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閱讀選擇【江蘇省鎮(zhèn)江市2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期期中】

X.WaroftheWorldsbyH.GWells

TutWAROF

ni^voRmsPublishedin1897,thissciencefictionhasinspiredcountlessnovelssincethen

andstillcontinuestofascinateitsreaders.Theunnamedheroisoneofthefirst

witnessesofastrange-lookingmeteorite（隕石）inEngland.Notlongafter,itis

RMI.VbUtSg

apparentthatthemeteoriteisMartianandaninvasionisaroundthecorner,Whatis

itlikeforman,thedominatedofearth,tobedominatedbyaraceofaliens?

2.TheDuneSaga（沙丘）byFrankHerbert

111Publishedfrom1965-1985,theDuneSagacontains6novelsandiswidely

consideredthegreatestepicofsciencefiction.Insteadofstickingtoasingle

character,thesenovelsbeginwithPaulAtreides,firstasonofanoblefamilyand

thentheemperoroftheknownuniverse.ThenovelsfollowPaul'sdescendants（后

f?AMKHIBBiai

裔）,endingbyrevealingthefateofhisplanet,Arrakis,andthefateofhis

generations.

3.TheSpaceTrilogybyC.S.Lewis

■Thisseriescontainsthreebooksthatwerepublishedfrom1938-1945.Lewis

nexploresthenatureofhumanitybytakingthemaincharacter,Dr.ElwinRansom,

outsideofEarthandtotheplanetsofMarsandVenus.Ontheseplanets,thelocal

residentsarenotcorrupted（腐?。?butcorruptionfromEarththreatensthem.When

RansomreturnstoEarthinthefinalbook,corruptionevengreaterthanwhenheleft

awaitshimthere.

u4.Fahrenheit451byRayBradbury

Thefuturesocietyinthepriceless1953novelismadeworsebytechnology.

RayBradburydiscussestheimportanceofbooksbyusingsuchasocietythatburs

同them.Themaincharacter,GuyMontag,isafireman,someonewhoburnsbooksand

thehousesthatcontainthem.Thecultureobsesses（著迷）withthesocietyof

televisionbutdoesn'trealizethevalue—andthefreedom—thatcomeswithliterature.

21.WhereisDr.ElwinRansomoriginallyfrom?

A.Earth.B.Venus.

C.Mars.D.Arrakis.

22.Whichbookexploresthepotentialfortechnologytomakehumanslessfree?

A.WaroftheWorlds.B.TheDuneSaga.

C.TheSpaceTrilogy.D.Fahrenheit451.

23.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theyshowanimaginaryworld.

B.Theyeachhavetwomaincharacters.

C.Theyexplorethenatureofhumanity.

D.Theywerepublishedinthe20thcentury.

In1868six-year-oldLauraJemegan,herparents,andherbabybrother,Prescott,setsail

fromNewBedford,Massachusetts.Thiswasnovacationcruise.Laura'sfather,captainofthe

whaleshipRoman,washuntingthemightiestanimalonearth.

Unwillingtobeseparatedfromhisfamilyforthreetofouryearswhilehemadeocean

voyagesthousandsofmilesfromhome,CaptainJernegantookthemwithhimtoshareinthe

adventure——andthedanger-oflifeatsea.Inthemid-1800s,asmanyasoneinsixAmerican

whaling,captainstooktheirfamiliesonvoyages.

Whatwasitliketoliveonawhaleship?ThediaryLaurakeptwhileshewasatseaoffersa

lookintoherunusualchildhood.Shewasfascinatedbyherfather'sjob.Whentheship'slookout

spottedawhale,Laurarecordeditinherdiary.'*1hopeweshallgethim,“shewrote.

Shewatchedasthemenrushedtotheirwhaleboatsandchasedthewhales.Assoonasa

whalewascaught,thecrewbegantoprocessit.Firstthecrew"cutin"thewhalebyremovingits

thickblanketofblubber（鯨月旨）.

