Death Valley is a huge place．It is more than 225kilometers across the southern part of the state of California，and across the border （边界）with the state of Nevada．
（1） It can be dangerously cold during the winter months．The air temperature during the summer can be as high as 57℃．The heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past．It will continue to kill those who do not honor the climate．Death Valley does not forgive （原谅）those who are not careful．
Death Valley was named by a woman in 1849．（2） Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled to the gold mining （开采）areas in California．They were in a hurry to get there before other people did．
Many people were not careful．They made bad choices or wrong decisions．One group of people had reached Death Valley by December．They avoided the terrible heat of summer，but there was not enough water．There were few plants for their work animals to eat．The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the valley．（3） They had to kill their work animals for food and began to walk out of the valley．
As they left，one woman looked back and said．"Good﹣bye，death valley．"（4）
A．Slowly，they ran out of food．
B．Death Valley has a long history．
C．The name has never been changed．
D．Death Valley is a beautiful but dangerous place．
E．That was the year after gold was discovered in California．
A city without cars would be very strange，right？But Venice is such a city．
Venice is in the northeast of Italy．It wasn't built on land，like Beijing or Shanghai，but on more than 110islands．Seawater is everywhere around the city．
Even so，travel isn't difficult．The waterways have always been the best way to get around．There are 117waterways and more than 400bridges that can guide you where you want to go．People in Venice move from place to place by boat．
Water makes the city special，but it is also a big problem．Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences．One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge，and there's nothing special．But when they come back to the bridge an hour later，it's underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes．
Once，people used too much underground water．This made the city get lower little by little．Now the city has gone down by 23centimeters．Another problem is the rising seawater．The temperature has risen over the years．This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean （北冰洋） melt（ 融化）．Every year，high waters hit the city in autumn and winter．When a lot of water comes，more than half of the city is underwater．
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower．The Italian government has asked some of Italy's biggest companies to build the MOST project，which was planned to be build under the seawater to stop the rising water．Anyway，this project is helping solve the problem．
53．Which is the best way to travel in Venice？
A．The waterways．
B．Taxis and cars．
C.400bridges
D．Boats and rain shoes．
54．What doesn't cause Venice to get lower and lower？
A．The ice of the Arctic Ocean melt．
B．Seawater is everywhere around the city．
C．People used too much underground water
D．The temperature has become higher over the years．
55．What can we infer from the last passage？
A．Venice is sure to stop getting lower．
B．High waters won't hit Venice any more．
C．Scientists can solve the problems easily
D．Some possible ways help to solve the problem．
56．What's the best title of this passage？
A．The Places of Interest of Venice
B．The History of Venice．
C．The Specials and Problems of Venice
D．The MOST Project of Venice．
Copenhagen is a city full of fairy tales （童话故事）．If you want to explore it，you have to spend a long time and walk slower to enjoy yourself．Copenhagen was the first city to have a street for walkers only．The city has less traffic noise and pollution than any other European capital．
Walking along the river banks，you'll see the Amalienborg Palace first．The king's family is living there．
Churches and castles show us the original（最初的）city．Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in 1445．But fires in 1728 and 1795 completely destroyed（摧毁）the old wooden buildings．Much of what we see today dates back to （追溯到）the 19th and early 20th centuries．
Keep going，and you'll see the Christiansborg Palace．The town of Copenhagen began there．Then you will see Nyhavn （尼哈芬），a waterway，which was dug in 1673．When you see it，you'll understand why Hans Christian Andersen made this beautiful waterway his home．Nyhave is a peaceful and wonderful place．You'll usually see some rich people walk along here．
If you walk there，you can enjoy the old trees，the colourful lights and the beautiful gardens．You might feel as if you were in a fairy tale．
（1）The underlined（划线的）word"explore"in Paragraph I probably means" "in Chinese．
A．探索
B．进入
C．找到
D．离开
（2）Which of the following Wuropean capital cities has the least traffic noise and pollution？
A．London．
B．Rome．
C．Paris．
D．Copenhagen．
（3）We can NOT see in Copenhagen today．
A．churches and castles
B．the Amalienborg Palace
C．the old wooden buildings
D．the Christiansborg Palace
