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Guide to four of the most exciting new adventure trips for 2008:

Tribal (部落的) India

Attractions: Myths and Mountains

Length: 17 days

Details: For the travelers who has already visited the best-known India sites, this new trip visits a relatively unexplored state in central India ruled by the Vindhyachal Range and known for its wildlife, waterfalls, ancient sites and tribal culture.

Departure Time(出发时间): Feb. 17

Price: $7,530

Information: 800-670-6984; myths.com

Across Patagonia: From the Andes to the Ocean

Attractions: Boundless Journeys

Length: 8 days

Details: The newest route across Patagonia starts high in the Argentine Andes and follows the Futaleufu River into Chile all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Travelers start by trekking along the river, changing to rafts before taking up kayaks for the final leg.

Departure Time: March 5

Price: $2,995

Information: 800-941-8010; boundless.com

Sahara

Attractions: International Expeditions

Length: 18 days

Details: Remember the movie Ishtar? Now you, too, can spend days wandering in the desert, just like Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. Designed for rugged travelers, the camping expedition crosses 1,500 miles of Niger’s Sahara in four-wheel-drive vehicles.

Departure Time: Nov. 17

Price: $3,998

Information: 800-633-4734; ietravel.com

Dalmatian Coast Biking

Attractions: Backroads

Length: 7 days

Details: The company’s first foray into Croatia follows scenic roadways across four islands between Dubrovnik and Split.

Departure Time: May 7

Price: $2,298

Information: 800-462-2848; backroads.com

1.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. suggestions on the adventure trips in America in 2008

B. the guide to several adventure trips around the world

C. the attractions in India

D. the prices of four most exciting adventure trips next year

2.A trip across Patagonia starts _______.

A. on Feb. 17 B. on March 5

C. on Nov. 17 D. in January

3.Which trip costs the least?

A. Tribal India. B. Crossing Patagonia.

C. Sahara. D. Dalmatian Coast Biking.

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Young people in the United States do not have a strong understanding of the world and their place in it.

Two U. S.—based groups, the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Geographic, Society commissioned an online survey earlier this year. They wanted to know what young people educated in American colleges knew about geography, U. S. foreign policy, recent international events, and economics.

The survey was given to over 1,200 Americans between the ages of 18 and 26 years. All of them presently attending, or having previously graduated from, a 2-or 4-year college or university.

The average test score, out of 75 total possible answers, was 55 percent. The study identifies a few important problems. For example, only 30 percent knew that the only part of the U. S. government that can declare war is Congress. Only 60% of those taking the survey could identify Brazil on a world map.

Part of the problem, argue the organizers of the survey, is the internet. They say it is becoming harder to find high-quality information about world events amongst all the fake news and trivia which swamp the web. Forty-three percent of those questioned said they read about the news on Facebook.

Another problem is that most college courses do not require students to learn about international issues. If such information is not required, Richard Haass from the Council on Foreign Relations said, then the United States could have leaders like Gary Johnson. He was a recent presidential candidate who did not know about the Syrian city of Aleppo when a reporter asked him about it.

The survey results were not all bad. The young people also demonstrated a good understanding of climate change and renewable energy. And the majority of them said that international issues were becoming more important to them.

Haass says these findings suggest the need to find was to get good information to students, both in school and online. To help, the Council on Foreign Relations is creating a new program called CFR Campus, designed to help build knowledge about global issues.

1.What can we learn about the survey?

A. All the participants were recent university graduates

B. It was an online survey conducted by two US universities

C. Its aim is to figure out what the young people know about America

D. It was given to over 1,200 American people aged from 18 to 26

2.What’s one reason survey organizers give for young people’s lack of knowledge?

A. Young people are unwilling to travel abroad

B. The sources from which they get their information

C. The US university system is of poor quality

D. Their lack of interest in knowing more about the world

3.According to the survey, what topic did the young Americans understand best?

A. Environmental matters B. Geographic information

C. Foreign relations D. Government organizations

4.In which column of a newspaper could we find this article?

A. Economics B. Entertainment

C. Politics D. Education

Tips on Young Adult Life

As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult. 1. Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!

With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. 2. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.

Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. 3. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You school learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.

It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family 4. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.

This period is a part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.

You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. 5. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!

A．Choose your friends wisely.

B．They will help shape the future.

C．They may seem to happen quickly.

D．You will probably want to be independent.

E．You may appreciate what you have in your own life.

F．The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.

G．Your family has been with you since you came into this world.

Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It _______ our happiness when we are cheerful, and lessens our _______ when we are sad. A good book may absorb our attention so _______ that for the time being we forget our _______.

Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, good books should never fail to give us _______. With a good book in our hands we will never be _______. Whether the characters in the book are taken from real life or are purely _______, they may become our companions and make us laugh. The people we meet in books may _______ us either because they are similar to our close friends or because they present _______ types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes ________ us, but the friends we make in books are always respect us. By turning the pages we can ________ them without any fear of hurting their feelings, When our human friends ________ us, good books are always there to give us sympathy and encouragement.

One of the most valuable gifts from books is ________. Few of us can travel far from home. ________ all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of book. When we wish to ________ from the dull realities of everyday life, a book will help us when ________ else can. To travel by book we don’t have to ________ and save a lot of money. Through books we may gel the thrill of adventure without ________. We can climb high mountains or cross the hoi sands of the desert, ________, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The ________ of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.

1.A. achieves B. reduces C. increases D. threatens

2.A. duties B. sorrows C. chances D. diseases

3.A. completely B. naturally C. frequently D. desperately

4.A. performances B. prejudices C. responsibilities D. surroundings

5.A. agreement B. treatment C. enjoyment D. judgement

6.A. lonely B. lazy C. tired D. guilty

7.A. average B. imaginary C. typical D. fortunate

8.A. greet B. shock C. worry D. delight

9.A. uncertain B. unpractical C. unfamiliar D. unnecessary

10.A. make fun of B. take care of C. catch sight of D. pay attention t

11.A. order B. control C. believe D. ignore

12.A. challenge B. Abandon C. understand D. persuade

13.A. pleasure B. knowledge C. experience D. success

14.A. but B. or C. if D. so

15.A. return B. recover C. graduate D. escape

16.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something

17.A. pay B. stop C. guess D. race

18.A. reason B. evidence C. danger D. instruction

19.A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Anyway

20.A. purposes B. possibilities C. directions D. suggestions

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I am a android. My owner is an eight-year-old boy. 1.

His mother buys me from a store last month and 2.

gave me to him for a birthday present. He likes me 3.

very much, so I can do a lot of things. For example, 4.

I can tell him stories and helps him with his homework. 5.

When he feels alone, I play with him. However, 6.

there was a problem now. He has become lazy. 7.

He likes asking me questions instead thinking by himself. 8.

I’m really worried about that. I do think he should 9.

learn how to solve the problem on his own. Only in this way 10.

will he really master what he has learnt.

We’ll take a honeymoon trip to Venice. Would you like to _____ my dog for me while we are away?

A. look at B. search for

C. watch over D. care about

I am fond of music while my sister likes reading novels. It seems that we have nothing ______.

A. in like B. in common

C. in same D. in similar

When he entered the room, he found Mary   at the desk, reading.

A. seating B. sat

C. seated D. sitting himself

If you ever visit an English village, make sure to look out for morris dancing. Undoubtedly one of the strangest traditions of English culture, morris dancing is a form of folk dancing that dates back to the 15th century. If you ever get the opportunely, you really have to see it.

Men and women wearing old-fashioned, shabby clothing dance in the streets of towns and villages across the country during the holiday periods. Women wear long, frilly(有褶皱边的) skirts and men wear short trousers with bells attached to them. They dance to traditional folk music which is often played on traditional musical instruments.

Some groups carry heavy black sticks which they beat against each other while they dance. Other groups wave handkerchiefs in the air while they perform. The dances are usually performed near a pub so that when it’s over, the dancers and audience can sing some traditional folk songs over a pint of beer. The celebrations will often continue long into the night, by which point most people are too drunk to think about performing again.

Morris dancing is a great English tradition but it’s facing a big crisis. As the years go by, fewer and fewer young people are joining morris dancing groups. The dancers are getting older and older and eventually, if nothing is done to change this trends, the tradition will die out within the next few decades.

If you’ve ever had the fortune to see morris dancing, you may understand why teenagers aren’t rushing to sign up. Putting it to the point, it’s not exactly the coolest thing for an 18-year-old to be doing. Why dress up in bells and funny costumes when you could be going clubbing? Or playing sport? Or doing anything else?

However, it would be a great shame to lose such a fun and lively part of England’s history and culture. It’s important to look after some traditions and customs especially when it’s something as harmless and happy as morris dancing. So here’s a toast to the next generation of would-be morris dancers! Let’s hope they don’t leave it too late.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The origins of morris dancing

B. The popularity of morris dancing

C. The protection of morris dancing

D. The introduction of morris dancing

2.What to we know about morris dancers?

A. They dance in pubs late into the night

B. They sing folk music while they dance

C. They wear long dresses with bells attached

D. They perform with sticks or handkerchiefs

3.What is the present situation of morris dancing?

A. It is losing appeal among young people

B. It is keeping pace with people’s demand

C. It is witnessing great changes in history

D. It is being criticized by modern people

4.What does the author think about morris dancing?

A. It help stay healthy

B. It is fun for teenagers

C. It deserves mole attention

D. It is too old-fashioned

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