九年级英语上册期中测试二新版外研版
期中测试(二)
满分120分,限时100分钟
Ⅰ.单项选择(每小题1分,共15分)
1—Is Tony honest boy?
—Yes. I think he is most helpful boy in our class.
A.a;the
B.an;an
C.an;the
D.the;an
1.答案 C “一个诚实的男孩”是泛指,用不定冠词,honest的发音是以元音音素开头,第一个空用an;形容词最高级前面用定冠词the。故选C。
2.—Wish you have a pleasant journey!
—Thanks!I'll give you a as soon as I arrive in Paris.
A.ring
B.hand
C.ride
D.present
2.答案 A 本题考查名词辨析。根据语境可知,我一到巴黎就给你打电话。give sb. a ring打电话给某人,故选A。
3.Learning is a lifelong journey because it brings every day.
A.new something
B.something new
C.anything new
D.new anything
3.答案 B 考查不定代词的用法。句意:学习是一段终身的旅程,因为它每天都带来新的东西。在肯定句中要用something,先排除C、D两项;形容词修饰复合不定代词时要放在复合不定代词之后。故选B。
4.—When do you usually visit your grandparents?
—I usually visit them Sundays.
A.on
B.in
C.of
D.from
4.答案 A 考查介词的用法。句意:——你通常什么时候去看望你的祖父母?——我通常在星期天去看望他们。在具体的“星期几”之前用介词on。故选A。
5. Youth(《芳华》) is a wonderful film. I've never seen a one before.
A.worse
B.better
C.best
D.worst
5.答案 B 考查形容词比较等级。句意:《芳华》是一部极好的电影,我以前从未看过这么好的影片。由before可知是现在和以前比较哪个更好,本句应用比较级,由“《芳华》是一部极好的电影”可知选B。
6. Rules are helpful to us, we have to follow them.
A.so
B.but
C.or
D.because
6.答案 A 本题考查连词。句意:规则对我们是有帮助的,因此我们必须遵守规则。so因此;but 但是;or 否则;because因为。根据句意可知答案为A项。
7.Although he's fifty, he can still play tennis with the best player.
A.really
B.hardly
C.nearly
D.clearly
7.答案 C 本题考查副词辨析。really确实;hardly几乎不;nearly几乎;clearly清晰地。根据句意可知选C。
8. My boss is waiting for the report, so I can't leave here I finish it.
A.since
B.until
C.though
D.if
8.答案 B 考查连词的用法。句意:我的老板在等这份报告,因此我要完成它才能离开这里。until与前面can't中的not,构成短语not...until...“直到……才……”。故选B。
9.Life is like a journey. ahead, and you will see a lot more beautiful scenery(风景).
A.Plan
B.To plan
C.Planning
D.Plans
9.答案 A 考查祈使句的用法。句意:生活就像一场旅行。提前计划,你会看到更多美丽的风景。肯定的祈使句以动词原形开头。故选A。
10.—The light is on. When you leave, please .
—OK, I won't forget it.
A.turn it off;to do
B.turn off it;doing
C.turn on it;to do
10.答案 A 句意:——灯还开着。当你离开时,请关灯。——好的,我不会忘记关灯的。turn on打开;turn off关掉。turn off是动副短语,代词作宾语需放在中间,故选A。
11.—Sam, let's go to the cinema. There's a new movie called Avengers Ⅲ(《复仇者联盟3》). —Not now. I my brother David with his English.
A.help
B.helped
C.am helping
D.have helped
11.答案 C 考查动词时态。句意:——萨姆,我们去看电影吧,有一部新电影——《复仇者联盟3》。——现在不行,我正在帮助我弟弟戴维学英语。根据Not now提示可知要用现在进行时态。故选C。
12.—The fridges are on sale in the supermarket today.
—Really? Let's go and buy for our new kitchen.
A.one
B.it
C.that
D.them
12.答案 A 考查代词的用法。句意:——今天这个超市里冰箱减价出售。——真的吗?咱们去为我们的新厨房买一台吧。one指代前面提到的物品中的一个;it指代前面提到的物品;that那个;them它们。由语境可知,这里指的是去买这些冰箱中的一个。故选A。
13.—He's already come back from Australia, ?
