1 . Tips on Learning a New Language Before Travelling
Whenever you travel to a foreign place, it is helpful knowing a bit of the local language.
Practise. The more you study the language, the better.
Download a language app. Your app store offers a vast amount of options for language learning. Apps like Google Translate, Duolingo, Bilingual or Hi Native can help you to learn languages quickly.
A.Speak to native speakers. |
B.Constantly use the language. |
C.You can also find a private class to attend. |
D.Trips can help make the process fun and easy. |
E.Learning a language doesn't happen overnight. |
F.Those apps can help you learn the language effectively. |
G.You may not know how to pronounce the words correctly. |
2 . Journey Back in Time with Scholars
Classical Provence(13days)Journey through the beautiful countryside of Provence,France,with Prof. Ori Z. Soltes. We will visit some of the best-preserved Roman monuments in the world. Our tour also includes a chance to walk in the footsteps of Van Gogh and Gauguin. Fields of flowers, tile-roofed(瓦屋顶)villages and tasty meals enrich this wonderful experience.
Southern Spain(15days)
Spain has lovely white towns and the scent(芳香)of oranges,but it is also a treasury of ancient remains including the cities left by the Greeks,Romans and Arabs. As we travel south from Madrid with Prof. Ronald Messier to historic Toledo,Roman Merida and into Andalucia, we explore historical monuments and architecture.
China’s Sacred Landscapes(21days)
Discover the China of “past ages,” its walled cities,temples and mountain scenery with Prof. Robert Thorp. Highlights(精彩之处)include China’s most sacred peaks at Mount Tai and Hangzbou’s rolling hills,waterways and peaceful temples. We will wander in traditional small towns and end our tour with an exceptional museum in Shanghai.
Tunisia(17days)
Join Prof. Pedar Foss on our in-depth Tunisian tour. Tour highlights include the Roman city of Dougga,the underground Numidian capital at Bulla Regia, Roman Sbeitla and the remote areas around Tataouine and Matmata,uique for underground cities. Our journey takes us to picturesque Berber villages and lovely beaches.
1. What can visitors see in both Classical Provence and Southern Spain?
A.Historical monuments. | B.Fields of flowers. |
C.Van Gogh’s paintings. | D.Greek buildings. |
A.France. | B.Spain. | C.China. | D.Tunisia. |
A.White towns. | B.Underground cities. | C.Tile-roofed villages. | D.Rolling hills. |
3 . The protected lands of the National Parks are some of the most amazing destinations within the United States to view some spectacular pieces of nature. Many of these parks have fun family-friendly activities, making them great destinations for holidays and summer break.
Olympic National Park, WAOlympic National Park is a great destination for families to explore the wild beauty. At this park, visitors will find beautiful beaches, a rain forest, mountains and more. Children will love the wild coastline, with amazing beaches, and a lot of fascinating sea life. The whole family will love the many hiking trails, the wild beauty of the beaches throughout the park, and the wildlife within the forest and mountains.
Yellowstone National Park, WYYellowstone National Park is the nation's first national park. Visitors can start at one of the Visitor Centers to learn about the abundant wildlife of Yellowstone. Children will love keeping an eye out for elk and bison while driving and hiking through the park.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NCLocated on North Carolina's Outer Banks, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is an amazing destination for recreating, relaxing and much more. The seashore has many beautiful beaches for the whole family to explore and enjoy. Visitors can spend vacation time searching for shells, birding, kayaking, hiking and more. The Outer Banks are also an excellent spot to go windsurfing, especially on Hatteras Island.
Glacier National Park, MTGlacier National Park was the tenth national park created in the nation. The park offers visitors the opportunity to explore the amazing wilderness of Montana, through biking, hiking, camping, backpacking, boating and more. The best time of year to visit is the early summer, the region is snowy in the winter and hot in the summer.
1. What can you do in Olympic National Park?A.Visit the park by car. | B.Go boating in the park. |
C.Take a camp trip there. | D.Enjoy attractive sea life. |
A.Olympic National Park. | B.Yellowstone National Park. |
C.Cape Hatteras National Seashore. | D.Glacier National Park. |
A.Both have beautiful beaches. | B.Both offer bird-watching. |
C.Both are in the same island. | D.Both provide windsurfing. |
4 . The UK’ S Best Theme Parks
Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire
The new Tamarin Trail takes adventurers through beautiful gardens, allowing kids and adults to come face-to-face with a troop of monkeys. The park is also home to Europe’ s only Thomas Land, which last year underwent a £2.5m expansion, including new rides. There are thrilling rides, including the stand-up roller coaster, Shockwave, and the 54-metre drop tower, Apocalypse.
