On the north of the bank _____ the Opera Hous...

On the north of the bank _____ the Opera House, _____ was built two hundred years ago.

A．is lying; where      B．lies; what          C．lies; which         D．lying; that

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I was about to sail away ______ I heard the sound of stamping and singing on the bank,

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For some of us, the excitement of seeing a performance at a European opera house is just not enough. Fortunately, opera houses throughout Europe open their backstage doors to the public. Take advantage of these opportunities to look behind the scenes of some of the world's great opera houses.

Teatro alla Scala Opera House Tours—Milan

Discover the activities within the opera house on a backstage tour of the La Scala theater in Milan. The tour also includes an overview of the history of the theater and guides you through　 the auditorium(观众席) and the theater boxes.

Paris Opera House Tours—Paris

While it is possible to walk around the public areas of the beautiful Paris Opera House on your own, guided tours are also offered and are led by an English-speaking guide. During the 90- minute tour, you will learn about the theater's history and its architecture. You will also have an opportunity to visit the grand staircase.

Royal Opera House Tours—London

It is one of the most comprehensive of the opera house tours in Europe. The guide at the Royal Opera House takes you through sections of the backstage area to the props (道具) room, where workers build the sets, the costume shop and the ballet studios. There's a chance that you will even catch the ballet dancers backstage in practice in their big ballet studio.

La Fenice Opera House Tours—Venice

Teatro La Fenice in Venice offers a couple of options for visitors. A self-guided tour of the beautiful halls and grounds with a voice guide is available at the box office. Guided tours are also available with an expert that will explain the history of the opera house from its origins to its rebuilding.

1.In which opera house might you be able to see a costume shop backstage?

A.The Teatro alla Scala Opera House B.The Paris Opera House

C.The Royal Opera House D.The La Fenice Opera House

2.What do the above four opera houses have in common?

A.They all offer free guided tours.

B.They all open their backstage areas to the public.

C.They are all free to the public.

D.They are all located in France.

3.Where can we most probably find this text?

A.In a sports magazine B.In an adventure novel

C.In a history book D.On a culture website

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On August18,2012,the White House staff prepared for a special group of guests. The First Lady was hosting an important lunch.

At 10 o’clock, her guests arrived. Fifty-four children, each with a parent or grandparent, walked into the White House. The lucky guests were the winners of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. It was a contest created by the First Lady a few months ago. She asked kids ages 8 to 12 to think up healthy, delicious lunch recipes. Winners from across the country, one from every state, were brought to Washington D.C, for the “state dinner”.

At the start of the meal, the First Lady welcomed her guests and congratulated them on winning the contest. “You were the winner in your state---the whole state,” she said. “You guys won! Cool!” She also explained what made the recipes win. “You came up with dishes that are good for you, but more importantly, they taste good, too,” she said.

Just before the dessert time, Michelle stood up to make an announcement. “We have a special guest who wanted to stop by and say hello,” she explained. “So it’s my honor to introduce the President of the United States.”

The President walked to each table, shaking hands with the winners and their family members. For the kids, this was the icing on the cake.” It was amazing to watch the President,” Kayla, one winner said. “His visit was a surprise and that ‘s a really big meal.”

1._______ guests took part in the important lunch.

A. 54　　 　　 B. 108　　 　　 C. 45　　 　　 D. 90

2.How many winners were there in each state?

A. One　　 　 B. Two　　 　　 C. Three　　 　 D. Four

3.What made the recipes win according to the First Lady?

A. Being big and healthy

B. Being cheap and delicious

C. Being healthy and delicious

D. Being expensive and healthy.

4.The underlined phrase probably means ______ in Chinese.

A. 作茧自缚　 　 B. 走马观花

C. 叶公好龙　　 D. 锦上添花

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Driving to a friend's house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftops. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it was that most city people? Myself included? Usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.

My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.

I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest-house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires(篝火) outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.　　

Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fibre-glass. We have televisions, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.

Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I thought: before long, I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains. I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon.

1. The best title for the passage would be______.

A. Touched by the moon

B. The pleasures of modern life

C. A bottomless well of silence

D. Break away from modern life

2. The writer felt sorry for himself because________.

A. there was too much pollution

B. he seldom enjoyed the fullest moon outsides

C. he didn’t adapt to modern inventions

D. there were too many accidents on the road

3.What impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern India?

A. No modern equipment      B. Complete silence.

C. The nice moonlight        D. The high mountains

4. Modern things (Paragraph 4) are mentioned mainly to______.

A. show that the writer likes city life very much

B. tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life

C. explain that people have fewer chances to enjoy nature

D. show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them

5. The author wrote the passage to_______.

A. express the feeling of returning to nature

B. show the love for the moonlight

C. advise modern people to learn to live

D. want to share the idea of longing for modern life

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The couple offered to ________ my house while I was on holiday in Hawaii, which was really kind of them..

A. look over        　　     B. take over　　　         C. hand over　　     D. watch over

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Pointing to the house on ____ roof grew lots of bush, the old man told me that was where I would stay.

A．its               B．whose            C．where            D．which

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Pointing to the house on ____roof grew lots of bush, the old man told me that was ____ I would stay.

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Pointing to the house on _____ roof grew lots of bush , the old man told me that was ________ I would stay.

A．its ; what          B．whose; what       C．whose; where      D．its; where

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Around this time a few years ago, it was common to see videos of friends on social media having a bucket of icy water thrown on them. Known as the “ice bucket challenge”, it was created as a way to raise money for the medical condition ALS. But now, there’s a new challenge and this time, no water is involved.

What is it? Well, think of a fruit that you’d never normally sink your teeth into. Perhaps you’ve got it: a lemon. While we enjoy using lemons to add flavor to dishes, very few of us would actually eat one as we’d eat an apple or an orange.

But the horrible taste is the precise reason why the “lemon face challenge” is taking off. Participants bite into a lemon, taking a selfie as they do it before posting the photo online. The fun is all about expression people make as all that citric acid (柠檬酸) hits their taste buds (味蕾). Every expression seems to say, “This is worse than freezing water.”

The serious side to this trend is the good cause it’s all in aid of. The challenge aims to raise awareness of a rare brain cancer that affects young children. It was started by Aubregh Nicholas, an 11-year-old US kid. She was diagnosed with this rare brain cancer herself in September 2017, but has since raised almost $50000 to cover her medical expenses thanks to the challenge.

If a challenge is going to raise publicity and contributions from people, it has to be something interesting and original. That way the ice bucket challenge took off in 2014 and it explains why so many people are now sharing their lemon faces. There are a lot of stories about the downside of social media these days. The charity challenges, however, show how online culture can unite the world and bring help to the people who most need it.

1.Why is the icy bucket challenge mentioned in the article?

A. To show how charity gained its popularity online.

B. To introduce a similar challenge that raises money for charity.

C. To attract people’s attention to a rare disease.

D. To prove its popularity around the world.

2.Compared with the pre-Internet charity, what is the advantage of online charity?

A. It raises more money than ever before.

B. It is started by the people who suffer rare diseases.

C. It brings people together easily and quickly.

D. It causes little doubt among people.

3.What does the underlined phrase “take off’ in the last paragraph mean?

A. Go away suddenly.　　 B. Become successful and popular.

C. Remove your clothes.　　 D. Take a break.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards online charity?

A. Positive.　　 B. Indifferent.

C. Negative.　　 D. Ambiguous.

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