—Yes. We watched a movie together last night.
A.isn't he
B.doesn't he
C.hasn't he
D.has he
13.答案 C 本题考查反意疑问句。问句中的's是现在完成时态中has的缩写形式;根据反意疑问句的构成原则“前肯后否”,可知选C。
14.—Has your mother been to London?
—Yes, and . We went together.
A.so have I
B.so I have
C.neither have I
D.neither I have
14.答案 A 句意:——你妈妈去过伦敦吗?——去过,我也去过,我们一起去的。根据“我们一起去的”可知,前者的情况也适合后者,故用“so+助动词+主语”。故选A。
15.—I must go now. My plane is ready to board.
—Goodbye. .
A.Don't worry
B.With pleasure
C.So would I
D.Have a good trip
15.答案 D 考查交际用语。句意:——我现在得走了。我的飞机要登机了。——再见。旅途愉快。A.不要担心;B.很乐意;C.我也是;D.旅途愉快。根据语境可知选D。
Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分,共15分)
My son lived in New York. Last winter my husband and I 16 him there. One day, while we were walking down the street, my son went to a store to see 17 there was a coat he wanted.
It was very cold. I went over to a supermarket to buy some chocolate, but my husband waited outside alone. When I came out, my husband was talking to a 18 man. I saw my husband 19 his gloves and hat and pass them to Frank, the homeless man.
Frank said he had been living in New York before a heavy rainstorm hit the city in the autumn of the year. He lost his 20 in the rainstorm, so he had no place to sleep. He was begging and trying to get $25 in order to find a cheap 21 where he could sleep for some hours. All he owned to keep 22 was a jacket. My husband's gloves and hat were surprising gifts for him.
After a while, my son came out of the store, and a new coat was in his hand. I asked him what he was going to do with the old one. He said he would 23 keep it. I told him the story and suggested leaving it to Frank. 24 our great surprise, my son walked up to Frank and 25 the new coat to him. Frank asked, “Did you buy this for me?”My son said no, but he wanted Frank to have 26 . Frank stood there 27 the coat, with something wet in his eyes. He 28 us with his whole heart. He said he would try to find a job as 29 as possible to support himself.
My son couldn't get the picture of Frank out of his mind. He went home, took out all his clothes that didn't 30 him, and posted them to a shelter (避难所). He has done this a few times since then.
16.A.visited B.protected C.noticed D.memorized
17.A.which B.if C.why D.how
18.A.careless B.hopeless C.helpless D.homeless
19.A.get off B.turn off C.take off D.go off
20.A.coat B.key C.home D.food
21.A.hospital B.shop C.office D.hotel
22.A.clean B.brave C.warm D.fair
23.A.certainly B.suddenly C.patiently D.politely
24.A.On B.To C.With D.For
25.A.returned B.connected C.gave D.sent
26.A.it B.him C.her D.them
27.A.making B.washing C.selling D.holding
28.A.thanked B.introduced C.taught D.pushed
29.A.often B.soon C.long D.far
30.A.hurt B.fit C.change D.improve
答案
[语篇解读] 在纽约的街头,儿子在商店买新外套,父亲在等待时,慷慨地把手套和帽子送给了无家可归的Frank。儿子知道后,欣然把自己新买的外套也送给了Frank。之后,儿子还经常把旧衣服整理出来寄到避难所。
16.A 由句意“我儿子住在纽约,去年冬天我和丈夫去那儿看望他”可知答案。
17.B 由“儿子走进店铺看看是否有他想要的外套”可知答案。
18.D 由后一句中的“Frank, the homeless man”可知,此处为和一个无家可归的人交谈。
19.C 由后面的“pass them to”可知,此处为摘下手套和帽子递给Frank,故选C。
20.C 从后面的“so he had no place to sleep”可知,他在暴风雨中失去家园。
21.D 从定语从句部分“where he could sleep for some hours”可知,此处表示“旅馆”。
22.C 从前文“Last winter”可知时间为冬天,Frank可以用来保暖的只有一件夹克。由句意可知答案为C。
23.A 由句意“他说他当然会留着身上那件旧外套了”可知答案为A。
24.B 固定短语:to one's surprise让某人惊讶的是。
25.C 由句意“让我们非常惊讶的是,我的儿子朝Frank走过去,把新买的外套给了他”可知答案。
26.A 由句意可知,此处为他想让Frank拥有它,指代前文的“the new coat”,应用it指代。
27.D 由句意“Frank站在那里,拿着外套,眼睛有些湿润”可知答案。
28.A 由句意可知:Frank全心全意地感谢我们。
29.B 由句意可知Frank想尽快找到工作,故选B。“尽快”为“as soon as possible”。
30.B 此处为定语从句,修饰“衣服”,故用fit。
Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分,共30分)
A
31.If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is in eastern Canada.
