Located in Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park Peyto Lake is one of the most wonderful lakes in the world. What makes it truly beautiful is its unique greenish-blue color, and placement in the Canadian Rockies. Named after trail guide Bill Peyto, this lake is located at a height of 1,860m.
Entry Details: $9.80 adult, $8.30 senior, $4.90 youth, and $19.60 family
Best Time to Visit: July, August, and September
Lake Argentino, Argentina
Located in the Patagonian province in Argentina, the lake is truly beautiful. Surrounded by glaciers and snow-covered mountains, the lake presents visual delights like none other. With a maximum depth of 500 meters, it’s the biggest freshwater lake in Argentina. The lake is famous for fishing.
Entry Details: $15~$20, changes as per season, but entry for tourists above 70 years of age is always free.
Best Time to Visit: December to March, and late November
Lake Baikal, Russia
Being the world’s oldest and deepest lake, Baikal is about 395 meters long, 49 meters wide and 1,637 meters deep. It holds more water than the Five Great Lakes of America combined, and is thus the largest freshwater lake globally. Located in the south Russian region of Siberia, a trip to view this lake is a trip of a lifetime!
Entry Details: No Entrance fee here
Best Time to Visit: March to April
Lake Como, Italy
Considered one of the most beautiful lakes in Europe, Lake Como has attracted tourists since Roman times. Located in Lombardy, Como is one of the deepest lakes in Europe. Surrounded by villas and palaces, this lake has attracted some of the wealthiest. Today, many celebrities(名人) have houses here. Here you can enjoy water sports, take a flight over the lake, or try skiing during the winters-every tourist has something he’s going to like!
Entry Details: Free
Best Time to Visit: July and September
1. Why is the passage presented?| A．To call on people to travel around the world. |
| B．To introduce some beautiful lakes around the world. |
| C．To explain how some world-famous lakes formed. |
| D．To tell us what tourist can do around the world-famous lakes. |
| A．Lake Como, Italy. | B．Lake Baikal, Russia. |
| C．Peyto Lake, Canada. | D．Lake Argentino, Argentina. |
| A．The world’s second largest freshwater lake is in Russia |
| B．A trail guide gave the name to Peyto Lake of Canada |
| C．Lake Como is well known for its color and location |
| D．Lake Argentino is surrounded by glaciers and snow-covered mountains |
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【推荐1】Are you a fan of outdoor adventures? Do you enjoy scenic views to relax? Look no further, as the following destinations offer all that and more.
Athabasca Falls
Alberta, Canada
Water from the Canadian Rockies flows down into the waterfalls of Jasper National Park, creating a flow with wild energy. The falls are wheelchairs accessible, with a paved path taking admirers to a number of viewpoints. If visitors leave the path, they can explore both the upper and lower regions of the trail.
Akaka Falls Trail
Hakalau, Hawaii
A short half-mile hike is big on sights and low on hard activity. The well-kept ring like trail guide visitors around to see a number of waterfalls, including the 442-foot main attraction, and beautiful local flora (植物群) among the famous landscape. Though there are no hills to climb, there are a number of stairways to go.
Nugget Falls
Juneau, Alaska
Located in Tongass National Forest about 12 miles from Juneau, the Mendenhall Glacier has produced Nugget Falls, a fan-like waterfall that leads into a lake. A series of short hikes allows for different views of the waterfall and icy surrounds, which are also known for frequent brown bear sightings.
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Valley, California
Yosemite National Park is one of the oldest national parks in America and home to the fifth tallest waterfall in the world. Hikers can reach it by taking a 1-mile trail from the lodge or the 7.2-mile round-trip Yosemite Falls Trail route. Late spring is best, with the highest water flow. In the winter, the temperatures dip below freezing. A park admission fee applies.
1. Where can visitors expect to see frequent brown bear sightings?| A．Athabasca Falls. | B．Akaka Falls Trail. | C．Nugget Falls. | D．Yosemite Falls. |
| A．Winter. | B．Spring. | C．Summer. | D．Fall. |
| A．In a travel magazine. | B．In a novel. | C．In a history book. | D．In a diary. |
【推荐2】Yellowstone National Park became America's first national park in 1872. The National Park Service was formed 44 years later in 1916.Yellowstone, which is mostly in the state of Wyoming, is considered an example of the success of the National Park System.Humans have been present in Yellowstone for more than 11,000 years.
Yellowstone contains beautiful mountains, deep canyons(峡谷), lakes and rivers.The name Yellowstone comes from the river running through the area. At first known as Rock Yellow River, it became known as the Yellowstone River.
Yellowstone is host to many different species of plants. However, the park is most distinctive because of what lies underneath it. It sits on top of an ancient super volcano, known as The Yellowstone Caldera. The caldera is 48 by 72 kilometers. And it remains an active volcano.
It is believed that the last time the volcano erupted was one half million years ago. The area has had three major eruptions in the last three million years.Experts say it may erupt again in another 1,000 to 10,000 years. But each year, there are thousands of earthquakes at Yellowstone. Most are too small to be felt by people visiting the park.
Yellowstone is filled with the beauty of many hot water springs. hot water and gasses are trapped under the earth. they rush to the surface in the form of hot water and steam. Old Faithful is The most famous one . It erupts about every hour or hour and a half. The eruption can last from one and a half minutes up to 5 minutes. The amount of hot water it expels（排出） in that time can be as much as 31,000 liters or more.
In addition to its beauty and wonder, Yellowstone is an animal sanctuary（保护区）. It is home to the largest group of wild animals in the United States. As you travel through the park, you can sometimes see them in their natural habitat and hear their calls .
