1 . The Friend Trip: Fun Without Conflicts

Anyone who said a friend is a friend forever has clearly never experienced a group trip where you will get into trouble arguing over plans and restaurant bills.     1     Here are some ways to do it without anyone getting unfriended.

Invite with care

“You cannot travel with everybody. All your friends are not travel friends,” says Irvin on her popular TikTok account. She suggests picking travel partners who share similar interests, and deciding ahead of time what kind of trip you will be taking—relaxation, partying or adventure.

Brainstorm as a group

    2     Some people prefer to use familiar spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel to organise the plan and share it with friends. And creating an Airbnb wish list lets friends suggest accommodation options for the whole group to see.

Exchange the captain’s hat

Use a classic teacher’s trick to keep everyone engaged and share the planning burden: schedule a group leader to take ownership of each day’s activities.     3     By making everyone the driver, everyone also gets the chance at some point to sit back and be a passenger.

    4    

Tracking expenses for a whole group can expose a lot of pain points. “I have seen so many friendships break down because dissatisfaction builds when one person suspects other friends are taking advantage of her financially or not pulling their weight,” says friendship coach Jackson.     5     Jackson says he liked Splitwise to help groups manage everyone’s bills, so there’s no confusion about who owes what.

A．Prepare cash in advance

B．Automate the money flow

C．Travelling with your best friends can be a tough job.

D．There are countless situations where the group need to design travel routes.

E．Apps can help make complex calculations easy even while the trip is still underway.

F．Ask your friends where they want to go and what they want to do using Google Forms.

G．This person will be responsible for making that day’s tour plan or keeping everyone on schedule.

2 . When someone tells me that they’re going to spend just 3 days in Paris, I feel like they’re most likely not going to love it. I mean, it’s possible to have a great time if you do it right and put what you want to see at the first place. During such a short visit most tourists head to see the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Louvre and some other tourist attractions, and therefore experience crowds, long lines and not the real local Paris.

Take your pick and spend some time actually enjoying these things instead of rushing through everything. I’m not telling you not to see these famous landmarks, but in order to fully feel the Paris atmosphere, you need to stay in the city longer. A stay in Paris just for a weekend seems far from seeing all the great things.

Almost everyone is dreaming of getting to the top of the Eiffel Tower. But the moment you start approaching the tower you might realize that it’s not very romantic, as it’s surrounded by a ton of visitors and annoying vendors (小贩). The place is crowded, and lines take forever no matter when you visit it.

It’s hard to find a romantic spot unless you book a dinner on top of the Eiffel Tower. It’s something you will only do once, as it’s not the best fine dining you’ve ever had — you’re doing it just for the experience. However, if you climb the stairs behind the Croatian Embassy you may be able to find a quiet spot overlooking the tower. The view is wonderful and definitely worth it, especially at night when the tower starts blinking!

I recommend you to see the city from up high from the top of the Tour Montparnasse, Arc de Triomphe, or even a carousel (旋转木马) in Tuileries, and actually have the Eiffel Tower in your view.

1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A．You can only see crowds at tourist attractions.

B．He who has a short visit doesn’t love Paris.

C．Visitor can have a good time traveling in Paris in three days.

D．It takes more time to experience the real Paris.

2. What is TRUE about visiting Paris according to the author?

A．Fully feeling the atmosphere of the city.

B．Only visiting the famous landmarks of the city.

C．Seeing the whole city at the weekend.

D．Rushing through all attractions in the city.

3. How does a tourist usually feel after visiting the Eiffel Tower?

A．Delighted.

B．Sad.

C．Exhausted.

D．Romantic.

4. Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．The atmosphere of Paris.

B．The tips of visiting Paris better.

C．The view of the Eiffel Tower.

D．The tourist attractions in Paris.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

One of the most popular city walk routes in Shanghai is Fuxing Road in the downtown area of the city. With trees     1     (give) shade from the sunlight, the street is home to many historic buildings of special     2     (significant) to China. Among them is the former residence (宅第) of a famous Chinese architect.

Zhuang Jun (1888-1990),     3     name was also spelt as Chuang Tsin, was one of the first professional architects in modern China, and     4     (create) a series of landmark buildings in Shanghai and other major cities across the country. He also compiled (编写) the first English-Chinese dictionary of architectural engineering terms in     5     1950s.

