1 . Thru hiking (徒步旅行) for long distances with your equipment on your back ________ placing yourself at the mercy of other people’s kindness. I thought it would be ________ to share some of the amazing experiences I’ve had regarding kindness of ________. Experiencing people’s kindness has left me inspired.

The first kindness is the Trail Angels who ________ their doors to hikers for support. They ________ rides to town for food or equipment and then provide essentials like showers, laundry and ship packages. They are people who ________ care for those who are away from home and need help.

Trail Magic can ________ at any time or place. The day I was climbing Mt. Baden Powell, there were two Japanese ladies sitting on the hillside resting. As I ________, they began clapping, stopped me, asked me about the trip, shared me some fruit and one woman bowed low and said, “I respect you.” Wow! What ________ words to hear!

One Saturday morning in the San Gabriel mountains, as we crossed a highway, trail runners in their vehicle pulled over to ________ us fruit. An hour down the trail, day hikers stopped and asked about our trip, opened their packs of ________ and asked, “What would you like to eat.” A few miles further we ________ Glennwood Cabin (格伦伍德小屋) and were fed pizza and drinks. At 9: 00 a. m. we were all pumped up and talking about this ________ day of kindness.

Now I am preparing for the next section hike to the Mojave desert. Thank you God for those who show a ________ heart and express the spirit of ________.

1.

A．risks

B．means

C．suggests

D．enjoys

2.

A．inspiring

B．confusing

C．surprising

D．annoying

3.

A．passers-by

B．passengers

C．strangers

D．friends

4.

A．adjust

B．open

C．fix

D．change

5.

A．provide

B．receive

C．prove

D．count

6.

A．anxiously

B．eagerly

C．sincerely

D．randomly

7.

A．occur

B．work

C．guess

D．arise

8.

A．looked

B．warned

C．approached

D．backed

9.

A．meaningful

B．wonderful

C．hopeful

D．helpful

10.

A．lend

B．show

C．sell

D．offer

11.

A．drink

B．food

C．luggage

D．cigarette

12.

A．came about

B．got down

C．came across

D．torn down

13.

A．amazing

B．shocking

C．disappointing

D．interesting

14.

A．hard

B．broken

C．calm

D．warm

15.

A．hope

B．honesty

C．bravery

D．kindness

2 . Windy City Harvest Farm Tours

Visit one of the Windy City Harvest farm sites and learn more about our program. We offer different tours which include information about the program history, job-training mission, and growing practices. All profits from the tour fees help fund the education of the city.

SITE

North Lawndale Farm

This farm site is located on the west side of Chicago on a 1/5-acre (英亩) lot. It has been a training site since our programme was launched in 2003. Currently this space can serve up to 20 people at a time.

McCormick Place Farm

It is a 3/5-acre rooftop farm at McCormick Place West in cooperation with Savor Chicago, the food service team for McCormick Place. Produce grown on the rooftop farm is harvested and then delivered directly to Savor Chicago. This 12-year-old farm is a sought-after training site for WCH program participants.

Washington Park Farm

Established in 2012, Washington Park Farm is a major job-training center. Located on the east of Chicago Park District, this 3/4-acre site hosts up to 25 participants during the growing season.

PRICE

Tour	Price
Nonprofit and School Group	$5 per person(starting at $50)
Private Group	$10 per person (starting at $100)

ADMISSION

Reservation is required. Provide payment in the form of check or money order payable to Windy City Harvest or in cash upon your arrival at the tour site except Washington Park Farm. For groups interested in visiting two or more farm sites during the tour, an additional fee will apply. It’s important to note that tour groups should arrange for their own transportation.

1. What is special about McCormick Place Farm?

A．It is the smallest farm.	B．It has the longest history.
C．It is on the top of a building.	D．It provides courses for job seekers.

2. How much will a family of 7 as a group pay for a tour of a farm?

A．$100.

B．$75.

C．$50.