1. What was Yellowstone named after?| A．Rock Yellow River | B．The amazing mountains. |
| C．The stones with yellow color | D．The first discovery in wyoming. |
| A．The scenery is beautiful. | B．There are a lot of explorers. |
| C．It’s home to many plants. | D．Its location is very special. |
| A．The earth. | B．Yellowstone. |
| C．Old Faithful. | D．The Yellowstone Caldera. |
| A．The Yellowstone Caldera has been dead for years. |
| B．Yellowstone is a shelter for the protected wildlife. |
| C．Big earthquakes happen frequently at Yellowstone. |
| D．Yellowstone National Park has attracted visitors for centuries. |
【推荐3】Volcanoes in Indonesia
“The hardest bit of the job is having enough sleep,” admits Martanto, a 29-year-old geophysicist at the monitoring centre for Agung, a volcano in Bali which started erupting(爆发) on November 25th. For the past two weeks he and half a dozen others have relocated from Bandung, in West Java, to keep watch on Agung every hour of the day, occasionally in continuous 32-hour shifts.
Eruptions, in short, are hard to predict with precision. Sinabung, on the island of Sumatra, erupted suddenly in 2010 and then again in 2013 and 2016.
Even when volcanoes are known to be active, and there are enough monitoring data, it is not easy to judge how destructive an eruption might be.
| A．Mr. Syahbana’s colleagues have divided the country’s volcanoes into three categories. |
| B．But before that it had not erupted for more than 400 years. |
| C．Technology helps with the monitoring too. |
| D．“Such decisions”, says Matthew Watson of the University of Bristol, “require a good deal of expert judgment under great uncertainty”. |
| E．Late on October 24th 2010 he decided that an eruption was at hand and called for an evacuation. |
| F．Indonesia is the country with the most volcanoes in the world, with 127 active ones. |
【推荐1】It's easy to get defeated completely by something negative in your daily life. Give these apps a try if you want to be more positive instead of being negative in your daily life.
Shine
Shine is a text messaging service based on the idea that sometimes you need some external phrases to guide your internal positive thinking.
Visit the website, and you'll have the ability to sign up to receive a daily text message ——all you need to provide is a first name and a phone number. Then you'll receive one message per day with inspirational quotes from successful people from Monday through Friday.
Kwippy
In many cases, statements that come from other people can be more powerful than ones you make to yourself. That's where Kwippy comes in.
The app Kwippy has a positive, lively community focused on fun while keeping negativity out. It is a new kind of social media platform that will send you random challenges throughout the day, prompting you to take a photo of something in your nearby environment.
ThinkUp
If you're feeling confident and good about your place in life, download the app, come up with some positive statements about yourself and record them for future generations. If you're feeling less creative or don't know what to say, don,t worry 一 the app also has a list of shared positive statements that you can choose from.
Smiling Mind
Smiling Mind, a nonprofit organization, was founded by and is currently operated by psychologists and educators. Everything there is supported by scientific evidence. The app is free to use but you can make a donation if you want to continue supporting their efforts, displaying friendly and thoughtful acts to others.
In the app, you'll find different choices, which can help you remove negative thoughts and focus on the positivity of the present moments.
1. Which app makes people feel encouraged regularly?| A．Shine. | B．Kwippy. |
| C．ThinkUp. | D．Smiling Mind. |
| A．Those who need to face a big life challenge. |
| B．Those who look for a friendly neighborhood. |
| C．Those who long for a great sense of belonging. |
| D．Those who want to live an enjoyable social life. |
| A．To show the power of some advanced apps. |
| B．To introduce some apps for avoiding people feeling down. |
| C．To compare the advantages of some apps. |
| D．To list the wide usage of apps in our daily life. |
【推荐2】When it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times. There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.
Alcohol
Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC - 1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.
Tea
China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The Mechanical Clock
Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. This was during 618 and 907.
Silk Fabric
Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.
1. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.| A．people in the US like alcohol |
| B．beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty |
| C．Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol by accident |
| D．the author didn’t know alcohol is a Chinese invention |
| A．ancient Chinese inventors were wiser |
| B．many things in our lives are incomplete |
| C．ancient Chinese people never wasted time |
| D．the invention of the mechanical clock is important |
| A．Tea. | B．Alcohol. |
| C．Silk fabric. | D．The mechanical clock. |
Castle experiences in Britain | |
| Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire | Open till Dec 21 Sudeley Castle is a castle lying in the Cotswolds near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. It was once home to Queen Katherine Parr, the last wife of King Henry VIII, Queen Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane Grey and Queen Elizabeth I have all lived at or visited Sudeley. | Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey | Open till June 30 The name means “beautiful wetlands” and Edward I set this beautiful castle on the Isle of Anglesey with views across the water to the hills of the mainland. It’s a pretty well perfect example of a concentric (同心的) castle. |
| Dover Castle, Kent | Open at year round Have you ever seen a Roman lighthouse? There’s one here. Want to see and tour the Second World War tunnels (隧道) from which Winston Churchill surveyed the Channel? Here, too. A Norman keep? Yes. The only problem is you need about three days to see it all, so staying in one of the castle cottages really helps. | Caerhays Castle, Cornwall |Open till June 15 Architect John Nash designed this castle 200 years ago and a century later its famous springtime garden began with plant hunters’ specimens (样品) from China and now contains, among other things, 600 trees with purple flowers. |
| A．It lies on an island. | B．It needs advance booking. |
| C．It has strong royal links. | D．It is accessible all year round. |
| A．Visit Winston Churchill’s house. | B．Walk through the wartime tunnels. |
| C．Check into the castle cottage for free. | D．Learn the history of the World War Ⅱ. |
| A．Caerhays Castle. | B．Dover Castle. |
| C．Sudeley Castle. | D．Beaumaris Castle. |
