1 . Discover America —— California

San Francisco

Fisherman’s Wharf is a historic marketplace on the seafront with smart restaurants, shops and street performers. Visit Ghirardelli Square, home to the amazing Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop, and Pier (码头) 39, a lively marketplace with shops, restaurants and music. From here you can take a boat trip round the Bay.

Golden Gate Bridge

Connecting San Francisco and Marin County, this is the largest suspension bridge (吊桥) in the world and one of the most famous California landmarks. As you cross the 4200-foot bridge below the famous orange towers, you’ll enjoy breathtaking views of the entire Bay Area.

Venice Beach

This is where skateboarding started, so you must visit the famous skate park right on the beach. Also watch the bodybuilders at Muscle Beach Gym, which is where Arnold Schwarzenegger started his career.

Hollywood

You can stand in the footprints of Jonny Depp at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and then meet his wax model, along with Hugh Jackman, Lance Armstrong, and Brad and Angelina, all at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. Discover how films are made at the working movie studio at Universal Studios Hollywood, where there are also exciting park rides and shows.

Los Angeles

Have you ever wanted to record yourself? Now you can at the fascinating Grammy Museum. You can also learn how to dance like Michael Jackson, and find out about the links between blues and rap.

Disneyland

One of the most magical places in the world, Disneyland Park has hundreds of rides such as Space Mountain, Indiana Jones Adventure, Matterhorn and Pirates of the Caribbean. A day in Disneyland is a day you will never forget!

1. At Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, tourists can ______________.

A．take exciting park rides

B．take a boat tour around the bay

C．have a good taste of delicious chocolate

D．enjoys a good view of the historic marketplace

2. Those who are fond of skateboarding won’t miss _____________.

A．Venice Beach	B．Fisherman’s Wharf
C．Disneyland Park	D．Muscle Beach Gym

3. Travellers go to Grammy Museum in Los Angleles to _____________.

A．enjoy the famous local ice cream

B．watch Arnold Schwarzenegger build his body

C．learn about the connection between blues and rap

D．have a look at the wax models of some famous people

2 . 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得正确形式。

Hutong is     1     kind of ancient typical city street in Beijing. Surrounding the Forbidden City, many were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing     2    (dynasty).     3    (establish) the strongest power for emperors, the royal family     4    (plan) the city and arranged the residential areas (住宅区). The Forbidden City—the center of Beijing, was the royal palace.

At the end of the Qing dynasty, after closed China came under the influence from abroad, many old hutongs lost     5    (they) former neat (灵巧的) arrangements.

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the conditions of Hutong were improved. But     6     (fortunate), the houses in many hutongs     7    (destroy) in recent years. And the hutong today is fading into the shade for both tourists     8     local people.

However, in the urban district of Beijing, Hutongs still occupy one third of the total area,     9     provides housing for half the population, so many hutongs have survived these years.

In this respect, we see Beijing     10     an ancient yet modern city.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。

An island off the coast of Cape Cod is open to the public for the first time in 300 years. Sipson island    1    (own) privately since 1711, when it was sold to White settlers. Now, the new Sipson Island Trust,with the help of a local non-profit, hopes to renew and care for the island,    2     (use) the Native American values to see land    3    a gift for all to use.

It is really important for us to be able to communicate the     4     (important) of its history,and teach the values of those that lived on the island before 1711. President Blough told CNN.

The 24-acre island, which opens on Saturday ,    5    (locate) just off the coast of Cape Cod in    6    area known as Pleasant Bay,     7    is of critical environmental concern. When it was for sale,there were a number of conservation organizations who wanted to find a way to raise the money to protect it,preserve it,and make it    8     (access)to the public, Blough said.

Now it is    9     (full)open to the public. Visitors are encouraged to access the island from the eastern shore,     10    only shallow boats under 22 feet can land due to the sensitive ecosystem in the water.

4 . 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。

The Hani group is now the second largest minority in Yunnan with over 1.6 million people.

The Hani people are artistic masters. The world-famous Hani Yuanyang Rice Terraces (水稻梯田)    1    

(create) by generations of the Hani people are the best masterpiece they left for people, from    2    you could see their deep desire for natural beauty. And through   their untiring   pairs of    3     (hand), the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have become a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site and also one of the world's best rice terraces.

The Hani people build their two- and three-story houses of bamboo, mud, stone and wood on hill slopes. A village has from ten to as many    4    400 households. The Hani people    5    (main) depend on agriculture. The area   inhabited by the Hani people is blessed    6    a mild climate, plentiful rainfall and fertile soil. Main crops include rice, corn, cotton, peanut, etc. They are also good at planting tea.

Their language    7    (belong) to the Sino-Tibetan language family.     8     (have) no script of their own before 1949, they kept records by carving notches (刻痕) on sticks. In 1957, with the help of the government, a script system based on the Latin alphabet was created, but failed    9     (achieve) popular use.

Like the Han people, the Hani people celebrate the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn   Festival. Their    10     (tradition) festivals include the October Festival and the June Festival.