（4）Which of the following is TRUE about Nyhavn？
A．Andersen made it his home．
B．It has a history of 383 years．
C．Rich people seldom walk along it．
D．It's fictitious（虚构的）place in a fairy tale．
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A．Preventing fires．
B．Visiting Copenhagen．
C．Writing fairy tales．
D．Digging a waterway．
Fraser Island is in Queensland，Australia，about 200 kilometers north of Brisbane．It is about 120kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide．It is a very important island because it is completely made of sand．In fact，it is the largest sand island in the world．There is no airport on the island，but there is a long beach along the east coast．Planes arrive and leave from here．
The sand makes unusual shapes．There are hills made of sand called sandblows．Nothing grows on them．They move one or two meters a year from the northwest towards the southeast of the island，getting bigger and bigger．At other places on the island，such as Rainbow Gorge，The Cathedrals and Red Canyon，the sandy rocks have different colors．Sometimes the rocks are so brown that they turn the sea brown，like coffee．
Surprisingly，the sandy island has a lot of different plants and animals．There are dark forests﹣eucalyptus woods，beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes．There are many kinds of birds，like owls and curlews．There are many animals there，too，such as crocodiles，flying foxes and wild dogs called dingoes．
About 500，000 people visit the island every year to see the island's beauty and nature．People enjoy camping and hiking（徒步）there．Unluckily，the visitors create problems．They damage plants and frighten animals．Their sun cream（防晒霜）makes the water dirty．So it is necessary to manage the visitors．For example，people may not use motor boats or go fishing in the lakes，and they need official papers to drive there．
（1）The passage is mainly about ．
A．the shape of Fraser Island
B．nature on Fraser Island
C．the history of Fraser Island
D．daily life on Fraser Island
（2）From Para.1we know ．
A．how large Fraser Island is
B．Fraser Island is the largest island
C．many people live on Fraser Island
D．people will build an airport there
（3）The underlined word"They"in Para.2refers to（指）the ．
A．unusual shapes
B．sandy hills
C．sandy rocks
D．different plants
（4）From the 3rd paragraph we can infer（推断）that is a kind of plant．
A．eucalyptus
B．owl
C．curlew
D．dingo
（5）Visitors may not be allowed to on Fraser Island soon．
A．camp and hike
B．go fishing in the sea
C．wear sun cream
D．drive without official papers．
Living on an island might sound wonderful． But what if you left for a trip and found you could never return？ What if your home， and even the land it stood on， was gone forever？For people living in the Pacific Islands，this is really possible．
Why？ Climate（气候） change． Climate change is causing the sea to rise． That's bad news for the Pacific Islands． Young people on the islands are even starting to wonder：Will they be the last generation（一代人）？
Not if the islanders have anything to do about it．These people are deeply connected to their homelands． The Pacific Islands are made up of 11 different countries： the Marshall Islands， Fiji， Samoa，and others． But now， those countries are working together． They're joining forces to fight climate change．
Why is climate change such a huge threat to this part of the world？Islands have low elevations（海拔）．So they are among the first places influenced by rising sea levels． That's why countries of the Pacific Islands are working together to do their part．
But these are small countries． When it comes to climate change， can they make a big difference？ They can， because most of the things that people on islands buy are brought by ships．This is very harmful to the environment． After all， ships put out almost 3 percent of the world's carbon emissions（碳排放）．That makes climate change worse．
Pacific Islanders realize the problem． So， in 2019，six countries got together：Fiji，the Marshall Islands， Samoa，Vanuatu， the Solomon Islands， and Tuvalu． They came up with a plan． They agreed to cut carbon emissions from shipping by 40 percent by 2030．And by 2050，they expect zero﹣carbon shipping．
How will they pull this off？ They plan to use some really cool carbon﹣free technologies．They'll make use of solar and wind energy．
Sea levels are rising， but hopes aren't sinking in the Pacific Islands．
（1）What is the bad news for the Pacific Islands according to the passage？
A． Some Pacific Island countries have disappeared．
B． The sea level is going up because of climate change．
C． All the sipping to the Pacific Islands has been stopped．
D． The Pacific Islands have nothing to do about the climate change．
（2）The underlined word "threat" in Paragraph 4 probably means" "．
A． risk
B． step
C． project
D． development
（3）It can be inferred from the passage that ．
A． there will never be zero carbon emissions from sipping
B． solar and wind energy will make climate change worse
C． all the Pacific Islanders may leave their homelands by 2050
D． some Pacific Island countries may have hopes to make a difference
