Best Places to Visit in the UK
United Kingdom has long been a popular European tourist place for many because of its beautiful countryside, historic cities, top museums and outstanding theaters. Here are some of the best places to visit in the UK.
Cambridge
Cambridge is a beautiful English city located on the River Cam just north of London. As the home to one of the world’s top universities, the University of Cambridge, it has all of the cultural and entertainment choices you might expect from a college town.
Chester
Located on the River Dee in Cheshire, England, Chester is more than 2,000 years old, which means there is plenty of history, culture and architecture lasting several centuries. The ancient walls around the city are one of Chester’s biggest tourist attractions.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge, one of the most famous sites in the world, is home to some of the most important Neolithic and Bronze Age finds and structures in the UK. It was not until 1600 BC that Stonehenge came to be completed.
Lake Distric
Located in northwest England, the Lake District is the second largest National Park in the UK. The main attractions are the lakes, mountains and hills. It is England’s famous destination for hiking and climbing.
1.What will you do in Cambridge?
A.Do various shopping. B.Meet famous people.
C.Visit the top university. D.Enjoy wonderful music.
2.What is special about Chester?
A.It is a college town. B.It offers exciting scenery.
C.It is a city with a long history. D.It has a great many monuments.
3.Which destination will you choose if you want to go hiking?
A.Cambridge. B.Chester.
C.Stonehenge. D.Lake district.
假定你是新华中学的学生会主席李华，作为交换生，你去英国Winton High School进行了一个多月的学习交流活动，期间住在该校就读的学生Tom家中，现已回到中国。请你给Tom写一封感谢信。内容包括：
1.感谢Tom及其家人 ；
2.在英国期间的收获；
3.信中附上两张照片和一份礼物
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；3. 开头语已为你写好
Dear Tom,
How is everything going with you?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
根据首字母或中文提示，用单词的恰当形式填空。
1.The park has only been open for one month, so it’s hard to ______(评价) it.
2.He had to put off the a______because of his poor health.
3.After his vacation he was in good condition both physically and m____________.
4.He felt_______________(羞愧的）that he hadn’t told the truth.
5.I think what a_____ to me about this painting is the colors he uses.
6.Are you satisfied with his _______(翻译)of the poem?
7.My timetable is quiet f________I could arrange to meet with you any day next week.
8.He is in_______(拥有)of this rare vase.
9.His carelessness may lead to disastrous c________.
10.We don’t know when the word came into ___________(存在).
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。
The UN Environment Programme says that rising temperatures could mean the end for some migrating animals.
Migrating 1. mobile animals move through several environments as they travel away from the cold of winter to warmer areas. "Obviously these animals have developed their travelling 2.(pattern) over thousands of years. But it is extremely 3.(like)that these animals can change their habits fast enough," said the report author Dr Robert Hepworth.
4.(hard) hit by rising temperatures are turtles. So far, scientists 5.(find) that at higher temperatures, turtles produce far more female eggs than male ones. It also provides 6.(evident) that some turtles are more likely to develop cancer .
With birds, the main problem is climate-related damage to important areas at either end of the travels or at resting places along the way. Other animals 7.(pick) out as particularly in danger include:the North Atlantic Right Whale, 8. main food (tiny shrimp) is disturbed by the change in ocean flows and the White-Nose Dolphin, which is out-competed by other kinds of dolphins in warmer waters.
The report is not all bad news. Even with major climatic changes, protecting the environment can still help mobile animals to recover. "We need governments to start taking action at the national and international level. “The clock 9.(run).” said Dr Hepworth. And some animals are already adapting 10. the report mentioning whales that are changing their feeding behaviour, finding new feeding grounds and new foods to eat.
Many people believe that heart disease only affects older men.1..The reality is that people of all ages die of heart attacks each year. And while death rates have declined in the U.S. and many western European countries, they are on the rise in the developing world. Yet most heart disease is preventable.
The challenge of heart disease is that it may be silent for years before causing any noticeable problems. No one would have guessed that Barbara Teng would have a heart attack. She was not overweight. “In 2014, the week after I turned 49 when I was on a business trip in Chicago I had a major heart attack," she said. 2. . She now exercises daily and monitors her heart health.
Dr. Patrice Nickens who is with the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute thinks that heart disease is 82 percent preventable. “3. ,” she said .“Men are also facing the same problem and the key to staying healthy is knowing your numbers”. “Your weight ,your blood cholesterol blood sugar and your blood pressure are important numbers that can help you take action and reduce your risk ,” she said.4..“And the steps to take are simple: don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, know your numbers and talk to your physician and control these risks,” she said.
African-Americans are at higher-than-average risk for heart disease and stroke; people don't even know they have it, which increases the risk. Medstar Washington Hospital Center is trying to reach this population.5. .For example, they help the people monitor their blood pressure. If people realize they are at risk for heart disease ,they'll make lifestyle changes: lose weight ,exercise, eat the right foods and keep in touch with a doctor.
A. With the right training, they can play an important role in community health
B. A healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease
C. Lack of exercise causes heart attacks
D. It is the leading cause of death for women
E. This is a set idea that is not true
F. And that changed her life
G. So we must cure heat disease
Ever wonder how this season’s celebrations affect the environment? Guest blogger Krista Fairles takes an amusing look at this very topic:
The holidays are a wonderful, cheerful time when most people wait for Santa to bring them presents. But I’m not like most people. I spend my time wondering just what the environmental impacts of Santa Claus and his reindeer are, and more importantly, how I can calculate those impacts.
Lately I’ve been particularly curious as to whether Santa’s old sled is a clean green flying machine, or if he should be replacing his 8 reindeer with an environmentally-friendly car.
I should mention that, surprisingly, I was unable to find statistics specific to Santa’s magical flying reindeer, so these calculations use numbers from various sources and may not represent actual pollution caused by Santa and his animals. In other words, don’t complain to the government about the damage Santa is causing to the environment based on this article.
Santa’s yearly trip around the globe is 44,000km long, twice the average of a North American driver. If we assume that the magic provides the altitude for this trip, then reindeer power only needs to push Santa’s sled forward. To complete the trip in 12 hours, I estimate they must travel at a speed of about 3100km/h. To travel at this speed, for this length of time, the reindeer need to eat an incredible 980 million calories each!
So the next question is: how much food is in 980 million calories? Well, if they’re eating corn, they’d need to eat 16,500 lbs each - or 1.6 acres of food. Growing 12.8 acres of corn has its own implications for the environment that we’ll leave for another calculation.
We now need to consider that during the global trip the reindeer are “letting out” some of that corn in the form of methane (甲烷，沼气). A resting cow produces 110 kg of methane per year, so flying reindeer would each let out about 4.8 tons. With methane causing 20 times the global warming damage of CO2, and the altitude increasing that damage by 1000% that another 20 times, we can put Santa’s round-trip emissions at 15,488 tons. This is much more than the 100 tons an environmentally-friendly car would release on the same trip!
Bad Santa.
1.Which aspect does the writer NOT mention in her analyses about reindeer’s influence on environment?
A.Distance covered. B.Money spent on food.
C.Tons of waste let out. D.Calories consumed.
2.According to the passage, how many acres of corn would Santa need to feed 12 reindeer?
A.12.8. B.16. C.19.2. D.128.
3.Which of the following words best describes the tone of the passage?
A.Humorous and concerned. B.Cheerful and friendly.
C.Academic and formal. D.Serious and boring.
4.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A.Santa, watch where you’re going! B.Let’s reduce waste on Christmas celebrations!
C.Santa Claus is coming to town! D.Is Santa driving clean and green?
