【推荐1】◆Electric Underground

7：30 pm-1：00 am Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Do you know who's playing in your area？ We're bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands． Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract（合同）？ If so， come early to the talk at 7：30 pm by Jules Skye， a successful record producer． He's going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music．

◆Gee Whizz

8：30 pm-10：30 pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Come and see Gee Whizz perform． He's the funniest stand-up comedian（喜剧演员） on the comedy scene． This joyful show will please everyone， from the youngest to the oldest． Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7：00 pm for drinks and snacks（快餐）．

◆Simon's Workshop

5：00 pm-7：30 pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy（喜剧）． The workshop looks at every kind of comedy， and practices many different ways of making people laugh． Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years' experience of teaching comedy． His workshops are exciting and fun． An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny．

◆Charlotte Stone

8：00 pm-11：00 pm Pizza World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music； this is a great evening out． Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD， with James Pickering on the piano． The menu is Italian， with excellent meat and fresh fish， pizzas and pasta（面食）． Book early to get a table． Our bar is open all day， and serves cocktails， coffee， beer， and white wine．

1. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced？ ______

A．Jules Skye．	B．Gee Whizz．
C．Charlotte Stone．	D．James Pickering．

2. What do we know about Simon's Workshop？ ______

A．It requires membership status．

B．It lasts three hours each time．

C．It is run by a comedy club．

D．It is held every Wednesday．

3. When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs？ ______

A．5：00 pm-7：30 pm．	B．7：30 pm-1：00 am．
C．8：00 pm-11：00 pm．	D．8：30 pm-10：30 pm．

【推荐2】Events in Natural History Museum at South Kensington.

Dino Snores for Kids

16 August 2019, 18:45—22:00

This unique sleepover gives kids aged 7 to 11 the chance to explore the Museum after dark while taking part in fun and educational activities. At midnight, it’s time to settle down to sleep. In the morning, you’ll get to experience a live animal show before waving goodbye to the Museum when it opens to the public at 10:00. Adult:￡60. Child:￡60. Breakfast included.

Copycats at Lates

29 May 2019, 18:00— 22:00

Humans are exploring and copying nature’s solutions to meet the challenges of our modern world. Explore the Museum after hours and discover how cutting-edge research, technology and design are turning to nature to seek new ways of advancing society. Free entry, no ticket required.

Yoga Under a Whale

7 July 2019, 08:00— 09:15

Enjoy a yoga session inspired by the Museum’s connections with the natural world. Join us under Hintze Hall’s splendid blue whale skeleton for a cosy experience with movement and sound. After your class, enjoy special access to an exhibition or gallery before the Museum opens. Adult:￡35. Member gets a discount.

Crime Scene Live

8 June 2019, 18:30—22:30

A priceless stone has been stolen from the Natural History Museum and a killer is on the loose. It’s up to you to gather the evidence, analyze the facts and carry out experiments to bring the criminal to justice. Due to the nature of some of your detective duties we strongly recommend that you wear trousers and flat shoes. Adult:￡63. Ticket includes a free drink on arrival.

1. Which activity might appeal to children interested in animals?

A．Copycats at Lates.	B．Crime Scene Live.
C．Dino Snores for Kids.	D．Yoga Under a Whale.

2. What do we know about Yoga Under a Whale?

A．It takes place in the morning.

B．It is intended for the whole family.

C．It offers free admission to its members.

D．Its members should pay￡35 to visit the Museum.

3. What can you do if you take part in Crime Scene Live?

A．Enjoy a free meal.	B．Practise solving a case.
C．Read more detective stories.	D．Perform your duty in uniform.

【推荐1】Beginning a new course, a new term, life in a new city or country, and a new household can be big adjustments, especially when your housemates may also be adjusting to many new changes too. Finding a balance of living with each other, being sociable, and respecting privacy (隐私) can make a new household even better.     1    .

Respect (尊重) others’   space

    2    . Respect their boundaries (边界) by giving them their breathing space when they are in their room, or trying to study. Other people may have different timetables to you, so make sure you follow the “quiet hours ”between 10 p. m. and 7 a. m..

    3    

This especially applies to food! Don’t eat anything that you have not bought yourself. Decide on whether you share common household goods like milk, shampoo, and toilet paper. If you haven’t agreed to share, do not touch.

Communicate Well

Learn your housemates’ needs and preferences and respect them. Are they a clean freak, while you’re happy to let the dishes sit for a few days?     4    , and stick to it. It is important to remember that listening is a large part of communication. When it is your turn to talk, express your needs in a clear and kind way.

We’re All In This Together

Sharing houses comes with a lot of benefits. You can share great memories, the stories of your day, maybe share a monthly housemate dinner or share the load of cleaning.     5    .

