1 . From the modern London Eye to the historic Tower of London, below are London's most visited tourist attractions. Many of London's top attractions are free, making them affordable places to learn about some culture. Whether you prefer history or modern art, you'll find it at one of these must-visit spots.

British Museum

The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times, from around the world. The most interesting and exciting parts include the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures (雕塑) and the mummies in the Ancient Egypt collection. Some exhibitions require tickets.

National Gallery

The greatest and most beautiful building of Trafalgar Square, London's National Gallery is a vast space filled with Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries. In this impressive art gallery you can find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs. Some exhibitions require tickets.

Tate Modern

Sitting on the banks of the Thames is the Tate Modern, Britain's national museum of modern and contemporary (当代的) art. Its unique shape is due to it being a power station before. The gallery's restaurants offer wonderful views across the city. Some exhibitions require tickets.

Coca-Cola London Eye

The Coca-Cola London Eye is a major feature of London's skyline. It has some of London's best views from its 32 capsules, each weighing 10 tonnes and holding up to 25 people. Climb aboard for a breathtaking experience, with an unforgettable view of more than 55 of London's most famous landmarks — all in just 30 minutes!

Madame Tussauds

At Madame Tussauds, you'll come face-to-face with some of the world's most famous faces. From Shakespeare to Lady Gaga you'll meet influential figures from show business, sport, politics and even royalty. Strike a pose with Usain Bolt, get close to One Direction or receive a once-in-a-lifetime audience with Her Majesty the Queen.

1. What do the British Museum and the National Gallery have in common?

A．Both have chargeable exhibitions.

B．Both are on the banks of the Thames.

C．Both have vast spaces and special shapes.

D．Both exhibit modern and contemporary art.

2. If visitors want to get a better view of London's famous landmarks, they should visit _____.

A．the Tate Modern

B．the British Museum

C．the National Gallery

D．the Coca-Cola London Eye

3. In Madame Tussauds, visitors can _____.

A．enjoy Shakespeare's works

B．talk to some famous people

C．watch Lady Gaga's performance

D．see figures of many influential people

2 . Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Where: Becket, Massachusetts
When: June 15-Aug. 24
Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights (最精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem's production of Alvin Ailey's “The Lark Ascending”, which opens the festival.
Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. jacobspillow.org.
Moab Music Festival
Where: Moab, Utah
When: Aug. 29-Sept. 9
This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”, where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.
Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming
When: July 19-28
There's something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the world's largest outdoor stage.
Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. cfdrodeo.com.
The Glimmerglass Festival
Where: Cooperstown, New York
When: July 6-Aug. 24
Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year's performances include Wagner's “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi's “King for a Day”, in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers (作曲家).
Tickets start at $26. glimmerglass.org.
1. If you want to enjoy a “Grotto Concert”, which date suits you best?

A．June 15.	B．July 19.
C．August 24.	D．September 4.

2. If you go to Cheyenne to watch a competition and enjoy a concert, how much will you pay at least?

A．$18.	B．$22.
C．$36.	D．$41.

3. If you are a big fan of Wagner, you're advised to go to _____.

A．Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

B．the Glimmerglass Festival

C．Cheyenne Frontier Days

D．Moab Music Festival

3 . Free energy is everywhere around us. There are many ways to make and collect energy from various sources like sun, wind and water. People also realize that everyday stuff can be a source of energy too. For example, riding a bike, running or just walking, etc. We simply have to change our way of thinking if we want to change the world.

So comes the idea of solar roadways. Are they the road of future? Why use roads just for driving and collecting tolls (过路费)? Why don’t we use them for collecting energy?

The US Department of Transportation recently awarded $100,000 to Solar Roadways to build the first ever Solar Road Panel. So how do these future roads work?

The Solar Road Panels will contain embedded (嵌入的) LEDs which “paint” the road lines from beneath to provide safer nighttime driving as well as to give drivers instant instructions such as detour (绕行) ahead. The road will be able to sense wildlife on the road and can warn drivers to “slow down”. There will also be embedded heating elements in the surface to prevent snow and ice buildup, providing safer winter driving.

Replacing asphalt (沥青) roads and parking lots with Solar Roadway Panels will be a major step toward stopping climate change. Fully electric vehicles will be able to recharge along the roadway and in parking lots, finally making electric cars practical for long trips.

We just can’t wait to see more of these roads all over the world in the near future.

1. The first paragraph serves as a(n) _____.

A．argument	B．comment
C．explanation	D．background

2. When some animals are on the solar road, what will the road do?

A．Guide them to a safer place.

B．Remind drivers to drive slowly.

C．Frighten them away from the road.

D．Advise drivers to choose another way.

3. From the text, we can know that the Solar Road Panels can _____.

A．provide heat for drivers in winter

B．guide drivers who get lost on the highway

C．melt snow and ice soon in winter

D．help drivers see the road clearly in the sun

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Functions of the road in the future.

B．Development of solar energy.

C．Free energy on the road.

D．Solar road of the future.

