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ACS Middle School is delighted to announce the 10-day Morocco Challenge 2015. We are planning another exciting adventure to Morocco with the support of World Challenge, a global leader in service and adventure based trips. What sets this programme apart from other middle school trips is that the students will have the opportunity to help plan and lead their own expedition(考察探险).
This experience gives ACS Middle School students an opportunity to do something really unique that will make them stand out from the crowd. The experience will provide students with a wealth of new skills which they will find invaluable in school, college, university and the world beyond.
We invite you to join us for an informative parents’ presentation, given by World Challenge, where you will have the opportunity to hear all about the amazing challenges that your son or your daughter will have the chance to experience.
Initial Information Evening for interested students and parents:
Date: MONDAY, September 22nd, 2014
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: ACS Middle School
The presentation will be an informative and interactive presentation with plenty of opportunities for questions, along with videos and images of the expeditions and what it will be like to take part. There will be lots of information on how the students will fundraise to take part in this expedition, what they will do while overseas, the safety and back-up on the expedition and the benefits they will obtain from taking part.
We hope you and your son(daughter) are able to attend the Parents’ Presentation. We are sure you will find it interesting and see why ACS values the outcomes of this programme so highly. If you are unable to attend then your son or your daughter can attend on your behalf and collect the information needed.
Email enquiries to: [email protected] Subject: Morocco Challenge 2015
1.According to the passage, the Morocco Challenge 2015 _______.
A. is the first adventure by World Challenge B. was announced about 10 days ago
C. will start on 22nd September 2014 D. differs from other middle school trips
2.The passage is most probably written by _______.
A. World Challenge B. ACS Middle School students
C. students’ parents D. ACS Middle School
3.According to the passage, which of the following is True?
A. The informative Presentation will be given by World Challenge.
B. For more information, you can send email to World Challenge.
C. Students cannot be allowed to attend the Parents’ Presentation.
D. Parents are not allowed to go on the expedition along with their children.
4.The passage is written to _______.
A. advertise World Challenge and appeal to more volunteers.
B. inform students how to fundraise to join in this expedition.
C. invite parents to attend an interactive Parents’ Presentation.
D. guide students to organize their own expedition.
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—Peter, this is Laura, a student from No. 2 Middle School.
—How do you do? I’m very delighted to make your _______.
A. identification B. acquaintance C. register D. currency
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Serendipity - an unexpected delight – is the word that comes to mind when describing the seven-day hike my wife and I recently did in the wild and undeveloped northwest coast of Galicia, Spain.
Simply ________, anyone who is adventurous, loves traveling to Europe and is fit enough to do 10-mile hikes should seriously consider doing this hike.
Before this experience, I had never heard about On Foot Holidays programs that allow hikers to go at their own pace, with maps and detailed hiking ________, but without a guide or other travelers, while still enjoying a high level of local support.
What ________ caught my attention was an announcement about On Foot Holidays’ newest hike, the Lighthouse Way, which they described as a journey along“the last ________ coast of Europe.”This particular hike sounded both challenging and rewarding enough to ________ a try.
On Foot Holidays booked our lodging each night and ________ a taxi to take our baggage to the next destination, so we just had to carry our daypack essentials. Each day we ________ or spoke with the company’s local expert who was available ________ emergency, but whose main function was to keep us informed about the daily weather forecast and to make special taxi arrangements when we decided to ________ a couple of 14-mile hikes to less than 10 miles.
The ________ of the trails and scenery made every hike a delight. One of our hikes followed a narrow trail along a steep, rocky cliff ________ the steel-blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean that thrash against jagged rocks hundreds of feet below us. We stopped to picnic and watch the only living things we saw that whole day: a herd of goats above us, and a group of dolphins jumping in the waves below. In the distance, many of mountain peaks ________ sparkling wind turbines（涡轮机）like candles on a cake.
Silence and loneliness were the features of each day’s accommodation. The only sounds we heard were birds singing, the wind blowing through trees or the waves breaking against the shoreline. The air was clean and the temperature brisk, with frequent ________ of cloudy, cool, windy and rainy weather interspersed（点缀）with glorious bursts of sunshine.
There was remarkably little litter, the exception being spots along the shore where ocean currents ________ mostly fishing items.
My wife and I realized that we are pilgrims searching for meaning, awareness and joy on our journey through life, and our Galician hiking ________ had moved us further down that path in ways we won’t forget.
1.A. lost B. moved C. urged D. put
2.A. strings B. instructions C. devices D. materials
3.A. initially B. gradually C. smoothly D. firmly
4.A. recommended B. developed C. unspoiled D. discovered
5.A. warrant B. provide C. imagine D. evaluate
6.A. prepared for B. arranged for C. paid for D. turned to
7.A. negotiated B. discussed C. contacted D. texted
8.A. in addition to B. in need of C. in case of D. in favour of
9.A. shorten B. extend C. decrease D. expand
10.A. appearance B. variety C. character D. route
11.A. displaying B. reflecting C. following D. overlooking
12.A. established B. lightened C. sported D. structured
13.A. changes B. intervals C. adaptions D. interactions
14.A. stretched B. withdrawn C. floated D. deposited
15.A. experience B. technique C. investigation D. experiment
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10. As middle school students, raising pet ______ all day long is a sheer waste of time.
| A．beasts | B．creatures | C．cat | D．Dog |
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It is the test system, _______ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.
A. other than B. or rather C. rather than D. more than
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It is the test system, ______ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.
