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The weather is cold, but people’s hearts are not. Heilongjiang has become a popular travel place this winter.

The 25th Harbin Ice and Snow World continues to catch many tourists’ attention. The amusement park covers an area of 810,000 square meters. Visitors mostly came to enjoy the beauty when it gets dark. They can enjoy more than 1,000 works of art, all made of ice and snow. But the Harbin Ice and Snow World is not the only place to go. There are many other good choices, too. Tourists can also enjoy having barbecues (烧烤) in Qiqihar and going to hot springs in Daqing. They could even watch the sun rise in Fuyuan, China’s easternmost city.

The Harbin subway is running longer hours to meet people’s needs. Passengers can use free tickets to travel between the stations of the Sun Island and the Ice and Snow World. So it’s easier for them to go to the two main events taking place there.

Heilongjiang also wrote a thank-you letter to all the tourists. It thanked them for visiting and taking part in different activities. All their short videos and travel articles online, the letter points out, have made Heilongjiang known to more people. The letter also invited visitors to share their feelings. Besides, the letter encouraged visitors to make suggestions. All this would make the province a better place as problems can be solved as soon as possible. Their likes and suggestions, the letter says, encourage the province to do a better job.

Even in a cold season like this, the enthusiasm (热情) of tourists can be felt all over the country.

1. What attracts (吸引) tourists most in Harbin Ice and Snow World?

A．The activities in the amusement park.	B．The beauty of the amusement park at night.
C．The process of making ice and snow art works.	D．The good services provided by the amusement park.

2. How many other good choices are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Events.

B．Tickets.

C．Stations.

D．Passengers.

4. What are the purposes of the thank-you letter from Heilongjiang?
① To show thanks to tourists.                           ② To invite tourists to write back.
③ To ask tourists for suggestions.                    ④ To learn about tourists’ feelings.
⑤ To encourage tourists to share travel articles.

A．①②③

B．①②④

C．①③④

D．③④⑤

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

    1     However, others may only see it once or twice a year. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. Among these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father. He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years. With a hard job in a crayon factory, he doesn’t find much time to visit his hometown. “I used to return home at least once a year, but I haven’t been back for almost three years now. It’s a shame, but I just don’t have the time,” he says.

Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed.

    2     In many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help.

“I noticed that’s true of my hometown,” adds Zhong Wei. “Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century. But now the buildings are really old.

    3     Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.

According to Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change. “In my hometown, there was a big old tree opposite the school.     4     Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree especially during the summer holidays. It was such a happy childhood.

    5    

A．It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place.

B．I hear they’re going to build a new school there.

C．Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our hearts.

D．Some people still live in their hometown.

E．Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared.

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Donna Coffee and Paris! Paris is beautiful! We went on a great trip. We also took a boat ride on the River Seine. And it's nicer to just sit at a street cafe(咖啡馆) and watch the cars go by. But to tell you a secret, Frank is sad because no one can understand his French!

Jessy Australia at last! The flight was tiring, but here I am at last, in Sydney! Look! Here we are at last! The Sydney Opera House! It looks like shells! It's wonderful and amazing! And I'm taking the plane to New Zealand on Tuesday. I'll post again from there.

Anna Don't come here! We're staying on a farm in Utah. There is nearly nothing! It's too quiet. Every morning, we get up really early, and we ride horses. Then it's breakfast and more riding-not my idea of fun! So, today I walked to a little town near the farm. And I finally connected(连接) to the Internet! Next week, we're going to shop in New York. I can't wait!

1. Which city is Jessy writing from?

A．Sydney.

B．New York.

C．Paris.

D．Utah.

2. What did Donna and Frank do during their traveling?

A．They visited museums.	B．They took a boat ride.
C．They drank coffee at a street park.	D．They watched movies in the cinema.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to Anna's Moments(朋友圈)?

A．It is too noisy around the farm.	B．Her idea of fun is horse riding
C．She is going to London next week.	D．She cannot use the Internet on the farm.

【推荐1】The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (24节气). Grain Buds (小满), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on June 5. It means that the seeds from the grain (谷物) are becoming full but are not ripe (成熟).

In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural (农业) production. But the solar term culture is still useful today. It guides people’s lives through special foods, cultural ceremonies, gardening and even healthy living tips that matched with each solar term. Let’s see what we can do during the “Grain Buds” period.

During the Grain Buds period, summer harvest is about to begin. A saying about rain during this time mentions, “A heavy rainfall makes the river full.” Because of the great increase in rainfall, rivers are full of water, which gives rise to great tasting fish and shrimps (虾). This is a good time to enjoy them. It is also a harvest season for fishermen.

High temperatures are common during the Grain Buds period. The increase in temperature over this season may also give rise to some skin diseases. So it is important to exercise to keep healthy during the hot summer days. Walking, jogging and practicing tai chi are popular.

