You are probably busy preparing for the College Entrance Examination at the moment，but do you have a plan for the three months after？Perhaps you're thinking of traveling. If so，take a look at these three destinations on The New York Times.
 Pingyao，Shanxi Province，China The town has remained traditional, banning cars within its 10metertall Ming Dynasty walls and preserving the traditional architecture of courtyard houses and 19th century bank buildings. But the city is becoming known for more than its history. Its yearly photography festival，which takes place in late summer, has attracted enthusiasts and professionals from across the globe for a decade. |
 London，The UK There is never a bad time to go to London.But this year may be better than most：the 2012 Summer Olymipic Games provide the greatest appeal to the whole world, and you'll have an unforgettable astonishing experience in London. Besides,travelers can also enjoy special art exhibitions about the Olympics. |
The Danube(多瑙河) The blue Danube threads its way through four capitals(Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade)and touches 10 countries, passing by majestic scenery, great wine regions，castles and ruins dating back centuries. What better way to see all these treasures than from the water? |
Which of the following doesn't belong to the features of Pingyao?
| A．Traditional architecture. | B．19th century bank buildings. |
| C．Various cars. | D．Photography festival. |
London of this year is more attractive than most years because________.
| A．Olympics are going on here |
| B．you can experience a completely different culture |
| C．London's National Portrait Gallery is open to the public |
| D．you can attend art exhibitions this year |
From the last paragraph,we know that the Danube________.
| A．runs through four countries |
| B．provides a good way to enjoy beautiful scenery and ancient castles and ruins. |
| C．is the most valuable river in Europe |
| D．originates in Viena, Austria |
The underlined word“majestic”is closest to ________ in meaning.
| A．magnificent | B．significant | C．sensitive | D．unattractive |
Which column do you suppose this passage belongs to?
| A．Society | B．Economy | C．Tourism | D．Entertainment |
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A sixth of undergraduates in Beijing this year have registered at driving school. The students,mostly from majors such as business management or international trade, will finish their driving courses within 20 days or so.
Training costs have dropped to 2,600 yuan for students, according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing. The price is not really low,but students will accept it, seeing it as an investment (投资) in their future. Familiarity with the operation of computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job. But a driver's permit has become another factor (因素).
"in the job market, owning a driver's permit someumes strengthens a graduating student's competitiveness for a good position,'' says Zhou Yang, an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law.
Cars will become a necessary part of many people's lives in the coming years, and it is difficult to get a permit of campus because of the pressures on working people's time. "Having a full-time job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive. We senior students have plenty of spare time, plenty of opportunity to learn. "Zhou says.
Xu Jian, an official at the driving school, said undergraduates were very able and serious, and could grasp in an hour what ordinary people took four hours to learn. In this driving school, mid-die-aged people, young women and college students are the main customers.
To get a driver's permit, a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours' practice before the .final road test. _________ in Beijing want to learn to drive.
| A．Most of the undergraduates |
| B．Many undergraduates |
| C．Many students in the driving school |
| D．Most of the students who learn business or international trade |
The undergraduates are learning to drive because _________.
| A．they need this skill to find a good job |
| B．they like to drive cars |
| C．they will not have any time to learn to drive after they have found a full-time job |
| D．most of them will be able to buy cars in the future |
Which of the following is likely to be Xu Jian's opinion of students learning to drive?
| A．He thought it was better to learn it at college than at work. |
| B．He decided it was a waste of money and time to learn to drive. |
| C．He agreed that they could learn to drive. |
| D．He thought they would spend three times more time to learn to drive than usual. |
Which of the following can be the best headline for the passage?
| A．Students Pay Less to Learn to Drive Now. |
| B．Students Learn to Drive. |
| C．It is Better to Learn to Drive at Colleges. |
| D．Welcome to the Driving School. |
The International Space Station，one of the most ambitious space projects ever and a key launching board for exploration of the solar system，turns l0 years old Thursday．
On Nov．20，1998，the first part of the space station was launched by the Russians from Kazakhstan．NASA followed up two weeks later with Piece No 2 carried up by a space shuttle．
The space station has grown into a giant outpost(前哨)355 km up，home to three people at any given time—soon to be six
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Thanks to the newly arrived shuttle Endeavour，the space station now has five sleep stations，two baths，two kitchens and two mini—gyms．Ahogether，there are nine rooms，three of which are full scale labs．
The United States has financed the main part of the project，estimated to cost some 100 billion dollars．Fifteen other countries have also contributed，including Russia，Japan，Canada，Brazil anti eleven nations belonging to theEuropean Space Agency．
’Fhe space station has traveled 2．1 billion km，orbited Earth more than 57，300 times，hosted 167 people from 15 countries，and served up more than l 9，000 meals
”The ISS is the largest ever expenmeni in international technological cooperation，’’ said John Logsdon。a historian at the National Air and Space Museum in US．
“1 think it’s a necessary stepping stone to long—term human activities in new Areas of operations，”Logsdon said．The station is“off the planet and it’s the first Step outward—not all end in itself，but a step along the way．’’The passage is mainly about．
A the construction of the International Space Station．
B．the history of the International Space Station．
C the tenth anniversary of the International Space Station．
D．the eountries that help establish the International Space Station．Piece No 2 of the ISS was put into orbit oil
| A．Nov．6，1998 | B．Nov．24，1998 |
| C．Dee．8，1998 | D．Dec．9，1998 |
Which of the following is true about Endeav our according to the passage?
