With the development of the tourist industry, traveling has become a fashionable way for people to spend their holiday. Most people like traveling with friends or families.1. Here are some advantages of traveling alone.
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If you travel alone, you are the boss of yourself. You can do things according to your own timetable. You can decide freely whenever you go, wherever you visit and whichever transport you take. You don't need to wait for your partners. You can decide how long you stay at a place and which hotel you live in. Traveling alone gives you more freedom in making decisions.
★Gaining more confidence, strength and learning new skills.
It is a great challenge to be alone on the road.
When you travel alone you might face some problems, make decisions and even meet some dangers on your own. All these challenges will make you stronger, braver and much more confident.3.
★Getting to know more people.
Traveling alone does not mean that you will always be alone. In fact, both other tourists and local people will be friendly to you. In order to know more about the places you are traveling to, you have to communicate with strangers. In this way, you can know more people. 4. Instead, the guide or your group members will talk with you all the way.
★Finding out your shortcomings.
5. When you are traveling with your friends and family members, it’s hard for you to find out your shortcoming. While traveling alone, you'll find that you can't achieve many things without others' help. After traveling alone, you are sure to become better by leaving your shortcomings behind.
A.Having more freedom.
B.Enjoying what you like.
C.However, it's also a good idea to travel alone.
D.The purpose of traveling alone is to make friends on the way.
E.Traveling alone is a great chance for you to discover your disadvantages.
F.If you travel in groups you'll have very little need to communicate with strangers.
G.When traveling on your own you can also learn many skills, for example, making plans.
I come from a family that loves sports. My father coaches Little League baseball. My mother swims nearly every weekend. My brother is on his high-school basketball team, and I am the best hitter on my middle-school volleyball team. All of us have benefited (受益) from sports. One of the most common ways for kids to take part in sports is to join a team. Joining a sports team should be a school requirement.
Playing sports is good for both the body and mind. Everyone knows that exercise helps people stay fit. For example, swimming helps your heart work better and it also helps build muscle strength (肌肉力量). In addition, school athletes often have a healthy diet. I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables and avoid fatty foods because I must stay in great condition.
Being on a team allows students to enjoy a healthier social life. They often make more friends and can be some of the most popular kids in school. Since joining the basketball team, my brother has made friends with a lot of his teammates and has showed more interest in spending time with them.
Kids who take part in school teams sometimes earn college scholarships (奖学金). My brother’s friend, Justin, played football in high school. His family did not have money to send him to college. However, a college invited him to play on its team. The college is paying for him to go to school. Joining a team turned out to be one of the best decisions he had ever made. Now he studies at a great college and plays on its football team. Not every school athlete gets a college scholarship, but joining a school team makes it possible.
Although some people may not like the idea of forcing students to join a school team, its many benefits such as keeping kids healthy, new friendships, and possible scholarships cannot be denied (否认).
1.What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?
A.Playing sports has health benefits.
B.Students should spend more time exercising.
C.Swimming is an excellent sport for students.
D.School athletes must try to eat a healthy diet.
2.How did the author’s brother change after joining the team?
A.He had a busier life.
B.He got more chances.
C.He worked much harder.
D.He became more sociable.
3.What can we infer about Justin?
A.He is a good football player.
B.He will be given a scholarship.
C.He is managing a school team.
D.He comes from a wealthy family.
4.What is the author’s attitude to making students join school teams?
A.He doubts it.
B.He is in support of it.
C.He is worried about it.
D.He pays little attention to it.
When Natalie Hampton was 12, she was a student at one of the best schools in Los Angeles. Yet she was deeply unhappy.
While in seventh and eighth grade, Natalie was bullied (欺凌) by her classmates. She was physically attacked. A classmate even held a knife up to her neck.
The worst part? The bullies turned Natalie into an outcast. She ate alone in the dining room every day. “I became afraid to go to school,” said Natalie in a recent interview. “I felt worthless.”
In 2014, Natalie began ninth grade at a new school with a “kind student body.” Still, she never forgot how terrible the bullies made her feel. For that reason, whenever she saw kids eating by themselves, she would invite them over.
“Being included has made a difference in their lives,” said Natalie, now 16. This experience encouraged her to create an app (应用程序), Sit With Us, which was started in September 2016.
Sit With Us is a lunch-planning app that helps students who feel alone find a group to hang out with. Kids can also help end bullying and invite others to their lunch table. This way, anyone who doesn’t have friends to sit with can find a friendly table to join.
“The Sit With Us app should help lessen fears of lonely kids,” wrote author Susan Newman. “It’s always good to have a support (支持) team at the lunch table.”
What is Natalie’s hope for Sit With Us? “To reach as many kids as possible,” she said, adding that the app is already being used by kids in Australia and Europe.
Natalie was recently awarded (授予) President George H. W. Bush’s Points of Light Award for her invention. The award honors those who help change and improve the world.
1.What troubled Natalie when she was 12?
A.She had to go to a new school.
B.She was hurt by her classmates.
C.She found it hard to be friendly to others.
D.She failed to help those who were bullied.
2.The underlined word “outcast” in Paragraph 3 refers to a person ________.
A.who is not useful B.who dislikes food
C.who bullies others D.who is not accepted
3.How does Sit With Us help kids?
