For Wilson, the two most important things to take with him when he travels abroad are his passport and his mobile phones. He books his plane tickets and hotel rooms through the Internet, and he enters all the information into his mobile phone. “I don’t even need to print my tickets out any more,” says Wilson. “I can do everything online.”
How people travel and go on holiday has changed a lot over the past years. Airlines, hotels, travel agencies all have their own websites. People can plan and book their holidays in just a few clicks. Today everything is easier, faster and smarter,
In fact, many people do not use guidebook any more. Instead, they go to travel websites for the maps and information. These websites also let travellers write about and show photos of the sights, shops and restaurants they went to. This means other people can read about their experiences and decide whether they want to visit these places too. The Internet has made it easier for everyone to share their experiences and thoughts with each other.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过7个词.
1. How does Mr Wilson book his plane tickets and hotel rooms?
2. Where does Mr Wilson put all the travel information?
3. Why do people say that everything is easier, faster and smarter?
4. Where do people go to look for the travel maps and information?
5. What do you think of the change?
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Travelling on your own can be more interesting than travelling with someone else. It helps you learn more about yourself and it costs less. If you aren’t sure what places to go, read my list of best 4 places for solo (单独的) travel.
A big part of Australian culture is solo travel. You can easily get around this country. The Australian cities are quite safe and there are many things to do, especially in Sydney. You can visit the opera house, take a boat across the harbor, climb the bridge or just relax on the beach.
Iceland has a great culture and beautiful landscapes. It’s a perfect place for a single traveller. Try to plan your visit to see the northern lights for a really special experience and try out the geothermal (地热的) bath with natural hot water in the center of snow.
Costa Rica is one of the best places for the brave single travellers. There are rain forests for exploring. volcanoes (火山) to climb, and a few most wonderful beaches on Earth. You can also take a ride through the jungle (丛林), try out kayaking (划独木舟) on the wild rivers.
Amsterdam is a very walkable city and there is a fantastic biking culture. Tour the city’s wonderful canals (运河) and historic canal houses, and make sure to visit the Rijksmuseum. There are many more interesting places like the Anne Frank House and the Van Gogh Museum. The best time to go to Amsterdam is on Queen’s Day, when the city becomes a big party.
Some places for travelling | |
Benefit (好处) of solo travel | You can learn more about yourself and |
Four places for solo travel | |
| Iceland: It has a great culture and beautiful landscapes. Seeing the | |
| Costa Rica: The country is famous for rain forests, volcanoes and | |
| Amsterdam: It is a great city to walk or ride | |
【推荐2】①We cannot live a modern life without travelling. The fastest way of travelling is by air. With a plane one can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country he is travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars. ②They even make the longest journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large luxury liners (客轮) or river boats. They are not as fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. ③他们一天能旅行数百英里, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why people choose travelling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.
1. 将句子①翻译成汉语。____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. 画线的“They”指代什么？用英文解答。
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3. Which is the slowest way to travel, by train, by plane or by ship?
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4. How many ways of travelling are mentioned in the passage?
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5. 将句子③翻译成英语。
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Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they disappeared during an adventure tour of Cape York Peninsula. The three travelers left Cooktown very early on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles (鳄鱼).
This is the second day of the search and the police are now very worried about the safety of the missing people. The police say that the search has covered a wide area, but the rainforest is thick and their work is made harder by the recent rain.
A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a policeman under the “Be Careful about Crocodiles” sign near the river. There are many unanswered questions: Why was the photo left behind? Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? Why was a map of the area left behind? Why was there a cross on the point where the car was?
If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown.
1. How many people are the police and volunteers searching for? Who are they?2. What made the police’s work harder?
3. What was found under the “Be Careful about Crocodiles” sign?
4. What was found on the point where the car was?
Do you often play Kuaishou? In recent years, with the development of technology, many popular apps (应用程序) have been produced. These days, an app has caught great attention. It is Kuaishou, a video sharing app. Kuaishou first appeared in 2012. Now it is many people’s favorite app, especially the young.
With Kuaishou, users can record videos, edit (编辑) them and share them online. It is very easy and interesting. We can share our videos with our friends with just a tap on the mobile phone screen. What’s more, it’s a great way to spend our free time by looking through those funny videos.
However, every coin has two sides. The app also has bad things. On the one hand, some people spend long hours on the app, which is harmful to their health. On the other hand, users can also find some bad things on the app. Such things are unhealthy and unsuitable.
In my opinion, Kuaishou should check the videos before they are uploaded (上传)in order to keep a healthy environment for its users. As teenagers, we should not use it too often.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What app is Kuaishou?
2. When did Kuaishou first appear in China?
3. What can users do with Kuaishou?
4. How should Kuaishou keep a healthy environment for its users in the writer’s opinion?
5. Do you often play Kuaishou? Why or why not?
【推荐2】Scientists are not alone in the fight against the virus, as various products and apps are giving them a hand. Here are some examples.
Drones（无人机）
Drones have played a major role in disinfection（消毒）. Police officers also use them to spread the latest information. What’s more, they use drones to remind people to wear masks or warn them not to gather in large groups.
