1 .     1    

We all know that Italy is the best place and it is well known for its unique boot shape size with a rich history and culture. When you're travelling to Europe there are more reasons to stay and go for a visit in Italy.

Enjoy the artwork and its history.

Italy is a country which is decorated with overflowing art and specialized with a 40% artwork when calculated roughly. These various masterpieces will be seen from different art periods in museums all over the country when you visit Italy. Apart from the museums, you can also view fine examples of Medieval, Gothic, Baroque and Romanesque art in various churches.     2     Some few countries do not claim to have a capital city which was one of the most powerful empires in the world, nor can any match Italy as the birthplace of the European Renaissance.

Taste the good food.

Italian cuisine will be the best and most popular in worldwide dishes. Many visitors take this Italian food as their favorite. It comes as no surprise because of its rich and interesting flavors.

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When considered with the fashions and more culture, this country will give a full fashion and can see cities like Milan which is considered to be the world's capitals for fashion and design.     4     They are particularly in the shopping center along the street of Montenapoleone, for buying trendy clothes, bags and shoes which are made up of excellent and genuine Italian leather.

A．Follow the culture and fashion.

B．Reasons for paying a visit to Italy.

C．Many people would like to visit Italy.

D．Italy has the best history for its artwork

E．It is a member of various international organizations

F．The best Italian and even international fashion houses can be seen everywhere.

2 . The images were shocking, and the reaction was completely predictable. The sight of a polar bear lying hurt on a beach - blood matting the fur of its neck, with one huge paw folded under its body - received immediate criticism globally. By the shore in the background stand a group of guides, talking to each other. One of them had a gun hanging casually on his shoulder. This is not something that is taken lightly.     1     .

This powerful image raises questions about the motivations (动机) of this kind of tourism or ecotourism.     2    . Are there regions in the world where nature should be left completely untouched? Has our access to large animals in the wild, often driven by a desire for sensational images, led these animals to become accustomed to human contact? If so, the loser would surely pay a heavy price for such an approach.

Before we answer these questions, we would consider the events that are of global concern. For me, I was definitely shocked. I have recently returned from a trip to Svalbard, and indeed stood two weeks ago on the very beach where the bear was shot.     3    . Was the beach examined from the ship offshore beforehand? Was there access to flares (信号弹) to scare off a bear that appeared suddenly? These are standard measures for a respectable operator, and the accident could be the result of a system failure.

However, images and events should not be used to criticize the concept of ecotourism. Ecotourism is an expanding market that brings benefits as well as challenges to the regions around the world in which it operates.     4    . The key is responsibility and research before booking. If ecotourism is done properly, the benefits are immediate and lasting.

A．The bear's death should never have happened.

B．The reality, however, is considerably more complex.

C．Simply closing off these regions is not the answer.

D．Should we be in these environments at all?

E．Visitors often become ambassadors (大使) for the endangered polar bear.

F．This can be by making financial decisions to conservation groups.

3 . Welcome to the Bourton-on-the-Water Website. The content of the site has been produced by local people _________ you, as a visitor, can enjoy at your leisure some of the delightful _________ of our lovely village and the countryside around it.

Tito Cotswolds have always been looked upon as the Heart of England. It is one of the few regions with an _________ style all of its own and the steeply pitched roofs, stone mullions (竖框) and dormer windows are typical. Built almost exclusively (仅仅) in warm yellow Cotswold stone, this delightful village has such a unique _________ to visitors and residents alike.

Regularly voted one of the prettiest villages in England, Bourton-on-the-Water has _________ its share of Cotswold houses and cottages, many of them 300 years old, some _________ to Elizabethan times 400 years ago. There is plenty to see and do here and we hope this _________ and also our Visitor Information Centre can help to make your _________ as enjoyable as possible.

Bourton-on-the-Water Visitor Information Centre is independently owned, and _________ next to the Cotswold Perfumery in Victoria Street. Bed and breakfast accommodation and hotels can be __________ before you arrive by using our telephone booking service (01451 822583). As agents for National Express Coaches, we are __________ to book tickets both in Britain and Europe.

