Walking on Guanqian Street in Macao, you can see tourists buying gifts in shops down the street. Members of tour groups are taking photos in front of the beautiful wall paintings on each side. Fashionable cafes along the street are crowded with coffee lovers.
To attract (吸引) more tourists and achieve new development of cultural tourism, what special efforts has been the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government making?
The Macao SAR government is eyeing its rich historic heritage (遗产) to attract more tourists. It is trying to revive historic areas that few tourists know. “The government has successfully developed several special places for tourists in recent years.” says Cheung Kin-chung, president of China Travel Service (Macao) Lid.
Taking the Lai Chi Vun shipyards as an example, Cheung says, “Shipbuilding was once very important in Macao’s development. Although the industry of building ships has declined (衰退), the old factories offer a chance to show Macao’s history.” Now they have become a living museum. There are exhibitions about the history of the shipyards. But the shipyards are also a place where local musicians perform. Tourists can both learn about history and experience modern life there.
Macao is also building itself as a “City of Performing Arts”. This has become a new step on its way to developing cultural tourism. With many nice places for concerts and performances, Macao holds lots of art events for tourists around the world to enjoy this year. During the Chinese Theater Cultural Festival, they could get a taste of traditional Chinese operas like “The Legend of the White Snake”.
As a place where Chinese culture meets foreign cultures, Macao provides varied cultural experiences. Supported by the Macao SAR government, “Fado Nights” concerts were held from March 29th to May 5th. It allows tourists to enjoy Fado, a traditional Portuguese musical form. In the concerts of the festival “Encounter in Macao”, Fado is included into Chinese music, creating a new form of performance. This art form shows tourists a mixed culture of China and Western countries.
In addition, the Macao SAR government has offered some special travel products and services. Together with travel companies, it has introduced many new guided tours for tourists to discover Macao. According to different festivals and events, the government has designed “My Treats For You” of special travel offers, including cheaper plane tickets, hotel rooms, as well as show tickets.
1. How does the writer lead in the topic of the passage?| A．By comparing facts. | B．By listing numbers. |
| C．By giving an example. | D．By showing an opinion. |
| A．Make a report on. | B．Bring new life to. |
| C．Offer information to. | D．Give special praise to. |
| A．“Encounter in Macao” was held. | B．“My Treats For You” was designed. |
| C．“Fado Nights” concerts were held. | D．“The Legend of the White Snake” was performed. |
| A．New Fun Activities for You in Macao | B．Macao Becomes A Hot Place for Traveling |
| C．All You Must Know Before Visiting Macao | D．Macao Welcomes Tourists in Different Ways |
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【推荐2】On July 18th, Mike and his parents went to Qingdao, a city in Shandong for summer vacation.
It was about 12:00 when they arrived there on the first day. They found a hotel and had a short rest.
On the second day, it rained all day. Mike visited the history museum with his father and his mother went shopping.
| A．There were many people there. |
| B．Yantai is a very beautiful city with sea. |
| C．Qingdao is a beautiful city with sea. |
| D．They had a very good time in Qingdao. |
| E．It was really hot and they decided to go to the beach. |
| F．His parents also felt relaxed. |
| G．His parents felt very terrible and tired. |
【推荐3】Camp George, a summer camp in Canada, started in 1998. It provides campers with a place to build lifelong friendships.
Seven years ago, when I first got on the camp bus of Camp George, I didn’t know anyone. People soon started to talk to me and I felt welcomed soon. It wasn’t long before I brought my best friend to Camp George. My best friend and I were close before camp but camp brought us closer.
My camp friends are so special. Everyone is welcome into our friend circle. We share funny jokes and create good memories that we will have forever. We eat together and sleep in a large room. Not only do I have a strong friendship with the girls in my camp, but I also get along well with the trip organizers. The close relationship that we build in the summer lasts forever.
I see my camp friends a lot during the year even though we don’t go to the same school. We understand each other and never get sick of each other. On our camp group chats we count down the days till we go back on the camp bus for a new camp year.
