Choose Your One-Day-Tours!

Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary's Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges. Look over the "city of dreaming spires(尖顶）"from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL's favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D –Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.

1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?

A. Tour A B. Tour B

C. Tour C D. Tour D

2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B. Oxford & Stratford

C. Bath & Stonehenge D. Cambridge

3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?

A. It used to be the home of royal families B. It used to be a well-known maze

C. It is the oldest palace in Britain D. It is a world-famous castle

Training for a marathon (马拉松) requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the runs. 1., buy the best-fitting running shoes you can find. No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop. When you have found shoes that seem right, walk in them for a few days to double-check the fit. 2.. As always, you should stretch (伸展) at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.

During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day. 3., it is wise to take a day off to rest. But during the next week, set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run. 4.. After two weeks, start timing yourself. 5.. Depending on the kind of race you plan to enter, you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.

A. After six days

B. For a good marathon runner

C. Before you begin your training

D. With each day, increase the distance by a half mile

E. If they still feel good, you can begin running in them

F. Time spent for preparation raises the quality of training

G. Now you are ready to figure out a goal of improving distance and time

Where do you go when you want to learn something? A friend? A tutor? These are all________aces of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really______want somewhere else instead. I had the______of seeing this first hand on a________.

Why daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so_______a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some______experiences on Saturday as they played again teams______trained. Through the first two games, her ______did not get on serious shot on goal. As a parent, I_______seeing my daughter playing her best, _______ still defeated.

IT seemed that something clicked with the______between Saturday and Sunday. When they ______for their Sunday game, they were______different. They had begun integrate (融合)the kinds of play and teamwork they had______the day before into their______.They played aggressively and______ scored a goal.

It _____ me that playing against the other team was a great______moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle. ______ is the best teacher. The lessons they may not be______what they would have gotten in school. But are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.

1.A. public B. traditional C. official D. special

2.A. passes B. works C. lies D. ends

3.A. dream B. idea C. habit D. chance

4.A. trip B. holiday C. weekend D. square

5.A. won B. entered C. organized D. watched

6.A. painful B. Strange C. common D. practical

7.A. less B. poorly C. newly D. better

8.A. fans B. tutors C. class D. team

9.A. imagined B. hated C. Avoided D. missed

10.A. if B. or C. but D. as

11.A. girls B. parents C. coaches D. viewers

12.A. Dressed B. showed up C. made up D. planned

13.A. slightly B. hardly C. Basically D. completely

14.A. seen B. Known C. heard D. read

15.A. styles B. training C. game D. rules

16.A. even B. still C. seldom D. again

17.A. confused B. Struck C. reminded D. warned

18.A. Touching B. thinking C. encouraging D. learning

19.A. Experience B. Independence C. Curiosity D. Interest

20.A. harmful to B. mixed with C. different from D. applied t

The adobe dwellings(土坯房）1.(build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even 2. most modern of architects and engineers. In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their 3.(able) to “air condition” a house without 4.（use）exact equipment. Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that her5.（slow）during cool nights，thus warning the house. When a new day breaks, the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough 6. _ (cool) the house during the hot day: 7. the same time, they warm up again for the night This cycle 8. (go) day after day: The walls warm up During the day and cool off during the night and thus always a timely offset（抵消）for the outside temperatures. As 9.(nature) architects, the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly10.thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.

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。作文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：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。

One day, little Tony went to a shopping center wit his parent. It was very crowded. Tony saw a toy on a shop window. He liked it so very much that he quickly walked into the shop. After looks at the toy for some time, he turned around and found where his parents were missing. Tony was scared and begun to cry. A woman saw him crying and telling him to wait outside a shop. Five minutes later. Tony saw parents. Mom said,” How nice to see you again! Dad and I were terrible worried.”Tony promised her that this would never happen again.

假如你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们过重阳节（the Double Ninth Festival）。请给外教露西写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：

1.出发及返回时间；

2.活动：包饺子、表演节目等。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.结语已为你写好

Dear Lucy,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your replay .

Yours，

Li Hua

Hampton Court Motor Cruiser

16 Hampton Court Road TEL:208-977-1728

Hampton Court Motor Cruiser is a boat docked on the River Thames. Facilities(设施) include heating, Smart TV and Wi-Fi. The price per stay also includes the free use of a 4-seat electric boat and barbecue facilities. There is no staff at all on board during your stay.

Hilton London Green Park

4-6 Half Moon Street TEL:207-629-7522

Hilton London Green Park stays in the heart of London. It features modern rooms with air conditioning. Wi-Fi is available in public areas and is free of charge. There is also a cocktail bar on site. All children are welcome.

Arbor City

12 Osborn Street TEL:207-247-3313

Arbor City Hotel is just next to the Whitechapel Art Gallery. It offers free Wi-Fi and 24-hour room service. Air-conditioned rooms feature a TV, a safe and a shower. Parking is available on site and costs GBP 24 per day. For an additional charge, the hotel offers various breakfast options: English breakfast, Continental breakfast, Vegan and Dairy-free breakfast. The hotel is 10 minutes’ tube ride from the West End.

Abercorn House Hostel

28-0 Bute Gardens TEL:203-696-0215

Abercorn House Hostel is located just a 3-minute walk from Hammersmith Underground Station, with a 24-hour front desk. Guests can stay in rooms or dormitories fitted with a wardrobe. Some come with a shower, while others offer access to a shared bathroom. They can also use a shared kitchen to prepare their meals. Wi-Fi is available and costs GBP 1 per hour. Non-smoking throughout.

