4 Top Tours in AfricaThis magic, the vast nat...

4 Top Tours in Africa

This magic, the vast natural landscapes, breathtakingly beautiful flora and fauna of the inhabitants of the continent, easily makes it one of the great safari destinations in the world. Here is a close look at some top tours in Africa.

Namibia and Botswana Tour

Namibia is surprisingly beautiful while Botswana presents the best of game viewing in private reserves. The combination of these two into a single safari easily sums up a fascinating tour of Southern Africa. While Botswana stands out with its calm reserves that teem(充满) with wildlife, the Chobe River, which is a great location for an African river cruise, is just as thrilling.

The Mara Serengeti Tour

The Maasai Mara National Reserve in South Western Kenya offers 151，000 hectares of breathtakingly beautiful vistas(远景) and abundant wildlife in endless plains. The great migration that involves some two million wildebeests, zebras, lions every year, happens here! The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is the other half of the coin that is the Mara Serengeti Ecosystem. Like the Mara, the chances of spotting the Big Five is more real here than in any other location in Africa.

Gorilla Trekking Tour in Uganda

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park in South Western Uganda is home to the remaining mountain gorillas in the world. The 33，000­hectare park, a strip of steep mountains enveloped in a bushy and steamy jungle, is one of the most ancient habitats in Africa. It is home to some 120 mammal species and 350 bird species.

Cape Town to Tanzania by Train

In Africa, you can explore Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania entirely by train. This 22­day tour takes you through the best of Southern Africa with the possible sighting of the Big Five, great landscapes and wondrous sites. Some of the highlights of this once­in ­a ­lifetime tour are the vibrant South African city of Cape Town，the fascinating Table Mountain nearby and a leisure tour of the fascinating Victoria Falls.

Africa is full of epic promise. Come on, go ahead and experience any or all of these top tours in Africa.

1.Which tour will you choose if you want to have a river cruise?

A. Namibia and Botswana Tour.　　 B. Gorilla Trekking Tour in Uganda.

C. Cape Town to Tanzania by Train.　　 D. The Mara Serengeti Tour.

2.Tourists are most likely to spot the Big Five in ________．

A. Namibia

B. Cape Town

C. the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park

D. the Serengeti National Park

3.What do we know about the 4 top tours in Africa?

A. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park is home to the remaining mountain lions.

B. The Maasai Mara National Reserve presents the best of game viewing.

C. Exploring Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania by train will take 22 days.

D. Gorilla Trekking Tour is a leisure tour of the fascinating Victoria Falls.

4.What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

A. To introduce top tours in Africa.　　 B. To help spread African culture.

C. To attract more tourists to Africa.　　 D. To promote ecotourism in Africa.

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The Most Popular Cultural Attractions in the World

These are the top experiences, tours, and activities, according to TripAdvisor’s new travel trend report. Add them to your list.

The Vatican

More than just the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and home to the Pope, the Vatican is a treasure of art and architecture. Its museums display an enormous collection of classical sculptures and Renaissance masterpieces, including Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and Raphael’s Stanze di Raffaello. Prepare for your trip with a deeper look inside the Vatican.

Chicago Architecture River Cruise (游览)

So many beautiful buildings, so little time. What better way to view them all than on an architecture-focused cruise on the Chicago River? The 75-minute cruise takes travelers on a journey through the fascinating history of its most storied structures, including the Willis Tower, John Hancock Center, and Riverside Plaza.

Warner Bros. Studio

The magical wizarding world of Harry Potter draws devotees from near and far. A walking tour gives visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the film - the set, costumes, props, and more. Pro tip: This exciting experience tends to sell out, so be sure to book in advance.

Sagrada Familia

Designed by noted Catalan architect Antoni Gaudf, the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Spain, is the largest unfin¬ished Roman Catholic church in the world. The monumental basilica (教堂) has been under construction since 1882. With waits often in excess of three hours, a priority access tour with guide is a great idea.

1.If you want to appreciate an attraction on the water, you should go to 　　　　 .

A. Vatican　　 B. Spain

C. America　　 D. Britain

2.Which of the following activities needs to be booked beforehand?

A. Visiting Warner Bros. Studio.

B. Having a cruise on the Chicago River.

C. Enjoying the Renaissance masterpieces.

D. Appreciating the church designed by Gaudi.

3.What is true about the Sagrada Familia?