This time is a good period of the quick growth of flowers, which makes caring for your garden even more important. Flower clipping (修剪) is necessary. Flowers need a lot of water and care to stay healthy. Weeding (除杂草) should be done as they grow quickly and have to be cleared out in order to keep the soil loose (疏松) and from competing with the flowers for nutrients.

1. Grain Buds begins on _______ this year.

A．May 24

B．May 8

C．May 21

D．June 5

2. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?

A．The solar term culture is still useful today.

B．There is less rain during the Grain Buds period.

C．Walking and practicing tai chi are good exercise during this time.

D．It’s necessary to clip the flowers in the garden.

3. What does the underlined word “nutrients” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese? _______

A．养分

B．空间

C．原材料

D．水分

4. If you are an editor (编辑), you will put the above passage in “_______” of a newspaper.

A．Health

B．Culture

C．Sports

D．Invention

【推荐2】根据短文内容从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

When I was in Chengdu, I saw teahouses everywhere on the streets. There is a saying, “China has the best teahouses in the world and the best teahouses are in Chengdu in China.”

The service in the teahouses makes you satisfied（满意的）. When you go into a teahouse, the waiters or waitresses（女服务员）greet you with smiles on their faces and with teapots and cups in their hands. After you sit down, they set the cups on the table and pour the tea into the cups.

People who go to the teahouses are not really thirsty. They pay 20 yuan for a cup of tea in a teahouse and will sit there all day long to chat（聊天）with each other. These days, more and more people go to teahouses for business（生意） talks. Some teahouses also have performances, such as story-telling and Sichuan Opera.

1. According to the passage, Chengdu has ________ in the world.

A．the best tea

B．the best teahouses

C．the worst tea

D．the cheapest teahouses

2. What does the writer think of the service in the teahouses?

A．It’s friendly.

B．It’s not so bad.

C．It’s bad.

D．It’s unfriendly.

3. The underlined word “greet” can be replaced（替换）with “________”.

A．call

B．look after

C．say hello to

D．cry at

4. If your parents and you go to a teahouses, how much will you pay ________.

A．20 yuan.

B．30 yuan.

C．50 yuan.

D．60 yuan.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Price of Teahouses	B．China Has Great Teahouses
C．Performances in Teahouses	D．Teahouses in Chengdu

【推荐2】Are we humans alone in space? Scientists have been working on this question for a long time. And recently, new discoveries offer more hope that some form of life existed on Mars in the past, and perhaps is still there at present.

According to a new report in the book Science, the Mars Explorer Curiosity has found more methane (甲烷) in the Martian air. It might suggest the possibility of life.

During the last 20 months, Curiosity has found methane many times, and four of them, it tested at a level 10 times higher than usual. “It’s a great increase,” said Christopher Webster, the lead scientist.

This new finding has made a big change. In September 2013, Curiosity found almost no sign of methane on Mars. Just weeks later, however, the explorer picked up the gas.

Methane is also found in Earth’s air, and comes from animal and plant life, as well as from the environment itself. If there’s methane in Mars’ air, where is it coming from? Scientists aren’t sure.

“There are many possible sources, such as actions between water and rock,” guessed Sushil, a scientist of the Curiosity team.

But the scientists have left the possibility open that microbes (微生物) could be the methane’s source. Also, for the first time, Curiosity found other organisms (有机物) in the rocks of Mars. Organisms are thought to be the basis to form life. Scientists aren’t sure where these organisms come from. They could either have formed on Mars or landed on Mars by meteorites (陨石).

For the next three years, Curiosity will keep looking for more organisms in rocks and exploring Mars.

1. Where did Curiosity recently find methane?

A．In the Martian air.

B．In the air on Earth.

C．In rocks on Mars.

D．In the water on Mars.

2. Scientists predict that there might be life on Mars because ________.

A．methane is a sign of life	B．astronauts sent to Mars have seen signs of life
C．the Mars Explorer has taken some photos of animals	D．the environment on Mars is similar to that on Earth

3. Scientists think ________ may be the basis to form life.

A．rocks

B．meteorites

C．methane

D．organisms

4. From the last two paragraphs, we learn that ________.

A．scientists are sure to have found life on Mars	B．methane is the basis to form life
C．there is more to learn about Mars	D．there are no rocks and water on Mars

【推荐3】阅读理解。
A man made a nice talking machine（机器）.It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam.” it said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilograms. That’s three kilograms more .If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right .Please have a nice day.”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss.” the machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms. It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day .Please have a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time to stand on the machine. The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning .Will one of you get off?”
1. The machine in this passage could _______ .

A．make people laugh

B．tell people what they should eat

C．speak all kinds of languages

D．weigh and talk to people

2. The man put his first machine _______ .

A．in the station

B．in a train

C．in the doctor’s waiting room

D．in the women’s room

3. The machine told the Indian woman _______ .

A．she was a little heavier

B．she was a little lighter

C．it couldn’t speak Indian

D．to eat what she wanted to eat

4. How was the American woman?

A．She was healthy.

B．She was too heavy

C．She liked thinking.

D．The machine didn’t like her.