Several years ago, a couple left their job and sold everything in their home to travel around the world with their 13-year-old daughter. And the girl left school to travel with her parents. Will you stop studying to travel like the girl? Here are some students’ opinions.
Wang Le, 14, from Zhejiang:
I think it is a really good way to practice our communication skills by speaking English. If we travel with our parents around the world, we have to talk to others, especially in English. And there are not so many chances for that at school. So I think we should travel like them.
Zhang Qiwen, 14, from Jiangsu:
I will travel with my parents. Why do we study? We go to school to learn more about the world. If we have a better way to learn about it, why don’t we do it? We can see lots of amazing things when we travel around the world with our parents. Having classes at school is boring and useless. I like traveling better.
Zhang Yuxi, 15, from Shanghai:
It is too dangerous to stop studying to travel. Our parents can’t make sure that they know everything. There are lots of dangers in a completely strange environment. We can’t take a risk of putting ourselves in danger. If we do, we’ll be really foolish.
Wang Quan, 14, from Beijing:
I think we have enough time to study at school as well as do some traveling. We need to study at school because it makes sure that we won’t fall behind our peers (同龄人). And we can also travel in the summer or winter holidays. It helps us to broaden our horizon (拓宽视野) and learn things not in books. But I don’t think it is a good idea to stop studying to travel.
Will you stop studying to travel?Different | Wang Le | The school can’t give us many |
| Zhang Qiwen | Traveling is a better way to learn more about the world. Traveling is much | |
| Zhang Yuxi | ||
| Wang Quan | Both studying and traveling are necessary. We need to study at school. We can travel in winter or summer holidays. | |
| According to the passage, we can know that Wang Le and Zhang Qiwen | ||
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Now, many young people enjoy traveling around the world on their own. It’s not because they have no one to travel with, but because they think traveling alone is exciting and challenging. With no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if you lose your wallet, it is a big challenge. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character-building and a chance to prove that you can make it on your own. It’s exciting and special to travel alone. But it’s also dangerous to travel alone sometimes. So here is some advice for traveling alone.
Don’t choose a hotel if you’re not sure whether it’s safe. If you do, ask for a room near the elevator(电梯),so you won’t need to walk down long in the hallway(走廊). Besides, make sure the clerk writes down your room number.
Don’t arrive at night. Sometimes, areas around bus or train stations can be scary(使人惊慌的) at night, and some small towns may shut down early.
Keep your documents safe. Put your passport, extra money and other important documents in safe places, and use a bag or wallet to carry daily spending money.
Know some common sense. It is very important for staying safe and having an enjoyable time while you are traveling lone. For example, don’t walk around late at night, don’t drink with strangers and don’t take a free car for saving money.
1. Why do many young people prefer to travel alone?2. How many suggestions for travelling alone are mentioned in the text?
3. Who can you ask to write down your room number?
4. Where can be scary at night?
5. How should you deal with the daily spending money when you travel alone?
Do you like to travel alone? Or do you think it’s better to travel with friends? If you’re still deciding, please read on. I will explain the advantages of both ways.
One of the great things about traveling alone is that you can decide where you go and what you eat. You’ll be surprised at what you discover about yourself without any influence.
Traveling alone really shows you what you’re made of and helps you to discover inner strength you didn’t know you had. Besides, it also gives you time to think, learn and grow. When your eyes are wide open, you’ll get a whole new outlook on the world.
It’s easy to think that traveling alone is lonely. Although that may sometimes be true, you’re hardly ever alone. When you travel in a one-person team, this can provide a chance for you to enjoy the most interesting part of travel—communicating with the local people.
In fact, traveling to know more about the world is not easy. There’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made. One of the main advantages of traveling with friends is being able to share these things and support each other through the process, even if it’s just someone who will wait with your bag when you go to the bathroom.
Just as your mother always says, it’s true that traveling with others can give you a sense of safety, especially if you’re new to travel. You know that if you get lost or have your wallet stolen, there’s someone to hold your hand when you try to explain your situation in a foreign police station. There’s no right or wrong way to travel. Whether you travel alone or team up with friends, it is up to you.
