Holidays are an important part in people’s life. Here are holidays in different countries.

America

American people’s holidays are flexible. They can use up their holidays once, and they can also use them for a few times. During the holidays, they can still get paid.

Canada

Many people in Canada can rest three days a week. They have all kinds of activities for holidays. They may go fishing, boating or mountain climbing. Also, they have long holidays. They may go to the beach to spend a sunny winter holiday. Like American people, Canadians can also get paid during the holidays.

France

People in France are very good at enjoying life. They have a six-week holiday every year, and they work less than 40 hours a week.

1.How many countries are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two B. Three. C. Four. D. Six.

2.Which of the following activities is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Go fishing B. Go boating.

C. Go skating. D. Go mountain climbing.

3.In which country can people work less than 40 hours a week?

A. America. B. Canada. C. France. D. China.

4.What does the underlined word “flexible” mean in Chinese?

A. 灵活的 B. 悠长的 C. 匆忙的 D. 不确定的

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Important holidays B. Holidays in different countries

C. People’s work time D. Activities in different countries

I’ve been planning this trip for weeks. This blog is to tell my friends what I’m doing while I’m in Italy for 4 weeks.

Week 1

I’ve been in Italy since Tuesday lunchtime. I’m in Venice now. This afternoon, I’ve been rowing. Most people go on the canal in the gondola but I wanted to be different. Tonight I met someone in the hotel. He’s from England too. We’re going out to listen to some jazz music.

Everything’s going well so far. Weather is great. Not too hot. Not too cold.

Week 2

I’ve been in Milan for the past three days. Everybody here loves to shop. And eat. There’re lots of restaurants—my favourite is a little pizza restaurant. I’ve been here twice already! I’ve also been to the Duomo. That’s the 4th largest church in the world.

Week 3

I’m in Rome now, but I’ve visited lots of little towns on the way. I went to the Colosseum. Wow! There was a large crowd waiting to get in. The place is amazing. It’s been there since 80 AD. 73,000 people could have seats there for big events.

Week 4

Naples. I went out of the city to have a visit. It rained. I’ve come back to the hotel now to get dry and pack for the journey home.

1.What did the writer do on his way to Rome from Milan?

A. Shopping. B. Going to a church.

C. Rowing the boat. D. Visiting many small towns.

2.Which place does the writer think amazing?

A. Venice. B. Milan. C. The Duomo. D. The Colosseum.

3.What didn’t the writer do in Venice?

A. Listening to some jazz music. B. Rowing the boat.

C. Buying some souvenirs. D. Meeting someone in the hotel.

4.What of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The writetr visited Venice in the first week.

B. The writer’s favourite restaurant in Milan is a little hamburger restaurant.

C. The Duomo is the fourth largest church in the world.

D. The Colosseum has been there since 80 AD.

5.The gondola is probably a kind of .

A. fruit B. boat C. car D. hotel

Dick often goes travelling during the summer holiday and almost always has a good time. But he was out of luck this summer. He went to an old temple (庙) on a high mountain by himself. On his way there it suddenly began to rain heavily and he hurried to go down the mountain. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found the wooden bridge was under the water, so he had to spend the rainy night in a broken farmhouse. He was so hungry that he hardly fell asleep.

The next morning the rain stopped and he found the bridge was damaged. He saw the river was not too deep and tried to swim across it. In the middle of the river the water nearly washed him away. Luckily, two farmers saved him, but he lost his bag. They gave him some food and dry clothes. He thanked them and went to the nearest town to call up his parents.

At the end of the street, Dick found a small hotel and went in. He asked the price for a single room.

“A room on the first floor is twenty dollars, on the second floor, fifteen dollars and on the third, ten dollars,” answered the owner.

The young man had only eight dollars in all his pockets. He said thanks and was leaving.The owner asked, “Don’t you like our hotel?”

“Yes, it’s good,” said Dick, “but it’s not tall enough!”

1.Dick spent the rainy night .

