1 . 阅读下面短文，根据句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯意思，在空格处填入一个恰当的英语单词或者括号内所给单词的正确形式。

The “ice city” of Harbin, one of China’s most beautiful cities, attracts (吸引) the attention of a number of visitors every winter. Many people     1     (attract) by the great ice sculptures (冰雕) of its Ice and Snow Festival. About two months ago, 11 special visitors     2     (get) a lot of attention on the Internet. What is so special about these     3     (visitor)?

Well, the 11 visitors are a group of children aged between 3 and 6. Led by three teachers, they came to Northeast China from Nanning, Guangxi for a study tour. The lovely kids wore orange coats,     4     people called them “small sugar oranges” .

At first, some parents were worried. But then they found that the children adapted (适应) well and enjoyed     5     (them). “The children experienced the unique (独特的) ice and snow culture during     6     trip. They tried ice skating and built snowmen. They also     7     (make) new friends and learned a lot. They spent time together in the cold wind, learned     8     (work) together and helped each other. It was very     9     (interest)! ” said one of the parents.

    10     January, this group of “small sugar oranges” visited China’s northernmost fire station in Mohe. There they sang the national anthem (国歌) and showed their thanks to the firefighters.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。

Shaoshan is a famous city, the hometown of Chairman (主席) Mao Zedong. He once lived, studied, and     1     (work) here. Shaoshan is a comfortable place with flowers blooming (开花) and birds singing all year round. Shaoshan is a place     2     is almost in the middle of Hunan, about 40 kilometers from Xiangtan City and 100 kilometers from Changsha City.

As the high-speed trains are available, more and more people come here     3     train. For example, it only     4     (take) less than half an hour from Changsha City to Shaoshan. Others still want     5     (drive) here with families or friends. If people come here on December 26th, it will be the     6     (good) time. On that day there are a lot of celebrations, because it’s Chairman Mao’s birthday.

    7     (Visitor) from all over the country come here to show their respect. They also look forward to     8     (watch) The Most Memorable Shaoshan (《最忆韶山冲》), which can help them better understand Chairman Mao. They will be     9     (deep) moved and encouraged. Besides, it is not only     10     good place for students to have school trips, but also an education base for them to learn about the history of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党).

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡相应的横线上。

Last summer, I went to Yunnan on vacation with my family. We     1     (spend) four days there.

Our first stop was Lugu Lake. I think it is more beautiful     2     any other lake in the world. I enjoyed     3     (stay) there. We went boating and took quite a few photos. Then we went up to a hill. On the top of     4     hill, we got to see something beautiful. I felt like I was in a painting. I thought I would never forget the beautiful scenery (风景) there.

The next morning, we went to Lijiang by bus. It was a long trip     5     Lugu Lake to Lijiang. We arrived in the afternoon. After a short break, we went to walk around the town and bought some gifts. Then we decided     6     (try) the famous Guoqiao Rice Noodles for dinner. They were very special and delicious. After dinner, we took a walk and enjoyed the old streets and     7     (building) under the moon. The summer evening was cool.

Our     8     (three) stop was the “spring city” Kunming. We visited Dianchi, watched the birds and went to the flower market. We had a     9     (real) wonderful day.

The four-day trip came to an end soon. We had to go home. Everything in Yunnan was great. It is a very beautiful and     10     (interest) place. I’m sure you’ll never regret going on a trip there.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When you hear the word EPCOT, maybe you think of the building in the Disney park       1     (immediate)—even if you have never been there. But what does the word EPCOT actually mean?

Let’s study the history of the park     2     (see) how it got the name. It was Walt Disney himself that came up     3     EPCOT. So what does it stand for? Well, Walt thought it up in 1966, when his plans for a theme park in Florida were very     4     (difference) from what’s there today. Disneyland, in California, had been up and running for more than ten     5    (year). Walt’s idea was to build an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow(未来的实验原型社区). That’s what EPCOT really     6     (stand) for. And he originally(最初) planned for it to be, not a theme park, but     7     actual community.

After Walt Disney’s     8     (die) in 1966, other people of the Walt Disney Company     9     were not sure how to move forward with the city stuck to his ideas and themes for the park. They also built the park by     10     (take) his forward—thinking advice on creativity and technology. Of course, they kept its name!

9 . 阅读下面短文，根据音标、单词、首字母和语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，要求意义准确、拼写正确。

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. It lies on North Island     1     a population of a million people. This seaside city is considered as     2     important center for business and industry. It    3     (be) also the most exciting city in New Zealand. It also has people of many different cultures    4     (live) there.

Its history goes back over 650 years.    5     (Europe) settlement(定居) began in 1840 after the British’s arrival. Auckland once became the     6    /'kæpItl/ of New Zealand for some time. S    7     1945, Auckland has grown and it now has large modern suburbs.

Famous sights include Mt. Eden     8     Auckland Harbor Bridge. In the city，you can enjoy an     9    (amaze) view from the Sky Tower, which is the city’s tallest tower. You can also see many traditional     10     (dance) at the Auckland Museum.

10 . Fill in the blanks according to the texts and the first letters given.
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Barack Obama is the US P    1    . He and his w    2     Michelle Obama live in the White House with their two d    3    , Malia and Sasha, and Michelle’s mother because Michelle’s father is d    4    . They have a P    5     water dog named Bo. It is a p    6     Barack Obama gives to Malia and Sasha. Michelle is busy. She works on important p    7     for the American people, and she also helps with her husband’s o    8     duties.
We meet two British families in Unit3. The Siddiqui family have a g    9     shop. And they live in a flat a    10     the shop. The Jackson family don’t have their o    11     house, so they s    12     money when they can .
There are many things to see and do in London. If you are interested in art, Tate Modern is a good place to go. It has a f    13     c    14     of modern art by famous a    15     like Picasso and Dali. If you want to meet your favourite actors, singers or sports people, t    16     Madame Tussauds. It is a wax museum with almost 400 wax m    17     of famous people. If you like street art, go to Covent Garden. There you can watch j    18    , clowns and musicians. Oh! There are still many places to visit, like the Tower of London, Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace. Can you enjoy all of them at a time? Yes, an o    19     bus t    20     can help you with that. Isn’t it nice?