74. What can be inferred from the travel plan?

A. The price may get lower than those in the plan.

B. The prices include three meals a day.

C. The price is the highest in summer.

D. The prices include entertainment service.

73. How is the journey planned?

A. It starts and ends in Italy.

B. It starts and ends in Greece.

C. It starts in Italy and ends in Greece.

D. It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.

72. What can be inferred from Matthew’s letter?

A. Matthew was unhappy before death

B. Rick kept in touch with Matthew

C. Matthew sent some pictures to Rick

D. Matthew got an Olympic gold medal

D

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Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort(胜地)of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.

You'll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you've always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.

Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled farewell dinner-a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.

12 Day, 25 Meals:10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9 Dinners

Day 1　　 Overnight flight to Italy

Day 2-3　 Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy

Day 4-10　 Costa Victoria(Costa cruises)

Day 11　　 Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy

Day 12　　 Leave for home

Please Note:

71. Why did the boy refuse the author’s medal?

A. He thought he was not worthy of it

B. Rick regarded the medal as a treasure

C. The gold medal was very dear to Rick

D. He didn’t want to be pitied by others

70. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Matthew was good at weight lifting

B. Rick had the similar disease as a child

C. Matthew remained optimistic in face of disease

D. Rick encouraged the boy to become a champion

69. The boy wished to meet the author because__________.

A. he admired the author very much

B. he wished to take part in the Olympics

C. he hoped to make friends with the author

D. he enjoyed going in for weight lifting

68. The officials go around the lake mainly to _________

A. let the farmers there know the animal protection law

B. tell the farmers there some knowledge about animal protection.

C. call on people to love and protect the birds

D. all of the above

C

Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, I was asked to see a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

He was Matthew. When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(障碍)and going for my dreams.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain. He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.

When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “ You are a champion, You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you. ”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had passed away and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. The doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

I told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know I’ll never make it. But I know I am a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven , God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend,

Matthew

67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage

A. The ice and snow covering the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau doesn’t　 change into water, unless more than 20 kinds of birds come to the Bird Islands

B. Flocks of birds fly up to the whole sky over islands to lay eggs

C. Visitors can listen to the singing of birds from miles away, but they couldn’t see any of the birds

D. “The ice on the Plateau begins to change into water” means spring is coming

66. The birds feed on _______according to the passage.

A. floating fish and various grass

B. grass moving on the water surface and different kinds of fish

C. salt water and plenty of grains

D. corn from the local farmers

65. Why are more and more birds coming to the biggest salt-water lake in the Great Northwest?

A. Because it is getting warmer and warmer.

B. Because it is being reformed

C. Because environments there are getting more and more agreeable for them to live in.

D. Because the people there are becoming richer and richer