Camp is my home away from home and one of the main reasons I am coming back to camp for my seventh summer is my friendship with my best friends. There is no fighting at Camp George and if you ever feel sad about something, all of the girls will help you in the nicest ways. These girls are my sisters and I don't know what I would do without them.
1. How did the writer feel when she first got on the bus of Camp George?| A．Excited. | B．Sad. | C．Surprised. | D．Bored. |
| A．They both got ill. | B．They went to different schools. |
| C．They knew each other better. | D．They decided to take more trips together. |
| A．They tell each other funny things. | B．They help the trip organizers a lot. |
| C．They cook and eat together. | D．They talk about their memories of the summer. |
| A．What the campers’ school life is like. | B．How campers help each other. |
| C．How campers get sick. | D．How campers look forward to the next camp. |
【推荐1】Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers（摩天楼）, and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.
Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.
Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping!
Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree（棕桐树）and is very beautiful.
The city is still an amazing mix（混合体）of people from different countries. The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives（本地人）by eight to one!
Many people welcome the city’s growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change. As a Dubai native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there’s a lot more work to do.”
1. Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?| A．To relax. | B．To buy oil. | C．To go shopping. | D．To do business. |
| A．Dubai has created many man-made islands. |
| B．There are many foreigners working in Dubai. |
| C．Many international visitors come to Dubai every year. |
| D．Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil. |
| A．To be smaller in size than another group. | B．To be more in number than another group. |
| C．To be bigger in area than another group. | D．To be smaller in area than another group. |
| A．We should always visit Dubai. | B．We should learn from foreigners. |
| C．We must always remember our past. | D．We must only think about the future. |
| A．Dubai is growing very fast. | B．Dubai was a big city before 1966. |
| C．Many tall buildings are built in months. | D．Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches. |
Harbin has become the brightest star of tourism in China. It has spared no effort to show sincerity and creativity in entertaining (使感到快乐) tourists from all over the world. “Erbin” has become a nickname for it among Internet users.
Firstly, Harbin has a history of more than thirty years of celebrating the Ice and Snow Festival.
Thirdly, Harbin tried its best to make sure the tourists would have fun there. They could enjoy the hot air balloon, the artificial moon, the penguins, and the performance of the Oroqen ethnic minority people and their reindeer (驯鹿). There everything was planned perfectly.
Besides the fun activities and the delicious food, the local government took many other measures to provide the tourists with great travel experiences.
Harbin can provide whatever tourists want.
| A．Why is Harbin’s tourism so successful? |
| B．It has rich ice and snow tourism resources. |
| C．If you were not used to the cold weather, you could go into heated rooms to rest. |
| D．One hotel worker told reporters that it requires hotels not to raise prices during the travel season. |
| E．Secondly, facing problems sincerely is one of the keys for Harbin’s tourism to be successful. |
【推荐3】Lucy is working in Hong Kong. She got an email from her boss—Mike this Monday. Lucy was very happy to get the message and decided to see a film and take a night-time cruise（乘船游览） around the Victoria Harbor this Friday.
| Lucy, I’m satisfied with your job these days. I know you didn’t have a good rest at your birthday last week because of your work, so I’ll give you a day off this Friday. Thank you for what you’ve done for our company and happy birthday! Mike | |
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1. Lucy works in a _________ and she is very busy.
| A．school | B．company | C．cinema |
| A．taxi | B．train | C．ship |
| A．four and a half hours | B．three and a half hours | C．five hours |
| A．￥120 | B．￥50 | C．￥440 |
| A．the film HI, MOM is directed by Shen Teng |
| B．Lucy can buy her film tickets at Star Company on No. 98 Cyberport Road |
| C．It will cost Lucy ￥300 if she wants to have a supper during visiting the Victoria Harbor |
【推荐1】The skill of making luosifen is an art. It is now on the list of China’s intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）. Have you ever tried this special food?
Luoshifen is also called the river snail rice noodles. It is made by boiling rice noodles with pickled（腌制的）bamboo shoots, fresh vegetables and river snails. The dish is sour, salty and smelly. Some people don’t like its strong smell when they first try it. But many say they can never forget its magical taste.
