New kinds of tourismPeople are travelling mor...

New kinds of tourism

People are travelling more than ever before.The World Tourism Organisation says that by 2020 the number of international travellers will be more than 1.6 billion people per year.1. Here are four different kinds of tourism that have appeared recently.

Medical tourism can be for a lot of things，from operations to visits to the dentist.2. A few of the popular countries offering medical tourism are India，Cuba，Thailand and Jordan.

Nearly all tourists eat in restaurants，and dining is one of the top three tourist activities.But if you were in a country famous for its food，would you learn how to cook it? Welcome to the unusual form of culinary (烹饪的) tourism，where people go to another country to learn how to prepare its food.3.

4. Examples include tours to New Orleans after Hurricane　 (飓风)　 Katrina，to　 parts　 of Thailand after the tsunami (海啸) or tourist visits to ground zero in New York.This kind of tourism is　 not　 very　 popular　 with　 local　 people　 for understandable reasons.

Another growing area of tourism is literary (文学的) tourism.5. It can be connected to the life of an author，for example，visiting the author’s home or favourite places，or connected to the lives of characters in a story.It can also be a visit to a place where a film was made.

A.Cooking holidays are growing in popularity now.

B.It is known that few sites of disasters can be visited.

C.Many people enjoy these historical tourist attractions.

D.Disaster tourism is the act of visiting the site of a disaster.

E.This is a kind of cultural tourism and there are several types.

F.This kind of tourism includes going to a different country for health care.

G.The increase in the number of tourists also means an increase in the kinds of tourism.

高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Frogs are animals that can live both in water and on land. There are more than 5,000 kinds of frogs on the earth. The earliest known frogs lived about 190 million years ago and the frogs today still look the same. Here are some fun things that you might not know about frogs. Enjoy!

The Biggest and the Smallest Frogs

Some frogs can be very big. The biggest kind of frog is the Goliath Frog in West Africa. Its body can be nearly 30cm long, about the size of a large cat. The Gold Frog and the Poison Frog are the smallest frogs in the world. They are less than 1cm long. Though the Poison Frog is very small, it is not weak at all. It is dangerous. Any animal that eats it will die very soon.

The Best Jumpers

Frogs are very good at jumping. They developed jumping legs so that they would not be eaten by other large animals. Using their big strong legs, more frogs can jump over 20 times their own length. It is like a person jumping over about 30,48. The Australian Rocket Frog can even jump over 2m, which is 50 times its body length(5.5cm). That might be the reason why frogs are called the best jumpers on the earth.

The Cryogenic Animal

Some frogs like the Common Wood Frog have a special ability to live in very cold places. When the temperature goes down, they become ice frogs. 2/3of their body water freezes. Their hearts stop, and their breathing stops too. You may think they are dead, but in fact they are not. Maybe we humans can learn the way that the frogs do for medical purpose.

1.The earliest frogs lived about ________ million years ago.

A. 20  B. 30   C. 50   D. 190

2.The Gold Frog is one of the ________ frogs on the earth.

A. smallest   B. biggest   C. strongest   D. weakest

3.________ can jump over 2m.

A. The Goliath Frog   B. The Common Wood Frog

C. The Poison Frog   D. The Australian Rocket Frog

4.What will happen to a Common Wood Frog at very low temperature?

A.It will die very soon.   B. It will be an ice frog.

B.It will become dangerous.   D. It will become very small

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People have flown kites in Japan for more than 1,000 years. There are different kinds of kites there.Some look like bats（蝙蝠）；others look like birds. Most have pictures on them．There are many interesting stories about kites in Japan．One story tells about a thief（小偷）who used a kite.He wanted to steal（偷）the gold（金子）from the top of a high tower．The thief and his friends made a large kite.One dark windy night he caught hold of the kite．His friends raised（使升高）it into the air．Then they moved the kite near the top of the tower．The thief was able to steal the gold.Another story tells about a father and a son．They were in trouble on an island near Japan.The father made a large kite．His son flew in it back to Japan．

