Traveling can be a way to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Break－a week long school vacation in the United States．But what if you’re a student and don’t have enough money for a trip? Don’t worry．Here are some useful suggestions．
●Save：This probably is the most important preparation for traveling．Cut expenses to fatten your wallet so you’ll have more choices about where to go and how to get there．
●Plan ahead：Don’t wait until the last minute to plan your trip．Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice．Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security(安全)and savings．
●Do your homework：No matter where you go, research the places you will visit．Decide what to see．Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants．
●Plan sensibly：Write down what you expect to spend for food and hotels．Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything．
●Travel in groups：Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places．By traveling with others you can share costs and experiences．
●Work as you go：Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit．
●Go off the beaten path：Tourist cities may be expensive．You may want to rethink your trip and go to a lesser-known area．Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights．
●Pack necessary things：The most important things to take are not always clothes：Remember medicine in case you get sick and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant．
●Use the Internet：The Net can help to save money．Some useful websites include www．Travelocity．com, www．bargains-lowest fare．com and www．Economic travel．com．
By planning sensibly, even students can enjoy the travel．Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime．
(1)
This passage is about ________．
[ ]
A．
how to plan your travel
B．
how to travel with enough money
C．
how to make your travel interesting
D．
how to get life experiences
(2)
Before your trip, the first thing you should do is ________．
[ ]
A．
to make a plan of the route
B．
to get information in the Internet
C．
to save money by spending less
D．
to buy tickets in advance
(3)
The writer advises you ________．
[ ]
A．
to share costs with any other people
B．
not to go to well-known places
C．
not to visit dangerous places
D．
to buy anything you want to buy
(4)
During your trip, ________．
[ ]
A．
you need more shoes than clothes
B．
you shouldn’t look for work all the way
C．
you can gain valuable life experiences
D．
you should forget to do your homework
阅读理解
Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work．Writing for the film may take many weeks．Filming the story being acted－or shooting the film, as it is called, often takes at least six months．Actors and camera-men work from very early in the morning until late at night．Each scene has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just right．Sometimes the same scene may have to be acted twenty or thirty times．
The film studio is like a large factory, and the indoor stages are very big indeed．Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio：churches, houses, castles, and factories are all built of wood and cardboard．Several hundred people work together to make one film．Some of these people are the actors and actresses．The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio．He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act．
Most people go to see a film because they know the film-stars in it．Sometimes the film may be very poor．It is best to choose a film made by a good director．Some famous directors make their films very real．People feel that they themselves are among the people in the film．
(1)
Shooting the film often takes ________．
[ ]
A．
less than six months
B．
at least six months
C．
many weeks
D．
from early in the morning until late at night
(2)
Scenery in the film studio is made from ________．
[ ]
A．
wood and cardboard
B．
indoor stages
C．
houses
D．
films
(3)
The director of a film ________．
[ ]
A．
is always an actor
B．
makes the scenery
C．
says how each scene should be filmed
D．
is a film star
(4)
We should choose a film which ________．
[ ]
A．
has the actors we know
B．
seems very real
C．
takes a long time to make
D．
is made by a good director
(5)
The scenes have to be filmed many times because ________．
[ ]
A．
it takes a long time to make a film
B．
it is often difficult to make them just right
C．
many people work together
D．
the film is poor
阅读理解
IRKUTSK, Russia：Two Chinese are feared dead and one escaped with minor injuries when a Russian airliner crashed on landing and burst into flames in Siberia yesterday, killing at least 122 people and injuring more than 50．
Tu Er’xun, an official with the Chinese Consulate General in Khabarovsk, said that of the three Chinese on the plane－the fate of two was not known while one man escaped with slight injuries．The survivor Wang Tiecheng from North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region－said the other two Chinese on board, both women, had probably died．They were reported to be making a stopover in Irkutsk on route to Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning Province．
But Sibir airline said three Chinese were among five foreigners killed, the other two being an Azeri and a German．No other details were available except that seven foreign nationals were being treated．
Many of the 200 people on board were children flying for holidays to Lake Baikal, a popular Siberian spot in summer, media reported．
At least 122 bodies had been recovered and 53 people were in hospital being treated for bums, trauma and the effect of smoke inhalation, an Emergencies Ministry spokeswoman said．The fate of 25 passengers was unknown．
Sibir airlines flight 778 from Moscow to Irkutsk, an Airbus A-310, overshot the runway at around 2∶50 am Moscow time(22∶50 GMT on Saturday)．It ploughed through a wall into nearby buildings and caught fire．
The only surviving stewardess opened an emergency exit, enabling passengers in the rear of the plane to jump to safety．Of the eight-strong crew, a pilot also survived．
Some 600 rescue workers used cutting gear to recover bodies after taking two hours to douse the burning fuselage．
(1)
The plane crashed in ________．
[ ]
A．
China
B．
Russia
C．
Mongolia
D．
German
(2)
How many Chinese survived in the plane crash?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Five．
(3)
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
There were many children on board．
B．
25 passengers had not been found yet．
C．
There are altogether 200 people on board．
D．
No pilot survived．
(4)
What does the underlined word “stewardess” mean?
