1 . 根据短文内容及首字母提示补全单词（共10小题；
The Yellow Mountain is o     1     of the most famous mountains in China. It is in the south of Anhui. Every year t     2     of Chinese and foreigners pay a visit here. It’s not f     3     from here. It t     4     you about three hours to get there by bus. You can also go there by train or by plane. While you are c     5     the mountain, you can e     6     the sea of clouds, wondrous pines and unique rocks ahead of you. In the e     7     morning when the sun rises, the sky looks b     8     . It’s my d     9     place to v     10     .

2 . 短文填空
I am Mike. I w    1     born in London, the c    2     of the UK. Today I am very happy to s    3     you around London. London has an a    4     of about 1, 577 square kilometres.
L    5     Beijing, London is also an old city with a long h    6     , over 2000 years.
So, it has a lot of old buildings and churches. But London is also very m    7     , you can see the many tall buildings here and there．Every year, people all o    8     the world come and visit it. London has hosted the Summer Olympics (奥运会) three t    9     . Do you like London now? I hope you can come h    10     some day.

3 . 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

Yangzhou lies in the east of Jiangsu province. It is an a    1     city with a history of about 2,500 years. In the city there are many old streets, houses, temples, towers and pagodas. These places have been carefully p    2     and fully developed in the recent years.

On the world list of Canal heritage (遗产), the Grand Canal in China has long been thought as the most v    3     one. The Grand Canal is the mother river of Yangzhou. Emperor Yang Guang b    4     it. A poet in Tang Dynasty once wrote, “T    5     everyone complains that the Sui Dynasty ended because of the canal, it is still an important way for people to t    6    . If he hadn’t had so many palaces and dragon boats built, his a    7     could have been compared with Dayu.” Now the part of the old canal flows from Zhuyuwan to the Guazhou town. The canal is the p    8     of Yangzhou.

Do you know when the b    9     time to visit Yangzhou is? In early spring, when it is misty with willows (柳树) and flowers. Tourists can deeply feel the b    10     of the special city.

In a word, Yangzhou is worth a visit.

4 . In the middle of Jiangsu province, Yangzhou is an important city in the economic circle of the Yangtze River delta(三角洲). It is m    1    up of three cities of Baoying, Gaoyou, and Yizheng, three districts of Hanjiang, Guangling and Jiangdu. It has an area of 6,638 square kilometers and a population of 4.6 million, i    2    the central area of 1,100 square kilometers with a population of 1.31 million.
Yangzhou is a cultural city with a long history and rich c    3    . It has a long history of about 2,500 years since King Fu Chai of Wu dug Hangou and built Hancheng. There were three g    4    times in the history of Yangzhou. It took shape in the Han Dynasty, developed in the Tang Dynasty and reached its top in the Qing Dynasty. A number of politicians, writers and a    5    such as Li Bai, Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty and Ouyang Xiu and Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty all served as officials or went sightseeing there and l    6    many poems describing the beauty of Yangzhou. "Eight eccentrics of Yangzhou", Yangzhou school and Yangzhou opera all enjoy special qualities. In h    7    , Yangzhou was a famous and open city. In the Tang dynasty, it is the biggest city in Southeast China and one of the four ports(港口) that conducted economic and cultural exchanges with other c    8    . Over 10 thousand foreign businessmen lived in Yangzhou then. Master Jianzhen went eastward to Japan to s    9    China’s culture.
Yangzhou is a friendly and beautiful city suitable for people to live in. Such famous well-known sayings as “In this flowery March journeyed south to Yangzhou”, “The green city is Yangzhou”, “Only Yangzhou is suitable for people to l    10    in” give true expression to Yangzhou. In 2006, it was awarded the United Nations Habitat Award, the highest prize in the area of global habitat.

5 . 根据所给中文题示及句意完成短文。
I’m from a small village in the    1    （西部的）part of Zhejiang. It is a nice and    2    （安静的）place and it has a population of about 800. There are a lot of things to do, with a library, a park and a sports centre. It’s famous for the low mountains which are really    3    （美丽的）.
At the weekends, people from the big cities come here to relax     4    (他们自己). They go hiking, pick fruits and have a picnic. A great man     5    （名叫）FengKe was born here, so it’s also a good     6    （机会）to visit his old family house. Villages in the past were poor, but now they are living     7    （快乐的）. Some of the young men even have their cars and     8    （工厂）. People in my village are kind and friendly. They like     9    （聊天）with you and telling you some stories about the village. If you’re lucky enough, you will be     10    （邀请）to have meals with their family. I’m sure you’ll have a lot of fun!

6 . 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
I’m very happy to v    1    Beijing again. Great changes have t    2    place here. Yesterday, I w    3    to visit Sunshine Middle School --- I had lived there for n    4    two years. Maybe you don’t believe I couldn’t f    5    the way there! A taxi driver took me there in the end. He said, “Beijing changes too much. Sometimes even people in Beijing cannot find the way.” You can see green trees on b    6    sides of the wide and clean streets. And you can see tall buildings here and there. Now, many people in Beijing a     7    English classes in the evening schools, and some of them can s    8    very good English. I’m s    9    a lot of travelers from the world will enjoy t     10    in Beijing.

7 . 缺词填空
Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy lean? It leans because of a mistake. It has leaned almost since the day the builders bit.
In 1774, the people of Pisa in Italy wanted to build a bell tower. They wanted the tower to be the mbeautiful bell tower in Italy. The city needed a bell tower because the church(教堂) did not have o As soon as the first floor of the building was finished, the tower started to lean. Builders t to make the building straight again as they added more floors, but the leaning tower got w as the tower grew. It took about 180 years to finish the tower. Today, the leaning tower has eight f It is 54.5 meters t And it leans almost 4 meters to one s. The tower is also sinking(下沉) into the gon which it was built. Every year, the tower leans a1.7 cm.