1 . There are many resorts in the world. Make your Branson, Missouri vacation easy by booking a complete vacation package with general attractions, shows and more. Located in the rolling hills of the Ozarks, Branson also features numerous outdoor activity options for a varied vacation experience.
Two-night Branson Getaway Package
When planning a wonderful holiday to Branson, book the Two-night Branson Getaway Package, which includes two nights of staying, dinner and a show at the Dolly Parton’s Stampede, and admission to the traditional Acrobats (杂技) of Shanghai!
Price: Adult: $156.
Children: Ages 3-19: $81.22, Ages 0-2: Free.
Branson Dolly Parton’s Stampede Getaway
Whether you are planning a weekend holiday in Branson or a short mid-week trip, you will love the Branson Dolly Parton’s Stampede Getaway, which includes two nights of staying and Dolly Parton’s Stampede Dinner and Show!
Price: Adult: $ 156.
Children: Ages 3-19: $73.01, Ages 0-2: Free.
Silver Dollar City Package
Have the ultimate vacation in Branson with the Silver Dollar City Package, which includes two nights of staying, a two-day pass to Silver Dollar City, and dinner and a show aboard the Showboat Branson Belle!
Price: Adult: $315.
Children: Ages 3-19: $74. 00, Ages 0-2: Free.
Branson’s Fun for Kids Vacation
For an exciting vacation in Branson that children will simply love, book Branson’s Fun for Kids Vacation, which includes two nights of staying, admission to the Branson’s Wild World VIP Animal Adventure, Escape Mini Golf & Jungle Arcade, Hamners’ Unbelievable Magic Show, Fritz’s Adventure, a one-day pass to Silver Dollar City and admission to the Dolly Parton’s Stampede!
Price: Adult: $ 474.
Children: Ages 3-19: $68.78, Ages 0-2: Free.
1. Which vacation package will you choose if you want to watch a Chinese traditional art?A.Silver Dollar City Package. | B.Branson’s Fun for Kids Vacation. |
C.Two-night Branson Getaway Package. | D.Branson Dolly Parton’s Stampede Getaway. |
A.$389. | B.$463. | C.$704. | D.$778. |
A.Two nights of staying. | B.Silver Dollar City tickets. |
C.A show at the Dolly Parton’s Stampede. | D.Admission to the Acrobats of Shanghai. |
2 . When it comes to planning a student trip, there are few better choices than our nation’s capital. There are many places of interest in Washington, DC, with sites that will attract students who are interested in everything from history, art, to STEM. Don’t miss these must-see sites on your trip to Washington, DC.
Smithsonian Museums
Managed by the Smithsonian Institution, admission (入场券) is free, and all locations are open every day except December 25. Students will love the exhibitions of the National Air and Space Museum, and everyone can enjoy the National Zoo, which is home to giant pandas, Sumatran tigers, and much more.
National Gallery (画廊) of Art
This is an amazing place for students interested in art. It includes the East Building and the West Building and houses the gallery’s more modern works and a collection of older works. The museum welcomes visitors from 10 am to 5 pm from Monday to Saturday and 11 am to 6 pm on Sundays. There is a variety of free self-guided and audio (音频) tours available.
Newseum
The Newseum aims to increase public awareness of the importance of a free press. Visitors can experience the story of news, the role of a free press in major events in history and how freedom of speech is applied to their lives.
Mount Vernon
Only 16 miles south of Washington, DC lies Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home. This historic place features beautiful gardens and wonderfully kept grounds. The outbuildings surrounding the main house still run today. Visitors can tour these structures in addition to the inside of the main house and go there by subway.
