Northern Ireland Visitor Guide | |
Passport/Visa Requirements Passport Advice Line (UK) T: 0300 222 0000 www.ips.gov.uk UK nationals can travel without a passport but will need photographic identification. Passports are not required for travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic. For further information, contact the British Embassy in your country of origin. | Money Sterling currency. Most large stores accept Euro. Main credit cards are in general use but bring cash too. In main towns, bank hours are 09:30-16:30. Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) dispense cash at hundreds of locations, banks, garages and shopping centres. Bureau de Change are in larger bank branches, travel agents, the Belfast Welcome Centre, some other tourist information centres, big hotels and at a few visitor attractions. |
Telephone To call Northern Ireland from abroad, dial 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number. From the Republic of Ireland, dial 048 + area code (without 0) + local number. From elsewhere in UK or to make an internal call, dial area code (with 0) + local number. To call the Republic from Northern Ireland, dial 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number. | |
Tipping Check your bill to see if a service charge has been made. If not and you're satisfied with the service, add 10-15%. Left Luggage T: +44 (0) 28 9024 6609 Belfast Welcome Centre is the only place that provides this service. ￡ 3 per item for up to 4hrs. ￡ 4.50 4hrs+. Last pick up is 15 minutes before closing. | |
Shopping Victoria Square, Castle Court and many Belfast City centre stores have extended opening hours from 09:00 until 19:00 each weekday evening. Thursday is late night shopping until 21:00. On Sundays shops are open from 12:00/13:00 and stay open until 17:00/18:00. | |
Medical Insurance T: 0845 606 0707 (UK), +44 (0) 191 212 7500 www.ehic.org.uk You need to obtain a European Health Insurance card (EHIC) which will allow you to access state-provided healthcare in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries at a reduced cost or sometimes free of charge. You can apply online at their website or by telephone. Visitors are strongly advised to take out private travel insurance. | |
Public Holidays Banks are closed and transport services | |
are reduced on public holidays. See www.discovernorthernireland.com for up-to-date details. New Year's Day January St. Patrick's Day March Good Friday start April Easter Monday start April May Bank Holiday start May May Bank Holiday end May July Holiday mid July August Bank Holiday end August Christmas Day December Boxing Day December | |
Emergency Services Dial 999 for emergency services. If your passport is lost or stolen, contact the local police station, embassy or consulate. | |
All Ireland Information For details on the rest of Ireland visit: www.diseoverireland.com. |
1.If Jack wants to call his friend in Northern Ireland from London, he should dial _______.
A. 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number
B. 048 + area code (without 0) + local number
C. area code (with 0) + local number
D. 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number
2.While travelling in Northern Ireland, you _______.
A. can shop until 21:00 on Thursdays
B. needn't leave a tip after receiving service
C. can use American dollars to buy what you want
D. can draw money from banks from 9:00 to 16:30 every day
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the above Visitor Guide?
A. A German needn't a passport to travel in Northern Ireland.
B. A visitor can dial 999 in emergency situations while in Northern Ireland.
C. Any European can get healthcare in Northern Ireland at a reduced cost or free of charge.
D. A visitor will be charged ￡3 for leaving luggage in Belfast Welcome Centre for 6 hours.
Mark was a great kid from a tough neighborhood. Crime, drugs, fighting and poverty: You name the problem and his neighborhood had it. A scholarship fund provided his tuition to Catholic High, where he was a great baseball player.
Mark struggled in the classroom, though. He was bright, just behind, due to a more than difficult home environment. But there were problems finding the time for all he needed to do. After-school tutoring seemed impossible because of baseball practice. Some suggested Mark abandon sports and concentrate on “schooling”. But, in reality, if he was going to attend college he would need his sports; so to miss practice and then perform any less than at his best on the field was not wise.
A fellow teacher, Mrs. Jones, offered to tutor Mark in math at her home. I asked Mark to come to my house for other areas of work. No one paid us. Mrs. Jones summed it up this way: “Pay day doesn’t always come on Mondays”.
When we were not working with Mark to improve his skills for the ACT, the coach and Mark’s dad took him to various colleges to talk with both baseball and football program coaches. He settled on the college that offered him scholarships to play both sports. But he needed a good ACT score.
