Top 5 Must See Places in BeijingBeijing is an...

Top 5 Must See Places in Beijing

Beijing is an old capital city with a lot of tourists attractions. What is the most representative place in Beijing? The answers are various. Here are the Top 5 Must See Places in Beijing.

1. Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is the ideal place for you to begin your exploration of Beijing. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes as you have to walk a lot! A multilingual guide recorder is recommended, as it can tell you the stories behind the palace.

Opening Hour: 8:30-17:00

Entrance Fee: RMB 60

2. Tian’anmen Square

Lying in the heart of Beijing City, it is the place for massive parades and gathering. It boasts of the largest square of such kind in the world. At sunrise and sunset the raising and lowering ceremony of the Chinese National Flag is well worth seeing.

Ticket fees: Free

Opening Time: Whole Day

3. Great Wall

Most of the sections of the Great Wall in Beijing are well-preserved, and the most famous section is Badaling. For the Great Wall hiking, get ready for strong footwear. For hot weather, please also prepare sunblock, sunglasses and water.

Badaling Great Wall:

Ticket Fees: RMB40 (Nov. 01 to Mar. 31); RMB 45 (Apr. 01 to Oct. 31)

Open Hours: 6:40 to 18:30

4. Summer Palace

Regarded as the largest imperial garden in China, the Summer Palace is in fact a park-styled royal retreat. With masterly design and artistic architecture integrating the highlight of Chinese garden arts, it has earned a title of "Royal Garden Museum".

Open Time: 6:30-20:30

Ticket Fee: RMB 40 (low season) / RMB 50 (peak season during the holidays)

5. Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven worked as sacrificial compound buildings for the Ming and Qing emperors. What's the intriguing by-production of the temple is that if you enter the Temple of Heaven in the early morning, you can find many people doing all types of Kungfu, Taiji, dancing and other morning exercises.

Open Time: 6:00-21:00

Ticket Fee: RMB 35

1. At 5:45 in the morning, what could one enjoy?

A．The artistic architectural design of the Summer Palace.

B．Wandering about on the Tian’anmen Square.

C．The sunrise on the Badaling Great Wall.

D．Exercises of Kungfu and Taiji in the Temple of Heaven.

2.Which is the most suitable place for those who want to go square dancing in the morning?

A. Temple of Heaven　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Tian’anmen Square

C. Summer Palace　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Forbidden City

3. If Li Hua wants to visit the Summer Palace and Badaling Great Wall during the National Day, how much should he pay for the tickets?

A. 80　　　　　　　　　　 B. 85　　　　　　　　　　 C. 90　　　　　　　　　 D. 95

4.According to the passage, tourists are recommended to use a multilingual guide recorder when visiting _________.

A. Tian’anmen Square　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Temple of Heaven

C. Forbidden City　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Summer Palace

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Kuala Lumpur is an exciting capital city in Malaysia. Here are the top 4 budget hotels there:

The Chinatown Inn (About $30 per night)

Just a block from the railway station, located in Chinatown’s open market. It has clean beds, central air conditioning, hot water for coffee and tea, and a hall with a big screen TV. Wi-Fi is good on the first 4 floors, but a little weak on Floor 5. Many guests like the Chinatown Inn. Their complaint is that the air condition is too cold, so make sure you get a room with a window. You can open it to let some warmth in.

Ancasa Express (About $45 per night).

The hotel is above the sky-train station. That makes it convenient to get to other parts of the city. From the station, take the elevator to the 5th floor to reach the hotel lobby (大厅). The rooms are clean and nice. There is a flat screen TV, the strongest Wi-Fi, and a very hot rainfall shower. The guests’ complaint is that the cafe is only open for breakfast and dinner, and not 24 hours.

Central Hotel (About $35 per night)

This hotel is just two blocks from the Central Station, which is the heart of all transportation in the city—buses, trains and sky-trains all meet here. Central is where the airport-link trains will take you to the airport. From Central you can walk 2 blocks to the beautiful Central Hotel, in which rooms are small but nice and clean, and have common Wi-Fi.

