Chester is one of the best cities in the UK. As soon as you arrive in Chester you will appreciate the city’s unique atmosphere and sense his history. Founded by the Romans over 2,000 years ago, much of the Roman influence remains and Chester’s city walls are the most complete in Britain. Combined with history and heritage (遗产), Chester is a lively city full of bars, pubs, clubs, hotels, and restaurants for you to discover, attracting you to visit again and again.
Travelling to Chester
Chester is easily accessible by many means of transport—whether you are travelling by rail, car, bus or plane. Please check our route planner below to help you plan your journey to Chester. Once you arrive in the city there are numerous car parks; however, during rush hours the easiest way to travel is by bus.
Hotel
From bed & breakfast to the luxury of Chester’s only five star hotel, Chester has all covered. Whether your trip is for business or pleasure, your room is just a click away!
Sightseeing and Tours
The best way to see Chester is by a guided tour. If you join one, you still have a variety to choose from. Whether you choose the traditional guided walk, to be guided around Chester^ historical landmarks by bus or to take a boat down the River Dee, you will sure enjoy the delights of Chester.
1.What can we know about Chester from Paragraph 1?
A. It is a newly built city.
B. It is the best city in the UK.
C. It is rich in deep culture and modem touch.
D. Its city walls were completed by British people.
2.What is the easiest way to get around Chester city centre during rush hours?
A. By bus. B. By bicycle.
C. By rail. D. By taxi.
3.What’s the best way to visit Chester?
A. Travelling by your own. B. Joining a guided tour.
C. Going there in rush hours. D. Taking a pleasure-boat.
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Exciting screams of joy from two happy little girls rang across the beach. But I walked along, ignoring them. I’d come to this faraway beach on my sailboat, a place to escape. My marriage was in trouble. I worried about the harm to my two boys. But I didn’t know how to make things better.
“Help! Help!” The girls screamed. I saw one girl was at the edge of the surf, yelling. I charged into the waves, swam to her and seized her. “But where is the other girl?” I looked across the water and saw a small head after a big wave. I shifted the girl Td rescued to my back. She told me the other girl was her sister. For a moment I thought of my boys. How much they loved each other. How much I loved them.
I quickened my swimming and held the second little girl. We were at least 50 yards from land. I couldn’t swim that far with two girls hanging on to me. But there was no time to wait. I swam as hard as I could, but the weight of the girls grew heavier with every minute. My lungs burned. I opened my mouth to take a breath, but instead swallowed water. I couldn’t breathe. From behind me I felt an unbelievable force, lifting.
“Mommy!” The cry drew my attention. I looked up. An elderly man was trying to drag me out of the water. Two women were swimming toward shore. “Thank you,” one of the woman cried. “You saved my daughters.” My efforts and my struggles had paid off. I thought of that big wave, lifting me and pushing me. When my body had failed me, and when all hope was disappearing, I was given the strength I needed.
I stoop up. My family were waiting for me. There were things I could do. I just needed to make an effort. The strength would be given to me.
1.Why did the author ignore the laughter of the two girls?
A. He couldn’t wait to go sailing. B. He was missing his wife.
C. The sound of waves was too big. D. He was trapped in trouble.
2.What does the underlined word “charged” probably mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Sank. B. Walked.
C. Rushed. D. Fell.
3.What might the author do after the accident?
A. Rebuild a family. B. Focus on his boy’s safety.
C. Save his marriage. D. Apologize to his wife.
4.What can serve as the best title of the passage?
A. The Terrible Surfing B. The Magical Wave
C. Efforts to Save the girls D. Struggles to Fight Sea Waves
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It’s OK to say you’ve never heard of grime (伦敦地下音乐) - unless you’re from the UK. That’s because this music type was invented in the UK in the early 2000s.
To someone who’s not familiar with underground music culture, ifs easy to get confused between hip-hop and grime since they are both noisy. And many people didn’t bother to tell them apart，until earlier this month when grime stars like Stormzy and J Hus led this year’s Mobo – “music of black origin”, an award in the UK. Just like UK electronic music and hip-hop, from which grime drew influence, it mostly reflects the thoughts of young people. But different from hip-hop, grime singers sing in dialects with strong accents, giving a special flavor to their songs.
Lady Leshurr，known as the “Grime Queen”, said that she once tried to hide her accent, as she didn’t want people to judge her. But one day, she realized that she didn’t need to change herself just to please others. And there’s no doubt that this is the soul of grime music: be yourself.
