2021-2022学年湖南省娄底市成考专升本英语自考真题(含答案)

2021-2022学年湖南省娄底市成考专升本英语自考真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.Icanneverforget______thefamousactressduringhervisittoourschool．

A.havingbeenmetB.tomeetC.tohavemetD.meeting

2.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

A.are;desiredB.is;desiredC.are;desiringD.is;desiring

3.WewereoverjoyedatthenewsofChina__________anotherman-madesatel1ite．A.startingB.1aunchingC.fightingD.shouting

4.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

5.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

6.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

7.Theproblemwassettledtothecompleteofthem,sotheydidn‘tcomplain.

A.amazementB.satisfactionC.disappointmentD.attraction

8.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

9.Busyastheyare,parentsshould______atleasttwohourstospendwiththeirchildren.

A.setoutB.setawayC.setasideD.setoff

10.NotonlyIbutalsoTomandMary______fondofcollectingstamps.

A.amB.willC.areD.have

11.TomandJackarebothveryclever._________,Tomis____________Jack.

A.Allinall;asacleverboyas

B.Inotherwords;ascleveraboyas

C.Thatistosay;asacleverboyas

D.Inword;ascleveraboyas

12.She'sfainted.Throwsomewateronherfaceandshemay______.

A.comeroundB.comebackC.comeagainD.comeout

13.—That'smewhenIgotmarried.SeewhatIlooklikenow!—Whynotgoonadiettogetinto______?

A.shapeB.formC.appearanceD.body

14.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

15.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

16.Thankyouforthe______youdidme.tomovethesofaupstairs.

A.favorB.goodC.helpD.kindness

17.Balloonsfloatintheair_________boatsdoonthesea.A.justasB.whenC.thatD.where

18.

Allthestudentswenttothemagicshowyesterday.Itwasreally______A.amusinglyB.amuseC.amusingD.amused

19.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

20.-Betweenthetwopossibleplans,I‘mbound_____thesecondoneA.favouringB.tofavourC.forfavouringD.tofavouring

二、翻译(10题)21.Asafinancialadvisor,I'veseenhundredsofpeoplelearntocontroltheirmoneyinsteadoflettingitcontrolthemandwatchedastheyincreasedastheyincreasedtheirfreedom,powerandsecuritybyhandlingmoneyconsciously.

22.Notuntilthebeginningofthetwentiethcenturydidthehumanbeingslearntopreventthediseasefromspreading.

23.WiththeinstrumentsatthehospitalthedoctorrecognizedthattheoutbreakwasduetoavirusgroupA,buthedidn'tknowthesub-group.

24.论实际用途，没有那个计算机网络能比得上国际互联网。

25.Thegirltakesafterhermotherandisalwayscheerful.

26.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.

27.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

28.Wouldyoupleasetellusthequantityyourequireinordertoenableustoworkouttheoffer?

29.Itwasnearlyimpossibletolivefreefromfinancialstressinmodernsociety.

30.随着燃料价格的上涨，购车者买车的想法正在改变。

A.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersaregoingtochangetheirideasofbuyingacar.

B.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

C.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

D.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyershavechangedtheirideasofbuyingacar.

三、书面表达(10题)31.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100--120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．一组外国人原打算在我市参观期间去你校看一看，但因临时有事不能去，请对你校布局予以介绍。注意：(1)叙述要有条理，方位清楚，要用一些方位词。(2)题目：OurSchoolYard(3)在文中要提到教学楼，办公楼，试验室，电教中心，图书馆，宿舍，食堂，操场等等。

32.Writing（25points)

你(LiYuan)刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封抱怨信，其内容如下：

(1)买表的时间、地点；

(2)出现的问题；

(3)要求退货。

33.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowritealetterof100—120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．你是刘吉，工作是办公室职员，写封信给一位俱乐部的经理，内容包括：(1)最近很容易感到疲劳。工作十分紧张(如接待来访者、为总经理起草报告、归档各类文件)；(2)希望成为该俱乐部的一员，参加那里的活动；(3)你的嗜好和兴趣(如读书、唱歌、烹饪)；(4)希望他能给你提供更多的信息(如加入俱乐部的费用、俱乐部的一般活动时间和活动内容)。

