B. Walking along the beach.
C. Walking in the hills.
16. With whom will Tara go on holiday?
A. Her friends.
B. Her family.
C. Her classmates.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20小题。
17. What value does June learn?
A. The value of having friends.
B. The value of helping others.
C. The value of believing in herself.
18. Which book is about China’s changes?
A. June’s New Shoes.
B. Dreams of Joy.
C. For the Children’s Hour.
19. Who chose the stories for the book For the Children’s Hour?
A. Two teachers.
B. A group of girls.
C. A mother and her sister.
20. Who wrote the book Fifty Famous Stories Retold?
A. James Baldwin.
B. Robin Hood.
C. Julius Caesar.
第二部分:阅读理解
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them,all black. Cars were rare. Yet