What's your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to visit the world. So we visit travel companies, compare prices, and pay our money.
We know what our vacation costs us. But do we know what it might cost someone else? It's true that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income. Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local(本地的) people more than it helps them.
It might cost their homes and lands. In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes among the pagodas(佛塔) in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas.
Tourism might also cost the local people their jobs and dignity(尊嚴(yán)). Local workers often find only low-paying jobs in the tourist industry. And most of the money do not help the local economy（經(jīng)濟(jì)）. Instead, money return to the tour operators in richer countries, When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to poor places of the city. Others now make a little money selling things or acting for photos.
Problems like these were noticed more than 20 years ago. But now tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them. Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure.     
The result is “ethical（合乎職業(yè)道德的）tourism”. Ethical tourism has people at its heart. New international agreements and rules can help protect the people's lands, homes, economies and cultures. The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex(復(fù)雜的).
But take heart. The good news is that everyone, including us, can play a part to help the local people in the places we visit. Tour operators and companies can help by making sure that local people work in good conditions and earn the money they should get.
They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotel, restaurants and guide services. They can share some money to help the local economy. And they can help the local people plan and manage tourism.
What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour companies to provide information about the conditions of local people. We can then make our choices and tell them why. And while we're abroad, we can:
Buy local foods and products.
Pay a fair price for goods and services and not bargain for the cheapest price.
Ask before taking photographs of people.
They are not just part of the scenery!
Let's enjoy our vacation and make sure others do, too.
【小題1】Which of the following is not mentioned?

A．Local people protected the pagodas in Bagan well.

B．Tourists may stay in hotels opened by local people.

C．Local people are mainly provided with low-paying work.

D．Tourists had better not bargain with local people for a cheap price.

【小題2】 The underlined phrase "take heart" means"      ".

A．pay attention

B．take care

C．cheer up

D．give up

【小題3】 According to the passage, the writer thinks          .

A．tourism is not a promising industry

B．dream vacations should be spent abroad

C．the problems caused by tourism are easy to settle

D．tourists should respect local customs and cultures

【小題4】What is probably the best title for the passage?

A．Tourism Causes Bad Effects.	B．Tourism Calls for Good Behavior.
C．Vacations Bring a Lot of Fun.	D．Vacations Cost More Than You Think.

“Millions of young people will lose their hearing in five years if they listen to MP3 or MP4 players at a too high voice every day,” scientists say recently.

Do you often listen to MP3 players at a too high voice? Are you frightened to hear this?

The sizes of MP3 players are very small, but small MP3 players make it easy to take hundreds of songs with you. So many young people carry them and listen to music every day. MP3 players are very popular among students. 

The scientists say teenagers should be far from high volume (音量), including mobile phones’ noise. A study says, “High volume and long listening time can cause hearing problems.” They think if young people listen at more than 89 decibels (分貝) every day, they will lose their hearing in five years. A scientist said, “So many young people often use personal music players and mobile phones at a high voice. I am afraid that they may be losing their hearing.

So let’s turn our MP3 players down!

1.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Scientists tell young people to turn off their MP3 players.

B. Teenagers will lose their hearing if they listen to hundreds of songs in MP3 players.

C. A person will lose hearing in 5 years if he or she listens to an MP3 player every day.

D. The mobile phone can also cause hearing problems if we don’t use it correctly.

2.The underlined word “they” (Paragraph 4) most probably refers to ______.

A. scientists  B. MP3 players  C. mobile phones        D. teenagers  

3.Which might be the best title for this passage?

A. Turn your MP3 players down!              B. Never use MP3!      

C. How to protect your hearing.             D. Young people’s hearing.

 

It is evening．An old cock（公雞） is sitting in a tall tree．A fox（狐貍） comes to the tree and   at the cock．“Hello, Mr．Cock．I have some    news（信息） for you．”says the fox．“Oh?” says the cock．“What is it?” “All the animals are good friends now．Let’s    friends, too．Please come    and play with me．”“Fine!” says the cock．“I’m very glad to hear that”．Then he looks up．“Look! There is something over there．”“    are you looking at?” asks the fox．“Oh，I see some animals over there．They’re    this way．”“Animals?” “Yes．Oh，they’re dogs．”“What? Dogs!” asks the fox．“Well…well，I   go now．Goodbye．”“Wait，Mr．Fox，”says the cock．“     go．They are only dogs．And dogs are our friends now．”“Yes，I know，but    don’t know that．”“I see，I see，”says the cock．He    and goes to sleep in the tree．Do you know why? Foxes are afraid(怕) of dogs．

1.A. 1istens        B．sees                       C．gets                       D．looks

2.A．bad                B．good                     C．sad                         D．funny

3.A．is                        B．a(chǎn)m                           C．a(chǎn)re                          D．be

4.A．down             B．up                             C．a(chǎn)t                            D．to

5.A．How                   B．What                            C．Where             D．Why

6.A．looking          B．going                    C．coming                  D．taking

7.A．must                  B．may                         C．can                          D．need

8.A．Can’t                  B．Let’s               C．Don’t            D．Please        

9.A．the dogs            B．you                          C．the animals  D．the cocks

10.A．cries（哭、喊） B．shouts（喊叫）C．calls           D．smiles（微笑）

 

Boys and girls, let’s begin our English class now. This time I want to talk about my family. Then I want you to say something about your families.
There are seven people in my family. They are my parents, my two sisters, my brother, his wife (妻子)and I. In England, a family like this is a big one. My father has a factory（工廠）. It isn’t very big. It makes all kinds of boats. My brother is a doctor. He works in a hospital(醫(yī)院). His wife works in a hospital, too. She is a nurse. My two sisters are students. One wants to be a teacher. She studies hard and well. The other likes singing very much and can sing very well. So she wants to be a singer(歌手). I’m now in China teaching English and learning Chinese. My mother stays at home. Can you guess (猜測(cè))what she does at home? Yes, she does housework. She is a housewife.
【小題1】Where do I come from?

A．China

B．America

C．England

D．Canada

【小題2】Where am I now ?

A．In China

B．In America

C．In England

D．In Canada

【小題3】 Who works in a school in my family?

A．One of my sisters

B．I

C．My father

D．My brother

【小題4】My brother and his wife work _________.

A．a(chǎn)s teachers

B．a(chǎn)s nurses

C．a(chǎn)s doctors

D．in a hospital

【小題5】 In Chinese “ housewife” means_________ .

A．干家務(wù)活的人

B．在家的妻子

C．家庭主婦

D．保姆