阅读下面短文，从短文后各小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

China is a great country with 5,000 years of history．There are many places of interest  1  attract millions of tourists from all over the world every year．Some of them are fantastic lakes，beautiful mountains and long rivers．

Many mountains，such as Mount Tai，Mount Emei，Mount Hua are very famous．People go to Mount Tai   2   the sunrise．  3    the rivers the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second   4   one is the Yellow River．They are the birthplaces of    5   ．

Have you   6   the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake? It is said that the story  __7   on West Lake．west Lake is the most fantastic place that I have ever visited．It   8   in Hangzhou，Zhejiang Province．It is surrounded on three sides by mountains．Many tourist attractions there are well worth   9  ，such as Su Causeway，Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda．The scenery is so attractive that visitors often lose   10   in it．

West Lake has become   11   its special scenery   12   some beautiful poems．These poems   13    by Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo．  14  ，the surrounding area of West Lake is the home of the famous Dragon Well Tea．

Have you ever   15   West Lake? If not，look for a chance to go to the fantastic place!

1．A．which            B．who                    C．whom                    D．where

2．A．saw                      B．to see                         C．seeing                    D．look

3．A．Between                B．Among                C．In                          D．Beyond

4．A．long                      B．longer                  C．longest                   D．very long

5．A．China culture                                            B．China cultures

C．Chinese culture                                          D．Chinese cultures

6．A．heard                    B．heard of               C．hear about              D．hear of

7．A．was taken place  B．was happened          C．happened to            D．happened

8．A．lies                        B．lie                        C．lays                       D．is lying

9．A．visited            B．to visit                 C．visit                       D．visiting

10．A．him                     B．them                    C．themselves             D．himself

11．A．famous for           B．famous as               C．famous                  D．known as

12．A．as well                 B．as well as             C．also                       D．but

13．A．wrote                         B．were written         C．are written             D．was written

14．A．Besides                B．But                      C．And                       D．While

15．A．been                    B．been to                C．gone to                  D．been in

Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has ever been. It is reported that British people spend more eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home. It seems that many British people are becoming more and more interested in how good their food tastes, and also how healthy it is.

    However, eating out can also be expensive, so British people do not eat out every night. When having a date with friends, or having a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant, and people often also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater.

    As in all cultures, there are many rules of manners about eating. The knife and fork should be used in the correct way. It is also impolite to speak with your mouth full then you are eating.

    Most British cities have a large collection of food as well as British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive－ French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and many, many more.

    When people are too tired to cook after work, they often get a “takeaway”. This means that they order from a take－out restaurant by telephone, and then go to get it. Many take-out restaurants also send it to your house. All you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!

1.When do British people often eat in a restaurant?

    A. After having a birthday.     B. Before watching a movie.

    C. When they feel tired.            D. If they want to have natural food.

2.Many people prefer to eat out nowadays because __________.

    A. eating out is cheaper than cooking at home

    B. they can learn more manners in the restaurant

    C. people care more about their food than before

    D. people don’t like to stay at home after work

3.From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that _________.

    A. British dishes are very expensive        B. Japanese dishes are most expensive

    C. British people like foreign food         D. French food is most popular

4. The “takeaway” is the food __________.

    A. you order and take out of the restaurant

    B. that is left when you are eating in a restaurant

    C. you order but don’t need to pay at once

    D. that is sold and ordered only on the phone

5.What is the best title(标题) of the passage?

    A. British restaurant culture           B. British table manners

    C. Best restaurants in Britain          D. Best food in Britain

阅读理解

Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China.

1.Betty is very happy because she will _______ with her parents.

A. visit China 　B. go home 　C. watch TV

2.Their _______ friends will show them around Beijing.

A. Australian   B. Chinese  　C. American

3.From the text we can know that they will _______ in Beijing.

　A. cook Chinese food  B. Learn to speak Chinese

C. try some Chinese food

4.After they visit Beijing , they will go to _______.

A. Xi’an and Guilin   B. The Summer Palace

C. Shanghai

5.How long will the whole trip take?

　A. one week 　B. two weeks 　C. three weeks

The following four advertisements are from Yangtse Evening News, Mar 8^th , 2012.