1 . According to a Chinese saying, he who doesn’t reach the Great Wall of China is never a great man.

Growing up in Beijing I _______ historical sites and natural attractions perfectly well. However, I’d _____climbed the Great Wall before until recently. I, along with my friends, ________ for the top. We soon discovered that the hike was much more _______ than we had imagined. But we didn’t _______. It took us about two hours to finally _________ where we had wanted to get to.

As I ________ at the top of the Great Wall, I looked back at the waves of _______ walking to the top. At that moment, I saw an amazing ________ that would forever change my opinion on humans’ limits. I saw young couples carrying their children, walking __________ but surely towards the top. They would stop once in a while to take a ______ under the hot sun.

As I stood there, I began to _________ words that can describe us humans. If one would like to describe Giraffes (长颈鹿), he/she would use words such as ________ and long-necked -But what about us? I took another look down below and my _________ began to gather, persevering (坚持不懈的), determined, and ________...As these words came into my mind, I ________ that it was not appearance or physical characteristics that should define (定义) us humans, but the _________ that we share.

I don’t know if I became a _________ man after returning from this _________ according to the Chinese saying, __________ I surely returned as a more thoughtful person.

1.

A．show

B．know

C．imagine

D．accept

2.

A．still

B．also

C．never

D．already

3.

A．waited

B．allowed

C．searched

D．aimed

4.

A．expensive

B．interesting

C．difficult

D．important

5.

A．break up

B．give up

C．keep up

D．look up

6.

A．reach

B．understand

C．clean

D．cover

7.

A．shook

B．stood

C．walked

D．lay

8.

A．children

B．sights

C．people

D．foreigners

9.

A．book

B．photo

C．future

D．view

10.

A．dangerously

B．slowly

C．worriedly

D．strangely

11.

A．break

B．tip

C．step

D．note

12.

A．care about

B．make up

C．tell about

D．think of

13.

A．healthy

B．tall

C．fat

D．scary

14.

A．thoughts

B．emotions

C．rules

D．plans

15.

A．funny

B．normal

C．strong

D．lazy

16.

A．worried

B．argued

C．feared

D．realized

17.

A．dreams

B．qualities

C．concerns

D．experiences

18.

A．boring

B．humorous

C．great

D．serious

19.

A．trip

B．country

C．vacation

D．risk

20.

A．but

B．as

C．unless

D．so

2 . We have been driving in fog all morning, but the fog is lifting now. The little seaside villages are _______, one by one. “There is my grandmother’s house,” I say, _______ across the bay to a shabby old house.

I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lisa, my granddaughter, seeking roots for her, retracing(追溯) _______ memory for me. Lisa was one of the mobile children, _______ from house to house in childhood. She longs for a sense of _______, and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors _______ for 200 years.

We soon _______ by the house and I tell her what it was like here, the memories _______ back, swift as the tide (潮水).

Suddenly, I long to walk again in the _______ where I was once so gloriously a child. It still ________ a member of the family, but has not been lived in for a while. We cannot go into the house, but I can still walk ________ the rooms in memory. Here, my mother ________ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary. I can still see the enthusiastic family ________ into and out of the house. I could never have enough of being ________ them. However, that was long after those childhood days. Lisa ________ attentively as I talk and then says, “So this is where I ________; where I belong.”

She has ________ her roots. To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ________. To be rooted is “to have an origin”. We need ________ origin. Looking backward, we discover what is unique in us; learn the ________ of “I”. We must all go home again—in reality or memory.

1.

A．appearing

B．moving

C．exposing

D．expanding

2.

A．referring

B．travelling

C．pointing

D．coming

3.

A．shared

B．short

C．fresh

D．treasured

4.

A．passed

B．raised

C．moved

D．sent

5.

A．home

B．duty

C．reality

D．relief

6.

A．built

B．lived

C．remained

D．explored

7.

A．catch up

B．pull up

C．live on

D．settle down

8.

