A record 6.15 million trips were made by Chinese mainland tourists to overseas destinations during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, which ended on Thursday, according to the China National Tourism Administration. That is an increase of 7 percent compared with last year’s Spring Festival. About 374,000 trips were organized by travel agencies, a 2.5 percent increase.

The administration also reported growth from individual and high-end (高端的) travelers and said that in addition to top and coastal cities, inland cities—such as those in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region—became important source markets. With many Chinese now traveling abroad for Spring Festival, their choice of destinations has expanded along with their growing interest in foreign cultures and services.

“Chinese tourists are increasingly willing to experience local culture and services, including staying in private homes, appreciating plants and watching monkeys in hot springs,” Li Xuejing, the agency’s marketing manager, said.

A Chinese tourist surnamed Guo, who was vacationing on an island in the Philippines, said: UI now pay more attention to relaxation and enjoyment during the holidays instead of shopping or choosing gifts for relatives.”

Another choice is Britain. Though the devaluation (货币贬值) of the pound is a factor, Britain’s rich history and famous education tradition have caught the eye of Chinese.

1.How many trips were made to foreign countries during the Golden Week of this Spring Festival holiday?

A. 6,150,000. B. 2,500,000.

C. 7,000,000. D. 374,000.

2.What can we learn about some inland cities in Guangxi?

A. They’re reported to have become important attractions.

B. They’re famous for all kinds of plants and monkeys.

C. They have the best hot spring in the world.

D. They belong to coastal source markets.

3.What would Miss Guo do on her vacation according to the text?

A. Go shopping for gifts.

B. Study foreign cultures.

C. Relax and enjoy herself.

D. Chat with her relatives.

4.Where does the text probably come from?

A. A guide book. B. A newspaper.

C. A scientific magazine. D. An advertisement.

Ever since I was a child,my mouth has caused me trouble.I’m not a bad person;I have a ___ time learning when to stop saying bad things to others.

My mom has told me again and again,“Robert,your constant(不断的)bad words are hurting me.If you ____ to be this rude,you will get into big trouble.”

It’s been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn’t want to hear.I used to feel it was my ____ to stand up for myself.

One day in English class I was working on my homework when I heard a classmate ____ behind me.It was Nathaniel,who liked doing that as usual.

I said ever so _____ ,“Nathaniel,would you be quiet?”

Nathaniel kept saying something to himself.I quickly_______,“Nathaniel,shut up!”

For the next five minutes,we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.

“At least I don’t have an ugly lazy eye like you!”I cried out.

I knew this would make him ____ and it would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

What I said filled him with anger.He tried to _____over my seat and catch me as he screamed,“That’s it!That’s it!”

___ at his reaction(反应),I sat back in my seat.I had never seen Nathaniel act like this before.Later on,we were taken to the teachers’ office.There,Mr.Black,our English teacher,told us to ____ the matter.It wasn’t until then that I finally found that ____ I hurt someone physically,the woulds finally heal(愈合).But when I hurt someone with my_____, sometimes the pain never goes away.

At the end of the discussion,I said ____ to Nathaniel.

When I went back to my room,I spent some time praying(祈祷).I began to ____ how often what I said hurt others.But I believe that as I keep asking God to help me,he’ll tell me when to keep my _____closed.

1.A. busy B. hard C. happy D. valuable

2.A. decide B. like C. continue D. try

3.A. duty B. turn C. time D. choice

4.A. singing B. reading C. beating D. talking

5.A. clearly B. nicely C. carelessly D. angrily

6.A. repeated B. expressed C. replied D. shouted

7.A. crazy B. afraid C. sad D. bored

8.A. fall B. look C. hand D. reach

9.A. Satisfied B. Surprised C. Nervous D. Serious

10.A. discuss B. solve C. explain D. report

11.A. while B. after C. when D. where

12.A. words B. action C. ideas D. experience

13.A. goodbye B. thanks C. sorry D. okay

14.A. imagine B. notice C. record D. consider

15.A. eyes B. mouth C. windows D. door

This year’s winners of the Wenjin Book Award, announced by the National Library of China on April 23, are from three main categories — children’s books, popular science and social science titles.

The annual awards announced on World Book Day are meant to build a bridge between readers, writers and publishers to create a conductive feeling for reading books and fulfill the duty of libraries to promote culture and educate the people.

Started in 2004 and first celebrated in 2005, the award’s group of judges is drawn from a pool of great scholars and journalists.

Zhang He, a senior culture reporter from the People’s Daily, says the awards are considered the most honorable in China’s book world because it fully focuses on the quality of the books.

Every year, the award selects 10 books from those published within the past 12 months, covering three areas: humanities and social science, popular science and children’s book. The judging group also makes dozens of book recommendations for the public.

From 2005 to 2014, with a break in 2012, judging groups selected 99 books and recommended some 421 others from a pool of 6,000 titles.

Critics (评论员) praised the winning books, especially Zhongguo Gudai Wuzi Wenhua, or Tangible Culture in Ancient China, published by the Zhonghua Book Company in July 2014. Based on a series of the writer Sun Ji’s lectures on Chinese culture, the book has 10 chapters that attempt to answer people’s questions about various aspects of ancient Chinese people’s lives. Chen Li, a writer and one of the judges says that the book has the “newest, most comprehensive and systematic description” on Chinese culture.

