Of course, London is the best city in England and first place to visit for all the tourists. But there are still many other famous cities to visit.

Oxford and Cambridge are England's two most famous university cities. They are full of beautiful old buildings, churches, museums, parks and gardens. Each city has its river the Isis in Oxford, and Cam in Cambridge. You can take a "walking tour" of each city, or there are the Special open-topped tour buses.

Birmingham is England’s biggest city after London. It is famous for art, music and shopping. There are a lot of good eating places, and they are not expensive.

Liverpool stands on the River Mersey on the northwest coast of England. It was the home of the Beatles, the famous pop group from in the 1960s. Beatles's fans can go to see The Beatles Story exhibition, or take a Beatle Tour.

Bath, in the southwest of England, was famous in Roman times and then, again in the nineteenth century. The writer Jane Austen lived at 4 Sydney Place between 1801 and 1804.The city is famous for its Royal Crescent and other beautiful buildings. One of the most interesting museums to visit is the Museum of Costumes.

1．Which is the second largest city in the country?

A．London.        B．Bath.        C．Liverpool.      D．Birmingham.

2．According to the passage,_____________________

A．Jane Austen .lived in Bath for more than four years

B．Birmingham is famous for beautiful buildings.

C．Jane Austen was a French writer

D．the city of London attracts the most tourists in England

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can visit the Isis when you go to Cambridge.

B．Oxford and Cambridge are famous for the universities.

C．The Museum of Costumes is the most interesting museum in the country.

D．You can still watch the Beatles' performance when you go to Liverpool.

4．After reading we get to know that

A．Bath was once famous in the history of the country.

B．Birmingham is famous for the pop group, the Beatles

C．People can travel around the country on special open-topped buses

D．The city of Bath lies in the northwest of the country

5．The passage mainly introduces

A．some places of great interest for people to visit in England

B．some famous universities and museums in England

C．some famous cities worth visiting in England

D．the ways of traveling around the country

用所给词的适当形式填空（20分）
【小题1】She is old enough to look after __________(she).
【小题2】Mr Black is very angry, because the students are playing ____(noise ) in the classroom.
【小题3】He is ________(thin) of the twins.
【小题4】The ________(40) student is a top student.
【小题5】The ________(high) of the big man is a secret.
【小题6】I have a good online friend __________(call) Jack.
【小题7】You should spend as much time as you can ______(practice) English.
【小题8】Our teacher told us that light __________(travel) faster than sound.
【小题9】Maybe the photos of the pets are those __________(visit).
【小题10】Rose, ______(not play) football in the street.
【小题11】Mary looks ________(happy) today because she hasn’t passed the exam.
【小题12】I think Olympic Games is one of ________(exciting) events in the world.
【小题13】__________(luck) , no one lost his way in the hiking.
【小题14】I want to go to some places of ____________(interesting) in South China.
【小题15】What about __________(ski) with me this Sunday afternoon.
【小题16】Why not _______(go) out for a walk after lunch?
【小题17】She met a friend of ____(she) on her way home.
【小题18】Mr Wang often tells us _________(not stay) out too late.
【小题19】The boy is ___________(music). He likes singing and dancing.
【小题20】Last week, they had a good time_________(climb) the West Hill.

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses.They never find out why.

  Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price .They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

  “I can’t understand why we sustain(蒙受) losses in business while others always profit ,” Uncle Li asked one day.

  The tractor was too small,” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “We’ll carry more apples on a truck next time!”

  “I agree!”said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were!” 

1.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to ________.

A.make a journey         B.visit some places of interest     

C.meet their friends       D.make a profit

2.What does the underlined word “profit” probably mean in Chinese?

A .利益                       B.    盈利        C.送礼                   D.亏损

3.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because ________.

A.they had sustained losses in business

B.they had lost some money in the city

C.something was wrong with the tractor

D.other people profited in the city

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B.The two farmers will soon get rich.

C.Neither of the farmers is clever.

D.The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

阅读下面对话，从方框中7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。 

A. The bus ride takes about 6 hours

B. What about the hotels?

C. Good idea.

D. We have two tours each week. 

E. What are you going to do?

F. Two days.

G. That sounds good.

A: Is there anything I can do for you, sir?

B: I read in your travel guide (旅游指南) about the tour to Xi’an.

A: Yes.     1     , leaving on Monday and Thursday mornings.

B: How long is the tour？

A:    2    And it costs 360 yuan.

B: Can you give me more information on the tour?

A: Sure. The bus leaves at nine, in front of our office.     3   , with two stops to see some places of interest.

B:   4 

A: You’ll be staying at California Hotel. It’s a three-star hotel. And the meals are free.

B:    5   . We will talk about it and tell you whether we will go or not.

A: All right.

根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。