Robots
Robots are good helpers on the frontlines. They do many tasks in hospitals, including sending medicine or meals, doing disinfection and measuring patients’ body temperature. This not only greatly reduces the burden for medical workers, but also prevents the cross-infection（交叉感染）.
Mini-programs
Different mini-programs, or apps that you don’t need to download but can use on Wechat, have also come to help. For example, you can check whether you have unknowingly travelled alongside infected patients. Community workers can collect information about people more easily with the help of mini-programs.
Health QR codes（健康码）
People in more than 100 cities can get their own health QR codes by applying through Ali pay or Wechat. This way, they don’t have to fill in information like their names, ages and living addresses over and over again when they enter public places.
Title: Technology Joins the Fight
| Drones | They play a major They are used by police officers to |
| Robots | They help medical workers do much work. They also |
| Mini-programs | They are used to check if there are any infected patients near you. They make it |
| Health QR codes | By applying health QR codes, people don’t have to fill in their |
“I could tell it was him by the way he walked.” If you’ve ever said that, you understand biometrics (生物识别技术). Biometric technology is an important topic in our work and private lives. It includes the use of finger prints or knowing a person’s voice. It is the science about what a person looks like and how a person does things. Like tree leaves, no two human beings are exactly the same. They’ve got different eyes and different hair. And everyone has a different way of walking or moving.
This technology can tell you from others. At the moment if you travel through an airport, you need your ID card or passport. If you go to the bank to get some money, you need a card and a special number. But what should you do if you lose your passport or forget your number? Biometric technology can solve this problem. The technology is becoming more and more popular with old people because they no longer need to remember their passwords(密码).
This technology is all around us in our life. We use them to unlock a smart phone, get into our homes, start our cars without a key or even pay for our shopping.
Nothing is perfect. People are worried about the safety of their private information. However, the technology will become much better in the future, and it will become more and more important in our daily life.
1. Biometric technology includes2. According to the text, the technology can be used to
3. The technology is popular among old people because
4. What are people worried about?（10 个单词以内）
5. What do you think of the Biometric Technology? why?（20 个单词以内）
These days, flu(流感) is spreading fast, and many people are suffering from it. So it’s important to know how to stop its spreading. Here’s how you can protect yourself and those around you.
Get vaccinated(扎疫苗).
Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself against flu. A flu vaccine cannot give you flu. You may have natural reaction(不良反应) after getting vaccinated, and they generally last only a day or two.
Wash your hands regularly(有规律地).
Keeping your hands clean is an easy way to keep yourself and your family healthy. Wash your hands with soap and running water regularly.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
Germs (细菌) are most likely to enter your body through eyes, nose and mouth. If you do have to touch your eyes, nose or mouth, do it with a clean tissue (薄纸), or wash your hands first.
Avoid being around sick people.
Flu spreads easily in crowded spaces. When a person coughs or sneezes (打喷嚏), remember to stay away from him.
If you don’t feel well, stay at home.
If you’re seriously ill with flu, you should stay at home. It’s not only because you need to have a good rest, but also stopping the flu spreading.
1. Daming gets vaccinated on 1st May. When is the natural reaction gone?| A．On 1st or 2nd May | B．On 2nd or 3rd May. |
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. List the ways to stop you getting flu. (At least two.)
5. Give a proper title to the passage.
About money
Americans like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债). But Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.
The American kids themselves make their own money. Most Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
About education
Many American students have less homework to do while many Chinese students have much.
Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take part in study groups.
Many American parents think it is unnecessary to send their children to an expensive school. It’s different in China. Many Chinese parents would try their best to send their children to expensive schools though their family isn’t rich enough.
About friends
Most American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by themselves. They never ask them about their friends while Chinese parents are usually interested in knowing more about their children’s friends, and usually stop them from staying out too late with friends.
| Chinese | Americans | |
| Money | Chinese usually have some money left in the bank | Many Americans usually borrow money from the banks because they |
| Chinese children get money from their | Children usually make money by | |
| Education | Parents usually do their to send their children to study in expensive schools. | Many parents think it isn’t send their children to an expensive school. |
| Chinese girls join in groups. | Many girls exercise, dance and | |
| Friends | Parents are usually in knowing more about their children’s friends. | Most parents never pay attention to their children’s friends. |
【推荐3】Now many people like travelling. Do you know why? I think it is useful to us in the following ways.
First, by travelling we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of different places. We can see with our own eyes many places that we learn in books, and visit some famous cities and scenic spots（景区）.
Second, we’ll meet people with different interests and see all kinds of strange things when we travel. We can get ideas from other people, and we can taste local foods of different flavours（味道）if we like. In this way, we can understand how differently other people live. And we can also learn many things out of books.
Third, travelling can make us relaxed. During travelling, we don’t have to think of the work or other boring things. We just want to have fun and enjoy ourselves. Maybe we will feel tired after the trip, but we will really feel relaxed.
With all these advantages（优点）, it’s no wonder that travelling has now become more popular than ever in China.
1题完成句子；2、3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第四段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. Now a
2. What can people enjoy when they travel?
3. What is becoming more popular in China according to the passage?
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