Mexico City is truly one of the most amazing cities in the world with a mixture of both the old and new world. From the moment your plane starts to land in this vast city, you know that your trip will be quite an adventure.

Once in your taxi and the moment you leave the airport, you are amazed at the large amount of slow traffic. The volume of the traffic can be stressful to some.

The "Paseo de la Reforma (改革大道)", running southwest across the city, is one of the major tourist and business areas in Mexico City with many high quality hotels only walking distance from great restaurants and other tourist attractions. The only problem you will have is trying to see all of these sites during your vacation time.

One of the most popular attractions in this area is the National Museum of Anthropology along the northwest part of the street. There are thousands of artifacts on display showing the history of the area and numerous items found from the many Aztec sites in the area. Walking southwest from the museum, you will soon reach the Mexico City Zoo, which is a great place to spend an afternoon.

Across the street from the museum is the Chapultepec Castle, once an important site in the Mexican-American war. It's also a good idea to take the train up the hill to where the castle is located as the hill is steep (陡峭的). It's important to keep in mind that Mexico City is over 7,000 feet above sea level and some feel it difficult to breathe when walking.

You can take a taxi to the Coyoacan market during the evening on a weekend. It's a great place to get some cheap souvenirs to bring back home and to enjoy some traditional Mexican cuisine. However, you must be careful where you eat and that the meat is well cooked.

The tourists in Mexico City may not be satisfied with______.

A.the high speed of the traffic                      B.the heavy traffic of the city

C.the polluted air in the city                                D.their safety in the city

From the third paragraph, we can learn that______.

A.the number of the city attractions can't meet the needs of the tourists

B.it is convenient for tourists to visit the city from where they stay

C.tourists have problems when visiting the sites in Mexico City

D.tourists often have their three meals in the high quality hotels

Which of the following shows the correct positions of the following places?

P = Paseo de la Reforma            M = the National Museum of Anthropology

C = the Chapultepec Castle        Z = the Mexico City Zoo

Which of the following attractions may interest those who want to study the military (of the army) history of Mexico City?

A.The National Museum of Anthropology.    B.The Coyoacan market.

C.The Chapultepec Castle.                           D.The Aztec sites.

Busan (釜山), the largest port and fisheries city located on the southeast coast of the Korean Peninsula(半岛), attracts more tourists to go sightseeing every year.

With a population of four million,Korea's second largest metropolis(大都市)grew into a modern port city between 1906 and 1944. It first opened its ports as the first international port in Korea in 1876.

As a frequently visited coastal city for Korean and foreign vacationers alike,Busan offers precious natural resources including mountains,rivers and the sea,all to be enjoyed in a year round comfortable climate. Busan,with its four distinct seasons, is reinventing itself into an international tourist sea resort(名胜). Aquariums let visitors go on undersea journeys and sea resorts are equipped with amusement parks bringing tourists the best service and hot springs that could be offered in a special tourist zone.

All the year round, _____________________________. At the Busan Sea Festival,the summer's heat and the clean white sands, along with the fresh sea winds mix with youthful vitality(活力). Furthermore,the biggest seafood market at the Busan Jagalchi Festival offers fresh seafood and the Busan International Film Festival has world famous top-quality films. In January, the winter North Polar Bear Swimming Contest and the Greeting Sunrise Festival are held as a bless of good health, activity and happiness after one year’s tireness..

Busan is also a city of ______.  It has successfully hosted international sporting events such as the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games,football and yacht competitions and the 1997 East Asian Games. Because of its hosting experience and world class facilities,Busan hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 14th Asian Games.

All in all, Busan is a fantasy world. If you want to get as much as information about Busan, you can log on the following site: http://tour.busan.go.kr/eng/

Which of the following about Busan is NOT mentioned in the passage? 

A. sports       B. festivals    C. natural resources   D. welfare service

Of the precious natural resources, which is making Korea form its own special quality?

A. mountains    B rivers    C. hot springs     D. sea

Which of the following sentence can be used to complete the sentence in the fourth paragraph?

A. exciting festivals await visitors at Busan.

B. exciting entertainments are full of the city  

C. you can enjoy the beauty of the city   

D. you can taste a variety of seafood.

North Polar Bear Swimming Contest is held every winter to__________

A. attract more tourists to visit

B. get amusements from bear animals.

C. wish people happy and healthy

D. choose better players for Asian Games.

What would be the best title for the text?

A The History of Busan          B. Welcome to Busan Metropolitan City

C. Famous Festivals in Korean    D. The Striking Beauty

 
THE BEST SHOPPING IN SYDNEY

Sydney is one of the world's biggest cities

and has something for everyone when it

comes to shopping. You will find excellent

Australian products alongside the best that

the world has to offer. At the bottom of

Sydney Tower, you can shop in 160 of

Sydney's favorite stores including 16

jewellery stores and many gift and fashion

shops. It's all at Westfield Centrepoint.

Tel: 9231 9300.

SOVEREIGN HILL

This prize-winning living museum is where

Australia's history comes alive! Visit daily

or stay for the night and experience life of

the Gold Rush days. A wonderful nightly

sound and light show,  " Blood on the

Southern Cross" tells the story of the

famous Eureka Uprising. Enjoy shopping

along  with real  life  character  and

entertainment. 4-star hotel and breakfast.

