1、单元质量检测(五)(时间：100分钟满分：120分).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AShanghai Air & Hotel with Transfers/One Day Hangzhou City Tour(PK0482737SHA06)Package InclusiveReturn Air Tickets2 Nights AccommodationReturn Airport TransfersOne Day Hangzhou City TourBooking Period：29 Jan.2018 to 3
2、1 Dec. 2018Travel Period：29 Jan. 2018 to 31 Dec. 2018ONE DAY HANGZHOU CITY TOURIt is a city rich with history and culture, spanning back over 2,000 years. With its inviting views and outstanding scenery, the area soon became popular with artists, poets and painters seeking inspiration in this little
3、 bit of paradise.Our first stop is Six Harmonies Pagoda. You will get to visit the charming museum and snap some photos in front of this architectural marvel that was built in the Song Dynasty.Next stop will be a visit to Meijiawu Tea Village, for a traditional tea ceremony and its significance to C
4、hinese culture.After lunch, the beautiful view of West Lake is going to greet us. We will have a cruise (游览) across West Lake to experience peace and serenity like no place else in the Shanghai area. The unforgettable scenery includes Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, Bai and Su Causeways, Solitary Hi
5、ll, and Leifeng Pagoda, etc. The boat ride ends at Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor. We will have the chance to walk along on Su Causeway, and feed the fish in the Red Fish Pond to pray for the good luck.Pickup Time：Between 7：30 am.8：30 am.Duration: 10 hrs2WAY SHANGHAI PUDONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRAN
6、SFERSTransfer between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to your hotel is provided by mini bus. On arrival, you will be met by our driver after custom clearance.Should you require further assistance, please contact our hotline: 86 21 6322 3855语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。主要讲述了杭州一日游的旅行安排。1What service will
7、 you get from One Day Hangzhou City Package Tour?ARoundtrip air tickets.BOne day accommodation.C.Free food service. DForceshopping.解析：选A细节理解题。根据Package Inclusive中的第一条“Return Air Tickets”可知选项A正确。2Which tourist attraction will you visit first?AMeijiawu Tea Village.BSix Harmonies Pagoda.CWest Lake.DSu
8、Causeways.解析：选B细节理解题。根据“Our first stop is Six Harmonies Pagoda.”一句可知选项B正确。3How will you get to your hotel from the airport?ABy air.BBy train.CBy bus. DBy ship.解析：选C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的首句“Transfer between Shanghai Pudong International Airport(PVG)to your hotel is provided by mini bus.”可知选项C正确。BMany fruits
9、and vegetables would disappear from grocery store shelves if it weren t for honeybees. Almonds (扁桃仁), for example, are a D|S2.5 billion industry in California, and almond growers depend on honeybees to pollinate (授粉) the crop. No honeybees would mean no almonds. Many berries (like blackberries and s
10、trawberries) need bees, as do vegetables like cucumbers and squash. And don t forget tree crops like apples, oranges and peaches. Watermelon and cantaloupes depend on bees, too.In fact, approximately 15 percent of the food Americans eat comes directly from honeybee pollination. Another 15 percent co
11、mes from animals that eat foods that bees pollinate. In other words, close to a third of the food that Americans eat currently requires honeybee pollination. Honeybee pollination is so important that bee farmers actually truck their bees from orchard (果园) to orchard and from farm to farm to help pol
12、linate crops.A honeybee starts the honey making process by visiting a flower. With luck, the flower contains nectar (花蜜), and the bee sucks some of the nectar up with a little straw built into its mouth. Most flower nectars are like sugar water; there is a little sugar mixed with water. Nectars can
13、contain other beneficial substances as well. To make honey, two things happen.The first thing uses enzymes (酶). One enzyme that bees produce turns the sucrose (蔗糖) in the nectar into glucose (葡萄糖) and fructose (果糖). Another enzyme turns some of the glucose into an acid and hydrogen peroxide (过氧化氢).
