Peyto Lake, Canada
Located in Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park Peyto Lake is one of the most wonderful lakes in the world. What makes it truly beautiful is its unique greenish-blue color, and placement in the Canadian Rockies. Named after trail guide Bill Peyto, this lake is located at a height of 1,860m.
Entry Details: $9.80 adult, $8.30 senior, $4.90 youth, and $19.60 family
Best Time to Visit: July, August, and September
Lake Argentino, Argentina
Located in the Patagonian province in Argentina, the lake is truly beautiful. Surrounded by glaciers and snow-covered mountains, the lake presents visual delights like none other. With a maximum depth of 500 meters, it’s the biggest freshwater lake in Argentina. The lake is famous for fishing.
Entry Details: $15~$20, changes as per season, but entry for tourists above 70 years of age is always free.
Best Time to Visit: December to March, and late November
Lake Baikal, Russia
Being the world’s oldest and deepest lake, Baikal is about 395 meters long, 49 meters wide and 1,637 meters deep. It holds more water than the Five Great Lakes of America combined, and is thus the largest freshwater lake globally. Located in the south Russian region of Siberia, a trip to view this lake is a trip of a lifetime!
Entry Details: No Entrance fee here
Best Time to Visit: March to April
Lake Como, Italy
Considered one of the most beautiful lakes in Europe, Lake Como has attracted tourists since Roman times. Located in Lombardy, Como is one of the deepest lakes in Europe. Surrounded by villas and palaces, this lake has attracted some of the wealthiest. Today, many celebrities(名人) have houses here. Here you can enjoy water sports, take a flight over the lake, or try skiing during the winters-every tourist has something he’s going to like!
Entry Details: Free
Best Time to Visit: July and September
1.Why is the passage presented?
A. To call on people to travel around the world.
B. To introduce some beautiful lakes around the world.
C. To explain how some world-famous lakes formed.
D. To tell us what tourist can do around the world-famous lakes.
2.Which place has to be paid for a visit of an 80-years-old man?
A. Lake Como, Italy. B. Lake Baikal, Russia.
C. Peyto Lake, Canada. D. Lake Argentino, Argentina.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The world’s second largest freshwater lake is in Russia
B. A trail guide gave the name to Peyto Lake of Canada
C. Lake Como is well known for its color and location
D. Lake Argentino is surrounded by glaciers and snow-covered mountains
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom得知你即将到英国旅游。他写信问你能否替他带点中国特产(special products)。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示愿意；
2. 介绍特产。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream. Some mentioned the inspired Chinese Dream that was put forward by President Xi. And others talked enthusiastically about his understanding of the Chinese Dream. We are all believe that this dream will come true in the future. I also talked about my own dream. I had always wanted to be a doctor. Not only can doctors save people’s life but also they are doing a respectably job. Doctors can also help people to live a better life without their professional knowledge. To realize my dream, I should try to work hardly from now on. I must learn as much as I can get into a good medical college, which I can prepare myself fully for the job of a doctor.
“What’s the matter, Mum?”
As soon as I entered the door, I found that my mother was not 1. (please). It was unusual — she usually 2. (open) the door and welcomes me with a smile!
“She’s dying,” Mum said 3. (sad). I knew what she said. The tulip (郁金香), my mother’s favorite, is dying.
A month ago, we moved into our new house and Mum 4. (buy) a very beautiful tulip in a flower shop. Mum liked it very much. Whenever she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoy 5. (it) beautiful colour and nice smell.
She regarded the tulip as a baby and looked after it carefully. She put the tulip by the window and moved it from one place to another 6. (give) enough sunshine to it. The first thing she did 7. she got up every morning was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized it many times.
She hoped that 8. great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful. 9. the tulip was dying because of too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love must be 10. (harm).
Too much love can sometimes kill what you love.
In the town of Swedesboro, New Jersey, 5th grade students are determined to make 2,000 paper cranes (纸鹤) by the end of the school year. Their _______ is to put smiles on kids’ faces.
The idea of _______ the paper cranes started when their _______, Tara Milward, read them the story Sadako and the One Thousand Paper Cranes in class. Sadako was _______ with leukemia (白血病) at a very young age. She _______ folding the paper cranes along with her family and friends, _______ this was a symbol of hope for Sadako to get _______ one day.
The students of Harker School wanted to _______ Sadako’s story. They began buying paper,_______ paper cranes, and decided to make 2,000! They want to send the ________ 1,000 cranes to Hiroshima, Japan where Sadako lived. The next 1,000 cranes are ________ to a local hospital. Wherever a paper crane is made, the students are ________ that something so simple can help someone ________ hope.
They are so devoted to the ________ that they work on it in every minute of their ________ time to help them towards their big goal of 2,000 paper cranes. To achieve their ________ goal, all of the students are coming together and working very ________. They are eager to spread the hope to their friends and families, also a ________ of this extraordinary project.
The students are ________ by Sadako’s story and are making their impossible dream come true. They hope to make a ________ around the globe to show that everyone can make the world a better place.
1.A. goal B. class C. reward D. worry
2.A. selling B. finding C. making D. collecting
3.A. friend B. teacher C. parent D. patient
4.A. covered B. occupied C. equipped D. diagnosed
5.A. minded B. began C. remembered D. continued
6.A. if B. so C. because D. though
7.A. kinder B. cleaner C. older D. better
8.A. take part in B. make use of C. come up with D. thing highly of
9.A. receiving B. adding C. folding D. packing
10.A. first B. last C. best D. most
11.A. returning B. turning C. flying D. going
12.A. tired B. amazed C. frightened D. bored
13.A. keep up B. break up C. give up D. turn up
14.A. visit B. chance C. study D. cause
15.A. lost B. rare C. spare D. whole
16.A. usual B. common C. early D. famous
17.A. hard B. gradually C. fluently D. ahead
18.A. help B. change C. part D. test
19.A. rewarded B. ashamed C. disturbed D. inspired
20.A. travel B. difference C. research D. speech
Travel Abroad Do’s and Don’ts
Planning a trip abroad with family or friends this summer break? Here are a few travel tips to keep you safe.
1. If you want to make your trip safe and easy, plan ahead. 1. The less you have to carry around, the more quickly you can move. Besides, planning ahead will save your time and make sure you don’t miss best things.
2. 2. No one wants bad things to happen but you’ll feel better when you’re ready for them if they do. When you travel abroad, you are in a place you don’t know well and you can always be a target, especially your valuables. Don’t keep large amounts of cash in your wallet. 3. Also, take copies of your travel documents with you and leave your passport and other important documents in the hotel.
3. Nothing ruins a trip faster than the unexpected crisis. 4. It will insure yourself against unexpected accidents, so it is necessary to buy the insurance. But you need to be careful about the items in the contract (合同), so that you know what you are and are not covered for when you book travel insurance.
4. While enjoying the moment in the bar, be cautious and keep an eye on your drink at all times. Besides, being on holidays doesn’t mean you have the right to do what you want. 5. Keep these tips in mind and make the most of your time. Have fun with family and friends and explore and enjoy your time away.
A. Expect the unexpected.
B. Take more in any case.
C. Take the necessities with you.
D. Don’t leave your hotel alone.
E. Be respectful and don’t do anything illegal.
F. Don’t forget to buy the travel insurance.
G. Try putting smaller notes in several different pockets.