A．Never touch others’   food

B．Never borrow without asking

C．Everyone has their own privacy

D．Therefore, you can start a new life

E．It’s important to reach an agreement early

F．The following advice is useful if you have a new household

G．Shared living is best when all housemates can think of each other

【推荐2】Living alone is hard, especially for old people. Besides, some old homeowners might have trouble bringing food and articles of daily use in from a car. Or they might need someone to tell them where they’ve put their house keys.

College students are trying to find cheap, comfortable places to live without borrowing even more money from a bank. Dorms(宿舍) are a choice for some, but they often come with crowded bathrooms, shared bedrooms. And sometimes university housing is even more expensive than local apartments. A Canadian organization, Toronto HomeShare, noticed both of these problems and came up with a way to solve the problem.

College students usually deal with some housework and provide company while living in comfortable environments without breaking the bank. The old benefit from it spiritually. Nick, a 27-year-old graduate student who lives with 75-year-old Maureen Tara, said, “Coming back home to Tara’s family helps me recover because it’s such a relaxed environment here. If I’ve had a hard day and I’m feeling low, there’s lots of love in the air.”

The level of care that older housemates need is different. Joshua is in a poor state of health. His son thanks the college student living with his dad for his help in dangerous situations when he’s not around. “At least, there is someone to talk to my dad,” says Joshua’s son. Students who’ve moved to a new city, far from their families and the comforts of a home-cooked meal, also need to find peace in their living situation.     

Boston’s Nesterly is a homeshare app for senior/student living pairings, and people living in St. Louis’s Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood can take part in Homeshare St. Louis. The advantages of senior/student homeshare program are clear, and they might just make college students wonder why this wasn’t a choice when they were sharing crowded dorms with others.

1. What is the trouble of the old people living alone according to Paragraph 1?

A．They miss their families too much.

B．They cannot go somewhere far away.

C．They have trouble dealing with daily housework.

D．They cannot save themselves in dangerous situations.

2. What is Toronto HomeShare’s way to deal with the problem of the old and college students?

A．By making them live together.

B．By organizing students to help the old.

C．By making them experience each other’s life.

D．By supporting students’ life with the old’s money.

3. What does the example of Nick show?

A．College students may face great stress.

B．College students do chores to cover their rent.

C．Old people need young people’s help and care.

D．Sharing homes benefits college students spiritually.

4. What does the last paragraph say about the homeshare program?

A．It will include many other services.

B．It is carried out in Boston and St. Louis.

C．It needs to improve its services.

D．It is doubted by college students.

【推荐3】The loveliest house that I’ve ever lived in was one that I lived in with my grandparents when I was a child. The name of the house was Crosslands. And I have some very happy memories of Crosslands.

It was, it seemed, so huge to me as a child. And it had a lovely living room with a piano in it and a lovely sort of hall with lots of carpets and chests and antiques(古董)and so on. And there was a mysterious room. It was the drawing room, and we only used it on Sundays, or Christmas Day or Easter Day, and I used to be amazed about this room because it had the best furniture in it but it was covered up with sheets. It was as if all the furniture was wearing clothes and it seemed to me ridiculous that we couldn't enjoy this beautiful furniture all the week through. And probably my favorite rom was the kitchen. It had a lovely red flagstone(石板)floor, which was always highly polished, and an Aga, you know, one of those big cookers that heats the whole room so it was always warm there. It was a very warm room with baked bread and my grandmother used to make ice cream and we’d eat it in there and … there was a vegetable garden leading from there so I spent a lot of time in the vegetable garden picking peas and eating them — my grandmother used to really cross with me because I used to pick all the vegetables and the fruit for our meals and then I’d eat half of them, because they tasted so delicious coming fresh from the garden.

I went back to it a few years ago and it was a big mistake. They've modernized it inside, they've got rid of those lovely old fire-place … have just gone. And they've knocked a wall down so the drawing room and the living room have become one big modern plastic kind of room. But I think what upset me most about it was the feeling that the house had shrunk. It had become smaller and my memory of this lovely large warm comfortable. house had turned into an old house with modernized rooms inside it. And it taught me a lesson really, that you can’t go back on the past and recapture it. But there's still a beautiful memory there.

1. An Aga (in paragraph 2) is probably the name of ___________.

A．something made of red flagstones	B．an ancient kind of air-conditioner
C．something used for preparing food	D．a place where vegetables are grown

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the drawing room?

A．It was amazing because the beautiful clothes in it

B．It had very good furniture but wasn't used very often.

C．It was the place where the author first learned drawing.

D．It had a mysterious atmosphere on Sundays and festivals.

3. The author thought it was a mistake to go back to the house largely because ________.

A．the house was in terrible condition	B．the house had a new owner
C．she couldn't move back into it any longer	D．it was far from what she had expected

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