1 . Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.

Yellow Hostel

If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train station.

Hostel Alessandro Palace

If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.

Youth Station Hostel

If you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.

1. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?

A．Comfort.	B．Security.
C．Price.	D．Location.

2. Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?

A．Yellow Hostel.	B．Hostel Alessandro Palace.
C．Youth Station Hostel.	D．Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.

3. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?

A．It gets noisy at night.	B．Its staff is too talkative.
C．It charges for Wi-Fi.	D．It’s inconveniently located.

2 . Longing for the most amazing places on the planet? You can do no wrong with these lakes across the globe.

Five Flower Lake

Set in the striking karst landscape of the Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan province, China, Five Flower Lake is extraordinarily clear, with visibility to a depth of 40 metres. Five Flower is one of a series of blue-, green-and sky-colored lakes blocked by rock falls, but it differs from the others as its waters change color, looking sometimes yellow, sometimes green, but usually diamond blue. In winter, Five Flower never freezes; in summer, it never dries up. Local wildlife living in the surrounding mountain forests include the rare giant panda and the golden snub-nose monkey.

Crater Lake

The deep-blue waters of Crater Lake in Oregon, US, fill the outlet of an ancient volcano that collapsed 7,700 years ago. Its strangest occupant is the “Old Man of the Lake”, a nine-metre-tall tree stump(树桩), which has stood upright in the water for more than a century. No rivers or streams enter the lake. Water loss in summer is compensated by winter snow and rain, the entire body of water being replaced every 250 years.

Lake Ohrid

Ancient Lake Ohrid has been around for about five million years and crosses the mountainous border between Macedonia and Albania. It has unique plants and wildlife, including the Ohrid “plashica”, a fish native to the lake, whose scales(鳞片) are used to make Ohrid pearls.

Lake Maggiore

Surrounded on three sides by the Lipontine Alps and touching the plain of Lombardy to the south, Lake Maggiore is Italy’s longest lake. Considered part of the country’s lake district, it is shared with Switzerland. Characterized by a Mediterranean-style climate, temperatures here are mild all year. This has given rise to some of northern Italy’s most wonderful gardens, which appear to float like flower-decked boats on the water.

1. What makes Five Flower Lake different from other lakes?

A．Its agreeable climate.	B．The rare local wildlife.
C．Its color-changing waters.	D．The visibility of waters.

2. How does Crater Lake mainly get water supply?

A．By artificial rain.	B．By snow and rain.
C．From nearby streams.	D．From an ancient tree.

3. Which lake has a typical warm climate?

A．Five Flower Lake.	B．Crater Lake.
C．Lake Ohrid.	D．Lake Maggiore.

3 . If you’re after a quick snap, if you’re out and about, here are a few brilliant instant cameras to choose from.

Instax Mini 12

Made by Fujifilm. the Instax Mini series of cameras is ideal for taking quick snaps and getting high-quality credited card sized photos. The Mini com with built-in flash, a close-up lens and selfie lens for talking those perfect shots. The camera comes in a range of bright colors, including sky blue and clay white.

Polaroid Go

Famous for their cameras, Polaroid still makes instant cameras in the modern day, with a classic look. The Go comes with autofocus as well as a self timer for effectively capturing the moment and producing quality Polaroid photographs for you to keep. It also comes in a range of funky colors, if all black or white isn’t your preference.

Instax Mini Evo

The Mini Evo combined camera and printer is a compact device with a 28mm lens that’s capable of letting you review and edit photos before printing them. Also featured is a back 2.7-inch LCD screen for viewing what you’re shooting and the ability to print from your phone via Bluetooth.

Instax Mini 40

Coming just in a single but vintage black design, the Insax Mini 40 is a solid option for quick instant snaps, with a one-touch selfie mode and a more traditional looking camera, fixed with a 60mm lens. It’s also small enough to fit comfortably in your burn bag or pocket to take a quick snap if you’re out and about.

1. What do Instax Mini 12 and Polaroid Go have in common?

A．Both have selfie lens.	B．Both have optional colors.
C．Both are in small size.	D．Both have a classic look

2. If you wish to print photos in your smartphone through a camera, which model is suitable?

A．Instax Mini 12.	B．Polaroid Go.
C．Instax Mini Evo.	D．Instax Mini 40

3. What is the unique feature of Instax Mini 40?

A．The built-in flash.	B．The photo-editing function.
C．The autofocus function.	D．The single black design.

4 . Sitting in front of the computer, she efficiently logs in to her email and social media accounts using her chin (下巴).“I used to be very ________. Back then I would never have imagined myself with so many friends,” said Wang Yajing, a 24-year-old woman who is paralyzed (瘫痪) from the neck down.

Wang was born in 1992 in Fuyang. Different from other little girls,   she was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), ________ to move from the neck down. But Wang did not ________ living the life she wanted. In 2008, she ________ herself to operate a computer mouse and keyboard with her chin, and began to ________ poetry on the computer. For the next eight years, Wang ________ unimaginable difficulties and published over 4, 000 poems and stories.

