Officials from Guangxi in South China are looking for ways to attract more tourists from Mexico.
Earlier this week, Li Bin, vice chairman of Guangxi, visited Mexico city and spoke about Guangxi's growing tourism industry and the government's efforts to attract tourists from Mexico.
"This time in Mexico, we not only want to learn about its successful tourism strategy, but also to promote the beautiful scenery -- both cultural and natural-- found in Guangxi," Li said in a presentation which was also attended by Chinese ambassador(大使) Qiu Xiaoqi.
Guangxi's rich natural attractions and cultural heritage(遗产) make it a popular tourism place for both Chinese and foreigners, Li said.
Guangxi's top attractions include the famous Karst Mountains and Caves in the riverside city of Guilin, a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site known for its unusually-shaped green hills.
Another popular sight is Zuojiang Huashan, home to rock paintings believed to be more than 2,300 years old.
Ambassador Qiu also praised the beauty of Guangxi. "I've been in Mexico five years, many friends know me, but very few know that I am from Guangxi," Qiu said. "I am going to do everything possible so that my birthplace becomes a place that helps develop the tourism and the human relations between our two countries," Qiu added.
In 2017, 520 million tourists visited Guangxi, including 5 million foreigner visitors.
1. The passage wants to tell us __________.| A．Guangxi is attracting more and more foreign visitors |
| B．Guangxi is trying to sell tourism to Mexican visitors |
| C．Guangxi is developing its tourism for all the visitors |
| D．Guangxi has best natural and cultural attractions in China |
| A．Lin Bin and ambassador Qiu were both born in Guangxi. |
| B．Tourism will help to improve the relations between Chinese and Mexican. |
| C．Zuojiang Huashan is famous for its unusually-shaped green hills. |
| D．In 2017, more than 10% tourists to Guangxi were foreigners. |
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【推荐1】Activities For Families with Children
There are plenty of things to do and see around Cusco, Peru that children will enjoy.
Horse riding
Many children will enjoy the opportunity to ride a horse. The Happy Ranch horse farm organizes horse rides through the countryside passing wheat fields and small towns, wooden huts, open air markets and cooking outside over a fire. Price for a horse ride is US $ 12 per person.
Cooking class
If you enjoy local food, taking a cooking class could be fun. Several restaurants offer classes, which start with a visit to a local market to buy fresh ingredients ( 原 料 ). Wearing a cook’s hat, children can help washing and cutting. Prices for a 3 hours class start at US $ 13 per person.
Hot air balloon
A hot air balloon ride will give you great views of the city. The balloon goes up about 200 meters if weather conditions are OK, less if conditions are windy. The balloon will stay at that altitude for about 10 minutes. Prices are US $ 20 for an adult, half price for children.
Ceramics class
A fun activity for kids is taking a ceramics class at the Fine Arts Center. With the help of an experienced potter, kids can make their own creation on the potter’s wheel from clay. The basic clay class costs US $15 per person and takes 1.5 hours.
1. Which activity takes you to view Cusco’s village life?| A．Horse riding. | B．Cooking class. |
| C．Hot air balloon. | D．Ceramics class. |
| A．Visitors prepare ingredients by themselves. |
| B．It takes a family of three US $ 13 to take one. |
| C．They are usually offered by cooking schools. |
| D．Children take part in the whole cooking process. |
| A．US $ 20. | B．US $ 40. | C．US $ 50. | D．US $ 60. |
| A．Schooling. | B．Tourism. | C．Science. | D．Health. |
【推荐2】Famous Attractions in the USA
Hawaii
Hawaii is the name of a state in the USA, located in the central Pacific Ocean. It has one of the most isolated population an the face of the Earth. This is because it is 3,857 km away from California and thousands of kilometers away from Japan and China. Hawaii was included as the 50th state of the USA, on August 21, 1959, and it is made up of 8 major islands. Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii and is located at the island of Oahu.
