When I was 25 years old, I had a big dream in my mind and lots of things in my backpack. I wanted to travel around Africa with my _______. So I left my hometown with great confidence and _______ in Cape Town on a one-way ticket, not really _______ what to do next. _______, before my trip actually started, I met a kind, old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel _______ I ever received: “Be like a student on your way around the world.”
It sounds _______, but it really changed my mind about travelling. He helped me _______ that travel is about learning and observing different _______. “It’s far too easy to go into a(n) _______ country for you and believe your ways are better. But if you study, ask questions, and ________ to learn from the locals, you’ll have far richer ________, ”he promised me.
On other trips ________ I was on my tour way to Cancun, I didn’t know the man so I was just a ________. I only stayed there for a week to see the ________ and places of interest and then left. The culture didn’t ________ me. I left the cities and towns without really ________ anyone or anything. Those people and things ________ in those very places to which I had ________ a visit.
This time, I promised myself that I would be a ________ student traveller. After seven months of ________ travelling from Cape Town to Cairo, I returned home. Having a student-like attitude helped me learn a lot. This trip satisfied me more than any other trip ever did to me.
1.A.friend B.pet C.backpack D.family
2.A.continued B.stopped C.danced D.arrived
3.A.sure B.excited C.afraid D.concerned
4.A.Certainly B.Luckily C.Truly D.Sadly
5.A.knowledge B.feeling C.advice D.reason
6.A.simple B.funny C.boring D.foolish
7.A.remember B.choose C.improve D.realize
8.A.cultures B.events C.places D.backgrounds
9.A.strange B.magic C.new D.interesting
10.A.accept B.try C.decide D.forget
11.A.task B.dream C.achievement D.experience
12.A.since B.where C.when D.before
13.A.tourist B.student C.reporter D.businessman
14.A.picture B.sights C.show D.mountain
15.A.inspire B.change C.help D.influence
16.A.refusing B.encouraging C.knowing D.teaching
17.A.existed B.disappeared C.kept D.started
18.A.wanted B.paid C.organized D.broken
19.A.beautiful B.proud C.real D.wise
20.A.difficult B.successful C.common D.challenging
Here are some top tips for world travelers.
Travel light.1. It’s no fun carrying a huge bag around a foreign city.Don’t take too many clothes and avoid heavy books and electrical equipment.
2. Always keep your passport on you in an inside pocket or special travel belt.There may be thieves about.It’s a good idea to make a photocopy(复印件)of your passport and travel documents.
Transport sense.Don’t let go of your bags on the train.3. There are always thieves on public transport.If you want to sleep,tie your bag to your arm.When you take a taxi,it’s a good idea to ask for the driver’s permit.Many foreigners pay too much money because they take unofficial taxis.
Keep clean.It’s a good idea to wear dark clothes because they hide the dirt while white clothes attract it!Make sure you have plenty of clean underclothes and deodorant(除臭剂).4.
5. You should always be polite and respectful towards the locals.Even if you find their habits and behaviour a bit strange,you shouldn’t show your feelings.Remember,you’re their guest.
A.Be polite.
B.Keep your documents safe.
C.You should carry a spare bag.
D.You don’t want to smell bad!
E.Keep them with you at all times.
F.Make sure your bag isn’t too heavy.
G.It’s a good idea to wear similar clothes to the local people.
Travel is one of the most exciting experiences a human being can have. Imagine how Italian traveler Marco Polo must have felt when he found himself on Chinese soil, seeing a way of life quite different from anything he’d seen before.
And how great must it have been to listen to Zhang Qian when he returned to China from his journey through Central Asia and West Asia? His brain must have been packed with everything he’d seen and heard, leading to the founding of the Silk Road.
Some people have traveled all over the world, and travel is a way of life to them. They perhaps know what to expect before they travel. That’s why the best travel is when it’s for the first time. Imagine a person who has always wanted to travel to the United States. Of course, they’ve probably seen the Statue of Liberty a thousand times on TV, and the White House, and all the other famous sights. But none of that would compare to the thrill of looking out of the cabin window as the plane lands, watching the cities and streets of the real America come into view.
Although travel is often just for recreation, it’s also educational. We may not know that we are getting an education, but we still are.
We’re learning every day: new words in a new language, new people, and new ways of life. But this learning takes place in the school of the world, not the classroom. One of the lessons we learn is undoubtedly a moral one. As we get to know foreign places, we come to understand that there are many different ways to live, and that the way we live isn’t necessarily the best way. The British politician Benjamin Disraeli summed this up well when he said, “Travel teaches toleration.”
1.The writer uses Marco Polo and Zhang Qian as examples to ________.
A.explain how the Silk Road was founded
B.present travel as an amazing experience
C.show how the way people travel has changed
D.describe important cultural exchanges in history
2.The underlined word in paragraph 4 probably means ________.
A.learning B.knowledge
C.fun D.risk
3.According to the last two paragraphs, the writer believes that ________.
A.traveling should be included in formal education
B.traveling improves people’s confidence in their lifestyle
C.a foreign journey may raise people’s cultural understanding
D.there is more to learn from adventures than being in classrooms
单词拼写
1.As far as I know, he has been a ______ (士兵) for three years.
2.Can I pay by ______ (信用) card?
3.We found a large atlas with good maps that showed ______ (细节) of world geography.
4.My father ______ (要求) that I arrive home at dusk.
5.The ______ (风景) from the top of the tower was wonderful.
6.Give the names of two people who can be ______ (联系) at any time.
7.The newly built school library will be a useful ______ (来源) of information for us.
8.After getting my ______ (签证) I was very excited because I had dreamed of this day for so long.
9.He has a ______ (独特的) way of making his classes lively and interesting.
10.Wan Hu, a Chinese government ______ (官员), invented a flying chair.
假定你是李华， 你正在为高考紧张复习， 但最近你遇到了一些问题导致无法集中精力学习。于是你给你校的外籍心理老师Kate写一封求助信寻求帮助。 要点如下：
1. 自我介绍。
2. 求助内容：作业多， 没有时间运动；压力大， 难以入睡……
3. 希望得到Kate的帮助。
注意：1.词数100左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Kate,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。错误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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I can’t wait to tell you the decision my parents had just made. They plan to give birth to a second child. How excited it is! Being the only child in the family, most teenagers like you grow up lonely, that does harm to our psychological health. However, things will change from now on. I am going to have a sibling to play. I will help my parents looking after my sibling when he/she is born, ensuring that he/she grows up happy with love and affection all around. However, I am afraid that I know little about how to take a good care of a baby and how to set a good example to him/her. I want to get some advices from you but I am looking forward to your early reply.
