1 . If you go to visit Stevening, you can stay in a simple but comfortable family home or a small guesthouse, or try the international dining room and luxurious bedrooms at the Grand Hotel. You can b    1    a room by phoning or e-mailing the owner. You can get a list from the Tourist Information Office which is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

There is also a campsite near the town. Usually there is space for small teams of tourists, but large g    2    should call the manager in advance(提前)to check if there is space big enough for them.

Stevening has two main shopping areas, the new Stevening Mall and the t     3     market area which has a history of over 50 years. Please note that cars are only allowed into Square between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. The Mall has over forty shops, i    4     a department store, clothes shops for all ages, sports and a supermarket.

For sports, visit the Stevening Leisure Center. It o     5    indoor tennis, volleyball and a fitness center. You can pay for a half day, or join the Sports Clubs, which allows you to use the facilities(设施)all day for free and at a special price in the evenings.

The swimming pool is open from May to September. Classes are held in the pool between 3 and 5 every afternoon except Sundays. There are courses for different l    6    , so don't worry if you're a beginner.

From Stevening, it is easy to visit a number of places of interest. The peace of the Kerrow Hills is a short free bus ride from the town center. People who love walking may climb up Kerrow Mountain, but less a     7    visitors can also enjoy the wonderful views by taking the little train. It stops just below the top of the mountain. You only need to walk the last few meters.

2 . Come to the Paradise Island- the holiday island f________young people. The Paradise Island has got two beautiful beaches. You can swim in the sea o_______ in our Olympic Swimming Pool. There are lots of things to do on the Paradise Island. There is a tennis court. After dinner, you can w_______ in the forest. You can climb the hills. You can fish in the river. In the evening, you c_______ dance at Shark Disco. There is a c______, too. We show a new film every day. You can sleep in huts in the Paradise Village. You can buy food at the supermarket or you can eat at the Blue Dolphin Restaurant. There is a gift shop, too, and a post office. W______to Paradise Island for a wonderful holiday.

1. ________
2. ________
3. ___________
4. __________
5. _________
6. __________

3 . 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.

4 . 短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式．
Dear Nancy，

Thanks for your letter．I'm happy    1    （hear） that you're getting on well with your study in Australia．You    2    （leave）your home town five years ago， so you must want to know something about life here．Things in Jinhua     3     （be） not the same     4     before．Now almost every family has    5     computer．We often communicate（交流）with each other by email．There are many tall buildings in    6    （we）city and also in the countryside． The roads are much    7    （wide）and cleaner．But the population here gets larger     8    larger．We often climb the mountains on weekends and have great fun．You can write    9    me．We can write to each other    10    （much） often．

Your friend，Jimy

5 . Hong Kong
June 5, 2002
Dear Jamie,
       I’ve been in Hong Kong for three days now, and I’m having a great time. It’s a very exciting c    1    , and very different from London.
       Yesterday my friend s    2     me around Hong Kong. It was a very busy day, but I saw many interesting things. The first p    3     we visited was Hong Kong Park. We went early in the morning and saw many old people doing morning e    4    . We also saw many different kinds of birds in the park. After that, we walked to St. John's Cathedral(圣约翰大教堂). I think it is a very old church in Hong Kong. It was very q    5     there. Then we went to Victoria Peak(扯旗山). From the t    6    , we could see the whole Hong Kong. It was really wonderful.
       After leaving Victoria Peak, we had l    7     in a restaurant, then we caught a bus to a supermarket. I did some shopping. When we had finished shopping, we sat on the seaside for a w    8    . On the bus back to the hotel, we both felt t    9    but very happy. We e    10       ourselves very much.

See you soon.

Yours,

   Maria

6 . Ⅳ.根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处填入单词或词组，答案不唯一

Melbourne is in Australia. It is a beautiful city with     1    （巨大的）gardens, great parks and many     2    （神奇的）buildings. Many people come to visit it every year.

Melbourne is also an     3    （古老的）city in Australia. It has an interesting history of     4    （超过）170 years. The first people came in 1835, and in the 1850s, gold was discovered.     5    （因为）this, Melbourne became a very rich city. Many new buildings were     6    （建造）at that time.

And today Melbourne is     7    （……其中之一）the world’s greatest cities. It is     8    （因……而闻名）its beauty and its famous universities. It is also Australia’s top city for sports. Many of them are very popular. For example, young people are mad about     9    （足球）here. In 1956, the Olympic Games came to the city, and for the first time they were showed live on TV around the world.

Melbourne is a nice place and you can always have great     10    （乐趣）here.

7 . Ⅷ.首字母填空

The Great Wall of China i    1     , the longest wall in the world. It goes from west. to e    2     , over mountains, through valleys (山谷) and finally reaches the sea.

The. Great Wall is more than 8,000 kilometers l    3    , six to seven meters high and four to five meters wide. In most places it is wide enough f    4     five horses or ten men to walk side by side along the top.

It was very difficult to b    5     such a great wall in the old times. Thousands of men died when they built i    6     . The Great Wall was made not only of stones, but millions of lives.

Today, the Great Wall has become the place of interest not only to the C    7     people, but a    8     to people all over the world.

8 . Good news! Shanghai Disneyland (迪士尼乐园) is in use now! Disneyland is famous all over the world. Let’s have a one-day trip (旅行) around the p    1    . We’ll spend the whole day v    2     the Disneyland. Just follow me. First we can g    3     along the Main Street to the centre of the park. In the east (东面), is the Tomorrowland. You can see 3-D f    4     here. The sounds and p    5     are great, but you have to wear a pair of special (特殊的) g    6     .Then let’s go to Fantasyland. You can meet Snow White and the great king. You can also t    7     photos. After h    8     a rest on the way, we can go b    9     to the Main Street to buy a lot of things. Just e    10     your day!

9 . Last winter holiday, I visited a village with only 11 houses.     1     the village was very small, I spent a whole day in it.

The village became popular because     2     Grandpa Huang's hard work. He bought a house there over 30 years     3    , but in 2010 the village was to be pulled down. In order to save the old village, Grandpa Huang painted on the walls of     4     own house and other houses. He painted things that he liked. In the village, there were many paintings of     5    , such as cats and birds. The most popular paintings for visitors were   of famous people. One of them was a picture of Andy. He is my     6     singer. I liked him so much that I asked a visitor to     7     a photo of that painting and me. On the ground of the village, Grandpa Huang has painted     8     lot of well-known Chinese sayings. From them, Grandpa Huang learned to live a long and happy     9    .

I really had a good time in the village     10     wished to visit it again.

10 . Rivers are one of our most important naturalresources(资源). Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at l______one river running through it that plays an important part in the lives of its people.

Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India, the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation; ships cant______along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeastern Asia. The greatest of all fornavigation（航海）, however, is the Amazon in Brazil（巴西）. It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles up it.

B_______transportation, rivers give food to eat, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun. In order to increase thesupply(供给) of water for crops, engineers sometimes build adam(大坝) a________a river and let a lake form behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only toirrigate(灌溉) their fields but also top_______electricity for their homes and industries.

However, large cities and industries that are located on rivers often cause problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with c_______and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy thebenefits(利益) of these natural resources.

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2. t_____________
3. B_____________
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