【正文】 ght B. is set C. is praised for D. is praised as ( )10. In front of the house _____a big tree. A. have B. has C. is D. are ( )11.— What39。 that C. too。 Asia 一 、 選擇題 ( )1. I am writing to you _______ I’ m afraid to talk about it face to face. A. because B. though C. until D. unless ( )2. She _______ down because she had a headache. A. lay B. lied C. lies D. lie ( )3. Tony gets up _______ early _______ he can be the first one to get to his classroom. A. so。 that B. such。 to D. enough。s the cost of the dictionary? — _________ is sixtythree. A. This B. It C. That D. He ( )12. __________was Mary who picked up the wallet. A. He B. She C. They D. It ( )13. — Can a plane fly__________ the Atlantic Ocean? — Yes, but it needs to go_______ the clouds for hours. A. across, through B. through, across C. across, across D. through, through ( )14. It is _______to cycle around Guilin. A. a great fun B. a fun C. great fun D. a great funny ( )15. You can park on ____side of the road. Look at the sign “ No parking” . A. each B. none C. either D. neither ( )16. What a long way _________is from Beijing to London! A. this B. it C. that D. / ( ) ____of the students in Grade Nine this year were born in the ______. A. threefive / 1996 B. threefifths / 1990s C. thirdfifth / 1997 D. thirdfifths / 1990s ( ) museum will not ______people today because it’s being repaired. A. be closed to B. be open to C. be popular to D. be opened to ( )19. If you prefer the red evening dress, you’ll have to pay _____30 dollars, because it’s made of silk. A. other B. the other C. more D. another ( )20.— Which hobby do you think ____the least time? A. takes up B. puts up C. gives up D. makes up 二、 完形填空 A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city. Venice is 1 the northeast of Italy. It wasn39。t difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges 4 can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move 5 by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while 6 boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along. Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians 7 from a war over 1,500 years ago, and built homes there. Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange 8 . One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there39。s underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes. Once, people used 10 underground water. This made the city get lower 11 . Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the 12 seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean(北冰洋 ) melt. Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water 13 , more than half of the city is underwater. Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting 14 lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy39。s easy to find the useful information for your travel. ( )11. This passage was written to introduce________. A. travel maps B. travel books C. travel films D. travel places ( )12. The writer of the first kind of travel books gave his ideas after he______. A. traveled B. read books C. watched films D. surfed the Inter ( )13. The underlined phrase a cultured person means a person with ________. A. a good appearance B. a good education C. a lot of