| A．Endeavour is a newly built shuttle． |
| B．Endeavour is part of the space station， |
| C．Endeavour didn’t get close to the space station． |
| D．Endeavour carried a lot of equipment for the apace station． |
Which of the following country has not made a contribution to the eonstruction of
the International space station according to the passage?
A．USA． B．Japan． C．Korea．D．Spain．
Whenever you send a letter or a postcard，you have to put stamps on the envelope or on the card．When did people first begin to use stamps?Who was thefirst to think of this idea?
In the early nineteenth century，people did not use stamps．They had to pay postag
e when they receive letters．They unhappy about this，especially whenthey pay for a letter which they did not wish to receive at a11．The postage was high at that time，because the post offices had to send many people to cotlem the postage．
RowIand Hill，a schoolnlaster in England，was the first to put forward aproposal to use stamps in the 50s of the nineteenth century．fie thought it wouldbe much easier for people to use stamps to coover postage．They could go to the nearby post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes before they sent theletters，The post office simply put seals on the stamps so that people could notuse the staraps again．In this way，the post office did not need to send postmen tocollect postage．It only needed to send fewer postmen to deliver letters．’That was a good idea and the governmern finally accepted it．It was not until that people began to use stamps．
A．!he early 19th Century B．the middle 19th century
C．the late 19th century I)．the beginning of the 19th centuryBefore stamps were used，postage．
| A．was paid by the letter—posters | B．was paid by the letter—receivers |
| C．was collected by postmen | D．BothBand C |
After stamps were used，post offices needn’t
| A．send postmen to collect the postage |
| B．send postmen to collect letters |
| C．send postmen to deliver jetters |
| D．put seals on the used stamps |
Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?
| A．When did people first begin to use stamps? |
| B．Who was the first to think of using stamps? |
| C．Why were postmen sent to collect postage? |
| D．How did stamps come Into use? |
Weleome to Chatsworth
●Times and dates for the year 2008
Open 2nd April to 21st December，House open daily 1l：00 a．m．to 5：30 P，m，last admission 4：30 p．m．，closes 5：30 p．m．Last entry to Scots Rooms．open 4；00p．m．gardens open 11：00a．m．to 6：00p．1111．，last admission 5：00 p，m，(open 10：30 a.m．June-August)，closes 6：00 p．m．Farmyard and Adventureplayground 10：30 a．m．to 5：30 p．in．last admission 4‘30 p．m．，closes
5：30 p．m．
●Admission
Adults：￡6．50
Senior citizens&students：￡5．25
Children：￡3．00
Children under three：Free
Family Ticket：￡l 6．75
Car Park：￡1 00
●Shopping
Two Gift Shops，w11 h many items based on designs from tbe House arid Garden．
Christmas shopping available at weekends from November to Christmas．
●Eating
Restaurant servmg home made food．Bar serving drinks and cakes
●Special Events in 2007
Angling Fair Weekend
8th and 9th May．One of the fairs in the Country for game and sea fishing funs．
Flower and Garden Show Weekend
26th and 27th in June．Tbe second year of this event，with flower shows and sales and gardening advice．
Guided Tours
Gulded tours for children and students it：English and French at an exlra eharge．Further details from the Booking Office after 10：30 a．m．
The 1000 acre Park in the banks of the River Derwent is open，free，throughout the year．What is the opening time during the summer?
| A．1l：00 a．m． | B．4：30 p．m | C．10：30 a．m | D．10：30 p．m． |
An older person above 60 will pay less thanan adult．
A．￡1．25 B．￡2．25 C￡；．25 D．￡6．50What are on sale on 26th and 27th June?
| A．Fishes． | B．Gardens． | C．Fairs． | D．Flowers． |
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT．
| A．Chatsworth is open every day from 2nd April to 21st December． |
| B．It costs 1ess if you buy a family ticket． |
| C．You will not be admitted into Farmyard and Adventure playground if you arrive at 5：00 p．m． |
| D．Chatsworth is open to the public in Christmas Day． |