1 . Where to travel in February

Kangaroo Island, Australia

Unbelievably huge and being fortunate to have a surprising amount of coastline — 540km (335 miles) to be exact — this is where you may find you’ve owned an entire beach. Kangaroo Island invites guests to enjoy its unique local food, come across lovely Australian wildlife and discover some of the country’s best beaches. And the island is a total show-off during the Aussie summer months of January and February.

Mazatlán, Mexico

A Mexico visit in January or February means dry and relatively cooler days, providing some relief in wet coastal places. It’s also whale-watching season along the Pacific Coast. In Mazatlán, February is carnival time: the 2024 festival is the 126th celebration.

St Lucia, Caribbean

There’s hardly a wrong time to visit the Caribbean — yet February sees a great many groups of visitors hoping to get away from cold-weather countries. St Lucia’s independence from British rule in 1979 is celebrated on February 22, and marked by parades and celebratory events island-wide. Come prepared to party.

Hokkaido, Japan

February is when the temperatures are at the coldest in Japan for skiing, snowmobiling and snowboarding, and the season even offers an opportunity for outdoor lovers to try ice fishing on the top of a frozen lake. Sapporo Snow Festival—Hokkaido’s most famous festival, featured by thick snow and amazing ice sculptures and giant slides — is held in February, bringing a large number of well-wrapped-up visitors.

1. Which one is the best place to taste local food?

A．Kangaroo Island.

B．Mazatlán.

C．St Lucia.

D．Hokkaido.

2. What can visitors do in both Mazatlán and St Lucia?

A．Hunt whales.	B．Enjoy dry climate.
C．Join in celebrations.	D．Watch sea animals.

3. What is the main attraction of Sapporo Snow Festival?

A．Snowmobiling.	B．Ice sculptures.
C．The lowest temperature.	D．Fishing on the frozen lake.

3 . This year's Autumn Show promises both beautiful gardening plant displays and outstanding produce. Garden inspiration for both expert and occasional gardener will feature in abundance. Visitors to the show can also enjoy Newby Hall's award winning gardens, great garden shopping, and impressive plant art equipment within Newby Hall.

Dates: 15-17(Friday-Sunday)September 2023
Location: Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire
Explore the local area

For those wishing to explore the many attractions of North Yorkshire over a longer period, why not stay local to the show?

A wide range of accommodation is available throughout the area. Harrogate, Boroughbridge and Ripon are all within easy driving distance to the event, offering hotels, B&B's, and campsites.

Newby Hall itself will be offering camping for visitors during the show, located in the heart of this area.

Public Transport
Bus:

The event is located close to the city of Ripon, which is serviced by the No. 36 bus, running directly between Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon.(Please note, No.36 does not run on weekends.)

There are also regular buses on the No.22 service from York.(Please note, No.22 does not run on Sundays.)

There will also be a direct shuttle bus offering visitors direct transportation from Harrogate Bus Station to the show itself.

Train:

The closest train station to Newby Hall is in Harrogate which has good connections with many major national network routes.(Please note, the train to Newby Hall does not run on Sundays.)

To find out more information about the show and book, click here.

1. What can visitors do in the local area?

A．Stay in free hotels.	B．Explore various attractions.
C．Camp in distant places.	D．Enter gardening competitions.

2. How can visitors go to the show from Harrogate on Sunday?

A．On a No.36 bus.	B．On a No.22 bus.
C．On a direct shuttle bus.	D．On a train to Newby Hall.

3. Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A textbook.	B．A website.
C．A travel plan.	D．An art magazine.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

As part of its efforts to attract tourists from across the world and reduce its dependence on oil, Saudi Arabia (沙特) has announced plans     1     (turn) an unused offshore oil platform into a theme park.

Named “The Rig”, the upcoming offshore theme park is part of Saudi Arabia’s broader strategy “Vision 2030”,     2     aims to diversify (使多样化) the country’s economy and develop its tourism industry in particular.

The Rig will be located in the Arabian Gulf,     3     (cover) an area of over 150,000 square meters. It will feature roller coaster     4     (ride), bungee jumping, and sky diving, as well as 3 hotels and 11 restaurants. “The Rig will be     5     unique tourist attraction, expected to attract     6     (many) tourists around the world,” Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) said in a statement.

Being a theme park     7     (inspire) by an offshore oil platform, The Rig has been getting a lot of attention though it is still in the early stage of     8     (develop). A completion date for the project has not been announced yet, but so far Saudi Arabia’s Public investment Fund     9     (publish) several high-quality digital images, as well as an impressive video showing what The Rig may look     10     when it is finished.

