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Task 1

A promotion （促銷活動(dòng)） offering 98 yuan domestic plane tickets is being advertised by Chinese online travel platform LY.COM. While such a low price sounds amazing， there is just one catch： The purchaser is not told where the flight is heading， nor when it will take off.

The promotion has become a trending topic on Chinese social media， as some people have been attempting to book them ahead of the upcoming summer holiday. Labeled as a “destination blind box” on the site， tickets are purchased through a rather simple booking procedure， in which passengers provide their travel information， select a departure airport and then pay their 98 yuan. If the randomly chosen date and destination are unsuitable， us-ers may ask for a refund， but once they “l(fā)ock in” their tickets， there is no going back.

The “destination blind box” is now a hot topic on China's online platforms. “I believe young people are a big target demographic （目標(biāo)群體） for this promotion， because they not only enjoy the thrill of the unknown， but also like to show off their lives through these types of commercial activities. Like this one for instance， it doesn't matter if they finally go or not. Booking a ticket and posting about it on social media can still suggest that one has adventurous and life?loving qualities，” said Fan， a marketing expert who has worked with civil aviation （航空） clients.

Many people not only shared the screenshots of tickets they drew， but also came up with a tutorial to teach the booking procedure under the free canceling policy. However， some others claimed it is too rare to draw a ticket that is ideal. “If it wants to be a profitable activity， the release of the tickets must have been planned ahead and is not as random as it seems. It will not have popular airlines. The marketing campaign may also be aimed at the fast sale of some tickets from less popular airlines that were originally not that expensive. If they sell a large quantity of tickets， the company may still earn a profit even though the price is 98 yuan，” an expert in tourism suggested.

1. Which of the following best explains “catch” underlined in paragraph 1？

A. Benefit. B. Disadvantage.

C. Mistake. D. Charm.

2. What is paragraph 2 mainly about？

A. The origin of the “destination blind box”.

B. The popularity of the “destination blind box”.

C. The original purpose of the “destination blind box”.

D. The purchase introduction to the “destination blind box”.4DA91D77-455E-4B4D-AA04-09C99327614E

3. Why will a “destination blind box” appeal to young people according to Fan？

A. It helps them save money on the cost of travel.

B. It allows them to experience various adventures.

C. It satisfies their desire to travel around China.

D. It accords with their lifestyle and attitudes.

4. What can we infer about the promotion from the last paragraph？

A. It makes it easy to get an ideal ticket.

B. It will not bring in any profit.

C. It still needs to be improved.

D. It will give a boost to tourism.

Task 2

Volunteer travel involves taking a trip where all or part of the purpose of the trip is to participate in an arranged service opportunity helping others. Typically， the volunteer activ-ity takes place in a foreign country， but some opportunities can involve national or regional projects.1

Charitable interests often go far beyond national boundaries. People in developed countries become interested in the struggles of people in less developed countries.2Volunteer travel is a way to combine a visit to a new location with meaningful work that has a direct impact on communities in other parts of the world.

3Historically， charity groups made up a large part of this market. Once a year， a charity organization would organize a trip to another country.4For example， it would be to help build a school in an impoverished （貧困的） area， or dig wells so a village would have clean water， or engage in hundreds of other projects that would impact those less fortu-nate. As international travel became easier and the Internet made communication between countries much easier， the interest in volunteer travel increased.

5Volunteering in other countries has become as accessible as browsing a web-site and signing up. Instead of traveling with a group that is organized at the volunteers home base， the volunteer may join a group that gathers at the worksite from all over the world. This sort of volunteer travel is sometimes referred to as voluntourism.

A. The primary purpose of the trip was very specific.

B. Another type of travel has been an option for many years.

C. Educational institutions also made volunteer travel an option.

D. Sometimes， donating money is not enough to satisfy the need for help.

E. The Internet has helped make community service in general more popular.

F. These trips are usually arranged by church organizations， human interest groups or non?profits.4DA91D77-455E-4B4D-AA04-09C99327614E

G. A new trend is that for?profit tour operators arrange group travel around volunteer opportunities.

Task 3

It's hard to believe my husband and I will be celebrating our 11th wedding anniver-sary this year， but I still remember our honeymoon clearly.

After our1 ， we flew to Mexico for our honeymoon. We stayed at a beautiful hotel on the east coast facing a beautiful sea and we had a（n）2time！ The weather was per-fect， the locals were friendly， and we had plenty of things to3while we were there.

