There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have traveled to the places, you can go and see a colour film about them, or you can read a travel book.
It seems that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective(主观的) idea of travels which their writer has got himself. These books can be useful if the writers share their traveling experiences with others. The second kind are those books which give objective(客观的) information of things to be done and seen. If a cultured personhas written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is more useful. The third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the place in detail. Like the first kind , they can be interesting and exciting, but their main purpose is to help the reader plan his travel in the most practical way.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that the book does not describe everything as interesting, exciting or fantastic. You must also keep an open eyes on its date of publication(出版) because travel is very practical matter and many things change quickly in the 21st century. Finally, you should make sure that it’s easy to find the useful information for your travel.
【小题1】 The passage was written to introduce_______.

I’m having a great time in Hong Kong, __1__ I have to be honest and say that I prefer Shanghai. Still, it’s a great place to visit and I’m lucky to be here for my _2__ English course. Some other students are learning Japanese. I might like to learn some too. What languages would you like to learn?

There’s just _3_ to see and do here. Last night I went to a Chinese musical concert. Most of my friends like loud music that they can dance to. I prefer quiet, traditional music so the concert suited me just __4_. What kinds of music do you like?

Before the concert we went for Italian food. Do you like it? There __5__ lots of different kinds of food here. I don’t know what to try next. What kinds of food do you prefer?

My host family is taking me over to an Indian film festival next weekend. I’m not sure what to _6_ because I’ve never seen an Indian film. Have you? Some people say they’re boring, _7_ say they’re great. What kinds of films do you prefer?

1. A. although            B. because             C. so                     D. but

2. A. a six month           B. a six-month              C. six-month          D. six-months

3. A. a little                   B. too much           C. so many            D. so much

4. A. nice                   B. fine                   C. good                 D. great

5. A. will have           B. are                   C. have                 D. has

6. A. like                   B. prefer                 C. expect               D. try

7. A. the others             B. others               C. other                 D. the other

　　He is handsome（英俊的）. He can save the world. He drinks a lot, but never makes his clothes dirty（脏的）.

　　Who is he? “Bond, James Bond”.

　　British James Bond is the most famous spy in films. People also call him 007. He does everything well. He never makes mistakes. He is very lucky. In every 007 film, there are beautiful women. Some of them are good and some are bad. But they all fall in love with 007. There are also bad men in the films. But they can never beat（打败）Bond. So far, there have been 20 Bond films.(Please watch the 007 series with your parents.)

　　British Austin Powers must be the most interesting film spy. He is short and wears a big pair of glasses. He is a photographer（摄影师）by day and a spy by night. He loves women very much.

　　Austin always makes foolish（愚蠢的）mistakes. But there is a strange power（力量）in his body. It makes him very strong. Bad men want to do something bad to the world. They take Austin’s power away. Austin has to go back to the world 20 or 30 years ago in his time machine. There he can get his power back and save the world. The Austin Powers series（系列）has three films. (Please watch the Austin Powers series with your parents. )

(3) The“007”series are ________ films.

A．James Bond never makes mistakes.

B．Austin is short but very strong.

C．Juni and Carmen save money in bottles to save their parents.

D．James Bond is cleverer than Juni and Carmen.

    Malls (购物中心') are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time

at malls that they are called "mall rats". Mall rats shop until they  drop in  hundreds of stores.

    People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking

is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places

with waterfalls and large green trees.

    The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million

square feet (英尺). It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces

for l2, 750 cars. About 750, 000 people shop there every week.

    The first indoor mall in the United States was built in l965 in Edina Minnesota. People love

doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are town

centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat food from all

over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new

sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends.

    In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can

do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping centers in fact.

6l. The underlined phrase "drop in" means _____________ .

    A. 光顾           B. 参加       C. 降下          D. 投入

62. The largest mall in the United States _________ .

    A. has 750, 000 cars in it                  B. can hold l2, 750 people

    C. has 350 million shops in it              D. covers 4. 2 million square feet

63. People can do many things in malls EXCEPT __________ .

     A. eating food      B. playing soccer      C. seeing a film    D. seeing a doctor

64. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Malls are built in the countryside..        B. The weather inside is not so good.

   C. People can meet friends in the malls.      D. Not many people drive their cars to malls.

65. The writer ________ .

   A. is cal1ed "mall rats" by others           B. likes to live in his favorite malls

  C. often goes to the church in malls          D. thinks malls make people's life easier