Adults from £l5, children from £10(under-2s free)
Thorpe Park, Surrey
All aboard Derren Brown’ s Ghost Train which opened in July 2016. This 10-15 minute train journey includes exciting live-action performances, 4D special effects and so on. Also new is “I’ m a Celebrity. Maze (迷宫)” , and there are some of the highest and fastest rides in Europe here too.
Adults from £28, children from £24(under-3s free)
Warwick Castle, Warwickshire
Although not officially a theme park, this medieval castle offers history, magic, myth and adventure to suit all ages, and is now home to the UK’s first fully interactive and multi-sensory Horrible Histories Maze, giving vistors a fascinating experience of getting lost in time. From July, you can sleep over in the new riverside Middle Ages-themed woodland cottages of Knight’s Village.
From £31(under-3s free)
Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey
Following the Pandamonium live show in 2016, last year saw The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure open at Chessington, which has over 40 rides and attractions. Rides include Dragon Falls, Safari Skyway, Toadies Crazy Cars and Runaway Train.
From £29(under-3s free)
1. Where animal-loving children probably advised to go?A.Warwick Castle. | B.Thorpe Park. |
C.Chessington World of Adventures. | D.Drayton Manor Theme Park. |
A.£40. | B.£52. | C.£56 | D.£80. |
A.Children should be accompanied by adults. | B.Certain kids have free entry to the parks. |
C.They all offer exciting rides in the parks. | D.They have all been rebuilt before reopening. |
5 . The world is a big place, and there are many, many different places you can visit.
First of all, traveling allows us to escape our daily routines and expand perspectives, because seeing new places and gaining new experiences can broaden our perspectives.
Traveling is also the most valuable form of learning.
What's more, traveling can have a direct effect on people's sense of happiness, and decrease their stress and anxiety. These improvements don't just disappear the moment travelers return to their daily lives.
A.The improvements look likely to last. |
B.Traveling has many positive effects on people. |
C.In conclusion,traveling benefits people in many ways. |
D.The process of traveling enriches people's knowledge. |
E.We learn to accept other people and their different lifestyles. |
F.Many people say that they appreciate their present lives more after traveling. |
G.It's another type of new discovery and learning, and great for our soul and body. |
6 . More and more travellers in China nowadays prefer homestays rather than traditional hotels, as they seek private living experiences. The house-sharing model was first introduced by the website Couchsurfing.com in 2003. It is still the largest website for travellers to find accommodation (住宿) without much money to spend.
Encouraged by her great experience of homestays in France, Maggita, 30, considered short-term hire as her first choice in her future trips. She later went back to her hometown Shanghai and ran a "shared accommodation" business.
The short-term hire idea has been a win-win business model. For travellers, they can rent a special room at a reasonable price and also enjoy a firsthand experience of the local culture, compared with traditional hotels. For owners, they can gain much with daily rental. Now Maggita has quit her last job in an IT company and become a host of some 20 homestays, which enables her to earn a monthly income of around 40,000 — 50,000 yuan.
In recent years, China has seen many homestay booking websites such as Xiaozhu and Tujia. Chen Chi, the founder and CEO of Xiaozhu, said the model is to share rooms or apartments that are not in use with people who need them. Instead of the traditional view that Chinese people feel uncomfortable living with strangers, Chen found that a large number of travellers got along well with house owners.
However, experts have pointed out a series of problems brought about by the fashion. Lacking supervision (监管) to those accommodation sharing websites, the service quality and accommodation safety cannot be guaranteed (保障).Experts suggest that the online websites should closely work together with communities and local police stations to improve the services.
1. What can we learn about homestays from the first paragraph?A.They started in China. | B.They offer the best service. |
C.They can be money-saving. | D.They are popular with the youth. |
A.Taken up. ![]() | B.Given up. |
C.Looked for. | D.Gone for |
A.Useless. ![]() | B.Relaxing. ![]() |
C.Well-accepted. | D.Uncomfortable. |
A.Homestays need to be improved. |
B.Some experts don't support homestays. |
C.Lacking supervision is the biggest problem of homestays. |
D.The police should manage the homestay services. |
7 . Some of the best cycling routes in the world pass through its most beautiful scenery. Here are some of world’s best bike routes for cyclists who either are up for breaking a good sweat or simply seeing the world without leaving an ugly carbon footprint behind.
The Great Windy Road, Victoria, Australia
If you like a challenge, take on this 243-kilometer windy road along Australia’s south-eastern coast. If a day is all you’ve got, take the 60-kilometer route from Torquay to Bells Beach. There you’ll cycle through rural farmland, enjoy the sweeping ocean views from cliff tops, and snake past the wetlands around Lake Connewarre.
Udaipur City Tour, Rajasthan, India
Biking is arguably the best way to explore Udaipur, Venice of the East.
