A
1. Scenic landscapes on stamps: A nine-day tour in the cities of Xuzhou, Suqian and Huai'an in northern Jiangsu province.
This route is associated with local culture, characteristics, and creativity. It offers a taste of the famous canal cities.
2. Life on the Grand Canal: A seven -day Jiangsu tour through the cities of Nanjing, Suqian, Huai'an, Yangzhou and Suzhou.
This route presents the most authentic, economic, cultural and entertainment-focused activities along the canal from both ancient and modern times. It allows visitors to ride in boats and observe local fishermen fishing.
3. Food, culture, leisure and health: Sever-day experience of local life in Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi and Suzhou
To increase tourists’ interest in the traditional culture and crafts of Jiangsu, the route will include pottery, embroidery(刺繡), paper-cutting, cooking and other hands-on experiences. It includes scenic spots along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, ancient water towns, historical streets and ancient fishing villages. Visitors can join in the recreational farmhouse experience and pick up both fruits and vegetables.
4. A walk into history: Six-day tour in Xuzhou, Suqian, Huai'an, Zhenjiang, Changzhou and Wuxi
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal rums through the entire province and has been part of Jiangsu's culture for thousands of years. Inspired by the canal, the route includes historical cities Xuzhou, Suqian, Huai’an, Yangzhou along with Zhenjiang, Changzhou and Wuxi.
21. Which of the following do the four travel routes share?
A. A time duration of less than a week.
B. Ancient towns in southern Jiangsu.
C. The Grand Canal.
D. The city of Suqian.
【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了四條沿京杭大運(yùn)河的旅游線路，主要包括線路特色、行程安排等內(nèi)容。
【題源】http://abroad.youtongad.com/routevote/wx/main/MainPage/index.shtml?lang=en
【答案】C
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容可知，四條線路都提到經(jīng)過京杭大運(yùn)河。故選C。
22. Which route is the best for an in-depth tourist who wants to cover fewer cities with more time?
A. Route 1. B. Route 2. C. Route 3. D. Route 4.
【答案】A
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容可知，第一條線路行程時(shí)長(zhǎng)最長(zhǎng)，為9天，僅途徑徐州、宿遷和淮安三個(gè)城市，途經(jīng)城市最少，最能體現(xiàn)深度游的路線。故A。
23. What can you enjoy in the route only covering Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Zhenjiang?
A. Rowing a boat. B. Trying on paper-cutting.
C. Growing vegetables. D. Fishing with local villagers.
【答案】B
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三條線路中的...the route will include pottery, embroidery, paper-cutting可知，這條旅行線路可以嘗試剪紙。故選B。
【詞匯積累】scenic landscape 風(fēng)景 be associated with...與...有關(guān) characteristic n. 特征，特色 authentic adj. 真正的；真實(shí)的 hands-on 動(dòng)手的；實(shí)際操作的 recreational adj. 娛樂的；消遣的
【長(zhǎng)難句分析】To increase tourists’ interest in the traditional culture and crafts of Jiangsu, the route will include pottery, embroidery, paper-cutting, cooking and other hands-on experiences.
句意：為了增加游客對(duì)江蘇傳統(tǒng)文化和手工藝的興趣，這條路線將包括陶器、刺繡、剪紙、烹飪和其他實(shí)踐體驗(yàn)。
分析：此處動(dòng)詞不定式to increase作目的狀語(yǔ)。
