1 . 假如你是李华，五一假期即将到来，给你的外国朋友John发一封电子邮件，邀请他来大田度假，根据表格提示，介绍到来的交通方式、入住的酒店、大田的景点及相关活动。

注意：

	2 hours, 55 yuan
	Xianting Hotel, conditions, comfortable, see the mountain
	Baiyuan Park, west, 800 meters long, 500 meters wide, lake, fish

（1）必须包含表格内的所有内容，可适当发挥；
（2）80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear John,

May Day is coming. I’d like to invite you to Datian for your vacation. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

2 . Harbin in Heilongjiang Province lies along the waters of the Songhua River. It is an international city with a thousand years of history and culture, a cultural center in East Asia. It is also a magical city with dreams in ice and snow. There are all kinds of ice and snow sports here. Having hosted (举办) the 3rd Asian Winter Games in 1996, the 24th Winter World University Games in 2009, Harbin becomes more and more popular all over the world. As we all know, the 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin 2025 will still take place in Harbin. For every one in Harbin, it is not just a competition, but a celebration of winter sports. Besides, to welcome the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, we made two mascots (吉祥物) with the name of Siberian tigers “Binbin” and “Nini”. The word “bin” is part of the name of the city, Harbin, and “ni” shares the Chinese word “you”. The two names express the meaning of the words: “A warm welcome to all visitors.”

Our journey begins here. We can see the development and the beauty of Harbin. With open hearts, the warm-hearted people of Harbin expect you can come, whatever happens. We offer a stage to people who have great dreams.

任务1：阅读短文，完成同义句转换，每空一词。
1. With open hearts, the warm-hearted people of Harbin expect you can come, whatever happens.
With open hearts, the warm-hearted people of Harbin expect you can come, ________ ________ what happens.
任务2：根据短文内容回答问题。
2. Where is Harbin a cultural center?
_____________________________________________________________.
3. What do the two names “Binbin” and “Nini” express?
_____________________________________________________________.
4. How many winter games did Harbin hold before now according to the passage?
_____________________________________________________________.

4 .

Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province. It’s one of the coldest cities in temperature, but became the hottest place in tourism (旅游业) this winter. Tourists from all directions came to Harbin to experience a different and unforgettable winter. Many of them were from southern China, where it hardly snows all year round. People gave them a lovely nickname (昵称) “southern little potatoes”.

Only you can’t imagine, nothing Harbin can’t do. Harbin’s government and the locals showed the tourists with their best hospitality (款待). They offered kinds of special food, like fried pork in scoop (锅包肉), Harbin sausages (香肠), cold noodles, frozen (冻的) pears, and so on. They provided free pick-up service, beautiful firework shows, fantastic concerts…They even invited the Orozen people (鄂伦春族) to the center street with their reindeer (驯鹿), which was almost impossible to be seen in the past. People were amazed and touched, and many of them even made the short videos about their travelling to share their great joy and Harbin’s kindness on the Internet.

It’s true that tourists had great fun in this “warm” city. They would never forget their happy time in Harbin Ice and Snow World, where they enjoyed the beautiful ice sculptures (冰雕) and took part in all kinds of ice sports, such as ice rock-climbing, skating, skiing, snow fights, ice golf and so on. The experience on the world’s longest ice slide (滑梯) may be the most exciting part.

With the spring in the air, the travelling to Harbin seems to come to an end. However, Harbin’s hospitality will never be forgotten. Harbin’s story will be remembered forever. We do believe that more legends (传奇) in Harbin will be continued, and we all hope for a more interesting and exciting Harbin next year!

1. Which season is the best time to travel to Harbin?

A．Spring.

B．Summer.

C．Autumn.

D．Winter.

2. What can you do if you travel to Harbin Ice and Snow World?

A．Enjoy the beautiful ice sculptures.	B．Go skating.
C．Try the world’s longest ice slide.	D．All of the above.

3. What does the underlined word “locals” mean in the passage?

A．The people from all over the world.

B．The people outside of Harbin.

C．The people in Harbin.

D．The people from southern China.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Harbin, an “ice city” with a warm heart

B．My visit to Harbin

C．Have fun at Harbin Ice and Snow World

D．Let’s go to Harbin

5 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。

nearly     abroad     used to     marry     several

It’s not easy for a foreigner to tell a Chinese city exactly, but Jackson did. He     1     be a teacher in New York. Because of his Chinese students, he became interested in Chinese history and culture. He has visited     2     Chinese cities and in Suzhou, he met a pretty woman. Later, they got     3    .

One day, he got an idea of writing a book about Suzhou. It took him     4     6 years to study Suzhou. Besides, he spent more than two years writing his work. Finally, his book Beautiful Su: A social and Cultural History of Suzhou was published. It has been popular in China and     5    .

sometime     good     return     since     realize

After finishing the book about Suzhou, Jackson are planning to write another book on Hangzhou. Although (虽然) he has never been to Hangzhou, he hopes to visit there     6    . “I’m glad that the book can help foreigners understand the city     7    .” Jackson said to the reporter.

He has stayed in New York for years     8     COVID-19 broke out (爆发). He plans     9     to China this year. “I believe more people will     10     the beauty of Chinese cities.”

10 . 根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺完整。(每词限用一次)

touch, local, attention, they, into, shoe, snow, give, activity, besides

Harbin, the capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, welcomed millions of tourists during the past winter.

The city tried to provide tourists with the best experiences and memories. Upon arrival, tourists found     1     welcomed with live performances at the airport. At Harbin Ice and Snow World, a lot of new     2     were provided, such as bicycles on ice and hot air balloons.

Local people showed their friendliness and hospitality (好客). They offered warm drinks and     3     snacks to tourists for free. Many private car owners also     4     tourists free rides.

    5     by these kind actions, tourists shared their heart-warming moments on social media platforms to show their thanks. Many of them are from southern China, where it seldom     6    . A guest left a note at the hotel, “Harbin is so fun and beautiful. And people here are very hospitable. I look forward to seeing you again.”

    7     some interesting videos were also posted by tourists. Penguins wearing backpacks walked down the street. Tourists dressed in costumes of different styles posed for photos at the Saint Sophia Cathedral (索菲亚大教堂). Frozen pears were cut     8     the shapes of flowers for tourists to taste and enjoy. All of these pushed the city to be the hottest topic on the Internet.

Harbin drew so much     9     not only because of warm hearts and creative ideas, but also “small details”. The city stands in the     10     of tourists. This is the key reason for its success.