D．$35.

3. What do we know about the admission?

A．Washington Park Farm is free.

B．Booking in advance is a must.

C．Four kinds of payment are mentioned.

D．A lower price is offered for the second site.

3 . With its Victorian charm and windswept beauty, Block Island appeals to both outdoorsy travelers who want to hike, bike, boat and explore and to those who simply want to abandon reality back on the mainland.

See Mohegan Bluffs

As dramatic as any scenery in New England, the Mohegan Bluffs are 150-foot clay cliffs on the south side of Block Island. Unforgettable Atlantic Ocean views await those who descend a wooden staircase more than 140 steps to the sliver of sand below. The only protection you’ll need when you go to this spot is sunscreen.

ADDRESS 121 Mohegan Trail, New Shoreham, RI 02807, USA

PHONE +1401-466-5009

Climb to the Top of Southeast Light   

Block Island’s Southeast Light seemed doomed to fall into the sea. Erosion threatened this 1874 brick beacon until it was safely moved inland in 1993. The lighthouse’s small museum is open free to the public between Memorial Day weekend and the second Monday in October, and for a fee, you can often venture to the top of the tower on a tour: the 360-degree island views are worth it.

ADDRESS: 122 Mohegan Trail, New Shoreham, RI 02807, USA

PHONE: +1401-466-5009

Meet Exotic Animals   

At Abrams’ Animal Farm, you can meet a variety of animals from abroad. This free mini zoo is popular with families. Be sure to wander over to nearby North Light Fibers, where friendly alpacas(羊驼)are also eager to meet you.

ADDRESS: 1 Spring St, New Shoreham, RI 02807, USA

PHONE: +1401-466-2421

Paddle the Great Salt Pond

To fully appreciate Block Island’s ecological wonders, you’ll want to get out on the water. Pond and Beyond Kayak offers two-and-a-half-hour small group ecotours of the Great Salt Pond that are perfect for even inexperienced paddlers. You’ll be able to ask questions and hear local insights, in addition to spying on wildlife and oyster farms.

ADDRESS: 216 Ocean Ave, New Shoreham, RI 02807-7710, USA

PHONE: +1401-578-2773

1. Where can you enjoy the 360-degree island views?

A．Mohegan Bluffs.	B．The Top of Southeast Light.
C．Abrams’ Animal Farm.	D．The Great Salt Pond.

2. If your family want to visit a free mini zoo, which address will you go to?

A．121 Mohegan Trail, New Shoreham.	B．122 Mohegan Trail, New Shoreham.
C．1 Spring St, New Shoreham.	D．216 Ocean Ave, New Shoreham.

3. Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A story.	B．A magazine.
C．A textbook.	D．A guidebook.

5 . Travelling Economically

● Get a ride to travel destinations with friends or acquaintances (熟人). If people you know are driving to a location you would like to visit, take advantage of the opportunity to ask them for a lift. Offer to help with gas money or, if you don’t have any cash, offer a trade or service instead.     1    

● Practice safe hitchhiking to get around.    2     Ask each driver several questions before getting in the vehicle, including what their name is, where they are heading and why they are going there. Follow your gut instinct (直觉) and avoid getting into a car with anyone who gives you a bad feeling.

●    3    There are many ridesharing websites and apps that allow budget travellers to find a shared lift to their destination. These sites will also screen and identify the drivers, making the ridesharing experience safe and simple. Search for available rideshares in your area, which may vary in cost but will cost significantly less than travelling alone.

● Join a free hospitality (好客)-sharing community.     4    You will be able to chat with participating members living in the area you are travelling to and arrange accommodations before travelling. In addition to being able to sleep on someone’s couch or in their spare room, you may find someone to show you around the city.

● Camp at inexpensive campsites. Camping can be a budget-friendly activity if you find the right park or site.     5    Visit http://www.uscampgrounds.info/ for a comprehensive list of North American campgrounds, which indicates sites with a rate of $12 or less per night.