A．falling

B．turning

C．rushing

D．taking

9.

A．yard

B．village

C．room

D．house

10.

A．adapts to

B．appeals to

C．belongs to

D．occurs to

11.

A．across

B．through

C．along

D．past

12.

A．lay

B．played

C．stood

D．sat

13.

A．marching

B．looking

C．breaking

D．pouring

14.

A．between

B．with

C．near

D．behind

15.

A．wonders

B．listens

C．reacts

D．agrees

16.

A．began

B．grew

C．studied

D．stayed

17.

A．deepened

B．recognized

C．accepted

D．found

18.

A．heart

B．rights

C．interest

D．behaviors

19.

A．one

B．its

C．that

D．every

20.

A．meaning

B．expression

C．connection

D．background

3 . One of the best things about traveling is experiencing different cultures. And that often means experiencing different ___and ways of life too — there’s no better way to ___your own views than to get yourself into ___cultures. On a recent trip to Berlin, I was ___of the differences between my home country (UK) and Germany. One example: escort agencies (陪伴机构). In Germany, ___companionship is fully accepted by German society. I did ___one such agency — Escort Berlin, and I was glad of the ___I paid for, who became my guide to Berlin! In the UK, it’s ___that we Brits feel rather ashamed to pay for anything ___it comes to human relationships. I found the German attitude to be very ____and free.

In general, I found the local Berliners friendly and gentle; English is ____spoken throughout the city, and in contrast, I usually felt ashamed at my poor German language skills. Their love of the arts is ____throughout the city — in its architecture, museums, parks, and ____coffee shops. I had the feeling of being ____a population who were people teaching themselves — a(n) ____for knowledge and learning. I did the usual ____things — the Brandenburg Gate, the Olympic Stadium, Kunsthaus Tacheles etc — ____for me it’s the PEOPLE that are the fondest ____I have of Berlin — friendly, engaging, intelligent, ____. And it goes without saying that I will be ____to Berlin again.

1.

A．values

B．sights

C．climates

D．conditions

2.

A．change

B．form

C．express

D．expand

3.

A．interesting

B．popular

C．diverse

D．distinctive

4.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．convinced

D．informed

5.

A．fixed

B．given

C．needed

D．paid

6.

A．check in

B．check out

C．check off

D．check over

7.

A．goods

B．tickets

C．company

D．souvenir

8.

A．strange

B．important

C．necessary

D．typical

9.

A．when

B．if

C．since

D．unless

10.

A．disappointing

B．puzzling

C．refreshing

D．annoying

11.

A．little

B．well

C．mainly

D．hardly

12.

A．shown

B．created

C．established

D．decorated

13.

A．still

B．ever

C．yet

D．even

14.

A．beyond

B．among

C．across

D．around

15.

A．thirst

B．awareness

C．demand

D．reason

16.

A．guide

B．citizen

C．agency

D．tourist

17.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

18.

A．memory

B．practice

C．presence

D．feeling

19.

A．excited

B．learned

C．dynamic

D．serious

20.

A．turning over

B．setting off

C．going back

D．starting out

4 . Home on the Way

People need homes: children_____their parents' place as home_____call school "home" on weekdays; named couples work together to build new homes; and travelers... have no place to call“home",_______for a few nights. So how about people who have to travel for_____periods of time? Don't they have the right to a home? Of course they do.

Some regular travelers take their own ____: like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home ____they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and_____become very familiar with service and attendants; others may _____ put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely._____ ,driving a camping car during one's travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home only______!

And how about maintaining relationships while in ______?Some keep _____ with their friends via internet; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they' re still______and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel ______ at home. Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends,     ________closer than siblings（兄弟姐妹）.

Nowadays,______people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a ______of belonging? Whenever we______our local boundaries, there is always another “home” waiting   ______.Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and _____, we can make the place we stay “home”.1.

A．bring

B．take

C．assist

D．associate

2.