For locals and visitors alike we hold a wide range of information and leaflets for __________ and events throughout the area. We also sell discounted entry tickets to Blenheim Palace. Theatre tokens can be purchased here __________. Locally produced rapeseed oil, honey, lavender products and maps, guide books, postcards, souvenirs are amongst our range of saleable goods.

We look forward to __________ you when you come to Bourton-on-the-Water and answering any question that you may have. We are here to help you make the most of your time in __________.

1.

A．because of

B．now that

C．so that

D．as well as

2.

A．leaflets

B．features

C．service

D．hobbies

3.

A．architectural

B．artificial

C．available

D．appropriate

4.

A．building

B．material

C．appeal

D．roof

5.

A．more than

B．less than

C．other than

D．rather than

6.

A．looking back

B．adding up

C．dating back

D．standing up

7.

A．house

B．site

C．cottage

D．region

8.

A．study

B．play

C．life

D．stay

9.

A．located

B．based

C．closed

D．existed

10.

A．shown

B．called

C．bought

D．arranged

11.

A．eager

B．anxious

C．able

D．lucky

12.

A．websites

B．residents

C．visitors

D．attractions

13.

A．and so on

B．so far

C．as well

D．as usual

14.

A．telling

B．meeting

C．answering

D．showing

15.

A．Britain

B．Europe

C．Blenheim Palace

D．the Cotswolds

4 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. damaged B. influence C. settlers D. tracing E. pulled F. square G. overlooking H. nightlife I. marvelous J. ruins K. luck

Macao, a tiny place with a total land area of 23.8     1     kilometers including a peninsular (半岛), and two islands, is a strange mixture of tranquility and motion.

Historical sites fill the region and make it a “sleepy land.” The Monte Fort lies in the center of the Macao peninsula,     2     Macao and witnessing its development. it was built by the first Portuguese     3    , marking the region as the oldest European settlement in Asia.

A short distance down from the fort is the     4     of St Paul’s Cathedral. Some people say it is “the greatest Christian monument in the East although only a facade (外观模式) and stone steps remain.” The     5     carvings of significant Christian events on the facade inspire veneration (崇拜) and awe (敬畏). The cathedral was     6     in a fire in 1835 and was never reconstructed. This foreign-style architecture comes from the     7     of centuries of rule by the Portuguese in Macao.

Macao is known for its     8    . Gambling is the most exciting part of Macao. Thousands of visitors flow there every day to try their     9    . The Lisboa Casino next to Lisboa Hotel is the largest and liveliest casino.

During the racing seasons, horse racing and dog racing thrill the spectators. Its horse racing has a long history,     10     back to the 18th century. The biggest event of the year is the Macao Grand Prix.

5 . Dave MacPherson may have been the first paying guest at Disneyland when the theme park opened its gates 50 years ago, but he didn’t even have time for one ride. In a hurry to get back to campus for a college class, he instead visited a restroom after spending hours in line and left without as much as a souvenir.

Still, the honor of being the first paid admission came with a special perk: a lifetime pass for four to Disneyland and other Disney parks as they opened.

“I was the most popular guy at the college,” said MacPherson, now 72, a retired journalist living in Monticello, Utah, about 240 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.

He’s taken full advantage of it scores of times, especially when he lived in California. Usage dwindled after he moved to Kansas City, Mo., to work for newspapers and radio.

But being closer to California has made it more useful, and he last made the trip a year ago with his wife, Wanda. He receives a VIP renewal every January.

In 1955, MacPherson was watching televised coverage of the opening of Disneyland for the media and invited guests on July 17, 1955, a day before the park opened to the public.

“I said, ‘Boy, I sure would like to go out there,’” said MacPherson, who figured he might draw a prize for standing first in line.

He drove his Simplex motorbike to Anaheim, arriving shortly before I am to take his place in line an hour before anyone else showed up.

