3 . Sightseeing In London

Worried about the time available. Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London. Her first delight was going to the Tower. It was built long ago by the Norman invaders of AD 1066. Fancy! This solid stone, square tower had remained standing for one thousand years Although the buildings had expanded around it, it remained part of a royal palace and prison combined. To her great surprise, Zhang Pingyu found the Queen’s jewels guarded by special royal soldiers who on special occasions, still wore the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

There followed St Paul’s Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666 looked splendid when first built! Westminster Abbey, too, was very interesting. It contained statues in memory of dead poets and writers, such as Shakespeare. Then just as she came out of the abbey, Pingyu heard the famous sound of the clock, Big Ben, ringing out the hour. She finished the day by looking at the outside of Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s house in London.The Tower of London Oh, she had so much to tell her friends!

The second day the girl visited Greenwich and saw its old ships and famous clock that sets the world time. What interested her most was the longitude line. It is an imaginary line which is very useful for navigation. It passes through Greenwich, so Pingyu had a photo taken standing on either side of the line.

The last day she visited Karl Marx’s statue in Highgate Cemetery. It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London. Not only that, but he had worked in the famous reading room of the Library of the British Museum. Sadly the library had moved from its original place into another building and the old reading room was gone. But she was thrilled by so many wonderful treasures from different cultures displayed in the museum. When she saw many visitors enjoying looking at the beautiful old Chinese pots and other objects on show, she felt very proud of her country.

The next day Pingyu was leaving London for Windsor Castle. “Perhaps I will see the Queen?” she wondered as she fell asleep.

1. What is the great surprise to ZhangPingyu while visiting the Tower?

A．The shape of the tower.

B．A royal palace.

C．The guards’ uniform.

D．The Queen’s jewels.

2. Which is NOT the place ZhangPingyu visited on the first day?

A．The Tower.

B．St Paul’s Cathedral.

C．Big Ben.

D．Greenwich.

3. Tourists to the British Museum in London may enjoy all the following EXCEPT        .

A．Karl Marx’s works

B．Karl Marx’s reading room

C．treasure of different cultures

D．Chinese pots

4. Where will Pingyu go the next day?

A．Windsor Castle.

B．Karl Marx’s statue.

C．Greenwich.

D．Buckingham Palace.

5 . Planning a trip to New York City can be exciting and interesting. In here you’re always a moment away from history. Explore New York City’s greatest parks through free and low-cost local tours.

Central Park

As one of the most famous parks in the world, Central Park is a man-made wonder. Not only is it the first public park built in America, but it is also one of the most frequently visited parks, with over 25 million guests per year. Set in the middle of busy Manhattan, its grounds serve as a safe harbor, not only for athletes and musicians but also for lots of migratory(迁移的)birds each year.

Washington Square Park

Washington Square Park, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is a very popular and often crowded square. It was originally known as Southeast Square. In 1825, the square was renamed in honor of George Washington. People from all backgrounds gather to this large square dotted with trees.

Robert Moses State Park

Robert Moses State Park is located partly on the mainland and partly on Barnhart Island. Visitors reach the park through a tunnel(隧道) under the Eisenhower Lock. The park offers many recreational opportunities, including wooded campsites and cabins, some of the best fishing in the Northeast, picnic areas, a swimming beach, tennis courts and a year-round nature center.

Van Cortlandt Park

Van Cortlandt Park, in the northwest Bronx, is the third largest New York City park. Over half of the park is forested and it has the largest freshwater lake in Bronx. There is a lot of history in the park: It contains the Bronx’s oldest building, which was built in 1748~1749. The park has the oldest municipal golf course in the United States, the Van Cortlandt Golf Course, founded in 1895. It has a National Historic Landmark trail, the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail.

1. Which park is in the middle of Manhattan?

A．Central Park.	B．Robert Moses State Park.
C．Washington Square Park.	D．Van Cortlandt Park.

2. What can visitors do in Robert Moses State Park?

A．Play golf.	B．Visit a history museum.
C．Have a swim.	D．Appreciate migratory birds.

3. What can be known about Van Cortlandt Park?

A．It is accessible through the Eisenhower Tunnel.

B．The whole park is full of trees.

C．It has the largest freshwater lake in the US.

D．A famous trail is located here.

7 . Mickey Mouse welcomed visitors to his new home in China on June 16, 2016 as Disney opened its first theme park in the country.

The park, located in the city of Shanghai, opened with fireworks.

Joe Schott, president and general manager of Shanghai Disney Resort, said, “I can promise you that there is still so much left to be revealed, and I cannot wait to share it all with you in the months and years to come.”

Tens of thousands streamed into Shanghai Disneyland for its debut(问世), an event that was nearly two decades in the making. The $ 5.5 billion resort(度假胜地) covers 963 acres, but Disney has already begun expansion.

Company officials said they tried to reflect Chinese preferences in the new park.

“We didn’t build Disneyland in China, we built China’s Disneyland,” said Bob Iger, Disney’s chairman.

There’s a traditional Chinese tea house featuring local food. The Lion King performed in Mandarin for the first time, features the Monkey King and characters dressed in Chinese opera garb(服装)to appeal to an Asian audience.

In the castle, guests not only walk through, as they do in other Disney parks, they can also eat and shop. When it was discovered that Chinese people didn’t have a favourite Disney princess, the company decided that the castle would feature all the princesses. Parks in California and France are based on the Sleeping Beauty story.

“The visitors can learn the princesses over time, and this gives them an opportunity to have an introduction to all of the princess stories,” said executive producer Ali Rubinstein.

However, China’s Disneyland sometimes are not closely related to China. Disney’s only animated film based on a Chinese story, Mulan, which tells the tale of a Chinese warrior woman, got neither its own ride nor stage show. The character appears only as a statue and afloat in the parade.

