Traveling to China is no longer a luxury for many foreign passport holders. The Chinese government has permitted a 72-hour visa-free policy that offers access to visitors from 53 countries including the US, France and Austria. Let’s start with the capital of China, Beijing. Here’s a pick of the best in Beijing!

Mutianyu Great Wall

Your trip to Beijing isn’t really complete without seeing one of the “New Seven Wonders of the World”, the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is by far the most well-preserved of all. Taking a one-hour bus ride Mutianyu would be your ideal location for a half day of hiking away from the large crowds in the city. Also the authorities have allowed tourists to paint graffiti on a specific section of the Great Wall since 2014. The Great Wall was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.

798 Art Zone

This would be on the top of my list! Named after the 798 factory that was built in the 1950s. The art zone is home to various galleries, design studios, art exhibition spaces, fashionable shops and bars. You could easily spend half your day wandering around the complex, feeling the contrast of the present and the past.

Summer Palace

Located in northwestern Beijing, the Summer Palace is by far the city’s most well-preserved royal park. With its huge lake and hilltop views, the palace offers you a pastoral escape into the landscape of traditional Chinese paintings. The Summer Palace was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.

Sichuan Provincial Restaurant

While in Beijing, apart from trying the city’s best-known Peking duck the Sichuan provincial restaurant is one of the places where you can enjoy regional delicious food. It offers one of China’s eight great cuisines, Sichuan, which ranges from Mapo tofu to spicy chicken.

【1】Which of the following is true about the Mutianyu Great Wall?

A.You can paint graffiti anywhere.

B.You need a half day to get there.

C.It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014.

D.It is the most well-preserved part of the Great Wall.

【2】When was the Summer Palace added to the UNESCO World Heritage List?

A.In1950.B.In 1987.C.In 1998.D.In 2014.

【3】Which place is the author’s first choice when visiting Beijing?

A.Mutianyu Great Wall.B.Summer Palace.

C.798 Art Zone.D.Sichuan Provincial Restaurant.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise.【3】 If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 【4】

【5】They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

A.Laughter can surely last one's life.

B.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh.

C.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.

D.It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet.

E.They have proved that laughter can really cure any disease if people keep a good state of mind.

F.Laughter is the best medicine.

G.They have found that laughter really can improve people's health.

1. 節(jié)日由來；

2. 慶祝方式；

3. 你的看法。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

3. 參考詞匯：端午節(jié)the Dragon Boat Festival；農(nóng)歷the lunar calendar

Dear Jack,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Founded by Aryavir Kumar, Oxy Pure, Delhi’s first-ever oxygen bar, offers 15 minutes of 80-90 percent pure oxygen, costing Rs 299 ($4.2). Customers are given a lightweight tube for oxygen intake. The device (裝置) is placed near the customers’ noses through which they are advised to breathe in the oxygen.

The bar also offers its customers several aromas (氣味) to go with oxygen, including lemongrass, cherry and more. According to the aroma people choose, each session promises to improve sleep patterns and digestion, cure headaches, and even work as a treatment for depression (抑郁).

Bonny Irengbam, a senior sales assistant at the bar, said, “Some people, who try it for the first time, will feel relaxed and fresh. But only people who do this regularly will get real benefits. By regularly, I mean once or twice a month. We don’t encourage back-to-back sessions, as increased levels of oxygen in the body can make a person dizzy.”

Dr. Rajesh Chawla, a senior doctor at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, said, “Even if you breathe in the so-called pure oxygen for two hours in a day, you will go back to breathing the polluted air for the rest of the 22 hours. The concept is purely money-driven.”

Recalling the first few months of the bar, Irengbam admitted that people were skeptical. “Many people criticized, saying we were selling air. Others were simply scared to breathe through the tube.”

Irengbam said the bar saw a significant rise in the number of customers two to three days after Diwali, an Indian festival mainly celebrated by fireworks and lights, as the pollution levels were high.

【1】What do we know about the oxygen intake?

A.It was not well-received at first.B.It will always cause side effects.

C.It surely has a promising future.D.It can cure people of depression.

【2】Which of the following can replace “back-to-back” in Paragraph 4?

A.Once — a — month.B.Once — in — a — while.

C.Once — and — for — all.D.One — after — another.

【3】What is Dr. Rajetha Chawla’s attitude towards the bar?

A.Unconcerned.B.Positive.

C.Doubtful.D.Ambiguous.

【4】What is the purpose of the passage?

A.To explain how to breathe in the oxygen.B.To show people’s responses to the bar.

