2 . 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

3 . Which country does the man want to go to?

A．England.

B．Brazil.

C．France.

5 . 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.

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。

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”.

7 . What does the man think of the campus?

A．It’s beautiful.

B．It’s a Greek campus.

C．It’s a small campus.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where do the speakers prefer to go?

A．Hawaii.

B．Europe.

C．The Bahamas.

2. What will the speakers probably do next?

A．Check the travel fees.

B．Call their friends.

C．Book their flight.

9 . 假定你是李华，暑假参加了澳大利亚游学活动，回国后给host family写一封信表示感谢，要点如下：
1.感谢他们一家的照顾；
2.分享游学体会；
3.询问你寄的礼物（汉语词典）是否收到；
4. 邀请他们一家来中国游览。
注意：
1.词数100左右。
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Helen，
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

10 . Where does the woman want to go?

A．Korea.

B．Canada.

C．China.