1. In Smithsonian Museums, students _________A.are allowed to drive space ships |
B.can get in close contact with nature |
C.can watch animals and learn space knowledge |
D.are free to visit the National Zoo at Christmas |
A.Students can enjoy famous artworks of different times there. |
B.Some artists offer to teach visitors to draw for free |
C.It just opens to the public from Monday to Saturday. |
D.It helps visitors choose their favorite guide. |
A.Newseum. | B.Mount Vernon. |
C.Smithsonian Museums. | D.National Gallery of Art. |
3 . Planning your Shanghai tour? If you happen to visit Shanghai during late March and early April, you have the chance to participate in the annual cherry blossom festival in Shanghai. The main venue(举办地) for the 2019 Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival is Gucun Park(顾村公园), Gucun Town, Baoshan District, about 20km north of People’s Square in Shanghai.
Spring has quietly landed on Shanghai with green colors and spring flowers appearing in the gardens and parks around Shanghai. The green spaces in Shanghai are larger than many people expect. Gucun Park is one of the suburban parks favored by Shanghai residents.
Gucun Park has a total area of 434 hectares, the core of Shanghai’s green ecology and the largest suburban park in Shanghai. Gucun Park is mainly composed of 7 gardens Exotic Garden, Forest Barbecue Garden, Suburban Forest Garden, Forest Stroll Garden, Children Carnival, Forest Sports Garden and Botanical Sightseeing Garden.
The park also promotes 4 themed seasonal events Viewing Cherry Blossoms in Spring, Seeing Lotus Flowers in Summer, Appreciating Osmanthus in Autumn and Viewing Plum Blossoms in Winter.
Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival is the biggest event ever held in Gucun Park annually. The 2019 Shanghai Blossom Festival is also co-sponsored by other 7 parks in Shanghai Gongqing Forest Park, Fengxian Haiwan National Forest Park, Pudong Century Park, Pudong Huaxia Park, Minxing Sports Park, Hongkou Luxun Park and Yangpu Park.
So if you are pressed for time, you may choose to visit any of the 7 parks near your hotel or residence.
Time: March 15—April 15
Entrance Fee: Gucun Park (20 yuan) Gongqing Forest Park (15 yuan) Fengxian Haiwan National Forest Park (80 yuan), Pudong Century Park (10 yuan), Pudong Huaxia Park (free), Minxing Sports Park(free), Hongkou Luxun Park (free) and Yangpu Park (free).
1. What do we know about the parks mentioned in the passage?A.Seven gardens co-sponsor the 2019 Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival. |
B.Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival is a big themed event in spring. |
C.Gucun Park is located in the urban district of Shanghai. |
D.There are eight parks altogether in Shanghai. |
A. Pudong Huaxia Park |
B.Hongkou Luxun Park |
C.Fengxian Haiwan National Forest Park |
D.Gucun Park |
A.¥400 | B.¥100 | C.¥75 | D.¥50 |
4 . Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to visit other countries, modern cities and ancient towns. They travel to enjoy these special places, or just to relax. It is always interesting to discover new things and different ways of life, such as by meeting different people, trying different food, and listening to different music.
People who live in the country like to go to big cities. They like to spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at restaurants. People who live in the city usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe in the sun.
Most travellers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them. Then, perhaps years later, they can look at the photos and be reminded of the happy time they once had.
People often travel by train, by boat or by car. All means of travelling have their advantages and disadvantages and people choose one according to their plans and the places they are going.
If we travel a lot, we will see and discover a lot of things that we could never see or experience at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes.
1. What is interesting to do when people travel?A.To find the advantages and the disadvantages of travelling. |
B.To listen to different music and take pictures. |
C.To discover new things and different ways of life. |
D.To go to big cities and meet different people. |
A.They spend their time visiting museums and art galleries. |
B.They do nothing but walk and bathe in the sun. |
C.They do nothing but sleep outdoors. |
D.They go to look at shop windows and eat at restaurants. |
A.Because they like taking all kinds of pictures. |
B.Because they all take a camera with them while travelling. |
C.Because the pictures are beautiful to look at. |
D.Because the pictures can remind them of the happy time. |
A.To travel a lot and experience more. |
B.To meet some more people in their homes. |
C.To learn in books or in newspapers. |
D.To see and experience at home. |
5 . Avebury is near the far more famous Stonehenge. What is interesting about it is that a village has grown up around the stones, unlike Stonehenge, which stands alone. Avebury and Stonehenge are just two of about 1,300 stone circles all over the UK. Many of them are in fantastic locations, like Castlering in Cumbria, from which you can see England’s highest mountain; and the Ring of Brodgar in the beautiful Orkney Island, off Scotland’s northern coast.
