Travelling can be a way to gain life experiences，especially during Spring Break—a week long school vacation in the United States.But what if you’re a student and don’t have enough money for a trip? Don’t worry.Here are some useful suggestions.
Save：This probably is the most important preparation for travelling.Cut expenses to fatten_your_wallet so you will have more choices about where to go and how to get there.
Plan ahead：Don’t wait until the last minute to plan your trip.Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice.Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security and savings.
Do your homework：No matter where you go，research the places you will visit.Decide what to see.Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants.
Plan sensibly：Write down what you expect to spend for food and hotels.Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything.
Travel in groups：Find someone who is interested in visiting the same place.By travelling with others you can share costs and experiences.
Work as you go：Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit.
Go off the beaten path：Tourist cities may be expensive.You may want to rethink your trip and go to a lesser－known area.Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights.
Pack necessary things：The most important things to take are not always clothes.Remember medicine in case you get sick and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant.
Use the Internet：The Net can help to save money.Some useful websites include www.Travelocity.com，www.bargains－lowestfare.com and www.economictravel.com.
By planning sensibly，even students can enjoy the travel.Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.
1.This passage is about ________.
A．how to travel with enough money
B．how to plan your travel
C．how to make your travel interesting
D．how to get life experiences
2.The underlined words “fatten your wallet” probably means ________.
A．make your wallet larger
B．put some fat in your wallet
C．put some choices in your wallet
D．save some money
3.During your trip，________.
A．you can gain valuable life experiences
B．you need more shoes than clothes
C．you shouldn’t look for work all the way
D．you should forget to do your homework
4.The purpose of this passage is________.
A．to give some advice on travelling
B．to encourage the students to have a trip
C．to introduce some websites about travelling
D．to teach the students how to save money during their trip
My wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didn’t know. How wrong we were! Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through the city with the same group of “nameless” people have changed our thinking.
Before the bus takes off, we all join in a conversation: where’s the silent woman who sits up front and never responds to our cheery greetings? Here she comes. Her worn clothing suggests she doesn’t have much money to spare, but she always takes an extra cup of coffee for the driver.
We get smiles 
from a Mexican couple as they get on the bus hand in hand. When they get off, they’re still holding hands. The woman was pregnant late last year, and one day her change of shape confirmed that she’d delivered the child. We even felt a little pride at the thought of our extended family.
For many months, our only sadness lay in our inability to establish the same friendship with the silent woman at the front o
f the bus. Then, one evening, we went to a fish restaurant. We were shown to a table alongside someone sitting alone. It was the woman from the bus.
We greeted her with friendly familiarity we’d shown all year, but this time her face softened, then a shy smile. When she spoke, the words escaped awkwardly from her lips. All at once we realized why she hadn’t spoken to us before. Talking was hard for her.
Over dinner; we learned the stay of a single mother with a disabled son who was receiving special care away from 
home. She missed him desperately, she explained.
“I love him… and he loves me, even though he doesn’t express it very well,” she murmured. “Lots of us have that problem, don’t we? We don’t say what we want to say, what we should be saying. And that’s not good enough.”
The candles flared on our tables. Our fish had never tasted better. But the atmosphere grew pleasant, and when we parted as friends—we shared names.
1.Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?
A.The Silent Woman on the Bus
B Friends of the Road
C. Going to Work by Bus
D. Different Kinds of Friendship
2.All the following statements can describe the woman except ______.
A. poor B. warm –hearted
C. cold D. silent
3.The underlined word “establish” in the fourth passage probably has the same meaning as ______.
A. keep B. set up
C. discover D. accept
4.The woman had the same problem with her son in the way that ______.
A. they both disabled people
B. they both liked bus travel
C. they both brought interest to the passengers
D. they both had some difficulty in expressing
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When my father was still in his teens, his father usually took him to the church to pray (祈祷). My grandfather had a______of keeping his change in his shirt pocket. As they______in the church side by side one day, the______fell out of his pocket and onto the floor. Obviously deep______concentration, my grandfather didn’t notice it at all______, a gentleman that was sitting nearby, as well as my father, ______the incident. The man moved quickly and picked up the coins______. Maybe he was afraid the others would have seen what he was doing. Then he______to another corner of the church. He pretended (假装) he hadn’t done anything except praying. My father saw the man’s______and as soon as my grand- father______praying, he couldn’t______telling my grand-father what had happened. My grandfather______what had happened and stopped my father from telling him who______the money. He then told my father the following：______the man had to steal in church, then it must be because he was very______and could not support his family. "We mustn’t be so______to judge a person," he added. They______a grocery store (杂货店). My grandfather told my father to make sure that every month he would______a bag of daily things needed by a______and send it to that person without telling him whom it was from. I don’t know how______went for that man from then on, but wouldn’t this world be a better place to live in if we had that kind of kindness in our society?
1.A. hobby B. habit C. dream D. secret
2.A. sang B. walked C. existed D. prayed
3.A. coins B. cards C. tickets D. bills
4.A. in B. on C. by D. at
5.A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Instead
6.A. experienced B. noticed C. found D. searched
7.A. slowly B. bravely C. hardly D. secretly
8.A. put up B. set off C. went away D. ran after
9.A. sighting B. behav
ior C. evidence D. change
10.A. finished B. continued C. succeeded D. supported
11.A. keep B. imagine C. help D. stop
12.A. cared B. talked C. heard D. worried
13.A. brought B.borrowed C. earned D. took
14.A. Whether B. Although C.If D. Once
15.A. angry B. bad C. mild D. poor
16.A. quick B. friendly C. impolite D. clever
17.A. owned B.
reached C. passed D. bought
18.A. compare B. produce C. examine D. propare
19.A. group B. shop C. church D. family
20.A. life B. luck C. time D. work
— rapid progress they have made!
— Right. And it is true the students from other developing countries.
A. What a; with B. How a; for
C. How; of D. What; of
The plane is flying ____ a speed of 500 kilometers an hour ____ the way to Kunming.
A．with; on B．at; on
C．at; in D．with; in
You can’t learn to play the piano without practising．____, you can’t learn a language well without using it.
A．Likely B．Hopefully
C．Similarly D．Personally