[ ]
A．
Passenger．
B．
Pilot．
C．
Hostess．
D．
Survivor．
(5)
What’s the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Plane Crashes on Landing．
B．
Air Accident．
C．
Terrible Disaster．
D．
Miserable Crash．
阅读理解
Just before a department store in this central Kansas town closed forever on Sunday, it had a unique sale．About 100 shoppers were milling around, choosing items at special close-out prices, when a voice made an announcement over the intercom．
“Attention shoppers! We’re having a local sale．You can buy everything you can fit into a shopping cart for only 25 dollars!”
“The store became very quiet,” one woman shopper said later．“And then, all of a sudden, there was a crash and a bang．I didn’t care what I found in my cart．No one cared．”
She went wild in the shoe department．“I got between 40 and 60 pairs from baby size to adult size,” she said．She also grabbed stacks of recording tapes, spark plugs, cans of paint, scarves, ties, and “dozens of pairs of underwear．”
“I added it up,” she said, “and I got ＄1426.35 worth of stuff．”
(1)
What was the sale like?
[ ]
A．
You didn’t have to pay if you can fit into a shopping cart．
B．
You could buy everything in the store for only 25 dollars．
C．
All in one shopping cart only cost 25 dollars．
D．
All shoppers must be quiet while shopping．
(2)
Why was there a local sale?
[ ]
A．
Because the central Kansas town was going to be closed．
B．
Because local people had supported the store a lot．
C．
Because the department store was about to close．
D．
Because there were only about 100 shoppers．
(3)
How did the shoppers shop during the local sale?
[ ]
A．
They didn’t care about the sale．
B．
They didn’t choose what they bought．
C．
They all spent more than one thousand dollars．
D．
They all went to the shoe department to buy shoes．
(4)
How much did the store get for the local sale?
[ ]
A．
About ＄1500．
B．
About ＄150 000．
C．
About ＄2500．
D．
About ＄250 000．
(5)
What does the word “intercom” in the first paragraph mean?
[ ]
A．
A loudspeaker．
B．
The Internet．
C．
Radio station．
D．
The salesgirl’s calling．
阅读理解
New York was very proud of its electric trolleys at the turn of the century．They were the latest way to get around．But Mary Anderson, who visited New York from her native Birmingham, Alabama, 1902, didn’t like them at all．She thought they weren’t safe．
It wasn’t that the drivers were bad．It was the windshields(挡风玻璃)．In those days, drivers rubbed their windshields with damp tobacco．This was supposed to help keep off rain and snow．But it didn’t work too well．Anderson watched as the trolley drivers struggled to see out of their windshields, and came up with an idea．
Back in Alabama, Anderson made the first windshield wiper by fixing a handle to a rubber blade(片)．This, in turn, was fixed to the windshield．The driver had to turn the handle back and forth by hand to make the blade wipe off the rain．But it worked．And travel in bad weather was made a little safer for everyone．
(1)
Which of the following best gives the main idea of this passage?
