1 . Keep Your Goal in Sight

My dear Susan,

Here I am in the town of Livingstone close to Victoria Falls _______ was named after an earlier Queen of England, Victoria. There’s only one large-sized hotel _______ it’s full of atmosphere. The Falls themselves _______ the widest waterfall in the world with the largest _______ of falling water. It’s African name means “the smoke that thunders” and it has the most diverse wildlife found close to _______ waterfall.

As soon as I got to my hotel I was _______ to get my first glimpse of the river, but as our tour group walked along the winding path _______ the rainforest, I began to feel _______

As we got nearer I became filled with anxiety. My hands were _______ in sweat and my legs began to ________. As you know I hate heights. ________ our guide had some appreciation of what I was feeling and did not ________ me to the front but let me approach the walkway across the Falls slowly. ________ I saw, when I did look, was spectacular. A fountain of water poured over the edge to a deep drop. A permanent rainbow ________ above the spray ________ by the water as it hit the bottom of the Falls. The small drops of water seemed to form a gentle, wet fog around the people ________ they approached the edge. I gazed in wonder across to the other side of Victoria Falls where Zimbabwe ________. ________we were in Zambia and only a short distance________was a country where David Livingstone had done much of his exploring.

So if you are planning a holiday this year, come and visit Victoria Falls. It would certainly be __________ it.

Much love,

Clive

1.

A．which

B．it

C．as

D．where

2.

A．and

B．then

C．but

D．so

3.

A．find

B．get

C．has

D．make

4.

A．number

B．quality

C．sum

D．amount

5.

A．other

B．any

C．another

D．one

6.

A．afraid

B．glad

C．eager

D．nervous

7.

A．across

B．over

C．through

D．under

8.

A．excited

B．uncomfortable

C．delighted

D．frightening

9.

A．dipped

B．watered

C．covered

D．filled

10.

A．tremble

B．break

C．pain

D．hurt

11.

A．Occasionally

B．Unusually

C．Clearly

D．Luckily

12.

A．put

B．push

C．require

D．allow

13.

A．What

B．Which

C．As

D．That

14.

A．was falling

B．was turned up

C．was shining

D．was shown

15.

A．throwing about

B．thrown up

C．throwing away

D．thrown off

16.

A．where

B．as

C．that

D．so

17.

A．lay

B．appeared

C．occurred

D．rose

18.

A．Here

B．There

C．Still

D．Even

19.

A．far

B．away

C．long

D．further

20.

A．of worth

B．worthy

C．worth

D．worth of

2 . Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro(乞力马扎罗山), the highest mountain in Africa. They _________with them lots of waste. The __________ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers (冰川) are disappearing, changing the face of Kilimanjaro.

Hearing these stories, I'm _________ about the place — other destinations are described as "purer" natural experiences.

However, I soon __________ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of __________ among tons of rubbish. I find a __________ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are __________ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be __________.

The best of a Kilimanjaro __________, in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are _______ as spiritual places by many cultures. This view is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as _________ go through five ecosystems (生态系统) within a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends suddenly at 3, 000 meters, _________ lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather __________ — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I counted   twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland desert : gravel (砾石), stones and rocks.   _________ you climb into an arctic-like zone with permanent(永久的) snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

Does Kilimanjaro deserve(值得) its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists _______ the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.

1.

A．keep

B．mix

C．connect

D．bring

2.

A．stories

B．buildings

C．crowds

D．reporters

3.

A．silent

B．doubtful

C．serious

D．crazy

4.

A．discover

B．argue

C．decide

D．admit

5.

A．equipment

B．grass

C．camps

D．stones

6.

A．clean

B．quiet

C．tall

D．faraway

7.

A．new

B．special

C．significant

D．necessary

8.

A．fading away

B．spreading out

C．carrying on

D．paying off

9.

A．atmosphere

B．experience

C．experiment

D．sight

10.

A．seen

B．observed

C．explored

D．studied

11.

A．scientists

B．climbers

C．locals

D．officials

12.

A．holding on to

B．going back to

C．setting out to

D．giving way to

13.

A．changes

B．clears

C．improves

D．permits

14.

A．Obviously

B．Easily

C．Absolutely

D．Finally

15.

A．keeping

B．ruining

C．replacing

D．creating

3 . For centuries, Beijing has been one of China's most important cities. _______ a place for emperors and officials, today it is an international city and a popular tourist_______. People from all over the country are moving to Beijing to _______ jobs and opportunities as this exciting city is a place where dreams can come true. Throughout the city, _______ dressed business people _______ for their offices, mobile phones held to their ears and visitors can only watch and imagine the deals and _______ being made at that very second.

