One of my favorite things to do is hiking in mountains. Because nobody likes the idea of getting lost, I always prepare before every trip. But what's the best navigation tool, a Global Positioning System(GPS) or a good old map and compass?

Five of my friends and I hiked through the mountains on a trail(路线) I marked. One team of three carried a GPS, and the other team used a map and compass.

It took the GPS team 3hours and 11minutes to get through the whole hike, however, it took the map and compass team only 2hours and 49minutes. The biggest problem the GPS team met was that they lost the satellite signal(卫星信号) in some places. With no map or compass, they had to walk around until they were in a place where the signal was good. The map and compass team was able to spot (认出)different landmarks, compare them to their maps and then use the compass to point them in the right direction.

When I head out on my future hikes, I'm bringing a map, a compass and a GPS to show me

the way.

1.The writer prepared before every trip because he didn't

A. like the old map and compass

B. know how to use the GPS

C. want to get lost in mountains

D. want to be safe first

2.There were people in each team.

A. 3 B. 5

C. 6 D. 14

3.The two teams

A. had the same navigation tool

B. went along the same trail

C. had the same problem

D. finish the hike at the same time

4.The underlined word "landmarks" means in Chinese.

A. 地标 B. 陆地

C. 道路 D. 土地

5.In the end, the writer found out

A. the map and compass were too old navigation tools to use any more

B. it wasn't necessary to bring a map and a compass together with a GPS

C. the GPS had some disadvantages in hiking in mountains

D. he didn't need a GPS to show him the way the next time.

Alice in Wonderland is a 3D film. It is an updated version (现代更新版) of the old British children’s novel Alice in Wonderland. The film is the work of a Hollywood director(导演) Tim Burton who likes re-imagining old films and stories in his Gothic(哥特式的)style.

Johnny Depp, a famous Hollywood film star, is the main character of this film as the Mad Hatter. There are also many other celebrities in this film, including Burton’s wife and Anne Hathaway. Some British actors supply(提供) the voices for the film’s CGI characters(特效角色).

Although the film is a piece of work in the 21st century, it is based on the works of the 19th century mathematician Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a Maths teacher at Christ Church College, Oxford.

Carroll is said to have written the book for the children of an Oxford friend. He made up stories during rowing trips around the Oxford area. However, Alice in Wonderland is liked not only by children but also adults.

Alice in Wonderland has become one of the Disney’s most money-making movies, second only to the 2006 Pirates of the Carribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest.

1.The novel was written by .

A. a director B. a film star C. a college teacher D. a girl

2.What does the underlined word “celebrities” mean?

A. 名人 B. 导演 C. 主角 D. 权贵

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The film is only welcomed by children.

B. In the film there are not many famous people.

C. Lewis Carroll and Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was the same person.

D. The film Alice in Wonderland has nothing to do with the novel.

4.The last sentence of the passage wants to tell us that .

A. Alice in Wonderland is a cartoon film B. Alice in Wonderland is a success

C. Alice in Wonderland cost Disney a lot of money D. Alice in Wonderland is better than Pirates of the Carribbean 2

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