At the top of our list of4was to swim with dolphins. There was a place down there called Dolphin Discovery and it was included within our honeymoon5 . We

headed over there one afternoon and were6with the place. The dolphins looked well kept and happy.

The employees told us that the dolphins7interacting with us humans as they en-tertained them and gave them exercise. They were social animals and loved to play. They spent about 30 minutes8us all about these wonderful animals. Then it was our group's9 .

We10clothes and got into the pool. We were given clear11so that we could swim with the dolphins as a couple. Gradually， the dolphins12us， so it was a great chance for my husband and me to13them closer. They were so cute and lovely. It14let me appreciate dolphins more and made me realize how15it was to save and protect them.

1. A. adventure B. appointmentC. graduation D. wedding

2. A. anxious B. goodC. strict D. ordinary

3. A. enjoy B. protectC. spread D. avoid

4. A. experiments B. performancesC. bargains D. activities

5. A. package B. regretC. prize D. invention

6. A. careful B. pleasedC. familiar D. bored

7. A. stayed away fromB. broke up with

C. put up withD. looked forward to

8. A. selling B. lendingC. telling D. posting

9. A. gift B. recipeC. turn D. risk

10. A. made B. changedC. donated D. designed

11. A. instructions B. destinationsC. connections D. combinations

12. A. challenged B. attackedC. approached D. controlled

13. A. feed B. trainC. observe D. catch

14. A. merely B. casuallyC. barely D. really

15. A. significant B. complexC. hopeful D. confusing

Task 4

第一節(jié) 語(yǔ)法填空

Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact （影響） travel to undisturbed places. It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveller to become 1.__________（educate） about the areas—both in terms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics， and often provides money for conservation and benefits the 2.___________（develop） of the local areas.4DA91D77-455E-4B4D-AA04-09C99327614E

Ecotourism has 3.______________（it） origin with the environmental movement of the 1970s. It was not widely accepted as a travel concept 4.______________the late 1980s. During that time， increasing environmental awareness made it desirable.

Due to 5.______________growing popularity of environmentally?related and adventure travel， various types 6._____________trips are now being classified as ecotourism. Actually， a true eco?friendly trip must meet the following principles：

Minimize the impact of 7._______________（visit） the place.

Build respect for and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.

Provide 8._____________（finance） aid and other benefits for local people.

Make sure that the tourism provides experiences for both the visitors and the hosts.

Komodo National Park is popular for ecotourism because of its unique biodiversity. 9.____________（activity） there range from whale watching to hiking and accommodations aim 10.___________（have） a low impact on the natural environment.

第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)

假定你是李華，正在新西蘭學(xué)習(xí)，你計(jì)劃暑假期間在當(dāng)?shù)芈眯?，?qǐng)寫一封郵件向旅行社詢問(wèn)相關(guān)的旅行信息。內(nèi)容包括：

1. 旅行信息;

2. 當(dāng)?shù)靥厣?

3. 注意事項(xiàng)。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右;

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Sir/Madam，

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Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

Task 5

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

My family and I go to the Big Island of Hawaii in the United States every year. Each year， we do the same things—spending time on the beaches， surfing and fishing. On this trip， however， my family got tired of this holiday style and wanted to do something different. We learned from a local that there was a hot spring on the island called the Boiling Pots. Without doing any research， we decided to set off on an adventure to that spot.

We drove to the destination， but were surprised to find that the area was closed off by a fence （柵欄）. Reading the sign placed in front of the gate， we found out it was， in fact， a forbidden area that lay at the bottom of the mountain. And we were on the mountaintop. Seemingly out of nowhere， a strange man came up to us. He told us he would go to the Boil-ing Pots and that he would show us the way down there if we would just jump over the fence and follow him. After some discussion， my family， eight members， followed the man past the fence.4DA91D77-455E-4B4D-AA04-09C99327614E

The “path” was a slope （斜坡） covered in mud and high grass. Several times， our members fell but nobody gave up and turned back because it seemed an amazing adventure.

After about one hour's walk， we arrived at the bottom finally， but a large river stopped us. The strange man went to borrow a boat from his friend living nearby. We stood on the bank， waiting for him and joking that we could swim across the river.

Just then， I heard the voice of my father screaming at us to move. I looked up to the sky and saw a large tree falling towards us. I ran forward， pushing the people in front of me. I fell to the ground， hearing a loud sound of the tree hitting the ground， along with pieces of branches surrounding us.

注意：

1. 所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;

2. 續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)已為你寫好。

Paragraph 1：

In a second， all went quiet.

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Paragraph 2：

When we had no idea what to do， the strange man came back.

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