If you want to have a better understanding of a country, a better way is to travel around it. Then you can get the chance to see, to feel and even to taste the country's things on your own. Actually, in the past ten years, the number of people who traveled abroad has increased greatly, especially in the recent 5 years.
There are several reasons for the increase. The most important one is that people become richer and they are more able to support their trips. And the tourism has greatly developed over the ten years. Young people today expect to go outside to open their eyes and to see the real world. They hope to keep themselves realize what is going on around the world.
On the other hand, as China has developed a lot and has a lot of cultural and natural resources（资源）, more and more foreigners come to visit our country. China has become one of the most popular tourist destinations（目的地）in the world. According to the scores of Top 4 countries having the most Cultural Tourism Resources, China takes the fourth place among some countries all over the world. So we still have a long way to improve our tourism competitiveness.
1.Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
2.Why do young people expect to go abroad?
3.In the passage, what does the underlined word "they" refer to?
4.How many scores has France got in the chart?
5.Do you like traveling abroad? Why or why not?
All languages change over time, but some change at a faster speed than others.1. One is about people who always use it. Another is about the importance of the language among different areas, such as world communication and changes in technology. In the past, other languages like Latin or French were more important than English. 2. English is spoken by about 350 million people as a first language in countries and about a billion more people as a second language.
English started to take the place of French as an international language during the period of British colonialism（殖民主义）.3. The colonial period came to an end while some other changes happened. New ways of communication technology like television and the Internet make English worldwide.4.They could use the Internet for information, business, or e-mail in English. Just as the use of English spread, other languages changed English by new inventions and technology.
Icelandic（冰岛语）has changed very slowly. Why? Because Iceland is an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.5. Today, most Icelanders speak English and Icelandic.
A. What are the reasons?
B. These changes influence the development of society.
C. People could watch news or programs in English everywhere.
D. English was the primary way to communicate in these colonies.
E. However, today English is the most widely used language in the world.
F. It meant Icelanders had little connect with speakers of other languages for many years.
Last summer I went to one of the world's most famous historical places, the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was the home of the emperors of the last two dynasties.
The Forbidden City was built in 1420 in Ming Dynasty. The emperor Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty moved into it in 1644. It was where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers.
The Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City. However, the color of the palace, itself is not purple. The color purple stands for power of the great emperors of China. It was so sacred（神圣的）that the common people could not even dream of going in.
The emperors liked different kinds of activities to celebrate all the traditional festivals in the Forbidden City. During Chinese New Year, the emperor would invite all the members of his family and his officials to a banquet. The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes. It was such an expensive banquet that it could feed a common family for three generations（代）.
Right now the Forbidden City is known as a historical site for tourists from all over the world. Everyone can go in there, and it is a museum with priceless Chinese treasures in it.
I really learned a lot about the Chinese culture and its history from this trip to the Forbidden City. It was like a dream coming true to go on the trip and see the things that I have always wanted to see.
1.How long is the history of the Forbidden City?
A.About 600 years B.About 4000 years C.1420 years
2.According to the passage, what is the color purple stand for?
A.Secret B.Health C.Power
3.What does the underlined word "banquet" probably mean?
A.表演 B.宴会 C.展览
4.Which of the following is NOT true about the Forbidden City in the passage?
A.It is a historical place for visiting.
B.The emperors lived there.
C.The emperors only had celebrations on Chinese New Year.
5.What does the writer want to show us?
A.The treasures of the Forbidden City
B.The changes in use of the Forbidden City
C.The building process of the Forbidden City
From May 20 to May 24 Science Week is coming!
----Science Club
May 9, 2019
Black Holes
On April 10, people around the world got their first look at a real black hole.
What to know more?
Come and enjoy a film about black holes at 3 p.m. on Thursday in the school hall!
Why can't we grow to be 3 meters?
Speaker: Doctor Hu
Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Day: Friday
Place: Biology Lab Two
5G is coming!
Come and experience what it is like!
Time: 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Day: Monday
Place: Science Center
Teachers: Miss Ying, Mr. Zhu
3D-printed products most bring you different feelings!
Time: 8:20 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
Day: Tuesday
Place: Computer Room Four
Teacher: Mr. Wang
1.You can know the Science is __________.
A.from May 24 to May 31 B.from May 9 to May 20 C.from May 20 to May 24
2.Doctor Hu will tell you why we can't grow to be 3 meters __________.
A.in the Science Center B.in the Biology Lab Two C.in the Computer Room Four
3.From 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, you can __________.
A.watch a film B.experience what 5G is like C.enjoy 3D-printed products
4._________will explain something interesting about 3D-printed products.
A.Mr. Wang B.Mr. Zhu C.Miss Yang
5.The text above is probably __________.
A.an e-mail B.a postcard C.a notice
Li Chunlin, a farmer, used to live in a poor village in the north of Shanxi in the 1980s. He and his wife went to Shenzhen to make a living __________ running a restaurant.
Years later, they became rich and returned to their hometown with excitement. However, they __________ that the land around the village was covered with sand. That made them __________.After thinking twice, Li and his wife __________ to fight against the sand.
They bought thousands of young trees and planted them around the village. Only a few survived（存活）, because the trees weren't watered often. How to get water was a big __________.They dug a well（井）but it became dry __________.Then they asked a drilling team to dig a deep well.__________the clear water appeared, their money ran out. They didn't have money to buy young trees. Learning what they were doing, one of their friends who did __________ was moved and wanted to do something for their village, too. So he offered the money they needed.
With the money, they bought trees and then had them planted. They __________ the trees as if they were their own children. After some time, green __________came out. When the villagers saw the changes, some started to join Li and his wife in the fight. Then more joined. Years went by, and now larger areas around the village are covered with green trees.
1.A.by B.at C.on
2.A.discussed B.discovered C.disagreed
3.A.sad B.scared C.excited
4.A.warned B.decided C.advised
5.A.request B.problem C.direction
6.A.quickly B.properly C.peacefully
7.A.But B.And C.Although
8.A.treat B.course C.business
9.A.looked up B.looked for C.looked after
10.A.leaves B.grass C.flowers
根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出最佳选项，井将答案写在答题卡上。选项中有两项为多余项。
A: Excuse me. Do you know where I can buy the novel The Ordinary World?
B: Certainly.1.
A: I'm new here. I don't know the way.2.
B: Sure. Go along the street and turn left at the second crossing. It's next to a supermarket.
A: 3.
B: It's about three kilometers from here.
A: 4.
B: Yes, you can.
A: Which bus can I take?
B: You can take the No.610 bus.5. Look! The bus is coming!
A: Thank you very much.
B: You're welcome.
A. How far is it?
B. You can buy it in Xinhua Bookstore.
C. The bookstore closes at 7:30 p.m.
D. The bus stop is on the other side of the street.
E. Could you tell me where it is?
F. Can I take a bus there?
G. I'm not sure how to get there.
