1 . Tips on Learning a New Language Before Travelling

Whenever you travel to a foreign place, it is helpful knowing a bit of the local language.    1    But speaking the local language shows you care and it will help you mix with the locals easily. To learn a language, you do not have to take full time classes. You can follow some of the tips to pick up some basics quickly before that trip.

Practise. The more you study the language, the better.    2    Think of it like learning an instrument or training for a marathon. The amount of time you'll need depends on the language you're learning, how often you practice and your learning style.

    3    One good way to practise is to use the language you’re learning. And who is better to speak a language with than a native speaker who can train you better and correct your mistakes? Find one on the internet or in real life and strike a conversation with them. There are some free language exchange websites where you can find native speakers to practise with.    4    

Download a language app. Your app store offers a vast amount of options for language learning. Apps like Google Translate, Duolingo, Bilingual or Hi Native can help you to learn languages quickly.    5     But they are not necessarily the best choice if you're short on time and trying to master the basics. They can also help a lot when you're struggling to communicate while on vacation.

A．Speak to native speakers.

B．Constantly use the language.

C．You can also find a private class to attend.

D．Trips can help make the process fun and easy.

E．Learning a language doesn't happen overnight.

F．Those apps can help you learn the language effectively.

G．You may not know how to pronounce the words correctly.

2 . My mother always told me, “You should explore your own country before stepping out into the world. ”However, it seems like a tough mission to travel all across its expansive surfaces. But luckily for me, Via Rail Canada offered youths between the ages of 18 and 25 the chance to ride the train across Canada for the month of July. The ticket was a bargain $150. My best friends Trevor, Joel and Jeremy and I immediately jumped at the opportunity and secured four tickets on the great Canadian railroad.

For a group of 20-year-olds, this was like the first flight of young birds from the nest. When we approached the train station in the morning, our 22-day adventure from Sudbury to Vancouver was to begin. Eyes baggy from lack of sleep, we jumped on board as if it was the train to Hogwarts in Harry Potter. Although the thought of three full days on those tracks covering close to 3, 000 kilometres crushed our spirits a little, what happened next caught us by surprise.

The three days on board turned into a summer camp on rails. At night, we would climb up the glass-domed train car, which gave us a scenic view of the starry night sky, untouched by the harmful light pollution. Before we knew it, the warm sun rays beating down on our faces woke us up for another day on the rails. To my surprise, a sea of golden grain fields dominated the landscape we were in the Canadian Prairies.

Another day slipped away and we set up for another night in the dome. And this time we were greeted by night sky painted by a fantastic thunderstorm. Lightning was striking at an incredible rate. The spectacular and memorable light show left everyone in the glass bubble in complete disbelief.

Arriving in the Rocky Mountains was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. Before the train adventure, if I could have skipped the travel and arrived at the destination, I would have. That is no longer true. I’ve learned that the journey can be more enjoyable than the destination.

1. What has made the author’s train adventure across Canada a reality?

A．The encouragement given by his mother.	B．The appeal of the scenic views in the country.
C．The discount ticket offered by Via Rail Canada.	D．His great courage to challenge a tough mission.

2. What can we infer about the young people from Paragraph 2 ?

A．They were excited about the coming train journey.

B．They left their parents for the first time in their life.

C．They never thought of having a train adventure.

D．They were hooked by the magic story of Harry Potter.

3. What does“the glass bubble”in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A．A brain in lack of imagination.	B．The glass-domed train car.
C．A summer camp on the train.	D．The sightseeing bus.

4. What did the author learn from the train adventure across Canada?

A．Opportunities are hard to get.	B．Enjoying a journey counts a lot.
C．Splendid scenery attracts young people.	D．The traveling experience is not real to him.

3 . Activities to Get You Outdoors While Traveling

Many of us would enjoy getting outside and escaping our day to day with some fresh air while traveling. But where do you start? Try out a few of these activities and you’re sure to find a new outdoor hobby to help you enjoy nature on your next holiday.

Horseback Riding

Many people may shy away from this, excusing lack of experience with horses, but most operators have horses for riders of any experience including none if they meet the physical requirements. Horses can take you greater distances in a shorter time, covering areas that would be difficult or inaccessible otherwise.

Fly-Fishing

For an excuse to stand in a river enjoying the sounds, smells and scenery of some of the most beautiful places, try fly-fishing. Fishing is a perfect activity to enjoy with children, grandparents or whoever. With enough practice, you may even catch a delicious big fish.

Cycling + Mountain Biking

On the path or the road, spending time on a bike allows you to slow down and leisurely take in the scenery around you. Mountain biking can give you the biggest excitement, while road cycling may offer a more peaceful and calming experience. Travel with your bike or rent one at your travelling places, and your possibilities for exploration have already increased.

