The Slender West Lake. named National AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010, includes the Great Rainbow Bridge, the White Pagoda, Five-pavilion Bridge, the Twenty-four Bridge, the Small Golden Hill and so on. The best time to tour the Slender West Lake is in March. During the visit to the park, the boat travels on the water and visitors travel in the picture.

Ticket: Mar. - May. ¥ 150; Other months ¥90

Time: 8:30 - 17:00

Bus: No. 4, 5, 6, 17, 61 buses

Tel: 0514-87357803; 0514-87370091

Website: http://www.shouxihu.com

He garden, the most famous garden in the late Qing Dynasty, is known for its long double-way corridor(走廊), which is regarded as the earliest footbridge.

Ticket: Mar. - May. ¥ 40; Other months ¥30

Time: 7:30 - 17:15

Bus: No. 19, 61 buses

Te: 0514-87900345; 0514-87222353

Website: http://www.he-garden.net

Six months ago. Jack came to China to study. He has heard that Yangzhou is famous for its gardens. And he plans to visit some gardens in July, so he has collected information about them online as follows:

1.How much will a ticket cost Jack if he visits the Slender West lake?

A. 30 yuan. B. 40 yuan.

C. 90 yuan. D. 150 yuan.

2.What's He Garden famous for?

A. The long corridor. B. The green bamboo.

C. The man-made hills. D. The boat travelling.

My Year Abroad

This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.

Mariko Okada – Tokyo

My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.

Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro

I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!

Alvin Chen – Hong Kong

Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!

1.All the three teenagers went abroad .

A. to study English B. to visit friends

C. to have a holiday D. to find a job

2.Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?

A. Mariko. B. Carla. C. Alvin. D. None of them.

3.Travelers Corner is most probably .

A. a sports club newsletter B. a science documentary

C. a travel magazine D. a news website

Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unlucky , I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl, I never dared ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now , I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say,"sorry, I am a stranger here."

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because .

A. she's a stranger to the city

B. she doesn't know the people

C. she has no time to help others

D. she's afraid of giving wrong directions.

2.A man stopped the writer on the way to .

A .sell her something B. ask for the time

C. make friends with her D. ask for the directions.

3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer .

A. lives B. studies C. works D. teaches

4.The word "embarrassed" in the last paragraph means " " .

A.尷尬 B.困惑 C.激動 D.拮據(jù)

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The writer is too shy to give others directions

B.The writer has a very poor sense of direction

C.The writer never got lost when she was young.

D.The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

When someone walks into a room wearing bright colours, everyone seems to take notice. Beautiful bright colours can easily draw our attention. Fresh roses can cheer us up when we’re feeling blue. Dressing up in colourful clothing can bring us into a more positive mood.

What shall I wear today? What colour should I choose?

Dressing yourself for the day is quite important whether you know it or not. Our moods often show what our bodies end up wearing. When you look in the mirror after you dress, train yourself to notice how you feel when you see yourself. Notice your mood. If you are not feeling yourself, could the colour of what you are wearing irritate (使不適) your nervous system? Did you never notice that before? We all know that dark colours can tell lies. They can make you look and feel older than you really are. That is why baby clothes never come in dark colours. To the mind, dark colours seem easier to hold power, but to the heart and feeling level, they don’t help your heart to open. Bring happy colours and happiness to go hand in hand. Bright happy colours open your heart, calming your nervous system.

Some advice:

If you work around people who wear black, try to find a happy colour to look at to replace (取代) the picture of dark colours in your mind.

At night, wear soft clothes in light colours to help your nervous system calm down and smooth it out, preparing yourself for sleep.

Don’t dress children in dark colours because their nervous systems are just beginning to feel.

1.What kind of colours can easily draw our attention?

A. All of the colours. B. Dark colours.

C. Dark red. D. Bright colours.

2.Which of the following colours shouldn’t we choose to look at if a lot of people in your office wear dark clothes?

A. Black. B. Green. C. Yellow. D. Red.

3.What does the underlined word “They” refer to?

A. Some lies. B. Baby clothes.

C. Dark colours. D. Different moods

4.We should wear ________ to help our nervous system calm down and smooth it out to prepare for sleep.

A. leather clothes in light colours

B. soft clothes in dark colours

C. soft clothes in light colours

D. leather clothes in dark colours

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT right?

A. We should dress children in dark colours.

B. Fresh roses can cheer us up when we’re feeling blue.

C. Dark colours can tell lies.

D. Dressing yourself for the day is quite important.

根據(jù)括號中所給的漢語寫出單詞，使句子意思完整正確。

1.His failure was because of his ____________(粗心)

2.The ancient tomb wasn’t __________(發(fā)現(xiàn)) by people until 1900.

