2015年电大《英语 i》最新专科复习试题资料参考

英语I1期末复习第一部分交际用语阅读下面的小对话，判断答语是否恰当，恰当的选ARIGHT，不恰当的选BWRONG1WHATARETHEYDOINGNOWTHEYWORKINABANKARIGHTBWRONG2HELLOIMXIAOYANNICETOMEETYOUFINE,THANKYOUARIGHTBWRONG3WHATDOYOUTHINKOFYOURNEWJOBITHINKITISVERYDIFFICULTARIGHTBWRONG4HOWMUCHISTHERENTOFTHEFLATITISNEARTHECENTEROFTHECITYARIGHTBWRONG5EXCUSEME,WHERESTHESUPERMARKET，PLEASEITSNEXTTOTHEBANKARIGHTBWRONG6WHATDOESHELOOKLIKEHELOOKSSADARIGHTBWRONG7AREYOUFREEONTHURSDAYTHATSAGOODIDEAARIGHTBWRONG8WHATSTHEWEATHERLIKEINSHANGHAITHATSALLRIGHTARIGHTBWRONG9COULDYOUSIGNTHEREGISTER,PLEASEOFCOURSEARIGHTBWRONG10HOWABOUTGOINGTOANESTATEAGENTYES,THATSAGOODIDEAARIGHTBWRONG11HELLO,POLLY,HOWAREYOUHELLO,SAM,HOWDOYOUDOARIGHTBWRONG12WOULDYOULIKETOGOWITHUSIWOULDLIKEARIGHTBWRONG13HOWOLDISYOURBROTHERHEIS25YEARSOLDARIGHTBWRONG15WOULDYOULIKESOMECRISPSNO,IMSORRYARIGHTBWRONG16HOWLONGWILLTHEMEALTAKEITLLTAKETWOHOURS,ITHINKARIGHTBWRONG17WHATTIMEDOESTHETRAINLEAVEINTHEMORNINGARIGHTBWRONG18WHATSTHEMATTERWITHYOUIVEGOTABADCOUGHARIGHTBWRONG19COULDYOUFINISHITLATETODAYYES,THATSRIGHTARIGHTBWRONG20WHATDOESSHEDOSHEISTALKINGTOMARYARIGHTBWRONG21AREYOUFREETOMORROWNOIMAFRAIDIMNOTARIGHTBWRONG第二部分词汇与结构阅读下面的句子，从A,B,C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选项的字母符号。1IHAVE_SANDWICHFORLUNCHAABANCTHE2IUSUALLYGOTOTHEOFFICE_TRAINAATBBYCON3IWORKWITHDAVIDIN_SAMECOMPANYAABTHEC/4HECAN_GOODENGLISHATALKBSPEAKCSAY5HURRYUPWEDONTHAVE_TIMEAMANYBENOUGHCTOOMANY6HESOMETIMESDRINKSCOFFEE_BREAKFASTTIMEAATBONCIN7MARKISRESPONSIBLE_THEINTERNATIONALMARKETAINBOFCFOR8_WASYOURDAYWELL,IWASVERYBUSYAWHATBWHYCHOW9THEBEDROOMISNTBIGENOUGHYES,IAGREEITIS_ATOOSMALLBTOOBIGCENOUGHBIG10WEOFTENHAVE_SUPPERATHOMEAUSBOURCOURS111DONTCLEANMYSONSBEDROOMHEHASTODOIT_AHIMBHISCHIMSELF12IDONTNEED_COFFEE,THANKSASOMEBANYC/13SHE_ATEACHERINSHANGHAILASTYEARAISBWASCWERE14DOES“AM“_AFTERNOONNO,IT_MORNINGAMEAN,MEANSBMEANS,MEANCMEANS,MEANS15YOULIKESWIMMING,BUTI_AAMNOTBDONTCDOESNT16POLLYENJOYS_THEGUITARINABANDINHERFREETIMEAPLAYBTOPLAYCPLAYING17IDLIKETO_YOUTOAPARTYTHISSATURDAYAINVITEBSENDCLEAVE18IAMNOTFEELINGVERYWELLI_TOSEETHEDOCTORANEEDBSHOULDCWOULD19_YOULIKEADRINKWINEBEERABEER,PLEASEACOULDBWOULDCSHOULD20ROSEIS_EASYGOINGTHANFRANKAALOTBMUCHCMORE21IAMBADATSPELLING，BUTHEIS_THANMEABADBWORSECWORST22_AREYOUFROMIMFROMNANJINGAWHATBWHENCWHERE23_WILLTHEMEALTAKEIT11TAKETWOHOURS,ITHINKAHOWMANYBHOWMUCHCHOWLONG24IMENJOYINGTHELONGSUMMEREVENINGS_AMIASOBNEITHERCNO25IMTIRED_TAKINGAHOLIDAYAWHATABOUTBWHYDONTYOUCWOULDYOULIKE26IHAVETWOBROTHERSONEISADRIVER,_ISAPOLICEMANAONEBOTHERCTHEOTHER27HOWMANY_WOULDYOULIKETOBUYACOFFEEBOILCORANGES28IHAVENTGOTACARNEITHER_IADOBHAVECAM29IAMNOTKEEN_SPORTSAINBWITHCON30ITOFTEN_INWINTERINTHENORTHOFCHINAASNOWSBSNOWCISSNOWING31ILLGIVE_ATHEBOOKTHEMANBTHEMANTHEBOOKCTHEBOOKFORTHEMAN32MYHOUSEWARMINGPARTYIS_MARYSADIFFERENTFROMBDIFFERENTASCASDIFFERENTAS33CARLOS_SERVETHEDRINKSANDTAKETHEORDERSAHAVETOBHASCHASTO34TOMANDDAVIDARE_APICTUREBOOKINTHEIRROOMALOOKINGBWATCHINGCREADING35PAULISIN_CANTEENON_THIRDFLOORATHE,ABTHE,THECA,A36_OFTHESETWOBOOKSDOYOUPREFERAWHICHBWHATCHOW37THERE_THREEPLANTSINTHECORNERSOFTHEROOMAISBARECHAVE38_LONDONLIKEITSSMALLANDWELLORGANIZEDAWHATDOESBWHATISCHOWIS39WHENAREYOU_LONDON_PARISALEAVE,GOTOBLEAVINGFROM,TOCLEAVINGFOR40IWORKIN_ITDEPARTMENTOF_LARGEBANKATHE,ABAN,THECTHE,THE41_ANYYOGACLASSESINTHEEVENINGSAISTHERECARETHERECHAVE42YOUNEEDTOMAKEANAPPOINTMENTWITHADOCTORBEFORETHEDOCTOR_YOUATESTSBEXAMINESCLOOKS43WHOSGOINGTO_THEWASHINGUPADOBGOCMAKE44WEAREMEETING_FORTHEFIRSTTIMETONIGHTAUSBOURSELVESCEACHOTHER45THEITDEPARTMENTISONTHETOPFLOORTHATS_FLOORATWENTYBTHETWENTIETHCTHETWENTY46IT_HEAVILYHEREATTHISMOMENTARAINBRAINSCISRAINING47SHEISEXPERIENCED_TEACHINGAATBINCFOR48SHELECTURES_FRENCHAONBINCWITH49HEGOESTOWORK_FOOT,BUTCOMESBACKHOME_TAXIABY,BYBBY,ONCON,BY50ILIKECOOKINGFORMYFRIENDSIN_FREETIMEAMEBMYCMINE第三部分句型变换根据括号里的提示或利用括号里的词语改写下列句子1THEYHAVEALARGEHOUSE改为一般疑问句DOTHEYHAVEALARGEHOUSE2HEISTALKINGTOACUSTOMER改为一般疑问句ISHETALKINGTOACUSTOMER3SHEOFTENEATSFISHATLUNCHTIME改为否定句SHEDOESNTOFTENEATFISHATLUNCHTIME4XIAOYANLIKESLIVINGINSHANGHAIBECAUSEITISVERYEXCITING用WHY对划线部分提问WHYDOESXIAOYANLIKELIVINGINSHANGHAI5WENEEDTOBUYTWOCARTONSOFCREAMFORFOURPEOPLE用HOWMUCH对划线部分提问HOWMUCHCREAMDOWENEEDTOBUYFORFOURPEOPLE6YOUCANUSETHEPHONEINTHELIVINGROOM改为否定句YOUCANNOTUSETHEPHONEINTHELIVINGROOM7THEREARETWOPLANTSINTHEHOUSE改为一般疑问句ARETHERETWOPLANTSINTHEHOUSE8HEWANTSTOGOTOTHEGYMEVERYDAY改为否定句HEDOESNTWANTTOGOTOTHEGYMEVERYDAY9SHEUSUALLYFINISHESWORKATABOUT50CLOCK用WHEN对划线部分提问WHENDOESSHEUSUALLYFINISHWORK10THEMEALWILLTAKETWOHOURS用HOWLONG对划线部分提问HOWLONGWILLTHEMEALTAKE11XIAOYANSOMETIMESGOESTOTHEPUBAFTERWORK改为一般疑间句DOESXIAOYANSOMETIMESGOTOTHEPUBAFTERWORK12HESCURRENTLYWORKINGONTVADVERTISEMENTS改为一般疑问句ISHECURRENTLYWORKINGONTVADVERTISEMENTS13IHAVETOWORKEVERYEVENING改为否定句IDONTHAVETOWORKEVERYEVENING14SHEISFLYINGFORPARISONTHURSDAY用WHEN对划线部分提问WHENISSHEFLYINGFORPARIS15THEMANAGERIS40YEARSOLD用HOWOLD对划线部分提问HOWOLDISTHEMANAGER16THEYEATINTHECANTEENATLUNCHTIME用WHERE对划线部分提问WHEREDOTHEYEATATLUNCHTIME17MYBROTHERHASACAR改为否定句MYBROTHERDOESNTHAVEACAR18HEUSUALLYWORKSONTUESDAY改为一般疑问句DOESHEUSUALLYWORKONTUESDAY19THEREWILLBE70PEOPLE用HOWMANY对划线部分提问HOWMANYPEOPLEWILLTHEREBE20IDLIKETOBUYTWOBAGSOFORANGES用HOWMANY对划线部分提问HOWMANYORANGESWOULDYOULIKETOBUY第四部分阅读理解阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是正确RIGHT，还是错误WRONGPASSAGE1HIROBYOUWANTTOKNOWABOUTMYNEWBOYFRIENDHISNAMEISDAVIDMANNINGHELIVESINLONDONANDHESBRITISHHISPARENTSAREFROMLONDON,BUTTHEYLIVEINOXFORDHEIS34YEARSOLDHESANITMANAGERANDHEWORKSFORABHKBANKHESLOVELY,OFCOURSESEEYOUONTHURSDAYLOVE,POLLY1ROBISPOLLYSNEWBOYFRIENDARIGHTBWRONG2DAVIDISBRITISHARIGHTBWRONG3DAVIDSPARENTSLIVEINLONDONARIGHTBWRONG4DAVIDWORKSATASCHOOLARIGHTBWRONG5POLLYWILLMEETROBONTHURSDAYARIGHTBWRONGPASSAGE2DAVIDGOODMORNINGIDLIKETOMAKEANAPPOINTMENTTOSEEMRBONDTHISMORNING,PLEASENURSEIMSORRYIDONTHAVEANYAPPOINTMENTSTHISMORNINGDAVIDOH,DEARIMFEELINGREALLYILLNURSEWHATSTHEMATTERDAVIDIFEELTERRIBLEIVEGOTAHEADACHE,BACKACHEANDASORETHROATNURSEHAVEYOUGOTATEMPERATUREDAVIDITHINKSOIWASHOTANDCOLDALLNIGHTANDIWASSICKTHISMORNINGNURSEYOUFEELAWFUL,DONTYOUDOYOUTHINKYOUVEGOTFLUDAVIDYES,PROBABLYORANINFECTIONINMYTHROATNURSEOKICANGIVEYOUANEMERGENCYAPPOINTMENTCANYOUCOMEATTHEENDOFTHEMORNINGCOMEATELEVENTHIRTYANDWAITUNTILADOCTORISFREEDAVIDOKTHANKYOU1DAVIDHASGOTAHEADACHE,EARACHEANDBACKACHEARIGHTBWRONG2DAVIDFELTHOTANDCOLDDURINGTHENIGHTARIGHTBWRONG3THENURSETHINKSDAVIDHASANINFECTIONINHISTHROATARIGHTBWRONG4MRBONDISFREEAT1130ARIGHTBWRONG5DAVIDGETSANAPPOINTMENTFINALLYARIGHTBWRONGPASSAGE3INBRITAINPEOPLEUSUALLYHAVEADOCTORNEARTHEIRHOMEORINTHEIRTOWNTHISISTHELOCALDOCTORYOUHAVETOREGISTERWITHADOCTORBEFOREYOUCANMAKEANAPPOINTMENTYOUUSUALLYHAVETOFILLINAFORMANDTHEDOCTOREXAMINESYOUFAMILIESOFTENALLREGISTERWITHTHESAMEDOCTORDOCTORSOFTENWORKTOGETHERINGROUPS,ANDTHENAMEOFTHEPLACEWHERETHEYWORKISADOCTORSSURGERYTHEGOVERNMENTPAYSFORTHISSYSTEM,ANDITISFREETOGOTOSEEYOURDOCTORIFTHEDOCTORDECIDESTHATYOUNEEDTREATMENTHECANPRESCRIBEMEDICINEFOREXAMPLEHECANPRESCRIBEANTIBIOTICSFORANINFECTIONMEDICINECANBETABLETSTOTAKEWITHWATERORLIQUIDTODRINKTHEDOCTORWRITESTHEPRESCRIPTIONYOUTAKETHEPRESCRIPTIONTOTHECHEMISTS,ANDTHECHEMISTWILLMAKEUPTHEMEDICINEFORYOUYOUUSUALLYHAVETOPAYSOMEMONEYFORTHEMEDICINE一BUTYOUDONTHAVETOPAYTHEFULLPRICE1BRITISHPEOPLEUSUALLYGOALONGWAYTOSEEADOCTORARIGHTBWRONG2BRITISHFAMILIESOFTENREGISTERWITHTHESAMEDOCTORARIGHTBWRONG3DOCTORSALWAYSWORKALONEINTHEIROWNDOCTORSSURGERYARIGHTBWRONG4BRITISHPEOPLEDONTHAVETOPAYWHENTHEYSEETHEIRDOCTORARIGHTBWRONG5BRITISHPEOPLEUSUALLYHAVETOPAYFORTHEIRPRESCRIPTIONATTHECHEMISTSARIGHTBWRONG阅读下列短文，从A,B,C三个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选项的字母符号。PASSAGE1XIAOYANANDPOLLYDECIDETOPHONEANESTATEAGENTPOLLYSO，WHATABOUTSEEINGTHISFLATDOYOULIKEITWHYDONTYOUCALLTHEMXIAOYANWELL，IDONTKNOWYES,ITISTHEBESTPOLLY,COULDYOURINGTHEMUP,PLEASEIMSOMETIMESQUITENERVOUSONTHEPHONEIMOKAYWITHBUSINESS,BUTIDONTLIKETALKINGABOUTTHINGSIDONTUNDERSTANDVERYWELLPOLLYYES,OFCOURSEILLPHONETHEMBUTHOWABOUTGOINGTOANESTATEAGENT,THENYOURETALKINGFACETOFACEXIAOYANWHATDOYOUMEANPOLLYWHYDONTYOUGOTOANESTATEAGENTTHEYSELLFLATS,BUTTHEYVEUSUALLYGOTFLATSTORENTTALKTOTHEMABOUTWHATYOUARELOOKINGFORILLHELPYOUFINDAGOODESTATEAGENTINTHEPHONEBOOKXIAOYANYES,THATSAGOODIDEA1XIAOYANWANTS_ABOUTTHEFLATINTHENEWSPAPERAPOLLYTOPHONEBTOPHONECPOLLYTOTALK2XIAOYANIS_THEPHONEWHENSHEDOESNTUNDERSTANDTHINGSVERYWELLAINTERESTEDINBHAPPYONCNERVOUSON3POLLYHOPESTHATXIAOYANTALKSTOANESTATEAGENT_AONTHEPHONEBTHROUGHEMAILCFACETOFACE4ANESTATEAGENTHASGOTFLATSTO_APAINTBSELLCDESIGN5XIAOYANIS_TOANESTATEAGENTAHAPPYTOGOBNERVOUSTOGOCNOTINTERESTEDINGOINGPASSAGE2XIAOYANANDMARYNEEDTOGETINGREDIENTSFORTHEDINNERANDTHEYTALKABOUTWHATTHEYWILLBUYTHEYDECIDETOMAKEASHOPPINGLISTXIAOYANLHAVEMOSTOFTHETHINGSINEEDWEDONTNEEDTOBUYANYRICE,ANDWEDONTNEEDANYPEASMARYWENEEDSOMEORANGESHOWMANYDOWENEEDTOBUYXIAOYANFOURAREENOUGHANDWENEEDSOMECREAMMARYHOWMUCHCREAMDOWENEEDTOBUYFORFOURPEOPLEXIAOYANTWOCARTONSSHALLWEGETAMELONANDSOMEWINEANDIHAVENTGOTANYCOFFEEMARYOKANDLYCHEESTWOTINSXIAOYANHOWMANYLYCHEESDOYOUGETINATINMARYIDONTKNOWLETSGETABIGTINWEALSONEEDSOMEMINERALWATERXIAOYANANDTHEPRAWNSHOWMANYPRAWNSMARYONEBIGPACKETWILLDOIALSONEEDTOGETSOMEVEGETABLESFORNEXTWEEKPOTATOES,CARROTS,ONIONS,ANDACABBAGEITHINKTHERESALITTLEGREENGROCERSALONGTHEROADWHYDONTWEGOTHEREFIRST1DOTHEYNEEDANYPEASAYES,THEYDOBNO,THEYDONTCTHETEXTDOESNOTTELLUS2HOWMANYORANGESDOESXIAOYANWANTTOBUYAONEBAGBAKILOCFOUR3HOWMANYLYCHEESDOTHEYWANTTOBUYAONEBIGTINBONESMALLTINCTWOSMALLTINS4WHOWOULDLIKETOHAVESOMEVEGETABLESAXIAOYANBMARYCSHOPKEEPER5WHICHISNOTINCLUDED包括INTHESHOPPINGLISTATOMATOESANDAPPLESBPOTATOESANDCOFFEECMELONSANDWINEPASSAGE3DEARDAVIDMANNING,IAMLINXIAOYAN,THEDEPUTYITMANAGERATTHEABHK,SHANGHAIMYFLIGHTDETAILS一THEPLANELEAVESSHANGHAIAT1825ANDARRIVESINLONDONAT2050LOCALTIMENEXTTUESDAYTHEFLIGHTNUMBERISCA5027MYMOBILEPHONENUMBERIHANKYOUSEEYOUONTUESDAYYOURS,LINXIAOYAN1WHATSLINXIAOYANSJOBANURSEBDEPUTYITMANAGERCEDITOR2WHATSTHESUBJECTOFTHISMESSAGEAFLIGHTARRIVALBFLIGHTNUMBERCPHONENUMBER3WHATTIMEDOESSHEARRIVEINLONDONA2050SHANGHAITIMEB2050LONDONTIMEC1825LONDONTIME4WHATISHERFLIGHTNUMBER2050CCA50275WHENDOESXIAOYANARRIVEINLONDONATHURSDAYBTUESDAYCFRIDAY第五部分翻译将下列英文句子翻译成中文1THELIVINGROOMISLARGEANDCOMFORTABLE起居室又大又舒服。2SHESOMETIMESLENDSHERCARTOHERFRIENDS她有时把她的车借给她朋友。3IOFTENGOTOTHEGYMATOFFPEAKHOURS我经常在非高峰时间到健身房。4THEYARESPEAKINGTOEACHOTHERONTHETELEPHONENOW他们正在打电话。5THESHOWERISNTWORKINGATTHEMOMENTILLCALLTHEPLUMBERTODAY淋浴喷头坏了，今天我会叫管子工。6IHAVEARESERVATIONFORASINGLEROOM我预定一个单人间。7THEREAREFOURCANDIDATESFORTHISJOB这份工作有4个候选人。8SHENEVERGOESTOWORKBYBIKE她从不骑车上班。9PLEASETURNOFFTHELIGHTBEFOREYOULEAVE走前请关灯。10YOUCANEATANDDRINKINTHEOFFICE,BUTYOUCANTSMOKEHERE你可以在办公室吃、喝，但不能在在这抽烟。11DOYOUHAVENEXTYEARSCALENDAR你有明年的日历吗12IPREFERWATCHINGTVTOREADINGTHEPAPER比起看报，我更喜欢看电视。13HEISGOODATWEBDESIGN,MUCHBETTERTHANHER他擅长于网页设计，比她强多了。14WEVEGOTAPROBLEMWITHTHECAR我们车有点问题。15THEREWILLBEABANDATTHEWEDDINGRECEPTION婚礼上将有个乐队。16HEISNOTVERYTALLANDWEARSGLASSES他个头不太高，带副眼镜。17SHEDOESNTLIKEBORROWINGTHINGSFROMOTHERS她不喜欢向别人借东西。18CANIGOTOHAVELUNCHBEFORE12OCLOCK我能在12点前吃午饭吗19ITHINKTHEAREAISTOODIRTYANDTOONOISYANDTHEFLATSTOOFARFROMTHETUBE我觉得这一带太脏，太吵，而且公寓离地铁太远。