（4）The passage mainly talks about ．
A． why other countries are helping the Pacific Islanders fight climate change
B． how some countries are working hard to develop carbon﹣free technologies
C． how Pacific Island countries are working together to fight shipping pollution
D． why Pacific Island countries put out so much of the world's carbon emissions
Extreme Amazon（亚马孙之最）
Twenty percent of all the water that goes into oceans around the world comes from one river﹣the Amazon．
The Amazon River begins in the Andes Mountains in Peru． It travels about 6000 kilometers to the Atlantic Ocean． It is the largest river in the world． It is also the second longest． Most of the Amazon's water comes from rain． During the rainy season， parts of the river are 190 kilometers wide．
The Amazon River goes through the world's largest rain forest． The Amazon rain forest is home to the highest number of plant and animal species（种类） on Earth． There are 2.5 million kinds of insects， such as the world's largest ant． At least 3，000 kinds， of fish， live there， and one﹣fifth of all the bird species in the world． Some of the Amazon's animals are dangerous， such as the anaconda， the largest snake in the world． But there are also gentle animals， like the sloth and the pink dolphin．
The Amazon is very important to Earth． There are still many kinds of animals and plants there that we don't know about． If we lose the Amazon， we will lose a big part of life on Earth．
The largest and （1） __ longest river in the world |
The world's（2） rain forest |
The world's largest ant and 2.5 million other insects |
Extreme Amazon |
（4） that live in the Amazon |
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（3） to the highest number of plant and animal species on Earth |
The anaconda，the largest snake in the world |
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge Facts
Length： 430 meters （l，410 feet）
Width： 6 meters （20 feet）
Height： 300 meters （984 feet）
Highlights： Walk on transparent glasses and enjoy a panoramic view （全景） of the stunning （震撼的，吸引人的） Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon． There is a platform for making a 285﹣meter （935 feet） bungee﹣jump （not open yet）．
Opening Hours： April﹣November： 7：30 a．m．﹣5：30 p．m．
December﹣March： 8：00 a．m．﹣4：00 p．m．
（1）How high is Zhangjiajie Glass Brigdge？
A． 430 meters
B． 285 meters
C． 300 meters
（2）What does the underlined word "highlights" mean？
A． The highest parts．
B． The most stunning parts．
C． The most dangerous parts．
（3）There will be an extreme sport （极限运动） ﹣ in the future．
A． snowboarding
B． paragliding
C． bungee﹣jump
（4）The opening hours are Summer．
A． 8：00 a．m﹣4：00 p．m．
B． 7：00 a．m．﹣4：00 p．m．
C． 7：30 a．m﹣5：30 p．m．
Seventy percent of our planet is covered by one huge body of seawater﹣the ocean． In 2008， the United Nations recognized（确立） June 8 as World Oceans Day． It's a day to think about the important role that the oceans play in our lives， the dangers that our oceans are facing and the action we can take to protect them．
The ocean is home to the most of plants and animals on Earth． Plants in the sea provide us with 70 percent of O2 we breathe． The ocean controls our climate （气候）， providing heat in winter and cool air in summer． It also provides us with food and medicine． No matter where you live on the planet， no matter how far from the sea， your life is dependent on the ocean．
The biggest problem facing the ocean at the moment is plastic pollution． Reducing single﹣use plastic， including plastic bags and plastic bottles， has been an important theme for World Oceans Day for a number of years．
Climate change and rising sea temperatures are also a huge problem． Rising sea temperatures have a direct influence on weather patterns and are seen as partly responsible for an increase in extreme （极端的） weather．
The day is celebrated in all kinds of ways， including special events on the beach， river clean﹣ups， school activities， art contests and film festivals． You can join in to remind people about the importance of our oceans and to make a difference．
（1）What percent of our planet is covered with seawater？
A． 30%
B． 40%
C． 70%
（2）What is the main idea of Paragraph 2？
A． The ocean provides us with heat and cool air．
B． Our life is dependent on the ocean．
C． The ocean provides us with food and medicine
（3）What is the biggest problem facing the ocean？
A． Plastic pollution．
B． Reducing single﹣use plastic．
C． Air pollution．
（4）What is partly responsible for an increase of extreme weather？
A． Climate change．
B． Rising sea temperatures．
C． Weather patterns．
（5）How do people celebrate World Oceans Day？
A． Eating out together．
B． Having a meeting．
C． Holding special events．
Impressions of Yongzhou Yongzhou， whose neighbours are Guangdong and Guangxi， lies in the south of Hunan Province． It covers an area of 22，441 km2． There are 620 million people living here． If you want to come and take a trip．Mount Jiuyi and Liuzi Temple are two of the must﹣see places of interest． Don't miss the delicious food： Daozhou Grey Goose， Dong' an Chicken， and Yongzhou Blood Duck． Welcome to Yongzhou!