A. Its construction didn’t start until 1882.

B. The Pope is living in the church now.

C. It’s the largest Roman Catholic church.

D. Visiting it often takes less than 3 hours’ waiting.

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If there's a child in your house who likes pixies（精灵）, nature, or magic, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is sure to be a hit． This beautifully animated film is a first class production in every way, and features the familiar voices of Kristin Chenoweth, Anjelica Huston, Jane Horrocks, Lucy Liu, and Raven Symone．The movie offers up an adventure that's easy enough to follow, but complex enough to hold one's

attention, and even throws in a nice little moral about friendship．What can I say? I'm pleasantly surprised．

The promising Mae Whitman voices Tinker Bell herself, a far more dynamic character than we met in Peter Pan．Though Tinker still possesses her fiery temper,  it doesn't manifest itself immediately,  and takes a backseat to this pixie's many good qualities． As it turns out, Tinker Bell is extremely skilled at tinkering （修补 ）, so she is a natural choice to build a special scepter（拐杖）,for Pixie Hollow's Autumn Celebration．The scepter will hold the moonstone through which the light of the Blue Moon will pass,  supplying Pixie Hollow with enough pixie dust for the year ahead．

For days, Tinkers works hard on the perfect scepter design while her good friend Terrence does his best to assist． When Terrence accidentally breaks the Moon Stone, Tinker Bell "explodes and sends him away．One of Tinker's more literal friends finds this extremely concerning, as she doesn't' quite understand

that the outburst was emotional rather than physical - very funny indeed．

After hearing the legend of the lost treasure, Tinker Bell strikes out on her own to find a new Moon Stone．She faces many difficulties and meets new friends along the way, but when Terrence comes to the rescue at Tinker's darkest hour, she realizes the value of a truly loyal friend． Though the film offers a positive message to young viewers, it's the animation that makes Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure stand out．Pixie Hollow is a charming, visually stunning world basked in lush colors．It's so lovely, so detailed, so

three - dimensional that you almost want to step inside．

1.From the first paragraph, we can learn that________．

A．many famous actors acted important roles in the film

B．the plot of the film is attractive and easy to understand

C．the write feels surprised at the message of friendship in the film

D．the film Tinker Bill and the Lost Treasure may disappoint you if you love magic tales

2.The underlined word "manifest" in the second paragraph means "_"

A．occur            B．hide              C．display            D．contradict

3.What's the correct order of the following details?

a． Tinker Bell realizes the value of a truly loyal friend．

b．Terrence breaks the Moon Stone by accident．

c． Tinker Bell is determined to build a special scepter．

d． Terrence comes to the rescue when Tinkers was in trouble．

A．c b d a            B．b．c d a           C．b c a d            D．c d a b

4.In the writer's opinion,  the characteristics of Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure are the following EXCEPT________．

A．the attractive details

B．the lively animation characters

C．the three - dimensional animation

D．the moving love story between Tinker Bell and Terrence．

5.The article picked from a website is a（n）________.

A．movie poster                          B．movie review

C．introduction to a book                    D．person introduction

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Vast deserts, magic carpets, and the legend of Aladdin’s lamp. For most Chinese people, Saudi Arabia is a faraway land that exists only in bedtime stories.

However, connections between the two countries date back to ancient times. The economic and cultural ties between the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) and the Arabian empire reached their height in the 9th century. Paper-making workshops did thrive in what is now Saudi Arabia while Arabian knowledge of math, astronomy and spread to the Middle Kingdom.

These exchanges, recorded by Arabian merchants sailing along the ancient Maritime Silk Road, became materials for folk stories, such as the One thousand and One Nights stories.

Fast forward a millennium (千年), the relationship between a modern Saudi Arabia and a progressive China has entered a new era, thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013.

“Saudi Arabia is one of the first countries that responded positively to the Belt and Road Initiative,” Saudi Ambassador to China Gurki Mohanmed told Xinhua.

“In terms of strategic location, Saudi Arabia serves as the central place connecting Asia, Africa and Europe, making it an important part of the initiative,” he added.

In fact, since they built diplomatic ties in 1990, the two countries have seen a sound development of partnerships. In 2015, China became Saudi Arabia’s largest trade partner while Saudi Arabia has been China’s biggest crude oil supplier next to Russia and largest trade partner in West Asia and Africa for years.