Grime has challenged modem music in its production beauty and its expressions. Also different from the hip-hop culture, which usually focuses on being rich, grime singers pay more attention to social phenomena like those who suffer from disasters and the gap between the rich and poor.
Although still quite a young music type, grime seems to be getting loved by more and more people. In 2016, the English grime artist Skepta won the Mercury Prize with his album Konnichiwa, beating big names like David Bowie and Radiohead.
However, no matter whether grime is one day accepted widely or not, one thing is for sure: in grime, singers always stay true to themselves.
1.Why is it easy to get confused between hip-hop and grime for some people?
A. They are the same in music form.
B. They both make a lot of noise.
C. They have a great effect on each other.
D. They both developed out of electronic music.
2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 2?
A. The award. B. Hip-Hop.
C. Electronic music. D. Grime.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Grime is widely accepted all over the world now.
B. In grime, singers need to change themselves to please others.
C. More and more people like grime because it has a long history.
D. Grime singers have a strong sense of social responsibility.
4.Why does the author mention the success of Skepta?
A. To show that grime is getting more and more popular.
B. To prove that grime singers stay true to themselves.
C. To explain that underground music is still quite young.
D. To show that Skepta has greater musical talent than David Bowie.
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Think of a seed buried in a pot. It’s dark down there in the potting soil. There’s no light, no sunshine. So how does it know which way is up and which way is down? It does know. Seeds send shoots up toward the sky, and roots the other way. Darkness doesn’t confuse them. Somehow, they get it right.
More surprisingly, if you turn a seedling (秧苗) or a whole bunch of seedlings upside down, as Thomas Andrew Knight of the Royal Society did around 200 years ago, the tips and roots of the plant will sense, “Hey, I’m upside down. Look! I. will turn my way to the right direction and do a U-turn.”
How do they know? According to botanist Daniel Chamovitz, Thomas Knight about 200 years ago guessed that plants must sense gravity. Knight proved it with a crazy experiment involving a spinning plate.
He attached a bunch of plant seedlings onto a disc. The plate was then turned by a water wheel powered by a local stream at a speed of 150 revolutions (旋转) per minute for several days.
If you have been at an amusement park in a spinning teacup, you know that because of centrifugal force (离心力) you get pushed away from the center of the spinning object toward the outside.
Knight wondered, would the plants respond to the centrifugal pull of gravity and point their roots to the outside of the spinning plate? When he looked, that’s what they’d done. Every plant on the disc had responded to the pull of gravity, and pointed its roots to the outside. The roots pointed out, and the shoots pointed in. So Thomas Knight proved that plants can and do sense the pull.
1.How does the author write about the young seedling in Paragraph 2?
A. By describing vividly. B. By giving examples.
C. By telling stones. D. By asking questions.
2.What determines the direction that the plant choose?
A. Soil. B. Sunshine.
C. Darkness. D. Gravity.
3.What did Knight’s experiment prove?
A. Plants have their own desires. B. Plants can feel the pull.
C. Speed influences plants’ growing. D. Plants can grow quickly by doing a U-turn.
4.Where can this passage most probably be found?
A. In a book review. B. In a lifestyle magazine.
C. In a scientific report. D. In an official document.
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How to listen in English exams
Listening is an important but difficult part for middle school students in English exams. The following suggestions may benefit you a lot.
Relax yourself.
Before listening, it’s necessary to have a peaceful state of mind. 1. If that doesn’t work, drinking some water or washing your face with cold water may help you to some extent.
2.
As soon as the listening starts, focus on it without thinking about anything else. While listening, you can also recall(回想）the related knowledge in common with the material concerned, such as the vocabulary about the subject or topic, which is beneficial to your better understanding.
Grasp the main idea.
Sometimes the monologue, dialogue or conversation you’re listening to is a little bit longer than you expect. And it’s normal that some unnecessary information is included. However, you don’t need to understand it completely. 3.
Ignore the new words.
Without doubt, there usually exist unfamiliar words in listening materials. In fact, it’s almost impossible for you to know or understand all the words in the listening material sometimes. 4. It’s mistaken to waste much time on figuring them out while listening.
Develop the habit of taking notes.
In the course of listening, it’s a good habit to write down the content and leave out the unimportant details. 5. By taking notes, we can remind ourselves of the key points.
