The Terracotta Army is one of the must-visit attractions for all travellers to China. The attraction is located in Xi’an, in west China’s Shaanxi Province.
What’s special?
The Terracotta Army is the buried army of Qin Shi Huang, an ancient Chinese emperor. These ancient sculptures were built and buried over two thousand years ago near the city of Xi’an. They were discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well looking for underground water. Over eight thousand terracotta warriors and horses have been uncovered since then. Each warrior is made of clay (黏土). They are around two meters tall. The sculptures are so detailed that it is possible to guess the age, rank and personality of each one. None of the soldiers are the same.
The best time to visit
The Terracotta Army is an indoor attraction， which is not likely to be affected by weather, so it can be visited all year round.
As the museum is one of the must-visit attractions in China, it is crowded most of the time. We advise our customers to avoid the following periods when the museum is particularly crowded:
• National Day Holiday (October 1 -7), when it is fully packed.
• Labour Day Holiday
Weather in winter is dry, cold and the least comfortable, and it’s also the worst season for air quality, but it’s also low season.
Travel style: private, group or independent?
A private tour means a lot of flexibility (灵活性), and you will be well taken care of by a private guide and a driver. The museum is crowded most of the time, but our guides know how to escape the crowds, and help you to enjoy more in the museum. See our 3-Day Terracotta Warriors Private Tour.
Going with a group you won’t get lost, but it lacks flexibility and personal service.
Travelling on your own, you may meet a lot of trouble, such as wasting time on finding a taxi or public bus to the attraction, lining up for tickets, reading maps, making sense of Chinese signs, etc.
1.What can we know about the Terracotta Army?
A. The warriors are made of clay.
B. The warriors are of the same age.
C. It is closed on rainy days.
D. It is usually displayed outdoors.
2.Which is the best time to avoid crowds?
A. Summer holidays.
B. National Day Holiday.
C. Labour Day Holiday.
D. Clear winter days.
3.If you want to travel with least trouble, which should you choose?
A. A private tour.
B. A tour group.
C. Travelling on your own.
D. A family tour.
语法填空
(课文缩写)Zhou Kai’s mother feeds 1. (he) well, and she has always made sure they eat very healthily. For example, fresh fruit and vegetables are 2. very important part of their diet. They live near the sea and they have fish about four times a week. They don’t eat much fat 3. sugar. Zhou Kai is quite fit and 4. (rare) gets colds. He has healthy 5. (tooth) because he would eat a nice piece of fruit rather than eat sweets like some of his friends. However, Zhou Kai 6. ( have) a bad cold last week because he played football in the rain. So his mother asks him 7. ( get) his jacket whenever he goes to play football. Zhou Kai is crazy 8. football. He is captain of the class team and also a member of the Senior High team. He takes a lot of exercise. But two years ago, Zhou Kai had a 9. ( pain) experience, because he broke his arm 10. ( play) football.
This is new to me and I don’t know what I will say really so I’m just giving it a try. I was always a runner and in pretty good shape for most of my life. Then I hit a bad patch and each day just couldn’t get myself out there to run. I put on weight, which just made me feel worse about myself.
I finally got the running back again after a few years but it was much harder than it used to be and I struggled to get through even the shortest, slowest jog.
I was out in a run the other day and I had almost convinced (说服) myself to give up when I heard someone say, “You can do it! It’s hard, but you can do it!” There was a lady walking the other way and had the biggest smile on her face.
Those words of encouragement at a time when I was ready to give up were like a perfect intervention (干预). I finished my run and now every time I feel like quitting I will hear her words in my head and they give me motivation (动力) and encouragement.
I’ve never seen her again so I’ve never been able to thank her and let her know the effect something as simple as a few words of encouragement from a stranger had and still has on me. It always encourages me in my life and has great influence on my life. I will never forget it and place it in my heart. I will tell it to others and make others believe encouragement is very important to us.
1.What was the author like before putting on weight?
A.He was very tall. B.He was in good shape.
C.He was very thin. D.He was in poor health.
2.What does the underlined sentence mean in the first paragraph?
A.The author had trouble in life. B.The author’s clothes were worn out.
C.The author was very lucky. D.The author was in good spirits.
3.What made the author not give up running?
A.His own hard work. B.A strange lady’s encouraging words.
C.His friends’ encouragement. D.His parents’ encouragement.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.An exciting experience. B.A story about losing weight.
C.Kind words from a stranger. D.The importance of determination.
I live in Watts in South Central L. A. and I’m a fat girl. There are many fast food stores near my home and my mom _______ buys hamburgers for dinner. I’ve tried to talk her so many times into buying something _______. But she just doesn’t have time to do it. So I have to make better _______ for myself.