The crowd steadily grew overnight to about 6,000 people, and MacPherson made sure no one got in front of him. When the admission booth opened, a photographer for the Long Beach Press-Telegram captured him buying the first ticket.

Looking at the photo years later, he realized he had his own camera but didn’t use it.

“Why didn’t I shoot some pictures?” he wonders. “I even forgot to ask Walt (Disney) for his autograph. I must have been balmy or something after staying up all night.”

1. What was Dave MacPherson when he first visited Disneyland?

A．A journalist.

B．A photographer.

C．A student.

D．A motorist.

2. Where did MacPherson get the information about the opening of Disneyland?

A．From the newspaper.	B．From his friends.
C．From the college committee.	D．From the television.

3. Which word CANNOT describe Dave MacPherson?

A．Active.

B．Clever.

C．Changeable.

D．Sharp-minded.

6 . The latest buzzword (流行词) in the tourism industry is “ecotourism”—responsible, environmentally sound vacationing. Ecotourism, or “green tourism,” means taking care of natural resources, protecting endangered species, and preserving and contributing to local communities.

Armed with this “checklist,” I booked a vacation in an “ecoresort.” The brochure looked appealing—a hotel right on the beach, with a large swimming pool and golf course, in acres of unspoiled rain forest.

Unfortunately, the only way to get to this resort (度假胜地) was a 12-hour flight followed by a long taxi ride. I was relieved to see the hotel at the end of the road. It was a low-rise building, made out of local stone. But as I later found out, in order to build the resort, the wealthy owner had bought up 30,000 square kilometers of unspoiled rain forest.

Sunbathing by the glorious swimming pool, enjoying the sound of sprinklers on the golf course, I suddenly realized that this was an area where water is scarce (缺乏的).

So far, not so eco-friendly. I decided to try some of the trips to nearby conservation projects, to give the resort another chance to convince me.

Although it was the breeding season for turtles, we didn’t see any. Apparently the large groups of tourists who arrive at the beach to see the turtles laying their eggs have driven the turtles away. A boat ride to a marine park was also disappointing. The noise of the boats means that the alligators (短吻鳄) are afraid to lie in the sun. The tourists, expecting to see some action, throw stones at the alligators in the water, in the hope of getting them to move.

The trip to the “authentic” local village was pleasant. The resort has turned the local homes into picturesque cottages. However, they are so charming that tourists are buying them, and the locals now live in small towns of badly built houses in the poorest areas of town.

All in all, my vacation didn’t meet any of the standards for ecotourism. But there are many projects around the world where you can have a genuinely “green” experience. My next trip is to a mountain village, as a paying guest in a local family’s home.

I will miss the swimming pool and the golf, though.

1. What caused the writer to choose this resort?

A．The advertisement which looked attractive.

B．The resort which was a 12-hour flight away.

C．A useful checklist.

D．The writer’s love of rain forest.

2. Why were there no turtles on the beach?

A．Because tourists throw stones at them.

B．Because tourists have caused the turtles to stay away.

C．Because the noise of the boats has made them afraid.

D．Because the tourists take away their eggs.

3. According to your understanding, what will the writer think about “ecotourism” after this trip?

A．He thinks it as a brilliant idea.

B．He likes the swimming pool and the golf course.

C．He will still strongly support “ecotourism”.

D．He is disappointed and will have some doubts about it.

7 . Directions: Write the summary of the passage with no more than 80 words and the original sentences in the passage are not allowed to use.

Every country has a capital city. It is where the government of the country meets. The capital city is often the largest and most important city in a country and it has more people, shops, businesses, offices and factories than anywhere else.

The Romans founded a city, which was called Londinium, by the River Thames in AD 43. The area is now the City of London, which is the business centre of the city. The Romans built the first London Bridge. In the 11th century, a royal palace and then a minster (a large and important church) were built 3 km to the west of the city. As London grew and became more crowded, and roads and railways were built, people moved to the suburbs of the city to live. What were once outlying villages and towns were swallowed up, forming Greater London. By the 1860s, London was so crowded that railways had to be built underground. The London Underground now carries millions of passengers every year.