Ocean 77 (About $25 per night)

On Petaling Street in Chinatown, this brand new hotel is most spotlessly clean. There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi in each room. The location is good, in the heart of the Petaling Street market. No cafe in the hotel, but many nearby on the street.

1.In the Chinatown Inn you are told to choose a room with a window 　　 .

A. because the light in the room is dim

B. so that you can breathe the fresh air

C. so that you can let some warm air in

D. so that you can have a good view from it

2.If a guest likes surfing the Net very much, which of the following would be his first choice?

A. Ancasa Express B. Central Hotel.

C. Ocean 77.　 D. The Chinatown Inn.

3.What is the unusual characteristic of Ocean 77?

A. It is the cheapest, newest and cleanest.

B. Its location is in the heart of the city.

C. It is located in the street in Chinatown.

D. There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi.

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A. Wi-Fi in the Chinatown Inn is good in each room.

B. Only one of the four hotels is air-conditioned.

C. The café in Ancasa Express is open all day long.

D. Central Hotel is in the heart of all transportation.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

An eighteen-year-old high school student from Utah won the top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search in the United States. The winner received a computer and a scholarship for a college education.

More than 1,500students from across the country entered projects in the competition this year. Their research included chemistry, medicine, physics, mathematics, engineering, and computer science-almost every area of science.

Forty students were invited to Washington, D.C. for the final judging. A group of scientists judged them on their research abilities, critical thinking skills and creativity. The judges also questioned the students about scientific problems before deciding on the winners.

The top winner received 100,000 dollars for college. Shannon Babb of American Fork High School studied the water quality of tile Spanish Fork River in Utah for six years. She found that people have a harmful effect on the river through human activity, including agriculture. And she suggested ways to improve the water quality in the future. These include educating the public not to put household chemicals down the drains（下水道）, which lead to the river eventually.

Seventeen-year-old Yi Sun of the Hanker School in San Jose, California, earned the second place. He won a 75,000-dollar scholarship for new discoveries about a mathematical theory known as random walks. His work could help computer scientists and chemists. Yi Sun was born in China.

The third-place winner was also seventeen and born in China. Yuan “Chelsea” Zhang of Montgomery Blair High School in Rockville, Maryland, won a 50,000-dollar scholarship. She researched the molecular genetics（分子遗传学）of heart disease. Her findings could aid the development of new medicines.

The Intel Science Talent Search is the oldest science competition for high school students in the United States. It is 65 years old this year. Past winners have gone on to receive six Nobel prizes and other top honors in science and math.

1.What do we know about the talent search project?　　

A. Most of its winners have received Nobel prizes.

B. The project includes researches in every area of science.

C. Only a small part of the students can attend the final judging.

D. Most of the winners come from Asian countries.

2.According to the text, 　　　　　 .　　

A. water quality in Utah will be better than that in the other states

B. the river was polluted only by those living near it

C. Shannon Babb suggested more than one way to improve the water quality

D. household chemicals should be kept in the drains forever

3.Which of the following about the girl from Maryland is NOT true?　

A. The scholarship she received was half as many as Shannon Babb.

B. Her discovery is of great help to Chinese medicine.

C. Her research will contribute to the cure of heart disease.

D. She and the second-place winner Yi Sun have something in common.

4.What is the text mainly about?　　

A. Three winners' contributions to science and math.

B. Three Chinese students won the Science Talent Search.

C. Great rewards were given to winners in the competition.

D. Winners of the Intel Science Talent Search in the US.

5.Where are you most likely to find this text?　　

A. In a newspaper.　　 B. In a handbook.　　 C. In a textbook.　　 D. In a medical magazine.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I come from Santiago, the capital of Chile. There are two separate areas in Santiago. There is an area for the very rich people and there is a part for the poor people. I come from the poor side of the city. The very rich people never cross over to the poor side of the city. But sometimes the poor people save their money and cross over to visit the beach on the rich side.

Dad drove buses. He would leave for work just after 4 am. His pay depended on the number of people who rode in his bus, so he would keep driving until he had made enough money for the day. Mum worked as a barber(理发师). She did not come home until late at night. My brother, sister and I spent a lot of time with my grandparents.

