1. How will the students go to Hilltop Castle?
| A．By bus. | B．By car. | C．By train. |
| A．Mr. Hill. | B．Mrs. Philips. | C．Mr. Gifford. |
| A．At 7:15 am. | B．At 7:30 am. | C．At 7:45 am. |
| A．A pen. | B．Some food. | C．A piece of paper. |
1. How long did the man and his family stay in Harbin?
| A．For 7 days. | B．For 15 days. | C．For 30 days. |
| A．A holiday. | B．A city. | C．A house. |
3 . With its wonderful attractions, Harbin, the beautiful ice city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, has become a social media sensation (轰动).
Among these beautiful sights is a group of 11 lovely children from Nanning, Guangxi in South China, who embarked on an educational trip to Harbin, immediately winning the hearts of online communities.
Dressed in bright orange outfits (服装), they are lovingly called “little tangerines”, with the oldest just six and a half years old and the youngest only three years and five months old.
The nickname symbolizes both their cute orange outfits and Guangxi’s well-known fruits — tangerines. Each day, their presence is appearing on various social media platforms.
Wherever they went, they are warmly received by the locals. In Harbin, they tasted the local food and watched a fireworks display.
The lead teacher of their tour confirmed their arrival in Mohe. Upon their arrival, a local travel agency warmly welcomed the tour group together with the city’s tourism bureau.
At the northernmost police outpost of China, they sang the national anthem (国歌) and saluted the border guards, marking an important part of their educational trip. Moreover, the police officers at the station prepared snow sculptures and snowmen for the “little tangerines”.
To express gratitude for the hospitality (好客) received in Heilongjiang, a free batch of tangerines from Guangxi was sent to the province.
Data show that Harbin welcomed more than 3 million visitors, bringing in 5.9 billion yuan during the three-day New Year holiday, which ended on January 1st.
1. The underlined phrase “embarked on ” means______.| A．acted on | B．went on | C．worked on | D．held on |
| A．They are a group of primary school students. |
| B．They got the nickname because of their outfits. |
| C．They were warmly welcomed by people from China. |
| D．They took part in various activities in Heilongjiang. |
| A．They sent another group of free “little tangerines” to the province. |
| B．They transported a large number of tangerines to the province. |
| C．They invited Heilongjiang people to taste tangerines for free. |
| D．They planted a free batch of tangerines trees in Heilongjiang. |
| A．A Warm Welcome to “Little Tangerines” from Guangxi. |
| B．Guangxi “Little Tangerines” on an Educational Trip to Harbin |
| C．A Group of Children from Guangxi Received Education in Harbin |
| D．A Group of Guangxi Children Sent to Harbin for Free |
1. How much is the ticket to the Ocean Park?
| A．£ 2.00. | B．£ 6.50. | C．£ 8.50. |
| A．Lunch. | B．Water. | C．Fruit. |
| A．Listen to a talk. | B．Do some worksheets. | C．Watch the sharks being fed. |
| A．The ocean. | B．Sharks. | C．Penguins. |
| A．The sea. | B．The weekend plan. | C．The weather. |
6 . It sounds like a math problem. How do you make one of the world’s most famous ancient sites bigger? You can’t build more of it.
So with ever more tourists pouring into the site, the team behind the Archaeological（考古的）Park of Pompeii have found a plan B—dividing visitors around ancient sites that are farther, with all-in-one tickets and buses laid on between the sites.
The ancient city of Pompeii will be a scattered archaeological park, including the archaeological areas of Pompeii itself, as well as famous old houses in nearby villages or towns. The sites have already become part of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, but until now, they have been selling their own tickets. They are also far away from each other—the park’s sites cross around 8 miles—with little public transport to some of them.
The inaccessibility（难达到）to the old houses means that visitor numbers are low. While nearly four million people visited Pompeii itself in 2019, only 55,000 made it to see House A, which is thought to have been owned by the emperor Nero and his second wife. Only 52,000 went as far as the two houses at Stabiae, House Arianna and House San Marco. But visitor numbers to Pompeii rose from under 2.7 million in 2014 to over 3.9 million by 2019. In July 2023, a record 21, 141 people visited the park in a single day.
A bus service around the sites—the Pompeii Artebus—was started in 2021. Tickets for the connected sites will be acceptable for three days, with free buses connecting all the sites.
1. How is the Archaeological Park of Pompeii made bigger?| A．By building more of it. | B．By improving the service. |
| C．By connecting nearby sites. | D．By attracting more tourists. |
| A．Narrow. | B．Private. | C．Impressive. | D．Spread-out. |
| A．It has lost its attraction. | B．It was rebuilt in 2019. |
| C．It is free for visitors all the time. | D．It is overcrowded with visitors. |
| A．The Archaeological Park of Pompeii getting bigger. |
| B．The ancient Pompeii bringing in modern transport. |
| C．The Archaeological Park of Pompeii getting more popular. |
| D．The ancient houses in Pompeii changing their tickets. |
1.地理位置：位于(locate)海南岛的东南部，是中国最美丽的城市之一。
2.美食：海鲜，以酸粉闻名(sour noodles)，各种各样的水果；
3.风景名胜(tourist attractions)：南湾猴岛(the Monkey Island)，吊罗山(Diaoluo Mountain)，分界洲岛(Fenjiezhou Island)，陵水海洋公园(Lingshui Ocean Park)等。
4.气候宜人：新鲜的空气，温暖的气候吸引了众多国内外游客来度假。
5.其他……
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
8 . The number of people in my house has grown from six to seven recently. A young man from Spain has come to spend six weeks with us. He is not an ordinary young man; he’s actually my second cousin, and is here to spend time with this side of the family, and of course, to learn English.
Thankfully, he is the same age as my youngest son, and is very fun-loving. I’m sure that he will pick up a lot of English while he plays with my kids. That was actually how I picked up a lot of Spanish when I was a child. My mother would take me to Mallorca in Spain, to spend about a month in the summers. Because children play so much, and are less inhibited(拘束的) than adults, they absorb language like little sponges (海绵). Well, that’s what happened to me, and I’m very thankful for the experience.
So far, we have taken my cousin to Seattle for a couple of days, and down to a local river to look for gold. Today, I plan on taking him to the museum in the town of Cashmere which is excellent. He will get his first view of Native American life, and be able to walk through some of the original pioneer houses of this area. Like most boys who are thirteen, he is very curious and constantly asks questions. Of course, I don’t always have the answers! Coming to the U.S. is a big step for him, especially being so young. Mind you, he is a world traveller. His mother is an air hostess and is able to get cheap airline tickets, so they travel internationally all the time. So he is extremely comfortable in airports, and understands the routines of getting from one place to another. I hope that his being here will encourage my children to spend time in Spain, and also become international travellers.
1. Why does the young man come to America?| A．To spend the summer holiday. | B．To meet his mother. |
| C．To learn English. | D．To go to school. |
| A．11 years old. | B．13 years old. | C．15 years old. | D．16 years old. |
| A．Helpful. | B．Boring. | C．Unnecessary. | D．Unimportant. |
| A．The young man’s mother is a pilot. |
| B．The young man often travels by plane. |
| C．The writer’s children enjoy travelling to Spain. |
| D．The young man has ever seen Native American life before. |
1．你推荐的中餐馆；
2．推荐的理由。
要求：
1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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1. What is the man doing?
| A．Looking at photos. | B．Visiting a museum. | C．Watching a film. |
| A．A DVD. | B．The film. | C．A cellphone. |
| A．A ticket. | B．Picture postcards. | C．A VCD. |