A．Get to new destinations with ridesharing services.

B．Hitchhiking is not an exact science but an art form.

C．Search online for camp sites near your travel destination.

D．Hitchhiking is a free way to travel, but you need to be cautious.

E．One of my big worries when it comes to camping is keeping everyone safe.

F．Be a polite and respectful co-traveller to show your appreciation for their generosity.

G．Find free accommodations in other cities by joining a couchsurfing community online.

6 . Some are attracted to museums by the art and the culture — but if that isn’t enough, there is always the strange!

Cancún Underwater Museum

No need to hold your breath to see this one. The Cancún Underwater Museum is, as the name suggests, underwater. More than 500 sculptures anchored in the ocean off Mexico are meant to illustrate the interplay of art and nature. Visitors can either admire the works through a glass-bottom boat or take a scuba diving tour.

Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre

With great attention to detail, New Zealand built the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, which exhibits original aircraft from the First and Second World Wars. Some belong to film director Sir Peter Jackson, who helped create the set designs with his team. Anyone interested in the pioneers of aviation should pay a visit to the museum in Blenheim.

Tenement Museum

At New York’s Tenement Museum, visitors can gain an insight into what life was like for immigrants and the working class in the city from the 1860s through to the 1980s. The museum opened in 1992 and offers guided tours of two tenement buildings with recreated rooms, where costumed ‘residents’ enact the daily lives of the city’s newcomers and workers over the period — leaps and bounds from the money makers of Wall Street.

Cupnoodles Museum

The Cupnoodles Museum in Yokohama, Japan, offers a treat: exhibits can be not only admired, but eaten. Visitors can work in the museum’s noodle workshop, refining creations with their favourite ingredients. While doing so, one can also learn the history of the ramen noodle, one of Japan’s most popular foods.

1. What is special about the Cancún Underwater Museum?

A．The strange name.	B．The number of sculptures.
C．Works about art and nature.	D．Ways of visiting it.

2. Which museum will attract visitors interested in hands-on activities?

A．Cancún Underwater Museum.	B．Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre.
C．Tenement Museum.	D．Cupnoodles Museum.

3. What do the four museums have in common?

A．They are about art and history.	B．They display aircraft from world wars.
C．They have unusual features.	D．They record immigrants’ daily lives.

8 . Poly Art Museum

Hidden away on the ninth floor of an office building in Dongzhimen, Beijing, the State-owned museum specifically exhibits pieces recovered from overseas, the centerpiece being four of the 12 animal heads-the pig, monkey, tiger, and ox-robbed by French and British armies from the Old Summer Palace in 1860.

Fun fact: The most recently recovered animal heads, the rat and the rabbit, are currently housed at the National Museum of China while the horse’s head is displayed at the Capital Museum.

The Shenyang Palace Museum

Formerly called the Fengtian Palace Museum, then the National Shenyang Museum, it was officially renamed the Shenyang Palace Museum in 1954 and it was listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2004.

The Shenyang Palace Museum focuses on the relics before the Qing court was moved from Shenyang to Beijing in 1644. The museum is the only existing palace in China outside Beijing.

China National Tea Museum

China National Tea Museum is the only national-level museum specializing in tea culture. It acts as a platform linking China and the world through the medium of tea.

Occupying an area of 13,000 square meters on the west bank of West Lake in Hangzhou, the museum is made up of two permanent exhibitions: Shuangfeng Pavilion and Longiing Pavilion. There are also activities designed for different groups of visitors.

China National Silk Museum

Silk, one of China’s main products that were exported along the ancient Silk Road, is the first thing that pops into many foreigners’ minds when they think of China.

In the early 1990s, China National Silk Museum was established as China’s first State-owned silk museum on the southern bank of West Lake in Hangzhou. The exhibits include various silk relics from the different Chinese dynasties.

1. Which animal head is housed in the Capital Museum?

A．The rat’s.

