1 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. uprising                 B. original                 C. frequently                 D. spectacular          E. features F. luxuriously             G. captured                 H. approaches             I. inhabited             J. matters K. ranks

Welcome to Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world and the Official Residence of the Queen of Britain. Over a period of nearly 1,000 years it has been     1    continuously, and altered and redecorated by monarchs(君主)one after the other. Some were great builders, strengthening the Castle against     2    and rebellion; others, living in more peaceful times, created a grand Royal residence. William the Conqueror chose the site, high above the river Thames and on the edge of a Saxon hunting ground. It was a day’s march from the Tower of London and intended to guard the western     3    to the capital. The outer walls of today’s structure are in the same position as those of the     4    castle built by William the Conqueror in the 1070s. The Queen uses the Castle both as a private home where she usually spends the weekend, and as a Royal residence at which she undertakes certain formal duties. Windsor Castle is     5    used by the Queen to host State Visits from overseas monarchs and presidents. Every year the Queen takes up official residence in Windsor Castle for a month over Easter(March-April).

The Castle is huge, so people tend to head for the most     6    bits—the State Apartments, St. George’s Chapel, the Gallery and the delightful Queen Mary’s Dolls House. Works of art, antique furniture, curiosities and impressive architecture reflect the tastes of many different royal generations. The State Apartments are     7     decorated formal rooms still used for state and official functions.

The magnificent and beautiful St. George’s Chapel was started in 1475 by Edward IV and was completed 50 years later by Henry VII. It     8    among the finest examples of late medieval architecture in the UK.

The Drawings Gallery     9    the exhibition “The Queen: 60 Photographs for 60 Years”. The exhibition presents portraits of the Queen     10    in brief moments on both official occasions and at relaxed family gatherings.

4 . 从方框里选择合适的词语的适当形式填空。

A. access       B. appeal       C. attraction       D. based       AB. biography       AC. drawn       AD. limitations       BC. mainstream       BD. raised       CD. ruins             ABC. scholarly

The term ‘dark tourism’ is far newer than the practice, which long predates Pompeii’s emergence as a dark attraction. Dr. Philip Stone, perhaps the world’s leading academic expert on dark tourism, considers the Roman Coliseum to be one of the first dark tourist sites, where people travelled long distances to watch death as sport. Later, until the late 18th century, the     1     was crueler still in central London, where people paid money to sit in grandstands to watch mass hangings. Dealers would sell pies at the site, which was roughly where Marble Arch stands today.

It was only in 1996 that ‘dark tourism’ entered the     2     vocabulary when two academics in Glasgow applied it while looking at sites associated with the murder of John F. Kennedy. Those who study dark tourism identify plenty of reasons for the growing phenomenon, including     3     awareness of it as an identifiable thing.     4     to sites has also improved with the arrival of cheap air travel. It’s hard to imagine that the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum would now welcome more than two million visitors a year were it not for its nearness to Krakow’s international airport. Peter Hohenhaus, a widely travelled dark tourist     5     in Vienna, also points to the broader rise in off-the-beaten-track tourism, beyond the territory of popular guidebooks and TripAdvisor rankings. “A lot of people don’t want     6     tourism and that often means engaging with places that have a more recent history than, say, a Roman ruin,” he says. “You go to Sarajevo (萨拉热窝) and most people remember the war being in the news so it feels closer to one’s own     7    .”

Hohenhaus is also a fan of ‘beauty in decay’, the contemporary cultural movement in which urban     8     have become subject matter for expensive coffee-table books and a thousand Instagram accounts. The crossover (糅合) with death is clear. “I’ve always been     9     to ruined things,” the 54-year-old says. But while, like any tourism, dark tourism at its best is educational, the example of Grenfell Tower (a London tower block, destroyed by a fire in 2017 with 71 deaths) hints at the unease felt at some sites. “I remember the Lonely Planet Bluelist book had a chapter about dark tourism a while ago and one of the rules was ‘don’t go back too early’,” Hohenhaus says. “I’ll be interested to see Grenfell Tower up close. I can see the     10    . But I would not stand in the street taking a selfie merrily.”

5 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need

A. undoubtedly B. linked C. efficient D. perfectly E. voted F. pockets G. views H promises I. unforgettable J. competes K. welcome

Canada is a large country with a small population. It is.     1     one of the world’s top ski holiday destinations. The excellent snow conditions, spacious pastes(积雪凝固的滑雪道),     2     groomed(打扮) runs and superb powder are just a. few of the many attractions that can be found in Canada. Here, you have the recipe for an outstanding and     3     ski holiday.

Skiing in whistler:

Regularly     4     the No. 1 ski resort in North America, Whistler offers everything that you could possibly want: fantastic scenery, an attractive village,     5     lift system wonderful skiing for all standards, good accommodation to suit all.     6     and entertaining after ski.

Skiing in Lake Louise:

Located in the heart of the Canadian Rockies and yet only 90 highway minutes away from Calgary International Airport, the charming village of Lake Louise offers breathtaking.     7     , exceptional accommodation, dining, shopping and nightlife.

Skiing in Banff:

Lying in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff.     8    memorable skiing and snowboarding across 3 very different ski areas: Banff, Mount Norquay and Sunshine. Each of these resorts is efficiently    9    by an excellent ski bus service. Non-skiers are also    10    here with a huge array of non-ski activities including snowmobiling dog sledding and ice skating .

6 . Directions: compete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The best experiences can’t be planned, so I recently traveled to San Francisco some meetings and found myself with a half day to kill. My options: The 49ers’first game of the season, against the Green Bay Packers. The America’s Cup sailing     1     . Or I could get lost.

After a horrendously long line at the car rental center, I was free. So I disappear into the fog and clouds covering the Pacific Coast Highway and     2     south with absolutely no     3     in mind.

I drove through     4     carved out of the mountains and stopped at a few state beaches; at one, I watched a wedding out on the cliffs among the crashing waves.

Back in the car, I drove toward San Gregorio, a town that you can     5     miss. I know because I drove right through it and ended up on a pine tree-bordered ribbon of asphalt that felt like it would go on forever. A few people     6     around outside the San Gregorio General Store, smoking cigarettes and talking about the motorcycles they’ve owned over the years, Inside, I found a bar with regular patrons, a guitar duo, and, of course, a full-on store. I ordered a Pacifico, grabbed a seat, and watched the guitarists jam out. Then I congratulated them, threw a couple of     7     dollars in their bucket, and walked back out into the world.

The day could have been so different: crammed into a stadium or bar half-watching sports. But this was much more     8     .Hours prior, I was on a flight with the masses, going through the motions. Then I was out on my own, having an unexpected and unrepeatable experience. I learned something on September 8: Don’t be afraid to get lost—on purpose or     9     —and have zero     10    . It will be good for you. I promise.