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Travel in Europe

France

France is a great place for all the people in the world to travel. The Eiffel Tower(埃菲尔铁塔), which is 320 meters high, is the symbol of Paris. It was built in 1889. The Triumphal Arch(凯旋门) was finished in 1836. It’s a world famous building, too. Besides, you can also enjoy the colorful streets, the beautiful river Seine, the glorious palaces, the romantic people, and the old history.

Spain (西班牙)

When traveling in Spain, you shouldn’t miss Madrid(马德里), the capital of Spain. It has many fantastic travel sights including Royal Palace of Madrid.（马德里皇宫） Royal Palace of Madrid is the third largest palace in Europe. You can’t imagine how beautiful it is until you take a trip there. If you happen to be in Madrid in the bullfighting(斗牛) season, you can try watching it, because bullfighting(斗牛) plays a crucial role in Spanish culture!

Switzerland （瑞士）

As we all know Switzerland is the land of watches. Whatever you do, don’t miss watching its clock and watch museum. And you can find it in Geneva, the capital of Switzerland. If you like skiing（滑雪）, Switzerland has the world's best Ski resorts, Mount Titlis(铁力士雪山).It’s known as the Ski paradise(天堂) all over the world.

1.Where can you enjoy the beautiful river Seine?

A. In France　　　　　　 B. In Spain　　　　　　　 C. In Britain　　　　　 D. In Switzerland

2.If you are crazy about skiing, which travel spotlight might you go to?

A.The Eiffel Tower.　　　　　　 B. Royal Palace of Madrid　　　　　　　

C. The Triumphal Arch　　　　　 D. Mount Titlis

3.The three passages above may be from____________.

A. story books　　　　　　　　　　 B. travel magazines　　　　　　

C .science books　　　　　　　　 D. newspapers

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Adventure travel is a great way to see the world. It is a kind of tourism, often to far places.

Adventure travel often i1. adventure activities such as mountain climbing, rock climbing and so on.

These activities may bring r2. to your health and safety. But they can be fun, exciting, and safe if you prepare for your trip and follow safety rules.

Make an appointment （预约）with a doctor about a month before your adventure travel. Be sure to talk to the doctor about your planned adventure activities. He or she may give you some s3.advice.

Take a first－aid c4. two weeks before your adventure travel. Consider t5. a first－aid box with you. If you get h6. during your trip, you can give yourself some simple medical care.

You'd better buy travel insurance（保险）before you set off.

During your adventure travel, you should also follow some rules. The following are some of t7.：

◆Wear protective clothes w8.doing adventure activities.

◆Always follow safety advice f9.your guides.

◆If you go s10.hot, be sure to take sunglasses with you. They can protect your eyes against the sun.

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Adventure travel is a great way to see the world.It is a kind of tourism，often to far places.Adventure travel often includes adventure activities such as mountain climbing，rock climbing and so on.

These activities may bring risks to your health and safety.But they can be fun，exciting，and safe if you prepare for your trip and follow safety rules.

Make an appointment(预约) with a doctor about a month before your adventure travel.Be sure to talk to the doctor about your planned adventure activities.He or she may give you some special advice.

Take a first－aid course two weeks before your adventure travel.Consider taking a first－aid box with you.If you get hurt during your trip，you can give yourself some simple medical care.

You'd better buy travel insurance(保险) before you set off.

During your adventure travel，you should also follow some rules.The following are some of them：

◆Wear protective clothes when doing adventure activities.

◆Always follow safety advice from your guides.

◆If you go somewhere hot，be sure to take sunglasses with you.They can protect your eyes against the sun.

根据短文内容，完成下列表格。

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Ⅴ．Reading comprehension．（阅读理解）

London is the best city in England and first place to visit for all the tourists. But there are still many other famous cities to visit.

Oxford and Cambridge are England's two most famous university cities. They are full of beautiful old buildings, churches, museums, parks and gardens. Each city has its river the Isis in Oxford, and Cam in Cambridge. You can take a "walking tour" of each city, or there are the Special open-topped tour buses.

