【推荐1】Germans have a word wanderlust which translated into English would be ‘the desire to wander'． Nowadays the chance to travel is endless． Thanks to cheap air tickets， travelling abroad is very easy and sometimes it's even cheaper to fly out of the country than to travel within your own． So， yes， travelling is cheap but there have to be other reasons to travel and you've right， there are plenty!

I have always had this feeling of wanderlust． It started from me wanting to explore my local woods at the back of my garden as a young girl and as I have grown， so has my sense of adventure． And I found my local woods being replaced with the Brazil wetland， Pantanal， where I went last summer in search of jaguars， snakes and crocodiles． The thing with travelling is it's always different． Even if you went to the same country， to the same town and stayed in the exact same hotel it would be a completely different experience． The people you meet will be different， and they will tell you their own travelling stories： stories of holiday romance， holiday worries and stories that seem so outrageous that you can hardly believe them until something similar happens to you．

Or maybe the difference is you？ Maybe you have changed since last time you were there？ And that's the thing with travelling - it changes you． When you travel you are forced to experience a new culture． Whether it's eating guinea pig， or staying with a family where neither of you speak a common language and you have to communicate through hand actions and smiles， the experience gives me itchy feet to do it all again． And although wanderlust is a German word， the English idiom "to have itchy feet" has a similar idea． Someone who has itchy feet needs to leave or travel． This desire to explore is found not only in language but in us．

1. According to Paragraph 2， what is the most important part of travelling？ ______

A．You can have different experiences．

B．You can hear many travelling stories．

C．You will experience holiday romance．

D．You are able to take more adventures．

2. The underlined word "outrageous" in Paragraph 2 probably means ______ ．

A．interesting	B．surprising
C．moving	D．disappointing

3. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to？ ______

A．Staying with a family without common languages．

B．Communicating through hand actions and smiles．

C．Eating guinea pig with a family．

D．Experiencing a different culture．

4. The writer wrote the passage in order to ______ ．

A．give various reasons for travelling

B．encourage people to travel abroad

C．explain the German word "wanderlust"

D．share the writer's travelling experiences

【推荐2】When you study abroad in France, you can expect to be treated the same as your native classmates, whether in a lecture or a discussion class.

While you can study abroad in France and focus on nearly any subject, it’s the students with a passion for the arts, architecture and history that rush to the country in the largest numbers. And that’s no shock, considering that France has been the centre of the arts for centuries.

As students of the arts, you will have to make careful use of your time, given all that France has to offer.

•Visit the Louvre to view the works of French artists such as Monet, Matisse and Renoir;

•Read the works of such French literary geniuses as Baudelaire, Proust and Voltaire;

•Listen to the music of Debussy, or more contemporary artists.

France is also a main destination for architecture students, as you will see architecture in nearly every style:

•The Gothic Chateau de Chambord, built in the 1500s;

•Place Dauphine built in 1607 in Baroque style;

•The post-modern housing development, Marne-la-Vallee.

History students will find that France has been where the action is for quite some time. Over the course of the centuries, it has been the stage for the most important developments in the history of mankind, including the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and the rise of the Fifth Republic under President Charles de Gaulle. It was also the site of the D-Day invasion (诺曼底登陆) of World War II.

As a possible study abroad location, France has a lot to offer, because the combination of educational institutions (教育机构), arts and culture, and national history are second to none.

1. What can we learn about studying abroad in France from the text?

A．Few students choose to study in France.

B．There are many lectures and discussion classes.

C．Students from China are usually treated badly.

D．France is the best place for students who love the arts.

2. What can art students do on weekends?

A．Enjoy Voltaire’s music.

B．Listen to Proust’s music.

C．Read Renoir’s literary works.

D．View Monet’s works in the Louvre.

3. According to the text, you can see many kinds of architecture in France, such as .
①post-modern housing development ②Baroque style buildings ③the Elizabeth Tower ④Gothic architecture

A．①②③	B．①②④
C．①③④	D．②③④

4. The text is most likely taken from .

A．a study abroad website

B．an architecture advertisement

C．a history book

D．a fashion magazine