A.12:00 noon
B.2:00 p.m.
C.12:30 p.m.
D.4:00 a.m.
32.While eastern Canadian children are waking up at 8:30, children in Scotland are .
A.having lessons
B.sleeping
C.watching TV
D.playing games
33.Who needn't go to work on Friday?
A.Canadians.
B.Scots.
C.The Japanese.
D.Egyptians.
34.The underlined phrase “ahead of” means “” in English?
A.earlier than
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C.after
D.until
35.Which country will welcome Saturday first, Canada, Japan, the UK or Egypt?
A.The UK.
B.Japan.
C.Egypt.
D.Canada.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文以表格的形式介绍了四个国家(加拿大、苏格兰、埃及以及日本)的地理位置和风土人情。
31.C 从第一栏中“In the west, it is four a.m. and...but in the east it is half past eight
a.m. ...”可以推断出这两个地方相差四个半小时。故选C。
32.A 根据第二栏中“It is twelve noon...Children are having lessons...”可知本题选A。
33.D 根据第三栏中“Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in a ll Arab countries.”可知本题选D。
34.A 根据第三、四栏第一行的时间可知日本时间比埃及时间早7个小时,这里画线部分的意思是“比……早”,故选A。
35.B 根据四栏中第一行的时间可推断出答案是B项。
B
Shang Yang was a politician of the Qin state. He was very wise and forward-thinking(有远见的). He worked out several reform plans for the state, including focusing on farming and giving rewards(奖赏) to soldiers who were successful during war.
But at the beginning these reforms were not easily carried out. Only a few people in the state understood Shang's talent and the advantages of his plans. Most people had little trust and confidence in him.
To solve this problem, Shang came up with an idea. He ordered some soldiers to put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin state capital. This attracted many people. Then, in front of the crowd, he said loudly:“People of Qin, whoever takes this pole to the north gate will get a reward of 10 gold pieces.”
It was a simple task and the reward was big. Some time passed and no one stepped forward. They all thought that Shang was joking. Hearing no answer, Sha ng stepped forward and said, “I will increase the reward to 50 gold pieces”.
The words sounded even more unbelievable. Finally, a man from the crowd came forward to take the pole. He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate. True to his word, Shang paid the man 50 gold pieces.
Soon, the people were saying that Shang was a man of his word. When he began promoting (推行) his reforms, the people followed and did not question him.
Under the great reforms, Qin grew strong and united all the states, becoming the first empire of China. Later, people drew the Chinese idiom “立木取信” from this story.
36.Shang Yang's reforms .
A.were never trusted by people
B.made Qin grow strong
C.were carried out easily at the beginning
D.focused on farming and education
37.To let people trust him, Shang Yang .
A.ordered many young men to join the army
B.gave a reward to anyone who supported him
C.showed that he could keep his promises
D.introduced his reforms at the south gate of the capital
38.What does the und erlined word “unbelievable” mean in the passage?
A.不能实现的
B.不可能的
C.难以理解的
D.难以置信的
39.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A.The Chinese idiom “立木取信” just came from this story.
B.Under the reforms, Qin united all the states.
