1 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
旅游是当今的热门话题，有人说旅游可以让我们了解异国风俗文化，增加见识：有人却认为旅游是浪费时间，破坏环境;你怎么看待旅游这件事呢?请你谈谈你的看法，内容必须包括：
1.对于旅游，你的具体观点；
2.支撑这些观点的具体事例。
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3 . Do you like travelling? Have you ever thought travelling is all just about fun? Actually, according to a recent report, travelling is more than fun and even more important today than ever.     1     Here are some reasons to make you realize that.

Travelling helps explore new cultures. Every place in the world has a different culture, which depends upon the language spoken by the natives, the history of the place, and the lifestyle of the people.     2     It makes you know the geography of the place and its traditions.

Travelling helps discover new cuisine (菜肴).     3     Every place has a unique taste in food. If you are a foodie and love food so much then traveling allows you to explore true cuisine from different parts of the world.

    4     Today, it is important to build relationships. Travelling can help us in establishing new connections with people from different parts of the world. While travelling, you will come across many people whose interests match yours.

Travelling helps bring out a new self. Most people are unwilling to step out of their comfort zone.     5     Travelling is suitable for you if you want to experience great things. When you travel, you are not in a comfortable house, and everything you face may be different. At that time, you will meet all the challenges that come your way.

A．Travelling helps make new friends.

B．It does good to our physical and mental health.

C．A trip without experiencing local food is incomplete.

D．It also gives us new experiences, enriching our knowledge and life.

E．If you love to explore different cultures, travelling won’t disappoint you.

F．Travelling is the best way to spend some quality time with your family.

G．But you should keep in mind that new life starts when you change yourself.

5 . My mother is now 90. Thankfully, she is blessed with good health.

I still remember ten years ago when she turned 80, she surprised my brother and me with what she described as “independent birthday”.

One day she informed us she’d booked a seven-night trip to Turkey. Alone. Because she had never been. Of course, that was ridiculous. There was no way my brother and I could allow that. A weak, little old lady wandering the streets of Istanbul on her own, not speaking a word of Turkish, with no knowledge of the laws and customs of the land — it was out of the question!

She paid no attention to us. Off she went. When she returned, she told us it had been a wonderful success. As it turned out, she had barely spent any time alone, after hiring a taxi driver to show her around Istanbul for some days. He took her to all the sites — the markets, churches and restaurants. He introduced her to a blanket seller, “a lovely fellow,” and she bought some blankets. The seller took her address details and promised to ship them to Canada. They would be arriving in three or four weeks. My mother beamed (眉开眼笑) as she told this story. The blanket seller and my mother apparently built a friendship and she told him to drop by if he were ever in Canada.

To our great shock, her blankets did arrive some weeks later, along with a lovely note from the seller Mustafa. To our even greater surprise, the following year Mustafa himself arrived in Canada. He called our mother to inform her he was in Ottawa.

“I invited him over and he came by for a cup of tea. They drink a lot of tea in Turkey,” my mother told my horrified brother and me.

Her trip of independence seems to be thoughtfully based on a realization that life is to be lived. It reminded me of the line from the movie The Shawshank Redemption: “Get busy living or get busy dying.”

1. Why did the author’s mother go to Turkey alone?

A．To make the author and the brother surprised.

B．To celebrate her 80th birthday independently.

C．To prepare herself to enter her ninth decade.

D．To inform the author that she needed independence.

2. Which of the following best describes the mother’s trip to Turkey on the whole?

A．Colorful.

B．Boring.

C．Dangerous.

D．Challenging.

3. What do we know about the blanket seller?

A．He is poor but kind-hearted.	B．He is outgoing and funny.
C．He is rich but selfish.	D．He is friendly and reliable.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．It’s never too old to learn.	B．East or West, home is best.
C．Life should be well lived.	D．Time and tide wait for no man.

9 . Sunday, October 5

Clear, 69°F

My wife, Eleanor, and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide and the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.

After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.

Monday, October 6

Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°F

We spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat, which we will visit tomorrow.

It was pleasant to sit out on deck (甲板) and watch the scenery go by at about 3pm.

Tuesday, October 7

Light rain, 64°F

This morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church, which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lots of shopping, then walked across the bridge to see a very, very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.

We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Marc Chagall --- 24 feet wide by 40 feet high.

Wednesday, October 8

Cloudy, 65°F

Today we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.

Thursday, October 9

Cloudy, 66°F

Our dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.

1. Where did the author get off the train?

A．Paris.

B．Strasbourg.

C．Nancy.

D．Barn.

2. On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?

A．Monday and Tuesday.	B．Tuesday and Wednesday.
C．Wednesday and Thursday.	D．Monday and Wednesday.

3. What does the author think of the tour?

A．Tiring.

B．Expensive.

C．Enjoyable.

D．Quick.

10 . 假定你是李华，上周六你和同学进行了一场徒步旅行。请给你的外国朋友 Peter 写一封邮件，分享这次旅行, 内容包括：
1. 徒步路线: 从校门口到南山脚下；
2. 感受和收获。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,

Li Hua