It takes months to receive the results of college entrance exams. One afternoon after school, while I was grading papers in my room, there was a noise outside the door.
Mark came in, lifted me out of the seat behind my desk, spun me around in the air, and yelled over and over: “I’m going to college! I’m going to college!”
“I guess you got your scores!” I asked.
“Well, yeah!” he laughed. “And guess what? I got one point more than I need to be admitted. One point extra. Thank you! Now, where’s Mrs. Jones? I’ve got to tell her too!”
Until that moment, I had never quite understood what the expression “Pay day doesn’t always come on Mondays” meant. But it was clear to me the instant Mark ran into the room to announce his news. No amount of money could ever replace my spin in the air at the hands of a boy who finally had a chance at a better life.
1.Mark had difficulty in learning mainly because ________.
A. he spent most of his spare time practicing baseball.
B. his family couldn’t afford any tutoring for him.
C. his parent didn’t care about his study.
D. he was constantly involved in the crimes in his neighborhood.
2.According to the article, which of the following is false?
A. The teachers offered to tutor Mark free of charge.
B. Theft was a problem in Mark’s neighborhood.
C. Mark owed his success in passing ACT to his teachers.
D. Mark went to college mainly due to his good ACT score.
3.The underlined word “settled on” in the fourth paragraph probably means _____.
A. was accepted by B. reached a final decision about
C. paid a visit to D. became familiar with
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Practice Makes a Better Life.
B. Pay Day Will Come Some Day.
C. Relationships between Teachers and Students.
D. Never Give up on Yourself.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When my mother took me out of high school, I knew that my life would become difficult because we were taught that you have to have an education to make it in life. I worked to help my mother ________ bills and that was all I could do at the time. Then she started telling me that when I turned 18, I had to get out of the house. I couldn’t understand what was going on because my brother was ________ than I was and she didn’t want to kick him out.
As I started nearing my 18th birthday I was really beginning to feel ________ because I didn’t have a(n) ________ on what I was going to do. One night while I was watching television, a commercial came on about ________ the Navy.
The next day I called the number on the commercial and ________ up an appointment to meet the recruiter（征兵人员）.When he ________ me not having a high school diploma he knew I had a ________ chance. I explained to him that I was going to be ________ in a few months. He told me he would ________ what he could do.
About a month later he called me and asked me to ________ his office. I went in and he ________ to me he would have to pull some strings (暗中施加影响) to get me in the service but I had to promise him that I would ________ the best of this opportunity he was trying to create for me and I did.
He was able to get me in the military and I ________ my end of the bargain by doing eight years and ________ an Honorable Discharge from the service.
Now I have a status in ________ that many don’t and have an ability to make my life a little easier with that ________ I made and the help I received.
Many individuals can feel hopeless and find they ________ do not have family support around to help them ________ their difficult moments. However, my ________ tells me that as long as you don’t abandon hope, hope will never abandon you.
1.A. send B. arrange C. pay D. cancel
2.A. younger B. older C. smarter D. slower
3.A. helpless B. useless C. hopeless D. meaningless
4.A. vision B. idea C. opinion D. decision
5.A. attending B. going C. joining D. finding
6.A. set B. picked C. brought D. looked
7.A. decided on B. heard about C. thought over D. turned out
8.A. good B. fair C. vital D. slim
9.A. worthless B. homeless C. careless D. harmless
10.A. try B. see C. do D. make
11.A. come in B. come across C. come to D. come about
12.A. apologized B. explained C. advised D. interpreted
13.A. make B. take C. use D. seize
14.A. finished B. brought C. got D. fulfilled
15.A. leaving B. receiving C. finding D. owning
16.A. life B. army C. place D. work
17.A. decision B. mistake C. progress D. point
18.A. still B. yet C. ever D. even
19.A. around B. through C. with D. for
20.A. disappointment B. discourage C. experience D. expectation
Before you pay a visit to a place of interest, look in your local library a book about it.
A. on B. at C. for D. to
(2013·高考四川卷)—Why are your eyes so red? You________have slept well last night.
—Yeah，I stayed up late writing a report.
A. can’t B. mustn’t
C. needn’t D. won’t
Clearly and thoughtfully________, the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.
A. writing B. to write
C. written D. being written