The young men of Japan have kite matches.When the kites are flying, the match starts．The young men try to break each other’s kite strings（细绳）. The last kite left in the sky is the winner．

1.Most kites in Japan________．

A. look nice with pictures　 B. are very small

C. look like hats　　 　　　　　 D. are very large

2.In the kite match the young men try to________．

A. make their kites fly high

B. draw beautiful pictures on their kites

C. make very large kites themselves

D. stop each other’s kites from flying in the sky

3.The father in the passage made a large kite to help his son to________．

A. fly over the sea　　 B. fly over the island

C. return home　 　　　　 D. steal gold

4.The passage mainly（主要地）tells us________．

A. something about the kites in Japan

B. how a kite match starts

C. how to fly kites

D. what the kites look like

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Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the US. The restaurants are not fast food. They __1.__(know) as “fast casual”.

Researchers say Americans want more ___2.___(choose) and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat. This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald’s has struggled financially. While McDonald’s is struggling ___3.__(win) their customers back, Shake Shack, is doing well.

Bonnie Riggs, ___4.__ restaurant expert, has studied Americans’ restaurant habits for almost 30 years. She says one reason why Americans like fast casual food is _5.___ it’s new and creative. Besides it is something different and people like to try new things. Her study shows Americans __6.___(make) 61 billion visits to restaurants last year. Three out __7.___ four visits were to fast food restaurants, like McDonald’s. Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits, but it has developed fast. Just as Ms Riggs says, “it’s growing __8.___(rapid) because they meet consumers’ needs.

They know it’s__9.__(prepare) while they wait; it’s fresh, quality good, good tasting food at ___10.__(reason) and affordable prices.

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More than one kind of English ________ all over the world.

A. is spoken    B. are spoken    C. is said      D. are said

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While you are traveling abroad, cultural mistakes are more serious than linguistic mistakes, which can lead to serious misunderstanding and even ill-feeling between individuals.1.

●Touching Someone

2. In Mediterranean countries, if you don’t touch someone’s arm when talking to them or if you don’t greet them with kisses or a warm hug, you’ll be considered cold. But backslap(拍背) someone who isn’t a family member or a good friend in Korea, and you'll make them uncomfortable. In Thailand, the head is considered sacred—never even pat a child on the head.

●Talking Over Dinner

In some countries, like China,Japan and some African nations, the food’s the thing, so don’t start chatting about your day's adventures while everyone else is digging into dinner.3. It’s not because your group is unfriendly, but because meal times are for eating, not talking.

● Removing Your Shoes or Not

Take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party and the hostess will find you uncivilized, but fail to remove your shoes before entering a home in Asia, Hawaii, or the Pacific Islands and you'll be considered disrespectful. So, if you see a row of shoes at the door, start undoing your laces.4.

Once you are on the ground of a different country, remain highly sensitive to native behavior.5. And don’t feel offended if something seems offensive—like queue jumping. After all, this is a global village, and we are all very different.

A.Personal space varies as you travel the globe.

B.Asians consider removing shoes impolite at home.

C.Never be completely surprised by anything.

D.The linguistic mistake means that someone is not fully expressing his idea.

E.Look out for the following cultural mistakes and try to avoid them.

F.If not, keep the shoes on.

G.You'll be likely to meet with silence.

高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Today, kids have more worries and face more pressures than ever before. Here are a few tips to help your child focus on and do well in school.

● 1.

Recording everything to be done will help him keep track of important dates and deadlines. With proper plan he will be better able to plan how and where to spend his time.

●Watch the clock

2.. I also recommend setting his clock or watch five minutes ahead since it’s always easy to run late. When it comes to something like catching a bus, just five minutes can make a significant difference.

●Get enough sleep

Lack of sleep is proven to harm us physically. 3.. The average adult needs at least six hours of sleep a night and the average child needs at least eight.

●Stay in shape

Through spending time outdoors or playing sports with friends, he can “blow off some steam” so to speak, as well as re-energize. 4..