A.By talking with them. B.By introducing programs.
C.By serving lunch to them. D.By supporting them at lunch.
4.What’s Natalie’s hope for the future?
A.Encourage more kids to use Sit With Us.
B.Invite more kids to her lunch table.
C.Invent other apps like Sit With Us.
D.Win more national awards.
Dogs are a very popular pet in the United States. Most dogs just live with their families, but some dogs have very special jobs to do.
A very special group of dogs are known as “Therapy (治疗) Dogs”. These dogs are family pets with special training. The training allows them to go into public buildings and comfort people in need. The dogs are trained to be calm and quiet. Loud noises and unfamiliar places don’t frighten them. Therapy dogs can improve people’s health as well. Studies show that when people spend time with animals, their blood pressure goes down. They are calmer, and their mood improves.
Some therapy dogs work in schools and libraries. In one town in California, therapy dogs have become children’s reading friends. The dogs belong to a therapy dog group. Eight of these special dogs have been trained to be listening friends for young readers. The library is trying to encourage kids to enjoy reading. The children are invited to meet at the library. They are paired up with a therapy dog and can read to it.
The dogs make a great audience. They don’t judge a child who cannot read well; they just listen quietly. The children can read at their own speed and they find it less nervous than reading in front of their class. The children look forward to reading to the dogs, and the dogs love the attention. The library and the teachers are very happy with the program.
1.Which of the following about therapy dogs is TRUE according to the text?
A.They love to be comforted by people. B.They are trained to frighten strangers.
C.They are quiet and make little noise. D.Their mood improves when they help people.
2.We know that the library mentioned in the text ________.
A.wants to help kids to enjoy reading B.invites kids to meet outdoors
C.trains eight dogs to help kids D.divides kids into groups
3.The dogs in the library can make a great audience because they ________.
A.love spending time with children B.don’t comment on children’s reading
C.don’t mind whether children are reading D.understand children’s feelings
4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A.Dogs are popular among American families B.Dogs help children become better readers
C.Dogs work in libraries in California D.Dogs are children’s best friends
Cycling on Ireland’s West Coast
Don’t worry if you’re not a sporty kind. Our cycling trip is relaxing and easy. The leader drives a car which carries your bags and provides support if needed. But remember you should ride with group members. The group size is usually 9-12.
DAY 1 — The Cliffs of Moher (莫赫悬崖)
Cycling a relaxed 32 km on our first day, we visit Ennistymon, a fine example of an Irish country town with many coloured shop fronts and traditional stone buildings. Then we continue to the seaside towns of Lahinch and Liscannor before we climb to the top of the Cliffs of Moher. These are some of the highest sea cliffs in Europe. The day ends in Doolin, where three pubs (酒吧) play the best Irish music!
DAY 2 — The Burren National Park
Covering 48 km on our second day, the highlight (最精彩的部分) is a wonderful coastal ride with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the hills of the Burren on the other. On our way we stop at the lovely beach at Fanore. The day ends at Ballyvaughan, a pretty village on the coast, from where we plan to visit the Ceile in Kilfenora — the home of Irish dancing.
1.What should you do if you take part in the activity?
A.Be strong enough. B.Have a competitive spirit.
C.Cycle with group members. D.Carry everything on your bike.
2.Where can you find many shops with coloured fronts?
A.Doolin. B.Lahinch.
C.Liscannor. D.Ennistymon.
3.What will you do on the second day?
A.Ride more. B.Play Irish music.
C.Climb the sea cliffs. D.Have a night at Fanore.
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Sally had trouble speaking in social situations. I’m a registered nurse and I love kids and dogs. I wanted to use Bella to bring her joy, comfort and confidence the way only a dog can.
That morning in January, her teacher led us to a room by the school office. “Sally hasn’t spoken outside her home in two years,” she told me. “Her parents have taken her to doctors, but nothing has worked.” A little girl stood shyly just inside the doorway. Her eyes brightened when noticing my dog.
“This is Isabella Rose. I call her Bella,” I said. “Would you like to pet her? She doesn’t know anyone here and she’d like to meet you. She does tricks. Would you like to see?”
Sally nodded. I motioned with my hand. Bella lay down and then rolled over. Sally’s eyes cheered up. “She’ll do it for you too,” I said. “I can teach you.”
I showed Sally the hand signals for various commands. She was a natural with Bella. Soon Sally was able to take Bella at her pace all on her own. I could see her standing taller, more sure of herself each time we met.
One morning, when she was working with Bella, I heard a tiny voice, barely a whisper: “Good dog.” Sally didn’t take her eyes off Bella, but I wanted to jump for joy. Sally spoke a little more each week, only to Bella at first, but then to me. Later, she started giving voice commands with her hand signals and her confidence rose. Still, she hadn’t spoken in her classroom.
“Could you bring Bella to my class and show the other kids her tricks?” Sally asked me one day. An idea struck me. “Why don’t you do it?” I said. “I know you can. You’re as good with Bella as I am.” Now, Sally stood nervously in front of her kindergarten class, with Bella sitting calmly by her side. Her classmates focused on Sally, waiting for her to speak.
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The next week, she told me she wanted to try again, looking up at me with determination.
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