Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare’s World
Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up .The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare’s family until 1806 .The House has welcomed visitors travelling from all over the world for over 250 years.
◆Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeare's World，a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare.
◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.
◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from
Shakespeare’s period.
◆Enjoy the traditional English garden，planted with trees and flower mentioned in the poet’s works.
The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map；nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes’ Walk).
The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre，its exhibition,and the garden are accessible (可进入的)to wheelchair users.
The Shakespeare Coffee House (opposite the Birthplace).
1.How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？
A．￡9.80． B．￡12.00． C．￡14.20． D．￡16.40．
2.Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace？
A．Behind the exhibition hall．
B．Opposite the Visitors’ Centre．
C．At Windsor Street．
D．Near the Coffee House．
3.A wheelchair user may need help to enter ．
A．the House B．the garden
C．the Visitors’ Centre D．the exhibition hall
In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music,dance and theater in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theater groups turned up uninvited in 1947,in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,and they did so in a public house disused for years.
Soon,groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theater by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
Today the “Fringe”,once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theater,music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959,with only 19 theater groups performing,some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1,25 million tickets were sold.
1.What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at he beginning?
A. To bring Europe together again.
B. To honor heroes of World War 11.
C. To introduce young theater groups.
D. To attract great artists from Europe.
2.Why did some uninvited theater groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?
A. They owned a public house there.
B. They came to take up a challenge.
C. They thought they were also famous.
D. They wanted to take part in the festival.
3.Who joined the "Fringe" after it appeared?
A. Popular writers.
B. University students.
C.Artists from around the world.
D. Performers of music and dance.
4.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival___.
A. has become a non-official event
B. has gone beyond an art festival
C. gives shows all year round
D. keeps growing rapidly
书面表达
假设你是李夏，你的美国笔友Sam来信关心你参加期末考试的情况，请根据以下要点回信告知。
1. 考试日期与科目； 2. 考试准备情况； 3. 考试时的状态；
4. 对试题的感受； 5. 可能的考试结果。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头语和结尾语已为你写好；
3. 可以适当增加细节.以使行文连贯；
4. 文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。
参考词汇：final examination
Dear Sam,
Thank you for your concern.
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Li Xia
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以下作文。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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，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。
Dear Mary,
I receive your E-mail just now. Don’t worry about me. I’m get on well with my research work in the lab. But to my greatly surprise you say you will give up learn English. The reason is that you have not done well in it recently but you have lost interest. I’m afraid I can’t agree you. I know it is difficulty to learn English, but English is widely used in the world today. It will be an important tool in our future work. Beside, it is becoming more and more important in our everyday life. If you study hardly, you will succeed. Do remember that where there is a will, there is a way. I’ m looking forward to hearing a good news from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
Humans and animals have always lived together. For example, many people have dogs in _1.___ homes. Dogs __2.___ （be）very affectionate animals. They are also very sensitive to the feelings of the people with ___3.____ they live, and it seems quite natural ____4.______ (have) them in our houses.
__5.____ all the many different types of dogs come from one species of animal, the grey wolf. These wild animals came into villages 12,000 years ago, ____6._____ (look) for food. People found that wolves could help in the __7.____ (day) struggle for survival by guarding their homes and ___8.____ (hunt) wildlife to kill and eat. In some very cold parts of Northern Canada, the skin of very old dogs is still used _____9._____ warm clothes. Dogs are useful and many people love them—that is why they ____10.___ (call) “ man’s best friend”.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last autumn I spent a week at a big hotel in London. It was one those modern hotels where every ________is the same size and has the same furniture, ________ looks like every other room.
My room was 311. One ________ I got back to the hotel after a dinner with some friends. When I ________the door to my room, I saw an astonishing________ . A man was pointing a handgun at a woman sitting in a chair, and the woman was saying in a ________ voice, “Please don’t shoot me!” I turned round, ran down the stairs -- I daren’t wait for the ________-- and found a waiter in the hall “ Quick,” I said. “Someone has been killed in ________ room. Controlling his________ , he came back with me, when we opened the door of 311, the room was ________ . The waiter looked at me ________ and said, “I think, sir, you________ go to bed,” and left. I was ________embarrassed to say anything, and thinking that I must have had too much to ________ , I followed his ________.
The next morning, I asked about the matter, and the ________was simple. I had gone to Room 411, where a famous ________ and his wife had been practising a scene from their new ________ . When I told them that it was I who had broken into their room, they laughed and gave me a ________ to see the play on the ________ night.
1.A．hotel B．room C．floor D．person
2.A．and B．so C．or D．but
3.A．time B．afternoon C．night D．moment
4.A．shut B．locked C．knocked D．opened
5.A．picture B．figure C．scene D．drawing
6.A．frightened B．soft C．worried D．happy
7.A．waiter B．police C．actor D．lift
8.A. a B. the C. my D. their
9.A．surprise B．sadness C．fear D．anger
10.A．noisy B．empty C．dirty D．crowded
11.A．nervously B．strangely C．curiously D．excitedly
12.A．must B．would rather C．may D．had better
13.A．much B．so C．too D．rather
14.A．talk B．drink C．eat D．worry
15.A. advice B. steps C. information D. service
16.A. result B. expression C. accident D. explanation
17.A．actor B．player C．dancer D．artist
18.A．film B．novel C．play D．story
19.A. seat B. card C. note D. ticket
20.A. opening B. last C. lone ly D. closing