Xu Mengmeng is now completing his graduation project on marine science at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. On weekdays, he works on his research project on sharks. When free, he tours the city to experience the local culture.

Now China has become a favorite choice of Saudi Arabian students expecting to study overseas. Momudouh from Saudi Arabia came to Xi’an to study marketing in 2010. He told Xi’an Daily that he was attracted by the fast trade opportunities between the two counties. He desired to bring back the so-called new four inventions back to his home country—high-speed rail, Alipay, bicycle sharing and online shopping.

1.What does the underlined word “thrive” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Fail.

B. Boom.

C. Fade.

D. Close.

2.What can we learn from the economic and cultural exchanges between the two countries?

A. The Arabians acquired advanced medicine from China.

B. The economic and cultural exchanges started in the 9th century.

C. Saudi Arabia is the biggest crude oil exporting country to China.

D. One thousand and One Nights is based on the ties between Chinese and Arabians.

3.By mentioning the two students, the author intends to show that ________.

A. more and more students prefer to study abroad

B. young people should experience some foreign cultures

C. the two countries have benefited a lot from the exchanges

D. China’s high-speed rail and Alipay are, attracting Arabian students

4.What could be the best title of the text?

A. The Belt and Road Initiative

B. The Chinese-Arabian Connection

C. The Advantages of Exchange in China

D. The Bond of Cultural and Economic Ties

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—Given its breathtaking natural landscape and a relaxing atmosphere—most stores in Norway are closed at 5 o'clock every day．

—It's _______ that Norway has the highest quality of life．

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Film 1 — The environmental problems in South Africa

This film will take you on a wonderful trip deep into the South African forests and across four decades of research to experience the changes in the environment in South Africa. With no roads or airstrips nearby, the waterways are the only choice for reaching the great forests. This unbelievable journey invites you to be among the few humans who have dared to go to the South African forests to examine the different disappearing creatures and plants of South Africa.

Place: Cheerful Theatre

Admission Fees: Front Stalls $30, Stalls $38 (Standard)

Front Stalls $15, Stalls $19 (Concession) (减价)

Note: 1. Concessions are applicable to senior citizens aged 60 or above.

2. Children under 3 years old will not be admitted.

Duration: 50 minutes

Show Dates: April1 – May 31

Discount: With the cash coupons (优惠券) offered by K&S Ltd., you can now enjoy a 50% discount on the $38 ticket and pay only $19 per head.

Film 2 — The climatic changes in India

This film will take you to the mysterious land of India. This film features a scientist, Nina, who set out alone on a five-year journey across the country. Along the way, Nina experiences the harshness (坎坷) of India’s land, which contains every type of natural environment on Earth — from the freezing temperatures of the Himalayas to the extremely hot deserts, and to dense tropical rainforests. The film shows how she survives the tough journey in India.

Place: Glorious Theatre

Admission Fees: Front Stalls $50, Stalls $70 (Standard)

Note: Children under 3 years old will not be admitted.

Duration: 120 minutes

Show Dates: May 15 – May 31, only one show every day from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Not on show at weekends.

Special Feature: Good news for those who are interested in India! With the purchase of any two tickets at $70 each, you can join our prize-winning competition to win 2 round-trip tickets to India!

Film 3 — The power of nature

This film features inspiring and frightening atmospheric and geological (地质学的) events. It shows how we can help increase our chances of surviving these events. The great earthquakes, exploding mountains, the sky turning black and violent — natural forces that helped create life on our green planet but can also imperil it. Experience our planet’s strongest powers as this film delivers the amazing sights of earthquakes, volcanoes and hurricanes. From volcanic eruptions and trembling fault lines in Turkey to the hurricanes striking America, modern-day disasters are witnessed in eye-popping enormity (巨大) on the giant screen.

Place: Spectacular Theatre

Admission Fees: Front Stalls $34, Stalls $42 (Standard)

Front Stalls $17, Stalls $21 (Concession)

Notes: 1. Concessions are applicable to full-time students, people with disabilities and senior citizens aged 60 or above.

2. Children under 6 years old will not be admitted.

Duration: 150 minutes

Show Dates: May 5 – June 30, only at weekends.