Grand Canyon
Situated in the Grand Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon is located in the state of Arizona in the USA. The mile-high, multicolored rock walls and sandy slopes are enough to keep you lost in its natural beauty. Undoubtedly, the Grand Canyon is filled with powerful and inspiring landscapes, largely because of its big size.
Empire State Building
Standing tall in the New York City, the Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper. It is one of the prides of the United States. The building is a popular landmark of New York tourism and reflects the history and architecture of New York. It describes America’s industrial revolution and has played an important role in featuring American culture.
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was a friendship gift from the people of France to the people of the USA, on the completion of 100 years of independence. It is a universal symbol of freedom. Located on the Liberty Island of New York, occupying 12 acres of land, it welcomes all those who come to New York as tourists and also welcomes the people who are returning to their native place.
1. What do we know about Hawaii?| A．It is made up of some islands. |
| B．It is named after a famous leader. |
| C．It is very far from the Pacific Ocean. |
| D．It is the least populated island on the Earth. |
| A．Get close to nature. |
| B．Learn about art and culture. |
| C．Know about the history of America. |
| D．Appreciate the architecture of New York. |
| A．Hawaii. | B．Grand Canyon. |
| C．Empire State Building. | D．Statue of Liberty. |
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1. If one prefers self-driving tour, which app may help him or her save money?| A．Sky Scanner. | B．Easy Travel. |
| C．Bother Free. | D．World Atlas. |
| A．People with language difficulty. | B．People who enjoy travel by plane. |
| C．People who want to travel cheaply. | D．People with poor sense of direction. |
| A．Sports. | B．Geography. |
| C．Travel. | D．Traffic. |
【推荐1】The Chinese Communist Party is the ruling party of the People’s Republic of China. China possesses a multi-party, consultative system of government that operates under the leadership of the Communist Party.
According to the Chinese Constitution, all citizens eighteen years of age and older have the right to vote and to run for office.
The National People’s Congress is China’s highest state political organ, with the right to propose and approve legislation. The State Council, also known as the Central People’s Government, is the highest state administrative organ.
State affairs are carried out according to administrative divisions. People’s Congresses and People’s Governments exist at the provincial level (including autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government), county level (including cities), and village level (including townships).
The People’s Court is the state organ of justice. The court system consists of the national-level People’s Supreme Court, under which are provincial-level Supreme Courts for each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government, followed by mid-level and local-level People’s Courts. The People’s Supreme Court is China’s highest judicial organ. It is responsible to the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee, and supervises the judicial work of all People’s Courts, Military Courts, and other specialized courts at every level. All legal activities are supervised by the state People’s Procuratorate.
The People’s Procuratorate is the state legal supervisory organ.
In recent years, a trial program of direct election of officials has been instituted at the village and township levels, receiving enthusiastic support from local people and widespread international attention.
Hong Kong and Macao are Special Administrative Regions, with independent elections, legislatures, judiciary, and administrative systems. (281 words)
1. How old is a Chinese citizen when he has the right to vote and to run for office?2. What is the highest state administrative organ?
3. What is the state organ of justice?
4. Which are the two Special Administrative Regions mentioned in the text?
In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology which looks set to weaken them altogether; the Internet. Many years ago, if you wanted a recording of a song, you would have to purchase it from a music store; if a novel, form a book store. In those days, IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual property without paying for it. However, a lot of IP, including songs, films, books and artwork, can be downloaded today free of charge using the Internet. This practice has now taken the world by storm, dramatically affecting the way in which we view IP rights.
1. According to the writer, in the beginning, If rights were mainly of use to ______.
| A．those creating music, art and literature | B．novelists |
| C．engineers and inventors | D．those not receiving financial reward for their work |
| A．It makes IP rights harder to protect. | B．It sells songs and films. |
| C．It does not affect the way we understand IP rights. | D．It prevents the production of artwork. |
| A．Intellectual property rights. | B．The Internet. |
| C．Free downloading | D．The large number of songs, films and books. |
| A．A History of IP Rights | B．Ways to Protect Your IP Rights. |
| C．The Present and the Future Of IP | D．IP Rights and Our Attitudes |
【推荐3】High-speed trains, Alipay(支付宝), shared bikes and online payment are seen as the new Four Great Achievements of China by young foreigners, according to a video survey by the Silk Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University. In the video, young people from 20 countries along Belt and Road Routes( 一带一路) were asked to name great inventions that had affected their lives in China. The following is what they said from 4 young people of them.
