1. Only English -speaking travelers in our coach;

2. Well-trained English –speaking tour guide;

3. Keep about ten travelers in each 22-seat air-conditioned coach;

Day 1:

      We pick you up at your hotel before 8:30 am, and then drive to the Ming Tombs— the best preserved Chinese imperial（帝王的）tombs with a history of 600 years. We end the visit to the Ming Tombs at about 10:45. Before having lunch, travelers have 45 minutes to have a short visit to the Friend Yongsheng Jade Carving Factory. After lunch we set off for the Badaling Great Wall, which is the most famous and best –preserved wall. Cable car is a good choice if one wants to get to the highest point which is optional（可选择的）.

Day 2:

       In the morning, we pick you up at your hotel before 8:30 am, and then drive to the Forbidden City, the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palace group with a 600-year history. We stay there for 2 hours. Our next stop is the Temple of Heaven (visit it for 1 hour). After that, we are supposed to have Western and Chinese buffet（自助餐）in Bangfuchun Restaurant and have a short visit in a pearl（珍珠）factory. It will take us about 30 minutes to drive to the Summer Palace, the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden.

     Before you come to China, compare a couple of agencies, and you will know the difference of our tour. We really appreciate it if you think about China Tour Star and we are looking forward to sharing a wonderful time with you!

     Tour Price: $59 for per person

       For your tour request or more information, please contact our tour operator:

       Tel: (86)25-66708104  (86) 25-66708105

       Office Hours: 9:00 am-18:00 pm (GMT+0800) Monday-Friday

       Email: wangwang 2000@hotmail.com

       Add: No. 34 Zhujiang Road, Nanjing

56. The purpose of writing the passage is to ________________.

A. introduce Beijing to foreigners                      B. call on people to invest in Beijing

C. provide the best visiting route for travelers            D. attract travelers to choose its service

57. “China Tour Star’ is probably the name of _________.

A. a tour guide                     B. a travel agency          C. a coach             D. a place of interest

58. If you want to ask for more information, you can do the following EXCEPT______.

A. call at 9:00 am on Sunday               B. write a letter to the tour operator

C. email the tour operator                          D. go to the office in person during the weekday

59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Travelers’ first stop will be the Summer Palace.

B. Each coach seats 22 travelers at the most.

C. Western and Chinese buffet is specially served in Bangfuchun Restaurant.

D. The Badaling Great Wall will be visited in the afternoon of the second day.

翻译句子，注意运用恰当的定语从句：

出身于1937的Howard Carter是发现Tut国王坟墓的人.

第三部分：阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The ancient Greeks made a list of places they thought people should see. This list was named the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The only one of the ancient wonders that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza. Pyramids were built as tombs for the leaders of Egypt called Pharaohs.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is special because people do not know for sure if it existed. It was located on the bank of the Euphrates River.

The Statue of Zeus was built to honor the Greek god Zeus. It was made of wood and decorated with gold and ivory. Unfortunately, the statue was destroyed by a fire.

In addition to Zeus, the Greeks also built a very big statue to honor the Greek sun god, Helios. This wonder is known as the Colossus of Rhodes(罗德港巨人雕像). It is about the same size as the Statue of Liberty.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus(阿耳忒弥斯神庙) in what is now Turkey was built to honor the goddess of hunting, nature, and fertility. The temple was made of marble and had many bronze statues. The temple was later burned down.

Another wonder was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. This tomb was built for King Mausolus of Caria. Later, several earthquakes damaged it. However, it remained longer than any of the wonders, other than the Great Pyramid.

The Pharos of Alexandria was a lighthouse. A large mirror inside it was used to reflect sunlight to help warn ships getting close to the Egyptian shoreline. It was later ruined by earthquakes. 

1. Which of the following countries didn’t have one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?

  A. Greece.            B. China.             C. Egypt.           D. Turkey. 

2. Based upon the passage, which of the following is only a wonder built for a practical use?

A. the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.              B. the Pharos of Alexandria.

C. the Colossus of Rhodes.                          D. The Statue of Zeus.

3. Why can’t people visit most of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the Ancient World?

A. They no longer exist.                           B. They are imaginary.

C. It is dangerous to go to those places.            D. They are well guarded.

Read the passage carefully and then translate the underlined sentences into English or Chinese. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. He was brave and loved to visit and explore new places. During his life, he discovered many amazing things.1.他天资聪颖，对家乡之外的世界充满了好奇心when he was very young.

Howard Carter never went to school, but learnt to draw from his father. 2.By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. He discovered a great fortune in jewels and gold, along with the preserved bodies of dead kings. 3.这些经过处理的遗体就是为人所知的木乃伊. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt, where he found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

However, not long after the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die strangely.4.Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died.

Some people say the deaths were just coincidence. 5.Others believe that they were in connection with a mummy’s curse. However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation, because inside the tombs there are many viruses.