Tel: 5331 1944

ANCHORAGE RESTAURANT

Come and enjoy our delicious Cantonese

seafood right on the water's edge in the

historic fishing port of Williamstown with

views of the city centre across Port Phillip

Bay.

Open 7 days a week

Lunch: Sunday to Friday

         11:00 am--2:00 pm

Dinner: Monday to Saturday

         5:00pm.--10: 30pm.

Tel: 9397 6270 or 9397 7799

COOK'S COTTAGE

Built by James and Grace Cook, parents of

Captain  James  Cook, Cook's  Cottage

stands proud in the Fitzroy Gardens as a

reminder of life in the eighteenth century,

and as a celebration and commemoration of

the life and travels of Captain James

Cook.

Open 9:00 am ―5:00 pm daily, and until

5,: 30 pm during the summer.

Information: 9419 4677.

 

64. Where can you spend the night in a tour?

    A. Cook's Cottage.                     B. Westfield Centrepoint.

 C. Sydney Tower:                      D. Sovereign Hill.

65. What is the time that Cook's Cottage is open on Saturday in the summer?

     A. 11:00 am--2:00 pm.                 B. 5:00 pm--10:30 pm.

     C. 9:00 am--5:30 pm.                   D. 9:00 am--5:00 pm.

66. The Anchorage Restaurant is_______________________.

      A. in Williamstown                      B. in the centre of the city

      C. in Anchorage                        D. in a Cantonese fishing port

67. If you want to buy the best products in Australia, you may call_____________.

   A. 9397 6270          B. 9231 9300         C.  5331 1944        D.  9419 4677

In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.
But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don't want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.
So they move out of the cities. Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities, other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.
Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don't make so much money and there isn't much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly.
As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights,” they say.
【小题1】Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?

A.The countryside is much poorer than me city.
B.People in the countryside have nothing to eat.
C.People in the countryside don't have much work to do there.
D.Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside.
【小题2】Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside?
A.Because they will find good jobs.
B.Because they are tired of living in the city.
C.Because they can make more money there.
D.Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields.
【小题3】After moving to the countryside, some people in Europe feel unhappy because      .
A.they can’t make much money
B.there isn’t much work for them to do in the countryside
C.some people in the countryside aren’t always very friendly to them
D.A, B and C
【小题4】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph shows      .
A.they are happy to move back to the city
B.they will miss their friends in the countryside
C.they still want to move to the countryside
D.they are tired of the noise and the crowded streets in the city
【小题5】The best title of this passage may be “    ”.
A.A happy life!B.Living in the city!
C.Moving out or moving back?D.Living in the countryside!

 

Yesterday's paper had a short article about the Coming-of-Age ceremony in a large city in Japan. According to the article, the mayor of the city formally apologized to an enraged professor who delivered a speech at the ceremony that was all but ignored by 20-year-olds in the city.

The officials prepared 7,000 seats in a gymnasium where the ceremony was held for the 17,000 twenty-year-olds residing in the city. But most of the seats were empty during the speech. And many of the 20-year-olds who did show up ignored the professor and spoke among themselves or talked on their mobile phones. Some even made a ruckus (骚动) outside the gymnasium.

One 20-year-old who attended the ceremony said youngsters came to the ceremony not to

listen to speeches but to see their classmates. The mayor criticized the young generation at a news conference on Tuesday, saying such behavior "is symbolic of the postwar era which failed to

nurture healthy character and social intelligece."

Personally I feel people should not generalize the whole generation or the whole era when he criticizes something. But it is also true generation gap is getting bigger and bigger regarding the ceremony of Coming-of-Age Day. So far this ceremony has been held with citizens' tax money. Many older generations understand this festival as an entrance ceremony of adults' world which requires maturity including responsibility, patience, and cooperativeness. Older people tend to be "educational" to younger ones, while younger people tend to feel they finally obtain a right to behave freely because they are now adults. Though, ironically, young people have to ask their parents to buy them new clothes for the ceremony.

It is about time to change the way we celebrate this festival, I think. The idea of blessing new 20-year-olds is not so bad. But there seems to be some other ways to celebrate more properly. The present way seems to me a little superficial and materialistic. It can provide solutionless arguments between different generations, instead of friendships and respects. Instead of eternally complaining about the young's behaviors at the ceremonies, people should consider how they can make their ceremonies worthier, I feel.

1.We can infer from the passage that 

    A.in Japan, girls and boys, when they are 20 years old, come to their adulthood

    B.there are 7,000 twenty-year-olds residents in the city

    C.the mayor criticized the young generation at a news conference

    D.it’s about time to change the way we celebrate the Coming-of-Age

2.When the professor was giving a speech the 20-years-olds are NOT________.

    A.talking with each other               B.chatting on their mobile phones

    C.talking with the professor             D.making ruckus outside

3.According to the author _________

    A.the festival is an entrance ceremony of adults’ world which requires maturity including responsibility, patience, and cooperativeness

    B.the young people tend to obtain a right to behave freely because they are now adults

    C.young people have to ask their parents to buy them new clothes for the ceremony

    D.it’s time to end complaining about the young’s behaviors at the ceremonies, and people should consider how to make their ceremonies worthier

4.What’s the best title for the passage

    A.There are solutionless arguments between different generations.

    B.Coming-of-Age ceremony should be much worthier.

    C.Old people should be educational to young people

    D.The younger ones’ behaviors stand for an era which failed to nurture healthy character and social intelligence

 

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