Travel Unaccompanied

Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone．

Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents．

In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen. It is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone．It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own．

Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year．He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He said he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old．

Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that was ready to deal with anything”. He said: “The feeling of having conquered something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”

The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said: “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”

1.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?

A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.

B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.

C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.

D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.

2.Traveling alone is challenging because         .

A. it will finally build your character

B. you have to make things on your own

C. you depend on yourself whatever happens

D. it is hard for you to prove yourself to others

3.What can we infer about Chris Richardson?

A. He started traveling at an early age．          B. He was once shot in the arm.

C. His website inspires others a lot.      D. He used to work as a salesman．

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破) one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl.” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she'd let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many dines when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.
【小题1】What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

Ⅳ 请根据汉语提示完成句子，并将答案填写在答题卡相对的位置上。（共30空；每空0.5分，满分15分）

61. We should treat every one equally, and should not ________  ________  ________ those with a disability.    

我们应该公平对待每个人，不应该看不起残疾人。

62. The orphan ________  ________  ________ affection.

这个孤儿渴望得到爱。

63. The museum is ________  ________  ________ visited.

这个博物馆值得参观。

64. This door should only be used ________  ________  ________.

   这扇门只在紧急情况时使用。

65. ________  ________  ________, we finished the task ahead of time.

   令我们满意的是，我们提前完成了任务。

66. Every student ________  ________  ________ their teacher.

   每个学生都对他们老师显示尊敬。

67. Too much work and too little rest often ________  ________ illness.

   太多工作和太少休息往往引发疾病。

68. He finally ________ himself ________ all worries.

  他终于摆脱了所有忧虑。

69. I haven’t got any letters from him ________  ________  ________.

   我到现在为止没收到他任何来信。

70. Although our country is much more developed now, many people living in villages still ________ ________  ________  ________.

即使我们国家现在比较发达，但许多住在农村的人仍过着贫穷得生活。

单词填空

1.Everyone knows the i          of teamwork in a basketball game

2.Which do you think is more (宝贵的)____________，health or wealth?

3.Last night a big fire broke out and only a few people were able to_________ (逃离) from the burning building . 

4.The manager will go on a vacation for half a month and his secretary will be in charge during his a________. 

5.They ________(试图) to promote their new product but failed..

6.It was reported that three people were killed and seven were i ________ in the traffic accident. 

7.He wishes to be a singer and now his dream was turned into r       .

8.It is a pleasant thing to go            (观光) in this beautiful city.

9.Now many teenagers are concerned about some ___________ (社会的) problems.

10.We are c________ that Chinese athletes can perform well in the London Olympic Games.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划一个（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误）；则按下列情况改正：
此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Editor,
I’m a senior high school student, named Li Hua. Now many students
have iPods and think it’s a fashion to use it. Using an iPod , we can listen
to music, downloading a lot of learning materials and read them on the
screen. Apparently, it is helpful to our study, specially to our English listening.
Some students, however, take their iPods to the classroom and listen to
music with earphones, which make the teacher and other students greatly
annoyed. What’s worse, some of them even waste the precious time in class
playing video games.
In my opinion, as students, we shall make good use of iPod to
help achieve academic successes. Classroom is a place for students to
study, and therefore concentration awfully needed for us to learn  
our lessons. Furthermore, the school should make a rule to guide the
students to use iPods in a proper way.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua