2 . Skiing holiday centers

Windy Pine

The ski and snowboard runs here are high in the mountains so you can be sure of lots of good snow, but they are extremely challenging and only for the expert. Skiers can relax after dark in a number of small restaurants. The airport is a two-hour bus ride away.

Ice Mountain

Come to this beautiful spot if you’re new to the sport. Try out easy ski runs under the instruction of qualified teachers-their services are highly priced and many speak several languages including English.   Classes are for adults only.   Guest houses provide accommodation with breakfast and evening meals. The center is reached by train.

Fairview

This historic mountain town has much for visitors to see. The slopes don’t attract expert skiers, but are suitable for those wishing to improve their basic skills.   English-speaking instructors charge a lot, and hiring equipment is very expensive. This center isn’t recommended for children. The airport is nearby.

Bear Point

This center is a favorite with skillful young skiers who have limited money. Accommodation is reasonably priced and there’s a variety of evening entertainment. However, it’s hard to find a good instructor and you can’t be certain of the snowfall. Cheap flights go to the local airport.

Mount David

There’s good open skiing here, without too many turns, making it suitable for intermediate(中级的) skiers. Equipment hi re is expensive. Accommodation is of a high standard and there are excellent restaurants, but prices are high. The airport isn’t far away.

1. What can be learned about Windy Pine?

A．It is family-friendly.

B．It is for experienced skiers.

C．It provides English classes.

D．It has many good instructors.

2. How can you get to Ice Mountain?

A．By bus.	B．By bike.
C．By train.	D．By airplane.

3. Who might be interested in Fairview?

A．Children.	B．Beginner skiers.
C．Intermediate skiers.	D．Expert skiers.

4. Which of the following is TRUE about Mount David?
a. It has many turns.
b. Its equipment hi re is expensive.
c. It is far from the airport.
d. It provides high-quality food and accommodation.

A．ab

B．cd

C．ac

D．bd

5. Which of the following is suitable for skillful skiers who are not rich?

A．Ice Mountain.	B．Fairview.
C．Bear Point.	D．Mount David.

3 . 假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。国内某网站要开辟一专栏，邀请各地擅长英语的志愿者以vlog的形式向外国人介绍中国各个城市，帮助外国人更好地了解当代中国。你对此很感兴趣，决定写一封邮件，申请担任天津的vlog志愿者，向世界介绍天津。内容包括：
1.你对于此次活动的理解；
2.申请优势(不少于两点)；
3.你对vlog内容的策划。
注意：
1.词数不少于100；
2.可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
Dear Sir Madam,

It’s a great pleasure to know that your website will launch a new column to introduce China to foreigners via vlog.

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Looking forward to your earliest reply.

Sincerely,

Li Jin

4 . It was in 2008 when I was at one of the lowest points of my life that I decided to go to India. Never had I visited India. At 45, I was at an age when more rational people would be thinking mostly about settling down and playing it safe. But I knew I had to go. I was trying to recover from a deep sadness-losing my parents, and the only thing that had helped was yoga.

Eventually, three classes a week turned into teacher training, which led to a desire to visit the country where yoga was born. So on 5 December, I boarded a plane bound for Delhi - leaving my job as a writer behind.

Approximately, it took 11 months from the determined moment to lift-off. I sold about one-third of my belongings, moved out of my apartment and into a small one and saved as much money as I could.

As we landed in the Indira Gandhi International Airport, I had no idea what waited for me, no idea what India would look like, no idea how I would be able to handle these months of travel in such a different and challenging place.

I was met at the airport by an old friend who invited me to stay in his family’s home. They helped me get used to India. I felt very lucky to have such a soft landing. From that start, my trip unfolded with one journey after another. By the time my journey ended on 2 June, I was deeply in love with India and heartsick about leaving. India changed me. It gave me hope, inspiration and a new start in life.

Thanks to my travels, I developed the attitude that every incident I met with was meant to happen. Today, back to Toronto, I run Breathedreamgo. I make my living as a travel writer. As I write this, I am getting ready to leave for my seventh trip to India.

1. Why did the author decide to go to India?

A．Because he took some days off to relax himself.

B．Because he was asked to write some articles about India.

C．Because he was curious about the country where yoga was born.

