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 . The Malaysian night market is based on a concept of open-air shopping where streel vendors (小贩) take over a designated street to set up stalls (货摊). The night market is the place where you can hang around the stalls, enjoy the smell of local foods and maybe pick up some items.

Each night market comprises a different combination of stalls.     1    There is always something new and exciting to look forward to at each visit.

The night markets are typically from 5 p.m. till 10:30 p.m. You can get anything from night markets, be it groceries, clothing, good local food, hot snacks, household items, fresh produce, and even the latest styles. By around 6 p.m., the market is in full swing as the first groups of people sweep in. For those who cook, there is stall upon stall selling fresh seafood, meat products, and a limitless variety of vegetables.    2    .

It is no secret that all-night markets share a common treasure — tasty street cuisine.    3     The ever-popular soybean drink and sugarcane juice are a permanent feature here.

    4    Therefore, it is not a place for the faint-hearted or the gentle. To many, they are fun and thrilling places to explore. You can even be addicted to discoveries of the antique kind which can be found in some night markets.

Some places are 24-hour markets, which are livelier at night when traders set up numerous stalls selling unusual local food, exotic tropical (热带的) fruits, cheap clothes, second-hand goods as well as fresh produce. The night market is truly an exciting experience and a feast for the eyes on a tropical night out. The atmosphere is almost festive.    5    .

A．Your curiosity will be satisfied here.

B．There is so much to see, buy and eat.

C．People would complain about the noises here.

D．Noisy crowds are the hallmark of the night market.

E．It would be a regret not to try on mouth-watering local dishes.

F．New items are constantly being added on in line with current trends and market demand.

G．Dried and preserved items such as dried beef and salted eggs are easily available here too.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which part isn’t open to the tourists?

A．The right wing.

B．The east wing.

C．The left wing.

2. What is permitted in the museum?

A．Drinks.

B．Food.

C．Taking pictures.

3. How much will an old couple with their 3-year-old grandson pay for the exhibit?

A．$13.

B．$18.

C．$25.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．At the painting galleries.

B．At the ticket window.

C．At the gate of the museum.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How is the man’s new house different from the old one?

A．It is bigger in size.

B．It has more bedrooms.

C．It includes a small garden.

2. What does the man like best?

A．The study.

B．The kitchen.

C．The bedroom.

3. What can be known about the man’s new house?

A．It is in a noisy neighborhood.

B．It has convenient transportation.

C．It is a little far from the city center.

7 . Why does Amber call Mike?

A．To ask a favor.

B．To rent an apartment.

C．To find him a roommate.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Whose birthday was celebrated last Sunday?

A．Anna’s.

B．Jason’s.

C．The waiter’s.

2. What kind of food did Anna choose?

A．Italian food.

B．French food.

C．Japanese food.

3. What was the environment like at the restaurant?

A．Relaxing.

B．Terrible.

C．Noisy.

4. What does the speaker think of the meal?

A．Unfresh.

B．Great.

C．Tasteless.

9 . 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.

10 . 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.