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1. On which day is the activity the most important to the travel company?

A．Day 2,	B．Day 3.
C．Day 4.	D．Day 5.

2. Where can you enjoy the scenery o£ the Seven Sisters Mountain Range?

A．Flora-Molde,	B．Brenneysund-Svolvoer.
C．Troms-Stamsund.	D．Bod-Rrvik.

3. What can you get if you book a polar outside cabin on September 28th, 2018?

A．£25.	B．A free voyage.
C．An M&S Gift Card.	D．The bucket list experience.

4. How much should you pay in 2018 for two polar inside cabins with the given offer?

A．required deposit.	B．£399.
C．£798.	D．£748.

2 . I’ve come back to check on a baby. Just after dusk I’m in a car down a muddy road in the rain, past rows of shackled (戴镣的) elephants, their trunks swinging. I was here five hours before, when the sun was high and hot and tourists were on elephants’ backs.

Walking now, I can hardly see the path with my phone’s flashlight. When the wooden fence post stops me short, I point my light down and follow a current of rainwater across the floor until it washes up against three large, gray feet. A fourth foot twisted above the surface, tied tightly by a short chain and choked by ring of metal spikes (尖刺). When the elephant gets tired and puts her foot down, the spikes press deeper into her ankle.

Meena is four years and two months old, still a child as elephants go. Khammon Kongkhaw, her caretaker, told me earlier that Meena wears the spiked chain because she tends to kick. Kongkhaw has been responsible for Meena here at Maetaman Elephant Adventure, near Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, since she was 11 months old. He said he keeps her on the spiked chain only during the day and takes it off at night. But it’ s night now.

I ask Jin Laoshen, the Maetaman worker, why her chain is still on. He says he doesn’t know.

Maetaman is one of many animal attractions in and around tourist-crowded Chiang Mai. Meena’s life is set to follow the same track as many of the roughly 3,800 captive (被捕获的) elephants in Thailand. When Meena is too old or sick to give rides—maybe at 55, maybe at 75, she’ll die. If she's lucky, she’ll get a few years of retirement. She'll spend most of her life on a chain.

1. Why does the author decide to come back?

A．To check the baby elephant Meena.

B．To feed those shackled elephants.

C．To release those shackled elephants.

D．To help an injured worker in Maetaman.

2. What can we conclude from the second paragraph?

A．The author is scared walking in the path.

B．Meena is treated badly and very painful

C．Meena only has three healthy legs.

D．One of Meena’s leg is badly broken.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards those elephants?

A．Indifferent.

B．Critical.

C．Sympathetic.

D．Negative.

4. We can infer that the purpose of the author’s writing is______________.

A．to describe those elephants to attract tourists around the world

B．to draw people’s attention to caring about the fate of those elephants

C．to tell readers the story of a baby elephant in Chiang Mai, Thailand

D．to tell the reason why the number of elephants is decreasing

3 . Tourism is a leisure activity, whose prework means just the opposite. Acting as a tourist is one of the clear characteristics of being "modern" and the popular concept of tourism is that, it is organized within particular place and occurs for a period of time, which is arranged beforehand. Tourist relationships arise from a movement of people to, and their stay in, various destinations. This necessarily involves some movement, that is the journey, and a period of stay in a new place or places. The journey and the stay are by definition outside the normal places, of residence and work, and are of a short-term and temporary nature, and there is a clear intention to return home within a relatively short period of time.

Modern societies engage in such tourist practices. New socialized forms of transportation and hotel facilities have developed in order to cope with the mass character of the gazes of tourists, as opposed to the individual character of travel. Places are chosen to be visited and be gazed upon because there is an anticipation (期望) especially through daydreaming and fantasy of intense pleasures, either on a different scale or involving different senses from those who have been there. Such anticipation is also constructed and stays through a variety of non-tourist practices, such as films, TV, literature, magazines, records and videos which construct and reinforce this daydreaming.

Tourists tend to visit features of landscape and townscape which separate them off from everyday experience. Such aspects are viewed because they are thought to be in some sense out of the ordinary. The viewing of these tourist sights often involves different forms of social patterning with a much greater sensitivity to visual elements of landscape or townscape than is normally found in everyday life. People hang around these sights in a way that they would not normally do in their home environment and the vision is objectified or captured through photographs, postcards films and so on which enable the memory to be endlessly reproduced and recaptured.

