Tourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman Empire. But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped.
In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel. They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice（威尼斯）in Italy. Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people’s education-but only for the rich.
In the 18th century, tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”. They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.
In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea. And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.
Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. People began to travel more to faraway countries.
The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them.
Thus tourism grew, in 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays. The company organizes everything-plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food-and tourists pay for it all before they leave home. The package tour and modern tourist industry was born and began to take off.When tourism first started in Roman times, people ______.
| A．just visited the countryside. |
| B．visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time. |
| C．stayed in friends’ town for weeks or even months. |
| D．just visited friends and families within the Roman Empire. |
. In the early times, the travelers ______.
| A．all came from Roman. | B．were very young and strong. |
| C．had lots of money. | D．traveled by boat. |
______ played the most important role in the tourism development.
| A．Education. | B．Money. | C．Transportation. | D．People’s ideas. |
Package tour was born ______.
| A．in the 20th century. | B．in Roman times. |
| C．in the early 17th century. | D．in the 19th century. |
The underlined phrase “take off” means ______.
| A．a plane rising into the air. | B．develop very fast. |
| C．remove hats and clothes. | D．bring down the prices. |
Almost everyone feels sleepy sometimes during the daytime. Being sleepy may get in the way of your daily work，childcare，and even activities for fun. Here are some ways to improve nighttime sleep and avoid daytime sleepiness.
1．Get adequate nighttime sleep.
That may sound obvious，but many of us cut down an hour or two off our sleep time in the morning or at night to do other things. Most adults need seven to nine hours a night，and teenagers usually need a full nine hours. Block out eight or nine hours for sleep every night.
2．Keep distractions out of bed.
“Remember your bed is only for sleep，” says the scientist.“You shouldn’t read，watch TV，play video games，or use laptop computers in bed.” Don’t do your bills or have heated discussions in bed，either. They may leave you sleepless.
3．Form a good habit.
You should form a good habit of going to bed and getting up at the same time at night and in the morning，including on weekends.
4．Gradually move to an earlier bedtime.
Another way of getting into a consistent (始终如一的) schedule is to try going to bed 15 minutes earlier each night for four nights. Then stick with the last bedtime. Slowly getting used to your schedule like this usually works better than suddenly trying to go to sleep an hour earlier.
5．Set consistent，healthy mealtimes.
Regular mealtimes，not just regular sleep times，help regulate our circadian rhythms (生理节奏)．Eat a healthy breakfast and lunch on time instead of grabbing a piece of cake and coffee in the morning or a late sandwich on the run. Try to finish eating meals two or three hours before bedtime.
6．Exercise.
Regular exercise offers many benefits for sleep. Exercise generally makes it easier to fall asleep and sleep more soundly.The writer wrote this passage to ________.
| A．explain why sleeping well is important |
| B．tell us what usually keeps us awake at night |
| C．tell us the harm of being sleepy in the daytime |
| D．give us some tips on how to avoid daytime sleepiness |
What does the underlined word “adequate” in Point 1 mean?
| A．Enough. |
| B．Special. |
| C．Better. |
| D．Long. |
According to the writer，if we want to change our habits and go to sleep an hour earlier，we should ________.
| A．try going to sleep an hour earlier suddenly |
| B．try getting used to our new schedule slowly |
| C．try getting used to our new schedule with some help |
| D．try going to bed 10 minutes earlier each night for six nights |
From Point 5 we know if we want to sleep around 10 pm，we should have supper at least by ________.
| A．6∶00 p．m. |
| B．7∶00 p．m. |
| C．8∶00 p．m. |
| D．9∶00 p．m. |
She is a cute，quiet girl.As a daughter，she has no secrets from her mother，who is very pleased with her. But recently she has become somewhat mysterious，and not so open as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worrying about her: what if she falls in love，which is too early for a girl of her age? After all she is reaching the “dangerous stage”. These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother’s mind.
One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed，and she couldn’t help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine and her uneasiness got the upper hand over her. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that moment the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and－there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in，the mother was watching TV，pretending nothing had happened. “Mum, I’m back.”“Yeah.”“Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?”“Yes, Oh，that... Who’s that boy？”The daughter was stunned for a moment. “Ah. It’s my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mum，I’m going to bed. ”“All right. Go to sleep early.”
Next morning when the mother went to the daughter’s room to do some tidying，she found her diary left at her pillow. After a few minutes’ hesitation she eventually opened it to the entry of the night before. It reads: Mum，it’s love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn’t.
