School Activities
Our school activities are suitable for all ages and levels including primary, secondary and A-Level. We offer workshops, hands-on activities and a teacher support service to help you get the most out of your visit. All school services are free, but must be booked in advance.
Darwin Centre
Find out who you really are and where you come from in our interactive films about evolution, described by Sir David Attenborough.
Hands-on Activities
Get up close and personal with Museum in these hands-on activities, where you can handle real specimens from our collections. Hundreds of real, natural history specimens for students to touch and explore are in our hands-on science centre.
Self-led Activities
Pupils can engage with specimens through role-play in a self-guided explorer challenge through the Museum.
The Great Debate School Program
Students are introduced to the history of the debate during a lively tour. They are then divided into groups and use exhibits to prepare presentations representing the views of the debated key characters.
Booking
All school activities must be booked in advance by calling the schools booking line: 4420 7942 6666.
1.If you want to join in the school activities, you ________.
A. have to pay for the services
B. should be an A-Level student
C. need to visit the school web
D. must book in advance
2.If you’re interested in human evolution, you’d better choose________.
A. The Great Debate Schools Program
B. Darwin Centre
C. Hands-on Activities
D. Self-led Activities
3.Which of the following programs is the most suitable one for team work?
A. Darwin Centre. B. The Great Debate School Program.
C. Self-led Activities. D. Hands-on Activities.
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My wife and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store. I don’t think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have. They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet.
One of the clerks, Charlie, was always wearing his glasses but he didn’t one day. I asked him about it and he said they’d been out of order and that he couldn’t afford a new pair. His family needed money. It was obvious that he was having a difficult time.
We wanted to help him, so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan. We had his secretary contact him, asking him to come in for an eye exam for free. We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them. Although Charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about. I’m sure that upon hearing her story, ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many.
1.Why didn’t the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day?
A. It was very warm and fine.
B. His old glasses were broken.
C. His glasses were missing.
D. He forgot to wear his glasses.
2.From the passage, we can infer that ________.
A. Charlie was a young man with skills
B. Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C. Charlie didn’t support his family with enough money
D. Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
3.The underlined word “waived” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A. gave up B. took up C. cut down D. put off
4.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A. The Wonderful Feeling of Helping others
B. Customers’ Gift to an Employee
C. A Friendly Clerk — Charlie
D. A New Pair of Glasses
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In America, parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential (潜能) to the fullest extent. Fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals. American parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, millions of American boys and girls grow up hoping to become actors and athletes, diplomats and doctors. Many of them even want to become president.
American parents often encourage their children to become involved in extra activities of all types at school, such as student government, sports and music. They believe that only through taking part in these activities can their children become mature young adults.
As we all know, schoolwork is important. But parents should realize that the social skills their children learn form natural conversations with each other are as important as schoolwork and the skills they will need in the future work. What’s more important in their work is that their children should have a sound knowledge of physics or the ability to communicate effectively.
As a rule, Chinese parents don’t educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as Americans do, nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities. Children are typically advised to study hard and pass exams. They have to spend a lot of time in doing much schoolwork every day. It is a great waste of time to do so.
Now more and more Chinese parents have recognized that they should pay attention to developing the potential of their children. I hope that leaders in Chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children. I am very confident about it.
1.From the passage, we know the American parents pay much more attention to ________.
A. the social skills than Chinese parents
B. their children’s studying hard and well
C. what their children want but they can’t
D. extra activities than schoolwork
2.According to the passage, Chinese parents ________.
A. know more than American parents to educate their children
B. owning ambition and confidence is necessary and important
C. pay much more attention to their children’s fine future
D. don’t encourage their children to participate in extra activities
3.From the passage, we can infer _______.
A. American children are brave and adventurous
B. American children are more active in their studies
C. Chinese children have the ability to communicate effectively
D. Something should be done to develop the potential of the children in China
4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards Chinese education reform?
A. Neutral. B. Indifferent. C. Positive. D. Negative.
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Nowadays many people are concerned about the problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment.
Electronic trash, or e-waste, is piling up faster than ever in American homes and businesses. People do not know what to do with old televisions or computers so they throw them in the trash.
National Solid Waste Management Association (NSWMA) state programs director Chaz Miller says the large amount of electronic waste Americans product is not unexpected.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates more than 400 million consumer electronic items are dumped each year, and there is a push by more states to ban the waste from landfills (垃圾填埋场) and create recycling programs. They can be torn apart and sorted for useable parts. Mike Fannon who runs the plant in Baltimore says, “There are lots of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill, and in certain components there are some materials that should not really be in the landfill.”
Fannon says nearly 20 percent of electronic waste is recycled nationwide. Thirteen years ago, it was only about 6 percent. Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in order to keep e-waste poisons like lead (铅) and mercury (汞) out of garbage dumps.
This year several states like Vermont imposed a ban on electronic waste in landfills. More than 25 other states have also adopted bans on e-waste in landfills. Chaz Miller says more can be done to boost electronic waste recycling.
“We can do much better,” noted Miller. “I think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers.”
1.Which of the following does NOT belong to e-waste?
A. Old televisions. B. Old computers.
C. Old cell phones. D. Old newspapers.
2.Why is e-waste banned from landfills in many states?
A. Because it can not be recycled.
B. Because the landfills are already full.
C. Because it might damage the environment.
D. Because it can be shipped to other countries.
3.According to Mike Fannon, what might be the best way of dealing with e-waste?