One of the earliest research paper on the subject of tourism is Boorstin's analysis of the "pseudo-event" (1964) where he argues that contemporary Americans cannot experience "reality" directly but are happy with "pseudo-events". Isolated from the host environment and the local people, the mass tourist travels in guided groups and finds pleasure in fake or man-made attractions, and is cheated into enjoying the pseudo-events and disregarding the real world outside. Over time the images generated of different tourist sights lead to a closed self- perpetuating(自我延续的)system of a false belief that provides the tourist with the basis for selecting or deciding potential places to visit. Such visits are made, says Boorstin, within the "environmental bubble" of the familiar American style hotel which keeps the tourist from the strangeness of the host environment.

1. In the 1^st paragraph, the author wants to say that before you travel to a new place _______.

A．making a careful travel plan is necessary

B．planning travel involves time and thought

C．getting travel tips from your friends may save time

D．choosing unusual tourist attractions makes a trip memorable

2. The sentence “the viewing of these tourist sights often involves different forms of social patterning” in the 3^rd paragraph means ________.

A．traveling to an unfamiliar place is a pleasant change from everyday routine

B．new environmental scenes in a different place will become more attractive

C．tourists should find the native people and share with them ideas and experience

D．travelling is to see landmarks and discover unknown ways of life and values

3. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.

A．when travelling, many tourists will miss their homes and friends

B．visiting popular tourist attractions is only a waste of time

C．the virtue of travel is to interact with a culture different from your own

D．American tourists like to visit familiar places when they travel outside

4. Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?

A．Tourism, an Outlook on Different Life

B．Tourism, a Direct Hug of Nature

C．Tourism, a New Relation to Familiar Sights

D．Tourism, a False Belief about the World

4 . Villa d’Este, Tivoli (Italy) --- Official Site Useful Information

Call Center 199766166

Number to dial from all of Italy for pre-sales and reservations for: tickets, guided tours, school groups, instructional visits.

Bookings from abroad:

email: villadestetivoli@teleart.org fax: 0039 0412770747

Visiting Hours:

Opening 8.30 – closed one hour before sunset.

The ticket office closes one hour before the closing of the monument.

The hydraulic organ of the Organ Fountain is active daily, from 10.30 am, every two hours.

The Fontana della Civetta functions daily, from 10.00 am, every two hours.

Ticket Prices:

(from May 17 to October 20, 2015)

Full ticket (exhibition + villa and gardens, not divisible): €11.

Reduced ticket: €7.

These prices will be valid during the daytime openings of the Villa until the closure of the exhibition, due on the 20^th of October, 2015 (From the 22^nd of October, 2015)

Full ticket: €8 Reduced ticket €4

These fares may vary in conjunction with exhibitions set inside the Villa. The right to purchase reduced price tickets belongs to all citizens of the European Union between the ages of 18 and 24 as well as permanent teachers of state schools (upon presentation of identity documents).

School Visits:

Reservations are required. The management of Villa d’Este, in the aim of preserving the monument and better distributing the flow of students, has limited the number of students allowed into the Villa to 100 students per hour. Should any school group arrive at the Villa without having made a reservation, it will be admitted to the Villa according to space availability at a particular time and asked to wait until such space becomes available. Right of reservation cost: €1,00.

Notices:

Certain areas of the villa may be closed for restoration: for information inquire at the ticket office. Please pay particular attention to the areas marked with signs indicating danger (in Italian: pericolo).

1. How can a visiting Chinese professor of architecture in Rome make a booking?

A．By dialing 199766166.

B．By writing an email to villadestetivili@teleart.org.

C．By calling 0039 04127 19036.

D．By sending a fax to 0039 0412 770747

2. The receptionist at the ticket office may recommend you to see ______first, if you arrive at 10.25 am.

A．the exhibition inside the villa	B．the Organ Fountain
C．the gardens	D．the Fontana della Civetta

3. Why are reservations essential for school visits?

A．Reservations are more economical.

B．Reservations enable as many students as possible to visit the monument.

