1 .

A．An art museum.	B．A beautiful park.
C．A college campus.	D．An architecture exhibition.

2 . With classic local tour packages to choose from, visitors can tour Paris — a city of art and romance with convenience.

City Tour in Paris

Opening time: Daily

We will start the day by driving past the Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysesand the Arc de Triomphe. Then, a Seine River boat trip will take us to see some of the most famous landmarks from the water. Our last stop will be the Eiffel Tower on the Champs de Mars.

Grand Louvre Museum Guided Tour

Opening time: Wed.—Sun.

Featuring classical paintings and sculptures, the Louvre is packed with masterpieces from different periods and cultures. Visitors will feast their eyes on several collections ranging from ancient Greek statues to romantic French paintings and admire the impressive Louvre Pyramid made of glass and metal.

Half Day Versailles Tour

Opening time: Tue.—Sun.

Guests will be picked up on the banks of the Seine and enjoy a river view by boat for 30 minutes. Then, we will drive southwest until we reach Versailles, once the home of French royalty. We can also visit the shops which sell old and valuable items and the traditional marketplace.

Dinner and Show at the Moulin Rouge

Opening time: Thur.—Sat.

In the evening, guests will gather at the appointed locations to begin the tour. While enjoying a delicious dinner, we will watch a show at the Moulin Rouge, which is recognized as a must-see. Built in 1889, it is marked by a red windmill on the roof.

1. Which place can visitors travel to every day?

A．Versailles.	B．The Louvre.
C．The Moulin Rouge.	D．The Champs de Mars.

2. Which tour do the artists like most?

A．City Tour in Paris

B．Half Day Versailles Tour.

C．Grand Louvre Museum Guided Tour.

D．Dinner and Show at the Moulin Rouge.

3. What can you do during the Half Day Versailles Tour?

A．Buy some old items of great value.

B．See some famous landmarks by boat.

C．Admire the impressive Louvre Pyramid.

D．Enjoy a river view on the banks of the Seine.

3 . Tokyo has a lot of cafes, but many don’t offer free WiFi or power outlets (插座). So, for the benefit of those with a computer in hand, a deadline around the corner, here are our top spots in the capital with free WiFi.

Coffee Valley

Coffee Valley is a small specialty coffee shop just a few minutes from Ikebukuro station. While the first floor has limited seating, there are outlets for each seat. If you don’t need to charge, the seating on the second floor is much more spacious. They have a good selection of pastries(甜点) and delicious snacks to choose from.

Alpha Beta Coffee Club

Alpha Beta Coffee Club is not just a great spot for third-wave coffee, it also has an open platform perfect for watching the sunset. Though this might be smaller than the other cafes on the list, the pastries are tasty and the waiters are friendly. They also have some power outlets. However, there’s a two-hour policy, so it isn’t the place for long stays.

10° Cafe

10° Cafe is the perfect place for early birds. At 10° Cafe, each seat has power outlets while their counter seats offer a great view of the surrounding neighborhood. Their menu prices before 11 a.m. offer breakfast sets starting at ￥500, so if you’re on the hunt for a budget-friendly breakfast spot, this might just be the place.

Valley Park Stand

Open from early in the morning to late in the evening, there are tables with power outlets and comfortable seating. It’s spacious with lots of natural light a few steps away from the upper floor lawn of Miyashita Park. There is a menu with tea, coffee and various sandwiches and bites.

1. What is special for Alpha Beta Coffee Club?

A．It offers power outlets.	B．It limits your stay time.
C．It presents delicious food.	D．It serves hand-made coffee.

2. Which would you choose if you want to spend less on breakfast?

A．Coffee Valley.	B．Alpha Beta Coffee Club.
C．10° Cafe.	D．Valley Park Stand.

3. In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the text?

A．Life.

B．Art.

C．Sports.

D．Science.

