【推荐1】Three magical destinations just one day!

Tour Code	Adult	Child(3-16)	Student	Family(2+2)
Tour203	￡94	￡84	￡89	￡346

TOUR DETAILS

Windsor Castle

Time-honored in history, Windsor Castle is proudly located on a wooded hill overlooking the Thames River. Dating back to Norman times, it is famous for sweeping landscaped gardens, which is easy to see why it’s the Queen’s favorite week place. Famous for its architecture and Royal palace, the Castle was built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion. It’s home to priceless artworks and you can visit Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House. Remember don’t miss the ceremony—Changing of the Guards.

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is located in the county of Wiltshire. This is your chance to see a side of the world-famous stones that most people don’t get a chance to see! You will never forget your first glimpse of grand Stonehenge with its rocks rising up against the skyline on Salisbury Plain. There are many unsolved mysteries about the rocks. Was Stonehenge intended as a religious temple? A clock for astronomy? A burial ground? Make up your own mind as you explore this unique site that has confused the world for 5, 000 years.

Bath

Beautiful Bath was the first city in England to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. No tour of Bath would be complete with a visit to the famous Roman Baths that gave the city its name. This beautifully preserved bathing site still has flowing water from Brain’s only hot spring. You will be amazed by the impressive torch-lighting ceremony as dusk falls. You can also have a taste of Bath’s water in Pump Room, where hot waters are drawn for drinking.

1. If your family (2 adults and 2 children) want to visit Winsor, Bath and Stonehenge, it will cost you at least ________.

A．￡188	B．￡356
C．￡168	D．￡346

2. Where can visitors see Changing of the Guards?

A．In WinsorCastle.	B．In Bath.
C．In Stonehenge.	D．In Pump Room.

3. Where is the passage probably taken from?

A．A science fiction novel.	B．A travelling brochure.
C．A news report.	D．A sports magazine.

【推荐2】If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called Discover Brisbane free. The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane: the restaurants, the shops, the cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the banks, etc. Here is something about banks on page 49:

ANZ Banking Group     Cnr. Greek & Queen Sts 228 3228

Bank of New Zealand     410 Queen Street   221 0411

Bank of Queensland     229 Elizabeth Street   229 3122

Commonwealth Banking Group   240 Queen Street   237 3111

National Australia Bank Ltd   225 Adelaide Street   221 6422

Westpac Banking Corp   260 Queen Street   227 2666

Banking hours are Mon.-Thu. 9:30 am to 4pm. Fri. 9:30 am to 5 pm. All banks close Sat. Sun. & Public Holidays.

Australia has a decimal currency (十进币制) with 100 cents to the dollar. Notes available are $100, $50, $20, $10, $5

Gold Coins are $2 & $1

Silver coins are: 50, 20, 10 & 5 cent Copper coins are: 2 & 1 cent

1. You can find ANZ Banking Group on ________ .

A．Queen Street

B．the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street

C．Elizabeth Street

D．the corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street

2. On Saturdays, you can go to________ to put your money in or take your money out.

A．ANZ Banking Group	B．Bank of Queensland
C．National Australia Bank Ltd	D．no bank

3. In Australia, the banks have their longest service hours on________.

A．public holidays

B．Sundays

C．Saturdays

D．Fridays

【推荐1】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life? If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it!

Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant
(No Pay with Free Meals)
Place: Manchester
Hours: Part Time

We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left.Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!

Role:

You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills.You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.

Skills and Experience Required:

You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.

1. The text is meant to ______ .

A．leave a note

B．send an invitation

C．present a document

D．carry an advertisement

2. What does the underlined part mean?

A．You’ll make others’ lives more meaningful with this job.

B．You’ll arrive home just in time from this job.

C．You’ll earn a good salary from this job.

D．You’ll succeed in getting this job.

3. The volunteers’ primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ______ .

A．to get some financial support

B．to properly protect themselves

C．to learn some new living skills

D．to realize their own importance

4. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?

A．The one who can drive a car.

B．The one who has done similar work before.

C．The one who has patience to listen to others.

D．The one who can use English to communicate.

5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A．A girl can’t apply for the position.

B．You can get salaries from the position.

C．Free meals are available.

D．You can get the position in 5 days.

【推荐2】Most of London's national museums are completely free of charge. So without cost to worry about, these are the must-see museums for art lovers on their first trip to London.

