I’m studying English at a school in the UK at the moment and having a wonderful time, meeting new friends and getting to know the country. We have the chance to go on lots of trips and recently we visited the famous town of Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Before we went, we prepared for the trip.
We were there for the whole day and we all thought it would be best to do the research in the morning.
Stratford is a lovely town and we spent the afternoon enjoying the sights. After lunch we looked around Holy Trinity Church, and of course we visited the house where the world’s most famous playwright was born and grew up.
Besides being fun, it was a great way to practice our English, and not only because we were able to speak to local people.
| A．However, many of the shops were closed. |
| B．We could then relax in the afternoon and have a tour. |
| C．In class the next day we presented the results of our surveys. |
| D．But we didn’t just walk around the town taking photographs. |
| E．On the other hand, the weather was better than we had expected. |
| F．That was followed by some fun boating on the river before we left. |
| G．We worked in teams and created some surveys on different subjects. |
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【推荐1】Why do visitors go to museums? I often ask this question to those who have ever come to a museum.
Professionals
This category includes teachers, educators, museum professionals, artists, and people in related fields.
Explorers
Experience Seekers
An experience seeker is a person who is checking off a list of landmarks to visit, whether personal or as a tourist.
Facilitators
Facilitators come because of someone else. They are perhaps bringing a friend or a group of people- possibly the children or students because they think the visit would benefit the others, not out of a personal need.
| A．They want to see what is typical of that place. |
| B．Their goals may range by their particular .roles. |
| C．There are different reasons for visitors’ coming here. |
| D．You may wonder why I’ m interested in this question. |
| E．Others will naturally pay a visit to museums regularly. |
| F．Their personal need is to make a good experience for others. |
| G．They come because attending museums satisfies their curiosity. |
【推荐2】You might not want a holiday in your hometown, but there is probably someone who does. And, in exchange, you could have a cheap vacation anywhere in the world.
Just picture the scene: you’re watching the sunset from the balcony of a Caribbean island house. It’s large. And it’s free as long as you don’t mind the owners living in your home at the same time.
All you need to be a home-swapper is the Internet and a rough idea of when and where you want to go on holiday. When you find someone whose dates match yours, and who wants to visit your area, you’re all set to swap.
The advantages are numerous: you can save a fortune in accommodation cost. You could get to use the owners’ car, boat, bikes, pool or gym. You might even be able to come to an arrangement about looking after each other’s pets!
You also get to live like a local, and you might be invited around to neighbors’ homes for tea, barbecues and tips on the area. People say that these cultural experiences are the memories that last. Plus, instead of one tiny hotel room, you have an entire house where you can make yourself at home. And it’s not cold and impersonal like a hotel room.
Of course, there are disadvantages. A lot of effort and communication are needed before the arrangements are finalized. Nobody wants a stranger living in their house, sleeping in their bed and using their bathroom, so you have to get to know each other well beforehand.
Some people are concerned about theft or property damage, but in reality this is very rare. Most home-exchangers have the view that “If they can trust me with their house, I can trust them with mine.” The worse complaint people have is the difference in standards of cleanness.
If you’re interested in home-exchange for your next holiday, start by contacting a famous agency like homelink.org and intervac,co.uk. These agencies will also have advice about preparing for a home-exchange.
1. What will you most probably remember if you have exchanged your home with another?| A．The sunset. |
| B．The car or boat of the home owner. |
| C．The pet of the home owner. |
| D．A gathering in his neighborhood. |
| A．trying to know each other |
| B．surfing the Internet for information |
| C．inviting your neighbors home for tea |
| D．finding someone who wants to visit your area |
| A．In a story book. | B．In a guide book. |
| C．In a textbook. | D．In a science book. |
【推荐3】Best Places to Visit in the UK
United Kingdom has long been a popular European tourist place for many because of its beautiful countryside, historic cities, top museums and outstanding theaters. Here are some of the best places to visit in the UK.
Cambridge
Cambridge is a beautiful English city located on the River Cam just north of London. As the home to one of the world’s top universities, the University of Cambridge, it has all of the cultural and entertainment choices you might expect from a college town.
Chester
Located on the River Dee in Cheshire, England, Chester is more than 2,000 years old, which means there is plenty of history, culture and architecture lasting several centuries. The ancient walls around the city are one of Chester’s biggest tourist attractions.
Stonehenge
One of the most famous sites in the world,Stonehenge consists of earthworks surrouding a circular setting of large standing stone in southwest England.It is also home to some of the most important Neolithic and Bronze Age finds and structures in the UK. It was not until 1600 BC that Stonehenge came to be completed.
Lake Distric
Located in northwest England, the Lake District is the second largest National Park in the UK. The main attractions are the lakes, mountains and hills. It is England’s famous destination for hiking and climbing.
1. What will you do in Cambridge?| A．Do various shopping. | B．Meet famous people. |
| C．Visit the top university. | D．Enjoy wonderful music. |
| A．Cambridge. | B．Chester. | C．Stonehenge. | D．Lake district. |
| A．to compare four tourist attractions in the UK |
| B．to encourage people to have a holiday in the UK |
| C．to list some of the best holiday activities in the UK |
| D．to recommend some tourist attractions in the UK |
Some people live to climb the highest mountains. Some people live only dreaming about it while others live to avoid ever climbing at all. But one thing is certain, all people meet mountains in their life.