1. What does Justin think of the high-speed railways in China according to his words?
| A．fast and tidy. | B．convenient and wonderful. |
| C．cheap and amazing. | D．exciting and expensive |
| A．stay in silence. | B．be in trouble. |
| C．lose your way. | D．lose face |
| A．drive a car. | B．take the bus. |
| C．ride a bicycle. | D．take a high-speed train |
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Panda Ya Ya returns home
Ya Ya the giant panda has just arrived in Shanghai, east China on Thursday after 20 years of stay at the Memphis Zoo in the U.S. The flight was around 15.5 hours. Both Chinese and American vets are with Ya Ya.
Ya Ya was born at Beijing Zoo on August 3, 2000. She arrived at Memphis Zoo in April, 2003. Ya Ya has become a bridge of friendship between Chinese and foreign people. She will spend a month in Shanghai before returning to her birthplace, Beijing Zoo.
We do hope all pandas that are in foreign countries can be healthy and happy.
Did you know…?
Baby pandas are born pink and measure about 15cm-that’s about the size of a pencil
Giant pandas spend up to 12 hours a day eating bamboo.
Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in the zoos they can live for up to 35 years.
1. Ya Ya was born in _______.| A．Beijing | B．Chengdu | C．Shanghai ` | D．Guangzhou |
| A．Black and white. | B．Pink. | C．Yellow. | D．Gray. |
| A．Ya Ya spend up to 10 hours a day eating bamboo. | B．Shanghai Zoo is Ya Ya’s final home. |
| C．Ya Ya had a short flight coming back home. | D．Ya Ya helps foreigners know more about China. |
| A．a piece of news | B．an ad | C．a diary | D．a letter |
【推荐2】Around 1,500 endangered and rare languages are at a high risk of being lost in the next century, according to a study published on Thursday in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
The study found that around half of the world’s 7,000 documented languages are endangered. It also found that greater road density was associated with higher risk of endangerment.
“It’s as if roads are helping dominant languages overwhelm other smaller languages,” co-author and professor at the Australian National University Lindell Bromham said in a press release.
Greater endangerment was also associated with higher average years of schooling, suggesting that formal education contributes to loss of language diversity. “Mainstream education in a dominant language can lead to loss of competence in minority languages. We urgently need to invest in bilingual (双语的) education and develop programs that allow communities to bring their heritage language into schools, to make sure the language stays strong and is passed on to future generations,” Bromhall told CBS News.
The study found that unless there is intervention (干预), the world could lose at least one language per month, with language loss three times more in the next 40 years. The authors recommended “urgent investment” in community-based programs like bilingual education programs and language documentation. And some of the recommendations that experts made 20 years ago are still the same: governments should remove bans on languages and adults should encourage children to speak other languages — including their native language.
“Each language is a reflection on the creativity and inventiveness of human minds, a beautiful and fascinating solution to complex communication challenges,” Bromham told CBS News. “Most importantly, for many people, language symbolizes cultural identity and belonging. Many groups mourn (悼念) the decline of unique languages and long for competency in languages no longer spoken.”
1. What was related with higher risk of language endangerment?| A．Less road density. |
| B．Unpopularity among language learners. |
| C．Greater competence of small languages. |
| D．Higher average years of schooling. |
| A．Stop bans on languages. |
| B．Create more language education programs. |
| C．Put more investment in language research. |
| D．Encourage people to speak other languages. |
| A．Investment is needed in bilingual education. |
| B．Language loss results in mainstream education. |
| C．Half of the world’s current languages are lost. |
| D．Dominant languages are symbols of cultural identity. |
| A．The causes of language loss. | B．The high risk of language loss. |
| C．The measures of language protection. | D．The importance of language diversity. |
【推荐3】A 67-year-old man tried to rescue his dog from a cliff in California and died tragically. Actually,he is not the only pet owner who has risked his life saving an animal. There are many equally brave pet owners whose names are on the same list.
