1 . A tent can be one of the more costly items on your camping equipment shopping list. It is definitely something that you need to consider carefully.
By seeing a tent for real you will be able to get a better impression of its size and construction in the traditional shop. However, the downside is that, unless you are experienced, you may miss out some of the details that the manufacturer’s promotional material makes clear. Cheap tents often look similar to the quality models they are mimicking(模仿), but you can be sure that they use inferior(次的) materials and probably have lower design standards.
Shop staff are often campers themselves. That means they usually can give lots of advice. If a shop assistant agreed with your own conclusions, that will be great; if they try to change your decision with a clear and reasonable argument, then that will be worth considering; if they just try to bamboozle(欺骗), or even bully, you then walk away.
The Internet is a wonderful tool, and so long as you know how to make the most of search engines and put in a little effort, you really have the perfect answer waiting to be found. That answer will be different for every camper as each of us has different needs. Don’t be surprised to see your favourite criticized somewhere, but if you see too much criticism, then you had better start thinking again. No problem. You won’t have spent anything yet, so think of it positively as a large expense saved.
Probably the best approach, if you have the time, is to research tents online and make a short list Then try to inspect those tents at nearby shops. Then you can make a final decision on where to buy your chosen model based purely on total cost.
1. When you go camping, what you should consider most is ______.| A．the shopping list | B．the costly item |
| C．the tent | D．the equipment |
| A．disadvantage | B．instruction |
| C．argument | D．principle |
| A．it is impolite for you to trouble shop assistants |
| B．shop assistants usually enjoy going camping |
| C．shop assistants usually have practical advice |
| D．you should consider your idea repeatedly |
| A．find the answer for every camper | B．meet your different needs |
| C．help you out of trouble | D．find your favourite tent |
| A．It is good to buy your tent in the traditional shop. |
| B．Going camping is really beneficial to your health. |
| C．You’d better buy a tent with the help of the Internet. |
| D．Better buy a tent combining seeing tents for real in shops and researching them online. |
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3 . Have you ever been to the beach? Did you see a man with a headset pointing a long stick at the ground? If so you might have seen a person using a metal detector. People use these tools to find metal.
Metal detectors make magnetic waves. These waves go through the ground. The waves change when they hit metal. Then the tool makes a short high sound. This lets the person with the tool know that metal is close.
The first metal detectors were meant to help miners to dig out minerals such as coal and gold from the earth. They were big and cost a lot of money. They used a lot of power. And worst of all, they didn't work well. People kept trying to make them better.
Metal detectors got smaller. Now they are light and cheap. They also work better. That why people bring them to the beach. They can look for rings in the water or phone in the sand. Metal detectors help them find these things.
Metal detectors also protect people. They help to keep guns out of some places. Guards use special thin sticks to look for knives, guns or metal on a person.
These tools save lives in other ways too. During wars, soldiers plant bombs in the ground, When the war ends, they don't clean them up. This is unsafe for the people who live in those places. So they use metal detectors to find bombs and remove them.
These tools also make clothes safer. I sounds funny, but it's true. Most clothes are made in big factories. Needles are easy to break and get sick in the clothes. They would hurt people. So our clothes are examined carefully by metal detectors.
Let's hear it for metal detectors. They make the world a safe place.
1. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?| A．How metal detectors work. | B．Why magnetic waves change. |
| C．The danger of metal detectors. | D．The sounds of a metal detector. |
| A．Removing bombs. | B．Finding needles in the clothes. |
| C．Looking for minerals. | D．Searching for dangerous things. |
| A．nervous | B．special | C．safe | D．healthy |
| A．Inventor of a Useful Tool | B．Usage of Metal Detectors |
| C．Finding Underground Metals | D．Changes of Magnetic Waves |
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6 . Travelling Abroad
Many tourists go and see parks, museums and castle when they visit a new place. There are many things I like about travelling, but waiting in line to buy museum tickets and then having your visit ruined by noisy tour groups is not one of them. The things that make places special are all around the famous buildings, not inside them.
My recent trip to India is a good example of this. By far the most interesting part of it was getting to know people-bicycle-taxi drivers, policemen riding elephants and children trying to earn some money by cleaning shoes. Meeting various people was all so amazing that I didn't need to do any "proper" sightseeing.
I also have fantastic memories of Florence. It was a boiling hot day and people lined up for at least a kilometer long outside the museum. Instead of joining it, I sat in a shady square, ate a delicious pizza and listened to a man singing opera songs to only a few listeners. If I had waited in line, I would have missed this experience.
One of the best things about travelling is creating memories to bring back. When I got back home from a holiday in Malaysia,I made some of the dishes I'd tasted in the food market. Maybe my results weren't as good as the real thing, but they reminded me of the places and the people I'd met-far better than anything from a gift shop.
1. On his trip to India, the author enjoyed ______.| A．riding on an elephant | B．playing with children |
| C．visiting famous buildings | D．meeting different people |
| A．went to a food market | B．talked with local people |
| C．experienced local life | D．lined up for museum tickets |
| A．it brought back memories | B．it was easy to prepare |
| C．he wanted to sell the food | D．he was going to Malaysia |
| A．How to prepare for a trip. | B．What to take when travelling. |
| C．Where to buy gifts in a foreign city. | D．What to look for when travelling. |
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People believe that an English Duchess first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. Her name was Anna Russell, and she was the 7th duchess of Bedford.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, most English people ate only two main meals each day—breakfast in the morning and a large supper which wasn’t usually served until seven o'clock in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long break between these two meals.
The Duchess came up with a clever idea to solve this problem. She invited some of her friends to join her for an afternoon meal. The meal was held between four and five o'clock. It included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. To make the afternoon meal more important, she used cups and plates made from fine china, and teapots, knives, forks and spoons make from silver.
Afternoon tea parties soon became popular social occasions, which is a trend that continues today. They still play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
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