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Everyone at Pacsafe is always eager to get out in the world and enjoy new cultures, food, and experiences. With that in mind we asked a few of our top travel bugs for their best travel destination recommendations for 2019. They also included their favorite Pacsafe bag to take on the trip. Enjoy and hopefully get some ideas for your own globe-trotting adventure.

Sri Lanka — Alison Hanko, Global Marketing Director

I'm going to Sri Lanka this summer holiday and can't wait. It's close to Hong Kong where I live and I've always wanted to go. The food is supposed to be amazing. It seems really relaxing and I really want to do the Kandy to Badulla train ride, which looks just stunning. We've booked a good mix of beaches, some time in a safari tent to hopefully see elephants in the wild.

For my bag, I'll most likely take the Quiksilver 40L Pack because it has the built-in wet pack for my bikinis. It's also a great size for a week-long trip in a warm climate.

Japan — Ben Barras, Creative Director

Japan is definitely my best travel destination recommendation. The culture, the streets, the architecture, the inspiration you get from all of that is amazing. The food is also fascinating. It's where I'm most planning to go. Tokyo obviously, but also visiting the mountains. You can go snowboarding, which I haven't done for years.

I have a Vibe 25L Backpack which you can pack a lot in. The thing I like most about it is that it's compact, but still fits plenty in. I'll pair that up with a larger travel bag for the rest of my things and use the backpack to get around day to day.

Berlin — Phil Hayes, Executive VP of Global Design

For me, it's definitely Berlin. I'm particularly excited about the fashion, which I hear is pretty full on. Also the art galleries and history. Food, nightlife. Everything I've heard about Berlin is pretty cool, so I'm going to suck as much as I can out of it. World's Global Style Network had the Berlin shopping list that came out recently, so I'm going to follow that through as well.

Bag wise, it will be the Quiksilver X Collab Bag. It's the 25L Anti-theft Backpack. It's normally my go-to bag for city trips because it's super easy to lock on the plane and in bars, and it's just the right amount of space.

1. （1） Which of the Pacsafe bag is a good choice for beach travel?

   A . The Vibe 25L Backpack. B . The Quiksilver 40L Pack. C . The Quiksilver X Collab Bag. D . 25L Anti-theft Backpack.
3. （2） If you are interested in fashion, which destination should you choose?

   A . Berlin. B . Japan. C . Hong Kong. D . Sri Lanka.
5. （3） What can you enjoy in all the three places mentioned?

   A . Beautiful beaches. B . Fascinating art.    C . Amazing food. D . Cool snowboarding.

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Dolphins (海豚) are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this way they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time — at least twenty or thirty years.

Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw.

Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.

There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The Penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered (恢复) and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area — except for The Penguin.

Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.

1. （1） Dolphins are different from many other land animals in that they ________.

   A . live in groups B . have large brains C . are warm-blooded D . have their own language
3. （2） Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?

   A . He was lonely and liked to be with people. B . They enjoyed playing with him. C . He was seriously wounded. D . They wanted his help.
5. （3） By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that ________.

   A . dolphins are friendly and clever            B . people are cruel to animals C . Jack is different from other dolphins        D . dolphins should be protected by law
7. （4） What is the main idea of this passage?

   A . Dolphins are endangered.                B . Dolphins are different from other animals. C . Man should protect dolphins.                D . Some countries passed laws to protect dolphins.

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"Why did the fox steal my shoes?" sounds like the start of a brain teaser (脑筋急转弯) or an annoyingly hot song. But for people in Berlin, it was a real question that a local fox was behind a series of shoes thefts.

About two weeks ago, Meyer, a resident of Berlin, noticed that one of his new running shoes had disappeared from his porch, and he decided to examine the theft, a German news site reported.

Meyer quickly learned that he was not the thief's only victim, and a tip helped him catch the fox. Days later, Meyer spotted the fox again; he followed it and discovered the fox's secret place of more than 100 shoes.

Meyer got a photo of the thieving fox and its ill-gotten shoes, which he shared on Twitter. The shoes contained sneakers, and slippers in range of colors, shapes and sizes, though the most numerous shoes by far were Crocs.

This isn't the first time that an urban fox has demonstrated a seeming shoe fetish (恋物). In August 2019, a fox in Melbourne, Australia, repeatedly visited a woman's porch and stole three boots over the course of a week. In a small town in western Germany, a female fox stole about 110 to 120 shoes in just one night, presumably "for her babies to play with", according to Reuters.

It's unknown whether all of these foxes were acting independently or whether their actions were linked, perhaps as part of an international shoe-stealing group with a bad purpose that humans can only imagine.

1. （1） What can we know about Meyer according to the passage?

   A . He had his shoes stolen. B . He was physically attacked by a fox. C . He moved out of Berlin and settled in a new place. D . His favorite shoes were Crocs.
3. （2） What did Meyer do when he found the fox's hiding place?

   A . He drove the fox away. B . He took a picture and posted it on social media. C . He sent some food to the fox. D . He followed the fox and found many other foxes.
5. （3） Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word in paragraph 5?

   A . Totally. B . Partly. C . Definitely. D . Possibly.
7. （4） How does the author sound in the last paragraph?

   A . Delighted. B . Serious. C . Humorous. D . Terrified.