[ ]
A．
How Mary Anderson visited New York．
B．
How drivers cleaned their windshields．
C．
How the first windshield wiper came into being．
D．
How windshield wipers were made．
(2)
Though New Yorkers had great pride in electric trolleys, Mary disliked them because she thought ________．
[ ]
A．
they were dangerous
B．
they kept off rain and snow
C．
their windshields were not good
D．
their drivers were inexperienced
(3)
To stop rain and snow coming on the windshields, a trolley driver had to ________．
[ ]
A．
work hard
B．
see out of them clearly
C．
struggle in the trolleys
D．
use damp tobacco to clean them
阅读理解
A good friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on a Greek island．Ever since he left school(where I first knew him)he has traveled all over the world collecting animals for his very own zoo．He hoped to collect two examples of every kind of animal on his island, like Noah before the Great Flood．But the flood that my friend was afraid of, was a flood not of water, but of people．I think you have heard of my friend; he writes books about his travels, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects．The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat．
My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week(there is not enough water on the island, though there is plenty all round it), he found oil．He needs money for his travels, and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for all his life; but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his zoo, and his life’s work．
So, if I know my friend, he will not tell anybody(except you and me)about what he found－because oil and water do not mix．
(1)
Why will my friend not tell anybody that he has found oil?
[ ]
A．
He wants to make money from the oil alone．
B．
He is afraid that people will no longer come and visit his zoo．
C．
He doesn’t want to let others know his work．
D．
He is afraid that his zoo will be destroyed．
(2)
My friend is afraid of ________．
[ ]
A．
a great flood
B．
too many people
C．
a lot of animals
D．
a great deal of oil
(3)
How does he get money for his animals’ “food”?
[ ]
A．
He travels all over the world to collect money．
B．
He sells oil on the island．
C．
He writes books and sells them．
D．
He shows his animals to people
(4)
My friend knows oil and water do not mix．He knows that ________．
[ ]
A．
he can’t mix oil with water
B．
he won’t get water if people come to look for oil
C．
he won’t find water and oil in the same place
D．
he can’t have both money and the zoo
阅读理解
12 Park Garden
London SW1
30th March, 2004
Miss S．Carter
Espana Holidays
43 Market square
London SW3
Dear Miss Carter,
Following my telephone conversation with you yesterday, we have decided that we would prefer to go to Malaga for our holiday rather than Canada．Of the hotels you suggested, we think that the San Carlos would suit us best．
We should like to stay for a fortnight from the 23rd July．Our party will consist of myself, my wife Sheila, our 11-year-old son, Timathy, and our 10-year-old daughter, Mary and my sister, Mrs Anna Harvey and her two sons, Richard and Edward, aged 13 and 14．We shall, therefore, require two double rooms and a 3-bedded room for the boys．
I think it would be more satisfactory for us to have half-board, as we are unlikely to be in for all meals, and we want to sample the local food．
You said our flight would leave from Gatwick．Perhaps you would let me know how long it takes to fly to Malaga and the departure time．
I understand that, if I should decide to hire a car, you can arrange for it to be at the airport for our arrival．
I enclose the completed booking form and check to cover the deposit of ￡25 per person required at the time of booking．I should be glad to receive confirmation of booking at your earliest convenience．
Yours sincerely,
Frank Simpso
(1)
How many people will be on the holiday?
[ ]
A．
7．
B．
8．
C．
3．
D．
9．
(2)
Mary will most probably stay in the same room with ________．
[ ]
A．
Frank Simpson
B．
Sheila
C．
Mrs Anna Harvey
D．
Timothy
(3)
Espana Holidays ________．
[ ]
A．
charge a booking fee of 25％
B．
require part payment on booking
C．
charge a deposit of 25 pounds per family
D．
require travelers to book 8 weeks in advance
(4)
If Mr Simpson arranges to hire a car through Espana Holidays, he ________．
[ ]
A．
will collect it at the Hotel San Carlos
B．
must return it to Gatwick airport
C．
must park it up at Granadas
D．
will be able to drive it from Malaga airport
阅读理解
Good afternoon, and welcome to England．We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one．Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws．
The first one is about drinking．Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you．
Secondly, noise．Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don’t make unnecessary noise, particularly at night．We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet．
Thirdly, crossing the road．Be careful．The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country．Use pedestrian crossing and do not take any chances when crossing the road．My next point is about litter(throwing away waste material in a public place)．It is an offence to drop litter in the street．
When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin．Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age．
I’d like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you．
Now, are there any questions？
(1)
The main purpose of this speech would be to ________．
[ ]
A．
prepare people for international travel
B．
declare the laws of different kinds
C．
give advice to travelers to the country
D．
inform people of the punishment for breaking laws
(2)
How many laws are there discussed in the speech?
