Are you sorry for not traveling during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.
Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All what we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.
So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week (黄金周) any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.
【小题1】How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

Are you sorry for not traveling（旅行）during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.

Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All what we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.

So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week (黄金周) any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.

56. How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

A. He believed it was interesting to stay at home on National Day.

B. He believed it was boring to stay at home on National Day.　　

C. He felt lucky to stay at home on National Day.　

D. He felt sorry to stay at home on National Day.

57. Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall on National Day?

A. You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that day

B. You could walk as you like on the Great Wall

C. There were about 30 people per meter.

D. There were so many people there that day.

58. When is the gold week do you think?

A. In January　　 B. In August　 　　 C. In October　　　 D. In April

59. What does the underlined word crowded mean?

A. 干净　　 B. 拥挤　 　C. 宏伟 　　 D. 偏僻

60. Where do you think is the article from?

A. www.chinabus.com　　　　　 B. www.movies123.com　　　

C. www.chinatourist.com　　　　 D. www.storyhouse.com

阅读理解

　　Dick was born in a farmer's family. He had to study in the town when he was small. He liked playing and was not good at his lessons. So he could do nothing when he grew up. But he didn't want to be a farmer or worker. He left the poor village and came to the city. On the train he met a young man named Jim. They became good friends soon, but they couldn't find any work. They had to beg (乞讨) from door in the daytime arid sleep on the chairs in the garden at night. The weather was warm and they always thought they had a good time.

　　But one evening a shop near the garden was robbed. The policeman went there at once. They found the two young men in the garden and brought them to the police station.

　　“Where do you live, young man?”asked a policeman.

　　“I live everywhere, sir,”said Dick,“the fields, the parks, the hills, the gardens……”

　　The policeman stopped him and turned to Jim.“And where do you live?”

　　“I'm his neighbour,”said the young man.“I live next door to him.”

1．Dick wasn't good at his lessons because ________.

[　　]

A．he was born in a farmer's family

B．he didn't study hard

C．he was often hungry

2．Dick went to the city because ________.

[　　]

A．he didn't want to live in the poor village

B．he couldn't find any work in the village

C．he could get much money there

3．Dick knew Jim ________.

[　　]

A．When they slept in the garden

B．when they began to find work in the city

C．when he was on the train to the city

4．Dick didn't find work in the city because ________.

[　　]

A．he liked begging

B．he had no friends there

C．he couldn't do anything

5．The policemen thought ________ , so they brought them to the police station.

[　　]

A．Dick and Jim robbed the shop

B．the two young men slept in the garden at night

C．Dick and Jim begged in the street