National Portrait Gallery

PHONE +44 20 7306 0055

Where else but the National Portrait Gallery can you find oil paintings of the Bronte sisters and William Shakespeare alongside black and white photographs of the Spice Girls and a mixed media portrait of J.K. Rowling? Featuring a collection of famous British people from the Tudor period to the present day, the National Portrait Gallery is a must for those who like British culture.

Science Museum

PHONE +44 33 3241 4000       

Ideal for left-brainers, London's Science Museum celebrates scientific, technological, and mathematical achievements — but that makes it sound so serious. With interactive exhibits, flight simulators, an IMAX theater, and even a milkshake bar, a trip to the Science Museum is far from the boring science lessons from back in the day.

Churchill War Rooms

PHONE +44 20 7416 5000

The Imperial War Museum is a collection of five museums and sites. One of the collection' s most fascination inclusions is the Churchill War Rooms. Walking through the underground labyrinth （迷宫）of war rooms is literally walking in the footsteps of Sir Winston Churchill and his war cabinet during WWII

Natural History Museum

PHONE +44 20 7942 5000

Once the home to African elephant specimens and surprising casts of a Triceratops and Diplodocus, the museum' s main hall now floats the real skeleton of a blue whale high above visitors’ heads. Though no longer in the entry hall, you can still find dinosaurs here, such as the first fossil ever found from a T. rex.

1. Which is the best choice for J.K. Rowling’s fans?

A．National Portrait Gallery.	B．Science Museum.
C．Churchill War Rooms.	D．Natural History Museum.

2. What can people do in Science Museum?

A．View the arts of the Tudor period.	B．Enjoy a film in an IMAX theater.
C．Learn about the war history of Britain.	D．Watch the skeleton of a blue whale.

3. Which number should be called if you’ re interested in dinosaurs?

A．44 20 7306 0055.	B．44 33 3241 4000.
C．44 20 7416 5000.	D．44 20 7942 5000.

【推荐3】Reader’s Digest has partnered with Mirthy to bring you online talks, virtual tours, fitness classes and much more—all to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Join today for FREE!

Who is Mirthy?

Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45,000 people. They aim to bring like-minded people together through shared interests and experiences, with an emphasis on general well-being.

There are over 100 online events each month to try so whether you have a desire to get fitter, to try your hand at a new skill, or simply wish to sit back and relax with a virtual tour while being part of a friendly online community, signing up for classes and events with Mirthy could be just what you have been looking for.

How does it work?

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Best of all, it’s completely FREE to join.

Join Mirthy today, and you get to enjoy any 4 events every month, for free! If you’re up for more, then you can either select and book additional events on a pay-as-you-go basis, or you can upgrade to Premium membership giving you full free access to all events for only £4.99 per month.

If you choose to go for the Premium membership, there’s no contract, you simply upgrade your membership and you can cancel anytime—no questions asked.

1. What is Mirthy?

A．A person.

B．A website.

C．A magazine.

D．An event.

2. How will you receive your notice for an event after you register?

A．From the same website.	B．By consulting the hosts.
C．By getting a link on e-mail.	D．From a telephone call.

3. What can we know about the events?

A．Not all events are free of charge.	B．They are held both online and offline.
C．One can only join in four events a year.	D．All must get upgraded to be a Premium member.

【推荐1】Los Angeles is a relatively new and spreading city, which means there’s a big canvas (画布) for architects of many styles to put their 3D stamps on the city. For architecture fans, here are some must-see spots.

Watts Towers

Designed and constructed by Italian-born Simon Rodia over the course of three decades, the 17 towers—the tallest is 100 feet high—consist of metal and found objects such as broken glass, pottery chips (陶器碎片), seashells, etc. You can take a guided tour of this place, learning about the history of this attractive project. 1727 E. 107^th St., LA.

Getty Center

Architect Richard Meier’s shining city on a hill took 16,000 tons of marble to build but today it’s a wonder, housing the Getty’s main art collection and offering unbelievable views of Los Angeles. 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA.

Sturges House

Frank Lloyd Wright designed nine different structures throughout Southern California. This was Wright’s first turn away from the textile (纺织) block buildings he’d been designing in California and toward stressing natural factors of the structure to mix with the natural surroundings. 449 N. Skyewiay Rd., LA.

