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Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Hereareseveralbookswerecommendthatyoutakeonyourtrip.

1.Destination:

US

Recommendedbook:

OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouac

Thebookisagloballypopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.Theprotagonist（主人公）inthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.

2.Destination:

SaharaDesert

TheStoriesoftheSahara,1976,bySanmao

Thebookdescribestheauthor’ssimplebutadventurouslifeintheSaharaDesert,whichseemsabareanddullplace.Thevividnaturalsceneryandlifethere,alongwiththeauthor’sromanticemotionswillinspireyoutoexplorethemysteriousland.

3.Destination:

England

TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry,2013,byRachelJoyce

Thenoveltellsastoryofa60-year-oldmanwholivesaboringandunhappylife,untiloneday,hereceivedhisoldfriend’sletterwhogotcancer.Indeepshockandsorrow,hewentouttosendhisreplyletter.Bythinkingofhislife,hewalkedpastonemailboxafteranother,andfinallywalkedfromtheSouthwestendtotheNortheastendofEngland.627milesin87days,hewalksdependingononebeliefthat“hisfriendcansurviveaslongashewalks.”

4.Destination:

NorthEurope

SoSlow,SoBeautiful,2015,byLuoFu

Followingagirl’ssteptolookaroundNorthEurope,whohasbeenlivingtherefor10years.CheckouthowNorthEuropeansseektheirhappiness,whichmoreoriginatedfromasimple,naturalandtranquilmentality.

1．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Eithertravelorread.B．Bookstotakewithyouonvacation.

C．Let’sgosightseeing.D．Ontheway.

2．Whichbook’scharactercompletedhisjourneywithconfirmfaith?

A．OntheRoad.B．TheStoriesoftheSahara.

C．TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry.D．SoSlow,SoBeautiful.

3．TheStoriesoftheSaharaisspecialbecause___________.

A．Thebookdescribestheauthor’slife.

B．Thebookpresentsthevividnaturalsceneryandlifethere.

C．Thebookdescribesthemysteriousland.

D．Thebooktellsastory.

4．AsforthebookOntheRoad,wecanknow___________.

A．Thebookisthemostpopular.B．Theauthorofthebookisayoungperson.

C．Thetripisacrosstheworld.D．Thetripisexhaustingbutmeaningful.

Findingyourfeetinanewtowncanbehard,especiallyifyou’recoveredinfuranddon’tspeakthelanguage.ButforpetsnewtoMarlborough,helpisathand.

MarlboroughSPCAandtheRailwayCafé

inBlenheim,havejoinedforcestohelpwelcomepetsandtheirpeopletotheregionwithafortnightlymorningtea.Theyhopethemorningteaswillgettailsandtongueswaggingaswellasgivingadviceonhowtomakethemovesmoother.

RailwayCafé

ownerLeanneHarriscameupwiththeinnovative（创新的）planasawaytohelpwelcomepeopletothearea.LeannemovedtoMarlboroughfromAucklandtwoyearsagoandsaidsheinitiallystruggledtofindfriendsandfeelpartofthecommunity.“ComingfromAucklandIthoughtpeoplewouldopentheirdoorsandthattherewouldbeneighbourscallingroundwithcake.Iexpectedpeopletocometomeand,ofcourse,itwasn’tlikethat.Ididgetlonely.“IhopetosavenewcomershavingtowaitaslongasIdidtofeelpartofitall.Iwouldliketowelcomethemtothetown.”

Freeplattersofsandwiches,cakesandothergoodieswillbeonoffer,forthepeople,whiletherewillbespecialhandmadeyoghurtandbananatreatsforthedogs.Themorningteaswilltakeplaceinthecoveredareaatthebackofthepopularcafé

besidetherailwaystationoffGroveRd.

LeannesaidshewashappytodevotebothhertimeandeffortintogivingbacktothecommunityandfelttheventurewasagreatfitwiththeSPCA．

“Volunteeringissuchanamazingthingtodoanditchangedthingsformecompletely,andImetsomeamazingpeoplewithsimilarinterests.”

SPCAOpShopmanagerKarinaGreenall,originallyfromtheUnitedKingdom,saidshealsowantedtohelp.“Icangiveadviceonhowtoresettlepets,thebestparkstogoto,wherethebestwalksareandwherethevetcentersareintown.”Therewillbevolunteeringopportunitiestooforpeoplewheretheycanhelpoutandhopefullymakefriendstoo.”

5．HowwillMarlboroughSPCAandtheRailwayCafé

helpnewpets?

A．Byofferingmorningteas.B．Bygivingadvicetothem.

C．Bycommunicationwiththem.D．Byprovidingaccommodationtothem.

6．WhatwasLeanne’splanoriginallyintendedfor?

A．Savinganimals.B．Helpingnewcomers.

C．Makingmorefriends.D．Expandingherbusiness.

7．WhathadLeanneexpectedwhenshefirstcametoMarlborough?

A．Tobeleftalone.B．Tostruggleforaliving.

