【仁爱英语】 The Seasons and the 课外阅读材料-Tourist-destinations

课^卜阅读材料：Touristdestinations

GreatBarrierReef大堡礁

Thisistheworld*slargestcoralreefecosystem（珊瑚礁生态系统）.Itis

oneofthetopbeautifulplacestovisitintheworld.Youcanseeitfrom

outerspaceanditistheworld1slargestsinglestructuremadeofliving

organisms（生物体）.

Thereefsupports10,000speciesoflifewhichconsistsof1,500typesof

fishesandover200kindsofbirds.Itsbeautyinspiresmanytravelersto

visitthereeveryyear.

Sydney悉尼

Asoneofthemostbeautifulplacesintheworld,Sydneyistheeconomic

powerhouse（发电站）ofAustralia.Itsfullofsun-drenched（阳光普照的）

naturalattractions,daringrestaurants,dizzyingskyscrapers（摩天楼）,

friendlypeopleandwonderfulshoppingmalls,somosttraveladdicts（上

瘾的人）wanttovisitthiscity.YoucantakeatriptoSydneyatanytimeof

theyear.

HongKong香港

Oneofthemostbeautifulplacesintheworld,HongKongissimply

amazing.Itwillbeveryhardforyoutofindamoreexcitingcitythan

HongKong.ThemostinterestingthingaboutbeinginHongKongis

gettingconfusedandamazedbytheconfluences（融合）and

contradictions（矛盾）ofaChinesecitywithmulti-AsianandWestern

elements.

ThebesttimetotakeavacationtoHongKongisduringthemonthsof

October;NovemberandmostofDecember.

GrandCanyon大峡谷

Oneofthemostbeautifulplacesintheworld,theGrandCanyonisa

steep-sided（陡111肖的）canyoninArizonaStateoftheUnitedStatescarved

（雕亥U）bytheColoradoRiver.

Nearly5millionpeoplevisittheone-mile-deepGrandCanyoneveryyear.

HavingavacationtotheGrandCanyonNationalParkwillprovidegreat

joyforyouandyourfamily.

ThebesttimetovisittheGrandCanyonisduringthesummer;falland

spring,butmostlocalsagreethatwinterisagreattimetovisit.

TajMahal泰姬陵

TheTajMahal,themostbeautifulbuildinginIndia,isoneofthegreat

wondersoftheworld.ThisisahybridC昆合）ofmanyartisticstyles.When

youvisittheTajMahal,youcanenjoyvariousplacesnearit.

TheriverbehindtheTajMahalprovidesawonderfulenvironmentto

relaxandenjoyyourself.Youandyourfamilywillloveit.

CapeTown开普敦

CapeTownissituatedatthetipoftheAfricanContinent.Theonlywayto

understandandenjoyCapeTownisbyexperiencingtheuniquerangeof

multicultural（多文化的）lifestylesandscenicsurroundingsforyourself.

Duringthesummerseason,CapeTownisfilledwithholidaymakers

enjoyingthehotweather;sunnybeachesandbeautifulscenery.So,ifyou

wanttospendyourtimethereduringtheholidayseason,itisbetterto

makereservations（预定）inadvance.Beforegettingthere,havearough

ideaabouttheplacesaroundCapeTownthatyouwanttovisit.

ThePyramids金字塔

ThePyramidsandwonderfultemplesaregreatplacestoenjoyinEgypt.

TravelingtoEgyptoffersyoudeserttreks（徒步旅行）,fishing,golfing,

scubadivingandbirdinggroups.YoucanchoosetheplaceslikeMount

SinaiandtheRedSeatorelax.

WinteristhebestseasontogoforavacationtoEgypt.March-Mayand

September-Novemberarethebesttimetoenjoythewarmdaysof

Egypt.

NiagaraFalls尼加拉瓜瀑布

NiagaraFallscanbeaccessed（进入）fromboththeAmericanand

Canadianside,butthebestviewfacingthefallsiscompletelyfromthe

Canadianside.WhenyoutakeatriptoNiagaraFalls,don'tforgetto

takearideonthefamousmaid-of-the-mist（"雾中少女"号）boats.You

won*tgettheentireexperienceofNiagaraFallsuntilyourideoneof

theseboats.

Itisthefoundationformanyinterestingplacestoseeandthingstodo.If

youlovebeautifullandscapes,familyadventuresandvibrant（充满活力的）

nightlife,thenNiagaraFallsisagreatplacetovisit.

Venice威尼斯

VeniceisoneofItaly'sbeautifulcities.Youwillbesurprisedbyhowthe

cityisbuiltup.Thecityisbuilton117smallislandsandhasover150

canals（运）可）whichareconnectedthrough409bridges.Duringthe

springtime,Veniceiscompletelyfilledwithtourists.

Maldives马尔代夫

TheMaldivesisagreatplacetoexperiencetranquil（安静的）tropical

islands,palmtrees,whitebeachesandbrilliantturquoiselagoons（绿松石

色的礁湖）.TheMaldivesisagroupof1,190coralislands.Thisplaceisalso

agreatdestinationfor