Afterthrowingpiecesofblubberintolargepots,twomenwould"getinthepotsandsquish

（擠）outtheblubber,"Laurawrote.Itmusthavebeenastrangesightbecausethesailorswere"way

uptotheirknees1'inthegreasyfat,shereported.

Nowcamethehot,smoky,andsmellypar.Abrickfurnace（火爐）wasfiredup,andtheblubber

wastriedout,orboiledintooil.Onehugewhaleproducedenoughoiltofillseventy-fivebarrels,

shenotedindisbelief.WhentheJernegansreturnedhome,theoilwouldbesoldforthebestprice

possible.Whaleoilwasimportantduringmostofthenineteenthcentury.ltwasusedtolightlamps

andtomakecandles.

TwoandahalfyearsaftershehadleftNewBedford,deep-wateradventurecametoanabrupt

end.TheJerneganswerewhalingintheSouthPacificwhenseveralcrewmembersmutinied（反叛）.

Fortunately,themutinywasstoppedbeforeanyonegotkilled.Herparentswereterrified.They

decidedthatawhaleshipwasnoplacefbrchildren.Laura,Prescott,andMrs.Jerneganheaded

straightbacktotheUnitedStatesonapassengership,andCaptainJernegancontinuedhiswhaling

voyage.

Thisera,oftencalledthegoldenageofwhaling,wasoverinthelatenineteenthcentury.Yet

onegirFsdiaryhashelpedtoensurethatthischapterinAmerica'sseafaringhistorywillnotbe

forgotten.

24.WhydidCaptainJernegantakehisfamilyoutonawhalehunt?

A.Toexperiencethepleasantlifeatsea.

B.Tospendanicevacationwithhisfamily.

C.Toavoidalongseparationfromhisfamily.

D.Tofollowinthefootstepsofothercaptains.

25.Whatcanwelearnaboutprocessingthehuntedwhales?

A.Lauraofferedhelptothework.

B.Itwasveryhardanddirtywork.

C.Itstartedfromboilingtheblubber.

D.Theworkerscouldn'tstandtheheatandbadsmell.

26.WhydidCaptainJernegansendhiswifeandchildrenhome?

A.Heworriedabouttheirsafety.

B.Laurahadnofriendsonhisship.

C.Therehappenedtobeapassengership.

D.Theyhadbeenawayfromhometoolong.

27.WhatcanweinferfromLaura'sdairy?

A.Herfatherstoppedwhalingafterthemutiny.

B.Huntingwhaleswaschallengingbutrewarding.

C.Shethoughtdeep-wateradventureswereboring.

D.The20thcenturywasthegoldenageofwhaling.

Whendidyoulastwritealetter?Properlywriteon——byhand?Inadigitalworld,where

sendingatextoremailisfarmoreconvenientthanusingsnailmail,isthewritingonthewallfor

traditionalpenandpaper?Well,somepeopleclaimthatwritingstillhasmanybenefits,somaybe

it'snottimetoditchyourballpoinK圓珠筆）orfountainpen（鋼筆）yet.

Thesedays,whenpeoplerequestthingsinwriting,atyped,electronicdocumentwillbe

accepted.Doingthisonacomputermeansitcouldbesaved,edited,copiedandsentviaemail.But

craftingahandwritingdocumentisunique:Itrequiresplanningandthought,and,aswellas

practisingyourhandwriting,ithelpsyoutorememberspellingandpunctuation.

Someexpertsbelieveyourbrainbenefitsfromusingold-fashionedpenandpaper.Thisis

particularlyrelevantforstudents,wheretypingnotesintoalaptopisthoughttolackthe"tactile

feedback”（觸覺反饋）tothebrainthatcontactbetweenpenandpaperdocs.BBCWorklifewebsite

quotesHettyRoessinghfromtheUniversityofCalgary,whosaysthat"takingnotesbyhand

involvescognitive（認(rèn)知的）engagementinsummarizing,adapting,organizing,conceptand

vocabularymapping.Othersagreethathandwritingmayboostfinemotorskillsinyourhandsand

fingers.

