People enjoy taking trips. But what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to learn more about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson. On a trip, a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historic spots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historical palaces and other scenic spots in Paris and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picture, a real life of one of the French people. He learns about their attitudes（态度）, how they feel about business, beauty and history.
What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person. But seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. But the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside would be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts(对比，对照): the straight vertical lines of tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in.
【小题1】Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage?

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms（习语）, though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders, he said，“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted（打断）again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.

1.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because       .

A．I had no interest in them

B．English idioms were very difficult

C．I did not realize the importance of them

D．my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them

2.At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant       .

A．I had talked too much                    B．I had to stop talking

C．he was not interested in the topic           D．he was only interested in the Great Wall

3.“…was shown in an amusing experience.” The word “amusing” probably means     .

A．interesting        B．important         C．terrible           D．unlucky

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

B．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.

C．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.

5.After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___________.

A．I felt very silly                          B．the Englishman became a real fool

C．I became more careful in everything         D．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool

1.The magazine published by Prufrock Press aims to encourage children to          .

A. learn from others           B. read more classic books        C. be more creative

2.New Moon is a little bit special because         .

A. it is a magazine only for girls                         

B. it is for children aged 8-14. 

C. it has many good stories for children.

3. Sally is twelve years old. Her favorite subject is history. She may like         .

A. Skipping Stones                  B. Calliope                       C. New Moon

4. What do we learn about the magazine Skipping Stones?

   A. It makes money for poor children.                 

B. You may find Chinese articles in it.

C. It mainly displays writing from adults

5. Mrs Smith’s eight-year-old son is interested in nature, so she would choose          for him.

A. Ranger Rick                   B. Creative Kids                   C. New Moon

If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends, but let them find you instead（相反）. You can help them find you by（通过）staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle（吹口哨）three times. Stop for a while. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal（信号）given three times is a help.
Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches（树枝）. Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.
When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop（扔下）them as you walk in order to（为了，以便于）go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is stay in one place.
【小题1】 If you get lost in the forest, you should               .