Located on cliffs above a river, Hongyadong is a stilted house complex (吊脚楼建筑群) in the traditional style in the city of Chongqing. Its bars, restaurants and golden lights
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2 . Educational travel can consist of a simple excursion, such as visiting your local post office, or a longer trip, such as a trip to Egypt to see the pyramids up close.
Time With Family
Taking your children on educational traveling experiences ensures that your family will be spending quality time together. According to New Mexico State University, time spent with parents can help children to feel secure in their relationship and may help parents to get to know their kids better.
Hands-on Learning
Outside of school, a child on an educational trip is free to search deeply into whatever he is learning about. An archaeological dig, for example, provides the opportunity for a child to experience the sights, sounds and experience of digging for and identifying fossils.
If you have the opportunity to take your child on a vacation to another country, she will acquire an appreciation for the differences and similarities that exist between different cultures. Tasting foreign foods, hearing different languages and visiting homes in other countries can be an eye-opening experience for a child or an adult.
New Perspective on History
| A．Learning different languages |
| B．Appreciation for Different Cultures |
| C．Educational travel is expensive but wonderful |
| D．Small day trips can have similar hands-on benefits |
| E．Judith Waite tells the experience of visiting historical sites |
| F．Educational travel also allows parents and children to learn together |
| G．Choosing to take your children on trips can offer more benefits than the knowledge |
1. What does the woman dislike?
| A．Sailing. | B．Fishing. | C．Swimming. |
| A．In a hotel. | B．In a cabin. | C．In a tent. |
4 . The tourism market has witnessed a boom in both supply and demand in a “Golden Week” holiday. Yet it is both a blessing and a challenge for tourist spots. Overcrowding in scenic spots, difficulty in obtaining tickets for popular sites, potential risks, and limited tourism services are severe. To address these challenges, we put forward the following approaches:
It is important to estimate the potential number of tourists on any given day, and make proper arrangements in advance based on its capacity (承载量). With modern technology, the tourist spots can work out time slots and restrict ticket sales to better manage tourist inflow.
By adopting new technologies, the tourism industry can better ticketing channels, simplify the booking process, and make it more convenient. As for special groups such as schoolchildren, the elderly and people with disabilities, the tourist spots should offer offline ticket purchasing options. According to real-time visitor flow data, tourist spots can extend the opening hours and introduce nighttime options.
Besides hiring trained personnel to control the crowds, the tourist spots should also consider building multiple entrance and exit pathways to prevent overcrowding. To enhance visitors’ experience, tourist spots should consider open up more parking lots during peak tourism seasons, and they should reserve separate parking zones for buses and private vehicles.
With the boom come the increasing potential risks. Hence, a safety-oriented development approach is vital, such as, identifying vulnerable areas, working out emergency plans and conducting a thorough safety assessment of internal facilities, especially amusement park equipment, cable cars, slides, as well as shuttle vehicles and other facilities. Most importantly, they should keep all essential equipment ready to deal with extreme weather and keep emergency escape channels open and free of disorder.
The authorities, on their part, should tighten market management to protect the legal rights and interests of tourists, strengthen regulation of tourism companies and encourage them to respect business ethics (道德), without turning to price gouging or forced shopping. And they should ensure tourists can easily access complaint channels and their complaints are promptly addressed.
1. What does “it” refer to in paragraph 1?| A．The tourism market. | B．Supply and demand. |
| C．A “Golden Week” holiday. | D．A boom in tourism. |
| A．declining number of tourists | B．potential security threats |
| C．limited capacity of tourists | D．insufficient tourism services |
| A．Tourists can only obtain tickets through online purchasing channels. |
| B．Tickets should be purchased without any booking process or time limit. |
| C．Tourist spots can turn to advanced technology for the better arrangements. |
| D．Tourist spots should shorten the opening hours to limit the inflow of tourists. |
| A．To share the information. | B．To confirm the fact. |
| C．To promote the product. | D．To make the proposal. |
5 . While traveling in a group makes a journey fun, it can come with challenges. Unlike solo travel, you will probably have less control over the itinerary (旅程) when you travel in a group.
Be open to new experiences. If someone in your group suggests trying something you never considered before, whether it is sampling frog porridge in Singapore or riding an all-terrain vehicle(全地形车) in Mexico, be open to the new idea.
Stay in touch. Ensure everyone in your group has a way to communicate with each other.
