1. Why does the woman come to see Rick?
A.To say goodbye. | B.To ask for advice. | C.To invite him to her home. |
A.Canada. | B.France. | C.Germany. |
2 . The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). After an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”, almost certainly the source of Howard’s name for his later building plan of towns. Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on ideas popular at the time, but creating a unique combination of designs.
The nineteenth-century poor city was a terrible place, dirty and crowded; but it offered economic and social opportunities. At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive: Though it promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depression (萧条) and it offered neither enough work and wages, nor much social life. Howard’s idea was that a group of people should set up a company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside; far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price.
Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries. They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt, containing not merely farms but also some industrial institutions. As more and more people moved in, the garden city would reach its planned limit; then, another would be started a short distance away. Thus, over time, there would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without limit; within it, each garden city would offer a wide range of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city.
1. How did Howard get the name for his building plan of garden cities?A.By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago. |
B.Through his observation of the country life. |
C.Through the combination of different ideas. |
D.By taking other people’s advice. |
A.Making comments on. | B.Giving an explanation of. |
C.Giving a description of. | D.Making use of. |
A.Each one would continue to become larger. |
B.People would live and work in the same place. |
C.Their number would continue to rise. |
D.Each one would contain a certain type of business. |
A.City and Countryside. | B.The Invention of the Garden City. |
C.A New City in Chicago. | D.A Famous Garden City in England. |
3 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1. Where is the woman going on holiday?A.To a house next to a lake. |
B.To a house in the woods. |
C.To a hotel near the mountains. |
A.Sailing. | B.Going for a run. | C.Catching up on sleep. |
A.More than four years. | B.More than five years. | C.More than six years. |
4 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Tourist and tour guide. | B.Car renter and customer. | C.Police and civilian. |
A.Disappointed. | B.Excited. | C.Scared. |
1. What did the man do on the first day in France?
A.He swam. | B.He went boating. | C.He stayed at home. |
A.On Monday | B.On Tuesday. | C.On Wednesday. |
A.A T-shirt. | B.A book. | C.A scarf. |
Chang’an Tower, also known as the Great Wild Goose Pagoda, is an architectural wonder
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Whether it is for experiencing a piece of history
7 . A new study in the journal of Tourism Analysis shows frequent travelers are happier with their lives than people who don’t travel at all.
Chun-Chu Chen, an assistant professor at Washington State University, conducted a survey to find out why some individuals travel more frequently than others and whether or not travel and tourism experiences have a lasting effect on happiness and wellness.
Additionally, participants in the survey who reported regularly traveling at least 75 miles away from home also reported being about 7% happier when asked about their overall well-being than those who reported traveling very rarely or not at all. The results of his analysis show individuals who pay more attention to tourism-related information and frequently discuss their travel plans with friends are more likely to go on regular vacations than those who aren’t constantly thinking about their next trip.
“While things like work, family life and friends play a bigger role in overall reports of well-being, the accumulation (积累) of travel experiences does appear to have a small yet noticeable effect on self-reported life satisfaction,” Chen said.
Participants in the study were asked about the importance of travel in their lives, how much time they spent looking into and planning future vacations, and how many trips they went on over a year. They were also asked about their life satisfaction. Out of the 500 survey participants, a little over half reported going on more than four pleasure trips a year. Only 7% of respondents did not take any vacations.
As travel restriction (限制) due to COVID-19 pandemic begin to relax in the future, the research could have important effects on both tourists and the tourism industry. Based on the results of the study, Chen said travel companies, resorts and even airlines, could launch social media campaigns, such as creating signs about the scientific benefits of vacation, to spark people’s interest in discussing their opinions about travel.
1. What is the benefit of frequent travelling according to the study?A.Getting more tourism information. | B.Making more friends. |
C.Bettering tourism industry. | D.Improving one’s well-being. |
A.Why the professor carried out the study. |
B.How the participants felt about the survey. |
C.What the participants were interviewed about. |
D.What the participants planned to do in the future. |
A.Tourism industry should improve their service. |
B.The results of the study will benefit tourism industry. |
C.COVID-19 pandemic will be more serious in the future. |
D.People will live a happier life after COVID-19 pandemic. |
A.Travel more and be happier |
B.Make good use of travelling |
C.Prepare for the tourism development |
D.Make travel plans with friends |
8 . “I love small-town life,” says Jenny Doan from Hamilton, Missouri. “Sometimes I feel as if I were in a Norman Rockwell’s painting.” One hour northeast of Kansas City, this town has about 1,700 people. Though it may be small and unusual, thanks to Jenny, it’s no longer sleepy.
