Have you ever seen the scene in which a person is being tested by a polygraph(测谎仪)? Do you think it’s likely to tell if a person is really lying by analyzing his/her handwriting? For ages experts have been analyzing and trying to break the code of handwriting characteristics in order to detect an individual’s personality characters, or in most cases, judge their innocence in the case of a crime. Although this science has often gone the way of pseudoscience(伪科学), researchers are now discovering that with the aid of a computerized tool, handwriting characteristics can be measured more effectively. A study in the Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology shows that handwriting tests could give polygraphs a challenge for lie detection.
The study was headed by Gil Luria and Sara Rosenblum at the University of Haifa, Israel. The researchers used a computerized tablet that measured the physical properties of the subject’s handwriting, which are difficult to consciously control. They worked with 34 volunteers, who wrote truthful and false paragraphs on paper using a wireless electronic pen with a pressure sensitive tip. A computerized system measured pressure and stroke(笔画) duration, both on the paper and in the air. Spatial(空间的) measures, such as stroke length, height and width were also tracked. And the scientists found significant differences in pressure and spatial measures when an individual was in the process of writing deceptive statements compared with the truth.
“When we lie, our brains work hard to make sure we get the story right and come off as truthful,” said Gil Luria, the leading scientist of the research. “Law enforcement officials try to tap into that effort, for example with polygraphs, to find out if a suspect is telling the truth. But such stress tests are beatable and forbidden in court. In this case, handwriting tests could be a competitor to the familiar, but unreliable lie detector.”
The investigators say they need to affirm this initial result and compare the technique with polygraphs and other lie detection tools. But perhaps in the future even a written claim of innocence could turn out to be a real confession(招供).
1. What is the function of the two questions in the first paragraph?| A．Argument. | B．Conclusion. | C．Introduction. | D．Assumption. |
| A．The cause of the experiment. |
| B．The process of the experiment. |
| C．The result of the experiment. |
| D．The significance of the experiment. |
| A．responsible | B．illegal | C．believable | D．dishonest |
| A．The polygraph has many disadvantages. |
| B．Handwriting-based tool offers alternative lie detection method. |
| C．Computerized tools can distinguish a liar. |
| D．Handwriting-based tool matters a lot in finding a suspect. |
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【推荐1】Every day, people deal with disappointments. Depending on how big the disappointment is and how you choose to deal with it, the feeling of disappointment may disappear after a short while or hang over your life for an extended period of time.
Contrary to what people may think, disappointments are actually positive phenomena, for two main reasons.
Disappointment reflects passion towards a cause
Disappointment is the reflection of your passion towards something, whether it is a certain goal, dream, desire or outcome. Wherever there is a cause, there will be an effect -- in this case, the passion is the cause and disappointment is the effect.
Disappointment also signals an opportunity for progress and growth. If you are disappointed in an outcome, it means there is actually a certain error in your framework of thought which need to be corrected.
Whenever you are disappointed, it means you have certain mental illusions about reality which you need to address.
| A．Disappointment presents an opportunity for progress. |
| B．When was the last time you faced disappointment? |
| C．If you don’t care about something, you wouldn’t be feeling disappointed. |
| D．If not handled properly, disappointments can lead to depression and eventually lack of concern. |
| E．Think of disappointment as a troubleshooting tool. |
| F．By correcting your illusions, you are equipped with more knowledge. |
| G．To feel nothing is to be a robot, a machine. |
【推荐2】For more than 140 years, fishers in Laguna, Brazil have formed an unusual partnership with local dolphins. As soon as the fishers spot a dolphin waving its tail, lifting its head, and diving deeply, they race into the water with their nets. Now, a new study suggests the dolphins are willing partners in this cooperation and that the animals may be guiding the people. They pay close attention to the humans, timing their actions to maximize their catch. Over the years, dolphins have been showing the fishers “where to stand and when to get ready to throw their nets” in the dark waters. It’s almost as if the dolphins are training the humans.
As much as the fishers were watching the dolphins, the dolphins were also watching the fishers, the study found. Both species must time their actions correctly to catch fish. The people wait with their nets at the ready for a dolphin to approach closely. When a dolphin sees a ready fisher, the animal will give a tip, usually that deep dive, which tells the fisher the mullet (鲻鱼)are right there and it’s time to cast their net. Sometimes, either dolphin or fisher will respond incorrectly, and neither catches fish. Yet, the scientists reported that of nearly 3000 recorded fishing attempts, nearly 46% were successful. To ensure this accuracy, fishers must understand the dolphins’ tips, learning them over time, even it can say. “The dolphins are almost like teachers.”