Some of them are UNESCO World Heritage sites, and several have local stories connected to them. For example, the Merry Maidens in West Cornwall is a group of nineteen stones. According to the story, they were young women — maidens — who were turned into stone for dancing on a Sunday.
Early historians thought that the stone circles were temples for the people who arrived in the UK in about 500 BC. Later research has shown that they are far older than that, at least 4,000 years old. Stonehenge could have been built 5,000 years ago, but it’s still nowhere near as old as the nearby wooden circle built about 10,000 years ago. Some experts believe they acted like calendars and have shown that some stones line up with sunrise or sunset on the longest and shortest days of the year. Others believe they were places for the dead bodies of the local rich and powerful.
We may never know why they were built, but each one leaves the visitor with a strong sense of the shortness of our existence in the sea of history. There are groups of stone circles and other prehistoric (史前的) monuments throughout the British Isles, so wherever you are staying you should include at least one in your tour.
1. What can we learn about Avebury?A.It stands alone. | B.It is a part of Stonehenge. |
C.It has a village around it now. | D.It consists of a couple of Merry Maidens. |
A.Stone circles. | B.Mountains. |
C.Temples. | D.Islands. |
A.The local stories of stone circles. |
B.The original purpose of stone circles. |
C.The historic value of stone circles. |
D.The time when stone circles were built. |
A.Building more monuments. | B.Protecting World Heritage sites. |
C.Learning more about our history. | D.Visiting some of those stone circles. |
6 . Boats Once in the Canal Became Touring Boats
The River Thames, England
Boating along the River Thames will introduce you to historical places, from the old colleges of Oxford University to the royal (皇室的) palaces of Hampton Court and Windsor Castle, as well as to small English pleasures, such as local pubs and teahouses. For fans of Downton Abbey, the Magna Carta, which can hold eight guests at most, offers a special boat shaped around the show.
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Southern Burgundy, France
Burgundy is a wine lovers’ paradise (天堂). Is there a better way to taste-test all the different wines that the place offers than to boat with a wine taster? Captain Jason Ashcroft runs the Saroche with his wife, chef Dawn Coles, and together they create delicious local wine and foods. Other interesting parts of the tour as you boat along the Canal de Bourgogne: a visit to a 15th-century hospital, Hospice de Beaune and wine-tasting at a vineyard (葡萄园).
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Mosel River, Germany
The best time to take a boat tour in Germany is in the fall, when the leaves are turning. Boats along the Mosel River include visits to Germany’s oldest town, as well as to fairy-tale castles like Burg Eltz and to port towns including Koblenz. Taste Teutonie wines and cooking onboard, and relax in beer gardens at various stops in old-fashioned cities and towns along the way.
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River Po and Bianco Canal, Italy
Italy is all about amazing food, art, and culture, and this boat tour will give you a taste of all three. The tour goes from the Venetian Lagoon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and crosses the Canal Bianco. Guests will be able to experience the greatness of Venice as well as smaller, less-visited cities such as Chioggia, Adria, and Ferrara. In Mantua, you will have the opportunity to appreciate a large collection of artworks.
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1. What can visitors see while touring the River Thames?A.A vineyard. | B.Fairy-tale castles. |
C.A famous university. | D.A UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
A.Enjoy wines. | B.Tour port towns. |
C.See an old hospital. | D.Visit the oldest towns. |
A.Mosel River, Germany. | B.Southern Burgundy, France. |
C.The River Thames, England. | D.River Po and Bianco Canal, Italy. |
7 . 4-Day Classic Beijing Tour
The 4-day classic Beijing tour is designed for tourists who come to visit China for the first time. It covers the most popular and typical places in Beijing, fully displaying to you the scenery, culture, history, local lifestyles and features, food and drinks, business, etc.
