1 . National Parks, Wyoming

A bike tour is a great way to access busy national parks. This six-day trip is a big loop out of Jackson 5s Rustic Inn Creekside Resort and Spa, with stops along the way to check out hot springs, moose (驼鹿) and the grizzly bear. Available June to September 2022; $3,095, vbt.com

Death Valley, California

This three-day trip starts with a meet and greet in Las Vegas before exploring a ghost town, on foot. Then the biking starts through the desert, heading to a hotel in time to catch a Death Valley sunset. The next day ifs a nearly 50-mile ride to the edge of a crater (火山口). Available October 2021 through December 2022; $1,649, rei.com

Finger Lakes, New York

This 121-mile bike tour snakes its way around Canandaigua lakes and rolling hills over five days. It starts with a wine tasting, then lunch and a ride through farmland. With only about 30 miles a day of riding, there’s plenty of time to try local wines and have a spa. Available June to July 2022;$5,499, trek travel. com

Florida Keys

Unless you book a custom trip, tours that include teens and kids can be difficult to find. Keep younger travelers engaged by mixing bike rides with other activities, like kayaking (独木舟), snorkeling, hiking and stand-up paddle boarding. This five-day trip heads south from Miami, through the Everglades National Park, and out to Key West. Along the way kids can learn to fish like the locals while parents can relax in excellent accommodations. Available December 2021 and December 2022;from $3,999, backroads. com

1. Which tour is the most suitable for families?

A．National Parks, Wyoming	B．Death Valley, California
C．Finger Lakes, New York	D．Florida Keys

2. What can you enjoy on the trip to Death Valley?

A．Learning to fish.	B．Seeing wild animals.
C．Appreciating the sunset.	D．Trying local wines.

3. Which of the following do the four tours share?

A．Seeing the world from a bike seat.	B．Having a taste of farm life.
C．Exploring local food on a bike trip.	D．Getting the most out of national parks.

2 . A visit to Tower Bridge

40,000 people cross Tower Bridge each day. Now you can see inside it.

Glass Floor

The Glass Floor measures 11 metres long and 1.8 metres wide, including panels (嵌板) weighing 530 kilograms each. It is no wonder the installation (安装) took a 20-strong team to complete it!

See London life through the Glass Floor, from a unique viewpoint 42 metres above the River Thames, and 33.5 metres above road level. Watch the hustle and bustle (熙熙攘攘) of the city right beneath your feet.

Engine Rooms

Immerse (沉浸) yourself in this atmospheric space, where exciting interactivities, films and photographs will explore and explain the role of this workplace at the heart of Tower Bridge.

Family Activities

Our family activities are FREE with entry and are offered throughout the day. Drop in and join in on the flu. It is open to children of all ages but is particularly appropriate for those aged 6 to 10.

Relaxed Opening

Once a month on a Saturday. We host Relaxed Opening for anyone who would like to explore the Bridge in a atmosphere, including people with autism (自闭症) and any other needs.

Time: 10:30, 10:50 and 11:10. Please note that Tower Bridge will open to the general public again at 11:30 but you are welcome to stay for as long as you like.

Tickets & Prices

Ticket type	Price
Adult	£10.60
Child (aged 5-15)	£5.30
Senior (aged 60+ with ID)	£7.90
Disabled child (aged 5 — 15)	£4.00
Under 5s	Under 5s

Opening Times

Open daily from 9:30 to 18:00.

1. What is the distance between the Glass Floor and the River Thames?

A．11 metres.

B．20 metres.

C．33.5 metres.

D．42 metres.

2. What is a special treat for visitors with children?

A．Exploring the bridge until 7 p.m.	B．Seeing films about the bridge’s history.
C．Enjoying family activities free of charge.	D．Experiencing a quieter bridge on Sundays.

3. How much will a middle-aged man pay if he visits Tower Bridge with a healthy 10-year-old boy?

A．£18.50.

B．£15.90.

C．£14.60.

D．£13.20.

3 . Inakadate, a Japanese village of around 7, 000 people, is considered the home of a rice field art form. In the early 1990s, local authorities realized that youths were moving to big urban centers in large numbers, and started brainstorming for ways of breathing new life into the village. One of the proposed ideas was an art form inspired by the local’s traditional rice planting, done by hand for hundreds of years. Called Tanbo Art, it involved the use of different rice varieties to turn local rice fields into giant canvases (画布).

The first rice field artwork was displayed in 1993, when purple and yellow rice plants were used to create a detailed picture of Mt. Iwaki. The project was such a huge success that Inakadate authorities decided to turn it into a yearly event. Nowadays, a viewing platform is often set up somewhere above the rice field, from which people can admire the unique artwork.

To create the impressively massive field artworks, the locals use a technique unique to Japan, which involves surveying the rice fields, perspective drawing, and the planting of various types of rice plants to create the desired visual effect. Tanbo Art has come a long way in the last three decades, with designs gradually becoming larger and more complex.

