| Traveller categories | The five clearest role-related behaviours (in order of relative importance) |
| Tourist | Takes photos, buys souvenirs, goes to famous places, stays briefly in one place, does not understand the local people |
| Traveller | Stays briefly in one place, experiments with local food, goes to famous places, takes photos, explores places privately |
| Holidaymaker | Takes photos, goes to famous places, is alienated from the local society, buys souvenirs, contributes to the visited economy |
| Jet-setter | Lives a life of luxury, concerned with social status, seeks physical pleasures, prefers interacting with people of his / her own kind, goes to famous places |
| Businessperson | Concerned with social status, contributes to the economy, does not take photos, prefers interacting with people of his / her own kind, lives a life of luxury |
| Migrant | Has language problems, prefers interacting with people of his / her own kind, does not understand the local people, does not live a life of luxury, does not explore the local people |
| Conservationist | Interested in the environment, does not buy souvenirs, does not exploit the local people, explores places privately, takes photos |
| Explorer | Explores places privately, interested in the environment, takes physical risks, does not buy souvenirs, keenly observes the visited economy |
| Overseas student | Experiments with local food, does not exploit the people, takes photos, keenly observes the visited society, takes physical risks |
| International athlete | Is not alienated from his/her own society, does not exploit the local people, does not understand the local people, explores places privately, searches for the meaning of life |
| Overseas journalist | Takes photos, keenly observes the visited society, goes to famous places, takes physical risks, explores places privately |
| Religious pilgrim | Searches for the meaning of life, does not live a life of luxury, is not concerned with social status, does not exploit the local people, does not buy souvenirs |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Except for the Indians, the earliest backpackers in America were frontiersmen (边疆居民), who walked in the wilderness looking either for necessities such as food and water or for sources of wealth such as fur and gold. For them backpacking was a way of survival or a means of achieving what one day would be called the "American dream". Today, however, many people enjoy backpacking as a recreational activity. Shouldering a pack and leaving behind the world of telephone, television and traffic promise an exciting experience. Testing one"s stamina (耐力) and skills and challenging a sense of one"s place in the natural world can be rewarding. Moreover, backpacking is an activity that can last any length for time and can be enjoyed alone or with friends. Then too, a backpacking trip may be organized within a day or two. The backpacker and his friends have only to decide on their destination and then organize the all-important kit (工具包), whose contents they must depend on throughout their trip. A map, a compass, a flashlight, along with first-aid equipment, food, and extra clothing can be rounded up without much difficulty. Once the backpackers have left word about where they go in a note on the refrigerator door or in a message on an answering machine, they can look forward to an adventure that will lift the spirit and encourage the soul. Their outing will enable them to return in a short time to the age of technology with the courage and independence of Natty Bumppo, who did indeed belong to the age of the frontier. | |
| 1. The passage mainly discusses _____. | |
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| A. the early backpackers B. how backpacking started C. important tips on backpacking D. why people of today are interested in backpacking | |
2. According to the passage, the early backpackers _____. | |
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| A. had no recreation in life B. did backpacking for a living C. enjoyed backpacking very much D. had better skills than backpackers today | |
| 3. It seems that the writer of the passage thinks that backpacking today is _____. | |
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| A. a waste of time B. a great adventure C. a rewarding experience D. a means to achieve American Dreams | |
| 4. One of the advantages of backpacking is that _____. | |
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| A. it is not so challenging as other activities B. it can help people to establish a link with nature C. it does not require people to decide on a destination D. it is a group activity and can cure a person"s loneliness | |
| 请先通读下列短文，然后从所给的七个选项中选出能填入空格的最佳选项。 | |
| 1_____ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It"s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there"s never anything to do during the school holidays. The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. What are you interested in? Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, or making things? 2_____ Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 3_____ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you. 4_____ You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That"ll keep you busy for ages. At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret! Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you will spend a lot of time making them. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design. Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? 5_____ So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you"ll think of loads of more interesting things to do! | |
| A. That"s easy. B. The list is endless. C. Enjoy your own club! D. Invite a designer to join you. E. Winter vacation is just around the corner. F. Then you need to pick a name for your club. G. That will make the membership card really look like it. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| It is not unusual at all for teens to answer their parents with one-word answers. "Where are you going?" "Places." "When will you be back?" "Sometime." "Who will you be with?" "People." That means that the days of your children bounding in the front door with the details of their day are over. They are breaking away from you so that they"ll be able to stand on their own as a young adult. Some parents feel sad about this loss of their children"s closeness. Of course you miss those conversations and friendly talks. Once your children move out after high school and establish themselves confidently as a young adult, they"ll come back for easy conversations and even ask for advice. But in order to determine who they are right now they need to separate from you. Your job, however, is to keep them safe-and that requires knowing where they are and who they are with. Let them know clearly that it"s not because you want to dominate their life and control them; it"s because it"s a safety issue for family members to keep track of one another. When they"re home and sit down to eat a meal, sit down with them. You need to open up to them about your life. Tell them of an interesting incident at the office, let them in on a bit of family gossip (闲谈), discuss a piece of news with them. They are glad that you see them as old enough to be in on a few experiences of your life. By letting a teen in on your life, they just may let you in of theirs. | |
| 1. The underlined word "That" in Paragraph 2 probably refers to "_____". | |
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| A. teens no longer tell parents their detailed information B. teens don"t tell parents where they had been any more C. parents are impatient to listen to their children D. parents are occupied by doing their business | |
| 2. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. | |
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| A. the generation gap is becoming wider and wider B. teens quarrel a lot with their parents C. teens don"t want to live with other family members D. some parents feel distant from their teenage children | |
| 3. The author believes that teens" one-word answers show _____. | |
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| A. their awareness of independence B. their physical and mental changes C. an unpleasant parent-child relationship D. their wishes for keeping silent | |
| 4. What"s the main idea of the last paragraph? | |
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| A. Parents should understand their children. B. parents should keep their children safe. C. Parents should open their hearts to their children. D. Parents should give their children enough freedom. | |
| 5. What"s the author"s purpose in writing the passage? | |
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| A. To give advice B. To direct teenagers C. To present findings D. To comfort parents | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Parents should stop blaming themselves because there"s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal. I"ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. "I don"t know what to do with him these days," she said. "He"s forgotten all the manners we taught him." He hasn"t forgotten them. He"s just decided that he"s not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor. Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, "I don"t like your dress; it"s ugly." One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home. "Where did we go wrong?" their parents are now very sad. Probably no one is to blame on this issue. | |
| 1. This text is most probably written by _____. | |
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| A. a specialist in teenager studies B. a headmaster of a middle school C. a parent with teenage children D. a doctor for mental health problems | |
| 2. The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to _____. | |
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| A. the change from good to bad that"s seen in a child B. the way that parents often blame themselves C. the opinion that a child has of his parents D. the advice that parents want their children to follow | |
| 3. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _____. | |
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| A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after them C. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them | |
| 4. What is the writer"s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children? | |
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| A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it. B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change. C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers. D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children. |