Thereareeverydaybenefitstousingpenandpapertoo.Scribbling（涂狗）notes,shoppinglists

ormessagesonthebackofanenvelopecanstillbeuseful,quickandportable.Butputtingpento

paperinalettertoafriendorlovedonecanprobablyhavethemostimpact.Penpalwriter

KatherineMollertoldtheBBC:"Inaworldwhereitissoeasytohoponlinetoemailortosenda

fasttext,itissopersonalandsoprecioustoknowsomeonechosetoturnoffthevirtualworldto

spendsometimewithyou.”

So,whiledigitalskillsremainimportant,don'twriteoffyourpensandpencils

yet-especiallyifyoursmartphone,tabletorlaptoprunsoutofpower!

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword,'ditch',meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Write.B.Abandon.

C.Save.D.Choose.

29.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoemphasizeinParagraph2?

A.Thepopularityofelectronicdocuments.

B.Theconvenienceofelectronicdocuments.

C.Thespecialfeaturesofhandwrittendocuments.

D.Thebasicrequirementsofhandwrittendocuments.

30.Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitofwritingbyhand?

A.Itfullydevelopsyourhandmuscles.

B.Ithelpsyoutopractiseyourhandwriting.

C.Itstrengthensthebondbetweenpenandpaper.

D.Itsharpensyourcomprehensivecognitiveabilities.

31.WhatcanweinferfromKatherineMoller'swords?

A.Itisnecessaryforustoturnoffthevirtualworld.

B.Scribblingnotesshouldbepractisedinourdailylife.

C.Usingpaperandpenhasthegreatestimpactonourdailylife.

D.Writingaletterbyhandcanbeatouchingandvaluableexperience.

Recently,manyclimatechangecampaignsandorganizationshavemarketedthemselvesusing

imagesofpolarbearslosingtheirhabitat.Thishasledmanypeopletoviewthepolarbearasthe

globalicon像征物）forourclimatecrisis.

Thepolarbearhasbecomesowidespreadbecauseitdoesanexcellentjobofplayingonan

audience'semotionsandconvincingthemthatthereisanurgentproblemonEarth.Theimageryof

apolarbearisalsomuchmoreattractivethanascientificgraph（圖表）orchartofincreasingsea

levelsorextremeweathereventoccurrences.

However,usingpolarbearsastheonlyiconofourchangingclimateisflawed（有錯(cuò)的）.For

one,itonlyrepresentsoneeffectofclimatechange,globalwarming,andnotclimatechangeitself.

Itneglectstoaddressotheraspectssuchasextremeweatherevents,oceanacidification,etc.While

globalwarmingisanimportantimpactofclimatechange,theotheraspectsneedtobe

communicatedaswellsinceclimatechangemaynotevencausewarmingincertainpartsofthe

world-itcouldleadtoseveresnowstormsorcolderwintersinstead.Thus,communicatingthese

otherelementsisvitalbecauseitcanreducemuchofthemisinformationsurroundingourclimate

andgivestheaudienceamorecomprehensiveunderstandingofourplanet.

Moreover,usingpolarbearsisproblematicbecausemostpeopledonotliveanywherenear

polarbearhabitat.Thismakespolarbearsfeelfarremovedfromourownpersonalreality-thus

makingclimatechangefeelfarremovedfromourlives.Sinceclimatechangeisanythingbuta

distantphenomenon,asymbolthatcommunicatesthewaysinwhichtheclimatecrisisaffects

humanscouldbemoreconvincingandpushmorepeopletoact.

Eventhoughusingthepolarbearastheiconofclimatechangeislimitedinconveyingthe

fullscopeofourclimatecrisis,itcanactasanagentofopeninguptheconversationabout

environmentalissuesandinspiringviewerstodivedeeperintolearningaboutclimatechange.

32.Whyarepolarbearspreferredasmarketingimages?

A.Theirimageryismoreconvincing.

B.Theyarelikelytolosetheirhabitats.

C.Theyareuniquevictimsoftheclimatecrisis.

D.Thedataonthemoftenappearinscientificgraphs.