Cyclists often need to cycle past herdsmen and their goats and camels, sharing narrow, old pavements in this romantic place. But surrounded by ancient castles, temples and grand palaces, Udaipur brings about one of the best biking experiences, allowing cyclists to truly discover rural India.
The Karakoram Highway, China-Pakistan
The Karakoram Highway is the highest international road in the world, reaching an altitude of 4,700 meters at the Khunjerab Pass. Starting in Kashgar, China, cyclists can travel up to 1,200 kilometers on mostly unpaved roads, but the views are as breathtaking as the riding.
Route of the Hiawatha, Idaho-Montana, United States
Take your family out to Montana this summer and cycle along the most scenic disused railroad in the country. The railroad turned bike trail turns into 24 kilometers of leisure biking that takes you over seven trestles(高架桥) and through 10 tunnels, with the longest one, the Taft Tunnel, stretching for 2.7 kilometers.
1. In which tour can you enjoy the seaside scenery?A.The Great Windy Road. | B.Udaipr City Tour. |
C.The Karakoram Highway. | D.Route of the Hiawatha. |
A.Go to Venice. | B.Feed wild animals. |
C.Visit cultural relics. | D.Enjoy modern architectures. |
A.It is a totally undeveloped route. | B.It goes along an abandoned railway. |
C.It owns the longest tunnel in the world. | D.It lies higher than other international roads. |
8 . New kinds of tourism
People are travelling more than ever before.The World Tourism Organisation says that by 2020 the number of international travellers will be more than 1.6 billion people per year.
Medical tourism can be for a lot of things,from operations to visits to the dentist.
Nearly all tourists eat in restaurants,and dining is one of the top three tourist activities.But if you were in a country famous for its food,would you learn how to cook it? Welcome to the unusual form of culinary (烹饪的) tourism,where people go to another country to learn how to prepare its food.
Another growing area of tourism is literary (文学的) tourism.
A.Cooking holidays are growing in popularity now. |
B.It is known that few sites of disasters can be visited. |
C.Many people enjoy these historical tourist attractions. |
D.Disaster tourism is the act of visiting the site of a disaster. |
E.This is a kind of cultural tourism and there are several types. |
F.This kind of tourism includes going to a different country for health care. |
G.The increase in the number of tourists also means an increase in the kinds of tourism. |
9 . To see the world is one thing. To have someone to share it with is another. Indeed the travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner. A travel partner can be a close friend, a family member, a pal you’ve met online, or a business
You can have someone to talk to
Traveling alone is fun,but wouldn’t you feel lonely? Having a travel partner can remove the feeling of loneliness. This is especially true if you can get a travel companion who is very familiar with the place you, re traveling to. You don’ t have to ask any information from the locals, and you can increase the time you spend in the country.
One of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved. You can’t simply ignore the rising price of hotels or plane tickets. You should also think about your daily needs, such as your food. Of course, you can’t simply go back without bringing any souvenirs (纪念品)to your friends and family. All these can ruin your budg- et(预算).However, when you have a travel friend, you can have someone to share the expenses with.
You can meet a good friend
Having a travel mate is a good way of meeting a new friend or even a lifelong partner. You can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each other’s heart while traveling together in another country.
You can have someone to watch out for you
When you’re in a foreign land, you’ll never be really safe. You don’t know the rules as well as the culture of the people. A travel mate will be perfect to remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case you get lost. So why don’t you find a travel companion now?
Let’s find out how ...
1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A.To introduce a travel company. |
B.To encourage us to have a travel partner. |
C.To explain how to be a perfect travel partner. |
D.To tell an interesting experience with a travel partner. |
A.You can have someone to share the expenses with. |
B.You can know the local culture well. |
C.You can enjoy food with your partner. |
D.You can save money by bargaining together. |
A.Traveling alone is not fun. |
B.Buying souvenirs isn’t necessary. |
C.Many people fall in love when traveling. |
D.It’s better to choose a stranger as a travel partner. |
A.how to get along with a travel partner |
B.how travel can benefit people |
C.what we can learn from travel |
D.how to find a travel partner |
10 . Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person.” said the 30-year-old man.
Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”. He said, “The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
The great 19thcentury explorer John Muir once said. “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.
1. Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?A.Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone. |
B.It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries. |
C.It is comfortable to travel around without a friend. |
D.Traveling abroad helps people to find new things. |
A.you have to make things on your own. |
B.it is hard for you to prove yourself to others. |
C.you can only depend on yourself whatever happens. |
D.it will finally build your character. |
A.He started traveling alone at an early age. |
B.He was once shot in the arm. |
C.He used to work as a salesman. |
D.His website will inspire others to travel alone. |
A.Travel Abroad | B.Travel Alone |
C.Travel Light | D.Travel Wide and Far |