I have just arrived in a country where I don't know the language, where I have no family roots and where I find myself all alone. It may sound frightening. But let me tell you a little secret: it is not.

When you travel abroad by yourself for whatever reason-an exchange program, an internship（实习期的工作）, volunteering, or simply as a tourist-a new and fascinating world will open up for you, a world you would never be able to see if you just stayed at home.

People from a different country are not aliens. They are simply people like you who happened to be born in another place. They have pretty much the same wishes and worries as people from your own country.

I know that you see a lot of news on TV saying bad things people do all the time. Your family may have spent a great deal of time telling you not to trust strangers. However, when you travel alone you will realize that people are just as good as you. Everyone is just leading their lives, working, studying and having a good time with their friends. Most people will be happy to help you and get to know you.

Maybe in the past when you would need months to travel from one place to another, traveling could be expensive. Nowadays, the world is just so connected that it is perfectly possible to find cheap flights, accommodation for all budgets and cheap and quality food.

You will get lost, but it's fine! I can't even count how many times I didn't know where I was going or how to find the right direction. Everything looks great on Google maps, but sometimes your phone will die or your data will end. Just calm down. Go to a store or stop someone in the street and ask! Or simply walk around and be curious.

【小题1】Why does the author write about his own experience in Paragraph 1?

A．To encourage people to travel.

B．To tell the benefits of traveling.

C．To show it is hard to travel alone.

D．To introduce the topic of the passage.

【小题2】According to Paragraph 2, we can learn ________.

A．the reasons why the author goes abroad

B．traveling abroad can broaden our horizons

C．most people go abroad simply for volunteering

D．traveling abroad is not better than staying at home

【小题3】Which of the following would the author agree with？

A．Nowadays we can go anywhere only by Google maps.

B．There's no need to worry too much about traveling alone.

C．Now traveling is expensive because of going farther.

D．It is dangerous to trust strangers when traveling alone.

We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok．This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国)．All the different smells make us want to try the food．We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight．The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean．We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.
Tuesday, March 27th
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting．We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables．Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai．We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.
Friday, March 30th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring．We visited a small village in the mountains．The village people here love the quiet life--no computers or phones．They are the kindest people I have ever met．They always smile and say “hello”．Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness．I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
【小题1】The diaries above show the writer’s _____ days in Thailand.

A．3

B．7

C．15

D．30

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.

B．The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.

C．Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

D．The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.

【小题3】The people in the village _____.

A．are friendly to others

B．like to speak English

C．are very weak

D．hope to live in the cities

【小题4】What is the best title for the whole diary?

A．My First Travel

B．The Outside World

C．Traveling in Thailand

D．A Country on the Train

短文改错

Last summer I had chance to visit Paris. That attracted me most was the Eiffel Tower, which has become a symbol of France. I was deep impressed by its height. I have never seen such a tall building ago! It is made of iron and it is about 10,000 tons in weight. There are 1,665 step from the bottom to the top. Climb the tower made me very tired, and I was very excited. I took a lot of photos in Paris.

I have much memories and experiences to share with. I am so lucky to have seen such a culture so different from my own. I will remember my trip in France forever!

Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is on the Southern Hemisphere of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flower exhibition. There we saw large numbers of wild flowers on show, most of which we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. Every year in spring Perth has a wild flower exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves very much. When we heard bells ringing at the top of the hills, we looked up, but what we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to our car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us along the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself among the white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere you can see sheep.
【小题1】Which country is the writer most possibly from?

A．Japan	B．Canada
C．China	D．America

【小题2】We can learn from the passage that _________.

A．Australia is the smallest country in the world

B．Australia is the same size of Shanghai.

C．Australia is in the northern part of the earth.

D．The people in Australia are as many as those in Shanghai.

【小题3】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Australia has enough laws to fight against pollution.

B．Perth is the biggest city in Australia.

C．The wild flowers in Perth must be different from what the author sees in his/her country.

D．The author enjoyed his/her visit in the country.