C．Reservations ensure a pleasant visit for students and a manageable one of the Villa.

D．Reservation fees can help preserve the site.

5 . Flying down a 488-meter-long slide provides plenty of excitement for most people. But for those who like more extreme adventures, Nicaragua offers an even more exciting slide experience. The thought of racing down an active volcano with only a board is enough to get most people hot under the collar. But for thrill-seeking sports fanatics, boarding down a 2,380-foot-high volcano at the speed of 80 km/h is the coolest sport around.

Thousands of travelers are heading to the foothills of Nicaragua’s Cerro Negro to take part in the new sporting craze (狂热). Surfers, dressed in protective jump suits, knee-pads and helmets, receive brief instructions and then try sliding down a short slope(斜坡). After that, it’s time for the real thing. Sitting on their specially-constructed boards, surfers push off and fly straight down a 488-meter-long slope. The black volcanic ash provides a dusty, dirty ride. But boarders usually arrive at the bottom with smiles on their faces.

Phillip Southan, owner and manager of Bigfoot Hostel and Green Pathways Tours, said, "We started offering this trip in 2005 and it has become so popular. This is a unique tour as nowhere else in the world can you board down an active volcano."

"What we offer is a tour for everyone with absolutely no experience. One of the greatest attractions of the tour is that you get a bit of everything. Since 2005, more than 10,000 people have traveled to Cerro Negro to give it a try."

"When you are on the top you will have the opportunity to stand near the crater(火山口) and see a smoking volcano. But the biggest risk is that you will take the chance of getting some scratches if you fall over."

"Many years of experience has taken this tour to a level where it is safe but still fun and for some people a little frightening. We are always working on ways to continue improving it for the future."

1. Which words can best describe the slide in Cerro Negro?

A．Secure but tiring.	B．Enjoyable but risky.
C．Popular but demanding.	D．Worthwhile but painful.

2. What does the underlined words "the real thing" in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Sliding down the volcanic slope.

B．Escaping the black volcanic ash.

C．Heading to the mountaintop alone.

D．Receiving professional slide instructions

3. In what way is the slide in Cerro Negro special?

A．It is available to everyone.

B．It has the longest slope worldwide.

C．It is based on an active volcano.

D．It offers specially-constructed boards.

4. What makes the slide in Cerro Negro relatively safe according to Phillip Southan?

A．High-tech safety facilities.

B．Knowledge and skills from practice.

C．Advanced training guidance on the slide.

D．Staff’s familiarity with the surroundings.

6 . 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。

Since the 1980s eco-tourism has grown and grown. It is the fastest growing type of tourism.

If done well, eco-tourism has several advantages. It is kinder to the environment.     1    This means that more natural habitat is protected and that the resources for building come from sustainable (可持续的) sources.Another advantage is that people in the developed world through eco-tourism get to experience places of great natural importance as well as communicating with local people.     2    

However, there are some disadvantages of eco-tourism. It is felt by some environmentalists that any human activity will cause disorder in the routine of animals.     3    

Another problem for local people is that they are expected to pose for cameras and dance etc. for money.     4    The tourists are destroying the culture that they are paying to protect.

Eco-tourism tries to go to the places far away from other communities.     5    There is nothing stopping people taking money from tourists as well as doing environmentally unfriendly activities.

It seems that the disadvantages often outweigh the advantages of eco-tourism. It might be better to take pictures of animals rather than kill animals, but given the choice the animals would sooner not have people around. It seems whether eco-tourism should be allowed should be judged case-by-case, and that the local people must be considered.

A．These places are often not well policed.

B．People walking through the forest may do much harm.

C．And these activities will also damage the eco-system.

D．It seldom ends people to untouched parts of the world.

E．This is good for both parties: they both can better understand each other.

F．And it encourages developers to consider the natural environment more.

G．It discourages the local people from pursuing their traditional life styles.

7 . There is a tread in travelling that is sweeping the nation— it’s being called voluntourism. Foreign destinations are attracting American citizens who want to sightsee, while at the same time engage in community service.

Photos on a wall are of recent visits to an orphanage(孤儿院) in India. It’s a trip Jim Inners first made after looking a more meaningful way to see the world. Through the Austin-based Miracle Foundation, Inners has traveled to India three times as part of a growing trend called voluntourism, which combines foreign travel with charity work.

