1 . Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.

The city is a market center for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.

Valencia has an old part with white buildings, colored roofs and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the center of the city was built in the 13th century.

The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela named Valencia.

1. Valencia is the capital of _______.

A．Spain

B．Venezuela

C．Valencia

D．Uganda

2. Valencia is famous for its _______.

A．farm products	B．parks and gardens
C．clothes and machines	D．ships and railways

3. Which of the following things can not be seen in the old part of Valencia?

A．shops

B．factories

C．white buildings

D．wide streets

4. There is a city named Valencia in _______.

A．Spain and Britain	B．Venezuela and Britain
C．Spain and Venezuela	D．Spain and Vietnam

2 . The island of Port Cros is in the south of France. I first visited it about ten years ago with my wife. I had read that it was a magical place and it seemed fascinating (迷人的), but I couldn’t believe that it was true. In fact, it was much more magical than the tourist brochures (指南) had said.
The island is mountainous and covered in trees. The water around the island is transparent like glass. When I first visited it, there was mist rising from the trees. The little harbor looked mysterious and remote: tall palm trees, a few shops and restaurants, no cars, motorcycles or bikes.
It is not by chance that the island has kept its natural beauty. Once, it was privately owned and the owners always wanted to keep it in its natural state. In 1963, Port Cros became a national park. The park directors made some rules to protect the island. They didn’t allow any new building projects. There is only one hotel and no camping is allowed. Visitors can’t use mountain bikes or smoke on the island. Sailing boats that visit the island mustn’t damage the bottom of the sea or pollute the water around it.
When we arrived, we started walking to the beach of Port-Man, which was the furthest beach from the port. It took us two hours and when we arrived, the beach was deserted. It seemed that we were the only people on the island. Time seemed to stop. It was so beautiful that we stayed there all day. I visited there again last summer. Nothing had changed. The island still looked magical and mysterious, still with few tourists. It must be wonderful to stay the night on the island, I thought. After all the visitors have gone, the island must be so quiet—a real paradise (天堂)!
1. The author got to know Port Cros at first due to _____.

A．some tourist brochures

B．his wife’s introduction

C．his first visit there

D．some TV programs

2. How has the natural beauty of the island been kept according to the text?

A．Foreign visitors are not allowed to visit it.

B．Nothing has been built in the park there.

C．Only bikes can be used on the island.

D．Sailing boats mustn’t pollute the water.

3. When the author first visited Port Cros, _____.

A．it was very sunny

B．there were few visitors there

C．it took them a whole day to walk to Port-Man

D．the island was deserted and he stayed there for a whole night