Question

Suzhou is my hometown. This beautiful city is in Jiangsu Province. ______ it is not as big as Beijing, everyone in China knows this beautiful place. People ______ it as “Venice of the east(东方威尼斯)”.

Suzhou has a long history. There are many ancient Chinese ______ in Suzhou. Now, they are becoming famous tourist places in Suzhou.

In the past 30 years my hometown has ______ rapidly in many ways. The biggest change I have found is the ______. On the one hand, many people here don’t live in the ______ houses any more. They have moved into the new high buildings and are enjoying the comfortable life. One the other hand, nowadays builders have ______ thousands of modern building of different styles. I think this change is ______ because it has made Suzhou become more modern and more beautiful.

To be honest，everything has changed ______ my hometown. I think you should think about  ________ the beautiful city. Make sure you will love it.

1.A. Although    B. Because    C. If

2.A. check    B. regard    C. control

3.A. gardens    B. towers    C. pictures

4.A. collected    B. searched    C. changed

5.A. people    B. environment    C. pollution

6.A. expensive    B. cheap    C. old

7.A. set up    B. given away    C. given out

8.A. dangerous    B. great    C. strange

9.A. to    B. in    C. about

10.A. protecting    B. holding    C. visiting

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】本文作者介绍了自己的故乡——苏州。它是江苏省的一座美丽的城市，被称为“东方威尼斯”。苏州历史悠久。苏州近年来变化很大。如果你考虑参观这座城市，你一定会喜欢上它的。

1.考查连词及语境理解。句意：虽然它没有北京大，但是每一个中国人都知道这座美丽的城市。A. Although虽然，引导让步状语从句；B. Because因为，引导原因状语从句；C. If如果，引出条件状语从句。中国的每一个人都知道这座城市，虽然它没有北京大。故选A。

2.考查动词及语境理解。句意：人们把它视作“东方威尼斯”。A. check检查，核对；B. regard把……视为，把……当作；C. control管理，控制。把……视为……：regard...as...。故选B。

3.考查名词及语境理解。句意：在苏州有许多古代的中国园林。A. gardens花园；B. towers塔；C. pictures图片。苏州园林世界闻名，故选A。

4.考查动词及语境理解。句意：在过去三十年，我的故乡在许多方面变化很大。A. collected收集；B. searched搜寻；C. changed变化。由第三段内容可知，苏州在近年来发生了巨大的变化。故选C。

5.考查名词及语境理解。句意：我发现最大的变化是环境。A. people人，人们；B. environment环境；C. pollution污染。根据下文内容：人们搬进了高楼里享受舒适的生活，现在建筑多样化，苏州变成了更加现代更加美丽的城市。可以推测出最大的变化是环境发生了巨大的变化。故选B。

6.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在一方面，这儿的许多人现在不再住在旧房子里了。A. expensive昂贵的；B. cheap便宜的；C. old旧的，古老的。由下句：They have moved into the new high buildings and are enjoying the comfortable life. 他们搬进了新的高楼里享受舒适的生活。可知他们不再居住在旧房子里了。故选C。

7.考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：在另一方面，现在的建筑师们建立了成千上万不同风格的现代楼房。A. set up建立；B. given away捐赠；C. given out分发。建筑师们建立了不风格的楼词。故选A。

8.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我认为这个变化很棒，因为它使苏州更加现代、更加美丽。A. dangerous危险的；B. great伟大的，美妙的；C. strange奇怪的。能使一座城市变得更加现代美丽的变化是很伟大的。故选B。

9.考查介词及语境理解。句意：老实说，在我家乡一切都变了。A. to向，朝，对于；B. in在……里；C. about关于。在故乡：in the hometown。故选B。

10.考查动词及语境理解。句意：我想你应该考虑参观这座美丽的城市。A. protecting保护；B. holding举行，举办，握住，抓住；C. visiting参观，访问。短文介绍了苏州的巨大变化，现在更加现代化了，更加美丽了，所以，作者建议人们去参观它。故选C。