34.你（LiYuan）刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封投诉信，其内容如下：

（1）买表的时间、地点；

（2）出现的问题；

（3）要求退货。

35.假设你是Tom，将去上海旅游，写一封信给你在上海的朋友张强，告诉他你将乘火车于l0月21日上午8点到达上海，请他接你，并请他帮你安排21至24日的住宿（旅馆最好靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵）。此外，你还要他帮你订24日返回北京的火车票。

注意：词数应为100左右

Oct．15

DearZhangQiang，

Allthebest，

Tom

36.随着电脑和因特网的普及，网上购物也进入了人们的日常生活。有人支持网上购物，也有人对其保留态度，你的看法是什么？根据下表写一篇文章。注意：1.不要逐条翻译；2.

词数150左右。3.

参考词汇：投诉

complainv./complaintn.

37.标题：TheInternet____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

38.你(LiYuan)丢失了钱包，需要写一个寻物启事。内容包括：

(1)丢失的时间和地点。

(2)描述钱包内外(钱包的颜色、钱包里的东西)。

(3)提供与失主联系的方式。

39.假定你是Helen，要写一封信给Julie，对她和她的丈夫昨日请你和你丈夫吃饭表示感谢，表示要回请他们，以答谢他们的盛情款待。

40.假设你是小明，光明中学的学生，你给你的好友小华写信讲述你的美国之行。内容包括：先去了纽约，看到许多摩天大楼，但看不到世贸大厦了；两天后去了洛杉矶（LosAngeles），参观了好莱坞，游览了迪斯尼乐园；还去了内华达（Nevada）的里诺Reno），游览了风景优美的大沪（Dahu）湖。

注意：

1．不要逐字翻译，叙述要连贯。

2．词数应为100左右。

四、翻译(20题)41.Thepovertylineisthelowestincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomebelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.

42.Therewillbeadvancesinbiologicalknowledgeasfar-reachingasthosethathavebeenmadeinphysics.

43.们必须提高产品质量，因为那些国家买家的质量意识都非常强。

A.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinallcountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

B.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

C.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

D.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

44.Onlythosewhoworkhardwillbefavoredinthefiercecompetition.

45.TheConsumers'Associationislookingintohercomplaints.

46.Manyproposalswereraisedbythedelegates,asweexpected._____________________________________________________________________________

47.Eighthoursisahappymean(中间值，平均数)betweentoomuchsleepandtoolittle.

48.Weinsistthatinternationaltradeshouldnotbeaone-waystreet.

49.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitforgrantedthathewasanAmerican.

50.I’dappreciateitifyoucouldarrangeavisittotheForbiddenCityforme.

51.Enclosedissomeadditionaltechnicalinformationonthewashingmachines.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactusifyourequireanyfurtherinformation.

52.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisfallaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.

53.Unlikehumanbeings,fishesdonotstopgrowingwhentheyreachmaturity.Theycontinuetogrowaslongastheylive,althoughtherateofgrowthslowsdowninmaturefishes.

54.Eventhebusiestgovernmentofficialorexecutivealwaystakesextratimetobepoliteandofferrefreshments(茶点).

55.Ifyouhavetojump,jumpasfarasyoucan.

56.说到学英语，我越学越有兴趣。

57.董事长以公司的名义宣布了这项决定.

58.这一项目的失败使我们得出结论：我们过高估计了他的能力。

59.Althoughheisn'tsuccessfulnow,hedoesn'tconsiderhislifeasafailure.

60.解决这个问题有种种方法。

五、阅读理解(5题)61.Whatjobwillbedonethedaybeforethefestivalbegins?查看材料

A.Makingposters.

B.Settingupthegym.

C.Cleaningupthegym.

D.Helpingtheperformers.

62.

IfyousaytoanAmericanthatyouareastrangerthere,mostprobablyhewill______.