A．boarders

B．farmers

C．scholars

D．citizens

3.

A．at last

B．at most

C．at least

D．at best

4.

A．exploded

B．prolonged

C．exposed

D．preferred

5.

A．belongings

B．jewellery

C．treasure

D．furniture

6.

A．whenever

B．wherever

C．however

D．whoever

7.

A．in fact

B．as a result

C．even though

D．on the contrary

8.

A．frequently

B．necessarily

C．simply

D．immediately

9.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Furthermore

D．Still

10.

A．solid

B．fragile

C．liquid

D．mobile

11.

A．work

B．transport

C．business

D．holiday

12.

A．control

B．concern

C．contact

D．condition

13.

A．busy

B．free

C．enjoyable

D．alive

14.

A．now and then

B．whether or not

C．more or less

D．sooner or later

15.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．even

16.

A．fewer

B．more

C．many

D．most

17.

A．feeling

B．emotion

C．sense

D．expression

18.

A．keep out of

B．drop out of

C．step out of

D．get out of

19.

A．to find

B．to be found

C．to be finding

D．to have been found

20.

A．preparation

B．imagination

C．impression

D．decision

5 . When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to _______locations that the public transportation couldn’t get to, I bought a(n) _______car, drove in around for three months and sold it before I returned to Australia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on _______during that trip, it being cheap and filling In Ireland, my _______was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I _______out in my car, being too poor to afford bed and breakfast.

One morning, I _______in my old Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a _______house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a _______cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge with _______I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day.

My thermos (暖瓶) had gone cold overnight sol knocked on the door of the house. A woman opened it. Hot water? She ________let me get away with just that!I was invited indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the ________and given a delicious breakfast, as much as I could eat. I was ________to eat something more than porridge! I ________being friends with the whole family.

That was only one of many acts of ________strangers showed me when I was traveling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me ________offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase ________several flights of stairs in the underground. After he’d done so, with a smile and a wave, he ________into the crowd.

Kindness gets ________. The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking ________desperate. His grateful smile was all the ________I needed as I dashed off to catch my train.

1.

A．search

B．reach

C．choose

D．arrive

2.

A．modern

B．intelligent

C．ancient

D．special

3.

A．porridge

B．bread

C．rice

D．vegetable

4.

A．car

B．mobile

C．luggage

D．wallet

5.

A．camped

B．worked

C．watched

D．looked

6.

A．appeared

B．slept

C．awoke

D．explored

7.

A．deserted

B．single

C．simple

D．shabby

8.

A．typical

B．clean

C．necessary

D．steaming

9.

A．now that

B．even if

C．so that

D．in case

10.

A．wouldn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．needn’t

D．couldn’t

11.

A．couple

B．family

C．woman

D．adult

12.

A．amazed

B．frustrated

C．ashamed

D．delighted

13.

A．ended up

B．gave up

C．kept up

D．turned up

14.

A．sadness

B．kindness

C．happiness

D．forgiveness

15.

A．working

B．travelling

C．struggling

D．crying

16.

A．around

B．forward

C．away

D．up

17.

A．faded away

B．threw away

C．put away

D．tear away

18.

A．turned down

B．handed out

C．passed on

D．started with

19.

A．immediately

B．increasingly

C．constantly

D．directly

20.

A．award

B．memory

C．intention

D．reward

6 . Hiking with some friends provided an opportunity to relax ourselves. Cold with a mixture of sun and snow_______a quicker step on the mountain. On the way, we_________a large troop of boy scouts and their families heading down as well. The majority of the troop was quickly well ahead and out of_______.

Left behind were a boy and his mother who seemed uneasy. We slowed our_______to talk with them before we _______passed them. They caught up again when my friend _______to tie her shoe. The boy at that moment fell down. My friend attempted to _______him as he rolled down the path.

