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The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London．It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh．The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling．
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese．
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer．
The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh．
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions．
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk)．
1.In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?
A．The 13th．
B．The 17th．
C．The 18th．
D．The 20th．
2.Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?
A．In the East Wing．
B．In the main West Wing．
C．In the Sainsbury Wing．
D．In the North Wing．
3.Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?
A．Piccadilly Circus．
B．Leicester Square．
C．Embankment．
D．Charing Cross．
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B Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, and has long been a favorite destination of tourists from all over the world, as well as an important cultural and political center．
With its museums, shops, wonderful historic castle, and many pubs and restaurants, there are many things for visitors to enjoy all year round．And of course, as it is in Scotland, there are a wide range of whiskies to try!
However, there is more to Edinburgh than historic monuments and tourism．Each year, the Edinburgh Festival takes place in the city．In late summer, for three weeks, the festival presents classical music, theater, opera and dance at six major theaters and concert halls—and several smaller ones—throughout the city．Whatever your cultural tastes, you are sure to find something to enjoy．、
Local talent is always represented at the Edinburgh Festival giving Scottish composers and playwrights the opportunity to showcase their work and gain recognition from a wider audience．
In addition, orchestras (管弦乐队) and theater companies come from all over the world to perform at the prestigious (有名望的) festival．Last year saw the arrival of orchestras from the United States and Germany．
The festival has now become an important part of Scotland’s economy as well as its culture．Last year’s festival generated over ￡130 million expenditure in Edinburgh alone, and across Scotland nearly 2,900 jobs exist as a direct result of the festival．
The festival is so popular that it has become, in some ways, a victim of its own success．The huge interest in performing there led to the setting up of a rival (竞争的) festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival．Fortunately, demand for live entertainment during the summer is so great that both festivals continue to thrive (兴旺)．
The Fringe tends to feature mostly comedy and experimental works．Yet it can lead to great things ---- many famous and successful comedians and artists, such as Rowan Atkinson, better known as TV’s Mr．Bean, started their careers in small venues at the Fringe．
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The festival is economically important for Scotland．
B．Many people in Scotland rely on the festival for their jobs．
C．Local performers challenge bands from all over the world．
D．One is sure to find something to enjoy during the festival．
2.What does the underlined part “a victim of its own success” most probably mean?
A．A prestigious band for its successful performance．
B．An unsuccessful performance without good preparation．
C．An orchestra from another country performing in Edinburgh．
D．A festival that causes trouble for itself because of great success．
3.What we can learn from the passage is that ________．
A．the Edinburgh Festival attracts audience across the world
B．both festivals win good recognition from a wide audience
C．the Fringe was set up in the hope of accepting the challenge
D．many comedians and artists took off overnight at the Fringe
4.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A．Edinburgh ------ A City of Culture
B．Edinburgh ------ A Tourist Attraction
C．Edinburgh ------ A Political Center
D．Edinburgh ------ A Place to Try Whiskies
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C What historical site impresses you most? I’ve always been fascinated by the pyramids in Egypt．A few years ago I braved a long queue and climbed through a narrow passage to reach the main chamber deep inside one of them．Like millions of other tourists, I marveled (赞叹) at stone-walled rooms full of the magic of this ancient civilization．
But popularity might be the destruction of such archaeological treasures．Take Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings for example．It lay untouched for more than 3,000 years until the British archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered it in 1922．Now more than 1,000 people a day walk through it．
But as more and more people visit, the temperature and humidity inside the tomb change．As a result, the beautifully decorated plaster is coming away from the rock．
In order to preserve its heritage, a replica (复制品) of the monument is being opened about 1 kilometer away from the actual burial site．Specialists have recorded every detail of Tutankhamun’s tomb and used the data to recreate it．
Adam Lowe from the organization behind the project says the copy is identical to the original．He believes visitors will want to become part of the force that protects it rather than a force that is leading to its destruction．So they won’t mind seeing a replica．
But for historian Tom Holland, a copy is still a copy．He believes that although preservation is important, there is something unique about places like Tutankhamun’s tomb．He says it was built by people who believed in the world of the spirits, the dead and the supernatural．You don’t have to believe in a god or gods to feel a place is consecrated (使圣化) and has a particular quality that can’t be reproduced．
What about you? Would you visit a replica of a monument rather than the original to help preserve it?
