4 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom发邮件说想来中国游玩，让你推荐一座历史古城。请你根据所给提示，用英语给他写一封邮件，推荐大理古城。
1. 位于云南省西部，紧邻著名的苍山洱海；
2. 其历史可追溯到唐朝；
3. 参观保存完整的古建筑、特色古街道，体验传统的白族文化等。
注意：
1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数)；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . The Lake District Attractions Guide

●Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens

History, Culture & Landscape (景观). Discover and enjoy 4 centuries of history, 5 acres of celebrated and award-winning gardens with parkland walk. Owned by the Hasell family since 1679, home to the International Marmalade Festival. Gifts and antiques, plant sales, museums & Mediaeval Hall Tearoom.

Open: 29 Mar-29 Oct, Sun to Thurs.

Tearoom, Gardens & Gift Shop: 10.30-17.00 (16.00 in Oct).

House: 11.15-16.00 (15.00 in Oct)

Town: Pooley Bridge & Penrith

●Abbot Hall Art Gallery & Museum

Those viewing the quality of Abbot Hall’s temporary exhibitions may be forgiven for thinking they are in a city gallery. The impressive permanent collection includes Turners’ and Ronneys’, and the temporary exhibition programme has Canaletto and the artists from St Ives.

Open: Mon to Sat and Summer Sundays. 10.30-17.00 Summer. 10.30-16.00 Winter.

Town: Kendal

●Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery

Discover, explore and enjoy award-winning Tullie House, where historic collections, contemporary art and family fun are brought together in one impressive museum and art gallery. There are four fantastic galleries to visit from fine art to interactive fun, so there’s something for everyone!

Open: High Season 1 Apr-31 Oct: Mon to Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 11.00-17.00.

Low Season 1 Nov-31 Mar: Mon to Sat 10.00-16.30, Sun 12.00-16.30.

Town: Carlisle

●Dove Cottage & The Wordsworth Museum

Discover William Wordsworth’s inspirational home. Take a tour of his Lakeland cottage, walk through his hillside garden and explore the riches of the collection in the Museum. Visit the shop and relax in the café. Exhibitions, events and family activities throughout the year.

Open: Daily, 09.30-17.30 (last admission 17.00).

Town: Grasmere

1. When is the Tearoom at Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens open on Sundays in April?

A．10:30—17:00.

B．09:30—17:30.

C．11:15—16:00.

D．10:30—16:00.

2. Where should visitors go if they want to explore Wordsworth’s life?

A．Penrith.

B．Gramere.

C．Carlisle.

D．Kendal.

3. What can visitors do at Abbot Hall Art Gallery & Museum?

A．Have some interactive fun.	B．Attend a famous festival.
C．Appreciate Turner’s works.	D．Learn the history of a family.

6 . Every summer, as a child, I spent with my parents the annual family holiday, flying away from our home in the West Midlands to their birthplace in Ireland.

I enjoyed it, but once, I behaved differently and left home. Package tours and long-distance flights became my idea of a holiday. I then went and ran into an Englishman who also came of Irish stock, and we both felt the urge to renew our knowledge of Ireland.

It was important for us to discover something different from our childhood visits. So that’s how we came to drive along the winding St John’s Point Peninsula (半岛) in Donegal, part of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, to visit a unique part of the 20th-century history — the Donegal Corridor.

When anyone drives to the point where the land runs out, he sees giant white stones fixed firmly in green grass spelling out “EIRE” and “70”, while the Atlantic wind fiercely blows across the headland and the ice-white waves smash into the rocks below. The meaning behind the stones? They date back to the Second World War when St John’s Point was number 70 in a total of 83 Look Out Points (LOPs), observation stations set up and maintained by Ireland all around its coast.

There lies a bit of curious UK-Ireland history. Although Ireland was officially neutral during the war, the Battle of the Atlantic was being fought close to Irish shores, and these LOPs, staffed by local volunteers known as Coast watchers, passed on information on activities connected with the sea and weather fronts to London.

At St John’s Point, we were standing right under the Donegal Corridor, a long narrow area of airspace in which Ireland ensured safe passage during World War II to planes in the RAF (Royal Air Force) from bases in the UK-governed North of Ireland. The stone markings acted as reference points to aircrews.

Standing on this rough area of land surrounded by the wild and windy ocean brought home to us the conditions in which the Coast watchers and aircrews in the RAF cooperated in a shared history.

I revolted against my family tradition that summer, and I fulfilled my aim of discovering something new and absorbed all Donegal has to offer: empty golden beaches, mysterious ancient stone circles, folk music and crafts, and tasty food. I had fallen in love with Ireland all over again.

