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1、Wanttotakearestfromyourbusyandstressfullife?

Trythefollowingattractions.

   Attraction1

   NeartheancientwatertownofWuzhen,thescenicvillageofMamingprovidestheperfectdestinationfortravelersseekingatasteofrealrurallife.

   Locatedata30-minuledrivefromtheancientwatertownofWuzhen,Mamingvillageisthepolaroppositeofthewell-knowntouristdestination.Therearehardlyanycrowdshere.Theoldhousesarenotaswellmaintained.Therearenobrightcolorfullightsthatlinethewalkways.Timeseemstostandstillinthevillage,makingittheperfectflaytripdestinationfortravelerswhowantarealexperienceofrurallife.

   Attraction2

   GuyanHuaxiang'sreputationasapicture-perfectdestinationhasmadeitahubforpainters,whocomefromnearandfartocaptureitsbeautywithbrushstrokes.

   GuyanHuaxiang'snametranslatesas"paintinganddamtown".ThetownstagedanartfestivalbetweenAug.13and19thisyeartocelebratethe30thanniversaryofthefoundingofthelocalBarbizonPaintingSchool.

   Attraction3

   DatonginNorthChina'sShanxiProvinceliesatthenortheasternedgeofaplateauandisinChina'sfirstgroupof24historicalandculturalcities.Datongisfamousforitshistoricalsitesaswellasnaturalscenery.TheeightpopularspotsinitsYunzhoudistrictattractnumeroustouristsfromallovertheworld,includingvolcanoes,thesleepingBuddha,HaotianMountain,thesoilforest,SangganRiver,CailiangMountain,theLyuFamilyMansionandthedaylilyplanting.

   Attraction4

   Hengkeng,aremotevillageofShaowu,hasahistoryofoverathousandyears.Itfeaturestraditionalarchitectures,ancientstreetsandalleys.TheancientvillageislistedinTraditionalChineseVillagesCatalog.YoucanseevillagersrestatatraditionalhouseinHengkeng,cropsareairedatsometraditionalhousesandsomeelderlyvillagersarechattinghappily,bathedinthewarmsunshine.

1.Ifyouprefercountrylife,whichofthefollowingwillbeyourbetterchoice?

A.Maming.

B.GuyanHuaxiang.

C.Datong.

D.Beijing.

2.InthemiddleofAugust,whatwillthepaintersinGuyanHuaxiangenjoy?

A.Artworks.

B.Amazingbuildings.

C.ThesleepingBuddha.

D.Thesoilforest.

3.WhatisDatongbetterknownfor?

A.Itsancientstreets.

B.Itshistoricalattractions.

C.Cropsairedoutsides.

D.Itstraditionalhouses.

2、Therewasatimeinthe1960’sand1970’swhensomepeoplebelievedthatcoffeewouldreplaceteaasBritain’sfavouritedrink,butthatdidnothappen,andtoday,tearemainsBritain’sfavouritedrink.

TosaythattheBritisharefondofteaissomethingofanunderstatement.FromtheRoyal（皇室的）Familydowntothehomelessandtheout-of-work,teaismorethanjustapleasure.Itisanimportantpartoflife!

ThepopularityofteaintheUnitedKingdomhasalonghistory.Itwasin1657thatThomasGarway,theownerofacoffeehouse,soldthefirstteainLondon.Thedrinksoonbecamepopularasanotherchoicebesidescoffee.

Inthosedays,however,teawasnotsomethingforanyone.Foracenturyandahalf,itremainedanexpensivedrink.Manybossesservedacupofittotheirworkersinthemiddleofthemorning,thusinventingalastingBritishtradition,the“teabreak”.Butasasocialdrinkoutsidetheworkplace,teawasservedforthenobility（贵族）andforthegrowingmiddleclasses.Amongthosewhohadthemoneyfortea,itbecameverypopularasadrinktobeenjoyedincafésand“teagardens”.

Itwasthe7thDuchessofBedfordwho,inaround1800,startedthepopular“afternoontea”,whichtookplaceataboutfouro’clock.Ataboutthesametime,theEarlofSandwichpopularizedanewwayofeatingbreadwithsomething（e.g.jam）betweenthem,andbeforelong,asmallmealattheendoftheafternoonwithteaandsandwicheshadbecomepartofawayoflife.

Asteabecamemuchcheaperduringthenineteenthcentury,itspopularityspreadrightthroughBritishsociety.Inworking-classhouseholds,itwasservedwiththemainmealoftheday,eatenwhenworkersreturnedhomeafteraday’slabour.Thismealhasbecomeknownas“hightea”.

Today,teacanbedrunkatanytimeofday.MostpeopleinBritaindrinkteaforbreakfast.Themid-morning“teabreak”isaninstitutioninBritishofficesandfactories.Laterintheday,“afternoontea”isstillawayoflifeinthesouthofEnglandandamongthemiddleclasses,while“hightea”hasremainedatraditioninthenorthofBritain.

1.WhoplayedanimportantpartinthebeginningofteatimeinEngland?

A.ThomasGarway.

B.TheRoyalFamily.

C.TheEarlofSandwich.

D.TheDuchessofBedford.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.The"teabreak"kepttheworkersfrombeingsleepyafterlunch.

B.Workerscouldenjoyacupofteain"teagardens"attheirworkplace.

C."Hightea"wasusuallyservedwiththemainmealforthemiddleclasses.

D.The"afternoontea"togetherwithsandwichesbecamepopularinaround1800.