3.Can you ________(想象) what life will be like in 100 years?

4.To my ________(驚奇)，I got the first place in the English composition contest.

5.You can ask me for help ________(無論何時) you are in trouble.

根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

1.She left home early without ___________(have) breakfast.

2.Good books are worth _______(read) word by word.

3.Henry will give us a report as soon as he __________(arrive)

4.Thanks to your __________(value) suggestions, I got to complete the job in time.

5.I am going to have my TV ___________(repair)

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從下面方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語填空，使對話內(nèi)容完整正確。

A: You’ve been to Australia, haven’t you?

B: Yea, I have. I was working in Australia for a year and I traveled 1. the country.

A: What kind of work were you doing?

B; I was teaching Chinese 2. things – Kung Fu and paper cut in a school.

A: Did you see kangaroos?

B: Yes. One weekend, I was driving in the countryside. I saw a kangaroo jumping right to my car! When I stopped the car, it stopped jumping and 3. me. Then I saw it was carrying its baby in its front.

A: What was the best place you visited in Australia?

B: Uluru! It is a red mountain in the desert. It’s a very special 4. for Australians.

A: Did you miss your family 5. you were in Australia?

B; Yes, I missed them, but I never forget the experience in Australia!

閱讀短文

A) 閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容，在文章后第1～10小題的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。

As a teenager, you’re trying to learn who you are. You’re going through mental and physical changes. You’re dealing with different kinds of stress and trying to succeed in school.

The good news is that though the teen years are tough, there are skills you can learn to make them a lot easier.

If you’re a teen and trying to manage your feelings better, here are a few skills for you to deal with your feelings.

Name the feeling.

What feeling are you experiencing? For example, are you sad, stressed.Angry, joyful or excited?

Accept what you’re feeling.

Many people worry that their feelings will increase. So they are not willing to accept them, hoping that they’ll just go away. However, that’s impossible. Remind yourself that it’s OK to feel your feelings.

Become familiar with your feelings.

To better understand your feelings, you should pay attention to your feelings all over the day. You may record how you’re feeling in the morning, afternoon and at night on a piece of paper. Next to your feeling, also write down where you notice it in your body.

Express your feelings.

Expressing a feeling is a good way to reduce it. For example, you can express your feelings by crying, exercising, writing about them or talking to someone you trust. Just be sure that whatever activity you choose, it doesn’t hurt you or anyone else.

At different times in your life, you’ll experience different difficulties. But by learning some helpful skills, you’ll be able to live a comfortable life.

How to 1. with Your Feelings

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞。

YaoMing, a Chinese eminent figure（杰出人物） in the filed of b_1.____, who once played for the Houston Rockets of NBA in the U.S.A..

YaoMing raised his fame(名譽(yù)) swiftly after he went to America. S____2.__ then, There was an increasing number of people who knew him. N___3.___ only did the Chinese people know him, but also the American and other foreign countries’ people as well. Today, he still enjoys a high level of popularity as a boss. He is referred to as ‘Big Yao’, because he is 2.26 metres t____4._____

Big Yao never failed to attack the attention of everyone. He always tried his best to play in each m____5.______, he plays basketball by heart.

Recently, he returned to China for the basketball match. Few matches can be more fantastic than the match b___6.______ China and Australia. I have watched this match which made me feel so exciting. It was the 4th part of the match and only several seconds l___7.___.

Catching the ball from one of the team, YaoMing jumped to the air, throwing the ball as quickly as p___8.____. All the spectators are looking at the basketball. Excitedly, the ball was t___9.__ into the net! There was no more time for Australian to throw the ball. China won the great match.

Though YaoMing is by no means considered to be a great basketball player, his name will probably r______10.___ immortal(不朽的).

書面表達(dá)

Jack是一名九年級的學(xué)生，最近迷上手機(jī)游戲，經(jīng)常玩到深夜，睡眠不足，不能認(rèn)真聽講，導(dǎo)致成績下降。媽媽很生氣，不再讓他使用手機(jī)。假如你是他的朋友Tina，請你寫一封信給他，建議他要合理使用手機(jī)，如查閱資料，記單詞等。同時，考試在即，要理解父母、老師的心情，要主動去溝通，得到他們的原諒和幫助。

要求：

包含所給要點(diǎn)，語言流暢，意思連貫，適當(dāng)拓展；詞數(shù)80詞左右；開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

參考詞匯：become poor in study; get angry with ; communicate with; forgive.

Dear Jack，

I am sorry to hear that you quarreled with your parents about playing mobile phone games.

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Yours

Tina