Dad had lived in Australia when he was younger. He told us about the large parks covered with grass. He told us about the beaches that were close to the cities which anyone could visit. Dad thought it would be better if we moved to Australia.

We could only take things that could fit in our suitcases(手提箱). I took clothes and a few special things that reminded(使......想起) me of Chile. I took photographs, a box covered with sand from the beaches of Chile and traditional toy.

I was very sad to leave my friends and family, especially my grandmother. My grandmoter had always looked after me. I didn’t want to leave her, but Dad said that she would come and visit us in Australia one day. When I left, I cut off some of my hair so that my grandmother would remember me.

Flying to Australia was a long journey. We stopped in Argentina and New Zealand before finally reaching Australia.

1.What was the author’s life like in Santiago?

A. He led a hard life.

B. He lived in the wealthy area.

C. He always went to the beach.

D. He often visited the rich side of the city.

2.How did the author’s father’s early life in Australia affect him?

A. It caused him to move there.

B. It pushed him to go back home.

C. It made him hate his hometown.

D. It encouraged him to find a better family.

3.What can we infer from Paragraph 4 about the author?

A. He brought everything he needed to Australia.

B. He thought he wouldn’t come back.

C. He has many expensive things.

D. He loves his motherland.

4.How did the author feel about leaving for Australia?

A. He was very excited about it.

B. He was unconcerned about it.

C. He regretted his decision before leaving.

D. He was unwilling to part with his grandmother.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

I must have looked deep in thought, or as deep in thought as an 11-year-old man can, when my grandmother glanced up from her weeding to ask, "You have something on your mind, don't you?"

"Yes, I was thinking that someday I want to be an Olympic speed skating champion like my hero, Eric Heiden, I want to be a doctor like my parents and I want to help children in Africa."

I immediately knew I had confided in the right person when a knowing smile broke across her face. "Johann, of course! You can do anything you want to do!" she said simply. And with my grandmother's support, I set out to pursue my passions.

14 years later, I was well ready to take hold of my first dream: becoming an Olympic champion. The Olympics in 1994 were in my home country, Norway. As I entered the Olympic stadium, I wasn't the best athlete, and many had doubts about my ability to perform well. But I had something special working for me. I had a woman in the first row who believed in me following my passions just as much as I did. For the first time ever, my grandmother was going to see me skate.

It happened. Breaking a world record, I won the gold.

As I stood on the podium(领奖台) that I had dreamed about my entire life, a curious question popped into my head. Why me? Why did I win, given all the other incredible competitors out there? The reason had to be more than a grandmother who shared a belief in her grandson's dream. The question led me to only one answer: because I wanted to make a difference in the world, and with all the media attention on my success, I could.

I immediately knew what that difference had to be: hope in the lives of the children in Africa. Six months earlier, I'd been invited to Eritrea as an ambassador for Olympic Aid.

1.When the author spoke out what was on his mind, his grandmother______.

A.laughed at him B.supported him

C.had no confidence in him D.felt quite surprised

2.The author probably realized his first dream at the age of ______.

A.20 B.22

C.25 D.28

3.What will the author tell us in the part following the passage?

A.His efforts in helping the African children.

B.His hard training in preparing for the next Olympics.

C.His successes at other Olympic games.

D.His grandmother’s attitude towards him.

4.The whole passage is mainly about ______.

A.a young boy who had many dreams

B.the encouragement from a grandmother

C.a sportsman who realized his first dream of helping African children

D.an Olympic hero who made a difference in the world

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In one of the old buildings near our school，one could see an old man sitting by a large window on the first floor．His name was James．During the three years at school, I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position．

He was a high-ranking government official and lived happily with his wife．Once there was a bus accident，in which a number of passengers were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment．James was responsible for the rescue operation．It was a big hospital，but James was shocked to notice how ill-equipped it was．There were no enough life-saving drugs and life—supporting equipment． The injured and their companions had to struggle there．James attempted to help．However，though he emptied his pockets，many of them died that day．

That was a turning point in his life．He made a decision to devote his life to helping others，particularly the poor and needy patients and their companions．He began spending much of his income on these people．Since this required a lot of time and energy，he found it difficult to fulfill(履行) his official duties and therefore chose to retire，which，in turn，reduced his income considerably．