Beijing's streets provide a fascinating _______ of the past and the present. In tea houses, groups of old men play chess _______ the Macdonald's next door is filled with laughing teenagers sipping milkshakes. Walking through the broad streets _______ with designer stores and multi-storey skyscrapers, you can________ a turn and suddenly find yourself in a century’s old ________ where a fruit seller chats happily to an old woman sitting in the sun. Many of the road signs and advertising billboards are now in ________, making Beijing more ________to foreigners. Public transport is efficient, new businesses are ________, and every modern convenience and international brand is ________ in this booming global city.

Beijing has some of China's most stunning ________. Visitors often come to Beijing with the single ________ to see the Great Wall, one of the ancient wonders of the world, but once they’ve arrived, they realize that this is only one of the city's ________. In fact, what visitors ever seem to only________about Beijing, is that they simply________time before seeing it all.

1.

A．Separately

B．Importantly

C．Originally

D．Specially

2.

A．place

B．destination

C．scenery

D．feast

3.

A．search for

B．look into

C．race with

D．struggle against

4.

A．casually

B．seriously

C．smartly

D．traditionally

5.

A．call

B．work

C．advertise

D．head

6.

A．benefits

B．fortunes

C．calls

D．appointments

7.

A．development

B．description

C．introduction

D．mix

8.

A．while

B．when

C．as

D．although

9.

A．filled

B．accompanied

C．lined

D．equipped

10.

A．take

B．cross

C．find

D．face

11.

A．shop

B．square

C．house

D．lane

12.

A．English

B．Chinese

C．sight

D．order

13.

A．attractive

B．impressive

C．unforgettable

D．accessible

14.

A．changing

B．growing

C．trading

D．declining

15.

A．affordable

B．beneficial

C．available

D．significant

16.

A．sights

B．traditions

C．events

D．records

17.

A．advantage

B．desire

C．benefit

D．routine

18.

A．descriptions

B．attractions

C．possessions

D．marks

19.

A．enjoy

B．travel

C．complain

D．praise

20.

A．take up

B．get rid of

C．make use of

D．run out of

4 . 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

5 . In the Ituri rain forest in America live many different tribes (部落), one of _______ is Pygmy. Most of the Pygmies are not taller than four feet. They _______ only about eighty pounds each. In spite of their small size, they are the best _________ among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be _______ by them. They can shoot three or four arrows so _______ that often the last one leaves the bow _______ the first has hit its mark. If an arrow should miss its _________, the impatient Pygmy may become very angry, _________ his arrows and step on them.

Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are _______ moving around. They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days. In their camps there is no ____________ at all except some weapons (武器) such as spears (矛), bows, and arrows. There are ____________ cooking pots either. Food is eaten ____________ or smoked over a fire. So when the tribe moves to a new camp there is ____________ to carry except their weapons and babies too small to walk.

Pygmies can move on the trees almost as skillfully as ____________. Often they travel great distances through the branches without ____________ the ground.

One of the ____________ facts about the small men and women is their appetite (胃口). A Pygmy can ____________ sixty bananas at a single meal ______________ quantities of meat. After eating, they will ____________ on their hard earth bed and groan all night. But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food all over again.

In spite of the ____________ life, Pygmies are almost always good-natured and helpful. They seldom lie, steal or fight among themselves.

1.

A．them

B．those

C．that

D．which

2.

A．have

B．weigh

C．eat

D．carry

3.

A．players

B．farmers

C．workers

D．hunters

4.

A．frightened

B．beaten

C．caught

D．raised

5.

A．heavily

B．hurriedly

C．slowly

D．rapidly

6.

A．after

B．before

C．until

D．since

7.

A．animal

B．aim

C．eyes

D．sight

8.

A．got

B．put away

C．sell

D．break

9.

A．never

B．seldom

C．constantly

D．hardly

10.

A．furniture

B．things

C．tables

D．beds

11.

A．some

B．much

C．no

D．special

12.

A．uncooked

B．burnt

C．untouched

D．fried

13.

A．a lot

B．something

C．more

D．nothing

14.

A．birds

B．rabbits

C．monkeys

D．deer

15.

A．touching

B．feeling

C．falling

D．seeing

16.

A．interested

B．surprising

C．moving

D．known

17.

A．get up

B．take up

C．eat up

D．put up

18.

A．including

B．but

C．except

D．besides

19.

A．lie

B．lay

C．stay

D．kneel

20.

A．comfortable

B．unpleasant

C．hard

D．happy

6 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The 600-year-old Forbidden City is the world’s largest palace. It _______ more than 17 million _______ every year. If we were to travel back to the past, this _______ palace would be a _______ to us with a lot remaining to be discovered.

