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DAY2:
Delhi--Full–daytour(old&
NewDelhitour)
Todaymorninghavebreakfastinthehotel.At9:
30,thetourguidewillmeetyouatyourhotelandlaterproceed(继续前行)forafull-dayguidedtourinDelhistartingwitholdDelhivisitingRajGhat,JamaMasjid,drivingpastthroughRedFort.LaterinNewDelhivisitHumayun’sTomb.IndiaGate,drivepastthroughParliamentStreet&
PresidentHouseandvisitQutubMinar.OvernightatDelhihotels
DAY3:
Delhi--JaipurviaFatehpurSikri(240km/5hours)
Todaymorningafterbreakfast,drivetojaipur,thecapitalcityofRajasthanstate.Jaipurisalsoknownas“PinkCity”.EnroutevisitFatepurSikri,knownasGhostCapital.Latercontinuethedrivetojaipur.Uponarrival,checkinatthehotel.
Eveningfreeatyourownactivities.
Overnightatjaipurhotels
DAY4:
Delhi—Delhi(256km/5hours)
Todaymorningafterbreakfast,drivebacktoDelhiairport.Thetotaldistanceis256kmsandyoucancoveritin5hours.UponarrivalinDelhi,boardflighttoonwardjourney.
NOTE:
PricestartswithUS$215with:
●Dailybreakfastandsoftdrinksandpackageddrinkingwater.
●ElephantridesatAmberFort
●SunsetorSunrisevisitstoTajMahal.
●Allentrancefeestothemonumentsandtraintickets.
1.OnwhichdaycanyouvisitQutubMinar?
A.DAY2B.DAY1
C.DAY4D.DAY3
2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheschedule(安排)?
A.TravelerswillstayinDelhifortwonights
B.Thewholejourneycovers496km
C.TravelerswillflytoDelhiairportonDAY4
D.TravelerswillbemadetobuythingsonDAY3
3.Duringthetrip,youneedtopayextrafor.
A.asunrisevisittoTajMahal
B.elephantridingatAmberFort
C.breakfastandpackageddrinkingwater
D.visitstoChokhiDhaniVillageResort
Sometimessourcesofcomfortcancomefromthemostunexpectedplaces.Atleastthat’sbeenthecaseforagrieving(悲痛的)momandadadinTennesseewhose12-year-olddaughterdiedonJanuary5.JustdaysafterTaylorSmith’sdeath,herparentsfoundasealedenvelopecontainingaletterTaylorhadwrittentoher22-year-oldself---anditssunny,wise-beyond-heryearstoneappearstobeacomforttoherparents.
“TobeopenedbyTaylorSmithonApril13,2023onlyunlesssaidotherwise.”Taylorhadprintedontheenvelopeoftheletter.“Sorry,baby,weopenedit,”herfather,Tim,saidbeforereadingitaloudwithaquaveringvoice.“DearTaylor,how’slife?
Lifemightbeprettysimpleinthepast10years.IknowI’mlateforyou,butasI’mwritingthisearly,so:
congratulationsongraduatingfromhighschool!
Ifyoudidn’t,gobackandkeeptrying.Getthatdegree!
Doyouhaveyourownplaceyet?
Ifweareincollege,whatarewemajoring(主修)in?
RightnowIwannabealawyer.”Thelastheartbreakinglinereads,“Well,Ithinkthat’sall,butrememberit’sbeen10yearssinceIwrotethis.Thingshavehappened,goodandbad.That’sjusthowlifeworks,andyouhavetogowithit.”
Herfathertalksabouthisfeelingsofgrief.“AtthebeginningIfeltshockedanddepressed,hopingthatit’snotreal,andhopingthateverytimeItakeanaporgotosleep,Ifindoutitwasn’treal,”hesays.“Shelikeddoingquirkythingsandshelikeddoingmeaningfulthings.Shealwayscreatedstuff.Thefactthatshewrotethisletterwasn’tsurprise,butwhatshewrotewas.”
TimSmithpostedamessageonhisdaughter’sFacebookpage:
“IjustwantedtowritethissothatallofherfriendswouldknowthatTaylorlovedyouall!
Thanksforlovingourdaughter.”
4.TaylorSmith’sparentsgotgreatcomfortwhenthey________.
A.learnedabouttheirdaughter’scollegelifefromtheletter
B.knewthattheirdaughtercouldliveto22yearsold
C.foundthattheirdaughterwantedtobealawyer
D.foundaletterthatTaylorSmithhadwrittentoherself
5.InwhichyeardidTaylorSmithwritethislettertoherself?
A.In2013.B.In2023.
C.In2011.D.In2001.
6.Theword“quavering”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby________.
A.confusingB.amusing
C.tremblingD.moving
7.WhydidTaylor’sfathersaythatwhatTaylorwrotewasasurprise?
