Be a Traveler, not a Tourist
Last summer, I had just enough money saved to buy a golden ticket—a 3-month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe. Excited for my journey, I packed all the necessities —except the __________
While the convenience of the Internet was definitely a contributing factor to my ______ not to take with me the few expensive kilograms of out-of-date information, this was not the only reason why I decided to fly alone.
To be honest, my main __________ with the guidebook is that I find it __________ the pleasure of a journey—like bossy aunt who is always telling you what to do, _______ she doesn’t always know what is the best.
Experience has taught me that there is an obvious __________ between a tourist and traveler.
While waiting in a queue, I met a man who had a checklist. He showed me his list of “Top 20 Things To Do in Italy” and ___________ off in a loud American accent that he’d seen everything Italy has to offer in just four days.
The problem I had with this man’s ____________ to travelling was that he was too _________ information provided by his guidebook. He was lost in the _________ attractiveness of the “must-sees” and __________ to all the wonders and adventures that might happen during the _________ trip.
So, ______________ any guidebook, I traveled to Estonia, the tiny Baltic country bordering Russia. In the ____________ of advance plans as guidebooks would suggest, I had no choice but to turn to some friendly faces for advice. I __________ myself first and then asked them what was happening around the town. When this ____________ an invitation to a beautiful Estonian home by a river where I ___________ a 110-degree wood-stove sauna , __________ picked forest-mushrooms and the good __________ of our five newfound Estonian friends, I was most glad that I had left my “bossy __________” at home.
1.A. guidebook B. magazine C. cash D. map
2.A. goal B. excuse C. decision D. mistake
3.A. suggestion B. problem C. dislike D. connection
4.A. increases B. annoys C. removes D. limits
5.A. even though B. as if C. as though D. as long as
6.A. similarity B. distinction C. competition D. misunderstanding
7.A. cut B. showed C. gave D. put
8.A. way B. determination C. confidence D. approach
9.A. cautious about B. amused by C. focused on D. surprised at
10.A. likely B. seemingly C. orderly D. lovely
11.A. blind B. dumb C. deaf D. eager
12.A. guided B. imagined C. real D. paid
13.A. without B. beyond C. except D. unlike
14.A. loss B. control C. face D. absence
15.A. introduced B. warned C. calme D. enjoyed
16.A. resulted in B. cut in C. broke in D. put in
17.A. found B. enjoyed C. ordered D. bathed
18.A. locally B. secretly C. rarely D. nervously
19.A. experience B. company C. opinion D. time
20.A. mom B. book C. aunt D. master
Keeping the memory in shape is important at any age,but it requires a bit more work as we grow. There are some simple activities that can improve your memory.1.
Awaken your senses.
Use your senses to help your memory store(储存) needed information.2.You can ask yourself like this: Is the sky a light blue or deep purple? The more involved(参与的) you can be in the information, the easier it is for your brain to store it.
Use imagination and relation.
Trying to remember names? Let’s say you meet a man named Frank Parker.3.Tie the two together by picturing Frank dressed up in a hot dog costume(服装) parking his car in the parking lot. Now each time you see Frank ,you should easily recall his name.
Breathe deeply and relax.
4.Relax, breathe deeply and slowly and let your mind ease up for a minute. Being relaxed makes it easier for information to be both stored and remembered.
5.
When you come upon something you need to remember, say to yourself,“Hey, pay attention and remember this! ”You are giving yourself a wake-up call as well as giving your mind a marker that it can use to help in storing the new information.
A. Give yourself an order.
B. Get a good night’s sleep.
C. Here are four of them to get you started.
D. Picture a hot dog for Frank and a car for Parker.
E. For example, note the colors of a picture you want to remember.
F. When we try hard to remember something we often become nervous.
G.The way you live influences not only your physical health but also your memory.
Each year on Halloween,children look forward to trick-or-treating(不请客就捣乱)for candies. But for some kids, eating Halloween candies can be dangerous.
That's because one out of every 13 kids in the Us have a food allergy（过敏症）. They are allergic to ingredients（成份） in many Halloween candies, such as peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, and beans. If they eat these foods, they will get sick or even die.
“I had to throw away all my candies with tears,” eight-year-old Conlen said. Conlen is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and dairy.Twelve-year-old Kylie is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. She has been trick-or-treating only twice. “I brought my candies home and gave them to the neighbors," Kylie said. "It felt terrible."
But this year, Conlen, Kylie and other kids with food allergies will have a chance for a happy Halloween .That's because nearly100,000 households across the US have promised to take part in the Teal Pumpkin Project (TPP), which was started last year by Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). FARE is an organization that works to improve the lives of people with food allergies. Through the project, the households agree to have nonfood items for trick-or-treaters,including trinkets(小饰品) and toys.
To take part in the project, people buy a teal (蓝绿色) pumpkin or paint a pumpkin teal and place it in front of their house. The painted pumpkins let trick-or-treaters know that nonfood items are available there. The households also add their home addresses to an online map, making it easier for trick-or-treaters to find them.
Kylie loves the idea.“The TPP makes Halloween fun and safe,”she said.“It makes me feel like a normal kid, and it makes everyone feel included.”
1.To Conlen and Kylie, the past Halloween were________________.
A. upsetting and dangerous
B. interesting and special
C. sick and terrible
D. important and exciting
2.According to the passage, we know that FARE_____________.
A. helps people with food allergies recover
B. helps the households take part in the TPP
C. takes action to change kids’ bad eating habits
D. helps kids with food allergies have a happy Halloween
3.The households help kids with food allergies by____________.
