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The British Museum

Admission and opening hours: Free, open daily 10.00–17.30

The Museum is open every day except for 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January

Museum galleries are open daily 10.00–17.30, and most are open until 20.30 on Fridays. Closing starts from 17.20. The Great Court, including the Information Desk, is open daily 09.00–18.00 and until 20.30 on Fridays. The Museum is open until 20.30 on Fridays, except Good Friday. Certain galleries are closed for maintenance or long-term refurbishment.

Tours and talks:

Daily eye-opener tours: Free

30-40 minute tours throughout the day, meet at the relevant gallery

11.00 Japan, Room 92; 　　 　　 11.15 Roman Britain, Room 49;　　　 11.30 Ancient Greece, Room 17;

11.45 Ancient Iraq, Room 56

12.00 Africa, Room 24; 　　 　　 12.15 China, Room 33; 　　 　　 12.30 Enlightenment Gallery, Room 1;

12.45 South Asia, Room 33

13.00 Mexico, Room 27

14.00 Art of the Middle East, Room 34: 　　　　　　　　 　　 14.15 World of Money, Room 68

14.30 Ancient Egypt, Room 64; 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 14.45 Medieval Europe, Room 40

15.15 Ancient Rome, Room 70; 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 15.45 Assyrian Reliefs, Room 6

Lunchtime gallery talks: Free

45 minute talks with guest speaker or curator

13.15 Tuesdays–Fridays

Spotlight tours: Free

20 minute tours focusing on highlights

Every Friday evening

17.00 & 17.30 The Parthenon 　　　　　 　　 18.30 & 19.00 The Enlightenment

17.00 & 17.30 Rosetta Stone　　　　　　　　 　　 18.30 & 19.00 Death in ancient Egypt

Around the world in 90 minutes: £12 per person

11.30 and 14.00 every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Meet the Rosetta Stone, the Lewis Chessmen and the Parthenon Frieze, as well as some lesser-known but equally fascinating objects, with expert guidance that goes to the heart of the Museum’s collection.

This tour is designed for adults, but children under 12 with an accompanying adult enjoy free entry. Please note that the tour will visit a number of galleries on different floors of the Museum and involves a considerable amount of walking.

Book online or at the Information Desk in the Great Court.

1.To take as many tours and talks as possible, which of the following day is the best to visit the British Museum?

A. Saturday　　 B. Friday

C. Tuesday　　 D. Monday

2.Which of the four tours requires booking in advance?

A. Eye-opener tours　　 B. Lunchtime gallery talks

C. Spotlight tours　　 D. Around the world in 90 minutes

3.If you are interested in ancient Rome, which room should you go?

A. Room 70　　 B. Room 49

C. Room 40　　 D. Room 33

4.Which of the following statement about the British Museum is true?

A. The museum is closed on Monday.

B. All galleries in the museum open until 20:30 on Friday.

C. Entrance to galleries stops 10 minutes before they close.

D. Children cannot join the “Around the world in 90 minutes” tour.

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Lecture-related events which are free and open to the public will be held in the National Gallery of Art. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required. Don't miss an event!

Lecture One: The Moon in the Age of Photography

August 20 at 2:00, 2020

West Building Lecture Hall

Mia Fineman, department of photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art

2019 marks 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, capturing the attention of viewers worldwide who eagerly awaited the first photographs taken onsite. Mia Fineman explores the fascinating history of the moon imaging.

Lecture Two: Conversation with Oliver Lee Jackson

September 15 at 2:00, 2020

East Building Auditorium

Oliver, artist, has created a complex body of work which masterfully weaves together visual influences ranging from the Renaissance to modernism. His works are drawn from his study of African cultures and American jazz.

Lecture Three: Photography and Nation Building in the Nineteenth Century

October 6 at 2:00, 2020

East Building Auditorium

Makeda Best, master of Photography, Harvard Art Museums. In this lecture, Makeda Best will explore the function of slavery and enslaved people in visual narratives about the Civil War.

Lecture Four: Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art

December 8 at 2:00, 2020

West Building Lecture Hall

The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art features several scholars presenting original research on modern Italian art. This annual lecture series began in 1997 and is named after the great specialist of Italian art Sydney J. Freedberg (1914- 1997).

1.When and where will Lecture Two be delivered?

A.August 20, 2020; West Building Lecture Hall.

B.September 15, 2020; East Building Auditorium.

C.August 20, 2020; East Building Auditorium.

D.September 15, 2020; West Building Lecture Hall.

2.In which lecture may you learn about the function of slavery?

A.Lecture One. B.Lecture Two.