Discount: A 3rd ticket is given free for every 2 tickets bought at whatever price.

1.What does Film 1 show?

A. How Nina died towards the end of the journey.

B. What effects earthquakes and volcanoes have on the earth.

C. India is a country that has a long history and rich culture.

D. There is only one way to reach the forests in South Africa.

2.The underlined word “imperil” in Film 3 means 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. improve 　　　　 B. remove

C. give ... up 　　　　 D. put ... in danger

3.How many tickets will a group of 6 friends have to pay for if they want to watch Film 3 ?

A. 3. 　　　　　　　　 B. 4. 　　　　　　 C. 5. 　　　　　　　　　 D. 6.

4.What do the three films have in common?

A. They have an age limit.

B. They last longer than 120 minutes.

C. They are only on show at weekends.

D. They offer a discount.

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Classical Chinese garden design aims to create a natural landscape on a small scale and emphasize the perfect harmony between man and nature.

A Chinese garden 1.(be) like a scroll（卷轴）painting, 2.(show) a series of carefully composed scenes. New views are revealed as one walks along the pathways. In the gardens, 3. most frequently meets the eye is winding paths that seemingly lead to nowhere. There, a path seems to end, but all of 4. sudden, a new world is rolled out before you: pavilions（亭子）, rock formations, spring waters—all combined to provide a pleasant surprise! At the 5.(enter) to a Chinese garden, there is usually a huge stone or wall 6.(use) to screen your view so as to later produce unimaginable delight when you turn around the wall. A Chinese garden may have windows on all 7.(it) four walls. And it is 8.(interest) that, through the windows, visitors may see different views at different angles, and thus the composition of the garden becomes enlarged.

A Chinese garden is where culture is both created and enjoyed. All plants mark the shift of the 9.(season). Similarly, water, a symbol of the ever-changing, 10. rocks, a symbol of the eternal（水恒的）, create a harmonious balance of nature's yin and yang.

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For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks

and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.

Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana . And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.

As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we  hadn’t seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving   next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to   smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they had been there next to us.

I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet.   They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms   in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.

“Wild horses?” he said. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”

“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”

“Are you sure you didn’t dream it?”

“You were the one who was sleeping!”

Typical, he said. “The best photos are the ones we never take.”

We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.

1. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers______.

2. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?

3. What is the passage mainly about?

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The Browns stood staring at the happy _______ of children playing in the park.

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The small coastal town of Broome, in northwest Australia, is a remote village in the vast countryside.

There are no traffic jams and hardly any roads. There is only the massive Australian wild land, where some houses are 500 miles apart and some driveways are 50 miles long.

There seem to be only two main sources of entertainment out here: the sunset at the beach and Sun Pictures.

Sun Pictures is a very different movie theater：The seats are park benches and deck chairs, but you’re also welcome to sit on the grass.

It is the world’s oldest outdoor movie garden. Sun Pictures was built in 1916 on the other side of the globe from Hollywood. All the big films were shipped here and the lonely country was amazed.

Broome resident Pearl Hamaguchi has never traveled far from home. But in the Sun Pictures chairs, under the deep blue night sky, she has been almost everywhere.

“And we came back excited about Gregory Peck,” she recalled.

This is one of the few places left in the world where you can see two sets of stars at the same time-----one set in the sky, the other in the film.

Each night, dozens of people from around the world line up at the old wooden stand, with no computer in sight, and buy their tickets to the latest films.

Sun Pictures is also a museum, exhibiting projectors(放映机) that date back to the silent films, a portrait gallery of the famous people who never knew about this place---- even though they came here all the time.

Every once in a while, I’m told, you might find a non-ticket holder in your seat. That’s why it’s always a good idea to shake out your chair to make sure there are no spiders or scorpions.

“We’ve only had a couple of scorpion incidents but no one’s been stung yet,” said Aaron Mestemaker, a tourist visiting from Michigan.

Sun Pictures is a holy hall of movie history and a reminder that air conditioning and carpet are no match for grass and fresh air---even when the lizards steal the scene.

1.. The first two paragraphs want to show that__________.

2..Sun Pictures is different from other theaters because _________.

3.. Gregory Peck is most probably the name of_________.

4.. It can be inferred that the tourists in Broome are most attracted by ________.

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