2 . Passion, like life, is about the journey, not the destination. Kimberly and I have been planning a trip to Europe for a year. This was a/an ______ of ours. We took our friends Frantoise and Stein Eriksen with us.

The most   ______ part of the journey started with a train ride that had some curveballs (不顺利). When we were trying to get on a   ______ from Zurich to Croatia, we had gotten the departure time wrong and had to ______ around the station to make it in time. We had a tough time finding a taxi to ______ it to the ship. We finally found a taxi and arrived an hour late. ______ , they waited for us.

Once we got onto the ship we ______ it was not like a large hotel with great service. It was tight quarters. The bathroom was very ______ . The shower was a spout (喷头) connected to the bathroom sink. You ______ it on and sprayed yourself, along with the rest of the room.

The week-long ship ride was full of ______ . There were people from different nationalities speaking different languages. We stopped on islands of all sizes. We bicycled 30-40 kilometers. Then there were high winds-so high that the buses couldn’t ______ because they might blow over. So we took an expensive taxi, and ______ back to make our flight home.

While we loved the more predictable parts of the trip, our real passion was in the ______ —the missed rides, the ______ ship, the mixture of cultures, and even the ______ .

Sometimes people are so ______ it scares them to do something different. ______ when they do get out of their comfort zone, the different experiences they once thought were ______ are what stand out. Mixing things up, trying new things, seeing something through another person’s eyes, being ______ to adventure—this is how you create ______ .

1.

A．business

B．goal

C．secret

D．chance

2.

A．disappointing

B．helpless

C．exciting

D．calming

3.

A．taxi

B．ship

C．train

D．plane

4.

A．rush

B．hang

C．look

D．walk

5.

A．get

B．make

C．reach

D．enter

6.

A．Luckily

B．Clearly

C．Eventually

D．Hopefully

7.

A．admitted

B．heard

C．understood

D．realized

8.

A．clean

B．small

C．modern

D．well-equipped

9.

A．set

B．put

C．carried

D．turned

10.

A．risks

B．fun

C．conflicts

D．adventures

11.

A．run

B．pass

C．slow down

D．pull off

12.

A．headed

B．came

C．moved

D．drew

13.

A．peaceful

B．unsettled

C．dangerous

D．unexpected

14.

A．empty

B．large

C．overcrowded

D．expensive

15.

A．rain

B．delay

C．accident

D．winds

16.

A．confident

B．comfortable

C．uneasy

D．busy

17.

A．So

B．Because

C．Yet

D．Moreover

18.

A．interesting

B．scary

C．boring

D．enjoyable

19.

A．open

B．alert

C．blind

D．close

20.

A．hope

B．passion

C．opportunities

D．changes

3 . A famous magazine, Amusement Today, does a survey among park lovers every year both in the US and overseas, based on which, “Top 5 List of the Best Amusement Parks in the World” has come out as follows:

Disneyland, California

Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California, the US. More than 515 million guests have traveled to this American landmark from around the world since the park first opened to guests on July 17, 1955. The park consists of many world-famous sections, such as Main Street, Adventure land, New Orleans Square, and so on.

Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida

Magic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando opened on October 1, 1971. It is the most famous theme park in Florida. The park’s design and attractions don’t make much difference from Disneyland Park in Anaheim.

EPCOT, Disney World, Florida

EPCOT is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The park opened on October 1, 1982, and was named EPCOT Center from 1982 to 1993. It was the largest Disney theme park in the world until 1998, when Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened.

Disney­MGM Studios, Florida

MGM’s streets are the home for some great movie­themed attractions with a history of less than 30 years. With the addition of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock and Roller Coaster, the park is now home to Disney World’s most thrilling rides.

Universal Studios, Florida

Go behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your favorite movies at Universal Studios, the number one movie and TV theme park in the world.

1. Which of the following theme parks have similar attractions?

A．Disneyland & Magic Kingdom.

B．Disneyland & Universal Studios.

C．EPCOT & Disney­MGM Studios.

D．Magic Kingdom & Universal Studios.

2. Which park has the longest history?

A．Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida.

B．Disney­MGM Studios, Florida.

C．EPCOT, Disney World, Florida.

D．Disneyland, California.

3. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To attract tourists to these theme parks.

B．To increase the sales of Amusement Today.

C．To introduce world’s best amusement parks.

D．To compare attractions in different theme parks.

5 . 假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom下个月到你居住的城市腾冲旅游。请你根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：
1. 腾冲的热门景点；2. 腾冲的美食；3. 其他
注意：1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节。
Dear Tom，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . If you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeare’s play in Elizabethan England? What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe you’d voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.

The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is the science fiction novel The Time Machine, which was written by H. G. Wells and published in 1895 for the first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term “time machine”, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.

But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theory. They propose using cracks in time and space called “wormholes”, which could be used as shortcuts to other periods. Einstein’s theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances. And British physicist Stephen Hawking said you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship—going at nearly the speed of light. Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task.

Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”. It asks what would happen if a time traveller were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent himself from being born. If the time traveller wasn’t born, how would he travel back in time?

And would you really like to visit the future? In H. G. Wells’ book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs. He then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles (触角). If that’s what’s in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.

1. The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show 　　　.

A．people’s interest in time travel

B．the special features of the book

C．the long history of time travel

D．the contribution of H. G. Wells

2. Einstein’s and Hawking’s theories 　　　.

A．have similarities in many ways

B．push the invention of the first spaceship

C．have proved wrong by some time travellers

D．suggest the possibility to invent the time machine

3. In Paragraph 4, “grandfather paradox” probably refers to the idea that 　　　.

A．the traveller is prevented from meeting his grandfather

B．the traveller goes back in time to seek for his grandfather

C．the grandfather’s death makes the traveller’s birth impossible

D．The reunion of the traveller and his grandfather brings happiness

4. What is probably the author’s attitude towards time travel?

A．Unclear.	B．Skeptical.
C．Supportive.	D．Unconcerned.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Even though the sun is     1    (bright)shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I’m above the Arctic Circle,    2    in summer the sun never sets. I’m in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park, a place with no roads or towns.

Around 9,000 years ago,reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer     3    (be) the Sami people, who made this territory their home. Getting here is quite     4    (difficulty). In 1909,Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in     5    (it) natural state. Though the Sami     6    (allow) to continue their traditional way of life in the park,no one else can live here.

For hundreds     7     years,looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. They used the reindeer’s meat for food,their bones for tools,and their skin for making clothes and tents. Since reindeer were always on     8     move,the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them.

After breakfast, I pack my bag and set out again. Since I must carry all of my food and     9     (supply)with me, my bag weighs about 30 kilograms.     10    (stay) in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be alive. Here I am enjoying this great adventure.