33.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Polarbearsarctheonlyindicatorofclimatechange.

B.Climatechangeisboundtoresultinglobalwarming.

C.Allelementsofclimatechangehavebeencommunicatedtothepublic.

D.Usingpolarbearsastheonlyiconofclimatechangewillcausesomeproblems.

34.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordHThisurefertoinParagraph4?

A.Failingtounderstandourplanet.

B.Refusingtotakeimmediateaction.

C.Livingapartfrompolarbearhabitat.

D.Usingpolarbearstoexplainclimatechange.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Theoccurrenceofclimatechange

B.Thepossibleimpactofclimatechange

C.Thedangeroussymbolofpolarbears

D.Theimportanceofprotectingpolarbears

閱讀選擇【江蘇省鹽城市2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期期中】

Graffiti

Haveyoueverwrittenanythingonawall?It'snothingnew,andforthousandsofyears

humanshavebeenwritingmessagesonwalls,bridges,andbuildingsasameansofexpressing

themselves.

AncientGraffiti

Someofthefirstgraffitiartistswerethe

Vikings.Youcanreadsomeataprehistoricsite

inScotland.TheVikingsbrokeintotheburial

siteabout800yearsago,hopingtofind

treasure.Unfortunately,therewasn'tany;

however,thecavewasagoodplacetoshelter

fromtheterriblestormthatnight,wherethe

Vikingsleftmessagesonthewallstopassthe

time.Interestingly,manyofthethingsthey

wrotearetypicalofmodem-daygraffiti,for

example“Benediktmadethiscross.”

PoliticalGraffiti

Attimes,graffitiisusedtomakepolitical

statements.DuringWorldII,peoplein

occupiedHollandpaintedorangevictory"V"

signsonwallsinmajortowns.Here'sanother

example:"Nomorewars!”

AmericanGraffiti

Duringthe1970sanewtypeofgraffiti

becamepopularintheStates:tagging（標(biāo)記）.

Bandsofyoungstersslippedawayintothe

streetsatnightwithcansofpaintandlefttheir

tagsonasmanywallsaspossible.Somepeople

seethisformofgraffitiasanexampleofurban

art;othersseeitasanexampleofurban

decline.

BritishGraffiti

InBritain,oneofthemostpopularforms

ofgraffitiisknownas“toiletgraffiti”,whichis

commononthewallsofpublictoiletsallover

thecountry.Thegraffitioftenconsistsofa

funnyorrudecomment.Occasionallyitwillbe

aresponsetoanotherpieceofgraffiti,orat

othertimesitwillbeapoliticalcomment.

21?WhydidtheVikingsleavemessagesattheprehistoricsite?

A.Torelievetheirboredom.B.Tocauseasenseofmystery.

C.Todisplaytheirstrength.D.Toshowtheirdisappointment.

22.Asfarastheauthor'sconcerned,itisbelievedthat.

A.theVikingscreatedtheveryfirstgraffiti

B.politicalgraffitiresultedinmoreconflicts

C?thereremainsomeargumentsabouttagging

D.rudecommentsarenotallowedonwalls

23.Inwhichofthefollowingtypescanyoucommunicateinothers'absence?

A.AncientGraffiti.B.PoliticalGraffiti.

C.AmericanGraffiti.D.BritishGraffiti.

“Haveyoucheckedtheoilinthecar?”myfatherusedtosaytome,hisversionof

"Hello,hopeyouarewelL“Sometimesourphonecallswouldbeginwithaninquiryabouttheoil

andendwithoneabouttheoil.

Fathershavealotoflovetogive,butit'softensuppliedthroughthemediumofpractical

advice.Inmyexperience:Ifsmostlyaboutyourmotorvehicle.

Mystudentcar-anoldgreenToyotaboughtfor$500-wasthevehicleforwhichmyfather

carvedhispaternalaffections（父愛）.Ibetit'salwaysbeenso.BackinancientRome,thefather

wouldtestthesononthestateofhiscarriage.