4 . Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict(有瘾的人),” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me, so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled(有褶皱的).” Today David wears casual clothes (便装) to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I am working harder than ever.” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday. This became known as “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant Maisly Jones.
Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? “One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code.” “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says Owen Black, the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative (保守的) dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale (心境, 士气). Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative influence on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”
1. David thinks he was “a clothes addict” because            .

A．he disliked cheap clothes

B．he always kept his suit neat

C．he often cleaned his office

D．he spent a little on clothes

2. Why does David Smith wear casual clothes now?

A．He feels at ease.

B．He looks handsome.

C．He went to a new company.

D．He can’t afford expensive suits.

3. What can we learn from the text?

A．Casual clothes can impress others.

B．People fought for “Casual Friday”.

C．“Casual Friday” used to be popular.

D．“Casual Friday” was given as a prize.

4. What is the advantage of casual office wear?

A．Making workers more easygoing.

B．Making workers more attractive.

C．Improving workers’ ability.

D．Saving workers’ money.

5. Which does Owen Black probably agree to?

A．Comfortable clothes are cheap.

B．Nobody like conservative clothes.

C．Young people like casual clothes.

D．U.S. employers like casual office wear.

5 . I was at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bambolim, Goa, in the 1980s. On Inspection Day one year, an officer and his team from the Board of Education were coming to see how our school was run. As usual, our teachers asked us to be prepared.
At the end of the day, Mrs Sushila Tyaji, our Hindi teacher, walked in and told us that the inspector had come and quietly observed the class from the back door. He had also left an adverse remark! That was sad for us. Would we now be punished for having failed our teachers? There were no answers from Mrs Tyaji. Instead, she wrote the Hindi word “dukh” on the blackboard. And then she did something I have never seen a teacher do in my entire school life. She apologized.
“I am sorry for having taught you something wrong,” she said. “I missed out the dots between the letters ‘du’ and ‘kh’. The inspector told me this in the staffroom. I hope you will not make this mistake in future.”
That admission had a significant effect on me. If our teacher can say sorry to us when she is wrong, why can’t I? The incident helped me get rid of two common vices—ego and dishonesty.
Twenty-three years passed. I had to let my teacher know what that lesson meant to me. I recently located Mrs Sushila Tyaji using the Internet and went to meet her with my husband.
She smiled when she heard my story of how her small decades-old apology had transformed me for good. “It’s tough being a teacher. But every once in a while, when an old student comes along and tells us that we did something right, it makes up for everything else,” she said.
1. The underlined word “adverse” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________”.

A．offensive	B．unfavorable
C．encouraging	D．unforgettable

2. At the end of Inspection Day, Mrs Tyaji ________.

A．praised the students for their hard work

B．expressed her disappointment in the students

C．told the students that she had made a mistake

D．punished the students for their bad behavior

3. What did the author learn from Mrs Tyaji ?

A．Honesty is the best policy

B．Comfort is better than rude

C．One can never be too careful

D．It is better to be safe than sorry

4. The author’s word during the visit made Mrs Tyaji feel ________.

A．guilty	B．contented
C．surprised	D．embarrassed

6 . Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _________，but on their way back conditions were very _________. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _________alone，he would probably get back ___________. But Simon decided to risk his_________and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.

As they_______down，the weather got worse. Then another _______occurred. They couldn't see or hear each other and，_________，Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was_________ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's __________ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. __________，after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold，Simon had to __________. In tears，he cut the rope. Joe ________ into a huge crevasse（裂缝） in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn't walk，but he ____________to get out of the crevasse and started to __________ towards their camp，nearly ten kilometers __________.

Simon had ____________the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be __________，but he didn't want to leave __________. Three days later，in the middle of the night，he heard Joe's voice. He couldn't __________ it. Joe was there，a few meters from their tent，still alive.

1.

A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．successfully

D．early

2.

A．difficult

B．similar

C．special

D．normal

3.

A．climbed

B．worked

C．rested

D．continued

4.

A．unwillingly

B．safely

C．slowly

D．regretfully

5.

A．fortune

B．time

C．health

D．life

6.

A．lay

B．settled

C．went

D．looked

7.

A．damage

B．storm

C．change

D．trouble

8.

A．by mistake

B．by chance

C．by choice

D．by luck

9.

A．unnecessary

B．practical

C．important

D．impossible

10.

A．height

B．weight

C．strength

D．equipment

11.

A．Finally

B．Patiently

C．Surely

D．Quickly

12.

A．stand back

B．take a rest

C．make a decision

D．hold on

13.

A．jumped

B． fell

C．escaped

D．backed

14.

A．managed

B．planned

C．waited

D．hoped

15.

A．run

B．skate

C．move

D．march

16.

A．around

B．away

C．above

D．along

17.

A．headed for

B．traveled to

C．left for

D．returned to

18.

A．dead

B．hurt

C．weak

D．late

19.

A．secretly

B．tiredly

C．immediately

D．anxiously

20.

