I've often wondered if I might do more good as a travel agent rather than as a psychologist. It seems that I have been more dramatically affected by certain kinds of travel experiences than I ever have.
My trip to Iceland is a fine example of that. The plan was to spend two days in a remote mountain hut(棚屋)in Iceland. I was working on a photographic book about winter in Iceland and needed to capture images of this amazing region of high mountain peaks, smoky volcanoes, and lakes with floating icebergs.
The moment after we arrived, the weather turned extreme making visibility impossible. It snowed so much and the wind blew so hard that we couldn't leave the tiny hut. To stay warm, we walked around in circles much of the day inside the tiny hut. We tried to call for help but the radio did not work. Day after day, we watched our supplies of food and fuel grow dangerously short. We got acute cabin fever(幽居病)and started going for walks and ski expeditions outside. Even when the weather finally broke, nobody came to get us even though it was three days beyond our scheduled pickup. By the time the rescue team came to pull us out, we had all given up hope.
From then on, the world looks different to me, as does my life. It would have taken me years of psychotherapy(心理治疗)to get to the same point.
Almost everyone has a story to tell, and interestingly, most of these experiences were not altogether pleasant at the time. In fact, it appears that the most constructive life-changing journeys were those that involved some sorts of awful and uncomfortable events that forced the person to develop new resources, increase confidence, and solve problems in new ways.
1.The writer went to Iceland to .
A.enjoy the natural beautiful floating icebergs
B.collect materials for psychological research
C.challenge the high mountains there
D.take photos about the region for a book
2.During the trip in Iceland, the difficulties those travelers faced are the following EXCEPT .
A.They were short of food and fuel
B.They got lost in the mountain
C.They couldn't see the surroundings clearly
D.They failed to get in touch with the rescue team
3.What can we conclude from the passage?
A.Awful journeys may become life-changing events that inspire people.
B.The travelers were so depressed that they needed psychotherapy.
C.The writer is a travel agent who loves difficult challenges.
D.In Iceland the weather is always extreme and it snows a lot.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Certain Kinds of Travel Experiences That I Ever Have
B.An Unforgettable and Inspiring Adventure
C.My Trip to Iceland
D.Solve Problems in New Ways
The following "green" hotels from across the world offer guests an eco-friendly and world-class holiday experience.
Hi Hotel, Nice, France
Offering a private beach and rooftop pool, the Hi Hotel Eco Spa Beach has received Green Globe certification for using recycled paper, organic(有机的)paint, eco-friendly cleaning products and organic food.
Garonga Safari Camp, Phalaborwa, South Africa
A high-class 12-bed camp in South Africa, the hotel supports the local community. Locals are offered employment opportunities, with potential for career development, while food and goods are sourced locally where possible. Additionally, guests are invited to offset their carbon footprint by helping with the planting and growing of Spesbok Trees in the Eastern Cape.
Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa, Maldives
Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa combines environment and modern design to offer guests the luxurious experience. Various parts of the hotel are built over the water in the Indian Ocean in order to reduce interference(干扰)with the natural environment.
The Park Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Located within a 10-minute car ride from the centre of Hyderabad. The Park Hyderaba's exterior(外部)makes full use of natural light, reducing the need for electricity. Green transportation, bikes and electric cars, is encouraged.
Spice Island Beach Resort, St. George's，Grenada
Owned and run by Sir Royston Hopkin and his family, Spice Island Beach Resort is a luxurious destination for guests hoping to bathe in the natural beauty of the Isle of Spice. It uses solar heating and all forms of energy conservation. Smoking of any kind is forbidden in the areas or the hotel.
1.What's special about Hi Hotel?
A.It puts a ban on cars.
B.It provides green food.
C.It encourages guests to plant trees.
D.It offers employment opportunities to the locals.
2.How does Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa protect the environment?
A.It is partly built over the sea. B.It has simply-decorated rooms.
C.It makes full use of natural light. D.It uses eco-friendly cleaning products.
3.Which hotel bans smoking?
A.Hi Hotel. B.The Park Hyderabad.
C.Garonga Safari Camp. D.Spice Island Beach Resort.
