If you’re planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.
First of all, always check and double-check departure (起程) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(货币) with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I flew there from London via(经由)Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.
“Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing (令人难堪的).
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suit and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.
【小题1】 According to the passage, it’s obvious that______

A．the author gave him false money

B．the author did not give him the local currency

C．the author did not give him money

D．the author had no enough change

A．The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.

B．You don’t have to take credit cards when traveling.

C．You should know more about the weather of the place you’ll visit.

D．You should take enough change when you travel to other countries.

A．A few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.

B．Always check and double-check departure time.

C．It is important to have the local currency with you when you arrive in a country.

D．To find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.

If you’re planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.
First of all, always check and double-check departure (起程) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(货币) with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I flew there from London via(经由)Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.
“Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing (令人难堪的).
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suit and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.
【小题1】According to the passage, it’s obvious that______

A．the author gave him false money

B．the author did not give him the local currency

C．the author did not give him money

D．the author had no enough change

A．The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.

B．You don’t have to take credit cards when traveling.

C．You should know more about the weather of the place you’ll visit.

D．You should take enough change when you travel to other countries.

A．A few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.

B．Always check and double-check departure time.

C．It is important to have the local currency with you when you arrive in a country.

D．To find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.

Have you ever thought, “I wish I could take a year off and just travel around the world”?

Well,three lucky American teenagers were able to do just that．The teens—two males and one female--got an all-expenses paid, yearlong hike to five continents.

    This trip didn’t include any five-star hotels or shopping funs．Eighteen-year-old Jamie Fiel from Keller, Texas, 17-year-old Arsen Ewing from Canyon, California, and 16-year-old Tyler Robinson from Lincoln, Massachusetts, didn’t expect fancy treatment．They signed up for the experience of a lifetime, which included hard work, often uncomfortable accommodations, and encounters with（遭遇） some of nature’s most dangerous animals and environments.

Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler were among hundreds of high school kids nominated by their science teachers to take this trip．Earthwatch Institute sponsored this adventure．Each year, Earthwatch employs thousands of volunteers worldwide to help with scientific research projects．

The group went all around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of our time．Their assignments were as varied as their locations, and included measuring and attending pink flamingos in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, and tracking giant sea turtles in Costa Rica.

As they worked with the Earthwatch scientists, Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler began to understand that we are at a critical moment in the life of our planet．Time for change is running out．As the teens went from country to country and witnessed different environmental dangers and challenges, they understood that solutions to important environmental issues start with the power of one person's actions．They realized that each of them can make a difference.

These teenagers went on the journey around the world _____.

    A．to experience the most serous environmental problems on the earth

    B．to bring the kindness of America to the other parts of the world

    C．to go on sightseeing around the world

    D．to call on more teenagers to join Earthwatch Institute

What’s true about their journey?

    A．They had to pay for their journey at their own expense.

    B．They often had to move from one hotel to another.

    C．They had to take great pains to collect environmental information.

    D．They received a warm welcome every time they arrived at a new place.

It can be inferred that Earthwatch Institute could be _____．

    A．an international university that takes in students from all over the world

    B．a TV station that makes programmes on the beautiful scenery of the earth

    C．a travel agency that organizes adventure trips specially for school children

    D．an organization that brings science to life for people concerned about the earth’s environment

What did they these teenagers learn from the journey?

    A．It was high time that people protected the environment.

    B．Long journey was not suitable for school children.

    C．It should take the whole world to help the children.

    D．Environmental problems can be solved if school children take part.