	＄6,150
Peru	Spanish	06/30-07/24	25 days	80	＄5,650
Guadeloupe	French	07/01-07/25	25 days	80	＄5,950
Alaska	English	06/30-07/27	28 days	100	＄5,950
British Virgin Islands	English	06/30-07/09	10 days	40	＄3,250
Cambodia	English	07/20-08/09	21 days	70	＄4,950

Contact:Visions Service journeys 541 E.Babcock St.Bozeman,MT,59715.
Tel:406-551-4423
Email:info@VisionsServiceAdventures.com
Website:VisionsServiceAdventures.com
1. Why does Visions start the activity?

A．Because it wants to provide volunteering service.

B．Because it wants to give teens a chance to travel.

C．Because it wants to visit Caribbean.

D．Because it want to have fun.

2. How long will volunteers provide service in British Virgin Islands?

A．40 hours.

B．70 hours.

C．80 hours.

D．100

3. If you want to go to Guadeloupe to join this program,you need to pay

A．$4,950

B．$5,650

C．$5.950

D．$6150

【推荐3】China in Space

Did you Know...

★ In 1956 China opened the first missile and rocket research institute?

★ Who is the first Chinese astronaut in space?

★ What is China's first Mars rover?

Beginning of China's space program

In 1956, China opened its first missile and rocket research institute. Qian Xuesen (1911 - 2009), a Chinese scientist honored as “father of China's space program” was the director. With great determination to build Chinese own rockets, he devoted himself to China's space program. Less than ten years later, on July 19, 1964, China launched a biology rocket “T-7A/S1” into space with the first Chinese “astronauts”- 4 big rats and 4 small rats inside it. In 1968. China opened another institute for manned space flight. But that was just the beginning.

China's First Astronaut in Space

At 9 a. m. October 15, 2003, Yang Liwei, aboard Shenzhou V manned spaceship, took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the Gobi desert in northwest China's Gansu Province, starting his long - expected trip in the space. More than 20 hours later, Yang Liwei finished his last action of this trip by cutting the rope of the parachute (降落伞) and walked out of the spaceship, putting an end to Chinese people's successful trip to the space for the first time.

China's first Mars rover

On April 24, China's Space Day, China's first Mars rover has been named Zhurong, announced the China National Space Administration (CNSA). On May 22, the six-wheeled solar-powered rover, looking like a blue butterfly, left the first “footprints, on the red planet. Zhurong's first successful drive made China the second country after the United States to land and operate a rover on Mars.

Zhurong is the god of fire in ancient Chinese mythology. Literally, Zhu expresses the good wishes for humankind's exploration of the universe. Rong means integration and cooperation, reflecting China's vision of the peaceful use of space. The name is another example of Chinese scientific romance including Tianwen, Chang'e and Beidou, which also shows the Chinese spirit of exploration and culural confidence, according to Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the CNSA.

1. Which word can best describe Qian Xuesen's quality?

A．Patient.

B．Committed.

C．Gentle.

D．Responsible.

2. How many “astronauts” were inside the biology rocket “T-7A/S1”?

A．One.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Eight.

3. Which of the following is true about Yang Liwei ?

A．He first joined China's space program in 2003

B．He was the astronaut on Shenzhou VI

C．He spent over 20 hours on his first space trip

D．He threw the rope of the parachute in space

4. What is Zhurong according to the text?

A．A rocket.

B．A rover.

C．A butterfly.

D．A missile.

5. Which of the following is an opinion, and not a fact?

A．Qian Xuesen was honored as “father of China's space program”.

B．In 1968, China opened another institute for manned space fight.

C．Zhurong is the Bod of fire in ancient Chinese mythology.

D．The name “Tianwen” shows the Chinese cultural confidence.