2 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I'm glad to hear that you are coming to Sichuan in August. You've made a wise choose to travel there. As we all know it, Sichuan Province is rich in tourist attractions, enjoy many world-famous places of interest, such as Jiuzhaigou and the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project.

Jiuzhaigou is well-known as its beautiful lakes, of which the water is clearly and looks colorful. It can excite visitors' imagination. Another attraction is the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project. It is built twenty century ago. And it is still playing so important part in irrigation today. Beside, the nice weather and convenience transportation there can make your trip more enjoyable.

3 . The Silk Road is arguably the most famous long-distance trade route of the ancient world. This passage connected Europe in the West with China in the East, and allowed the exchange of goods, technology, and ideas between the two civilizations. Although merchants could make huge profits travelling the road, it was not without risk.

The main Silk Road started in Chang’an (known today as Xi’an), the early Han capital. Travelers commencing their journey from this city could take a northern route that would take them across China’s northwestern provinces. After this, they would face the Gobi Desert, arguably the greatest danger of the Silk Road.

The Gobi Desert, the largest desert in Asia, consists mainly of rocky, hard earth. This feature made it easier for traders to travel across, compared to sandy deserts like the neighboring Taklamakan Desert. Like other deserts, the Gobi Desert is dry and hot, and therefore the biggest challenge travelers faced was obtaining enough water for themselves as well as for their camels.

So, rest stops were created along the route, allowing travelers to rest, eat and drink. These places also promoted the exchange of goods, and even ideas, amongst the travelers who stopped there. Usually, the rest stops were placed within a day’s journey of each other. In this way, travelers could avoid spending too much time in the desert, which would make them targets for robbers, another danger of the Silk Road.

Once through the Gobi Desert, travelers would continue their journey into Iran, Turkey, and finally Europe. While this part of the journey may have been less dangerous, it is not entirely without its perils (风险).

1. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to _________.

A．making huge profits	B．traveling the Silk Road
C．exchanging goods and ideas	D．connecting different civilizations

2. Why was the Gobi Desert easier to cross than other deserts?

A．The desert’s surface was easier to walk on.

B．Camels for transportation were easier to find.

C．It was smaller and could be crossed in less time.

D．There were more natural water sources available.

3. What can we guess about the rest stops in the Gobi Desert?

A．Travelers were offered free accommodation.

B．They were located around the edges of the desert.

C．They were shared by travelers from different countries.

D．Exchanging goods and ideas there was entirely without risk.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The origins of the Silk Road.

B．The benefits of the Silk Road.

C．The difficulties faced by Silk Road travelers.

D．The cultural exchanges among Silk Road travelers.

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 Yangtze, China’s longest river,     1    (rise) from the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, flows eastwards for 6300 kilometers, eventually reaching Yuantuojiao, in Jiangsu Province in eastern China,     2     it flows into the sea. A large amount of sediment (沉积物) carried by the Yangtze River has been deposited here due to the tides.     3    (gradual), the sandbar is becoming a growing and extending beach plain. It has also become     4     popular stopover (中途停留地) for a large number of wild birds.

In the Yangzte River Delta to the north of Yuantuojiao, abundant rivers carry huge     5    (amount)   of sediment to the sea. They also bring nutrients , piling up     6    (form) fertile coastlines and unique sandy ridges and sandbars. Around the coastline of the Yellow Sea in China, hundreds of kilometers of coastal wetlands and zones have formed. Every Spring and Autumn, nearly 3 million wild birds around the world stop here to reproduce     7    (they).

The Yangtze River Delta next to the Yellow Sea, is one of China’s most economically developed and densely populated regions.     8     the economy is developing rapidly, so far the environment has been protected well and a large number of coastal wetlands     9    (preserve). This creates     10    (value) habitats for millions of wild birds and endangered species that prefer not to be disturbed.

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\） 划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I’m glad to introduce Ruby’s, Holly’s and Katie’s hometown to you all here. Ruby’s hometown is a small city, and has population of about one hundred thousand. There are not much cars, so it’s not noisy or polluting. There are many peaceful gardens what she likes to relax. Holly’s hometown is lovely and attractive, and people from all over the world likes to visit it. They go to there to eat delicious seafood, breathe sea air and swim. Katie’s hometown is an industrial city. There are neither ancient buildings and places of interest that could possible attract tourists. However, the most popular shoes among teenagers were produced there.

6 . Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery: why rocks on a flat lakebed in Death Valley National Park in California sometimes move. Racetrack Playa, the waterless lakebed, is named for the long trails (痕迹) that the rocks, some of which weigh hundreds of pounds, leave in the earth.

