Travelling around the Sydney district is a wo...

Travelling around the Sydney district is a wonderful experience.

The sightseeing options are1.(end), but most travelers begin on the harbor at the Sydney Opera House. Known as one of the wonders of the world, it is 2.photographer’s dream.

There is a huge 3.(choose) of accommodations available in the city and its surrounding area. Darling Harbor is famous for its restaurants and four-star hotels. Under the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge is the Rocks shopping district, which 4.(call) “the heaven of shoppers”. You can spend at least a half day5. (wander) through the alleys and side streets to take6.everything the shops offer. On the other side of harbor 7.(lie) another must-visit spot, the Taronge Park Zoo. With an exciting collection of native animals, including lions and giraffes,8.is rare to find a zoo with a view of Darling Harbor and the city skyline.

The Royal Botanic Garden is within walking distance of the Opera House, and is an absolutely perfect place for a picnic lunch. After lunch, take a walk to Sydney Tower, 9.you can get 360-degree10.(forget) views of the city.

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Travelling around the Sydney district is a wonderful experience.

The sightseeing options are1.(end), but most travelers begin on the harbor at the Sydney Opera House. Known as one of the wonders of the world, it is 2.photographer’s dream.

There is a huge 3.(choose) of accommodations available in the city and its surrounding area. Darling Harbor is famous for its restaurants and four-star hotels. Under the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge is the Rocks shopping district, which 4.(call) “the heaven of shoppers”. You can spend at least a half day5. (wander) through the alleys and side streets to take6.everything the shops offer. On the other side of harbor 7.(lie) another must-visit spot, the Taronge Park Zoo. With an exciting collection of native animals, including lions and giraffes,8.is rare to find a zoo with a view of Darling Harbor and the city skyline.

The Royal Botanic Garden is within walking distance of the Opera House, and is an absolutely perfect place for a picnic lunch. After lunch, take a walk to Sydney Tower, 9.you can get 360-degree10.(forget) views of the city.

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Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge. But Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his 33-year-old wife Sabine are on a journey to do just that.

The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.

“We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and we want to spread such ideas,” Schworer said. “We want to help people affected by global warming and to inspire children for the future.”

Recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region, the couple want to show it is possible to travel through as the world’s climate zones using just human-power and forces of nature.

In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash, taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water and inspired a person in Chile to build a house on water with recycled plastic bottles as a foundation. They have also collected trash in the mountains of Nepal with school children.

So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia, giving presentations about the importance of recycling and using alternative energy like solar and wind power.

“We need to motivate children,” said Sabine.

When they began their adventure in 2003 they had no children of their own. But since then two has become five: daughter Sabine is now five years old, Andri was born in Chile and baby Noe was born in Australia.

Initially the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.

“Since our belief is the need to respect nature, we travel only when conditions are good,” Schworer said.

1.Why do the Swiss couple travel around the world?

A．To inspire their children for the future.

B．To prove a travel without motorized transport.

C．To explore the secret of global warming.

D．To promote Earth-friendly ways of life.

2.They did a lot during the travel except ________.

A．build a house with recycled plastic bottles

B．collect rubbish and waste

C．communicate with local children

D．show people how to use energy

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Initially”?

A．In the end         B．In a way           C．At the beginning    D．On the whole

4.The best title of the passage can be ________.

A．A Swiss family’ journey across the world

B．An eco-friendly adventure across the world

C．We have a long way to make a good travel

D．Nature needs respecting and protecting

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Travelling on the bad mountain roads is a(an)________ experience and I will never risk my life like that.

A. terrifying B. terrified

C. astonishing D. astonished

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Common-sense Safety Tips for Travelling AbroadWhen a holiday is just around the corner，you may be planning a trip abroad．But to enjoy a worry-free adventure abroad，you also should pay attention to the following common-sense safety tips for travelling abroad．

1.

Another reason to take only carry-on carriage—besides avoiding baggage fees—is that the less you have to carry around，the more quickly you can move，if necessary．You should always have a free hand．Besides，you won’t be exhausted from dragging all those bags around． 2.