This dish first appeared in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou in the 1970s. At first, it was only a local street snack. People outside the city knew little about it. In 2012, a Chinese food TV show, A Bite of China, introduced luosifen to more people.
To make delicious river snail rice noodles, you need to pickle the best sour bamboo shoots. The best time to get them is spring. Peel off their shells（外壳）and cut them into pieces, then pickle them with salt and water in a jar for about one month. You can use them when a sour smell starts coming out.
Over the years, luosifen has often appeared in food bloggers’ videos. It has become one of the most popular online snacks among young people. From a local snack to an “online celebrity”（名人）, it has won the stomachs and hearts of many!
1. Luosifen’s ingredients DON’T include（包括）________.| A．river snails | B．smelly vegetables |
| C．rice noodles | D．pickled bamboo shoots |
| A．1980 | B．2012 | C．the 1790s | D．the 1970s |
| A．how to make luosifen | B．where to eat luosifen |
| C．how to pickle the sour bamboo shoots | D．when to get the bamboo shoots |
| A．luosifen | B．bamboo shoot | C．the food blogger | D．the city of Liuzhou |
| A．many old people like luosifen |
| B．luosifen comes from northern China |
| C．luosifen is smelly but not sour or salty |
| D．more people know about luosifen after a Chinese food TV show |
【推荐2】A few close friends walking through the city streets has become popular among young people in China. It is called Citywalk. People would like to have a journey to walk around the city and explore (探索) its beauty.
Citywalk first appeared in London, England to make tourists travel like locals. A group of people followed a guide, enjoyed the city’s streets, saw buildings up close, and got a deep understanding of the history and culture. At that time, Citywalk emphasized (强调) the importance of heartfelt feeling and a new understanding.
But in China, Citywalk emphasizes following the heart and moving at a slower speed. People do not need to have a good plan before they start walking. Unlike walking in the park or in their neighborhood, Citywalk includes discovering old buildings, exploring special shops, having a cup of coffee, trying local food and so on. People take photos, make videos and share their stories online. They tell others where they go and what they find.
In this fast-paced world, young people are always working hard and they have little time for local exploration. Citywalk helps them have a warmer, more relaxing and slower-paced lifestyle. Whether it’s a busy market, a small shop in a small neighborhood, or a modern city street, they can all make them feel comfortable.
Let’s take a walk together and explore the beauty of daily life!
1. Why do young people like Citywalk in China?| A．It helps them find better jobs. |
| B．It gives them more time to work. |
| C．It offers chances for international travels. |
| D．It allows them to explore daily life at a slower speed. |
| A．Walk in their neighborhood. | B．Look for some old buildings. |
| C．Walk in some beautiful parks. | D．Make a detailed plan before walking. |
| A．To emphasize the importance of Citywalk. |
| B．To call on people to take part in Citywalk. |
| C．To introduce what Citywalk is to the readers. |
| D．To ask readers to citywalk in England and China. |
| A．Citywalk for All Ages | B．Citywalk Around the World |
| C．Citywalk in the Small Neighborhood | D．Citywalk—A Way to Lead a Slow Life |
【推荐3】Many animals hide（躲藏）to stay alive（活着）. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes（形状）help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic（北极）bear in snow. Its white fur（毛）helps protect it. Chameleons（变色龙）can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.
Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary（可怕）. Some animals will run away from them.
Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes（条纹） at once can also confuse（混淆）animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle（圈）, each toward a different direction（方向）. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them.
1. Animals have many ways to stay alive. How many of them are mentioned（被提及）in the passage?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Five. |
| A．Because they like to play hide-and-seek. | B．Because they are shy. |
| C．Because they want to catch other. | D．Because they want to protect themselves. |
| A．They change colors. | B．They change shapes. |
| C．They hide in snow. | D．They hide in leaves, |
| A．Become good friends. | B．Talk to each other. |
| C．Help each other look out of danger. | D．Stay close together. |
| A．They want other animals to run away from them. |
| B．They want other animals to follow them. |
| C．They want other animals to see them. |
| D．They want other animals to like them. |
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①Have you ever visited any traditional Chinese gardens? They look like more natural sights than some Westerne-Gardens. They have a long history. As early as 1500, there were two main types of gardens: imperial (皇亲的) gardens and private gardens. Imperial gardens were for the use of the emperor and his family. Private gardens were built by important officials or wealthy businessmen. Both types of gardens were built for hunting and resting.
