The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.
What we offer
Visitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.
The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.
We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area.
Activities
Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.
Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.
Did you know…?
The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.
Find out more
Check out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Isle of Wight is the best place in the world for discovering dinosaur bones.
B. There is a special picnic area for vistors.
C. The museum has a variety of different fossils which have been displayed to the public before.
D. Vistors can also find many different kinds of dinosaurs that live there.
2.One can book a fossil hunt ______.
A. through a BBC program
B. through the museum’s website
C. by making a call to the museum
D. by visiting the museum personally
3.Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?
A. Food for a picnic.
B. Attending fossil hunts.
C. A souvenir of the museum.
D. Having fossils identified.
4.The passage is most probably taken from ______.
A. a conference interview
B. a travel magazine
C. a history book
D. a science fiction
Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great. How did these players get that way---was it through training and practice, or are great players “born, not made”? First, these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past---players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate. In the history of soccer, only seven countries have ever won the World Cup---three from South America and four from Western Europe. There has never been a great national team---or a really great player---from North America or from Asia. Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.
Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood---a poor, crowded area where a boy’s dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beatles, had one of the best English soccer teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a “ball” made of rags. And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums(贫民窟) of Belfast.
All great players have a lot in common, but that doesn’t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.
1.According to the writer, which of the following statements is true?
A. Soccer is popular all over the world, but truly great players are few.
B. Millions of people all over the world are playing soccer, but only seven countries have ever had famous stars.
C. Only seven countries from South America and Western Europe have ever had national teams.
D. Soccer seems the least popular in North America and Asia.
2.The world “tricks” at the end of Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. experience B. training
C. skills D.cheating
3.The Brazilian streets are mentioned to show that ______.
A. a great soccer player may be born in a slum area
B. people in poor areas are born with some unique quality
C. children in poor areas start playing football at the age of three or four
D. famous soccer players live in slum areas
4.The writer mentions all the factors that may affect a soccer player’s success except ______.
A. his family background B. his neighborhood
C. his character D. his practice
书面表达
最近你的学校的英文报刊Growth在征稿,话题是 “父母是不是最好的老师”。同学们有人认为是，也有人认为不是。请你根据下表写一篇稿件并简要发表你的观点。
是的理由 | 不是的理由 |
1.教会我们生活技能 | 1.容易溺爱我们 |
2.教育我们如何做人 | 2.有时不听取我们的观点 |
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．稿件的开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 可适当发挥，使行文连贯。
4．参考词汇：溺爱：spoil
The students in our school hold different opinions on whether our parents are our best teachers.
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短文改错
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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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
It was raining hardly outside, that made it difficult for me to go home for lunch. Just as I was wondering what I should eat at noon, I saw a familiar figure passed by our classroom. I rushed out and it was my mother, who is already in the fifties, that brought me lunch, in spite the heavy rain. In China, many parents make great sacrifices for our children. But what had the children done in return？All too often, most children just take it for granted that their parents should serve for them unconditionally. My dear mum or dad, thank you very much for bringing me up. How shall I do for you?
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并把答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。
When I looked out at the white blanket 1. covered the ground, I couldn’t help but smile a bit. It was so beautiful. It softened the bare trees and hid the dead grass. In the 2. (distant), I could hear the sound of the snow falling on the road, the barking of a happy dog, and the laughter of children playing outside, enjoying their day off from school.
The sweet music of that laughter 3. (bring) back a hundred memories of past winters. I remembered 4.(catch) snowflakes on my tongue, building snowmen, making snow angels, sledding down hills, and always losing the snowball fights with first 5. brothers and then my own children. Standing there in that warm coat of remembering made the wind 6. (little) cold. I looked up, stuck out my tongue, and 7. the first time in years caught a snowflake on it. It tasted so fresh 8. clean. It tasted like youth, like joy, and like love. I looked up to the heavens and thanked God for all of my memories and for the simple 9. (true) that you are never 10. old to be young again.
完形填空
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together. One day, they came to a ________ with a strong current. As the monks were ________ to cross the river, they saw a very young and beautiful woman. She asked if they could help her ________ to the other side.
The two monks glanced at one another because they had ________ not to have physical contact with women.
Then, without a word, the older monk ________ the woman, carried her across the river, ________ her gently on the other side, and carried on his journey.
The younger monk couldn’t believe ________ had just happened. After rejoining his companion, he was ________ , and several hours passed without a word between them.
________, the younger monk couldn’t contain himself any longer, and asked, “As monks, we are not permitted to have body contact with a woman; how could you then ________ that woman?”
The________ monk looked at him and replied, “Brother, I set her down on the other side of the river, why are you________ carrying her?”
This simple Zen story has a beautiful message about living in the ________ moment. How often do we carry around past ________ , holding onto dislikes when the only person we are really ________ is ourselves?
We all ________ times in life when other people say things or ________ in a way that does harm to us. We can ________ to think carefully over past actions or events, but it will finally weigh us down and use up our energy.
Instead, we can choose to let go of what doesn’t serve us anymore and ________ on the present moment. Until we can find a level of peace and ________ in the present circumstances of our lives, we will never be content, because “now” is all we will ever have.
1.A. river B. hole C. bank D. sea
2.A. hoping B. preparing C. complaining D. taking
3.A. fly B. jump C. cross D. dive
4.A. analyzed B. answered C. protected D. promised
5.A. picked up B. walked away C. threw over D. turned down
6.A. passed B. directed C. placed D. fixed
7.A. which B. where C. how D. what
8.A. sad B. speechless C. nervous D. afraid
9.A. Originally B. Hesitantly C. Madly D. Finally
10.A. carry B. fetch C. ship D. point
11.A. strange B. senior C. cute D. quiet
12.A. just B. ever C. still D. always
13.A. past B. permanent C. complex D. present
14.A. happiness B. pain C. disease D. performance
15.A. touching B. enjoying C. changing D. hurting
16.A. go through B. get through C. go for D. get up
17.A. type B. behave C. involve D. settle
18.A. pretend B. refuse C. choose D. hesitate
19.A. concentrate B. depend C. put D. move
20.A. kindness B. surprise C. happiness D. impression
