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Considering the temperate climate in England, most tourists like to visit London between April and September. Tourists also enjoy what London has to offer during Christmas. Getting around London Transportation in London is divided into zones, meaning the further you intend to go, the more expensive it will cost you. You’ll find one of the best subways here, with single rides starting at about $ 2.5. You can also use taxis (keep in mind that black cabs do not accept smart cards), boats, buses as well as commuter trains (市郊火车). To avoid any trouble, you can get yourself a smart card and perhaps load it with $ 50 dollars to cover your weekly travel budget. London Weather To enjoy warm weather in London, plan your visit in July as it is the hottest month. January is the coldest month in London. What you should Know Before Visiting London Unlike most cities in Europe, life in London is a bit more expensive. Also, make sure you plan ahead so that you don’t miss out on the best tickets, hotels and offers. BEST OF LONDON SEALIFE London Aquarium Enjoy a spectacular experience with underwater creatures at SEALIFE London aquarium. It is perfect for a family fun day. The Coca-Cola London Eye A major feature of London’s skyline, the The Coca-Cola London Eye boasts some of the best city views from its 32 capsules. You’ll definitely enjoy the breathtaking experience. Sherlock Holmes Museum A perfect place to visit if you love books and music. 1.The peak month to visit London is most likely to be _____ A.January B.March C.May D.October 2.What is good about a smart card? A.It can be paid for any transport means. B.It can cover any expenses. C.It is available online. D.It is convenient. 3.If your family want to see a variety of fish, you will go to _____. A.SEALIFE London Aquarium B.The Coca-Cola London Eye C.Sherlock Holmes Museum D.London Canal Museum
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Having experienced a shocking electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, James Franco’s world became completely dark and quiet for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live. One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up 20 minutes later, lying face down in muddy water. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a tree and muddy road. When Mrs. Franco came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years. The news of James regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a compellent answer as to why this should happen. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since James lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was another sudden shock. 1.The reason why James attempted to kill himself was that ________. A.a terrible electrical accident happened to him B.nobody in the whole world cared about him C.he was struck by the lightning once more D.he had to live in a dark and silent world 2.What was James doing when he was struck by the lightning? A.Sheltering from the rain under a tree. B.Putting an end to his life. C.Taking a walk with a stick. D.Lying on the ground. 3.What does the underlined word “compellent” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Gradual. B.Wrong. C.Convincing. D.True. 4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.A Terrible Electrical Accident B.What a Sudden Shock C.An Unforgettable Adventure D.James Franco and His wife
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This could be the perfect gift for the partner, who embarrasses you on the dance floor. Smart socks, which can teach to dance, may be the answer for anyone with two left feet. The socks have been developed as a running tool to help runners improve their skills. Thanks to the socks, users can accurately record not only how far and fast they run but also how well. It means the user maximizes their performance, and reduces damage to body and prevents hurt. The hi-tech socks are made of special fibers that watch the movements of your feet. They look, feel and can be washed like normal clothes. Sensors (传感器) record each movement and send it by an ankle transmitter (脚踝发射器) to a smart phone. Then a “virtual coach” application shows the information and can tell the user what they are doing wrong, and help to improve skill in any task with feet. The socks should be useful to athletes and weekend joggers. “People think running is so easy and of course everybody can do it but not necessarily safely and well,” Dr. Davide Vigano said. A recent study showed that between 60 and 80 percent of runners got hurt per year. This is pretty much more than any other human activity. Researchers say the technology can also be developed to teach people how to dance, play sports such as golf, or even to help to teach women to walk better in high heels. Mr. Vigano said, “People could all benefit from the idea. We have had interest from all sorts of sports, like skiing, football, cycling and golf. Anything where you have to use your feet can use it. It could even be put in high heels to help women walk in them safely.” Socks are just the start, and the technology could be used in gloves, hats and boots. The socks, anklet and software package, are expected to be sold for around￡120, which will go on sale in March. 1.What does the underlined part “anyone with two left feet” refer to? A.People who are disabled. B.People who are interested in dancing. C.People who are not good at dancing. D.People who invented the socks. 2.What’s special about fibers that the socks are made of? A.They feel much softer than normal clothes. B.They can monitor the movement of feet. C.They are expensive to produce. D.They act as a smart phone for users. 3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the socks? A.They can improve the skill of running. B.They can help women walk better in high heels. C.They can teach people to dance well. D.They can be worn for days without washing. 4.According to Dr. Vigano, ________. A.everyone can make good use of the smart socks B.users can run as fast as they like with the socks C.60 to 80 percent of runners would like to buy the smart socks D.no runners will get hurt, thanks to the socks