Other populations of dolphins have also been known to cooperate with human fishers, rushing fish toward shore or into nets off eastern Australia, Mauritania, and Southeast Asia. But these practices have either disappeared or are in decline.
The same fate likely faces the Laguna dolphins if the mullet numbers, which have dropped over the past decade because of overfishing, continue to decline. The practice may escape such a fate, if Brazil regards this dolphin-fisher relationship a cultural heritage, as the scientists propose. “Without mullet,” the expert says, “this partnership will end.”
1. How do the dolphins guide the fishers to catch the fish?| A．By constantly attacking fish. |
| B．By making strange voices. |
| C．By pulling the nets. |
| D．By using body languages. |
| A．Introduce a new topic for discussion. |
| B．Provide suggestions for the readers. |
| C．Add some background information. |
| D．Conclude the previous paragraphs. |
| A．It has disappeared. |
| B．It develops friendly. |
| C．It needs to be protected. |
| D．It becomes a cultural heritage. |
| A．Humans live harmonious with dolphins. |
| B．Humans and dolphins team up to catch fish. |
| C．Humans were taught to catch fish by dolphins. |
| D．Humans in Brazil rely on the dolphins for fishing. |
【推荐3】I didn't just read a book in print, on an e-reader or even on a mobile phone.Instead, I read a book on dozens of devices.I was not trying to set a Guinness World Record.I wanted to answer a question I often hear：
The book I chose was The Alienist.For the first chapter, I turned to an Amazon Kindle.
Despite the small screen on a mobile phone, I found reading on one to be simpie and satisfactory.
If I had wanted to, I could have bought my book through dozens of e-book apps in the Apple App Store.Most are free and offer access to thousands of free e-books or paid versions.Both iPads l&2 offer an immersive(身临其境的)reading experience.I found myself jumping back and forth between my book and the web, looking up old facts and pictures of New York City.
For the last chapters of the book, I read the print one, which is still my favourite choice.
Since we are comparing devices So I guess I need to choose one.In the end it might come down to Kindle.But if money is tight, go for print.My used print book cost only $4 from Amazon.
| A．Battery life is outstanding |
| B．Which e-reader is the best for reading books |
| C．Shopping on Amazon for the Kindle is simple |
| D．Should students make use of the devices to read |
| E．No wonder a lot of readers also speak highly of it |
| F．Reading on the Amazon Kindle is a joy in many aspects |
| G．The brightness and size of the mobile phone’s screen did vary |
【推荐1】If humans ever settle on Mars, they will need water. There is just one problem---there seems to be only huge sheets of ice. Luckily, we know how to drill(钻孔） ice for water. Such methods are already used in Antarctica, and researchers now think they could get them to work on the Red Planet, too. The atmosphere of Mars is too dry to make extracting water vapour from it possible. So ice seems the best bet. But the obvious ice sheets are in the unlivable polar ice caps and would be difficult to reach for drilling.
However, in 2018, at the edge of the cliffs, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted relatively accessible water ice that is probably at least 130metres thick and covered in just a few metres of rock and dust. These may be the best place to get the water needed for future exploration of the planet.
The drilling techniques needed have already been developed for cold areas on Earth where we need to melt buried ice for water. In the early 1960s the US Army used a type of subsurface reservoir(水库)called Rod Well, in army camps in Greenland. The method works by drilling through the ground into the ice, melting the ice to create a pool, and then pumping water up. By supplying heat continuously, they create a reservoir and a steady water supply. It has been used in remote areas such as the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Stephen Hoffman at the Aerospace Corporation in Texas and his colleagues simulated(模拟)how a Rod Well would do on Mars. They found that with the power of 9 kilowatts (千瓦)to melt ice, it could in theory produce about 380 litres of water each day and maintain a reservoir of constant size at the bottom of a borehole(钻孔). That is close to the average daily water use each person in the US, but about 10 times what each astronaut on the International Space Station uses daily.