1. What can you decide when you travel alone?2. According to the writer, what is the most interesting part of travelling in a one-person team?
3. Why isn’t it easy to know more about the world by traveling?
4. Do you prefer to travel alone or travel with friends? Why? (List at least two reasons.)
【推荐3】Travelling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so travelling to different places has become much easier than before.
Staying healthy while travelling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful for you.
Before leaving
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary (必要的) medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
You can do lots of sports, such as walking or climbing on your trip, you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.
While travelling
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Don’t forget to have enough time to have enough rest during your trip.
Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled(煮过) water and always clean the cover on the bottle.
Useful | ||
Why travelling has become much | Modern traffic develops fast | |
How to make your trip happier | Stay | |
Before leaving | Your shoes, hats and sunglasses should be Some medicine can be necessary when It’s best to do some sports for some time, | |
| While travelling | Keep | |
Are tablets (平板电脑) good for children?
Tablets for Study
In some schools, children use tablets in the classroom. They read, write and listen with them in the classroom. “Tablets are important,” say the children. “They help us learn. They are convenient (便利) to use.”
Tablets for Games
Many children play games on their tablets, “We like games,” say the children. “They’re fun. But we can play only at the weekend.”
Tablets for Music
Tablets are good for music, too. “We bring (带) our tablets to music lessons,” says Alice. “We listen to music and we learn new songs with them! I like to use tablets.”
Tablets for Talking
You can also talk to people with a tablet. “We talk to Grandma and Grandpa on Fridays,” says Paul. “They live in Australia. There is a camera on the tablet, so we can see our grandparents, too.”
For students, tablets are good because they are good partners (伙伴) for them. But many parents think tablets aren’t good for children, because children shouldn’t (不应该) stay at home with their tablets. Children should go out and play with other children.
1. What do children do with tablets in the classroom? (no more than 5 words)2. When can children play games on their tablets? (no more than 3 words)
3. Does Alice like to use her tablet? (no more than 3 words)
4. Why can Paul see his grandparents with his tablet? (no more than 8 words)
5. What do many parents think of tablets? (no more than 7 words)
【推荐2】One of the most basic human needs is a home. A home is a safe place. ①While most people around the world value their homes, there (A)________ many people in every country who are homeless.
②Some people are homeless for a short period of time because they are moving from one place to another, and other people are not able to find a home. (B)他们不得不住在街道上or in a shelter.
Sometimes people cannot keep a home because they do not earn enough money, or because they do not have a job. Sometimes people are homeless because they have a problem with drugs or because they have a mental illness. No one is ever homeless on purpose.
(C)No matter what the cause of homelessness is, the effects don’t change. Homeless people must work very hard to live. They cannot raise (D)________ children. Sometimes they must steal food just to eat. The government in every country has worked for many years to support the homeless but more needs to be done. We must think of the homeless as people, not just as problems.③
1. 在文中（A）和（D）的空白处填入适当的单词：2. 将文中画线部分（B）译成英语：
3. 将文中画线部分（C）改写为：
4. 在文中①②③选出能够填入“There are many cause of homelessness.”的位置：
5. 从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的主题短语：
【推荐3】Do you know the TV play Tiger Mother? It is an interesting play. The little girl Qianqian is only seven years old. She is in Grade One. Her mother wants her to study hard. She takes her daughter to all kinds of after-school classes, such as math, piano and swimming. She doesn’t let Qianqian go to the zoo or the amusement park. In a word, she keeps her daughter studying all the time.
But Qianqian’s father thinks happiness is more important than study. He usually plays with her. Sometimes, he even does homework for her.
Who do you like better, Tiger Mother? Who do you think is right? If you want to be happy and get good grades in your study, what will you do?
1. What is Tiger Mother?2. What grade is Qianqian in?
3. What does Qianqian’s mother want her to do?
4. In Qianqian’s father’s opinion, what is more important?
5. Are your parents like Qianqian’s mother or father?
