Are you sorry for not traveling（旅行）during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.

Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All what we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.

So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week (黄金周) any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.

56. How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

A. He believed it was interesting to stay at home on National Day.

B. He believed it was boring to stay at home on National Day.　　

C. He felt lucky to stay at home on National Day.　

D. He felt sorry to stay at home on National Day.

57. Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall on National Day?

A. You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that day

B. You could walk as you like on the Great Wall

C. There were about 30 people per meter.

D. There were so many people there that day.

58. When is the gold week do you think?

A. In January　　 B. In August　 　　 C. In October　　　 D. In April

59. What does the underlined word crowded mean?

A. 干净　　 B. 拥挤　 　C. 宏伟 　　 D. 偏僻

60. Where do you think is the article from?

A. www.chinabus.com　　　　　 B. www.movies123.com　　　

C. www.chinatourist.com　　　　 D. www.storyhouse.com

　　 Books are our best friends. They are very quiet, but we can always find both fun and knowledge once we open them. Here are two good books you can read during the holiday.

　　 The little Prince（王子）

French Writer: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

　　 Both adults and children love this classic book. It is about the adventure of a young prince. It shows the importance of innocence (纯真), imagination and love.

　　 The little prince comes from planet B -612. In his eyes, adults are all very strange. Unlike them, he sees the essence (本质) of things. He cares more about a flower and a sheep than the "important" things of the adult world.

　 The prince lives on his planet with a rose. He loves the rose very much. But he soon feels tired and leaves his planet. He meets many more strange adults on other planets.

　　 On Earth, he discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox. The fox tells him a secret: Only the heart can discover the most important things. This helps the prince realize his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet.

　　 To Succeed on One' s Own

　 American Writer: Liu Yong

　　 Writer Liu Yong from Taiwan wrote this book for his daughter. It can help young people succeed.

　　 The book teaches you about student, how to use your free time and even what kind of clothes to wear. It answers many teenagers’ most common questions. Liu uses his daughter' s stories as examples to help readers understand the principles(原则).

　　 His book is far from boring. There are lively stories and dialogues, with objective analysis (客观分析), hope and confidence (信心) from a good father.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．并在答题卡上按要求作答。

56. Where does the writer of "The little Prince" come from?

　　　 A. England.　　　 B. France.　　　　 C. America.　　　 D. China.

57. What does the prince do after the fox tells him a secret?

　　　 A. He cares more about a flower and a sheep.

　　　 B. He meets many more strange adults on other planets.

　　　 C. He discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox.

　　　 D. He realizes his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet.

58. What does " The little Prince " mainly talk about?

　　 It' s about 　　　 .

　　　 A. the adult world　　　　　　　　　 B. the planet B -612

　　　 C. a rose and a fox　　　　　　　 　　D. the adventure of a young prince

59. Who did Liu Yong write the book "To Succeed on One' s Own" for?

　　　 A. His daughter.　　 B. His students.　 C. Teenagers.　　　 D. Young people.

60. From the passage, we know that we can always find 　　　 in books.

　　　 A. the importance of teenagers’, imagination and love

　　　 B. the answers to many of teenagers' most common questions

　　　 C. the objective analysis, hope and confidence

　　　 D. both fun and knowledge

Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself? We asked some people what they think and this is what they said.

Susan: I like to have friends who are like me, Both my best friend Linda and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Linda is more athletic than me.

Mary: I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I'm a little quiet and my good friend Carol is quiet, too. Sometimes I don't know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.

Bill: Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

58. Where is Susan going next month?

A. To France.        B. To the UK.       C. To Italy.         D. To the USA.

59. What's Carol like?

A. She's as beautiful as Mary.             B. She's more outgoing than Mary.

C. She's as quiet as Mary.                D. She's more athletic than Mary.

60. What kind of friends does Bill like to have?

A. Those who are different from him.       B. Those who are the same as him.

C. He doesn't like to make friends.         D. He likes to have different kinds of friends.

61. What does the underlined word "similar" mean?

A.不同的   B. 相似的   C.有好的    D.简单的

A: Hello!

B: Hello! 　　 56　　

A: Speaking. Who's that?

B: 　　　57　　 a postman from EMS. Here is a 　　package (包裹) for you. Could you tell me the way to 　　your home?

A: 　　 58　　

B: I'm close to Shuren Bookstore, Zhongshan Road.

A: Oh, I see. Go along Zhongshan Road until you get to Xinhua Street. 　　　59　　 and 　　you'll see many apartment buildings on your right. I live in Apartment 309, Building 8.

B: OK. 　　 60　　

A: See you.

（Evening Paper, May 19） Yucai Middle School needs a foreign teacher. He（She）must have worked in China for more than 2 years and had better come from the USA. The pay is ￥ 20,000 a year. In ten days this piece of advertisement（广告）will be useful. Telephone: 8866177. Address: No. 6 People Road.

(　 )56. If a customer（顾客）goes to the biggest Shopping Centre with Dongying Daily of May 3, 2012, he will get a small present ______.

　 　　　　 A. every day　 B. from Dongying Daily 　C. on May 8, 2012 　 D. on May 3, 2012

(　 )57. If an American teacher has worked in China for 3 years and comes to Yucai Middle School to ask for the job in June, he will _______.

　 　　　　 A. get a bad job　　 B. not get the job　 C. be a good teacher D. be useful

(　 )58. When and where will the football match be?

　 　　　　 A. In Dongying Stadium on Sunday. B. In Dongying Stadium on February 3.

　 　　　　 C. In Guo’an on February 8. D. In Shenhua Stadium at 3:00 on February 8.

(　 )59. If three adults（成人）and six students want to watch the match, the tickets will cost RMB ______ yuan.

　 　　　　 A. 165　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. 135　　　　　 　　　 C. 195　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. 225

(　 )60. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

　 　　　　 A. The Shopping Centre is at No. 16 Jinan Street.

　 　　　　 B. The telephone number of Yucai Middle School is 8866177.

　 　　　　 C. Xu Genbao is a coach.

D. The match is between Beijing Team and Guo’an Team.