1 . 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。

Known as the roof of the world, the Tibet Autonomous Region has witnessed steady progress in economic and    1    (society) development.

To promote    2    (it) splendid natural scenery and rich cultural heritage,    3    5th China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo was held from June 16 to 18 in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet and was attended by 612 companies from home and abroad. Xizang is the name of Tibet in Chinese.

“This international tourism and cultural expo aims to build a professional and international exhibition platform to showcase the    4    (beautiful) of Tibet’s ecology, culture, history and the new achievements of socialism modernization of the region,” Hu Heping, minister of culture and tourism, said when addressing the opening ceremony of the expo.

    5    (host) by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the government of Tibet Autonomous Region, various activities    6    (launch) including a keynote forum and a tourism marketing promotion conference.

At the event, six scenic counties—Markham, Bomi , Metog , Tsona, Dingri and Burang—were highlighted, offering a diverse range of natural    7    (wonder) in the region, such as snowcapped mountains, vast grasslands, deserts, lakes and glaciers. All are along the national highway G219, the    8    (long) such route in the country,    9    covers more than 10,000 kilometers.

Tibet welcomed 288.4 million visitors from all over the world from 2012 to 2022,    10    (generate ) tourism revenue of nearly 375.3 billion yuan.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the weather like in the morning of May and June in Costa Rica?

A．Cloudy and warm.

B．Rainy and cold.

C．Dry and hot.

2. What are the advantages of travelling in May and June in Costa Rica?

A．There are more interesting things.

B．The weather is better.

C．The prices are lower.

3. When does the dry season start in Costa Rica?

A．In January.

B．In May.

C．In December.

4. When is the weather perfect in Costa Rica?

A．From February to April.

B．From May to June.

C．From July to August.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which season is it now?

A．Summer.

B．Fall.

C．Winter.

2. On which coast will winds reach up 50 kilometers per hour?

A．The northeast coast.

B．The northwest coast.

C．The southwest coast.

3. What is expected in the South Pennines?

A．Rain.

B．Snow

C．Wind.

4. Where is the hurricane season starting?

A．In the west of Ireland.

B．In the north of Scotland.

C．In the south of America.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is in front of the Lijiang old town?

A．A waterwheel.

B．A restaurant.

C．A city gate.

2. What is on one side of the street there?

A．The wooden house.

B．A row of blue bricky houses.

C．The drinking flag.

3. Where do the women wash clothes and vegetables?

A．In the restaurant.

B．At home.

C．In the clean river.

4. What reflects the folk characteristic of the old town?

A．The houses.

B．The shops.

C．The water.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where is the man's hometown?

A．It's near a river.

B．It's near the sea.

C．It's near a mountain.

2. When were the old buildings in the town built?

A．About 200 years ago.

B．About 300 years ago.

C．About 400 years ago.

3. What can we know about the man's hometown?

A．It's interesting but noisy.

B．The main industry is tourism there.

C．It's a big city with a population of 2, 000, 000.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What major did the man study at university?

A．Social Sciences.

B．Environmental Sciences.

C．Geography.

2. In which country did the man study?

A．Japan.

B．The Philippines.

C．The United Kingdom.

3. What is the population of the Philippines?

A．About 75 million.

B．About 70 million.

C．About 7 million.

4. What is the man surprised at in the sea of the Philippines?

A．Beautiful fish.

B．Lots of fishes.

C．Coral reefs.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the talk mainly about?

A．An introduction to Athens.

B．A brief history of Greece.

C．Modern Greek culture.

2. What is Athens named after?

A．A hill.

B．A leader.

C．A goddess.

3. What is the Parthenon?

A．A temple.

B．A statue.

C．A modern apartment building.

4. What do we know about the young people in Athens?

A．They love their city.

B．They only speak English.

C．They think Athens is not modern enough.

8 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

The Lights of Aurora

On the night of 2 September1859, the dark sky over Europe and North America was suddenly full of light! The light did no come from the sun or the moon and it had a strange colour. The light moved across the sky,     1     (come) and going, like clouds in a strong wind in the United States, a man in Boston was using the telegraph to speak to a man in Portand 160km away. They both turned off the electricity for the telegraph, but     2     could still speak to each other for the next two hours. The electricity was coming from the light in the sky. How was this possible? And what was the light in the sky?

The light is called the aurora. Usually, you can see it only at the very north of the earth,     3     it is called aurora borealis or Northerm Lights, or at the very south, where it is the aurora australis or Southern Lights. But in 1859, something happened in the sun — a very large storm — and it moved the aurora across the middle of the earth. We do not think that his ever happened before 1859, and we know that it     4     (not happen) since then.

Why does the aurora happen? And why can we only see it at the top or bottom of the earth? The aurora is made by something     5     (call) the ‘solar wind’( wind from the sun). We cannot see this wind, or touch it. It is a wind of particles that travel away from the sun at the time at about 400 kilometers a second. Most of the particles never touch the earth. The earth has a kind of ‘wall’ around it that defends it     6     these particles. This wall is called the earth’s magnetic field, and it pushes the particles away on either side. But the earth's magnetic field has two “windows” in it: the magnetic north, and the magnetic south. At these places. the earth’s magnetic field turns down into the earth. And some of the particles from the solar wind come through these magnetic ‘windows’. These solar particles crash is to the particles that are already in our sky. And     7     this happens, we see the beautiful lines or clouds of light of the aurora.

Alaska is a good place     8     (see) the auurora borealis, and you can also go to places like Iceland, Siberia, the north of Greenland, Norway, Sweden, and Scotland to see the aurora australis, go to the south of Australia, Tasmania, or New Zealand.

People travel thousands of kilometers to see the aurora, and they can never be sure     9     it will happen. But     10     do see it says that they will never forget it.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where is Hong Kong located?

A．In East China.

B．In South China.

C．In West China.

2. How many parts does Hong Kong consist of?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

3. How large is the area of Hong Kong?

A．1,095 square kilometers.

B．260 square kilometers.

C．6,557 square kilometers.

4. What are the official languages in Hong Kong?

A．Chinese and English.

B．Chinese and Cantonese.

C．English and Cantonese.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What will happen if there is little rain and plants die?

A．There will be only tall trees.

B．Farmland will become a desert.

C．There will be only animals.

2. Where did all the bread for the city of Rome come from?

A．South Africa.

B．Middle Africa.

C．North Africa.

3. Who started planting trees in the desert?

A．A girl.

B．A boy.

C．An old man.

4. What will they do after planting trees?

A．They dig a well.

B．They wait for rain.

C．They carry water from far away.