You want to have fun and adventure and so you decide to travel somewhere to do it. Sounds like a simple enough thing. And basically it is. But what is adventure? That is the key here and the answer can be different for different people.
For those who love sports, adventure travel can have a whole different meaning than for those who like history. The physical travel types that you can find include such adventure travel as white water rafting (白浪漂流), kayaking or climbing and hiking to some mountains somewhere. To the hiker, backpacking across Ireland might be their adventure. For this type of person, adventure travel almost always includes something physical. Often the goal is to push their body’s limits and test their individual endurance (耐力).
For those who less want to climb mountains, adventure travel might mean traveling to Nepal and taking in the local festivals. Wine tasting in Italy is also vacation adventure for the more relaxed traveler who enjoys peace and comfort. Anything that is opposite to the normal scope (范围) of the traveler’s lifestyle defines (定义) adventure.
Adventure travel is not necessarily a one-size-fits-all type of vacation. Adventure depends on the person’s physical limits, how much money the person has and what the person enjoys doing. Going beyond the normal is adventurous for many. If your life is quite busy, then sitting on a beach in the moonlight with your family might be adventure for you. The point is not what you do but that you have a good time and that it is an adventure for YOU — not for the person next to you.
Do not sit home this year when vacation time rolls around. Go beyond your normal routine and try something new. If you usually spend your vacation sun-bathing on a beach, try hiking, instead, through the mountains. Look around you, think beyond your comfort zone and head out on an adventure vacation.
1.For a quiet traveler, he is most likely to choose _________.
A．backpacking across a country
B．wine tasting in a bar
C．hiking to some mountains
D．white water rafting
2.To have an adventure travel, the most important is _________.
A．whether you enjoy yourself
B．whether you try something dangerous
C．where you go for the traveling
D．what you do in the traveling
3.The underlined word “beyond” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_________”.
A．according to B．later than C．more than D．less than
4.From the passage, we can make a conclusion that _________.
A．adventure travel always includes something dangerous
B．adventure travel will cost you a large sum of money
C．anything that goes beyond the normal is adventure travel
D．adventure travelers like to do things to the limits of their body
5.The best title for the passage may be “_________”.
A．Tips on adventure travel
B．Who is interested in adventure travel
C．What is adventure travel
D．Popular places for adventure travel
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished, gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said,“You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide.” “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words. “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t request you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really’. It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.”
Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
1.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because_________.
A．English idioms were not important
B．I had no interest in English learning
C．my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of them
D．I cared little about the teacher’s instruction
2.At first, on hearing “You don’t say”, I thought the foreigner meant_________.
A．I had talked too much
B．he was only interested in the Great Wall
C．he was not interested in the topic
D．I had to stop talking
3.The underlined word “amusing” in paragraph 1 means_________.
A．funny B．important C．lucky D．terrible
4.After the Englishman explained the idiom, _________.
A．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool
B．the Englishman became a real fool
C．I felt very silly
D．I became more careful in everything
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．The Englishman left china without seeing the Great Wall.
B．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.
C．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.
D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.
It doesn’t matter if you have one friend or 20, because there are only a few people in this world that can make you truly happy. For me, my family and my three best girlfriends mean everything to me.
Some days I didn’t want to go to school because I felt so disappointed in myself but I don’t regret a thing. It makes you stronger as a person, and if you are able to mend your friendships as I have done, then you can do anything.
My mother always told me, “Stephanie, remember that a friend is a gift that you give yourself. A friend will make you laugh and be there for the good or bad. A true friend will never make fun of you. If a friend is a piece of work, then he or she has never been a friend at all. A friend is the biggest gift to yourself.”
Everyone is going to make mistakes but please don’t push them away, especially if it’s someone you really care about. I know when I make a mistake I beat myself up about it. I just wish someone would reach out a hand to help me back on my feet as my best friends did. If someone is new or doesn’t have a friend, please reach out and behind him/her because that small action could mean the world to him/her. Now that I’m older, I understand what my mom has been trying to tell me, and now I know that the friends that I choose will also be the kinds of friends that I would want to be surrounded by forever.
1.According to the passage, a true friend should be a person that _________.
A．often gives you gifts
B．makes you happy
C．does both good or bad things to you
D．seldom makes fun of you
2.It can be inferred from the passage that the writer _________.
A．understands what a friend means to her
B．doesn’t think that friends will make her truly happy
C．doesn’t have many friends
D．has nothing except her family and three friends
3.If you hope to have a friend, you should do the following EXCEPT_________.
A．giving advice and offering help if he or she makes mistakes
B．regarding him or her as a piece of work
C．considering him or her a valuable gift
D．trying to treat a newcomer as a friend
4.The last sentence probably means_________.
A．people around me are all my friends
B．I only choose the people around me to be my friends
C．the friends I choose will surround me every day
D．my true friends would always be by my side for my joys and sorrows
I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was looking through the teddy bears beside her father 38 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. 39 , it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and 40 picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father 41 his head, “No”.
Rather 42 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 43 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one 44 on top of the others, and hurried down toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases(购买物) and 45 the girl and her father.
Then, much to the little girl’s 46 , the little boy and his father got in line behind her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl 47 it back to the cashier(收银员) and 48 something to her. The cashier smiled and put the 49 under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “Congratulations. You’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only 50 in disbelief. It was, he said, exactly what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and prettiest smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not 51 into the strong who care and the 52 who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.
1. A．while B．when C．after D．once
2. A．Then B．Therefore C．However D．Otherwise
3. A．stopped B．continued C．avoided D．kept
4. A．shook B．nodded C．moved D．held
5. A．upset B．disappointed C．angry D．anxious
6. A．also B．instead C．lastly D．indeed
7. A．laying B．lying C．to lie D．lain
8. A．walked B．helped C．kept D．followed
9. A．surprise B．disappointment C．joy D．sadness
10. A．put B．handed C．sent D．carried
11. A．whispered B．shouted C．gave D．showed
12. A．basket B．bag C．bear D．gift
13. A．cry B．look C．jump D．pay
14. A．divided B．changed C．destroyed D．cut
15. A．poor B．ugly C．unhappy D．weak
The boy’s father insisted that the boy ______ badly and that he ______ to the nearest hospital at once.
A．be hurt; should be sent B．be hurt; should be sent
C．was hurt; be sent D．was hurt; would be sent
In that terrible earthquake, ______ who were killed ______ more than 20,000.
A．the number of people; was B．a number of people; were
C．many people; were D．the number of people; were
