高三寒假作业（二）
Week Two ——阅读专练
（一）
There are a growing number of language immersion (沉浸) schools in the United States, including one that was founded in Columbia called La Petite Ecole, which teaches children French as a second language. Statistics, however, show that language instruction in regular schools is actually decreasing, and relatively few Americans know a second language.
Scholars have spent years studying why Americans seem to ignore the importance of learning languages. While they have developed theories and given potential solutions, the future of language learning in the United States remains hazy.
Since 1997, the percentage of elementary and middle schools that offer foreign language courses has fallen significantly, from 31 percent to 25 percent at the elementary level and from 75 percent to 58 percent at the middle school level. However, the decline in elementary schools has appeared primarily in public schools, while the percentage of private elementary schools teaching foreign languages has remained roughly the same at 51 percent. The percentage of high schools teaching foreign languages has remained at about 91 percent.
Meanwhile, the number of language immersion schools designed to teach a second language to English-speaking children and young adults has actually increased. Since 1962, 367 two-way immersion programs — schools that pair native English speakers with those who speak another native language —have developed in 28 states.
“The younger the learner is, the more likely the acquisitio n of a second language will be facilitated,” Adel Safty wrote in the Canadian Journal of Education. Linguistic ability shows the greatest development between the ages of 4 and 8, she wrote.
While the number of people who speak a language other than English at home is still relatively small, it has more than doubled over the past 30 years, according to a survey released in April.
People between 18 and 40 make up the largest percentage of people who speak a foreign language. The 5 to 17 age group follows closely. But, among those 41 and older, the percentage of people who speak
a second language decreases.
1. What does the passage mainly deal with?
A. The situation of Americans learning foreign languages.
B. Why Americans don’t like learning foreign languages.
C. The importance of learning foreign languages.
D. Suggestions for learning foreign languages.
2. The underlined word “hazy” in the second paragraph probably means “________”.
A. unimportant
B. uncertain
C. impossible
D. impolite
3. According to Adel Safty, ________.
A. people should begin to study foreign languages after age 8
B. learners who have a friend to help them study a language better
C. age has a big effect on people’s ability to learn a foreign language
D. people’s linguistic ability grows with their age and experience
4. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. the percentage of public elementary schools teaching foreign languages has increased since 1997
B. the percentage of high schools teaching foreign languages has decreased since 1997
C. the number of language immersion schools designed to teach a second language has decreased since 1962
D. the number of people who speak a language other than English at home has increased since 30 years ago
（二）
In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources (资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disappearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.
Today, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil (棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.
Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger management of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge public expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable one.
The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable
product industries.
1. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that ________.
A. it makes the world warmer
B. it consumes natural resources
C. it brings severe damage to forests
D. it makes growth hard to continue
2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A. China lacks wind and solar energy.
B. China is the leader of the low-carbon market.
C. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development.
D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.
3. We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to________.
A. develop sustainable products
B. explore new natural resources
C. make full use of natural resources
D. deal with the major challenge
4. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce a new business model.
B. To compare two business models.
C. To predict a change of the global market.
D. To advocate sustainable development.
（三）
Suppose you become a leader in an organization. It’s very likely that you’ll want to have volunteers to help with the organization’s activities.To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.
Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer.Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.
People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people’s wish of participation from an in ternal factor (e.g., “I volunteer because it’s important to me”) to an external factor (e.g., “I volunteer because I’m required to do so”). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.
Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attention should be given to “training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problems they do experience”.
Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view “volunteer” as an important social role. It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work. Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as “Volunteering in h ospital is an important part of who I am.” Consistent with the researchers’ expectations, they found a positive correlation (正相关) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results, once again, lead to concrete advice: “Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity... Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity”.
1. People volunteer mainly out of ________.
A. academic requirements
B. social expectations
C. financial rewards
D. internal needs
2. What can we learn from the Florida study?
A. Follow-up studies should last for one year.
B. Volunteers should get mentally prepared.
C. Strategy training is a must in research.
D. Volunteers are provided with concrete advice.
3. What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work?
A. Individual differences in role identity.
B. Publicly identifiable volunteer T-shirts.
C. Role identity as a volunteer.
D. Practical advice from researchers.
4. What is the best title of the passage?
A. How to Get People to Volunteer.
B. How to Study Volunteer Behaviors.
C. How to Keep Volunteers’ Interest.
D. How to Organize Volunteer Activities.
（四）
Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you p ossibly could.
Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions (消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate (拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.
The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.
You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without canceling anything. The reason why it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t h ave enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.
I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was insanely（发疯地）busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards. In fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it.
