Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.

The city is a market center for what is produced by the land round the city. Most of the city’s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.

Valencia has an old part with white old buildings, colored roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the center of the city was built in the 13^th century.

The city of Valencia has been known since the 2^nd century. In the 8^th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela named Valencia.

From the text, how many places have the name Valencia?

   A. One.          B. Two.             C. Three.               D. Four.

What is the main difference between the two parts of the city?

   A. The age of the buildings.             B. The parks and gardens.

   C. The number of people.                 D. The churches and museums.

When was Valencia the most important city in Spain?

   A. In the 2^nd century.    B. In the 8th century.  C. In the 13th century.     D. In the 20th century.

What is Valencia famous for?

   A. Its seaport.                          B. Its university.     

C. Its churches and museums.                D. Its parks and gardens.

The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _____.

   A. markets           B. businesses           C. factories            D. agriculture

People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or other historic remains. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.

Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have so little of it. People in cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam spend much of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the year it rains. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts (度假勝地) and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason. Sun!

The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy's 30,000 hotels are booked without a break every summer. And 13 million people visited French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit there yearly, or one tourist for each person living in Spain.

But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism that it can deal with. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. None of this, however, is ruining anyone's fun. Obviously, visitors don't go there for clean water. They allow traffic jams and endure crowded beaches. They don't even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is , the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it's still better than sitting in cold Berlin, London, or anywhere else.

The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that _____.

A. they want to see historic remains

B. they wish to escape from cold, dark and rainy days

C. they would like to take pictures in front of famous places

D. they are interested in different cultural and social customs

According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?

A. Italy.               B. Greece.          C. France.          D. Spain.

The underlined part in Passage 3, "one tourist for each person living in Spain" means _____.

A. all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists

B. every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist

C. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country

D. every family in Spain is visited by a tourist every year

What does the underlined phrase "without a break" mean?

A. 不休息           B.不絕交            C. 不間斷           D.不打碎

According to the passage, which of the following might ruin the tourists' fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?

A. Polluted water       B. Crowded buses        C. Rainy weather        D. Traffic jams

單句改錯 (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

每個句子有且僅有一處錯誤，或錯一詞, 或多一詞，或少一詞。

如本句錯一詞，在錯詞下劃一橫線，并在橫線下寫出修改后的詞；

如本句多一詞，把多余的詞用斜線（﹨）劃掉；

如本句缺一詞，在缺詞處加一漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

注意：未按照要求答題不得分。

. This isn’t the cup that I lay on the table yesterday.

. Seeing the girl heart-breaking, Jimmy came up to comfort her.

Her total devotion on her job earned her a pay rise.

Filled with anger, he didn’t shout, and just glared silently at me.

When he was there, he will go to that coffee shop after work every day.

Kathy’s wedding was great success.

She set up a school in the memory of her father.

Tiring of working for the boss, he decided to find another job.

She feels weakly easily because she only eats protective food.

The town was cut down from the rest of the country because of the heavy snow.

I’m busy now. _____ my brother do it for you?              

   A. Will          B. Shall        C. Must            D. May

  —Do you mind my smoking here?

—______. This is a non-smoking room here.

    A. Yes, please          B. Yes. Better not.     C. No, thanks               D. No. Good idea

After spending three days in a wheelchair, I was ready to quit. Not only did I have to battle cracked (裂縫的) and uneven (不平的) pavements, I had to deal with the bad attitude of pedestrians (行人) and a cold rain. But I didn’t give up because of people like Tiffany Payne.

   Payne, who has been using a wheelchair for 18 years, laughed at me:

   “Imagine trying to get around town in the winter,” she said.

   I could see her point: You’re battling to get to a doctor’s appointment (預(yù)約), but no one has shoveled (鏟) after a big snowfall. Your choices: Move out and risk getting stuck, or reschedule the appointment.

  Those of us fortunate enough to get around on our own two legs don’t give a second thought to the person in a wheelchair next to us at a crosswalk. That would require us to look down.

