Americans think that travel is good for you, some even think it can help one of the country's worst problems-crime (犯罪).    

 Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the number of crimes goes up and up. And many criminals (罪犯)are young. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all.

There are many young criminals in prison. But prison doesn't change them. Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison.

One man, Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a difficult life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help theft friends ill time of danger. This helped them to grow into men. So Bob Burton started" Vision Quest".

He takes young criminals on a long, long journey with horses and wagons(马车), 3,000 miles through seven states. They are on the road for more than a year.

The young people on Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last chance.    

It's hard work on the road. The work starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before. But they can love their horse. That love can help them to a new life.

 Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day_____________. Bob Burton is right. Travel can be good for you. Even today. Americans still say, " Go west, young man."

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

2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

The criminals are very unfortunate ,because they have single parent or they are orphans

3.Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within ten words)    

4.What do you think of the meaning of the travel to the young men in the old days according to the passage?(within 30 words)

5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

A recent Living Social survey showed that Americans may live up to their poor reputation while travelling abroad. But what’s more surprising is that many of those surveyed self-identified themselves as ‘ugly’ Americans and the world’s worst travelers.
Those in the U.S. ranked themselves as the worst travellers by a shocking 20 per cent, followed by 15 per cent saying the Chinese were the most substandard tourists.
Americans topped the list as being the worst-behaved travelers in a survey of 5,600 respondents, 4,000 of whom were Americans. Other respondents were in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. But even American respondents considered their compatriots(同胞) as the worst travelers from a list of 16 nationalities.
Canadians and Australians also put Americans in the No. 1 spot. Irish respondents pointed to U.K. residents and U.K. respondents gave Germans the nod. On the other hand, 37% of Americans opted for "none of the above" in answer to the worst-tourists question, displaying more tolerance and open-mindedness than the other nationalities.
Other survey questions had respondents admitting pilfering from hotels. Four in ten U.S. survey-takers said they’d stolen something – mostly towels (28%) and bathrobes (8%). Other popular pinched items included pillows, remote controls, Bibles and sheets.
Not surprising is that Americans have less time off from work than other nationalities. Americans reported getting 16 days off, compared with 28 days for the Irish, 27 days for Australians, 23 days for U.K. workers; and 21 days for Canadians.
In the travel mishaps department, the most common travel disaster reported by Americans was lost luggage on an airline (21%)； bad weather (21%)； and getting very lost (16%).
As for places Americans most want to see, Disney World and Las Vegas made the top 10, but they weren't at the top of the heap. And New York didn't make the cut.
【小题1】What percentage of American respondents is in the survey?

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.

My friends told us the taking the “hard  31 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to   32 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the   33 , which was relatively modern and  34 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not  35 at all.

It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much  36 . However, we had energy. First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the ticket seller  37  us that tickets would not be on  38  for another two days. We were a little worried about getting  39 , but we made up our minds to   40  for the hotel to put our bags down. After 41  our way past the “gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to  42  us 100 yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it  43  cost us 30 yuan to get   44 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a   45  for airplane and train tickets. Somehow the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we   46 . The most important lesson about China I ever  47  is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much   48 . We were not able to get tickets, but the travel agents could.

While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of   49 ,  most of which were very  50 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.

A. chair          B. bed          C. seat         D. bench

A. provide     B. expect           C. happen       D. think

A. plane          B. bus          C. ship         D. train

A. quick           B. clean            C. simple           D. long

A. bad            B. good         C. easy         D. happy36. A. trouble      B. food         C. sleep           D. help

A. asked          B. informed     C. advised      D. persuaded

A. time            B. show         C. duty         D. sale

A. behind     B. out          C. through      D. back

A. start           B. ask          C. see          D. pay

A. passing        B. seeing           C. looking      D. fighting

A. offer          B. charge           C. bargain      D. share

A. even            B. still            C. also         D. only

A. what           B. which            C. where            D. how

A. window     B. seat         C. chair            D. wood

A. wouldn’t       B. couldn’t        C. shouldn’t       D. needn’t

A. learned        B. taught           C. offered      D. heard

A. harder      B. earlier          C. later            D. easier

A. interests      B. interested       C. interest     D. interesting

A. interesting        B. crowded      C. famous       D. noisy

Welcome to Adventure land!

Everyone loves Adventure land! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore（探索），enjoy，and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched，longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?

The Travel Pavilion

Explore places you have never been to before，and experience different ways of life.

Visit the Amazon jungle（丛林）village，the Turkish market，the Tai floating market，the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives，and things they make. You can try making a carpet，making nets，fishing...

The Future Tower

This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator (模拟装置) for the Journey to Mars!

The Nature Park

This is not really one park but several.

In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers：see lions，giraffes，elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see...

The Pyramid

This is the center of Adventure land. Run out of film，need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more，visit our underground shopping centre. Come here for information and ideas too.

The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors ________.

A. realize the importance of travelling

B. become familiar with mountain countries

C. learn how to make things such as fishing nets

D. learn something about different places in the world

If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be，you may visit ________.

A. the Travel Pavilion                      B. the Future Tower

C. the Safari Park                          D. the Pyramid

If you want to get a toy lion to take home，where will you most likely go?

A. The Pyramid.     B. The Nature Park.  C. The Future Tower. D. The Travel Pavilion.

单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】A _____ (争吵) between good friends is a very unfortunate thing.
【小题2】The car which _____（消耗）a lot of fuel was made in America.
【小题3】I have read a _____ (传记) of Abraham Lincoln.
【小题4】His_____（言论） were attacked in the newspaper
【小题5】I've been invited to an _____ （亚洲人的）wedding.
【小题6】The festival is _____(传统地) held in May.  .
【小题7】There is no conflict of _____ (根本的) interests among third world countries.
【小题8】The travel company is _____（安排） a package tour to the international computer exhibition.
【小题9】She _____ (承担) the organization of the whole scheme last year. .
【小题10】They felt a lack of _____ （温暖）in his formal congratulatory speech