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The kindly “Chinese Fortune Grandpa” wearing Han Chinese clothing and holding a fortune bag debuted (亮相) at the Imperial Ancestral Shrine in Beijing on the day after Christmas. The final image of the Chinese gift-giver was selected through a global design competition against “Santa Claus”, according to a report byGuangming Daily. Many Chinese cities have been filled with Christmas neon lights, Christmas songs, Christmas trees, and the images of “Santa Claus”in recent days. As a matter of fact, foreign festivals are becoming more popular than certain traditional Chinese festivals among the Chinese people, particularly the youth. “Certain traditional festivals have died out because people have forgotten their spiritual meanings, ”said noted writer Feng Jicai. More and more Chinese people are beginning to exchange gifts on Valentine's Day and Christmas. However, many of them know nothing about Chinese New Year pictures or sugarcoated figurines (小糖人), and have never heard suona music. Certain folk customs on the Dragon Boat Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, and other traditional festivals have gradually disappeared. Under such circumstances, even the “Chinese Fortune Grandpa” is unlikely to defeat “Santa Claus”. However, it is not a bad thing to some extent. It constantly reminds people to restore the “true face” of traditional festivals. China has listed traditional Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival as legal holidays, which brings more paid leaves to the public, and helps to awake the public awareness of traditional festivals. In modern society, festival is a carrier of culture and its meaning largely depends on their understandings and usages by people. Compared with foreign festivals, traditional Chinese festivals are not inferior (次于) in cultural meanings, but lack of fashion sought by modern people. If people do not appreciate the historical culture contained by traditional festivals, and only take pleasure-seeking as the most important, the significance of traditional festivals will fade away and the inheritance (继承) of fine traditional culture will be cut off. 1.The second paragraph implies that ________. A.traditional festivals should co-exist with foreign festivals B.all the Chinese festivals are disappearing in the near future C.western festivals are constantly impacting on our festivals D.the Chinese people have the public awareness of traditional festivals 2.We can learn from the passage that ________. A.an image designed by the Chinese people will be displayed B.the Chinese gift-giver was intended to symbolize traditional culture C.many foreigners know nothing about Chinese festivals D.the Chinese are beginning to exchange gifts on the Mid-Autumn Festival 3.Many Chinese youth dislike traditional festivals because they think ________. A.traditional festivals are out of fashion now B.the historical culture is more difficult to understand C.western festivals contain more cultural meanings D.the inheritance will cut off their contact with western festivals 4.What would be the best title of the passage? A.Gone are Chinese Traditional Festivals B.True Face of Chinese Traditional Culture C.Foreign Festivals Popular with Chinese D.Chinese Fortune Grandpa VS Santa Claus
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I’ve always been interested in why we do the things we do, so last year I decided I’d like to study psychology. Most courses I found, however, were either too expensive, too long or were impossible to combine with work. I was about to give up 1.. At first, I had no idea what they were talking about, but they explained that a MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course — a new type of course offered completely online to thousands of people, which is designed so that anyone can follow it, regardless of age, location or education — 2.. You can search for hundreds of different subjects, and can usually watch a short introduction video to get an idea of what the course is about. 3.. At first, I didn’t know what to expect or how much time I might spend studying. Each week there were video lectures to watch and readings to do as well as some short assignments. The lectures were really interesting and easy to follow, and it was great to be able to watch them again or pause them to go and do something else. Most MOOCs have online forums (论坛), too, where students can discuss what they are learning. These are often really fascinating because there are so many different opinions, 4.. If you read everything on the forums, you won’t have time to finish the lectures! 5.. There is a huge range of courses on offer in hundreds of subjects, and you have the chance to learn new things and be in contact with many different types of people, all from the comfort of your own home. Why not check out a MOOC and start learning something new today? A. but they are very time-consuming B. all you need is an Internet connection C. when a friend suggested that I try a MOOC D. I chose a six-week Social Psychology course E. it is difficult to find a course to combine with work F. But the advantages of MOOCs for busy people today are obvious G. In fact, that seems to be one of the problems of this new way of studying
