1 . One of the best things about London is that so many of its world-famous museums are free to the public. Visitors can enjoy some beautiful paintings, portraits（肖像）and art pieces by famous artists from around the world there.

Imperial War Museum

Located in what was once a hospital, Imperial War Museum offers a fascinating look at war and its impact. With lots of films, photos, videos and audio recordings included in the displays, visitors will come away with a greater insight into the tragedy（悲剧）of wars, as well as the impact they have on society.

National Portrait Gallery

Home to over 11,000 portraits, this delightful art gallery focuses on famous British people through the ages. Portraits, photos, sculptures and drawings of some of the country's most influential and well-known figures gaze upon you as you make your way through the gallery. While its most famous portrait is undoubtedly the one of William Shakespeare, more contemporary pieces do not look out of place alongside artworks that date back hundreds of years.

Royal Air Force Museum

Located in Hendon, Royal Air Force Museum has over one hundred and sixty aircrafts on display and is a must-see for aviation（航空）lovers. Documenting the history of aviation and aircraft in the United Kingdom, the museum has one of the biggest and best collections of military aircraft in the world.

Tate Britain

Founded by sugar businessman Sir Henry Tate, Tate Britain is a wonderful museum to visit, with lots of fantastic British artworks on show. Tate Britain's masterpieces include works by William Blake and Francis Bacon. Wandering around the exhibitions and galleries is a lovely way to spend the day. With the museum lying on the banks of the Thames, you can take a boat to get there.

1. What can we know about Imperial War Museum?

A．It houses Francis Bacon's works.	B．It mainly shows artists' tragedies.
C．It originally served as a hospital.	D．It once stood on the Thames River.

2. In which place can visitors see the picture of William Shakespeare?

A．Imperial War Museum.	B．Tate Britain.
C．Royal Air Force Museum.	D．National Portrait Gallery.

3. What's special about Tate Britain?

A．It is accessible by boat.	B．It focuses on famous people.
C．It attracts many aircraft lovers.	D．It was built by a businesswoman.

2 . The Biggest Shopping Malls in the World

Iran Mall

Now Iran Mall is the biggest mall in the world. Located in Northwest Tehran, it covers a total area of around 21 million square feet. It’s a commercial, cultural and social center. On its roof, people can do activities like hiking, cycling, playing tennis and even swimming. While the already finished areas of Iran Mall come together to make this mall the biggest in the world, some parts are still being built.

Central World

Located in the capital of Thailand, Central World is one of the largest shopping centers in Bangkok. The Central World mall includes 500 stores, 100 restaurants and cafés and 15 cinemas. It has a kid’s zone, a learning center and two department stores. It also has its own ice rink (溜冰场).

South China Mall

The title of “World’s Biggest Mail” was once held by South China Mall in China. But in 2018 the construction of the supermall in Iran brought it down one spot to second place. It covers an area of 7. 1 million square feet and was opened in 2005. It includes seven different zones that are designed to be like important cities around the world. One zone includes a model Arc de Triomphe (凯旋门) like the one in Paris, and another with gondolas (long and narrow boats) in Venice.

Mall of Istanbul

Mall of Istanbul covers over 7 million square feet space. Besides the shopping choices, this one has a large theme park right inside! It’s the first of its kind in Turkey. It has over 300 stores. Moreover, it has several performance centers, a gourmet (美食) center and a shopping center. It is also home to Turkey’s biggest cinema center with 12 theaters.

1. In which mall are there some parts still under construction?

A．Iran Mall.

B．Central World.

C．South China Mall.

D．Mall of Istanbul.

2. What can you do in South China Mall?

A．Visit a 7.1-million-square-foot boat.

B．Do exciting recreational activities on its roof.

C．Shop in fifteen different foreign zones.

D．See models of other countries’ typical scenes.

3. What makes Mall of Istanbul special in Turkey?

A．Its performance centers.	B．Its large inside theme park.
C．Its biggest gourmet center.	D．Its world’s largest ice rink.

3 . As the saying goes, "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music is very important in our lives and here are four of the greatest musicians in history.

Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827)

Born in Bonn, Germany, Beethoven never held an official position in Vienna. He supported himself by giving concerts, teaching piano, and the sale of his compositions(作曲). The last 30 years of Beethoven's life were filled with a lot of hard times, the first of which was his deafness. Beethoven's music greatly influenced the next generation of musicians.

Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750)

Bach, "the father of modern music", was born in Eisenach, Germany. His parents died when he was nine years old, and in 1695 he went to live with his brother Johann Christoph, who was an organist(风琴手)in Ohrdruf. He stayed there until 1700. Seven years later, he moved back to Weimar, where he served as court(宫廷)organist for nine years. His music greatly influenced classical music.

