In the summer of 2011 my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided to travel there without going through a travel agency. You know, you would not be seen among the tourists and lose lots of chances to get familiar with the country more closely. We started to think over our trip and tried to come up with a free tour to Italy.
The trip was not very long but it was so exciting that we never forgot. We look forward to going there again! Of course, we spent lots of time arranging the trip, but it was well worth it! Of course I was afraid that something would go wrong and I was especially worried about my visa, but everything went quite well in the end.
The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation. In the Italian consulate (领事馆), one must hand in some official paper proving that one has a hotel booked for oneself in order to get the visa. Then we had to solve the ticket problem. Airlines often sell cheap tickets and we bought ours far earlier. The next step was to book a hotel. We finally booked a hotel about 30 km away from the centre of Rome and it was the perfect choice for our trip.
Every day we took a train that carried us to the centre of Rome. Our big house was among the forest. The beautiful views, nice hosts, comfortable living conditions made us happy to no end. Besides this, we were very lucky that our hostess was Russian. She gave us a lot of advice that was of great use. She told us what transport to choose and where the best places to go.
Don’t be afraid to arrange your trip by yourself. It’s not difficult! The only thing I’ll say right now is that we really enjoy travelling by ourselves. We walked with a map and a guide-book wherever we wanted to go and we even met some of our countrymen on the way just two or three times. So, if you’re also planning a “single” trip, don’t forget to take a Russian-Italian phrasebook as people in Italy prefer to speak in their local language.
| A．his friend invited him there |
| B．he wanted to spend less money |
| C．it was very hard for him to find a travel agency |
| D．he wanted to get familiar with the country more closely |
| A．booking a comfortable hotel on his own in Rome |
| B．buying cheap airline tickets to Italy before travelling |
| C．solving the ticket problem and booking a hotel far earlier |
| D．getting a visa from the Italian consulate without an invitation |
| A．How did the writer prepare for his trip? |
| B．Why did the writer decide to go to Italy for a holiday? |
| C．What transport did the writer choose for his travelling? |
| D．Why did the writer decide not to go through a travel agency? |
| A．likes to travel with tour guides |
| B．met a lot of his countrymen in Italy |
| C．advises us to arrange trips by ourselves |
| D．enjoys travelling everywhere in the world |
Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is the father of four children. He has two sons and two daughters. One son is from England. His name is Bill. The other son is from America. His name is Mike. One of his daughters is from Japan. Her name is Mikou. The other one is from China. Her name is Lanlan. Bob Pearson is not the children’s real（真的） father, but he loves them very much. The children love their “father”, too.Bob Pearson __________.
A. has a very big family
B. has a car and two houses
C. is from China The children ________ Bob Pearson’s real children.
A. isn’t B. are C. aren’tHis children are from _________ countries.
A. four B. three C. twoBob Pearson __________ the children very much.
A. doesn’t like B. like C. likesWhich is RIGHT?
A. Bob Pearson is a very nice young man.
B. Bill and Mikou come from the same country.
C. Lanlan is a Chinese girl.
There are usually three terms in Britain:autumn, spring and summer terms.
The schools usually have a five-day holiday halfway in each term. Sometimes the schools take their pupils on trips at half-term.Holidays can be different in different places.The schools usually have ten days at Christmas,ten days at Easter and six weeks in summer from the end of July to the beginning of September.
Students can eat lunch in the school dining room.All pupils enjoy talking about how bad school food is.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案 5分（每小题1分）The half term holidays for the students in Britain are usually____days in a year.
A. five B. ten C.fifteenHow long is the summer holidays?
A.One month and a half B. Ten days. C. Sixteen weeks.The students don’t like having lunch in the school dining room recently because______.
A. they are on holidays.
B. the food is not delicious
C. they are too busyAccording to the passage, which of the following sentences is Not right?
A.The schools often take the students on trips at half-term.
B.In different places, holidays may be different.
C.There is a spring term in Britain.When does Christmas come?
A. April. B.December. C.February.
Cindy is my friend. She has some collections. She has many erasers, keys, hats and pictures. They are very nice. Cindy has 30 erasers in many colors: white, red, yellow, green and black. They are in the pencil case in the drawer of her desk. Look! On Cindy’s desk is a red case. 18 keys are in it. Cindy likes nice hats. She has two yellow hats, four red hats, two blue hats and a black hat. On the wall (墙) of Cindy’ s room are seven pictures of people, sports and food. They look nice.
根据短文内容,完成下面的表格,每空不可超过三个词。
| Collection |
Number |
Color |
Place(地点) |
| erasers |
30 |
white, red, |
green and black |
| in the pencil case |
18 |
||
| ----- |
in the |
||
| hats |
yellow, red, blue and black pictures of people, |
||
| 7 |
on the wall |
Hi! I’m Tina. This is a photo of Class 2. This class has twenty-five students, twelve girls and thirteen boys. These are Amy and Bob. Amy is Bob’s sister. Amy is 12 and Bob is 13. Amy likes math and English. Bob likes music (音乐). He has a CD collection. This is Bruce. He is 14. He likes sports and has a sports collection. Jerry is a teacher (教师). He is twenty-four. He likes blue, black and green. Many of his clothes are in these colors. Do you know the relationship between Jerry and Bruce? Aha! Jerry is Bruce’s uncle.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。______ girls are in Class 2.
| A．12 | B．13 | C．24 | D．25 |
What does Bob like?
| A．Math. | B．Music. | C．English. | D．Sports. |
What color does Jerry NOT like?
| A．Blue. | B．Yellow. | C．Black. | D．Green. |
What’s the Chinese meaning of (……的汉语意思) relationship?
| A．性别 | B．国籍 | C．关系 | D．爱好 |
______ and Bruce are in a family.
| A．Bob | B．Jerry | C．Amy | D．Tina |
I’m Wang Ping. I’m in Beijing. I like healthy food. I have milk (牛奶) and fruit for breakfast; rice (米饭), chicken and vegetables for lunch; vegetables, fruit and salad for dinner. Here is what my friends like eating. Let’s have a look!
Zhang Jian(inBeijing)Like:
Li Ming(inShanghai)Like: tomato
Zheng Hui(inBeijing)Like:
根据材料内容,选择正确答案。______ likes tomatoes.
| A．Wang Ping | B．Zheng Hui |
| C．Zhang Jian | D．Li Ming |
What does Wang Ping have for lunch?
| A．Milk and fruit. |
| B．Rice, chicken and vegetables. |
| C．Chicken and hamburgers. |
| D．Vegetables, fruit and salad. |
______ people are in Beijing.
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Which of the following is TRUE (下面哪项是正确的)?
| A．Zhang Jian and Li Ming like rice. |
| B．Zheng hui and Wang Ping are friends. |
| C．Wang Ping doesn’t eat healthy food. |
| D．Wang Ping has two friends in Shanghai. |
The passage mainly talks about (这篇文章主要讲述) ______.
| A．how old Wang Ping’s friends are |
| B．what sports Wang Ping likes playing |
| C．where Wang Ping’s friends are |
| D．what food Wang Ping and his friends like |