1 . National parks across the USA offer visitors more than just hiking paths and points of interests. Park guests can now get to know their beautiful landscapes and rich histories in a whole new way with these adventure ideas.

• Golfing in Death Valley National Park

You’ve played the world’s best golf courses, but have you played the world’s lowest? Put the ball at the Furnace Creek Golf Course located in California’s remote Death Valley National Park. In addition to golf, the course also sets the stage for a horse-drawn carriage sightseeing offered through the resort’s Furnace Creek Stables.

• Luxury Camping in Yellowstone National Park

Want to experience sleeping under the stars? Far and Away Adventures serves up luxury-camping trips into Yellowstone National Park, covering States of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, complete with comfortable bedding and tents, delicious meals, and backcountry adventures. Guests are guided to a remote campsite along Yellowstone Lake by boat, and spend several days boating along its shores, fishing, and hiking among some of the park’s most original landscapes.

• Dog sledge in Denali National Park

Experience a dog sledge trip through one of the last wild frontiers (边疆), Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. A team of dogs and experienced guides from EarthSong Lodge lead guests into the remote and calm land inside Alaska. Although day trips are available, multi-day sledge travels allow visitors to learn the art of dog dragging, not to mention enjoying grand views of Mt. McKinley.

• Canyon Vistas Mule Ride in Grand Canyon National Park

Take in the Grand Canyon, located in State of Arizona, by four-footed mule (骡子) for breathtaking views along the edge and into its depths. Mule rides have been offered at the Grand Canyon since 1887, and are a rich part of the canyon’s history. A new four-mile tour along the edge, the Canyon Mule Ride, takes approximately three hours to complete. Along the path, riders speak to the geologic shapes and human history of the area.

1. Among the national parks mentioned above, how many of them offer animal service for guests to enjoy beautiful natural scenery?

A．One	B．Two
C．Three	D．Four

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The four national parks are located in different states of the USA.

B．In Death Valley National Park, guests can play the world’s best golf courses.

C．Of the four national parks, Yellowstone National Park covers the largest area.

D．Park visitors have recently been offered mule rides in Grand Canyon National Park.

3. If you are keen to learn about the geologic features of the park, you may choose to visit ________.

A．Death Valley National Park	B．Yellowstone National Park
C．Denali National Park	D．Grand Canyon National Park

2 . Here are some undiscovered places around the world, which will surely impress you.

Byblos, Lebanon

This quiet settlement north of Beirut in Lebanon has been around a really long lime. Today, its rich history is well-represented in its ruins, which include ancient temples and tombs and Neolithic houses. Three sites in particular steal the show: the restored Roman amphitheatre (圆形剧场）, the grand 12^th century Crusader castle, and the beautiful]y restored medieval open market.

Carreg Cennen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

The ruins of Carreg Cennen must be among the most noticeable sites in Wales. Carreg Cennen is defended by two drawbridges and three gate towers, although it hasn’t seen much action since it was partly damaged in 1462, during the Wars of the Roses. However, one rare feature of the castle is unchanged. Ifs the stone passage that leads down to a natural cave underneath.

Providence, Rhode Island, US

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the US. Its capital, Providence, has many of the attractions. Ivy League member Brown University and the famous Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) give the city a strong student influence. Up on College Hill, east of the Providence River, are streets lined with 18^th century wood framed houses.

Sequoia National Park, California, US

Not content with having the worlds tallest (coast redwoods) and oldest (bristlecone pines), California is also home to the largest tree—the giant sequoia (红杉树). It grows only to its lull size in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Many of these trees are found in the Yosemite National Park, but for more quality time with the trees, it's best to head south to the far less known Sequoia National Park, which gets a quarter of Yosemite’s visitor numbers.

1. What do Byblos and Carreg Cennen have in common?

A．They were once destroyed in the history.

B．They are defended by two drawbridges.

C．They are most famous for their temples.

D．They are located in the same country.

2. If you’re interested in old house made by woods, you’d go to the place in      .

A．Lebanon	B．California
C．Rhode Island	D．Carmarthenshire

3. Who would most probably go to Sequoia National Park?

A．People who love walking in streets.

