What's your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to visit the world．So we visit travel companies, compare prices, and pay our money．
We know what our vacation costs us．But do we know what it might cost someone else? It's true that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income．Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local(本地的)people more than it helps them．
It might cost their homes and lands．In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes among the pagodas(佛塔)in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas．
Tourism might also cost the local people their jobs and dignity(尊严)．Local workers often find only low-paying jobs in the tourist industry．And most of the money do not help the local economy(经济)．Instead, money return to the tour operators in richer countries, When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to poor places of the city．Others now make a little money selling things or acting for photos．
Problems like these were noticed more than 20 years ago．But now tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them．Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure．
The result is “ethical(合乎职业道德的)tourism”．Ethical tourism has people at its heart．New international agreements and rules can help protect the people's lands, homes, economies and cultures．The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex(复杂的)．
But take heart．The good news is that everyone, including us, can play a part to help the local people in the places we visit．Tour operators and companies can help by making sure that local people work in good conditions and earn the money they should get．
They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotel, restaurants and guide services．They can share some money to help the local economy．And they can help the local people plan and manage tourism．
What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour companies to provide information about the conditions of local people．We can then make our choices and tell them why．And while we're abroad, we can：
Buy local foods and products．
Pay a fair price for goods and services and not bargain for the cheapest price．
Ask before taking photographs of people．
They are not just part of the scenery!
Let's enjoy our vacation and make sure others do, too．
(1)
Which of the following is not mentioned?
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A．
Local people protected the pagodas in Bagan well．
B．
Tourists may stay in hotels opened by local people．
C．
Local people are mainly provided with low-paying work．
D．
Tourists had better not bargain with local people for a cheap price．
(2)
The underlined phrase "take heart" means "__________"．
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A．
pay attention
B．
take care
C．
cheer up
D．
give up
(3)
According to the passage, the writer thinks ________．
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A．
tourism is not a promising industry
B．
dream vacations should be spent abroad
C．
the problems caused by tourism are easy to settle
D．
tourists should respect local customs and cultures
Most American children eat potatoes．But many children don't know what of the potato is the best for food．Take a knife and cut from the middle of the potato a piece as thin as paper．Hold the piece between your eyes and light．You will see that the potato has skin(皮)，an outside rim(边缘) and an inside part．The outside rim which is right under the skin of the potato，is the most valuable part of all．But this is often thrown away with the skin．Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside．When eating a cooked potato，if you choose the inside and leave the outside，you are throwing the best part of it．If you can't eat the whole potato，eating the outside rim and leaving the inside will do．
(1)
How many parts does the potato have?
A．It has only one part，outside rim．
B．It has two parts，skin and outside rim．
C．It has three parts，skin，outside rim and an inside part．
D．It has four parts，middle，skin，outside rim and an inside part．
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(2)
What is the best part of a potato?
A．Outside rim． B．Inside part． C．Middle． D．Skin．
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(3)
What should you eat first if you can't eat the whole potato?
A．Skin only． B．Inside． C．Outside rim． D．Part of it．
What are the things you must not do when you’re in the school buildings?
(2)
Can you leave school at lunch-time?
(3)
What must you do when your teacher comes into your classroom?
(4)
What do the school rules say about fight?
(5)
When must you get to school every morning?
阅读理解
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
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A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
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A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