A．find

B．believe

C．make

D．accept

7 . Imagine you are in a jumping contest. Animals and insects can also enter this contest. But they might just leave humans in the dust!
The first event is the long jump. The human athlete is Mike Powell. In 1991, he jumped nearly 30 feet, which is the world record for the long jump. That is about five times his own height.
His competitor in the long-jump contest is a frog named “Rosie the Ribbiter.” Rosie set the world record for frogs in 1986 by jumping more than 21 feet. Her record has never been broken by any other frog. Compared to Mike Powell, Rosie’s jump is not that amazing. But wait! Rosie is only about 10 inches long when her legs are stretched to their full length. She can jump more than 25 times her size. Rosie, the frog, wins the long-jump event.
The next event is the high jump. Javier Sotomayor, the world record holder, can jump a bar (横杆) 8 feet high. That is about as high as the ceiling in most homes.
Looking around for someone to challenge his record, Javier might need a magnifying glass (放大镜). The next contestant is a tiny insect called the spittlebug (吹沫虫).
The spittlebug can jump 28 inches into the air. It is only a quarter-inch long, less than the width of a pencil. If the spittlebug were the same size as Javier, it would be able to jump 600 feet into the air. That is like a human jumping over a building 55 stories high!
Though the humans lose the “jumping contest,” their competitors would probably agree that Mike and Javier are still pretty excellent athletes. If only Rosie and the spittlebug could speak!
1. The underlined word “contestant” in Paragraph 5 means “_____”.

A．coach	B．teammate
C．challenger	D．record holder

2. What can we learn about the spittlebug?

A．It likes living on the ceiling.

B．It is good at flying in the air.

C．It is the same length as a pencil.

D．It has a wonderful jumping talent.

3. In the author’s opinion, Rosie and the spittlebug’s jumping abilities are _____.

A．surprising	B．promising
C．doubtful	D．fearful

4. How does the author develop the text?

A．By giving instructions.

B．By making comparisons.

C．By following the order of time.

D．By following the order of importance.

8 . Our society reports many negative messages about bicycling in traffic. Bicycling in traffic is considered by many to be reckless and sometimes rude. The most common advice given to cyclists is to avoid busy roads that provide convenient access to important places, which means they should only go to unpopular destinations on undesirable and inconvenient roads. Another popular idea is that cyclists should stay as close to the edge of the road as possible in order to stay out of the way of cars. Getting in the way of cars is considered to be an invitation to death, because car drivers are often expected to run into anything that is slower or more vulnerable. Going together with motor traffic used to be regarded as a nice idea for cyclists, but today it is thought to be suicide. Roads are believed to be designed for cars and not for bicycles. Inferior bicycles may hold that they have the right to use the road, but they had better stay out of the way of superior users or they will be “dead right”.
As a result of these “common-sense” beliefs, bike safety programs developed by motoring organizations and “pedestrian-style” cyclists during the 20th century attempted to teach cyclists to provide a clear path to motorists at all times by hugging the edge of the road, riding on sidewalks so cyclists can see when to get out of the way. Some towns tried to prohibit bicyclists from operating on important roads or roads without shoulders. Engineering projects designed for bicycle safety have involved construction of side paths to get cyclists off roads and bike lanes to keep cyclists out of the way of motorists. The benefit of these efforts is to protect cyclists from collisions from behind, which are widely believed to be the greatest danger to cyclists and caused by cyclists’ failure to keep up with the desired speed of motor traffic. This is the taboo that harms the bicycle transportation policy: that bicyclists must be kept out of the paths of motorists or they will surely be killed.
1. According to the author, bicycling should be ________.

A．supported	B．banned
C．controlled	D．cancelled

2. From the first paragraph, the person riding a bicycle in the city should take ________.

A．main roads	B．streets
C．highways	D．sidewalks

3. Why do many people do not agree that people should ride bicycles on roads?

A．Most people think roads are designed for cars not for cyclists.

B．People riding bicycles are considered to be inferior.

C．People’s riding on the road is against the law of the country.

D．People riding bicycles are not experienced.

4. The underlined phrase “cyclists’ failure to keep up with the desired speed of motor traffic” in the second paragraph means ________.

A．cyclists’ speed is beyond the limit

B．cyclists’ speed is much lower than that of motorists

C．cyclists often compete with motorists on the roads

D．motorists usually look down upon cyclists

5. What does “superior users” in paragraph one refer to?

A．Bicyclists.	B．Government leaders.
C．Motorists.	D．Pedestrians.

9 . 假如你是校学生会主席李华，学校安排你下周末作为导游带领外籍教师Mr. Smith进行一次近郊游。请你用英语给Mr. Smith写一封电子邮件，包括以下内容：
1.自我介绍；
2.出游的时间、目的地等信息；
3.需要提前做的准备工作。
要求：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Smith，
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

10 . Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum

Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.

November 7th

The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.

December 5th

Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.

February 6th

An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.

March 6th

Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.

Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book

More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson

London Canal Museum

12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT

www.canalmuseum.org.uk   www.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:020 77130836

1. When is the talk on James Brindley?

A．February 6th.	B．December 5th.
C．November 7th.	D．March 6th.

2. What is the topic of the talk in February?

A．The Canal Pioneers.	B．An Update on the Cotsword Canals
C．Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands	D．Ice for the Metropolis

3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.

A．Miranda Vickers	B．Malcolm Tucker
C．Chris Lewis	D．Liz Payne