14、By making honey acidic, it kills any bacteria that get into the honey.The second thing uses evaporation (蒸发) to get rid of the extra water. Most of the moisture has to be evaporated, so that honey is only about 18 percent water. Bees evaporate the extra water by putting little drops of nectar in the
15、 hive and fanning it with their wings. Honey is a very stable food. It naturally resists molds (霉菌), fungi (真菌) and other bacteria, allowing it to last for years without refrigeration.语篇解读：本文介绍了蜜蜂的重要性及蜜蜂如何授粉、如何制造蜂蜜等。4Bees are always trucked between different places in order to_.Alay eggs in all the
16、orchards and farmsBmate with bees living in different zonesChelp bee farmers deal with harmful insectsDpollinate flowers or plants grown in different places解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Honeybee pollination is so important . help pollinate crops.”可知，蜜蜂授粉的重要性使得蜂农们带着它们在不同的地方给农作物授粉。5How does a honeybee suck the
17、 nectar from flowers?AThrough a little straw built into its mouth.BWith the help of the bee farmer.CBy drinking the water that contains nectar.DBy fanning it with the wings.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the bee sucks some of the nectar up with a little straw built into its mouth”可知选A项。6Which one is the way men
18、tioned in the passage to make honey?ATo evaporate most of the moisture in the nectar.BTo kill all the bacteria in the nectar.CTo expose it to sunlight for some time.DTo mix the nectar with some sugar.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The second thing uses evaporation (蒸发) to get rid of the extra water. Most of the
19、 moisture has to be evaporated, so that honey is only about 18 percent water.”可知，利用蒸发的方法将花蜜当中的水分去除是其中一个方法。7Why honey can be kept for a long time without being cooled?ABecause there is no bacteria in it.BBecause it can stand bad weather conditions.CBecause it protects itself against bacteria naturall
20、y.DBecause it is wellpreserved in containers.解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，蜂蜜天然地可以抵抗霉菌、真菌和其他的细菌，所以不用冰箱也可以存放多年。C Bored with your life? Dreaming of something different? I always wonder what life would be like 400 km above my head. That s where the International Space Station orbits the earth, with six astronaut
21、s living and working on board, for months at a time.How do they sleep? They spend the night floating in a sleeping bag inside a small cubicle (小隔间) on the ceiling. American astronaut Sunita Williams explains, “It s like a little phone booth, but it s pretty comfortable and it doesn t matter if I tur
22、n over and sleep upside down. I don t have any sensation (感觉) in my head that tells me I m upside down.”Brushing your teeth in a place where you can t have a tap or a sink can be a challenge. Can you imagine the mess that running water would make in zero gravity? Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield us
23、es a straw to put a big blob (一滴) of water from a sealed bag onto an ordinary toothbrush and adds a little toothpaste which he has to swallow when he s done.Daily exercise is essential. The lack of gravity makes bones more fragile and muscles lose strength so astronauts are encouraged to work out fo
24、r at least two hours a day.The role of astronauts in the International Space Station is to act as lab technicians for scientists back on earth. So they spend their time maintaining their environment and performing and monitoring experiments in a confined space about the size of a Boeing 747. Almost
25、every task is carefully planned by mission control although most astronauts spend their first days losing things until they get used to sticking everything they use to the walls with Velcro, duct tape (强力胶带) or clips (夹子)One of their most valued perks (额外待遇) is the view from “the office”， dominated
