The walk will take around three hours covering a distance of 10 kilometres.

Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30p.m, Dec.4

Cost: 200 yuan (US $25) per adult, 150 yuan (US $18.50) for under-12s.

Meeting place: 8:30a.m. in front of Starbucks at Lido Holiday Inn, Jiangtai Lu

To sign-up (one day before the hike) and more information, contact Huijie at info@beijinghikers.com or 139-1002-5516.

Skiing and hot springs

Cycle China plans a day’s skiing fun at a resort around Beijing followed by an outdoor hot spring bath for your sore body.

Cost: 350 yuan (US $43.40)

Time: 8:30 a.m-6:30p.m, Dec.4

Location: Meet at the office of Cycle China, opposite the east gate of Jingshan Park, Xicheng District.

For more information and reservation, email reserve@cyclechina.com or call 139-1188-6524.

Horse riding

This is a trip to a professional horse-riding club with well-trained bilingual instructors, offering lessons to people who love riding and those willing to learn more. The club is located in Hebei Province next to the Kangxi Grassland.

Time: 1:30 a.m-4:30p.m, Dec.4

Cost: 330yuan (US $40.74) including one hour’s riding, transportation, guide, lunch

To sign-up and more information, contact Lucy at 8580-5080, 130-1117-1326 or Lucy@highclub.cn.

52. This passage is written mainly for _________.

A. tourists B. holiday-makers C. guides D. sportsmen

53. If Mary, who is ten years old, wants to hike along the Great Wall with her parents, they will pay _________ dollars.

A. 450 B. 400 C. 68.50 D. 65

54. If you are interested in the knowledge about horse-riding, you’ll contact __________.

A. reserve@cyclechina.com B. 139-1188-6524

C. 130-1117-1326 D. 139-1002-5516

55. Cycle China is ________.

A. a website which offers traveling information

B. a traveling agency

C. a trainer for skiing

D. a resort which offers hot spring bath

第二卷(共65分)

一. 单词拼写(10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在题目后边的横线上，写出各单词的正确形式。

56. It took her a long while to r_________(恢复)from her heart operation.

57. After graduation, he became a _______(律师).

58. She is such a __________(可信赖的) student that everyone can believe her words.

59. He is __________(遭受) from bad headache.

60. The president will attend the ___________(官方的)opening of the theatre in June.

61. She takes the _________(态度) that children should be allowed to learn at their own pace.

62. He is trying to __________(说服) local and foreign businesses to invest in the project.

63. In my _______(观点), it’s difficult for the government to control the prices of housing.

64. The film is b______ on a short story by Thomas Mann.

65. A majority of the people v_____ to accept the offer of an 8% pay rise.

二：任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每空一词。

Wen Jiabao arrived in Singapore yesterday for an official visit to the country. It is the first visit by a Chinese premier to Singapore in eight years. In the arrival statement, Wen said he is looking forward to the meeting with Singapore on ways to deepen East Asian cooperation between two nations so as to contribute to the building of a peaceful, harmonious relationship.

Premier Wen Jiabao and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong agreed to jointly develop an environmentally friendly city in northeastern China. The city will be a model for sustainable development, a Singapore government statement said. The “Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city” will be developed by a joint venture (合资) formed by Chinese and Singapore companies. “This eco-city, to be built in Tianjin, will become another highlight in our relations,” Wen said after signing an agreement with Lee, who agreed, “On the Singapore side, on all levels, we’ll give this project our full support.”

The two sides will share expertise (技术) and experience in urban planning, environmental protection, resources conservation, recycling, use of renewable resources and wastewater re-use. China’s economic planning agency issued a set of guidelines earlier this month welcoming foreign investment in environmentally friendly areas such as recycling, “clean” industries and environmental protection.

Bilateral (双边的) relations between China and Singapore have seen big progress even though the two countries established diplomatic ties (外交关系) only 17 years ago, Wen said during his