A. in an old temple B. in a farmhouse

C. on a bridge D. in a hotel

2.Why couldn’t Dick go to sleep that rainy night?

A. Because he was afraid of the dark.

B. Because he had nothing for dinner.

C. Because he felt very cold.

D. Because he missed his parents.

3.What did Dick do the next morning when he found the bridge was damaged?

A. He went back to the temple.

B. He stayed in a farmhouse.

C. He tried to swim across the river.

D. He asked the farmers for some food.

4.What do you think of Dick’s summer holiday this year?

A. Happy. B. Terrible. C. Boring. D. Exciting.

5.From Dick’s words in the last paragraph, we can infer that .

A. Dick liked tall buildings very much

B. Dick would borrow some money from his good friends

C. Dick was very careful when choosing a suitable hotel for himself

D. Dick didn’t want to tell the owner he didn’t have enough money

根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。

1.The car is moving at a (速度) of eighty kilometres per hour.

2.I only saw her once (在……期间) my stay in Rome.

3.She goes to work every day (除了……之外) on Sunday.

4.He will spend his holiday in the (乡下) with his family.

5.Qingdao is a famous (海滨的) city.

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.By the age of seven he could write (beautiful).

2.I’ll never forget my first (fly) from my home to Beijing.

3.She felt her world was empty after her daughter’s (dead).

4.Mary loves swimming and she goes to the swimming pool (two) a week.

5.He went (direct) to his boss and told him what he thought.

根据句子意思，用括号中所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.They couldn’t stop (laugh) when they watched the funny show.

2.I really (miss) her while she was away.

3.When we walked past the park, we saw some young man (run) wildly.

4.The film (be) on for half an hour, but he still doesn’t show up.

5.It is Shirley’s first time that she (drink) so much wine. She is really happy.

根据汉语意思完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

1.他用了整整一天修电视机。

He________________________fixing his TV set.

2.她几个周前给他写过一个便条。

She wrote him a note___________earlier.

3.我认为乔治根本没有必要处罚孩子们。

______________that George ever has to punish the children.

4.你认为她什么时候会回来？

When_________________be back?

5.他对我们提出的任何问题从来不直接回答。

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Travelling is one of the most important activities for people. Modern traffic develops fast, so travelling to different places has become much faster than before. Staying healthy while travelling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful to you.

Before leaving, you should prepare comfortable shoes, a hat and a pair of sunglasses for yourself. Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems. Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip. Prepare proper food. Before you prepare the food, the first thing you need to think about is how long you will travel with the food. If you take a long trip, you should bring food such as bread, biscuits and some fruit. They don’t go bad quickly. For shorter trip, people can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.

During your tip, be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit. Have enough time to take a rest during your trip. Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and remember to clean the cover of the bottle. Keep food in good condition. If you take hot food, you should try to keep it hot. For example, you can put it in heavy towels. If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put it in a box with ice. When you arrive, put it in the fridge.

Euro Disney was opened in 1992 i1.Paris. It is also known as Disneyland Paris. It lies 32 kilometres e2.of Paris. About 50 million visitors come from a3.to see Mickey and Donald every y4.. So it makes a lot of money and a lot of friends from foreign countries!

But Euro Disney had a h5.time in the beginning. Some people in Paris

b6. that the park would influence their culture in a bad way. And about 3,000 French workers

s7.their jobs at the park because they felt it was wrong to speak English while working.

Later people began to l8.it. Many people who have been to the p9.return with their friends later. Now it is even m10.popular than the Eiffel Tower.

深圳是一座美丽的现代化城市。请根据下面的要点提示，写一篇80词左右的短文介 绍这座城市。要求包含所有要点，适当发挥，语句通顺，书写整洁。

要点如下：

1.深圳有很多主题公园，例如欢乐谷（The Happy Valley)、世界之窗（Window of the World）等；

2. 深圳有漂亮的海景，人们可以去海里游泳；

3. 深圳逛街的地方很多，还有很多美味的食物。

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