According to a survey released by the Nielson Company on Thursday, China has become a global tourist attraction after the Beijing Olympics.
The survey said the Olympics not only built up China’s image but also served as an advertisement for China’s tourism.
The online survey was conducted on consumers in 16 countries and regions before Games’ opening ceremony and after the closing.
About 80 percent of the respondents had not been to China before the events and 50 percent of them expressed hopes of visiting China after the Games.
According to the survey, 70 percent of the respondents felt Beijing was more modern and scientific than what they had thought.
The most interested respondents were from Singapore, India, Mexico, South Africa and the Republic of Korea, as well as China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Pan Wen, in charge of Chinese tourism research of the Nielson Company, said the World Tourism Organization predicted that China would become the largest tourist attraction in the world with 137 million foreign tourists every year.
“This figure would be realized earlier with the aid of the Beijing Olympics,” Pan said.
1.When was the online survey conducted?
A. During the Olympics
B. Before Games’ opening ceremony and after the closing
C. After the Olympics’ closing
D. We don't know
2.Which countries were the most interested respondents from?
A. Singapore, India, Mexico B. South Africa and the Republic of Korea
C. China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan D. All of the above
3.Which country did the World Tourism Organization predict would become the largest tourist attraction in the world?
A. China B. Japan C. South Africa D. Hong Kong
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. About 80 percent of the respondents expressed hopes of visiting China during the Games
B. The online survey was conducted on consumers in 16 countries
C. 137 million foreign tourists have come to China every year
D. The Beijing Olympics greatly speed up China’s tourism
1. If you want a job of taking care of children, which ad will you answer?
A.LOST AND FOUND B. ROOMMATES C. FOR SAIL D.HELP WANTED
2.You will call____ if you want to buy a radio.
A. 800---0436 B. 800—0739 C.800—4661 D.800—4964
3. If your aunt wants to rent a room from Feb.1st to Apri.1st, how much money should she pay?
A. $160 B. $ 129 C. $ 209 D. $418
Do your spirits soar (猛增) on a sunny day? Do you relax at the sound of flowing water?
Some scientists suggest that these contacts with nature are good for your health. In one study, hospital patients with a view of trees had shorter hospital stays and less need for pain medications. Another study indicated that prisoners with a view of the outdoors had fewer doctor visits.
“Why do we desire nature? Maybe we’re programmed to need it, since our ancestors’ survival was so dependent on their connection with nature,” suggests biologist E.O. Wilson.
Want to find out if contact with nature improves your outlook on life? Try a few of these ideas.
Hang out a bird feeder and watch the birds that visit it.
Sit down in the backyard or a nearby park. Close your eyes. What do you hear? Birds singing? The wind in the trees? Crickets (蟋蟀) chirping?
Find an anthill. Sit down and watch the ants work.
Take a walk right after a rainstorm. What looks different? Smells different?
Go barefoot on a sandy beach.
Open the curtains and the window, if the weather allows it.
On a windy day, watch the trees.
Go to a creek, river or park fountain. Listen to the sound of water in motion.
Camp out in the backyard or at a nearby state park. Use a tent or sleep on the ground.
Find a wide-open space to study the stars. Learn about the different constellations (星座).
Raise a garden. Or plant some seeds in a flowerpot.
Go hiking with your family. Talk about all of the colors you see in nature.
Take a camera and capture your nature experience.
1.From Paragraph 2 we can learn that ______.
A. prisoners don’t like to go to the doctor when ill B. trees can be used as pain medications
C. prisoners should often get out of prison to come into contact with nature
D. contacts with nature are very helpful for hospital patients
2.According to E.O. Wilson, we desire nature probably because ______.
A. it can help us feel relaxed
B. we have inherited (继承) from our ancestors who were dependent on nature
C. people have lived with nature for thousands of years
D. contacts with nature can improve a person’s outlook on life
3. From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A. studying the constellations is important to everyone
B. you can know all the colors only by going hiking
C. nature is quite important to us D. walking in a rainstorm can be very helpful
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Go hiking with your familyB. Let nature nurture you.
C.Visit your doctor less.D.Watch the trees more often.
Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons. “To which one shall I leave my fortune?” he wondered. “It must be to the cleverest son. But which one is the cleverest?”
He called his three sons to him. “Here is some money,” he told them, “you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room. Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune.”
“It is a big room,” said the eldest son.
“One coin will not buy very much,” said the second son.
But the youngest son said nothing. He stood and thought, and then he smiled, “Come, brothers,” he said, “let us go to the market.”
The eldest son bought straw with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of straw. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room.
The second son bought sand with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of sand. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor.
“What did you buy?” the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son. “You don't have any straw.”
“Yes, what did you buy?” the second son asked angrily. “You don't have any sand.”
“I bought this,” said the youngest son.
“A candle！” cried his brothers. “What good is a candle?”
“Watch”, said the youngest son.
He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor. It was filled with light!
“Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons,” the old merchant said.
And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light.
1. Who would get father's fortune?
A. The oldest son. B. The richest son.
C. The cleverest son. D. The silliest son.
2. The merchant left his fortune to the son
A. who would fill the room by using something which is worthy of one coin
B. who would take care of him when he became old
C. who wanted to get his fortune
D. who got married first
3. How do you think of the youngest son?
A. He is very clever. B. He is very lazy.
C. He is very mean. D. He is very diligent.
4. The youngest son used _____ to fill the room.
A. straw B. candle C. sand D. water
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch ,I___26_____ a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾)， it might be thank you for a ____27____ moment ,a reminder of something we were happily expecting,or a bit of __28_______ for the coming test orsporting event.
In the early grade school they __29____ their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conacious(有自我意识的),and _30_______ he reached high
School,my older son ,Marc, informed me he no longer_31________ my daily notes.Telling him that he no longer needed to _32______them but I still needed write them, I___33_____ untill the day he gratuated
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called asked if he could move__34_____for a couple of months.I had spent those years well,graduating from college,__35______two internships()in Washington,DC,and __36_____,becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento.____37______ short vacation visits,hower,he had lived away from home .With his younger sister leaving for college, I was ___38____ happy to have Marc back.Since Iwas __39____ making lunch for his younger brother, I _40______ one for Marc,too.Imagine my __41______ when Igot a call from my 24-year-old son,__42___ his lunch.
Did I do something __43_____? Don’t you love me _44_____,Mom ? werejust a few of the questions he threw at me as I _45_____asked him what was wrong.
My note,Mom, he answered,Where is my note?
1.A. carried B. found C.included D. held
2. A.difficult B. special C.comfortable D. separate
3. A. congratulation B.improvement C. explanation D. encouragament
4. A. loved B. answered C. wrote D. examined
5. A. lately B. by the way C. by the time D. gradually
6. A. received B. understood C.enjoyed D. collected
7.A. copy B. read C.take D.send
8. A.held up B.gave up C. followed D. continued
9. A. out B. home C. to D. to Sacramento
10.A.organizing B. planning C.comparing D. completing
11.A. hopefully B. forfinally C. particularly D. certainly
12. A. Because of B.Instead of C. Except for D.As for
13. A. especially B.immediately C. equally D.generally
14.A.once B.again C.still D. even
15.A.packed B.fetched C. bought D. filled
16.A. fear B. surprise C. . anger D. disappointment
17.A. waiting for B.worrying about C.caring for D. asking about
18.A.wrong B.funny C.strange D. smart
19.A.any more B. enough C. once more D. better
20.Ainterestingly B.bitterly Cpolitely D. laughingly
Look at the thouble I am in ! If only I _________ your advice.
A followed B would follow C had followed D should follow