Frederic Chopin(1810-1849)

Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola, Poland. He showed a talent for the piano at a very young age. Chopin began composing when he was still a child, but some of his early works have been lost. He gave his first public concert in 1818.Chopin was considered as the leading musician of his time.

Franz Schubert(1797-1828)

Schubert was born and died in Vienna. Unlike most of his predecessors(前辈), Schubert was not a great performer. He never had much money but he was very productive. He wrote his first masterpiece when he was only sixteen. However, he died young, before his talents had even been known.

1. Where was Beethoven born?

A．In Vienna.

B．In America.

C．In Germany.

D．In Poland.

2. Who is called "the father of modern music"?

A．Bach.

B．Beethoven.

C．Schubert.

D．Chopin.

3. When did Chopin give his first public concert?

A．In 1707.

B．In 1818.

C．In 1810.

D．In 1828.

4. What do we know about the four musicians?

A．They all lived a hard life at their old age.	B．They were all born in Germany.
C．They were all talented musicians.	D．They all served as a court organist.

4 . When I was reading a post about taking someone to the movies, something happened a couple of years ago suddenly hit me.

I used to drink Cokes and they had a competition where there was a code inside the bottle cap. You might win something so long as you went to a website and entered the code. I won some free Cokes. But what astonished and delighted me was the Grand Prize I won then.

The Grand Prize was free movies for a year. They pointed out that one movie a week was what free movies for a year meant. All of the tickets were valid(有效的)for one year from the day I received them. So I must use them in the following year. 1 used quite a few taking friends to movies we all wanted to see.

Then I donated 20 tickets(all I had left by that time)to the local Women's Transition House. Women and children could go there when they want to avoid a bad situation in general and get help to make a new start. It was the best thing I did with the tickets.

My workplace team had decided to help people in need, so we collected donations for that particular New Year's Day. I knew that the Women's Transition House provided some childcare for the women so they could go for job interviews and things like that.

I put those tickets in a box and wrote a note on the outside. And I asked the Women's Transition House staff to give movie tickets to women there over the holidays to have some fun to do, with or without their children, which made me really happy.

1. How did the author get the tickets?

A．By visiting a website by chance.	B．By reading a post.
C．By getting a code from a website.	D．By winning the prize for drinking Cokes.

2. How many tickets did the author donate?

A．10.

B．20.

C．30.

D．40.

3. Which of the following best describe the author?

A．Lucky and caring.	B．Strict and careful.
C．Responsible and patient.	D．Brave and kind.

4. Which of the following proverb can best explain the main idea of this article?

A．Actions speak louder than words.	B．Good luck favors those who are always ready.
C．The roses in their hands, the flavor in mine.	D．God helps those who help themselves.

5 . Good Schools to Learn English

Atlanta English Institute (AEI)

It is designed for academically oriented, non-native speaking adults from beginners levels to those seeking mastery. Each program in the school is specially designed for our students and based on their current English levels and their goals. a student may register anytime, not merely at the beginning of a course. But at the middle of the course, registration time depends on the availability of space in the classrooms.

Atlanta International Language Institute (AILI)

It provides the opportunity to learn how to read, write and speak English as a second language for those who have little knowledge of the English language. Courses include ten continuous weekly classes and the classes meet once a week for two hours. The curriculum of this language program is built for groups of three or more students who can complete the material in ten weeks.

TALK Atlanta English School (TAES)

Located in the heart of Atlanta's Midtown Center area on Peachtree Street, it opened in 2011. Atlanta is home to numerous industries, making the Midtown location perfectly suited for corporate programs. With ample covered street parking space, the school is designed in the popular Atlanta loft style and has 10 large classrooms, a large and welcoming reception area, devoted full-time teachers and staff for teenagers and adults.

Language Institute of Georgia (LIG)

It is a well-established school in Atlanta that offers English classes using Graded Reader Method. Our maximum class size is eight students. Class meets once a week for two hours for six weeks. Please check our schedule section for start dates. Refunds (退款) have to be requested within a week of the start date of the class.

1. How many hours does it take students to finish the courses at AILI?

A．Ten.

B．Twelve.

C．Twenty.

D．Twenty-four.

2. What should students who need a refund pay attention to at LIG?

A．The limited courses there.	B．The location of its reception area.
C．The deadline for a refund demand.	D．The requested levels of the students.

3. What do the four schools have in common?

A．They are located in the same city.	B．They all use Graded Reader Method.
C．They have the same registration time.	D．They are all intended for adult learners.

6 . Architecture Summer School

Course overview

It will be an interesting design experience at the Royal College of Art School of Architecture. The Architecture Summer School offers a challenging and attractive programmer of design studio experience, visits, lectures and skill training.

