1 . Slow travel is about connecting deeply with your travels. Rather than rushing from one place to another, slow travelers treat each experience as an opportunity to learn and feel more deeply to the people, culture, and food they want to explore.     1    .

Relax and enjoy

Once, a vacation provided relaxation from the stress of everyday life. But over time, we began trying to put everything we want into a checklist.     2    . Slow travel exchanges checklists for the chance to really enjoy a place. It’s amazing how much more involved you can be when you’re not in a rush. It’s easier to relax and look forward to whatever the day brings.

Have more memorable experiences

    3    . If so, the idea of slow travel may feel like you’ll miss the latest Top 10. In fact, you free yourself from scratching the surface of everything without enjoying anything. Slow travel allows you the time to feel a destination and you will have more memorable experiences.

Meet people and actually get to know them

When you decide to take the slow travel route, you free yourself up to meet and spend time with others. You can meet locals at a park or restaurant and enjoy a conversation. Learn about the people on your food tour. You may even decide that you like someone enough to meet him/her later for lunch or a coffee.     4    , because you are not rushing to the next big thing.

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Traveling by plane, train, and bus has a bad effect on the environment. We can transport ourselves to one location and spend more time exploring it on foot, by bike or on horseback. That’s less harmful to the planet than rushing to the next thing on the list with whatever vehicle that will get us there in a hurry.

A．Be more eco-friendly

B．Experience different means of transportation

C．This created more stress than we were escaping

D．Making a checklist makes your journey more organized

E．Here are some reasons we think you need to try slow travel

F．Your communication tends to be more relaxed and more real

G．Maybe you’re used to jumping from one attraction after another

2 . I’ve lived in Cardigan Bay (卡迪根海湾) in West Wales since I was a few months old. You’ve got everything you need here. Hills, stunning beaches, nice coastal paths. As someone who loves the countryside, I’ve never wanted to leave.

I was lucky to find work I could do in this area. A lot of people do have to move away in order to find work. I started Adventure Beyond here about 30 years ago and we work all over the UK. We go up to Scotland, we work along the Thames. We’ve also taken groups to Canada, the Himalayas, places like that. But honestly, West Wales has got everything. We can do everything we need right here.

Cardigan Bay is pretty huge, but I find having grown up here there’s a definite sense of belonging. There’s an awareness that we’re lucky to have these incredible sandy beaches, pebbly beaches, beautiful rivers, and hills. It’s peaceful, and it’s not overdeveloped. Of course, there are periods when it gets busy, but then the second schools go back and you pretty much get the beaches to yourself. There is a sense of community (群体) too, with a lot of good community-based clubs, such as the Poppit Sands Surf Lifesaving Club.

I set up Adventure Beyond to make my own work in the area. I love the outdoors, and I wanted to be in Cardigan Bay, so it was perfect. I’ve tried to always keep that personal touch. The clients (客户) will pretty much always meet myself and all the staff. We took a lot of people on through the Kickstart scheme (启动计划) and they’ve been employed with us for a few years. A lot of our clients have been with us since we started, too. There’s a sense of family, which is quite special.

I won’t mention a specific favorite place, but in general the beaches are just amazing. It’s just a sort of wild west, really.

1. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A．The author is 30 years old.	B．The author has to work in another city.
C．The author’s job requires a lot of travelling.	D．The author can do everything in West Wales.

2. What is Cardigan Bay like in the author’s eyes?

A．It’s undeveloped but beautiful.	B．Its beauty hasn’t been noticed.
C．It has the most peaceful beaches in the world.	D．It gives a sense of belonging and community.

3. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Keeping that personal touch.	B．Getting the beaches back to the locals.
C．Enjoying outdoor activities with clients.	D．Starting Adventure Beyond in Cardigan Bay.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The author’s simple life in Cardigan Bay.	B．The author’s deep love for Cardigan Bay.
C．The author’s exploration of Cardigan Bay.	D．The author’s hope for the future Cardigan Bay.

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My parents and I go on a road trip along G318 in this summer. It is the longest national highway in China from Shanghai to Tibet, along that we enjoyed many famous place of interest. Of all the places, the scenery from Sichuan to Tibet impressed us much. We saw the blue sky but white clouds. With the fresh air refreshed our body and mind, we felt quite relaxed. In addition, the custom of the local people enabled us to have a deeply understanding of our motherland and people. This 10-day journey left them with a strong memory. What wonderful journey it was!

5 . Where are the speakers most probably?

A．In a hotel.

B．In a museum.

C．At home.

6 . 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 Chinese American Museum,     1     (locate) in downtown Washington, 800 meters from the White House, is the only Chinese museum in Washington, DC, the United States.

Philip Qiu, the founder of the Museum, said it     2     (establish) to tell the story of Chinese people in America, highlight their contributions to the country     3     improve people’s understanding of Chinese-American culture.

Over the past few years, the museum has been devoted     4     collecting, preserving, researching and displaying the history and culture of Chinese Americans. It hopes to encourage Chinese Americans to show     5     (they) and tell and record their own stories and experiences in the US     6     (proud).

The museum has held more than 15 high quality     7    (exhibition) with different themes. The items on display include artworks from China and the US, antique documents, calligraphy, paintings and clothing,     8     has attracted more than 150,000 visitors from all over the world.

    9     (celebrate) the Chinese New Year, from the end of January to the beginning of February, the museum held the “Welcome to the New Year” lantern exhibition and Chinese New Year cultural display activities.

“I always believe that human civilization is like a big family, and the culture of every nationshould be respected,” Qiu said. “Cultural exchanges like this will     10     (strength) communication between people from the two countries,” he added.

9 . 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。

With its attractive charm and pleasing attractions, Harbin, the picturesque ice city of Heilongjiang province in Northeast China,     1     (become) a hit on social media since mid-January this year, leaving netizens fascinated by its abundant treasures.

Among these sights are a group of 11 adorable children from Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in South China,     2     fearlessly began an educational trip to Harbin, instantly winning the hearts of online communities.

    3     (dress) in energetic orange clothes, they are fondly referred to as the “little tangerines”. The nickname symbolizes both their cute orange clothes     4     Guangxi’s remarkable citrus (柑橘) production.

Each day, their attractive     5     (present) is popular on various social media platforms. Wherever they go, they were showered with affection by     6     (local).

Liang, the lead teacher of their tour, confirmed their arrival in Mohe, a key destination in their adventure.     7     their arrival, the tour group was     8     (warm) welcomed by a local travel agency working together with the city’s tourism bureau.

At the northernmost police outpost (前哨站) of China, they sang the national anthem and saluted the border guards,     9     (mark) an important part of their educational trip. Moreover, the police officers at the station prepared snow sculptures and snowmen     10     (treat) the “little tangerines”.