Paris in the springtime was, is and always will be something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer everyone and with prices at just ￡129, it’s great value too.
Your break begins with executive coach(长途公共汽车)transfer(中转)from regional pickup points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry(渡船), arriving at your hotel in the evening. The hotel is an excellent quality one with private facilities in all rooms: satellite TV, radio, telephone and alarm clock. It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame enabling you to explore Paris with ease.
The following day, after continental breakfast(included), the coach takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, during which you will see the Eiffel Tower(艾菲尔铁塔), Champs Elysees(爱丽舍宫), L’Arc de Triomphe(凯旋门), the Louvre(罗浮宫), and in fact almost every famous landmark you will ever have heard of. You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles(凡尔赛宫), the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day at your leisure. In the evening there is a “Paris By Night” tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.
Day three takes you to Montmartre(蒙马特尔高地), perhaps the most picturesque of Paris and home of the Saere Coeur(圣心堂) and the Moulin Rouge(红磨坊). In the afternoon voyage on the River Swine, wander around the picturesque gardens or look through among the antique shops. In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclub in the city, the splendid Paradis Latin. On the final day it’s back to the U.K. via channel ferry.
Included in the price of ￡129 per person
Return executive coach travel to Paris
Return ferry crossings
3 nights accommodation in a twin bedded room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilities
Continental breakfast during your stay
Guided sightseeing tour of “Paris By Day” and “Paris By Night”
Visit to Chateau of Versailles(凡尔赛城堡)(admission not included)
Tour on Montmartre
Services of an experienced bi-lingual tour guide at all times
1. This advertisement is mainly ____.
A. to tell tourists the route to Paris
B. to show the price of traveling to Paris
C. to introduce the city of Paris
D. to attract tourists to Paris
2. During the stay in Paris, the tourists will ____.
A. have a free time of half day
B. have a “Paris By Night” on the first evening
C. have a pleasure voyage on the River Swine together
D. live in a hotel two miles away from Paris
3. After paying ￡129, the tourists will have to pay ____.
A. the continental breakfasts
B. tour on Montmartre
C. admission ticket to Chateau of Versailles
D. services of a bi-lingual tour guide
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
In the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.
When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters（花名册） will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stem happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.
The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.
“Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy（战略，策略） in China is television. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.
“It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to scout（寻找，觅得） internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations. “It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their American peers. Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming — number one draft pick in 2002 — and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic — number two overall in this year’s draft — are icons（偶像）in-waiting. It is the ultimate（最后的，根本的） revolution — the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball.
According to the report, .
A. Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA
B. the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great
C. Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBA
D. European countries will host the 2004 NBA games
The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of _______ ___.
A. NBA intends to make China its “marketing center”
B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China
C. there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against the Sacramento Kings
D. the NBA’s live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China
What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?
A. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league.
B. China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA.
C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan.
D. The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball.
When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to _ _.
A. farms in the States
B. native Americans
C. the NBA training center
D. the USA
Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?
A. The Non-American Basketball Players
B. NBA Is Coming to China
C. The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA
D. NBA Is Making Big Progress
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
The train was already half an hour late. I had to arrive in Vienna at 7:15 in time to catch the 7:20 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told my problem to the conductor (列车员). He advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped with my bag. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. A few minutes later I was racing towards the center of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7:25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, picked up my bag and hurried inside. “Paris train?” was all I had time to say to the official I saw. You can see how I felt when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station.
The writer couldn’t arrive in Paris in time because .
A. he didn’t pay the driver B. he took the wrong train
C. the train was late D. the conductor advised him to get off early
The conductor advised the writer to get off before Vienna and take a taxi .
A. as soon as the train stopped B. after he heard the writer’s explanation
C. after he was passing the writer D. when the train arrived in Vienna at 7:15
Which of the following did the conductor do to help the writer?
A. The conductor advised him to get off two stops before Vienna.
B. The conductor took him to the center of the city in a taxi.
C. The conductor carried the bag for him.
D. The conductor showed him out of the station and called a taxi.
When the writer saw that the train was just moving, he felt .
A. happy B. angry C. disappointed D. sorry
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The writer was lucky to catch the train.
B. The driver helped the writer catch the train.
C. The writer paid the bus driver quickly.
D. The conductor was very kind to the writer.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年安徽省毫州市高一下学期期末考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
The train was already half an hour late. I had to arrive in Vienna at 7:15 in time to catch the 7:20 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told my problem to the conductor (列车员). He advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped with my bag. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. A few minutes later I was racing towards the center of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7:25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, picked up my bag and hurried inside. “Paris train?” was all I had time to say to the official I saw. You can see how I felt when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station.