Admission criteria

Participants must:

<>have an undergraduate degree in design or a creative background;

<>have a good level of English language;

<>be 18 years or over.

How to apply

We do not accept applications at the moment. The below information does not apply until the course is live again. To apply, please complete our online application form. This online form requires you to;

<> submit your Curriculum Vitae (简历);

<> submit a 300-word statement of interest outlining your relevant experience or practice and why you would like to join the Architecture Summer School.

If your application is accepted, you will be emailed with a booking link so that you can make payment of the course fee. The place will be held until the payment deadline, and if you do not make payment by this date then your place will be offered to another participant.

If your application is unsuccessful, we will inform you by email. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide personal feedback due to the great number of applications that we receive.

If the course is fully booked and your application is successful, we will add your name to a waiting list.

Application deadlines

Applications will be assessed by the RCA course team every two weeks or until the course is fully booked. We will inform all applicants by email within two weeks after they submit an application. Participants are advised to apply early to avoid disappointment as places are strictly limited.

1. What's the requirement if you want to apply for Architecture Summer School?

A．Applying on line now.

B．Being at least 18 years old.

C．Holding a graduate degree, in design.

D．Having a good command of foreign languages.

2. What should you do when you complete the online application form?

A．Submit your design work.

B．Pay 300 pounds in advance.

C．Mail the school your course fee

D．Describe your reason for joining the school.

3. What if you don't pay by the payment deadline?

A．You may not get the place.

B．You may get a personal feedback.

C．You will have to pay a double fee later.

D．You will find your name on the waiting list.

7 . Across the globe, we've developed a coffee addiction, and we've become addicted to single-use cups: 600 billion disposable cups are produced and sold annually. But there's a growing push to cut this down.

Here's the problem with disposable coffee cups: The thin, waxy, plastic coating inside makes it tricky to recycle or compost them. So, they most go into a landfill （垃圾填埋场）. More than that, it takes a lot of energy and resources to make them. Starbucks and McDonald's are trying to develop a disposable coffee cup that can be both recyclable and compostable. But that's easier said than done. The coffee giants have been dangling a million dollars to anybody who can crack the code.

The Rolling Stones are also thinking about the sustainable cups. If you see the Stones in concert this summer and go to get a drink, there may be no single-use plastic cup for you. The bands approached Michael Martin, who has produced a bunch of big Earth Day concerts, asking for help to eliminate plastic waste. He came up with a simple solution.

"When you come up to get your first beverage（饮料）, you put down a $3 deposit, you get a really high-quality Rolling Stones-branded cup," says Martin. "You use it throughout the night, and at the end of the event you can turn your cup in and get your $3 back or you can keep your cup." If you return the heavier plastic cup at the end of the show, it gets washed and used again. Or recycled.

But this idea — returning and reusing a cup — this is not that complicated. So why is this just being tried now? "That's a really good question," says Martin. "In America, we're a throwaway society, and so we're hoping we'll be able to wake people up and change things." He's starting with rock concerts because artists have a pretty powerful platform. I mean, if Mick Jagger tells his fans to stop abusing the planet, who's going to say no to that?

1. Why is there a growing push to cut single-use cups down?

A．Because too many people are coffee addicts.

B．Because disposable cups are hard to recycle and compost.

C．Because it takes a lot of energy and resources to recycle them.

D．Because Starbucks and McDonald's are dangling a million dollars.

2. What does the underlined phrase "crack the code" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．develop a cup.	B．set up a recycling company.
C．find the password.	D．tackle the problem.

3. What can we infer from Martin's solution?

A．People will wash the cups at the end of the show.

B．People hand in the cup and get 3-dollar reward.

C．People can own the cup by paying 3 dollars.

D．People must pay 3 dollars and return the cup.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Artists have a great impact.

B．Martin is giving a rock concert.

C．Mick Jagger' fans are abusing the planet.

D．Mick Jagger' fans never disagree with him.

8 . Strange Museums You Never Know

Some museums hold stranger collections than others. Here's our list of the extremely unusual ones.

The Museum of Bad Art

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and to the curators at the Museum of Bad Art, none of these pieces are beautiful. They're either bad pieces made by otherwise talented artists, or bad pieces made by untalented artists. The collection includes portraits, landscapes, and still life pieces.

International Banana Museum

You can find practically every object shaped like a banana at this museum in Mecca, California. Some examples ： staplers, statues, record players, and salt and pepper shakers. Even better, you can also eat practically any banana-flavored treat here, like banana ice cream, banana soda, and, of course, banana splits.

Busy Beaver Button Museum

Learn about the history of buttons. Appreciate a collection of political, humorous, and just plain entertaining buttons. You can even make your own button at this hidden Chicago museum. And you can get a reward if you complete some 18th century puzzles.

