Many people travel because they want to see other countries and visit famous places, but there are other reasons why people travel. Mangy of today’s travelers are looking for an unusual experience, so adventure travel is becoming more and more popular. Here, Let’s take a quick look at a popular activity: hiking(遠足).
Hiking is a great way to travel. You will get close to nature and take exercise at the same time. Hiking is east to do and doesn’t have to be very expensive. You can hike close to home or travel to other places. The basic equipment(設備) you need for hiking is simple: good shoes, clothes and a bag. You can hike in the mountains, in a forest or along a river. You can also go for a hike in the city.
Hiking is fun and exciting, but you shouldn’t forget safety. Here are some basic tips for successful hiking:
Don’t hike alone.
Tell someone where you are going.
Bring water and a good map.
Watch out for dangers, such as spiders, snakes or poisonous plants.
Wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun.
Bring a cellphone(手機) if you have one.
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(1) Adventure travelers want to _______.
A. experience fun and excitement
B. meet new friends
C. try new kinds of food
D. visit famous or beautiful places
(2) Hiking is a great way to travel because _______.
A. it is not expensive
B. you will get close to nature and take exercise
C. you need a lot of equipment for it
D. you will often put yourself in danger
(3) While hiking, it is important to think about _______.
A. cost B. excitement C. fun D. safety
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We can not live a modern life without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a plane
one can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country he is traveling through.
Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars. They make even the longest journey enjo
yable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large luxury liners or river boats
.They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holi
day.
Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundred
s of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interestin
g or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why peopl
e choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.1.According to the passage, the fastest way of traveling is _______.
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A．bycar |
B．bytrain |
C．byplane |
D．bysea |
2. If we travel by car, we can _________.
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A．enjoythelongestjourney |
B．travelonlyfiftymilesaday |
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C．makeourowntimetable |
D．traveltoaveryfarplaceinafewminutes. |
3. When people travel on business, they usually take _________.
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A．aboatoratrain |
B．acaroratrain |
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C．aplaneoracar |
D．atrainoraplane |
4. _______ have comfortable seats and dinning-cars.
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A．Cars |
B．Moderntrains |
C．Planes |
D．Buses |
5.If possible, people like traveling by sea because _______ .
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A．itisasfastastrainsandplanes |
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B．itisapleasantwaytospendaholiday |
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C．itisverycheap |
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D．itcanstopwherevertheylike |
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Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home last before heading for home. Grandpa White’s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He often waited for him near the front gate with sweets or nice cakes. Besides, he often asked Bob about things he was doing—about what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.
The thing that Bob didn’t like about Grandpa was his never-endless stories about his boyhood in California. Bob never asked to hear about Grandpa’s boyhood, but he couldn’t get away.
After grandpa’s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the papers. Bob didn’t want to complain, but customers were unhappy.
1. When he took the newspapers to Grandpa, Bob would often receive .
A. old newspapers B. sweets or cakes
C. some money D. a paper with questions for him to answer
2. Which do you think is true?
A. Bob lived with Grandpa White.
B. Grandpa didn’t like to read newspapers.
C. Grandpa had many stories about his boyhood.
D. Bob took the newspaper to Grandpa first.
3. Bob could do nothing when .
A. Grandpa began to tell his boyhood
B. the customers got their newspapers late
C. he saw Grandpa feeling lonely
D. grandpa asked him about the things he was doing.
4. The passage mainly tells us that .
A. Bob was still a child B. Grandpa liked to tell stories
C. The customers sometimes got angry D. Lonely people need other peopl
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