5 . The Four Famous Embroideries (刺绣) of China refer to the Xiang embroidery in Hunan Province, Shu embroidery in Sichuan Province, Yue embroidery in Guangdong Province and Su embroidery in Jiangsu Province.

Xiang embroidery

The earliest piece of Xiang embroidery was unearthed at the No. 1 Tomb of Mawangdui, Changsha City of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. —A.D. 220). The weaving technique was almost the same as the one used in modern times, which shows that embroidery had already existed in the Han Dynasty. In its later development, it absorbs the characteristics of traditional Chinese paintings and reaches a high artistic level. Xiang embroidery crafts include valuable works of art, as well as products for daily use.

Shu embroidery

Shu embroidery has formed its own unique characteristics: smooth, bright, neat, etc. The works choose flowers, animals, mountains, rivers and human figures as their themes. The craftsmanship of Shu embroidery involves a combination of fine art and practical uses, such as the facings of quilts, pillowcases, coats and screen covers.

Yue embroidery

Influenced by national folk art, Yue embroidered pictures are mainly of dragons and phoenixes (凤凰), and flowers and birds, with neat designs and strong, contrasting colors.

Gold-and-silk thread embroidery is widely used, even for crafts of daily use.

Su embroidery

The weaving techniques of Su embroidery are characterized by the flat surface, dense lines, even pictures and harmonious colors. Su embroidery products fall into 3 major categories: costumes, decorations for halls and crafts for daily use. Double-sided embroidery is an excellent representative of Su embroidery.

1. The unearthed embroidery at Mawangdui shows Xiang embroidery’s _______.

A．time-honoured history	B．excellent designs
C．artistic value	D．advanced techniques

2. If you receive a double-sided embroidery as a gift, it must be ________.

A．Xiang embroidery	B．Shu embroidery
C．Yue embroidery	D．Su embroidery

3. What do we know about the four famous embroideries?

A．All are rooted in folk art.	B．All are valuable artworks.
C．All share the same themes.	D．All have practical use.

6 . When you think of a national park, you generally picture fresh air and wild animals, right? Well, now you’re going to have to add tea shops and something called "the Tube" to your definition, because London, England has signed up to be the first "National Park City. "

London was established by the Romans around 2,000 years ago and has been continually inhabited(居住于)since then. In all that time, however, nobody had the idea to replace all the parks with big box stores or high buildings, which means London already has a much lower urban density(密度)than most of the world's cities. Nowadays about a third of the city is green space.

In July 2019, London announced its willingness to become the world’s first National Park City. Now the city is moving toward the goal of achieving 50% green space by the year 2050 by connecting and expanding public parks, greening up unused parking lots and the private yards of existing and new houses, fixing some green roofs on existing buildings and even cutting holes in fences for wildlife to pass through.

"Inspired by the aims and values of our precious rural national parks, the London National Park City is basically about making life better in the capital through both small everyday things and long-term strategic thinking," Daniel Raven-Ellison, who began the campaign to make London a National Park City six years ago, said in a press release. "We've been doing that in London for centuries, which is why London is so green and diverse."

London will have a much easier job achieving this type of green transformation than more densely- urbanized cities like Paris and New York, which have 10% and 27% green space, respectively. But that doesn’t mean it’s not possible--the National Park City Foundation hopes to employ 25 more cities in addition to London by the year 2025. Glasgow, Scotland and Newcastle upon Tyne in northeast England are both currently considering becoming National Park Cities.

1. Where can we find the data on London's measures to achieve its goal?

A．In Paragraph 1.	B．In Paragraph 2.
C．In Paragraph 3.	D．In Paragraph 4.

2. What is Daniel Raven-Ellison trying to talk about in the fourth paragraph?

A．London's long-term strategic thinking.	B．The significance of London's campaign.
C．The effects of national parks on London.	D．The resources of London's green space.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Trying to be a national park city is turning new trend.

B．National park cities are springing up around the world.

C．It is so easy for London to become a national park city.

D．National park cities are making improvements to our life.

7 . Using modern technology, archaeologists (考古学家) have recently discovered about 200 Mayan artifacts (玛雅古器) in Mexico, which surprisingly, appear to have been untouched for up to 1,000 years. The artifacts were found inside a cave in ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

The lead researcher on the project is Mexican archaeologist Guillermo de Anda. He called the cave a “scientific treasure”.

The findings included bone pieces and burnt offering materials. In addition, incense burners, vases, plates and other objects were discovered. Some items included the portrait of Tlaloc, the rain god of central Mexico.

The cave where the objects were found is so unique. It is part of a cave system known as Balamku. The cave is long, narrow and dark. It is about three kilometers east of the main pyramid of Kukulkan. It sits at the center of Chichen Itza which is the stone city described by the United Nations as “one of the greatest Mayan centers of the Yucatan Peninsula.”

The cave sits about 24 meters underground, with areas connected by passages. Some of the passages were so narrow that researchers had to climb in or pull themselves through. The team has so far explored about 460 meters of the cave, and is unsure how far it stretches. The team plans to continue exploring the cave. The found artifacts will not be removed, but studied inside.

