Welcome to London! Now let me tell you something about this wonderful city. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is the biggest city in Western Europe with over 7 million people. It sits by the River Thames. London has a history of more than 2000 years. Because all over the world are familiar with the city's red double?decker (双层的) buses and black taxis.

People

The British Empire used to rule around the world, so many people from around the world moved to London. They have brought with them their own languages and cultures. More than 300 different languages are spoken in London.

Culture

London is known for its museums. One important museum is British Museum. It is the oldest public museum in the world. There are two main art museums in London: the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery. Besides, London is also home to arts, such as theatre and music. The Globe Theatre, which was popular in the late 16th and 17th centuries, was opened for performances of William Shakespeare's central London.

Tourist attractions

London has many wonderful places to visit. For example, the well?known Clock Tower, a 320?foot?high tower, was called the Big Ben. Another famous London building is Buckingham Palace. The members of royal (皇家的) family of England live there. Besides, Hyde Park is the largest open area in central London.

1.What's the population of London?

A. Less than 7 million. B. Only 7 million.

C. More than 7 million. D. Nearly 7 million.

2.How many museums are there in London according to the passage?

A. two B. three C. four D. five

3.The members of royal family of England live in ________.

A. the Big Ben B. Buckingham Palace

C. Hyde Park D. British Museum

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A. The Location of London.

B. The history of London.

C. The interesting places in London.

D. The food in London.

5.From the passage, we can know that ________.

A. more than 300 different languages are spoken in London

B. the Globe Theatre has less than 300 years' history

C. the Big Ben is a 320?foot?high clock

D. London is the biggest city in Europe

任务型阅读：阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。

Sometimes the greatest things are invented by mistake. The greatest mistake of all time could be those delicious snacks in your corner drugstore.

One day ,a woman was making chocolate cookies. When she ran out of chocolate powder(粉)， she took out a chocolate bar and broke it into little pieces. She added the pieces to her cookie dough(面团) and baked (烘烤) it. She thought that the chocolate would (1) melt in the oven and make chocolate cookies. Far from melting, the pieces of chocolate stayed hard. When she took them out of the oven ,she had chocolate chip cookies.

Another accidental invention was made by Frank Epperson, an eleven-year-old boy .In 1905, Frank sat outside on a winter evening ,mixing up a big jug (罐) of powdered soda pop. Frank accidentally left the jug out during the night . When he went outside the next morning ,he found the mixsure in the jug frozen(冻僵) with the mixing stick stuck in the middle. Frank pulled out the frozen pop and tasted it . It was delicious ! Frank started selling Epperson Icicles for 5 cents each. He later changed the named to (2) Popsicles.

So, the next time you drop your hamburger into your ice cream or your cooked potatoes into your chicken soup ,don’t worry! Some of the most delicious foods in the world were invented that way!

1.猜测画线单词。melt的意思。

A. change into water B. change into ice

2.根据短文内容，完成chocolate chip cookies 的制作过程。

（1）Take out a chocolate bar and _______________________________.

(2) Then add____________________________.

(3) Finally bake it.

3.请列举文中与（2）Popsicles 同义的另外两个表述。

_________________________________________________________.

4.请从文章中找出能够概括本文主旨大意的一个句子。

______________________________________________________

连词成句：

1.of, tea, grown , on , sides , plants , are, the , mountains

_______________________________________________________________.

2.the, model , what’s , of , plane , made

______________________________________________________________?

3.is , from , cheese , milk , made

______________________________________________________________.

4.wants , he , to , a , kite , to , learn , fly

_______________________________________________________________.

5.1500 , have , been , paper , for , around , cutting , over , years （注意词形变化）

_______________________________________________________________.

用方框中所给词的适当形式填空：

be famous for, turn into, such as,send out, be covered with

be famous for, turn into, such as,send out, be covered with

1.It costs nothing to ________messages to your friends on QQ or WeChat.

2.Weifang, a city in Shangdong Province, has ________making kites since over 2,000 years ago.

3.The land behind our school ________a square by the government last year.

4.The room has been empty for long, so the table ________thick dust (灰尘).

5.Clay can be made into many lovely things,________ animals and kids.

书面表达：

请以“How is tea produced” 为题写一篇短文介绍你家乡的茶叶的生产情况。

1. 家乡以茶叶闻名； 2. 简述茶叶种植、采摘、生产的过程； 3.茶叶的好处。

How is tea produced

She said others changed her life.

A. help B. helps C. helping D. helped

Your computer doesn’t work now, is there ________ with it?

A. wrong something B. something wrong C. wrong anything D. anything wrong

When I was only 9 years old, my mother me travel to Nanjing alone.

A. encouraged B. made C. agreed D. invited

The fruit store has many kinds of fruit, apples, bananas and mangoes.

A. like B. for example C. such as D. as well as

The car_______ the tree, and the driver_______ his leg.

A. hit; hurt B. hurt; hit

C. hurt; hurt D. hit; hit