Unit 3 Travel journal
Ⅰ.阅读理解
[2024·长沙四校一模]A tiny Alaska village has experienced a boom in tourism in recent years as polar bears spend more time on land than on Arctic sea ice.
More than 2,000 people visited the northern Alaska village of Kaktovik in 2024 to see polar bears in the wild. The far north community lies in an area where increasingly higher temperature has sped up the movement of sea ice, the primary habitat (栖息地) of polar bears. As ice has gradually moved to deep water beyond the continental shelf, more bears are remaining on land to look for food.
Polar bears have always been a common sight on sea ice near Kaktovik, but villagers started noticing a change in the mid-1990s. More bears seemed to stay on land, and researchers began taking note of more female bears making homes in the snow on land instead of on the ice to raise their babies. U．S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists began hearing reports of the increasing number of polar bears in the area in the early 2000s. As more attention was given to the plight(困境) of polar bears about a decade ago, more tourists started heading to Kaktovik.
The village had fewer than 50 visitors annually before 2011, said Jennifer Reed, of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. “Today we're talking about hundreds and hundreds of visitors, many from around the world each year，” Reed said. Most tourists visit in the fall, when bears are forced toward land because sea ice is farthest away from the shore. Bruce Inglangasak, a local hunter who sometimes offers wildlife－viewing tours, said he's been offering polar bear tours since 2004. Most of his clients(客户) are from China and Europe, as well as from the lower 48 U．S. states. Many tourists stay several days in the village, which has two small hotels. The villagers have benefited a lot from that. In turn, they provide more effective protection for polar bears with financial support from tourism development.
1．What causes more polar bears to stay on land in Kaktovik? A．Food shortage. B．Climate change.
C．Habitats' movement to shore. D．Their preference for land.
2．How did common people feel about more sight of bears on land?
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A．Excited. B．Puzzled. C．Concerned. D．Shocked.
3．What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A．Hotels in Kaktovik are in demand in autumn. B．Kaktovik has about 50 visitors annually. C．Inglangasak makes a living as a tour guide. D．Tourism affects the balance of nature. 4．Which saying can describe the text? A．The fittest can survive. B．After a storm comes a calm.
C．There is always opportunity in crisis. D．Every coin has two sides. Ⅱ.七选五
[2024·贵阳市高三摸底考试]Traveling with kids, regardless of the age, is a terrible thing for new parents. Responsibility is high and travel expenses might be unexpected at any point of the trip. If you are planning your first road trip or vacation with children, there are several important things to consider.
Get a child locator. __1__， and many parents sometimes lose their kids. Popular tourist destinations are overcrowded, too. So, if you are afraid of losing your children, get a child locator to be aware of where your kids are going when they accidentally get lost.
__2__. You do not need to pack tons of toys, sweets and a tablet full of games in order to keep your little ones entertained. You can encourage them to create a travel journal or smash book, read, tell each other stories, or give them a camera to capture the most precious moments during your trip. __3__.
__4__. This is a must even during the shortest road trip. You can handle a headache, but your child can't. If you do not know what to put in your first aid kit(急救箱), consult your children's doctor, because all children are different and the medicines either.
Apart from the above, money, passports, avoiding heavy luggage, picking a family－friendly destination and family－friendly accommodation are also needed. Traveling with kids is exciting and interesting. Your first trip might not be so exciting, but with a careful preparation, your family trip will be the most memorable one. __5__.
A．Keep them careful
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B．Keep them entertained
C．Pack a small, kid－friendly first aid kit D．Board games might be a good choice，too
E．Airports and train stations are usually overcrowded
F．Avoiding your little ones in the planning of the trip is a good idea G．Involve your little ones in the planning of the trip, which will help you Ⅲ.完形填空
[2024·惠州市高三第一次调研]It's once again been declared the world's most popular museum. __1__， it may not be a __2__ thing for the Louvre(卢浮宫) in Paris.
The museum broke its own __3__ in 2024, welcoming 10.2 million __4__ and claiming the top spot in an index of the world's most－visited museums.
But the Louvre's uptick (小幅增加) in visitors is __5__ too much for many of its workers. And __6__ by reception and security staff over the number of tourists __7__ through its doors have hit opening hours throughout the week.
“The Louvre is suffocating(使人窒息的)，” the workers' union said in a statement.“The public has increased by more than 20% since 2009，but the palace has not grown，” it __8__.
The museum was __9__ on Monday and opened later than advertised on Wednesday, due to a __10__ with the dissatisfied workers. Visitors have __11__ outside the building throughout the week, and those without bookings have been __12__.
Although tensions with its workers __13__， the museum's bottom line is looking __14__. The Louvre broke its 2012 __15__ record last year, marking a dramatic __16__ from a sharp downturn in visits in 2017. The downturn was due to a sudden decrease in __17__ in Paris.
The social media that are __18__ about Beyoncé and Jay－Z's music __19__ filmed at the museum may have affected that increase.
But while visitor numbers rose at the Louvre, overall attendance was relatively __20__ among the top 20 museums in the world last year. Attendance grew among the top 20 by just 0.1% from 2017 to 2024.
1．A.Moreover B．However C．Finally D．Eventually 2．A.splendid B．skeptical C．tough D．sad 3．A.promise B．rule
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2024高考英语一轮复习Unit3Traveljournal课时训练新人教版必修1
