The Museum: The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the world’s most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator. The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world. On the four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions, manuscripts, original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age.
Opening Hours:The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:00-17:00; Sundays 11:00-17:00. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
Special opening times can be arranged for groups, who may wish to book a private view.
Admission Charges: Adults:￡5.00; Students:￡4:00; Seniors:￡4.00; Children:￡3.00; Families:￡14.00 (2 adults & up to five children).
Group Rates: For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of ￡4.00 each applies. Children will still be admitted for ￡3.00 each.
Access: We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum. Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp(活动坡道)for better access and an audio tour for visitors with impaired vision. Our Handling Sessions (亲身体验活动) are also suitable for the visually impaired. The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.
Hire the Museum: The Museum can be hired for private functions, parties and many other social occasions.
Find Us: The Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7, 17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243. And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.
1.Compared to going there separately, if a family with two adults and four children go to the Museum together they will save______.
A. ￡22. 00 B. ￡14. 00
C. ￡11. 00 D. ￡8. 00
2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Anyone cannot hire the Museum for other uses
B. Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum
C. The Museum is not very far from the British Museum
D. In any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17:00
3.The passage is probably from a ______.
A. magazine B. website
C. guidebook D. newspaper
假设你是李华,你校外教David对中国长城很感兴趣。本周六你们学校邀请清华大学的王教授到校进行有关长城的讲座。请你给David发一封电子邮件,邀请他来参加讲座并向他介绍讲座的有关事宜。
1.讲座内容:长城修建原因及其建筑特点；
2.讲座的时间:5月7日(星期六)上午8:00---11:00；
3.讲座地点:3号教学楼一楼102室；
4.讲座后还将有提问环节。
注意:
1.词数100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
参考词汇: 清华大学Tsinghua University
Dear David,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
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。
I have a good friend names Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the most
excellent student in our class. Clever as she is, but she works very hard. We have a lot in common or have a lot to talk about. One day, she told me that something happened when my parents were out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning while she smelt something burning. She stopped look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbour's house. She called 119 immediately. Ten minutes late, the firemen came and put out the fire. Her neighbour was very thankful with her help.
Studying abroad seems to be a global trend these days. A study suggests that more than two thirds of the students studying abroad 1. (influence) by movies in choosing their universities since the past decade. American movies such as A Beautiful Mind set in Princeton, The Social Network in Harvard, and The Graduate in Berkeley, California are playing 2. important part in attracting foreign students to America. The global 3. (succeed) of the Harry Potter films is considered as a factor in 4. (encourage) overseas students to come to England. Universities in New Zealand have benefited from The Lord of the Rings’ effect since it was first released.
Films can also be 5. (help) to get through difficult situations. In 2009 there was a sharp decline in Indian students choosing Australian universities 6. some reasons. So Prateek Chakravorty, a Bollywood director, 7. graduated from University of Technol
ogy Sydney, made From Sydney With Love about two Indian students falling in love with some of the 8. (building) of Sydney University. By 2014, the number of Indian students in Australia was rising again.
When universities are competing 9. (fierce) for the attention of overseas students, the cinema screen can be a recognized way 10. ( attract ) overseas students. Will you choose universities because of movies?
1.I prefer to live in a quiet __________(住宅的) neighborhood.
2.__________(地基) should be laid before we build buildings.
3.He made __________(偶然的、临时的) visits to London.
4.Many car manufacturers are __________(多样化) as rapidly as they can.
5.The employment problem tends to be a city __________(现象).
6.He has always e__________ her youth and the position she has achieved in her profession.
7.They had i__________ some new lights in the apartment, before they moved in.
8.Since you are so familiar with Daffodils and Annabel Lee, are you majoring in English l__________?
9.Nanhu Bridge, which is under c__________, will come into service in late September, 2017.
10.The exercise like long-distance race and plank (平板支撑) obviously will improve strength and e__________.
A.to love, protect and care for (sb or sth that is important to you)
B.a building or object made in ancient times
C.to move from one place to another
D.a very famous person or thing considered as representing a set of beliefs or a way of life
E.the state of being well-known
F.a book, document, or other composition written by hand
G.the act of getting land, power, money, etc
H.born into the highest social class
I.an area that is strongly defended by a military group
J.a possibility or likelihood of sth happening
1.acquisition
2.antiquity
3.cherish
4.fame
5.high-born
6.icon
7.manuscript
8.migrate
9.prospect
10.stronghold
