A.Engine trouble. | B.Poor weather. |
C.Tall waterfalls. | D.Tight budget. |
A.Amazing as well as tough. | B.Funny while incredible. |
C.Disappointing but rewarding. | D.Fascinating and well-paid. |
A.A mechanic. | B.A photographer. |
C.A travel writer. | D.A weatherman. |
A.Go on a trip. | B.Take a long sail. | C.Run a restaurant. | D.Prepare a meal. |
3 . Tips to Keep Your Personal Items Safe While Travelling
You might be surprised to hear that even in the limited space of an airplane, thefts still do occur. In a case reported, two men on board a flight were arrested after being suspected of stealing cash from fellow passengers’ mid-flight.
Keep your valuables such as cash, your ID and passport, and jewellery in a small bag that you can place under the seat in front of you. Rest your feet on your bag to make sure no one gets close to the bag.
A.To ensure you get enough storage room, try to board the flight early. |
B.Bring it with you whenever you leave your seat. |
C.Thieves won’t spend too long on locked bags as it may draw attention to themselves. |
D.Cases like this are known as in-flight, or mid-flight thefts. |
E.Keep your cash or credit cards in different hiding places. |
F.Make sure your bag is easily recognizable so thieves can’t just switch it out with a similar looking bag. |
4 . Many of the world’s most famous landmarks now offer virtual tours, meaning people can visit museums, world heritage sites and other attractions from the comfort of the sofa. Such virtual travel experiences, as some experts have considered as an eco-friendly solution to the problem of overtourism, are seeing an increase in popularity. For overcrowded destinations, virtual reality experiences can help divert (使改道) some tourists, easing the burden on the location’s infrastructure (基础设施).
However, there’s a big gap between using virtual reality to “try before you buy” and treating virtual reality like the destination itself.
To start with, the technology isn’t ready yet. 360-degree virtual reality videos are usually experienced through a headset or an app. The headsets are expensive and heavy, and aren’t comfortable to wear for more than 30 minutes. The apps have none of these problems, but simply aren’t as impressive.
Limited physical feelings are another problem. The videos focus on sounds and sights but can’t do much with smell, touch, or taste, and VR experiences tend to only be a few minutes long—hardly equal to a two-week vacation in Spain. Some researchers are creating a full-body suit with enhanced sensory experiences, but it still doesn’t satisfy the deeper needs that make people travel.
What’s more, tourists on virtual tours see a world only to the extent that someone was able to film and construct it. In a virtual experience, visitors can’t choose to wander down a side street and discover a charming café—unless those options have already been programmed. It can definitely disappoint those who tend to be less directed in their explorations and more focused on new experiences and discoveries.
Virtual reality may never replace traditional travel, but it still offers possibilities. If the technology becomes advanced enough, those who are more environmentally conscious among us—especially those aiming to reduce our carbon footprint—might prefer this form of escape. Also, VR travel does bring parts of the world to people who are physically unable to visit certain landmarks.
1. The followings are the benefits brought by virtual travel experiences EXCEPT that _______.A.people can tour some dreamed sites without dealing with lines and crowds |
B.the impact of tourism on the environment can be minimized |
C.people are able to explore the world without leaving home |
D.the travelers’ financial burden can be relieved to some extent |
A.The full-body suit meets the deeper needs of the tourists. |
B.An expensive headset is a must for experiencing virtual tours. |
C.People can only see what is constructed and programmed on virtual tours. |
D.Virtual tours satisfy those who are fond of adventuring at will. |
A.Indifferent. | B.Pessimistic. | C.Critical. | D.Optimistic. |
5 . The part of the environmental movement that draws my firm’s attention is the design of buildings. Today, thousands of people come to
Home builders can now use materials, such as green paints, that release significantly
Look at it this way: no one
A.commercial | B.green | C.traditional | D.simple |
A.efficient | B.changeable | C.influential | D.effective |
A.relevant | B.indoor | C.flexible | D.forward |
A.revealed | B.displayed | C.exhibited | D.discovered |
A.careful | B.comfortable | C.stable | D.safe |
A.reduced | B.revised | C.delayed | D.defined |
A.destroy | B.deny | C.dissolve | D.depress |
A.Anyway | B.Besides | C.Anyhow | D.However |
A.exactly | B.completely | C.partially | D.superficially |
A.restored | B.regain | C.reused | D.retain |
A.developed | B.stretched | C.researched | D.constructed |
A.sets off | B.sets about | C.sets out | D.sets up |
A.instead | B.because | C.out | D.regardless |
A.adjusting | B.adopting | C.adapting | D.admitting |
A.functional | B.sensible | C.beneficial | D.precious |
6 . Hong Kong isn’t the first place you’d expect to find a peaceful island. But in a quiet corner of Sai Kung district (西贡区), a tiny green island offers a rare glimpse into the past.