________ her writing, Wang also devotes herself to people ________. She holds lectures and ________ people she meets online. She has a lot of friends on all her social media accounts. Whenever they have trouble and need to ________, Wang always listens to them ________ and encourages them to stay ________.

“I know I can’t solve their problems, but I am willing to ________ their sadness. When they are ________ and lose hope, I can be there to stop them. Because I know everything will be okay in the end and life is too ________ to give up.” said Wang, smiling.

1.

A．unique

B．awkward

C．energetic

D．lonely

2.

A．unfit

B．unable

C．unwilling

D．uncertain

3.

A．give up

B．insist on

C．end up

D．count on

4.

A．recommended

B．sent

C．caught

D．reminded

5.

A．write

B．read

C．collect

D．exchange

6.

A．overcame

B．ignored

C．recognized

D．found

7.

A．Instead of

B．Due to

C．Apart from

D．Together with

8.

A．at work

B．in need

C．on watch

D．under control

9.

A．comforts

B．judges

C．attracts

D．gathers

10.

A．respond

B．argue

C．talk

D．recall

11.

A．curiously

B．patiently

C．eagerly

D．proudly

12.

A．strong

B．healthy

C．independent

D．young

13.

A．address

B．share

C．recognize

D．measure

14.

A．reflecting

B．hesitating

C．shaking

D．suffering

15.

A．changeable

B．brief

C．private

D．precious

5 .

Antarctica Desert	Antarctica is a continent (大陆) of ice. There is hardly any rain in Antarctica, so the Antarctic Desert becomes the driest desert in the world. It is also the world’s largest desert by area.
Sahara Desert	The Sahara Desert is the hottest of all the deserts on the earth. It covers most parts of North Africa and is similar in size to the land area of the USA. The word “sahara” in Arabic means “desert”.
Arabian Desert	The Arabian Desert is in Asia on the Arabian peninsula. It covers almost the entire Arabian Peninsula. The sand here has a red-orange color and the surface of the Arabian Desert is covered mainly by sand hills, some gravel plains( 砾石平原) and rocky plains.
Mojave Desert	The Mojave Desert is in the USA. It is the driest desert on the North American continent. Death Valley, one of the hottest areas in the world, is in the Mojave Desert. Mojave comes from the Spanish word for “beside the water”.

1. Which is the driest desert in the world?

A．The Arabian Desert.	B．The Sahara Desert.
C．The Antarctica Desert.	D．The Mojave Desert.

2. What is the Sahara?

A．It is the hottest desert in the world.

B．It is the largest desert in the world.

C．It is the coldest desert in the world.

D．It is the driest desert on the North American continent.

3. What color is the sand in the Arabian Desert?

A．Red.

B．Orange.

C．Red-yellow.

D．Red-orange.

6 . —Shall we offer the new position to Jack?
—________.You are the boss.

A．You bet.

B．It’s your call.

C．No problem.

D．It depends

7 . In which city did the woman and John stay the longest?

A．Paris.

B．Rome.

C．Vienna.

8 . ____________(排名) among the 15 economic central cities, Suzhou appeals to people from both at home and abroad to seek their fortune. (根据汉语提示拼写单词)

9 . Something or someone that is ________ is able to change easily and adjust to different conditions and circumstances as they occur.

A．controversial

B．flexible

C．artificial

D．delicate

10 . Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

In the third of five planned Fantastic Beasts films, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) conflict with the dark forces of Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen, taking over from Johnny Depp) in the 1930s.

Released(发行) on 8 April in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and 15 April in the US and Canada.

Petite Maman

The heroine of Petite Maman is eight-year-old Nelly. After her grandmother’s death, Nelly plays in the woods near her mother’s childhood home, and meets Marion, a girl of her own age and with similar features. They play together every day, fast becoming close friends.

Released on 22 April in the US.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

BBC Culture’s Caryn James enjoyed the “great production values” of the first Downton Abbey film, which was released in 2019. The series, once again written by Julian Fellowes, promise to be even more impressive. In a storyline, the Dowager Countess shows that a villa(别墅) in the south of France has been passed on to her, so the family heads down to the Riviera to have a look.

Released on 29 April in the UK and Ireland.

Operation Mincemeat

In 1943, as British forces were preparing to invade(侵略) Sicily, a group of intelligence officers expressed a detailed plan to throw the enemy off the track. This stranger-than-fiction film tells the story of the officers who drew up a set of false plans, planted the plans on dead people dressed in a Royal Marines uniform, and then threw them off the coast of Spain, hoping it would finally fall into German hands.

Released on 15 April in the UK, and 27 April in France.

1. What do the four sections listed above have in common?

A．They all involve the war.	B．They all have the series.
C．They come to market in April.	D．They happen in the woods.

2. Which best suits children interested in playing in the woods?

A．Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.	B．Petite Maman.
C．Downton Abbey: A New Era.	D．Operation Mincemeat.

3. Where can the text be found?

A．In a history book.	B．In a science fiction.
C．In a film brochure.	D．In a literature novel.