The Grand Canal (大运河) is the mother river of Yangzhou. Today it is still an important way for people to t . In the year AD 605, Emperor Yang ordered the canal to be dug. Digging such a long canal proved to be very d
. 3.6 million people worked on it and in less than a year many of them lost their lives. When the construction(工程) was c
, the journey from the north to the south became more direct. It was much e
for Emperor Yang to visit Yangzhou and he paid three visits to the city d
his life. In the year AD 618, Emperor Yang was killed by his followers in one of his palaces in Yangzhou, and the Sui Dynasty e
. Everyone complains that the Sui Dynasty ended because of the Grand Canal.
However, even today the Grand Canal s plays an important role in travel. It is the l
canal in the world so far. It r
from Beijing to Hangzhou, covering a distance of nearly 1,800 kilometres and joining five r
including the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Every day, ships go up and down the canal, carrying things between the north and the south.
根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在标号为56-60 的相应位置上。
对话填空 根据所给对话内容及首字母，填入恰当的词。(本大题共5分，每空0.5分)
A: Hello, Jim! May I ask you some questions?
B: Sure.
A: What’s your favorite sat school?
B: It’s m, I think it’s interesting, I like it very much.
A: But it’s difficult for me.
B: Oh, our maths teacher, Mr. Wu is kind. He usually hus with the difficult questions.
A: Do you like h?
B: Yes, I like it very much. I think I can learn a lot athe old China.
A: How about your sister, Mona?
B: She dlike history. She likes music, and she has p
classes every day.
A: R ? Can you play the piano, too?
B: Only a l, but I can play the drums very well.
A: Well, can you and your sister Mona be in our school music festival? We need some good musicians.
B: OK. Wdoes the school music festival start?
A: Next Monday. Thank you.
B: You’re welcome.
动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)The funny jokes make all of us ______________(laugh) happily.
The woman in blue trousers ______________(look) very beautiful.
Some old people don’t know how _______________(have) fun.
There ______________(be) a pencil-box and some books on the desk.
Jim, _______________(not read) the book in the sun. It’s bad for your eyes.
Li Lei works hard and _______________(do) well in all his lessons.
It’s too hot today. What about _______________(go) swimming this afternoon?
You need to practice ________________(speak) English more.
My brother with his classmates often ________________(fly) kites in the park on Sundays.
It is fun _____________(watch) the opening ceremony(开幕式) of our school sports meeting.
根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。I have many _____________(兴趣爱好), but I don’t have much time for them.
Jim hopes his dream of being a doctor can come _______________(真实的) in the future.
Look at that tall _______________(现代的) building! That’s our classroom building.
We will have a ______________(家长) meeting after the mid-term exam.
She is a shy girl. She ______________(很少) shows her feelings.
Lots of American families like to have a hin summer. Summer is a good s
for holiday. It is often hot in July and A
.
Children do not go to school in those two m. Some people like to spend their holiday staying at home. They work in the garden, v
their friends, read books, or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far f
the city. They like to eat where there are many trees or a nice lake. Some people have enough t
and money to travel to other c
like France, Japan or Argentina. They usually fly there.
Many ftravel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries.
Their favourite c______ are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not everyone likes to go to big cities. Some families travel to mountains or beautiful valleys (峡谷).