● Talk through your problems

Be able to share his concerns with you. 5.. If you make it clear that you understand him and are willing to help, you will contribute to his emotional health and build an open and honest relationship as well.

A.The more sleep we get, the more alert we are

B.Create a personal schedule

C.Encourage him to get outside

D.Encourage your child to be positive

E.Setting an alarm for the morning is a must

F.Help your child work better to realize his aim

G.Sharing feelings often makes them easier to deal with

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More Australians are overweight or obese than ever before, and the number is steadily increasing. Around 64 percent of men and 47 percent of women are carrying too much body fat. This means that the chances of obesity-related disorders, such as coronary heart disease(冠心病) and diabetes(糖尿病), is also on the rise. The popularity of crash dieting has caused many misunderstandings about weight loss. Most of these misunderstandings cause unhealthy weight loss behaviors.

A recent research of deaths in the United States from their National Health Nutrition Examination Survey suggests that being overweight may not increase your risk of dying. This finding is contrary to the past research that they thought the numbers of premature death(早死) linked to weight in the year 2000. The findings were that underweight and seriously obese people have an increased chance of dying compared with normal weight people. Interestingly, however, being overweight is related to a slightly lower chance of dying for your age. The effect of obesity on death rate may have reduced over time, perhaps because of improvements in public health and medical care. The authors say that body weight may not be such an important risk factor for premature death and that fitness, while smoking and too much fat in your diet may be more important.

65. If a person carries much fat, he or she _______________ .

A.knows how to keep healthy better than those who don’t

B.should lose weight as soon as possible to keep healthy

C.will surely suffer from both coronary heart disease and diabetes

D.might suffer from some diseases related to obesity

66. The underlined phrase “is contrary to” in the second paragraph probably means ___________.

A. agrees with                                           B. disagrees with

C. proves                                                 D. combines

67. According to the recent research of deaths in America, ______________ .

A.underweight people will live longer than those overweight people

B.dying at an early age is connected with overweight

C.being overweight doesn’t necessary lead to premature deaths

D.being overweight is healthier than normal people

68. We can infer from the text that _____________ .

A.the writer wants to persuade people not to lose weight

B.misunderstandings about weight loss are more serious than ever

C.much progress has been made in public medical condition

D.the cause of premature deaths is heavy smoking

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Now, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them.

Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny(保姆). Most evenings Daniel wouldn't get home until eight or nine o'clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings

They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.

Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales, I always wanted to have a farm here, says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It's taken some getting used to, but it's been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money in car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it's made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.”

Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I'm not really a country girl, but I suppose I'm gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all。”

1.The underlined word“downshifting” in the first paragraph means　　　 .

A.repairing your car by yourself

B.spending money carefully

C.moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life

D.living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week

2.When Daniel was a reporter, he　　　　　　 .

A.lived in central London B.disliked his job

C.missed his children D.was well paid

3.Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm

A.was easy to organize B.has improved family life

C.was extremely expensive D.have been a total success

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More students than ever before are taking a gap year（间隔年） before going to university．It used to be the"year off"between school and university．The gap﹣year phenomenon originated（起源） with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year．

This year，25310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year，according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service （UCAS）．

That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year．Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education．"Students who take a well﹣planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with，and complete，their chosen course．Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible，"he said．

But not everyone is happy．Owain James，the president of the National Union of Students （NUS），argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship﹣young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education．"New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to￡15，000 in debt．It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree．NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods，"he said．

1.What do we learn about the gap year from the text？

A. It is flexible in length．

B. It is a time for relaxation

C. It is required by universities

D. It is increasingly popular

2.According to Tony Higgins．students taking a gap year　　　 ．

A. are better prepared for college studies

B. know a lot more about their future job

C. are more likely to leave university in debt

D. have a better chance to enter top universities

3.How does Owain James feel about the gap﹣year phenomenon？

A. He's puzzled

B. He's worried

C. He's surprised

D. He's annoyed

4.What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics？

A. Earn money for their education

B. Make plans for the new term

C. Attend additional courses．

D. Prepare for their graduate studies．

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