Make 2020 your most adventurous year yet by signing up for one of these trips of a lifetime. Sail to Aldabra Atoll for a fascinating journey, hike along the frontiers of Georgia, explore different habitats of human and animals: These journeys are unlike any trip you've ever taken before.
Exodus Travels
This once -in-a- lifetime journey visits Aldabra Atoll, one of the most remote UNESCO World Heritage sites on the planet. Hidden away from the impact of humans，Aldabra has managed to sustain a population of 152,000 giant tortoises. This is the trip for wildlife enthusiasts: The clear waters of the Seychelles are home to 850 species of brilliantly colored fish that you'll visit on snorkel and dive excursions (旅行). |
Wild Frontiers Adventure Travel
Wild Frontiers Adventure Travel's Georgia Walking Tour showcases the country's wild side, with plenty of hikes in the Svaneti Mountains mixed with cultural experiences like a visit to the remote village of Adishi, home to just 12 families. |
Natural Habitat Adventures
A nine-day adventure centered around Natural Habitat's unique luxury base camp near the edge of the Greenland ice sheet. You'll be in one of the world's most remote locations (with a maximum of only 11 other travelers in your group) , but still have access to hot showers and well-prepared meals. You'll spend your days exploring the surrounding water, meeting the local Inuit villagers, kayaking (独木舟),and more. |
Mountain Travel Sobek
Accompanied with expert guides, you'll track gorillas through Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, getting a rare chance to see these majestic creatures up close. You'll also focus your search on another rare creature—the golden monkey. |
1.Who will be most likely to choose Aldabra Atoll as a perfect destination?
A.A UNESCO officer.
B.An experienced hiker.
C.A passionate animal lover.
D.An active environmentalist.
2.To enjoy Natural Habitat Adventures, you need to _______.
A.enjoy a cold bath
B.make dinners alone
C.prepare a folding tent
D.take waterproof overcoats
3.Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A.A culture report.
B.A reference book.
C.A tourism magazine.
D.A geography textbook.
I’d done it before, so I had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. I was sure that when I returned home from my _______ trip, I'd bring back nothing more than some mud on my boots, a hole or two in my _______ and, of course, a lot of great memories.
The summer before my high school graduation, I went to West Virginia with others as volunteers to _______ the homes of those in need. My group was to help a family to change a fire-damaged dining room into a bedroom. No sooner had we _______ on the home's dirt driveway than we saw a ( n) _______ little girl, no more than six years old, standing in the doorway of the family's temporary home. _______ and wearing dirty clothes and the biggest smile I'd ever seen, she _______in delight, " Ma, Ma, they really came!" A little distance behind the girl was a woman in a wheelchair. She was her _______ and the girl's name was Dakota, which we soon learned.
Over the following days, a few times, I _______ talking with her, but she remained shy and distant, always __________ around us like a tiny butterfly but keeping to herself.
By our final day,__________, this was about to change.
When talking with her grandmother, I __________ something I hadn9t seen before—Dakota was hiding behind the wheelchair. After a while, __________, she stepped into view, and slowly, she began walking toward me and handed me a piece of folded __________. Once it was unfolded, I looked at the drawing she'd made. It was of two girls—one much taller than the other—and they were __________hands side by side. She told me it was supposed to be me and her, and on the bottom of the paper were three little words, “Please don't leave! ” ，which instantly __________ my heart.
By early afternoon, we finished Dakota's __________, and I gladly used the rare free time to listen to her stories about the struggles she and her family went through daily. I began to realize how __________ my life was.
I left for home early the next morning with muddy boots and holes in my jeans. But because of Dakota, I brought back __________ else, too—a greater appreciation for all and the blessings of my life. I'll never forget that barefoot little butterfly with the big __________.
1.A.field B.volunteer C.land D.business
2.A.jeans B.coat C.bag D.gloves
3.A.clean B.visit C.repair D.decorate
4.A.parked B.camped C.stood D.gathered
5.A.puzzled B.anxious C.frightened D.excited
6.A.Prideless B.Shoeless C.Fearless D.Shirtless
7.A.explained B.replied C.shouted D.whispered
8.A.grandmother B.aunt C.teacher D.neighbor
9.A.liked B.began C.tried D.delayed
10.A.singing B.looking C.walking D.flying
11.A.therefore B.however C.otherwise D.moreover
12.A.suspected B.imagined C.noticed D.examined
13.A.cautiously B.carelessly C.quickly D.curiously
14.A.leaflet B.paper C.cloth D.cardboard
15.A.shaking B.waving C.holding D.clapping
16.A.opened B.gathered C.attracted D.broke
17.A.bedroom B.living room C.bathroom D.dining room
18.A.healthy B.dull C.hopeful D.happy
19.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
20.A.dream B.idea C.gift D.smile
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Since she was three years old, Elsa has focused on becoming an astronaut. She was watching childhood favorite cartoon The Backyardigans,1. five friends go on adventures right in their own background. During one such episode (集)，the Backyardigans go on a mission into space. After watching the episode, Elsa 2.( attract) and began asking her dad questions about space. However, not 3.(know) much about this， Elsa's dad together with her searched for 4. they can do to help fuel Elsa's dream. Now at seventeen years old, she is already widely predicted to become one of the first people to go to Mars in a few decades.
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Most people know a leap year is every four years and that it has something to do with the earth circling the sun. But many may not be aware of 1.purpose of this extra day. Over the past centuries, February 29 th 2.( cause) some unusual customs, wild rumors and strange superstitions. It's all about the sun ! We grew up being told the earth takes 365 days 3.( make) a complete circle around the sun, but it takes 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds.
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In many states, the hardest colleges to get into receive tens of thousands of applications and accept only a few of 1.(they). These include institutions like Harvard, which admitted less than 1 in 20 of the applicants for the 2018 - 2019 school year. Such colleges are able to rely on their reputation and fame to attract students and be 2.( high) selective. Schools like these also tend to charge more 3. tuition (学费)and board.
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友 Jeff 发来邮件，说他想在暑期来中国旅行，体验中国文化和饮食， 请你用英语给他回一封邮件。内容包括：
1. 推荐旅游城市；
2. 推荐原因；
3. 祝他旅途愉快。
注意：1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
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