20ITTAKESABOUTFORTYMINUTESTOGETFROMTHEAIRPORTTOTHECITYCENTERBYTAXI从机场到市中心坐出租车大约要40分钟。21SHEISLESSINTERESTEDINCOMPUTERSTHANIAM她没有我对电脑感兴趣。22WEWILLMAKEADECISIONBEFORETHE30THSEPTEMBER我们将在9月30号之前做出决定。23WHATABOUTTAKINGATAXI坐出租车怎么样24THETEMPERATUREDOESNTGOBELOW5DEGREESINSPRINGHERE这里春天气温不低于5度。25IALWAYSWRITEPERSONALLETTERSBYHAND我总是亲笔写私人信件。26IFEELWORRIEDABOUTMYEXAMNEXTWEEK我担心下周的考试。请您删除一下内容，O_O谢谢2015年中央电大期末复习考试小抄大全，电大期末考试必备小抄，电大考试必过小抄MANYPEOPLEHAVETHESAMEMIXEDFEELINGSWHENPLANNINGATRIPDURINGGOLDENWEEKWITHHEAPSOFTIME,THESEVENDAYCHINESE请您删除一下内容，O_O谢谢NATIONALDAYHOLIDAYCOULDBETHEBESTOCCASIONTOENJOYADESTINATIONHOWEVER,ITCANALSOBETHEEASIESTWAYTORUINHOWYOUFEELABOUTAPLACEANDYOUMAYBECOMEMOREFATIGUEDAFTERTHEHOLIDAY,DUETOBATTLINGTHELARGECROWDSDURINGPEAKSEASON,ADREAMABOUTAPLACECANTURNTONIGHTMAREWITHOUTCAREFULPLANNING,ESPECIALLYIFYOUTRAVELWITHCHILDRENANDOLDERPEOPLEASMOSTCHINESEPEOPLEWILLTAKETHEHOLIDAYTOVISITDOMESTICTOURISTDESTINATIONS,CROWDSANDBUSYTRAFFICAREINEVITABLEATMOSTPLACESALSOTOBEEXPECTEDAREINCREASINGTRANSPORTANDACCOMMODATIONPRICES,WITHTHEPOSSIBILITYTHATTHEREWILLBENOROOMSAVAILABLEITISALSOCOMMONTHATYOULLWAITINTHELINEFORONEHOURTOGETATICKET,ANDANOTHERTWOHOURSATTHESITE,TOONLYSEEATINYBITOFTHEPLACEDUETOTHECROWDSLASTYEAR,428MILLIONTOURISTSTRAVELEDINCHINAOVERTHEWEEKLONGHOLIDAYINOCTOBERTRAVELINGDURINGTHISPERIODISAMATTERTHATNEEDSTHOROUGHPREPARATIONIFYOUARESHORTONTIMETOPLANTHEUPCOMING“GOLDENWEEK“ITMAYNOTBEABADIDEATOAVOIDSOMEOFTHEMOSTCROWDEDPLACESFORNOWTHEREISALWAYSAPLACESOFASCINATINGTHATEVERYONEYEARNSFORARXANISAPLACELIKETHISTHEBEAUTYOFARXANISEVERLASTINGREGARDLESSOFTHECHANGINGOFFOURSEASONSBESTOWEDBYNATURE,ITSSPECTACULARSEASONALLANDSCAPEANDMOUNTAINSAREJUSTBEYONDWORDARXANISACRUCIALDESTINATIONFORTHERECOMMENDEDTRAVELLINGROUTE,“CHINAINNERMONGOLIAARXANHAILARMANZHOULI“ITISALSOTHEJOINTOFTHEFOURPRAIRIESACROSSTHESINOMONGOLIANBORDER,WHEREPEOPLEGRAVITATETOWARDSTHEEXOTICATMOSPHEREMIXEDWITHCHINESE,RUSSIAN,ANDMONGOLIAELEMENTSASAHISTORICSITEFORTHEYITIANBATTLE,ARXANSTILLEMBODIESTHESPIRITOFGENGHISKHANWALKINGINTOARXAN,YOUWILLBEAMAZEDBYAKALEIDOSCOPEOFGORGEOUSCOLORSALLTHEYEARROUNDTHESPRINGAZALEASBLOOMINGREDINTHESNOW,THESUMMERSEAWAVERINGBLUEINTHEBREEZE,THEAUTUMNLEAVESPAINTEDINYELLOWCOVERINGVOLCANICTRACES,ANDTHEWINTERWOODSSHININGWHITEONTHEVASTALPINESNOWSCAPEHINGGANLEAGUEARXANCITYISSITUATEDINTHEFAREASTERNAREAOFINNERMONGOLIAAUTONOMOUSREGIONITSFULLNAME“HARENARXAN“MEANS“HOTHOLYWATER“INTHEMONGOLIANLANGUAGEARXANISATOURISMCITYINTHENORTHERNFRONTIERWITHABLENDOFLARGEFOREST,GRANDPRAIRIES,VASTSNOWFIELD,HEAVENLAKECLUSTER,THERMIUM,ASWELLASVOLCANICCLUSTERITISARAREANDUNIQUEECOTOURISMBASEFILLEDWITHHEALTHYSUNSHINE,CLEANAIRANDUNSPOILEDGREENNESTLEDCLOSETOTHECOUNTRYSLARGESTVIRGINFOREST,ANDKNOWNFORITSSPRINGANDECOLOGICALENVIRONMENT,ARXANISMARVELEDATBYMANYTOURISTSASTHEPURESTLANDONEARTHYOUCANNOTMISSOUTTHEAUTUMNOFARXANITISDEFINITELYTHEBESTWITHBRIGHTLYCOLOREDSCENERYFULLOFEMOTIONSAUTUMNINTHENORTHERNPARTOFTHECOUNTRYCOMESEARLIERTHANTHESOUTHASEPTEMBERRAINFOLLOWEDBYTHEFOOTPRINTSOFAUTUMNBRINGSMORECOLORSTOTHEONCEEMERALDGREENMOUNTAINANDBLOOMINGGRASSLANDSHUTTERBUGSFLOCKTOSEEFORTHEMSELVESTHEMARVELOFSPLENDIDCOLORSAROUNDTHEMOUNTAINSANDWATERS,MANYOFWHOMHAVETRAVELALONGDISTANCEANDEVENCAMPHEREONLYTOCAPTUREAMOMENTOFTHENATUREWONDERTHESILVERBIRCHTURNSGOLDEN,WHILETHELARCHISSTILLPROUDLYGREENYOUWILLFINDYOURSELFDROWNEDINTHEINTOXICATINGREDOFTHEWILDFRUITSASWELLASTHEGLAMOUROFFLOWERSINFULLBLOWNANDYOURHEARTWILLBELINGERINGONTHEWOODSASITSTIMEFORTHEWILDFRUITSTORIPETHEPICTURESQUEARXANINAUTUMNISINDEEDAFAIRYLANDONLYEXISTSINADREAMTHATSATISFIESALLYOURFANTASIESIFITRAINSHEAVILYONSATURDAYNIGHT,SOMEELDERLYCHINESEWILLSAYITISBECAUSEZHINU,ORTHEWEAVINGMAID,ISCRYINGONTHEDAYSHEMETHERHUSBANDNIULANG,ORTHECOWHERD,ONTHEMILKYWAYMOSTCHINESEREMEMBERBEINGTOLDTHISROMANTICTRAGEDYWHENTHEYWERECHILDRENONQIXI,ORTHESEVENTHNIGHTFESTIVAL,WHICHFALLSONTHESEVENTHDAYOFTHESEVENTHLUNARMONTH,WHICHISUSUALLYINEARLYAUGUSTTHISYEARITFALLSONSATURDAY,AUGUST2FOLKLORESTORYASTHESTORYGOES,ONCETHEREWASACOWHERD,NIULANG,WHOLIVEDWITHHISELDERBROTHERANDSISTERINLAWBUTSHEDISLIKEDANDABUSEDHIM,ANDTHEBOYWASFORCEDTOLEAVEHOMEWITHONLYANOLDCOWFORCOMPANYTHECOW,HOWEVER,WASAFORMERGODWHOHADVIOLATEDIMPERIALRULESANDWASSENTTOEARTHINBOVINEFORMONEDAYTHECOWLEDNIULANGTOALAKEWHEREFAIRIESTOOKABATHONEARTHAMONGTHEMWASZHINU,THEMOSTBEAUTIFULFAIRYANDASKILLEDSEAMSTRES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