A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.

“Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I have a friend I’d like to bring with me.”

“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”

“There is something you should know,” the son continued, “ he was hurt badly in the fighting. He lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone like the young man would be a terrible burden for us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this stay with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”

At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling down from a building. The police believed it was suicide(自杀).

The parents flew to San Francisco. To their surprise, they found their son had only one arm and one leg.

The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun, but we don’t like people who make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.

1.Where did the soldier probably come from

A.Vietnam. B.The US. C.Canada. D.England.

2. Who lost an arm and a leg in the fighting

A.The soldier himself.

B.The soldier’s friend.

C.The soldier’s brother.

D.The soldier’s father.

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “burden”

A.欺骗 B.重任 C.负担 D.缺点

4.Why did the soldier kill himself

A.Because he didn’t want to go back home.

B.Because his parents no longer wanted to see him again.

C.Because the police laughed at him.

D.Because he didn’t want to be a burden for his parents.

5. What can we learn from the story

A.Parents don’t like their disabled children.

B.We should stay away from the unhealthy people.

C.It’s easy for us to love the disabled.

D.We can’t judge a person by his appearance.

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In the past, people used to travel to foreign countries because they thought they would be different in many ways—the buildings, the food, the national dresses and so on. At present, however, one large city is similar to another. They all have their Hilton or Sheraton Hotels everywhere. They all have their McDonald's, their KFCs and their Pizza Huts. Office buildings look the same everywhere, and most city centers are full of office buildings. And of course, people are driving the same brands (品牌) of Japanese or European cars.

Then what is the foreign travel for? What do tourists hope to experience in a foreign country that they cannot experience at home? The answer could be that people are very interested in the past. It is a nation's history and culture that are the main attractions. Most people travel overseas to find out what foreign countries history and cultures used to be like, not what they arc like today. Tourists try to learn the history and culture of foreign countries by visiting different kinds of museums.

Every country also has its own beautiful places for tourists to visit. Their own special scenery (风景:) would certainly attract tourists from other countries.

Finally, there is perhaps a country's attraction; its people. A country is not just its old buildings, its works of art (艺术品) or beautiful places, it's also the people who live in it. This is why a country such as Thailand attracts millions of people. The tourists come mainly because of the friendliness (友好) of the people there. It is why the Pacific islands are also so popular. The friendly, smiling people make visitors feel welcome.

The 1.___________of Tourism

In the past

People traveled to foreign countries to see buildings, .food and dresses which were different from those of 2. _______

At present

1. The large cities in different countries look almost3. ________

2. People travel to foreign countries to learn their 4. ________

to visit beautiful places and 5.________

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