The residence was designed by himself and constructed in 1921.     6     (locate) at 45 Fuxing Road West in Xuhui District, it is a brick-concrete three-storey garden house. It occupies a long and narrow L-shaped area of 306 square meters, consisting     7     two sets of units. The outer wall is light yellow, while the corners     8     (decorate) with tooth-shaped red bricks. Two fireplaces were built in the sitting room     9     the guest room.

Zhuang and his family lived in the house for decades and he died there in 1990. The house was listed as a     10     (culture) relic preservation site of Xuhui District in 2017. Today it is still a private residence and visitors can only appreciate it from the outside.

4 . Combining a vertical (竖的，直立的) farm and office space into a single 51-storey idea out of Chinese tales, an Italian architect is completing the Shenzhen skyline with a shocking farmscraper (农场摩天楼).

Jian Mu Tower was designed for a leading Chinese supermarket to be a place where renter can grow, sell, buy, or consume produce in the same place they work.

Lying in the south Chinese city of Shenzhen, the Turin-based Carlo Ratti Associati Company has showed plans to build a 650-foot tower in which 100,000 square feet of the glass outside (外墙) is used to produce food — 590,000 pounds of it per year, which would also contain around a million square feet for office space, a supermarket, gardens, and food court (美食街).

Hydroponic (水栽法的) gardening involves using nutrient-rich water rather than soil, and allows plants to be grown in tubes piled up vertically. Working with ZERO, an Italian-based company that specializes in new approaches to agriculture, Jian Mu’s farm is made full use of to produce everything from salad greens to fruits, while remaining efficient and sustainable. An AI scientist would watch most of the hydroponic systems, water and nutrients, planning planting and harvest cycles, and other matters.

“Small-scale urban farming is happening in cities all over the world — from Paris to New York to Singapore. Jian Mu Tower, however, takes it to the next level,” writes Ratti, who is also a professor at MIT. “Such approach has the potential to play a major role in the design of future cities, as it engages in one of today’s most urgent architectural challenges: How to integrate the natural world into building design.”

1. What is Jian Mu Tower intended for?

A．A supermarket.

B．A farm.

C．A factory.

D．A workplace.

2. What can renters use the outside of Jian Mu Tower for?

A．Grow food.	B．Exhibit clothing.
C．Take up gardening.	D．Learn to manage a supermarket.

3. What do we know about ZERO?

A．Its fruits are well received at home.	B．It has rich experience in agriculture.
C．It mainly focuses on agriculture in Italy.	D．It completely applies AI technology.

4. What is Ratti’s attitude to Jian Mu Tower?

A．Unclear.

B．Doubtful.

C．Critical.

D．Approving.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The recent hit in China is all about Harbin, Helongjiang. Numerous netizens have expressed their longing for this northern ice city,     1     (enthusiastic) declaring, “Harbin, I’m coming!”

Among those highlights,     2     journey of 11 kids from Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has melted hearts across the Internet. Chinese netizens have been eagerly following their adventures online.

Fondly (深情地)     3     (describe) as “Little Tangerines (柑橘)” for their orange-colored coats, the kids also visited China’s northernmost town,     4     they sang the national anthem. The firefighters there had prepared snow sculptures and snowmen, eagerly expecting the     5     (arrive) of the “Little Tangerines”. Mr. Liang, the leader of the group, confirmed their coming in Mohe.

This study tour, under the spotlight of the entire Internet,     6     (draw) a lot of attention. The parents are grateful for the concern shown by netizens and the care provided by friends in the Northeast China. They feel more     7     ease with everyone’s collective support.

    8     was reported that the residents organized a fleet of about 300 private vehicles,     9     (provide) free rides to tourists. Despite the city’s freezing climate, its residents work diligently     10     (create) a warm environment for their guests.

6 . Landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom has designed a new green roof on the Rangsit Campus of Thammasat University, about 25 miles north of central Bangkok, Thailand. Her imaginative work challenges the common thinking that urbanization has a negative impact on the planet, whether flooding, excess (过度的) energy use, disrupted (扰乱) biodiversity or the heat island effect.

The 236, 806-square-foot structure, which opened in December 2019, includes a flood water management system and Asia’s largest rooftop organic farm. It combines modern landscape architecture with traditional agricultural knowledge, creating a green and friendly environment.