1. If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important l imiting factor is ________.
A. a schedule without gaps
B. breaks and distractions
C. the limited time
D. the limited energy
2. According to Paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can ___________.
A. work without any rest
B. focus on many things at a time
C. find some more time in a day
D. do some exercise regularly
3. After a few weeks off, what was the change of the writer’s life?
A. He had a longer daily to-do lists with over twenty items.
B. He stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy.
高三英语限时训练二（30分钟，满分100分） 一．（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）(2018全国III卷) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 I’m not sure 1 is more frightened, me or the female gorilla (大猩猩) that suddenly appears out of nowhere. I’m walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, I’m face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at 2 top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the 3 (loud) of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid 4 (look) directly into his eyes so he doesn’t feel 5 (challenge). My name is Mireya Mayor. I’m a 6 (science) who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching 7 these three western lowland gorillas I’d been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried. When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find 8 (they) alive. True to a gorilla’s unaggressive nature, the huge animal 9 (mean) me no real harm. He was just saying: “I’m king of this forest, and here is your reminder!” Once his message was delivered, he allowed me 10 (stay) and watch. 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ 9.____________ 10.____________ 二．（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）(2018年6月浙江卷) Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese 1 (dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners 2 come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap 3 can be to eat out. I still remember 4 (visit) a friend who’d lived here for five years and I 5 (shock) when I learnt she hadn’t cooked once in all that time. While regularly eating out seems to 6 (become) common for many young people in recent years, it’s not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be 7 (afford) but doing this most days adds up. There could be an even 8 (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in 9 (weigh) problems. If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mum’s home 10 dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket. 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ 9.____________ 10.____________
天津市2013-2014学年高三寒假作业（7）英语 Word版含答案 一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1.This ________ girl is Linda’s cousin. A. pretty little Spanish B. Spanish little pretty C. Spanish pretty little D. little pretty Spanish 2.The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be_______ the present one. A. as three times big as B. three times as big as C. as big as three times D. as big three times as 3.We said to her, “They’re walking through the street now.” We told her that _____ through the street ______. A. we were walking…then B. you are walking…now C .they were walking…then D. they walking…now 4.----I called him twicw an d I couldn’t get through to him. ----The line might have been out of order,_____? A.mightn’t it B. hadn’t it C. wasn’t it D.haven’t it 5.____terrible weather we’ve been having these days! A. How a B. What a C. How D. What 6.I ____________you how to deal with the matter, but why didn’t you ask me? A. could show B. were to show C. had shown D. would have shown 7.Beyond the lake _____ quantities of birds coming from the North every winter. A. flies B. flying C. flied D. fly
高三英语试卷2018.4.15 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。 第I卷(选择题共90分) 第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题 1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does Tom plan to do next week? A. To make a robot. B. To enter a competition. C. To surprise the woman. 2. What is the woman? A. A waitress. B. A tour guide. C. A saleswoman. 3. What is the woman’s problem? A. She forgot her seat number. B. She got on the wrong train. C. She lost her train ticket. 4. Why has the man stopped exercising? A. He is busy moving house. B. He lives far away from the gym. C. He dislikes going to the gym alone. 5. How is Janet probably feeling now? A. Disappointed. B. Confused. C. Stressed. 第二节（共15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小 题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. How long is the woman going to stay at the hotel? A. Two nights. B. Three nights. C. Four nights. 7. Why are the prices for the two rooms different? A. The rooms are different in size. B. The rooms have different views. C. The rooms are of different shapes. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
限时完形+阅读套题训练 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One Bite at a Time Stephen was on campus（校园）to register when I first met him. One summer day 36 I was headed over to the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I 37 around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my 38 , Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat 39 expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be “hard”. Would he be able to pass? I 40 he was concerned about failing before the 41 day of classes. We talked about what the class would 42 and I saw Stephen’s eyes getting b ig with 43 . Then I remembered a bit of classical dialog: Question: “How do you eat an elephant?” Answer: “One bite at a time.” I told him to 44 his work that way. To do his assignment（作业）, all of them, and to get them in on time. I added that most 45 students I knew made a timetable of all the assignment so they could 46 their workload. As time went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. He had 47 in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a 48 . Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much 49 . S tephen didn’t become an “A”student. He didn’t make any honor rolls. Still, he managed to 50 most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignment on time and breaking down his studying into 51 digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was 52 the school’s cross-country team. Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, “O ne bite at a time.”Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was 53 when he was supposed to be failing. His 54 , he said, was that he was 55 what I taught him before classes ever started: “Take it one bite at a time.” 36. A. after B. when C. until D. once 37. A. turned B. sat C. moved D. went 38. A. jobs B. tests C. classes D. projects
云南省2013-2014学年高三寒假作业（3）英语 Word版含答案 一、单项填空(共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分) 从A. B. C. D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选硕，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1..The Camels carried food and other supplies and returned with wool and other products until___. A. 1920s B. the 1920 C. the 1920s D. in the 1920s 2.I meant to buy one more vase , but there was ______ in the shop. A. no one B. none C. neither D. nothing 23.3.—What was wrong with you yesterday? —When I was playing football, my strength ________ and I fell down. A.gave away B. gave off C. gave out D. gave in 4.His _______ look suggested that he _______ the Japanese to give up arms . A. determining; can persuade B. determined; advise C. determined; had persuaded D. determining; persuades 5.We students should learn to be good citizens. A minor mistake may __________ cause lifelong regret. A. however B. thus C. otherwise D. furthermore 6.He has some trouble _____ his classmates,but he has no trouble ____ doing his lessons. [ ] A．with;with B．in;in C．with;in D．in;with 7.Everything to do with ______ nature can have______ important part to play in the development of man. A. the ; / B. a ; an. C. / ; an. D. the ; an 8.The thief hid himself in the corner, ． A．was afraid of being caught B．afraid of being caught
（寒假总动员）2015年高三英语寒假作业专题02 综合测试（二）（测）（含解 析） I．语法填空（15分） 【2015届辽宁师大附中高三上学期期中考试】适当形式填空:( 共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分 1.---It was_________ (embarrass) that I made several pauses in my speech. ---Forget it. After all, it was your first speech. 2.I’m calling to enquire about the position _______(advertise) in yesterday’s China Daily. 3.Columbus is said to _______ (discover) America in 1492. 4.We can win the _____(argue) if we present the facts clearly. 5.Beautifully _______(locate) in a quiet spot near the river, the hotel attracts a lot of people to stay. 6._______(transport) goods by train can reduce pollution in a way. 7.If you can’t get through to her, try _________(phone) her mother. 8.--- Why are you so late? --- I was in half the way when it _____(occur)to me that I had left my notebook home, so I had to fetch it. 9._____(thank) , I managed to get through the game and the pain was worth it in the end. 10.Diet and exercise are _____(equal) important .