National Museum of Roller Skating

This museum in Lincoln. Nebraska, has the largest collection of historical roller skates, in the world. Some skates are almost 200 years old! There are also skating costumes, thousands of photos of skaters and programs from national and international roller skating competitions.

International UFO Museum and Research Center

Do aliens （外星人）exist? If so, what is their preferred mode of transportation? The IUFOMRC in Roswell, New Mexico, is dedicated to answering these questions and researching UFO activity. It includes exhibits on crop circles, Area 51 and other alien-related events. It even keeps an official record of UFO sightings across the country.

1. What can we do in the Busy Beaver Button Museum?

A．Learn about the museum's history.

B．Admire buttons of all kinds.

C．Find the hidden buttons in the museum.

D．Reward those who complete puzzles.

2. If you are crazy about outer space civilization, which museum could be your choice?

A．The Museum of Bad Art.

B．International Banana Museum.

C．National Museum of Roller Skating.

D．International UFO Museum and Research Center.

3. What do these museums have in common?

A．Rich history.	B．Practical impact.
C．Unusual exhibition.	D．International influence.

9 . Start Reading More in 2021

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab

In 1714, Addie LaRue made a bargain to live forever. Since then, she's traveled the globe trying to leave her mark on the world — but when you live for centuries, it's hard for anyone to remember your name. That is, until she meets a man in a hidden bookstore hundreds of years later who does. This time-traveling tale will fill your heart with magic and wonder.

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

Through stories about real people （like Martin Luther King Jr.） and intense historical research, author Isabel Wilkerson links the hidden caste（等级）systems of America with India and Nazi Germany, and examines the solutions that are necessary in order for the country to move forward. This novel is eye-opening, informative and an absolute must-read.

Midnight Sun

Stepbenie Meyer

"Midnight Sun" was one of the most highly expected books of 2020. In this fifth companion book to the popular “Twilight” series, readers get a glimpse into the vampire Edward Cullen's views on his relationship with Bella Swan, accompanied with details of his past and inner thoughts. Fans. of the series will finally be able to understand the star-crossed lovers' tale as a whole.

The Girl With the Louding Voice

Abi Dare

This tale follows Adunni, a teenage girl growing up in a rural Nigerian village, who wants nothing more than an education. Despite many barriers that come her way, Adunni manages to escape poverty in order to build the life she dreamed of. This story of determination and hope will teach you about the power of reaching for your dreams and never giving up.

1. Who might like V. E. Schwab's book better?

A．History lovers.	B．Fantasy story lovers.
C．Art lovers.	D．Adventure lovers.

2. What is special about Midnight Sun?

A．It belongs to one of a series of books.

B．It can arouse readers' fighting spirits.

C．It tells readers Meyer's inner thoughts.

D．It is written from Bella’s points of view.

3. Which book will you choose if you are interested in the inspiring story?

A．Midnight Sun.

B．Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

C．The Girl With the Louding Voice.

D．The lnvisible Life of Addie LaRue.

10 . Darrell Blatchley, a marine biologist and environmentalist based in the Philippine city of Davao, received a call from the Philippines, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (渔业与水产资源局) early Friday morning reporting a death of a young whale.

When the necropsy (尸检) was performed, Blatchley told NPR, he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whale’s stomach. “It was full of plastic nothing but nonstop plastic.” he said “It was filled to the point that its stomach was as hard as a baseball.” That means that this animal has been suffering not for days or weeks but for months or even a year or more,” Blatchley added.

Blatchley is the founder and owner of the D’Bone Collector Museum, a natural history museum in Davao. In the coming days, the museum will display all the items found in the whale’s system. Blatchley and his team work with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and other organizations to assist in rescue and recovery of marine animals.

“Within the last 10 years, we have recovered 61 whales and dolphins just within the Davao Gulf,” he said. “Of them, 57 have died due to man whether they took plastic or fishing nets or other waste, or gotten caught in pollution — and four were pregnant.”

Blatchley said he hoped that the latest incident would launch the issue of plastic pollution in the Philippines and across the globe. “If we keep going this way, it will be more uncommon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic,” he said.

1. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?

A．The whale was starved to death.

B．The dead whale must have swallowed a baseball.

C．Blatchley was very shocked at what he found.

D．Blatchley didn’t make preparations for the necropsy.

2. What will be shown in the D’Bone Collector Museum?

A．Waste collected from the ocean.

B．Things found in the whale’s body.

C．The whole system of the whale.

D．Many different tools of whaling.

3. What does Blatchley think of plastic pollution in the Philippines?

A．Worrying.	B．Indifferent.
C．Inspiring.	D．Mild.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A Whale Found Dead of Plastic	B．Stand Up for Protecting Whales
C．Plastic Threatening Our Existence	D．Natural Death or Merciless Murder