Helped up, the boy was_______, crying in his mother’s arms. He said that his knee hurt and I could see the_______spreading across the mother’s face. I asked if I could help, with my friend explaining that I was a nurse. After a quick ________ I could tell that more than anything he was ________,his mom as well.________he stayed sitting, wrapped in his non’s arms. Asking if they needed anything before we continued on, I turned to go leaving the________sitting on a rock.

I only took a few steps forward before________ that there was more that could be done .I________ to my friends for slowing them down, then turned and asked the boy and his mother if they wanted me to wait and hike down with them when they were ________.I could see the relief wash over the mother’s face as she said “yes” and________stood to continue on.

The New England autumn had left the path ________with beautiful slippery leaves. So we went slowly, ensuring________footsteps. I realized that I was being gifted with more time to take in the________of the woods, conversation with friends and connections.

1.

A．encouraged

B．controlled

C．blocked

D．stopped

2.

A．depended on

B．came across

C．looked after

D．cared for

3.

A．sight

B．balance

C．breath

D．touch

4.

A．vehicles

B．acts

C．pace

D．race

5.

A．deliberately

B．constantly

C．absolutely

D．eventually

6.

A．failed

B．remembered

C．sped

D．paused

7.

A．follow

B．lift

C．catch

D．miss

8.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．guilty

D．lonely

9.

A．anger

B．excitement

C．regret

D．panic

10.

A．glance

B．examination

C．chat

D．measure

11.

A．pleased

B．disappointed

C．puzzled

D．scared

12.

A．But

B．So

C．And

D．Or

13.

A．team

B．group

C．pair

D．crowd

14.

A．forgetting

B．realizing

C．reporting

D．hoping

15.

A．shouted

B．replied

C．apologized

D．promised

16.

A．ready

B．thankful

C．eager

D．desperate

17.

A．almost

B．even

C．immediately

D．gradually

18.

A．filled

B．covered

C．provided

D．connected

19.

A．casual

B．heavy

C．quiet

D．secure

20.

A．leaves

B．beauty

C．thickness

D．colours

7 . Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. It is said that they can then get a full view of the places that _______ them. Nonsense! What you see from the _______ of a moving bus is ______ and completely removed from the real sights, sounds, and  _______ outside. Be adventurous! The best _______ to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan._______ go wherever your feet and your interests_______ you. You finally will get to the ______ sites as you are on the bus tour―the museums, the monuments, the city hall --- but you will have seen much more. You will have _______ the present life of the city.

“But what if I get lost?” people might ask. No one ever gets _______ lost in a major city.

At first, you can find your way back to a(n) ______ location. If it ______ you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started. However,_______ things can happen if you get lost. You can _____ at a sidewalk café to sit and relax. You can ask the local people at the next table about the directions. And _______ they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable because of the ______. Here are a few more ways to get most out of your travel.

Know before you do. _____  a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination. This will help you understand what you’re seeing.

Move around like a local. Use the subways and buses of the city you’re ________ You’ll not only save money, but you’ll also learn how people really live.

Check the bulletin boards (布告牌). Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concerts and______ fun activities on bulletin boards around universities.

So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory _______ tour, save your money. Instead, wander on your own. I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure.

1.

A．remembered

B．disappointed

C．interested

D．reminded

2.

A．inside

B．front

C．back

D．center

3.

A．invisible

B．untrue

C．unreal

D．uncommon

4.

A．views

B．cities

C．beauties

D．smells

5.

A．suggestion

B．way

C．thought

D．tip

6.

A．Simply

B．Particularly

C．Generally

D．Especially

7.

A．lead

B．move

C．tell

D．help

8.

A．different

B．mistaken

C．correct

D．same

9.

A．left

B．felt

C．lived

D．lost

10.

A．terribly

B．possibly

C．hopelessly

D．finally

11.

A．unknown

B．well-known

C．strange

D．beautiful

12.

A．frightens

B．supposes

C．delights

D．surprises

13.