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（1）Where is Yongzhou？
A． In the south of Hunan．
B． In the south of Guangdong．
C． In the south of Guangxi．
（2）ou can enjoy the Yongzhou food without ．
A． Dong'an Chicken
B． Daozhou Grey Goose
C． Beijing Duck
Beijing Daxing International Airport Gardens：There are five ancient Chinese﹣style gardens with different features（特征）．They allow passengers to rest while they are waiting． Porcelain garden （瓷园） A starfish design： The distance between the central area and the farthest boarding gate（登机口）is not far．It only takes eight minutes to walk between them．
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（1）How many gardens are there in the airport？
A． 4．
B． 5．
C． 6．
（2）What do we know about the gardens？
A． They are in modern style．
B． People can rest in the gardens．
C． People can buy tickets in the gardens．
（3）Which is NOT the feature of the international airport？
A． The great building looks like a starfish．
B． It is far from the central area to the farthest boarding gate．
C． Passengers only need eight minutes to walk to the farthest boarding gate．
Hi Friends! My name's Sandra and I live in Hilltown．It is in the south of England． It isn't a very big town． About 9000 people live here．
There are about thirty shops in Hilltown and there are three supermarkets You can buy everything in the town that you need．There are two banks and a post office in Main Street．There is a police station a library ，too．
You can find a big market where you can buy fresh fruit， vegetables， meat and drinks like going to the market with mum．
There are three churches in the town centre and there is a park， too． In the park children can play because there is a playground．In our town you can find some restaurants and there r five cafes． My favorite cafe is lccave， it's in Park Street and the ice cream is fantastic here!
There are three elementary schools and two high schools in Hilltown． My school is in Mill Street We have got a very nice building． Next to our school there is a sports centre． Every Wednesday afternoon we play volleyball．
If you want to see a film you can go to the cinema in our town， but unfortunately there aren't any theaters here．
I like living in Hilltown because it s a calm， clean place and people are friendly．
（1）Where is Hillkown？
A． It's in southern England
B． It's in northern Singapore
C． It's in eastern Australia
（2）How many banks are there in Hilltown？
A．5．
B．3．
C．2．
（3）Who does the writer like to go to the market with？
A． Her father．
B． Her mother．
C． Her friends．
（4）How often does the writer play volleyball？
A． Every Wednesday．
B． Every Thursday．
C． Every Friday．
（5）What can't the writer do in Hilltown？
A． Watch a play．
B． See a movie．
C． Eat out with friends．
Have you ever visited the Forbidden City？ This year is its 600th birthday． It is the world's largest palace and has over 17 million visitors every year． But if we traveled back to the past， we probably wouldn't be allowed inside．
In the past， all buildings in Beijing were low except the Forbidden City． From outside，ordinary （普通的） people could only imagine what it looked like inside．
The Forbidden City takes up 720，000 square meters in the heart of Beijing． It was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty， the Yongle Emperor． After that， it was the living and working place of 14 emperors of the Ming Dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing Dynasty．
During those times， the Forbidden City was where the country's supreme power （最高权力） could be found． Emperors were born， lived， fought and died there． It saw the highs and lows of the Ming and Qing dynasties， and it plays a very important part in Chinese history．
The cultural relics （遗物） and documents （文件） in the palace show how the royal families lived． They are still used today for historical research， as well as inspiration for literature （文学） and entertainment （娱乐）．
In 1987， the Forbidden City was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site．For world leaders who visit China， it has become a must﹣see．In 2017，when US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to China，President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcomed Trump and his wife there．
（1）The Forbidden City was built ．
A． in 1406
B． in 1420
C． from 1406 to 1420
（2）Why does the Forbidden City play an important role in Chinese history？
A． Because it saw the highs and lows of the Ming and Qing dynasties．
B． Because it was the place where the emperors were born and grew up．
C． Because it is the place people want to visit most．
（3） can show how the royal families lived in the Forbidden City．
