1 . 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。

Last month, I visited China,     1     I always wanted to see. I have been learning the culture and the language     2     I was young.

The first four days of the ten-day trip     3    (spend) in Beijing. We saw the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City, shopped at markets, and     4    (eat) at different restaurants. Wow! I’m here in the place I only heard     5    (story) about and saw pictures of!

I spent the next six days in Xi'an.     6    (compare) to Beijing, I found more of the daily life in China because I stayed with a Chinese friend, who welcomed me home with open arms and so did his family. It was     7     amazing experience to dip into the culture. Xi'an really gave me a chance     8    (meet) new people and figure out what their lives were like on a day-to-day basis. I was able to practice and improve my Chinese more than ever. Besides new vocabulary, my     9    (able) to communicate improved a lot.

Going across the world to a place     10    (complete) different from mine was eye-opening and inspiring. It gave me a new view on my life, which I will constantly use to compare to my daily life back home.

2 . 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。

Nowadays more and more people like to travel,     1     (especial) when vacations come.A great number of people rush out of their homes or companies to     2     (travel) spots. They either drive or take a bus, a train, a ship     3     so on. Some even ride bikes.

However, there     4     (be) another way of travelling—poorism. People have a tour in     5     poorest areas of the worlds Some people may take a one-day poorest tour, and some even pay to stay in very poor neighborhoods     6     (experience) the lowest living standards in the worlds Poorism tours take place around the world, and not just in the third world     7       (country).You can, for instance, tour New York neighborhoods in the Bronx. Such tours can take people into the heart of poor areas.These tours may awaken people to pay     8     (much) attention to long-standing poverty, or the effects of war.

Some think that tours in the poor areas can raise social care. And the money from the tour can     9     (donate) to help the people     10     live there.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

For the first time in 94 years, the Palace Museum has extended its opening hours, allowing the public to celebrate the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace.

About 3,000 lucky visitors received free tickets from the government, among     1     was Zhang Zhifu, a 77-year-old public security volunteer. It’s a mark of gratitude for her volunteer work. “It is       2     (true) an honor to be granted this special privilege,” Zhang said.

To guarantee the     3     (safe) of the palace, festival organizers     4     (plan) this year’s Lantern Festival event used LED lights rather than traditional paper lanterns and red candles. It’s a fascinating event for visitors to absorb     5     (they) in the festive atmosphere in the museum. Discussion of the   Palace Museum’s new look lit up social media following Tuesday’s display.

Since he became director of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang     6     (bring) many changes to the world’s     7     (large) royal complex (建筑群). Once in a speech the 64-year-old director shared his idea about how to make traditional     8     (treasure) come alive again. “     9     matters to a museum is not how many visitors they have, but how close they are     10     people’s daily lives,” he said.

4 . 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。

Whenever anyone asks me where my favorite place in China is, I say Dali without hesitation. Dali,     1    (surround) by mountains for hiking and lakes for bicycling around , is the kind of place that everyone likes.

Last year I met a couple of young students I’d known    2     I travelled to Dali, and we agreed     3    (cycle) along the lake in a small town outside of Dali. The lake     4     (it) was pretty easy to cycle around ,     5     flat paths passing through a lot of little villages. While cycling, a woman recommended an hour-long boat ride for about 40 RMB each--a bit expensive but     6     adventure we felt like having, so we paid for it.

In about 20 minutes we witnessed in     7    (excite) how a fisherman fished with his fishing birds. A string was tied around each bird’s neck so that when it dived for fish, it was unable to swallow them. The birds     8     (give) a fish as payment for their service after the fisherman had a satisfactory catch. I’d     9           (previous) read about this fishing method, but it was pretty exciting to see first-hand.

The day finished with a brilliant sunset,     10     I climbed onto a roof to get a photo of.

