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Four great railway journeys
Travelling by rail holds a romantic and old-fashioned appeal that can’t be matched by flying or driving.By taking the slow route,you get to experience and interact with an area in a completely different way.
The Rocky Mountaineer
Where: Canada,from Vancouver to Banff,Jasper and Calgary.
When: In June,which is springtime in the Rockies,complete with blooming flowers and abundant wildlife.
Duration: between two and eight days,travelling only in daylight,staying in luxury hotels.
Highlights: Splendid views of Rocky mountains,incredible luxury at every stage of the trip,traditional native storytelling,wine classes and natural history workshop.
The Chepe
Where: Mexico.It begins its journey in the mountains of Chihuahua and finishes on the Sinaloa coast.
When: In the rainy season,from June to October,you’ll get lush vegetation(丰富的植被) and blooming cacti(仙人掌)although mid-summer (July) temperatures can reach 44 °C.
Duration: Doing the route straight through takes 14 hours,but you’ll want to stop off overnight and explore traditional towns along the way.
Highlights: The train winds its way down through 656 km of the spectacular Copper Canyon (which is deeper than the Grand Canyon),over 37 precarious-looking bridges and through 86 tunnels.Local people sell crafts and foods along the route.
The Ghan
Where: Australia,from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs.
When: Going during the wet season (December,January) will allow you to see more wildlife and tropical splendour in the north,though peak season is usually the winter.
Duration: Going straight through takes 52 hours.There are disembarkation points(登陆点)from which you can take tours.
Highlights: Going through Australia’s Red Centre with cobalt-blue skiesred earth and not much else – a beautiful and serene(宁静的)experience.
The Royal Scotsman
Where: Travels around the Scottish Highlands or all the way around Great Britain.
When: Warmer weather and up to 20 hours of daylight in June makes it the perfect time to watch ospreys soaring (鱼鹰飞翔)over mirror-like lochs(湖)or go in October for autumn colours and the rather vocal stag-rutting season.
Duration: Trips can be as short as two days or as long as seven.Highlights: Possibly the most expensive train journey in the world.You’ll be treated like a member of the monarchy(皇室)Indulgent(放纵的)cuisinefine wines and carriages that look like rooms at Balmoral Castle await those willing to part with a minimum of £2350 per person for a two-night trip.
9.Which one of the following journey has the shortest duration?
A.The Chepe. B.The Ghan.
C.The Rocky mountaineer. D.The Royal scotsman.
10.Visitors may have the opportunity to try some wine in .
A.The Royal scotsman and The Chepe B.The Royal scotsman and The Ghan
C.The Rocky mountaineer and The Chepe D.The Rocky mountaineer and The Royal Scotsman
11.If a Chinese family wants to have a travel during the Spring Festival,which one would be suitable for them?
A.The Chepe. B.The Ghan. C.The Rocky mountaineer. D.The Royal scotsman.
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Most episodes of absent-minded-forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room-are caused by a simple lack of attention,says Schacter.“You’re supposed to remember something,but you haven’t encoded it deeply.”
Encoding,Schacter explains,is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later.Failure to encode properly can create annoying situation.If you put your mobile phone in a pocket,for example,and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation,you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe(衣柜)“Your memory itself isn’t failing you,” says Schacter,“Rather,you didn’t give your memory system the information it needed.”
Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness.“A man who recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,”says Zelinski,“may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.”Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they are more interested in what’s happening around them,and memory relies on just that.
Visual cues(提示)can help prevent absent-mindednesssays Schacter.“But be sure the cue is clear and available,”he cautions.If you want to remember to take a medication with lunch,put the bill bottle on the kitchen table-don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.
Another common episode of absent-mindedness:walking into a room and wondering why you’re there.Most likely,you were thinking about something else.“Everyone does this from time to time,” says Zelinski.The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room,and you’ll likely remember.
12.What does the underlined word “episode” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Experiences. B.Experiments. C.Expressions. D.Feelings.
13.According to the passage,women have better memories than men probably because .
A.they have a wider range of interests
B.they always put things where they were
C.they pay more attention to their environment
D.they prefer to write notes to tell them what they should do
14.What can help prevent absent-mindedness according to Schacter?
A.Writing notes. B.Taking some medicine.
C.Putting something in sight. D.Returning to where you were.
15.What is the best title for the text?
A.A Way of Recalling. B.The Importance of Encoding.
C.Cures for Absent-mindedness. D.Causes of Absent-mindedness.
