Channel Islands tourist guide

       Friendly communities, a rough coastline and gentle, untouched scenery make the islands ideal for anyone who wants to ‘get out there’ and explore on foot or by bike.

England tourist guide

       England is the largest country in Britain, and home to the largest city in Europe, 600 miles of beautiful coastline, and a population almost three times that of Australia.

Isle of Man tourist guide

       A country rich in natural history, beautiful scenery and first-class historical sites with attractions for all age groups and interests.

London tourist guide

       London needs little introduction. This lively, multi-cultural capital is a world leading destination city．London is full of history, heritage and culture, yet one of the most fast-moving, cosmopolitan(世界性的) cities on the planet．

Northern Ireland tourist guide

       Exciting cities with shopping, nightlife and festivals, outdoor activities, wonderful food and untouched peaceful and private places where you can relax．

Scotland tourist guide

       Scotland is everything you imagine – whisky, golf and wealth of castles and historic sites. The Highlands area is one of the last wildernesses in Europe.

Wales tourist guide

       Wales is different from other parts of Britain and just 2 hours from Heathrow Airport. With 400 castles, yet only one official motorway, you have to take things at a gentle pace.

1.What is special about England?

     A．It is the largest country in Europe．

       B．It enjoys a beautiful coastline of 600 miles．

       C．It is one of the last wildernesses in Europe．

       D．It has a large population similar to Australia．

2.If you want to visit castles, you are supposed to go to _______．

       A．Channel Islands and Isle of Man           B．Isle of Man and London

       C．Northern Ireland and Wales               D．Wales and Scotland

3.The passage can be classified as            .

       A．an advertisement                                 B．a geography article

       C．a report                                              D．a diary

Cities need to put efforts to deal with pollution and clear the air.

       Chinese cities will need to put efforts to clear up the sky when a new department to improve regional air quality is set up by 2015, according to the latest plan released by the State Council．

       Besides the existing pollution control program for S02, regional emission caps （区域排放上限） for other certain chemicals will be established in the three key air polluting areas— rhe Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region．Coal-consumption caps will also be tried out in some areas, according to the plan．

       The plan is aimed at dealing with regional air pollution—such as acid rain and smog—which have become increasingly obvious in China in recent years and caused a severe threat to people's health, Zhang Lijun, vice-minister of environmental protection, said in an interview on Monday.

       The air quality in a city affects the regions nearby because pollutants （污染物）can travel through the atmosphere, said Chai Fahe, vice-director of Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences．

       “So efforts to reduce air pollution in a single city, targeting a certain pollutant will not oe enough," Chai said．

       Zhang said the country's major industrial districts—the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region—have recorded more than 100 misty days annually in recent years．

       These three regions, home to at least 200 million people, occupy only 6．3 percent of the country's area but consume 40 percent of the country's coal and produce half of its steel, according to official figures．

       Studies also show that the visibility （能见度） in eastern regions of China has dropped by 7 to 15 km compared to that in the early 1960s, as a result of air pollution．

       Liaoning province, the Shandong Peninsula, Wuhan in Hubei province and its surrounding area, the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan region in Hunan province, the Chengdu-Chongqing region, and the western coast of the Taiwan Straits are also listed as areas to carry out such regional air pollution control programs, according to the plan．

       The new plan also requires an improved air quality system, which will measure the pollution levels．"The current system, which only measures some major pollutants, cannot reflect the true picture．" said Chai．

1.It will not be enough to reduce air pollution in a single city because ______.

       A．air pollution has been becoming more and more serious in recent years

       B．air pollution like acid rain and smog is threatening people's health

       C．air pollutants in a city can travel in the sky and affect nearby areas

       D．air pollutants stay in fixed places over the cities

2.Suppose the visibility in eastern regions of China was 130 km in the early 1960s, the visibility there nowadays is            .

       A．123 to 115 km             

       B．137 to 145 km

       C．123 to 145 km                   

       D．115 to 137 km

3.The main purpose of the passage is         .