“You’re living. You’re not just sending a check to help somebody but you have a little girl, a little boy. You’re their life line to a new life.” said Inners

Silicon Labs co-founder Nav Sooch recently raised money to build a village for orphans in India and has traveled there several times. He says it’s possible to sightsee and serve the needy.

“I think it would be a shame to go to India and not see the Taj Mahal. It’s a wonderful place and I think you can have that as well as the real interaction with real people.” said Sooch.

“We’ve had all ages. We’ve had from 21/2 with a family all the way up to an 82-year-old and that’s the beauty of these trips.” says Barbara Joubert. She plans the 9-day journeys on behalf of the Miracle Foundation. She says it appeals to those who want to give back. “So the most basic work or what you’re doing there is loving the kids and it’s not hard.” said Joubert.

“Spending time with all these kids has been wonderful.” says Inners. Voluntourism will take Jim Inners back to “Pinky”, the girl who calls him Papa Jim.

1. According to the text, voluntourism_________.

A．is kind of travel organized by travel companies

B．is a way of earning money by traveling

C．is a certain travel while offering community service

D．is kind of travel to enjoy the local cultures

2. According to the text, the Miracle Fountain_________.

A．is intended to help the poor areas	B．mainly helps plan voluntourism
C．belongs to a large travel company	D．is organized to offer service in India

3. What does Inners mean by saying “You’re their life line to a new life.” in paragraph 3?

A．You’ll have to look after their future life.

B．You need to send money to help the poor.

C．You will allow them to be your family members.

D．You have a great effect on their future life.

4. What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To make voluntourism more popular.	B．To persuade readers to help the poor.
C．To give you advice on voluntourism.	D．To introduce readers voluntourism.

8 . Disney World is a very popular attraction. But going there can be costly. Here are some suggestions that can help you save money.

Instead of eating at the park, get premade food from a nearby grocery store or even make your own lunch. Also, make sure to take your own water with you because spending $3 on water will make your stomach hurt. Another idea is to pack snacks or quick and cheap pick-me-ups as you make your way around the park.

Of course you’re going to want to take some Disney souvenirs home with you, but you’ll quickly realize that it comes with a price. Before buying anything, make sure you have a plan. Some suggestions for keeping costs down include picking your own pearl at the Japan store at Epcot, which is all about the experience and only $15.95 plus tax, or even getting special tradable collection pin that you can trade with Disney cast members or other guests.

When you go to Disney World on rainy days, you may catch a lot of showers. But you don’t have to. Go to a local Dollar Tree and buy disposable ponchos (一次性雨披) for $1. The ponchos at Disney are probably more durable (耐用的), but they cost $9. For a family of five, the Disney ponchos would cost $45 versus spending $5 at the dollar store.

It costs $17 to park in Disney for a day. Luckily, most non-Disney resorts offer free shuttles (来往的班车) to and from the park and all Disney resorts offer free transportation for guests as well. If you like to be on your own schedule without worrying about when the shuttle comes, then parking is your only choice. But waiting for the shuttle and going by a schedule isn’t really difficult, either.

1. According to the author, if you want to eat at Disney World, you can ________.

A．just take pick-me-ups to save money

B．get premade food at Disney World

C．avoid food that stimulates your appetite

D．prepare food before entering the park

2. What does the author think of buying pearl at the Japan store at Epcot?

A．It can be a terrible experience.

B．It enables one to get pearl at a reasonable price.

C．It’s a good way to find a tradable collection.

D．It’s the best way to get Disney souvenirs.

3. If you buy four ponchos at a local Dollar tree instead of at Disney, you can save ________.

A．$32	B．$36
C．$40	D．$45

4. The author thinks it is advisable to ________.

A．park in Disney World for a day

B．avoid going to Disney World on rainy days

C．use more durable ponchos at Disney World

D．use transportation offered by the resorts

9 . A “Game of Thrones” themed hotel made just of snow and ice has been finished in Lapland, Finland. Located in the resort of Kittila, which is 200 kilometers above the Arctic Circle and around 90 minutes from Helsinki, the destination is made up of 24 rooms—10 of which are suites for guests staying overnight.

