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。

The city of San Francisco is a wonderful vacation destination that offers many     1     (difference) things to see and do. Those experiencing a lively city with a wealth of shopping and dining opportunities     2     (be) very happy. Those looking for a city that     3     (offer) museums, art galleries, and very interesting historical sites will also be happy if they choose San Francisco. Many people don’t realize it, but people     4     look for an interesting place to get out     5     enjoy nature will also appreciate San Francisco. When touring     6     city by walking, you aren’t going to cover as much ground. There are far more     7     (benefit) to touring the city on foot though. This type of tour allows you     8     (see) more buildings that others driving by cars can’t see. You may even get to enter different facilities that those touring the city from the streets do not. A tour of the city on foot also     9     (usual) focuses on a more localized neighbourhood level, which can be very     10     (excite) in a number of different ways.

2 . For tourists holding the Barcelona Card, the information below will be useful if you plan to admire some artworks or architectures there.

Sagrada Familia

Opening hours: 09:00-18:00(October-March); 09:00-20:00(April-September)

Admission: 11, or 11, or 10 with the Barcelona Card

The project's vast sale and its special design have made it one of Barcelona's top tourist attractions for many years.

La Pedrera

Opening hours: November-February: 09:00-18:30; March-October: 09:00-20:00

Admission：$ 9.50. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.

It is a unique modernist building made of bricks and colorful tiles（瓦）. Visitors can see the amazing 800 square meters attic（阁楼）with 270 brick arches that give you a feeling that you are walking inside the skeleton of a whale.

Barcelona FC Museum

Opening hours: 6th April-4th October:10:00-20:00;the rest of the year. 10:00-18:30

Admission：$8.50 for entry to the museum and $17 for a guided tour.

When you buy your ticket you have two options: a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or a special one for $15 where you get to see the stadium and the scenes at the club.

Picasso Museum

Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.

Admission：$9 for main exhibition-extra for special showings. Save 50% with Barcelona Card.

The museum has arranged Picasso’s paintings from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso.

1. What do we know the tourist attractions mentioned in the passage?

A．Sagrada Familia is the largest building in Barcelona.

B．La Pedrera is well-known for its colorful material.

C．Barcelona FC Museum may attract football fans.

D．Picasso Museum offers only one exhibition.

2. If you visit the stadium and the club with a tour guide in Barcelona FC museum, you should pay_______

A．$25.5	B．$34
C．$42.5	D．$32

3. What do the attractions have in common?

A．The Barcelona Card is a must for visiting them.

B．They are all famous for their architectural styles.

C．Their opening hours are changeable in different seasons.

D．Tourists can have a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.

3 . Chicago’s museums rank among the best in the world. Below are the top four ones you need to visit.

The Shedd Aquarium (水族馆)

Location: the Museum Campus, just Northeast of Soldier Field, 1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605

Tel: (312)939-2438

The Shedd is dedicated to (致力于) engaging, inspiring, entertaining and informing the public about the life in our oceans and waterways. They feature an Oceanarium, Wild Reef exhibit, Amazon River exhibit, and they pride themselves on their dedication to conservation and protection of wildlife habitats.

The Art Institute of Chicago

       Location: Downtown Where Adams Street Meets Michigan Avenue, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603
Tel: (312)443-3600

The Art Institute consistently ranks among Chicago’s most-visited museums. From French impressionist paintings to African masks to the new wing for Modern Art, the museum offers visitors a rich cultural experience.

The Museum of Contemporary Art

Location: Michigan Avenue, a Few Blocks East of the Old Water Tower, 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611

Tel: (312)280-2660

Chicago’s contemporary art center explores, exhibits, and collects art created since 1945. They’re dedicated to allowing the public to directly experience the work and ideas of living artists, and understand the historical, social, and cultural background of the art of our time.

The Chicago History Museum

Location: In Lincoln Park on Chicago’s North Side, 1601N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614

Tel: (312)642-4600

The Chicago History Museum exhibits artifacts (史前文物) from the depth of their 22 million-item collection and from the city’s past history. From the famous basketball team—the Chicago Bulls to the Great Chicago Fire, the museum covers it all and offers history information and exhibits to make Chicago’s history connect to our lives today.

1. What does the Shedd think it does well in ?

A．Inspiring the public	B．Educating the public
C．Wildlife habitat conservation	D．The collection of exhibits

2. If an American is interested in some foreign exhibits, he’ll visit ______.

A．the Shedd Aquarium	B．the Art institute of Chicago
C．the Chicago History Museum	D．the Museum of Contemporary Art

3. In the Museum of Contemporary Art, visitors can ________.

A．find many famous ancient artworks

B．enjoy communicating with living artists

C．know much more information about the art of our time

D．have a rich cultural experience by enjoying paintings and masks

4. Where will you probably go if you want to see artifacts ?

A．1601 N. Clark Street	B．The Museum Campus
C．220 East Chicago Avenue	D．111 South Michigan Avenue

5. To know some information of Chicago basketball teams you’ll call ______.

A．(312) 443-3600	B．(312) 280-2660
C．(312) 939-2438	D．(312) 642-4600

4 . 假如你是校学生会主席李华，学校安排你下周末作为导游带领外籍教师Mr. Smith进行一次近郊游。请你用英语给Mr. Smith写一封电子邮件，包括以下内容：
1.自我介绍；
2.出游的时间、目的地等信息；
3.需要提前做的准备工作。
要求：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Smith，
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

5 . Sitting on the peaceful coast of the Calapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn’t forget the Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin’s footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.

