1 . Located in Ontario, Canada, the Niagara Falls is the seventh wonder of the world and the fastest flowing waterfall in the world. When I went to tour it, I found there were some truly amazing ways to _________ the waterfall.

One way was to take a _________ to the center of the Niagara Falls. Everyone on board was given a raincoat that looked more like a garbage bag. We would need it later on when we got close to the waterfall. There were huge waves and thick mist (迷雾), although we were still far away from Niagara Falls. Inside the mist, another boat approached us. As that boat _________, we waved hello to the blue-coated _________. After a while, we were as _________ as possible to the waterfall, which was like a wall in front of the boat. The _________ here was white with huge waves that _________ to knock over the boat. A few minutes was enough to make this a very exciting trip.

Another _________ was to go behind the waterfall. This adventure started with everybody walking into a wet and _________ tunnel (隧道) one by one. It was __________ by several lanterns, making us see the tunnel clearly. As the tunnel came to an end, I could see that we had __________ onto a platform at the foot of the waterfall. Here, I had a good __________ of how thick the waterfall was. It was at least one meter __________.

__________ I experienced Niagara Falls, I was shocked by how __________ it was. And I look forward to taking the zip line next time to view Niagara Falls from the sky. It will definitely be a wonderful time, too.

1.

A．experience

B．destroy

C．protect

D．establish

2.

A．photo

B．raincoat

C．lantern

D．boat

3.

A．ran out

B．broke down

C．fell apart

D．passed by

4.

A．novelists

B．passengers

C．employers

D．composers

5.

A．close

B．similar

C．polite

D．equal

6.

A．spot

B．water

C．color

D．mist

7.

A．refused

B．decided

C．threatened

D．hesitated

8.

A．way

B．aim

C．defeat

D．fantasy

9.

A．effective

B．extinct

C．distant

D．narrow

10.

A．lit

B．improved

C．transported

D．limited

11.

A．held

B．rolled

C．arrived

D．fallen

12.

A．opportunity

B．view

C．favour

D．habit

13.

A．long

B．thin

C．thick

D．high

14.

A．Although

B．Unless

C．After

D．Before

15.

A．extreme

B．classic

C．peaceful

D．powerful

2 . Attractions for Kids with Dinosaur Fever

While there are plenty of movies and books that can teach your little one all about dinosaurs, the following children’s attractions will allow them to come face-to-face with their favorite dinosaurs and learn in an interactive, fun environment.

1. Dinosaurs Alive at Cedar Point

Sandusky, OH

See the “age of dinosaurs” come to life with interactive exhibits based on real fossil evidence. At the Dinosaurs Alive section of Cedar Point park, visitors can walk among more than 50 life-sized dinosaurs which move and roar. See these gigantic lizards (蜥蜴) up close and learn more about the most fearsome period of the earth’s history.

2. The Chicago Children’s Museum

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Children’s Museum is filled with plenty of activities for kids of all ages, but one of the coolest has to be the Dinosaur Exhibition. At this exhibit, children can spend time digging for dinosaur bones at an excavation (挖掘) site, looking at dinosaur fossils, and learning what life is like for real archaeologists (考古学家).

3. Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Pittsburgh, PA

In addition to plenty of exhibits about wildlife, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History has one of the finest dinosaur fossil collections in the world. Visitors can see experts work with real dinosaur fossils in the PaleoLab. Make sure to snap a photo in front of Dippy, the scarf-loving dinosaur guarding the front of the museum!

4. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

From the dinosaurs exploding out of the side of the building to the fossils within, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is filled with fun things to do. Kids can touch a real T-rex bone and see reconstructed dinosaur skeletons up close.

1. Who are the attractions mainly intended for?

A．Children.

B．Parents.

C．Archaeologists.

D．Volunteers.

2. In which museum can visitors dig for dinosaur bones?

A．Dinosaurs Alive at Cedar Point.	B．The Chicago Children’s Museum.
C．Carnegie Museum of Natural History.	D．The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

3. What are visitors advised to do in Pittsburgh, PA?

A．Touch a real T- rex bone.	B．Take a photo in front of Dippy.
C．See reconstructed dinosaur skeletons.	D．See experts work with fake dinosaur fossils.

3 . Sharon Holland and her husband, Jer, are travelling around the world and saving money at the same time by swapping (交换)houses with strangers to keep the bills low. They only have to pay for their flights, meaning they save hundreds of pounds on their holidays each year.

The couple’s occupation allows them to enjoy long periods of school holidays. Both work as school Deputy Principals, which allows them to take their children, Cian, 23, Miah, 13, and Faye, 11, abroad up to four times per year. On average, they pay £1,250 per year for flights.

Sharon, from Cork, Ireland, has exchanged her home with a stranger 40 times in the last 13 years and says she’s never regret. She said: “I couldn’t imagine travelling in any other way now. Swapping our Irish Georgian farmhouse for another house abroad is amazing. There are home-style houses, modern city apartments and beautiful architectural period houses too. Every holiday is different and staying in someone else’s house makes our experience more rewarding and enjoyable. We are able to meet more locals and understand the culture more than we would if we were to stay at a hotel. We bring our laptops during the summer weeks as we are both responsible for timetabling and school planning but this can be done at a distance”.

Sharon has visited various cities in America, France, Germany, Hungary, ltaly, Spain, Netherlands, the UK and their home country of Ireland. “But our favourite place is Italy. We have been lucky enough to visit there six times. Over the ycars, every experience has been great—from the architecture to the food. We have made some wonderful happy memories for less”, adds she.