C.Lecture Three. D.Lecture Four.

3.What do the four lectures have in common?

A.They are all delivered annually. B.Registration is not required for all of them.

C.Each of them involves several scholars. D.Admission fee is needed for each of them.

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It was the biggest night of my life—opening night. Hours of ______ and daily rehearsals had gone into this production. I had recited my line a thousand times, ______ that my one sentence would be the highlight of the show.

As a 7-year-old boy, I was ______ to perform in an actual musical. The night before I had ______ my costume on the bed： a white shirt, blue jeans, and my handmade necklace. My ______ was going to be specially done. My lips would be in beautiful red. I was ______ prepared to be the shining star in my class’s performance of the musical One Big Happy Family.

A little time before the play, the backstage was complete ______. My friend and I,　 dressed in our costumes, were giggling. Children were running around madly. Some were ______ about forgetting lines; others were singing various songs out of tune. It was a big group of ______ second graders about to make their first performance.

Soon the big moment came, and we all filed onto the stage, ______ the audience of parents and relatives. The ______began, and my second grade class started singing with sweet seven-year-old voices. I sang my little heart ______,　 hoping to make the show as perfect as I d ______.

My turn to speak! The kid standing next to me handed over the microphone to me. As I started to speak, I noticed something had gone horribly ______ —the microphone was not turned on. The blood rushed to my face immediately. ______,　 I turned it over and switched the device on. After saying my line as quickly as possible, I handed the microphone off and I just felt that I had ______.

“Everybody is excellent!” the teacher ______ us in the backstage. “I’m sorry, Miss Alex. ” I said to her. “______ to be sorry about, Honey. ” She smiled to me, “Not every surprise in our life is always so pleasant. You did a good job!”

I felt so ______ in a minute and I can hardly wait to tell my dad and mum the story of “the unpleasant ______”.

1.A. experiments B. preparations C. descriptions D. introductions

2.A. informed B. confirmed C. amazed D. convinced

3.A. eager B. grateful C. scared D. accustomed

4.A. laid out B. hung up C. turned out D. made up

5.A. head B. heart C. hair D. feet

6.A. deliberately B. thoroughly C. possibly D. nervously

7.A. party B. silence C. tension D. chaos

8.A. panicking B. arguing C. greeting D. thinking

9.A. relaxed B. timid C. excited D. confused

10.A. leaving B. facing C. playing D. greeting

11.A. show B. line C. rehearsal D. practice

12.A. in B. down C. of D. out

13.A. found B. imagined C. declared D. calculated

14.A. blank B. wrong C. numb D. mad

15.A. Impatient B. Enthusiastic C. Embarrassed D. Determined

16.A. picked up B. mixed up C. cheered up D. messed up

17.A. admired B. criticized C. praised D. taught

18.A. Everything B. Something C. Nothing D. Anything

19.A. proud B. relieved C. puzzled D. interested

20.A. surprise B. lesson C. program D. performance

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MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are free, but without tutoring, and are open to anyone, anywhere in the world. The courses are flexible – normally three to five hours of study a week – done at any time, short (5 to 10 weeks) and video-rich. They are also heavily dependent on crowd sourcing: you can discuss a course with fellow students through online forums, discussion boards and peer review. Students don't have to finish the courses, pass assessments or do assignments, but, if they do, they get a certification of participation.

The Open University launched FutureLearn, the UK's answer to US platforms such as Coursera, EdX and Udacity, which have been offering MOOCs from top US universities for the past two years. The response has been incredible, with more than three million people registering worldwide. Meanwhile, in 2012, Edinburgh University became the first non-US institution to join Coursera's partnership, comprising 13 universities. “We already run 50 online master's degrees, so this was a logical expansion,” says Professor Jeff Haywood, Edinburgh's vice-principal. “It's an investment in teaching methods research. How am I going to teach introductory philosophy to 100,000 people? That's what I call educational R&D.” He adds “If you look ahead 10 years, you'd expect all students graduating to have taken some online courses, so you've got to research that. Our MOOCs are no more in competition with our degrees than a lifelong learning course because they don't carry credits.”

Cooperation is key, Haywood stresses. It is far better to offer 20-30 courses in your own areas of expertise (专门技能) and let other institutions do likewise. Professor Mike Sharples, FutureLearn's academic lead, goes further: “We've tied the elements available before into a package of courses offered by leading universities worldwide on a new software platform, with a new way of promoting it and also a new social-learning teaching method. You won't just receive an exam, but be able to discuss and mark each other's assignments.”

