【题目】根据短文理解出选择正确答案。
C
At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel? “To see more of the world,” many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists. Of course it offers us good opportunities to meet people from other countries and learn about their culture and customs.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2012. In 2012, Chinese people travelled abroad 30 percent more than in 2011. The prosperity (繁荣) of the tourism industry can also bring both our country and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益). Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip.
Chinese people don't just travel for sightseeing. The China International Travel Service Company said that all their tour trips were sold out a month before Christmas Day. Stores offered discounts (打折) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among Chinese travelers.
In December, China is going through a very cold winter. So many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.
The improvement of living standards means more Chinese can travel abroad. But many of them don't have a sense of public manners. A report by Living Social website in March 2012 even listed Chinese as the world's second worst tourists.
If you want to change that bad name, remember to avoid the following: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, talking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas. Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.
（1）Chinese people travel abroad not to ________.
A.go shopping
B.see more of the world
C.go sightseeing
D.make money
（2）According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, ________.
A.30% of the people who travelled abroad are Chinese
B.the number of people who travelled abroad rose by 30%
C.more than 1 billion people travelled abroad in 2012
D.more than 1 billion Chinese people travelled abroad in 2012
（3）Which of the following is NOT true about Chinese people?
A.Chinese people like joining large tourist groups.
B.Many Chinese like to go to Southeast Asia in winter for sightseeing.
C.More and more Chinese people can travel abroad now.
D.Chinese are the second worst tourists in the world.
（4）As a good tourist, you should ________.
A.litter and spit here and there
B.jump the line and take off the shoes in public
C.have a sense of public manners
D.speak loudly and smoke as you like
（5）What's the best title of the passage?
A.Travelling
B.Travelling abroad
C.Chinese tourists
D.Chinese people like travelling

A.has gone to; comesB.has been to; comes

C.has gone to; will comeD.has been to; will come

【题目】阅读理解
A

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根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
（1）What's special about Music Chairs?
A.Sunday is classic rock night every week.
B.The chair there can play wonderful music.
C.The restaurant only welcomes music lovers..
D.You can enjoy your meal with live music there.
（2）Which of the following does the Chocolate Box serve?
A.Fish
B.Cakes
C.Seafood
D.Chicken
（3）Why do people go to Last Days of the Raj?
A.To show others how brave they will be.
B.To enjoy the meal while watching shows.
C.To try the dishes there cooked with spices.
D.To have meals in the garden all year round.
（4）What can people do at A Taste of Tuscany?
A.Enjoy a relaxed breakfast.
B.Taste dishes cooked in Italy.
C.Have a value-for- money lunch.
D.Learn to cook pasta and seafood.
（5）What is recommended in the text?
A.Hot restaurant.
B.Special foods.
C.Weekend activities.
D.The best places to go.

A.believed B. small C. never D. found E. grow up F. reason

Once there was a man travelling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He【1】 that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope (绳索) tied to their front leg. No chains (锁链), no cages (笼子). It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some【2】 , they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they 【3】 , they still believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”

How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. But because they always stuck right where they were, they 【4】 they couldn’t.

Just like the elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something, just because we failed at it once before?

Failing is part of learning. We should 【5】 give up the struggle (挣扎) in life.

A.learnB.learntC.learnsD.learning

【题目】根据短文理解出选择正确答案。
B
Hello Sandy,
We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.
Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as he used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!
I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley（峡谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains（蒸汽火车）are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.
Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early （we usually expect snow in January）. It rained all day, and then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine! Both Jenny and I are well. I don't know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.
Please write to us to tell us your news.
Yours,
Victor
（1）What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?
A.A hotel.
B.A natural park.
C.A hospital.
D.A cafe.
（2）When did the ladies take a walk?
A.Only in the morning.
B.Only in the afternoon.
C.Both in the morning and in the afternoon.
D.In the evening.
（3）They had ________ snow this winter.
A.an early
B.a late
C.a usual
D.a big
（4）What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.The valley.
B.Travel.
C.The mist.
D.The train.
（5）What do we know from this passage?
A.This is the first time Victor wrote an e-mail to Sandy.
B.Edward didn’t go traveling because he had just come out of hospital.
C.Jenny’s new job in a hotel is an easy one.
D.People in England like the old steam powered trains very much.

【题目】先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
A giant panda ran away from the zoo in London. He walked and walked and became1 . He walked into a restaurant, where he found a 2at an empty table. The waiter took the panda's order.
After he 3 his dinner, the panda stood up, calmly pulled out a gun which he had hidden, and fired into the air.4 he turned around and walked toward the door.
Naturally, the waiter was horrified(恐惧的), but he tried hard to pull himself together and stopped him for a(n) 5.
The panda said to him, "What do I look like to 6 ?" .
The waiter answered, "Well, a giant panda, of course,"
"That's right," said the panda. "Look it up." and he walked out.
The waiter called the7. When they arrived the waiter told them the whole story，8 the panda's words "looking it up". So the police officer 9 a young man out to get an encyclopedia(百科全书).
The young man returned with the encyclopedia. The officer 10 "panda" and there was the answer," Giant panda, lives in china, eats shoots (竹笋) and leaves."
（1）A.tired B.angry C.crazy D.hungry
（2）A.seat B.note C.waiter D.newspaper
（3）A.ordered B.finished C.served D.cooked
（4）A.So B.Once C.Then D.Also
（5）A.talk B.excuse C.question D.explanation
（6）A.us B.him C.you D.them
（7）A.bosses B.police C.neighbors D.customers
（8）A.about B.like C.without D.including
（9）A.sent B.took C.drove D.invited
（10）A.turned to B.asked for C.looked up D.called on

A.carefulB.more carefullyC.much carefullyD.carefully

【题目】根据短文理解出选择正确答案。
A
Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran（伊朗）and India.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs（风俗）, and places to see. But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.
Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveler, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.
（1）Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in________.
A.England
B.Iran
C.India
D.Australia
（2）Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to_______.
A.make money for his next trip
B.tell people about his new company
C.draw people's attention to his family
D.answer people's questions about his trip
（3）How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then?
A.It was longer and more popular.
B.It was the first travel book in the world.
C.It talked about places most tourists did not go.
D.It talked about a country's weather and customs.
（4）Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler's company?
A.His father started it.
B.It is an airline company.
C.Hundreds of people work for it.
D.It has no books about travelling.
（5）The passage mainly talks about________.
A.a great traveler and his books
B.a tour of different countries
C.a great writer and his family .
D.different kinds of companies

【题目】根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A: Hey, how's it going?.
B: Oh, all right. I'm trying to make friends.
A:Oh，that's great！Everyone needs friends.
B： ?
A: Yes. I think you should talk more often with the people who you want as friends.!
B: Okay, thanks for your advice. I have one more question though.
A: Go ahead please. .
B:Should I try to get their phone numbers?
A: .Friends need to communicate with each other..
B: Then I won't be shy to ask for their phone numbers. ?
A: You can make friends with any kind of person. I became a friend to an old man and to a young kid.
B: Wow, that's amazing. I didn't know making friends would be easy.
A: Good luck on that. Goodbye.
B: Goodbye.