Many people like to travel during their holidays. Some people travel in tour groups. They think it is safe and easy. A guide does all the things for the visitors (游客). They don’t need to think about what to see, what to eat or how to travel. Other people like travelling alone(独自)or with friends. If (如果) you travel alone or with friends, you can do what you want to do.
People travel for many reasons (原因). Some people travel to learn more about other countries’ culture, food and languages. Some people travel for fun. They want to do some interesting things, like bungee jumping (蹦极跳) and mountain climbing. Other people like to shop when they travel. They look for new things.
There are different ways to travel. Some people take trains, boats or buses, some fly, and others drive cars. Some people like to take quick tours, they want to visit more places in a short time. Others like to travel slowly and stay in each place for a long time.
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These days, “Citywalk” is becoming popular among young people. It’s about walking around a city on foot and finding unusual things that people might not have noticed before. Such walks take you to places where you can communicate with local people, eat at small but authentic (正宗的) restaurants, and have a better understanding of the city’s history and culture.
Xu Yun, who these days moved from Beijing to Shanghai, said “I think Shanghai is a city perfect for Citywalk. There are big trees along the streets and shops selling different products, which is perfect for couples (情侣) and friends to walk together and take photos.” After several Citywalk experiences, she signed up for a two-hour Citywalk priced at 88 yuan per person. A tour guide introduced the history of the buildings and streets along the way. “If it were me walking alone, I would simply find the streets beautiful, but the tour guide helped me have a better understanding of the local culture in Shanghai,” she said. What’s more, she has made friends with two other walkers.
Lin Yi, a manager of a company, thought Citywalk can help travelers learn about local culture and live as local people do. “People participate (参加) in Citywalks usually have similar tastes, and can have in-depth discussions with each other,” he said.
1. Did a tour guide help Lin Yi learn about local culture?2. Why does Xu Yun think Shanghai is a city perfect for Citywalk?
3. What does Xu Yun get during the Citywalk priced at 88 yuan in Shanghai?
4. If you plan to visit London one day, will you choose “Military-style travel” or “Citywalk”? Why? (Military-style travel = 特种兵式旅行：在最短时间里，尽可能去更多的地点观光)
There is a sign at a Korean(韩国的) university asking tourists not to step into the grass to take photos. The sign is not written in Korean or English, it is written in Chinese. These signs, and signs in other countries warning Chinese tourists about their behavior(行为), have shamed(使羞愧) many Chinese.
Over 70 million Chinese tourists made overseas(海外的) trips last year and spent $102 billion, more than the $84 billion spent by American and German tourists. For many Chinese tourists, it was their first trip abroad(在国外) and they didn’t know about foreign ways. And some of these tourists took their bad habits from China with them.
Wang Yang, a Chinese deputy prime minister(国务院副总理)，said, “The tourists speak loudly in public, carve(雕；刻)words or numbers on tourist attractions(旅游胜地), cross the road when the traffic lights are still red and spit (吐痰) anywhere. It has a very bad influence(影响). Chinese people are thought to be impolite and selfish(自私的).”
Before you travel to a foreign country, it’s important to learn some things about the country and its culture. You are guests in the country and it’s important to respect(尊重) your hosts(主人). As more and more Chinese visit foreign countries, their behavior will certainly change and those shameful signs will, hopefully, disappear.
1. In what language is the sign at a Korean university written?2. Do many Chinese feel ashamed about the signs?
3. How much did Chinese tourists spend on overseas trips last year?
4. How many bad behaviors of Chinese tourists abroad are mentioned by Wang Yang?
5. What should you learn before traveling to foreign countries?
【推荐3】Xu Xiake was known in China as a great explorer (探险家), geographer and travel writer. Born in 1587, he loved reading books about geography and nature and from an early age wished to see the natural wonders of the country. Xu started to travel at the age of 22 with the encouragement of his mother. As well as exploring famous mountains and rivers, he went to places that had never been visited before. His first journeys lasted only a few months so that he could often return home. But by 1639, about two years before his death, Xu had been traveling for years at a time, covering almost half of modern China. Unlike most travelers these days, Xu traveled the hard way—on foot. He showed great courage during his journeys. He often went without food for days and suffered (遭受) bad weather, illness, dangerous animals and even robbers.
