·The Hotel Portixol，a hotel that oozes(滲透) style and has thoughtful extras in Palma Majorca.

·Location

In the bay of Portixol，a 30-minute walk or 10-minute cycle east of the old town，overlooking Portixol port.

·Character

The square white building，with its blue shutters(百葉窗) and dark wooden balconies，stands out as you approach Portixol. Inside as well as out，Hotel Portixol oozes style － wicker(柳條) sofas in a shade deck. Thoughtful extras include free bicycle hire and telescopes in each room.

·Rooms

Thirteen of the 26 rooms have balconies，overlooking the sea. All have large showers and king-size beds. Our corner room had double glass doors on two sides which created a much-needed breeze.

·Food

Breakfast is a feast，with a huge selection of fresh fruit，yogurts，cereals，meats，cheeses and breads. The lunch and dinner menus mix traditional Mediterranean food with eastern and European classics.

·Why Palma?

Parts of Majorca have a certain reputation，but calm，sweet Palma is a far shout from the island's busy and sometimes tacky(俗氣的) beach resorts so popular with hen and buck parties.
The Majorcan capital is also one of the easiest short-break destinations in Europe. The old town is a 10-minute taxi ride from Palma airport，while the tangled(亂蓬蓬的)streets inside the old city wall combine the best restaurants，shopping and culture Majorca has to offer.
While very hot in summer，temperatures remain pleasant during the rest of the year.
·Getting there

Easy Jet flies to Palma from most airports in the UK，from ￡29.99 one way. A taxi from Palma airport to the city centre costs about ￡8; or you can catch a bus which costs a few euros.????

1.If you'd like to buy what you like，you had better go to________.

A．the old city of Majorca???????? ????????????? B．Palma beach resorts

C．the city centre of Majorca????? ????????????? D．the east of the old town

2.How much will be spent if a family of three goes to the city centre of Palma for a round-trip?

A．Over ￡114. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．Less than ￡228.

C．More than ￡180.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? ????????????? D．Only ￡76.

3.The passage is mainly written to those________.

A．want to travel to Majorcan capital????

B．enjoy traveling out freely

C．will stay in a hotel in Palma??????????

D．like to go shopping in the city centre of Majorca

4.What's the best title of this passage?

A．Hotel Portixol，Palma，Majorca????

B．City Portixol，Palma，Majorca
C．The transport in Majorca???????????

D．The view in Palma

    Jazz was originally sung or played by the African slaves in America. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Africans were sold in America as slaves to work in large plantations（種植園）. After a hard day’s work, these people would gather together and sing, both to forget their worries and also to teach their children about the land and culture they came from. Early jazz music was basically the soulful and sad composition performed by black musicians who had little or no training in western music.

Many different kinds of music helped to create jazz. Jazz probably had its roots in the 19th century. African Americans created blues music from church music and sad songs from the times of slavery. In large cities, African Americans mixed these songs with music from other immigrants and then formed jazz. Sounds from West African, Spanish, French and even Arabic cultures can be heard in jazz music. In this way, jazz is like American culture. Jazz brings many ideas together from around the world to make something new.

 There are many different ideas about where the word “jazz” came from.Some experts think that the word just borrows ideas from many different languages. They think that people may have made up their own word to describe the excitement of hearing and playing a new kind of music. Others think that the word comes from the Arabic word jazb. Middle Eastern jazb music and jazz have similar sounds. Several musicians from the Middle East have come to America to study jazz. They mix traditional jazz sounds with music from their own countries. This kind of jazz is called “fusion” and it is one of the most popular forms of jazz in America today.

43. African slaves in the plantations played early “jazz” to _____.

A. earn some money

B. entertain their slave owners

 C. develop a kind of soulful and sad music

D. forget worries and keep their land in mind

44. Some experts think that the word “jazz” is a word for people to ______.

A. pronounce the Arabic word “jazb”

B. form a new kind of culture

C. express their inner feeling

D. create a way to explain themselves

45.What can we infer from the passage?

