Barbican Art Gallery
A world-class arts and learning center, the Barbican pushes the boundaries（界限）of all major art forms including dance, film, music and theater.
Tickets
Adult: £10 online/£12 at the door
13–17 years old: £6 online/£8 at the door
Children aged 12 and under: Free
Opening Times
Sat – Wed: 9 am–6 pm
Thu – Fri: 10 am–9 pm
Reviews
By Steven Ashmore
When traveling, I always look for museums and sites that have evening hours. We went to the Barbican Gallery on a Thursday evening and caught their recent Lee Krasner exhibition. It was fabulous. The gallery is two levels with numerous smaller spaces, making the exhibition an interesting and enjoyable experience.
By Laura Miller
I have just watched To Kill a Mockingbird here. The play and actors were fantastic. Nice and clean ladies’ toilets with hot water. During the break, they were selling the usual ice cream and drinks. Not all staff were friendly, but most were. I would come again to watch another show or even the same one.
1.How much would a couple with two kids aged 11 and 14 pay for the online tickets of Barbican Art Gallery?
A.£20.
B.£26.
C.£32.
D.£36.
2.You can visit Barbican Art Gallery at _____.
A.9 am on Thursday
B.8 pm on Sunday
C.10 am on Monday
D.9 pm on Tuesday
3.What did Miller like most about Barbican Art Gallery?
A.Drinks they sold.
B.Its staff service.
C.Its opening hours.
D.The show they put on.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
My Parents and I had been planning my brothers birthday party since the beginning of March. Johnny would be six years old in two days 。 My mom was going to bake her special chocolate cake with white icing. As I watched her, I thought, Gee, I wonder what I can do to make my brothers birthday special.
I knew my parents had already bought a present for me to give to Johnny .but I wanted to buy him something I had chosen myself and with the money I had saved . After giving it some thought,I wanted to buy him the paint・by・number kit（数字涂色小套装）I had seen at the store around the comer.
I decided to empty my coin jar and see how much money I had saved. However, I was disappointed to find there was much less than I had imagined, Oh, no , I only have about three dollars, ” I muttered to myself. The set cost more than I have saved.
Suddenly a "great” idea occurred to me. I slid into my parents’ bedroom where my dad kept loose change on top of the dresser. I stood on my tiptoes and saw some dime, nickels, and a few quarters. I carefully counted out what I needed to make up the difference . I'm sure Dad won't mind just this once, I thought.
However,I was soon overcome by guilt. Even though there was no one else in the bedroom, I felt like I was being watched. Mom was always telling us about the importance of honesty. Maybe my plan wasn't such a great idea after all, I thought. I jingled the change around in my pocket while wondering what to do.
I grabbed my jacket from the closet and headed toward the door. " Where are you going, honey? " Mom asked, " Oh, just up to the corner store," I replied. "Well, don't stay out too long, Daddy will be home soon. " " Okay, Mom” I ran out of our house.
Once I got to the store ,1 took the paint-by・number kit from the shelf.
"Can I help you,young lady?” the salesclerk asked.
"No. I'm just looking,thank you," I said.
"That's a really nice paint kit. We sell a lot of them and, as you can see, that's the last one. " she said.
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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I nodded my head in agreement , with my mind racing.
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I would just have to wait until I saved the extra money I needed.
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假定你是李华，你所在的学校拟在下个月举办美国电影节(American Film Festival)。请你根据以下要点给你的美国朋友Peter写一封短信，邀请他给学生做一次讲座。信的主要内容包括：
1．讲座目的：使学生对美国电影有所了解；
2．讲座内容：简要介绍美国电影(制片)业的历史；
3．讲座时间：1小时30分钟左右。
注意：
1．可以适当增加细节，使结构完整；
2．词数：100左右。
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阅读下列材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Paul Barton was 1.Englishman who liked playing the piano very much. He also 2. (look) after the elephants. He wanted to play the piano for the elephants all the time. Now, he has achieved a long-held dream of playing the piano for elephants. He decided 3.(try) the new challenge to help raise money for the blind elephants on the mountains of Kanchanaburi, northeast of Bangkok.
In 1995, Paul 4.his wife went to Asia. From then on, they worked with the blind elephants On his 5.(fifty) birthday, Paul carried his piano to a mountain in Thailand. He played the piano for the blind elephants. The 6.(elephant) seemed to like the music very much.
“My wife and I have been working with blind elephants for many years, and I thought it might be something 7.they would enjoy listening to. I am really 8.(excite) to do it,” said Paul.
It is said that there 9. (be) around 60,000 Asia elephants in the world. Paul hopes to give a concert for the elephants one day. “The more people care for the elephants, the better they will live. Helping them is helping 10.(our).” Paul said.
Jenlins was a jeweler, who had made, large diamond ring worth 57,000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked __ like the first one but was worth only 2,000 pounds. This he took to the shop, which ___ it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more ___ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife ___ to Paris for a weekend. As to the __ ring, the shop sold it for 60,000 pounds.
Six months later the buyer __ it back to Silkstone's office. “It's a faulty diamond,” he said. “It isn't worth the high ____ I paid.” Then he told them the ____ . His wife's car had caught fire in an ___ .She had escaped, ___the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great __ of the fire.
The shop had to __ . They knew that no fire on earth can ____ damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the ____ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who ____ it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the ____ .A reader thought he ___ the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which ___ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman ___a large diamond ring. “Do you know the ____ with the lovely diamond ring?” the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
1.A.exactly B.surely C.nearly D.only
2.A.refused B.received C.accepted D.rejected
3.A.actual B.modern C.worthy D.valuable
4.A.flew B.drove C.sailed D.bicycled
5.A.first B.second C.last D.next
6.A.sold B.brought C.posted D.returned
7.A.cost B.money C.price D.value
8.A.facts B.matters C.questions D.results
9.A.affair B.experience C.incident D.accident
10.A.otherwise B.but C.so D.because
11.A.pile B.heat C.power D.pressures
12.A.think B.agree C.permit D.promise
13.A.almost B.even C.just D.ever
14.A.real B.pure C.right D.exact
15.A.copied B.did C.stole D.made
16.A.notices B.magazines C.newspapers D.programmes
17.A.saw B.knew C.found D.recognized
18.A.showed B.drew C.printed D.carried
19.A.carrying B.dressing C.wearing D.holding
20.A.dancer B.woman C.reader D.jeweler
Summer is hot. One of the best ways to cool off on a hot summer day is to jump into a swimming pool. Swimming is great exercise, and .trip to a pool or beach is a good way to have fun with friends. But swimming can also be dangerous, so it's important to stay safe as you do it. 1.
Swim only in areas set for swimming.
Don't swim unless there is a lifeguard on duty. If you're on a beach near the ocean, this is especially important. In some places, fast currents(急流)can sweep swimmers away without warning. 2.
Be careful when diving into the water headfirst.
3.In natural water, don't dive unless you know that the water is deep enough. Or you could hit your head on the bottom, causing injury or death.
Make sure you have a partner with you.
Nobody knows what will happen while you swimming. 4.In this situation, a few seconds can make a big difference.
5.
Kids who don't know how to swim should wear life jackets. But by themselves they are not enough, so an adult should always be present. If you have a pool at home, put a fence around it in case children fall in. And if a child disappears, check the pool first.
A. We can benefit much from swimming.
B. Pay close attention to children's safety.
C. Most pools have deep ends where diving is safe.
D. Here are a few things you can do to swim safely.
E. So if a sign says “no swimming”， please take care.
F. Be sure to remember emergency telephone number.
G. If something goes wrong， you can get help from that person as soon as possible.