It's a scene from a famous TV series, when at a very important moment the 67-year-old Jack ran back into the family's burning house to save his daughter's dog He later died from cardiac arrest(心脏停搏) caused by taking in too much smoke.
After all that is not real, some might think. But similar stories are not difficult to find, in which the pet owners paid the ultimate price for saving their pets.
Recently, a 61-year-old Florida man was hit by a train with his dog after running out to save it from the railway. One month earlier, a woman in California died in the flames of a wildfire while trying to rescue her dog from a car. And in Texas after a hurricane, a 25-year-old man died from an electric shock after trying to save his sister's cat from her flooded home.
There have been many studies on humans attachment to pets, and there have been results associating health benefits with caring for animals. According to those studies, owning a pet can help lower blood pressure, reduce stress and relieve anxiety or depression.
According to one survey of American Pet Products Association, about 68 percent of the US families own a pet. And of all the pet owners, about 95 percent consider their pets part of the family.
1. What happened to the old man in paragraph 1?| A．He saw a tragedy last week. |
| B．He climbed a cliff. |
| C．He lost his life as a result of saving his dog. |
| D．He joined a growing list of courageous pet owners in an activity. |
| A．comparing | B．giving examples | C．analyzing | D．giving a definition |
| A．Jack's death was a result of heat in the smoke. |
| B．There aren't other pet owners who choose to do the same as Jack in real life. |
| C．Humans shouldn't take the risk of saving their pets. |
| D．There is scientific evidence that having a pet is good for people's health. |
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1. The course is intended mainly for those _______.| A．keen on showing off new skills |
| B．eager to get an academy diploma |
| C．equipped with a unique taste for art |
| D．interested in learning face painting |
| A．30 | B．269 | C．299 | D．329 |
| A．It is presented both online and offline. |
| B．The diploma can be obtained in one day. |
| C．It provides not only many face paint designs but also lessons on business. |
| D．Some clients will be invited to examine your qualification. |
| A．Module 4. | B．Module 6. | C．Module 7. | D．Module 10 |
【推荐2】My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45.He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.
Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a timekiller. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself. I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going？”
A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear－as mine was until my father’s letter－is of being a disappointment. Give your children permission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to believe in them.
I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts:“Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.
1. We learn from the text that the author ________.| A．lost his father when he was young. |
| B．worked hard before he read his father’s letter. |
| C．asked his father’s permission to believe in himself. |
| D．knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do. |
| A．Children need their parents’ letters. |
| B．Children are afraid to be disappointed. |
| C．His children’s fear of failure held them back. |
| D．His father’s letter removed his fear of failing his parents. |
| A．He got no access to success. |
| B．He wrote back to his father at 12. |
| C．He was sure his parents loved him. |
| D．He once asked his father about the letter. |
I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train the rest of the way to Providence.
The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and more often. It really gets to me, though, because for eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines(TWA).
I know the days are gone when attendants could be written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners’ trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac (机场停机坪) in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonald’s hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline.
I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar (翱翔). The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure to come back one day in the near future.
1. Many people crowded the terminal because ________.| A．they were ready to board on the planes |
| B．something was wrong with the terminal |
| C．the flights to the Northeast were canceled |
| D．the gate agent wouldn’t help the passengers |
| A．by air | B．by van | C．by train | D．by underground |
| A．Incidents happened to those who fly quite often. |
| B．The writer used to be a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines. |
| C．Even a small mistake might cause complaints from passengers in the past. |
| D．McDonald’s hamburgers and fries were among regular dinner options. |
| A．The writer lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| B．The writer thought the service was not as good as it used to be. |
| C．The writer with other passengers waited to be picked up patiently. |
| D．Passengers would feel proud of how they were treated on the plane. |