[ ]
A．
Three．
B．
Four．
C．
Five．
D．
Six．
(3)
From the speech we learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
in this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you
B．
you may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age
C．
because the traffic moves on the left side of the road, you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road
D．
you can’t make noise except at night
(4)
The underlined word “contact” means ________．
[ ]
A．
keep in touch with
B．
get in touch with
C．
join
D．
report
阅读理解
A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet．Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, “Can I give you a lift to higher ground?”
“No, thanks,” said Smith．“I have faith in God and he will save me．”
Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist．At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, “Can I give you a lift to higher ground?”
“No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me．”
Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck．“Grab the rope, ”shouted the pilot．“I’ll pull you up．”
“No, thanks,” said Smith, “I have faith in God and he will save me．”But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward．As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this．“Tell me, God, ”he said, “I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown．What happened?”
To which God replied, “What do you want from me?I sent you two boats and a helicopter．”
(1)
When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ________．
[ ]
A．
Smith pulled the pilot up
B．
Smith did so
C．
Smith didn’t do so
D．
Smith didn’t hear him
(2)
At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ________．
[ ]
A．
went to his reward
B．
passed away
C．
went to heaven
D．
all of the above
(3)
What do we know about Smith？
[ ]
A．
He was a lazy man．
B．
He was a lucky man who believed in God．
C．
He was a poor man．
D．
He was a silly man who believed in God．
(4)
What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ________．
[ ]
A．
moving
B．
humorous
C．
depressing
D．
surprising
(5)
The best title of this passage is “________”．
[ ]
A．
What Do You Want from Me?
B．
How Do You Believe in God?
C．
How God Loved Smith!
D．
Smith Obeyed God’s Orders
阅读理解
Suppose a key man in your firm had just met with a terrible accident．The doctor tells you that this man upon whom you depend for directing sales, checking your books or for performing some other important roles, will be laid up for months．You’d have to replace him, wouldn’t you? And probably at a pay about equal to his?
Then you’d be faced with double paying for one job because stopping the pay of an injured man would simply be out of the question．
You can prevent this kind of unproductive outgo(n．支出，消耗)on your payroll by providing your key man with the protection of Travelers Business Accident Insurance!
This insurance provides total medical expense and a weekly income in case a key man is disabled for some time．Should the disability prove everlasting, an income for life is certain．Why not make out a list of your key men now? Then get together with Travelers Insurance Company, and let us tell you how little it costs to apply this much needed protection to your business．
Write and we’ll serve you!
(1)
The above is most probably ________．
[ ]
A．
a report
B．
a letter
C．
an announcement
D．
an advertisement
(2)
What is really true according to the above?
[ ]
A．
Travelers Insurance Company provides services of accident insurance．
B．
An important person of the firm has just had an accident．
C．
Accident Insurance will protect the important person from accident．
D．
Unfortunately the important person has become disabled．
(3)
Whom might the writing be mainly for?
[ ]
A．
An important person in a firm．
B．
An employee of a firm．
C．
The boss of a company．
D．
Readers of a newspaper．
(4)
Why would the pay be doubled?
[ ]
A．
Because two persons are doing one job of the same．
B．
Because the important job is worth double pay．
C．
Because it is necessary that the injured person should be paid．
D．
Because the double pay is for two persons．
(5)
Travelers Insurance Company ________ for a person insured．
[ ]
A．
will pay for all the cost of treatment
B．
will pay the weekly income or even that of lifetime
C．
won’t get much from the firm
D．
will provide everlasting pension as well as medical expense