Where do all the tourists go?

     Where are the most popular places for tourists in Britain? There are some of the top ten tourist attractions (胜地).

Madame Tussand's Waxworks (蜡像馆)

(2.5 million visitors each year ) 

Madame Tussaud was a Frenchwoman who lived in Paris during the French revolution (革命). She had to make death masks (面部模型) of people who had been killed ( many of them were her friends ) by the revolutionaries(革命者).

     Her waxworks were opened in London in 1842. Many of her earliest models are still on show , but models of political leaders, pop and sports stars are changed often.　

The Tower (塔) of London

 (2. I rail/ion visitors each year )

      The tower was built in the eleventh century. It was begun by a man who was not even English, William of Normandy~ the cousin of England's King. Around the year 1240, King Henry Ⅲ made this tower his home. He widened the grounds to include (包括) a church, a great hall, and other buildings. He invited many important visitors and many of them came with animals as gift, so Henry built a zoo near the gate of the tower to keep them. The tower was lived in by English kings, until it was turned into a prison (监狱). Many famous prisoners (囚犯)were killed there.

Alton Towers

 (2.4 million, vsitors each year )

     Alton Towers was opened in 1978. It is Britain's biggest and best known Theme (主题) Park and it has been described as Britain's Disneyland. Everyone who comes to Alton Towers hopes to have adventure( 冒险) and fun and they certainly will be pleased. There is always something new for you to enjoy as new and more exciting rides .are introduced each year

The Roman Baths( 浴场).Bath

(800,000 visitors each year )

     The hot water springs( 温泉) in Bath were first discovered by the Romans in the first century A. D.. The baths were built in that place and then used by the Romaus for bathing and for the good of their health. When the Bomans, left Britain, the baths were forgotten. They were not discovered again until 1878.

     Nowadays, the old buildings left by the Romans are visited by thousands of people. They also drink some of the famous hot water. Over a million litres  (升) a day of this water comes out of the ground at a not changing temperature of 46.5℃.

1. If you want to visit a tourist attraction where both kings and prisoners used to live, you should go to______ 

   A. Madame Tussaud's Waxworks      

B. The Tower of London

   C. Alton Towers                   

D. The Roman Baths

2. If you visit Madame Tussaud's Waxworks. you could see ______.

   A. the wax model of Madame Tussaud

   B. the death masks of some French revolutionaries

   C. the wax models of famous people

   D. the wax models of nil pop and sports stars in British history

3. When the Romans used the baths for bathing, they found______

   A. the water was hot

   B. the water always stayed at the temperature of 46.5℃

   C. the water could be drunk

   D. the water was good for health

4. Alton Towers has a history of______ years.

   A. about a few       B. about 30 

C. hundreds of       D. thousands of

5. Which of the four tourist attractions has the most visitors each year?

   A. The Roman Baths, Bath.         

B. Alton Towers.

   C. The Tower of London.           

D. Madame Tussaud's Waxworks.

There is a new shopping mall(商场) near my school. It is very big. There are five floors（层） of shops and each floor is very big. There are lots of clothes shops, but only one sports shop. There are lots of restaurants（饭馆） on the top（顶部的） floor, you can eat different kinds of food from different countries（国家）. I like going to see a movie. The mall is a really good place to go. It is a good place to meet friends.
【小题1】Where is the new shopping mall?

There is a new shopping mall(商场) near my school. It is very big. There are five floors（层） of shops and each floor is very big. There are lots of clothes shops, but only one sports shop. There are lots of restaurants（饭馆） on the top（顶部的） floor, you can eat different kinds of food from different countries（国家）. I like going to see a movie. The mall is a really good place to go. It is a good place to meet friends.

1.Where is the new shopping mall?

           A. behind the school              B. near my home

C. near my school                 D. behind my home

2.How many floors are there in the shopping mall?

           A. four floors    B. five floors     C. three floors       D. six floors

3. How many sports shop are there in the mall?

           A. only one     B. about two         C. two           D. three

4. Which（哪一） floor are the restaurants?

           A. the second floor    B. the third      C. the fourth      D. the fifth floor

5.Where does the author(作者) like to go?

           A. clothes shop    B. sports shop        C. a movie       D. restaurant