五、阅读短文(共20小题;每小题1分 ，满分20分)

A)阅读下面短文,根据所读内容，在文章后第62—71小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为62—71的相应位置上。

注意:每空只填1个单词。

The Old Town of Lijiang

Lijiang is a few hours bus-ride away from the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan Province. Surrounded by fields, mountains and rivers, the Old Town of Lijiang looks like a jade ink stone in spring and summer, this is why the local people proudly call their town “Dayan” which means the Town of the Big Ink Stone.

Each year, many tourists from abroad visit the Old Town and the place is like “Venice in the East” to them. There are narrow alleys, pretty streams, small stone bridges, and brick and tile houses with carved doors and painted windows.

Jiuzhaigou Valley

This area, north of Sichuan Province, is a natural wonder. You will never imagine how amazing it is if you don’t see it with your own eyes. Every year, visitors from all over the world come to admire the mountains, lakes, streams, trees, underground springs and waterfalls which make Jiuzhaigou Valley an area of outstanding natural beauty.

The water in the valley’s lakes, streams and waterfalls is famous for being very clear. The valley is also home to many protected kinds of plants including bamboo. The animals in danger, such as pandas, also live in the valley.

Mount Huangshan

Of all the mountains in China, Mount Huangshan is probably the most famous to be found in the southern part of Anhui province. It is well known for its scenery, sunsets, Huangshan pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. It is said that you won’t want to visit any other mountain after seeing wu yue(五岳) but you won’t wish to see even wu yue after you come back from it. This saying may give you some idea of the beauty and uniqueness of it. Together with the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Great Wall, it has become one of the great symbols of China.

Three places of interest in    62

The Old Town of Lijiang

It takes a few hours from Da li to Lijiang by    63   . Lijiang looks like a jade ink stone in spring and summer,    64    the local people call their town “Dayan”. Every year, many    65    tourists visit the Old Town and the place is like “Venice in the East” to them.

Jiuzhaigou Valley Jiuzhaigou Valley is an area of natural beauty. You will never imagine how amazing it is    66    you see it with your own eyes. Many protected kinds of plants    67    in the valley. And some endangered animals   68   pandas also live in it. Every year, visitors from all over the world come to admire it.

Mount Huangshan Mount Huangshan is in the    69    of Anhui province. It is    70   for its scenery, sunsets, Huangshan pine trees and views of the clouds from above. It is said that you won’t to visit any other mountain after seeing wu yue but you won’t wish to see even wu yue after    71    from it.

B)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为72—81的相应位置上。

Do you want to be the best student in your class? Be the envy of all of your friends in school and be the p  72    of your teachers and parents !

First, a best student must study hard. This is the primary task of a student. Remember, if you don’t do anything, you will be nothing. Ask questions in class if you do not understa nd something. In addition, try to enjoy all the s  73    you learn at school and work hard on them. It seems that hard-working students can have success more e   74  .

Second, good study habits are very useful. For example, when you prepare for a test, make

s   75    that you have all of the proper materials including books, pencils, paper, calculators, etc. Underline the words that you do not understand. And try marking some of the themes mentioned in the book. Then, come up w   76     study questions and try to answer them. You’d better stop to take a r   77   every hour to refresh your memory.

Don’t f   78  to try asking your parents for help. They have personal learning experiences and can help you with your studies in many ways. Usually, the students who ask their parents for help can do b  79    in class than those don’t.

Lastly, remember to never give up. You are already on your way in becoming the best student! The truth is that it doesn’t m  80    to fail if you pick yourself up and try even harder. A  81

a lot of the famous people were all once failures, they never lost heart  and managed to climb to the top and succeed.