C.The man who carried the pole to the north gate was paid only 10 gold pieces.
D.At first, only a few people in the state understood the advantages of Shang Yang's plans.
40.What's the main idea of this story?
A.Earning people's trust is never easy.
B.Keeping promises can earn people's trust.
C.Money can lead people to do anything in the world.
D.Reforms are important for a country to develop.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了秦国商鞅“立木取信”的故事。
36.B 细节理解题。根据短文最后一段的“Under the great reforms, Qin grew strong”可知,商鞅变法使秦国强盛起来。故选B。
37.C 细节理解题。根据短文内容可知,商鞅用“立木取信”的方法,让人们知道他是守信的。故选C。
38.D 词义猜测题。根据上文中“They all thought that Shang was joking.”可知,人们认为商鞅的话是不可信的。因此,unbelievable的意思是“难以置信的”。故选D。
39.C 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“True to his word, Shang paid the man 50 gold pieces.”可知选C。
40.B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章通过讲述商鞅“立木取信”的故事,说明遵守承诺能赢得人们的信任。故选B。
C
When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona, nothing should get in your way—even if you have no feet.
An 11-year-old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz, who was born without feet, will fly from his home in Brazil to take part in the Spanish club's summer training camp. Although he is disabled, Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gym class. He can run, dribble (运球), pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able-bodied teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.
His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun, “He is skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes.” Mum Sand ra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams. She said, “He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell.” Muniz's gym teacher added, “He is challenging the social norms (标准). When he a rrived there, no one believed in him.” But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy. So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent.
The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he'll b e able to show off his “fancy footwork” and meet his idol, Barca soccer player Lionel Messi.
Muniz wears a prosthetic (假体的) ankle and foot to help him get around in rainy weather. He knows that his disability means he'll never be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympic (残奥会的) sport.
41.Who praised Muniz's football abilities?
A.His idol, Messi.
B.His best friend.
C.His mum, Sandra.
D.His gym teacher.
42.The underlined word “thrilled” in paragraph 3 has the similar meaning to .
A.excited
B.worried
C.disappointed
D.interested
43.The time order of the following sentences is Muniz .
①played football well and became captain of his school gym class
②could walk without falling when he was very little
③was asked to fly to Spain for a summer training camp
A.①②③
B.③②①
C.②①③
D.②③①
44.We can tell that Muniz according to the passage.
A.has difficulty in living a normal life
B.dreams to play for a professional football team
C.will play football for the Spanish La Liga soccer club
D.hopes that playing football will be part of Paralympic Games
45.Which saying can express the spirit of the passage?
A.Failure is the mother of success.
B.Never put off tomorrow what we can do today.
C.Where there is a will, there is a way.
D.A good beginning is half done.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文,介绍了没有双脚,依然坚持梦想,努力踢球的Muniz的故事。
41.B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知,他最好的朋友Lucas在给《太阳报》拍摄的一个视频当中讲述了Muniz的足球能力。故选B。
42.A 细节理解题。联系上下文可知Muniz将实现梦想,因此他妈妈是激动的。excited激动的;worried 担心的;disappointed失望的;interested感兴趣的。故选A。
43.C 推理判断题。根据时间顺序排序。第一,当他很小的时候他可以走路不跌倒。第二,足球踢得好并成为学校体育课的队长。第三,被邀请飞到西班牙参加夏季训练营。故选C。
44.D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段末句可知,他希望足球有一天能够成为残奥会的运动项目,因此D 选项正确。
45.C 主旨大意题。根据文章主要内容可以推断,C选项“有志者,事竟成”是最恰当的表达。
Ⅳ.词汇(每小题2分,共10分)
根据句意及首字母或汉语提示写出单词。
46.Bob is no l the same young man as he was ten years ago.
47.We could hear the children banging u .
48.I'm very tired, because I spent the w afternoon watering the flowers in the garden.
49.We visited a museum of (自然的)history yesterday.
50.I have come to (意识到)that men are not born to be free.
答案46.longer 47.upstairs 48.whole 49.natural 50.realise
Ⅴ.补全对话(每小题2分,共10分)
根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A:Hey, how's it going?
