Exercise 2 of Unit 3 of 7B Reading ( I )

一、1. capital 2. national 3. once 4. treasures 5. palaces
6. worth 7. around 8. ancient 9. emperor 10. flag
二、1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.C
三、1. come 2. speaking 3. from 4. interested 5. a
6. when/after 7. sleeping 8. best 9. peaceful 10. visitors
四、1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C

一、词汇运用
1. Brian tells us online about his life in Beijing, the ___(首都)of China.
2. The badminton player works hard all the time and hopes to join the ___(国家的) team one day.
3. People ___(曾经)thought that the sun travelled around the earth.
4. For book-lovers, there're so many ___(珍宝)in books. As the Chinese saying goes, "A book holds a house of gold."
5. You can feel the history of the ___(宫殿)when you enter their gates.
6. — Do you think the film is ___(值)the ticket price(票价)?
Of course. I'd like to see it again.
7. Suzhou is a beautiful city. Come here and I'll show you a___ it.
8. — Do you know what the six a___ towns in Jiangnan area are?
Yes. They are Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Luzhi, Xitang, Wuzhen and Nanxun.
9. — What's the name of the first e___ in Chinese history? — Ying Zheng.
10. — What is Canada's f ___ like?
— It's red and white, with a maple leaf(枫叶)in the centre.

一、1. capital 2. national 3. once 4. treasures 5. palaces
6. worth 7. around 8. ancient 9. emperor 10. flag

( ) 1._____ golden ginkgo(银杏)trees on both sides，Daoqian Road attracts lots of visitors every autumn.

A.As
B.By
C.With
D.For

1.C

( ) 2.Now many people like to have a ___ of a slow and relaxing life in the village during their holidays.

A.taste
B.view
C.check
D.smell

2.A

( ) 3.The Grand Canal(大运河)is well worth ______ because it has a long history.

A.to visiting
B.to visit
C.visiting
D.visit

3.C

( ) 4.Between the two ancient villages ___ a clean and long river.

A.run
B.runs
C.have
D.has

4.B

( ) 5.— I am so happy that my penfriend will come to visit me this winter holiday.
— You can ___ Suzhou and take her to try some local food.

A.pick her up
B.show her around
C.give her away
D.see her off

5.B

( ) 6.— No flash(闪光灯)here. It's bad for the works of art.
— ___ I didn't see the sign.

A.Why not?
B.No way!
C.Sorry, I won't.
D.That's all right.

6.C

三、短文填空
Do you like travelling? Why not 1. ___ (come) to Singapore? When you walk on the streets of Singapore, you can hear different languages. English is most used here. You can speak putonghua most of the time. But I think it's a good place to practise 2. ___ (speak) English. Let's be brave enough to open our mouth. Maybe you will get a big surprise.
Have you tried Chinese food outside China? Singapore is a place you can find a lot of food 3. ___ China. You'll also find Indian food, Western food or Japanese food in Singapore. If you are 4. ___ (interest) in delicious food, come to Singapore.
Besides, a special zoo called Night Safari is really worth 5. ___ visit. You can go
to see animals at night. It might seem strange to go to a zoo 6. ___ it's dark. But if you go to see lions, tigers or foxes during the daytime, they may be 7. ___ (sleep)! A lot of animals only wake up at night, so this is the 8. ___ (good) time to watch them.
People from different cultures live a 9. ___(peace)life here and share their traditions. Ideas are mixed together under the same sky. Singapore welcomes 10. ___(visit)from around the world and hopes they will have a good time here.
I am sure Singapore is a good place you will never forget(忘记)!

三、1. come 2. speaking 3. from 4. interested 5. a
6. when/after 7. sleeping 8. best 9. peaceful 10. visitors