The green roof, containing an H-shaped landscape, looks like a futuristic hill with a brick building beneath it. The hill features a complex pattern of zigzagging terraces (之字形梯田) of planted beds, leading all the way down to the bottom. When rainwater hits the roof, it flows down the zigzags while being absorbed by the soil in the beds, The excess water is directed into four storage ponds — with a capacity of up to 3 million gallons. The process slows down the flow speed of rainwater runoff compared to a normal concrete rooftop. This keeps the area from flooding during heavy rains.

The roof’s terraces are filled with organically grown crops, including a drought tolerant variety of rice, many local vegetables and herbs. The farm can supply the canteens on campus with a large amount of rice, herbs and vegetables a year. The food waste is composted (把……制成堆肥) to fertilize the farm, and water from the storage ponds is used to water plants, creating an entirely localized and circular system.

The farm serves as an outdoor classroom and a source of local jobs, too. Farmers offer workshops on sustainable agriculture and nutrition as part of the university’s sustainability curriculum. “Students and community members are invited to participate in seasonal seeding, harvesting, and so on,” says Voraakhom. “The urban farm is training a new generation of organic farmers with real-world skills. It also promotes a sense of community.”

1. What can we say about Voraakhom’s work?

A．It’s short-lived.	B．It’s creative.
C．It’s demanding.	D．It’s time-consuming.

2. Why is the rooftop designed to be zigzag?

A．To store more water.

B．To plant diverse vegetables.

C．To slow the speed of water flow.

D．To make it look more attractive than other buildings.

3. What can be inferred about the farm from paragraph 4?

A．It uses food as fertilizer.	B．It benefits the environment.
C．It improves students’ lifestyle.	D．It produces vegetables and fruits.

4. What does the author want to show by mentioning the outdoor classroom?

A．Students can learn hands-on knowledge on the farm.

B．Farmers working on the farm can become professors.

C．The farm prevents government from offering people jobs.

D．The farm harms the relationship between university and community.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

Li Zhuang, an ancient village located by Yantze river     1     over 1000 years of history, is the birthplace of Yan from Inkston. However, due to     2     (politic) reasons, the village was “hidden” from Chinese history till early 21st century.

    3     (consider) as a museum of traditional Chinese architecture, Li Zhuang has over 40 temples built between Ming and Qing Dynasties. Therefore, the village plays     4    important role in traditional Chinese architecture history and has attracted many architects. The History of Chinese Architecture,    5     was written by famous architects Liang SiCheng and Lin HuiYin, referred to many ancient buildings in Li Zhuang. For example, Luo Xuan Dian built in 1596 was a     6     (complete) wood-structured temple, a perfect example of traditional Chinese building structures.

In 1940s, when Japan was invading China, this village made a great decision to invite top Chinese universities that had no place     7     (move) to. Suddenly this small village attracted over 12,000 scholars and students. During 1940s, quite a few academic achievements     8     (make) in Li Zhuang.

In the recent ten years, this ancient village     9     (arise) in Chinese official history. Though it is still quiet and calm, soon it will attract numerous     10     (tourist). I hope tourism will not disturb the calm and beauty and more people will know what was happening here in the 20th century.

8 . We like to spend our Christmas holidays somewhere warm abroad, and that year we chose Uganda. Nature, wildlife, and sunny days were a(n) ________ while it was so cold and dark in Europe. Life was pleasant, and we had a rental car and a ________ schedule ahead around the country, expecting that we could ________ as many places as possible during the holiday.

However, just within a few days, we had a car accident at a park. I lost ________ of the car, and it rolled over, ________ windows, the frame and the engine.

________. we were alive! My right arm was severely ________, but we managed to reach a nearby American hospital in Masindi. However, we were asked to stay in town for a few more days owing to my ________.

In the duration, we were amazed to find that Masindi is such a(n) ________ town that we can’t resist to ________ our paces. Hence the ________ of our stay were the market and our daily visit to the hospital. We looked for delicate goods, ________ with medical staff, hotel staff and the people in the market, and learned more about their custom.

Before our ________ , we took a road trip south through the country to see something else. Then we focused on ________ its unique nature and people. What a journey for experience and ________!

1.

A．setting

B．pleasure

C．outcome

D．challenge

2.

A．tight

B．prior

C．flexible

D．loose

3.

A．recall

B．compare

C．recommend

D．explore

4.

A．control

B．sight

C．track

D．contact

5.