A. By comparison, African Americans have the greatest talent in the world.

B. American culture is a mixture of different cultural and social patterns.

C. The native Americans started jazz music in the time of slavery.

D. The music was created by some professional musicians from Africa.

46. The title of the passage could be ____.

A. Basic Information of Jazz

B. The Features of Jazz Music

C. Different Forms of Jazz Music

D. The Prospect of Jazz Music

    Jazz was originally sung or played by the African slaves in America. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Africans were sold in America as slaves to work in large plantations（種植園）. After a hard day’s work, these people would gather together and sing, both to forget their worries and also to teach their children about the land and culture they came from. Early jazz music was basically the soulful and sad composition performed by black musicians who had little or no training in western music.

Many different kinds of music helped to create jazz. Jazz probably had its roots in the 19th century. African Americans created blues music from church music and sad songs from the times of slavery. In large cities, African Americans mixed these songs with music from other immigrants and then formed jazz. Sounds from West African, Spanish, French and even Arabic cultures can be heard in jazz music. In this way, jazz is like American culture. Jazz brings many ideas together from around the world to make something new.

 There are many different ideas about where the word “jazz” came from.Some experts think that the word just borrows ideas from many different languages. They think that people may have made up their own word to describe the excitement of hearing and playing a new kind of music. Others think that the word comes from the Arabic word jazb. Middle Eastern jazb music and jazz have similar sounds. Several musicians from the Middle East have come to America to study jazz. They mix traditional jazz sounds with music from their own countries. This kind of jazz is called “fusion” and it is one of the most popular forms of jazz in America today.

43. African slaves in the plantations played early “jazz” to _____.

A. earn some money

B. entertain their slave owners

 C. develop a kind of soulful and sad music

D. forget worries and keep their land in mind

44. Some experts think that the word “jazz” is a word for people to ______.

A. pronounce the Arabic word “jazb”

B. form a new kind of culture

C. express their inner feeling

D. create a way to explain themselves

45.What can we infer from the passage?

A. By comparison, African Americans have the greatest talent in the world.

B. American culture is a mixture of different cultural and social patterns.

C. The native Americans started jazz music in the time of slavery.

D. The music was created by some professional musicians from Africa.

46. The title of the passage could be ____.

A. Basic Information of Jazz

B. The Features of Jazz Music

C. Different Forms of Jazz Music

D. The Prospect of Jazz Music

The subject of this year’s Kunming International Expo(博覽會(huì)) is “man and nature walking hand in hand into the 21^st Century”. When the UK was asked to take part, it seemed natural to build a garden. Now the British Garden will be a central part when Expo opens on May 1.

David Patterson , the Curator(館長(zhǎng)) of the Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, is leading the team now putting the finishing couches to the garden．The Royal Botanic Gardens were chosen for a very good reason. They have the largest collection of Chinese plants in the world outside China.

“Ever since people in Britain started gardening for pleasure they have used Chinese plants,” Patterson told English Corner. “There are probably Chinese flowers in nearly every garden in Britain. This is a good chance to give something back.”The garden has been carefully designed to mix traditional British skills with the local Chinese environment. David Patterson describes the garden as “formal but gentle”. It contains a raised flower bed, a summer house and a lot of local trees. The garden is contained behind a wall of local, yellow stone. It is intended to be a place of serious thinking and quiet enjoyment.

“You could say that we’ve painted a picture,” said David Patterson. “And we have designed the garden to continue for a long time, so that the people of Kunming will be able to enjoy it long after the Expo is over.”

1.Visitors to the Kunming International Expo will most probably feel ______________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.     

A. man is the master of nature      B. man quite agrees with nature

C. nature is a helping hand to man      D. China has a long history of gardening

2.The underlined expression “putting the finishing touches to the garden” here means ______________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

A. starting building the garden      

B. examining the main body of the garden

C. doing the last part of the work to the garden  

D. completing the design of garden

3.In the British Garden you will feel ______________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.  

A. nothing familiar    B. everything British    C. excited and noisy     D. quiet and happy

4.The passage is mainly ______________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o. 

A. an introduction to the British Garden   

B. an explanation of the design of the British Garden

C. a high praise for the Chinese gardening 

D. a short talk on this year’s Kunming International Expo

 Chemicals in the body______________ our food into useful substance.?

A. mix up B. deal with  C. bring in  D. break down