2017-2018学年福建省漳州市平和一中、南靖一中等四校高二下学期第二次联考试题（5月） 英语 Word版

2017-2018学年福建省漳州市平和一中、南靖一中等四校高二下学期第二次联考试题（5月） 英语 Word版

学校___________ 班级 _____________ 姓名 __________________ 考号_____________‎ ‎………………………………………………………… 装 ……………………… 订 ……………………………线……………………………………………………………… 线 ……………………………………………………………‎ 华安一中 长泰一中 南靖一中 平和一中 四校联考 ‎2017—2018下学期高二 第二次月考英语试卷 ‎ 第I卷（选择题 共100分）‎ 一、听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从试题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒 钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. Where was the boy hiding? ‎ A. Behind the door. B. Under the bed. C. In the closet.‎ ‎2. What will the man do during winter break? ‎ A. Go skiing. B. Stay home with his dog. ‎ C. Visit some overseas friends.‎ ‎3. Where did the man get the vegetables? ‎ A. From his school. B. From the community garden. ‎ C. From the grocery store.‎ ‎4. What kind of food does the woman want the man to buy? ‎ A. Junk food. B. Cheap food. C. Good quality food.‎ ‎5. What size does the woman need? ‎ A. Large. B. Medium. C. Small.‎ 第二节 ‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. How does the woman’s family celebrate Christmas? ‎ A. They eat turkey. B. They go skating. C. They hold a great party.‎ ‎7. Who might the man be? ‎ A. A waiter. B. An actor. C. A reporter.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. When does the man want to go to Mexico? ‎ A. In January. B. In February. C. In August.‎ ‎9. What can the speakers find in Mexico during the winter? ‎ A. Snow. B. Very hot water. C. Whales.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why does the woman read the book so quickly? ‎ A. The story is too exciting. B. She just wants to get it over with.‎ C. She has to return it very soon.‎ ‎11. How many days are there before Saturday? ‎ A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.‎ ‎12. What will the woman do for the rest of the week? ‎ A. Read another book. B. Read the book again. ‎ C. Write a book review.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where does the man dream about going? ‎ A. To a desert. B. To a big city. C. To a quiet island.‎ ‎14. How long would the man like to be away? ‎ A. For around half a year. B. For at least a whole year. ‎ C. For about six years.‎ ‎15. What did the young guy in the story do for work? ‎ A. He was a travel agent. B. He was a fisherman. ‎ C. He ran his own Internet business.‎ ‎16. What does the woman think about the young guy’s story? ‎ A. She is impressed. B. She isn’t interested at all. ‎ C. She will do the same thing.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How long did it take to build the Golden Gate Bridge? ‎ A. Three years. B. Four years. C. Seven years.‎ ‎18. What must you bring with you if you decide to visit the Bridge? ‎ A. A camera. B. A bike. C. A jacket. ‎ ‎19. How many bridges are longer than the Bridge? ‎ A. Four. B. Eight. C. Twelve.‎ ‎20. What is true about the Bridge according to the speaker? ‎ A. It’s not worth visiting now. B. It’s still a famous attraction in the world.‎ C. It’s the oldest bridge of its kind in the world.‎ ‎第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项 A JOIN OUR TEAM A. Want to work in media sales?‎ This position is perfect for a graduate who wants to start a job in media sales We are looking for sales staff with the ability to attract new customers in the highly competitive world of Internet advertising. We offer a very attractive starting salary The one who gets this job will be creative and good at communicating with people.‎ Please send a CV(简历), recent photograph, and covering letter to us.‎ B. Open Skies A leading adventure holiday company is looking for guides and instructors for a number of outdoor activities. We need physically healthy and strong people who enjoy being with other people ---good team workers with an interest in cycling, riding, water sports, mountain sports and other adventure activities. One will have a better chance of getting this job if he or she has experience and suitable qualifications.‎ C. Come and see the world!‎ Recently-formed airline company requires flight attendants. These people are going to serve passengers from different countries on our plane. So we want our staff to be of smart appearance, polite and able to communicate in three or more languages. Starting salary depends on experience.‎ D. Volunteer needed Daily work includes teaching English, art, maths, etc…, as well as leading educational play groups. Support will be given by local teachers or project staff.‎ Volunteers should be available to start work next month. No qualifications required, but people interested in this job should be outgoing and be good with young children. ‎ Please send a CV and a short introduction of yourself.