Interesting Exhibitions Held in Four Different Museums
◆ Name: The British Museum
Phone: 020-7323-8000
Website: www.britishmuseum.org
Opening hours: daily 10 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
Price: Free
This exhibition aims to show the mysteries of mummification（干尸化）. From a king’s daughter to a temple doorkeeper, the displays explore the identities of eight people, using their bodies to discover clues about how they lived. By using new methods, such as CT scanning and 3D visualization, the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years.
◆ Name: The Fashion and Textile Museum
Phone: 020-7407-8664
Website: www.ftmlondon.org
Opening hours: daily 11 a.m.—5:30p.m.
Price: £8.80 adults, £5.50 students
This Fashion and Textile Museum is housing the first-ever exhibition on classic Mexican shawl(披肩), which became famous in the 20th century. Mexican artists, photographers and fashion and textile designers will be exhibiting their colorful works there.
◆ Name: The Victoria and Albert Museum
Phone: 020-7907-7073
Website: www.vam.ac.uk
Opening hours: Mon, Thur., Sat, Sun, 10 a.m.—5:30 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.—10 p.m.
Price: Free
The Victoria and Albert Museum has dug out some of their most charming wedding dresses to record their history during the past two centuries. White wedding dresses were made popular by Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century. See beautiful wedding dresses made by famous designers.
◆ Name: The Science Museum
Phone: 0870-870-4868
Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Opening hours: daily 10 a.m.—6 p.m.
Price: Free
This four-day festival displays the latest exciting gadgets(小机械) and introduces their inventors. Visitors can explore electronics(电子产品), build robots, get hands-on with new technologies and have a go at 3D printing. There will be displays taking place throughout the festival, which is suitable for anyone aged ten and over.
1.Which number would you call if you’re interested in exploring history with modern technology?
A. 020-7323-8000. B. 020-7407-8664.
C. 020-7907-7073. D. 0870-870-4868.
2.Which museum can you visit if you are free at 8 p.m. on Friday?
A. The Fashion and textile Museum. B. The Victoria and Albert Museum.
C. The Science Museum. D. The British Museum.
3.What can we learn about the Science Museum?
A. It displays CT scanning technology.
B. The exhibition will last a week.
C. More information can be found at www.vam.ac.uk.
D. Visitors themselves can try new technologies.
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Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we would find a motel（汽车旅馆）on the way and had not made a booking. As it was getting late, we started looking for a motel, only to find that all were booked.
Finally, around 9 p.m., we stopped at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband asked for a phone book and told the woman at the counter that we were trying to find a motel. He tried for 15 minutes. When he was unsuccessful, the woman, Linda, said she and her family lived nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.
My husband was stunned at her offer. She called her son to direct us, since she had to stay at the gas station till midnight.
When we reached their home, her husband greeted us. He took out two sleeping bags for the children. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we waited for his wife. When she came back, we asked if we could slip away in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we would have to have breakfast with them.
We woke up to a table set for breakfast. They’d made a mountain of pancakes and bacon. We ate breakfast, and when we were leaving, my husband asked if he could offer some payment.
They insisted we were their guests. We left moved by their spirit of hospitality(好客). We were amazed that they would take in a family of total strangers from a different country. We kept in touch for many years. Over the years, we lost touch, but have never forgotten their kindness.
1.What made the author upset at first?
A. They ran out of gas. B. They had nowhere to stay.
C. They were late for dinner. D. They got lost in Canada.
2.What does the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Troubled. B. Disappointed.
C. Confused. D. Surprised.
3.What did the author’s family do the next morning?
A. They paid for their breakfast. B. They met some strangers.
C. They had a big breakfast. D. They slipped away.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Unexpected kindness B. Be Kind to Strangers
C. Looking for a Motel D. A Kind Woman
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It is 6:00a.m.on the first day of the school year. In Chery brook Technology High School, mathematics teacher Eddie Woo is already at work.
One of the first things before the first bell rings is to set up his tripod（三脚架）and iPad in the middle of the classroom. “I’m Mr. Woo. I record my lessons. I record all of them. In fact, I’m about to record this one,” he explains to his new maths class.
He started posting videos online in 2012 for a student who was sick with cancer and missing a lot of school, so he started sharing them across the country and beyond. Wootube now has more than 38,000 subscribes(用户) and has attracted almost 4 million views worldwide.