Temperatures reach -5℃ inside, so high-quality thermal(保温的)sleeping bags are on hand to keep guests warm, as well as a hot berry juice in the morning. Although it’s recommended that guests stay at the hotel for a maximum of one night due to the icy conditions, there are warm log cabins available should they wish to extend their stay in the SnowVillage. Guests can also visit a restaurant, cinema, chapel and bar, all made entirely of snow and ice. Guests also receive a guided tour inside the SnowVillage, a buffet breakfast in the log restaurant, and a diploma to commemorate their stay.

Travelers can book an overnight visit at the snow hotel or simply take a day trip to the SnowVillage, which covers an area of about 20, 000 square meters. The village is open for visitors daily and has a cinema, a chapel, an arctic bar that serves drinks in glasses carved from ice, and a restaurant with frozen dining furniture and a menu featuring reindeer (驯鹿)steak

While it’s been constructed yearly since 2000, this is the first time the SnowVillage has included a “Game of Thrones” themed section.

Kittila is also a great location to view the Northern Lights, and SnowVillage offers snowmobile safaris snowmobile safaris (旅行)where guests can try to catch a glimpse of Greenland’s natural phenomena, as well as activities like reindeer-sledding and ice-sculpting classes.

1. What can we learn about the themed hotel from the first paragraph?

A．It is 200 kilometers from Helsinki.

B．It is 110 kilometers from he Arctic Circle.

C．It is in the resort of Kittila.

D．It is made up of 34 rooms.

2. What does the underlined word “commemorate” mean?

A．prove

B．comfort

C．cover

D．pay

3. What is the area of the SnowVillage?

A．2000 square meters.

B．18,000 square meters.

C．20,000 square meters.

D．22,000 square meters.

4. In which column of a website can we find the text?

A．Geography.

B．Travel.

C．Climate.

D．Culture.

10 . Mi Teleferico, Bolivia

Crossing the Bolivian capital of La Paz, the Teleferico is both the highest and longest city cable-car system on the planet. Built to relieve the city’s extreme road traffic, the three lines of this "subway in the sky" spirit the city’s 2.3 million citizens. At an altitude of 3,700 metres, you' ll feel the thrill of flying as you’re smoothly carried over entire neighborhoods and business districts—all for a ticket price that' s less than a dollar.

Everest Flights, Nepal

It is no easy work to climb the Everest, a mountain second to none at an altitude of 8 ,848 metres. Most of us know that we'll never move along the Hillary Step and overcome this mountain. Fortunately, a number of local airlines operating out of Kathmandu’s small domestic airport offer a glimpse of this glory for about a hundred dollars. In a few hours, you'll get into the heart of the Himalayas, getting close enough to snap a few fantastic photos from your window seat before circling back. No oxygen tank required !

Rocky Mountaineer, Canada

With select routes that lead through Banff and Jasper national parks as well as Lake Louise, Rocky Mountaineer provides a best opportunity to spot the wildlife of western Canada, including elk, bighorn sheep, and possibly even bears of the black, brown, and grayish variety. Rocky Mountaineer' s multi-day journeys include

breakfasts and lunches prepared by world-class chefs, B.C. wines, and an invitation to sit back, relax, and let the Rockies come to you.

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, South Africa

Few places in the world have appeal like Table Mountain, the flat-topped monolith( 独石) that serves as the backdrop for most tourists' photos— and memories—of Cape Town. Completed back in 1929, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway carries nearly one million sightseers to the summit every year,rising roughly 1,000 metres in fewer than five minutes.

1. The Teleferico was built to         .

A．offer amazing views

B．draw tourists worldwide

C．reduce traffic pressure

D．promote its economy

2. What is special about Mt. Everest?

A．It requires no skills to climb it.

B．It ’s the highest mountain worldwide.

C．It has several local airlines.

D．It's the best place for taking photos.

3. Which of the following would you prefer to see the wildlife?

A．Mi Teleferico.

B．Everest Flights.

C．Rocky Mountaineer.

D．Table Mountain.

4. What can we infer about the four places mentioned in the passage?

A．They cost much money.

B．They all offer mountain rides.

C．They have fancy hotels.

D．They are all within Americas.