‎ ‎21．Which job offers a high starting salary?‎ A. Job A B. Job B C. Job C D. Job D ‎22．If you want to become a volunteer in ad D, you should .‎ A. be an experienced teacher B. have the required qualifications C. be able to work from next month D. teach many subjects in a day.‎ ‎23．What do the four jobs have in common?‎ A. They are all well-paid. B. They prefer excellent graduates.‎ C. They need work experience. D. They require good social skills.‎ ‎B The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospital may play an important role in helping patients to get better.‎ As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the country’s best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2500 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have very valuable collections of present art in passages, waiting areas and treatment rooms.‎ These recent movements first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital on northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience.‎ A common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5,000 visitors each week. What a better place to hold regular exhibitions of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the outpatients waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.‎ The effect is striking. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colours, playful images and restful courtyards.‎ The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto garden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.‎ ‎24. From the text, the collections of present art are not shown in .‎ ‎ A. waiting areas B. passages ‎ C. washing rooms D.treatment rooms ‎25. The underlined part "to soften the hard edges of modern buildings" in Paragraph2 means" .‎ A．to make the corners of hospital buildings round ‎ B．to decorate hospitals with art collections C．to change people's attitude toward hospitals D．to replace the old buildings with modern buildings ‎26. From this text, we’ve learnt that .‎ A. artists in Britain have completely lost their places in modern society ‎ B. patients should be encouraged to learn art C. art is encouraged to be introduced into British hospitals ‎ D. hospitals in Britain should be changed into art museums ‎27．It can be inferred from this text that .‎ A．hospitals in Britain look more beautiful than those in other countries ‎ B．hospital artists have done a lot for patients C．exhibitions of art in hospital attract more audience than that in museums ‎ D．the quality of hospital environment is being recognized C The writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936. Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.‎ Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer’s life. She was born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meters tall. The young men tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains: “Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as ‘Would you really marry a woman who works?’ ‎ And today it’d be ‘Would you marry one who doesn’t?’ ”‎ The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it “The Dump”.‎ Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.‎ ‎28. The book Gone with the Wind was _________.‎ ‎ A. first published in a newspaper B. awarded ten Academy Awards ‎ ‎ C. written in “The Dump” D. adapted from a movie ‎29. The underlined phrase “tower over” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___.‎ ‎ A. be very pleased with B. show great respect for ‎ C. be much taller than D. show little interest in ‎30. Why did Ms. Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage ?‎ A. Because she was rich enough. B. Because she was injured then.‎ C. Because her husband didn’t like it. D. Because she wanted to write books.‎ ‎31. Which is the best title for the passage ?‎ A. Gone with the Wind: A Huge Success. ‎ B. Margaret Mitchell: A Great Female Writer.‎ C. An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House. ‎ D. A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell.‎ D ‎ Last Thursday, Michael and Linda stood behind large food trucks distributing meals to 4,000 homeless people for their wedding reception on the border town of Kilis. The couple had decided that instead of hosting their friends and family for a traditional feast reception, they would feed the victims from an earthquake-stricken area.‎ ‎ The idea came from the bridegroom's father, Ted, who volunteers for a Turkish ‎ relief organization. For the past few years, the organization has distributed daily meals to thousands of people who've suffered from natural disasters. He approached a representative of the organization and suggested that the family cover part of the costs of feeding them for the day.