What was one of the world’s natural wonders now appears to be the perfect combination of rain, wind, ice and sun, scientists have found. Dr. Norris and James M. Norris, a cousin and co-author, actually saw the rocks moving in December when they went to check on the project.

For their study, they used special global positioning system tools, designed by James Norris, in rocks of various sizes brought from outside the park. They were not allowed to move or change anything of the existing playa (盐湖) stones.

No river flows into the playa, though rainwater sometimes fills part of it to a depth of a few inches. It’s when this happens, and the nights are below freezing and the days are fine, that the rocks may “sail”, the researchers said. On those occasions, the cold night air leaves a sheet (薄片) of ice only an eighth of an inch thick. Then the warmth of the sun causes the sheet to break up. As more ice melts (融化), some of these lesser sheets have room to move. Driven by light winds, the sheets push up against rocks. The wind drives the water, too, which also helps push the ice to some degree. The movement is slow, no more than about 15 feet a minute.

The movements are episodic — the conditions may be just right for a few minutes, and then the sun causes more ice to break and the movement stops. And once the water disappears, it may be years before the rocks move again, even if the playa floods again, because the right temperature and wind conditions may not occur.

1. What do we know about Racetrack Playa?

A．It has flat rocks in the earth.	B．It is covered by rocks.
C．It has some valleys.	D．It is usually dry.

2. What was the park’s attitude to using GPS in the lakebed’s stones?

A．It doubted the method.	B．It was against doing so.
C．It felt it was worth a try.	D．It thought it was useless.

3. Why do the stones “sail” according to the Norrises?

A．They are moved by big floods.

B．They move just because of strong winds.

C．They are mainly pushed by wind-driven ice.

D．They move very slowly on smooth ice sheets.

4. What does the underlined word “episodic” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Amazingly big.	B．Extremely slow.
C．Happening sometimes.	D．Going on without stopping.

7 . In many countries of the world, people can confidently tell you the meaning of their town or city, but most people who live in Manchester, Oxford or Birmingham would not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long history.

Two thousand years ago, most people living in Britain were Celts. Even the word “Britain” is Celtic. Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called “castra”. This is why there are so many place names in England which end in “-chester” or “-caster” – Manchester, for example.

The Romans never reached Wales or Scotland, and many place names there are Celtic (凯尔特语的). For example, Welsh place names that begin with “Llan” come from the Celtic word for church.

After the Romans left Britain, it was attacked by tribes (部落) called the Anglo-Saxons who were from the area of Europe that is now Germany and Holland. Without the Roman army, it was impossible to protect the country from these people. The names of their villages often ended in “-ham” or “-ton”. Some got their name from the leader of the village, so Birmingham, for example, means “Beormund’s village”.

The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them, so we have villages called Upton (“village on a hill” – a good place to build a village) and Moreton (“village by a lake”, where floods could make life tough). Place names that end in “-ford” (a place where you could cross a river) also describe the location of Anglo-Saxon villages.

Twelve hundred years ago, the Vikings came to England from Scandinavia. They traded with the Anglo-Saxons but lived in their own villages. These often ended in “-by” or “-thorpe”. The name “Kirkby” means “a village with a church” and Scunthorpe was the village of a man called Skuma.

Finally, in 1066, England became Norman – the Normans gave us the place name “grange”, which means farm.

And how about London? Experts cannot agree. The Romans called the city Londinium, but they were not the first inhabitants (居民). People once believed that the United Kingdom’s capital city got its name from the castle (城堡) of a King called Lud, but this is very unlikely. Our best guess today is that the name comes from a Celtic word meaning a fastflowing river. Like a number of British place names, its history is lost in time.

1. The origin of British place names is unfamiliar to many local people because of ______.

A．the death of ancient languages	B．their lack of interest in the names
C．the long lost history of the names	D．the frequent changes to the names

2. According to the article, Stratford-upon-Avon is most likely a town built______.

A．beside a river	B．near a castle
C．on a hill	D．with a church

3. Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival of inhabitants in Britain?

A．The Celts — The Romans — The Vikings — The Normans — The Anglo Saxons

B．The Celts — The Romans — The Anglo Saxons — The Vikings — The Normans

C．The Romans — The Celts — The Vikings — The Anglo Saxons — The Normans

D．The Romans — The Anglo Saxons — The Celts — The Normans — The Vikings

4. According to the text, where did the name for London come from?

A．It is short for Londinium.	B．It’s from the term for a river.
C．It is puzzling and hard to confirm.	D．It comes from the castle of a King.