1 . If anything can be said about recordbreaking globetrotter (环球旅行家) Graham Hughes, it's that— throughout his travels— he's always kept his feet firmly on the ground.
The 33yearold adventurer, from Liverpool, has become the first person to visit all 201 countries in the world without using a plane.
Hughes used buses, taxis, trains and his own two feet to travel 160,000 miles in exactly 1,426 days — all on a shoestring(资金微薄) of just $100 a week.
He spent four days “crossing open ocean in a leaky (漏的) boat” to reach Cape Verde on the North Atlantic, was jailed for a week in the Congo for being mistaken as a “spy”， and was arrested trying to “sneak (溜；偷偷地做) into” Russia.
And yesterday Graham Hughes trudged (长途跋涉) into Juba, the capital of South Sudan, to end the epic fouryear journey that began in his hometown of Liverpool on New Year's Day 2009.
“I love travel, and I guess my reason for doing it was that I wanted to see if this could be done, by one person traveling on a shoestring，” he told the Christian Science Monitor. “I think I also wanted to show that the world is not some big, scary place, but in fact it is full of people who want to help you even if you are a stranger.”
Guinness has now confirmed that Hughes, who filmed the expedition for a documentary and raised money for charity Water Aid, has achieved the world record.
“The main feeling today is just one of intense gratitude to every person around the world who helped me get here, by giving me a lift, letting me stay on their couch, or pointing me in the right direction，” Hughes added.
1. Which of the following is NOT described Graham Hughes?| A．Globetrotter. |
| B．Adventurer. |
| C．The first person traveling around the world not using a plane. |
| D．Scientist. |
| A．When he traveled on the ocean, his boat was leaking water. |
| B．He was put into prison because of being considered a spy in the Congo. |
| C．He was caught in Russia because he stole something. |
| D．It was in South Sudan that he ended his epic fouryear journey. |
| A．Because he wanted to be remembered by people all over the world. |
| B．Because he wanted to raise money for charity Water Aid. |
| C．Because he only wanted to record his experience. |
| D．Because he wanted to earn money. |
| A．When he traveled all over the world, he got a lot of help from different people. |
| B．He often sleeps on the coach. |
| C．He often points the direction for others. |
| D．He is grateful to the people who have helped him. |
2 . Does your local town have a nickname? If so, what does it say about the area and the people who live there?
Many cities are recognized across the world by their unofficial titles. New York is the Big Apple. London is the Big Smoke, and Los Angeles is famously called La La Land.
Now Britain's National Mapping Agency(规划局), Ordnance Survey, and the British Linguistics (语言学)Charity, the English Project, are launching an interactive project to uncover the nicknames people use for local places.
The project, which was launched last week to coincide with English Language Day, is called Location Lingo. It aims to identify the names people use every day, whether it's a term of endearment(昵称) or a hate name.
The University of Winchester's Professor Bill Lucas is a leader of the English Project.He explains that unofficial place names often show what people think about a place.“The name that people conjure up or create for a place forms an emotional connection, ”he says, “So Basingstoke becomes Amazingstoke, Swindon is known as Swindump. Padstow, hometown of chef Rick Stein, is nicknamed Padstein.”
Basingstoke is a town in central England. The local nickname, Amazingstoke, shows the love that locals seem to have for the area. Swindon, on the other hand, is sometimes called Swindump, showing that local people think it's a big dump. Stanford Le Hope in Essex is called Stanford No Hope by locals. And Padstow in Cornwall is so closely associated with the local celebrity Rick Stein that it's become known as Padstein.
Since launching the online database (数据
库) last week, the creators have already received 3,000 alternative titles for places and landmarks.
Some also say that the project could even have a practical use. Glen Hart, Ordnance Survey's head of research, says the information could be very helpful to the emergency services, for example. “By having the most complete set of nicknames, we could help the emergency services quickly locate the right place, and maybe even save lives, ”he says.
1. The Big Smoke refers to________.| A．NewYork | B．London |
| C．Paris | D．Los Angeles |
| A．On Christmas | B．On Easter |
| C．On English Language Day | D．On Thanksgiving Day |
| A．make up | B．break up |
| C．join up | D．pick up |
| A．beautiful | B．clean |
| C．dirty | D．attractive |
| A．The project is meant to save lives. |
| B．The project is well received. |
| C．The project can be of practical use. |
| D．The project is of great value. |