‎ ‎ Then he told his son, who was surprised by the suggestion, but soon won over. When he told that to the bride, she was really shocked but finally accepted because in southeastern Turkey there is a real culture of sharing with people in need. They love to share their food, their table and everything they have. And afterwards she was quite amazed about it. So, they arrived at the distribution center on Thursday to spend the day serving food and taking photographs with their grateful recipients（接受者）．‎ ‎ On Tuesday evening, the newly married couple were still pleased with their decision to quit a personal celebration for one with a greater good. "It's like sharing a dinner with your friends and family who have this kind of thing on a daily basis or sharing something with people who don't even have the most basic things," Michael said. "Hopefully, this will also give the start for other wedding dinners to be held here with our brothers and sisters in need."‎ ‎32. Why did so many people crowd in Kilis?‎ ‎ A. To attend Michael and Linda's wedding. B. To support the organization.‎ ‎ C. To escape the damaging earthquake. D. To help distribute free daily meals.‎ ‎33. How did the couple celebrate their wedding?‎ ‎ A. They treated their friends and relatives to a big dinner.‎ ‎ B. They shared their happiness with the homeless in Kilis.‎ ‎ C. They afforded the entire cost of the day for feeding victims.‎ ‎ D. They took photos with the grateful victims.‎ ‎34. What does the underlined word "approached" in Paragraph 2 mean?`‎ ‎ A. took in B. moved towards C. came across D. consulted with ‎35. We can know from the text that __________________. .‎ ‎ A. Kilis is a place which lies in southeastern Turkey ‎ B. Ted was a representative of the organization ‎ ‎ C. Linda adopted the suggestion immediately she heard it ‎ ‎ D. Michael doubted if more new couples would follow him 第二节　(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ If something that you're doing doesn't challenge you, then it doesn't change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all. 36 So challenge the following limits:‎ Figure out what you're scared of and do it continuously.‎ If you're a salesman, and you're scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call. 37 But don't stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, "Go on, I'm not scared!"‎ ‎ 38 ‎ Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income. ‎ Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise. ‎ ‎ 39 A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself. ‎ Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.‎ Don't just limit yourself to your fellow travelers --- try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they're going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class. 40 ‎ A. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.‎ B. Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop. ‎ C. Start to travel now and then to challenge yourself.‎ D. Running in the gym may be a better choice. ‎ E. You don't need to go to the gym.‎ F. Someone may hang up on you.‎ G. You should do it continuously.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical 41 ,but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school 42 I could concentrate more on my studies.‎ ‎ It’s one of my biggest 43 to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would 44 . However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was 45 with my study. 46 I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been 47 that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I 48 to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many 49 -- times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher 50 me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so 51 that I could hardly say anything. But her 52 helped me ease my shame. These memories, 53 , good or bad, never caused my 54 for playing the piano again.‎ ‎ This thought then led me to think that 55 is like music, and that we all try to play different 56 in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is 57 when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own 58 style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is 59 that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t 60 that I’ve stopped making music.‎ ‎41.‎ A. instrument B. performance C. room D. stage ‎42.‎ A. in that B. so that C. now that D. except that ‎43.‎ A. successes B. regrets C. decisions D. hobbies ‎44.‎ A. play B. graduate C. leave D. return ‎45.‎ A. occupied B. angry C. satisfied D. patient ‎46.