To _______ more, I talked to Andres Chopin, a student at Jefferson High School which is part of an after-school program where students learn to _______ and where they’re taught how to eat healthily. Andres said it’s _______ to eat wholefoods (纯天然食品), like vegetables, fruit and whole grains. Processed foods don’t _______ you as many nutrients. He told me to prepare food for myself, _______ I had never cooked before. I thought, “I may not be a good cook, but I can stop myself from eating things that are _______ for me.”
I learned from Andres to look more ____________ to food labels for ingredients (成分) that I know are bad for me. Now I ____________ more about which foods I can eat more and which I should eat less. I’ve been eating more fruit and I’m doing better about not going into the ____________ to see what there is to eat after I’ve already eaten.
____________ a habit that you’ve had since you were young is not easy. I want to lose ____________ in a healthy way, something I can control for the rest of my life. With time and self-control I know I can ____________ it. I can take two ways looking in the ____________ at myself — feeling bad about myself or encouraging myself to ____________. I choose to encourage myself.
After a month I ____________ 10 pounds. I’m not going to ____________ trying to eat better. The changes I’ve made ____________ me to keep on going. I can still do better.
1.A.rarely B.never C.sometimes D.often
2.A.special B.fresh C.healthy D.delicious
3.A.results B.decisions C.methods D.promises
4.A.practice B.receive C.try D.learn
5.A.train B.serve C.cook D.buy
6.A.better B.funnier C.harder D.simpler
7.A.provide B.cost C.produce D.give
8.A.since B.but C.as D.so
9.A.useless B.normal C.fit D.bad
10.A.impatiently B.completely C.closely D.actively
11.A.know B.appreciate C.forget D.admit
12.A.restaurant B.bedroom C.kitchen D.store
13.A.Designing B.Forming C.Judging D.Breaking
14.A.temper B.fat C.weight D.pressure
15.A.feel B.make C.get D.take
16.A.mirror B.window C.book D.plate
17.A.diet B.prepare C.change D.move
18.A.gained B.killed C.challenged D.lost
19.A.continue B.stop C.consider D.keep
20.A.encourage B.attract C.require D.allow
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.进办公室之前轻轻敲门是有礼貌的。( manner)
2.不久之后，上海市民能乘坐地铁18号线去参观复旦大学了。( before)
3.举办一届成功的英语节需要老师们的组织和学生们的积极参与。( involve)
4.每年十一月的第四个礼拜四是感恩节，这天纽约市有游行活动。(fall定语从句)
5.这名建筑师拒绝了颁奖典礼的邀约，他说自己只是一个普通的设计师，不是什么“网红”( not...but)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Jeff Bezos Reveals His No. 1 Leadership Secret
Amazon has reached what its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos called "an interesting milestone.” The retailing giant so highly associated with books and then music and video, now has tens of millions of products in stock and a majority are non-media goods, from drills to tennis balls to almost anything else that can be shipped.
1. The 48-year-old has officially transformed Amazon, which he founded in 1994, from an online bookstore that sells other stuff to a retailer---and business services provider---that once sold mostly books. Amazon's stock is up 397 percent in the last five years.
So, what's behind the success of the world’s largest online retailer? 2. Bezos regularly leaves one seat open at meetings and informs all attendees that they should consider that seat occupied by their customer---the most important person in the room.
Always trying to find out what customers want, Bezos is even stricter about that customers don’t want. They hate delays, defects and out-of-stock products, so the company constantly looks to make them as rare as possible. 3. Amazon data show that a 0.1 second delay in page loading can translate into a one percent drop in customer activity.
But great customer service doesn’t fully explain Amazon's extraordinary success. For Bezos,a
data driven customer focus encourages him to take risks to innovate. Amazon's kindle, for example, came into being because Bezos believed millions would want an e-book reader that could download any book within 60 seconds. 4. Engineers were free to solve technical challenges as they saw fit, only needing to make it right for consumers.
Efficiency ---- cheapness, in the eyes of Amazon’s critics---is also an important part of the Amazon culture. In fact, Bezos liks the two. In 2009, Bezos declared that Amazon had begun fighting against waste. The more he could get rid of needless costs, the easier it would be to deliver rock-bottom prices to customers.
A. That turning point might be Bezos' greatest accomplishment
B. Amazon executives would tell you: the empty chair, the internal nickname of the figure that rule their lives.
C. Bezos could have done it earlier but he took over twenty years to compete that target
D. Even the tiniest delay in loading a web-page isn’t insignificant
E. Customers do enjoy quick delivery, quality products and great after-sales service.
F. He set that target without getting pinned down by technical issues.