A.offerhishelp

B.stopsmilingatyou

C.helpyoufindtheway

D.replythatheispleasedtomeetyou

63.Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?Strangelyenough,theanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson'sintelligencearefixedatbirth,butwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.

Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith,Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,themostclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.

Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments,wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarerelatedatall,arelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence.

Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman'sintelligenceisgiventohim______.

A.atbirth

B.througheducation

C.bothatbirthandthrougheducation

D.neitheratbirthnorthrougheducation

64.Amonghisteachers，________lefthimaverydeepimpression.

A.theuniversityteacher

B.thehighschoolteacher

C.EdRicketts

D.thefirsttwoteachers

65.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheEarliestPeopleinNorthAmerica.

B.TheEarliestImmigrantstoNorthAmerica.

C.ThePeopleoftheUnitedStates.

D.EuropeansWeretheEarliestPeopleComingtotheNorthAmerica.

六、作文(1题)66.S城的交通拥挤现象日趋严重，事故时有发生，特别是在早晚上、下班高峰期。市政府决定采取措施改善交通现状，向广大市民征集建议。请根据下面的要点向市政府提出建议。(1)修缮公路，改善路面状况;(2)修筑立交桥，缓解交通阻塞现象;(3)控制小轿车的产量。要求：短文需要涉及上述所有内容，可以适当增加内容，阐述自己的其他想法。

参考答案

1.D解析：forgetdoingsth．忘了已做过某事。注意区别forgettodosth。忘了而没有做某事。

2.B解析：theeducationsystem是主语，谓语动词应用单数；thedesiredresults意为“期望的结果”。

3.Blaunch为“发射”讲；其余为干扰项。

4.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.C解析：notonly…butalso连接主语时，谓语动词根据就近原则由butalso后的成分来决定。TomandMary是两个人，所以动词用复数形式。

11.B

12.A解析：句意：她昏倒了。给她脸上浇些水，或许她会醒过来。本题考查词组辨析。comeround：过访，绕道而来，苏醒过来；comeback：回来，恢复；comeagain：再说一遍，重复一遍；comeout：出来，传出。

13.A解析：shape意为“(女人的)姿态，身段”；form意为“形状，形态”；appearance意为“外表，样子”；body意为“身体”。由题意知应选A。

14.B

15.C

16.A解析：favor：帮助，一般用domeafavor；good：好处；help不与do搭配：kindness：善良。故选A。

17.A本句考查两个并列句之间的连接的词。题干的意思是：“气球能够浮在空气中正如船能够浮在海面上一样。”在四个选项中，只有A项的justas有“正如，犹如”的意思。故选A。

18.C所有的学生都去看了昨天的魔术表演。它太令人不可思议了。这里主要考查的是动词的现在分词和过去分词的不同用法。Sth．bedoing表示某一事物令人怎么样。Sb．bedone表示某人处于某种状态。例：Theletteristouching．这封信令人感动。

Iammoved．我很感动。

19.A解析：根据上文提到“findone”，故下文中也应填one，表示泛指。

20.B

21.作为理财顾问，我看到很多人学会了掌控自己的钱财，而不是让钱财控制自己；看到他们通过合理的理财，拓宽了自由度，提高了控制力，增强了安全感。

22.直到二十世纪初，人类才学会防止疾病的传播。

23.通过医学仪器这位医生认识到这种发作是由于A组病毒引起的但是他不知道它的子群体。通过医学仪器，这位医生认识到这种发作是由于A组病毒引起的，但是他不知道它的子群体。

24.NocomputernetworkiscomparabletoInternetforpracticalapplication.

25.那女孩很像她妈妈总是乐呵呵的。那女孩很像她妈妈，总是乐呵呵的。

26.不要让羞怯成为我们精彩生活和未来成功的绊脚石。不要让羞怯成为我们精彩生活和未来成功的绊脚石。

27.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.现在心理学家们座落为噪音对人们的态度和行为有相当大的影响。

28.为了便于报价能否请您告知贵方所需数量?为了便于报价，能否请您告知贵方所需数量?