   So I decided to try using a wheelchair to get a sample of what their lives are like. It wasn’t long before I saw that people who use wheelchairs are forced to deal with a lot of trouble.

   During my experiment, I was ignored by store staff while shopping and bumped into by inattentive (疏忽的) walkers without so much as an apology.    

   Some people even gave me angry looks as if I were the one at fault.

   Once in a store, a woman bumped into me trying to get to the new iPad. She didn’t say, “Excuse me.”

  When salespeople did offer assistance, they talked to people who were with me, instead of me. I wanted to yell: “Hey, I’m down here!”

  Some salespeople talked to me as though I were a child or acted like they didn’t want to be bothered with me.

   People who use wheelchairs want to be treated like everyone else. They also comprehend (理解), so you don’t have to speak to them in a childlike, sing-song voice. It’s not very appealing (吸引人的), especially when the person is an adult. And most importantly, remember they have feelings that can be hurt just like yours.

   Spending three days in a wheelchair made me look differently at those who have to use one. I hope you do the same.

                                            By James E. Causey

The author writes the story to _______.

  A. help those in wheelchairs gain self-confidence

  B. share his experience of acting as a wheelchair user

  C. ask people to show sympathy for those in wheelchairs

  D. call on people to respect and help those in wheelchairs

During his three days in a wheelchair, the author met all of the following  

  difficulties EXCEPT ______.

  A. bad road conditions          B. poor attitudes of ordinary people

  C. terrible medical service         D. bad weather

What can we conclude from the article?

  A. A wheelchair user may feel offended when you do not address him or her directly.

  B. Assistants in big stores are usually kind to people in wheelchairs.

  C. People in wheelchairs should fight for fair treatment.

  D. People in wheelchairs are usually hard to get along with.

Which of the following statements would the author agree to?

  A. Look down on a person in a wheelchair.

  B. Speak to a person in a wheelchair in a sing-song voice.

  C. Treat a person in a wheelchair as you would any other person.

  D. Offer assistance to a person in a wheelchair without asking for permission.

Guangzhou （Xinhua）——12 people were killed and 20 injured early yesterday morning when they jumped from a burning train car into the path of an oncoming goods train in Southern China. When No. 247 Wuchang——Guangzhou passenger train was passing the Dayaoshan Tunnel in Guangdong Province， South China at 00:17 hours yesterday， a fire caused by passengers' smoking broke out on No. 17 car. They wanted to extinguish(撲滅) fire. As the train stopped some frightened passengers jumped from windows. 12 people were crushed to death and 20 others injured by a northward passing goods train（No. 1766）.

  . When did the accident happen？

    A. At 00:17 am.                    B. At 00:17 pm.

    C. At seventeen past one.        D. At seventeen to one.

Where did the accident happen？

    A. In Wuchang.                    B. In Guangzhou.

    C. In Hubei.                          D. In Guangdong.

For what did the passenger train stop？

    A. To put out the fire.

    B. To let the passengers jump out.

    C. To let the other train pass.

D. To pick up some other passengers.

What was the cause of the fire？

    A. A heavy rain.                  B. High temperature.

    C. Carelessness.                      D. Fear.

單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)題中所給的中文提示或首字母寫出符合句意的單詞的正確形式。

.A large q__________ of air-conditioners has been sold since the temperature is high.

.It rained yesterday and as a c__________ the match was cancelled.

.The prices of the dolls r__________ from $ 5 to $ 100.

.We were really a__________ about you. You shouldn’t have left home without a word.

.I could hardly express my a__________ of your help.

The police __________(射擊) at him, but he escaped.

What he said did not __________(惹惱) me , for I knew he did not mean it.

.If Paul __________(辭職), who will get the job ?

.He owes his success to his teacher’s __________(鼓勵).

.It is our duty to help the __________(殘疾).

.What was the way George thought of __________ enough money to buy the house ?

  A. to get        B. get            C. getting         D. having got

—Oh，my God! It’s a sea of bike，How Can you                your bike?

   —That’s easy．My brake went wrong , besides I tied a red ribbon to it.

  A．find out       B．pick out         C．take out               D．get out