China Daily: As China comes down from a travel rush during the seven-day holiday for National Day, people called for a return of the Labor Day Golden Week holiday as a way to ease(缓解) the travel peak.

By Friday, 79 million passengers were expected to have used the railways up about 8 percent over last year. Waterways had shipped around 2 million, a rise of about 17 percent on last year, www. cntv. cn, the website of China Central Television, said on Saturday.

As large numbers of tourists swarmed scenic spots around China, it caused huge crowds and many complaints.

The Forbidden City in Beijing has long been a big draw for travelers. On Tuesday alone, the museum reported, it received more than 180,000 visitors, about six times higher than a regular day.

According to China Central Television, restless visitors demanded their money back from the tourism committee, and police were sent to help deal with the problem.

The Beijing-HongKong-Macao expressway, the Shanghai-Kunming expressway and the route from Beijing to Kunming saw large increases in traffic on Saturday, according to www. cntv. cn.

“As there are only two long holidays in the country and paid leave is not well carried out by employers（雇主）, people have limited chances for travel”, Dai Bin, the director of China Tourism Academy, said in a report by Beijing Times on Saturday.

“The travel rush during the ‘Golden Week’ holidays happens because people do not take long journeys during shorter holidays”, said Liu Simin, a researcher with the China Academy of Social Sciences, in a report by Beijing Times on Saturday.

Liu said that now the most important task is to ease the pressure from the huge numbers of tourists. When the Labor Day Golden Week holiday came to an end in 2007, a chance to travel was reduced.

In 2008, the government shortened the Labor Day Golden Week holiday, usually lasting from May 1 to May 7, to three days and added three other short vacations to the list.

1.The Labor Day Golden Week holiday was shortened to __________________.

A. one day        B. two days        C. three days             D. four days

2.The underlined word “swarmed” in the third paragraph probably means “_______”.

A. crowded into        B. left        C. escaped from                 D. planned to go to

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People called for a return of the Labor Day Golden Week holiday.

B. The museum reported it received more than 180,000 visitors during the holiday.

C. Now the most important task is to ease the pressure from the huge numbers of tourists.

D. There are only two long holidays in the country.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Seven-day Golden Week Holiday sees huge crowds on popular tourists spots

B. The problem during the seven-day Golden Week Holiday.

C. Travel complaints.

D. The pressure from the huge numbers of tourists.

You might say that one reason why Barack Obama is president of the US is that he knows how to give a good speech.

Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent（有智慧的） adults, and he is able to express complicated ideas in an easy, natural way.

Before becoming president, Obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer---his two memories have become best-sellers.

What’s more, he has some secret weapons.

Teleprompter: Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his Teleprompter. The textbook-sized panes of glass holding the president’s prepared remarks follow him wherever he goes to speak.

Writing team: Obama has a team of people who write his speeches. The writers chat with Obama for hours about what he wants to say. They listen to recordings of past presidential speeches and seek advice from advisers. Obama usually edits(编辑)and rewrites the drafts(草稿)several times.

Tricks for lighthearted speeches:

Make fun of the guests: Obama starts his speech by gently teasing his guests. His opening lines draw the audience’s attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other.

Make fun of yourself: A good rule for speechmakers: If you’re going to make a joke about someone else, be sure to make one about yourself, too. Obama mocks(嘲弄) his own poor choices for filling the position of Commerce Secretary, saying, “No president in history has ever named three Commerce Secretaries this quickly.” In fact, his first two nominees（被提名人）for the position withdrew(撤出) their names for different reasons. In a process that had otherwise gone smoothly, the Obama Administration found it hard to deal with the problem of filling the Commerce seat.

1.Obama made the poetic and inspiring speech in 2004 as________.

A. president                     B. a nominee for the presidency

C. a senator                     D. a secretary

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 2?

A. Difficult to understand.           B. Easy to understand.

C. Different from others.             D. Interesting to say.

3.From the passage, we know that Obama’s secret weapons are all these EXCEPT ____.

A. a writing team                 B. a teleprompter             C. humor                   D. motivation

4.What’s the best title of the passage？

A. Secrets of Obama’s successful speeches.  

B. Obama’s successful speeches.

C. Obama’s way of making speeches. 

D. Problems of Obama’s speeches.

根据句中所提供的信息，在空格内填入适当词的正确形式。（共10分）

1.We ____________(祝贺) her on the birth of her daughter.

2.Our manager has the ______(权力)to decide how many cars we need to buy next year.

3.After years of travel, we decided to ____________(定居)in London.

4.Reading is one of the best ways of enriching your ______________(词汇).

5.It’s an __________(荣幸) for me to be invited to speak here.

6.Your parents weren’t disappointed at your work. ___________（实际上）they felt happy that you had been making progress.

7.Finally Linda ______________ (痊愈)from her illness, which made her family happy.

8.A d______ person always tries his best to finish the task given to him, however hard it is.

9.His a___________ toward me has greatly changed.

10.Go s____________ down the street and then turn left at the second crossing.

桂林中学学生会将举行一年一度的英语演讲比赛，本年度的主题为“I have a dream”。假设你是学生会主席李华，将在演讲比赛开幕式上发言。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。

1.说明比赛的目的和意义，如提高英语听说能力等；

2.说明比赛的注意事项，如每个参赛者应该着装整洁、举止文雅，演讲不超过5分钟，必须围绕主题等；

3.预祝比赛选手取得圆满成功。

注意：1.词数100左右；2．开头已写好，不计入总词数；

3．参考词汇：参赛者contestant  举止 behave   围绕 be centered on

–How about _______ Christmas evening party?

   _ I should say it was _______ success.

A. a; a                B. a; \                  C. the; a            D. the; \

He commanded the students ______ the classroom before he returned.

A. did not leave                   B. leave not              C. not to leave            D. not leaving

 We should consider what use can we make ______ such material.

A. of     B. from     C. up    D. in

 –Have you finished your experiment report, Jane?

--Oh, my god! I’ve _______ forgotten all about that.

A. strongly    B. actually    C. entirely    D. freely

As you get older, your _______ towards the matter will change.

A. point   B. idea   C. attitude   D. sight

 Frank ______ London by train which ________ at 8:30 next morning.

A. is leaving for; will leave   B. are leaving for; leaves

C. is leaving for; leaves      D. will leave for; will leave