4 . Most Anticipated Hotel Openings of 2023

Whether you enjoy staying at a fashion hotel, a secret place or a wellness-focused room where you can take time for yourself, this year’s hot new hotels will deliver.

LXR Hotels, Bali

LXR, Hilton’s collection of one-of-a-kind independent hotels, will make its first try into Southeast Asia with this yet-to-be-named property. LXR, Bali, will have 72 villages over 230 feet above the Indian Ocean, five restaurants, two bars, a spa and a beach club.

Shinta Mani Mustang Hotel—A Bensley Collection, Nepal

The distant former Himalayan kingdom of Mustang only opened to international visitors in the early 1990s. Now a new hotel from Bill Bensley will open at Mustang’s gate. Bensley, known for brave, memorable inner design, will fashion 29 mountain-view rooms like traditional Tibetan homes using local stone and wood. Stays include servants, adventure guides, a spa and a Tibetan wellness program featuring traditional Chinese medicine.

The St. Regis Kanai Hotel, Riviera Maya, Mexico

Located among forest in a 620-acre nature reserve along the Yucatán Peninsula, The St. Regis will have particular buildings and walkways that look like connected circles from above. The design will give all 143 accommodations ocean views. The hotel will also have a spa and water-facing pools.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Melbourne

You will want to check into Australia’s tallest hotel just to look out of the glass-covered building. Enjoying incomparable views of Melbourne from the windows in the 257 guest rooms and suites is the most welcomed thing in the hotel. Also, the 64th-floor heated pool is offered for free and spa with customized treatments, the 79th-floor club level and the sky-high 80th-floor hall are also offered.

1. Which hotel will first come into Southeast Asia market?

A．The St. Regis Kanai Hotel.	B．Shinta Mani Mustang Hotel.
C．LXR Hotels.	D．The Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

2. What service is offered in all hotels?

A．Swimming pool.

B．Beach club.

C．Adventure guides.

D．Spa.

3. Where does the text probably come from?

A．A hotel brochure.

B．A newspaper.

C．A website.

D．A textbook.

5 . You know by now that dirt is good for lots of things: growing plants, feeding worms, even the occasional mud bath. But building houses? Absolutely.

People build houses with dirt because it is plentiful, really cheap, and fireproof. Thick dirt walls keep you warm in winter and cool in summer. And you can build a whole house with few tools other than your own two hands.

In fact, dirt is so good for building things that half the people in the world live in houses made of mud. Maybe even you!

Mud works best for building where it’s dry for most of the year. If there’s too much rain, the walls of your mud house could melt like ice cream on a warm day.But in places that don’t see many storm clouds, mud bricks (砖块),which are baked hard in the sun or in a hot oven, can be as strong and durable as stone. In Africa, some mud­brick buildings have been standing for thousands of years.

In the southwestern United States, American Indians built four­story apartment buildings from mud bricks called adobe (土坯). And on the Great Plains, the first white settlers saw an ocean of grass as tall as oxen, but few trees for building houses. So they made their houses out of sod, dirt held together by the thick, tangled roots of prairie grass.

Most sod houses became worm food years ago, but many of the buildings you see every day are pure dirt.The bricks that may make up the walls of your house or school are made of clay that’s been baked in a fiery kiln (炉). So the next time someone says a building is made of bricks, correct them. You know it’s really made of plain old dirt.

1. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A．The way to build houses of dirt.	B．The best time to build houses of dirt.
C．The reasons to build houses of dirt.	D．The places to build houses of dirt.

2. Which of the following is the best place to build such houses in?

A．Places where it rains most of the year.

B．Places where there are many storm clouds.

C．Places where there is little rain all the year around.

D．Places where it is cold in winter and hot in summer.

3. The first white settlers built houses with sods because        .

A．the grass was as tall as oxen	B．they were as strong as stones
C．they could make a garden on the roof	D．they were lack of wood

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Sod houses could be destroyed by worms.	B．Sod houses could last as long as stone ones.
C．Sod bricks are baked in the oven.	D．Sod bricks are really made of pure dirt.