B:Oh, all right. I'm trying to make friends.
A:Oh, that's great!Everyone needs friends.
B: 51 ?
A:Yes. I think you should talk more often with the people who you want as friends.
B:Okay, thanks for your advice. I have one more question though. A:Go ahead, please. 52 .
B:Should I try to get their phone numbers?
A: 53 . Friends need to communicate with each other.
B:Then I won't be shy to ask for their phone numbers. 54 ?
A:You can make friends with any kind of person. I became a friend to an old man and to a young kid.
B:Wow, that's amazing. I didn't know making friends would be easy. 55 .
A:Good luck on that. Goodbye.
B:Goodbye.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
答案
51.But can/could/will/would you(please)give me some advice Can/Could/Will/Would
you(please)give me some adviceShall/May/Can/Could I ask you for some advice... 根据答语“是的,我认为你应该……”可知,此处应该询问“你可以给我一些建议吗?”
52.I'm happy/glad/pleased to help you (to earn/make more friends)
I will try my best to help you
Any question is welcome
I would welcome any question... 根据前句Go ahead, please.可知此处应该表达“乐意帮助你”。
53.Yes, of course
Of course you can
Yes/OK/Sure/Certainly/All right/... 表示赞成他的说法。
54.What kind of friends should/shall I make
Who should/shall I make friends with... 根据答语可知,讨论的是所交朋友的类型,所以此空应该询问“我应该交什么样的朋友?”
55.Thanks/Thank you/Thanks a lot/Many thanks(again for your advice)
I'll have a try/try(it)... 对别人提出的建议表示感谢。
Ⅵ.任务型阅读(每小题2分,共10分)
阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。
Sometimes it may seem that what you are learning at school will be of no use in the future. It may seem that you're wasting your life. But you will be surprised to find how much of what you learnt at school is helpful to you one day. Three people were asked what they found useful at school, and their thoughts are shared below.
56.Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.(请将文中画线句子翻译成汉语)
57.Fill in the blank with one proper word to complete the sentence in John's thought.(请在John的文段空白处填入一个恰当的词,使句意完整)
58.Find out the two little “serious” mistakes mentioned by Lindsey.(no more than 15 words)(请找出Lindsey提到的两个“严重”的小错误,15词以内)
(1)
(2)
59.Why is a fridge considered the first choice of appliances by Robert and his teacher?(请根据短文内容回答问题)
60.What is the text mainly about?(no more than 15 words)(请根据短文内容回答问题,15词以内)
答案
[语篇解读] 在学校里学到的东西有时候看起来是没有用的,但是有一天你会惊奇地发现这些东西对你很有帮助。那些过往成就了未来的你。文中三个人分享了他们的观点。
56.有时候,似乎你在学校学到的东西在将来会毫无用处。It seems that...结构意为“似乎……”;be of no use毫无用处。
57.everything 句意:你不必知道每一件事,如果你不知道怎么拼写某个(单词),就把字典拿出来。
58.(1)Wearing the wrong clothes.(2)Getting too close to a boy too fast. 根据第二个框中第三句和第四句可知。
59.Because a fridge can keep food fresh. 根据第三个框中第六句和第七句可知,因为没有冰
箱,Robert买来的鸡肉很快就变质了。所以,首先要买一台冰箱的原因是冰箱能够保鲜。
https://www.360docs.net/doc/c11447087.html,eful things we learnt at school. 本文主要内容是讲一些我们在学校学到的看似没有用的东西后来变得很有用。因此文章的主题就是我们在学校学到的有用的东西。
Ⅶ.短文填空(每小题1分,共10分)
(2018新疆乌鲁木齐中考)
根据短文内容,在各空白处填写一个适当的词,使文章意思完整且符合逻辑。(每空一词) There once was a farmer who grew the best corn in his town. One day, his friend Scott asked him 61 he grew the best corn. The farmer told him that he often gave his good corn seeds(种子) to his 62 .
“63 do you give your good seeds to your neighbors?They will compete 64 you!”Scott asked.