29.在现代社会过没有经济压力的生活几乎是不可能的.befreefrom:

30.D

31.61．在描写文中，要把方位按一定的顺序描写清楚，可用一些方位词如：infrontof，behind，

beside，onbothsides，nextto等等。另外，校园的设施也要会讲，如：教学楼theteachingbuilding，办公楼teacher'sofficebuilding，试验室thelab，电教中心theAudiovisualCentre，图书馆thelibrary，宿舍dormitory，食堂canteen，操场theplayground等等。OurSchoolYardThisisamapofourschoolOurschoolislikeabeautifulgarden.Whenyouentertheschoolgate,awidetree-linedroadleadsyourighttothenine-storyclassroombuilding,wherewestudy.NexttotheclassroombuildingistheAudiovisualCentre,wherewecanwatchTVeveryevening.Oneithersideoftheschoolroad,thereisaflowerbedinwhichvariouskindsofflowersareinbloom.

Inthesoutheastofourschoolyardstandsourbeautifullibrarywithallkindsofbooksinit.Teachersandstudentsgothereenjoyingreadingintheirsparetime.Andinthenortheast,youcanfindthereachersofficebuilding.

Behindtheteachersofficebuildingisaplayground.

Besidetheplaygroundisanothernewly-builtbuilding—ourlab.Ifyougoalongtheroadbehindthelab,you'11arriveinthestudentlivingareawherethereareourdormitoriesandcanteens.Thelifeatourschoolisactive,joyfulandcolorful.Welcometoourschool.

32.T0whomItMayConcern：

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore．Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat．ButIbmndseveralproblems．First，thecoloritnotwhatlwanted．1wantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinsteac!．IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenoughThestrangerthinghappens．

Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，SoIhavetokeepcorrectingit．Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork．Ireallycannotstanditanylonger．SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome．

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder．

Thankyou．Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou．

Yourssincorely

LiYuan

33.Ⅵ．Writing2006年末最新颁布的《全国各类成人高等学校招生复习考试大纲(专科起点升本科)》对英语短文写作(第六部分)的要求为：一个小题，满分25分，要求考生根据所给题目或提出的条件(即情景)写出一篇100～120问的短文。同时还要求，在短文写作中，要考虑“文章的特定文体格式”。“根据所给题目或提出的条件”可意指英语命题作文写作，通常以论说文、说明文写作格式为主，内容一般涉及公众关注的话题；还可意指英语信函、便条写作，通常以英语信函写作中常用的“混合式”格式为主，内容一般涉及人们日常生活中的交往问题新大纲指的是后者。在具体短文写作时考生应注意以下方面：(1)避免使用“过分”词句，语言要简明扼要有些英语初学者会觉得，在英语短文写作中，使用的“大问”越多，水平就越高，这是一种不正确的看法，因为这会在英语短文写作中导致“过分”用词的问题。考生作文在内容上要能够做到紧扣命题或情景，应采取语言简明扼要的行文方式。下面列出一些在写作时提倡和不提倡使用的词语：括弧中的词语为提倡使用的词语

括弧中的词语为提倡使用的词语inregardto(about,concerning)

withregardto(about,concerning,on)inrelationto(toward,to)

inconnectionwith(about,of,in,on)onthepartof(for,among)

withreferenceto(on,about,concerning)inviewof(because,since)

intheeventof(if)inorderto(to)

onbehalfof(for)inaccordancewith(with,by)

bymeansof(with,by)inthecaseof(if,in)

inthematterof(in)intheamountof(for)

forthepurposeof(for)inthemajorityofinstances(usually)

inanumberofcases(some)onafewoccasions(occasionally)