C.To advertise for Aryavir Kumar’s business.D.To introduce the first oxygen bar in India.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

It was a Sunday afternoon. My parents and I were watching TV excited when suddenly I noticed the pigeon on the balcony. It was a white pigeon with a ring around one of its foot. It rested there quietly, refuse to fly away. Realizing it must have been lost its way back home, I managed call the Pigeon Association up for help. In the same time, my parents brought the pigeon inside and gave it some bird food, what helped refresh it. Before long, the owner got the message but came to take the pigeon back. He thanked us a lot. My parents and I both felt happy for what we had done.

English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero said, “Where there’s tea, there’s hope.” Similarly, in China, it is said 【1】 firewood, rice, cooking oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessary items which begin a day. Tea is much more than just a hot drink. It’s a big part of many cultures around the world. You 【2】 (probable) know people in China use top-grade tea【3】(show) respect when receiving important guests. Meanwhile,【4】 British tradition of afternoon tea is an important part of that country’s identity. As an 【5】(express) of Moroccan hospitality and tradition, mint tea—a mix of green tea, spearmint (綠薄荷) leaves and sugar –【6】(serve) during gatherings and negotiations. Apart from its 【7】 (culture) significance, tea is also a medicine, 【8】 (use) from ancient times to modern day. “Tea is cold and lowers the fire,” Chinese herbalist （草藥醫(yī)師）Li Shizhen once【9】(say). The health benefits of tea are still being discovered today: preventing heart disease, obesity and cancer have all been linked 【10】drinking green tea.

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【1】How is Earworms MBT Language Learning Bundle special?

A.It can teach users French.B.It is suitable for beginners.

C.It teaches by playing songs.D.It offers the biggest discount.

【2】Who might be a possible user of the 10-course training service?

A.A native Frenchman.B.A French Beginner.

C.A French teacher.D.A French interpreter.

【3】Which of the following can provide a personalized service?

A.The Fast-Tack Language Learning Bundle.

B.Earworms MBT Language Learning Bundle.

C.The Complete Learn French in 30 Days Bundle.

D.Language Zen-Spanish language Learning Program.

1.目前汽車帶來的空氣污染和交通堵塞等問題；

2.騎自行車的益處，如環(huán)保、對健康有益等。

注意:1.詞數(shù)：100左右

2.演講稿開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

參考詞匯：低碳生活：low-carbon life 節(jié)能：energy saving

Good morning, everyone,

I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. I feel it an honor to communicate my idea to you. The topic of my speech is “Let’s Ride Bicycles”.

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One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. Or rather, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.

Very rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate(預(yù)先準(zhǔn)備) the green light by moving off. You will find the occasional someone who watches for the yellow light to come up on the set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration.

The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They show this in their addiction to driving in one lane(車道) and sticking to it—even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.

To prevent other drivers from falling into wrong ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front which can make it impossible to make a real lane change. European visitors are always falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still waving their arms in disappointment because while driving in the State in their cars they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city.

However, one nation above all others lives cautiously by its traffic regulations — the Swiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas, but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with a high degree of discipline.

【1】How do American drivers behave on the road according to the passage?

A.They run the red light sometimes.

B.They drive close behind other drivers.

C.They care little about the traffic light.

D.They start their car at the yellow light.

【2】Which people take the traffic light most seriously?

A.The Swiss.B.The Brazilians.

C.The English.D.The French.

【3】The passage is mainly developed by ____.

A.analyzing causesB.describing changes

C.making comparisonsD.pointing out similarities

【4】Which part of a newspaper is the passage probably taken from?

A.Culture.B.Business.

C.Entertainment.D.Geography.

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Charity Miles gives your walking a purpose, because it turns your exercise into donations to a certain cause, which offers a fresh donating means. Open up this free app（iOS or Google Play）and choose a charity. Start a workout, choosing walking, running, or cycling. For each completed mile, you’ll have earned a donation for your chosen charity. The basic rate is 25 cents for walking and running miles and 10 cents for cycling miles, subject to a periodic cap(最高限額). When you finish your walking, you must post to Facebook or Twitter to earn money for your charity.

【1】What can users do with the Walkmeter Walking & Hiking GPS while exercising?

A.Upgrade the app for $10.B.Check comments of friends.

C.Reply to friends’ posts online.D.Make personalized fitness plans.

【2】What is special about Charity Miles?

A.It measures your heart rate.B.It can earn you money.

C.It offers a new way of donating.D.It is connected to social software,

【3】Where is the text probably taken from?

A.A website on app ratings.B.An online fitness course.

C.A medical report.D.An advertisement for phones.