It was when all _______ in Beijing were low except for the Forbidden City, which was surrounded by high _______ and a wide moat (护城河). After _______ the golden roof (屋顶) from the outside, people could only _______ what it looked like inside.

_______ an area of 720,000 square meters in the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third   ________ of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, the Forbidden City was where the highest ________ of the country laid. Emperors were born, lived, fought and ________there. Various ________ events happened there. It saw the ________ and downs of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as how feudal monarchy (封建帝制) ________ came to an end in China.

The lives of the royal families were ________ through many documents (文件). They ________a large amount of valuable material for today’s historical ________, as well as inspiration for literature and entertainment.

In 1987, the Forbidden City was ________ as a UNESCO World Heritage site. For world leaders who visit China, it is a must-see tourist ________. When they pay a state visit to China, our top leaders may show them around there.

1.

A．relieves

B．receives

C．guides

D．sells

2.

A．visitors

B．students

C．teachers

D．citizens

3.

A．red

B．small

C．green

D．huge

4.

A．dream

B．hope

C．wonder

D．mystery

5.

A．museums

B．rooms

C．buildings

D．houses

6.

A．towers

B．walls

C．trees

D．hills

7.

A．looking at

B．giving up

C．setting down

D．jumping at

8.

A．tell

B．think

C．imagine

D．admire

9.

A．Owning

B．Covering

C．Having

D．Taking

10.

A．emperor

B．designer

C．painter

D．soldier

11.

A．altitude

B．power

C．figure

D．position

12.

A．studied

B．worked

C．gathered

D．died

13.

A．happy

B．sad

C．historical

D．national

14.

A．above

B．best

C．worst

D．ups

15.

A．finally

B．quickly

C．gradually

D．suddenly

16.

A．recorded

B．settled

C．connected

D．copied

17.

A．grasp

B．ignore

C．write

D．provide

18.

A．background

B．research

C．exam

D．survey

19.

A．treated

B．remembered

C．listed

D．honored

20.

A．palace

B．scenery

C．attraction

D．place

7 . Now elsewhere in the world, Iceland may be spoken of, somewhat breathlessly, as western Europe's last pristine wilderness. But the truth is, once you're off the ______ track of the low-lying coastal areas where everyone lives, the roads are few, and they're all bad, ______ Iceland's natural wonders have been out of reach and unknown even to its own ________For them the land has always just been there, something that had to be dealt with and, if possible, _______—the mind-set being one of land as commodity rather than land as, well, priceless art on the scale of the " Mona Lisa".

When the opportunity arose in 2003 for the national power company to enter into a 40-year ______ with the American aluminum company Alcoa to supply hydroelectric power for a new smelter （冶炼厂）, those who had been dreaming of something like this for decades ______ the opportunity. For a long time, life here had meant little more than a hut, dark all winter, cold, no hope, children dying left and right, plagues, starvation, volcanoes erupting and destroying all vegetation and livestock, all spirit— a world ______ almost entirely around the welfare of one's sheep and, later, on how good the cod catch was. In the outlying regions, it still largely does.

Ostensibly, the Alcoa project was intended to save one of these dying regions— the remote and sparsely populated east— where the way of life had steadily ______ to a point of desperation and gloom. After fishing quotas (定额) were ______ in the early 1980s to protect fish stocks, many individual boat owners sold their allotments or gave them away, fishing rights ended up mostly in the hands of a few companies and small fishermen were virtually ______. Technological advances drained away even more jobs previously done by human hands, and the people were seeing everything they had worked for all their lives turn out to be ______ and their children move away. With the old way of life doomed, aluminum projects like this one had come to be perceived, wisely or not, as a last chance. "Smelter or death."

The contract with Alcoa would infuse the region with foreign ______, an estimated 400 jobs, and spin-off service industries. It also was a way for Iceland to develop expertise that ______ could be sold to the rest of the world and ______ an economy historically dependent on fish. “We have to live,” Halldor Asgrimsson said. Halldor, a former prime minister and longtime member of parliament from the region, was a driving ______ behind the project. “We have a right to live.”

1.

A．beaten

B．explored

C．expired

D．centered

2.

A．so

B．when

C．if

D．as

3.

A．government

B．inhabitants

C．countryside

D．scale

4.

A．designed

B．retained

C．exploited

D．preserved

5.

A．stage

B．contract

C．transition

D．prosperity

6.

A．gave up

B．jumped at

C．rushed to

D．made up

7.

A．revolving

B．developing

C．Stirring

D．Initiating

8.