假设你是校英文报的编辑李华，请用给来自英国的交换生Eric写一封邮件，感谢他为校报提供稿件。内容包括：
1. 表示感谢；
2. 简要评价其稿件；
3. 希望继续供稿。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Eric,
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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。
Journey to the West, is a great classical novel of Chinese literature writing by Wu Cheng’en, in the Ming Dynasty, based on some historical events.
As we know, one of the main character in this novel is the Monkey King, which has a bitter experience during the journey. He helps his master overcome a great many of difficulties to get good results, defeated the monsters. Many readers like him for her kindness, courage and magical power. So did I.
This book has great influence on my life. Now I’m not afraid of failure and whenever I am facing with difficulties, I won’t give up easy.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tea culture is defined (定义) by the way tea is made and consumed, by the way the people interact (互动) with tea, 1. by the aesthetics (美学) of tea drinking. It includes tea production, tea brewing (冲, 沏), tea arts and ceremony, society, history, etc.
Tea ceremony, with 2. (it) roots in the Chinese tea culture, differs among eastern countries, However, it may also differ in preparation, such as in Tibet, 3. tea is commonly brewed with salt and butter.
Different regions also like different 4. (variety) of tea — black, or oolong, and use different flavourings (调味品) such as milk, sugar or herbs, 5. (satisfy) people’s tastes. The temperature and strength of the tea likewise vary 6. (wide).
Due to the importance of tea in Chinese society and culture, tea houses 7. (find) in most Chinese neighbourhoods and business districts nowadays.
Tea culture in China is different 8. that of Europe, Britain or Japan in such things as preparation methods, tasting methods and the occasions for which it is consumed. Even now, on both casual and formal Chinese occasions, tea is consumed regularly. In addition to 9. (be) a drink, Chinese tea is used in 10. (tradition) Chinese medicine and in Chinese cuisine.
An old, disconnected black telephone stands in the town of Otsuchi, Japan. The phone has been ________ by at least 25, 000 people since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. People have come to convey their feelings to ________ loved ones.
Calling it “the phone of the wind”, Itaru Sasaki set up the phone in his garden, on a small ________ with a commanding (居高临下的) view of the calm sea. The garden is ________ to all, and there is a ________ placed by the phone, the fourth such one to be used. Many people have left ________ for their loved ones on the books.
Located on the Sanriku Coast, Otsuchi was ________ by the tsunami (海啸) of March 2011. In the town, 1,285 people ________ or went missing, about 10 per cent of the town’s population.
“Come home ________. From your father, mother and grandparents.”
Sasaki found this message in the autumn of 2013, and eventually ________ the family who had written it. They were ________ their son, who went missing in the ________. The mother expressed her ________ to Sasaki, saying: “I have no idea what I have been doing since that moment. Time has stood still for me.”
Sasaki said messages have ________ as time has passed. People have started to ________ the deaths of their loved ones, ________ things such as “Please watch over us from heaven.”
________ people lost in the earthquake and tsunami, families who lost a loved one in an accident are ________ coming to honor their memories of that person. “The telephone is not ________, but people feel like their departed loved ones are there listening on the ________ end of the line,” Sasaki said.
1.A.visited B.answered C.powered D.borrowed
2.A.lost B.tired C.worried D.frightened
3.A.street B.stream C.hill D.farm
4.A.attractive B.common C.familiar D.open
5.A.key B.photo C.letter D.notebook
6.A.names B.messages C.invitations D.suggestions
7.A.controlled B.polluted C.destroyed D.surrounded
8.A.gathered B.died C.returned D.escaped
9.A.soon B.again C.too D.then
10.A.fed B.joined C.left D.met
11.A.cheering for B.looking after C.searching for D.running after
12.A.accident B.disaster C.campaign D.adventure
13.A.feelings B.concerns C.decisions D.interests
14.A.arrived B.spread C.changed D.disappeared
15.A.avoid B.accept C.studying D.challenge
16.A.teaching B.reading C.studying D.writing
17.A.In addition to B.According to C.In spite of D.Instead of
18.A.even B.also C.still D.already
19.A.used B.affected C.permitted D.connected
20.A.front B.wrong C.other D.near