The team accidentally found the artifacts while exploring Chichen Itza in an effort to learn more about its underground water system. The new discovery will help scientists better understand the history, culture, lives and beliefs of people who lived in Chichen Itza, especially in the boom years.

Archaeologists believe there may be another cave hidden under the pyramid of Kukulkan that could be connected to the latest find. “Let’s hope God will lead us there,” Guillermo de Anda said. “That is part of the reason why we are entering these sites to find a connection to the natural well under the Kukulkan.”

1. What’s amazing about the Mayan artifacts discovered in Mexico?

A．The long history and perfect state.

B．The digging time and location.

C．The current high price.

D．The variety of usage.

2. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The features of the cave.	B．The findings in the cave.
C．The ancient cave system.	D．The origin of Mayan centers.

3. What is the significance of the new discovery?

A．It can help scientists register cultural relics.

B．It can encourage archaeologists to form work beliefs.

C．It can help scientists further learn about Mayan civilization.

D．It can arouse the interest of Mexicans in archaeology.

4. What will archaeologists do next according to the last paragraph?

A．Dig wells under the Kukulkan.

B．Move the findings to another cave.

C．Find the cause of groundwater disappearance.

D．Try to find another cave under the pyramid of Kukulkan.

8 . Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.

Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.

There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing—very, very slowly—as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.

Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that: have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.

1. Many plants may survive in deserts when___________.

A．the rain is spread out in a year	B．the rain falls only in a few weeks
C．there is little rain in a year	D．it is dry all the year round

2. Sand dunes are formed when___________.

A．sand piles up gradually	B．there is plenty of rain in a year
C．the sea has dried up over the years	D．pieces of rock get smaller

3. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is____________.

A．too much sand	B．more sand than before
C．nothing except sand	D．something else besides sand

9 . 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。

Around 200 more warriors from ancient China’s Terracotta Army (兵马俑）have been unearthed at the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. The discovery was made during the    1    (late) round of excavations}（挖掘）of No. 1 Pit in an area covering 400 square meters.

Shen Maosheng, who led the dig, said most of the newly found warriors can be divided into two groups. One group is carrying poles, while    2    other carries bows.

The Terracotta Army,    3    (build) around 2,200 years ago, was intended to protect Emperor Qin Shi Huang in his afterlife. The army,    4    consists of about 130 chariots，over 500 horses，8，000 soldiers，was gathered in three main pits near to the emperor ‘s tomb.

It was first discovered in 1974 by farmers    5    (dig) in northwest China. The tomb is believed    6    (cover) around 38 square miles and, along    7    the Terracotta Army, contains a large grave of laborers and craftsmen. The    8    (construct) is believed to have taken around 30 years to complete.

Archaeologists started a new excavation at No. 1 Pit in 2009. The 200 new warriors    9    (find) as a result of this effort.    10    (scientist) are still working to understand how this vast army was created.

10 . Ask people to name the world's tallest peak and anybody with sound general knowledge will name Mount Qomolangma. But quiz them on its exact __and many will be not sure.

In 1975, Chinese surveyors __ that Mount Qomolangma （Mount Everest） was 8848. 13 meters high. As __ improved, satellites, photoelectricity, radars and gravity measurement technologies were __ to get more exact figures. Of course, someone still had to carry __ to what is the world's rooftop.

In 2005, a Chinese team scaled Qomolangma and found that it was not as high as that, as they __ the height to be 8844. 43 meters. Scaling Qomolangma is no __ task. The average air temperature there is -29 degrees Celsius, even four degrees_____ than in Antarctica. The snow there is 4 —5 meters thick and hurricane-like __ blow all the time. Team members were training to __the extreme conditions.

In a nutshell, measuring the Qomolangma's height is a tall order, __ huge amounts of money and human resources, But it is worth the_____. Qomolangma is the perfect __ for observing crustal （地壳的）movements. And changes to the peak's height could __ whether the two plates are heading toward or away from each other.

Besides, the condition of snow and other natural materials at the top is an indicator of upcoming climate change on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau. That's __ measuring the Qomolangma's height is so significant. Put to good use, it can benefit mankind.

1.

A．location

B．appearance

C．area

D．height

2.

A．determined

B．assumed

C．estimated

D．admitted

3.

A．condition

B．technology

C．society

D．economy

4.

A．employed

B．expected

C．approached

D．inspired

5.

A．weapons

B．vehicles

C．instruments

D．packages

6.

A．changed

B．calculated

C．extended

D．expanded

7.

A．glorious

B．easy

C．admirable

D．tough

8.

A．colder

B．hotter

C．higher

D．lower

9.

A．snows

B．rains

C．winds

D．snowflakes

10.

A．cope with

B．fight for

C．take on

D．carry out

11.

A．wasting

B．spending

C．overcoming

D．involving

12.

A．effort

B．loss

C．harvest

D．achievement

13.

A．channel

B．window

C．solution

D．entrance

14.

A．measure

B．foresee

C．indicate

D．expose

15.

A．where

B．how

C．why

D．whether