1、Week Twelve 旅游交通一、阅读理解（共20小题；共40.0分）A For a wonderful vacation experience, visit Moalboal, a small town in the southwest of Cebu, Philippines. Its a three-hour trip from Cebu City, and its population is around 28,000. The sleepy town may not look like much, but Moalboal is home to some of the best d
2、ive sites in Asia. If you love the sun and the water, youll love this little paradise. Panagsama Beach The fun starts at Panagsama Beech, a former fishing village thats now scuba central. Walk down the street, and youll see dive shops, restaurants and more. Locals sell fresh seafood right on the str
3、eet. Just pick the fish you want, and theyll cook it for you! Or step into one of the open-air restaurants that sit right at the waters edge. These offer all types of food, and all have an ideal view of the ocean. Diving Moalboal Visitors often plan dives with one of the dive shops. The shops rent d
4、iving equipment, or you can bring your own. Most shops offer scuba courses. You can take a beginner course and experience diving for the first time. If youre more experienced, you can try a wreck dive or a night dive. Moalboals beautiful coral reef has a wide variety of marine life. One popular dive
5、 site is Pescador Island. Underwater, divers can explore a wall covered in coral. And dont miss diving with whale sharks! These sharks are huge at 12 meters or more in length. Dont worrytheyre very gentle and only feed on plankton and small fish. Exploring Moalboal Theres a lot to do above the water
6、 as well in Panagsama Beach there are plenty of small souvenir shops to shop in. Just like the dives, there are tours for people of all skill levels. For a relaxing day, go to beautiful White Beach. Although it is less developed than Panagsama, its a good place for a beach barbecue! This beach is qu
7、iet on weekdays, but the weekends are much busier. Go on a Sunday for a taste of a true Filipino beach party! Whether you are underwater or on dry land, Moalboal is a great choice for a tropical adventure. 1. The first paragraph implies that . A. Moalboal seems to be a very common place B. people in
8、 Moalboal like to sleep C. the local people look on Moalboal as a paradise D. 28,000 people dive into water every year in 2. While you walk in Panagsama Beech, you may . A. have a try to cook a fish for yourself B. eat various fish cooked on the spot C. sit right at the edge of water D. mistake some
9、 divers for the locals 3. What role do the dive shops play in Moalboal? A. They make traveling plans for visitors. B. They provide diving equipment for free. C. They teach diving courses to travelers. D. They guide visitors in the course of diving. 4. According to the passage, White Beach . A. has a
10、 beach party all the week B. is where whale sharks swim C. is usually busier on weekdays D. still remains as what it was 5. What might be the most suitable title for the passage? A. Moalboal Is the Diving Paradise B. Moalboal Has the Best Dive Sites C. Moalboal Offers Adventurous Trips D. Moalboal I
11、s a Place to Swim with SharksB When on vacation, what do you look for in a hotel? Maybe you want a comfortable bed, or a suitable place. However, if you want something out of the ordinary and wish to go beyond the mundane, these spectacular hotels offer a stay you wont soon forget! Hippo Point For t
12、hose who prefer an overnight stay with some four-footed or two-winged guests, Hippo Point in Kenya offers unique rooms on the East African plains. The nine-story tower is treated as one of the top 10 resorts in the world. Guests enjoy unbelievable views of Olodian Bay while observing the population
13、of hippos in Africa. More than 520 species of birds gather around the lake, their calls sounding in the air. Dog Bark Park Inn At the Dog Bark Park Inn, sleeping in a doghouse is a good thing! Located near Cottonwood, Idaho, this bed and breakfast is inside the worlds largest dog. Guests relax on do
14、g-themed decorative furnishings and enjoy a wonderful breakfast. All this for only $92 a night! The Poseidon Undersea Resort Nestled in a Fijian lagoon, the Poseidon Undersea Resort boasts the worlds first seafloor suite 12 meters below the surface of the ocean. By day, people enjoy golf, tennis and
15、 water sports or learn to pilot a three-passenger Triton underwater to explore the perfect ocean depths. The Magic Mountain Hotel In the Huilo Huilo Private Natural Reserve in southern Chile stands the Magic Mountain Hotel, which is shaped like a volcano. But instead of lava, a waterfall falls down
16、its sides. Wood and stone decorate the comfortable center. Nine comfortable rooms, all with modern services, are each named for a local species of bird. Hotel guests can enjoy rafting, hiking, and horseback riding, or they relax in a hot wooden trunk with hot water. Sala Silvermine The truly adventu