A. other than B. or rather C. rather than D. more than
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— Is that the middle school you often refer to?
— Right, just the one ______ you know I used to study for years.
A. that B. which C. where D. what
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The middle and high school period is a special one for children, a transition from children to adult, ______ children tend to be rebellious (反抗的).
A.when B.where C.that D.of which
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Xu Hui is very excited. The Senior 1 student in a middle school in Beijing will go to South Korea with his parents during the Spring Festival.
“Overseas touring has always been a dream for me,” he said happily.
Nowadays, Chinese people enjoy longer holidays, such as the three “Golden Week Holidays”(the Spring Festival, May Day and National Day). They have more time to travel. Rising incomes also make travelling abroad realistic for ordinary Chinese people.
Nearly 7 million Chinese travelled overseas in 2001, according to the National Tourism Administration(国家旅游局). The most common problem travellers face is how to choose the best routes.
By the end of 2002, Chinese citizens were allowed to travel to 19 foreign countries and regions at their own expense.
The top 10 places included Hong Kong, Macao and Thailand. European countries are also becoming increasingly popular.
“More and more Chinese people have shown interest in travelling to Europe, particularly France and Finland,” said Tan Wen, a general manager of China Youth Travel Service. “Sooner or later, there will be a peak(高峰) in European tours.”
Another consideration is choosing the right travel agencies and finding the best price. The China Consumers’ Association(CCA, 中国消费者协会) offered tips to consumers on choosing the right travel agencies to help prevent a relaxing vacation from turning into a costly disaster.
“Price should not be the single most important factor in choosing a travel agency,” said Zhang Yuanchao, CCA vice-secretary general. Consumers are advised to choose large State travel agencies with good reputations(名声) and official approval to organize overseas tour groups.
Zhang’s association dealt with more than 5, 000 complaints about travel agencies last year. And the majority of the complaints were about random changes in travel routes, bad tour guides, and forced shopping.
Travellers were warned to look carefully at their contracts(合同) with agencies and to buy travel insurance(保险).
1.How many reasons are given in the article as to why ordinary Chinese people are traveling abroad more today?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2.According to the passage, what is the biggest problem Chinese travelers face when going overseas?
A. Choosing the best travel agent.
B. Deciding the best way to get to the places they want to go to.
C. Traveling to Europe.
D. Cost.
3.According to the passage, what seems to be the most common result of choosing a bad travel agency?
A. People buy more souvenirs than they had planned to.
B. People spend more money than they had planned to.
C. People go to different places than they had planned to.
D. People complained more than they had planned to.
4.The underlined part “random changes” probably means that _______.
A. the travelers agreed with the changes.
B. the travel agency didn’t make any changes.
C. the travel agency refused to changes the routes.
D. the travel agency changed the routes or time without following the original plan.
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Xu Hui is very excited. The Senior 1 student in a middle school in Beijing will go to South Korea with his parents during the Spring Festival.
“Overseas touring has always been a dream for me,” he said happily.
Nowadays, Chinese people enjoy longer holidays, such as the three “Golden Week Holidays”(the Spring Festival, May Day and National Day). They have more time to travel. Rising incomes also make travelling abroad realistic for ordinary Chinese people.
Nearly 7 million Chinese travelled overseas in 2001, according to the National Tourism Administration(国家旅游局). The most common problem travellers face is how to choose the best routes(路线).
By the end of 2002, Chinese citizens were allowed to travel to 19 foreign countries and regions at their own expense.
The top 10 places included Hong Kong, Macao and Thailand. European countries are also becoming increasingly popular.
“More and more Chinese people have shown interest in travelling to Europe, particularly France and Finland,” said Tan Wen, a general manager of China Youth Travel Service. “Sooner or later, there will be a peak(高峰) in European tours.”
Another consideration is choosing the right travel agencies and finding the best price. The China Consumers’ Association(CCA, 中国消费者协会) offered tips to consumers on choosing the right travel agencies to help prevent a relaxing vacation from turning into a costly disaster.
“Price should not be the single most important factor in choosing a travel agency,” said Zhang Yuanchao, CCA vice-secretary general. Consumers are advised to choose large State travel agencies with good reputations(名声) and official approval to organize overseas tour groups.
Zhang’s association dealt with more than 5, 000 complaints about travel agencies(旅行社) last year. And the majority of the complaints were about random changes in travel routes, bad tour guides, and forced shopping.
Travellers were warned to look carefully at their contracts(合同) with agencies and to buy travel insurance(保险).
1.How many reasons are given in the article as to why ordinary Chinese people are traveling abroad more today?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2.According to the passage, what is the biggest problem Chinese travelers face when going overseas?
A. Choosing the best travel agent.
B. Deciding the best way to get to the places they want to go to.
C. Traveling to Europe.
D. Cost.
3.According to the passage, what seems to be the most common result of choosing a bad travel agency?
A. People buy more souvenirs than they had planned to.
B. People spend more money than they had planned to.
C. People go to different places than they had planned to.
D. People complained more than they had planned to.
4.The underlined part “random changes” probably means that _______.
A. the travelers agreed with the changes.
B. the travel agency didn’t make any changes.
C. the travel agency refused to changes the routes.
D. the travel agency changed the routes or time without following the original plan.
5. What would be a good title for this passage?
A. Xu Hui’s Vacation in South Korea
B. The Job of the National Tourism Administration
C. Where Young Chinese Travelers Go
D. Suggestions for the Chinese Travelers