When I was a little girl, my family moved to a tiny town at the bottom of a big mountain. One day after school, while exploring the green woods of this magnificent mountain, I almost fell on a set of stairs. What could these steps lead to? Curiosity got the best of me as I knew it would be starting to get dark soon. I started climbing up those strangely mysterious steps.
I climbed and climbed. There was nothing but just green bushes and these steps. I had to reach the top! But it was now getting real dark. If I kept going I might not be able to see my way back. My mum would be worried sick if I didn’t come home soon. So I ran back home almost in the dark while trying not to get too scared.
Anxiously I went to bed dreaming about what I would find at the top of this magical mountain. Could there be a castle up there? Maybe I would find a monster(怪物). Maybe I was taking the risk of never coming back home. Or, maybe all I would find was absolutely nothing! But something inside me was going to climb that mountain at all cost. I could hardly wait to try this adventure again.
Now we live in a world surrounded by the “can’t do” attitudes. We all fall down. We all have doubts and regrets. Still we must climb and dream about what’s at the top of our mountain. Monsters may appear or the night will fall. But never ever give up on your dream! Never let anyone tell you, “You can’t.” Dream big and climb high!
1. What made the author start to climb up the stairs to the mountain top? (不多于五个单词)2. Why did the author hurry back home without reaching the top of the mountain? Give two reasons．(不多于十五个单词)
3. How would you describe the author in terms of personalities? (不多于十个单词)
4. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (没有字数要求)
5. What’s your attitude towards the “mountain” in your life? Please explain. (没有字数要求)
【推荐2】Math had never been something I was good at since middle school. Classes became harder in high school, and I was even further from a math teacher’s dream student. So at the start of my freshman year, I had an aversion to math. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to do well, but simply that I didn’t think I was able to do well. “I can’t” became my state of mind in all things related to math.
However, I was soon to learn that “I can’t” was not a choice in Mr. A’s class.
Mr. A always greeted us with open arms as he said, “Welcome! Smile! It’s a great day to be alive!” It was clear that Mr. A had a true passion (热情) not only for math but for teaching. If Mr. A ever experienced bad days in life, he never showed it. Mr. A greeted us with that same smile every day. He encouraged each student, from the top achiever to the “I can’t” student.
I found myself looking forward to math class, although I still hated the subject itself. Being in Mr. A’s presence made me feel good, as if I had the chance to succeed. As the year progressed, I spent increasingly more time on my homework, and I met with Mr. A weekly. My classmates began to do the same, and it became “cool” to have lunch and talk with Mr. A. We didn’t know it at the time, but he was changing our attitudes .
Though my story is not one of overnight success and I didn’t become a straight-A math student, my hard work did begin to pay off and my grades slowly began to climb. There were hard times, of course. Difficult math questions sometimes succeeded in bringing me down, but Mr. A kept reminding (提醒) me, “Kate, smile! It’s a great day to be alive!”
1. What does the underlined word “aversion” in paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．Interest. | B．Hate. | C．Duty. | D．Passion. |
| A．She made rapid progress. | B．She fell in love with math. |
| C．She became a straight-A math student. | D．She still felt upset at difficult math questions sometimes. |
| A．To remind us that math is difficult . | B．To share her method of learning math. |
| C．To honor a good teacher who changed her. | D．To show how she got through a hard time about math. |
【推荐3】Working at a bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks was living the life - just not the life she wanted. Sure, she was happy. But she wanted to do something that felt important and was fulfilling on a deeper level.
Some people seeking meaning might read a self-help book or perhaps volunteer a few hours a week. Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut for three months to participate in Adamah, a Jewish farming program that focuses on sustainable (可持续的) living and growing sustainable food. She returned to New York with a new purpose and a variety of new skills to make her dreams a reality.
“One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah, which means ‘Earth’ in Hebrew, was how they handled the waste they had, primarily through composting (堆肥),” she says. “And I just thought, ‘Why aren’t we doing that here?”
The Adamah program opened Sacks’ eyes to the damage that consumer culture is doing on a local, national, and global level, and the need to find solutions. So in 2016, she took a master composting course and started working with a food rescue program, which she named “trash walking.”
During walks around her neighborhood, Sacks, 31, picked through garbage to look for reusable items. Soon, her trash walks expanded to include company trash cans along with residential trash. Surprisingly, she discovered a wide range of really great stuff - like clothing, decorations, plates and food.
Sacks’ main focus is simply getting people to pay attention to how many unnecessary things they buy and then throw away. “Once you become conscious of the way you consume, you can see ways you improve,” she says.
1. Why did Sacks participate in the program Adamah?| A．She was concerned about her job. |
| B．She intended to do volunteer work. |
| C．She preferred a more meaningful life. |
| D．She expected to learn living skills. |
| A．The way they dealt with the waste. |
| B．The sustainable food they produced. |
| C．The importance they placed on farming. |
| D．The modern lifestyle they stuck to. |
| A．A farmer. | B．A doer. |
| C．A follower. | D．A dreamer. |
| A．Take part in trash walking. |
| B．Reflect on consumption patterns. |
| C．Stop throwing away things. |
| D．Avoid buying new items. |
