1、任务型阅读Do you know an old city called Pingyao in Shanxi?The old city is not far from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province (省). Its a town with a long history of more than two thousand years.The old city is not very large. It is only 2.25 square kilometers in size. And there are no tall buildings he
2、re. Most of the buildings have only two floors. And most of them are made of stones(石头). There are many Chinese-style shops on each side(边)of the street. Pingyao is a square(方的)city. The city has a wall around it. Its about 6 km long and 12m high. The wall has six gates. And you mustnt miss the nice
3、 food in Pingyao. Try Pingyao beef and you are sure to fall in love with it. Pingyao is a place worth(值得) a visit. You can take buses or trains here. Its less than 2 hours bus ride from Taiyuan. It costs you only 20 yuan. If you take a train, it will take you less time, only one and a half hours. An
4、d if you want to go to Pingyao from Beijing, the train ride takes only about 6 hours.The City of PingyaoLocation(位置)In Shanxi, 1 Taiyuan. 2 3 2000 years. 4 2.25 square kilometers.Attractions(吸引人的东西)Buildings: Most of them have two 5 . They are made of stones. 6 : There are shops on both 7 .Wall: The
5、re is a 6-km-long wall around the 8 city.Food: Pingyao 9 tastes nice.Transportation(交通)Visitors can come to Pingyao by bus or 10 .阅读理解Here is some information about homes in the United States and the people who live in them.In the early 1990s, there were more than 91 million homes, or households(家庭)
6、 in the US. About 64% of the people in the US own their homes. The rest(其余的) rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).74%of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country(乡下). Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US and about half tha
7、t number have cats.Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.Half of the teenagers (青少年) in the US have their own bedrooms.An American moves(搬家), on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan
8、a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.( )66. Where do most Americans live?A. Around the country.B. In or around cities.C. In the country.D. In cities.( )67. How many American families own a cat?A. 40%B. 64% C. 20%D. 74%根据句意和首字母提示,完成短文。We usually buy things in a s
9、hop, a market or a supermarket. Shopping always takes too much t_1_ . We have to walk around for a long time to look f_2_ the things we want. Sometimes we have to c_3_ many heavy shopping bags. Were always very tired(疲劳的) after s_4_. Now its different from that in the past(过去). We can do many things
10、 at h_5_, we dont need to go to the shop. We can buy many good and c_6_ things on the Internet, they look nice but dont cost much. It seems easy and quick, b_7_ it sometimes brings us some trouble(麻烦). The clothes you buy on the Internet are d_8_ from what you want, or the size is too s_9_ or too bi
11、g. You may see many people wear the same clothes in the street. Do you know why? B_10_ they all buy clothes on the Internet. How interesting!When Millie got up this morning. she found it was a beautiful spring day. She saw some 41 in the sky,but she didnt think about themShe woke up her dog,Eddie,an
12、d put him in the 42 Then she drove out into the country 43 a picnic with her dogWhen they got to a big tree. Millie stopped her car and told Eddie to get off the car. They began to play games under the 44 . How happy they were! An hour later,the wind began to blow and it turned 45 Millie and Eddie w
13、ere warm from running,so they didnt feel coldWhen Eddie was playing with the ball,Millie 46 snowflakes (雪花)in the skyShe called Eddie,picked up the picnic things and got 47 in the carAs she was driving home,the 48 became heavier and heavierSoon all Millie could see was white all around 49 The road b
14、ecame slippery(滑的)and she had to drive very 50 Then the car hit into a piece of ice and it went around in circles. She got her mobile phone and asked for 51 quicklyThey waited for about an hour because it was 52 for the police to drive in the snow. At 53 ,the police came to 54 them. Millie was very
15、thankful. she said she would listen to the weather 55 before going on a picnic next time( )41. A. birdsB. cloudsC. snowsD. kites( )42. A. roomB. deskC. carD. bag( )43. A. onB. forC. withD. in( )44. A. car B. treeC. bridgeD. desk( )45. A. warmB. hotC. coldD. cool( )46. A. lookedB. sawC. cleanedD. put
16、 ( )47. A. upB. backC. offD. around( )48. A. rainB. snowC.carD. dog( )49. A. himB. usC. herD. himself( )50. A. slowlyB. easilyC. carelesslyD. happily( )51. A. appleB. fireC. helpD. water( )52. A. easyB. niceC. difficultD. lucky( )53. A. firstB. endC. lastD. least( )54. A. saveB. teachC. lookD. visit( )55. A. speakB. talkC. reportD. paper