1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "extracting" in the first paragraph ?| A．obtaining | B．protecting |
| C．Preventing | D．choosing |
| A．To explain how water ice is drilled on Mars. |
| B．To tell about the history of water ice drilling techniques. |
| C．To prove the importance of water ice drilling techniques |
| D．To show techniques for drilling water wells in Martian ice exist. |
| A．10 litres | B．38 litres |
| C．160 litres | D．380 litres |
| A．Preparing to settle on the Red Planet one day. |
| B．Finding water on the Red Planet for survival. |
| C．Using some ways to create a livable environment on Mars. |
| D．Drilling water wells in Martian ice to survive on Mars. |
【推荐2】When people think of farming today, they usually picture a tractor (拖拉机) rather than horses in the farmland. That’s because tractors that relied on engines revolutionized farming in the late 1800s. Now a new type of tractor can do the same in the 21st century.
Agriculture has been changing dramatically in the last few decades. The push for innovation is fed by the need to produce larger amounts of food for a growing world population. Autonomous tractors may be the key to solving this challenge. They can be used to carry out labor-intensive farming while allowing farmers to do other work. A big plus is that it can increase crop output while reducing costs because the autonomous machines can work in all weather conditions without any rest.
Part of push for automation is a shortage of farm workers due to people’s desire to have higher paying jobs with better work conditions. Farm owners are competing against companies like Amazon and restaurants that are raising wages to attract workers. “With labor shortages and the increase in the hourly wages that have to be paid in order to be competitive, all of a sudden automation seems like a more reasonable decision,” said David Swartz, a professor at Penn State University.
Many believe the time is ripe for an autonomous revolution because robotics is already in use in agriculture. One company that is working to bring autonomous tractors into main stream farming is Blue and White Robotics, an Israeli agricultural technology company, whose mission is to make a fully autonomous farm. The company released an autonomous tractor kit in February 2021 that can be fixed on any existing tractor. The kit includes camera detection, speed controls, as well as an anti-crash system. Blue and White’s kit is being used by West Coast growers in the US. It may soon come to a farm near you.
1. What contributes to the agricultural revolution according to Paragraph 2?| A．The urge to feed more people. | B．The extreme weather conditions. |
| C．The need to reduce farming cost. | D．The desire for automatic farming. |
| A．Critical. | B．Negative. | C．Supportive. | D．Indifferent. |
| A．It has been widely used. | B．It can be made in many firms. |
| C．It can improve safety of tractors. | D．It will detect the way of farming. |
| A．Automation Is Transforming Agriculture | B．Big Companies Are Making A Difference |
| C．Driverless Tractors Are Worth Investing | D．Traditional Farming Is Falling out of Date |
【推荐3】5G has the potential to disrupt a huge number of industries, including one of the world’s oldest: Farming. Next-generation 5G networks can be 100 times faster than 4G, making communication between devices and servers much quicker. 5G can also carry much more data than other networks. That makes the technology ideal for transmitting information from remote sensors and drones, key tools that are being tested by farmers. 5G is also helping to automate farming processes.
UK initiative 5G RuralFirst launched a smartphone app in March called Me+Moo, which lets farmers track a “connected” cow and receive daily updates on the animal’s health and behavior. The system, which is being tested on cows at the Agri-Epi Center in Somerset, England, is funded in part by UK government and supported by the tech company Cisco (CSCO). The cows wear 5G-connected collars that send data to the app on everything from what they’re eating to how they’re sleeping. Farmers can see the information instantly. “This provides peace of mind that the cows are happy, healthy and behaving normally, as well as early warning if they are getting sick, are pregnant or need to be checked,” said project manager Duncan Forbes.
Yet to make a difference, 5G will first need to be installed in rural areas. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts that in order to provide for the world’s rapidly rising population, the planet will need to grow 70% more food in 2050 than it did in 2009. “To respond to those demands, farmers will need new technologies to produce more from less land, with fewer hands,” reads one report from the organization.
In 2017, another 5G RuralFirst project became the first in the world to successfully plant, tend and harvest a crop without a single human stepping foot in the field. Autonomous Automatic tractors sowed the seeds, drones with sensors monitored the crops, and smaller machines took samples from fields to assess what fertilizers and pesticides to apply.