Be patient.
| A．Vote on activities. |
| B．Create a balanced itinerary. |
| C．Thus, you might discover something new about yourself. |
| D．It’s ok to skip a group activity if you need some time alone. |
| E．Besides, you may be around people with different preferences. |
| F．If someone gets lost or the group break up, it’s easy to reconnect. |
| G．Traveling in a group means some activities will take longer than if you did them alone. |
1. Who is the speaker probably?
| A．A teacher. | B．A hostess. | C．A tourist. |
| A．$1, 430. | B．$2, 460. | C．$2, 860. |
| A．Flight tickets. | B．Lunch and dinner. | C．A 5-night hotel stay. |
| A．Book in advance. |
| B．Travel in large groups. |
| C．Make the most of the promotions. |
7 . A butterfly-shaped island in the central Aegean hopes to become Greece’s first carbon-free tourist destination. Under a deal with the government, Volkswagen, a carmaker, has donated several new electric vehicles for use by Astypalea’s public services; it will sell others at cost price to its 1,200 year-round residents. In return, the government has offered more financial assistance for islanders to buy electric cars and will build a solar and wind-fuelled power plant to replace polluting generators.
Unlike other nearby islands, Astypalea is not connected to Greece’s electricity providers. With only 3,000 rooms for visitors in small hotels or flats, tourism is still low-key. Many residents make a living the old-fashioned way: raising goats, keeping bees and fishing. The island was selected for Volkswagen’s experiment after Nikos Komineas, the go-ahead mayor, contacted the transport ministry for help in finding an electric bus to try out on its rough roads.
Most islanders sound keen on the project. Mr Komineas expects the number of private cars on Astypalea to fall by a third over the next five years. Its residents, he says, will get around on electric minibuses, which will be free, linked to a mobile-phone app and available round the clock.
Some observers smell green washing in the project. A bid for a solar park that would generate half the island’s electricity within three years will not get under way before the tourist season ends. A single wind-fuelled engine will be set up only in 2026, assuming the licensing process goes smoothly. That is not normally the case in the Aegean, where islanders worry that tourists will go elsewhere if the view is spoiled by an engine 200 meters high. And even then, the solar and wind-fulled power unit is planned to cover only about 80% of summer demand. But it is a start.
1. Why has Volkswagen signed the deal with the government?| A．To control car prices. | B．To help generate electricity. |
| C．To promote public transport. | D．To build a zero-carbon island. |
| A．It has an aggressive leader. |
| B．It is out of the national electricity network. |
| C．It is a crowded tourist destination. |
| D．It has various goats, bees and fishes. |
| A．The experiment will come to nothing. |
| B．There are barriers in conducting the project. |
| C．Green tourism will become a trend in Greece. |
| D．The islanders are unwilling to change their lifestyle. |
| A．It’s pioneering. | B．It’s practical. |
| C．It’s destructive. | D．It’s costly. |
8 . With the approaching of New Year, more and more visitors will come to China. Don’t know where you should go? Here are some places recommended for you.
Shanghai Expo Culture Park
The Shanghai Expo Culture Park will soon open its northern section to the public, in which the major attractions include a traditional garden that is similar in design to Shanghai’s famous Yuyuan Garden and a 400-meter avenue exhibiting the history of the area, while in the southern section lies a grand theater.
Macao Tower AJ Hackett Bungee Jump
The Macao Tower, 338 meters tall, is the world’s 10th highest tower, with a variety of activities, such as eating and entertainment. One of the activities which enjoy good fame is the bungee jump. The AJ Hackett Macao Tower Bungee Jump is 233 meters high, making it a Guinness World Record as the highest commercial (商业的) bungee jump in the world. Raise your arms and off you go!
Harbin’s Frozen World
For those who have never been to Harbin, there is an almost endless list of things to do. At Harbin Ice—Snow World, you can not only see the world—famous ice architecture, but also have great fun! You can have hotpot at the restaurants which are made of ice, enjoying the product of both ice and fire, go down the world’s longest ice slide (滑梯) and join in the popular Ice and Snow Electronic Music Festival to welcome 2024.
The winter is cold and the night is long, so why not go to the theatre? Harbin was listed by the United Nations as a “music city” in 2010. Harbin Grand Theater is where artistic souls defrost (化霜) a little to share their love of art.
1. Where should visitors go if they want to do extreme sports?| A．Shanghai Expo Culture Park. | B．The Macao Tower. |
| C．Shangha’s Yuyuan Garden. | D．Harbin Ice—Snow World. |
| A．Attend a famous music festival. | B．Play with both ice and fire. |
| C．Turn water into instant ice. | D．Learn to make ice architecture. |
| A．They have a high tower. | B．They have a long ice slide. |
| C．They have a grand theater. | D．They have traditional architecture. |
1.台湾岛是中国最大的岛屿，面积约三万六千平方千米，人口两千多万；
2.自然资源丰富，香蕉、稻米、茶叶等农产品驰名中外；
3.风景优美，气候宜人，世界各地的游客纷至沓来。
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Dear Paul,
I’m glad to know that you’re going to Taiwan Island.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
1. Where is the woman going on a trip next summer?
| A．Northern Europe. | B．South America. | C．Central Europe. |
| A．Seven. | B．Six. | C．Five. |
| A．Next July. | B．Next August. | C．Next October. |
| A．Find another restaurant. | B．Pay their bill. | C．Have dinner. |