26、by that gigantic blue ball down there, sitting in the darkness of space. Wow! Absolutely breathtaking!语篇解读：本文主要讲述了太空中宇航员的生活和工作情况。8When they sleep upside down, the astronauts will not get dizzy because _.Athey don t feel itBthey sleep in the daytimeCthey sleep in special sleeping bagsDthey are traine
27、d to adapt to the conditions of weightlessness解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段的“American astronaut Sunita Williams explains . I don t have any sensation (感觉) in my head that tells me I m upside down. ”可知，宇航员倒着睡不会晕是因为大脑并没有感知到这种颠倒的行为，故选A。9Why may astronauts lose things?ABecause they always forget where they put their
28、 things.BBecause in zero gravity, everything that is not stuck down floats.CBecause they are so busy that they don t have enough time to put their things away.DBecause in a space station, there aren t enough places for astronauts to store their things.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段的第二句和第三段的第二句以及第五段的最后一句可知，在失重状态下没
29、有被固定的东西会飘浮起来以至于会丢失，故选B。10What parts become weak if astronauts don t exercise?ATheir teeth and bones.BTheir brains and bones.CTheir teeth and muscles.DTheir bones and muscles.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段第二句中的“The lack of gravity makes bones more fragile and muscles lose strength”可知，宇航员不锻炼的话，他们的肌肉和骨头会变得虚弱。11What
30、is the best title for the text?AThe Problems We Met in SpaceBHow to Become an AstronautCLiving and Working in SpaceDThe International Space Station解析：选C标题归纳题。根据第一段和全文的整体内容可推知，本文主要讲的是太空中宇航员的生活和工作情况，故选C。DOn the Right TrackWhy do we always want to go faster? I am talking about travel. We want our cars,
31、 trains and planes to get us to places quicker. This century, there s been a rise in highspeed rail travel as people have seen the benefits of this form of transport.I love train travel and have experienced the efficient and fast trains that operate in France and Japan. The acceleration and top spee
32、d of these trains are impressive. The space and comfort on board make it comfortable and the ability to see something out of the window means, according to me, it will beat air travel one day.Spain recently joined the railway revolution with its AVE ultramodern highspeed train that has a top speed o
33、f 310 kilometers per hour. Its service from Madrid to Barcelona took 20% of passengers away from Spain s national airline. In Japan, a magnetic train that will run at 500 kilometers per hour is being developed.This has categorized rail travel in Britain as the slow line. It has one highspeed line fr
34、om London to France HS1 but now it is planning to construct a new line called HS2 which will connect London with the north of England. The UK. government s transport secretary says, “This is essential to actually making sure that our great cities are connected and we get the right benefits for the U
35、nited Kingdom. ”But not everyone agrees. The idea of fast train travel may appeal but not if it s going to be built in your backyard. It s controversial: people are arguing over the benefits and cost of having shorter journey time, less traffic on the roads and more capacity on the rail network.John
36、 Kelleher, who is a farmer and lives on the proposed site of the new line, says, “They re not taking the destruction into consideration, which HS2 will cause on its construction sites and routes through the countryside.” Some people are worried the financial and environmental cost of saving just hal
37、f an hour on a journey will be too high.But other countries have shown that highspeed rail is good for the economy.It has helped poorer parts of the country reduce the need to fly and has made train travel cool.语篇解读：如今，各种各样的交通方式使我们的出行越来越快捷，高铁的发展也充分展现出了它的优势，但对于高速铁路的发展，不同的人持有不同的观点。12Which is the most
