Thank you for trusting me. I enjoy exchanging my ideas with yours

The first thing I want to tell you is that if the boys are calling you names it is their fault, not yours. Boys, at your age, are different from girls. They are trying to prove that they are manly and then often do this by picking on someone who can’t really fight back. This is, of course, wrong but it happens. In general, the boys know they are bigger and stronger than you are, so they can make fun of you and make you cry and then laugh about it. If you let them see that they are hurting you, they will only do it more. It isn’t that they want to hurt you; they simply want to make themselves feel superior（優(yōu)越的）. It’s stupid, but it is common.

In English we say “ sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Canadian children learn this from their mothers because the same thing that is happening to you in China also happens here. The best ways of getting the boys to stop calling your names is to simply ignore them, knowing that the names can’t hurt you and that the boys are being stupid. If you can laugh at them they will get tired of trying to make you cry and they’ll give up. It won’t be easy, but, trust me, it will work. There is also something else working in your favor and that is that you are growing up and the boys are beginning to notice you as a young woman. I suspect some of them actually like you and are making fun of you just to get your attention. Again, it’s stupid but it happens. In reality, you can control this situation by not letting them see you getting hurt. Laugh at them, tell them they’re acting like children and they should grow up and then walk away with your head held high.

One more thing, Nancy. It is very important that you stop hurting yourself. If someone else hurts you, it is bad enough but you should’t make it worse by then hurting yourself. Even sticking a pen into your finger can cause an infection and give you a lot of trouble and besides, it hurts. The next time you are disturbed by a group of stupid boys, write to me. You and I can talk about anything you like; about China, about Canada, about travel, anything. Having a conversation with me is better than sticking holes in your fingers, at least I hope it is.

1.It can be learned from the passage that the writer is .

A. a Canadian B. an Englishman

C. Nancy’s schoolmate D. Nancy’s father

2.Nancy hurt herself because she .

A. couldn’t prevent the boys taking interest in her

B. felt it her own fault to be called names by boys

C. found herself more stupid than the boys

D. wanted the boys to see her hurt by herself

3.We can learn that the boys call Nancy names mainly because they .

A. want to prove manly B. are bigger and stronger

C. mean to hurt Nancy D. actually like Nancy

4.The best way for Nancy to stop being called names is to .

A. talk to the writer B. cry and hurt herself

C. fight back and ignore them D. stick holes in her fingers

Tourism has the power to bring jobs and economic development to popular destination（目的地）, but how should travelers decide where to spend their money? Are some countries more deserving of visitors’ dollars than others?

That’s the idea behind the 10-destination list put together by San Francisco-based non-profit Ethical（有道德的）Traveler, which since 2006,has published an annual guide to the World’s Best Ethical Destinations in the developing world.

“Instead of publishing countries for doing bad things,” said Jeff Greenwald, executive director of Ethical Traveler, “we’re trying to offer a favor, rewarding countries in the developing world that are really trying to do the right thing.”

So which countries are the most ethical? For 2013,the winners are Barbados, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Ghana, Latvia ,Lithuania, Mauritius, Palau, Samoa and Uruguay.

Those 10 countries scored highest in three main areas: social welfare, environmental protection and human rights.

Greenwald explained that countries must have a good tourism infrastructure（基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)）to make the list, but the non-profit Ethical Traveler also uses the list to promote（提倡）some under-visited places that can be a role model for other countries in their region. For example, Latvia earned high marks for improving its environmental efforts and strong human rights record, and the country’s parks and nature reserves make for a great off-the-beaten-path ecotourism trip.

In addition to just visiting these countries, travelers should aim to spend their money in locally-owned business, Greenwald said, to ensure their financial support stays in the country they’re visiting. However, that requires a well-maneged tourism infrastructure. While one could argue those poor places need the money even more, tourism can put pressure on countries that face such challenges.

Erica Avrami, research and education director at the World Monuments Fund(WMF) said that a list of ethical destinations is “a wonderful idea”, the idea of being ethical goes both ways. “There’s also a certain responsibility on the part of the traveler to make sure their own footprint is as minimal as possible,” she said.

1.The passage mainly aims to _______.

A. promote ethical destinations

B. encourage ecotourism trips

C. speed up the development of tourism

D. discuss which countries are ethical destinations

2.According to the fifth paragraph Latvia can make the list partially for its _______.

A. good tourism infrastructure B. regular ecotourism trip

C. strong human rights record D. good social welfares

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Tourism fails to help develop local economy and provide jobs.

B. All the destinations should equally share the money spent by visitors.

C. Ethical Traveler punishes the developing countries for doing wrong things.

D. Ethical Traveler rewards the developing countries for doing the right thing.

4.In the eyes of Erica Avrami _______.

A. being ethical is not actually a wonderful idea

B. being ethical depends on both travelers and destinations

C. travelers are advised to travel as far as possible

D. travelers should leave as much footprint as possible

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The Olympics Games is a great international sports festival, 1.almost every nation sends teams of selected athletes to take part in. B 2.the Summer and Winter Olympic Games take place 3.four years. In 2008, the 19th Olympic Games was held in Beijing. It was the （第三）4.time that the Summer Olympic Games had taken place in Asia. Athletes 5.204 National Olympic Committees c 6.in 28 sports and 302 events The Chinese team won 51 gold 7.,ranking first of all the countries present. Proudly, we Chinese m 8.to make the

29th Olympic Games the best ever. The （友好的）9.people and amazing （文化）10.of China left a deep impression on athletes and sports fans from all over the world.

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參考詞匯：anti-racial discrimination 反種族歧視

Nelson Mandela

Mandela will be well remembered as a freedom fighter for the black people.

Jumping out of ___ airplane at a height of 5000 kilometers is ___ unforgettable experience.

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

It being Sunday, rather than ______ at home, I preferred _______.

A stay; to travel B to stay; to travel C stay; travel D to stay; traveling

at failing in the maths exam, John wouldn't like to talk about it to his parents.

A. Disappointing B. Having disappointed C. Disappointed D. To be disappointed

—How can I wake up so early?

—Set the alarm for 5 o'clock, ______ you'll make it.

A. but B. or

C. and D. so

Not once has she given in to any difficulty in her life and that's _____ she is a strong?willed woman.

A. why B. when

C. because D. where

So _______ that everybody wants to take a photo with him.

A. a well?known man he is

B. well?known he is a man

C. a well?known man is he

D. well?known a man is he