1 . When you’re sitting in class or behind your desk waiting for the clock to strike a time when you can go home, it is natural that your mind should wander (走神) a bit. It is common for your mind to wander to a vacation and even travel around the world. What if there is a way that you can travel around the world without having to pay any money?

A person that managed to make it around the world without spending much was Shantanu Starick. How did he trade off his service? Starick realized that as a photographer he had a service that people would usually be willing to pay money for, but he would instead offer his photography service to anyone who could provide him with food, shelter (住处) and transportation. Starick has been traveling for a surprising 30 months and has visited countries ranging from the United States to Ecuador.

In English-speaking countries, trading off services and communicating aren’t difficult for Starick. However, in farther areas where there isn’t an English- speaking person in sight it can be quite difficult. More than anything, the locals appreciate (欣赏) the effort behind trying to speak their language, even if you don’t exactly sound like a native speaker.

You can do it too!

Honestly, with a bit of confidence, drive and a skill you can trade, you’ll be able to do exactly the same as Starick.

Start thinking about what you can do to get around the world without paying money. With our social networks and the connectivity our world has, you can easily connect with and market yourself to people across the world without any effort.

1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph?

A．To introduce the topic.

B．To describe students in class.

C．To give an example for the text.

D．To show people’s state of mind.

2. What does the underlined phrase “trade off” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Join.	B．Exchange.
C．Stop.	D．Improve.

3. In the locals’ opinion, what is the key to travelers in non-English-speaking countries?

A．The skills.

B．The confidence to succeed.

C．The bravery to travel.

D．The effort to speak the local language.

4. What do we know about Shantanu Starick?

A．His job is only traveling around the world.

B．He is too poor to afford the travels.

C．He has a skill to travel without paying much money.

D．He doesn’t hear of other languages except English.

2 . With the development of the tourist industry, traveling has become a fashionable way for people to spend their holiday. Most people like traveling with friends or families.    1     Here are some advantages of traveling alone.

★    2    

If you travel alone, you are the boss of yourself. You can do things according to your own timetable. You can decide freely whenever you go, wherever you visit and whichever transport you take. You don't need to wait for your partners. You can decide how long you stay at a place and which hotel you live in. Traveling alone gives you more freedom in making decisions.

★Gaining more confidence, strength and learning new skills.

It is a great challenge to be alone on the road.

When you travel alone you might face some problems, make decisions and even meet some dangers on your own. All these challenges will make you stronger, braver and much more confident.    3    

★Getting to know more people.

Traveling alone does not mean that you will always be alone. In fact, both other tourists and local people will be friendly to you. In order to know more about the places you are traveling to, you have to communicate with strangers. In this way, you can know more people.     4     Instead, the guide or your group members will talk with you all the way.

★Finding out your shortcomings.

    5     When you are traveling with your friends and family members, it’s hard for you to find out your shortcoming. While traveling alone, you'll find that you can't achieve many things without others' help. After traveling alone, you are sure to become better by leaving your shortcomings behind.

A．Having more freedom.

B．Enjoying what you like.

C．However, it's also a good idea to travel alone.

D．The purpose of traveling alone is to make friends on the way.

E．Traveling alone is a great chance for you to discover your disadvantages.

F．If you travel in groups you'll have very little need to communicate with strangers.

G．When traveling on your own you can also learn many skills, for example, making plans.

3 . Want a wonderful travel in London? Don’t miss the following!

The Guards Museum

The Guards Museum was created as an educational tool for the newest intake of the Guards and includes exhibits of uniform for the five Roval regiments (团) dating from the Civil War, with details of the nature and origin of their ceremonial duties right up to their contemporary role. To anyone interested in these world-famous soldiers this London tourist attraction is a must-see.

Telephone: 020 7414 3428

Toy theatre

Toy theatre (or paper theatre) was most popular in the 1800s, and consists of paper theatres, some with an extraordinary level of detail, allowing children to stage their own productions at home, usually with cut-out sheets of figures for the scenery, props (道具) and various characters in the play.

Telephone: 020 7967 1066

Charles Dickens Museum

The Charles Dickens Museum, an author’s house museum at Doughty Street, is a celebration of one of the greatest novelists in British history. The museum exhibits over 100, 000 items from personal items to artworks (艺术品) from some of his books. It is said that Dickens wrote 3 of his most famous stories while living here, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby and The Pickwick Papers. The building is the writer’s only surviving London house and we can get to know what life in the household would have been like.

Telephone: 020 7405 2127

Foundling Museum

The Foundling Museum was originally one of the first houses in London for abandoned children and housed over 27, 000 children before its closure (关闭). Since then this London attraction has transformed (转化) itself into one special London museum with a large collection of artworks and social history relating to the children taken in and the terrible social problems that led to children being abandoned by their parents.