Birmingham is England’s biggest city after London. It is famous for art, music and shopping. There are a lot of good eating places, and they are not expensive.

Liverpool stands on the River Mersey on the northwest coast of England. It was the home of the Beatles, the famous pop group from in the 1960s. Beatles's fans can go to see The Beatles Story exhibition, or take a Beatle Tour.

Bath, in the southwest of England, was famous in Roman times and then, again in the nineteenth century. The writer Jane Austen lived at 4 Sydney Place between 1801 and 1804.The city is famous for its Royal Crescent and other beautiful buildings. One of the most interesting museums to visit is the Museum of Costumes.

1.If people want to visit England, they ________

A. can only go to London

B. can stay in London for a long time.

C. can also go to other famous cities.

D. cannot find other interesting cities

2.The most famous university cites in England are________

A. London　　 B. Oxford and Bath

C. Liverpool and Birmingham　　 D. Cambridge and Oxford

3.Birmingham is the ________ biggest city in England.

A. first　　 B. second　　 C. third　　 D. fourth

4.The Beatles is the famous _______ in the 1960s in the western countries.

A. pop group　　 B. dancing group　　 C. tourist destination　　 D. exhibition hall

5.Bath is in the _______ of England

A. north-east　　 B. north-west　　 C. south-est　　 D. south-west

6.According to the passage, Which of the following is TRUE

A. You can visit the Isis when you go to Cambridge.

B. Oxford and Cambridge are famous for the universities

C. The Museum of Costumes is the most interesting museum in the country

D. You can still watch the Beatles' performance when you go to Liverpool

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Good tips for you

When you travel in other places, you'd better do things as the following:

Visiting other places just like visiting the home of your friends, you have to respect the place, respect the lifestyle, respect the culture and respect the people there.

Never complain about the differences between your place and the place you are

visiting, because no place is the same.　 If you expect everything is the same as in　 your place, why do you travel? Remember, complaint won't make your trip enjoyable, just makes you look rude. And it seems that you don't know how to respect others and you don't know much about this world.

Respect and follow the culture and the lifestyle of people of other places. Don't try to apply the way people in your place do to other places. If you do so, you will only be an unwelcome visitor in that place. So, why make yourself unwelcome and look silly?

Admire the differences of other places that you are visiting. It doesn't mean losing face.

1.No matter where you go, what should you do?

A. Complain about the differences between my place and the place I am visiting.

B. Expect everything is the same as in my place.

C. Respect the place, the lifestyle, the culture and the people there.

D. Apply the way people in my place do to other places.

2.If you respect the people in the place that you are visiting, you　 　　　　　　　 .

A. will be a welcome visitor　　 B. will lose face

C. will not make your trip pleasant　　 D. will be a rude person

3.The word "so" in the fourth paragraph refers to 　　　　　 .

A. expecting everything is the same as in your place

B. complaining about the differences between your place and the place you are visiting

C. applying the way people in your place do to other places

D. visiting other places just like visiting the home of your friends

4.According to the passage, which is NOT wrong?

A. We travel because we want to see the same place as where we live.

B. Respect the place we are visiting as we are visiting the home of our friends.

C. We complain because we know much about the world.

D. Never try to respect the people in other places.

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10-year-old Penny goes back to her school to find a place for her dog Socks. The big door is 　 41　 . Penny walks around the school: there were doors at the 　 42　 . They are all locked. Then she sees a window. It is open. She 　 43　 inside. She walks along the hallway between the classrooms. She can’t put Socks inside a classroom.

Under the classrooms, Penny finds a store room. It is locked, too, and she doesn’t have the 　 44　 . Penny puts Socks on the ground and he runs along the hallway. Penny runs after him. “Come here,” she says. Socks is not 　 45　 . He runs into the girls’ changing room.