A．worst

B．hardest

C．nicest

D．happiest

14.

A．reach

B．get

C．arrive

D．stop

15.

A．in case

B．as a result

C．in fact

D．even if

16.

A．experience

B．conversation

C．talk

D．coffee

17.

A．Take

B．Spend

C．Pay

D．Use

18.

A．seeing

B．visiting

C．going

D．walking

19.

A．the others

B．another

C．others

D．other

20.

A．plane

B．car

C．bus

D．train

8 . Since my early childhood, my parents have always told me to enjoy every part of my life, no matter how ordinary it may seem. Before the summer of 2005, I never thought there was anything _______ about living in Sugar Land, Texas. All I wanted was to _______ Texas.

For most people, spending three weeks in the Tuscan countryside is a(n) _______ vacation. It also _______ my family. During my first week abroad, I admitted I _______ the foreign atmosphere. A new language and culture _______ me. For those seven days, I was totally absorbed in becoming something I could never be—a(n) _______. It was almost as if I wished to _______ my own identity for something new that was not _______ to me at all.

At some point along the drive between Florence and Genoa, it ________ me: I didn’t want to throw away who I was for any ________ wonders. Italy was an attractive and impressive country, ________ I had no emotional connection with it. I ________ Sugar Land. From that moment on, all I ________ was to return home.

I think it’s ________ that I could never fall in love with my home until I left it. Now I ________ the everyday parts of my life in Sugar Land are really the most prized treasures in my heart. Now ________, I find all my time spent living in Sugar Land made me ________. Therefore, now I can ________ say that being a Texan is who I am, and there’s no way I can ________ that.

1.

A．special

B．certain

C．disappointing

D．ordinary

2.

A．improve

B．leave

C．control

D．ignore

3.

A．adventure

B．public

C．annual

D．dream

4.

A．expected

B．shocked

C．attracted

D．welcomed

5.

A．sensed

B．created

C．needed

D．liked

6.

A．upset

B．amused

C．impressed

D．discouraged

7.

A．traveler

B．farmer

C．American

D．Italian

8.

A．abandon

B．waste

C．hide

D．damage

9.

A．rude

B．related

C．useful

D．close

10.

A．hit

B．warned

C．disturbed

D．embarrassed

11.

A．old

B．foreign

C．real

D．potential

12.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or

13.

A．rely on

B．show off

C．stand for

D．belong to

14.

A．desired

B．remembered

C．admired

D．hated

15.

A．inspiring

B．terrifying

C．interesting

D．rewarding

16.

A．prefer

B．guarantee

C．imagine

D．understand

17.

A．looking back

B．checking up

C．growing up

D．fighting back

18.

A．exist

B．smile

C．insist

D．succeed

19.

A．safely

B．smoothly

C．confidently

D．warmly

20.

A．spot

B．change

C．use

D．lack

9 . As I sat there one night in Namibia, staring out at one of the most perfect sunsets I’d seen in a while, I realized why I never wanted to visit Africa alone. Sometimes the _____ of travel is not so beautiful when you don’t have someone to _____ it with. And there I was, staring out at this gorgeous _____ , and I was alone. I had no one to share that moment.

Sure, there was my tour group, but it’s not the same. Sharing a moment with people you have a bond with is much _____ from sharing it with strangers. Days later, I kept coming back to the _____ I felt at that moment. There was nothing wrong______ anyone on my tour-----they were all nice, polite, and talkative, and we got along well. But tours are _____ organized, and sometimes you closely _____ with people and sometimes you don’t. Dining alone may well be one most awkward times of solo travel. But like anything, the more you do it the more you get used to it.
And as I sat there looking at this beautiful sunset while zebra _____ from the nearby watering hole, a   ___ hit me at the moment-----I am alone .And I am _____ it. While I’m an introvert(内向的人)and I like my “me” time, after 6.5 years, solo travel isn’t for me any longer. I no longer _____ to wander cities or gaze upon African sunsets alone. I want to _____ with people I know. I want_____ faces. I want to share moments. I make plenty of _____ on the road, but I’m tired of having to ______ in each new city.

