Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.
King's Art Centre
A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.
You could attend a class teaching you how to ‘learn from the masters’ or get more creative with paint—free of charge.
The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.
The Botanic Garden
The Garden has over 8,000 plant species；it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.
The multibranched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above bluegreen leaves, and is not one to miss.
Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.
The Garden is also a place for wildlife enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.
Byron's Pool
Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University. Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”. However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.
It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don't trust me, then perhaps you'll take it from Virginia Woolf—over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.
1.According to the passage, there is a small charge for ______.
A.seeing an exhibition
B.learning life drawing
C.working with local artists
D.attending the masters' class
2.“Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are ______.
A.common insects B.rarely seen snakes
C.impressive plants D.wildlife-enthusiasts
3.In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake ______.
A.owned by Lord Byron B.surrounded by fields
C.located in Grantchester D.discovered by Virginia Woolf
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Unknown stories of Cambridge University.
B.The colourful life in the countryside.
C.A way to become creative in art.
D.Some places for weekend break.
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a _________ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew _________ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since--_________ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my _________.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of _________, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s _________ me why visitors started respecting the place less and treated such a _________ home-like place this way.
I tried _________ trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would _________an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ____________ it that I decided something had to ______________.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew ______________about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ______________. On that day, more than 300 people ______________. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was ______________how much we were able to accomplish. I couldn’t believe the ______________ we made --the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ______________ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people ______________ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by ______________ rather than complaining. We need to teach by ______________. You can’t blame others unless you start with yourself.
1.A.distant B.hard C.loose D.huge
2.A.gradually B.finally C.immediately D.recently
3.A.climbing B.painting C.measuring D.approaching
4.A.home B.palace C.garden D.shelter
5.A.dust B.waste C.materials D.resources
6.A.against B.over C.beyond D.within
7.A.new B.safe C.happy D.beautiful
8.A.throwing away B.breaking down C.picking up D.digging out
9.A.wait B.save C.kill D.spend
10.A.delighted in B.tired of C.satisfied with D.used to
11.A.aim B.stress C.depend D.change
12.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
13.A.cleanup B.picnic C.party D.concert
14.A.looked around B.called back C.dropped out D.showed up
15.A.puzzling B.amazing C.amusing D.interesting
16.A.plan B.visit C.difference D.contact
17.A.covered B.crossed C.measured D.designed
18.A.argue B.complain C.quarrel D.talk
19.A.thinking B.questioning C.doing D.watching
20.A.method B.explanation C.research D.example
When their children lived far away from them, these old people felt ________ from the world.
A.carried away B.broken down
C.cut off D.brought up
—Is it true that Mike refused an offer from Yale University yesterday?
—Yeah, but I have no idea _____________ he did it; that’s one of his favorite universities.
A.when B.why
C.that D.how
If you don’t understand something, you may research, study, and talk to other people _______ you figure it out.
A.because B.though
C.until D.since
（2016·天津）The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _____ of rain later tonight.
A. effect B. sense
C. change D. chance
