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The Most Bicycle Friendly Countries Around the World

Denmark

Cycling is a hugely popular means of transport and a way to see the country in Denmark. In fact, across the country you'll find huge networks of cycle paths where no motorized vehicles can go, so you can feel safe while riding your bike. Because of this cycling has become one of the main tourist attractions and activities in Denmark, particularly when it comes to exploring the beautiful capital city of Copenhagen.

Norway

Because of the popularity of cycling here, you'll find plenty of bicycle parking and public rentals, so you can simply get a bike and go as you explore the country. Much like Denmark, the dedicated bike lanes do not allow for cars or motorized vehicles to enter them.

The Netherlands

In the Netherlands the government prefer bikes to cars and encourage people to travel by bike as much as possible. If you're a tourist visiting big cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam, you can easily hire a bike and explore. There are bike lanes (and bikes) everywhere, they even have their own sets of traffic lights. Much like driving, there are strict rules for cycling in the country and these must obey.

Sweden

While it can get very cold there in the winter, cycling is still enjoyed year-round and the country develops a cycling culture that encourages people to use bikes as their primary means of transport. For this reason, there are supportive measures in place and plenty of places to rent a bike from. Many travel Sweden's beautiful cities on two wheels, Stockholm, in particular, is a great place to explore on a bike.

What's more, cycling is so big there that they have pump stations for deflated(泄气的)tires and bicycle-specific parking. The use of electric bikes is also becoming more popular here.

1. （1） What do Denmark and Norway have in common?

   A . They have set strict rules for cycling. B . Their main tourist attraction is cycling. C . They have the dedicated cycle paths or bike lanes. D . They allow visitors to rent bikes for free.
3. （2） Where will you find special traffic lights for bikes?

   A . In Denmark. B . In the Netherlands. C . In Sweden. D . In Norway.
5. （3） What can a visitor easily find in Sweden?

   A . The use of electric cars. B . Warm weather in winter. C . Free bicycle-specific parking places. D . Pump stations for deflated tires.

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Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic (全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unluckily, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn't want to mess with that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew exhausted. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who "ruined' it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured and frozen on some stranger's bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don't even know has been immortalized (使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each other's' spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

1. （1） Why did the writer and the woman both came here?

   A . To have fun together. B . To take pictures of the landscape. C . To enjoy the beautiful scenery. D . To do research on the environment.
3. （2） What made the writer feel annoyed?

   A . The woman was too noisy. B . The woman blocked her view. C . She was forbidden to take photos there. D . Her camera stopped working.
5. （3） In the author's opinion, what makes the photo so alive?

   A . The woman's existence in the photo. B . The perfect positioning of the camera. C . The rich color of the landscape. D . The soft sunlight that summer day.
7. （4） The passage can be seen as the author's reflections on________

   A . the art of photography.    B . a particular life experience of the writer. C . the writer's attitude to the landscape.    D . the friendship between two strangers.

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Travelers across China are showing a growing preference for camping and self-driving tours because of the increasing popularity of short-distance trips, many of which made over the just-concluded National Day holiday, according to the latest industry figures.

About 65 percent of Trip.com users traveled to places near their work areas and homes during the seven-day holiday—from Oct 1 to Friday—with costs on related tours rising by 30 percent from the same period last year, according to figures from the online travel group.

Camping remained popular among travelers during the holiday, with orders for camping-related tour packages on its website growing ten times year-on-year. Nearly 80 percent of the camping tour destinations were near users' workplaces or homes, while about 15 percent involved travel to neighboring cities or suburban areas and, the group said, average expenditure on camping was about 650 yuan, up 30 percent from spending during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in September.

Travelers aged 30 to 39 favored camping tours, especially families with children. About 83 percent of these travelers stayed overnight at campsites and enjoyed leisure activities such as fruit picking offered by local farms.

Chen Yi, 31, spent two days and one night at a farm in suburban Beijing with her family this National Day holiday. She said it was a relaxing trip. "We were concerned about COVID- 19 (新冠肺炎) control measures that may cause some uncertainty in work-related matters after the holiday, so we decided to spend the break in Beijing rather than visit other places," she said. "It was my husband's idea to go camping. He is a fan of such activities." Chen chose a farmland about two hours' drive from downtown. "The air is quite fresh there and the owner of the farmland is also friendly and generous. We made quite good memories there."

