While it's wonderful to share a special trip and new experience with friends or family,there's an attractive case for travel alone from time to time. Solo（单独的）travel can work for anyone,and here are good reasons why you should try it.
You needn't discuss with others.
It can be challenging（挑战性的） to talk over a trip and time away from work with another busy person in your life.1. Usually,these challenges can be overcome by simply planning far in advance. However,if you can’t find a travel partner on short notice,it may be the perfect tome to pack your bags and go anyway.
You’re your own great company（同伴）.
If you rarely spend significant time alone,you may be surprised at how enjoyable it can be.2. Depending on the destination,a solo trip can be a powerful and life-changing experience. Imagine sitting on a peaceful beach at sunset or taking an inviting morning hike alone. 3.
Meet new people.
If you are a born open person,traveling alone can be a wonderful way to meet locals and make new friends. Often,people who are alone appear more approachable（亲近的）to others.4. You could even join a group of like-minded people for yoga on the beach. The key is to keep an open mind while keeping safety in mind,especially in a foreign land.
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For some reason,service at hotels and restaurants seems better when you’re traveling alone. People tend to admire those who travel by themselves.
A.Enjoy great service.
B.Do everything you want.
C.Just accompany yourself.
D.If things don' t go well,the entire trip can be terrible.
E.You could be chatting with some interesting folks at a sidewalk cafe.
F.You can enjoy such a hike without making conversation with anyone.
G.And it’s even more difficult when you try to make plans with a group.
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.
But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement .Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many， many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first. According to US government reports, emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons .The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “Green thinking” has become part of practices.
Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.
Twenty –five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that, nothing else will change!” say Bruce Anderson.
1.According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___
A. the social movement B. recycling techniques
C. environmental problems D. the importance of Earth Day
2.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?
A. The grass –roots level B. The business circle
C. Government officials D. University professors
3.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?
A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest
B. They have settled their environmental problems
C. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.
D. They have reduced pollution through effective measures.
4.What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?
A. Education B. Planning
C. Green living D. CO reduction
Doing homework can not only help children master the knowledge they have learned, but also can train their abilities of finishing the work alone,planning the time and doing the duties. But some children don’t like to complete the work. Why? There are some reasons.
Some children feel it is very difficult to do their homework, because they can’t understand their teacher clearly, and can’t follow their teacher’s teaching process. Maybe there is something wrong with their intelligence.
But some children’s intelligence is normal. They are even cleverer,but they don’t listen to the teacher carefully. It is hard for them to sit well and pay attention to anything. It needs to carry on the attention centralized（集中注意力）training to help the children.
Some children love their teacher and then they like the subject. Their interest depends on the teacher who teaches them. So every teacher should be helpful and kind. It can make children love you and the subject you teach. So they can do their homework happily.
1.Doing homework can help children .
A. master the knowledge B. train their abilities
C. lean new lessons D. Both A and B
2.Some children find the homework difficult. Which reason is NOT right?
A. They can’t understand their teacher clearly.
B. They can’t follow their teacher’s teaching process.
C. The intelligence of all the students isn’t normal.
D. They don’t listen to the teacher carefully.
3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “intelligence”?
A. 作业 B. 智商
C. 思想 D. 方式
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Some children don’t like their teacher.
B. Children’s homework is very difficult.
C. Why don’t some children like to do homework?
D. Why can’t some children study the subjects well?
Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said,“Let’s do something to pass the time.”
“What do you want to do?”the businessman asked,“We can ask each other riddles.”The farmer said,“You start.”“Let’s make the rules first,”the businessman said,“That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”
“That’s true.”The businessman said.“What do you want we should do?”“If you don’t know the answer to a riddle,you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer,I’ll pay you $50.”The farmer said. The businessman thought about this,then he said,“OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”
“I will,”The farmer said.“Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks,but only two legs when it flies?”The business man repeated the riddle,“What has three legs when it walks,but only two legs when it flies?Mm,that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.”He gave the farmer $100,then said，“Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks,but only two legs when it flies?”“I don’t know.”The farmer said and gave him $50.
1.The story happened .
A. on a farm B. in a shop
C. before a long plane journey D. between two passengers
2.What does the word“riddle”mean in this story?
A. A difficult question to find the answer to.
B. Something to help to make rules.
C. Something to win money.
D. A kind of game in doing business.
3.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?
A. He made much more money than the farmer.
B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.
C. He was interested in making riddles.
D. He was better at playing riddle games.
4.The farmer .
A. enjoyed himself on his long journey.
B. didn’t want to pay even one dollar
C. spent all his money on the plane ticket.
D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game
During the cold winter days,there are some interesting festivals（节日）in the world. Look at the following ones.
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
Place:China
Time:January 5 to February 5
People build incredible things out of ice and snow,decorating them with lights.
The Carnival of Venice
Place:Italy
Time:between February and March
One of the most beautiful festivals in the world,people wear masks and elaborate costumes to hide differences among classes,and there are contests for the best costumers.
Holi Festival
Place:India
Time:late February/March,on the last dull moon day
Hindus and Sikhs,in India,Nepal,and Sri Lanka celebrate the main day of this incredibly fun 16-day festival by throwing colored powder and water at each other.
Sundance Film Festival
Place:Utah,the US
Time:end of February
The largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature films and shorts. You need to buy a ticket.
1.Which of the following festivals can't be celebrated at the end of February?
A. Sundance Film Festival. B. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.
C. Holi Festival. D. The Carnival of Venice.
2.If you want to watch wonderful films,you may go to .
A. India B. China
C. America D. Italy
3.If you go to Europe,which festival can you celebrate?
A. Sundance Film Festival. B. Holi Festival.
C. The Carnival of Venice. D. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.
假设你是高三学生李华，你校为帮助高三学生缓解紧张学习所带来的心理压力，将于下星期举办以如何缓解心理压力为主题的“心理健康周活动”，请给同年级的美国学生John写信介绍此活动，要点如下：
1.描述活动的主题与形式；
2.阐述你对此活动的看法；
注意：1.词数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.心理健康周Psychological Health Week
Dear John,
How are you doing?
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