1.A. locked　　　　　　 B. closed　　　　　　 C. open　　　　　　 D. broken

2.A. bottom　　　　　　 B. top　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　 D. front

3.A. walks　　　　　　 B. climbs　　　　　 C. jumps　　　　　　 D. looks

4.A. interest　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　 C. key　　　　　　 D. courage

5.A. hearing　　　　　　 B. listening　　　　 C. watching　　　 D. answering

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1.What is the largest water park in the Mid-Atlantic?

________________________________________

2.Which place is only for children?

________________________________________

3.How much should an adult pay for the ticket?

________________________________________

4.When is Water Country USA open?

________________________________________

5.Where is Water Country USA?

________________________________________

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Watertown is a great place for the family _______ a vacation. Teenagers will want to visit the world’s _______ water slides(滑槽) and eat ________ Uncle Bob’s. A different rock band plays at Uncle Bob’s every night. Kids will _______ themselves at the Clown(小丑) City Café. They have organized games and the staff dress _______ as clowns.

There’s also _______ for parents in Watertown. If they love good food, they can find it at the Farmer’s Market where the food is _______ delicious and cheap. While the children have fun, parents can take dance lessons on the beach. And everyone can learn _______ in watertown. There are three Museums! Teenagers love the _________ Museum and kids enjoy the Science Museum. Parents will spend many happy hours ________ the History Museum.

1.A. take　　 B. taking　　 C. to take

2.A. large　　 B. larger　　 C. largest

3.A. at　　 B. for　　 C. with

4.A. enjoy　　 B. have　　 C. drink

5.A. down　　 B. up　　 C. for

6.A. a little　　 B. a lot　　 C. a lot of

7.A. both　　 B. either　　 C. neither

8.A. something　　 B. everything　　 C. nothing

9.A. Sport　　 B. Sports　　 C. Science

10.A. walk through　　 B. walking through　　 C. to walk across

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Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰). In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer(设计师), Thomas, has taken the country’s interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.

The big bike has eight sets of pedals(踏板) for kids, a driver seat for an adult, and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.

So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $ 25,000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes ,are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.

Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the school bus bike hasn’t been sold in the United States. If the U.S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.

1.How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?

A. By car.　　　　　     B. By bus.　　　　　

C. By bike.　　　　     D. On foot.

2.How many seats does the school bus bike have?

A. Three.　　　　　     B. Eight.　　　　　　

C. Nine.　　　　　　     D. Twelve.

3.The school buses are yellow in the Dutch because _______.

A. the color yellow is easy to paint　　　　　　

B. yellow buses can be seen easily

C. yellow is the national color of Dutch　　　

D. it’s the designer’s favorite color

4.Which country of the following hasn’t bought a school bus bike?

A. America.　　　　     B. Germany.　　　　

C. England.　　　　     D. Belgium.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Thomas made a new kind of school bus.　　

B. A school bus usually costs $ 25,000.

C. Thomas sold bikes to Asian countries.　　

D. Riding school bus bikes helps keep kids healthy.

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Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰). In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer(设计师), Thomas, has taken the country’s interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.

The big bike has eight sets of pedals(踏板) for kids, a driver seat for an adult, and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.

So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $ 25,000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes ,are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.

Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the school bus bike hasn’t been sold in the United States. If the U.S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.

1.How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?

A. By car.　　 B. By bus.

C. By bike.　　 D. On foot.

2.How many seats does the school bus bike have?

A. Three.　　 B. Eight.

C. Nine.　　 D. Twelve.

3.The school buses are yellow in the Dutch because _______.

A. the color yellow is easy to paint

B. yellow buses can be seen easily

C. yellow is the national color of Dutch

D. it’s the designer’s favorite color

4.Which country of the following hasn’t bought a school bus bike?

A. America.　　 B. Germany.

C. England.　　 D. Belgium.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Thomas made a new kind of school bus.

B. A school bus usually costs $ 25,000.

C. Thomas sold bikes to Asian countries.

D. Riding school bus bikes helps keep kids healthy.

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