A．ignoring

B．destroying

C．checking

D．repairing

6.

A．Strangely

B．Suddenly

C．Interestingly

D．Fortunately

7.

A．limited

B．folded

C．injured

D．conducted

8.

A．ankle

B．skin

C．wound

D．delay

9.

A．relaxing

B．appealing

C．secure

D．internal

10.

A．adjust to

B．go through

C．pick up

D．slow down

11.

A．highlights

B．worries

C．proofs

D．chances

12.

A．lived

B．shared

C．chatted

D．fought

13.

A．engagement

B．exposure

C．action

D．departure

14.

A．suspecting

B．appreciating

C．selecting

D．protecting

15.

A．suffering

B．thought

C．sightseeing

D．comfort

9 . Many people enjoy spending their vacations swimming, lying in the sun and staying at luxurious hotels.     1     They head for the country, to one of the numerous United States national parks, and take advantage of the fresh air and many outdoor activities that nature has to offer.

“I’m a successful lawyer from San Francisco,” says Gavin Murphy. “    2     I usually go to Yosemite National Park, where I sleep in a tent, hike, and enjoy the peace and quiet.”

    3     They can go fishing in a cold stream, hiking on a winding nature trail, or biking along scenic paths. At certain times of the year, guided nature walks and interesting lectures on a variety of topics are offered to park guests.

Camping out does have its disadvantages, however.     4     Even after the weather clears up, there’s still lots of mud to deal with. The weather can be quite cold at night, and there are always many mosquitoes (蚊子).

Park rangers (护林员) recommend that visitors watch out for snakes, whose bites can be poisonous. They stress the fact that it is necessary that food be kept packed away, so that an unexpected bear doesn’t pay an unwelcome visit to some surprised guests.     5     “It might be nice to sit by a swimming pool and sip (小口抿) a drink,” says Tanya Rodriguez, a nature lover, “but nature is really so beautiful, and I’ve met such interesting people here. Nothing compares to a vacation like this!”

A．If it rains, there is not much to do.

B．Camping is not really my cup of tea.

C．But every once in a while I like to get back to nature.

D．Some of the visitors have no experience being in the country.

E．Yet, nature lovers continue to visit national parks year after year.

F．But there are countless others who prefer a different kind of holiday.

G．Visitors to national parks have a wide variety of activities to choose from.

10 . Summer is always a busy travel season, but even at peak times like July, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll see lots of hotels with No Vacancy (空房) signs. More and more travelers are choosing instead to stay in vacation rentals: decorated private houses, rooms, or apartments that only you and your party share for the period of your stay. Or you can get adventurous and book a cabin, a tree house, a houseboat, or even a castle.

The idea appeared in 2007, when Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, the owners of a hotel, realizing that a San Francisco tech meeting would make hotel rooms in the area harder to come by, let travelers sleep on air mattresses (充气床垫) in their apartment for a fee. They called it Air Bed and Breakfast, and the company—now known as Airbnb—is worth almost $100 billion today and has six million listings worldwide.

More space is a major attraction of this accommodation (住宿): the average hotel room measures just 330 square feet, while the average vacation rental room tops 1,300. And in 20 of the largest U. S. cities, average daily rates are comparable to (or slightly lower than) those of hotels.

If you’re willing to share your own digs while you’re away, Love Home Swap pairs you with like-minded travelers for stays in each other’s homes for a membership fee as low as $ 11 per month. If you’d like to list your home, check your local zoning laws, as some areas have strict rules on short-term rentals. In parts of Honolulu, a new law taking effect in October will up the minimum stay to 90 days.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．Vacation rentals have replaced hotels nowadays.

B．Travelers have more options of where to live now.

C．Hotels have no empty rooms during travel seasons.

D．Instead of staying in rentals, travelers choose private rooms.

2. What inspired Chesky and Gebbia to start vacation rentals?

A．The presence of the Airbnb.	B．The requirement of travelers.
C．The shortage of hotel rooms.	D．The popularity of air mattresses.

3. If you want to use Love Home Swap, you should ______.

A．become its member first.	B．rent your house for free.
C．list your house for at least 90 days.	D．find partners with the similar ideas.

4. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To list the various rentals for travelers.

B．To urge hotels to take on more vacation rentals.

C．To compare two different ways to spend vacation.

D．To introduce a new trend on vacation accommodation.