As the capital city, London needs good communications with the rest of the United Kingdom and the wider world. Five airports serve London: Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Luton and Stansted airports. Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest international airports. There are flights to and from about 220 places worldwide, and more than 40 million travelers use the airport each year. There are also new docks, able to handle large modern ships, at Tilbury, near the mouth of the Thames.

Almost all of the country’s main railway lines and motorways, and many of its main roads, radiate (辐射) out from London. Trains using the Channel Tunnel to mainland Europe start in London, and there is a direct motorway link between London and the Channel Tunnel.

8 . Six Best Places for ________ in Paris

Le Closerie des Lilas This restaurant/cafe/brasserie is a true literary location. On the terrace, F. Scott Fitzgerald apparently first revealed the manuscript for The Great Gatsby to Ernest Hemingway. This spot in Montparnasse was also frequented by Paul Verlaine, Max Jacob and Henry Miller, among others. 171 Boulevard du Montparnasse

Les Deux Magots Located in Saint-Germain-des-Pres on the Left Bank, Les Deux Magotx gets a mention in Nabokov's novel Lolita. It was also frequented by such heavyweights as Albert Gamus, James Joyce, Bertolt Brecht and Ernest Hemingway. Even Julia Child liked the food enough to plant herself at one of its famed outdoor tables. Today, tables are occupied by tourists instead of typists, but it's worth paying a few euros for a coffee here. 6 Place Saint-Germain Des Pres

Pere Lachaise Cemetery Perhaps the world's most famous resting place, Pere Lachaise is the home of Marcel Proust and Oscar Wilde, among scores of other famous people buried here. Singer and 'poet' Jim Morrison is, of course, famously six feet under in this verdant (郁郁葱葱的), ambient cemetery as well. 8 Boulevard de Menilmontant

Polidor Ernest Hemingway, Paul Verlaine, James Joyce, Victor Hugo, Henry Miller, Arthur Rimbaud and Jack Kerouac all enjoyed classic French dishes like steak, beef Bourguignon, steak tartare, escargot, and foie gras at this sixth-arrondissement restaurant. In the 2011 Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris, the protagonist meets Hemingway and Salvador Dali here. 41 Rue Monsieur Le Prince

Bar Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald used to put 'em back at this fashionable and expensive bar in the Ritz. Musician Cole Porter would spend hours nursing cocktails at the bar and even composed a tune or two here. And, of course, the bar's namesake. Mr Ernest Hemingway, was a regular and even likened the drinking space to heaven. He also mentions the bar in The Sun Also Rises. 15 Place Vendome

Shakespeare & Company Since 1951, this Left Bank bookshop has been a central meeting point for the city's English-language lovers of great literature. It's also attracted many legendary writers as well. Williams Burroughs, Anais Nin, James Baldwin, Henry Miller, Paul Auster, Martin Amis and Zadie Smith, among countless others, have shopped for books or participated in literary events here. 37 Rue de la Bucherie

1. Your friend Jenny plans to go to Paris for travelling and she is a big fan of the famous movie director Woody Allen. Which place would you recommend that she visit?

A．171 Boulevard du Montparnasse	B．41 Rue Monsieur Le Prince
C．8 Boulevard de Menilmontant	D．37 Rue de la Bucherie

2. Earnest Hemingway was a regular to the following places except ________.

A．Pere Lachasise Cemetery	B．Les Deux Magots
C．Bar Hemingway	D．Polidor

3. Which of the following phrases best complete the title?

A．Literature Lovers	B．Experienced Tourists
C．Cuisine Enthusiasts	D．History Researchers

9 . As lockdown starts to slowly lift, it's such a treat to be able to travel around the appealing coastline or book holidays in the UK again.

■Camber Sands

The impressive dunes（沙丘）system that makes Camber Sands the south coast's most Arabian-looking beach destination is fled with wonders. A number of “desert” films were shot here, including Cary On Follow That Camel.