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Frank Gehry has lived in Los Angele s for decade s and hi s world has been se en throughout the city. This one, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, is his most luxurious (奢侈的) building in Southern California. You need not sit through a symphony performance to get a glance at the interior(内饰). The concert hall offers free self-guided audio tours recorded by actor John Litligow. 111 S. Grand Ave., LA.

1. Where should you go to visit Watts Towers?

A．1200 Getty Center Dr., LA.	B．1727 E. 107th St., LA.
C．449 N. S kyewiay Rd., LA.	D．111   S. Grand Ave., LA.

2. What is special about Sturges House?

A．It is made up of 9 structures.	B．It is a textile block building.
C．It fits in well with its environment.	D．It is a luxurious building.

3. Who designed Walt Disney Concert Hall?

A．Simon Rodia.	B．Richard Meier.
C．John Lithgow.	D．Frank Gehry.

【推荐2】Parents whose children show a special interest in a sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sports men or women? For many children it means starting schoolwork very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the best young sportsmen and women. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc.

Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional (专业的) trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

1. This article is probably taken from ________.

A．a letter	B．an advertisement
C．a personal diary	D．a newspaper article

2. According to the passage parents whose children show a special interest in a sport _______.

A．feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sportsmen or women

B．try to get financial support from the government for their children’s training

C．have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods

D．prefer their children to be trained as young as possible

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．When young, sports men or women won’t have much time for their schoolwork

B．Early training may damage their muscles.

C．Most children may become professional sports men or women after a long period of training.

D．It’s very expensive for parents to support their child’s development in sports.

4. _______ can become the best players after many years of training.

A．Most people	B．Some people
C．Only a few people	D．No people

【推荐3】Some English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnings and different endings, such as import, export, report and transport. All these words, you can see, have the same “port”, which come from the Latin word, meaning “to carry” or “to move” from one place to another. And according to the bit at the beginning, which we call the prefix the meaning changes. “Import” means “to carry in” or “to bring into a country”, “export”, “ex” means “out of”, so this word means “to carry out of the country”, “re” means “back”, so the “report” means “to tell somebody, to bring back information to somebody”, “transport”, “trans” means “across” and it means “to carry across one place to another”.

Let’s look at the following words: supporter, reporter, importer and exporter. You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix, thus meaning a person who completes the verb. So supporter means somebody who supports. A reporter is somebody who reports. Importer is somebody who imports and exporter is somebody who exports, and so on.

1. In the first sentence the word “part” means _______.

A．different beginnings and different endings

B．the same part that has several meanings

C．the root of the word

D．the same root that has different meanings

2. By adding a prefix or a suffix to a root, we can get a word which has _______.

A．the meaning of a Latin word	B．a different meaning
C．the meaning of “in” or “out of”	D．a lot of meanings

3. We can get a noun _______.

A．just by adding “er” to verbs	B．by changing a prefix
C．only by adding “er” to a root	D．by adding a suffix to a verb

4. According to the passage, if we talk about a man of refinement, you may guess that he must be _______.

A．a man having good manners and education

B．a person who should be educated

C．somebody having bad manners

D．a person punished by somebody else

【推荐1】In this most unusual year, the gift of giving will feel especially good. These tips can help make the season merry and bright for everyone.

What’s Different This Year

Hot Ticket Items May Be Extra Hot: Some companies have scaled back their holiday ordering this year to trim inventory, so popular products might sell out fast — in stores and online. So if you see a good price for an item on your list, be sure to grab it. And plan to ship gifts at least two weeks before Christmas Eve.

Online Sales Will Start Early

This year, it maybe more like Cyber Season, with online promotions and sales starting right after Halloween. With concerns about crowds, retailers will likely save a lot of their inventory for online sales. To avoid parking lot chaos, try to pick up your purchases first thing in the morning or later in the evening, when wait times should be shorter.

Outlets Are Online Too

If one of your holiday shopping traditions is a trip to the outlets, you can still experience the thrill of the bargain hunt—from home. Shoppremiumoutlets.com is the virtual version of the country’s largest outlet company. In someways, it’s even better than an in-person trip because you can shop by item or category and immediately see what different retailers have in stock, rather than going store to store .

When to Shop

Not on Thanksgiving: Many stores that opened their doors on the holiday last year have announced that they will be closed this year. One upside for shoppers is rock-bottom prices as some stores liquidate (清仓). The downsides: They might not be around if you need to return something or use a gift card. In other words: Bankruptcy buyers beware.

1. Which is the best time to send gifts?

A．October 30.

B．December 9.