B．People who are interested in visiting castles.

C．People who want to feel a strong student influence.

D．People who are interested in tress.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Rhode Island is the smallest state in the world.

B．Yosemite National Park is located in California.

C．The Carreg Cennen castle has been totally changed.       v

D．The medieval open market in Byblos has never been destroyed.

3 . Three Blocks of Stones Forest Park

Three Blocks of Stones Forest Park, located in the southeast of Fushun, is a high and beautiful mountain, on the top of which there are three large blocks of stones, accounting for its name. It is covered with thick and tall trees, with a clear and clean river flowing down it…

Opening time: 8：30～16：30 (from April 1st to October 31st)

Admission ticket: 45 yuan   (free for kids under 7 years old)

Telephone number: 13823011112

Fushun Royal Ocean World

Fushun Royal Ocean World, located in the west of Fushun, is made up of aquarium, surf house, and water park in it. Here you can see many rare sea creatures and polar animals. And also you can have a good time surfing or playing in the water park…

Opening time: 8：30～16：30

Admission ticket: 90 yuan/adult　50 yuan/kid (free for kids under 5 years old, accompanied by at least one adult)

Telephone number: 55556000

Hetuala City

Hetuala city is Manchurian, where the later jin was located. The ancestors of Nurhachi(努尔哈赤) used to live here, and the Nu Zhen nationality once settled here. This city, which lies in the far north of Fushun, is divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city…

Opening time: 8：00～17：00

Admission ticket: 80 yuan (free for kids under 5 years old and the elderly over 70 years old)

Telephone number: 15904130413

Exhibition hall of Fushun war criminals

Exhibition hall of Fushun war criminals, was built in May 1986.982 Japanese war criminals were once put in prison here. The emperor of Manchukuo, Puyi and his ministers were also transformed into ordinary people here. In the exhibition hall, over 800 historical pictures and more than 500 material objects are on display. It is a good patriotic education base for all the people, especially the students. Exhibition hall of Fushun war criminals is just in the center of Fushun.

Opening time: 8：30～16：00 (closed every Monday)

Admission ticket: 70 yuan (free for kids and all the primary and junior students and the elderly over 70. Free for all on September 18th)

Telephone number: 55918918

1. If a person is interested in nature and breathing fresh air, which number should he call?

A．55918918.	B．15904130413.
C．55556000.	D．13823011112.

2. A young couple with two children (one is 3 years old, the other is 10) go to Fushun Royal Ocean World, how much will they pay?

A．135 yuan.	B．230 yuan.
C．240 yuan.	D．140 yuan.

3. Which place can you go to on Monday if you want to enjoy some historical sights?

A．Three Blocks of Stones Forest Park.

B．Exhibition hall of Fushun war criminals.

C．Fushun Royal Ocean World.

D．Hetuala City.

4. The four places have one thing in common, which is that ________.

A．they are open all the year

B．they are located in the same city

C．they are all free for kids

D．they all have something to do with history

4 . It’s Saturday morning in a large courtyard. Young designers sell their creations, from fine tea sets to hand-pained ceramic(瓷质的) earrings. I could be in east London, that is, until standard Chinese tones remind me I’m in Jingdezhen, a small Chinese city.
     Centuries ago, when Europeans first saw Chinese porcelain, for example, it seemed so fine that they concluded it must have been made with magic and called it “white gold”.
     They couldn’t find out how it was made, but they knew where it came from: the town of Changnan. Changnan porcelain was so in demand that early traders began calling the whole country by this town’s name, mixed by foreign tongues, Changnan transformed into China.
     Two million years after porcelain’s invention, the town, now called Jingezhen, is still one of the world’s most important centres for porcelain production.
     “The people are the most important treasure here, their roots are deep in history,” says Zhang Jia. She’s part of a new wave of designers who have come to Jingezhen to learn techniques handed down and refined(使精美) over a hundred generations. “This is the best place to study porcelain in China, perhaps in the entire world.” She adds.