Getting there: one hour 40 minutes by train from London St Pancras International to Rye, with a change at Ashford and a short bus ride to the beach; about two hours by car.

■Tankerton Beach

Tankerton Beach offers lovely views. When you've had your fill of beach time, it's time for a bellyful of the town's native oysters（牡蛎）; head for Harbour Street and High Street for a fantastic selection of places to try them.

Getting there: one hour 20 minutes by train from London Victoria; about one hour 40 minutes by car.

■West Wittering

A huge Blue Flag beach makes this West Wittering one of the south coast's finest for all kinds of beach activities. You can get involved in sunbathing and safe swimming (lifeguards patrol（巡逻） here in the summer months), go rock-pooling or just explore the ecology of the beach.

Getting there: one hour 30 minutes by train from London Victoria to Chichester, plus a bus ride to the beach; about two hours by car.

■Dungeness

Rediscover your childhood on a steam railway, explore strange World War I radar devices and discover old railroad car in this most magic place of Dungeness. There's some wonderful landscaping to enjoy, especially filmmaker Derek Jarman's separated home and garden.

Getting there: one hour by train from London St Pancras International to Folk stone, with a one hour 30 minute bus ride to Dungeness; about two hours by car.

1. What is the advantage of travelling to Tankerton Beach in transportation?

A．It takes the shortest time by car.

B．It offers lovely views on the way.

C．A short bus ride is also available.

D．You can get there with a change.

2. What can you do in West Wittering?

A．Surf with friends.

B．Taste delicious seafoods.

C．Swim with lifeguards.

D．Explore water between rocks.

3. If you are a movie fan of Derek Jarman, which place will you choose?

A．Camber Sands.	B．Tankerton Beach.
C．West Wittering.	D．Dungeness.

10 . In recent years, 3D printers have mostly been used to create small, specialized items. This includes parts for automobiles, airplanes and medical devices. Many consumer products can also be 3D printed as well, from clothes to foods. Now, an increasing number of startup companies are using 3D printing to build entire homes. Since the technology is still developing, not many have yet been built. However, the top companies plan to greatly increase production in the coming years.

The startup company Icon, based in Austin, Texas, made news in 2018 by completing the first permitted 3D printed home in the U.S. At the time, it said the home had been built in just a day. Since then, the company says it has been developing new technologies in robotics, software and manufacturing materials. It designed its own 3D printer and said the robot-powered machine could create structures up to 185 square meters. The printing process uses a cement-based mixture that Icon says is stronger and saves more money than traditional building materials.

To date, Icon has completed 24 3D printed homes in the U.S. and Mexico. Among them was a community of 3D printed homes in a poor neighborhood in Mexico. The company has also completed a series of structures for homeless people in Austin. And it says it plans to open America's first housing development of 3D printed homes this summer.

A New York company, SQ4D, also uses 3D printing technology to build homes. In February, the company showed off a 130-square-meter model home to demonstrate its printer'sabilities.SQ4D plans to sell its homes starting at $299,000. The company has even started listing the homes on the Internet selling site Zillow. Kirk Andersen is SQ4D's director of operations. He told Reuters the 3D printer will permit buyers to easily create their own home design, room by room.

While 3D printing as a home building method is just getting started, Andersen said others in the construction industry need to get prepared for big changes. “This is the beginning. This is just scratching the surface,” he said.

1. What can we learn about 3D printing technology from Paragraph 1?

A．It needs to be perfected.	B．It enjoys the highest status.
C．It is being used for building homes.	D．It helps produce some large and unique items.

2. What feature do 3D printed homes have when compared with traditional building methods?

A．They're more comfortable.	B．They're more environment-friendly.
C．They're more complex.	D．They're less expensive.

3. What is Andersen's attitude to the future of 3D printing as a home building way?

A．Concerned.

B．Favorable.

C．Doubtful.

D．Indifferent.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．The development of smart homes.	B．The importance of 3D printers.
C．3D printing in building homes.	D．Construction industry's future.