Some of the best cycling routes in the world ...

Some of the best cycling routes in the world pass through its most beautiful scenery. Here are some of world’s best bike routes for cyclists who either are up for breaking a good sweat or simply seeing the world without leaving an ugly carbon footprint behind.

The Great Windy Road, Victoria, Australia

If you like a challenge, take on this 243-kilometer windy road along Australia’s south-eastern coast. If a day is all you’ve got, take the 60-kilometer route from Torquay to Bells Beach. There you’ll cycle through rural farmland, enjoy the sweeping ocean views from cliff tops, and snake past the wetlands around Lake Connewarre.

Udaipur City Tour, Rajasthan, India

Biking is arguably the best way to explore Udaipur, Venice of the East.

Cyclists often need to cycle past herdsmen and their goats and camels, sharing narrow, old pavements in this romantic place. But surrounded by ancient castles, temples and grand palaces, Udaipur brings about one of the best biking experiences, allowing cyclists to truly discover rural India.

The Karakoram Highway, China-Pakistan

The Karakoram Highway is the highest international road in the world, reaching an altitude of 4,700 meters at the Khunjerab Pass. Starting in Kashgar, China, cyclists can travel up to 1,200 kilometers on mostly unpaved roads, but the views are as breathtaking as the riding.

Route of the Hiawatha, Idaho-Montana, United States

Take your family out to Montana this summer and cycle along the most scenic disused railroad in the country. The railroad turned bike trail turns into 24 kilometers of leisure biking that takes you over seven trestles(高架桥) and through 10 tunnels, with the longest one, the Taft Tunnel, stretching for 2.7 kilometers.

1.In which tour can you enjoy the seaside scenery?

A.The Great Windy Road. B.Udaipr City Tour.

C.The Karakoram Highway. D.Route of the Hiawatha.

2.What can you do on the Udaipur city tour?

A.Go to Venice. B.Feed wild animals.

C.Visit cultural relics. D.Enjoy modern architectures.

3.What’s special about the Karakoram Highway?

A.It is a totally undeveloped route. B.It goes along an abandoned railway.

C.It owns the longest tunnel in the world. D.It lies higher than other international roads.

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Low-cost books in paper covers make ______ some of the world’s best literature to readers.

A. ordinary     B. available            C. comfortable      D. necessary

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This library was ranked ______ one of the best libraries in the world_____ honor of its contribution to the people．

A．for, with      B．as, for        C．as, in                       D．with, to

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19．This library was ranked ______ one of the best libraries in the world_____ honor of its contribution to the people．

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The U. S．declares it has the best medical technology in the world，but quite a lot of Americans have no ____to health care service．

A．devotion          B．entrance          C．access            D．introduction

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The U. S．declares it has the best medical technology in the world，but quite a lot of Americans have no __________to health care service．

A．devotion          B．entrance          C．access            D．introduction

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The Best of Friends

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families.But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents,which is the opposite of the popularly-held image(形象) of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.

An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.“We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,”said one member of the research team.“They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds:they want a car and material goods,and they worry about whether school is serving them well.There’s more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children,and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process.They don’t want to rock the boat.”

So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends.“My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,”says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall.“I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing.As long as they know what I’m doing,they’re fine with it.”Susan Crome,who is now 21,agrees.“Looking back on the last 10 years,there was a lot of what you could call negotiation.For example,as long as I’d done all my homework,I could go out on a Saturday night.But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”

Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected.It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts.A researcher comments,“Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings.But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled.The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”

1.What is the popular image of teenagers today?

A.They worry about school.

B.They dislike living with their parents.

C.They have to be locked in to avoid troubles.

D.They quarrel a lot with other family members.

2.The study shows that teenagers don’t want to _______.

A.share family responsibility

B.cause trouble in their families

C.go boating with their family

D.make family decisions

3.Compared with parents of 30 years ago,today’s parents _______.

A.go to clubs more often with their children

B.are much stricter with their children

C.care less about their children’s life

D.give their children more freedom

4.According to the author,teenage rebellion _______.

A.may be a false belief

B.is common nowadays

C.existed only in the 1960s

D.resulted from changes in families

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Negotiation in family.                        B.Education in family.

C.Harmony in family.                        D.Teenage trouble in family.

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The Best of Friends

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.

An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.” We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seen to be about their families,” said one member of the research team.” They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”

So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends.” My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall. ”I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21,agrees.”Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”

Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenagers rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments,” Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”

1.What is the popular images of teenagers today?

A. They worry about school

B. They dislike living with their parents

C. They have to be locked in to avoid troubles

D. They quarrel a lot with other family members

2.The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ___

A. share family responsibility      B. cause trouble in their families

C. go boating with their family     D. make family decisions

3.Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents___.

A. go to clubs more often with their children

B. are much stricter with their children

C. care less about their children’s life

D. give their children more freedom

4.According to the authour,teenage rebellion____.

A. may be a false belief            B. is common nowadays

C. existed only in the 1960s         D. resulted from changes in families

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Negotiation in family         B. Education in family

C. Harmony in family           D. Teenage trouble in family

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The Best of Friends

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image (印象) of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.

An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious (叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation (商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”

So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”

Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”

1. What is the popular image of teenagers today?

A. They worry about school.                  B. They quarrel a lot with other family members

C. They have to be locked in to avoid troubles.   . D. They dislike living with their parents.

2.The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ______.

A. share family responsibility              B. make family decisions

C. go boating with their family             D. cause trouble in their families

3. Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents______.

A. go to clubs more often with their children       B. give their children more freedom

C. care less about their children’s life             D. are much stricter with their children

4. According to the author, teenage rebellion ______.

A. existed only in the 1960s                  B. is common nowadays

C. may be a false belief                     D. resulted from changes in families

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Harmony in family.                         B. Education in family.

C. Negotiation in family.                       D. Teenage trouble in family.

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The story goes that two best friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had a（n）1, and one friend slapped（打耳光）the other one in the _2.

The one who got slapped was _3, but without saying anything, wrote in the _4: “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They keep on walking _5they found an oasis（绿洲），_6they decided to take a bath, The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire（泥沼）and started _7, but the friend saved him.

After he _8from the near drowning, he _9on a stone: “Today my best friend _10my life.”

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend 11him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. 12?”

The other friend replied: “When someone hurts us we should write 13down in the sand where winds of 14can erase it. But when someone does something 15for us, we must carve it in stone where no wind can 16erase it.”

What does the story 17us? — Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your 18in stone.

Send this sentence to the people you’ll never 19. It’s a 20message to let them know that you’ll never forget them.

1.A. stop             B. argument        C. rest               D. agreement

2.A. face             B. hand            C. head               D. back

3.A. defeated         B. injured         C. hurt               D. refused

4.A. stone            B. desert          C. diary              D. sand

5.A. while            B. before          C. when               D. until

6.A. which            B. where           C. when               D. that

7.A. crying           B. drowning        C. falling            D. dying

8.A. came             B. returned        C. recovered          D. took

9.A. wrote            B. drew            C. recorded           D. stood

10.A. protected       B. changed         C. supported          D. saved

11.A. questioned      B. told            C. asked              D. answered

12.A. How             B. Why             C. When               D. Where

13.A. them            B. these           C. it                 D. those

14.A. forgiveness     B. love            C. peace              D. kindness

15.A. hard            B. bad             C. friendly           D. good

16.A. ever            B. never           C. still              D. even

17.A. remind          B. tell            C. prove              D. inform

18.A. benefits        B. profits         C. advantages         D. memories

19.A. remember        B. leave           C. forget             D. miss

20.A. useless         B. long            C. traditional        D. short

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