Travelling doesn’t always have to be about changing your location. Reading books also takes you on real-life adventures around the world, even from our armchairs. Here we feature 4 adventure tales that we can dive into.
Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains, by Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent.
Despite suffering from panic disorder, the brave Bolingbroke-Kent sets off on an adventure across a lesser-known part of India, Arunachal Pradesh. There is plenty of humor thrown in, along with the highs and lows of her journey, so it’s not just all serious.
Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson.
“A little voice in my head said: Sounds neat! Let’s do it!” writes Bryson of his more humorous than heroic journey from Maine to Georgia along the Appalachian Trail. Bryson’s tale may be the funniest call for conservation ever written.
Brazilian Adventure, by Peter Fleming.
Peter Fleming signed on to a risky 3,000-mile Brazilian jungle hunt to uncover the fate of a lost English explorer. Imagine a book: Funny, exciting, literate, a period piece that still works.
A Book of Migrations, by Rebecca Solnit.
It’s a search for roots in Ireland. Her long hike in western Ireland leads to a reflection on movement-cultural, psychological, personal. There is much to learn by getting away from the tourist route, walking and speaking to the people you meet along the way. They have stories to tell that you won’t find in the tourist guides.
What travel-inspiring books have you ever read? Please email us at amy.alipio@natgeo.com.
1.What is the common characteristic of the first three adventure tales?
A.Funny. B.Magic. C.Risky. D.Serious.
2.Which book might be helpful if you care for environmental protection?
A.Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains. B.Walk in the Woods.
C.Brazilian Adventure. D.A Book of Migrations.
3.What is special about the hike in A Book of Migrations?
A.It is a search in the western land. B.It is full of cultural movements.
C.It doesn’t follow the tourist route. D.It has many stories about tourist guides.
假设你是某中学学生李华，在你班级留学的美国学生Bill无法适应这里的学习与生活，感到苦闷，他写信向你求助。请你用英文给他写一封回信。内容如下:
1. 深表同情；
2. 提出建议并给出理由；(至少三条建议，如:参加学校社团活动，与朋友交流，做些户外活动等)
3. 希望建议能有所帮助。
注意:
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。作文中共有10 处语言错误。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。
1.Would you please give me some tip on how to get along with my classmates？
2.It was all because the job that she gave up the plan to take her holiday abroad.
3.The number of students learning English are larger than ever before.
4.This frightening boy is looking for his mother now who was lost in the disaster.
5.He has devoted most of his time to find a cure for the disease.
6.The boy lost heart when he knew he fails the exam again.
7.The computer which I bought it last Wednesday doesn’t work now.
8.They had made up their mind to solve the problem together.
9.New words will soon be forgotten unless frequent used in everyday communication.
10.Hewas the very man which helped the girl out of the water.
Now I am living in Italy, working as an English language assistant. I am living with one of the _____________ from a local school, who is very kind. At the moment, it’s a bit ___________ as we don’t always understand each other! This is known as a ___________ barrier(障碍), when two people cannot communicate because they don’t have a language in ___________.
Over the past few days, I have learnt that it is more ___________ speaking a language in real life situations than speaking it in the classroom. My teachers could ___________ things to me in English when I didn’t understand. My ___________doesn’t speak any English. When I don’t know the___________ in Italian I try to explain it and when that doesn’t ___________ I try to mime(模仿) the thing I’m talking about.
Yesterday, the internet wasn’t working and I had to ____________ my housemate where the router (路由器)was so I could find the password for the Wi-Fi. I had no ______________ what the Italian word for 'router' was so I tried to explain it a couple of times. In the end, I called it the “internet box” and she ______________what I meant!
However, it isn’t all ______________ ! When we finally understand each other,we both ____________ and have a little celebration. Sometimes I feel very ______________ because I keep making a lot of mistakes, but my housemate ______________ me nicely and tells me that I’m doing well! I can also feel my language ________________ because I have no choice but to __________ Italian! I hope that I will be speaking ____________ a real Italian by the time I ____________. I’m determined to climb over this language barrier!
1.A.teachers B.doctors C.workers D.waiters
2.A.noisy B.difficult C.boring D.proper
3.A.hearing B.sight C.language D.taste
4.A.business B.advance C.addition D.common
5.A.foreign B.excellent C.popular D.different
6.A.forgive B.gain C.explain D.hold
7.A.neighbor B.housemate C.classmate D.friend
8.A.word B.place C.name D.letter
9.A.appear B.work C.happen D.flash
10.A.pass B.tell C.ask D.hand
11.A.point B.use C.doubt D.idea
12.A.kept B.ordered C.understood D.doubted
13.A.simple B.nice C.bad D.wild
14.A.whisper B.clap C.value D.tremble
15.A.unfair B.embarrassed C.moved D.frightened
16.A.corrects B.spreads C.reforms D.overcomes
17.A.improving B.escaping C.worsening D.wasting
18.A.get B.host C.live D.speak
19.A.as B.for C.about D.like
20.A.leave B.begin C.grow D.occur
Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend1.But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.
1.Associate with others.
The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.
2.Start a conversation
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.2.You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.
3.3.
Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.
4. Let it grow.
It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.4..The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.
5. Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.5..Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.
A.Be cheerful.
B.Do things together.
C.Do not wait to be spoken to.
D.Try not to find fault with your friends.
E.Making new friends comes easy for some people.
F.For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.
G.So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.
I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal (麦片粥), eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids’. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace (丢脸) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout (辍学者).
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
1.From the passage we can learn that the writer’s mother was .
A.not generous at all B.very strict with her children
C.very mean with money matters D.very cruel to her children
2.Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?
A.Eating differently from other kids.
B.Wearing clean clothes which were made by mother.
C.Going to bed early and getting up early.
D.Letting mother know where they were.
3.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A.the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
B.mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law
C.all the other kids studied better than the writer
D.the writer’s family lived a painful life
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Mother practised economy in running her home.
B.The writer is very thankful to her mother.
C.The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up.
D.The writer doesn’t love her mother for the past painful life.