A. Concentrate on listening.
B. The more words you memorize, the better it is.
C. Feeling nervous or worried is harmful and unnecessary.
D. What you need to do is turn a deaf ear to the new words.
E. Make a list of what you think is important while listening.
F. Instead, just pay attention to the key points and general ideas.
G. If you feel nervous or anxious, try taking a deep breath to calm yourself down.
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In the eyes of a teenage girl, my dad is not the considerate type. He’s not the father who will prepare a ____ for his daughter’s birthday, and nor is he the man who can easily come up with words ____ an upset kid. So he is not a ____ father I admire very much.
Being in grade 10 was far more difficult than I had ____. The most horrible thing wasn’t my ____ grades but my lack of confidence. Under the pressure (压力) of both ____ and relationships, I began to doubt if I could finish school ____.
It only took less than half a year before I became ____. Worse still, I didn’t dare to tell my parents ____ about the fact that I had lost all my ____ to study hard.
One difficult Saturday, I felt sad when I couldn’t ____ a math problem. I let tears ____ my face and onto my homework. It was disappointing that my father was right there in the room with me but I still couldn’t ask him for ____.
I was doing my homework ____ Dad silently went out on a burning hot day. I ____ he would be out for the rest of the day. However, this thought turned out to be ____ when he returned home with a big bottle of iced tea for me, and a big smile.
There are surely countless ____ in our way as we grow up. Never be disappointed and the most important thing we need to keep in mind is that our parents are always our ____. They can ____ their characters for us，so why can’t we ____ our real thoughts with them forever and always?
1.A. hope B. surprise C. faith D. shock
2.A. comfort B. complain C. require D. doubt
3.A. silent B. strong C. generous D. perfect
4.A. expressed B. explained C. expected D. examined
5.A. falling B. rising C. running D. flying
6.A. teachers B. students C. parents D. subjects
7.A. badly B. successfully C. carefully D. patiently
8.A. angry B. satisfied C. upset D. excited
9.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
10.A. excuse B. confidence C. responsibility D. mind
11.A. provide B. repeat C. imagine D. solve
12.A. put down B. fall down C. breakdown D. turndown
13.A. praise B. need C. help D. money
14.A. before B. while C. after D. when
15.A. guessed B. doubted C. wondered D. imagined
16.A. strange B. right C. wrong D. clear
17.A. happiness B. opportunities C. memories D. difficulties
18.A. duty B. support C. honor D. effort
19.A. change B. continue C. create D. choose
20.A. show B. tell C. share D. inform
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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。
Who’s the 1. (popular) cartoon character in China right now? It might be Peppa Pig. Peppa is 6 years old. She 2. (wear) a red dress. Her favorite thing to do is to jump in muddy puddles (泥坑). She can spend all day 3. (do) this. Her favorite toy is a bear named Teddy. Mummy Pig is a beautiful lady and she takes care of her family. Daddy Pig is an architect who is very cheerful and plays with Peppa and George a lot. Peppa often makes fun of his big belly (肚子).They are 4. main characters on the British TV show Peppa Pig.
The show has been on TV in 40 languages in more than 180 5. (country) and regions. It’s about the everyday lives of the Peppa Pig family members. The show is 6. (main) for preschoolers. But many older kids and even adults have become fans of the show 7. well.
“I think its popularity is partly because of it being ageless,” Richard Ridings, a voice actor 8. plays Peppa’s dad, told the Mirror.
The show’s stories are simple，but 9. (it) humor is not too childish. Both kids and adults are always made 10. (laugh) as soon as they see Peppa.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Sarah,
Thank you for ask me about Qianmen Street. Vm glad tell you something about it. Qianmen Street, that is more than 800 meters long and has a history of over 600 years, is a famous street. There are about 300 shops along both side of it. So it is easy for you to buy which you need. Since it lies just to the south of Tian’anmen Square, the transportation is very conveniently. Not only Buses No. 17 and 59 but also Subway Line 2 carry you there. Qianmen Street was well-known as a walking street, so you can also take horse-drawn cars to teahouses or theatres where you can learn much about Chinese culture and lifestyle. I believe you can have a fun here.
Welcome to Beijing!
Li Hua
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书面表达
某中学生英文报近期开辟专栏，讨论学习习惯问题，习惯成就未来,请你结合自身学习实际，按以下提示，用英文为该专栏写一篇稿件。
1．说明学习习惯与学习效果之间的关系；
2．介绍一种好的学习习惯并提出养成该习惯的建议；
3．描述自己在学习习惯方面存在的某个问题并给出改进措施
参考词汇：学习习惯：learning habit 学习效果：learning effect
注意： 1. 词数100词左右； 2. 可适当增加细节。
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