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 can not 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 are 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 almost 3
2. People travel in different countries look almost 4 to visit beautiful places and 5 | | 完形填空 | Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here"s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. 1 Sarah left university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She 2 a job in a publishing house, but
the salary(薪水)was _ 3 . $ 30,000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah 4
live on her salary and still saved $5, 000 in a year. How was that __5 in one of the most expensive cities
in the world?
Cheap living 6 starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that 7 _ housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was _8 . When she ate out, she went
to cheap restaurants. 9 . she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 10_ the
chicken bones(骨头) home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often 11 a lot of
money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, "I enjoy walking 12 in New York City. I love going
to museums and parks." Did Sarah feel poor _13 cheap living? Not really. She even managed to take
two trips, one to the Netherlands, 14 to Portland." Don"t think of saving money as something 15_. It"s a kind of game," said Sarah. | ( )1. A. Until
( )2. A. found
( )3. A. more than
( )4. A. can
( )5. A. difficult
( )6. A. already
( )7. A. helps
( )8. A. food
( )9. A. Soon
( )10. A. prepared
( )11. A. pay
( )12. A. along
( )13. A. by
( )14. A. another
( )15. A. hard | B. Because
B. tried
B. less than
B. may
B. possible
B. sometimes
B. becomes
B. rest
B. Finally
B. took
B. lend
B. up
B. up
B. the other
B. interesting | C. After
C. asked for
C. shorter than
C. could ,
C. useful
C. hardly
C. makes
C. studying
C. Once
C. caught
C. spend
C. down
C. at
C. others
C. nice | D. Unless
D. looked for
D. higher than
D. might
D. different
D. always
D. means
D. playing
D. Again
D. picked
D. save
D. around
D. between
D. the others
D. great | | 任务型阅读 | 摘录要点，阅读短文，然后完成内容摘要。每空不超过三个词。
There are many things that you should be careful with when you are alone at home. Read the following situations to protect yourself.
●Keep the door locked when you are alone at home. Many people think it"s the best way to protect themselves.
●Keep a list of phone numbers to call for help-such as 110, the police station or a neighbor"s number
●Be careful with the electrical appliances(电器). If you don"t know how to use them, ask your parent. Make a safety check before going to sleep.
●Look through the keyhole when you hear the doorbell. If there are strangers, ask " Who"s that?" with the door locked and say" Come back later. " Don"t tell them that your parents are away. Say" Mum"s having a shower. "or "Dad"s having a sleep. "
| Protect Yourself When Home Alone | | Situations | Solutions | | You are alone at home | Keep the door 1 | | To 2 | Keep a list of phone numbers | | Before 3 | Make a safety check of the electrical appliances | | Talk to the strangers | Ask " 4 ?”with the door locked. | | Don’t say your parents 5 | | 用所给词的适当形式填空 | It was September 30th. When Tom 1 (wake) up, it was 8:00. He got up as 2 (quick) as possible. He 3 (have) no time to eat breakfast, so he went to school 4 (with) breakfast. When he got to the
school gate, the gate was 5 (close). He realized that it was Sunday. What a careless boy! | | 阅读理解。 | American eating is funny. People in America eat almost everything with a fork. And it seems that
holding a knife in one"s right hand longer than a few seconds is thought to be against good table manners.
The system is that if it is necessary to use a knife, people take the fork in their left hands, and cut off a
piece of meat or others. Then they put the knife down, transfer the fork to their right hands, and then
transfer the food to their mouths with the fork. This is clearly funny, but it is considered good manners.
There are several results of this system. First,if it is not necessary to use a knife, Americans don"t use
one, because this greatly complicates（使复杂化）things. Therefore, sometimes they will try to cut things like potatoes and even bacon with a fork. Second, since only one implement（器具）is being used, food has to be chased around the plate with the fork. Third, tables are usually laid with one knife and two forks. The outside fork is for the salad. There is no need for foreign visitors to follow the American system and
try to eat the salad with only a fork, but if you do use your knife, remember to save it for the meat. | | 1. The word "transfer" most probably means “________”. | A. move something from one place to another
B. make up and down
C．take away | | 2. From this passage we can know that _______. | A. Americans never use knives with their right hands
B. Americans eat everything with a knife
C. Americans use a fork to put food into their mouths
| | 3. According to the passage, Americans eat potatoes with a fork probably because ______. | A. they are too busy to use a knife
B. there is no knife
C. they think it is complicated to use a knife | | 4. Which of the following about American eating is NOT true? | A. Holding a knife in one"s right hand longer is not good table manners.
B. Americans will not use a knife if they don"t need.
C. Foreign visitors are not allowed to use knives. | | 5. The best title for this passage is _______. | A. Right Hand or Left Hand
B. Knife or Fork
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