A． The pictures of the Forbidden City
B． The cultural relics and the documents in the palace
C． The buildings in Beijing
（4）What does the underlined word "must﹣see" mean in Chinese？
A．一定看见
B．一定明白
C．必看之地
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A． The Forbidden City．
B． The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties．
C． The life of royal families．
West Lake is suitable for visiting all year round． The scenery is different according to the weather and season．
Spring
Spring （ from March to May）is the best season to visit West Lake．In Spring，green（1） （leaf） and flowers make West Lake more beautiful．Lots of visitors choose to visit West Lake in March and April
Summer
Summer（ from （2） to August） is the season of Lotus（莲花） flowers．The lotuses attract many people． "Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard" （曲院风荷）is one of the（3） famous sights of West Lake．It is also the best place to visit in summer．It is an area by the （4） （west） bank of the lake． Every summer， there （5） （ be） hundreds of kinds of beautiful lotuses （6） are enjoyed by millions of visitors from home and abroad．
Autumn
Autumn（ from September to November） is cool at West Lake． In Autumn， the enjoyable weather is right for （7） （ walk） round or going boating on the lake．West Lake is also a popular place for enjoying the （8） moon in the sky at the Mid ﹣ Autumn Festival．
Winter
Winter（ from Decem ber to February）at West Lake is very cold and wet．Sometimes it snows．The snow makes West Lake white and beautiful．"Melting Snow at Broken Bridge" is beautiful scenery in winter．The bridge is famous not（9） for its snowy scenery，but also for its romantic tale．It was on the Broken Bridge that Bai Suzhen first met her．（10） _ （ love）． Xu Xian．
Forests are the lungs of the earth．Without them，it cannot breathe．It needs its forests to remove carbon dioxide from the air and to make oxygen．In many countries，such as New Zealand，Canada，and Brazil，forests were cut down to（1） （提供）wood to build houses．Cutting down trees is（2）h to human beings，animals and plants． Many young volunteers around the world are working in their holidays to plant new trees to replace them．
These young men and women（3）f many difficulties when they plant new tees．The weather may be very hot and dry or may be very cold and wet．Tree（4） （种植者）are changing the world．They plant different types of trees so that birds and animals can live in the forests．They（5）b that in 50 years their little trees will become beautiful forests．
International Museum Day is coming． Here are some special museums that you must see．
Sweet Museum， Russia |
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Do you love candy？ Don't miss the sweet world in Russia． You can find different kinds of sweet food here． But they are just models! Look， how big the lollipops （棒棒糖）are! People can ride on them． Want to taste the ice cream？ Be careful﹣the ice﹣cream balls are lights! |
Museum of Failure， Sweden |
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There are more than 100 failed products in the museum． Some of them come from the world's most successful companies， like the Newton computer from Apple． Maybe success stories are similar and kind of boring， but we can find interesting stories in failures and learn something from them． |
Cancun Underwater Museum， Mexico |
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It is a secret garden under the sea． You can either dive （潜水）or take a glass boat into it． Down here， sea animals live around 400 sculptures （石膏像）． Each sculpture tells a story and it's made of special material， which is good for the sea life． |
Museum of Broken Relationships， Croatia |
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Some relationships end ﹣ with lovers， with dreams and with cities， This special museum has a collection of objects from people all over the world who want to lock their memories． Each of the objects shares a story of their past relationship． |
（1）If you're interested in art under the sea， you may go to ．
A．Sweet Museum
B．Cancun Underwater Museum
C．Museum of Failure
D．Museum of Broken Relationships
（2）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A．People can taste the candies on show in Sweet Museum．
B．People learn about success stories in Museum of Failure．
C．Objects in Museum of Broken Relationships have their stories．
D．The material of sculptures in Cancun Underwater Museum is harmful．
（3）The passage is probably from the column （栏目）of in a magazine．
A．Culture
B．Health
C．Sports
D．Food
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