Some of the most elaborate (精心制作的) rice field artworks created in Inakadate have required the use of no less than 10 rice plants in color. The process starts in the spring months, and by early summer, the fruits of this labor become clearly visible. July and August are the best months to visit this famous Japanese village.

There are many locals who say that rice field art has saved Inakadate, bringing in impressive numbers of tourists from all over the world every year, and boosting the local economy. The success of Inakadate inspired other rice cultivating communities to borrow the Tanbo Art concept, and today you can find this sort of impressive rice field artworks all across Japan.

1. The rice field art was originally built to ______.

A．promote its traditional rice planting	B．turn local rice fields into giant canvases
C．promote the tourist industry of the village	D．make the village more lively and energetic

2. The rice field art has contributed greatly to the ______ of Inakadate.

A．farming

B．population

C．tourist industry

D．rice consumption

3. From the passage, we can know that ______.

A．early spring is the best months to visit Inakadate

B．many countries also follow the example of Inakadate

C．a viewing platform can help tourists enjoy the rice field artworks

D．no less than 10 rice plants were used to create the first rice field artwork

4. In which part of the magazine can you find this passage?

A．Travel.

B．Economy.

C．Technology.

D．Local news.

4 . 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

Copy and paste schools

How will geography affect your future? For some children around the world, the environment they grow up     1     has a huge impact on their lives. For example, children in Madagascar now stand to benefit from the large amount of sunlight their country receives. One non-governmental organization (NGO) is building 3D-printed schools     2     run on solar power.

Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she founded her NGO-Thinking Huts. Now 22, she is celebrating the     3     (complete) of her NGO’s first 3D-printed school in Madagascar.

She     4     (lead) the entire process from start to finish, working with a professor from the university supporting her NGO. First, they scouted (搜寻) several locations and ultimately decided on Madagascar due to     5     need for schools and ability to provide     6     renewable energy source. Then Grout drew a design layout for the school considering many elements.

Next, Grout had to find the right architect and 3D printing firm for the job. Using an architecture-scale 3D printer, the school was built layer by layer form the ground up. This method of construction decreases the need for concrete (混凝土)     7     up to 50 percent and emits less CO₂,     8     (mean) the school can be completed with in a week.     9     (increase) sustainability, the process included sourcing local materials to build doors, windows and roof.

What’s more, the NGO employed a local labor force and trained them to use a 3D printer so that they can build more schools on their own in the future. She plans to print another school in a     10     (remote) part of the country where one in five children don’t have the chance to attend primary school.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the target audience of the report?

A．Travelers.

B．Local residents.

C．Overseas Europeans.

2. What does the speaker say about the snow in London?

A．It is 20 centimeters deep now.

B．It will disappear after Monday.

C．It has already snowed in the past three days.

3. How will the weather change in Paris tomorrow?

A．It will snow.

B．It will be warmer.

C．It will become windy.

4. What will the weather be like in Berlin tomorrow?

A．Snowy.

B．Rainy.

C．Sunny.

6 . Xishuangbanna, one of the eight autonomous prefectures (自治州) in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, has made it to the list of Lonely Planet’s top 10 regions to visit in 2022.

With the China-Laos railway scheduled to open on December 2, 2021, trips to Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture would be more accessible. Along with neighboring Myanmar and Laos, the exotic region is best known for dense tropical rainforest and distinct ethnic culture.

A paradise for plants and animals

Xishuangbanna boasts the most intact tropical ecosystem in China, which harbors a quarter of the country’s animal species and one sixth of plants. There are quite a few spots to get a glimpse of this animal and plant paradise, and Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) always comes first.

XTBG, situated in the south of the province, is not only the country’s top level tourist attraction, but also a research institution affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Home to over 13,000 species of plants, it is one of the largest tropical botanical gardens in the country.

The site is divided into two areas: one in the east, and the other in the west. The western area has 20 small botanical gardens that contain a wide variety of peculiar plants. The eastern area is three times bigger than the other, featuring dense tropical rainforests and giant waterfalls.

If tropical plants are not enough, the Wild Elephant Valley would be a great option for animal lovers. The nature reserve is the only place in China to observe Asian elephants at close quarters and it shelters other rare wild animals, too.

Dai ethnic culture

The Dai ethnic group has lived in Xishuangbanna for centuries, accounting for around 30 percent of the region’s population. A visit to the tropical paradise would never be complete without experiencing the local culture.

Manting Park is the oldest park in the region that dates back 1,300 years, which is also one of the main venues for the annual Water Splashing Festival (WSF), the most important traditional occasion for the Dai people to welcome the New Year.

The festival usually falls in mid-April and involves three days of festive celebrations, including religious rituals, water splashing, boat racing and releasing sky lanterns.

1. What makes trips to Xishuangbanna easier?

A．That Xishuangbanna is a paradise for plants and animals.

