Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite 对面) is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The queen (后) lives here.
Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right, near the Railway Bridge.
Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.
Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don’t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.
If you go to visit the National Gallery, what will you find?
| A．lots of lovely animals | B．lots of valuable plants |
| C．lots of famous paintings | D．lots of interesting books |
Where can you get the boat?
| A．Near Buckingham Palace. | B．Near Big Ben. |
| C．Near Tower Bridge. | D．Near King’s Street. |
______ is London’s oldest palace.
| A．The Tower of London |
| B．The National Gallery |
| C．Buckingham Palace |
| D．The Houses of Parliament |
______ is the London Eye.
You will not go past ______ on your way back.
| A．the station | B．the square |
| C．the park | D．the church |
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Everyone has his or her dream school life．My dream school life is perfect（完美的）and colourful．
First of all, the school is very big and beautiful with a lot of trees and flowers．The air is fresh and the ground is clean．Secondly, it is important for me to have a big library which has many books．We can go into the library to read books or look up some information any time．
I hope the teachers are fair(公平的) and have much knowledge(知识)．And the classmates are clever and friendly．We can get on well with each other．Then I hope the school has many subjects, such as English, Maths, Chinese, History, Computer Studies, Science, PE and Art．Besides, I hope we can learn French and Japanese．I guess it will be very interesting．
I hope we can get up earlier and go to bed later so that we can have more time to study or take part in some activities．
Finally, I hope I can improve( 提高) all my abilities in such a school．And I can get on well with my classmates and teachers．I’m sure my school life will be perfect and colourful．I believe I will become successful(成功的)in the end．
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| The school |
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| The library |
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| The teachers and |
The teachers are fair |
The subjects |
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（课外阅读考查）Maria got the job of walking the dog to make money for_____．(According to Money matters)
A．the book
B．the bike
C．the computerArmeda found a tomato plant_______． (According to Plant Talk)
A．in her school
B．in an empty land
C．in her gardenWhich of the following is NOT true about oil? (According to How is it made)
A．Different fuels are made at different temperatures
B．Oil rigs are built on land or in the ocean
C． Once oil has run out, there is still much more．Don’t keep the Ticket Inspector waiting．His time costs______ pounds a minute．(According to Through the Look-Glass and What Alice Found There)
A．1,000 B．800 C．600When Alice gets to the ______ Square, she will be a Queen．(According to Through the Look-Glass and What Alice Found There)
A．7th B．8th C．9th
We each have a memory（记忆力）．That’s why we can still remember things after a long time．Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a short time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again．Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories．
A good memory is a great help in learning a language．Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child．He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak．Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries．They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day．In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too．
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises．Some people can easily learn many things in a short time because ．
| A．they always sleep very well |
| B．they often eat good food |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language ．
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
In school the students can’t learn a foreign language well because．
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no recorders |
| C．they have too much time for it |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Mr．Lewis was a dance teacher．He was a nice man and always had a lot of students．One year he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching many students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city．He would have more work there．
When one of his students heard that he was going to leave, she said to him, “The new teacher won’t be as good as you are．” Mr．Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “Oh, no．I’m sure he’ll be as good as I am ---- or even better．”
The student said, “No．Five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each new one was worse than the last．”______ came to learn dancing from Mr．Lewis．
| A．A few students | B．Few students |
| C．Many students | D．No students |
Mr．Lewis wanted to move to a big city because _______．
| A．he hated the small town |
| B．he couldn’t make a living in the small town |
| C．it would be easy for him to have more work in the city |
| D．it would be hard for him to have more work in the city |