1 . How cool can libraries be in an era (时代) of iPods and Kindles? More than you think.Only if you know where to go.
Central Library: Seattle, Washington, United States
The Central Library in Seattle is modern and fashionable and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking tours. It was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and American designer Joshua Ramus. Tours began in 2006, two years after its opening. The library holds various art exhibitions, book signings and other events, while visitors can stop by the Chocolate cart for a coffee and scan through the gift shop anytime.
Trinity College Library: Dublin, Ireland
The Trinity College Library in Dublin is the oldest library in Ireland, founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ. It is the largest single library in the world, also known as the Long Room, which contains more than 200,000 of the library’s oldest books.The Long Room houses one of the oldest harps (竖琴) in Ireland. Dating back to the 15th century, the old harp is the model for the symbol of Ireland.
Geisel Library, University of California: San Diego, United States
At first glance, it looks like a spaceship. Architect William Pereira, who helped design actual space launch facilities at Cape Canaveral in Houston, Texas, designed the library in 1970. It has been featured in sci-fi films, short stories and novels. The library hosts “Dinner in the Library”, which invites readers for cocktails, and also a special speech from distinguished authors.
TU Delft Library: Delft, Netherlands
The library at the Delft University of Technology was constructed in 1997 and has more than 862,000 books, 16,000 magazine subscriptions and its own museum. The building itself exists beneath the ground, so you can’t really see the actual library. What makes it interesting is the roof, which is a grassy hill. The roof covers 5,500 square meters. And it has become one of the most striking and greenest structures in the area.
1. Which of the four libraries has the longest history?| A．Central Library. | B．Trinity College Library. |
| C．Geisel Library. | D．TU Delft Library. |
| A．Central Library. | B．Trinity College Library. |
| C．Geisel Library. | D．TU Delft Library. |
| A．Famous writers often deliver speeches there. |
| B．It has a roof of grassy hill. |
| C．Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ founded the library. |
| D．It is the largest single library in the world. |
2 . Park City, Utah is a famous destination thanks to its mountains, world-class restaurants, and famous events. The town is also home to creatives of all types, including many talented visual artists. When you visit, take the time to explore Park City’s many inviting art galleries found along its pleasant streets and get to know its creative side.
To find art galleries in Park City, all you need to do is wander down Main Street. Between restaurants and shops, there are dozens of galleries worth visiting.
Tertian Galleries features oil paintings, glass, pottery, and sculptures created by regional artists. Just a few doors down, check out Lund’s Fine Art Gallery for cool and original art, pottery, sculpture, and jewelry. Next, cross the street to enjoy the displays at Montgomery Lee Fine Art, a locally owned gallery showing fine art in various medias.
As you continue down Main Street, visit Park City Fine Art for art with a regional focus. Nature-inspired paintings and art with Western themes makes this art gallery a must-see. Pando Fine Art features ancient fossils, drawing, mixed media, painting, and sculpture to amazing effect.
Stop by Art Works Gallery to look at in a relaxed way fashionable and fascinating metal and glass creations, paintings, sculptures, and gifts in this pleasant and attractive shop. Nearby, Gallery MAR shows present-day paintings and sculptures by American artists.
Further down Main Street, check out the Thomas Anthony Gallery for beautiful art from all around the world in a wonderful gallery setting. In the same area, with digs in a historic former bank building, Meyer Gallery offers up many valuable pieces.
Whether you’re looking to absorb art or get some gifts, don’t miss PROTHRO Gallery, a fine art gallery displaying present-day pieces, jewelry, and crafts.
A good place to end your Main Street art trip is the Kimball Art Center, one of the city’s most comprehensive art galleries. As Park City’s excellent arts nonprofit, visitors can take advantage of exhibits, art classes, and more in this welcoming space.
And if you’re planning to explore beyond Park City at all, be sure to visit ARTIQUE in nearby Kamas, just a short and scenic 20-minute drive away. This place displays and sells a mix of local art and hosts fun events with artists.