His wife was deeply worried. Most of the time，James was out and paid least attention to home affairs．Meanwhile，as he was spending a lot helping others，she had to struggle even to meet the household expenses．Though she was not opposed to his helping the poor，she urged him not to overlook his own life and home，but it had no effect on him．One day they had a heated argument and in the end she left him，never to return．Though he continued with his work，this was a great blow and did serious harm to his health and enthusiasm and was soon forced to stay indoors．That was when he took his position by the window，spending his time looking outside．

A few weeks after my graduation，I returned to school，only to find the buildings gone．I heard that they were torn down．All the people left except James．He refused to go and the next morning，he was found at his usual place by the window，dead．

1.What changed James’ view towards life?

A. The difficulties in his career．

B. The deaths in the bus accident．

C. The bad conditions in the hospital．

D. The responsibilities in the operation．

2.James chose to retire in order to____________________.

A. spare more time and energy to help others

B. find a better job to increase his income

C. take care of the injured passengers

D. stay away from the difficult official duties

3.James’ wife left because_________________________．

A. she was strongly against his deeds

B. James paid too little attention to his work

C. her work to support their daily life was too tiring

D. James failed to keep a balance between charity and home

4.What is possibly the reason why James sat by the window every day?

A. He expected his wife to return.

B. He looked forward to going out.

C. He desired to watch the students.

D. He attempted to know the outside life.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In one of the old buildings near our school，one could see an old man sitting by a large window on the first floor．His name was James．During the three years at schoo1, I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position．

He was a high-ranking government official and lived happily with his wife．Once there was a bus accident，in which a number of passengers were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment．James was responsible for the rescue operation．It was a big hospital，but James was shocked to notice how ill-equipped it was．There were no enough life-saving drugs and life—supporting equipment． The injured and their companions had to struggle there．James attempted to help．However，though he emptied his pockets，many of them died that day．

That was a turning point in his life．He made a decision to devote his life to helping others，particularly the poor and needy patients and their companions．He began spending much of his income on these people．Since this required a lot of time and energy，he found it difficult to fulfill his official duties and therefore chose to retire，which，in turn，reduced his income considerably．

His wife was deeply worried. Most of the time，James was out and paid least attention to home affairs．Meanwhile，as he was spending a lot helping others，she had to struggle even to meet the household expenses．Though she was not opposed to his helping the poor，she urged him not to overlook his own life and home，but it had no effect on him．One day they had a heated argument and in the end she left him，never to return．Though he continued with his work，this was a great blow and did serious harm to his health and enthusiasm and was soon forced to stay indoors．That was when he took his position by the window，spending his time looking outside．

A few weeks after my graduation，I returned to school，only to find the buildings gone．I heard that they were torn down．All the people left except James．He refused to go and the next morning，he was found at his usual place by the window，dead．

1.What changed James’ view towards life?

A. The difficulties in his career．

B. The deaths in the bus accident．

C. The bad conditions in the hospital．

D. The responsibilities in the operation．

2.James chose to retire in order to____________________.

A. take care of the injured passengers

B. find a better job to increase his income

C. spare more time and energy to help others

D. stay away from the difficult official duties

3.James’ wife left because_________________________．

A. she was strongly against his deeds

B. James paid too little attention to his work

C. her work to support their daily life was too tiring

D. James failed to keep a balance between charity and home

4.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ____________.

A. His decision to retire　　 B. The departure of his wife

C. The argument with his wife　　 D. His devotion to helping others

5.What is possibly the reason why James sat by the window every day?

A. He expected his wife to return.

B. He looked forward to going out.

C. He desired to watch the students.

D. He attempted to know the outside life.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

To see a young couple loving each other is no _________, but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.

A．way              B．doubt            C．wonder           D．sense

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As an old sailor, he has ____________ in most parts of the world in his time. He must be interesting to listen to.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Smoking in places where it is not allowed is an example of bad ____________.

A. habits　　　　　　 B. activities　　　　　　 C. manners　　　　　　 D. movements

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析