1. Why can 5G help the farming?| A．Because it can carry more information. |
| B．Because it can be equipped with sensors. |
| C．Because it can disrupt a lot of industries. |
| D．Because it can be installed in rural areas. |
| A．They founded a tech company. |
| B．They let the cows wear 5G-connected collars. |
| C．They kept cows behaving normally. |
| D．They made sure the cows were checked often. |
| A．People should control the rising population. |
| B．People should find more and more land. |
| C．People should turn to the new technology. |
| D．People should learn to get more money. |
| A．It analyzed the soil. |
| B．It dug earth with tractors. |
| C．It employed experts. |
| D．It hired drones with sensors. |
【推荐1】Smartphones, tablets and other digital devices can be addictive. They affect sleep. They draw kids into an alternate universe, often distracting（使分心）them from more productive-and healthier-real-world activities. And they are often linked to anxiety and depression, learning disabilities and obesity（肥胖）. Yet for many teenagers, cellphones and social media are also absolutely necessary tools for planning their social lives, keeping up with schoolwork and staying in touch with out-of-town friends and relatives.
How can parents make the most of the constructive uses of screen-based technology while minimizing its harmful effects？
The key is helping kids use technology as a tool, not a toy, “where there’s some purpose other than the medication of boredom,” says Jim Taylor, a psychologist and author of the book Raising Generation Tech：Preparing Your Children for a Media-fueled World. Taylor, like many other medical and mental health professionals, advises parents to set limits and stick to them. They should restrict the amount of time their kids spend on devices, create tech-free zones-no cellphones in their bedrooms, for example-and tech-free times, such as at the dinner table, in restaurants and on family outings.
Perhaps the best thing you can do is serve as a good role model by exhibiting the same online behavior you expect of your children, says Dr. Elias Aboujaoude, a Stanford University psychiatrist. “If parents are breaking their own rules,” Aboujaoude says, “kids cannot be expected to behave differently.”
Chad Landgraf, 44, of Oklahoma, told me he was worried about how addicted his 12-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter became when they were on their devices. So, hoping to set an example, he switched from e-books to old-fashioned print. “When I had my Kindle or ipad open, they. didn’t know if I was reading or surfing the net,” Landgraf says. “But at least if I have a paper copy of a book, they know I am reading. Modeling seems like the easiest way.”
1. What may be the result of children’s using digital devices?| A．Health improvement. | B．Free creation. |
| C．Sleep disorder. | D．Good conduct |
| A．Killing time by using screen-based technology. |
| B．Forbidding kids using smartphones. |
| C．Setting clear boundaries for kids. |
| D．Restricting tech-free family time. |
| A．He was afraid of becoming addicted. | B．He expected to be a role model. |
| C．He was tired of surfing the net. | D．He preferred paper copies of books. |
| A．Parenting in a digital world | B．Learning to be intelligent parents |
| C．Using smart devices wisely | D．Helping children behave themselves |
【推荐2】Animal experimentation is the backbone (支柱，基础) of American research and treatment of disease. Each year, 17 million to 22 million animals are sacrificed in the name of science. While 90 percent of them are rats and mice, 180,000 dogs, 50,000 cats, 61,000 monkeys and 554,000 rabbits are done away with in laboratories operated by industry and government.
But the public has raised an outcry (抗议) over these deaths. Spurred vivid reports of cruelty, the animal rights movement is made up of 7,000 organizations with 10 million members. They've documented cases in which monkeys were isolated in steel tanks for 45 days and dogs were bombarded (轰击、辐射) with radiation or chemicals until they bled from the mouth.
Scientists say such incidents are rare. Laws have been passed to govern testing. Many research centers now have committees to review all proposed animal experiments, and computers can be used in place of animals in many experiments. But scientists say they can't do without animals to test new drugs and treatments on animals to make sure they're safe for humans. Animal experiments produced vaccines (疫苗) or treatments for diseases such as diabetes (糖尿病), and techniques used in open heart surgery. They're important to efforts to find a treatment for AIDS.
Animal rights activists have shown they will go to almost any length (奉陪到底). One New York researcher received more than 10,000 protest letters following publicity of her experiments in which she gave drugs to monkeys. The researcher was studying drug addiction. A protester was arrested in Connecticut for placing a pipe bomb outside a company that used animals in tests. After fires and break-ins, many labs have bought electronic locks and alarms for protection. Other targets of the animal rights movement are the fur industry, farms, and school biology classes in which children dissect (解剖) frogs.
The movement has scored some successes. A dozen states no longer allow pounds (兽栏) ── places that accept dogs and cats that have no homes ── to sell animals to scientists. Scientists claim the cost of their work will rise as a result.
