Visiting London? Start planning your trip right here. This guide tells you the must-see events that take place in London throughout the year.
1. Change the Guard at Buckingham Palace | 2. British Summer Time Music Festival |
Changing the Guard or Guard Mounting includes an exchange of guard duties(换岗) at Buckingham Palace. Watch the ceremony as each set of guards dressed in traditional coats and hats takes over from their brothers-in-arms. Address: Buckingham Palace, London SWIA1AA Public Transport: Green Park Tube Station Opening Hours: 11.30 am daily at Buckingham Palace, 11.00 am(10.00 am on Sundays) daily at Horse Guards Parade. Tickets: Free to enter Internet:www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event-8725947-changing-the guard | The Barclaycard British Summer Time Music Festival take place every year in Central London’s Hyde Park. The week-long event covers many musical tastes, from pop to rock to dance. The acts so far confirmed(确认) for 2015 include Taylor Swift, The Who, Paul Weller, Ellie Goulding, Kaiser Chiefs and John Newman. Address: Hyde Park, London, W2 2UH Public Transport: Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, or Green Park Opening Hours: 26-27 June 2015 Internet:www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/whats-on/music/music-festival |
3. Totally Thames Festival | 4. NFL American Football |
In September, London’s Totally Thames Festival celebrates the city’s famous river over 30 days, spreading 42 miles, and more than 100 separate arts and cultural events. In 2014 the festival was filled with walks, tours, rowing-boat races, theatre, cinema, the many other exciting ways to enjoy London, all taking place on or next to the River Thames. Address: Different locations along the river Opening Hours: Throughout September Internet: totallythames.org | London’s Wembley Stadium, seating 90,000, will host three games in the NFL International Series. In 2015 the teams that will be visiting London from the USA include the Buffalo Bills, the Jacksoville Jaguars, the Detroit Lions, the Kansas City Chiefs, the New Yorks Jets an the Miami Dolphins. Address: Wembley Stadium, Empire Way, Wembley, London, HA9 OWS Public Transport: Wembley Park Opening Hours: 4 Oct, 25 Oct and 1 Nov 2015 Internet:www.visitlondon.com/tag/nfl-london |
1.You can enjoy the ceremony of Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace at ____.
A. 11.30 am every day
B. 11.00 am every day
C. 10.00 am on Sundays
2.In the late June, a music fan would probably go to London to watch ____.
A. British Summer Time Music Festival
B. London’s Totally Thames Festival
C. NFL American Football
3.The opening hours for Totally Thames Festival is ____ NFL American Football.
A. as long as B. longer than C. shorter than
4.The 2015 NFL American Football will be held in ____.
A. Hyde B. Wembley Park C. Wembley Stadium
5.The passage is probably taken from a ____.
A. diary B. geography book C. guidebook
Two men were going through a forest.
“I am afraid,” said one, “that we may meet with wild animals” “Fear nothing, friend Quickwit,” cried the other, whose name was Braggart. “If they come at us, we shall stand by one another like men. I have a strong arm, a strong heart, and-”
“Hark!” cried the first in fear, as a low sound was heard from somewhere nearby, Braggart, who was light and nimble, climbed up a tree like a squirrel(松鼠), leaving his friend, who was not so active, to face the danger alone! Quickwit could do nothing but throw himself on the ground and pretended(假装) to be dead; for he had heard that bears would never touch a dead body. In no time the bear camp up to him, sniffed(用鼻子吸气) at him. Quickwit did not dare to move; and the bear, thinking him dead, went off into the wood again, leaving him quite unharmed!
When Braggart saw that the danger was over, he came down from the tree and tried to pass off the matter with a joke. “Well, my friend Quickwit,” he said, “what did the bear say to you when he put his mouth close to your ear?”
“He told me,” replied Quickwit, “never again to trust a man who talks big like you!”
1.The correct order of the following events is____.
a. Two men were going through a forest
b. Quickwit threw himself on the ground.
c. Braggart climbed up a tree like a squirrel.
d. A low sound was heard from somewhere nearby.
A. a,b,dc B. a,d,c,b C. d,a,c,b
2.The underlined word “nimble” is closest in meaning to “____”.
A. nervous B. crazy C. active
3.The bear left Quickwit because it ____.
A. was hit by Braggart
B. felt pity for him
C. thought he was dead
4.We can learn from the passage that ____.
A. a true friend reaches for your hand
B. a friend to all is a friend to none
C. a good friend is a good listener
5.The best title for the passage would be ____.
A. A Fight Between Two Travelers
B. The Travelers and the Bear
C. A Kind-hearted Bear
Henry was a kind, good boy. His father was dead, and his mother was very poor. He had a little sister about two years old. He wanted to ____ his mother, for she could not always make enough money to buy food for her little ___.
One day, a man gave him a dollar for ____ a wallet which he had lost. Henry might have kept all the money, for no one saw him when he found it. ____ his mother had taught him to be honest, and never keep what did not belong to him.
With the dollar he bought a box, three brushes and some blacking. He ____ went to the corner of the street and said to every one whose boots(靴子) did not look nice, “____ your boots, sir, please?” He was so polite that gentleman soon began to notice him, and to let him black their boots. The first day he brought home fifty cents, which he gave to his mother to buy food with.
When he gave her the money, she said, as she dropped a tear(泪水) of ____, “You are a dear, good boy, Henry. I did not know how I could make enough money to buy bread with, but now I think we can manage to ____ quite well. ”
Henry worked all the day, and went to school in the evening. He made almost enough money to support his mother and his little sister.
1.A. save B. help C. leave
2.A. family B. man C. sister
3.A. buying B. finding C. hiding
4.A. But B. So C. For
5.A. still B. even C. then
6.A. Empty B. Black C. Dry
7.A. fear B. regret C. joy
8.A. dress up B. eat out C. get along
-- Look! Someone ____ the icebox back to the corner.
-- Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it.
A. has moved B. is moving C. was moving
How beautiful Catherine sings! I have never heard a ____ voice.
A. good B. better C. best
To our surprise, the walls of the new bookstore ____books.
A. are lined with
B. is lined with
C. have lined with