‎ A. Actually B. Constantly C. Suddenly D. Gradually ‎47.‎ A. astonished B. glad C. disappointed D. amazed ‎48.‎ A. liked B. needed C. wanted D. decided ‎49.‎ A. dreams B. expressions C. words D. memories ‎50.‎ A. instructed B. hurt C. praised D. respected ‎51.‎ A. glad B. moved C. embarrassed D. excited ‎52.‎ A. happiness B. satisfaction C. comfort D. sigh ‎53.‎ A. instead B. meanwhile C. therefore D. however ‎54.‎ A. hope B. courage C. feeling D. effort ‎55.‎ A. life B. learning C. attitude D. enjoyment ‎56.‎ A. cards B. sports C. roles D. games ‎57.‎ A. hard B. wonderful C. surprising D. complex ‎58.‎ A. unique B. boring C. common D. similar ‎59‎ A. necessary B. strange C. possible D. important ‎60‎ A. matter B. mean C. report D. appear 第二节 语法填空（共10 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ Mr. James owns a company. He put an advertisement  61 　a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of nearly fifty people  62 　came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed  63 　others.‎ ‎“I would like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brought neither a single letter,  64　 a single recommendation.”‎ ‎“You are wrong,” said the gentlemen. “He had many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door behind him,  65 　 (mean) that he was careful. He gave his seat immediately to an old man, showing that he was kind and  66 　(thought). He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions quickly, showing that he was a polite gentleman. Everyone else stepped over the book that I 67 　(put) on the floor purposely. He picked 68 　up and placed it on the table, and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding. When I talked to him, I 69 (notice) his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair, and his clean finger mails. Can’t you see that these are excellent recommendations? I considered them to be more significant than 70 　(letter).”‎ Hearing the words, the friend nodded in agreement.‎ 第四部分　写作(共两节,满分35分)‎ 第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ Last month, my good friend Mark got expensive watch as his birthday present. He showed it to everyone in my class proud. I really envied him and every day I ask my mum to buy me an expensive present. Therefore, to my disappointment, I only got a second-hand bike in my birthday. But one day while I was riding my “dear” bike back to home from school, I passed the shop that my mum worked. I saw a familiar figure cleaned the outside steps in front of the shop. It was my mum! She worked so harder to raise me! Tear in my eyes, I got off the bike and worked together with her.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分） ‎ 假如你是李华，你的好朋友Sam因考试发挥失常，导致成绩不理想而情绪低落，请你写封信安慰她。‎ 要点如下：1)表示理解； ‎ ‎2）找出原因，吸取教训； ‎ ‎3) ……‎ ‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Sam，‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Liua 华安一中 长泰一中 南靖一中 平和一中 四校联考 ‎2017-2018下学期高二 第二次月考英语答案 ‎ 第一部分 1-5 ABBCA 6-10 ACACA 11-15 CBCAC 16-20 ABCBB 第二部分 21-23ACD 24-27 CBCD 28-31 CCBD 32-35 CBDA ‎ ‎36-40 AFBEC 第三部分 第一节: 完形 41-45 ABBDA 46-50 DCCDA 51-55CCDBA 56-60 CBADB 第二节:语法填空 61. in 62. who/that 63. the 64. nor 65. meaning 66. thoughtful 67. had put 68. it 69. noticed 70.letters 第四部分 写作 ‎ 第一节 短文改错 ‎ Last month, my good friend Mark got ∧expensive watch as his birthday ‎ ‎ an present. He showed to everyone in my class proud. I really envied him and every day ‎ proudly I ask my mum to buy me an expensive present. Therefore, to my disappointment, ‎ asked However ‎ I only got a second-hand bike in my birthday. But one day while I was riding my ‎ ‎ on ‎“dear” bike back home to from school, I passed the shop that my mum worked. ‎ ‎ where ‎ I saw a familiar figure cleaned the outside steps in the front of the shop. It was my ‎ ‎ cleaning ‎ mum! She worked so harder to raise me! Tear in my eyes, I got off the bike and ‎ hard Tears ‎ worked together with her.‎ ‎ ‎ 第二节 书面表达 Dear Sam，‎ I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t do well in your exam. I am sure you are depressed and worried about your study now. I quite understand how you feel. As your friend, I have some tips for you.‎ First of all, I want to say failure is the mother of success. So never give up though you failed this time. You should try to analyze the cause and draw a lesson from it. This can help you make up for the shorts of knowledge and skills in those areas. The next is to build up confidence, for it is the deciding factor to ideal grade. I am sure by doing this your test results will be improved next time and gradually your confidence will also come back. Hope you can get relieved and recover yourself soon!