17、rous can spend the night in the worlds deepest bedroom in the Sala Silvermine in Sala Vastmanland, Sweden. After a guided tour of the mine located 155 meters underground, youre left alone to enjoy the solitude with a basket of foods. In the morning, the guide returns with a delicious breakfast to en
18、joy before you return to ground level. 6. What does the phrase go beyond the mundane may mean? A. Go to a familiar place.B. Do something exciting. C. Look for a comfortable place.D. Travel in an ordinary way. 7. According to the passage, Hippo Point is intended for . A. the sports fansB. the beach g
19、oers C. the bird loversD. the dog owners 8. If a person enjoys riding horses, he may choose . A. Hippo PointB. Dog Bark Park Inn C. the Poseidon Undersea ResortD. the Magic Mountain Hotel 9. If you go to Sala Silvermine, you will . A. return to the ground after sleeping there B. travel the deepest m
20、ine with a guide C. go 155 meters underground all by yourself D. experience the feeling of loneliness all day10. What might be the most suitable title for the passage? A. Different Countries Hotels Are the Same B. Not All Hotel Nights Are Created Equal C. A Nights Stay at a Hotel Will Relax Yourself
21、 D. Hotels Are the Same in Their ServiceC Tired of city and looking for a chance to get back to nature? Hsinchu Countys Green World Ecological Farm may be just what youve been looking for. Built on over 70 hectares, the parks mixture of plant and animal ecology gives the entire family a chance to re
22、lax and learn about the natural world. Swan Lake A bird-watchers paradise, the Swan Lake section of Green World is home to black and white swans, ducks and many other birds. Each winter, the lake also serves as a temporary home to wild geese at the southern end of their annual migration from Siberia
23、. Follow the hiking trail around the lake, and then check out Green Worlds colorful collection of macaws. Watch a macaw show to see these beautiful creatures riding bicycles, doing arithmetic and performing many other amazing deeds. Plants and creatures After the show, be sure to explore the parks D
24、iscovery Land section. There youll find an unbelievable range of plants. Youll also find the Lovely Animal Area, which gives park visitors, especially children, a chance to interact with small animals up close. The Biodiversity Adventure Area is where things really start to get wild. The area contai
25、ns all kinds of foreign animals from around the world. Also worth a visit is the Rainforest Skywaya high pathway that winds through the forest 15 meters above the ground. The skyway gives visitors a whole new view on the areas rain forests. Expect to see lots of wild orchids and vines and to hear lo
26、ts of frogs and birds. Butterflies and Birds Among Green Worlds most notable attractions are its bird and butterfly areas. The Butterfly Ecological Park is the largest of its kind in Asia and gives visitors a chance to saunter through gardens filled with butterflies. The Butterfly Ecological Park al
27、so features an educational area and extensive displays on other insects. The beauty of nature, the fun and all the family activities make Green World a place you wont want to miss.11. Which word can be used to describe macaws? A. Intelligent.B. Dangerous.C. Competitive.D. Violent.12. Where can child
28、ren play with small animals? A. In the Swan Lake. B. In the Lovely Animal Area. C. In the Discovery Land section. D. In Adventure Area.13. What can visitors do in the Rainforest Skyway? A. Catch colorful butterflies. B. Watch various animals from the world. C. Enjoy the sweet songs of frogs. D. See
29、a show on many insects.14. The underlined phrase saunter through may mean . A. break throughB. see throughC. look throughD. walk through15. Where can you most likely read the passage? A. In a travel magazine.B. In a textbook. C. In a personal diary.D. In a net blog.D Forget open beaches and seaside
30、resorts; Go to Pripyat, a city near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Part city exploration experience, part real-life video game, the tour is now being provided by several Ukrainian travel companies. On the day of the tour, curious visitors of all ages and countriesmany from the US and Western Eur
31、opean-gathered in the Ukrainian capital city, Kiev, and boarded a tour bus destined for Pripyat. This used to be a successful blue-collar townuntil the nuclear meltdown. Today, well-maintained freeways fall away to two-way highways, which finally give way to beaten old roads as one nears the edge of
32、 the Exclusion Zone-the 30 km radius around the infamous power plant. After a brief directionduring which tour guides insisted that the levels of radiation experienced by visitors are similar to the exposure they had on the flight to Ukrainewe were driven beyond the checkpoint into the Exclusion Zon
