2019届高三英语周周练三
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Norway is Teaching Travelers to Travel
After 15 people died during Easter in 1967, the Norwegian Trekking Association and the Red Cross announced their campaign ‘Welcome to the mountains, but be responsible’. Fjellvettreglene, the ‘mountain code’ (21) ________ encourages people to have a healthy and respectful relationship with nature, has since become a crucial part of Norwegian culture. It includes points such as bringing necessary equipment (22) ________ (assist) yourself and others, seeking shelter if necessary and feeling no shame in turning around.
Nationally, Norway (23) ________ (experience) an 11% increase in tourism in the past decade. From just 1,000 tourists in the whole of 2010, Trolltunga, a piece of rock that stands horizontally out of the mountain, (24) ________ (see) 1,800 visitors in one 2017 day alone. Why? Because people want the same picture they see on Instagram and Facebook. A lot don’t care about the experience of the hike. They just want proof (25) ________ they did it. But, while good for the economy, this tourism boom has become a threat (26) ________ Norway’s natural environment.
Used toilet paper, (27) ________ (abandon) tents and plastic bottles can be found littered all around Trolltunga. And with the high amount of people who come unprepared for such an active hike, Norway’s leading hiking group, Friluftsliv, also has called for regulations on the number of tourists (28) ________ (hike) to Trolltunga. Lasse Heimdal, leader of the outdoor organization said, “On a busy day, you may have to wait in line for an hour and a half just to get a picture. To control this, we’d like to regulate (29) ________ ________ people can hike in a day. Starting hike times should also have regulations so people don’t start too late and find (30) ________ stuck up here.”
World’s Best Restaurant
The Black Swan, a rural pub in England has been named “the world’s best restaurant” by TripAdvisor. After scoring up positive feedback, the review website __31__ the pub over fine dining establishments from New York to Paris in its __32__ Travelers’ Choice awards.
So what’s it got going for it?
Firstly, this isn’t some backwater pub enjoying in insignificance. Tommy Banks, a(n) __33__ young cook, is already a TV regular in the UK and has had a Michelin star to his name since becoming the youngest receiver ever in 2013 at the age of 24. Secondly, it’s not really a pub anymore. Like many rural UK pubs, the Black Swan had been in __34__ for many years bef ore 2006, when Banks’ family took over. After their attempts to run it as a pub struggled, they decided to make it a dining __35__.
It now operates as both restaurant and fashionable __36__ offering food-and-stay packages that help draw customers to its t ruly __37__ location. It’s usually booked up well in advance with __38__ coming from near and far. During CNN’s visit, neighboring tables included a couple on an overnight break from their kids. Another __39__ two of the Banks brothers’ old school teachers, on a trip up from York -- __40__ the kind of crowd that have helped lift the Black Swan to TripAdvisor glory.
