In China, the National Holiday is a big festival and it is to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949.Besides from the Spring Festival, the National Holiday is the only other week-long public break from school and work.

As one of the only opportunities  for workers to go home, visit their families or to travel around the country, all hotels, tourist attractions, trains, buses and airplanes around the country are completely packed with holidaying Chinese people.

Are you sorry for not traveling 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 that 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 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.

1. 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.  

2.How many days can people have a break on the Spring Festival.

A. 5 days        B.7 days          C.10 days      D 15 days

3.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. All that could you see on the Great Wall were people.

4.Where do you think is the article from?

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

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

When visiting Beijing, the Palace Museum is a must-see for many people.

Last year, the museum received 14.2 million visitors, which is twice the number of visitors in 2002. This year it is expected to increase by 10 percent. Compared with other popular museums around the world, the number of visitors at the Palace Museum is very high. Last year the Louvre(罗浮宫) in Paris welcomed 8.8 million visitors and the British Museum in London received 5.8 million.

A large number of visitors can bring a lot of money from ticket sales. But there are also worries that people will do demage(破坏) to relics(文物) and old buildings.

To solve the problem, some people suggested taking cultural objects out of the Palace Museum. In this way, visitors coming for ancient buildings and cultural objects will go to different places. “It is a sign of progress. Letting more people see these treasures is more important than keeping them in their original(原始的) place,” said Song Xiangguang, a professor at Peking University.

However, Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, doesn’t agree on this idea. He thinks that the most important thing in protecting the Palace Museum is to keep it complete. “The 1.8 million cultural relics and the historical buildings are two key parts of the museum. They can’t be separated.” he said.

Shan said that they are planning to increase the space that is open to the public. This will not only feed visitors’ curiosity(好奇), but also spread them out so they are not putting too much pressure on one area.

Shan also wanted to set up an appointment system. “ If visitors make an appointment before they come, we can make better and different visiting routes(路线) for them.” Shan said.

1.How many visitors did the Palace Museum welcome in 2002?

A．14.2 million        B．8.8 million         C．5.8 million         D．7.1 million

2.Why did some people suggest taking cultural objects out of the Palace Museum?

A．To let more people see the relics.           B．To bring less damage to the relics.

C．To make more money from ticket sales.       D．To keep the Palace Museum original.

3.The underlined word “separated” means ______ in Chinese.

A．分离             B．破坏             C．偷窃             D．压迫

4.By reading the article, we can know that______________.

A．the Palace Museum has an appointment system now.

B．relics are the only important part of the Palace Museum.

C．the Louvre welcomed the most visitors in the world last year.

D．Shan thought that more areas of the palace should be open to public.

The holiday is coming to us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, “Why do you like reading books? We have Internet. It offers a lot of more colorful fun. Books are history!” But I am sure you can learn a lot from books than Internet.
One clear reason is that a well-chosen book can give you a lot of wonderful  words, as long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me; it’s far easier to get new words from a book or an article than it is from the TV or the Internet.
But another more important point is that books give you something that the Internet cannot. The general webpage (网页) is picture-heavy and the text is as easy to read as possible. While “easy” may attract (吸引) you, unluckily it’s not helpful for any long-term development of reading skills and the general language level. Because of that, reading on the Internet can’t take the place of reading books.
But perhaps the best reason is that just choosing what you read and doing it independently means that it’s something you do by and for yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It’s hard work, but you’ll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure.
【小题1】Does the writer advise people to read books in their holidays?
【小题2】What can people get from a well-chosen book?
【小题3】What’s the general webpage like?
【小题4】How many reasons for reading a book does the writer mention in the passage?
【小题5】What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

It is 40 meters long and 6 meters wide. This must be the biggest bus you have ever seen. It can carry 1,200 to 1,400 people.

It is China’s new Super Bus. It went for a test run in Beijing. Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus. They hope it can solve traffic problems.

The Super Bus runs along *fixed tracks. The bus sits on top of two2.2-meter-tall legs. The legs have wheels at one end. Small cars can drive under the bus, so the Super Bus does not take up road space.

The bus runs on *electricity and *solar power. It can travel up to 60 km every hour. Its creator, Song Youzhou, says it can reduce a lot of traffic *jams.

The Super Bus can do the work of 40 buses. In that way,  it can save 860 tons of *fuel every year, according to Song.

    ‘ Building a Super Bus and its track costs less than building subways. Subways are nearly ten times more expensive to build. ’ Song says.

    Some people worry that the Super Bus may not be safe. However, Song says there’s no need to worry about that. The Super Bus has *laser *scanners between its legs. The scanners make sure the cars keep a safe distance.

1.The Super Bus can carry ___________people.

A.   1,300            B.  1,500

C.   1,700            D.  1,900

2.Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus because they hope it can _____________________________

A.Take the place of small cars

B.Solve traffic problems

C.Increase the speed

D.Reduce car accidents

3.All the following are the advantages of the Super Bus EXCEPT that ________.

A. The bus doesn’t take up road space

B. The bus can do the work of 40 buses

C. The bus is very easy to build and drive

D. The bus can save a lot of energy every year

4.According to Song, it’s safe for small cars to drive under the Super Bus because _____.

A. the bus is tall enough        

B. the road is wide enough                  

C. the bus travels up to 60 km per hour

D. there are laser scanners between its legs

A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to   1  for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very  2 . Could you please  3  me some water from the lake?”

The follower walked to the lake  4  the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake.  5  , the water became very muddy.

Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not   6  to drink.

After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the   7  follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud had   8   to the bottom. The water was very   9 and looked fit to drink. So he    10 his water bottle and took it to the wise man.

The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. “See what you did   11   the water clean?” he said. “You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own,  12  you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is   13   by something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own   14  being put in any effort at all to   15   it.”

1.                A．rest           B．look           C．watch    D．see

2.                A．hungry         B．thirsty          C．happy    D．sad

3.                A．get            B．give            C．take D．bring

4.                A．while          B．before          C．as   D．until

5.                A．However       B．Instead         C．In addition D．As a result

6.                A．fit             B．able           C．important D．interesting

7.A. different   B same          C. other            D. left

8.                A．gone           B．been           C．settled   D．lived

9.                A．dirty           B．clear           C．fresh D．sweet

10.               A．got            B．finished        C．reached   D．filled

11.               A．making         B．to make        C．made D．had made

12.               A．so that         B．in order to      C．because   D．when

13.               A．woken         B．left            C．disturbed D．given

14.               A．without         B．with           C．after  D．like

15.               A．prevent        B．calm           C．protect    D．fix