3.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThePopularityofTea

B.TeaandtheBritish

C.TeaandtheMiddleClass

D.TheHistoryofTea

3、Festivalsareagreatwayloexperienceadestinationinadifferentway.Whetheryou'relookingforauniqueculturaldifferenceortheexperienceofsheerjoy,thereissomethinghereforeveryoneinhisarticle.

St.Patrick’sDay

Dublin,Ireland&NewYork,USA,March17th

   IthasbeenaculturalandreligiouscelebrationheldinmemoryofthedeathdateofSaintPatrick,theforemostpatronsaintofIreland,since1762.Onthatclay,thewholecityturnsgreenandmanyIrishmaketraditionalbread.Itisalsooneofthemostfundaysoftheyear,whenthewholecityturnsintoabiggreenparty.

SouthbySouthwestFestival

Austin,USA,March

   Foundedin1987,SXSWhasbeenhailedbymusicfansandmediaworldwideasoneofthetop10musicfestivalsintheworld.Itisnotonlyamusicfeastbutalsodedicatedtotheintegrationoftechnologyandfilm.Freefood,drinkandmusicsoundgood?

King’sDay

Amsterdam,Netherlands,April27th

   King'sDaymaywellbethebestpartyinHollandandAmsterdamturnsavery,brightcoloroforangeonApril27th.PeoplecelebrateKingWillemAlexander'sbirthdaywithmusic,streetparties,fleamarkets,andfunfairs.Thekinghimselftravelsthroughthecountrywithhisfamily.

JustforLaughs

Montreal,Canada,July

   ForcomedyloversthereisnootherfestivalbetterthanMontreal'sJustforLaughs.ThefestivalconcentratesmostofitsshowsintheLatinQuarter.Duringthedaystreetperformersdelightthecrowdsandatnightthecitycomesalivewithcomedyalloverthecity.

1.Whichofthefourfestivalsmainlyinvolvesmusicandfilm?

A.St.Patrick’sDay.

B.SouthbySouthwestFestival.

C.King'sDay.

D.JustforLaughs.

2.WhatdoSt.Patrick’sDayandKing’sDayhaveincommon?

A.Theyarebothreligiousfestivals.

B.Theyarecelebratedinthesamemonth.

C.Theyareinhonorofthebirthdayofagreatperson.

D.Theybothfeatureaspecificcolor.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutJustforLaughs?

A.Itlastsforamonth.

B.Itprovidesfreefoodstoall.

C.It’sthebestcomedyfeast.

D.Itisconcernedwiththeroyalfamily.

4、LocatedinPisa,theLeaningTowerofPisainItalyhasbecomethesignofItaly.ItisthethirdoldeststructureinPisa’sCathedralSquare.ThereeightfloorsintheLeaningTowerofPisaincludingobservationdeckatthetop.Theweightofthetowerisabout14,500metrictons.ThereareamazingfactsoftheLeaningTowerofPisathatwewillmentionhere.

TheLeaningTowerofPisawasnotoriginallyintendedtolean,butbecauseitwasbuiltonsoftsoilsthetowergraduallyleanedtooneside.Priortoitsrestoration（修复）from1990to2001,thetowerhadatilt（倾斜）of5.5degrees.Manypeoplethinkthatitwillfalloneday.Millionsoftouristscometothelawnsaroundthetowertotaketheclassicphotopretendingtoholduporknockdownthetower.

ItissaidthatyoumustvisittheLeaningTowerofPisaduringtheday.Atnighttheshopsareclosedanditappearsunimpressive.But,ifyouplantovisitonafullmoonnight,thetowerwilllookcharming.Morningsarethebesttimetobeatthecrowds.SummerinPisaisveryhotandwet,butyoucanexpectraininfallandwinter.

Eventhoughsomepeopleregardthetowertobeanengineeringfailureowingtothetilt,thetowerhasacquiredaspecialplaceinhistory.ThetowerhasalsobeenusedforexperimentsbythefamousItalianscientistnamedGalileoGalilei.Heisbelievedtohavethrowntwoballsofdifferentmassfromthetowertoprovethattheirfallingtimeisnotrelatedtotheirmass.

OnyourtouryoushouldnotmissvariousplacesofinterestneartheLeaningTowerofPisaincludingLucca,Florence,andSantaMariadellaSpina.

1．WhatwillyouseeifyougotoPisa’sCathedralSquare?

A．TheLeaningTowerofPisastandinginthemiddle.

B．Morethanoneancientstructuretovisit.

C．TheLeaningTowerofPisacoveringalotofspace.

D．Pisa’samazingbuildingsaroundthesquare.

2．Whydoesthetowertendtoleantooneside?

A．Becauseitwasoriginallydesignedlikethat.

B．Becausethebaseofthetowerwasnotstrong.

C．Becausemanypeoplecametoknockitdown.

D．Becausethebuildersusedlotsofsoftsoils.

3．Whenwillyouvisitthetowerifyoudislikebeingdisturbed?

3

A．Insummer.B．Atnight.

C．Inthemorning.D．Inwinter.

4．Whathasmadethetowermuchmorefamous?

A．Itwillfalltothegroundinthesoonfuture.

B．Itisanobviousengineeringfailure.

C．Galileooncedidexperimentsonthetower.

D．Therestorationlastedmorethantenyears.

5、Popularmusicprograms，suchasTheComingOneandProduce101,seemtohavebroughtChineseyoungpeoplesometh