Xu wrote about his discoveries in his travel diaries, which are the earliest records of landscapes (风景) in Southern China. Xu’s own experiences enabled him to correct several mistakes in earlier books. One of his most important discoveries was that the Jinsha River was the true source of the Yangze River. At more than 600,000 words, Xu’s diaries are regarded as one of the greatest works in both scientific and literary fields. Translated into modern Chinese, it is amazing to hear the voice of Xu Xiake speaking to us across the centuries about his adventures.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题
1. When did Xu Xiake start to travel?
2. Why did his first journeys last only a few months?
3. How did Xu Xiake travel?
4. Were Xu's discoveries the earliest records of landscapes in Southern China or Northern China?
5. How do people like Xu’s diaries?
【推荐1】Nearly half of elementary and high schools in the US use the Presidential Fitness Test. It checks kids’ fitness levels. Students are tested at least twice a year. In 1956, US President Eisenhower created the test, and it has been a tradition in schools since 1966.
There are five activities in the test: sit-ups(仰卧起坐), push-ups(俯卧撑), sit and reach, endurance run(耐力跑) or walk and shuttle run(折返跑). Students who get scores at or above 85 percent on all the activities can get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award.
The test encourages students to live a healthy and active life. Students taking the test are really testing their limits, according to the US National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
China has a similar test: the physical education(PE) test. Beginning at the age of 7, students in China are tested twice a year to check if they are healthy and strong. They also finish activities like the endurance run, sit-ups and the shuttle run.
However, unlike students in the US who get awards, Chinese students get points in PE tests. The highest score is 100.For junior school students, the PE test is more important because it is 30 to 40 points in the entrance exam for senior high school.In order to get a good score, most students begin to prepare for the test in their junior one year.
Name | Presidential Fitness Test in America | Physical Education Test in China |
Background | It has a long It is done twice a year. It is not | It is organized by the local educational department. It is held once a school term. All the students |
Content | There are 5 fixed activities. Everyone who gets scores at or above 85 percent on all the activities can get an award. | Some activities may be changed every year, yet most remain the same. Students try to get the |
| Through the test, students are encouraged to live more healthily and actively. | The students are tested to see whether they are healthy and strong or not. |
It can be very dangerous if there is a flood (洪水). It can happen suddenly and usually wash everything away.
What should you do when a flood comes? Please read the following information carefully.
Stay away from rivers and bridges, because floods can cause rivers to move quickly and bridges to break.
Listen to emergency broadcasts (应急广播) for more information. If it asks you to move somewhere else, do so.
If you are staying inside a car, get out when the water begins to flood the car. Then move to the top of it.
If you have to stay in a building at the time of a flood, move to the highest floor. Move to the top of the building if needed. Then ask for help and let others know where you are (such as drawing SOS).
Don’t get close to power lines (电线), because they may hurt you during strong storms and floods. A fallen power line can cause water near to become dangerous.
1. The passage is mainly about what we should do2. According to (根据) the passage a flood can usually
3. If we are staying inside a car, we should get out of it and move to
4. Why should we stay away from rivers and bridges when floods come?
5. How many pieces of information are mentioned in the passage?
【推荐3】A scientist named Charles had a strange idea. He wanted to invent a new kind of car which could go without a driver. It could also be used as a living room. That means you can go anywhere on your sofa in the car. You might say that it’s impossible. But Charles succeeded in making it in a factory and named it Tridika.
Tridika has no wheels and it starts working when it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks(磁悬浮轨道). It takes its energy from its tracks. And it works in the same ways as a magnetic train. It moves very fast. As everyone knows, cities are developing rapidly. There are more and more cars running on the road. So parking space is limited. Sometimes it’s hard to find a place to park. Tridika can solve this problem easily because it needn’t park on the ground. Actually, it can park on the outside wall of the building with the help of an elevator system(电梯系统). In this way, much parking space can be saved. When Tridika parks itself in front of your apartment, you can get into your room directly. Of course, there must be a side door in the outside wall. Then Tridica becomes another living room. It’s really amazing, isn’t it?
Tridika can hold six passengers. So you can go on vacation in it with your family in your free time. Of course it can also be used as an office while you are traveling on the road. That is to say, you can travel and work at the same time.
阅读短文，回答下列问题。1. Who invented the new kind of car?
2. When does Tridika start working?
3. Does Tridika have wheels?
4. Why can Tridika save the parking space?
5. How many passengers can Tridika hold?
