When Cath Pirret and her husband Iain took their daughters Jessie, 10, and Holly, 7, to Britain earlier this year, it was a trip that was all about showing the girls where their parents grew up. But there were also some key sightseeing opportunities, such as Stonehenge, Hadrian’s Wall and Tate Modern, before heading to Paris to see the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
So, what did the couple from Melbourne hope their girls would get from the trip? "A greater understanding that travel is not a difficult thing to do," Cath says."Some of the highlights are to meet new people and adapt to lots of different situations."
Cath believes that children, in order to truly benefit from travel, need to be old enough to understand and appreciate the experience. Sydney-based ABC Radio broadcaster and film critic C.J. Johnson travelled a lot with his parents as a child. His father was "really into rivers" and decided he was going to make it the "family mission" to see the "seven great rivers of the world".
There’s no doubt, thanks to a richer society and the greater ease and access to all forms of travel, that few — if any — generations of parents and children have ever had the ability to journey together as far, as wide and as deep as the present one.Travel brings history to life, builds children’s independence and opens their minds. A child’s view also helps adults to see the world through new eyes.
For Keith Bellows, the award-winning editor-in-chief of the American National Geographic Traveler magazine says the world is simply"the greatest classroom we have". He’s convinced, like Spicer, that any parent willing and financially able to give the gift of travel offers a gift that keeps on giving.
"Children who learn to travel will travel to learn," he says. "And they will do it all their lives."
With that in mind, Bellows, a father of three, wrote a book, 100 Places that Can Change Your Child’s Life.
1.Why did the couple take their daughters to Britain?
A.To prove their parents grew up in a rich country.
B.To meet the friends and relatives in Britain.
C.To help them enjoy their wonderful holidays.
D.To assist them to get benefit from travelling.
2.The couple and their kids .
A.went to see the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo first
B.visited Hadrian’s Wall and Tate Modern in France
C.first stayed in Britain and then went to France
D.only preferred to have the key sightseeing trips
3.When Johnson was a child, .
A.he made a decision to see the greatest rivers
B.he fully understood his family mission
C.he was forced to keep his father company
D.he learned a lot and developed a broad outlook
4.Now many children can travel around the world .
A.because they are lucky to have good parents
B.because they were just born in rich families
C.because they are living in a prosperous society
D.because they are longing for new knowledge
5.We can learn from the passage that .
A.children who learn to travel will travel to learn
B.Keith Bellows objects to taking children to travel
C.children will purchase gifts for their parents
D.Keith Bellows is managing a famous TV show
One day, a brave jackal (豺) came to the river to drink some water. He saw a lion looking weak and tired, and asked, "What is the matter, King of the Jungle?"
The lion told the jackal his story. The jackal felt sorry for the lion. He pulled and pulled at the lion’s tail until the lion became free. The lion was very happy and said, "Thank you so much for helping me. I thought I would die! You are my friend for life! I would like you to come and live with me. From now on, I will hunt and share my food with you."
The jackal moved in with the lion’s family and had a wonderful time.
Soon, the lion had children of his own and so did the jackal. The lioness was not happy about the friendship. She complained to her children. Her children complained to the jackal’s children; the jackal’s children complained to their mother and their mother complained to the jackal.
The jackal was upset and told the lion, "You told me to live with you. If you don’t like it any more, you should have said so yourself." The lion was shocked and said, "This is not true. I’ve never complained about you. I still want you to continue staying with me."
The jackal said, "We understand each other. But our families don’t. Perhaps it is better for us to live apart, but continue meeting each other when we are free. We can even hunt together!"
The two families parted, but the lion and the jackal met often and remained friends for the rest of their lives.
From the above paragraphs, we can conclude that in order to keep our good friendship, we have to give something up or give in in some particular cases. However, we can never give up or destroy our families. What do you think of it?
1.How was the lion when the jackal first met him?
A.Strong and happy. B.Fierce and cruel.
C.Kind and friendly. D.Weak and tired.
2.The lion thanked the jackal for saving his life by .
A.serving the jackal dinner B.inviting the jackal to live with him
C.offering the jackal a house D.protecting the jackal
3.When both the lion and the jackal had family, .
A.the two families still lived happily together
B.the two families often quarreled with each other
C.the lioness began to complain about the friendship
D.the lion’s children laughed at the jackal’s children
4.What was the jackal’s advice for the two families’ problem?