1. How many art galleries are mentioned in Park City in this passage?| A．10. | B．11. | C．12. | D．13. |
| A．Art. | B．Galleries. | C．Artists. | D．Art works. |
| A．ARTIQUE gallery. | B．The Kimball Art Center. |
| C．Park City Fine Art. | D．The Thomas Anthony Gallery. |
| A．By comparing. | B．By giving examples. | C．By describing facts. | D．By following the visiting route. |
Have you ever heard of Uluru? Actually, it
Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said it was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach where we watched some people
5 . Years ago,when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we’d find a hotel on the way without
Though surprised at her
The next morning, around the table were a mass of people, and we were
| A．ordering | B．booking | C．seeking | D．exchanging |
| A．Eventually | B．Incredibly | C．Typically | D．Luckily |
| A．managing | B．struggling | C．deciding | D．failing |
| A．unnecessary | B．informal | C．improper | D．impossible |
| A．employment | B．request | C．offer | D．admission |
| A．followed | B．made | C．took | D．embraced |
| A．joined | B．accepted | C．greeted | D．assisted |
| A．talking about | B．waiting for | C．cheering up | D．picking up |
| A．absolutely | B．definitely | C．originally | D．secretly |
| A．aware | B．angry | C．amazed | D．anxious |
| A．consumers | B．strangers | C．relatives | D．neighbors |
| A．insisting | B．wandering | C．approaching | D．leaving |
| A．payment | B．service | C．advice | D．food |
| A．line | B．check | C．touch | D．mind |
| A．passion | B．eagerness | C．kindness | D．encouragement |
6 . This journey began this morning almost an hour later than I had planned, although I had completed my packing before eight o’clock. I was quite clear about the fact that once I left, my house would stand empty for probably the first time since the day it was built. It was a strange feeling and perhaps explains why I was leaving so late, walking around the house many times over, checking one last time to see that all was in order.
It is hard to explain my feelings once I did finally set off. As I drove further and further from the house, I found the surroundings grow unrecognizable. I began to have a feeling of unease mixed with excitement. I took a turning and found myself on a road circling the edge of a hill. I could sense the steep (陡峭的) drop to my left. I felt a sense of alarm that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all, but speeding off in the wrong direction into a wilderness. It was only the feeling of a moment, but it caused me to slow down. And even when I was sure I was on the right road, I felt forced to stop the car a moment to think carefully.
I decided to step out and stretch (伸展) my legs a little. On the one side of the road, thickets and small trees rose sharply, while on the other I could now see the distant countryside and a town nearby.
I walked a little way along the roadside, when I heard a voice behind me. Until this point I had believed myself quite alone and I turned in some surprise. Sitting on the large stone was a thin, whitehaired man. He called to me again and signaled me to join him. For a moment, I took him for a homeless man, but then I saw he was just some local man enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine, and saw no reason not to do so.
1. Why did the author set off later than planned?| A．Because he repeatedly checked the house. |
| B．Because he was feeling sad about leaving the house. |
| C．Because packing his belongings took longer than expected. |
| D．Because there was no one to help him get everything ready. |
| A．The road had become steep. |
| B．He realized he was driving too fast. |
| C．The beautiful scenery attracted him. |
| D．He suddenly feared that he might get lost. |
| A．didn’t expect to see anyone |
| B．didn’t want to speak to anybody |
| C．didn’t know there was a town nearby |
| D．couldn’t see anything because of the tree |
| A．He just wanted to finish it. |
| B．He felt unable to continue it. |
| C．He regretted having started it. |
| D．He had mixed feelings about it. |
7 . The Best Familyfriendly Beaches in the US
Do you plan a beach vacation this summer? Before you go, check out our list of the best familyfriendly beaches in the US
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Located in Siesta Key, Florida, Siesta Beach offers families some of the softest sand in the country, along with a smokefree environment, crystal clear water, a playground for the kids, covered picnic areas, and sand volleyball courts.
•Coast Guard Beach
Located in Cape Cod, Massachussetts, Coast Guard Beach makes the perfect vacation destination for families looking for a more natural setting. This quiet and modest beach offers wildlife viewing, beach biking, and cool water throughout the year. Make sure to plan a dinner out at Arnold’s Lobster,
•Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
•Cannon Beach
Although cooler, Cannon Beach in Oregon makes the perfect location for families interested in nature and the environment. With a backdrop of stunning Haystack Rock, you and your children can enjoy uncrowded beaches, investigate tide pools, watch wildlife, fly kites, and bike along the shore.
•Kiawah Beachwalker Park
| A．Siesta Beach |
| B．Rehoboth Beach |
| C．which serves meals in games |
| D．And then please try one of these top beaches around the country |
| E．I wonder whether you are ready to plan your next vacation at one of these familyfriendly beaches |
| F．Get close to Lake Michigan, and you’ll find the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore |
| G．You don’t need to leave the country in order to take your children on a fantastic island vacation |
8 . I picked up my two best friends and we were off on a road trip. I had just returned to America from a year abroad in China. So, naturally I wanted to take a trip to Canada.
Montreal, the second largest city in Canada, is a fourhour drive from my home in New Hampshire. We felt a thrill as we crossed the border into Canada. It was the first time I had ever driven across an international border. We turned on the radio to try and find some Canadian stations.
After dropping off our bags at our hotel, we were immediately walking down the famous St.Catherine’s Street. While we walked, two things surprised us: how cold it was and how well everyone dressed. The streets of Montreal are like a fashion show. Both men and women look like they stepped out of the pages of a magazine.