A.Becausetheletteritselfsurprisedhim
B.BecauseTaylorsaidwhatwouldhappentoherfuturelifeinadvance
C.BecauseTaylorimaginedherfuturelife
D.BecausewhatTaylorwroteintheletterwasbeyondherage
Abouttemmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier,onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman.
Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshades(阴影)ofgreen.Sometimesapersoncan’ttellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanseeseverythinginshadesofgreen--astrangeworldindeed.
Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones(圆锥细胞)”.Thesehelpusseeinabrightdayandtellthedifferencesbetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods(棒条体)”,buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshape,butnotcolor.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoeslikebluebutdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidofconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbydayandwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisible(看不见的)colorsaroundus.
8.Thepassageismainlyabout.
A.coloranditssurprisingeffectsondrivers
B.womenbeingluckierthanmanbecausefewerofthemarecolorblind
C.colorblindnessandhowoureyestelldifferentcolorsandshapes
D.dangercausedbycolorblindness
9.Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpof“cones”,wecan.
A.seeinaweaklightB.telldifferentcolors
C.telldifferentshapesD.tellorangefromyellow
10.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?
A.Therearefewercolorblindwomen
B.Womenaremorecareful
C.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen
D.Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking
11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcolorblindpeopleistrue?
A.Noneofthemcanseedeepredbutallcantellbluefromgreen
B.Notallofthemhavethesameprobleminrecognizingcolor
C.Noneofthemcantellbluefromgreenbutallcanseedeepred
D.Allofthemareluckyenoughtoseeeverythinginshadesofgreen
Today,wetalkaboutacommonobjectthatappearsinmanyexpressions—buttons!
Buttons,whichareusuallysmallandroundandmadeofmetalorplastic,arefoundonallsortsofclothing.Theyfastenorconnectonepieceofclothingtoanotherinordertomakesureyourclothesdon’tfalloff.
Tobecuteasabuttonisanoldsaying,whichmeanstobeattractiveorsweet,butinasmallway.Babiesareoftendescribedascuteasabutton.Languageexpertsdon’tknowwhy.Buttheydosaythisexpressiondatesbacktothelate1860s.
Hereisanotherexpressionrelatedtobutton:
button-down.Peopleoftenwearbutton-downshirtstotheoffice.Button-downasanadjectivemeanstobeconservativeortraditional.Peopledescribedasbutton-downstayascloseaspossibletothenormalwayofdressingandbehaving.
Whenbuttoningabuttonyouslipitintoabuttonhole.Abuttonholetrapsthebutton.So,tobuttonholesomeonemeansyouhavetrappedtheminaspokenconversation.Now,let’ssayyoufindyourselfbuttonholedinaconversationataparty.Someonejustkeepstalkingandtalkingandtalking!
Finally,youcan’ttakeitanylonger.Youtellthepersontobuttonit!
Thisisadirect,butunacceptablewayofsaying,“Stoptalking!
”Buttonyourlipisanotherequallyrudebuteffectivewaytostopapersonwhotalkstoomuch.
Anotherkindofdifficultpersonissomeonewhopushesone’sbuttons.Topushone’sbuttonsmeanstoknowexactlyhowtogetthatpersonangryorupset.Peoplewholiketopushotherpeople’sbuttonsusuallydoitforselfishreasons.Theyfindaperson’sweakpointandthentheyuseittoupsetthem.
12.Whatdoyouthinkofsomeonewhowearsabutton-downshirttotheoffice?
A.FunnyB.Fashionable
C.CrazyD.Traditional
13.Whatwillyouprobablysaytogetridofalongandboringtalk?
A.BecuteasabuttonB.Buttonyourlip
C.PushyourbuttonsD.Bebutton-down
14.Howdoesthefourthparagraphmainlydevelop?
A.Bymakingcontrasts(对比)B.Bygivingexamples
C.BylistingfiguresD.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect
15.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pushesone’sbuttons”inParagraph5mean?
A.Learnsofone’ssecretB.Shoutsloudly
C.GetssomeonetolosehistemperD.Argueswithsomeone
二、七选五
Whydopeopletravel?
Therearemanyreasonsonecanthinkofwhenaskedquestionslikethis.
Totravelfarenoughtomeetyourself
Sometimesyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofnowhere.16.Youfindoutyourabilities.Whenyouareofferedadifferentlifestyle,youcanfindoutwhatyouaremadeof.Thefartheryougofromyourhome,theneareryoucometoyourtrueself.
17.
Ifyoulookbackatalltheamazingmemoriesofyourlife,youwillrealizethatmostofthemwereoutofyourcomfortzone.Travellingisdangerous,fulloflifethreateningpossibilitiesandwillnotalwaysbecomfortable,butatthesametime,itgivesirreplaceablememories.
Toslowdownandrelax
Awisemanoncesaidthatnevergetsobusymakinga