As soon as you land at London Heathrow airport, you will see it is easy for you to ride the subway or take a bus to your hotel. However, if you are planning on touring London, it would be the best idea for you to rent a car so that you can go wherever you wish to visit freely and you don’t have to run to catch a bus or a train. Remember that the trains in London are always very crowded. So a rental car is the easiest and most comfortable way to travel.
London has so many different attractions（旅游景点） to offer and the same is true for England itself. In London you can find Buckingham Palace, which you can also visit during summer time when the Queen of England goes to one of the castles（城堡）around the country. If you are interested in history and art, you can’t miss the National Gallery, which is right in front of Trafalgar Square. Not far from Trafalgar Square, there is the House of Parliament that faces the Thames River. If you wish to have a good view of London, then the best idea would be to take a ride on the London Eye, the tallest Ferris wheel（摩天轮）of Europe. The tour takes about half an hour so you can sit comfortably and take pictures of London from above.
London is not too far from other major cities and attractions in England. For example, a drive of only one hour and a half will take you to Cambridge and with even less time than that you can reach Stonehenge to see the stones that have been there for centuries.According to the passage, the best way for you to tour London is ______________.
| A．to take the subway | B．to take buses |
| C．to take the train | D．to rent a car |
If you wish to take pictures of London from above, you’d better ______________.
| A．pay a visit to the National Gallery |
| B．visit Buckingham Palace |
| C．take a ride on the London Eye |
| D．take a plane |
Among these attractions, _____________ are in London.
①Buckingham Palace
②The London Eye
③Stonehenge
④Trafalgar Square
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．By visiting the National Gallery, you can learn much about history and art. |
| B．The House of Parliament lies by the Thames River. |
| C．Cambridge is just one and a half hours’ drive from London. |
| D．The stones in Stonehenge have been there for only a hundred years. |
An old man was fishing on the bank of a river. A child came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head. The old man was surprised and asked, "Why don't you want the fish?" The child replied, “I want the fishing rod (竿) in your hands.” The old man asked, “Why do you want the rod?”
“It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat.”
I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish, she cannot have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.
Too many people think that if they have a “fishing rod” in their life, they will no longer fear the wind and rain. They are just like the child, who thought that if sh e had a fishing rod, she would have fish to eat.Why did the child refuse(拒绝) the fish the old man gave her?
| A．Because she didn’t like fish. |
| B．Because she wanted his fishing rod |
| C．Because the old man had few fish. |
| D．Because she wanted to learn fishing skills |
The writer thought the child was __ after she explained why she didn’t want the fish.
| A．smart | B．hardworking |
| C．silly(傻的) | D．creative(有创造力的) |
The article mainly tell us _________
| A．if you have a “fishing rod” in your life, you won’t be afraid of anything. |
| B．if you have a fishing rod, you’ll have a lot of fish to eat |
| C．“fishing skills” are more important than “the fishing rod” in life. |
| D．“the fishing rod” is more important than the fish that people catch |
What is the best title for the article?
| A．The Fishing Rod |
| B．The Fishing Man |
| C．The Fishing Girl |
| D．The fishing Experience |
Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn't like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short. He didn't play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.
Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his speed and strength (力量) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.
After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie” (新秀) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable (价值的) Player” in 1987. He once set a record (创纪录) by getting 63 points in one game. Michael Jordan was born in_________.
| A．in China | B．in France |
| C．in America | D．In England |
He began to become famous in _____________.
| A．the university basketball team |
| B．the NBA |
| C．his high school at first |
| D．the Chicago Bulls |
He is often called“__________”.
| A．Rookie | B．the NBA |
| C．Air Jordan | D．Most Valuable Player |
The NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _________.
| A．he was young |
| B．he joined the basketball team in his high school |
| C．he joined the university basketball team |
| D．he joined the Chicago Bulls |
Leeds Castle
One of the most popular places of interest in Britain
Opening times
Open all year round except(除了) 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day（25th December）2014．
1 April to 30 September 2014
Open：10:30 am—5:30 pm; Gates close at 6pm
1 October 2014 to 31 March 2015
Open：10:30 am—4 pm ; Gates close at 5pm
Prices
Adults：￡16.50
Students：￡9.50
Children under 4：freeLeeds Castle is closed on _________．
| A．7th January | B．8th August |
| C．25th December | D．1st April |
John and Mary will take their three-year old son to Leeds Castle．How much should they pay?
| A．￡33． | B．￡16.50． | C．￡26． | D．￡9.50． |
What time does Leeds Castle close on 29th October?
| A．6 pm． | B．6:30 pm． | C．5:30 pm． | D．5 pm． |
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Li Haoqin is a 14-year-old girl in Sichuan. She studies English very hard. Every day, she listens carefully in class and does many exercises after class. However, in the last exam, her score(分数) of 68 made her very sad. “Why didn’t I get a good grade though I worked hard?” Li said to herself.
Lots of middle school students are facing this problem—they try their best at something but can’t make it. “They don’t have effective(有效的) learning ways. This is the main reason for their difficulties,” says Bi Qin. Bi Qin is a well-known English teacher in Beijing No.4 High School, a key school in the capital city. She thinks that hard work is far from enough for middle school students. “Students have more subjects now. They should learn in many different ways so that they can get twice the result with half the hard work,” says Bi. “The more you use new words, the better you can remember them. For example, making sentences with new words is an effective way to learn.”
Chen Xiping, a 13-year-old boy from Shandong, has his own way of learning English. “I study hard in school, and I also like watching CCTV-9. On the channel(频道), I always see the English words I have learned from my textbook,” says Chen. “It’s really useful.”
Lin Pingyi, a 13-year-old girl from Shanghai, has a habit of reading. “I like reading English novels like The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. While reading I take notes,” says Lin. “This way, I can remember more words and improve (提高) my reading and writing.”What made Li Haoqin very sad?
____________________________________________________________Why do lots of students try their best at subjects but can’t get good grades?
____________________________________________________________Where does Bi Qin teach?
____________________________________________________________Which TV channel does Chen Xiping like watching?
____________________________________________________________What does Lin Pingyi like to do when she reads English novels?
____________________________________________________________
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Do you like traveling? How can you make your trip interesting? Here’s some advice.
Read!
Before you leave, you should find some information about the place, such as its geography, history and people. You can understand that place better by reading.
Take photos!
If you want to take some photos, don’t forget to choose the most special sights. Choose different sights you can see in other places. For example, Qingdao and Ningbo are coastal cities, so don’t only take photos of the sea. You should take photos of something else too.
Taste!
You’d better taste some specials in that area. Food in some places is very delicious. So why not taste it? Maybe you have just one chance to taste it in your life.
Write!
When you visit a place, you should take a pen and a notebook, so you can write down what you see and what you think during the trip.
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| Read! |
Before you leave, you should find some __ |
| Take photos! |
If you want to take some photos, |
| Taste! |
·You’d better taste some special and __ ·You __ |
| Write! |
When you visit a place, you should write down what you see and what you think __ |