Whycan'tfathersjustsay“Iloveyou"or"It'sgreattoseeyou"?Thepointis:Youjust

havetotranslatefromthelanguagethatisFatherlish.Listencloselyenoughandthephraselove

youcanbeheardintheslightlylengthier“IcouldcomearoundSaturdayandreplacetheseal（密

封圈）aroundthebaseofyourtoiletbecauseIassumethatthingisgettingreallysmelly.^^

Theaffectionatephrase“Youmademylifebetterfromthemomentyouwereborn^^maybe

rarelyheard,butthereisthemorecommon'Tilholdtheladderwhileyougettheleavesoffthe

roof.”

WhenIwas17,1wentonmyfirstroadtripinthatToyota.Myfatherstoodonthecomer.

“HighwaysaredangerousJhesaid,“sodon'ttryovertakinganythingfasterthanahorseand

carriage.Andtakeabreakeverytwohours.Andeverytimeyoustopforgas,youreallyshould

checktheAtthetimewethoughthisspeechwasprettyfunnyandwouldrepeat

“horse-and-carriage“everytimeIspeduptoovertakesomeotherspeedingvehicle.

Dad'slonggonenow.Butafteralltheseyears,IrealizethathadIownedacopyofthe

Fatherlish-to-Englishdictionary,TdhaveunderstoodthatthespeechmyfriendandIsoignored

wassimplydad'sattemptataffection.

24.Accordingtotheauthor,atypicalfather'sgreetingsmaystartwith"

A.Lookwhoitis!B.EverythingOK?

C.Hi,sweetheart!D.How'stheleakintheceiling?

25.Whatdidtheauthor'soldToyotameantohisfather?

A.Asymbolofhisson'sadmiration.

B.Amediumforhispaternallove.

C.Asignofamodernizedlifestyle.

D.Aturningpointinthefamilylife.

26.WhydoestheauthormentioncertaindailyphrasesinParagraphs4and5?

A.Toshowthefatherlish'sinfluenceonkids.

B.Toillustrateadad'slovingconcernforkids.

C.Toprovetheusefulnessofadad'sgreetings.

D.Tocomparedifferentversionsoffatherlish.

27.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SpeakingFluentFatherlishB.RememberingVeryMoments

C.DisplayingParentalLoveD.GivingPracticalAdvice

Whatkindofpeoplecanbecomescientists?Whenagroupofresearchersposedthat

questiontoninth-and1Oth-graders,almosteverystudentgavesuchresponsesas“Peoplewho

workhard,,or“Anyonewhoseemsinterestedinthefieldofscience.”

Manyofthesesamestudentsstruggledtoimaginethemselvesasscientists,citingconcerns

suchas'Tmnotgoodatscience^^and“EvenifIworkhard,Iwillnotdowell."It'seasyforthem

toseeascientist'sworkasarisingfromaninborntalent.

Butforhighschoolstudents,learningmoreaboutsomestrugglesofscientistscanhelp

studentsfeelmoremotivatedtolearnscience.ResearchersatTeachersCollege,Columbia

UniversityandtheUniversityofWashingtondesignedaninterventiontochangestudents5beliefs

thatscientificachievementreflectsabilityratherthaneffortbyexposingstudentstostoriesofhow

accomplishedscientistsstruggledandovercamechallengesintheirscientificefforts.

Duringthestudy,thestudentsreadoneofthreetypesofstoriesaboutAlbertEinstein,Marie

CurieandMichaelFaraday.Intellectualstrugglestories:storiesabouthowscientists''struggled

intellectually,vsuchasmakingmistakeswhiletacklingascientificproblemandlearningfrom

them.Lifestrugglestories:storiesabouthowscientistsstruggledintheirpersonallives,suchas

notgivingupinthefaceofpovertyorlackoffamilysupport.Achievementstories:storiesabout

howscientistsmadegreatdiscoveries,withoutanydiscussionofcoexistingchallenges.