1. What’s Joe Schott’s attitude to Shanghai Disney Resort?

A．Disappointed.

B．Concerned.

C．Doubtful.

D．Confident.

2. What can be learned from what Bob said in paragraph 6?

A．They build the theme park in China.

B．The theme park belongs to China.

C．The theme park has Chinese elements.

D．The theme park has a long Chinese history.

3. Why does China’s Disneyland have all kinds of princesses?

A．Chinese people have no certain favourite Disney princess.

B．Chinese people don’t know any princess characters in Disney movies.

C．Chinese people believe “the more, the better”.

D．Parks in other countries are based on the Sleeping Beauty story.

4. What is the purpose of giving the Mulan example?

A．To show the Chinese character of Disneyland.

B．To show Mulan is an important part of Chinese culture.

C．To show China’s Disneyland has not reflected enough Chinese culture.

D．To show Disneyland has too few Chinese character films.

8 . Hotels often undergo makeovers. However, few can compete with the Ice hotel in Jukkasjãrvi, Sweden. Carved entirely from “Snice”—a mix of snow and ice—the hotel is rebuilt annually, with each version more impressive than the previous one. The 32nd Ice hotel was open to guests on April 17, 2022.

The must-visit Swedish tourist destination came about accidentally. In 1989, Ice hotel’s founder Yngve Berquist organized an art show to attract tourists to Jukkasjärvi during the chilly winter months. The exhibition, held inside a 5.5-square-metre igloo (冰屋), was a runaway (迅速的) success. Many visitors decided to spend the night, selling out all of Jukkasjärvi’s warm houses. Hence, when a group approached Berquist about a place to spend the night, he offered them the igloo. “To my surprise, the guests were very impressed by the experience the morning after. Ice hotel was born,” Berquist recalls.

The Ice hotel has come a long way since its humble (简陋的)start. Constructed from 1, 000 tons of ice, and 30,000 tons of “Snice”, it now covers an area of over 5, 500 square metres, Preparations for the annual hotel begin in March with the harvesting of 5,000 tons of ice from the nearby Torne River. The ice is kept in cold storage until November when about 100 workers and artists get to work carving out a new structure. Ice hotel is typically open for business by mid-December.

This year’s hotel comprises 36 rooms, including 12 crafted art suites (套间). Decorated with massive ice stones and carved water shapes, it aims to provide visitors with a good nature experience. The “Dickensian Street” suite promises to take visitors on a tour of 19th-century England, complete with cobbled (铺鹅卵石的) streets, shops, and buildings from the era. Guests are advised to stay inside thermal (保暖的) sleeping bags and wear gloves and winter hats all night. Not surprisingly, most move to the conventional, warmer cabins nearby after a single night.

1. When was Sweden’s Ice hotel open for the 22nd time?

A．In 2012.

B．In 1992.

C．In 1990.

D．In 2022.

2. What made Ice hotel come into being?

A．Warm houses’ being sold out.	B．The special warmth of it.
C．The cheap ticket of it.	D．The unique structures of ice.

3. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．Differences of Ice hotel rebuilt from ever before.

B．The preparations for the annual hotel rebuilt.

C．How the ice is kept in cold storage in Ice hotel.

D．The development and construction of Ice hotel.

4. What can visitors do in Sweden’s Ice hotel?

A．Wear summer clothes even if in winter.

B．Spend nights in modern rooms in warm sleeping bags.

C．Experience 19th-century England in the “Dickensian Street” suite.

D．Taste different kinds of local special food in the Dickensian Street.

9 . Famous Movie Scene Locations

Kathmandu. Nepal

Ancient cities always provide a great back drop, as moviegoers are transported back in time to places that remain untouched by the outside world. In Doctor Strange. Benedict Cumberbatch plays a brilliant surgeon. Searching for a cure, he travels to a sacred place known as “Kamar Taj”. seeking the guidance of “The Ancient One”. With fantastic traditional architecture colourful street markets and sacred temples. Kathmandu was the perfect setting, as its rich history was juxtaposed(映射)against the amazing special effects used to transport actors across space and time.

Italy

The movie Angels and Demons is like a treasure map for history and travel lovers, with dozens of incredible(and real)places that tourists can easily find. After the great success of The Da Vinci Code, Tom Hanks returned as Robert Langdon, a Harvard symbologist trying to prevent an attack against The Vatican. Rome’s oldest and most famous sites receive all of the attention they deserve, including the Pantheon, the Sistene Chapel, St. Peter’s Square, the Basilica. the Piazza Navona and Trevi Fountain, to name just a few.

New Zealand

New Zealand got a huge tourism increase after The Lord of the Rings trilogy(三部曲)pushed it into the spotlight. Moviegoers were blown away by the film’s vast. unspoiled nature, amazing mountain ranges, and…Hobbit Holes. If you travel to Hobbiton. you can tour the set, see where famous scenes were filmed, stay overnight at the Green Dragon Inn and eat at The Shire’s Rest café.

Paris. France

Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, filmed almost entirely on the location, features Owen Wilson as a struggling writer. In this film, every night at midnight Wilson is transported back to Paris in the 1920s, where he finds true inspiration, and true love.

1. Where will you go if you want to experience time travel?

A．Kathmandu, Nepal.

B．Italy.

C．New Zealand.

D．Paris, France.

2. What role did Tom Hanks play in the movie Angels and Demons?

A．A surgeon.

B．A writer.

C．A symbologist.

D．A travel lover.

3. Who stars the movie Midnight in Paris?

A．Benedict Cumberbatch.	B．Tom Hanks.
C．Woody Allen.	D．Owen Wilson.