Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses.They never find out why.

  Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price .They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

  “I can’t understand why we sustain(蒙受) losses in business while others always profit ,” Uncle Li asked one day.

  The tractor was too small,” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “We’ll carry more apples on a truck next time!”

  “I agree!”said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were!” 

1.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to ________.

A.make a journey         B.visit some places of interest     

C.meet their friends       D.make a profit

2.What does the underlined word “profit” probably mean in Chinese?

A .利益                       B.    盈利        C.送礼                   D.亏损

3.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because ________.

A.they had sustained losses in business

B.they had lost some money in the city

C.something was wrong with the tractor

D.other people profited in the city

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B.The two farmers will soon get rich.

C.Neither of the farmers is clever.

D.The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词)
Do you want to travel to the countries in Asia? You don’t have to travel very far. Follow us, you can find these Asian adventures(探险).
Cycling in Guilin, China
Get around the city by cycling through Guilin, in the Guangxi province of China. Mountains rise straight up, creating the only beauty. Bike paths take you past the villages and farms. Enjoy the beautiful natural views from your bike, or stop and talk with one of the villagers working in his field.
Adventure advice: When your feet are tired, take a boat trip along the beautiful and famous Li River.
White-water rafting in Nepal
In Nepal, you can experience thrilling rapids(湍流) and the beautiful views of the Himalayas at the same time. Take a white-water rafting trip down the Sun Koki River, world-renowned for its powerful rapids. At night you'll camp beside the river on white water, enjoy the quiet, lonely Nepalese countryside.
Adventure advice: Don’t go rafting in summer. High water levels make it dangerous.
Scuba diving in Malaysia
Go diving in the clear waters around Spaded, an island in Malaysia, and discover an underwater world. You'll see large sea animals swimming along. The colorful coral along the reefs hides tiny fish. The wide kind of tropical life found around Spaded makes it famous worldwide for diving.
Adventure advice: You can dive at Spaded, but you can't sleep there. The island is a protected park, but you can stay on one of the nearby islands.
Three【小题1】  Adventures

请仔细阅读个人信息情况说明，然后从A到F的六个选项中选出最适合每个人交通工具。其中有一项是多余。

56. The City Library is in the downtown. Li Fei is planning to write a report about the flood. He'd like to go to the City Library to look for some information. There is a small bus station near his home.

57. Wang Tao lives in Beijing. He will have three days off next week. He is interested in traveling. So he is going sightseeing in Shanghai. He'd like to get there as soon as possible. He is sure he will have fun in Shanghai.

58. .Jin Ling likes taking photos, especially photos of rivers and mountains. She is excited that her parents will take her to the Three Gorges(三峡). She hopes she can take many photos when they are traveling on water.

59. This month Chen Xu will visit her grandparents in her hometown. It is about 1,000 kilometers away. Chen Xu hopes to get there in ten hours. And she will be able to enjoy the sights along the railway.

60. Zhang Kai is a worker in a green group. Tomorrow he is going to listen to a talk in the central park. The park is nearly four kilometers away from his home, and he has decided to choose a way that is good for the environment.

1.—What         she         (do) last Sunday?

—She       (listen)to the radio.

2.—        you         (return) the book to the library yet?

—Yes,I         .I       (return)it yesterday afternoon.The book       (be) very interesting.

3.—Where is my friend?        you         (see) her?

—Yes,I         her three minutes ago.But she       (go) to the post office.I think she       (be) back soon.

4.What do you think Li Ping       (do) right now?

5.—        you         (have) your supper?—Yes,I have.

6.The girl         (go) to visit the city if it         (not rain) tomorrow.

7.Don’t forget         (close) the door when you leave home.

8.Many girls are good at       (make) things.

The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ).
As the key transportation link at joint place of the Great Canal（运河）( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.
With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars(学者), statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chinese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished(养育) by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou . Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great Canal so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried(埋葬) here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.
【小题1】Which of following sentences is NOT right according to this passage?