Western China is a large and beautiful region. It includes one major city, Chongqing, six provinces, and five autonomous regions (自治区). The six provinces are Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu, Yunnan, Qinghai, and Guizhou. The five autonomous regions are Tibet, Ningxia Hui, Xinjiang Uygur, Guangxi Zhuang, and Inner Mongolia. Among all these provinces and autonomous regions, Xinjiang is the largest region and Ningxia is the smallest region.
Western China has an area of 5,400,000 square kilometers. This is about 56% of the total area of the country. However, there are many mountains, highlands, and deserts, and there are fewer rivers and lakes than in the East. Only around 22% of the population (人口) of China lives in the West, so there are far more people living in the East than living there.
Western China has a lot of natural resources. It is rich in oil and gas and it has many different kinds of minerals (矿). Tourists like to visit the area. There are many famous museums, ancient palaces, tombs (坟墓), and caves (洞), such as the Dazu museum, Shanxi History Museum, the Potala Palace, the Dunhuang Caves, and many other beautiful places such as Yunnan Dali and Sichuan Jiuzhaigou Valley.
Western China
Regions It includes the city of Chongqing, six provinces and five autonomous regions. Among them, Ningxia is than any other region.
Land
It covers over half of the total area of China, more than five square kilometers. It has many mountains but
water than that in the East.
Population Only about 22% of the population of China is here. resources It is rich in oil, gas and different kinds of minerals.
Tourism Travellers can visit the famous , old palaces, tombs and caves.
阅读理解
Some people have a very poor sense of direction．Unluckily，I am one of them．I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time．
When I was a little girl，I never dared ask strangers the way．So I used to walk round in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to．
Now，I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions，but I often receive helpless or even wrong informarion．So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions．If anyone asks me the way to somewhere，I always say，“Sorry，I am a stranger here．”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man．He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building．I gave him my usual reply．But just as I walked on only a few steps，I realized that he had asked the way to my office building．However，I had no time to turn back and look for him．I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting．
When I just got to my office，the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions．Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight！The writer always refuses to give people directions because________．
| A．she’s a stranger to the city |
| B．she doesn’t know the people |
| C．she has no time to help others |
| D．she’s afraid of giving wrong directions |
A man stopped the writer on the way to________．
| A．sell her something |
| B．ask for the time |
| C．make friends with her |
| D．ask for the direction |
The Friendship Building is the place where the writer________．
| A．lives |
| B．studies |
| C．works |
| D．teaches |
The word“embarrassed”in the last paragraph means________．
| A．尴尬的 |
| B．困惑的 |
| C．激动的 |
| D．拮据的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A．The writer is too shy to give others directions． |
| B．The writer has a very poor sense of direction． |
| C．The writer never got lost when she was young． |
| D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer． |
阅读理解
A city without cars would be very strange，right？But Venice(威尼斯)is such a city．
Venice is in the northeast of Italy．It wasn’t built on land，like Beijing or Shanghai，but on more than 110 islands．Seawater is everywhere around the city．
Even so，travel isn’t that difficult．The waterways have always been the best way to get around．There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go．
People in Venice move from place to place by boat．They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips．They can talk to other people as they go along．
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1，500 years ago，and built homes there．
Water makes the city special，but it is also a big problem．
Once，people used too much underground water．This made the city get lower little by little．Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters．
Another problem is the rising seawater．The temperature has risen over the years．This has made the ice of Arctic Ocean(北冰洋)melt(融化)．
Every year，high waters hit the city in autumn and winter．When a lot of water comes，more than half of the city is underwater．
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower．According to the article，which picture shows the right position(位置)of Venice？
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
Which is the most impossible way for people in Venice to get around in the passage？
| A．On foot． |
| B．By boat． |
| C．By car． |
| D．By bike． |
Why is Venice still getting lower and lower？
| A．Because too many people live there． |
| B．Because people used too much underground water． |
| C．Because lots of bridges have been built． |
| D．Because the underground water is rising． |