A. giving them teal pumpkins as gifts
B. offering them all kinds of food except candies
C. providing them with trinkets and toys as treats
D. asking them for home addresses and sending them gifts
4.Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A. A magazine about the history of festivals.
B. A news report on cultures and customs.
C. An advertisement for an organization.
D. A research paper on kid’s health.
In many ways, Providence Mount St. Vincent in Seattle is a typical senior living community. It is home to about 400 elderly people and provides them with different types of assistance. However, it is also the Inter-generational Learning Center---a preschool where children and seniors have the chance to bond（结成友好的关系）.
Established in 1991, the ILC’s purpose is to allow kids to learn about acceptance while also being nurtured. It also aims to help seniors develop a greater sense of self-worth and strengthen social interactions. Babies to prekindergarten-aged children are placed into six different classes at the ILC. The kids attend art and music classes, as well as story time and exercise time with the seniors. Marie Hoover, ILC director, said that interacting with the seniors has proven beneficial for the young ones, making them more open-minded.
“For the ILC children, interacting with the residents is simply part of their day-to-day life here and the way aging is ‘normalized’ , which may be the most important benefit they receive ,” Hoover said. “ I’ve had parents call me years after their children have graduated from our program to let me know about some incidents when their child was the first to warmly greet someone who happened to be in a wheelchair.”
As for the seniors, they’re delighted by the companionship the children provide. The children bring so much energy and joy to our residents. Many of residents are widows or widowers and can become lonely. Their adult children may still be working, so they may not get to see them as often as they would like. Having the children stay with the old makes our residents feel they are still part of a community. The young and the old connect and learn from one another at this unique facility.
1.ILC is intended to _______.
A. build a typical senior living community
B. take good care of the children
C. benefit both the children and the seniors
D. rid the seniors of loneliness
2.From what Hoover said in Para. 3, we can learn that the ILC children _________.
A. keep in touch with the seniors even if they have left ILC
B. come to realize that aging is a normal part of life
C. take different attitudes to the elderly after graduation
D. think it easy to interact with the elderly residents in ILC
3.The last paragraph mainly tells us _________.
A. the benefits the seniors receive
B. the situation of the seniors
C. children’s company
D. the interaction between the children and the seniors
4.The underlined words this unique facility may refer to _________.
A. a special building B. a typical family
C. a typical teaching program D. a special learning center
They were a happy family: four daughters were allin the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued to her mother’s skirts．Theirthree older girls took the bus to school everymorning, but Janice was always driven to schoolbyher mother.
One Friday, Janice's mother asked for a talk with me. She said in a soft voice,"My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and heinsists that I go with him. I have tried to explainover and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me, so I have no choice, I have to go. I have told the babysitter todrive her every morning. Will you please giveJanice special attention and help her? I want to besure everything goes well for her."
I told her that we would make every effort tosupport Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janiceat her car so she would see a familiar face. As amother myself, I'd like to help. Janice’s motherthanked me for our understanding.
On Monday morning, expecting a tearfulanxious child, I planned a special program of funand games. I waited outside to greet Janice, butjust then the bus arrived and not three, but fourgirls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying“goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom. I walked slowly into theclassroom and called Janice over to ask how thebus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I alwayswant to take the bus with the other kids. ButMother needs to be with me. You see there won’t be any more babies, so I have to be a baby a littlelonger. While she is away, I'll just ridethe busevery day. I am five, you know.”
1.Why did Janice’ s mother want to have a talkwith the author?
A. To ask her to help Janice with her homework.
B. To ask her to pick up Janice every day.
C. To ask her to give Janice more attention.
D. To ask her to meet Janice at her car.
2.What did the author not do for Janice?
A. Plan a special program of fun and games.
B. Wait for her outside the school.
C. Greet her when she got off the bus.
D. Ask about her bus ride.
3.What did Janice look like on Monday morning?
A. She was tearful and anxious.
B. She was worried about her mother.
C. She missed her mother very much.
D. She was happy rather than sad.
4.What do we know from the passage?
A. Janice is too young to go school by bus.
B. Janice likes taking a bus to school.
C. Janice doesn’t like her babysitter.
D. Janice is no longer a child.
To: The Manager of Mezzo Mash Restaurant
Dear Sir,
Last Tuesday evening I went with two friends to your restaurant for my 18th birthday. I ’d booked the table for eight o’ clock and we arrived about ten minutes late, but that was not a problem.The waiter, who was very polite, showed us to our table and we studied the menu. I ordered a fish pie and my friends ordered some salads. However, after about fifteen minutes, the waiter told us that there was no more fish pie. He apologized and suggested ordering something else. I looked at the menu again and decided to have the same as my friends－a salad.
When the food came, it was very good. After we finished, we decided to order some desserts（餐后甜点）. The waiter said that, unluckily, it was too late. There wasn’t enough time for us to order desserts. He said he was very sorry but our table was booked by another group at nine thirty and we would have to leave.
We paid the bill and left feeling very unhappy. It ruined my birthday. Nobody told us when we arrived that there was a time limit (限制). It was very unsatisfactory and I doubt that We’ll go to your restaurant again.
Yours faithfully,
Martin Cary
1.Why did Martin and his friends fail to have any dessert?
A. Someone had booked their table.
B. They had to be home by 9:30.
C. It was too expensive.
D. There was none left.
2.What is Martin Cary trying to do in the letter?
A. Cancel a booking.
B. Offer a suggestion.
C. Ask for information.
D. Express dissatisfaction.
3.What does Martin think about their experience?
A. The food took too long to arrive.
B. They got to the restaurant too late.
C. They won' t visit the restaurant again.
D. There was not much choice on the menu.