38、comfortable form of travel according to the author?ARail. BAir.CHighway. DUnderground.解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I love train travel . it will beat air travel one day.”可知，作者认为最舒服的旅行方式是火车。13Which statement is NOT the benefit of the fast train travel?AConstruction of it will benefit the environment of the cou
39、ntryside.BIt reduces traffic jam.CIt saves some time on a journey.DIt can hold more people.解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章第五、六段可知，高速铁路可缩短出行时间、减少拥堵，其运载能力更强，但高速铁路的建设却会破坏乡村环境，故A项符合题意。14What is the author s attitude toward the highspeed rail?ASupportive. BNegative.CDoubtful. DObjective.解析：选D推理判断题。文章客观阐述了高速铁路的优势及劣势，由此可知
40、作者对高速铁路的发展持客观态度，故选D项。15What is the main idea of the passage?APeople benefit from highspeed rail a lot.BMore and more people are fond of traveling.CHighspeed rail travel has developed quickly recently.DTravel means having a vital effect on local economy.解析：选C主旨大意题。作者从人们对旅行方式的选择引入话题出行越来越快捷，加快了高铁的发展；中间
41、几个段落列举了不同国家高铁的发展情况；最后围绕高铁的发展给出了不同的看法。所以本文的主题就是高铁的迅猛发展。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。When it comes to the Internet, passwords which people often use are under fire. _16_ Research has shown that passwords are not a very good way to protect sensitive information. Peop
42、le would use some random characters, numbers and symbols. Furthermore, a unique password would be used for every site or application the user uses. Unfortunately, the more complex they become, the more people are likely to forget their passwords. The longer the passwords are, the more easily forgott
43、en they are._17_Google is trying to kill off the password on Android devices by introducing the Trust API, which does what simple passwords cannot. It gives developers a framework for securing their applications using a number of security systems and metrics (指标) on the device. A Trust Score will be
44、 generated based on the metrics the device gathers. _18_The Trust Score will be generated based on both metrics like your device location, face scanning, fingerprint and so on. Taken one at a time, these metrics are not secure. But taken together, these metrics will help define the real “you”_19_Thi
45、s summer, Google will be running tests with some banks to see if Trust API meets their needs before rolling out to all developers later this year. It may take another year for apps and popular sites to start using the Trust API.This is a pretty exciting change. Passwords have been around for long an
46、d although the security of systems has been improved, the convenience of systems hasn t been improved much. _20_ Maybe that neverending conflict between security and convenience will be able to take a break once the Trust system comes out.AGoogle appears to have the best of them.BActually it s been
47、under fire for a long time.CPeople tend to care more about its advantages.DGoogle has already been testing this on the real world.EGoogle has proved that the system is more convenient.FTherefore, they use the same password for each application.GIt ll allow or refuse your application based on your tr
48、ust score.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，密码时代即将过去，全新的网络安全系统即将到来。谷歌公司对新的安全系统进行了测试，结果表明：这样的安全系统既能保证用户的安全，又能给用户带来方便。16解析：选B根据上文的“When it comes to the Internet, passwords which people often use are under fire.”可知，网络密码受到攻击有很长一段时间了。故答案选B项。17解析：选F根据上文的“Unfortunately, the more complex they become, the more people are likely
49、 to forget their passwords. The longer the passwords are, the more easily forgotten they are.”可知，密码给用户带来了许多不便，因此用户经常使用同一个密码。故答案选F项。18解析：选G根据上文的“A Trust Score will be generated based on the metrics the device gathers.”可知，设备收集到了许多指标从而建立了信任指数，根据这些指数可以同意或者拒绝用户的申请。故答案选G项。19解析：选D根据下文的“This summer, Google
50、will be running tests with some banks to see if Trust API meets their needs before rolling out to all developers later this year.”可知，谷歌的这种网络安全系统已经开始测试。故答案选D项。20解析：选A根据上文的“Passwords have been around for long and although the security of systems has been improved, the convenience of systems hasn t bee