6 . No matter what you’re looking for, Orlando has a perfect place for every type of traveler. Here’s my list of the best places to stay in town.

The Alfond Inn

The Alfond Inn is a modern, 112-room hotel in the super-walkable heart of Winter Park. It’s a quiet, art-filled space that I think couldn’t be more suitable for honeymooners.

The hotel also has a heated outdoor pool and a great restaurant, Hamilton’s Kitchen, with a focus on local food.

The Ritz-Carlton

For luxury (奢华) and an escape from the noisy city, treat yourself to a stay at The Ritz-Carlton. Located on a peaceful 500-acre land with three indoor pools, a championship-level golf course, a 40,000-square-foot spa, a tennis club, and award-winning dining choices, I think this hotel has a true getaway experience.

The Park Plaza Hotel

Built in 1922, this 28-room hotel is on the walkable shop-and-restaurant-lined Park Avenue in Winter Park, just north of Orlando. Having an elegant lobby with European-inspired decorations and nice rooms with balconies (阳台), the Park Plaza Hotel is a popular honeymoon spot and a favorite for writers and other creative professionals like myself seeking peaceful working vacations.

The Wellborn

Near the Thornton Park neighborhood, The Wellborn, a 20-room hotel, is in Orlando’s oldest house which was built in 1883. Just a short walk from downtown’s Lake Eola, The Wellborn is near many local bars and restaurants, and it has a romantic environment with gardens and tree-lined brick streets.

1. Where is Hamilton’s Kitchen?

A．At The Wellborn.

B．At The Ritz-Carlton.

C．At the Alfond Inn.

D．At the Park Plaza Hotel.

2. What can people do at The Ritz-Carlton?

A．Swim outdoors.

B．Play ball games.

C．Enjoy bar drinks.

D．Do some shopping.

3. What do the Park Plaza Hotel and The Wellborn have in common?

A．Restaurants are within reach.

B．They were built in 19th century.

C．Romantic gardens can be visited.

D．They have a peaceful environment.

7 . China’s famous museums include ancient buildings and world class modern museums with big collections. They are excellent places for sightseeing and learning about China.

Sanxingdui Museum

The museum is on the path less beaten by tourists, but it makes one of the top museums for the 3,400-year-old artworks. If you’re an ancient history fan, this place will attract you. If you love art, its style will surprise you a lot.

The Palace Museum

The museum is one of the largest old building kept in the country with a history of 600 years old. Built at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty between 1406 and 1420, it was the home of 24 rulers and their courts. It is one of the fines buildings in China and a good place to study Chinese history.

The Shanghai Museum

The big modern museum is popular with foreign tourists. It is probably the most modern museum with the focus on creative art displays about the history of the whole area. Most famous for its huge collection of china, it is in People’s Square which is also a popular tourist attraction.

The Shaanxi History Museum

Since 14 historical dynasties founded their capitals and developed in Shaanxi Province, the museum may have the oldest treasure of all museums in Chins. The artworks show the greatness of the museum, and the displays are modern and well laid out.

1. Which of the following is on the less-frequently-visited road?

A．Sanxingdui Museum.	B．The Palace Museum.
C．The Shanghai Museum.	D．The Shaanxi History Museum.

2. What is the Shanghai Museum best known for?

A．Its founder.	B．Its building style.
C．Its collection of china.	D．Its home of rulers.

3. What do the four museums focus on?

A．Modern art.	B．Ancient science.
C．Chinese historical culture.	D．Chinese modern building.

8 . A writer’s home is a kind of autobiography, and visiting the place where a great work of literature was written gives you a deeper understanding of both the book and the person who wrote it. Here are some famous writers’ houses to check out.

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s House

Emerson lived in this house for 46 years until his death in 1882 and wrote his essays Nature and Self-Reliance in a study on the first floor, although his son later said that Emerson’s “real study” was nearby Walden Woods.

Margaret Mitchell’s Apartment

For Gone with the Wind fans, Margaret Mitchell’s house is their dream place. Mitchell moved into Apartment No. 1 of this building when she just got married in 1926 and lived there for six years. She worked on her novel on a table in the living room. When the novel was accepted for publication in 1935, it immediately became a big hit.

William Faulkner’s Rowan Oak

Rowan Oak, Faulkner’s home for almost 30 years, is where he wrote many of his major works, including Light in August. In his study, he sometimes wrote his plot structures on the wall, and then painted over them when he finished the book. In fact, you can still see the plot for his novel A Fable penciled on the wall right where he left it.

Ernest Hemingway’s House

Ernest Hemingway lived in this house for the most productive eight years of his life. He wrote most of his major works in his office, which you could only get to by walking across a bridge that extended from the upstairs bedroom. Almost everything in the house had a story.

1. Which of the four places housed its owner for the longest time?

A．Ralph Waldo Emerson’s House.	B．Margaret Mitchell’s Apartment.
C．William Faulkner’s Rowan Oak.	D．Ernest Hemingway’s House.

2. What do we know from the text?

A．Emerson’s “real study” was on the first floor of his house.

B．Margaret Mitchell’s Apartment was a dream place for her.

C．Faulkner sometimes liked painting his house structures.

D．Hemingway’s office was accessible only by crossing a bridge.

3. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To advertise some famous writers’ works.	B．To recommend some famous writers’ houses.
C．To introduce some famous writers’ birthplaces.	D．To recall some famous writers’ life experiences.

9 . Libraries are the temple for book lovers, the main source of knowledge and wisdom. Here are the biggest libraries in the world.

The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress in the US is the biggest library in the world, whose collections are from all around the world. The library has a collection of 32 million cataloged books. It receives 22,000 copies per day from the publication produced in the US. Some of the major works stored in the library are Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence, the world’s most famous architectural designs and so on.

The British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is the second biggest library in the world. It holds 150 million items from different countries. It receives 8,000 copies per day from the publication produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its collection includes 14 million books. Every year over 3 million items are added to the library. The major highlights of the library collection are Diamond Sutra and Alice’s Adventures under Ground.

Library and Archives (档案馆) Canada (LAC)

Canada has the third biggest library in the world. The library holds 20 million books, 24 million photographs and a lot of digital works. Its collection includes The Proclamation of the Canadian Constitution Act, the British North America Act and many more precious works.

The New York Public Library (NYPL)

It is the fourth largest library in the world. It is the public library having 87 branches. The library has a collection of 53 million items. It also has four research libraries which are open to the general public. You can ask and discover about anything on the official website of NYPL.

1. Which of the following works is stored in the Library of Congress?

A．The British North America Act.

B．Alice’s Adventures under Ground.

C．Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence.

D．The Proclamation of the Canadian Constitution Act.

2. How many new items does the British Library receive every year?

A．About 22,000.	B．More than 8,000.
C．About 14 million.	D．More than 3 million.

3. Which library owns an official website where you can search for all information?

A．Library and Archives Canada.	B．The Library of Congress.
C．The New York Public Library.	D．The British Library.

10 . 将下列几个部分（A、B、C、D和E）按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
A. Finally, “green” houses are built largely from used materials. This way, they can reduce the burden on the environment for raw materials.
B. Imagine getting paid by the power company instead of paying the company. Most importantly, solar energy or wind power is clean energy.
C. How do you make your home eco-friendly? The answer might be to build a “green” house. “Green ” houses look similar to the houses we live in today, with a few noticeable differences.
D. Additionally, the appliances used inside our houses must also be “green” to limit the energy they use and the waste heat they send out.
E. First, they have solar panels on the roofs or have some kind of wind power to produce their own electricity. On sunny or windy days when the house is not used, power is produced and stored in batteries for later use at night, while extra power is fed back into the power grid to make money.