Now many young people are travelling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first travelled alone when she was at college and believed that it was something everyone should do at least once in their life. She said, “It opens your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that that can make it on their own.
Chris decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go travelling. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He said he wished he had travelled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the man.
Chris describes travelling alone will make you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything. He said, “The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
As the saying goes, “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”
1.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?
A.Travelling abroad helps people to find new things.
B.It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.
C.It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.
D.Travelling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.
2.Travelling alone is challenging because ________.
A.you have to choose things on your own
B.it is hard for you to prove yourself to others
C.you can only depend on yourself whatever happens
D.it pushes you into the comfort zone
3.What can we know about Chris?
A.He started travelling alone at an early age. B.He once was afraid of travelling.
C.He used to work as a salesman. D.His website inspires others a lot.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Travel Abroad B.Travel Alone
C.Travel Light D.Travel Far
单句改错
1.When I had lived in the countryside, I used to play in the woods.
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2.If you miss this chance, it may be years since you get another one.
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3.We have been living here since we had moved here.
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4.I hurried to the spot at the moment I heard the news.
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5.The hotel where I lived was the worst that I have ever stayed in.
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6.While time goes by, we’ll be older and older.
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7.I felt very nervous for the first time I stood in front of so many strangers.
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8.All people were focusing on the game while the power was cut off.
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9.When they will return from the US, we’ll give them a warm welcome.
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10.I have planned to give you back your dictionary, but I was too busy then.
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假如你是李华，你的朋友Jack要来你的家乡参观，请你根据下列要点写一篇电子邮件回复，介绍你的家乡。
1. 自然环境(绿水青山，环境优美)；
2. 人文环境(交通便利，生活和谐)；
3. 表示欢迎。
注意: 1. 词数100左右；
2. 包括所有要点，但不得逐字翻译。
Dear Jack,
I’m very glad to hear that you are going to pay a visit to my home town.
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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。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。
I’m writing to invite you join us in playing in one of William Shakespeare’s well-known play, Romeo and Juliet. The play, that will be put on three weeks from now, is looking for a young man to play a role of Romeo. I think you are the right person. You are familiar to the story because you have just finished a paper on it. Besides, I had experience in performing when you are in England. What you need it to do is to memorize a few lines and do some practice. It is no doubt that your participation will make the play a greatly success.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hongyadong, 1.(locate) on cliffs above a river, is a vast complex in mock-traditional style in Chongqing. Its bars, restaurants and golden neon lights have been a popular draw 2. it was built in 2006. Last year 3. number of visitors increased.
The main reason, it seemed, was Hongyadong’s sudden 4.(popular) on a social-media app, Douyin, which is used for sharing photographs and 15-second videos.
5.(upload) a picture or video from a photogenic spot to sites such as Douyin and Kuaishou is known in China 6. daka, meaning “punching the card”. The aim is not to produce a well-crafted video or beautiful photograph, but simply 7.(show) that you have also been to the places that are popular.
A subculture 8.(develop) among young people who embrace daka as a lifestyle till now. So-called daka zu can be found roaming Chongqing and other 9.(city), checking in at as many hot locations as possible within a single day.
The daka craze may have practical origins. China’s young urban professionals have little vacation time. So workers need to make the 10.(much) of their limited leisure time. Douyin captures the mood with its slogan: “Make every second count.”
I had been swimming competitively for about five years and was ready to quit because I felt I was horrible at it. I kept _______ “Honorable Mentions”(安慰奖). Any _______knows that you don’t want to have a bookshelf full of “Honorable Mentions”, which you get just because you _______.
One summer day, the day _______ a big swim meet, I decided to tell my grandma that I was quitting the swim team, but she said, “Baby, _______ these words: ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ You go to that swim meet tomorrow.”
The next day we arrived at the swim meet late, _______ my group of swimmers in the 15/ 16 age group. My _______ insisted that I be allowed to swim with the _______group. I knew that she was _______ me in the race so that our long drive would not be ________. As I got on the board, I quickly noticed that these girls were here to do one thing—to________ me! All of a sudden my grandma’s words ________ in my head, “Ouitters never win and winners never quit, quitters never win and winners never quit.”
SPLASH!
I was swimming ________ than I’d swum before. As I drew my right arm back, I noticed I was tied with one person. I assumed we were battling for the eighth place and I refused to finish dead last, so I added more kick on the ________ 200 yards. I hit the wall and ________ to the left and to the right for the swimmers who had beaten me, but no one was there. They must have gotten out of the ________ already. I raised my head to see my coach________ hysterically(歇斯底里). My eyes ________her pointing finger and I couldn’t believe what I saw. The other swimmers had just reached the halfway point of the ________! That day, at age 15, I broke the national 17/18-year-old 400-freestyle record. I had hung up my honorable mentions. That day, I ________ them with a huge gold medal.
1.A.receiving B.quitting C.refusing D.wishing
2.A.reader B.swimmer C.athlete D.learner
3.A.come around B.get out C.show up D.give off
4.A.after B.before C.during D.in
5.A.write B.have C.learn D.remember
6.A.missing B.winning C.losing D.having
7.A.grandma B.fan C.coach D.friend
8.A.older B.younger C.quicker D.stronger
9.A.calling B.including C.teaching D.forgetting
10.A.wasted B.considered C.dropped D.seen
11.A.hate B.love C.beat D.praise
12.A.heard B.sang C.shouted D.rang
13.A.harder B.faster C.longer D.later
14.A.first B.last C.most D.over
15.A.swam B.came C.jumped D.looked
16.A.breath B.water C.time. D.race
17.A.encouraging B.smiling C.running D.screaming
18.A.saw B.held C.followed D.grasped
19.A.pool B.road C.field D.board
20.A.helped B.joined C.admired D.replaced