1.What may account for the destruction of some archaeological treasures like Tutankhamun’s tomb?
A．Climate change．
B．Copies．
C．Popularity．
D．Thieves．
2.What measures have been taken to preserve the heritage of Tutankhamun’s tomb?
A．Decorating the monument again．
B．Building a replica of the monument．
C．Limiting the number of visitors．
D．Moving the tomb away from the actual site．
3.The underlined word “identical” is closest in meaning to ________．
A．superior
B．Sensitive
C．Exposed
D．similar
4.Historian Tom Holland may hold the opinion that ________．
A．some unique ancient places can’t simply be replaced by replicas
B．visitors are advised to see replicas because preservation is first
C．ancient civilizations are consecrated and can’t be redecorated
D．visitors to ancient civilizations must believe in a god or gods
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D It was about midday．I’d left work early in the morning to cash a check．I walked along to the bank and found there were only about ten or eleven customers in there, a pretty unusual number for those central banks．
I waited until it was my turn, walked up to the desk and started talking to the bank clerk．He had a really strange expression on his face—just sort of a blank stare．I thought he was looking at me until I realized he was staring over my shoulder．
I began to turn round to see what he was looking at and at the same moment, the outside bank guard, the one with the machine gun, came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor．Following him through the door were three absolutely frightening men wearing those horrible stocking masks．They were carrying guns; at least the one in front was carrying a pistol．
Whether or not they said anything I can’t remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I don’t know．I put my hands up but I just didn’t know what to do．For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing．I remember wondering who was on the other end of the line．Nobody answered the telephone, so it just kept on ringing and ringing, in this otherwise deathly quiet．
Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and bank clerks to start filling their bags with cash．While the two were getting the money, the one at the door covering us with the gun obviously got a bit of an anxiety attack and started swearing at them, telling them to hurry up and get a move on．
They jumped back over the counter．One of them lost his balance when he landed on the floor and fell over．The other two swore at him again．Then they left through the door, warning us, “Don’t move．Stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes．” Then they just disappeared and there was total silence．
1.What could make the writer sense that something was about to happen?
A．The small number of customers．
B．The total silence in the bank．
C．The bank clerk’s unusual behavior．
D．The constant ringing of the phone．
2.What was the outside bank guard’s reaction to the armed robbers?
A．He was frightened to death by the robbers．
B．He organized the bank clerks to fight back．
C．He shot at the robbers with the machine gun．
D．He flew through the door to catch the robbers．
3.The man covering us with the gun at the door swore at the other two because ________．
A．he was afraid of getting less money
B．he was too anxious to leave the bank
C．one of his fellows slipped on the floor
D．the phone kept ringing at the moment
4.From the passage we can know that ________．
A．there were usually less customers in the midday hour
B．the writer didn’t follow like sheep to put his hands up
C．the bank clerks were too busy to answer the telephone
D．three armed men robbed the central bank in broad daylight
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信息匹配（共1小题）
The Open Hand — a Universal Sign When meeting people at the airport, 1. We know that a smile is usually a sign that people feel friendly and happy, but what if we don’t know who the new person is? 2. What if we are meeting a stranger in an unfamiliar place? Sometimes people are dangerous and humans have to find ways to protect themselves．We have to make sure we can trust people we do not know, 3. Showing our hands means that we are not armed（武装）．In many cultures today, the Western custom of shaking hands is used．We use our right hand, which is usually stronger than the left one．If we are using our hand this way, it cannot be holding a knife or a gun．It shows that we trust the other person, 4. .
Not all cultures use the handshake, 5. Japanese people might cover one hand with the other and, depending on whom they are greeting, bow slightly or quite low．In India, Hindu people join their hands in front of their faces and bow their heads．A Muslim will touch his heart, mouth and forehead（前额）to show respect．Even young people in the West now give each other the “high five”, when they slap（拍）each other’s hands high in the air．They are all keeping their hands busy．In almost all cultures, to smile and show an open right hand means, “Welcome, you are safe with me．”
A．What if I want to show that I am bored?
B．most people smile and shake hands with people they meet．
C．and that the other person can trust us．
D．What if we are not introduced by a friend?