What seasons are dangerous for Venice because of high waters？
| A．Summer and autumn． |
| B．Autumn and winter． |
| C．Summer and winter． |
| D．Spring and winter． |
The article is mainly about________．
| A．the position of Venice |
| B．the history of Venice |
| C．the problem of Venice |
| D．the scenery of Venice |
阅读理解
| Sunny English Club For students 16:00—18:00 every Saturday 210 yuan a month 8 Trees Street Tel：83785290 Foreign teachers，English songs and films and more！  |
| Ocean Museum 9:00—17:00 from Thursday to Sunday Ticket：￥15／$5 248 Gold Beach Street Tel：(0574)68654796 Show you a full picture of sea lives！  |
| Health Centre 9:00—17:30 16 Yong Le Street Tel：3801451 Free examinations for those over 70！ Give you good advice to keep healthy！  |
根据表格中所给的信息，选择最佳答案。Sunny English Club is for________．
| A．nurses |
| B．policemen |
| C．businessmen |
| D．students |
You will pay________if you want to stay in Sunny English Club for half a year．
| A．300 yuan |
| B．600 yuan |
| C．1260 yuan |
| D．2400 yuan |
You can visit Ocean Museum________．
| A．on Saturday |
| B．on Wednesday |
| C．on Monday |
| D．anytime |
One can get free examinations in Health Center if he is________．
| A．9 |
| B．17 |
| C．67 |
| D．73 |
If you become interested in the life of fish，you should go to________．
| A．Health Centre |
| B．Ocean Museum |
| C．Sunny English Club |
| D．16 Yong Le Street |
任务型阅读
（2014内蒙古呼和浩特）
The police find most criminals（罪犯）because somebody tells them who the criminals are．They find other criminals by using science and their computers．When there is a bank robbery（抢劫），the police first look through their computers for the names of the bank robbers that they know about．Then they go and talk to any of these robbers who are not in prison（监狱）．They ask them where they were when the robbery happened．If any of these people cannot give a good answer，the police will often use science to find out if one of them is the robber．
Many criminals leave something of themselves at the places of the crimes like a fingerprint or a hair．Or they take something away on their shoes or clothes，like dirt or animal hair．If they leave behind some of their blood or their hair or a piece of skin，it will have their DNA inside it．
Everyone’s DNA is different and their fingerprints are also different．So，if a criminal cuts himself during a robbery or leaves his hair，or even a small piece of skin，scientists can find out what his DNA is．The police can then ask the person they think is the robber to give them his hair or some blood and see if it has the same DNA．Many criminals are in prison today because of this kind of evidences．
根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F）
（1）Usually the police find criminals because they use their computers．
（2）The police do not usually ask criminals who are in prison about a crime because these criminals could not have done it．
（3）The most useful evidences that criminals leave at the places of their crimes are things with their DNA in them．
（4）Many criminals usually take something away only on their shoes after the crimes．
（5）The story is about a bank robbery．
阅读理解（2014广东广州）
I had hidden the long black bag in the garage for the past two days．Tonight，in the dark，I would finally take it away．If everything went OK，it would be done by morning．But I had to be sure no one，not even my wife，saw me．
It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected．I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed．It was partly true．But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan．
First I had to get the kids to sleep．That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult．The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early．I told him 10:30 pm was not early．As usual，I read them a bedtime story，but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret．
Silence finally came，and feeling like a thief in the night，I went out of the house and into the garage．Taking one end，I dragged the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden．I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police．
It was already eleven o’clock．By the light of the moon I started working，trying to make as little noise as possible．And that was not easy with a saw（锯子）and a hammer．
After much effort，my work was finally completed．I looked down at my watch．It was exactly 4:00 am．Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep．It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree house Father Christmas had brought them this year．Why did the man feel nervous?
| A．He left the party too late． |
| B．He was afraid of the darkness． |
| C．He didn’t know where the black bag was． |
| D．He worried that others would discover his secret． |
The underlined word“they”in Paragraph 3 refers to________．
| A．thieves |
| B．parents |
| C．children |
| D．neighbours |
In what order did the man do the following?
a．Read the kids a story．
b．Had a shower．
c．Worked in the moonlight．
d．Dragged the bag from the garage．
e．Went to a party．
| A．e－d－a－b－c |
| B．e－a－d－c－b |
| C．a－b－e－d－c |
| D．a－e－d－c－b |
What did the man want to do after finishing his plan?
| A．Go to sleep． |
| B．Wake up his children． |
| C．Open the bag． |
| D．Call the police． |
How would the children feel when they saw the man’s work?
| A．Confused． |
| B．Excited． |
| C．Tired． |
| D．Angry． |