A．transferred

B．declined

C．grew

D．reformed

9.

A．preferred

B．presented

C．resisted

D．imposed

10.

A．wiped out

B．held up

C．kept down

D．put aside

11.

A．priceless

B．superficial

C．worthless

D．negative

12.

A．investment

B．Exclusion

C．invasion

D．landscape

13.

A．socially

B．immediately

C．accidentally

D．potentially

14.

A．stabilize

B．wreck

C．diversify

D．consolidate

15.

A．force

B．wheel

C．instructor

D．signal

8 . Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They _______ with them lots of waste. The _______ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers(冰川) are disappearing, changing the _______ of Kilimanjaro.

Hearing these stories, I’m _______ about the place — other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.

However, I soon _______ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of _______ among tons of rubbish. I find a _______ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are _______ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be _______.

The best of a Kilimanjaro ________, in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are ________ as spiritual places by many cultures. This ________ is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as ________ go through five ecosystems(生态系统) in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, ________ lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather ________ — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I ________ twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland ________: gravel(砾石), stones and rocks. ________ you climb into an arctic-like zone with ________ snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

Does Kilimanjaro ________ its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.

1.

A．keep

B．mix

C．connect

D．bring

2.

A．stories

B．buildings

C．crowds

D．reporters

3.

A．position

B．age

C．face

D．name

4.

A．silent

B．skeptical

C．serious

D．crazy

5.

A．discover

B．argue

C．decide

D．advocate

6.

A．equipment

B．grass

C．camps

D．stones

7.

A．remote

B．quiet

C．tall

D．clean

8.

A．new

B．special

C．significant

D．necessary

9.

A．paying off

B．spreading out

C．blowing up

D．fading away

10.

A．atmosphere

B．experience

C．experiment

D．sight

11.

A．studied

B．observed

C．explored

D．regarded

12.

A．view

B．quality

C．reason

D．purpose

13.

A．scientists

B．climbers

C．locals

D．officials

14.

A．holding on to

B．going back to

C．living up to

D．giving way to

15.

A．changes

B．clears

C．improves

D．permits

16.

A．match

B．imagine

C．count

D．add

17.

A．village

B．desert

C．road

D．lake

18.

A．Obviously

B．Easily

C．Consequently

D．Finally

19.

A．permanent

B．little

C．fresh

D．artificial

20.

A．enjoy

B．deserve

C．save

D．acquire

9 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you ever have a chance to go to Finland, you’ll probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.
Take the taxi drivers for example. You can go_______on a journey, tell the driver to_______you at any place, say that you have some business to_______, and that you will pay the taxi driver later. He will agree without any_______but just accept your words in good_______.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their_______, but also provide food for outside_______. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they_______go to the free dining rooms to have their meals, and the_______they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such________check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to wine and dine free of________.
Finnish workers are paid by the hour. If you work in Finland and have________the boss on the hourly rate, then you just say how many hours you have worked and you’ll be paid________.
With so many loop holes in everyday life, surely Finland must be a good country to those who________to take “petty advantages”. But the__________ thing is, all the taxi passengers always come back to pay their________after they have attended to their business; not a________outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms; workers always give the exact hours they have________. As the Finns always act on good faith and always have a (an)_______of “right is right” and “wrong is wrong” in everything they do, so to live in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.
What we regarded as “foolish” is________the Finnish people’s way of life.1.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．sometime

D．anytime

2.

A．stop

B．pass

C．drop

D．pick

3.

A．attend to

B．take care

C．take up

D．appeal to

4.

A．guarantee

B．anxiety

C．passenger

D．money

5.

A．smile

B．place

C．seat

D．faith

6.

A．meals

B．visitors

C．guests

D．cards

7.

A．waiters

B．diners

C．drivers

D．workers

8.

A．naturally

B．respectively

C．secretly

D．contently

9.

A．best

B．worst

C．most

D．least

10.

A．strict

B．complete

C．troublesome

D．loose

11.

A．registration

B．care

C．charge

D．noise

12.

A．paid for

B．debated with

C．talked about

D．agreed with

13.

A．accordingly

B．reluctantly

C．separately

D．automatically

14.

A．hesitate

B．hate

C．love

D．refuse

15.

A．strange

B．confusing

C．complex

D．imaginative

16.

A．business

B．trip

C．fine

D．fare

17.

A．single

B．faithful

C．familiar

D．usual

18.

A．worked on

B．put in

C．spent on

D．run out

19.

A．religion

B．law

C．idiom

D．attitude

20.

A．eventually

B．accidentally

C．actually

D．temporarily