C．December 15.

D．December 24.

2. What can we learn about holiday shopping this year?

A．Shoppers can only buy items online.

B．Shopping on Thanksgiving is the best choice.

C．Popular products might sell out fast only in stores.

D．Shoppers may see a good price for an item right after Halloween.

3. Who will be most interested in this passage?

A．People who are money-less.	B．People who like shopping at home.
C．People who are retailers.	D．People who are fond of bargains.

【推荐2】Poetry Competition

Deadline

16th July，2020

Who may enter

The competition is open to anyone.

Description

The Ledbury Poetry Festival is the biggest poetry festival in the UK. It takes place over ten days each July. If you think you know what poetry is, come along and we'll surprise you. There are live readings, performances, music, exhibitions, films, family events and street events.

Each year we organize a famous competition for new poetry in partnership with Ty Newydd, the National Writers' Centre of Wales. It attracts entries from all over the globe. There are three groups: adults(18 + ) , young people(12-17) and children(under 12).

All poems must be the original works of the entrants and should not have been previously published, accepted for publication by magazines, or have entered in other competitions.

The length of each poem must be more than 40 lines.

The judge of the 2020 Ledbury Poetry Festival Poetry Competition is Liz Berry.

Entry fees

Adults: £5. 75 for the first poem, £3. 50 for each extra poem.

Children/Young People: The first poem free, £1. 75 for each extra poem.

Prizes

Adults' Prizes

• First Prize: £l,000 cash and a course at the National Writers' Centre of Wales

• Second Prize: £500 cash

• Third Prize: £250 cash

Young People's Prizes

• First Prize: £l00 cash

• Second Prize: £50 cash

• Third Prize: £25 cash

Children's Prizes

• First Prize: £25 book token(购书券)

• Second Prize: £15 book token

• Third Prize: £l0 book token

Website

Please visit https://www.poetry-festival, co. uk/ledbury-poetry-competition to learn more about the competition.

1. What do we know about the poetry competition from the text?

A．It is held every two months.	B．It awards all winners cash prizes.
C．It is open to worldwide competitors.	D．It offers competitors lectures on poetry.

2. Which requirement should each poem meet?

A．It should be written independently.	B．It should contain at least 40 words.
C．It has won a prize in other competitions.	D．It has been published by some magazines.

3. What is the entry fee for a 15-year-old entrant if he is sending 3 poems?

A．£12.75.

B．£9.25.

C．£7.

D．£3.5.

【推荐3】One very cold November morning William, who was a 20-year-old college student then, climbed on the edge of Waterloo Bridge in London. That morning, William escaped from a mental health hospital, where he'd been diagnosed(诊断) with schizo-affective disorder. He headed straight to the bridge, convinced that his disease was a life sentence.

Hundreds of people passed by without stopping. Only one man called David, then 25, calmly and quietly walked to William's side.

“You're alright, man? Why are you sitting on a bridge?”

At first William wanted David to leave him alone, but something in David's calm, down-to -earth manner struck a chord. William felt faith, like he could talk to him.

“It's cold here. Why not have some coffee in a warm cafe? Everything will be OK.” For the first time after the diagnosis William felt perhaps it really might. He climbed back.

The police, having received calls from passers-by, were waiting there. They quickly put him into a police car, in case he was to panic and jump. He lost sight of David, the person who'd brought him hope.

William ended up back in hospital. Eventually, he was well enough to return to university and finish his degree. Over the next six years, William often thought about the stranger who had talked him round. Eager to thank him in person, he posted a Facebook message nicknaming the good man Mike. His Find Mike post was shared millions of times around the world, as far as Canada.

William was very excited when David called him two weeks after his post. They had a reunion. ,finally having that coffee they had first planned all those years ago.

“Many people walked past, but because of David's kindness and sympathy, I've lived a good life. ” William said.

1. Why did William climb up the bridge?

A．He was badly treated in the hospital.	B．His disease made him lose hope.
C．He wanted to draw people's attention.	D．He studied poorly in the college.

2. What does the underlined phrase “struck a chord”in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Touched his heart.	B．Drew his attention.
C．Aroused his interest.	D．Made him happy.

3. Which of the following best describes David?

A．Diligent.	B．Strong-willed.
C．Caring.	D．Generous.

4. How did William find David?

A．By visiting homes door-to-door.	B．By calling their friends.
C．By asking the police.	D．By posting a message online.