1. Why do the couple travel by swapping houses with strangers?

A．To avoid taking flights.

B．To spread local culture.

C．To improve their living condition.

D．To cut down their travel costs.

2. What can we know about Sharon from the text?

A．She comes from England and likes Italy.

B．She never lives in a hotel when traveling.

C．She is fond of the way of swapping houses.

D．She plans to open a school with her husband.

3. What does Sharon think of swapping houses with strangers?

A．Embarrassing.

B．Fantastic.

C．Dangerous.

D．Traditional.

4. What’s the main purpose of the text?

A．To share a couple’s special way of travelling.

B．To advise more people to travel worldwide.

C．To introduce ways of exchanging houses.

D．To teach us how to save money while traveling,

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where are the speakers now?

A．In Italy.

B．In France.

C．In England.

2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Colleagues.

B．Neighbors.

C．Classmates.

3. Why did Sharon fail to see the Bloody Tower?

A．Her son didn’t like it.

B．She had no time to go there.

C．It was not included in her brochure.

4. How does the woman feel about Pisa?

A．It is great.

B．It is small.

C．It is noisy.

7 . 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。

Visitors to Britain may experience local culture in a traditional pub. But for a stranger     1     (visit) the country, these friendly pubs can be traps of potential bad manners for the uneducated.

Recently a team of researchers     2     (release) some of the hidden customs of British pubs. Most pubs have no waiters and as a result, you yourself have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths wait 45 minutes before they realize they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient,     3     there is a hidden purpose.

Pub culture is designed to promote communication in a society known for its quietness. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting     4     (serve). The bar counter is     5     (possible) the only site in the British Isles     6     friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely appropriate and a really quite normal     7     (behave).

“If you haven’t been to     8     pub, you haven’t been to Britain. “This tip can be found in a booklet The Tourists’ Guide to Pub Etiquette (礼节). The trouble is     9     if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. Nothing annoys the regular customers and bar staffs more than a crowd of strangers blocking all access     10     the bar while they argue about what to order.

8 . 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。

My friend had a chance to make a trip to Hong Kong on August 15,2015. He had dreamed about     1     (visit) it since his boyhood and it was the first time that he     2     (be) there. The following was     3     he had seen.     4     (arrive) there, he was     5     (shock) by its beautiful scenery and tall buildings. As we all know, Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world. Wherever he went, he saw many smiling     6     (face). People in Hong Kong were kind, generous, easygoing and ready to help others. Much to his surprise, he saw that people there always kept order in public places.     7     a great number of people were waiting for the next train at the subway station, they were talking in such a low voice as not to disturb others.

Chinese and English are the     8     (office) languages of Hong Kong. English is     9     (wide) used in governments, markets, service centers and other fields.

Staying there for a week was a good experience for him,     10     he would never forget.

9 . The MacDowell Colony is one of the oldest and best known artist colonies in the country, located on 450 acres in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire. MacDowell’s mission (使命) is to nurture the arts by offering talented individuals an inspiring residential environment to produce enduring works of creative imagination.

MacDowell’s operations are funded by foundations, corporations and individuals. Writers, composers, photographers, filmmakers and sculptors — both famous and unknown — compete for the 32 free studios at the place. Once accepted, an artist can stay for as short as a couple of weeks, or as long as a couple of months.

When they arrive, artists find a kind of isolation (隔绝) hard to find in our world. There’s no phone. No fax. No friends. No family. It’s just a cabin in the snowy woods.

Writer Emily Raboteau lives in New York City. She came to MacDowell to work on a novel. She received a desk, chairs, pencil and paper. Another colony resident, Belfast composer Elaine Agnew, plays a piece called To a Wild Rose, written by Edward MacDowell. She says it’s so famous that every pianist in the world has played the tune. A hundred years ago, MacDowell owned the land where the colony no sits. He liked its isolation and his ability to get work done there. After his death, his wife, Marion, encouraged other artists to come.

And for the last century, artists have accepted the invitation, coming to step outside of their daily lives for a short time. Privacy is respected, but cooperation and discussion is common.

Screenwriter Kit Carson—who wrote Teras Chainsaw Massacre 2 and the film adaptation of Sam Shepberd’s play Paris, Terus-has visited MacDowell twice. He says that the interdisciplinary (学科间的) discussion there is valuable.

“You sit around at dinner, talking, and then somebody runs off and brings you back some stuff and shows it to you,” he says. “That, I didn’t realize, was part of the magic here because people are really open to show their opinions.”

1. What does the underlined word “nurture” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A．Teach.

B．Support.

C．Protect.

D．Study.

2. What can we infer about the MacDowell?

A．It is open only to famous artists.

B．The number of studios is changeable.

C．It provides fax and some daily necessities.

D．It’s special and different from everyday places.

3. What does Kit Carson agree with?

A．Privacy is important for everyone.

B．Isolation can improve his speaking ability.

C．Sharing different ideas is valuable.

D．Writing behind closed doors is unnecessary.

4. What can be the best title for the text!

A．Lonely Creation	B．The Value of the Art
C．The World for Artists	D．The Fashion of Isolation

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where will the speakers stay in Princeton?

A．In the man’s friend’s house.

B．In Alice’s house.

C．In a hotel.

2. How will the speakers go to Princeton?

A．By train.

B．By car.

C．By plane.

3. When will the speakers start the trip?

A．On Friday

B．On Saturday.

C．On Sunday.