Researchersfoundthatstudentswhoheardeithertypeof"strugglestories^^improvedtheir

scienceperformancepost-intervention,relativetostudentsinthecontrolgroup.Theeffectwas

especiallypronouncedforlowerperformingstudents,forwhomexposuretostrugglingstoriesled

tosignificantlybetterscience-classperformancethanlow-performingstudentswhoread

achievementstories.Inaddition,studentswhoreadstrugglestoriesreportedfeelingmore

personallyconnectedtothescientists.Byidentifyingascientist'sstrugglesandintroducingthe

growthmindsetheorsheappliedtoaccomplishgreatworks,thestudentswereableto

empathize（共情）withthescientistsduringtheirownstruggles.

28.Whydostudentsfailtoimaginethemselvesasscientists?

A.Theylackinterestinscience.B.Theydon'tpossessinborntalent,

C.Theyareshortofconfidence.D.Theyhavenoabilitytostudyscience

29.What'sthepurposeoftheintervention?

A.Tointroducesomeinspirationalstoriestostudents.

B.Toexposestudentstoscientists?greatachievements.

C.Toensurestudentswillbecomescientistsinthefuture.

D.Toclearstudents9misunderstandingsofscientificwork.

30.Theunderlinedword“pronounced“inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.

A?delicateB.permanentC.doubtfulD.apparent

31.Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?

A.Scienceabilityhasnothingtodowithefforts.

B.Studentsaremoremotivatedbyachievementstories.

C.Scientists,strugglestoriescaninfluencereaders5beliefs.

D.Low-performingstudentstendtofeelconnectedtoscientists.

AterriblethinghappenedtomewhileIwaswatchingTVrecently:IrealizedthatIhad

aged.NowofcourseIknowthatIamaging,it'sjustthatIhadn'trealizedquitehowoldIwas

untilIsawaparticipantwhoIrecognizedonarealityTVshow.Well,Ididn'trecognizeherbutI

recognizedhername,Tdslightlyknownherinmy20swhenshe'dbeenthecelebritywhohad

stolenmyroommates'boyfriends.

However,here'sthethingthatshockedme-Ihadn'trecognizedherbecauseratherthanthe

beautyIremembered,onmyTVwasamiddle-agedmumcooking.Andthenithitme:that'swhat

Ilookliketoo.

It'saparticularlycruelchangeofnaturethatwecan'tseeourselvesasothersdo.Weseeour

ownfacesooftenthatthewrinklesthatstarttocutthroughitjustgounnoticed.Occasionallywe

mightgetarudeawakeningwhensuddenlyourbodiesstopworkingasexpectedbut,forthemost

part,we'relefttogetonwithgrowingoldwithouttoomanyreminders.Butwhenyougeta

reminder...oof!Sincethatshowaired,Ihavesatinfrontofthemirroranalyzingmyfaceand

wonderinghowIcametolooksolikemymotherwithoutnoticing.Tvealsorealizedthatmy

waistnolongerfitsintobabyfatbutamiddle-agedspread.

IalsofearthatIdon'tknowwhatmiddleagelookslikeformygeneration.Didmymother

stillfeel24wheninrealityshewas15yearsolder?AndwhydoInotfeellikeI'mwhereIshould

beasIapproach40?IdefinitelyrememberwritingalistofthingsIwillhaveachievedbythetime

I'm40at19.WhereisthehouseintheSouthofFranceorthePorsche911shesodesperately

wanted?

Sincethen,Tvestartedtoredefinemyself.Idon'twanttoputeverythingdowntoagebut1

can'tquitestopmyself.Tiredagain?Mustbemyage.ThankGodthenforsocialmedia.All

aroundmeIseeamazingwomenattheotherendoftheir40s.They'veacceptedtheirageand

seemtoloveit,soI'mhopefulthatasImoveintothenextdecadethatwillbemetoo.Andmaybe

rilgetthePorschebeforeI'm50.

32.WhatisimpliedinParagraph1?

A.TheauthorhasbeenfriendswiththeTVcelebrity.

B.TheTVcelebrityusedtobepopularamongboys.

C.TheTVcelebritynowlivesalifeofextremeluxury.