Bath University, one of more than 20 universities working with FutureLearn, launches its first course, Inside Cancer, next January, and regards MOOCs as a way of breaking down age barriers. "There's no reason why someone doing GCSEs should not look at our MOOCs and get quite a way through them, or someone at PhD level and beyond," says Professor Bernie Morley, expert for learning and teaching.

1.MOOCs have these features EXCEPT that ___________.

A. MOOCs have a platform for learners to share their learning experience

B. MOOCs provide teachers’ instructions if you have some difficulty

C. MOOCs can be adjusted according to people’s learning pace

D. MOOCs are free of charge for anyone

2.The response to Future Learn has been thought to be unbelievable mainly because ___________.

A. all the courses on the platform are available to anyone in the world

B. the number of people registering in the platform is beyond expectation

C. Edinburgh University became the first non-US institution to join it

D. students can get a certification of participation without passing assessments

3.What can be inferred from Professor Bernie Morley in the last paragraph?

A. MOOCs are not so competitive as lifelong learning courses due to the problems of credits.

B. Inside Cancer will be the most popular course for someone doing GCSEs.

C. People at PhD level have already known everything about MOOCs.

D. People with various learning levels will probably show interest in MOOCs.

4.The passage mainly deals with ___________.

A. the advantages of online teaching methods

B. the various opinions on FutureLearn

C. the appearance of a new learning platform

D. the popularity of no-credit courses

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Applications for the 2018／19 academic year are now open.

What’s it all about?

The British Council in China is offering up to five ‘Generation UK—China’ scholarships for outstanding UK students who wish to study at mainland Chinese universities in“September 2018 or February 2019 for one semester or one year.

Academic scholarships can be used at any mainland Chinese institution approved by the Ministry of Education to accept foreign students.You can decide where you want to be based and which subjects(at a non-degree level) you wish to study.The majority of students choose to study in Beijing.

Do I need to speak Mandarin(普通话)?

There are no language requirements for this programme.

However，please check the course requirements of the Chinese institution you wish to study in.All language courses are suitable for complete beginners in Mandarin.However，there is the opportunity to be placed in classes for intermediate and advanced learners.In this case，you can expect an informal language test upon arrival to make sure you get put in the right class.

If this is your first experience with the Mandarin language，we strongly recommend that you learn a few of the basics before you go.

Why should I go?

With 1.4 billion speakers worldwide，Chinese truly is a global language.Graduates who speak more than one language are highly sought—after，and with China’s increasing role in the world market，Mandarin is becoming a favourite among employers.

Chinese universities attract many international students for their high-quality teaching and offer various scholarships.This is an opportunity to experience life in a completely different culture，gain new skills and improve your career prospects.

1.What is the programme about?

A. The UK students must study in China for one year.

B. It offers scholarships for all outstanding UK students.

C. Students can use scholarships at any Chinese institution.

D. It gives scholarships for UK students to study in China.

2.What is Chinese language requirement for the programme?

A. Students must learn Mandarin from the basic level.

B. It is necessary for students to have advanced level.

C. Students had better gain some primary knowledge of Chinese.

D. All the institutions have the same language requirements.

3.What is the purpose of the programme?

A. To attract students to study in China.

B. To advertise the British Council in China.

C. To introduce different universities in China.

D. To stress the importance of the Chinese language.

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Most British believe that there has never been a more splendid opening ceremony than_______ of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

A. one　　　　　　 B. that

C. those　　　　　　 D. this

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Eleven top universities are joining the Open University to launch free Internet courses. King’s College London, along with the Universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Anglia, Exeter, Lancaster, Leeds, Southampton, St Andrews and Warwick, has partnered with FutureLearn, a company set up by the Open University that will offer free and non-credit bearing courses to Internet-users around the world.

The courses are modeled on the US phenomenon “Massive open online courses” ( Moocs ), which have attracted millions of users around the world and are especially popular in emerging economies.

FutureLearn will improve UK institutions for international students, said Prof Martin Bean, voice-chancellor of the Open University. “At the moment, foreign students’ perception of UK Universities is: wonderful history, great tradition, really good teaching, but a bit boring.”

Leeds University says the partnership will benefit students studying on campus. “Students will have access to a rich set of resources from both Leeds and our partners. They can also broaden their education beyond their main subject areas.”

The UK higher education industry stands among the top five export earners for Britain Moocs have grown rapidly in the US over the past year, with two providers leading the field. Coursera offers courses from 33 Universities, including Princeton, Brown, Columbia and Duke, and has reached more than 1.7 million users, EdX, a nonprofit start-up from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology courses this autumn.