A.Live apart and stop meeting each other.
B.Live together and hunt apart.
C.Live apart but continue meeting each other.
D.Teach the children to learn to share.
5.We can learn from the text that .
A.we should try to value true friends without giving up our family
B.family relationship is more important than friendship
C.it is easy to give up a friendship
D.we should not make friends with those who refuse to help you
A friend asks you to be a volunteer. Your husband asks you to glance over an e-mail he is writing to his boss. You say you’d love to. Really! But..."I don’t have time".
It seems plausible( 有道理的). We’re all busy these days, right? But there are reasons not to use these four words, at least with yourself.
Here’s the big one: it is not true. You tell yourself "I don’t have time" to exercise, but we all have 168 hours a week. If someone offered to pay you $100,000 a week to go to the gym for 5 of those 168 hours, you would probably find the time to do it. Since that isn’t going to happen, this is a more exact description: " It’s not a priority(优先考虑的事)."
There are a million things we could be doing with our time; some are priorities and some are not, even if it’s wrong to say so. Try it. "I’m not going to read to you tonight, sweetie, because it’s not a priority. Daddy’s present priority is to check my e-mails."
Using the words "I don’t have time" keeps us from admitting to the fact that how we spend our time is a choice. It puts the responsibility for our lives on someone else: a boss, a client or a family member.
Better to be truthful: "I have another volunteer job on which I am focusing my energy right now. It is the cause that is most important to me." Or, to your husband "I wish you had mentioned this earlier. Right now, my priority is to get our children dressed and out of the door for school. I will be available around lunch time if you would like to talk".
1.What does the word "it" in the third paragraph refer to?
A.Saying "I don’t have time".
B.Saying "We are all busy today".
C.Checking your husband’s e-mail.
D.Telling your friend you won’t be a volunteer.
2.From the third paragraph we can learn that .
A.it is enough to exercise for five hours a week
B.we are too busy to exercise these days
C.we can earn $100,000 a week by exercising
D.we don’t often regard exercise as a priority
3.Which would be the best answer if your friend asks you to be a volunteer?
A.I have to check my e-mails first.
B.I already have a volunteer job that I enjoy.
C.I cannot find any time to do it.
D.I have a million things to do.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.How to be responsible for our lives.
B.How to get time to do exercise.
C.How to say no to others without saying "I don’t have time".
D.How we should spend our time reasonably these days.
5.You can find this text in the section of a newspaper.
A.sports B.entertainment C.culture D.science
The Temple of Heaven is regarded as one of the greatest architectural structures the world. Some environmental(环境的)artists and gardeners the temple as a place where people can talk to .In Beijing four imperial(皇帝的)temples were built the Ming and Qing dynasties. The of Heaven is the most of the four. The other three are the Altar(祭坛)of the in the north，the Altar of the Moon in the west，and the Altar the Sun in the east. All of them are still ，but the Temple of Heaven is the group of temple buildings of its kind in China，nearly four larger than the Forbidden City(紫禁城).
In the heaven－like structures，the designers made good of the colour，sound，figures of the circle and the square，and in its height. The combination(结合)of and garden helps to make it mysterious and magical. The temple's architecture has themes. One is on the earth while is in the heaven. The square－shaped palace fasting(斋戒)in the west of the temple appears like a Forbidden City in a smaller .
1.A.to B.for C.up D.in
2.A.describe B.distribute C.mention D.speak
3.A.space B.place C.heaven D.Hades
4.A.within B.during C.through D.according
5.A.Temple B.Church C.Mountain D.Market
6.A.impossible B.necessary C.important D.familiar
7.A.Moon B.Earth C.Sun D.planets
8.A.to B.above C.about D.of
9.A.sitting B.sleeping C.standing D.kneeling
10.A.largest B.larger C.heavier D.heaviest
11.A.time B.times C.o'clock D.years
12.A.owning B.having C.producing D.making
13.A.idea B.use C.mind D.need
14.A.changes B.moves C.corrects D.attends
15.A.family B.home C.building D.house
16.A.feel B.appear C.find D.see
17.A.three B.one C.four D.two
18.A.the other B.other C.another D.others
19.A.in B.with C.for D.to
20.A.height B.wide C.length D.size
I volunteer for the people heart and soul all my life.
A.to working B.working
C.to work D.to be working
Immediate measures to deal with the emergencies once they happen.
A.will be taken B.will take
C.have been taken D.have taken