Telephone: 020 7841 3600

1. Which will you call if you prefer some history of the army?

A．020 7414 3428	B．020 7967 1066
C．020 7405 2127	D．020 7841 3600

2. What can we learn from the Charles Dickens Museum?

A．The house remains famous as before.

B．It is Charles Dickens’ only surviving house.

C．Visitors can have a taste of Dickens’ life there.

D．Charles Dickens wrote most of his novels there.

3. Which used to be a welfare(福利) institute?

A．The Guards Museum	B．Toy theatre
C．Charles Dickens Museum	D．Foundling Museum

4 . Great holidays in Europe!

Do you like the beach but want a bit more?

Then come on an Active Beach holiday atone of our centers in Greece, Turkey or Croatia.All the centers are near beautiful beaches and all offer sailing, wind surfing or water skiing with our excellent instructors. For achange from the water, you can also book a short trip to a nearby village and visit the colorful markets or eat in a local restaurant. Atthe end of the day, relax in your hotel room or dance the night away at one of our open-air clubs.

Who was King Arthur? Where did he live?

Join us on a five-day UK Road Trip holiday.Imagine life hundreds of years ago as we visit ancient Stonehenge, Roman Bath and TintagelCastle, the home of King Arthur. Learn the historyof these interesting places from your guide as you travel in one of our famous blue coaches. In the evenings we stop at some of the best youth hostels in the country. They have everything you need ,you don 't even need to pack a sleeping bag!

Are you bored with the usual holidays? Do you want to do something you really enjoy?

Then Fame Camp is for you! Spend a week at Hightree House in Yorkshire and learn how to play the piano, violin and guitar! Bring your tentand stay at a campsite near the house. At the end of the week try your new skills in a live performance .

How many countries can you see in 21days?

On our Explore Europe holiday, you can see ten! Learn about them from our best guides as you watch them go past from the window of an air-conditioned coach and stay at some of   Europe's top campsites on the way. Of course,we’ll also have time to do the important things such as visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the. historic Sistine Chapel in Vatican and eating appleѕtrudеl іn Vіеnnа.

For more information about any of these holidays, call 0845 333 4523 or visit www. comewithusuk. com.

1. Tourists who go on an Active Beach holiday.

A．can do some water sports

B．can cook by themselves

C．will enjoy an open-air concert

D．should bring their own sleeping bags

2. If you want to know more about Tintagel Castle, which holiday should you take?

A．Fame Camp.	B．Active Beach.
C．UK Road Trip.	D．Explore Europe.

3. What can we learn about Explore Europe?

A．It lasts 10 days.	B．It is a coach tour.
C．It is a self-guided tour.	D．It goes past 21 countries.

5 . Be a Traveler, not a Tourist

Last summer, I had just enough money saved to buy a golden ticket—a 3-month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe. Excited for my journey, I packed all the necessities —except the _________.

While the convenience of the Internet was definitely a contributing factor to my _________ not to take with me the few expensive kilograms of out-of-date information, this was not the only reason why I decided to fly alone.

To be honest, my main _________ with the guidebook is that I find it _________ the pleasure of a journey—like bossy aunt who is always telling you what to do, _________ she doesn’t always know what is the best.

Experience has taught me that there is an obvious _________ between a tourist and traveler.

While waiting in a queue, I met a man who had a checklist. He showed me his list of “Top 20 Things To Do in Italy” and _________ off in a loud American accent that he’d seen everything Italy has to offer in just four days.

The problem I had with this man’s _______ to travelling was that he was too _______ information   provided   by   his   guidebook.   He   was   lost   in   the __________ attractiveness of the “must-sees” and ________ to all the wonders and adventures that might happen during the ________ trip.

So, ________ any   guidebook,   I   traveled   to   Estonia,   the   tiny   Baltic   country bordering Russia. In the __________ of advance plans as guidebooks would suggest, I had no choice but to turn to some friendly faces for advice. I __________ myself first and then asked them what was happening around the town. When this __________ an invitation to a beautiful Estonian home by a river where I   __________ a 110-degree wood-stove sauna(桑拿浴), __________ picked forest-mushrooms and the good __________ of our five newly-found Estonian friends, I was most glad that I had left my “bossy __________” at home.

1.

A．magazine

B．guidebook

C．cash

D．map

2.

A．excuse

B．goal

C．decision

D．mistake

3.

A．problem

B．suggestion

C．dislike

D．connection

4.

A．annoys

B．increases

C．removes

D．limits

5.

A．as if

B．even though

C．as though

D．as long as

6.