Chinese artists aren’t the only ones drawn here. Founded in 2005 by Caroline Cheng, the Pottery Workshop runs classes for visitors from around the world.

In the Pottery Workshop’s second floor studio, I meet Trudy Golley and Paul Leather, a husband-wife duo from Canada. Paul tells me that when he first visited Jingdezhen there were no street lamps and only dirt pavements. There were workshops but their goods were bought by traders and sold on elsewhere. These days, stylish cafés and bars pop up next to concept stores. At one such shop, I admire some tiny teacups settling on a thick wooden branch like birds.

With the popularity of the Pottery Workshops, China’s young people are more interested in unique, individually-made products. Many of the designers are using Jingdezhen’s master craftsmen(工匠) to make them because they know they offer quality, attention to detail.

1. What made the writer realize that he was in China?

A．Fine tea sets.	B．Hand-painted ceramic earrings.
C．Standard Chinese.	D．Fine Chinese porcelain.

2. Zhang Jia came to Jingdezhen in order to _________.

A．know something about Jingdezhen’s history

B．enjoy the beautiful scenery of Jingdezhen

C．study techniques of making porcelain

D．pay a visit to some of her foreign friends

3. From what Paul said we can learn ____________.

A．many foreign visitors came to Jingdezhen to study porcelain

B．in the past Jingdezhen was a poor and dirty town

C．their goods were not popular in western countries

D．China’s young people are more interested in unique products

4. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To appeal to people to buy Chinese porcelain.

B．To tell people traditional Chinese porcelain earns great reputation in Jingdezhen.

C．To advertise porcelain products in Jingdezhen.

D．To introduce some information about one traditional Chinese art in Jingdezhen.

5 . 书面表达
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友 Sarah打算暑期来北京旅游，来信询问改建后前门大街的情况。请你写封回信，简单介绍以下内容：
1. 简况：长800余米、600多年历史、300余家商铺；
2. 位置：天安门广场南面；
3. 交通：公共汽车17、69、59等路，地铁2号线；
4. 特色：步行街、当当车、茶馆、剧院等。
参考词汇：步行街 pedestrian street
当当车 trolley car
地铁   subway
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好，请将完整的回信书写在答题卡上。
Dear Sarah,
Thank you for your letter asking about the rebuilt Qianmen Street. Here is something about it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                        
Yours,                                                                                               Lihua

6 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nobody wants to be aged, but     1     it comes to visiting cities, most of us want to visit the world’s oldest cities. Luoyang is one of the oldest and most     2    (attract) cities in the world that I’d like to recommend to you.

Luoyang stands out     3     the oldest continually inhabited city in Asia. The city is considered to be     4     birthplace of Chinese culture and history as well as being one of the Seven Ancient Capitals of China. There     5    (be) no other city in China that has seen so many     6    (dynasty) like Luoyang.

With such a long and exciting history, Luoyang has really a lot     7    (offer). The Longmen Grottoes, which     8    (include) in the world Heritage List since 2000, and many historic Buddhist temples     9    (constant) attract tourists from all over the world. Luoyang is also famous for the White Horse Temple, the earliest Buddhist temple     10    (establish) in China. Are you anxious to visit the city?

7 . Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The Atlantic Ocean, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic Ocean is rich in oceanic liveliness all the time. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.
“Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic Ocean.
When the wind is from the west
All the waves that cannot rest
To the east must thunder on
Where the bright tree of the sun
Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.
As the poem suggests, the Atlantic Ocean is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise---it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.
It is easy to imagine the Atlantic Ocean trying to draw breath----perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It imitates nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with co-living existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.
1. Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is __________.

A．always energetic	B．lacking in liveliness
C．shaped like a square	D．favored by ancient poets.