The battle between scientists and activists raises a basic question: Can modern society be both humane (仁慈的) in its treatment of living things and advanced in its treatment of disease? It seems certain there will be new restrictions placed on the use of animals in scientific experiments.
1. The main idea of the article is ________.| A．fewer animals should be taken to laboratories |
| B．Americans are questioning the use of animals in experiments |
| C．mice and rats make the best subjects for experiments |
| D．scientific experiments can be carried out without animals |
| A．scientists insist they are harmless |
| B．the groups that oppose them aren't very big or powerful |
| C．they are critical for understanding and curing human disease |
| D．there are enough regulations to protect animals from abuse |
| A．explode bombs at laboratories that conduct scientific tests |
| B．point out the diseases that have been cured by scientists |
| C．treat their own pets kindly |
| D．give examples of animals that were mistreated in labs |
| A．not very successful in passing laws to protect animals |
| B．trying many different approaches to accomplish its goals |
| C．more interested in protecting dogs than in protecting mice |
| D．supported mostly by people who dislike scientists |
| A．they can continue using animals in their experiments |
| B．the animal rights movement comes to an end |
| C．they install locks and alarms on their labs |
| D．their supply of animals is increased significantly |
【推荐3】Artificial intelligence (AI) still can’t see the future, but a new algorithm (算法) may come close: using nothing but written movie summaries, the AI can consistently tell which films will play well—or awfully—to critics and audiences. If the model can be further improved, it could one day help producers predict whether a movie will be a failure at the box office, before it’s even made.
To test several AI models, researchers used plot summaries of 42,306 movies from all over the world, many collected from Wikipedia. The models broke the summaries by sentence and used something called sentiment (情感) analysis to analyze each one. Sentences considered “positive”, such as “Thor loves his hammer”, would receive a rating closer to positive one. And sentences that were considered “negative”, like “Thor gets in a fight” would be rated closer to negative one.
Generally, successful movies such as 1951’s Alice in Wonderland—which scored 80% on the movie-rating website Rotten Tomatoes—have frequent waves in sentiment; unsuccessful ones, such as 2009’s The Limits of Control, vary less. It’s not important whether the films begin or end happily, the researchers say. What’s important is that the sentiments change frequently.
The sentiment ratings in each summary were then simplified into a single score to reflect how often the sentiment changed. The researchers tested three different methods of arriving at a final score. All three could predict fairly accurately whether a movie would be unpopular, and one method worked especially well for guessing which thrillers and comedies reviewers would hate.
The methods were not as efficient at guessing which movies would succeed, but they still predicted the results more accurately than random chance. In the future, the researchers say their methods could be bettered to predict the amount a movie could earn at the box office and help producers decide which movies to invest in. The system’s fair judgment might give an advantage to less well-known writers the researchers add. It could also potentially save the public from having to sit through films like Jaws: The Revenge, which online critics and audience alike rate as terrible.
1. How can AI help foresee the future of movies?| A．By testing plot models. | B．By using sentiment analysis. |
| C．By writing summaries. | D．By consulting critics and audiences. |
| A．A happy ending. | B．Famous movie stars. |
| C．A well-known producer. | D．Frequent sentiment changes. |
| A．Increasing box office earnings. |
| B．Assessing a movie’s quality accurately. |
| C．Providing written summaries for critics. |
| D．Helping producers make sensible decisions. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Cautious. | C．Optimistic. | D．Unclear. |
【推荐1】Closeness and independence are both important in our life. Though all humans need both of them, women tend to focus on the first and men on the second. It is as if their lifeblood ran in different directions.
These differences can give women and men differing views of the same situation, as they did in the case of couple I will call Tracy and Brian. When Brian’s old high school friend called him at work and announced he’d be in town on business the following month, Brian invited him to stay for the weekend. That evening he informed Tracy that they were going to have a houseguest, and that he and his friend would go out together the first night to chat like old times. Tracy was upset. She was going to be away on business the week before, and the Friday night when Brian would be out with his friend would be her first night home. But what upset her the most was that Brian had made these plans on his own and informed her of them, rather than discussing them with her before extending the invitation.
Tracy would never make plans, for a weekend or an evening, without first checking with Brian. She can’t understand why he doesn’t show her the same courtesy and consideration that she shows him. But when she protests, Brian says, “I can’t say to my friend, ‘I have to ask my wife for permission’!”