Simon Nelson, one of the key architects of BBC Online, will head FutureLearn as launch CEO. “It’s really meaningful for these universities to come together –we’ll punch much harder collectively than any other university will individually,” he said.

Partner Institutions will be responsible for their own content while the OU, which has been providing distance-learning courses since 1971, will assist with course delivery and infrastructure. Details of further universities will be revealed next year, as will the courses on offer.

1. What does the underlined word “perception” in paragrah3 mean?

A．expectation        B．view             C．dream            D．proposal

2. We can learn from the passage that________

A．Coursera, one of the two providers, leads the online courses in the US.

B．Economics is the most popular subject among these online courses.

C．FutureLearn is only set up for the Internet-users.

D．About 1,7million users are taking the free courses launched by UK.

3.What is implied in Simon’s words?

A．It’s really meaningful for these universities to cooperate.

B．Single university can’t do the work very well.

C．These universities will compete with each other.

D．Joint efforts by these top universities will help the program go more smoothly.

4.All of the following statements are true except________

A．Internet-users don’t need to get credit for the courses.

B．UK may top the list of online education one day.

C．The UK higher education industry stands among the top five export earners for England.

D．Some foreign students may think UK universities are not so satisfying.

5. In which magazine would you most likely find this passage?

A．Entertainment      B．Science           C．Education         D．Business Week

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My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and my first 　　 job, when I was six years old, was 　　 diner’s shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 　　 to do it right, telling me to offer to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t 　　 .

Working in the restaurant was a 　　 of great pride because I was also working for the 　　 of the whole family. But my father made it clear that I had to 　　 certain standards to be part of the team. I had to be punctual, hard-working and 　　 to the customers.

I was 　　 paid for my work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of 　　 Dad I thought he should give me $10 a week. He said, “OK, then how about you 　　 me for the three meals a day you eat here? And for the times you bring in your buddies for free sodas?” He 　　 I owed him about $40 a week.

I remember 　　 home to Seattle after being away in the Army for about two years. I had just been 　　 to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parents’ restaurant. The 　　 thing Dad said was, “How about you cleaning up tonight?” I cannot 　　 it! I’m an officer in the US Army! But it didn’t matter. As far as Dad was 　　 , I was just another member of the team. I 　　 the mop. Working for Dad had taught me that being loyal 　　 a team comes first. It doesn’t matter whether that ________ is involved in a family restaurant or the UN Peacekeeping Force.

1.A. blank　　 　　 B. real　　 C. natural　　 　　 D. small

2.A. cleaning　　 　　 B. shining　　 C. clearing　　 D. sweeping

3.A. how　　 B. what　　 C. when　　 D. where

4.A. disappointed　 　　 B. puzzled　　 C. content　　 D. willing

5.A.resource　　 　　 B. defense　　 C. robbery　　 D. source

6.A. advantage　　 B. strength　　 C. benefit　　 　　 D. help

7.A. look up to 　　　　　 B. look forward to　 C. come up to　 　　 D. hold on to

8.A. generous　　 B. polite　　 C. grateful　　 D. hopeful

9.A. never　　 B. ever　　 C. always　　 　　 D. seldom

10.A. asking　　 　　 B. persuading　 　　 C. discussing　 　　 D. telling

11.A. paying　　 　　 B. spending　　 C. costing　　 D. taking

12.A. expanded　　 B. wondered　　 C. figured　　 D. scanned

13.A. going　　 B. coming　　 C. leaving　　 D. returning

14.A. raised　　 B. improved　　 C. aroused　 　　 D. promoted

15.A. right　　 B. first　　 C. just　　 D. only

16.A. believe　　 　　 B. make　　 C. help　　 　　 D. catch

17.A. appointed　　 B. considered　 　　 C. concerned　 　　 D. thought

18.A. held up　　 　　 B. reached for　 　　 C. laid out　　 D. showed off

19.A. to　　 　　 B. in　　 　　 C. with　 　　　　　 D. of

20.A. work　 　　　　　 B. job　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　 　　　　　 D. team

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How long is the library open on Saturday?

A. For three hours .　　 B. For six hours.　　 C. For nine hours.

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.How long is the library open on weekends?

A. For 4 hours.　　 B. For 10 hours.　　 C. For 12 hours.

2.What time do the library meeting end?

A. At 10:00 a.m.　　 B. At 10:30 a.m.　　 C. At 11:00 a.m.

3.When will students be able to check out class books electronically?

A. Immediately.　　 B. Before winter break.　　 C. Starting in the spring.

4.What does the speaker talk about in the end?

A. Hiring someone for a job.　　 B. Using the reservation system.

C. Doing research in the library.

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