D．Because he wanted to recover from the deep sadness of losing his parents.

2. What do you know about the author?

A．He didn’t like his work as a writer.

B．He had no money to afford his journey.

C．He made enough preparations for his journey.

D．He spent only a little time preparing his journey.

3. Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling before landing in India?

A．Excited.

B．Confused.

C．Curious.

D．Disappointed.

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．The author is grateful for the journey to India.

B．The author missed his hometown very much.

C．It took the author about 4 months to finish his adventure.

D．The author met with a lot of difficulties when visiting India.

5. How many times has the author been to India so far?

A．Three times.

B．Four times.

C．Six times.

D．Seven times.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is illegal in Los Cabos?

A．Drinking alcohol.

B．Renting cars.

C．Being drunk in public.

2. Where are the listeners recommended to exchange their money?

A．At a bank.

B．At the hotel.

C．At a scenery spot.

3. What advice does the speaker give about getting around the city?

A．Carrying some change.

B．Using public transport.

C．Avoiding traveling at night.

4. Who will probably talk about the special discounts?

A．Luca.

B．Havier.

C．Diego.

7 . What Is Your Next Destination?

Taste Tea in China

One of the oldest cultural landscapes in China is chosen to become one of the country’s newest UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2022. The Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er features about 1.13 million tea trees. Located in China’s Yunnan Province, the region was a sating point of the legendary Ancient Tea Horse Road. Many of the region’s tea plantations remain, as do the four local ethnic minority groups — the Blang, Dai, Hani, and Wa people — who preserve their own languages, customs, and festivals.

Dive Deep in Palau

When you arrive here, the stamp in your passport will include the Palau Pledge (誓约), which all visitors must sign, promising that “the only footprints I shall leave are those that will wash away.” The eco-pledge was drafted by and for the children of these remote western Pacific islands to help preserve Palau’s culture and environment from the negative impacts of tourism. Eighty percent of the nation’s waters is preserved as the Palau National Marine Sanctuary.

Run Wild in Australia

Green shoots of regeneration are appearing in Australia, of which some 72,000 square miles were, burned during the 2019-2020 bushfires, leading to the deaths of nearly three dozen people and more than a billion animals. Drive the Great Ocean Road, in Victoria’s Otways region, and then take a hike at Wildlife Wonders, an educational ancient forest and waterfalls. Wandering through bushes gives a chance to spot koalas unique to this ecosystem.

Go Green in Germany

Mining and steel production once dominated the crowded Ruhr Valley, in Germany’s western state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Today, the region is repurposing previous industrial sites as parks and open air cultural spaces. The most famous is the UNESCO Word Heritage site of Zeche Zollverein, now home to an outdoor swimming pool, ice rink, and walking tails. You can rent a bike in Essen for a car-free Ruhr Valley trip along cycling routes.

1. What can visitors do in the Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain?

A．Ride horses on the ancient road.	B．Wander through bushes in parks.
C．Take bike trips along cycling routes.	D．Experience the cultures of the local minority groups.

2. Why are visitors to Palau required to make a promise?

A．To spread Palau’s culture.	B．To leave their footprints.
C．To protect the environment.	D．To explore the Pacific Ocean.

3. What do the Great Ocean Road and Ruhr Valley have in common?

A．Both have experienced a second life.	B．Both won fame for rare animals.
C．Both are World Heritage sites.	D．Both used to focus on industry.

8 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

I was traveling with my husband and three teenage sons, in the United States. We ordered our food at a fast-food place, and with my meal I also wanted a blueberry pie. My husband is the chatty one in the family and likes to socialize, so he started to a conversation about the place where blueberries grow with the girl. She answered, with some anxiety, “They grow on trees.”

The whole family’s jaws dropped! How could this girl not know where blueberries grow? We tried not to embarrass her, and just took the opportunity to teach her a little about how blueberries grow, on small shrubs on the ground. She seemed to appreciate learning something new. We can’t know all the same things, as you’ll see from the next thing I’m going to tell you.

In 2002 our family made a short trip to a coffee plantation. The road to the plantation was narrow filled with hairpin bends. I worried about hitting another car. We didn’t, lucky us! When we finally got to our destination, we learned a lot about the plantation and coffee production, but we didn’t see any coffee plants. Where were they? We decided to ask one of the people working there. “So where are the coffee plants? We can’t see them anywhere.”