       A．to inform readers of the damage caused by air pollution

       B．to introduce the new plan to control air pollution

       C．to provide official figures of air pollution levels

       D．to point out the regions affected by air pollution

4.What does the underlined phrase "the true picture" in the last paragraph mean?

       A．The major pollutants．  

       B．The key polluted areas．

       C．The major polluted cities．

       D．The pollution levels．

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened．But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger．Certainly today Pete was not hungry．Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat．

       Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face．He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him．He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner．It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue．

       "How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman．" Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．"

       Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition．Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten．This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.

       "Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled．Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat．It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．At last Pete leaned back with the battle won．

       " Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner．"

       They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north．

       Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious．A little time later an ambulance came．In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion （消化不良）.

       An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital．At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger．"

1.Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

       A．In the restaurant．           

       B．In Union Square．

       C．At the Old Gentleman's house．

       D．At the hospital．

2.Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?

       A．Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．

       B．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．

       C．Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．

       D．When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．

3.The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir．" in Paragraph 5 implies that        .

       A．Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

       B．Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

       C．Pete was suffering from hunger

       D．Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

4.Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?

       A．Self-centred.                                       B．Mosdest.  

      C．Stubborn．                                        D．Generous

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       The Auto Show, which is being held right now in Beijing, has risen to the top ranks of global auto industry events, as China has become the world's biggest auto market．For many Chinese youngsters, having a car has become a new lifestyle reflecting freedom and success

       First, there is the thrill of individual mobility and freedom, going from one place to another in their own time, and on their own terms．

       "I like the speed; I like the freedom; I can't imagine not having a car," Hou Mingxin, 39, owner of two cars, told the Financial Times．

       And these youngsters don't just want freedom through car ownership, but also a larger social circle．Thanks to the Internet, car owners can band together for leisure activities, such as going strawberry picking in the countryside．It is an activity that many car lovers would never have attempted without the benefits of a car．

       In China, the car is also a status symbol．"It's an opportunity to declare personal success," said Michael Dunne, a Shanghai-based managing director of J．D．Power and Associates, an auto industry group．"The small, environmentally-friendly models are not best sellers in China．The Chinese are crazy about big cars, a symbol of achievement," said Dunne．

       Thanks to a growing middle-class, and an increasingly developed network of roads, the number of car owners in China is rapidly increasing. China last year replaced the US and became the world's largest car market with 13.6 million vehicles sold．

       But the car craze(狂热) has raised environmental and traffic concerns. Many worry that car emissions could take pollution to a new level. Heavy traffic also troubles many Chinese cities.

       China is discovering the romance of the road just as developed countries seem to have lost it. “The younger generation in mature markets is unwilling to buy cars, especially in Europe and Japan," says Klaus Paur, of TNS Auto in Shanghai．

       In developed countries, owning a car can be expensive, with the parking fees car insurance and various taxes, said a 2008 article in US magazine Newsweek．

       "Having a car is so 20th century," Kimiyuki Suda, a young white collar worker from Tokyo told Newsweek．He mostly uses subways and trains．"It's not inconvenient at all．"

上海至南京的城际高铁（the intercity high-speed train）于2010年7月1日开通。请您简要描述以下两张图片的内容。列举人们对高铁开通的不同看法（至少两点），并谈一谈您的个人观点。文章的开头已给出。

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       Only July 1^st, China opened the intercity high-speed train between Shanghai and Nanjing.

It’s          good feeling for people to admire the shanghai world expo that gives them pleasure．

       A．不填，a        B．a,不填   C．the , a           D．a, the

We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and _____, dogs give us their all．

       A．in all    B．in fact   C．in short         D．in return

——volunteering is becoming           popular in China ．

       ——yeah, people are now aware that helping others is helping themselves．

       A．naturally         B．increasingly           

       C．splendidly        D．successfully

Mark          have hurried．After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early．

       A．needn’t                 B．wouldn’t      

       C．mustn’t                 D．couldn’t

Lots of rescue workers were working around the clock,              supplies to Yushu, Qinghai province after the earthquake．．．．

       A．sending                B．to send           

       C．having sent             D．to have sent