Nicknamed “Ghost Island,” Yim Tin Tsai (盐田仔) was once home to a flourishing Hakka (客家) community. They settled on the empty island and built salt pans (盐田) to earn a living. When the salt pans were shut down more than 100 years ago, most residents turned to farming and fishing.
In the 1960s, more and more families moved to other places. The last of the villagers on the island had moved abroad by the 1990s, and, in the following years, Yim Tin Tsai lay empty.
If travelers had visited Yim Tin Tsai a decade ago, they would have found nothing but overgrown weeds (野草) and crumbling houses. That’s exactly what villager Colin Chan saw when he returned to the island after 40 years. But, for him, the island represented something special — a unique side of Hong Kong’s history and culture that shouldn’t be forgotten.
“I came back here hoping to recover something I felt I had lost,” Colin said. “I found the island was in ruins and I was very sad. This is the place I grew up. This is my father’s home and his father’s home.”
In 1999, Colin was elected as village representative and began what would become a lifelong mission: to make the island come alive. Together with about 10 former villagers, Colin raised money to build a visitor center for travelers. In 2004, a charitable foundation donated funds to renovate the island’s historical chapel (小教堂). In 2005, UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation honored the chapel with an award of merit (优异奖).
Motivated by this, the villagers organized a regular ferry schedule to enable travelers to reach the island, and set out to showcase the village’s unique history. They built a heritage trail, repaired Hakka ancestral homes, created a museum, and even started an organic farm that sits at the foot of the church.
1. According to the article, the Hakka community________.A.all moved to other countries in the 1990s |
B.settled on Yim Tin Tsai about 100 years ago |
C.made a living by salt mining, farming and fishing on Yim Tin Tsai |
D.found Yim Tin Tsai to be a fertile place when they had first arrived there |
A.frightened | B.broken | C.disappearing | D.decreasing |
A.Because he wanted to recover the special feeling of the place where he grew up. |
B.Because as village representative, he had the duty to bring the village back to life. |
C.Because he didn’t want to see the hometown of his father and grandfather in ruins. |
D.Because he wanted to preserve Hong Kong’s history and culture mirrored in the island. |
A.UNESCO honored Yim Tin Tsai with an award of merit in 2005. |
B.If travelers visit Yim Tin Tsai today, they will find it a lush, green island full of life. |
C.Colin Chan raised money to build a museum to showcase the village’s unique history. |
D.the villagers on Yim Tin Tsai want to restore the salt pans which were closed more than 100 years ago. |
7 . For many travelers these days, finding a way to make travel more meaningful has become a top priority. They are increasingly pursuing journeys that include time to volunteer, work on a conservation project, protect endangered animals or to do other activities that allow for giving back while exploring a new part of the world. Here are some opportunities that combine travel with doing good deeds.
The Azores
The trips offer the opportunity to work on carefully selected projects with famous scientists while also enjoying meetings with some of the world’s most attractive sea creatures in water. It allows participants to join a research team in the Azores that’s studying the animals to support future protection of the species. Advanced diving experience is required.
Red Sea, Egypt
Combining an opportunity for world-class diving with being part of an important research effort conducted by Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association. The seven-night trip includes learning how to gather water data with the latest scientific equipment and conducting onboard and underwater experiments.
Australia
Explore Queensland, Australia, while also supporting a registered charity that rescues farm animals from abuse, neglect, and situations where they’re in danger. Participants help with daily cleaning of barns (牲口圈) and cages, feeding, health checks, light repair, monitoring animals’ movements, and intensive care of ill, old and baby animals. The experience includes free accommodations with WiFi and a swimming pool.
Romania
Work with bears at Romania’s largest bear sanctuary (庇护所), a place that was created as a heaven for bears that have been treated in a cruel way. Located in the Carpathian Mountains, the sanctuary needs volunteers to help with preparing food, monitoring animal health and leading conservation tours. The sanctuary is home to 84 bears, with 20 more due to be rescued.
1. What do the first two trips have in common?A.Both involve underwater activities. |
B.Both provide free accommodations. |
C.Both require advanced diving experience. |
D.Both teach how to use scientific equipment. |
A.The Azores. | B.Red Sea. | C.Australia. | D.Romania. |
A.They have no food. | B.They are badly treated. |
C.They should be monitored. | D.They need to live in mountains. |
A.In a fashion magazine. | B.In a shopping guide. |
C.In a travel brochure. | D.In a biography. |
8 . I was dirty, smelly, hungry and somewhere beneath all that, suntanned. It was the end of an Inter-Rail (欧洲旅游火车通票) holiday. My body couldn’t take any more punishment. My mind couldn’t deal with any more foreign timetables, currencies or languages.