2. The writer uses the poem “Storm at Sea” for the purpose of ___________.

A．describing the movement of the waves

B．showing the strength of the storm

C．presenting the power of the ocean

D．proving the vastness of the sea

3. In the last paragraph, the Atlantic Ocean is compared to ___________.

A．a beautiful and poetic place	B．a person of blood and flesh
C．a world of interest and wonder	D．a lovely animal

8 . Dubai boasts (夸口) that it has just built a “new global landmark”—the Dubai Tower, which stands 512.1 meters high now and has just become the tallest building in the world.

The Dubai Tower now surpasses Taiwan’s Taipei 101, which is 508 meters tall, and has 141 storeys, more than any other building in the world.

The Dubai Tower, being built by South Korea’s Samsung Corporation and scheduled for completion next year, is one of a series of great projects taking shape in Dubai. The final projected height of the tower has remained a secret since the project was launched in January 2004; however, it is rumored that the tower will be more than 700 meters tall and have more than 160 storeys.

The Dubai Tower has become the tallest building in the world in just 1,276 days, leaving behind other tall buildings.

The Dubai Tower will house 30,000 apartments in addition to the world’s largest shopping mall. It is the centerpiece (重要工程) of the 20-billion-dollar venture. Another venture gradually emerging across the desert sands is Dubailand, a series of multi-billion-dollar projects claimed to be the Middle East’s very own Orlando. Dubai also paid 100 million dollars to buy the Queen Elizabeth II, one of the world’s superb cruise liners (游轮), which it plans to turn into a luxury floating hotel.

Faced with decreasing oil wealth, the Western-oriented emirate (酋长国) has raced to turn itself into a business and leisure hub and it aims to more than double the number of tourists to 15 million by 2015.

1. The underlined word “surpasses” in the second paragraph means____.

A．is equal to	B．matches
C．is left behind by	D．is higher than

2. Which building was the tallest in the world before the Dubai Tower began to be built?

A．Dubai land	B．Orlando
C．Taiwan’s Taipei 101	D．The Twin Towers

3. Why has the Western-oriented emirate paid more attention to becoming a business and leisure center?

A．Because it wants to attract more tourists to its places of interest.

B．Because it produces less oil than ever.

C．Because it aims to race with other countries to show its wealth.

D．Because it wants to set a new world record.

4. Which of the following statements about the Dubai Tower is TRUE according the passage ?

A．The Dubai Tower is 508 meters tall and has more than 141 storeys.

B．The final height of the Dubai Tower is over 700 meters tall.

C．Samsung Corporation has completed building the Dubai Tower.

D．The Dubai Tower has apartments and a shopping mall.

9 . Most rain forests lie close to the equator(赤道),where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine.The warmth of the land heats the air above,causing it to rise and tiny drops of water to fall as rain.The rainfall can reach at least 98 inches a year.This wet,warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow,so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round.The trees themselves also have an effect on the climate.They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves.The wet air then forms clouds,which hang over the treetops like smoke.These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and night-time cold of nearby deserts,keeping temperatures fit for plant growth.
Rain forests slightly farther away from the equator remain just as warm,but they have a dry season of three months or more when little rain falls.Tree leaves fall during this dry season and new leaves grow when the wet season or monsoon(雨季) begins.Thus these areas are known as the “monsoon forest”.
Another type of rain forest grows on tropical mountains.It is often called the “cloud forest” because clouds often hang over the trees like fog.
The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of many different trees.Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds.When the fruits are eaten,the seeds inside them go undamaged through animals’ stomachs and are passed out in their droppings.The seeds lying on the forest floor then grow into new trees.
1. The climate of the rain forests near the equator is _______.

A．mild,wet and windy	B．hot,rainy and foggy
C．hot,wet and cloudy	D．warm,wet and sunny

2. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．tree leaves are green all the time in the monsoon forest

B．there is a dry season in the cloud forest on tropical mountains

C．clouds help the plants in the rain forest near the deserts to grow

D．the formation of climate in the rain forest has little to do with the trees

3. According to the passage,_______ play the most important role in the spreading of seeds.

A．animals

B．droppings

C．fruits

D．winds

4. This passage is most likely to be found in _______.

A．a travel guide	B．a story book
C．a technical report	D．a geography book