A．similarity

B．difference

C．misunderstanding

D．competition

7.

A．cut

B．showed

C．put

D．gave

8.

A．way

B．determination

C．approach

D．confidence

9.

A．cautious about

B．amused by

C．surprised at

D．focused on

10.

A．likely

B．seeming

C．lovely

D．orderly

11.

A．deaf

B．dumb

C．blind

D．eager

12.

A．real

B．imagined

C．guided

D．paid

13.

A．except

B．beyond

C．without

D．unlike

14.

A．face

B．control

C．loss

D．absence

15.

A．calmed

B．warned

C．introduced

D．enjoyed

16.

A．resulted in

B．put in

C．broke in

D．cut in

17.

A．found

B．bathed

C．ordered

D．enjoyed

18.

A．locally

B．nervously

C．rarely

D．secretly

19.

A．experience

B．time

C．opinion

D．company

20.

A．mom

B．master

C．aunt

D．book

6 . Choosing a vacation place your kids would love is quite a headache. Here are some highly preferred fun vacation places for you, which would make sure your entire family has fun together.

Hersheypark

Hersheypark, the "Chocolate Town" of USA, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is now a main theme park with sixty rides. The amazing water rides, family rides, live concerts and shows make Hersheypark a perfect place for the young children. It also has a water park known as the "The boardwalk at Hersheypark" and a zoo.

Old Orchard Beach in Saco, Maine

The Old Orchard beach, where there is the amazing sand, water, rides, some fried food, and great fun games, can keep your kids busy and happy. Besides, there are downtown shops with great beach food.

Snowbird Resort in Snowbird, Utah

As a great place for those who enjoy the snow, Snowbird resort allows families to enjoy many activities in the winter months, such as snowboarding and ice skating. The live music concerts are held year round.

Hilton Waikoloa Village in Waikoloa, Hawaii

This is actually a fun vacation place when you are looking out for a getaway with your kids. Hilton Waikoloa Village is the place to go if you would like to have your children enter for Camp Menehune. Looking for the chance to feed birds is an exciting experience. However, an activity that your kids would enjoy most is the communication with dolphins.

1. What can visitors do in the Snowbird Resort?

A．Visit a water park.	B．Enjoy ice skating with their families.
C．See many lovely dolphins.	D．Taste great beach food.

2. Where can visitors go if they want to have their children attend Camp Menehune?

A．Hersheypark.	B．Old Orchard Beach.
C．Hilton Waikoloa Village.	D．Snowbird Resort.

3. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce several fun vacation places for families.

B．To tell about the traditional relaxing holidays.

C．To advertise the best vacation places in winter.

D．To show some theme parks in the world.

7 . 阅读理解。
Backpacking in Europe is a wonderful experience for young people around the world.After high school or university,you can plan a European backpacking trip.
Packing
As you plan the things you will carry,bring warm clothes and a raincoat or umbrella to deal with changing weather in different European countries.Europeans like dressing nicely,and good clothes will make you feel less like a dusty(满是灰尘的) backpacker.It is not worth taking the trouble to bring a hair dryer or shampoo,as you can buy basic necessities(必需品) in Europe.
Hostels
The cheapest places to sleep when backpacking in Europe are hostels(where people can stay and eat fairly cheaply).Most hostels have a lot of information about low-cost ways to see local attractions,and many offer tours.The cost for hostel beds differs from country to country.In Paris,you might pay 30 euros,but in Bulgaria,you can get a bed for 10 euros.In general,hostels are more expensive in large,popular cities such as Paris,Rome and London.
           
Many backpackers use rail passes(火车通票),which allow unlimited(不受限的) travel within country groups over a period of time.If you have the time to travel by train and will be traveling in a country group,this can be a good deal.Otherwise,you may consider point-to-point tickets,local trains,buses and airlines such as Ryanair,easyJet and Wizz Air,which offer cheap flights.
Food
Eating out in Europe can come with a high cost,and the best way to cut your food budget(预算) is to cook meals in the shared kitchens in hostels.You can make several meals into picnics to take advantage of Europe’s parks.When shopping for your picnic,try and buy at a local market.You save some euros while supporting the local industry at the same time.When eating out,choose restaurants away from tourist attractions.
1. Which of the following is an advantage of hostels?

A．They are often built in popular cities.

B．They are mainly open to young people.

C．They usually provide tour information.

D．They always ask the same price for their beds.

2. Which of the following can be put in the blank in the text?

A．Traveling.	B．Shopping.
C．Entertainment.	D．Transportation.