Day 1: Arrival in Beijing
Your guide meets you at Beijing Capital International Airport, and helps you check in at your hotel.
Enjoy Beijing roast duck as well as welcome dinner.
Accommodation(住宿)∶Downtown Beijing.
Day 2: The Great Wall and the Summer Palace
Start your day at the most famous part of the (Great Wall, the Badaling Great Wall. Leave the downtown for the Great Wall at 8 am. Since it is a long drive to the Great Wall, have a break at the Beijing Bona Jade Museum on the way. Lunch will be enjoyed in a local restaurant. In the early afternoon, come back to the city and have a sightseeing tour of the Summer Palace.
Suggested activity: Beijing Opera shows (Liyuan Theatre, 19:30-20:30 every evening)
Accommodation: Downtown Beijing.
Day 3: Beijing city sighting and local experience
Your guide meets you at the hotel at 8 am and set out for the day’s touring: Tian’anmen Square and Forbidden City.
After visiting the two sites, have a break and get ready for lunch.
Hutong visit: see some traditional arts of the old Beijing, such as paper cutting and kite making, and visit a local family.
Accommodation: Downtown Beijing.
Day 4: Beijing Olympic sites
Visit the Olympic sites: the Bird’s Nest, the Water Cube and the Olympic Green, showing the fast developing modern China. Enjoy some free time after visiting the sites. After lunch, it is shopping time and then the tour is over.
1. Whom is this advertisement aimed at?A.Tourists who come to visit China for the first time. |
B.People who like touring. |
C.Experts who study history and cities. |
D.Kids who were born in other cities. |
A.Noodles. | B.Chicken. | C.Beijing roast duck. | D.Bread. |
A.Live and eat downtown in Beijing. |
B.Go to Liyuan Theater from 19:30-20:30pm. |
C.Visit the Summer Palace. |
D.Go sighting in Beijing hutong. |
A.Day 1. | B.Day 2. | C.Day 3. | D.Day 4. |
8 . Given the crowds of visitors and many attractions at the Disney parks, it's easy to get lost. Thankfully, you will always find a worker to point you in the right direction. When you do, you just might start to notice something unique about their body language—and it's just one of the many secrets Disney employees won't tell you.
Cast members, as park employees are called, are taught in their training to always point with two fingers instead of one. The first reason for this is that pointing with just the one index finger(食指), as most Americans do, is considered impolite in some cultures and countries. The Disney parks have always attracted many international visitors, so the friendlier two-finger gesture became the norm among employees, in an effort to be sensitive and welcoming to every person. Employees have even affectionately named it "the Disney point”. Michaela Paris, a former Disney employee, said the Disney point is a sign of respect.
"Disney receives plenty of foreign travelers to their parks. The typical single finger point is a symbol of disrespect and has a negative(负面的) meaning in many cultures. Therefore, Disney created 'the Disney point' to accommodate all of their guests, " Paris said.
Other sources say this way of pointing is related to Disney himself. According to the Huffington Post, it's actually how Walt Disney himself used to point things out to visitors, because he usually had a cigarette balanced between the two fingers. You won't find cast members today smoking a cigarette—there's no smoking allowed for anyone, employees or guests, once you are inside the entrances at Disney parks—but the tradition of pointing with two fingers still stands.
Keep an eye out for the statue of Walt and Mickey doing "the Disney point" next time you're at Disney World. Meanwhile don't miss other such rules that all Disney employees must follow.
1. When will a visitor probably notice "the Disney point"?A.When asking the way. | B.When entering the park. |
C.When greeting foreigners. | D.When smoking a cigarette. |
A.A gesture. | B.An employee. | C.A park. | D.A statue. |
A.offer space to. | B.put up. | C.provide food for. | D.adapt to. |
A.Rules to follow in the park. |
B.The life story of Walt Disney. |
C.Some attractions at Disney World. |
D.A possible origin of “the Disney point”. |
9 . The Gold Coast family holidays are always great fun whether you are from Australia or from abroad. There are beautiful beaches, adventure parks, nature parks and so much more.
