National Parks are large areas of public land. They give a safe home for local plants and animals. They help keep the air and water clean. They also give us the best trips. Today,there are nearly 7,000 national parks around the world. Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise you with their amazing landscapes,geo?graphic wonders and colourful plants and animals.

  The Grand Canyon(大峡谷) National Park of the US is one of the Seven Natural Wondurs of the World. It is best known for its size and depth. It is 446 kilometres long,up to 29 kilometres wide,and 1. 6 kilometres deep. The immensity of the canyon makes people think big. Every year,about 5 million people visit here. Taking a tour in the South Rim offers visitors the park's full views,while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers.

  If you love animals,you'll like the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The "Big Five" live there. They are the lion,African elephant,African leopard, black rhinoceros and African buffalo. The name "Big Five" came from the five animals that were the hardest to catch. Now they are what people most want to see in the wild. If you visit the park,you should never miss the migration(迁徙) of over 1. 5 million wildebeests(角马) and 250,000 zebras every year. This is the most famous site of the park. 

(   ) 21. Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1?

   A.A national park is public land that covers a large area.

   B.Wild plants and animals are protec?ted in national parks.

   C.Forbes has listed twelve of the world's largest national parks.

   D.National parks are attractive because of their natural beauty.

(   ) 22. The underlined word "immensity" refers to        .

   A.great size

   B.natural wonder

   C.colourful view

   D.unusual beauty

(   ) 23.          kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.

A. Five   B. Six   C. Seven   D. Eight 

(   ) 24. The best title for the passage may be

   A.Taking a tour in the Grand Canyon

   B.Traveling to the Serengeti National Park

   C.Seven Natural Wonders of the World

   D.Stepping into the wonders of the wildlife

(   ) 25. If the writer continues the article,he would most likely write about        .

   A.ways to keep the air and water clean

   B.more national parks in the world

   C.his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyon

   D.famous historic wonders in Africa

 The best experience in my life was when we went to Stonehenge. We went there on a group tour.

  When I saw Stonehenge,my first 11     was that it was huge. You know,Stonehenge is about 5,000 years old. I 12     how the ancient people moved these huge pieces of stones.

  After we parked at the Stonehenge parking Lot,our guide Nick took us to a 13     shop. There my mum got a nice painting of Stonehenge. After we left the gift shop，we went to Stonehenge 14     the tunnel.

  That was a privilege(特权) at Stonehenge 15     we were able to go right up to the stones and touch them. Usually visitors 16     get really close and touch the stones. At Stonehenge we walked around the circle and then 17     the ceremonial(仪式的) centre. There we were given half a ( n) 18     to look around and explore.

  19     30 minutes we got ready to leave. It was 20     that we had to leave Stonehenge. Hopefully one day I'll go back. 

(   ) 11.A. impression   B. experience

   C. interest   D. instruction

(   ) 12.A. knew   B. wondered

   C. asked   D. replied

(   ) 13.A. gift   B. flower

   C. shoe   D. card

(   ) 14.A. above   B. across

   C. over   D. through

(   ) 15.A. although   B. so

   C. because    D. if

(   ) 16.A. can   B. mustn't

   C. must   D. needn't

(   ) 17.A. left R bought

   C. built   D. entered

(   ) 18.A. hour   B. day

   C. week   D. month

(   ) 19.A. Since   B. Until

   C. After   D. Before

(   ) 20.A. surprising   B. nice

   C. exciting   D. sad

(   ) 10. Yesterday         people came to the town to watch the car race.

A. hundreds   B. hundred   C. hundreds of   D. hundred of

(   ) 9. He left his key in his room. So he had to climb in         the window.

    A. across   B. cross

   C. through   D. from

(   ) 8. Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays         zero.

    A. up   B. down

   C. below   D. above

(   ) 7. ―How long is the bridge? —It's        .

A. 300-metre-long   B. 300-metres long   C. 300 metres long   D. 300 metre long

(   ) 6. I hear he'll come back         two months.

A. in   B. to   C. at   D. for 

(   ) 5. ―        is the Yangtze River?

      —About 6,280 kilometres.

     A. How long   B. How deep

   C. How wide   D. How far

(   ) 4. Mo Yan is one of        writers in the world.

    A. famous   B. more famous

   C. most famous   D. the most famous

(   ) 3. ―I called you yesterday evening,but there was no answer.

      ―Oh,I am sorry. I        dinner at my friend's.

     A. have   B. had

   C. was having   D. have had