3. To make a cheap trip in Europe,you’d better .

A．eat meals on the train

B．choose a restaurant near a park

C．enjoy a meal sold at a local market

D．cook your own meals at the hostel kitchen

8 . When you travel in other countries, you'll have to get yourself well prepared to ensure your safety and handle emergencies.
Before you leave, you'd better:
1. Take out medical insurance policy and learn what the plan covers and whether departure or return to the hometown is covered. Figure out payment choices, such as whether you have to speak directly with the insurance company, before or after treatment, whether you have to pay first and get compensation later.
2. Keep up to date on all required vaccinations (接种疫苗) .
3. Learn about the city or area where you are going to travel. Know how to say street names and landmarks in the local language. Figure out unique climate issues such as altitude, seasonal changes, potentially risky animals and insects.
4. Visit some local hospitals and write down addresses in the local language along with emergency entrance locations; do the same for dental/pediatric (小儿科的) services. Get first aid equipment with necessary medications. Take enough prescribed medication from the home country.
5. Carry a card or note written in both English and the local language listing your emergency contact numbers, name, basic medical information such as blood type and allergies (过敏) .
6. Ensure a reliable means of communication is available and carry an extra phone battery and a charger. Ensure that housemaids, drivers, office assistants, those who work or travel know how to call for medical assistance since they may be the only ones available in an emergency.
7. Make sure to bring all documents and visas along with you. Plan your journey carefully and carry copies of documents (ID, insurance policy records, medical records) and keep in a place where someone else could access them in an emergency.
1. In case you come across an emergency, you should _________.

A．carry a card or note which is written in the local language only

B．make sure your means of communication is available and reliable

C．buy enough prescribed medication from the foreign country

D．buy a guide book which includes basic emergency instructions

2. According to the passage, the following are true EXCEPT that ________.

A．you should try to make a good study of medical insurance policy

B．you'd make sure someone will be able to help you in emergencies

C．you'd hide your copies of documents for safety in a place that no one can find

D．you should try to get familiar with the city or area that you will visit

3. The best title for the text is _________.

A．How to Prepare for a Safe Travel

B．Emergency Help at Home and Abroad

C．How to Know the Place You Will Visit

D．Keep Yourself Healthy When Traveling

9 . Plan on traveling around the USA? There are a number of outstanding websites that can make your American dream come true.

www.101usaholidays.co.uk

This is the latest offering that features 101 holiday ideas to the USA. It’s a diverse selection, ranging from touring in the footsteps of Martin Luther King to a golfing break in Arizona and a cycling and wine-tasting trip in California’s Napa Valley. Narrow down what you’re looking for—whether by price, region, theme and who will be traveling—and then just the photos of the relevant holidays remain on view. It’s a really clever design.

http://byways.org

The National Scenic Byways Program covers 150 memorable roads. Some are natural scenic routes, such as Route 1 along the California coast. Others focus on history (such as Route 66) or man-made attractions (the Las Vegas Strip). For each, you’re provided with a map telling the route’s length and how long is allowed.

www.oyster.com

This is the best website for reviews of hotels in US cities and tourist sites. There are photos of each hotel. Importantly, these are not promotional photos provided by the hotels, but more honest and revealing ones taken by inspectors. From the 243 hotels reviewed in New York, you can narrow down what you are looking for by locations, facilities and styles, or just pick out a selection of the best.

http://seaworldparks.com

SeaWorld in San Diego can make dreams come true, but the price is not affordable for the majority of people. So turn to long-established http://seaworldparks.com, giving big discounts on tickets, hotel and dining at SeaWorld.

1. The text is probably from _________.

A．a science report	B．a news article
C．a travel brochure	D．a book review

2. Travel ideas for wine lovers are available at _________.

A．www.101usaholidays.co.uk	B．http://byways.org
C．www.oyster.com	D．http://seaworldparks.com

3. What can be inferred from the text?

A．You can see some man-made attractions driving along Route 66.

B．The National Scenic Byways Program covers all American roads.

C．Photos on www.oyster.com can be trusted by tourists.

D．http://seaworldparks.com is a newly established website.

10 . When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were on holiday.” I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is said “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to houses where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels.
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means “fun”. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French, I meant that I would like some more, however to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, Thank you”.
1. The author’s Spanish friends wanted advice about _______.

A．some funny English stories

B．finding places to stay in England

C．driving their car on English roads

D．going to England by car

2. The author suggested that they stay at “bed and breakfast” because _______.

A．it would be convenient for them to have dinners and live

B．it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C．they would be able to practice their English in the house

D．there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

3. “NO VACANCIES” in English means _______.

A．no free rooms	B．free rooms
C．not away on holiday	D．they don’t live

4. If you see road sign that says “Diversion” in England, you will _______.

A．take the road and you will be excited

B．have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C．find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D．have to take a different road