There are so many sights to see here. It is a pity to drive in a car and you’ll miss a great part of it. Australia is home to many animals and birds that can only be seen when moving slowly and going into the areas where they live.
When you are on a bicycle, you have the strength of being able to stop whenever you want to see an interesting animal or bird that you have never seen before. It is a quieter way of transportation as well, so you might even be able to take a picture. When you are on the beach, you can breathe that clean air and view the beauty of the water and sand. It is a totally different experience from either simply sunbathing or passing it in a car.
There are many choices of hiring a bicycle to experience the Gold Coast attractions. There are stores that will fit a bike perfectly to your size. These bikes for both adults and children are in many styles and colors to please any taste. If you have ever wanted to try a tandem bike (双人单车), now is your chance, because they have those too.
A bicycle hire on Gold Coast is something that everyone should try at least once. This is a wonderful chance for anyone who likes to cycle and it is also a cheap way to travel with your family.
1. You’d better not drive in a car on Gold Coast because ________.A.you will break the traffic rules | B.you will cause much noise |
C.you can’t enjoy the beautiful sights well | D.you can’t drive into some parks |
A.you can take photos of animals | B.it is a cheap way of traveling |
C.you can get a clearer sight of animals | D.it is a good way to do sunbathing |
A.advantage | B.weakness | C.appearance | D.disadvantage |
A.How to hire bikes on Gold Coast. | B.What kinds of bikes there are in stores. |
C.What bikes are the most popular. | D.Who can hire bikes on Gold Coast. |
A.He supports it very much. | B.He thinks it’s a personal choice. |
C.He doesn’t like this way of traveling. | D.He thinks it’s only good for adults. |
10 . There are almost limitless things to do at the seaside. For an enjoyable summer day or night, some that are the most fun can be simple, inexpensive or absolutely free.
Frolic: Summer at the seaside is for as many activities as you can stand in the sand. Play frisbee (飞盘), sand volleyball or any beach-free sport. Jog or run while you feel the soft sand each step. If it’s nice and windy, go fly a kite!
Picnic: If you’re a bit lazy as you sun and relax on the beach, you can buy take-out from nearby shops. If you’re there with a big family outing, you may prefer to pack and bring baskets of your favorite foods and drinks.
Sand castles: For anyone who wishes they were still kids, building castles in the sand is fun at the seashore. If you’re feeling really creative, add fishes, frogs and whatever else your modeling skills can construct.
Explore: If there are hiking or biking trails along the shore or nearby, take an action to discover what’s around to be collected. Seashells and washed-up ocean flora (植物群) are fun to hunt, although finding a valuable diamond ring in the sand is much more satisfying.
Socialize: Meet all kinds of people. If kids are with you, they’re natural socializers, and will easily join others in games and other fun things to do together. Set up a volleyball net on the beach, and soon others will join the game.
Nothing: For some people the top activity at the seaside is inactivity. That means doing absolutely nothing. After all, you’ve come to the beach to relax on the warm sand, and nowhere in the world is there a more comfortable place for it.
1. In the first paragraph the author ________.A.advertises a scenic spot |
B.describes the beautiful seaside |
C.shows visitors can do many things at the seaside |
D.introduces the things that can be brought to the seaside |
A.Tips on safety. | B.Full preparation. |
C.Famous players. | D.Lively and enjoyable activity. |
A.Having a picnic with your family. |
B.Making friends with all kinds of people. |
C.Playing many kinds of games at the beach. |
D.Searching for valuable jewelry in the sand. |
A.you can still relax yourself |
B.you might feel uncomfortable |
C.you miss a chance to enjoy yourself |
D.you are not advised to go to the seaside again |
A.a diary | B.a report | C.a textbook | D.a guidebook |