“Never again,” I said, as I stepped onto home ground. I said exactly the same thing the following year. And the next. All I had to do was buy one train ticket and, because I was under twenty-five years old, I could spend a whole month going anywhere I wanted in Europe. Ordinary beds are never the same once you’ve learnt to sleep in the passage of a train, the rhythm rocking you into a deep sleep.
Carrying all your possessions on your back in a rucksack (背包) makes you have a very basic approach to travel, and encourages incredible wastefulness that can lead to burning socks that have become too anti-social, and getting rid of books when finished. On the other hand, this way of looking at life is entirely in the spirit of Inter-Rail, for common sense and reasoning can be thrown out of the window along with the paperback book and the socks. All it takes to achieve this carefree attitude is one of those tickets in your hand.
Any system that enables young people to travel through countries at a rate of more than one a day must be pretty social. On that first trip, my friends and I were at first unaware of the possibilities of this type of train ticket, thinking it was just an inexpensive way of getting to and from our chosen camp-site in southern France. But the idea of non-stop travel proved too attractive, for there was always just one more country over the border, always that little bit further to go. And what did the extra miles cost us? Nothing.
We were not completely uninterested in culture. But this was a first holiday without parents, as it was for most other Inter-Railers, and in organizing our own timetable we left out everything except the most available sights. This was the chance to escape the guided tour, an opportunity to do something different. I took great pride in the fact that, in many places, all I could be bothered to see was the view from the station. We were just there to get by, and to have good time doing so. In this we were no different from most of the other Inter-Railers with whom we shared passage floors, food and water, money and music.
The excitement of travel comes from the sudden reality of somewhere that was previously just a name. It is as if the city in which you arrive never actually existed until the train pulls in at the station and you are able to see it with your own tired eyes for the first time.
1. What does the writer mean by “this way of looking at life” in Paragraph 3?A.Worrying about your clothes. | B.Throwing unwanted things away. |
C.Behaving in an anti-social way. | D.Looking after your possessions. |
A.To get to one place cheaply. | B.To meet other young people. |
C.To see a lot of famous places. | D.To go on a tour of Europe. |
A.he could see more interesting places | B.he could spend more time sightseeing |
C.he could stay away from home longer | D.he could make his own decisions |
A.A name. | B.The city. | C.The train. | D.The station. |
A. dash B. literally C. complex D. locally E. intangible F. superior G. array H. crafted I. modified J. launched K. personalized |
As pandemic measures persist, vacationing locally remains a main option for holiday
“Tailor-made trips", “staycation” and “cultural tours” have become the buzzwords describing the domestic tourism market during the recent National Day holiday, which ran from Oct 1 through Friday.
On an online platform for travel customization, a user can book a
“The tour customization specialist who received my order
Dai Xuefeng, director of the division for tourism and leisure at the National Academy of Economic Strategy from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told Xinhua: “Bespoke holidays are an inevitable result of the development of the tourism industry and of economic growth.”
Vacationing
Suburban attractions in Beijing, such as Universal Beijing Resort and Beijing Wtown, were among the popular choices for local residents, Xinhua reported.
In the Central China province of Hubei, rural tours, fruit and vegetable picking experiences, and camping trips emerged as the top options. They were expected to take in more than 60 percent of the province’s tourist spending during the holiday week, according to Xinhua.
Zhou Qiao, a resident of Hubei’s Yichang city who vacationed at the local Bailihuang scenic area during the holiday, told Xinhua: “We booked tents in advance and took our family here to experience the wonder of watching the sunrise in the morning and counting the stars in the evening. My children loved the experience very much.”
The wide
Historical architectural
In Shanghai, many museums
Li Xinjian, a professor at Beijing International Studies University’s School of Tourism Sciences, told Xinhua that the integration of culture and tourism highlights the cultural experiences in tourist trips, and tailor-made tours offer in-depth cultural experiences that large group tours are unable to provide.
1. Why do airports have to look good?
A.They represent international significance. |
B.They need keep up with air travel growth. |
C.They are symbols of a city’s development. |
D.They are designed by well-known architects. |
A.Notice of flights’ delay. | B.Luxurious departure halls. |
C.Road and rail connections. | D.Nearby shopping areas. |
A.Aircraft are noisier than before. |
B.Aircraft are getting larger in size. |
C.Aircraft need much space to land and take off. |
D.Aircraft need regular examination with engines. |