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The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was ___________, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you won’t ___________ yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head ___________— and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could ___________ out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really ___________. I started calling the ___________in the phone book, but no one could see me ___________. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky. “If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will ___________ you in.” I took my purse and keys and ___________ to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so ____________ to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others? In the dentist’s office, I sat down and ____________. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more ____________. The assistant ____________ my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one. When I told her my ________, she laughed and said, “Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.” “How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked ____________. “Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and ____________. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said. “The artwork?” I was ____________. The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How ____________ the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend ____________ by her words. What a ____________! 1.A.shaking B.weak C.aching D.flexible 2.A.take B.put C.have D.play 3.A.violently B.merely C.stubbornly D.consequently 4.A.hold B.break C.cut D.put 5.A.absolute B.unbearable C.unreliable D.formal 6.A.receptionists B.managers C.nurses D.dentists 7.A.entirely B.slightly C.absolutely D.immediately 8.A.fit B.take C.pull D.come 9.A.closed B.rushed C.pushed D.guided 10.A.eager B.cautious C.brave D.loyal 11.A.look up B.look for C.look after D.looked around 12.A.terrified B.concerned C.worried D.satisfied 13.A.translated B.resisted C.admitted D.noticed 14.A.fears B.intention C.consideration D.arrangement 15.A.terribly B.impatiently C.extremely D.respectively 16.A.relax B.sleep C.observe D.refer 17.A.affected B.frustrated C.disappointed D.puzzled 18.A.foolish B.terrible C.considerate D.considerable 19.A.attached B.meant C.intended D.pretended 20.A.relief B.regret C.success D.loss
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The only 1. (survive) of a shipwreck was washed up on a small island 2. no one lived. He prayed each day for his rescue, and after every prayer he stared at the horizon, 3. (search) for help. But nobody seemed to be coming. Exhausted, he eventually decided to build a small 4. (wood) hut (小屋) to protect himself from the weather, and to store his few valuable possessions. But then one day, after hunting for food, he arrived home to find his little house 5. fire, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened: everything was lost. He burst into tears and 6. (think) life had played a joke on him. Early the next day, however, he was awoken by the sound of something that was approaching the island. 7. ship had come to rescue him! The weary man was curious about 8. his rescuers had found him. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied. When things are going bad, people can get discouraged. But we shouldn’t lose heart, because with a little bit of good luck, 9. can overcome even the worst misfortune the world throws our way. For all the bad things we might experience, life often provides us 10. optimistic solutions.
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。 Learning English used to be about developing four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. After all, that’s 1. the exams are designed - with four skills tested separately. But over the years, educators have come 2.(realize) that these four skills should never have been separated, but practiced all at once. And the best way to do that is, perhaps, through public speaking. According to Mei Deming, a professor of English at Shanghai International Studies University, giving a speech in an international language 3.(require) a speaker to integrate(使成为一体) knowledge and content 4.(mental) and express the result systematically. Speakers must draw on the beauty of the language as a whole in order to communicate with an audience. This is why the annual China Daily “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition has been gaining in popularity since it began in 1996. “This competition has worked 5. a model for developing students’ public-speaking skills in English and provided ideas for English teaching in schools and in learning in a broader sense,” said Mei. Shi Guohua, 6. English teacher at Shanghai Qibao High School, held a similar view. He said that key competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams. He also 7.(stress) that communication should go both ways since traditional English speaking education has focused too much on getting messages out while 8.(ignore) the receiver of these messages — the audience. “It’s important to understand the audience and build the link between the content being delivered and the interests of the audience,” he said. “It’s also important to create an impressive opening to a speech.” As China continues to play an important role in global conversations, there will be more 9.(chance) for young Chinese people to present China and tell attracting stories. And in order to tell Chinese stories 10.(well), we first need to develop a more overall English skill. Working on public speaking is, perhaps, the place to start.
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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：在错的词下画一横线，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。 Dear Mr. President, I am writing to express my concern about the sports facilities in campus. I have noticed that our school has very limited resources in term of students’ opportunities to do sports. It is known to all what sports are very important to young people. If they have an access to good sports facilities, young people can adopt a healthy lifestyle and become more confident. I suggest build a new playground, where should be designed for students with different interests. They should have a different section for each activity and available to students all year round. I believe so a sports area will meet our sporting needs. Thanks for your reading. Yours faithfully, Li Ming
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假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的外籍教师Mr. Smith征求你们对他所授的英语课的意见。请你用英语给他写一封信，内容包括： 1. 感谢老师的付出； 2. 指出老师教学的优点； 3. 提出一至两条建议。 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.包括所有要点，内容可适当发挥。 Dear Mr. Smith, I’d like to take this opportunity to _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua
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