She reached out her arm and caught a twig right next to us and explained, “This is the coffee plant and these little things will be coffee beans.” I looked around in embarrassment, as we were surrounded by coffee plants! She explained that coffee plants aren’t big and that they have to grow in the shade of other bigger plants. I appreciated her lesson.

We love our coffee, but I’m sure most of my countrymen would not be able to recognize a coffee plant among other tropical plants if asked. Our jaws can drop at different things, depending on geographical locations, at what we know and don’t know. Never take anything for granted!

1. What topic did the author’s husband discuss with the girl? (no more than 5 words)
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2. How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 2? (no more than 10 words)
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3. How was the way to the coffee plantation ? (1 word)
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4. What did the author learn from the worker? (no more than 15 words)
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5. What inspiration do you get from the story? Please express it in your own words. (no more than 20 words)
________________

10 . As you are soon on your way to Eastern Europe, here are a few tips on what you should pack. In general, pack lightly, with only the most basic clothes. People dress casually in Eastern Europe, so you don't need to bring along your smartest clothing.

At the risk of going against our own advice by weighing down your luggage, we suggest you consider bringing along the following things, which we find particularly useful in Eastern Europe.

Batteries：If your camera，flash，or other appliances run on batteries，bring enough supply along. Certain types of batteries don't exist in Eastern Europe，and those that do often don't last very long.

Calculator: Many travelers find it useful to figure out foreign exchange rates on a calculator. We suggest a credit-card calculator which fits into your wallet or purse.

Cash: We have found it good to have supply of small-unit U.S. bills ($l and $5) to use in hard-currency stores, to buy international train tickets, etc. The hard-currency stores never seem to have the right change, and thus you may lose out without some “pretty cash”on hand.

Electric Current Adapter: If you bring any appliances, remember that the electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C., not the standard 110 volts of North America. A 110 volts appliance will soon burn out when attached to an unchanged 220-volt plug. Get in touch with the Franzus Company, 352 Park Ave. South, New York, NY10010 (tel.212/889-5850), and ask for their booklet, "Foreign Electricity Is No Dark Secret".

Language Tools: One of Europe's big challenges is communicating with the local people since their languages are so different from our own. To help overcome difficulties, you might buy phrasebooks before you go -you won't find them once you are. in Eastern Europe.

If you are interested in learning an Eastern European language in more detail, we recommend the tape course produced by Audio Forum. In each course you listen to native speakers on a tape and follow along in a textbook. You can ask Audio Forum for their catalog at 96 Broad St., Guiford, CT06437 (tel. toll free 800/243-1234).

Money Belt: A money belt is especially helpful when you have many documents to carry around (as you always do in Eastern Europe). The best one we find is made by Eagle Greek Travel Gear, 143 Cedros Ave. (P. O. box.651), Solona Beach, CA 92075 (tel. 6197755 -9399, or toll free 800/874-9925) outside California.

Traveler's Checks: These are necessary. Bring your traveler's checks in small to medium unit ($10, $20, or $50) to change a little bit at a time, so as not to be left with a lot of local money. To be on the safe side, be sure to copy down the check numbers in two places, just in case something happens to the checks.

1. Which of the following sections deal with money matters?

A．Cash & Money Belt

B．Money Belt & Calculator

C．Cash & Traveler's Checks

D．Calculator & Electric Current Adapter

2. Eagle Creek Travel Gear is a company producing ______.

A．calculators	B．tapes
C．electric current adapters	D．money belts

3. Which of the following is NOT a fact according to the passage?

A．No shop in Eastern Europe accepts hard currency.

B．Travelers may need to carry many documents in Eastern Europe.

C．The electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A. C.

D．Eastern European languages can be a problem to foreign travelers.

4. Jane wants to learn Russian before going to Eastern Europe, she can______.

A．call 619/755-9399 for advice

B．ask for Franzus Company for a phrasebook

C．go to 96 Broad St, Guiford, for help

D．write to Solona Beach, CA 92075 for a textbook

5. This passage is probably taken from

A．an official notice	B．a traveler's guide
C．a holiday advertisement	D．immigration instructions