Lock it up．

Leave your hotel with only what you need and lock up the rest．Take a lock for your luggage just in case your hotel doesn’t offer a safe． 3. If you don’t need all your cash and cards，don’t take them all with you when you go out for a day of sightseeing or shopping．Also，leave your passport in the hotel．Make photocopies of all your important documents and leave the hotel with a copy of your passport plus a one photo I．D．Why？ 4.  If all of your identification is in it，imagine the trouble you have to go through to replace it all．

Think and Plan．

Always keep in mind that，when you travel abroad，you are in a place you don’t know well and you can always be a target．Trust your senses． 5.  After your arrival，ask the hotel staff and locals about the areas you are thinking of visiting，especially at night．And you should walk in well-lit areas at night and know how to contact the local police with your cell phone or a payphone in a foreign country，if necessary．

A．Travel light．

B．Pay by credit card．

C．Imagine having your bag stolen off a restaurant table．

D．You should also make it a habit to take your watch with you．

E．Plus，dragging lots of luggage is a dead giveaway that you aren’t a local resident．

F．You should call ahead to be sure，especially if your luggage is made of cloth material．

G．You are smart and mature，so if something or some situation doesn’t feel safe，it probably isn’t．

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Experience around food is about the place. The time and the people, and “the best meal” can be found in a fine dining restaurant or in a crowded street market. How can you recreate that special moment influenced by place and time? Travel is becoming the most popular reason to visit many places around the world. Here are the places that consistently excite the senses.

South of France

Markets with fresh fruits and vegetables and butcher shops are abundant. Regional(地区的)wines are excellent. And freshly baked French bread with French butter is what memories are made of. Take a chair in an ancient walled city for a meal with a view that you will never forget.

Barcelona

This bustling city filled with unique buildings is a city for lovers of history, architecture, and food. Kiosko Universal, a counter restaurant at one comer of the market, prepares some of the simplest and best food we’ve ever had. Give yourself a week to explore and see everything the city offers. The city is not to be missed.

Italy

It’s hard to choose one place or city to visit. Some of our favorite places include the coastal regions on the Adriatic and Tuscany. Friuli stole our hearts last year with its many unique wines, small artisan food producers, and influences fro neighboring countries like Austria and Germany.

Mexico City

From unbelievable food markets and casual street stands, Mexico City has become the place to travel for the food lovers. If you want to eat locally, order a Hurache, a street food specialty. All you will need is a local microbrew or Mezcal(龙舌兰酒)to wash it down.

1.Where can you taste delicious food while enjoying beautiful scenery?

A. South of France　　 B. Barcelona

C. Italy　　 D. Mexico City

2.What is Kiosko Universal?

A. A market　　 B. A butcher shop

C. A restaurant　　 D. A street stand

3.What do you need to help swallow Hurache when eating it?

A. Bread　　 B. Beer

C. Juice　　 D. Fruit

4.What do the four places have in common?

A. They are tourist attractions　　 B. They have ancient buildings

C. They lie in Europe　　 D. They are noted for tasty food

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The surprising experiment I am about to describe proves that air is all around you and that it presses down upon you. Air pressure is a powerful force. When you swim underwater, you can feel water pushing on your body. The air all around you does the same. However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this. The pressure is caused by a layer (层) of air called the atmosphere. This layer surrounds the Earth, extending to about five kilometers above the Earth’s surface.

The following experiment is an easy one that you can do at home. But make sure that you are supervised (监督), because you will need to use matches. Now for the experiment.

What you need

● hard-boiled egg without the shell

● A bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the egg

● A piece of paper

● A match

Method

1) Check that the egg will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle.

2) Tear the paper into pieces and put them into the bottle.

3) Light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle.

4) Quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle.

Result

Astonishingly, the egg will be sucked into the bottle. Your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment. But be careful when you handle matches.

Why it happened？

As the paper burns, it needs oxygen and uses up the oxygen (air) in the bottle. The egg acts as a scale in the neck of the bottle, so no more air can get inside. This reduces the air pressure inside the bottle. The air pressure must equalize, so more air from outside must enter the bottle. The outside air presses against the egg, and then the egg is pushed into the bottle! This proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on us.

1.Why is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment?

A. The bottle could break.

B. You need to light the paper with a match.

C. The egg needs to be shelled (脱壳).

D. The egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle.

2. How did the egg get into the bottle?

A. The oxygen inside the bottle sucked the egg in.

B. It became soft without the shell.

C. The neck of the bottle was wide enough.

D. The outside air pressure forced it into the bottle.

3.The experiment is carried out to prove___________..

