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辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2019届高三英语第一次模拟考试试卷
Voluntourism — New Trend in Travel
Volunteering to help people in need combined with travelling to faraway places is a new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. On the other side, they volunteer to help others who are not as well off as they are.
Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism has been one of the fastest-growing areas of tourism. They work in orphanages (孤儿院), help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farm work in developing countries. Some of them establish lasting bonds with people far away.
Students see it as a gap year after school; others simply want to take some time off from a job and do something else. Then there are these who are bored and merely seek adventures. They think it is a cheap way of travelling and don't really want to get involved in hard work.
Not everyone sees voluntourism in a positive way. Critics (评论家) say that if people really want to help those in need there are many opportunities in their own community to do this. Travel experts also point out that in some cases voluntourists are made use of by organizations that set up the trips.
A. voluntourism has been expanded into many countries.
B. There are many reasons why people engage in voluntourism.
C. However, many voluntourists do not see volunteering as what it is.
D. Besides, volunteers are often not skilled enough in the tasks that they do.
E. More than 1.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries.
F. Standard development programs are often sponsored by international organizations.
G. People travel to other places, learn languages and other cultures and gain new experiences.
A. It's advisable to have the grass. B. Keep invasive species away. C. Silence won't bother you anymore and you won't be alone. D. It's reasonable to keep native species. E. Kill invasive species as soon as it appears. F. This can be as simple as placing a bird feeder. G. You can have a fountain and a small artificial pond. |
If you want to have a garden full of life and motion, you have to attract some wildlife.
It's not as difficult as it may sound. Your garden will attract insects, bugs, birds and mammals. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} You will make yourself happy and at the same time you will provide a living space for these beautiful creatures. All you need to do is to follow this advice and you will have the garden of your dreams. If you think your garden has to be messy and untidy, you're wrong. You need waves and long-living plants and strong curves of hedges (树篱) and paths. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It's important to provide everything animals will need to live in your garden.
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Provide some shelters for wildlife. You need to plant evergreen plants, too, because they are a suitable place for wildlife to take shelter.
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Provide a place for wildlife to raise young. A birdhouse or a pile of brush can be a nice place for wildlife to raise their young. It's good to have climber-covered walls and fences to increase the possibilities not only for raising children, but also for feeding, nesting, roosting and hibernating.
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