Young Chinese travelers are also looking to experience something different．Rather than join package tours to tourist attractions, they are getting to know the locals by combining travel with work and study．Let's explore some unconventional ways of travelling．

Homestay

Visitors pay their host family for the accommodation in return for an unforgettable cultural experience．You should respect the house rules．You will participate fully in the family's daily life and improve your language．Students arrange homestays through their university or reputable agencies．

Check homestayfinder．com or homestaybooking．com．

Laboring on a farm

This is a way to learn about sustainable living and meet local farmers．In return for volunteer work on organic farms, your hosts offer free food and accommodation．You usually work for at least four hours a day and tasks range from composting （堆制肥料） to building with mud bricks．Willing Workers On Organic Farms （www．finternational．org） is the main organization which facilitates these experiences．For more projects, visit: pickyourown．org/jobsonfarms．htm

Volunteering

Volunteering gives you a sense of satisfaction as you improve the lives of those less fortunate．You can work in a hospital, help build schools, or volunteer at an orphanage in Africa．Do not expect to live in luxury and be prepared to get your hands dirty．Volunteers pay for their own airfares．

For more info, visit: worldwidehelper．org, and isvonline．com

Intern （实习） overseas

Organizations such as ALESEC （aiesec．org） arrange paid internships with different companies．They partner with companies to offer work．The length of an internship ranges from six weeks to 18 months．Check: nextstepconnections．com

1.Which way of travelling should you experience if you want to know about a different   culture and improve your foreign language?

A．Homestay          B．Laboring on a farm   C．Volunteering    D．Intern

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2.Who may help you to work on a farm?

   A．Reputable agency                     B．University    

   C．Willing Workers On Organic Farms    D．ALESEC

3.What should you do if you want to help the less fortunate?

   A．Live in a host family                B．Volunteer at an orphanage

   C．Work in a company                    D．Work on organic farms

4.Where can you get information on internship in different companies?

   A．Homestayfinder．com                                     

    B．Pickyourown．org/jobsonfarms．htm

   C．Worldwidehelper．org,and isvonline．com                 

    D．Nextstepconnections．com

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。

Being a good student doesn’t mean you have to drop all social activities and dive into your books．It is still possible to have a healthy social life while getting good grades．____1.____．Here is how you can achieve it:

Decide for yourself at the start of the term that you won’t let your schoolwork sweep you away．_____2.____

Write down your weekly schedule on a piece of paper．Chances are , you’ll have small gaps between classes during the week and more free time at the weekend．Make sure that every time you find yourself in one of those between-class gaps you use the time efficiently ．_3.____．

Set aside at least one large amount of time each week as free time．Keep in mind the law of diminishing returns （收益递减）．Past a certain point more hours studying will be of little benefit．_4.___ ．Protect both your free time and your school time carefully ．If one starts to infringe （侵犯） on the other that is just the beginning of a long, slippery downhill slope （斜坡）．

____5._______．This way, you can co-ordinate（协调） your free time with theirs．

Whenever possible, find social activities that take you off campus and away from your schoolwork．

    A．Balance is the key ．

    B．Encourage your friends to follow a similar plan．

    C．It is very important to be determined about this．

    D．Try not to affect other’s time and just focus on your own．

    E．You’re better off spending this time with friends．

    F．You can spend more time on social life than on study．

    G．Read a few pages of your school book or do some quick chores（杂活）,for example．

该文中共有十处错误,每句中最多有两处,错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改十处, 多者（从第11处起） 不计分。

Dear Li Mei,

With the mid-term exam come, you must get prepared for them．I think that you need is a right study

method．As we all know, there are three stage in study--- preview, study in class and review, among which review was the most important．You should first make a review plan, then stick to it．

I follow my review plan strictly and have made a progress in my study．It turns out to be good

enough．Of course, there are more than one way to review．So long as you review regular, I’m sure you can find more ways to study well．

If you have any question of subjects, you may ask me I’m glad to help you．We may meet in our

school library every Friday afternoon．

Best regards．

                                                              Yours,

                                                               Li Hua

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Chris 给你发来e-mail，询问你校正在开展的“低碳生活”（low-carbon  lifestyle ）活动情况。请就以下几个方面的活动内容用英语写一封回信。

    1．上学（步行或骑自行车）；

    2．校内（节电节水，双面书写）；

    3．购物（使用环保购物袋）；

    4．你对活动的看法。

注意：

    1．词数120左右；

    2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

    3．开头语已为你写好。

Dear Chris,

I’m happy to receive your e-mail asking about what we are doing to promote a low-carbon

lifestyle ．_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                Yours,

                                                                Li Hua

21. ---- Have you heard that a building was blown up last weekend with a number of people in it?

---- Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to me.

A. / ; the     B. the; a     C. a ; a     D. the; the

The singer sang one more song at the _____ of enthusiastic fans.

   A. command    B. recognition     C. request     D. service

---- What do you think of the lecture made yesterday?

---- Excellent! _______ you missed such a wonderful lecture?

A. How is it that        B. Why it was that

C. How was it that   D. When was it that

Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane _____.

A. takes off   B. has taken off    C. took off    D. is taking off.

Steve Paul Jobs passed away in America on October 6th, 2001, _____ death made millions of people feel sorrowful.

   A. whose    B. which     C. when     D. where

Several Chinese films are rising to international fame, _____, Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang Lee has won the Oscar Awards.

   A. such as    B. for example    C. namely    D. that is