inthetimeof(during)(2)不使用缩写形式等过于口语化的字词①一般不应使用缩写形式，如：不应使用"itdidn't”，而应使用“itdidnot”；不应使用"they've”，而应使用"theyhave"等。②一般不应使用表示犹豫不决的短语，如：er，um，well，youknow...，andsoonsoforth，andetc．等(3)避免中文式的“铺垫”“铺垫”、“迂回”或“画龙点睛”等写作方法在中文短文写作中无可非议，但不能使用在英语短文写作中。例如，中文信件的开头方式通常会是“你好!前日收到你的来信，深感欣慰。好久没有给你写信了。不知你的……如何?”等，此类句式不应在英语信函短文写作开头处使用。原因是，此种方式会浪费篇幅。考试中英语短文写作有字数限制，写得太长同样会被扣分。在进行信函短文写作时，考生应注意以下方面：(1)短文写作情景分析中文情景写作中需要直接表述和需要拓展表达的内容。(2)确定信函短文写作的谋篇布局信函短文写作的谋篇布局的含义为信函写作格式。信函短文写作采用的是英语信函写作中的“混合式”。(3)进行语言转换和拓展(4)信函短文合成61．参考范文DearClubManager,

January16,2007Ihopetojoinyourclubandattendtheactivitiesthere.Iworkasanofficeclerk.Ihavebeenprettybusyrecently.EverydayIhavetoreceivemanyvisitorsandfileplentyofpapers.Ihavetodraftareportforthegeneralmanageralmosteveryweek.IamsobusythatIfeelmuchtenseandbecometiredeasily.Iwanttobecomeamemberofyourclubtochangemysituation.Ihavesomehobbiessuchasreadingbooks,singingandcooking.Iwishyoucouldsendmesomeinformationaboutthecosttogetthemembership,thegeneraltimetablefortheclubanditsnormalactivities.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Warmregards.Yours,LiuJi(信体正文字数:119words)

34.ToWhomItMayConcern:

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore.Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat.ButIfoundseveralproblems.First，thecolorisnotwhatIwanted.Iwantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinstead.IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenough.Thestrangerthinghappens.Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，soIhavetokeepcorrectingit.Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork.Ireallycannotstanditanylonger.SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome.

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder.

Thankyou.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourssincerely，

LiYuan

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Allthebest，

Tom

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37.TheInternetWiththedevelopmentofcomputers，theInternethasbecomewidelyused.Moreandmoreinformationwillbeprovidedforpeople.Wecangetallkindsofusefulinformationinanyscientificresearchfieldwheneverweneed.ItcanhelpUStoenrichourknowledgeandhelpourcountrytokeepupwiththedevelopedcountries.However，theInternetalsobringsUStoomuchinformation.ItalwaysmakeUSverydifficulttofindsomethingavailablebybrowsingmanynecessarywebsites.Inaword，weneedtheInternet.butweshouldmakegooduseofit.

38.Ilostmypurse.Itisblackandredanditsshapeistriangle.

IthinkIleftitsomewhereinthelibraryyesterdayafternoonwhenIwasinahurrytoborrowbooksandwalkedupanddownstairstolookformaterialstobeusedinmymathcourseandoccupiedseatsfortheeveningstudywithmybooks.

Insidemypurse,thereisastudentIDwhichisveryimportanttome,librarycardwithoutwhichIwon'tgetintothelibrary,andabout300RMB.

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39.DearJulie：ThankyouverymuchforthedinnerthatyouinvitedmyhusbandandItoyesterday.Thefoodnotonlylookedandsmelledfabulousbuttastedgreat，andmyhusbandandIenjoyeditverymuch.Therefore，wewouldliketoinviteyoutodinnerat7p.m.thisFridayattheNorthwestChineserestauranttoreturnyourkindnessandhospitality.Pleasedocome.Yours，Helen

40.Onepossibleversion:DearXiaoHua，

IhavejustcomebackfromatriptotheUnited

States.Ihadaverygoodtimethere.

IfirstwenttoNewYork.Itisreallyaverybigcity.Isawquitemanyskyscrapersthere.ButtheTwin

Towerso/"theWorldTradeCenterarenomoretobeseen.TwodayslaterIwenttoLosAngeles.IvisitedHollywoodonthedayIgotthere.AfterthatIspentawholedayinDisneyland.Itisreallyawonderfulplaceyoushouldn"tmiss.IalsowenttoReno，Nevada.ThereisabeautifullakenamedDahu.Thescenerythereisattractive!

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