B．The horse’s.

C．The rabbit’s.

D．The monkey’s.

2. When was the Shenyang Palace Museum listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site?

A．In 1954.

B．In 1990.

C．In 2004.

D．In 2016.

3. What do the last two museums have in common?

A．They are private museums.	B．They are only open to foreigners.
C．They are home to similar relics.	D．They just focus on one type of relics.

9 . Every day thousands of people travel across the world for different reasons. Whenever I've checked in for a flight, I've seen many travellers saying “I missed it” or “I forgot it”, etc. This happens because while packing our bags, we miss so many important things.

The baggage packing isn't a big job but many people see it as a messy job. I'll advise you to always pack your bags according to your trip. The baggage should be different according to the duration(持续时间)of your trip. You shouldn't carry unnecessary things or more than what you need.

If you're going on a business trip of not more than 2- 3 days, then make sure you don't carry more than a single bag. Pack 2—3 business suits, a night suit and also some casual(非正式的)clothes. You'll need casual clothes because you might get a chance to explore the place.

While on holidays of 5—6 days, you have to be very smart while packing your bag. First of all, check the climate of the place. If it's summer, then carry lightweight clothes and if it's winter, then you have to pack a sweater. For holidays, pack all the small things you'll be requiring. But don't carry too many things.

If you're going to a relative's place, then you can be a bit relaxed because if you miss something, you won't have to worry as your relative will be there to help you. But don't forget to buy gifts for your relatives. If the gifts are fragile, then pack them in a hard box and always keep them in between clothes. No need to carry too many clothes as you can wash your clothes at their place. This will also help you to shop more and more.

1. While packing for a trip, we needn't consider ______.

A．the climate of the destination

B．possible activities at the destination

C．how long we'll stay at the destination

D．how long it takes us to go to the destination

2. What does the underlined word “fragile" in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Hard to use.	B．Easy to break.
C．Difficult to carry.	D．Important to prepare.

3. If we go to travel in a relative's place, we ______.

A．can carry fewer clothes with us

B．had better stay at the relative's home

C．don't have to buy too many things there

D．should buy expensive gifts for the relative

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．What to take while travelling.

B．How to take care of the baggage while travelling.

C．How to pack baggage according to the duration.

D．Why packing baggage is necessary while travelling.

10 . Many families avoid long-term travel while their kids are young or in school. Travelling with babies is cheaper - and there's no school to worry about-but they're unlikely to remember much about the trip. Older children will form longer-lasting memories but you'll need to keep up with their studies, which is the main concern for many parents.     1     But for me, traveling with older children doesn't necessarily mean you have to sacrifice the education.

In the past 7 months' travelling in Australia, I have witnessed the educational benefits to our daughter Chloe. The biggest blessing we have gained is her desire to learn.     2    And we are constantly presented with new challenges that encourage her learning and lead to enquiry.

    3    It inspires children's sense of adventure, and shows them how to turn dreams into reality. Besides, it pushes them outside their comfort zone and broadens their understanding of life. Most importantly, it allows them to have quality time with the people they love most and form a life-long bond.

And remember, just because children are not in a classroom, it doesn't mean they can't have access to formal education.     4    Distance education and school of the air are good choices, and they offer full support to help kids finish their learning curriculum.

Anyway, school shouldn't be a barrier to having one of the greatest experiences of life. There're so many families whose children have returned to class after a year of travel with so much more confidence, knowledge, intelligence, social skills and problem solving skills. Travel hasn't blocked their learning.     5    It's time to break traditional ideas and teach kids while they travel.

A．Instead, it has greatly improved it!

B．She has loads of questions for us to answer.

C．Actually it encouraged them to travel further.

D．They can visit their former school teachers regularly.

E．There are several options for educating kids on the road.

F．In fact, the benefits of travelling are not just limited to that.

G．There never seems to be a right time to have that long-term travel.