二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

Getting to places can sometimes be difficult ,especially(特别) when you are going to a place for the ___11____ time.

In big cities, many people take buses, trains or subways to get from ____12____to another. Buses are a popular___13_ of transportation. If you are using a bus, you need to know___14___ bus to take and where you can get on. You ____15___ need to be able to (能够) read the timetable, so you can take the right bus and ____16___ your place on time. At last, you need to know ___17___ to get off and ___18___ the driver the name of the station.  In the countryside, transportation can be much simpler (更简单的).In some places, people get to school or work___19___ boat. Some children ride in long boats on the river to get to school. In ___20___places,students walk to the school.

(     ) 11. A. first    B. second    C. third    D. fourth

(     ) 12. A .one place   B. the place    C. places    D. the places

(     ) 13. A. mean    B. ways     C. way    D. away

(     ) 14. A. what    B. where    C. which    D. why

(     ) 15. A. too   B. as well    C. also    D. either

(     ) 16. A. get to    B. arrive     C. get    D. arrive to

(     ) 17. A. why    B. where    C. when     D. how

(     ) 18. A. say    B. talk    C. speak    D. tell

(     ) 19. A. on    B. in     C. by     D. at

(     ) 20. A. other    B. others    C. else    D. another

三、阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分，满分26分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

The longest train journey in the world is from the Pacific over to the Atlantic, going across Asia and Europe.

You can do this famous journey with only a few changes of train .Some people start in Hong Kong and take the train to Beijing .This is a very good way to see a lot of Chinese passing by the window while you talk or eat .You can stay at a hotel in Beijing ,and then take the train for a five-day journey to Moscow. It is a long time ,but you can walk up and down the train and get out at some of the stations. You can take some good books and maybe some games too .

There are the horses of Mongolia riding past .Don't they look lovely! Many people stay in a hotel in Ulan Bator to do some sightseeing .Later the train goes past Lake Baikal ,one of the World's largest with 20%of the world's fresh water .As we go west the food changes. This is one  of the best as well as the longest train journeys .Here is Moscow-with lots to do and more trains going on to Paris, or even ,under the sea, to London.

( ) 21. The longest train Journey in the world is from the Pacific to the ____________ .

A. Indian     B. Atlantic    C. Antarctic

( ) 22. You can do this famous journey with ___________ changes of train .

A. many     B. few     C. a few

( )23. You can stay in a hotel in Beijing , and then have a five-day journey to ________ .

A. Paris     B. London    C. Moscow

( ) 24. The ___________ of Mongolia look lovely !

A. camels    B. horses    C. elephants

( ) 25. You can do some ____________ on the train.

A. cooking   B. reading   C. fishing