A. water pushes on your body when you swim underwater

B. the earth is surrounded by a layer of air called the atmosphere

C. the pressure of air around us has a powerful force

D. the air pressure is not equalized around us

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Seeing a volcano erupt is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the beat by climbing to the summit(山顶) of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua, giving travelers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful.

Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colorful houses along its old streets that are turned into art-works during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won’t miss the Pacaya-tour companies.

But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2560 metres high, and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements. As you climb, you hear the dull sounds of eruptions high above steaming. Hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you are near the active summit; the McKenney Cone(火山锥).

Many tours are timed so when you arrive at the cone of the volcano there is plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava and the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is extremely exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night, the burning lava quietly falls down the side of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down .

71. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To attract tourists to Pacaya.         B. To describe the beauty of Pacaya.

C. To introduce guided tours to Pacaya.  D. To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.

72. Antigua is a city      .

A. where people can enjoy cultural festivals  B. where the daring Pacaya tour starts

C. that gives a close-up view of Paraya    D. that is famous for its tour companies

73. Climbing to the McKenney Cone, people will     .

A. walk directly to the active summit

B. hear the continuous loud screams from above

C. make greater efforts than to other summits

D. see a path lined with remains of earlier eruptions

74. Many tours are timed for people to      .

A. get down the mountain in time when night falls

B. avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the cone

C. enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening sky

D. appreciate the scenery of the 2560-metre-high mountain

75. The short passage probably comes from___________.

A.a travel journal  B.a popular science magazine  C. A novel D. an advertisement

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Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and, at its best, it makes little environmental influence. But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness, it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively (不引人注目地) and leave no mark.

Wild camping is not permitted in many places, particularly in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations responsible for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowner’s permission, except in national parks.

Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, experiencing bad weather, and making do without modern conveniences. A busy, fully equipped campsite(野营地) seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsite with no road access：walking in makes a real adventure.

Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing a good night’s sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy(隐秘) and minimum（最小的） influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot.

When camping in woodland, avoid standing dead trees, which may fall on a windy night. Avoid animal runs and caves, and possible homes of biting insects. Make sure you have most protection on the windward(迎风的) side. If you make a fire, do so downwind of your shelter. Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world. Avoid damaging plants. A good campsite found, not made—changing it should be unnecessary.

1.You needn’t ask for permission when camping in________.

A. national parks in England

B. most parts of Scotland

C. crowded lowland Britain

D. most parts of England

2.The author thinks that a good campsite is one________.

A. with easy access　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. used previously（以前）

C. with modern conveniences　　　　　　　 D. far away from beaches

3.The last paragraph mainly deals with________.

A. protecting animals

B. building a campfire

C. camping in woodland

D. finding a campsite with privacy

4.The passage is mainly about________.

A. the protection of campsites

B. the importance of wild camping

C. the human influence on campsites

D. the dos and don’ts of wild camping

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Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and,at its best,it makes little environmental influence.But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness,it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively（不引人注目地）and leave no mark.

Wild camping is not permitted in many places,particularly in crowded lowland Britain.Wherever you are,find out about organizations responsible for managing wild spaces,and contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building.For example,it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland,but in England you must ask the　　 landowner's permission,except in national parks.

Camping is about having relaxation,sleeping outdoors,experiencing bad weather,and making do without modem conveniences.A busy,fully-equipped campsite（野营地）seems to go against this,so seek out smaller,more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches.Better still,find a campsite with no road access: walking in makes a real adventure.

Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing a good night's sleep.Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment.Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot.When camping in woodland,avoid standing dead trees,which may fall on a windy night.Avoid animal runs and caves,and possible homes of biting insects.Make sure you have most protection on the windward side.If you make a fire,do so downwind of your shelter.Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world.Avoid damaging plants.A good campsite is found,not made—changing it should be unnecessary.

1.You needn't ask for permission when camping in　　　　 .

A. national parks in England　　 B. most parts of Scotland

C. crowded lowland Britain　　 D. most parts of England

2.The author thinks that a good campsite is one　　　　 .

A. with easy access　　 B. used previously

C. with modern conveniences　　 D. far away from beaches

3.The last paragraph mainly deals with　　　　 .

A. protecting animals　　 B. building a campfire

C. camping in woodland　　 D. finding a campsite with privacy

4.The passage is mainly about　　　　 .

A. the protection of campsites　　 B. the importance of wild camping

C. the human influence on campsites　　 D. the dos and don'ts of wild camping

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