51、n improved much.”可知，密码在安全和便利两个方面无法做到最好，相反，谷歌公司推出的新安全系统却可以把两方面做到最优秀。故答案选A项。.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Several years ago, I was scheduled to be at an important event in Nashville. The way to get there was a sixhour _21_. I used to do it under good weather cond
52、itions, so I felt quite _22_ when the word “snow” appeared in the weather report. I couldn t _23_ doing it in the snow.It looked like I might _24_ it before the storm hit. But that daydream burst as I _25_ that several inches of snow had fallen in a county not far from my travel route. I was afraid,
53、 but I knew I was _26_ to go.Snow started falling before I reached the gorge (峡谷), a mountainous area far from _27_. There were few people around the place. I started to _28_ my former decision, but it was too late. _29_， traffic was light. I guess other folks had more _30_ that day. But the situati
54、on got bad quickly. Snow started to _31_ the windshield (挡风玻璃). I pulled the wiper handle and then I realized I had a big problem the wipers didn t _32_. I panicked as more and more of the windshield turned white. Later, there was only a small _33_ on the windshield for me to see through. I had to p
55、ull over .I can t tell you how _34_ it was for me to make it out of the gorge. _35_， the storm pulled me out of my comfort zone that day. Most of us have a desire to be _36_ and play it safe. But full enjoyment and _37_ come in those moments we step out of the comfort zone and break our limit. We sh
56、ould have _38_ in the midst of fear. We must believe in ourselves. Fear wasn t a reason to _39_. We should put our fear where it belonged, _40_ our feelings of focus, confidence and courage. Stepping out of the comfort zone helps us grow.语篇解读：作者驱车前往纳什维尔途中遇到暴风雪，但他经受住了考验，突破了自己的舒适区。作者通过自己的经历告诉我们即使在恐惧中也
57、不能失去信念。21A.driveBhikeCsailing Dflight解析：选A根据下文第三段“I had to pull over .”可知，作者是驱车前往纳什维尔的，需要六个小时的车程。22A.shocked BexcitedCworried Dembarrassed解析：选C根据上文“I used to do it under good weather conditions .”可知，作者过去都是在天气良好的情况下开车，所以当天气预报说有雪的时候，他感到担忧。23A.remember BpreventCfinish Dimagine解析：选D作者无法想象在下雪时开车。24A.miss
58、 BmakeCavoid Dget解析：选B根据下文“. before the storm hit.”可知，看起来作者能够在暴风雪来临之前到达纳什维尔。make it 意为“及时到达”。25A.heard BnoticedCdoubted Dfelt解析：选A根据下文“. that several inches of snow had fallen in a county not far from my travel route.”可知，当作者听说离他行车路线不远的县城已经下了几英寸的雪时，他的白日梦破灭了。26A.ordered BallowedCsupposed Dadvised解析：选C
59、根据下文作者在暴风雪中开车可知，作者虽然很害怕，但他知道他应该冒雪前往，所以还是动身出发了。27A.pollution BcivilizationCwar Dchaos解析：选B根据下文“There were few people around the place.”可知，该峡谷是一个远离文明的山区地带，附近人烟稀少。28A.regret BforgetCappreciate Dalter解析：选A根据下文“. but it was too late.”可知，作者开始后悔他之前的决定，但现在已经太迟了。29A.Actually BThankfullyCApparently DGenerally
60、解析：选B根据下文“. traffic was light.”可知，万幸地是，路上的车很稀少。30A.luck BsenseCchances Dpreparations解析：选B根据上文“. traffic was light.”可知，由于路上的车很稀少，所以作者猜那天其他人更明智。31A.hit BdamageCcover Dclean解析：选C根据下文“. the windshield turned white.”可知，雪开始覆盖挡风玻璃。32A.stop BexistCchange Dwork解析：选D根据上文“I pulled the wiper handle and then I r
61、ealized I had a big problem”可知，作者拉雨刷器杆，然后他意识到他有大麻烦了，雨刷器不工作了。33A.clearing BholeCspot Dspace解析：选A根据上文“. more and more of the windshield turned white.”可知，挡风玻璃越来越多的部分被雪覆盖，最后挡风玻璃上只有一小块透亮的地方可供作者看路了。34A.interesting BbadChard Deasy解析：选C根据下文“. the storm pulled me out of my comfort zone that day.”可知，作者很艰难地驶出了
62、峡谷。35A.However BThereforeCMoreover DOtherwise解析：选A作者驶出峡谷虽然很艰难，但暴风雪却让他走出了自己的舒适区。36A.healthy BrichCcomfortable Dsuccessful解析：选C根据上文“comfort zone”可知，每个人都希望舒适。37A.honor BchallengeCrelaxation Dfulfillment解析：选D当我们走出舒适区并突破自我极限的时候，我们会获得巨大的快乐和成就感。38A.strategies BgoalsCwisdom Dfaith解析：选D根据下文“We must believe i
