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

Kunming is the capital of Yunnan. It's a city with a long history. Kunming has a population of more than 5, 000, 000. Though the weather in Yunnan changes form place to  place, Kunming is famous for her beautiful weather. It's neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. That's why more and more people like to travel and even to live here. You can see that great changes have taken place here. a lot of tall buildings, cinemas and hospitals have been put up. You can cross the streets over footbridges in the city. You can buy whatever you want in shops and supermarkets in or around the city. People's lives are becoming better and better.

At weekend or on holiday, people like to relax themselves in different places and in different ways. In winter, people especially old people would like to climb the Western Hills. From the top of Hills, you can have a good look at the beautiful scenery of Kunming. Far away from the Hills, you can enjoy the Sleeping Beauty among the Hills. After supper, families take a walk along the bank of Dianchi Lake. The Golden Temple and EXPO Garden are two famous places of interest in the north of the city. EXPO Garden is known to people both a t home and abroad. You can spend a whole day visiting the world-famous garden. A little farther away form the southeast of the city, a special forest welcomes you. It is not a tree forest, but a stone forest. So it is called the Stone Forest.

People in Kunming are really friendly. They often invite their friends home to try delicious food, like rice noodles. If you want to know more about Kunming and taste her food, please visit her yourself.

(   )21. What's the population of Kunming?

A. Over five thousand.      B. Over five million.

C. Over five billion.        D. Over five hundred.

(   )22. The weather in Yunnan is _____.

A. the same in different places   B. neither too hot nor too cold

C. different in different places  D. different in the same place

(   )23. The Sleeping Beauty is the name of a _____.

A. person   B. hill    C. shop      D. film star

(   )24. _____ is known to people all over the world.

A. EXPO Garden B. The Stone Forest  C. The Golden Temple  D. The Western Hills

(   )25. The writer of this passage wants to__________

A. taste her food               B. visit Kunming

C. invite tourists to Kunming    D. know more about Kunming

B

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of parliament(议会大厦).  In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the House of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The Big Ben makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, Ding dong.” It goes, every quarter of an hour.

The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.(建筑家)

(   )26.Big Ben is _________.

A. a bus    B. a clock C. the name of Ben    D. a house

(   )27. The underlined word  “hands” means ____ in Chinese.

A. 手   B. 标志    C. 指针    D. 发条

(   )28.The name of Big Ben comes from_______.

A. a big bus. B. a big building    C. a big builder    D . a big clock.

(   )29. The clock strikes (敲) every ____ of an hour.

A. ten minutes    B. fifteen minutes   C. thirty minutes   D. forty-five minutes