【小题1】The writer couldn’t arrive in Paris in time because .
| A．he didn’t pay the driver | B．he took the wrong train |
| C．the train was late | D．the conductor advised him to get off early |
| A．as soon as the train stopped | B．after he heard the writer’s explanation |
| C．after he was passing the writer | D．when the train arrived in Vienna at 7:15 |
| A．The conductor advised him to get off two stops before Vienna. |
| B．The conductor took him to the center of the city in a taxi. |
| C．The conductor carried the bag for him. |
| D．The conductor showed him out of the station and called a taxi. |
| A．happy | B．angry | C．disappointed | D．sorry |
| A．The writer was lucky to catch the train. |
| B．The driver helped the writer catch the train. |
| C．The writer paid the bus driver quickly. |
| D．The conductor was very kind to the writer. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏省宿迁市高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Much of European train is about efficiency and comfort --- leaving and arriving on time and having a comfortable seat. But the following European trains don’t necessarily offer the fastest journeys --- just the most memorable.
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Sweet Switzerland: The Chocolate Train Route: Montreux to Broc, Switzerland Time: 9 hours, 45 minutes, roundtrip www.raileurope.com This charming train, running in summer and fall, climbs from Montreux overlooking Lake Geneva to the old town of Gruyeres, population 1,600, home to the cheese of the same name. Tour the cheese factory and the local castle, have lunch, then reboard the train and continue on to Broc. There you’ll be bussed to the Cailler-Nestle chocolate factory, lying between Lake Gruyeres and mountains. |
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Tunnels Galore: The Bernina Express Route: Chur, Switzerland, to Tirano, Italy Time: 4 hours, 14 minutes www.visitflam.com This train takes on seven-percent inclines (斜坡), 55 tunnels, and 196 bridges --- reaching a height of 7,391 feet and then dropping to 5,905 feet before coming to a stop. It travels through the Alps south from Switzerland’s oldest town to an Italian town of just under 10,000 people. |
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A Hotel on Wheels: Francisco de Goya Route: Paris, France, to Madrid, Spain Time: 13 hours, 30 minutes www.elipsos.com Leave Paris in the evening, enjoy a three-course dinner and the increasingly rural scenery, sleep with the rhythm of the rails, and wake the next day as you arrive in Madrid, rested and ready to tour the most populous (人口密集的) city in Europe. First class includes a welcome drink, good dinner, breakfast, and an in-room bathroom with shower. |
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The Epic Journey: Trans-Siberian Railway Route: Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia Time: 19 days www.trans-siberia.com This route, a symbol of Russian culture, crosses eight time zones to connect the Russian capital with a port on the Pacific Ocean. On board, poor stay with rich, young with old, foreigners with locals. Social differences disappear as passengers share a unique rail experience. |
1.Travelling from Montreux to Broc on the Chocolate Train, you ____________.
A. will spend about five hours
B. have to go in winter and spring
C. will see a famous chocolate factory
D. can have lunch on the train
2.Which of the following websites offers more information about Francisco de Goya?
A. www.trans-siberia.com B. www.visitflam.com
C. www.raileurope.com D. www.elipsos.com
3.Which of the following trains can help you learn about Russian culture?
A. Trans-Siberian Railway. B. The Chocolate Train.
C. Francisco de Goya. D. The Bernina Express.
4.The passage is most probably taken from a _____________.
A. news report B. book review
C. travel magazine D. geography textbook
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年重庆市高三上学期第一次月考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
London--A morning train rides away, across the channel. English kids discuss the Liverpool's football team in a Paris pub.
Some Parisians have started to travel to work in London.
In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two cities, London and Paris, in A Tale of Two Cities. These days, it might be A tale of One City.
As there are few jobs at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.
Paris, rich in beauty, is more stylish. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.
“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,” said Trevor Wheeler, a financial expert.
Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. “I am French, but I’ll stay in London,” she said.
There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. “I think people laugh more in Paris,” she said.
“Both cities have changed beyond recognition,” said Larry Collins, an author and sometimes a Londoner. Like most people who know both cities well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably. “I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better.”
But certainly not cheaper. In some parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.
Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice. Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don’t have to choose. “I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is too organized,” she said. “In London, you can be whoever you want. No one cares.”
1.It can be inferred that ___________.
A．Paris and London are the two biggest cities in the world
B．In the 19th century, Dickens told his stories in the two cities
C．London and Paris used to be separated
D．Liverpool is a big city in France
2.According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．People feel it difficult to find a job in Paris.
B．People can't travel to London without a passport.
C．Living in France is more expensive than in London.
D．People can find any job in London.
3.The underlined phrase in Para9 most probably means “_____________”
A. beyond one’s imagination
B. so much that people don’t know them well again
C. so little that people still know them well
D. to people’s satisfaction
4.What’s the meaning of the last two sentences?
A．People can do everything in London.
B．People will feel lonely in London.
C．People in London enjoy living in different ways.
D．People in London enjoy a lawless life.
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