For more information, please click liuzhihua@chinadaily.com.cn

1.According to the passage, all of the followings are TRUE except ________.

A. There is a competition for the Wenjin Book Award every year.

B. World Book Day dates back to the year 2005.

C. It was because the award focuses on the quality of books that made it the most honorable in China’s book world.

D. The awarded books are about humanities and social sciences, popular science and children’s books.

2.Which of the following about Wenjin Book Award is RIGHT?

A. The books have to be written in the past years.

B. Themes of the books include humanities and social science as well as natural science

C. In the past decade, about one hundred books have won the Wenjin Book Award.

D. The award’s judges are from great scholars and writers.

3.Where can you probably read this passage?

A. On a website. B. In a magazine.

C. In a textbook. D. In a guidebook.

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Winners of Wenjin Book Award. B. World Book Day.

C. Work on Wenjin Book Award. D. Best-sellers on World Book Day.

Alex Elman runs a big business --- something hard to imagine after she lost her sight in her twenties. But Elman says that losing her sight helped her focus on finding success.

Elman’s father planted a hillside vineyard in western Massachusetts in 1981. It’s where Elman fled during the darkest period of her life. When she was 27 years old, she went blind due to complications from juvenile diabetes (幼年型糖尿病) 17 years ago. She recalled, “I hid in my home. I hid in the place, to me, that was the safest place in the world.”

Elman is now the founder of Alex Elman Wines, a growing portfolio (股份) of organic wines from all around the world: Chianti from Italy, Torrontes from Argentina. Elman doesn’t work alone. Her assistant, a guide dog named Hanley, is something of a wine snob, and quite a beggar. Hanley travels to all of the wineries that Elman does, from South America to Europe.

At first, Elman resisted the idea of a seeing-eye-dog. Now it’s hard to imagine her life, or her business, without him. She said. “When someone tells me something is organic and I don’t really believe it because I taste something funny on it, I’ll put it in front of his face and if he likes the wine, he’ll actually go in and sniff it. If it’s not right, he’ll turn his head away…He gets in the dirt with me. He scratches around. He makes sure that we see earthworms and butterflies. That’s how we know that the soil is actually organic, that there are no chemicals.”

Elman told CBS News she believes the loss of her vision was a gift. She said, “It allowed me to pay attention to what I thought was important and also to be able to teach people that the broken hang nail is not a big deal, you know what I mean? Don’t sweat the small stuff. Don’t sweat the big stuff either.”

1.Elman hid herself in her father’s vineyard probably because she ________.

A. suffered from juvenile diabetes

B. was extremely painful for her blindness

C. would like to help her father with the work

D. expected to recover her sight sooner or later

2.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that Elman ________.

A. has earned a large amount of money

B. plans to operate organic wine companies

C. has become successful with Hanley’s help

D. has travelled around the world with Hanley

3.Whenever Elman couldn’t judge the wine exactly, she would ________.

A. turn to Hanley for advice

B. have another taste in person

C. order Hanley to head away

D. make Hanley to drink it

4.The underlined phrase “the broken hang nail” (in Paragraph 5) probably refers to ________.

A. a nail which is of no use

B. a disadvantage you have in your life

C. a person who is hard to deal with

D. a task that is not easy to accomplish

India now leads the world in smartphone growth. It saw a 55% increase in the number of smartphone in 2014. The number of Web users increased by 37 %. Smartphones were the source of 65 % of its Internet traffic and 41 % of its e-commerce, according to a report by the analyst Mary Meeker, titled “Internet Trends 2015”.

India’s Internet boom has started. Within three or four years, almost every adult in India will own a smartphone. They will be used to order goods, read news, monitor crop growth and so on.

Indian adults will be very interested in these devices just as young Americans are. 87 % of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 who own smartphones say they never separate from these: “My smartphone never leaves my side.” Four out of five say that the first thing they do on waking is to reach for their smartphones. And three fifths believe that in the next five years everything will be done on mobile devices.

In the business world, the rise of mobile platforms is dramatically transforming many industries all over the world. What Indian software developers have to do is to start thinking about solutions to old problems by using all the features of these new devices. They need to take advantage of the unique properties of smartphones and tablets. As Indian software developers and enterprises master the smartphone, they will be able to export their solutions to the rest of the world.

This will make possible a new tech revolution that is greater than what created India’s IT industry in the 1980s and 1990s. We can expect the rapid transformation of India when a billion people become connected and have equal access to information and services.

1.Loads of numbers are used in Paragraph 1 to show _____________.

A. India’s smartphones increase most rapidly in the world

B. India has the most advanced IT industry in the world

C. India will be a superpower pretty soon

D. India will export new smartphones to the rest of the world

2.What will most young Americans do first the moment they wake up?

A. Read news. B. Shop online.

C. Get their smartphones. D. Check e-mails.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. India is the largest mobile maker in the world.

B. Indian farmers use smartphones to monitor crop growth..

C. Indian software developers have made great profits by selling their products abroad.

D. India saw a great boom in IT industry some 30 years ago.

4.Which can be the best title of the text?

A. More people, more smartphones

B. No dream, every Indian owns a smartphone

C. At hand, India’s next tech revolution

D. A small smartphone, a big use

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