Cherybrook Technology High School principal(校长) Gary Johnson said Mr. Woo was helping maths teachers in Australia and making maths popular again. “He has an ability to simplify(简化) maths to a level where kids can really understand it.” Mr. Johnson said.
12-year-old student Emily Shakespear said Mr. Woo’s teaching style made maths easy and interesting. “I don’t want to say it, but he sucked me into maths,” she said. Owen Potter, who attends high school in Cobar. agreed. “It’s difficult to understand how someone in Sydney can influence thousands of people across the whole country,” he said.
Mr. Woo won the 2017 University of Sydney Young Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement, and he was one of 12 Australian teachers honored at the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards.
1.Eddie Woo set up an iPadin the middle of the classroom with the purpose of ________.
A. listening to music B. playing a video
C. recording his class D. showing pictures
2.What can we infer from the statistics（数据）in the third paragraph?
A. Mr. Woo’s teaching videos online are very popular.
B. Mr. Woo had made a lot of money by selling videos.
C. Mr. Woo posted videos online helping many adults.
D. Mr. Woo created his Wootube in 2012 in Sydney.
3.According to Gary Johnson, Mr. Woo’s maths lessons are ________.
A. difficult to follow B. easy to understand
C. simple to handle D. challenging to learn
4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Mr. Woo is the most well-known maths teacher in Australia.
B. Mr. Woo graduated from the University of Sydney with honors.
C. Mr. Woo won the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards.
D. Mr. Woo’s contributions to teaching have been recognized.
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If you love to read, and if you love social networking, you should check out Goodreads. Goodreads allows you to write reviews（评论）for everything you’ve ever read. You can see and comment on your friends’ reading progress, as well as create or find a book club group page in your area.
Goodreads is simple to use. When you sign up here for an account（帐户）, you will be able to find your friends by their email addresses or other accounts. Once you have some friends, every time you log in（登录）, you will see a timeline of their updates. You can see when they’ve added a book to a list, or when they’ve finished or reviewed a book. As soon as you have an account, you can also start looking for books you've read or that you want to read. Once you finish reading a book, you can go to the book page and review it.
Finding your next book has never been easier. Now, not only can you search for books you know you want to read and add them to your “to read” list, but you can also easily see what your friends have recently read.
If you are looking for a book club that meets in your area, you can search for that on Goodreads, too. Similarly, if you want to create your own book club, you can do that easily: just start a new group on Goodreads and update the page to show what books you’re reading.
1.If you want to use Goodreads, you must have ________.
A. an email address B. a book review
C. an account D. a book list
2.What can you do with a “to read” list?
A. You can review books you have recently read.
B. You can make your selection process even easier.
C. You can know what you want to read next.
D. You can see what books your friends enjoyed.
3.If you want to set up a book club on the Internet, you should ________.
A. inform others about book club meetings in time
B. update information about what books you are reading
C. search for your old group on Goodreads
D. refer to book clubs on Goodreads daily
4.The passage is most probably taken from ________.
A. a research paper B. a news report
C. a website article D. a travel guide
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In life, change is unavoidable（不可避免的）. Here are a few things you need to know deal with major life changes.
You can cry.
Do not pretend things are okay or be ashamed to show your pain. You owe no one explanation. You own your own emotions and you have the right to express them 1.. So if you are in pain, go on and shed（流出）those tears.
2..
Everyone has their own sufferings in this world. When things are not doing so well should be thankful for the people who support and love you Do not push them away because this is the time you need them the most. 3., do not hesitate to help them,
All you have to do is ask.
The Bible says, “Seek and you shall find. Ask and it shall be given.” When you are down and in need, maybe all you need to do it ask for what you need. 4.. Instead, start focusing on the things you want, and you will see that more pleasant things will come.
You can change too.
If his around you have changed, you should be smart enough to know that you will need to adapt to those changes. 5.. The only thing you can change is yourself. You can change too if you choose it.
A. You are cautious
B. You are not alone
C. Crying relieves pain for a little while
D. You can’t change the world or environment
E. When the time comes and someone needs your help
F. Stop focusing on the problem and the negative feelings
G. We human beings have dreams and expectations for our life
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I’m working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! If not, no _________ to catch up, just join right now. Everyone says one of the most effective ways to deal with _________ emotions is to _________. If things are sad, try to find a _________ to laugh or joke. Easier said than done.
However, I had a chance to make a joke of it last night. My husband _________ the job of dealing with my _________ orthodontic（矫牙）treatment. He _________ he’d make the _________ and take her to see the doctor.