②The Summer Palace in Beijing is the most famous imperial garden in China. It covers about 3,000,000 m², three quarters of which is water. It’s called Kunming Lake. People can take a 10-minute boat ride to visit an island temple (庙宇), watch a traditional Chinese performance, enjoy the different buildings and courtyard. The garden is home to over 3,000 ancient buildings and more than 400,000 plants. Besides, there are more than 40,000 valuable works from each ancient period. With such a rich collection, the garden is known as the “Imperial Garden Museum.”
③As for private gardens, the most famous one is the Humble Administrator’s Garden (拙政园) in Suzhou. It has an area of only 41,000 m². It is quite small compared to im-perial gardens, but it’s beautiful. When you are standing in any corner of the garden, it all looks like a lifelike picture. And the whole garden looks different in different seasons.
④The traditional Chinese gardens have been designed to look naturally formed. Mountains and waters, trees and flowers, houses and towers are well-organized. They don’t look crowded together at all. In fact, Chinese gardens are in some ways very much like traditional Chinese sight paintings. The two have influenced and developed alongside one another. Both of them show the importance of nature in Chinese culture.
1. How many kinds of traditional Chinese gardens are mentioned?| A．1. | B．2. | C．3. | D．4. |
| A．Its large areas. | B．Its ancient buildings. |
| C．Its valuable plants. | D．Its rich collection. |
| A．The things in the gardens were not formed properly. |
| B．The private gardens in Suzhou are famous for the size. |
| C．They are different from Chinese traditional sight paintings. |
| D．They were mainly built for the owners to hunt and rest. |
| A．①②③/④ | B．①/②③④ | C．①/②③/④ | D．①/②/③④ |
| A．The history and types of traditional Chinese gardens. |
| B．The influence of traditional Chinese paintings on garden design. |
| C．The differences between imperial and private gardens in China. |
| D．The beauty and cultural importance of traditional Chinese gardens. |
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China National Tea Museum  Opened in 1990, China National Tea Museum lies in Hangzhou, China. You can learn about the culture and history of tea in China there. Best seasons: All seasons Visiting Time: 2-3 hours Opening Hours: 9: 00 am～4: 30 pm (closed on Monday) Tickets: Free Halls Tea History Hall: You can see how tea has developed in China since thousands of years ago. Tea Collection Hall: More than 100 kinds of famous Chinese tea are on show. You’ll see how big the family of tea is. Tea Information Hall: There are some pictures of famous people visiting the museum from home and abroad. Tea Sets Hall: You’ll see tea sets in different times in China and know about the change of their looks and functions. Tea Custom Hall: You can get to know the customs of tea tasting in different places, like Yunnan, Zhejiang and Fujian. |
1. What can you learn about China National Tea Museum?
| A．It’s the only tea museum in China. |
| B．It has been open for over 40 years. |
| C．We don’t need to pay to visit there. |
| D．We can learn about the tea around the world there. |
| A．At 8: 00 am. | B．At 2: 30 pm. | C．At 4: 30 pm. | D．At 5: 00 pm. |
| A．Tea History Hall. | B．Tea Collection Hall. |
| C．Tea Information Hall. | D．Tea Sets Hall. |
| A．Learn about the history of tea. | B．See some photos. |
| C．Taste all kinds of tea. | D．Learn about the customs of tea tasting in different places. |
| A．Food. | B．Culture. | C．Medicine. | D．Education. |
【推荐3】Sydney is the coast of Australia.
Sydney has many beautiful beaches.
If you are going to visit Sydney, I hope you will enjoy it.
| A．The roads can take you to the Blue Mountains. |
| B．The ticket there is quite expensive. |
| C．Two of them are quite famous. |
| D．It will take you about 30 minutes. |
| E．In the west of Sydney, there is a big park called the Blue Mountains. |
| F．Do you know what the capital of Australia is? |
| G．It is a lively city. |
