Do you like traveling? Many people choose backpacking (背着背包徒步旅行) because it not only helps save a lot of money, but also gives them another kind of experience. But do you know what should you do before you begin your backpacking？When you are planning a backpacking adventure, the first thing to do in your opinion may be the decision on the places where you will visit. However, it is not the most important thing. Great adventures will make you face great danger. Why? Often backpacking is an adventure, and you will visit strange places that you have never been to. Think about what might happen while you are traveling. Nobody knows what will happen during the trip. So you should not only imagine the enjoyment you will have on the trip, but also think about the possible danger you might face.

   Making travel insurance (保险) is the most crucial. It can make sure that you stay safe on the trip. So you should buy a backpacker travel insurance policy (保险单) before you leave. Backpacker policies are specially designed to meet your needs, by offering a high level of cover for a long time of travel. You can buy a backpacker policy from one week to two years or longer time. The backpacker insurance policy covers many activities such as swim and ski, and provides protection for these activities. So buy a backpacker travel insurance policy is very important.

   It is a good idea to compare a few insurance companies before you make a decision. You should always carefully check the backpacker policy and make sure the activities you want to do are all covered by the policy.

67. The passage can interest the man who ____.

A. is too busy to have a few days off  

B. runs a company selling sports clothes

C. plans to go for a long walk in the country 

D. wants to become a tour guide in the future

68. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Great backpacking                            B. Who should take a holiday?

C. How to be a good tour guide?      D. Important — backpacking insurance

69. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A. we should find a good tour guide when backpacking

B. a lot of people want to spend some time backpacking

C. we should take part in some activities such as swim and ski

D. backpacking insurance policies may cover sports protection

70. This passage may be taken from ____.

A. a magazine about traveling

B. a novel full of thrilling stories

C. a survey paper about life problems  

D. a text book of a high school student

A murder will occur this weekend in the peaceful seaside town of Langley, Washington. In fact, a murder has occurred there every February for the past 25 years. But don’t panic! It’s all part of the town’s yearly Mystery Weekend.

What began as a local event in 1984 now attracts visitors from over the U.S. and even abroad. Would-be detectives（侦探）arrive and check in at the visitor center on Saturday. There, they receive a packet, including a newspaper with details about the crime and information telling where to find clues（线索）. Participants then travel to various shops, restaurants and other downtown locations, picking up clues as they go. Along the way, they encounter and interview suspects played by local townspeople. Most Langley residents participate in some way in the Mystery Weekend, a true community（社区）event.

Amateur sleuths have until Sunday at 4:00 p.m. to solve the crime and turn in their guesses. Then as everyone gathers, the murderer is found and arrested, and prizes are awarded for correct answers. It’s the perfect ending for a murder mystery and enormous fun for those who get to play detective.

For visitors, Mystery Weekend is not only fun but also a great introduction to the charms of Langley. It’s a very attractive community with historic buildings, exciting ocean views and above all, friendly people. Since Langley is on an island, a fun way to get there is by taking a car ferry to the nearby town of Clinton and then driving the rest of the way. Langley has a delightful selection of inns with bed and breakfasts that are open all year round. And activities in Langley aren’t limited to Mystery Weekend. There is also great hiking, biking, golfing and diving to enjoy. And for a special adventure, visitors can book on one of the whale – watching ships that leave nearby harbors each day.

1．The second paragraph mainly tells us           .

       A．where participants can pick up the clues

       B．what people do during Mystery Weekend

       C．when Mystery Weekend came into being

       D．how the detectives try to clear up the case

2．How can you get to Clinton according to the passage?

       A．By car.                B．By train.              C．By plane.             D．By boat.

3．According to the passage, visitors in Langley can           .

       A．feel secure to watch whales performing

       B．take a ferry to Clinton for a special adventure

       C．enjoy a wide variety of recreation like dancing and singing

       D．book B& B inns open throughout the year to their own taste

4．We learn from the text that Mystery Weekend          .

       A．is an annual local event

       B．aims to decrease crime rate

       C．is intended for detectives

       D．offers visitors a chance to make money

“Who made you T-shirt?” A Geo letdown University students raised that question. Piertra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to find the answer. A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path form Texas cotton, rim to Chinese factory to charity bin (慈善捐赠箱). The result is an interesting new book, The tran’s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy (经济).

Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over global trade. She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner. In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a step towards a better care for the people who word there. In the colorful used-clohting markets of Tanzania, she realizes that, “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color, Rivoli’s book is full of me able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy sweet smell (泥土香味) of the cotton,” she says. “Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like shallot water Texas.”

Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections. She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization. The changes opened up by trade are vase, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check. True economic progress needs them both.

1.What do we learn about Professor Rivoli?________

A. She used to word on cotton farm.

B. She wrote a book about world trade.

C. She wants to give up her teaching job.  

D. She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes.

2.By saying T-shirt “meet a real market”, Rivoli means in Tanzania _______.

A. cheaper T-shirts are needed  B. used T-shirts are hard to sell

C. prices of T-shirts rise and fall frequently  D. prices of T-shirts are usually reasonable

3.What does the word “them” underlined in the last paragraph refer to? _______

A. Free markets.        B. Price changes.  

C. Unexpected connections.  D. Chances opened up by trade.

4.What would be the best title for the text? ________

A. What T-shirts Can Do to Help Cotton Farms                B. How T-shirts Are Made in Shanghai

C. How T-shirts Are Sold in Tanzania   

D. What T-shirts Can Teach Us

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children．Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia．They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will learn a musical instrument or ballet or other classes which will give them a head start in life．The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is．So the parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education．Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter．

       However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap．

       Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others．What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack （缺乏） self-respect and self-confidence．

       The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents aren’t teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever．

Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing housework．

       Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking demands patience and time．It’s an enjoyable but difficult experiment．A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually to finish his job successfully．His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence．

       Some old machines , such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your children to play with will make him curious （好奇） and arouse his interest He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up．These activities aren’t merely teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind．And that is more important．

Parents in China, according to this passage, _________．

       A．are too strict with their children        

       B．are too rich to educate their children

       C．have some problems in educating their children correctly

       D．are too poor to educate their children

Generally speaking, children’s skills_______．

       A．come from their parents     

       B．have nothing to do with their education

       C．may be different             

       D．have something to do with their marks in the exams

The writer of this passage doesn’t seem to be satisfied with_______．

       A．the parents’ idea of educating their children 

       B．the education system

       C．children’s skills 

       D．children’s hobbies

Doing some cooking at home helps children_________．

       A．learn how to serve their parents        

       B．learn how to become strong and fat

       C．benefit from it and prepare themselves for the future 

       D．make their parents believe that they are clever

According to the last paragraph, we can conclude that_________．

       A．broken radios and television sets are useful  

       B．one’s curiosity may be useful for his later life

       C．an engineer must fix many broken radios

       D．a good student should spend much time repairing radios

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not merely teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
【小题1】Generally speaking, children’s skills __________.