In the middle of Jiangsu province, Yangzhou is an important city in the economic circle of the Yangtze River delta(三角洲). It is m up of three cities of Baoying, Gaoyou, and Yizheng, three districts of Hanjiang, Guangling and Jiangdu. It has an area of 6,638 square kilometers and a population of 4.6 million, i
the central area of 1,100 square kilometers with a population of 1.31 million.
Yangzhou is a cultural city with a long history and rich c . It has a long history of about 2,500 years since King Fu Chai of Wu dug Hangou and built Hancheng. There were three g
times in the history of Yangzhou. It took shape in the Han Dynasty, developed in the Tang Dynasty and reached its top in the Qing Dynasty. A number of politicians, writers and a
such as Li Bai, Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty and Ouyang Xiu and Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty all served as officials or went sightseeing there and l
many poems describing the beauty of Yangzhou. "Eight eccentrics of Yangzhou", Yangzhou school and Yangzhou opera all enjoy special qualities. In h
, Yangzhou was a famous and open city. In the Tang dynasty, it is the biggest city in Southeast China and one of the four ports(港口) that conducted economic and cultural exchanges with other c
. Over 10 thousand foreign businessmen lived in Yangzhou then. Master Jianzhen went eastward to Japan to s
China’s culture.
Yangzhou is a friendly and beautiful city suitable for people to live in. Such famous well-known sayings as “In this flowery March journeyed south to Yangzhou”, “The green city is Yangzhou”, “Only Yangzhou is suitable for people to l in” give true expression to Yangzhou. In 2006, it was awarded the United Nations Habitat Award, the highest prize in the area of global habitat.
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d 17 a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
A．speech B．notice C．paper D．diary
A．own B．win C．paint D．sell
A．just B．even C．ever D．almost
A．dream B．heart C．advice D．trust
A．by B．in C．to D．with
A．time B．money C．space D．work
A．way B．wonder C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．Since C．Unless D．If
A．change B．gift C．decision D．message
A．no B．anything C．any D．nothing
Before Father’s Day, I found my father was unhappy because he was out of work. I decided to cheer him up by buying him a special Father’s Day gift.
One day after school I to the Agins which was known for fashions and styles. I told Agins that I was looking for a Father’s Day present.
“ Do you think he’d like a ?” she asked. “I think he might.” I told her.
She a Swiss watch and I told her that would like it.
“ How much money do you have?” she asked.
“ dollars.” I replied.
“You’re so lucky!” she told me. “It’s only $11. You still have $1 for the . “ She packed the watch and I thanked for my business, and I rode off home with the gift under my arm.
When my father opened the gift, he asked . “Where did you get it?”
“I bought it at the Agins. I cost me $11.” I said. My father was shocked into silence.
Many years later, I did learn that the watch was worth several hundred dollars, I appreciated(赞赏) how wonderful Agins had been to me. I always felt that I never had chance to thank her.
“What really amazes me to this day…my daughter.” My father said, “Letting you have the watch for 11 dollars was enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch(触动) of . I’ll never forget it.”
A．drove B．took C．rode D．started
A．watch B．bike C．purse D．card
A．wore out B．put out C．tried out D．took out
A．Thirteen B．Twelve C．Eleven D．One
A．card B．store C．gift D．style
A．sadly B．amazedly C．excitedly D．angrily
A．or B．but C．and D．so
A．regretful B．thankful C．careful D．useful
A．believable B．able C．unbelievable D．unable
A．help B．regret C．cry D．kindness
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Kierman was born in Sydney, Australia, and grew up near the sea. For more than 40 years, he raced in international sailing competitions.
In 1987, Kierman was competing in an around-the-world race when he began to the huge amount of rubbish in the world’s oceans. When he returned to Australia, he to do something about it.
He organized a community called “Clean Up Sydney Harbour.” On Sunday, January 8, 1989, more than 40,000 volunteers came out to away rubbish. The next year, Kierman made the clean-up a national event. It was a huge. Across Australia, about 300,000 people spent the day improving their local .
Since then, “Clean Up Australia” has got every year. In 2002, for example,800,000 people cleaned up almost 15,000 tons of rubbish from Australia’s beaches, parks and streets.
Kierman was with the success of his project. In 2003, he started an even bigger program. With the of the United Nations Environment Program, he introduced “Clean Up the World”, an international program that supports communities around the world in cleaning up and protecting the environment. “Clean Up the World” has grown and his wonderful idea has now spread from one city to the whole world.
A．save B．collect C．notice D．produce
A．refused B．decided C．pretended D．stopped
A．law B．party C．company D．event
A．clear B．send C．turn D．give
A．problem B．success C．surprise D．failure
A．culture B．project C．government D．environment
A．older B．smaller C．bigger D．faster
A．happy B．angry C．disappointed D．concerned
A．need B．help C．hope D．action
A．loudly B．gently C．rapidly D．busily
语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magic man the king a harp(竖琴).
The king took it to the palace, but he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many people tried it. They agreed that the harp was and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.
A poor little girl found the harp, and even though she didn’t know how it, she decided to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect, each time it sounded a little better.
Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.
The king heard the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp, he was filled joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private , giving her and her family many riches.
A．offer B．offers C．offered D．has offered
A．when B．before C．if D．because
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．used B．using C．useless D．uselessness
A．late B．lately C．latest D．later
A．played B．to play C．playing D．to playing
A．so B．and C．or D．but
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．in B．of C．by D．with
A．music B．musical C．musician D．musically
The plane took off. A passenger needed a cup of water to take his medicine. An air hostess（空姐）told him that she would bring him the soon. But the air hostess was busy that she forgot to bring him the water. , the passenger couldn’t take his medicine on time. About half an hour later, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he it.
In the following hours, each time she the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger paid notice to her.
When it was time to get off the , the passenger asked her to hand him the passengers’ booklet（留言簿）, she was very . She thought that he would bad words in it, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet and then . The passenger put it, “In the past few hours, you have asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve faithful（真诚的）smiles?”
A．medicine B．water C．cup D．coffee
A．very B．too C．quite D．so
A．With her help B．As a result C．On the one hand D．To tell the truth
A．drank B．accepted C．refused D．received
A．looked at B．listened to C．talked about D．passed by
A．usually B．never C．sometimes D．often
A．plane B．train C．ship D．bus
A．interested B．happy C．excited D．sad
A．break down B．get down C．write down D．go down
A．smiled B．cried C．wondered D．worried