Rock Climbing

For a more physical and challenging experience outdoors, try your hand at rock climbing. You can get a feel for climbing in a gym, but its real rewards lie in putting those skills to use outside. Many popular travel places have great climbing within a day trip distance.

1. Who can take a horseback ride?

A．Anybody who wants to take a horse ride.

B．Travelers without experience of horse riding.

C．Those who have the basic physical conditions.

D．The explorers who like to travel in dangerous places.

2. Which activity is fittest for all the families?

A．Fly-Fishing.	B．Rock Climbing.
C．Horseback Riding.	D．Cycling + Mountain Biking.

3. What do mountain biking and road cycling have in common?

A．Allowing travelers to fully enjoy the scenery.

B．Slowing down the travel to have an enough rest.

C．Getting the travelers to have the biggest excitement.

D．Offering a more peaceful and comfortable experience.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（仅限1词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个词）。

Jiuzhaigou Valley lies in Aba, north of Sichuan Province in China. There     1     (be) snow-capped mountain peaks, forest, lakes, and     2     (vary) birds and animals, all contributing     3     the unique view of Jiuzhaigou Valley. Upon     4     (enter) the popular holiday center, you will find     5     (you) walking in a fairyland, leaving behind nothing but earthly troubles and worries. Jiuzhaigou Valley is a world of water. Water brings Jiuzhaigou Valley its most delightful views,     6     is the soul of the place.     7     (attract) by the charming sights so much, you will certainly stay here for a long time with no thoughts for home.

The lakes     8     (call) “Haizi” by the local people of Jiuzhaigou Valley, meaning “little sea” in Chinese. Jiuzhaigou Valley has     9     total of 108 “Haizis” of different sizes and shapes. Some of the lakes ate hidden in the valleys, and others lie in the virgin(原始的) forests.

With a     10     (high) of 2,000 to 3,000 meters above the sea level, the sea enjoys a favorable climate that is cool in summer while not affected by the cold wind of the winter season, presenting the beautiful scenery all year around.

5 . New kinds of tourism

People are travelling more than ever before.The World Tourism Organisation says that by 2020 the number of international travellers will be more than 1.6 billion people per year.    1     Here are four different kinds of tourism that have appeared recently.

Medical tourism can be for a lot of things，from operations to visits to the dentist.    2     A few of the popular countries offering medical tourism are India，Cuba，Thailand and Jordan.

Nearly all tourists eat in restaurants，and dining is one of the top three tourist activities.But if you were in a country famous for its food，would you learn how to cook it? Welcome to the unusual form of culinary (烹饪的) tourism，where people go to another country to learn how to prepare its food.    3    

    4     Examples include tours to New Orleans after Hurricane   (飓风)   Katrina，to   parts   of Thailand after the tsunami (海啸) or tourist visits to ground zero in New York.This kind of tourism is   not   very   popular   with   local   people   for understandable reasons.

Another growing area of tourism is literary (文学的) tourism.    5     It can be connected to the life of an author，for example，visiting the author’s home or favourite places，or connected to the lives of characters in a story.It can also be a visit to a place where a film was made.

A．Cooking holidays are growing in popularity now.

B．It is known that few sites of disasters can be visited.

C．Many people enjoy these historical tourist attractions.

D．Disaster tourism is the act of visiting the site of a disaster.

E．This is a kind of cultural tourism and there are several types.

F．This kind of tourism includes going to a different country for health care.

G．The increase in the number of tourists also means an increase in the kinds of tourism.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What are the tourists advised to do when touring London?

A．Take their tour schedule.

B．Watch out for the traffic.

C．Wear comfortable shoes.

2. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes?

A．Meet the speaker.

B．Go to their rooms.

C．Change some money.

3. Where probably is the speaker?

A．In a park.

B．In a hotel.

C．In a shopping center

7 . When I revealed that 1 was planning to travel around Britain by public transport, everyone I saw said, 'Gosh, you're brave!' but it never occurred to me to go any other way. Driving in     Britain is such a dull experience these days. There are far too many cars on the road, nearly double what there were when I first came here, and in those days people didn't actually drive their cars. They just parked them in the driveway and cleaned them once every week or so.     About twice a year they would “get the car out” for a pleasant drive to visit relatives or take a trip.

Now everyone drives everywhere for everything, which I don't understand because there isn*t a single feature of driving in Britain that has even the tiniest measure of enjoyment in it. Just consider the average multi-storey（多层的）car park. You drive around for ages, and eventually find a space that is exactly two inches wider than average car. Then, because you are parked next to a pillar（柱子）,you have to climb over the seats and end up squeezing out of the passenger door, in the process transferring all the dirt from the side of your car to the back of your smart new jacket. Then you go hunting for some distant pay-and-display machine, which doesn't give change.