A number of destinations not far from the city became top attractions during the recent national holiday, such as Nan'ao Island in Shantou, Guangdong province and Meizhou Island in Putian, Fujian province, catching travelers with breathtaking coastal views, figures from travel agencies showed.

Prices of hotel accommodation also rose quickly over the recent vacation period, with expenses on hotels for short-distance tours increasing 10 percent over the break, according to Trip.com figures.

Wu Ruoshan, a visiting researcher at the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that travelers are changing their travel choices and consumption preferences, focusing more on safety in epidemic(流行病) prevention and control. "In addition to their tourism service, it is necessary for travel agencies and companies to be aware of travelers' safety." he said.

1. （1） We can learn from the passage that ______.

   A . Most of the camping destination were not far from travelers' workplaces or homes B . Orders for camping-related tour package went down year after year C . The number of travelers increased by 30% from the same time last year D . About 83% of the travelers stayed up and enjoyed themselves
3. （2） What Chen Yi said in paragraph 5 is mainly about ______.

   A . What she and her family worried about B . Where she and her family chose to camp C . Why she and her family chose to camp D . How she and her family spent their holiday
5. （3） Wu Ruoshan's attitude towards travel choices and consumption preferences is ______.

   A . unreasonable B . favorable C . uninterested D . worried
7. （4） The best title of the passage is ______.

   A . Camping, popular on holidays B . Trip.com, a professional travel website C . National Day holiday, go and relax yourselves D . Short trips, ride holiday high

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Think of somebody you really admire. You will probably find that their success didn't come easily. As the "Father of Hybrid Rice(杂交水稻)", Yuan Longping got over great difficulties and spent his whole life working to reduce world hunger and helping to feed the country with the largest population.

Wu Mengchao, the "Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery(肝胆外科)", focused on saving people's lives for nearly eighty years. He performed more than 16,000 operations during his life. Holding the surgeon's knife for such a long time deformed his fingers, which are not in the shape of normal ones. Wu once said, "It would my greatest happiness if I could work at the operating table until my dying day."

In 1969, in order to solve the problem of treating malaria(疟疾), Tu Youyou, the pharmacologist(药学家) took on the job as head of a research team. She and her teammates performed different kinds of experiments. However, the results were disappointing. Instead of giving up? They kept trying. Finally, in 1972, they made it! In 2015, at the age of 85, she received Nobel Prize.

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb(灯泡) believed that every failure was a step towards success. He once said, "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong try is another step forward."

Some people only became successful after their deaths. Not like Pablo Picasso who became famous and very rich during his lifetime, the artist Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting all through his life and that was to a friend. But he kept painting and he painted more than 2,000 artworks in the following ten years. Now his paintings are very popular and they sell for millions of pounds.

One thing all these people have in common is sticking to their goals no matter what.

1. （1） What do Yuan Longping and Wu Mengchao have in common?

   A . They succeeded in solving world problems. B . They spent all their lives serving people. C . They achieved a lot in the medical field. D . They are remembered for their happiness.
3. （2） The underlined phrase deformed his fingers could be replaced by _____.

   A . changed the shape of his fingers B . made him feel down C . gave him too much pressure D . got his fingers cut off
5. （3） It is clear that _____.

   A . Pablo Picasso became famous after his death B . Vincent van Gogh painted 2,001 artworks in his life C . it took Tu Youyou's team about 3 years to reach their goal D . Thomas Edison tried 10,000 ways before he invented the light bulb
7. （4） What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

   A . Not everyone can be successful. B . The more difficulties, the better. C . Great achievements aren't made naturally. D . Great hopes make great men.

阅读下列材料，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项）。

Flu (流感) can be very dangerous although in most people the illness may last only a week or two. Getting a flu vaccine (疫苗) every year is the best way to prevent getting the flu.

Recognize flu symptoms (症状). Before you can effectively treat the flu, make sure that's what you actually have.  Common symptoms of flu include serious cough, sore throat, fever above 100F, headaches, weakness and so on while symptoms of the common cold usually include mild cough, low-grade or no fever as well as slight aches.