All of that fashion has to keep them warm since Montreal is so cold. Last year it broke the record for the most snowfall in North America. To hide from the cold we went into a small diner because we wanted to order Poutine, a very popular snack in Montreal. It is French fries covered in cheese and brown gravy (肉汁). It is delicious.
However, we had a hard time ordering the dish since the official language of Montreal is French. It is actually the fifth largest Frenchspeaking city in the world. But since the rest of Canada speak English, plenty of people were there to help.
We spent the rest of the weekend going to many historical churches and monuments in Montreal. But at night we’d head to the very modern dance clubs and bars. Montreal is a city that sits between the past and the future and the traveller can choose whichever direction he wants to go.
1. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?| A．The men and women are really the fashion models of a magazine. |
| B．The portraits of the men and women are printed in the magazine. |
| C．They are so well dressed that they look like models in a magazine. |
| D．The men and women like to copy characters in magazines. |
| A．The author and his friends couldn’t wait to explore the city. |
| B．The author wasn’t used to the weather of Montreal. |
| C．The citizens from Montreal care much about what they wear. |
| D．Montreal often holds fashion shows. |
| A．The author often went to China for a visit. |
| B．The people they met in the diner were kind and helpful. |
| C．All the people in the diner were locals. |
| D．The author went to Montreal on business. |
| A．The author listened to Canadian radio programmes and chose their first stop as advised. |
| B．The author took a trip to Montreal — the third largest city in Canada. |
| C．Montreal broke the record for the most snowfall in the world last year. |
| D．Montreal is a city which is both traditional and modern. |
| 旅游资源 | 许多世界著名的风景名胜，如九寨沟（湖水清澈见底；色彩斑斓）和都江堰水利工程（2,000多年的历史；仍在发挥作用） |
| 相关信息 | 气候适宜；交通便利 |
2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：都江堰水利工程Dujiangyan Irrigation Project
Dear Nick,
I’m glad to hear that you’re coming to Sichuan in October.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
10 . Welcome to the 4-Day Wonderful Life Experience
This 4-day sightseeing tour covers the most famous elements(元素)of China: the historical sites, natural scenery, unique culture, and lovely giant pandas.
Day 1 Beijing Arrival
Your guide will meet you in the arrival hall. An experienced driver will transfer you to your hotel. Your guide will help you to check in.
You may start your first day wandering through Tian’anmen Square and arrive at the Forbidden City to have a little adventure in the previous emperors’ home. After lunch at a local restaurant, you’ll explore the centuries-old hutongs to get a taste of the locals’ lifestyle: making dumplings in a local family’s home, trying your hand at Chinese calligraphy, or applying Peking Opera facial makeup.
Day 2 The Summer Palace and the Great Wall
Freshen up in the morning and start your day at the Summer Palace, enjoying the over-200-year-old royal garden. Take a pleasant boat ride on the lake and take a walk in the long corridors(走廊)to view the beautiful paintings on the ceilings.
After enjoying some Beijing Roast Duck for lunch, we’ll go on our tour to visit the Great Wall at Mutianyu. Walk through the watchtowers, enjoying a wonderful view of the wall winding across the mountains. The cable car to a good section of the Great Wall is included.
Day 3 The Terracotta Army(兵马俑)
At 7 in the morning, you will be driven to the airport for your flight to Xi’an. Your guide will be waiting for you and will transfer you to your hotel.
Everything in Xi’an is about history. The Terracotta Army, with each figure being unique, has guarded Emperor Qinshihuang’s tomb since 210 BC.
After lunch, you’ll visit the over-600-year-old ancient city wall. Walking along the Xi’an City Wall provides a good view of the city.
Day 4 One-Day Panda Keeper Program
In the morning, you’ll get onto a high-speed train to Chengdu, where you can get close to giant pandas. You will get very close to them and learn more about them during the Panda Keeper Program in the Dujiangyan Panda Park. Under the guidance of an English-speaking member of staff, you will clean the panda enclosures, feed a panda by hand and make cakes for them.
After the tour, the driver will transfer you to the airport at 9 pm, and take you all the way to the security gate for your convenience.
China visas provided PLUS a free dinner or a snack tour.
Valid:Nov. 20, 2019—Dec. 2, 2020
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1. Why are those places chosen to be introduced?| A．Because the scenery is beautiful. |
| B．Because they are symbols of China. |
| C．Because their buildings are world-famous. |
| D．Because their culture and history are famous. |
| A．the culture and history of China |
| B．a sightseeing program in China |
| C．some famous buildings in China |
| D．some special experiences in China |
| A．Parents. | B．Researchers. |
| C．Historians. | D．Foreigners. |