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。

In the heart of Melbourne, Australia, lies     1     87-square-meter, three-story, two-bedroom and one-bathroom house. Made entirely from organic materials and run on renewable energy, the building, known as “The Greenhouse”, is     2     (complete) zero waste. It is designed by zero waste advocate Joost Bakker, as part of his Future Food System housing experiment.

The Greenhouse is inspired by nature — it’s an ecosystem     3     nothing is wasted. Organic waste is fed into a biodigester where it ferments (发酵) and is turned     4     gas for cooking or fertilizer for produce; rainwater     5     (harvest) and used for irrigation and an aquaponics (鱼菜共生) system, where plants grow     6     (use) waste from on-site fish; and hot steam from the shower enables a wall of mushrooms to thrive.

The design of the house is topsy-turvy (颠倒的), with the roof as the foundation     7     (load) with 35 tons of soil. That helps provide fertile ground for cultivation produce- more than 200 plant species grow on the roof terrace (露台), as well as     8     (insect), snails, fish and chickens.

Although Bakker is required     9     (move) the greenhouse out of the city center, the ecosystem will live on, as it will become a permanent home for his mother.

Through the Greenhouse project, Bakker wants to demonstrate that he can feed a family with his self-sustaining house design. “I think we’ve proved that it’s actually much     10     (productive) than even I imagined,” he says. He hopes the example will offer a blueprint for future homes and a viable alternative to the current food system.

7 . 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。

Good tourist behavior is of great important for everyone. Cultural and natural sights belong to everyone, included the generations to come and good tourist behavior can help protect. Beside, good tourist behavior can make you have a more enjoy travelling experience. However, some tourists threw away rubbish everywhere. Some take photos which it's strictly forbidden. And others even write or draw anything on the tourist attraction.

It's not hard to give up such bad behavior as long as tourists realise it is harm to the sights. So firstly, the mass media have the responsibility of letting people to know what a good tourist is like. Secondly, tour guides should remind tourists local customs during the journey.

8 . Normally museums exhibit only a small proportion of their collections, but the Boijmans Van Beuningen gallery in Rotterdam is the first in the world to display the whole lot.

Housed in a huge mirrored, bowl-shaped depot (仓库) attached to the museum in the Dutch port city, its collection of 151,000 artworks by artists including Vincent van Gogh and Oscar-Claude Monet will be accessible to visitors from Saturday.

“It is the only fully accessible depot, public depot that is open in the world,” museum director Sjarel Ex told AFP as media toured the building to Tuesday ahead of the opening. “What happens here is that you do not follow the script that was written by a curator (馆长). You see things by accident, and you feel that you are discovering things.”

“Normally, only some 6 to 10 percent of collections at major museums around the world like the Boijmans Van Beuningen are on display, and the rest kept in closed storage depots,” said Ex. That will now change for the Rotterdam institution. Visitors will even be able to watch works being restored. “If you do not show the works, people will stop talking about and thinking about an art work. As a result, it is very likely that it is into oblivion—out of sight,” he said.

The project, whose cost was around 92 million euros has mainly been covered by private donations, features five different temperature zones for different types of artworks. The depot was originally created to solve a very serious problem—the possibility of flooding in a low-lying country where a third of the land sits below sea level. The old basement below the museum was likely to let in water, making it unsuitable for storage. “Every building is a moment in time, so this celebrates for sure the climate,” said its architect, Winy Maas. “Why? Because it’s the reason for the existence of this building—the former archives (档案馆) were under water. It was flooding, so we have to bring it up.”

1. What makes the Boijmans Van Beuningen gallery special?

A．It lies on a site below sea level.

B．Most of its collections are donations.

C．It has the most collections in the world.

D．It is the world’s first museum to exhibit all collections.

2. What do we know from Sjarel Ex’s words?

A．Collections are not supposed to be shown.

B．The curator can guide visitors around the museum.

C．The depot is open to the public occasionally.

D．Visitors discover the collections in person.

3. What does the underlined word “oblivion” mean in paragraph 4?

A．Memory.

B．Honor.

C．Forgetfulness.

D．Preserve

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A Museum Opens Its Entire Art Collections In The Globe First

B．The Boijmans Van Beuningen Gallery Held Its First Exhibition

C．A Dutch Museum Was Rebuilt After Being Damaged By Flood

D．Major Museums In The World Will Display The Whole Collections