E．and people in many Asian cultures do not always touch another person．
F．and we have to show that we are not dangerous．
G．nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people．
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完形填空（共1小题）
My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood．He has been________with them after school．My wife, and I are he has other kids to be with and we have and encouraged him to play with his friends．We also want Kevin to learn , so we have asked him to tell us he’s going and to come home at a specified（规定的） time．
The ________ started when Kevin didn’t come home on time．On one occasion, I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm．By 6:30, I needed to go ________him．I found him at a friend’s house, and he looked ________ that he couldn’t continue playing．After we came home, I sat Kevin down for a talk about the ________of keeping his word．I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few ________ late, after a half hour, he told me he understood and I was
________．
The next day, I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back ________ she said he should be back home at 6．I walked to his friend’s house and a look of ________ appeared on Kevin’ face when he came to the door．
At ________， my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn’t come home on time again．He said he just wanted to ________ playing．This was ________, so we decided to ground（罚不准出门）him for a week．This ________ no playing with his friends．
For the next week, whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin, we let him ________ to them that he was grounded．We felt this would help him be responsible for his ________．
As a ________ , I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have results．
1.A．studying B．playing C．chatting D．quarreling
2.A．glad B．lucky C．worried D．sure
3.A．made B．allowed C．trained D．forced
4.A．amusements B．communication C．honesty D．responsibility
5.A．when B．why C．where D．whenever
6.A．changes B．conflicts C．worries D．problems
7.A．looking for B．picking up C．waiting for D．calling up
8.A．angry B．nervous C．disappointed D．ashamed
9.A．quality B．importance C．stories D. ways
10.A．hours B．minutes C．days D．times
11.A．satisfied B．shocked C．surprised D．concerned
12.A．if B．unless C．because D．so
13.A．guilt B．disappointment C．excitement D．hatred
14.A．home B．school C．work D．office
15.A．finish B．keep C．learn D．stop
16.A．impossible B．impolite C．unacceptable D．unbelievable
17.A．meant B．suggested C．showed D．implied
18.A．reply B．apologize C．tell D．explain
19.A．decisions B．words C．actions D．friends
20.A．teacher B．parent C．writer D．professor
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阅读填空（共1小题）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. (spend) too much time online can increase your risk of catching 2. cold or the flu，scientists have warned．
Those with greater levels of Internet addiction are more likely to give in to illness 3. those who spend fewer hours online．
Researchers believe the reason lies 4. the fact that people with an Internet addiction are more lonely，and as a result have 5. (weak) immune(免疫)systems．
They said the lack of interaction with other people and less time ____6.____(spend) outside exposing themselves to germs(细菌)played a role．
Past studies also have 7. (find) people who spend more time online experience greater sleep problem, have 8. (bad) eating habits, do less exercise and tend to smoke and drink more alcohol．
These 9. (behave) can harm their immune system and increase chances of getting diseases．
Professor Phil Read said, “We found that the impact of the Internet on people's health was independent of other factors，like depression，sleep problem，and loneliness，10. are associated with high levels of Internet use and also with poor health．
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短文改错（共1小题）
假定英语课上老师要求用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，每句中错误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（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
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。
This morning at about nine o’clock, I was on my way the supermarket．Suddenly I see heavy smoke rising about several hundreds meters away．“There must be a fire!” I thought．Getting nearer, I saw a shop was on fire．There was many people standing by the roadside watched．Six firefighters were struggling to put out the fire．I heard someone say they had fought for about an hour and two firefighters had rushed into the shop to rescue a woman．After a while, they rushed out support the woman．But one firefighter got injured serious．All the people and I whom saw what happened were deeply moved by their bravery．About twenty minutes late the fire was finally put out．
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书面表达（共1小题）
为庆祝6月5日“世界环境保护日”，某英文报社将举行一次英文作文竞赛，呼吁人们保护环境，提出有效的保护措施。请以下面的内容为参考，写一篇文章投稿。
1．回收利用有用物质，掩埋有害物质。
2．废水、废气要净化；
3．植树造林，保护环境；
4．保护海洋，禁止过度捕鱼；
5．充分利用自然资源。
注意：1．词数：120左右；2．可适当发挥，但不要逐句翻译。
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