Holding the diary，the mother fell into thought.Which is the correct order according to the story?
a. She took a lift back in her monitor’s car.
b. She went to see a film with her schoolmate.
c. She wrote in her diary to her mother.
d. Her mother pretended to watch TV.
e. Her mother worried about her daughter’s returning late.
| A．b，e，a，d，c |
| B．e，b，a，d，c |
| C．b，a，e，d，c |
| D．b，e，a，c，d |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
| A．The girl knew her mother would ask her the question about the boy. |
| B．What the daughter did recently had worried her mother. |
| C．The mother was eager to read her daughter’s diary the next day. |
| D．The girl’s diary was always unlocked. |
The main purpose of this article is to show that parents should________．
| A．care about what their children really think and feel |
| B．not give much freedom to their children |
| C．talk with their children about their early love |
| D．keep silent about their children’s privacy(隐私) |
Which can be the best title for this story?
| A．Mother’s True Love |
| B．Early Love Between Students |
| C．To Ask or Not to Ask |
| D．Dangerous Age |
F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24，1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St.Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while.In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama，where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary, “My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could not share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”
This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success，Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing.Then he continued with the novel The Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age (1922)，and a play The Vegetable(1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to record his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic.During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?
| A．5. |
| B．6. |
| C．7. |
| D．8. |
Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?
a．He became addicted to drinking.
b．He studied at St. Paul Academy.
c．He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d．The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e. He failed to reord his life.
f．He joined the army and met Zelda.
| A．f，c，e，a，b，d |
| B．b，e，a，f，c，d |
| C．f，d，e，c，b，a |
| D．b，f，c，d，e，a |
We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald________．
| A．had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama |
| B．was well educated and well off before he served in the army |
| C．would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down |
| D．helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital |
The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about________．
| A．Zelda’s personal life |
| B．Zelda’s illness and treatment |
| C．Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham |
| D．Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world |
Arthur Miller(1915—2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century.Miller’s father had moved to the USA from AustriaHungary，drawn like so many others by the “Great American Dream”．However，he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.
Miller’s most famous play，Death of a Salesman，is a powerful attack on the American system，with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth.In Willy Loman，the hero of the play，we see a man who has got into trouble with this system.Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment：if he can’t do the work，then he is no good to his employer，the Wagner Company，and he must go.Willy is painfully aware of this，and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success.He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.
When it was first staged in 1949，the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews，and it won the Tony Award for Best Play，the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award，and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.
Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury，Connecticut，on the evening of February 10，2005，the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA?
| A．He suffered from severe hunger in his home country. |
| B．He was attracted by the “Great American Dream”． |
| C．He hoped to make his son a dramatist. |
| D．His family business failed. |
The play Death of a Salesman ________．
| A．exposes the cruelty of the American business world |
| B．discusses the ways to get promoted in a company |
| C．talks about the business career of Arthur Miller |
| D．focuses on the skills in doing business |
What can we learn about Willy Loman?
| A．He treats his employer badly. |
| B．He runs the Wagner Company. |
| C．He is a victim of the American system. |
| D．He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues. |
What is the text mainly about?
| A．Arthur Miller and his family. |
| B．The awards Arthur Miller won. |
| C．The hardship Arthur Miller experienced. |
| D．Arthur Miller and his bestknown play. |
A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment away for an American man who is making about ＄ 85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his shirt.
Jason Sadler,26,was once a former marketing expert from Florida. In 2008, he founded his own company, “I wear your shirt”,with the idea to wear a T-shirt supplied by any company and then use social media tools to develop the company. Sadler charges the “face value” of the day for his human billboard(广告牌)service. So January 1 costs ＄1,while December 31 costs ＄365. He said this may not sound like a lot, but it adds up to ＄66,795 a year if he sells out every day, which he did this year. He also sells monthly sponsorships (赞助) for ＄1,500,adding another ＄18,000 to his income.
“I walk around, take photos, wear the shirt all day... I blog about those photos. I put them up on Twitter. I change my Facebook introduction... and then I do a Youtube video. I made about ＄83,000 this year,” Reuters Television. The average U. S. income is about＄615 a week or about ＄ 32,000 a year,according to the U. S. government.
Sadler has already begun to plan for his year 2010. He is making services larger by hiring another person to wear a shirt a day on the west coast of the United States.What is Sadler’s “face value” of the day December 30?
| A．＄364. |
| B．＄365. |
| C．＄615. |
| D．＄1,500. |
It can be inferred that Sadler didn’t advertise on___________.
| A．Twitter |
| B．Facebook |
| C．Youtube |
| D．Reuters |
Jason Sadler has a new plan to___________for the year 2010.
| A．employ another person to replace him |
| B．start his business on the west coast |
| C．stay at home on the east coast |
| D．double the charge for the service |
The passage is mainly about___________in a new way.
| A．taking photos |
| B．writing blogs |
| C．making money |
| D．selling T-shirts |