Asha looked out of the window on the plane．What a（16） !The buildings were so tall．The city was large，much larger than her small town．
Asha was on vacation in New York City．She was very（17） as she has always wanted to come since she was young．She read stories about it and studied its（18） ．She know how the island of Manhattan was bought native Americans 300 years ago．She（19） knew people from all over the world came to live here．These people，like Asha，（20） a new life in New York．
But Asha was only staying for fourteen（21） ．She thought of these two weeks as a time to（22） herself to move back to New York．She would return to her small（23） ，stay for one year，and then come to live in New York forever．So she had to plan this vacation（24） ．
In New York Asha wanted to do（25） things．First she wanted to look for a job．Next，she would find a place to live．She knew it was expensive to live in New York and that finding a good place to live was（26） ．And the third thing she wanted to do was（27） her English．She had studied English for 12 years but didn't know（28） she could understand"real"English．
Before leaving，her friends told her that New York was a（29） place．But Asha wasn't worried．She had studied New York carefully．She believed she would be safe．
（30） Asha saw the Statue of Liberty!The plane flew around it，and then began to slow down．Soon Asha was on the ground，getting ready to leave the plane﹣to greet her future．
16．A．sight |
B．day |
C．mess |
D．plane |
17．A．afraid |
B．excited |
C．sad |
D．relaxed |
18．A．weather |
B．education |
C．population |
D．history |
19．A．ever |
B．still |
C．only |
D．also |
20．A．ask for |
B．came up with |
C．dreamed of |
D．found out |
21．A．days |
B．weeks |
C．months |
D．years |
22．A．ask |
B．drive |
C．prepare |
D．follow |
23．A．country |
B．house |
C．school |
D．town |
24．A．carefully |
B．comfortable |
C．freely |
D．secretly |
25．A．two |
B．three |
C．four |
D．five |
26．A．easy |
B．hard |
C．necessary |
D．proper |
27．A．learn |
B．review |
C．practice |
D．teach |
28．A．why |
B．how |
C．if |
D．when |
29．A．small |
B．large |
C．safe |
D．dangerous |
30．A．All of a sudden |
B．From then on |
C．In a hurry |
D．Once again． |
Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China． He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century． In his short life he wrote（1） 300 songs and an opera．
Xian was born in Panyu， Guangdong， China in 1905． Because his father died before he was born， Xian moved from place to place with（2） mother． He began learning to play（3） violin when he was 20 years old． In the beginning， his violin was（4） cheap and badly made that he（5） not play it well． His friends laughed at him． Xian did not stop（6） and soon showed his talent． In 1934， he was one of the first Chinese students（7） studied in a special music school in Paris． Before he（8） ， Xian became the school's best student（9） won several prizes for his talents．
In 1935， he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army． Later， he came to Yan'an（10） music at a college．（11） there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time ，Xian still wrote （12） of his most important music there， including The Yellow River， his most famous work．
In May 1940， Xian（13） to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies． In the Soviet Union， life was very（14） ． Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness （15） October 30， 1945， aged only 40． Xian's music， however， lives on in the people's hearts．
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（1）A． near |
B． nearly |
C． nearby |
D． nearer |
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（2）A． he |
B． him |
C． his |
D． he's |
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（3）A． a |
B． an |
C． the |
D． this |
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（4）A． so |
B． such |
C． very |
D． much |
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（5）A． need |
B． may |
C． should |
D． could |
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（6）A． practise |
B． practising |
C． to practise |
D． practised |
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（7）A． what |
B． which |
C． whom |
D． who |
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（8）A． leave |
B． leaves |
C． left |
D． was leaving |
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（9）A． and |
B． but |
C． as |
D． or |
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（10）A． teach |
B． taught |
C． teaching |
D． to teach |
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（11）A． If |
B． Although |
C． When |
D． Because |
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（12）A． any |
B． little |
C． few |
D． some |
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（13）A sent |
B． was sent |
C． has sent |
D． was sending |
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（14）A hard |
B． harder |
C． hardest |
D． the hardest |
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（15）A． at |
B． in |
C． on |
D． by |
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Our words carry huge weight．They may influence people for years，and even for a lifetime．They provide them with courage to go on or one more reason to give up． When I was fourteen，my family moved to another city．Junior high was always a difficult time for me，and the move made my ninth﹣grade year even harder．I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time．The other kids had good friends with them，but I didn't know anyone．I felt lonely and went to the nearest seat after getting some food．The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then laughed．I could feel my face turning red at that moment．Then one of the Kids broke the ice．"Man!You have one BIG nose!"I felt hurt and didn't know what to say．I wanted to cry．But I managed a little smile﹣﹣﹣as if it didn't hurt me at all．But it did．From then on，I would often look at myself in the mirror．I studied the big nose closely．It seemed that I was just living for my nose．Thankfully，I grew out of this influence finally．But it really took me twenty years There is another thing that is kept deep in my mind．I remember going through a terrible business failure．I lost everything．I called my dad for help and he told me a lot about how to deal with the failure．What he said gave me a lot of courage and confidence（信心）to go on with my business． |
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Jason's feeling when he entered the dining hall |
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The part of Jason's body that other kids laughed at |
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The person who gave Jason courage and confidence |
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What will happen if a family without the Internet for a month？One American family decides to find out．They have sent invitation to a leading US television station，expecting that it will send a film group to record their day﹣to﹣day life （71） technology for a month．
When the film group meet（72） Smiths，they find that Mr．Smith，Mrs．Smith and their two sons are so crazy about technology that （73） hardly do things together．At mealtimes，no one（74） at the dining table for their food．"Everyone just runs into the kitchen，takes their food and then goes back to their screen，"Mrs．Smith explains．"（75） we don't make a change，our family will become strangers to each other!"
Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not （76） ，especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it．They have to make many （77） ．For example，the two brothers have to go to the school （78） to borrow books for their scientific projects，and Mr．and Mrs．Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things （79） ．As the family have picked up the new lifestyle，they find that they can spend more time taking over meals，playing sports and doing all （80） of activities together．
Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge？
配对阅读 左框是五位旅行者的需求，右框是丝绸之路的旅游路线信息．请根据这些旅游者的需求，选出最适合他们的旅游线路，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑．
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66．Kitty will have two weeks off and she'd like a tour at a cost of about 2500．She feels like visiting China's historic capitals
67．Lucas dreams of traveling along the ancient route （路线）in China during his summer vacation to find out what it used to be ． ． 68．Sam likes to meet challenges（挑战）．He is going to spend no more than 2000 traveling across Xinjiang
69．Elsa is taking her parents to visit china．They plan to travel along the Silk Road．They also want to take a cruise on the Yangtze River ． 70．Janet wants to learn about China．She is looking forward to visiting the great wonders in China ． |
A．22 Days from 3629 Travel on the ancient route，you may wonder why it was chosen then and later given up．The remains of the old cities help to record their past． B．13 Days from 2700 This is a journey deep into Xinjiang area．Driving most part of this journey is surely an exciting experience，and most areas we pass are still undeveloped． C．6 Days from 1899 We'll take you across Xinjiang area．This Silk Road route is a challenging journey，for most part of the journey will be made by bus． D．13 Days from 2449 You can experience going through China's past to its present．The world﹣famous historic capitals along the Silk Road and the colorful culture are really fantastic E.5 Days from 2069 The Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors（兵马佣）are great wonders in the world．These places of interest are valuable treasures across the beautiful area． F．12 Days from2199 This journey heads all the way to kirgizstan，a friendly neighbor from the beginning．Business along this historic trading road is still going on though it is not as busy as before． G．16 Days from 3799 Traditional Silk Road includes excellent Yangtze Cruise．This tour from the capital to DunHuang，Chongqing and then to Shanghai shows you a big part of the basic sightseeing of China |
People often think of the North Pole（北极） and the South Pole as similar frozen（冰冻的）
wastelands．They are both places with very cold temperatures and few people live there．However，the North and South Poles are not much alike as people may imagine．
The North Pole has no land，only thick ice．Temperatures seldom go above 32°F，at which water turns into ice．Most of the time，it stays below zero．In winter temperatures are usually as low as﹣30°F．
Although conditions were very poor，people tried for many centuries to reach the North Pole．About 100years ago，two men，Robert Peary and Mathew Henson，were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties．They reached the North Pole on March 8th，1909．It was really a hard trip for them．
There are few things more dangerous than crossing the Arctic（北极圈） on foot．People who stayed there may face many problems：very cold temperatures，sudden storms，and even hunger．Most of the area is uninhabited．Few people can live in such a difficult place．
People might think that with such low temperatures for most of the year，the ice would be thick and hard．However，this is not true in the Arctic．The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface．Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes of water（水道） called"leads"．Anyone who falls into a lead can be frozen to death in a few minutes．
（1）This passage is probably from ．
A．a book review
B．a science book
C．a school report
D．a computer magazine
（2）According to the passage，what happened about 100years ago？
A．Two men succeeded in getting to the North Pole．
B．Temperatures in the North Pole went above 32°F．
C．The environment in the North Pole suddenly became worse．
D．The North Pole changed into thick ice because of the temperatures．
（3）What does the underlined word"uninhabited"probably mean in Chinese？
A．气候恶劣的
B．充满危险的
C．困难重重的
D．无人居住的
（4）The reason for the ice to break into two opening lanes of water is ．
A．that the temperature suddenly drops
B．that the water under the ice is frozen
C．that the ocean water under the ice moves
D．that the surface is covered with lots of ice
（5）What does this passage mainly talk about？
A．The thick ice in the North Pole．
B．A difficult trip to the North Pole．
C．The real situation in the North Pole．
D．The differences between the North Pole and the South Pole．
