I’m planning to visit Xi’an for my vacation this summer. I’ll fly there on July 28 and stay there until August 6. First I want to see the old city wall. There are many old city walls in Xi’an in the past. But now there are only a few left. They are more than 700 years old. Lots of them were pulled down in the 1960s. People thought they were not useful and they made the traffic heavy and the streets crowded. Some of them were even dangerous. Today, our country is trying to build some of the old city walls again, because they can help us to remember our history.

   Second, I’m visiting Emperor Qin’s Terra Cotta Warriors (秦始皇兵马俑). It’s very famous in China. And I will take the camera with me. I’m taking photos there.

   I think my trip will be very interesting and I can’t wait for it.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1  Where is the writer going to visit?

              A. Dalian.                     B. Shanghai.          C. Xi’an.               D. Xuzhou.

2  How many places is the writer going to visit in Xi’an?

       A. One.                          B. Two.                       C. Three.               D. Four.

3  How long is the writer staying in Xi’an?

              A. For a month.            B. Less than a week.

              C. Only three days.       D. For about 10 days

4  Which is NOT the reason for people to pull down the old city walls?
          A. They made streets crowded.                  B. They made traffic heavy.

C. They were dangerous.                           D. They were too high.

5  Which of the following is TRUE?

A.      There were a few walls in Xi’an in the past.

B.      Today our country is building the old walls again.

C.      The writer isn’t taking any photos during his vacations.

D.     The writer is going to Xi’an by train.

         

    I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But when I read the word Pisa. I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza. It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought.

Many years later finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa, not pizza. But there was still something special about it for me. The tower got its name because it really leans to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid it may fall over and they don’t like it leans over the city.

I do not think it’s a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down. It is 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of learning. Nothing is perfect, it seems to say.

And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Let’s take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it.

根据文章内容，判断下列各句正（T）误（F）。

1 The passage is about how the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name.

2 The writer used to think Pisa the same ax pizza.

3 The leaning Tower of Pisa is falling down.

4 The writer thinks it’s the most beautiful tower in Italy.

5 The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because it’s imperfect.

    Surtsey was born in 1963. Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at 7:30 am on 14^th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captain’s feet. He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano（火山）was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 metres high the next day and 60 metres high on 18th November. Scientists flew there to watch. It was exciting. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea.The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June, 1976. It was 175 metres high and 2 kilometres long. And life was already coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They wanted to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

6 Surtsey is ______.

                  A．an island not far from Iceland    B．a new volcano

                  C．a fishing boat                   D．a place in Iceland

7 Scientists flew there ______.

                  A．to watch the birth of the island   B．to save the fishing boat

                  C．to have a travel                       D．to build a house

8 The scientists flew there to watch          .

                  A．before the volcano broke out    

                  B．as soon as the volcano broke out

                  C．about 4 days after the volcano broke out

                  D．after the volcano stopped rushing up

9 Put the following sentences in correct order.

                  a．The captain found the boat was moving.          

                  b．A new island appeared in the sea.

                  c．A fishing boat was near Iceland.        

                  d．Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up.

                  e．The island grew quickly.

                  A．d-a-c-b-e 　   　                    B．a-b-c-d-e　　   

                  C．a-b-e-c-d　　                         D．c-a-d-b-e

10 The best title of this article is ________.

                  A．A New volcano                         B．The Birth of an Island

                  C．A New World                            D．Scientists Discovered Surtsey

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Overhead bridges can be seen in many parts of Singapore. Overhead bridges are in the places where traffic is very heavy and c____【小题1】___the road is not safe. These bridges can help people cross roads safely．Overhead bridges are u____【小题2】___ in very much the same way as zebra crossings．They are more efficient（效率高的），though l____【小题3】____convenient（方便的）because people have to climb up a lot of s____【小题4】____. This is inconvenient to the old．When people use an overhead bridge，they do not hold up traffic．But when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing，traffic is held up．This is w___【小题5】__ the government has built many overhead bridges to help people and k __【小题6】____ traffic moving at the same time. The government of Singapore has saved a lot of  m____【小题7】____ to build these bridges．For their own safety，people should use them i____【小题8】__of rushing across the road．Old people may find it a little difficult, but it is much safer than walking across the road with all the moving t_____【小题9】__．Overhead bridges are very useful. People, both old and young, should always use them．This will stop accidents from h ___【小题10】__．Are there any overhead bridges in your city?