In November 2008, Jenny and her family started the Missouri Star Quilt (被子) Company on a small budget. Now up to 8,000 visitors go to Hamilton each month to shop at one of the company’s 13 stores, take a quilting class and communicate with other quilt lovers. “I try to go out to the shops every day to talk with our customers,” Jenny says.
Each shop has its own focus. There is one for girls, one for kids, and the popular Man’s Land, a comfortable hangout where anyone can relax on the sofa, watch TV or play ball games. Several homey restaurants, including a breakfast place, serve hungry shoppers.
Jenny, who became famous because of her weekly quilting YouTube videos, is still amazed to see lots of quilt lovers coming downtown. She says, “It feels like a little miracle (奇迹). When we moved here in 1995, everything was underdeveloped. If we hadn’t been led to do something, the town would be gone. What started off as a family business has now grown to include an entire community.”
Quilt-crazy visitors will want to stop by the Missouri Quilt Museum, in the town’ s historic high school building. It exhibits (展出) hundreds of quilts from local and international designers; it’s also home to the world’s largest toy sewing machine collection on public display. A partnership with the National Quilt Museum ensures there’s an exhibition of the country’s most famous quilts. “The new programming - we’ve had a show about quilts related to the singer Prince - takes people by surprise,” says co-founder Dakota Redford.
1. What’s the influence of the establishment of the Missouri Star Quilt Company?A.It offers local families a chance to receive free quilts. |
B.It has improved Jenny’s relationship with her family. |
C.It helps Hamilton win popularity with visitors. |
D.It has turned Hamilton into a quiet town. |
A.They mainly serve local customers. |
B.They are equipped with high-tech products. |
C.They focus on teaching kids some life skills. |
D.They are designed to meet different people’s needs. |
A.Her family business has brought Hamilton to life. |
B.She is worried about the environment of Hamilton. |
C.Her family business has a lot of ups and downs. |
D.She is good at making interesting videos. |
A.Some local attractions that can interest quilt lovers. |
B.The development of the National Quilt Museum. |
C.The reason why Jenny set up her company. |
D.A quilt design competition in Hamilton. |
9 . China’s red-hot tourism is beyond industry expectations over the May Day holiday — a five-day break starting on Saturday, April 29, with enthusiastic travelers overwhelming some lesser-known destinations and crowding old favorites.
The fulfillment of people’s long-suppressed desire to travel due to COVID-19 outbreaks, has added new energy into the rapid recovery of the nation’s tourism. A total of 274 million visits were made during the holiday, up 70.83 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Wednesday. The figure is an increase of more than 19 percent for the same period in 2019.
Previously little-known destinations were star attractions during the holiday. The Dehong Dai in southwestern Yunnan province saw its hotel bookings surge (激增) 22-fold compared with last year. The Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in northeastern Jilin province had 90 percent of all hotel rooms booked three days before the holiday started, according to the travel portal Qunar.
Qunar said that Zibo in Shandong province saw its hotel bookings increase 20-fold year-on-year. The city’s popularity boomed after its barbecuing style, which uses griddle pancakes to wrap grilled meat similar to the way Peking duck is eaten, went viral.
Rural areas with beautiful mountain and lake views also experienced a boom during the holiday. Online travel agency Lvmama said bookings on its platform for short-distance trips to countryside destinations increased by 150 percent, compared with the same period in 2019.
Overseas destinations were more suitable and popular choices for travelers wanting to avoid crowds. According to the online travel agency Tuniu, the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, Thailand and the Maldives were the most-favored overseas destinations during the holiday. For more details, click here.
1. What’s the main purpose of the numbers listed in the passage?A.To help people know the holiday better. |
B.To show personal travel destination preferences. |
C.To list some tourist attractions. |
D.To indicate the recovery of tourism better. |
A.Dehong Dai. | B.Zibo. | C.Maldive. | D.Rural areas. |
A.A textbook. | B.A website. |
C.A detective novel. | D.An academic article. |
Zibo city in China’s Shandong province has unexpectedly been popular on social media since late February due
Zibo’s barbecue is different from other types in China as it
Zibo is now a must-visit destination for food lovers,