To Brian, checking with his wife means seeking permission, which implies that he is not independent, not free to act on his own. To Tracy, checking with her husband makes her feel good to know and show that she is involved with someone, that her life is bound up with someone else’s.
Tracy and Brian both felt upset by this incident because it cut to the core of their primary concerns. Tracy was hurt because she sensed a failure of closeness in their relationship: He didn’t care about her as much as she cared about him. And he was hurt because he felt she was trying to control him and limit his freedom.
1. What is the primary purpose of the author in writing this passage?| A．To educate the reader on how to maintain good family relationships. |
| B．To tell the reader how to make close connections with other people. |
| C．To suggest the best way of coping with family conflicts. |
| D．To explain the difference in communication styles between men and women. |
| A．She would discuss with Brian. | B．She would simply decide on her own. |
| C．She would ask her friends for advice. | D．She would buy Brian something expensive first. |
| A．be more emotional | B．be easier to get hurt |
| C．focus more on sharing | D．focus more on independence |
【推荐2】A ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small island.
The two survivors, also good friends, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other choice but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they divided the land between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.
The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree beside him and he ate its fruit. The other man’s land remained barren (贫瘠的).
After a week, the first man was lonely so he prayed for a wife. The next day, another ship was completely destroyed, and the only woman survivor soon became his wife. On the other side of the island, there was still nothing.
Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship. In the morning, he found a ship at his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island behind, because he considered the other man unworthy to receive God’s blessings, since none of his prayers had been answered.
As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven, “Why are you leaving your companion on the island?”
“My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything.”
“You are mistaken!” the voice rebuked him. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings.”
“Tell me,” the first man asked with great curiosity, “What did he pray for that I should owe him anything?”
“He prayed that all your prayers be answered.”
1. It can be learned from the passage that .| A．the men prayed for each other selflessly |
| B．the first man was a reliable and devoted friend |
| C．the men got along well with each other on the island |
| D．the men stayed separated to test the power of their prayers |
| A．He lost his chances since he was not brave enough to show his needs. |
| B．His wife was another survivor sent by God to keep him company. |
| C．He lost heart in trouble so he deserves no God’s blessings. |
| D．It was his prayers that helped his friend get out of trouble. |
| A．Ignored. | B．Requested. | C．Criticized. | D．Recognized. |
| A．Helping others is more important than helping yourself. |
| B．Our blessings are the fruits of our prayers alone. |
| C．A life without a friend is a life without a sun. |
| D．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
【推荐3】London-Walking Tour
Hosted by the Cambridge Society of London
Join the Cambridge Society of London and learn more about the historic city of London.
Departing Time: Friday, 27 July 2020, 6.00 pm GMT
Duration: 3 hours
Meeting point: At St Paul’s tube station in front of Café Nero
Open to: Alumni and guests
The City of London is where London began, almost 2,000 years ago, as Roman Londinium. Today it is the financial “square mile”, home to the Bank of England and numerous banks and financial services companies.
This tour focuses on the City’s history and the legacy of that history in its unique governance with its own Lord Mayor and Corporation. We will learn how these institutions evolved since the 12th century, their ancient traditions and their responsibilities today.
Of course, we will also include Roman remains, hidden City gardens, Victorian markets, and historic pubs and find out what makes a cockney (or true Londoner).
Booking information
1. Advanced reservations are required. If you would like to attend this event, please book online using the link below.
2. Numbers are limited to 20 people. Registered members can invite one guest.
Please note only members of the Cambridge Society of London (and their guests) may book tickets. If you are not currently a member and would like to become one, please visit www.camsoclon.org.
3. Price: £13.50 for members, £15 for guests.
4. Insurance(保险) is a must. Each £1.5
1. What is special about London-Walking tour?| A．It offers an opportunity to visit banks. |
| B．It helps to explore the history of London. |
| C．It provides the service of booking online. |
| D．It allows one to invite one of his guests. |
| A．Arrive at St Paul’s tube station at 6.30 pm. |
| B．Book tickets in advance. |
| C．Invite at least one guest. |
| D．Apply to become a member. |
| A．By writing a letter. |
| B．By sending an e-mail. |
| C．By making a call. |
| D．By visiting the website. |
| A．£13.50. | B．£15. | C．£28.50. | D．£31.5. |
| A．To introduce the history of London. |
| B．To tell you how to become a member. |
| C．To advertise the coming activity. |
| D．To give us tips on how to book tickets. |
