You’ve just come home, after living abroad for a few years. Since you’ve been away, has this country changed for the better-or for the worse?
If you’ve just arrived back in the UK after a month’s holiday, small changes have probably surprised you-anything from a local greengrocer suddenly being replaced by a mobile-phone shop to someone in your street moving house.
So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after seven, ten or even 15 years living abroad? What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly noticed-or now take for granted? To find out, we asked some people who recently returned.
Debi: When we left, Cheltenham, my home town, was a town of white, middle-class families-all very conservative (保守的). The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians, who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism. There are even several shops only for foreigners
Having been an immigrant (移民) myself, I admire people who go overseas to find a job. I believe foreign settlers have improved this country because they’re more open-minded and often work harder than local people.
Christine: To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening-in Cyprus, they’re very relaxed-and I got pulled over by customs officers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall. Everyone seemed to be on guard. Even the airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers.
But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country. I just wish more people would appreciate what they’ve got.
1.After a short overseas holiday, people tend to _______.
A.notice small changes B.expect small changes
C.welcome small changes D.dislike small changes
2.What’s Debi’s attitude to the foreign settlers?
A.Disappointed. B.Negative.
C.Doubtful. D.Supportive.
3.When arriving at the airport in Britain, Christine was shocked by _______.
A.the relaxed policemen B.the dirty arrivals hall
C.the strict safety check D.the bank robbers
4.Which might be the best title for the passage?
A.Life in Britain. B.Back in Britain.
C.Britain in Future . D.Britain in Memory.
When Debbie Parkhurst choked (呛，噎) on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece of apple to pop out of her throat. Debbie Parkhurst’s husband, Kevin, was at his job at a chemical firm when she took a midday break from the jewelry shop and bit into an apple. When the Keesling family of Indiana were about to be overcome by carbon monoxide(CO), their cat clawed (抓) at wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.
For their timely acts, Toby, a golden 2 -year-old dog, and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Neither Parkhurst nor Keesling could explain their pets’ timely action, though Parkhurst suggested it might have been guided by God intervention (干预). “That’s what our veterinarian (兽医) said,” she said. “He wasn’t making a joke; he’s very serious, and now I have to agree with him.”
But both pets were themselves rescued in baby, Toby as a 4-week-old baby thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old baby hiding under a barn, so helpless that Keesling’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk.
As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump spread carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie moved into rescue spot, the couple’s 14-year-old son, Michael, was already unconscious(无意识的). “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry noise,” Cathy Keesling said. “When I woke up I felt like a T-bar had hit me across the head.” State police and officers said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.
1.How did Debbie’s dog helped her?
A.It barked loudly and took the piece of apple out.
B.It jumped onto her chest and pressed it, making the piece of apple out.
C.It put a hard thing on her chest to take the piece of apple out.
D.It broke the piece of apple and take it out.
2.We can know Debbie Parkhurst _______.
A.works in a chemical factory
B.was making jewelry when she had the accident
C.might have died without her pet’s help
D.was unconscious when her pet found her
3.Why did Winnie try to wake Cathy Keesling up?
A.Because there was danger in her house.
B.Because he was hungry and wanted milk.
C.Because another cat was clawing at Cathy angrily.
D.Because a T-bar was going to hit him.
4.From the passage we can infer that _______.
A.Toby and Winnie are dangerous
B.all pets are useful to people
C.we can’t never be too careful in our daily life
D.to help others sometimes can get reward
Welcome to Oxford University Museums
Ashmolean Museum
Established in 1683, the Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in the UK and one of the oldest in the world. It houses the University’s extensive collections of art and antiquities, ranging back over four millennia.
Location: Beaumont Street Tel: 01865278000
Open: Tue. Sun. 10: 00-17: 00.
Charge: Admission is free; special exhibitions are ticketed and a charge may apply
Note: For group bookings Tel:01865278015
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
The University Museum of Natural History houses the University’s collections of zoological, entomological, paleontological and mineral specimens. With 4. 5 million specimens it is the largest collection of its type outside of the national collections.
Location: Parks Road Tel: 01865 272950
Open: 10: 00-17: 00 daily
Charge: Admission is free
Note: Groups must book in advance
Museum of the History of Science
The Museum of the History of Science is housed in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building. It contains the world’s finest collection of historic scientific instruments.
Location: Broad Street Tel: 01865277280
Open: Tue.Sun.12: 00-17:00
Charge: Admission is free
Note: Booking required for groups of 15 or more
Pitt Rivers Museum
The Pitt Rivers Museum holds one of the world’s finest collections of anthropology and archaeology, with objects from every continent and from throughout human history.
Location: Parks Road enter via the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Tel:01865270927
Open: Tue. Sun. and Bank Holiday Mondays: 10: 00-16: 30
Charge: Admission is free
Note: Groups must book in advance
1.If a group of 20 students want to visit the oldest museum in the UK, they should call_______
A.01865277280 B.01865278015
C.01865270927 D.01865272950
2.Which of the museums can visitors go to any day of the week?
A.Ashmolean Museum. B.Museum of the History of Science.
C.Oxford University Museum of Natural History. D.Pitt Rivers Museum
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Ashmolean Museum is on the Broad Street.
B.Pitt Rivers Museum contains the world’s finest collection of historic scientific instruments.
C.We don’t have to book in advance if our group want to visit the University Museum of Natural History.
D.We can enter the Pitt Rivers Museum through the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
假如你是高三学生李华，计划12月6日动身前往温哥华 (Vancouver) 姊妹学校交流一个月。请你给该校负责联络工作的布朗先生写一封信询问有关事项。
内容包括：
1.课程开设；2.课外活动；3.其他你关心的问题。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr Brown,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
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（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
My parents and I visited my uncle in Seattle on last July. My favorite experience was our trip to Mount Rainer, an volcano near Seattle. Before we left, my uncle gave us hats to protect us from getting sunburned, I supposed that it will be very hot. When we drove up the mountain, I found the top covering with snow and ice! My uncle led me to a small path to increase our chances of seeing wildlife. Suddenly there appeared a field that small wild flowers grew up through the snow. Little animal stood still; tiny birds rose highly into the air. It was the most beautiful sight that I'd never seen
In China, a site that amazed me was one 1. (provide) by nature---the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, the mother river of the country.
The Yellow River was a main source of transportation in the past. Many ports and bridges were built and destroyed by the river’s strong current(水流), and it was 2. (challenge) for the locals back then to build a bridge 3. was strong enough to withstand(承受) the current of the Yellow River.
About 1,500 years ago, the locals of Puzhou, which is now Yongji, 4. (make) several iron oxen anchors, each 5. (weigh) more than seventy metric tons to hold a floating bridge across the Yellow River. It was amazing to see these 6. person and I was astonished by the 7. (wise) and workmanship of people back then.
The hotels that8.(arrange) for us to stay in were among the best in each city we visited, which sums up 9. China was shown to me, with sights both beautiful and amazing10.kind and helpful people.