 In some extreme cases, the flu can cause symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization. You need to see a doctor immediately if you are experiencing the following symptoms: shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; chest pain or pressure; blueish skin or purplish lips; headache or neck pain.

Get some rest. Sometimes it's possible to keep working or going to school with a cold, but when you have the flu, it's important to rest.  Since the flu may spread by contact, staying home is as considerate as it is necessary for your recovery.

Take vitamin C. Vitamin C is essential for health. Studies suggest that a proper amount of vitamin C can help remove cold and flu symptoms. Take 1000mg per hour for the first six hours as soon as symptoms appear. Then take 1000mg three times daily.  Though it rarely happens, too much of it may get you poisoned.

A. Know when to seek emergency medical treatment.

B. But if you get the flu, it pays to learn how to treat it.

C. Take a few days off to give your body time to recover.

D. Orange juice is another good source of natural vitamin C.

E. Flu symptoms are similar to cold symptoms, but more severe.

F. You can remove the discomfort of fever by using a cool cloth.

G. Do not continue to take too much vitamin C after you feel better.

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When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 1 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class.

When I took the first exam, I was 3 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper. 4English was my best subject, I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my 5 but remained unmoved.

I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that 6 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I reasoned with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened 7 but wouldn't change his mind.

One more test before the final exam. One more 8 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 9 the meaning of the word "thorough (深入细致的)". But my 10 did no good and everything went as before.

The last hurdle was the final. No matter what grade I got, it wouldn't cancel C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 11 goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 12 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I'd have fun with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He 13 to be expecting me. "If I gave you the A-pluses you expected, you wouldn't continue to work as hard."

I stared at him, 14 that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head off, as I had never done before.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I 15 my scholarship. I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

A trip to China with the kids could be a test to your nerves, but also unique experience. This is an ancient civilization is growing at great speed into the 21st century. If you do not have any  (finance) difficulties, you can have a try.

As you travel from area to area, plenty of differences make  so fascinating. You can find an old fisherman on his bamboo boat  (answer) his mobile phone, and modernity and old traditions existing side by side.

At first it might seem hard to travel with a child. (fortune), you will find the people helpful. Chinese love children, especially if you are traveling with children.

There are still some  (complain) about trips. Some say the long time spent in traveling may bring  tiredness. However, for me, I once had a chance  (go) to Yunnan, and it was the first time that my dream of traveling (realize), how great it was!

假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike想在暑假到中国旅游，请你给他推荐一个具有中国文化特色的地方，内容包括：

1）推荐的地方；

2）推荐的理由；

3）希望他旅行愉快。

注意：1）词数80左右；2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

……

Yours

Li Hua

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语段续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续写的词数应为150词左右。

Jackson's family hired a driver. The driver's family came to stay with them in a small house in their backyard. That's how Jackson met the driver's eight-year-old son Tom. From the day he met Jackson, Tom became his fan. For Tom, 11-year-old Jackson seemed to be a big boy. He would always follow Jackson around.

Tom didn't go to school. He was admitted to a local government school, but he refused to go. He told Jackson shyly that the teachers only made them copy words from the blackboard. Since he hadn't learned how to read, he could not understand anything that was written on the blackboard.  Jackson felt sorry for him. On Sunday, Jackson saw Tom sitting under a tree holding an alphabet (字母表) book in his hands. Jackson walked quietly towards him and discovered that Tom was holding the book upside down.

Jackson took the book out of Tom's hands and turned the right side up. "This is how you should read," he told Tom. Two big tears rolled down Tom's cheeks. Tom told Jackson, "I want to be like you, but I can't do anything." That evening, Jackson told his parents they had to help Tom get into a better school. It was not easy to make Tom admitted to a new school, because the time for admission was over.

Luckily, one principal (校长) looked at Tom kindly and admitted him to her school. The next day Tom went to his new school wearing a new shirt. But when Tom returned from school, he was a bit sad. The other children in his class had laughed at him. He told Jackson, "They all said I am much older than them but in a smaller class. I don't want to go to school."

注意：

1）续写词数应为150左右；

2）请按如下格式作答。

Paragraph l:

Jackson said, "Don't worry, Tom, I will teach you to read."

Paragraph 2:

Two months later, Tom returned from school with a bright smile.