“Why?”the farmer laughed.“Don't you know?The wind picks up pollen(花粉) from the corn and 65 it from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn, the bad pollen will have bad influence on 66 . My corn cannot improve 67 my neighbors' corn improves.”
It is the same with our lives. Those 68 choose to live in peace must help their neighbors to live in peace. Those who choose to live well must help 69 to live well. And those who choose to be happy must help others to find 70 , as the happiness of each has something to do with the happiness of all.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
答案
[语篇解读] 想要种出好的作物就要把好的种子分给邻居;想要过平静的生活就要帮助周围的人过上平静的生活;想要快乐就要帮助别人找到快乐,这是人生的智慧。
61.how 由后一句农夫告诉他他经常把好的玉米种子分给邻居可知,此处用how。
62.neighbors 由下文“to your neighbors”可知答案。
63.Why 句意:你为什么把你的好种子分给你的邻居?
64.with compete with sb.“与某人竞争”。
65.blows/spreads 句意:风会带上玉米的花粉,把它从一块地传播到另一块地。66.mine 句意:……差的花粉会对我的玉米有坏的影响。设空处指“我的玉米”,空后无名词,应用名词性物主代词。
67.unless 句意:我的玉米不会改善,除非我邻居的玉米改善了。故用unless。
68.who 设空处所在句含有定语从句,先行词为“Those”,指代人,故关系代词用“who”。从后一句“Those who choose”也可知答案。
69.others 句意:选择好好生活的那些人必须帮助别人生活好。根据后一句的相同结构“help others to...”可知答案。
70.happiness 句意:选择快乐的人必须帮助别人找到快乐……。由语境可知应该填名词happiness,作find的宾语。
Ⅷ.书面表达(20分)
现在,越来越多的外国友人开始关注中国文化。假定你是苏华,你的加拿大笔友Ryan是一个中国迷,他想在中秋期间来中国看看。请认真阅读他写给你的邮件,根据邮件内容及你的了解用英语回复。
注意:1.词数90左右,开头和结尾已经写好,不计入总词数;
2.回复须包括所有要点,可适当发挥,使短文连贯、通顺;
3.文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear Ryan,
I'm glad to hear you're coming to China. China is a country with a long history and rich culture.
I hope my reply is of some help to you. Looking forward to seeing you in China.
All the best,
Su Hua
答案
[写作提示]
1.审题:本文是应用文。以第三人称为主,主体时态为一般现在时。
2.确定要点:
(1) How do you usually celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? (家庭团圆、赏月、吃月饼等)
(2) Which city in China is most worth visiting? Why? (此处第二个问题Why不要遗漏,并需与所写城市特色相匹配)
(3) What is the best way to travel between cities in China? (要合理选择,比如高铁、飞机、大巴等)
(4) What gift can I buy for my friends? (需具有中国特色,并具体到礼物)
3.注意分段并使用适当的连词。
[参考范文1]
Dear Ryan,
I'm glad to hear you're coming to China. China is a country with a long history and rich culture.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. On that day, families get together and have a big dinner. We eat moon cakes and enjoy the full moon. It's great.
There're many beautiful cities in China. Beijing is one of the best choices. It's the capital of China and it has many famous sights like the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and the Palace Museum.
After visiting Beijing, you can take a high-speed train to visit other cities. And you can buy Chinese knots or chopsticks for your friends.
I hope my reply is of some help to you. Looking forward to seeing you in China.
All the best,
Su Hua
[参考范文2]
Dear Ryan,
I'm glad to hear you're coming to China. China is a country with a long history and rich culture.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. On that day, families get together and have a big dinner. We eat moon cakes and enjoy the full moon. It's great.
There're many beautiful cities in China. Among them, Suzhou is most worth visiting because of its beautiful gardens. Also, it's known as “a land of fish and rice”.
It's convenient to travel between cities in China. The best way is to take a high-speed train because it's fast and easy. You can buy silk or tea for your friends.
I hope my reply is of some help to you. Looking forward to seeing you in China.
All the best,
Su Hua