1.Where can guests stay if they have special requirements for breakfast?

A. 28-30 Bute Gardens B. 12 Osborn Street

C. 4-6 Half Moon Street D. 16 Hampton Court Road

2.Which of the following can offer a river-view?

A. Arbor City B. Abercorn House Hostel

C. Hilton London Green Park D. Hampton Court Motor Cruiser

3.Which number should a couple with a baby and a dog call if they want to book a room?

A. 207-629-7522 B. 208-977-1728

C. 207-247-3313 D. 203-696-0215

4.How is Abercorn House Hostel different from the rest?

A. It has non-smoking rooms

B. It provides rooms with separate kitchens

C. It has air-conditioned rooms

D. It charges Wi-Fi service

5.This passage is .

A. a notice B. an announcement

C. an advertisement D. an invitation

When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, ”Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish.” I remember being even more upset then because, “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?

As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes…The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.

When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like salespeople.” But it didn’t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.

1.Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine？

A. He could not catch a fish

B. His father was not patient with him

C. His father did not teach him fishing

D. He could not influence a fish as his father did

2.What did the author’s father really mean?

A. To read about fish

B. To learn fishing by oneself

C. To understand what fish think

D. To study fishing in many ways

3.According to the author, fish are most likely to be found .

A. in deep water on sunny days

B. in deep water on cloudy days

C. in shallow water under sunlight

D. in shallow water under waterside trees

4.After entering the business world，the author found .

A. it easy to think like a customer

B. his father’s fishing advice inspiring

C. his first boss’s sales ideas reasonable

D. it difficult to sell services to poor people

5.This passage most likely comes from .

A. a fishing guide

B. a popular sales book

C. a novel on childhood

D. a millionaire’s biography

China dropped its decades-long, one-child policy last year to allow each family to have two children. This change has put 270 million married women of childbearing age in the position of choosing between family and work. The employers also face big challenges as more female workers will have two maternity leaves(产假) for a total of seven to eight months.

In a survey published by classified advertising website Ganji.com, career women who might be considering having a second child were asked what kinds of pressure they might expect. More than 76 percent of the women who were questioned mentioned concerns about the financial burden of raising two children, while more than 71 percent said it would be difficult to balance career and family. In addition, nearly 56 percent said that having a second child would definitely have a negative effect on their career.

Another survey conducted by Chongqing-based human resources website job.cq.qq.com found that over 70 percent of job seekers believe that having a second child would make females less popular in the job market, although two-thirds of the employers said the policy will make no difference in their employment of staff.

Feng Lijuan, s senior expert on human resources at 51 job.com, a leading Chinese job finding platform, said she would not say “there is prejudice against career women.” Feng said Chinese women shoulder more family responsibility. “It is not only about maternity leave; a female employee might only fully get back to work after three to five years after having her first child.”

Wang Yixin, a senior employment adviser, said the positive side is that more companies are trying to attract more talents by providing support to career women. “Different from before, it is not only employers choosing employees. Many talents, including professional career women, also choose employers.” said Wang. “According to our survey, many large companies are very open to their employees’ choice of having a second child.”

1.Women employees take longer time to concentrate on work after childbirth because .

A. there is more prejudice against career women

B. they have longer maternity leaves to enjoy

C. they shoulder more family responsibility

D. having a second child makes them less popular

2.What are women concerned about when having two children in the first survey?

①Financial burden of raising two children

②Fewer opportunities to get a pay rise

③Negative effects on their career

④Difficulty in balancing career and family

A. ①②③ B. ②③④

C. ①②④ D. ①③④

3.Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?

(P: Paragraph)

A. B.

C. D.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Disadvantages of Raising Two Children

B. Responsibilities of Career Women

C. Effects of Two-child of Policy on Women

D. Attitudes of Employers to Women

5.According to the second survey, having a second child would .

A. have no effect on career women

B. have a positive effect on career women

C. have a negative effect on career women

D. have both positive and negative effects on career women

How to Survive High School

High school can be terrible phase if you get it all wrong. Find out how to survive high school with a few easy tips.

1. Be Yourself.

High school is a fun time to make new friends, meet new people, date and socialize. Make friends with all kinds of people and not just a group which you are comfortable with. Most peer pressure cases are because of the weak image created by freshmen. 1. Don’t give in to anyone’s wants.

2.2.

Choose your friends carefully and make sure you won’t get influenced by anyone. Socialize, but by judging who you can connect to. You will find friends, but stay away from the ones who don’t want to be your friends as a bad company is tempting, but the good one is true.

3. Be Optimistic.

There is nothing better than having a smile on your face whenever you can. 3. Don’t be afraid to make friends, don’t get aggressive or personal with anyone and treat others the way you want to be treated. Respect your teachers and classmates and try to be helpful if you want the same in return.

4. Be Confident.

When you believe in yourself, others believe in you. Talk, walk and address people confidently and this will create a strong image about you. 4. Be creative and unique and learn to set trends. Confidence is one quality you grow with, and people respect you for that.

5. Love High School.

5. Make the most out of it, and you will never get those moments back. Come up with frank ideas, get a detention, top your class, make the best friends, drink, go to prom, party, but just make as many memories as you can!

With these tips to survive high school, you will surely be proud of graduating as an all-round approaching adult.

A. And always wear your smile

B. Keep Good Company

C. Just be yourself and create a strong self-image

D. Practice positive thinking

E. Do your thing, and don’t imitate others

F. Fall in love with it

G. Study as hard as you can in your spare time