D.Theagingprocessdoesn'taffecttheTVcelebrity.

33.Inmostcases,howdoweperceivetheagingprocess?

A.Weclearlyknowwhathappens.B.Itisverylikelytoslipourmind.

C.Wecanacceptitquitepeacefully.D.Italwaysbringsabouthopelessness.

34.Theunderlinedword“that"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.aladydenyingbeingoldB.theambitiousselfaged19

C.awomanacceptingherageD.thecelebrityontheTVshow

35.Whatisthethemeofthisarticle?

A.Itmattersnothowlongwelivebuthow.

B.Wrinklesarejustevidenceofgreatwisdom.

C.Ageisaveryhighpricetopayformaturity.

D.Thebesttunesareplayedontheoldestviolins.

閱讀選擇【江蘇省徐州市2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期期中】

ByronBayisafamoussmalltown,locatedinthenortheastcornerofNewSouthWales,

Australia.Itisaplacewhereonecanindulgethemselveswiththewildestnature.Morethan300

cost-effectiveaccommodationscanbefoundon.Justgoandcatchup!

ModernEcoCabin

Theeco-friendlyself-containedcabinissetamongst24acresofprivaterainforestwithallthe

addedmodernluxuries.Itisfullyequippedwithafullsizekitchen,wifi,smartflatscreenTVwith

Netflix.

BirdsongHideaway

It'sanidealplaceforcouples,familiesorfriendstogettogetherandenjoyByronBay.Wake

uptoachorusofbirdsinthemorning,justintimetohaveacoffeewithfriendsintheprivacyof

thelargeverandah（露臺餐廳）.

TheVillageGlamping

Thisbeautifulluxuriousglamping（露營）spaceislocatedjust5minsfromtheheartofByron

Bay.ThisspaceisperfectforthosewantingtoexperiencetheuniquenessofByronBay,fromthe

breathtakingviewsonthelighthousewalktothecrystalclearwatersatWategosBeach.

EmperorGlamping

TheEmperorBellTentsitsonitsownraiseddeckoverlookingthetree-linedvalleybeyond.

It'donlya9minutesdrivetothelocalshops.Perfecttolieinbedandwatchthesunriseorsitout

onthedeckbeneaththemilkywayatnight.

1.Whatisprobablythemajorreasonfortravelerstochoosethefouraccommodations?

A.Location.

B.Equipment.

C.Fame.

D.Cost-effectiveness.

2.Whichaccommodationbestsuitspeoplewholikefamilygathering?

A.ModemEcoCabin

B.BirdsongHideaway

C.TheVillageGlamping

D.EmperorGlamping

3.WhichfeatureisuniquetoEmperorGlamping?

A.Itpossessesforestviews.

B.It'sperfectforsunrisewatching.

C.Itisconvenienttothebay.

D.Itofferscampingexperience.

OnJamesOwen's70thbirthday,hesawavideoofhimselfwalkingslowlytothe

podium（講臺）wherehewasgivingatalk,hisfeethardlyofftheground.4tIlookedlikeanold

man,“saidOwen,whobuiltasuccessfulcareeronWallStreet.Evenworse,hefeltlikeanold

man.

Hewasabout25poundsoverweightandhehadchronictroublewithhisback,knees,and

shoulders.Butinsteadofgivingintoage,Owendecidedtosetanambitiousfive-yeargoal:He

wantedtobepain-free,andhedecidedthewaytogettherewasthroughexercise-eventhoughat

thetimehecouldn'tdoasinglepush-up.

Owenbeganhisnewexerciseplanbywalking,thoughhestartedhuffingandpuffingafter

fiveminutes.Butthatdidn'tdiscouragehim.Hekeptatthewalkseveryday,alongwithsome

stretching.Oncehehadthosebasicsdown,hestartedweightliftingandhiredapersonaltrainerto

teachhimanddesignaroutinehecouldfollowonhisown.Thelastpiecewasfindingother

activitiesheenjoyed,whichturnedouttobecyclingandswimming.

Inlessthanfiveyears,Owenwasabletodo