63、n ourselves.”可知，我们在恐惧中也不能失去信念，要相信自己。39A.wait BquitCcomplain Ddelay解析：选B害怕不是我们放弃的理由。40A.beyond BwithinCabove Dbehind解析：选D我们应该把恐惧放在它该放的地方，放在专注、自信和勇气的后面。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Wilhelm Rentgen was _41_ German scientist. In 1895 he was working in his laboratory _42_ he
64、discovered Xrays by accident. A week later, he took an Xray photograph of his wife s hand. It _43_ (clear) showed her wedding ring and her bones. He sent a report about his work to the Medical Society of his city. Soon after, newspapers all _44_ the world wrote about his _45_ (discover), for _46_ Re
65、ntgen won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. Xrays are still a big part of all our lives. Doctors and dentists use Xrays _47_ (look) inside the body. _48_ (use) Xrays, airlines look inside baggage and scientists study the stars. How did Rentgen choose the name “Xray”？ He called these rays “X” rays
66、to show this was an unknown type of radiation. In mathematics, we usually use the letter “x” for quantities we don t know. Many of Rentgen s friends wanted him to call _49_ (they) Rentgen rays, but he didn t. The name “Xray” stayed but Rentgen s Xrays _50_ (make) our world changed.语篇解读：本文介绍了德国科学家伦琴发
67、现了X射线及X射线对我们生活的影响和X射线名字的由来。41a考查冠词。此处泛指“一位德国科学家”，应用不定冠词a。42when考查固定句型。句意：1895年，他正在实验室工作，这时偶然发现了X射线。be doing sth. when .为固定句型，意为“正在做某事，这时突然”，符合句意。故填when。43clearly考查词性转换。句意：照片清晰显示出她的婚戒和骨骼。设空处修饰动词showed，应用副词。故填clearly。44over考查固定短语。句意：不久，全世界的报纸都报道了他的发现，为此，伦琴于1901年获得了诺贝尔物理学奖。all over the world为固定短语，意为“全世
68、界”。故填over。45discovery考查词性转换。句意见上一题解析。设空处作形容词性物主代词his的宾语，应用名词形式。故填discovery。46which分析句子结构可知，for _引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为discovery，指物，故用关系代词which。47to look考查非谓语动词。句意：医生和牙医使用X射线检查身体内部(器官)。根据句意，设空处在句中作目的状语，应用动词不定式。故填to look。48Using考查非谓语动词。句意：航空公司运用X射线检查行李，科学家运用X射线研究天体。分析句子结构可知，设空处在句中作状语，airlines和scientists与use之
69、间为主动关系，应用现在分词形式。故填Using。49them考查代词。句意：伦琴的很多朋友想让他将这些射线命名为伦琴射线，但是他没有。设空处作call的宾语，指代rays，应用宾格形式。故填them。50made考查动词的时态。句意：X射线的名字保存了下来，但是伦琴的X射线改变了我们的世界。设空处作but后的分句的谓语，且事情发生在过去，应用一般过去时。故填made。.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号
70、()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。It s reported that some Chinese tourists behave badly travel at home and abroad.They speak loudly in public places, carve characters at tourist attractions, throw a rubbish everywhere, even cross the
71、 road when the traffic lights are still red. Such bad behavior had caused damage to what people think of themselves and our country.Actions should be taken to stop this.First, tourists should be educating to obey social and public order, and respect locally religions and customs. Besides, laws shoul
72、d be made to punish those which don t behave politely in public. I hope soon tourists will change their behavior and win respect of themselves and our country. 答案：第一句：traveltravel(l)ing第二句：去掉rubbish前的a; even前加and第三句：hadhas; themselvesthem第四句：ActionsAction第五句：educatingeducated; locallylocal第六句：whichw
73、ho或that第七句：offor.书面表达(满分25分)假如你叫李华，将参加某英文报社举办的“家乡美”征文比赛，向读者展示你家乡的美丽景色。请根据以下要点用英语写一篇短文。1对家乡的整体介绍；2给你印象最深的家乡风景或者特色是什么；3写出你喜欢家乡这一景致的原因；4抒发自己对家乡的感情。注意：1.词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考范文：My hometown is a small city where its people are living a comfortable life. A river winds its way through the city. The s
74、cenery of the river is beautiful all the year round.When it snows heavily in winter, the land is soon all white. The leafless trees along the river are all covered with white quilts, which is so beautiful. Children can t wait to play in the snow. Some are throwing snowballs at each other, some skating on the frozen river which has thick ice on its surface and some cutting holes in the ice to catch fish. All these scenes have become the best memories of my childhood.I love the snow falling on the land of my hometown. I love my hometown, especially the river.