The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.

The most well-known animals of the Calapagos is the giant tortoise (巨型陆龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Sanra Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago (群岛). Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.

Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.

Travelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.

1. What do we know about Darwin’s visit to the islands?

A．He studied different creatures on the islands.

B．He completed his famous book on the istands.

C．He was touched by the geography of the islands.

D．He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands.

2. Which of the following plays a role in making the islands “a paradise for wildlife”?

A．Animals on the islands feed on grass.

B．Local government forbids killing wildlife.

C．People cannot visit the islands as they wish.

D．Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.

3. Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of           .

A．the beautiful sea views

B．Darwin’s inspiring trip

C．a closer view of animals

D．various daring activities

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Unique Attraction for Wildlife Lovers

B．Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventurers

C．Charles Darwin as a Symbol of Calapagos

D．A Successful Example of Wildlife Protection

6 . 阅读下面的短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia’s biggest building, and fancy new hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top     1    (attract).

So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research. I     2    (allow) to get up close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador. The title will be     3    (official) given to me at a ceremony in London. But my connection with pandas goes back     4     my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s,     5     I was the first Western TV reporter     6    (permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild. My ambassadorial duties will include     7    (introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research centre in the misty mountains of Bifengxia.

On my recent visit, I held a lively three-month-old twin that had been rejected by     8    (it) mother. The nursery team switches him every few     9    (day) with his sister so that while one is being bottle-fed,     10     other is with mum—she never suspects.

7 . Choose Your One-Day-Tours!

Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶）” from St Mary‘s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL’s favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D –Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.

1. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?

A．Tour A	B．Tour B
C．Tour C	D．Tour D

2. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

A．Windsor Castle & Hampton Court	B．Oxford & Stratford
C．Bath & Stonehenge	D．Cambridge

3. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?

A．It used to be the home of royal families	B．It used to be a well-known maze
C．It is the oldest palace in Britain	D．It is a world-famous castle

8 . House Sitting

In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.

In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country.     1    

So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning.    2     I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.

    3     There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.

There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time.    4     You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.

Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.

    5     Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.

A．I have done house sitting many times.

B．Thousands of people do this all the time.

C．It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.

D．Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.

E．You must take a little care over what your description says about you.

F．This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.

G．You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.

9 . Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare’s World
Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up .The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare’s family until 1806 .The House has welcomed visitors travelling from all over the world for over 250 years.

◆Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeare's World，a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare.
◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.
◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from
Shakespeare’s period.
◆Enjoy the traditional   English garden，planted with trees and flower mentioned in the poet’s works.

The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map；nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes’ Walk).

The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre，its exhibition,and the garden are accessible (可进入的)to wheelchair users.
The Shakespeare Coffee House (opposite the Birthplace).
1. How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？

A．￡9.80．

B．￡12.00．

C．￡14.20．

D．￡16.40．

2. Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace？

A．Behind the exhibition hall．

B．Opposite the Visitors’ Centre．

C．At Windsor Street．

D．Near the Coffee House．

3. A wheelchair user may need help to enter      ．

A．the House	B．the garden
C．the Visitors’ Centre	D．the exhibition hall

10 . Here are some top tips for world travelers.

Travel light.    1     It’s no fun carrying a huge bag around a foreign city. Don’t take too many clothes and avoid heavy books and electrical equipment.

    2     Always keep your passport on you in an inside pocket or special travel belt. There may be thieves about. It’s a good idea to make a photocopy (复印件)of your passport and travel documents.

Transport sense.Don’t let go of your bags on the train.    3     There are always thieves on public transport. If you want to sleep,tie your bag to your arm. When you take a taxi, it’s a good idea to ask for the driver’s permit. Many foreigners pay too much money because they take unofficial taxis.

Keep clean. It’s a good idea to wear dark clothes because they hide the dirt while white clothes attract it! Make sure you have plenty of clean underclothes and deodorant (除臭剂).     4    

    5     You should always be polite and respectful towards the locals. Even if you find their habits and behaviour a bit strange, you shouldn’t show your feelings. Remember, you’re their guest.

A．Be polite.

B．Keep your documents safe.

C．You should carry a spare bag.

D．You don’t want to smell bad!

E．Keep them with you at all times.

F．Make sure your bag isn’t too heavy.

G．It’s a good idea to wear similar clothes to the local people.