A. Recycling it. B. Selling it.
C. Burying it. D. Breaking it.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Chaz Miller works for EPA.
B. Miller is optimistic about the future of e-waste.
C. At present, less than 10 percent of e-waste is recycled.
D. All states in the US have banned e-waste from landfills.
难度: 困难查看答案及解析
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Pool Safety Tips for Kids
On a hot summer day, there are few things that are more appealing than a nice cool pool.1. And it is completely relaxing. Of course, if you have children, there are certain safety measures you should take, whether you have a pool in your backyard or are going to a public pool.
Go swimming together. No person should ever swim alone. Though many people do, the simple truth is that it only takes a second to become injured or drown.2.Having someone there with you can make the difference between life and death. This is especially true for young children. If your child is under the age of 5, you should never allow them to swim out of arm’s length.
3.Kids love to chase one another through the water. But it is important that you emphasize to your children that at no time should they be running around the pool or pushing anyone. In the water, teach children not to jump on top of one another and to watch their surroundings, so that they do not accidentally knock into others, injuring them. Playing around in the pool is very interesting but dangerous.
Keep it locked. If you own a pool, you must have a locking gate around your pool. 4.Keep the gate locked at all times, even when you are physically in the pool. It is terrible for children to steal into the pool.
Know the way out.5.Make sure that they know where all ladders are, and that you teach them to use them for entering and exiting the pool safely. Although your child may be able to lift herself or himself out of the pool using the side, that is not the safest way to go.
Don’t play around in the pool.
Be sure to show all children the proper way to exit the pool.
Swimming under water is forbidden in the poor.
This is to prevent children from entering the pool without your permission.
Slipping into the water seems like the perfect way to deal with the heat.
Something sad happens every year.
Make sure kids know food should be eaten either before or after swimming.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many of us have characteristics that come from our families. Maybe we have our father’s eyes or our grandmother’s hair color. But there are still other elements of our personalities such as and viewpoints that we pick up by our parents. Perhaps we have picked up our mother’s love of cleaning or our dad’s of humor.
The researchers at the University of Michigan there are usually three kinds of people from their .
The first kind of people are the job-oriented (以求职为目的的) people who to regard a job as simply a way to make money. They to working day after day and don’t think it for them to do anything else. If you have a job-oriented father, you may view work this way. However, you will not hold this viewpoint if you grow up close to your job-oriented mother.
The second are the career-oriented people who see their job as a place to gain . These are the people who don’t working overtime. In fact, some people love their jobs so much that they are feeling more comfortable in the than at home. They are always to make progress in their work. Being close to a career-oriented father means you’ll carry on your father’s. enough, having a mother with this viewpoint seems to have little .
The third are the calling-oriented people who consider their job as a way to have a effect on the world. They are more about improving the world around them than earning a large salary. In the study, those people came from homes where both parents had . This suggests that adolescents need the of both parents in order to have the confidence.
Such as it is, we still have our to find a career that suits us.
1.A. operations B. insurances C. behaviors D. institutions
2.A. inviting B. nursing C. protecting D. modeling
3.A. pride B. sense C. value D. scene
4.A. warn B. learn C. wonder D. hope
5.A. study B. hall C. university D. department
6.A. attempt B. manage C. tend D. offer
7.A. pay no attention B. are opposed C. look forward D. are blind
8.A. puzzling B. interesting C. surprising D. frightening
9.A. frequently B. constantly C. probably D. patiently
10.A. explanations B. expressions C. directions D. achievements
11.A. mind B. enjoy C. finish D. consider
12.A. garden B. office C. cinema D. club
13.A. sad B. curious C. proud D. afraid
14.A. Worriedly B. Secretly C. Carefully D. Strangely
15.A. influence B. evidence C. performance D. justice
16.A. bad B. side C. harmful D. positive
17.A. disappointed B. concerned C. tired D. difficult
18.A. time B. wealth C. ability D. profit
19.A. money B. reputation C. support D. conclusion
20.A. advice B. difference C. discussion D. choice
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
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。
New books and old ones arrived at the British Museum a hundred years ago, and more people
came 1.(read) them. The old reading rooms were2. (crowd). The air was bad and readers got terrible headaches. The librarian, Panizzi, wanted poor students, as 3.as rich men, to be able to learn. He got a free copy of every new book for the British Museum. Soon, there were three rows4.books on every shelf and hundreds of books on the floor. Something cheerful happened. Panizzi 5. (he) designed the famous round Reading Room, with a beautiful high roof and forty kilometers of6. (bookshelf). Some of the equipment was unusual. Cool air came up through small holes in the tables. Hot air in tubes under the floor kept readers’ feet warm. When the new Reading Room opened, there was a party with drinks 7.a large breakfast on the desks. You can imagine 8. wonderful the new Reading Room is! Since then, many famous men 9.(write) there. And the readers can enjoy all kinds of books 10.( comfortable) in the new Reading Room.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
下面是一段短文，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
Last week, when we learned the new word “slovenly”, we asked to make a sentence
with it. I volunteered to do it by saying “My deskmate is a slovenly girl who clothes never fit her.” Hearing this, a whole class burst into laughter and my deskmate face turned red. After class, I learned up from the teacher that my deskmate would have dropped out of school if she hadn’t been helped with others. My mindless words must have hurt him deeply. Not until then do I realize words could be powerfully in both positive and negative ways. We should avoid hurt others if our words are not encouraging.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
假定你是2015年第九届中国郑开国际马拉松赛的一名志愿者李华，请根据下列表格内容用英语写一篇日记。
内容要点：
举办日期 2015年3月29日
开始时间 8:30 A.M
大赛地点 郑开大道
参赛人数 49.000
具体任务 搬运物资﹑搭建帐篷﹑清扫街道﹑送水……
你作为一名志愿者的感悟 ……
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．日记开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Sunday, March.29 Fine
It is March 29，2015 and the ninth Zhengkai International Marathon 2015 has been held today.
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难度: 中等查看答案及解析