1. What can we learn about the author from paragraphs 1 to 3?

A．She met a childhood friend from Ireland that year.

B．She explored the Wild Atlantic Way with her family members.

C．She took package tours and long-distance flights every year.

D．She and that Englishman both had Irish ancestors.

2. The expression “revolted against” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to         .

A．worried about

B．passed on

C．celebrated

D．disobeyed

3. The giant white stones were important during WWII because         .

A．they functioned as reference points to aircrews in the RAF

B．weather information from the UK was sent through them

C．the Battle of the Atlantic took place right close to them

D．they ranked at the top in the 83 LOPs around the Irish coast

4. Which might be the best title of the passage?

A．A Global Journey	B．Escaping from the West Midlands
C．Happy Holidays	D．Discovering Undiscovered Donegal

7 . I woke at 4 am to a pitch-black hostel room, my eight roommates all still sound asleep at the early hour. I tiptoed out to change, stuffed a cheese roll in my mouth, and dragged the suitcase holding a year of my life to the Kaikoura dolphin-watching tour office. With just a few hours of sleep and more adrenaline (肾上腺素) than I had jumping out of a plane, I double-checked my diving equipment in a rush.

The moment we dove off the water, I was shocked awake. No amount of coffee, tea, or sugar has ever given me such an intense wake-up. It turns out, the ocean is freezing at 5 am, before the sun has risen and in early-spring. Don’t be scared off by the temperature, though, because 5 am is when the dolphins are most playful! For five seconds, I struggled to breathe through the cold. Then, the wetsuit flooded with water and I was warm.

A moment later, I was face to face with a wild dusky dolphin, one of the smallest species of dolphin in the world! As I swam alongside it awkwardly, the dolphin gracefully spun on the surface while creating elegant spirals beneath me. I made strange Dory-esque whale noises to draw the attention of more members, including a tiny baby dolphin no bigger than my calf. He seemed most interested in the strange-looking thing that kept getting trapped in her own “flippers (鳍) ”.

The sun rose, warming my back as I continued to struggle among the most elegant animals in the ocean. The practice of swimming with wild dolphins is banned in the North Island, where the species of Hector’s dolphins are in decline. But in Kaikoura, the practice is thriving and actually helping to restore the dolphin populations. By supporting this adventurous experience, you’re supporting dolphin conservation.

1. How did the author feel when she headed for the tour office?

A．Excited.

B．Cautious.

C．Anxious.

D．Unsure.

2. Why did the author become wide awake suddenly?

A．Because the diving was scary.	B．Because the water was bitterly cold.
C．Because the dolphins were most playful.	D．Because the coffee and tea were strong enough.

3. What do we know about the wild dusky dolphin?

A．They are strange-looking.	B．They are difficult to approach.
C．They are keen on the whale noises.	D．They are the smallest dolphins on earth.

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．A dolphin-watching tour in North Island.	B．A tough decision on dolphin conservation.
C．A wild dolphin species threatened by humans.	D．An adventurous encounter with wild dolphins.

9 . 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.

Nowadays, Tianshui in Northwest China’s Gansu Province     1     (sweep) more and more social media with its local street dish malatang. According to the China News Agency, one restaurant owner in Tianshui noted, “I have served at least 400 customers a day, as-people from other provinces drive to the city to get     2     taste of the local cuisine.” Many Malatang restaurants have extended their opening hours     3     (satisfy) the increasing number of customers.

The growing     4     (popular) of this kind of street food can also be reflected in its main ingredient, the Gangu chili pepper, or lamb’s horn pepper,     5     (grow) in Gangu county. According to the China Business Herald, sales of products such as the broth for Tianshui malatang and Gangu chili peppers     6     (surge) in the past two weeks. Young customers born in the 1990s have become the leading force for its consumption, taking     7     40 percent of chili pepper product sales.

The successful tourism experience earned by the cities of Zibo and Harbin have paved the way for Tianshui,     8     the culinary dish is becoming a main force for the city to stand out. As a stop along the ancient Silk Road, Tianshui was     9     (great) influenced by other cultures both in artistic and     10     (commerce) aspects. Its grottoes and murals are among the most famous art forms in Gansu.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How was Jane’s trip to the West Coast?

A．Wonderful.

B．Terrible.

C．Tiring.

2. What was Jane unsatisfied with in Los Angeles?

A．The weather.

B．The big noise.

C．The bus service.

3. What was the weather like on Jane’s trip in San Francisco?

A．Warm.

B．Cool.

C．Cold.

4. What attracted Jane most in San Francisco?

A．Its small size.

B．Its large streets.

C．Its beautiful scenery.