C．Tobeinvitedtodinner.D．Tofeelpartofthecommunity.

8．WhatcanbelearntaboutSPCAOpShopmanagerKarinaGreenall?

A．SheoftenmissestheUnitedKingdom.B．ShetakesinterestintheRailwayCafé

.

C．Sheisenthusiasticaboutresettlingpets.D．Shehasorganizedthevoluntaryevents.

In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat“theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways--–inparticularIthinkitwillhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible.”Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,“Asapeacemachine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation.”Thiswasn’tthefirstgrandpromiseoftechnology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,“Thesubmarine（潜艇）maybethecauseofbringingbattletoastoppage.”

AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite（火药）wouldbeawarobstacle:

“Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeacethanathousandworldconventions（公约）.”Similarly,whenHiranMaxim,inventorofthemachinegun,wasaskedin1893,“Willthisgunnotmakewarmoreterrible?

”heanswered,“No,itwillmakewarimpossible.”GugliemoMareconi,inventoroftheradio,toldtheworldin1912.“Thecomingofthewirelesstimewillmakewarimpossible,becauseitwillmakewarridiculous.”GeneralJamesHarbord,chairmanoftheboardofRCAin1925,believed,“RadiowillservetomaketheconceptofPeaceonEarth,GoodWillTowardMenareality.”

DavidNye,ahistorianoftechnology,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleadingtouniversalpeacethehot-airballoon,poisongas,landminesandlaserguns.

Itisnotthatalltheseinventionsarewithoutbenefits—evenbenefitstowarddemocracy（民主）.Rather,it’sthecasethateachnewtechnologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.“Problemsaretheanswerstosolutions,”saysBrianArthur.

Mostofthenewproblemsintheworldareproblemscreatedbyprevioustechnology.Theseproblemsarenearlyinvisibletous.Everyyear1.2millionpeopledieinautomobileaccidents.Thetechnologicaltransportationsystemkillsmorepeoplethancancer.Globalwarming,environmentalpoisons,nuclearterrorism,andspeciesloss,areonlyafewofthemanyotherseriousproblemstroublingpeople.

Ifweembrace（拥抱）technologyweneedtofaceitscosts.

9．Whatwillnewinventionsdoaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Theywillincreasewars.B．Theywillleadtopeace.

C．Theywillservepeople.D．Theywillbreakconventions.

10．Whydoestheauthorlistsomanyinventions?

A．Toshowpeople’screativity.B．Toappreciatetheirbenefits.

C．Tocontradicttheoriginalideas.D．Toprovegrandpromises.

11．Whatdoestheauthorhopetotellusaboutnewtechnologythroughthetext?

A．Itwillexperiencemanytests.B．Itwillbringabouthugecostsintheworld.

C．Itprovidesanswerstomanyproblems.D．Itpresentsmoreproblemsthanitsolves.

CyclistAlainSuchhasbeendroppedfromtheIngotelcyclingteamfortwoyearsafterapositivedrugtestattheInstituteofdrugFreeSport.“Iwasflabbergasted.”SaidDidierGarcia,fromTeamIngotel.“Alainjoinedourteamlastmonthandwehadnoideathathewasbeingexamined.”

It’sastorythathasbecomemoreandmorefamiliarinrecentyears.Dr.MohammadFarnood,aleadingsportsscientistfromCairo,Egypt,said,“Itisthoughtthatsomeathleteswilllookforotherwaystoimproveperformanceinadditiontousingdrugs.”

However,ithasnotalwaysbeenagainstthelaw.IntheOlympicsin1904,ThomasHickswonthemarathonafterusingdrugsinthemiddleoftherace.Infact,thefirstonedidn’tmakehimfeelbetterforlong,sohewasgivenanotherand,asaresult,hefelldownsoonafterfinishingandknewnothing.Anotheronemaywellhavekilledhim.

Thingsareverydifferenttoday.Somescientistsareconsideringthepossibilitiesofusinggeneticengineeringtofurtherdevelopathletes’abilities.“Ifitworkswithnoriskofdiscovering,”saidDrFarnood,“thenit’slikelytobecomecommonpracticeforathletes.”

Researchersarelookingatthepossibilityofidentifying“athletic”genesandcorrectingweakones.Putintopractice,thiswouldmakeapersonhealthierandstronger.Oncescientistsunderstandwhatgenesoftopathleteslooklike,itmightevenbecomepossibletoidentify“athletic”genesinyoungpeople,andthenmoneycouldbespentonchildrenwhohavethemostpromisinggenes.

“Peoplearebeginningtorecognizethatgeneticscaninmanywaysdogoodtooursociety,forexampleinsavinglivesandincreatingbetterqualityfoodforpeople.”DrFarnoodsays.“So,isitfairtousegeneticengineeringinsport?

Youcouldaskifit’sfairforsomerunnerstousethelatestscientificallydevelopedfootwear.Thekeyquestioniswhetherit’savailabletoeveryone.”

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flabbergasted”inParag