Traveling has been popular with people for a long time. Many of today’s travelers are trying to find an unusual experience or adventure. Hiking may be a good choice.
Instead of spending your vacation on a bus, in a hotel or sitting on the beach, you may want to try hiking. Hiking is a great way to travel. You will get close to nature and take exercise at the same time. Hiking is easy to do and doesn’t have to be very expensive. The basic equipments (设备) you need for hiking are simple: good shoes, clothes and a backpack. You can hike in the mountains, in a forest or along a river. You can also go for a hike in the city.
Hiking is fun and exciting, but you shouldn’t forget safety. Here are some basic tips for successful hiking:
Don’t hike alone.
Bring water, a good map and a mobile phone.
Wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
【小题1】Is hiking a good way to get close to nature? _______________________ .
【小题2】What basic equipments do you need if you go hiking? ______________ .
【小题3】Where can you hike according to the passage? ___________________ .
【小题4】How many tips on hiking are there in the passage? ________________ .
【小题5】What shouldn’t you forget during a hiking? ________________ .

Traveling has been popular with people for a long time. Many of today’s travelers are trying to find an unusual experience or adventure. Hiking may be a good choice.

Instead of spending your vacation on a bus, in a hotel or sitting on the beach, you may want to try hiking. Hiking is a great way to travel. You will get close to nature and take exercise at the same time. Hiking is easy to do and doesn’t have to be very expensive. The basic equipments (设备) you need for hiking are simple: good shoes, clothes and a backpack. You can hike in the mountains, in a forest or along a river. You can also go for a hike in the city.

Hiking is fun and exciting, but you shouldn’t forget safety. Here are some basic tips for successful hiking:

Don’t hike alone.

Bring water, a good map and a mobile phone.

Wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun.

Answer the questions according to the passage.

1.Is hiking a good way to get close to nature? _______________________ .

2.What basic equipments do you need if you go hiking? ______________ .

3.Where can you hike according to the passage? ___________________ .

4.How many tips on hiking are there in the passage? ________________ .

5.What shouldn’t you forget during a hiking? ________________ .

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What means of transportation do you like? 

Alan 

I find it’s hard to answer this question. I fear (害怕) any kind of transportation, so it’s hard to choose (选择). If I have to, I’d choose the plane .  1.  

Becky

I don’t like taking trains. There are always problems with trains. They’re often late. So I never take a train.  2.    

Sally

  3.    Because I like traveling (旅行) by bicycle, by plane, by boat, by car ... But I like walking best. I enjoy walking. 

Bob

My favorite way of traveling is my computer mouse (鼠标).  4.    I can go around the world in a few minutes.  5.   

A.I use my car and always get where I’m going quickly.

B.It is the fastest means of transportation.

C.I can speak to people from all over the world, and look up (查阅) things quickly too.

D.Answering this question is very difficult.

E.It’s quick, relaxing, and we can get food and drink on the it.

Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You need only to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highways and it will take you to where you wish. But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver has to have not only skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the smaller road to the most popular bar around. He has to be at service of all kinds of passengers at all times.

A certain London taxi driver told of his job as follows.

During the night it is quite usual for him to stop two or three times for some refreshments (提神). He said, “I never drink when I’m working --- I would lose my license.”

He usually goes home between 2 and 3 o’clock in the night. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make any money, no one is going to give it to you.”

London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of children from London will go for a day at the sea --- by taxi! Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers, and these all go to the “London Taxi for Underprivileged Children”. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长), and a lunch party is also held in honor of the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day running around the sea beaches and visiting the markets, the children go home again --- by taxi, and free of charge (支出), of course!

1.From the first paragraph, we can see that________.

A．highways are developing very fast and there are more and more taxis.

B．it is easy to get to any place of the country now

C．it is fun to travel everywhere in a car

D．the writer wants to tell us that a London taxi driver has many difficulties in his driving

2.It is not easy to be a taxi driver in London because ________.

A．he has to know all the places in the city and serve all kinds of passengers at all the time

B．there is much traffic in London and people there like traveling by taxi

C．he has to follow the bright traffic sighs

D．although he works hard he earns little money

3.The underlined phrase “Underprivileged Children” in the last paragraph is about the children ________.

A. who have little knowledge              B. whose families are poor

C. who will go to sea                     C. who like taking a taxi

4.What is the passage about?

A．Traffic in London.                       B．London taxi for children

C．Taxi divers’ job in London.               D．Drivers disliking taxis in London

Traveling has been popular with people for a long time. Many of today’s travelers are trying to find an unusual experience or adventure. Hiking may be a good choice.

Instead of spending your vacation on a bus, in a hotel or sitting on the beach, you may want to try hiking. Hiking is a great way to travel. You will get close to nature and take exercise at the same time. Hiking is easy to do and doesn’t have to be very expensive. The basic equipments you need for hiking are simple: good shoes, clothes and a backpack. You can hike in the mountains, in a forest or along a river. You can also go for a hike in the city.

Hiking is fun and exciting, but you shouldn’t forget safety. Here are some basic tips for successful hiking:

※        Don’t hike alone.

※        Bring water, a good map and a mobile phone.

※        Wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun.

Answer the questions according to the passage.

1.Is hiking a good way to get close to nature?

2.What basic equipments do you need if you go hiking?

3.Where can you hike according to the passage?

4.How many tips on hiking are there in the passage?

5.What shouldn’t you forget during a hiking?