On _________ flight to Kansas city for the holidays, my daughter lost her dental braces（牙套）. We looked everywhere on the plane but it was ______________. We returned home ______________ and my husband didn’t call to make an appointment. Days went ______________. I ______________ him periodically, but nothing happened.
Whenever I thought about this delay（延误）, I became extremely annoyed. Last night, I was ______________ to turn on my anger at full volume（音量）. “This really matters. She is growing now. She’ll only have to suffer, you ______________ you’d do it,” But then I thought about, “make a joke of it.” So I went over and said ______________, “honey, if you don’t call the orthodontist’s tomorrow, I’m going to be very angry. I’m not threatening, just giving you fair warning.” And today he made the appointment. I’m not sure if making a joke of it was more effective（有效的）than getting angry, but I don’t think it was less effective.
I used the same ______________ on myself last weekend. Faced with a lot of dull tasks to do, I repeated to myself ______________, “Oh well, this is the weekend of the dreaded（恐怖）tasks.” And just making that little joke made it easier to handle those tasks.
Maybe, my jokes weren’t funny at all. But just the attempt to take a ______________ attitude made a huge ______________. It’s easy to say “make a joke of it”, but it’s hard to do when you’re feeling angry or upset. Have you found a way to get yourself to make a joke?
1.A. wonder B. doubt C. need D. way
2.A. embarrassing B. negative C. objective D. positive
3.A. lightened up B. give in C. pick up D. set up
4.A. place B. reason C. method D. time
5.A. took on B. took off C. gave up D. looked into
6.A. son’s B. sister’s C. mother’s D. daughter’s
7.A. supported B. believed C. agreed D. expected
8.A. appointments B. dinners C. exercise D. operation
9.A. his B. our C. her D. their
10.A. missed B. broken C. wrong D. gone
11.A. later B. recently C. frequently D. actually
12.A. ahead B. back C. by D. along
13.A. reminded B. informed C. persuaded D. convinced
14.A. willing B. ready C. sorry D. happy
15.A. imagined B. ordered C. promised D. guessed
16.A. nicely B. badly C. terribly D. wisely
17.A. technique B. way C. character D. experience
18.A. carefully B. suddenly C. honestly D. jokingly
19.A. free B. courageous C. determined D. humorous
20.A. choice B. decision C. difference D. chance
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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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置。
No one thought that young Albert Einstein would grow up to change the world. He was so slow in learning to speak that he was considered a bit 1.(fool).
Albert Einstein was never happy in school. He answered slowly because he was very thoughtful, and he asked difficult questions, which made 2.(he) teachers think that he was trying 3.(make) trouble. The strict discipline（纪律）of a German school made him very unhappy.
However, young Einstein 4.(do) learn what interested him, and he was interested in what lay below the surface of 5.(thing). For instance, his father once gave him a compass（指南针）. This made Albert curious 6. the unseen forces that could keep a compass needle always pointing north. In his teens he read deep in science. He had already started to wonder about the mysteries of 7. universe.
At 17, Einstein entered the Polytechnic Institute in Zurich, Switzerland, 8. he studied mathematics and physics. He stayed away from many lectures and did not impress his professors, but he was 9. (actual) studying very hard all the time. When he graduated in 1900, he asked to be appointed as an assistant in the physics department but 10.(refuse).
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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（）画掉。
修改：在错词下画一横线，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。
Nowadays, more and more people have their own mobile phones, some of who are always lowering their heads to play the mobile phones instead of communicating with their families. That is so annoying. In fact, the further distance in the world is not between life and death, however when I stand in front of you, you are playing with your mobile phones. I complete understand it because my sister is one of the phubbers（低头族）.
Last weekend, I went to KFC with my sister. I wanted to order some foods, so I asked her what she would like to eat. She didn’t make any response to me but kept talk with her friends on Wechat. I felt angry, and I shouted her: “It is impolite to play your mobile phone at table.”
In my opinion, it is high time that we throw away the phone and raised our heads up. Do cherish everything around me and appreciate the scenery in the front of us.
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假设你是高一学生李华，你的外国朋友Tom的中文取得很大的进步，且对中国文学有着深厚的兴趣，他想买一本书，请你写一封e-mail，向他推荐一本书，并写出推荐的理由。
内容包括：1. 推荐的书名；
2. 推荐这本书的三个主要原因；
3. 重申这本书的优点。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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