I think everyone should travel alone at some point in their life; you _____ a lot about yourself by doing so. I never ____the solo travel I’ve done in the past and never felt alone or bored during those years, but Africa made it ______ that it’s time to move on to a new _____ of my life. I couldn’t hold onto the past any longer.

1.

A．route

B．beauty

C．destination

D．plan

2.

A．share

B．compare

C．award

D．admire

3.

A．grassland

B．sky

C．desert

D．sunset

4.

A．different

B．helpful

C．unusual

D．admirable

5.

A．doubt

B．sadness

C．wonder

D．comfort

6.

A．for

B．in

C．with

D．on

7.

A．expensively

B．commonly

C．meaningfully

D．casually

8.

A．play

B．compete

C．bond

D．fight

9.

A．drank

B．lay

C．bent

D．ate

10.

A．stone

B．truth

C．stick

D．ball

11.

A．fond of

B．proud of

C．afraid of

D．tired of

12.

A．desire

B．fail

C．dare

D．refuse

13.

A．communicate

B．work

C．travel

D．deal

14.

A．round

B．familiar

C．healthy

D．similar

15.

A．friends

B．mistakes

C．decisions

D．plans

16.

A．take over

B．look over

C．turn over

D．start over

17.

A．learn

B．worry

C．care

D．concern

18.

A．recall

B．dream

C．regret

D．experience

19.

A．clear

B．valuable

C．impressive

D．basic

20.

A．situation

B．discovery

C．challenge

D．chapter

10 . During the recent vacation I visited Dusseldorf, a city in the former West Germany. The nine- day trip left a deep impression on me. I arrived at Dusseldorf airport at six. It was already dark outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to _______. I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the _______ I needed some coins(硬币). I asked a lady for _______. To my surprise, she_______ me three coins to use. But all the phones in the _______ needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be_______ at post-office during the daytime. I was afraid I _______ be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn’t speak English but _______ that I needed to make a phone call. He showed me where the _______ was and inserted(插入) his phone card. I called the youth hotel and found a place to stay that night. The kindness of________ made me feel that I was not far from ________. And my first day in Germany wasn’t as ________ as I expected.

Whenever I went, I asked people for ________. It surprised me that almost every young German could speak English________. Older Germans ________ speak English very well, but they would try to help me whenever they could. One middle-aged man I ________directions even drove me to the place I was looking for. My experience in Germany completely changed my________of Germans. Before, I thought they were unfriendly to foreigners. In many World War II films Germans are ________. But things have changed ________. And the people couldn’t be________ friendly.

1.

A．live

B．stay

C．work

D．visit

2.

A．hotel

B．taxi

C．phone

D．money

3.

A．help

B．advice

C．the telephone

D．the youth hotel

4.

A．lent

B．shared

C．borrowed

D．gave

5.

A．station

B．airport

C．hotel

D．Germany

6.

A．bought

B．found

C．used

D．called

7.

A．couldn’t

B．should

C．wouldn’t

D．will

8.

A．mistook

B．heard

C．wondered

D．understood

9.

A．phone

B．hotel

C．card

D．post-office

10.

A．lady

B．old man

C．help

D．the German people

11.

A．Germany

B．home

C．the hotel

D．them

12.

A．unforgettable

B．interesting

C．bad

D．good

13.

A．directions

B．advice

C．English

D．way

14.

A．often

B．fluently

C．a little

D．much

15.

A．could also

B．couldn’t

C．can

D．did

16.

A．didn’t

B．lost

C．asked for

D．showed

17.

A．love

B．life

C．impression

D．interest

18.

A．friendly

B．enemy

C．bad manners

D．unfriendly

19.

A．by then

B．since then

C．later

D．before

20.

A．still

B．much

C．too

D．more