33、e. Pripyat was founded as a city for the power plants workers. Nowadays, its once busy streets have been changed into narrow gravelly trails between breakdown buildings, and small decorative trees that at one time lined the sidewalks have returned the area to the forest it was in days past. The tour
34、 continued inside some of the buildings. This hotel room would once have been warm and cozybut not any more. You can see a tree growing in the room. There was a huge amount of old paint, broken windows, and wood. As Pripyat people were told it would only be a short-term evacuation, most of their per
35、sonal belongings were left behind. We carefully stepped around the ruined objects littering the floor and had the unique experience of seeing a building frozen in time for over 25 years. Part of the tour took place in the old school. And although this is definitely one of the most disturbing partsth
36、e rows of desks covered in dust that scatter the floor are frighteningit is also one of the sites that has been the most disturbed by visitors.16. According to the passage, Pripyat was a city . A. where visitors came to enjoy its beauty B. where most people worked at factories C. where the whole tow
37、n was powered by nuclear D. where freeways fell down on the highways17. We can infer from the third paragraph that . A. radiation can spread throughout the whole Ukraine B. tour guides force travelers into the Exclusion Zone C. the radiation near the Zone does no harm to Visitors D. visitors are ask
38、ed to travel by plane to the Zone18. The fourth paragraph is mainly about . A. the deep forest in PripyatB. the ruins of the power plant C. the narrow streets in PripyatD. the surroundings of Pripyat19. The last paragraph implies that people thought . A. they could return to their home soon B. they
39、could defeat nature in 25 years C. they could experience the feeling of time-frozen. D. they didnt need their personal belongings20. What kind of tourism is the passage about? A. Business tourism.B. Disaster tourism. C. Adventurous tourism.D. Eco-friendly tourism.二、完形填空（共20小题；共30.0分） I was sitting a
40、cross from Ben, the hotel manager. Feeling a little more dull than usual, I was all Why in the world would travelers take 21 at hotels in exchange for room and board when the reward works out to be, like, $2 hourly? That just seems 22 . He pointed to a mural(壁画) on the wall and said they had made th
41、at very offer 23 the artist. As easily as that, the plan was made. I was going to 24 a mural on the small hotel wall in exchange for room and board. I wasnt sure exactly 25 to create, but after walking around the temple across the street, an idea hit me and a tattooed elephant came to 26 , wearing a
42、ll of the symbols of life I saw around me. Day one was spent sketching, 27 looking to Ben for support, and trying to ignore the 28 of onlookers. The next day I got to work finishing the painting, listening to music, and 29 in the burning heat. Every now and then someone would stop by and look 30 at
43、my work, and give me a thumbs up. I need 31 . This helped me extremely. When I finished, I washed the paint off of myself. I thought Id 32 out the next day. I only 33 to be there for one night and had already extended to three, after all. But then, crazy Ben cut in. Please Ava. Please 34 us! I want
44、my guest house BEST one in Vientiane. You paint more. I 35 you. Will I get cold hard 36 ? Yes. Sold. Ill stay. The next day, I set back to work. Now each of the rooms have different 37 ! I left Vientiane four days after I had originally planned. I met a few girls a week later who spoke about 38 in t
45、he tiger room at their hotel. I realized it had to be the mural I painted. That was you?! they screamed. I felt very 39 . So, I take everything I said about not 40 at a hotel back. Ill happily paint in exchange for room, board any time.21.A. ordersB. jobsC. seatsD. challenges22.A. sillyB. fairC. wor
46、thyD. interesting23.A. forB. withC. atD. to24.A. buyB. removeC. paintD. show25.A. whenB. whereC. howD. what26.A. mindB. lifeC. sceneD. view27.A. proudlyB. nervouslyC. happilyD. coldly28.A. complaintB. sightC. pressureD. anger29.A. drinkingB. sweatingC. singingD. walking30.A. carelesslyB. secretlyC.
47、puzzlinglyD. thoughtfully31.A. encouragementB. moneyC. honorD. strength32.A. lookB. sendC. headD. get33.A. agreedB. intendedC. attemptedD. promised34.A. helpB. joinC. rewardD. forgive35.A. admireB. respectC. supportD. pay36.A. heartB. wallC. cashD. room37.A. themesB. colorsC. roofsD. beds38.A. stayi
48、ngB. livingC. playingD. learning39.A. rudeB. goodC. politeD. doubtful40.A. sleepingB. eatingC. workingD. crying答案一、阅读理解 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A10. B11. A12. B13. C14. D15. A16. B17. C18. D19. A20. B二、完形填空21. B22. A23. D24. C25. D26. A27. B28. C29. B30. D31. A32. C33. B34. A35. D36. C37. A38. A39. B40. C
