The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ).As the key transportation link at joint (连接处) place of the Great Canal（运河）( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.
With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars (学者), statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chinese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished (养育) by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently (频繁地) in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou. Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great Canal so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried (埋葬) here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.Which of following sentences is NOT right according to this passage?
| A．Yangzhou joined the Great Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River). |
| B．In the Tang Dynasty Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in Asia. |
| C．Emperor Suiyang was buried in Yangzhou. |
| D．Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou nine times. |
We can infer（推断）the poem mentioned in this passage by Li Bai is _______.
| A．《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》 |
| B．《望庐山瀑布》 |
| C．《静夜思》 |
| D．《赠汪伦》 |
Who influenced Chinese paintings a lot according to this passage?
| A．Zheng Banqiao |
| B．Zhu Ziqing |
| C．Wang Zhong |
| D．Li Bai |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Yangzhou：An Economically Rich City |
| B．Yangzhou：An Easy Transportation City |
| C．Yangzhou：A Historical Culture City |
| D．Yangzhou：A Famous Tour City |
What was the highlight *of the May Day? It was Hangzhou Bay Bridge*, which opened on that day.
It is 36 kilometers long and the world’s longest cross- sea bridge. It begins at Jiaxing, crosses the East China Sea, and end at Cixi, about 70 kilometers from Ningbo. It will reduce* the driving time between Shanghai and Ningbo by about two hours.
A great number of the workers started to build it on November 2003, and ended in June 2007. Now the bridge has become famous. About 40,000 vehicles *can cross the bridge each day at first. This will be added to 100,000 vehicles a day in 2026. During the May Day holiday, many car owners came to the bridge as well as tourists on coaches*. So many people wanted to see the bridge with their own eyes.
As a shortcut *between Zhejiang and Shanghai, the bridge will not only improve traffic but also help economic *development in the Changjiang River Delta.
“People enjoy working in small cities like Cixi but living in big cities like Shanghai,” said a man. “With the help of the bridge, they can leave Shanghai for Cixi in the morning and go back in the afternoon. They only need to drive for about one and a half hours.”Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened________.
| A．in November, 2003 | B．in July, 2007 | C．on May 1, 2008 | D．on March 1, 2008 |
It took about ___________ to finish building the bridge.
| A．three years and a half | B．two years and a half | C．three years | D．four years and a half |
Which city is not mentioned in the passage? ___________.
| A．Cixi | B．Ningbo | C．Hangzhou | D．Shanghai |
The passage can most probably be found in _____________.
| A．a text book | B．a magazine | C．a newspaper | D．a movie poster |
THE CLOTHING STORE’S SUMMER SALE
Save on all clothes in the store
| Special low prices on all clothes |
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| LIST PRICE* |
SALE PRICE* |
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| Shoes |
$48 |
$32 |
| Skirt |
$180 |
$95 |
| shirt |
$120 |
$88 |
| Pants |
$160 |
$108 |
Sale starts on Sep.10 and ends on Sep.19.
Open Monday to Saturday, 8:00am to 6:30pm
THE CLOTHING STORE
California StreetHow many kinds of clothes are having on a sale.?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．all kinds |
How much did the shirt used to cost?
| A．$288 | B．$120 | C．$132 | D．$108 |
How long does the sale last?
| A．one week | B．two week | C．ten days | D．a quarter of a month |
| Lost My English dictionary. My name is Linda. Please call 4827369. |
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| Found A set of keys. Please call Tony. Phone 8675143. |
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根据短文内容判断各句是否符合短文意思，正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”。Linda lost her keys.
The phone number of Linda is 4827369.
Tony found a set of keys.
The phone number of Tony is 8675143.
Grade found an English dictionary, she can call Linda at 8675143.
I am Lin Feng. This is a picture of my family: my grandfather, my grandmother, my father, my mother, my sister and I. My grandparents are in Beijing now and we are in Zhejiang. My mother is a teacher and my father is a doctor. My sister and I are middle school students. My sister is in Class 1,Grade 8 and I am in Class2, Grade 7. I have a good friend here. Her name is Zhang Ning. We are in the same(相同的) class.There are _____ people(人；人们) in Lin Feng’s family.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
Lin Feng’s grandparents are in _________now
| A．Beijing | B．Shanghai | C．Zhejiang | D．Tianjing |
Lin Feng’s mother is ________.
| A．a student | B．a teacher | C．a doctor | D．a farmer |
What class is Zhang Ning in?
| A．Class Two, Grade Seven | B．Class One, Grade Seven |
| C．Class Two, Grade Eight | D．Class One, Grade Eight |
The passage （文章）is about （关于）__________
| A．Lin Feng’s family | B．Lin Feng’s parents |
| C．Lin Feng’s friend | D．Lin Feng’s school |
Hello! My name’s Mary Brown. I’m a girl. I like(喜欢)red. I have（有）a red schoolbag. What’s this? It’s my red pencil box. Is that my ruler? Yes, it is. It is a red ruler. What’s that? It is a watch. Is it my watch? No, it isn’t. It’s Bob’s watch. It’s blue.What’s the girl’s family name?
| A．Green | B．Brown | C．Miller | D．Hand |
The girl’s favorite(最喜欢的) color is______.
| A．red | B．blue | C．brown | D．yellow |
What color is the watch? It’s ______.
| A．red | B．blue | C．brown | D．yellow |
Is that Bob’s ruler?
| A．Yes, it is. | B．No, it is. | C．Yes, it’s. | D．No, it isn’t. |
That is _______ watch.
| A．my | B．your | C．Bob’s | D．Mary’s |