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If you live near a deep forest, you might have come across some wildlife animals hiding in your backyard, but nothing beats the surprise this woman got when she found three baby deer hiding in her house to wait out the storm.

The woman then posted several photos of the baby deer taking refuge (避难) in one of her rooms on her Imgur account "Amscolie". She wrote that it was a very stormy day and a rainstorm was coming so she left her back door open just in case some animals wanted to take refuge in her house. In the meantime, she went out in the storm to check whether there were any animals that were stuck in the bad weather, especially a number of deer. However, she could not find any of them so she went back to her home.

Surprisingly, she found that the deer had already made their way inside her house!

Like many other animals, deer too can predict stormy weather and know when it is best to find a shelter from the dangerous weather. As the back door was opened, she did not notice when the deer entered her house. The three lovely baby deer made their way inside but there was no sight of their parents. The woman did try to find if there was any deer nearby her house but to no avail. The woman thought that the baby deer might have lost their parents so she welcomed them with open arms.

"I raise orphaned (孤儿的) wildlife. Recently, the back door was open as a storm was coming. The deer were nowhere to be found. I went inside, only to see them next to an end table in the living room. I told them they could sleep in the house for the night because the weather was going to be terrible," the woman wrote on Little Things. com.

1. （1） How did the baby deer enter the woman's house?

   A . The woman invited them in. B . The woman led them in. C . They entered through the back door. D . They entered through the window.
3. （2） What do we know about the woman from paragraph 2?

   A . She raises deer in her own house. B . She lost her deer on a stormy night. C . she is devoted to protecting wildlife. D . She hardly came across wild animals.
5. （3） Which of the following can best replace the underlined phrase "to no avail" in paragraph 4?

   A . Failed B . Resigned C . Missed. D . Disappeared.
7. （4） Why were the deer found in the woman's living room?

   A . They were hungry B . Their parents lost them on purpose C . They were being hunted D . Bad weather forced them to find a shelter

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By 2050 we'll be able to send memories, emotions and feelings across the Internet. Teenagers will love it. Instead of putting an emoticon (表情符号) at the end of every sentence, they will use an emotion: anger, happiness, or excitement.

I'm talking about telepathy (心灵感应), really. We'll still communicate the traditional way. Our children will wonder, What is a keyboard? We will enter the age of the "brain net".

Medicine will develop fast, too. We will have cured certain forms of cancer, and we will have begun to treat the disease like the common cold. We'll live with it. It will no longer be deadly. Technology will help in this respect. Smart toilets will perform liquid biopsies (液体活检) to discover cancer cells. Smart objects like phones will check us over automatically.

By 2050 I think we'll be able to grow many of the important organs (器官) of the body and, rather than allow the organs we're born with to become old and weak, we'll replace them. That's all coming. And it doesn't take much imagination to realise it.

A. We will do a few tests.

B. People will live an easy life.

C. We won't fear it like we used to.

D. Brain science will have changed communication.

E. We can already use human cells to grow skin, noses, ears, etc.

F. But communicating telepathically will avoid misunderstandings between people.

G. Our clothes will discover the beginnings of a heart disease, and advise us to get treatment.

完形填空

Tom's father is a lawyer. In his spare time, he likes to go out in the country and take some pictures of animals.

For a long time, Tom had wanted to go with his father on one of his1. But his father didn't take Tom along with him2he was fifteen.

Tom and his father drove to the farm which3to his uncle in the afternoon. They4the night there, so that they could start out early the next morning. Uncle Smith and his son John, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

It was still dark when Tom heard the alarm clock the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn't remember5he was. He turned over6and looked at the clock. It was 5 o'clock. Then he7that he was on the8and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got9quickly.

He ran downstairs. The others were already in the10. Uncle Smith was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It11good.

They ate breakfast quickly. They didn't talk12, because they didn't want to13up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle14hot coffee and took some sandwiches15Aunt Jane, Uncle Smith's wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera equipment and started out.

语法填空

Today, I made a trip to observe Tibetan antelopes. I was struck by their beauty when I watched them moving slowly across the green grass. Also I was reminded the danger they are in. They are being hunted (illegal) for their valuable fur.

My guide Zhaxi told me 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope, population dropped sharply because of shooting and habitat loss. Luckily, the government (take) effective measures to save this species. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes to keep (they) safe from attacks. Finally, with all of the (effort), the antelope population has recovered and in June, the Tibetan antelope (remove) from the endangered species list. However, the government does not intend (stop) the protection programmes, because the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.

There is a long way to go to protect wildlife. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop (be) a threat to wildlife and to our planet.

选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

A. streaming   B. access   C. network   D. cash   E. province F. blogger  G. search engines  H. convenient  I. benefits  J. identities

Tom is a well-known  who often writes blog posts on his blog. He likes using  to find the information he needs. He also likes watching movies online. When chatting with others, he uses different  and avatars. He has  to free Wi-Fi, which is very  for him to download software from the . His database and file are updated once a week. Surfing the Internet has indeed brought him great . It seems that the computer keeps him company all day. Once he went to a conference held in his , he didn't bring any  with him plus he lost his identity card. So he paid online.

Our class joined in the school (海报) exhibition with the topic "We Love Science".