In Qingdao, a coastal(海岸的) city in Shangdong, up to 10,000 personal parking spaces have been turned into shared ones with the help of “Airparking”, an online shared parking platform developed by a network company from Guangzhou.

Through a special app, users can either share or order a parking place. Owners who have idle parking spaces can share some information, including the parking position, license number and time limit(限制) on the platform. With the information, users can easily find the nearest place to park. The average (平均的) parking cost for shared parking is 4 yuan each hour, almost the same as the service cost in traditional parking spaces.

Qingdao is one of the Chinese cities that encourage shared parking. Some other big cites, including Beijing, Shanghai and Hefei, have also begun to try this idea. The Shanghai government, for example, has set up more than 6,500 shared parking spaces to encourage the public to use. Shared parking will be more and more helpful to the drivers.

【1】In the first paragraph, the writer points out that________.

A. we should find a good way to use parking spaces in big cities

B. prices of parking spaces are rising quickly in China

C. it’s difficult to find parking space in central business districts

D. many people want to find parking spaces in residential areas during workdays

【2】The underlined word idle probably means ________ in Chinese in this passage.

A. 无所事事的B. 停顿的C. 闲置的D. 懒惰的

【3】If you want to use shared parking in Qingdao, you should________.

A. love the cityB. use a special app

C. have an idle parking spaceD. share your personal information

【4】How much should you pay if you use a shared parking space for 5 hours in Qingdao?

A. 15 yuan.B. 20yuan.C. 25yuan.D. 30yuan.

【5】The purpose of the passage is to tell us that ________.

A. it’s hard to find parking spaces in residential areas during workdays

B. Qingdao has fewer shared parking spaces than Shanghai

C. shared parking will probably become more and more popular

D. shared parking is more expensive than traditional parking service

【1】Travelers in this tour group will go to Singapore ________.

A. by airB. by seaC. by busD. by train

【2】When you go to old Singapore, you can visit________, too.

A. the Handicraft CenterB. Changi Airport

C. ChinatownD. the National Museum

【3】On the second day, travelers in this group can ________.

A. go to ChinatownB. visit Sentosa Island

C. travel around by boatD. have a party in the KTV

【4】When can travelers shop freely during the tour?

A. On the first dayB. On the second day

C. On the third dayD. On the last day

【5】If you only want to spend less than 5,000 yuan, you can choose ________ as your

departure date.

A. August 16B. August 17C. August 18D. August 19

Since three years ago, Fisher has been doing the___________ thing. Every evening after work he drives back home to meet Anna and then to the Willamette River. The thing they want to get is __________ instead of fish.

“Collecting is always good,” Fisher always says with a big smile when he___________ garbage on a beach. At the same time, Anna plays nearby. Sometimes Anna brings Fisher some old cans or bottles, __________ its owner’s high praise.

“I can work with Anna on a beach for many hours at weekends. It’s very __________ !” Fisher says happily.

Fisher thinks small changes can make a big __________. Since he started picking up garbage, he has been more careful to put empty bottles into his pocket, collect the cans that others throw away __________ recycle everything he can.

Fisher has___________ not only himself but also others. Once, a family with two little girls were playing one the beach where Fisher was collecting garbage. After seeing what Fisher was doing, the two girl __________ to help him pick up garbage. Fisher has actually done a lot to protect the environment.

【1】A. startedB. shownC. leftD. finished

【2】A. sameB. commonC. boringD. terrible

【3】A. moneyB. fishC. garbageD. clothes

【4】A. gives upB. picks upC. puts upD. sets up

【5】A. winningB. rememberingC. refusingD. keeping

【6】A. tiredB. annoyingC. relaxingD. sad

【7】A. problemB. troubleC. inventionD. difference

【8】A. butB. andC. howeverD. so

【9】A. hurtB. trainedC. botheredD. changed

【10】A. stoppedB. forgotC. dreamedD. continued

Have you ever heard of anything about crying marriage(哭嫁)? It sounds surprising, doesn’t it? In fact, the custom of crying marriage 【1】a long time ago in may parts of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. And it remained popular till the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Sometimes, you can still see it happening in some 【2】far away from cities if you are lucky enough. Though it is not 【3】 popular as before, the custom can still be seen by people in many places, especially in the villages of Tujia people. They regard it as something【4】has to be done when a marriage happens.

It is 【5】same in different places of China. According to the tradition, every bride(新娘) had to 【6】at the wedding(婚礼). If not, the bride’s neighbors would look down upon【7】as a girl from a poor family. And she would be laughed at 【8】all the villagers. In fact, her mother sometimes beat the bride for not crying at the wedding.

In a 【9】, crying at weddings is a way to set off for happiness. The bride doesn’t really feel sad in her heart.【10】, in the marriages of the old days of China, quite a lot of brides indeed cried over their unlucky marriages and even their bad life.

—We will go for a picnic tomorrow unless it rains.

A. where will we go for a picnicB. where we will go for a picnic

C. when we will go for a picnicD. when will we go for a picnic

A. a; theB. an; theC. an; /D. the; the

I wanted to become pretty and thin. So I decided to stick to the diet. I didn't eat my lunch. Some people asked me where my lunch was. I lied to them and made up excuses.

I did the same with breakfast. I tricked(欺骗) my dad into thinking that I ate my bread, but I fed it to the cat. My weight dropped fast, but when I looked at myself in the mirror, I still thought I was not thin enough.

Finally, dark circles formed under my eyes. I wore thick clothing in hot weather, but I was still cold. That didn't matter. I still needed to be thinner.

About a month after I bought the bathing suit, I tried it on again, and it fell right off me. My mother told me to look in the mirror. I could see my eye sockets(眼窝). That was the day I realized how skinny I was.

I went to see a doctor. My total weight loss was about twenty-five pounds in one month. It took one year for my body to start working normally again.

Sometimes I want to go back to being thin, but I will never do what I did again. It's not worth it. Please don't go on a diet when you're young. You will regret it. Don't judge and compare yourself with others. Try to love yourself for who you are, not for what you look like.

【1】After trying on , the writer decided to go on a diet.

A. a sweaterB. a bathing suitC. a jacketD. a dress

【2】The writer's diet lasted .

A. four monthsB. three monthsC. two monthsD. one month

【3】The underlined word "skinny" in the passage means " " in Chinese.

A. 瘦的B. 胖的C. 高的D. 矮的

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer's weight dropped slowly during the diet.

B. The writer ate lunch during the diet.

C. The writer didn't eat lunch during the diet.

D. It took the writer six months to recover.

【5】The writer mainly wants to tell us to .

A. try to become pretty and thin

B. have three healthy meals a day

C. learn from other excellent people

D. love ourselves for who we are

【1】你想把 Ann介绍给 Bill，你可以这打说：

Bill,____________________________________________________

【2】你想请对方帮你把门打开，你可以这样说 ：

__________ mind________________________________________？

【3】有人打电话给你爸爸,可他外出了,你可以这样回答:

_______________________________________________________

【4】你想祝愿对方好运，可以这么说:

_______________________________________________________

【5】当你看到满屋狼藉时，你可以这么感叹:

_______________________________________________________

— No. . My dad is going to work there, and we were going there with him.

A. I’m seriousB. Go aheadC. you’d better not.

1. 参加中文学习班；2. 看中文书刊、电视；3. 学唱中文歌曲；4. 交中国朋友。

注意：1. 词数150左右；2. 可适当增加细节；3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,

I’m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________