And that's just one tiny part of the driving experience. There are all the other annoyances of motoring, like traffic lights on busy roundabouts（环形交通枢纽）that never let you advance more than 20 feet at a time, and motorway service areas where food is much more expensive. Motorized vehicles are ugly and dirty. They occupy every pavement, turn ancient market squares into disorderly and untidy groups of metal, and cause petrol stations and other discouraging places to appear in great number. They are horrible and awful and 1 wanted nothing to do with them on this trip.

1. Why did the author decide to travel by public transport?

A．Because he didn't have a car.

B．Because he hated driving in Britain.

C．Because he wasn't familiar with roads in Britain.

D．Because he was inspired by how people used to travel.

2. What did the author mainly complain about in Paragraph 2?

A．The inconvenience of parking cars.	B．The unreasonable parking fees.
C．The uncleanness of car parks.	D．The improper use of cars.

3. How is the last paragraph developed?

A．By providing ex amples.	B．By making comparisons.
C．By following the order of time.	D．By following the order of space.

4. What would the author probably talk about in the paragraph that follows?

A．The terrible places caused by vehicles.	B．The bother caused by driving cars.
C．His travels by public transport.	D．His past driving experience.

8 . Endless queues and long waits at the ticket inspection desks at China’s major train stations were signature of the Spring Festival travel rush before this year. Every year, as the country’s biggest national holiday unfolded a huge flow of travelers would leave staff at the check-in desks facing a dilemma.

But with the installment (安装) of artificial intelligence (AI) in dozens of train stations this year, including a facial recognition system which is able to process passenger identification within five seconds and therefore speed up the waiting process, busy scenes started to become something of the past.

When a passenger approaches the camera inside the facial recognition system at the station, it scans his face and then quickly compares it with the photograph shown on his identification card in real time. If the information matches, the barrier gates will open and allow the passenger to go through.

Such use of facial recognition technology is in line with discussions heard at the recent two sessions meeting, a key annual political event, which focused on the widespread application of a security network named Tianwang (“Sky Net” in English) currently being used by China’s public security department.

The network, according to reports by the People Daily, has the potential to recognize the facial features of anyone in the world and match them on the spot with photographs on a database of criminal suspects. In fact, it can analyze photographic identity so quickly that it can scan every single Chinese face on the planet in just one second, and it would only take two seconds to scan every face in the world, with an accuracy rate of up to 99.8 percent.

Those are just two examples that highlight the development of Chinese visual AI technology, which industry insiders predict could contribute to powerful growth in the global technology sector this year.

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

A．To introduce the following topic of the passage.

B．To describe the Spring Festival.

C．To inform readers of the development of China.

D．To explain the dilemma of the staff.

2. What’s the solution to the Spring Festival travel rush?

A．Using artificial intelligence.

B．Opening more barrier gates.

C．Limiting the number of passengers.

D．Increasing more staff at the check-in desks.

3. What can we know about facial recognition technology?

A．Its application leads to a heated discussion.

B．Its application is useless to policemen.

C．Its operating speed is not yet high enough.

D．Its accuracy rate is very high.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards Chinese visual AI technology?

A．Depressed.	B．Positive.
C．Doubtful.	D．Indifferent.

9 . How does Henry feel now?

A．Proud.

B．Tired.

C．Grateful.

10 . Fairbanks, Alaska

For winter fun，head to Fairbanks，where you can stay at a lodge with glass-ceiling domes for northern lights viewing in comfort Want even more adventures? Consider a guided adventure that combines cross-country skiing and dog mushing（狗拉雪橇）.

St. Moritz, Switzerland

Night skiing in this Swiss town is some of the best in the world： full moon，inky quiet，and a clear sky full of stars. If you need energy for skiing, you can always refuel with pizza from the wood-fired oven at Murtel middle station. You can keep skiing until the last cable car at 1：40 a. m.

Quebec City, Canada

In winter, Quebec City comes alive as the cold freezes ponds into glittering skating paths. Don’t miss the largest winter carnival in the world, which offers more than 200 activities and welcomes nearly 500,000 people. And if you are lucky enough, you may see the green dancing lights.

Rovaniemi，Finland

Welcome to the home of Santa Claus, where you can watch ice sculpting，take a dog sled ride，and even get a reindeer sleigh ride. There are plenty of Christmas-themed restaurants here，too. Since you’re nearly at the North Pole, you can catch the northern lights. Book a stay at the local ice hotel, as well.

1. Who might be interested in this text?

A．People who like skiing.

B．People who like beaches.

C．People who like going hiking.

D．People who like delicious food,

2. If one wants to experience the atmosphere of carnival, what is the best choice?

A．Rovaniemi.	B．Quebec City.
C．St. Moritz.	D．Fairbanks.

3. What makes Rovaniemi different from the other three?

A．Guided adventures.	B．Northern lights.
C．Christmas-themed restaurants.	D．Delicious food.