If you want fully enjoy your vacation, then you’d better check the Durban City Tours! This is actually one of the best choices in South Africa today.

There is nothing more relaxing than to think about that there is a place to go and relax, right? City life is strained, but you can escape this situation and be in the place where there is nothing but relaxation. Here in Durban you will get to see all the amazing tourist attractions. If you love animals and want to see some elephants wandering around the streets, then Durban is the place to go. You can even get to ride one if you want!

Here you will also get to taste all the delicious South African food. You can choose from Italian cooking to its native dishes. Durban is a great place to tour with your friends and family. You will learn a lot about its history through the landmarks you will see down the streets. Tourists and even the local villagers just can’t get enough of these treats!

However, it is important that you make the necessary arrangements. There are actually lots of tour guides that will help you as you make your journey along the streets of Durban. But if you prefer the best tour guides here in Durban, then you’d better choose the Street Scene Tours. Their staff are all well-trained and professional. They will certainly make your stay here an unforgettable one. No wonder tourists prefer the Street Scene Tours when it comes to Durban City Tours.

1.The underlined word“strained”in Para. 2 means ______.

A．easy             B．stressful           C．relaxing           D．wonderful

2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Durban is relaxing city.                   B．People don’t like city life.

C．It is good to have a place to relax.           D．One can have fun riding elephants.

3.If you walk in the streets of Durban, what will impress you most?

A．Tourists from all over the world.

B．The buildings and many kinds of animals.

C．The streets and some wandering elephants.

D．The friendly local people and the scenery.

4.What does the last sentence in Paragraph 3 show?

A．The food can’t satisfy them.              B．They are bored with the streets.

C．They are treated very well here.            D．never get tired of the sights.

The Nadam Festival, usually held from June 4 to 9(lunar calendar), is one of the most exciting and colorful festivals in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. At the center of the festivities are the fierce horse racing, archery(射箭) and wrestling competitions, the traditional sports of the Mongolian warriors (the three “manly” sports, though young girls and women participate in the horse racing and archery contests).

In Mongolian, the word “Nadam” means “amusement and entertainment” and the festival began in 1225 AD, when Genghis Khan organized an expedition to the west and got control of Khwarezm. In order to celebrate the victory they held the magnificent Nadam Fari. The Mongolians used this exciting gathering as a big occasion to compete in the horse racing, Mongolian wrestling and archery, which were regarded as the three basic skills of men.

Gradually more and more events were added to the festival, such as marksmanship(射击), chess, reciting epics, polo(马球), film, drama, singing, dancing, track and field competitions and so on.

There are three kinds of Nadam, the big one, the medium one and the small one. The big Nadam requires the participation of 512 wrestlers and 300 horses and usually lasts 7-10 days while the medium Nadam will have the participation of 256 wrestlers and 100-150 horses, lasting 5-7 days. And 64 or 128 wrestlers and 30 or 50 horses will take part in the small Nadam, which lasts 3-5 days. Anyone can apply to compete in Nadam, regardless of his or her ethnic origin and religious belief.

Nadam has become a popular artistic and sports event participated in by people of all ages. Boys and girls can also take the opportunity to show their love, i. e. the so-called “meeting at aobao”.

In addition to sports competition, people also make good use of this gathering to hold talks and establish relations in economic trade or to interchange goods.

1.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．girls are not allowed to take part in horse racing

B．foreigners also have a chance to compete in the Nadam Festival

C．the Nadam Festival is only for sports competition

D．Business activities can’t be held in the Nadam Festival

2.It can be inferred that “meeting at aobao” expresses ______.

A．love of parents to kids                    B．old friends’ friendships

C．deep feelings between brothers            D．love between boys and girls

3.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The introduction of the Nadam Festival.

B．The origin of the Nadam Festival.

C．The sports events of the Nadam Festival.

D．The modern style of the Nadam Festival.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项.

Are You Ready for College?

Before you send in your college applications, keep this in mind: it’s not the norm (准则) in every culture for students to go to college right out of high school.

 1. So if you find yourself applying for college simply because it’s the thing to do after high school, think again. Going to college right after high school may be the norm in your community, but it’s not the norm everywhere and it may not be the best decision for you.

 2.Yes, higher education often gives young people a big advantage in the working world, but not always. A solid technical or business school application can give you an advantage as well, and if the environment seems like a better one for you than a traditional college campus, this might be your best choice. A lot of people lead successful lives with a high school education and years of work experience.

The price of a college or university education has become a serious burden for young people and their families. 3.In some cases, putting off college for a year or two while a student earns money full time can make sense. 4.

 5. Almost all students suffer from homesickness, but for some students, the transition may be too much to deal with.

A．Is going to college always the best choice for high school graduates?

B．Spend some time considering your choices before sending in your applications.

C．Besides, it’s quite possible that going to college is not the right choice for you.

D．During this time, the student can take a few inexpensive classes at a community college.

E. So students take massive amounts of loans, which can take decades to pay off.

F. Many young people have other choices, like military service, work experience,

community service or travel.

G.The transition from high school to college is an emotional challenge for almost everybody,

especially if you move away from home.

请依据首字母和汉语提示写出单词的正确形式。（每词1分，共１０词，共 10 分）

1.Pliny had w      (目击，见证了) a terrible volcanic eruption.

2.This p       (特别地) sad event left a deep i        (印象) on Pliny.

3.One can only feel sorrow and deep s      （同情）for these once-living statues.

4.With these severe r      （限制，约束）on her communication, Helen’s behavior was often u      （难以忍受的）.   

5.He c      （赔偿）for this by talking very d       （刻意地，故意地）.

6.Eventually, people had to start taking a surname to d       （区别）themselves from each other.

7.Yesterday I w      （取出）500 dollars from my break account.

按要求改正下列句子中的语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

Ladies and gentlemen,

May I have your attentions, please? In Saturday, July 27th, there will have a few visits to different places. Everyone is welcomed. All the visitors will be divided into four groups. Each group of visitors can visit one of the place – a factory, a farm, a school or a hospital. Please you sign your name at the Service Desk before 9: 00 a.m. and say what place you wish to visit. We’ll set out after the breakfast at 8 and we will return in the afternoon. We will have lunch at place of visit.

We hope you a pleasant journey. That’ s all.

Thank you.

假如你是班长李华，你班要举办一场元旦晚会（evening party），你代表全班邀请你们的任课老师来参加你班的晚会，要求介绍晚会的内容、时间、地点，并邀请老师准备表演节目。邀请信的开头和结尾已给出（字数120字左右）。

It is said that ____ wool produced in Australia is of ____ high quality.

A．/ ; /              B．the ; /            C．the ; a            D．the ; the

—Kathy and her sister are so alike.

—I can’t tell one from ____.

A．another           B．other             C．the other          D．others

A new report ____ on Monday by the Census Bureau ____ a sophisticated method to measure poverty rates has found that 46.6 million Americans are living in poverty.

A．released;used                          B．releasing;used

C．released;using                         D．releasing;using

Then ____ that the war was over.

A．the news came                         B．came the news

C．did the news come                      D．did come the news