‎ ‎                                                     Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 附听力原文：‎ 高二英语听力模拟试题（九）‎ Text 1‎ W: Five, four, three, two, one… Here I come! Now, where could you be? Not under the table…not under the bed…not in the closet… There you are — behind the door!‎ M: You found me, Mommy! Now it’s your turn to hide.‎ Text 2‎ W: Are you coming skiing with us during winter break?‎ M: No. Unfortunately, I have to stay home with my dog.‎ Text 3‎ W: Did you buy all of those vegetables at the store? ‎ M: Nope. I got them from the community garden. I volunteer there after school two days a week. So, I am allowed to take these home for free!‎ Text 4‎ M: Hey, I’ll go shopping for food this weekend.‎ W: OK, make sure you get organic fruits and vegetables. I don’t want to eat stuff with a lot of chemicals in it.‎ M: Are you serious? How can I afford that kind of stuff?‎ Text 5‎ W: Excuse me. Do you have this dress in a larger size?‎ M: What size is that you have now?‎ W: Medium. But it is a little bit too tight for me.‎ Text 6 ‎ M: Hello, this is Charles Richards from Channel 7 News, and we’re down here, uh, at the City Mall, interviewing people on how they celebrate Christmas. And, uh, hi, young lady, what is your name?‎ W: Elizabeth Carter.‎ M: And, uh, Elizabeth, how does your family celebrate Christmas?‎ W: We go skiing, and we go over to my grandparents’ house to have dinner with them.‎ M: And does your family eat anything particular for Christmas?‎ W: Turkey…‎ M: Oh, that sounds great.‎ Text 7‎ W: Where will we go during this break? ‎ M: I was thinking of a place in Mexico. Do you remember when we went to that really hot place several years ago? Where the water was almost as warm as the air and we had a hard time sleeping at night?‎ W: Yeah…‎ M: I’d like to go back there.‎ W: But…‎ M: Don’t worry, though. We went during the summer last time, August, I think. This time, it’ll be winter. It’s perfect weather there in January. And we’ll be able to watch the whales that live there from December to February.‎ Text 8‎ M: Didn’t you just get that book from the library?‎ W: Yes, a few days ago.‎ M: It looks like you’re almost finished with it. Why are you reading it so fast?‎ W: I like the story so much that I can hardly put it down. ‎ M: Well, we can’t get to the library until the weekend. So, you won’t have anything new to read until then. You should read only a few chapters each day.‎ W: I’ll do that with the next book. This one is too exciting. ‎ M: What are you going to do for the rest of the week? There are four days left before Saturday arrives.‎ W: I think I’ll read this book again. When I read quickly, I don’t remember certain parts very well.‎ Text 9 ‎ M: Sometimes, I wish I could live on a deserted island.‎ W: Why do you feel that way? I don’t think I could stand being away from people for so long.‎ M: Who said it had to be long? I’d like to live there for just half a year or so. It’d be fun to try it out. I read about a young guy who ran his own Internet business. He could do all his work online, so it didn’t really matter where he lived. One day, he decided that he was sick of being around people and doing all the regular things that he did. He wanted a break, but not just a little vacation. So, he found a beautiful, small island where he could live quietly without anyone around him. He caught his own fish, filled containers with rain water, and connected to the Internet through satellite. He did this for six months and then came back into society. ‎ W: It must’ve been a wild experience. I’m impressed.‎ M: Yeah, me, too. He’s my hero.‎ Text 10 ‎ Anyone who takes a trip to San Francisco should be sure to visit the Golden Gate Bridge. The Bridge was built between 1933 and 1937, and continues to be a popular place for tourists and the people living in California to spend time. Its magical beauty can be seen from many parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, but to really enjoy this amazing piece of architecture, you must see the Bridge up close.‎ The day before the Bridge was open to cars, people were invited to walk across it. This is still the best way to see it, although today, you must stay on the sidewalk. Some people choose to rent bikes to ride across. Either way, be sure to bring a jacket. The Bridge can be very windy.‎ For many years, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest bridge of its kind in the world. However, now there are eight other bridges that cover longer distances. Three of them can be found in China. But even though it lost that title, the Golden Gate Bridge continues to be one of the most famous attractions in the world.‎