高三英语周练（1）试题 命题人：考试时间：50分钟总分：89分 Ⅰ. 阅读理解(满分39分) A Food festivals around the world Stilton Cheese Rolling May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes, roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors' lane(赛道). Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese. Fiery Foods Festival—The Hottest Festival on Earth Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction—food that is not just spicy(辛辣),but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three days every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper—officially the hottest pepper in the world—or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one thing's for sure—if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn't for you! La Tomatina—The World's Biggest Food Fight On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts La Tomatina—the world's largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes—official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd. The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again—and for a much-needed wash! 1. In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must________. A. wear various formal clothes B. roll a wooden cheese in their own lane C. kick or throw their cheese D. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos 2. Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held? A. In New Mexico. B. In the Caribbean. C. In Australia. D. In China.
（寒假总动员）2015年高三英语寒假作业专题13 语法填空（练）（含解析） I．【2015届河北省石家庄二中高三开学考试】语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. 1 , some of us are up set 2 their body styles and looks. It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all. We needn’t care about it. It is one’s inner beauty 3 matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood 4 our teachers, parents and classmates. 5 (face) with this,we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the 6 (understand). Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third,we may fall behind othe rs, 7 makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage 8 to work efficiently, full of 9 (determine). At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel y unhappy. Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough. And we can learn 10 to spend mone “Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are __71_(fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the __72__ amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important __73__ (decide), so it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women _74__(work)at all. When wives go out to work, t hey say, the home and childr en are given no attention __75_. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will __76__(able) to do the things that they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing __77__ children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the 1
A Famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who stand still, die," is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: "It's down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others." Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens. Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation. Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking（未来派的）buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. "The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic. Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want to be at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a "good stage role". Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She's convinced that humans grow on challenges.
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博爱一中2017级高三周练试卷（五） 英语出题人：仝丽审题人：武玉玲第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Beautiful Valleys in the World Lauterbrunnen Valley Country: Switzerland This valley in the shadow of the Swiss Alps gets it name “Lauter Brunnen” （“many fountains” in English）from the 72 wonderful waterfalls found here. The green alpine meadows and towering mountains here attract many tourists. Lauterbrunnen is a favorite with adventure sports enthusiasts and skydiving in this valley is a popular activity. Kangaroo Valley Country: Australia The brilliantly sparkling brooks, the jade green rainforests and the abundance of plants and animals are only some of the reasons everyone wants to escape to this valley on the banks of the Kangaroo River in New South Wales. It’s not far from Sydney an d Canberra, which makes it an ideal holiday destination. Surrounded by such natural gift, it is easy to understand why the Australian Aboriginal Wodi Wodi tribe chose the Kangaroo Valley to be their home. Kashmir Valley Country: India Despite being the center of an ongoing border dispute （争端）between India and Pakistan, the beauty and splendor of this Himalayan valley attract thousands of visitors each year. The immense meadows and the numerous flowers, the great lakes and the meandering rivers in summer and snowy skiing tracks in winter are some of Kashmir’s greatest attractions. Yosemite Valley Country: USA Guarded by towering cliffs and carpeted by a thick pine forest, the Yosemite valley is part of the Yosemite National Park, The valley offers hikers some breathtaking views. The Merced River and a number of streams cross the valley and the waterfalls are simply spectacular. Do not miss out the Yosemite Falls — the highest waterfall in the continent. The hiking trails of the valley offer great opportunities to the adventure enthusiasts. 21. Where can you go if you are fond of adventure? A. Lauterbrunnen Valley and Yosemite Valley. B. Lauterbrunnen Valley and Kangaroo Valley. C, Kashmir Valley and Yosemite Valley. D. Kangaroo Valley and Kashmir Valley. 22. Why is Kangaroo Valley an ideal holiday destination? A. It has sparkling brooks. B. Its rainforests are unique.