B．That Xishuangbanna is one of the eight autonomous prefectures.

C．That The China-Laos railway is scheduled to open on December 2, 2021.

D．That Xishuangbanna features dense tropical rainforests and giant waterfalls.

2. Where is Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) located?

A．In the east of Yunnan province.	B．In the west of Yunnan province.
C．In the south of Yunnan province.	D．In the north of Yunnan province.

3. What can we learn about the annual Water Splashing Festival?

A．Manting Park is the only venue for the annual WSF.

B．Celebrating WSF is of vital importance for Dai people.

C．Only the Dai ethnic group can celebrate the annual WSF.

D．A visit to XTBG would be perfect without experiencing the annual WSF.

7 . Educational travel can consist of a simple excursion, such as visiting your local post office, or a longer trip, such as a trip to Egypt to see the pyramids up close.    1    . Consider planning educational travel with your children, in your own town or to other places in the world. 

Time With Family

Taking your children on educational traveling experiences ensures that your family will be spending quality time together. According to New Mexico State University, time spent with parents can help children to feel secure in their relationship and may help parents to get to know their kids better.     2    . 

Hands-on Learning

Outside of school, a child on an educational trip is free to search deeply into whatever he is learning about. An archaeological dig, for example, provides the opportunity for a child to experience the sights, sounds and experience of digging for and identifying fossils.     3    . Your child may be able to decorate a cookie at a bakery excursion or milk a cow during a visit to a nearby farm. 

    4    

If you have the opportunity to take your child on a vacation to another country, she will acquire an appreciation for the differences and similarities that exist between different cultures. Tasting foreign foods, hearing different languages and visiting homes in other countries can be an eye-opening experience for a child or an adult.

New Perspective on History

    5    . Her preteen son, who had always considered history boring, fell in love with American history after hearing storytellers tell shocking tales of the experiences of people during the Civil War. Seeing and experiencing historical sites can make history come alive for young people.

A．Learning different languages

B．Appreciation for Different Cultures

C．Educational travel is expensive but wonderful

D．Small day trips can have similar hands-on benefits

E．Judith Waite tells the experience of visiting historical sites

F．Educational travel also allows parents and children to learn together

G．Choosing to take your children on trips can offer more benefits than the knowledge

8 . China’s most attractive museums

Beijing Minsheng Art Museum
Opening year: 2015
Art focus: Contemporary art

Right next to the capital’s art centre 798 Art District, Beijing Minsheng Art Museum took over a decommissioned (停止使用的) electronics factory, reopening after being redesigned by Chinese architect Zhu Pei. Funded by China Minsheng Bank, the museum has already hosted a lot of big-ticket exhibitions.

Power Station of Art
Opening year: 2012
Art Focus: Contemporary art

Fans of London’s Tate Modern will immediately spot the similarities with Shanghai’s Power Station of Art, a huge riverside box with a 165-metre chimney. It started life as the Nanshi Power Plant three decades ago before becoming the Pavilion of the Future at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. In 2012, it became China’s first state-owned contemporary art museum, with six floors of exhibition space.

Design Society
Opening year: 2017
Art focus: Design

Design Society in Shenzhen serves as a showcase for local and international design, given serious standing by its partnership with London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, probably the most famous design institution in the world. On show are 250 objects from the collection in London, telling how design represents a two-way exchange of ideas and culture.

Sifang Art Museum
Opening year: 2013
Art focus: Architecture, contemporary art

Positioned on a hillside in Laoshan National Forest Park in Nanjing, this private art museum is actually a group of diverse buildings, each designed by outstanding architects and artists. The centrepiece is a boxy gallery space protruding (突出) from the mountainside and seemingly súspendedin mid-air, designed by American architect Steven Holl.

1. What do the first two museums have in common?

A．Both used to be factories.

B．Both are state-owned art museums.

C．Both are redesigned by Chinese architects.

D．Both opened in the same year as the Shanghai Expo.

2. Which of the following partners up with a London museum?

A．Beijing Minsheng Art Museum.	B．Power Station of Art.
C．Design Society.	D．Sifang Art Museum.

3. Which city is Sifang Art Museum located in?

A．Shanghai.

B．Beijing.

C．Shenzheng.

D．Nanjing.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When was the Eiffel Tower built?

A．In 1869.

B．In 1889.

C．In 1909.

2. Why was the Eiffel Tower built according to the man?

A．To develop France’s tourism industry.

B．To show the Eiffel family’s wealth.

C．To present France’s industrial level.

3. What do we know about Gustave Eiffel’s apartment?

A．It was rented out to wealthy people.

B．It was a tourist destination in the past.

C．It can be viewed through the window now.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the most challenging thing for the man?

A．Eating the local food.

B．Adjusting to the local climate.

C．Recovering from the time difference.

2. How long will the man probably stay in Singapore?

A．Just for the weekend.

B．A bit less than 12 days.

C．About 15 days.