5 . 语法填空

While going backpacking around Europe，I found     1    (me) in an embarrassing situation．My wallet and clothes     2    (steal) when I was shopping in a crowed market! All I left was my passport and a plane ticket to my next destination．After I     3    (anxious) told one of the staff at the youth hotel I was staying in about my problem，she offered     4    (help) me out．Together we found out how to wire(电汇) money from my parents to my next city stop．Then she printed a map and told me how to get to the place     5    I could pick it up．She called my next hotel and explained the situation，    6    (arrange) for me to check in and pay a day later．Just when I thought everything would be fine，I realized I didn't have any money to pay for     7    train to the airport. That's why she gave me enough money to buy the ticket．    8    her help，my trip would have been over．To this day I am very     9    (thank) for her kindness．This event renewed my     10    (believe) that most people out there are good．

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Wang Kun and his sister Wang Wei had dreamed about     1     (take) a great bike trip ever     2     middle school. After graduating from college, they finally got the chance     3     (take) a bike trip and their dream will come     4     (truth). Wang Wei was very stubborn. Once she had made up her mind, nothing could change it. She insisted that they     5       (find) the source of the river and begin their trip there.

Before the trip they found a large atlas in the library, from     6     they knew clearly about the Mekong River. They     7     (plan) their schedule according to the atlas and organized the trip     8     (proper). Believe it or not, they would start at     9     altitude of more than 5,000 meters, but they were sure to have an     10     (excite) trip.

7 . In China, a site that amazed me was one     1     (provide) by nature---the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, the mother river of the country.

The Yellow River was a main source of transportation in the past. Many ports and bridges were built and destroyed by the river’s strong current(水流), and it was     2     (challenge) for the locals back then to build a bridge     3     was strong enough to withstand(承受) the current of the Yellow River.

About 1,500 years ago, the locals of Puzhou, which is now Yongji,     4     (make) several iron oxen anchors, each     5     (weigh) more than seventy metric tons to hold a floating bridge across the Yellow River. It was amazing to see these     6     person and I was astonished by the     7     (wise) and workmanship of people back then.

The hotels that    8    (arrange) for us to stay in were among the best in each city we visited, which sums up       9     China was shown to me, with sights both beautiful and amazing    10    kind and helpful people.

8 . I made my first visit to China in 2008 and last year, I    1    (be) lucky enough to take part in an event called “Shanxi in the eyes of foreigners.”

Shanxi is Chinese for “west of the mountains”, meaning the Taihang Mountains. For popular tourist attractions, Shanxi has Hengshan Mountain, one of China’s five sacred Taoist mountains and the Wutai Mountains, a sacred Chinese Buddhist site,    2    is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

The good transportation and easy access    3    Shanxi province, especially from Beijing, make it a comfortable trip. It is convenient for people to go on to neighboring Shanxi province, home of the    4    (fame) Terracotta Warriors or to Huashan Mountain. Thanks to the high-speed trains,    5    (visitor) can see such well-known places as Pingyao and the Mianshan Mountains within a day’s ride from Taiyuan.    6    (locate) south of Taiyuan, Pingyao, an Old Town with its own several-kilometer-long wall, has managed    7    (preserve) its Ming and Qing appearance.

In traveling across China and visiting its cities, towns, and tourist attractions, one can’t help    8    (see) that it’s a country heading toward the future. However, if you want to see both the historical past and the    9    (rapid) approaching future in one shot, at the same time, you should visit Shanxi with    10    it has to offer.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

As we all know, Hangzhou, a beautiful city, won the bid     1    Sep. ember 16th 2015. Thus, it will be the third Chinese city    2    (host) the games.

Hangzhou is a beautiful city with a long history. Hosting the Asian Games will give it a new look.    3    the event will cost the government a lot, the benefits are easy to see. To the citizens in Hangzhou, the best part of it is that it will give us the chance to watch world-class matches and       4    (compete) close to home. Secondly, there is no doubt    5    the event will attract more visitors to enjoy    6    (visit) this wonderful city. At the same time. it is good for the development of the tourism. Meanwhile, as the construction goes on, more roads    7    (build) and the Metro system will be expanded,    8    can reduce traffic Jams.

In the next few years, Hangzhou will try its best to prepare    9    for the big show.    10    splendid Hangzhou is waiting to see you in 2022

10 . 语法填空。
It was raining lightly when I     1    (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn’t care. A few hours     2    , I’d been at home in Hong Kong, with     3    (it) choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.
I’d skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River     4     are pictured by artists in so many Chinese     5    (painting). Instead, I ‘d head straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it’s only an hour away     6     car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.
Yangshuo     7    (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers     8    (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it     9    (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people     10    (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.