Channel Islands tourist guide


Friendly communities, a rough coastline and gentle, untouched scenery make the islands ideal for anyone who wants to ‘get out there’ and explore on foot or by bike.
England tourist guide
England is the largest country in Britain, and home to the largest city in Europe, 600 miles of beautiful coastline, and a population almost three times that of Australia.
Isle of Man tourist guide
A country rich in natural history, beautiful scenery and first-class historical sites with attractions for all age groups and interests.
London tourist guide
London needs little introduction. This lively, multi-cultural capital is a world leading destination city．London is full of history, heritage and culture, yet one of the most fast-moving, cosmopolitan(世界性的) cities on the planet．
Northern Ireland tourist guide
Exciting cities with shopping, nightlife and festivals, outdoor activities, wonderful food and untouched peaceful and private places where you can relax．
Scotland tourist guide
Scotland is everything you imagine – whisky, golf and wealth of castles and historic sites. The Highlands area is one of the last wildernesses in Europe.
Wales tourist guide
Wales is different from other parts of Britain and just 2 hours from Heathrow Airport. With 400 castles, yet only one official motorway, you have to take things at a gentle pace.
小題1:What is special about England?
A．It is the largest country in Europe．
B．It enjoys a beautiful coastline of 600 miles．
C．It is one of the last wildernesses in Europe．
D．It has a large population similar to Australia．
小題2:If you want to visit castles, you are supposed to go to _______．
A．Channel Islands and Isle of Man B．Isle of Man and London
C．Northern Ireland and WalesD．Wales and Scotland
小題3:The passage can be classified as           .
A．a(chǎn)n advertisementB．a(chǎn) geography article
C．a(chǎn) reportD．a(chǎn) diary

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
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小題1:The purpose of Magellan’s expedition was to ________.
A．sail round the world
B．find a seaway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
C．make a voyage to Asia
D．carry men to Philippines
小題2:The number of the ships lost on the whole expedition was ________.
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A．Lack of equipment.
B．Cold winter in Patagonia.
C．The death of Magellan.
D．Dangers from rocks and storms.
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B．The Discovery of the Philippines
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According to the survey by China Youth Daily and www.qq.com, almost the entire nation hopes to catch images of the event at some point, with 99 percent of the 10358 respondents saying they expected to witness the satellite launch and 68.9 percent said they were certain to watch the live broadcast of the launch. On www.qq.com and www.sina.com, two popular web portals in the country, internet users have contributed some 2,000 poems and 5000 drawings on the theme of Chang'e I.
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A．According to a survey, two thirds of the nation are hoping to see the launch live on TV,
B．The internet users have drawn some 5000 pictures of ‘Chang’e’.
C．Wan Hu, a Chinese stargazer(n. 看星星的人,占星師,天文學(xué)家) , was dead after the huge bang and a lot of smoke.
D．China’s first astronaut flew into space in 2003 in the spaceship Shenzhou VI.
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A．a(chǎn) kind of medicine for long life.B．a(chǎn) kind of medicine to make you light enough to fly in the air.
C．a(chǎn) kind of wineD．a(chǎn) kind of alcohol.
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A．Because a crater on the moon was named after his name.
B．Because he was the first to go to the moon in his own “spaceship”.
C．Because of his courage for scientific experiment to the moon.
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B．He was a journalist and novelist working for church.
C．He had a great influence on Maupassant’s writing..
D．He often helped Maupassant with his writing homework.
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A．a(chǎn) man selling necklaces
B．a(chǎn) character in one of Maupassant’s works.
C．a(chǎn) short story written by Maupassant
D．a(chǎn) friend of Maupassant the Ministry of Public Instruction
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C．They only focus on the lives of peasants.
D．They are full of imagination.
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B．He did not received any formal education.
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The Station by Robert Byron. In 1928, the 22-year-old man made a journey to Mount Athos, resulting in one of the best travel books ever written, matched only by Byron’s own, much more famous The Road to Osciana.
In Darkest Africa by Henry Monton Stanley. It’s about his great efforts to save an unlucky German doctor Eduard Schnitzer, who had no desire to be rescued at all.
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The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005 Reading through this final listing of all the nice hotels and wonderful restaurants in France is better than going there, listening to Chirac talk about the poisonous American culture, and spending the price of this book for a tiny cup of tea and a cookie the size of your thumb.
The Past Is a Foreign Country by David Lowenthal. This great book of an armchair exploration tells us what has happened in the past and shows the relationship between us and the past travelers.
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A. to warn readers against traveling     
B. as an introduction to famous travelers
C to sell more books about travels
D. to tell people where to travel
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A．like to read about travels instead of travel themselves
B．find fun teaching others how to travel to other places
C．like to write about their strange traveling experiences
D．can only travel with special equipment for the disabled
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A．A Traveler’s Alphabet: Partial Memoirs.
B．South: A Memoir to the Endurance Voyage.
C．The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005.
D．The Past Is a Foreign Country.
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A．Henry Monton Stanley, was saved by a German doctor in Africa.
B．In his book, Lowenthal focuses more on history than the present.
C．It took Shackleton and his men 3 years to cross Antarctica.
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A．over 2000 yearsB．over 500 yearsC．over 1500 yearsD．over 1000 years
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Adapted from People, November 25, 2002
70. The baby travelled on the Titanic with his___________.
A. mother           B. parents           C. aunt         D. Relatives
71. What is probably the boy's last name?
   A. Schleiferi         B. Eino.            C. Magda.       D. Panula.
72. Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child's grave on Nov. 5__.
A.  1912            B. 1954           C. 2002          D. 2004
73. This text is mainly about" how______________.
A. the unknown baby's body was taken from the north Atlantic
B. the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia
C. people found out who the unknown baby was
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A. Canada has a history of about 400 years long
B. Europeans are the first people to arrive in Canada
C. Native Americans were not treated equally in Canada
D. Europeans and Native Americans always lived peacefully together
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A. came in 1867                                           B. lived in Toronto and Vancouver
C. added up to 30 million                              D. arrived in the late nineteenth century
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A. to make full use of                                          B. to offer the best of
C. to give up the biggest joy of                      D. to work through most of
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