Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA | The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. There are many natural sights . Lots of people go sightseeing every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center. |
HONG KONG, CHINA | This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem. |
1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
A. The weather. B. The mountains.
C. The air. D. The traffic.
2.What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
A. The lively city and the wonderful dishes.
B. The large population and the traffic.
C. The expensive housing.
D. The beautiful temples.
3.What do the two cities have in common?
A. They both have beautiful mountains.
B. They both have a large population.
C. Air pollution is a problem in both.
D. They are both crowded.
4.From the passage, we can know that .
A. San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best
B. San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does
C. the weather inboth cities is fine
D. San Jose used to be small fishing village
Saturday，March 24th
We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.
Tuesday, March 27th
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.
Friday，March 30th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
1.The diaries above show the writer’s _________days in Thailand.
A. 3 B. 15
C. 7 D. 30
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.
B. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.
C. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.
D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.
3.The best title of this article is_________.
A. My First Travel
B. The Outside World
C. A Country on the Train
D. Traveling in Thailand
完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，计 15 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how ______ you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ______ not to take the test.
Many students jumped up to _____the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the _______ students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last _______.” Two more students decided to go.
Seven students remained(留下，余下). The teacher then handed out the _______. There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just ______ an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test _______ any teacher could and should give. Students who are not ______ in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).
The same is ______ in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have ______ both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education ______ from events in their lives, and have become ______ people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you _____ that you have some limits (限制). However, there is _____ you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.
1.A. luckily B. terribly C. quietly D. hard
2.A. dislike B. help C. prefer D. start
3.A. thank B. praise C. fight D. criticize
4.A. following B. relaxing C. worrying D. remaining
5.A. chance B. trouble C. test D. idea
6.A. results B. presents C. papers D. essays
7.A. given B. sent C. discovered D. received
8.A. where B. that C. what D. when
9.A. confident B. necessary C. mysterious D. convenient
10.A. unusual B. impossible C. true D. special
11.A. broken off B. dreamed of C. learned from D. cared about
12.A. and B. or C. but D. so
13.A. ruder B. cuter C. worse D. better
14.A. decide B. forget C. realize D. imagine
15.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
---I have finished my homework ,let’s watch the program I AM A SINGER on Hunan TV.
---_________.
A. That’s right
B. Thank you
C. That sounds interesting
D. Not at all
---We can use QQ to talk with each other on the Internet.
---Really? But can you tell me _______it.
A. how I can use
B. how can I use
C. why can I use
D. when I can use
Now the air in Yancheng is _______ than it used to be . Something must be done to stop it .
A. very good B. much better
C.rather bad D. even worse
