1 . Four Family-friendly Autumn Walks in the UK
With the coming of autumn, we have decided to make a list of autumn walks for you and the whole family. These places will include historic buildings, wonderful scenery and wildlife for all to enjoy.
Formby Nature Reserve, Liverpool
Formby is a coastal town just north of Liverpool and is luckily one of the few places in Britain where there are a large number of red squirrels. Children will love the excitement of getting to see these cute animals. The paths are well protected, meaning they are fit for pushchair users. And dogs are allowed, too.
Hadrian’s Wall, Newcastle
The 74-mile-long Hadrian’s Wall was completed by the Romans in 128 AD after 6 years’ building. Autumn walks along Hadrian’s Wall are an excellent way to educate children on the history of the British Isles and really get up close to the styles of Roman buildings rather than just seeing them in a textbook!
Lyme Park, Peak District
Not only is Lyme Park home to many trees, it is also home to a group of medieval (中世纪的) red deer and a huge Edwardian country manor (庄园). This Peak District walk is quite fit for families, and along the way are playgrounds and tree houses, making sure that the little ones that you are with will never feel bored.
Lakeside Walk at Stowe, Buckinghamshire
This place is on the outskirts of London and provides people with perfect chances to escape from the busy city lifestyle. The flat and wide path around the river makes it more than fit for pushchair or wheelchair users. This walk is short in length, meaning it is a great way to introduce any young one to walking as a hobby. The walk is great all year round.
1. Where can kids learn about the buildings of ancient Rome?A.Lyme Park. |
B.Hadrian’s Wall. |
C.Lakeside Walk at Stowe. |
D.Formby Nature Reserve. |
A.They have old manors. |
B.They allow pet dogs in. |
C.They have cute animals. |
D.They provide play areas for kids. |
A.It is a bit difficult for wheelchair users. |
B.It is quite fit for long-walk lovers. |
C.It is especially pleasant in autumn. |
D.It is fit for a quiet and relaxing stay. |
2 . Yesterday I drove to the grocery store with my son. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s
My son was watching that
My son
I was so excited that I
On my way home we passed the mother and her daughter walking home. I stopped and offered them a
A.mind | B.spirit | C.heart | D.sense |
A.conversation | B.quarrel | C.discussion | D.announcement |
A.fetched | B.afforded | C.grabbed | D.brought |
A.nervously | B.hurriedly | C.carefully | D.eagerly |
A.pulled out | B.set aside | C.picked up | D.left alone |
A.shook | B.ignored | C.followed | D.nodded |
A.sold | B.raised | C.spared | D.purchased |
A.anxious | B.proud | C.confident | D.aware |
A.deserved | B.valued | C.preserved | D.matched |
A.Because | B.When | C.Since | D.Although |
A.in return | B.under control | C.on purpose | D.in turn |
A.forgetful | B.grateful | C.faithful | D.helpful |
A.candy | B.smile | C.present | D.ride |
A.like | B.dislike | C.unlike | D.instead of |
A.praising | B.raising | C.satisfying | D.thinking |
3 . Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable (无可取代的) sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China make up our world's heritage.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
How does a place become a World Heritage Site? It takes a lot of people to decide.
1) If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO. The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.
2) The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.
3) After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.
4) Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isn't taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the list.
1. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?________.A.To tell us what is heritage. |
B.To stress the importance of heritages. |
C.To explain the aims of protecting heritages. |
D.To introduce some places of interest in the world. |
A.identification | B.application |
C.protection | D.preservation |
A.can ask UNESCO for more money and help |
B.should continue to take special care of it |
C.won't take trouble of caring for it |
D.will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger |
Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time
5 . Children should spend at least one hour playing and spending time in nature each day, according to the Wildlife Trusts.
The children showed a great increase in personal health.
A.Parents care much about their kids' nature time.” |
B.However, parents aren't giving kids that time. |
C.81 percent said they had better relationships with their teachers. |
D.The calling comes from a study by University College London. |
E.The students are asked to study in University College London for one day. |
F.It is an organization which speaks for 2,300 nature protection areas. |
G.And they also showed a sense of connection with the natural world and high levels of enjoyment. |
6 . A sobbing (哭泣) little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was too crowded. “I can’t
Some two years
For two years she had
A newspaper learned of the
Church members also made large subscriptions (捐献). Checks came from far and
A.go | B.take | C.send | D.have |
A.stepped | B.walked | C.rushed | D.left |
A.church | B.school | C.local | D.language |
A.later | B.ago | C.late | D.before |
A.that | B.who | C.whom | D.whose |
A.found | B.looked | C.opened | D.got |
A.note | B.sentence | C.signal | D.sign |
A.make | B.build | C.finish | D.set |
A.put | B.placed | C.saved | D.earned |
A.saw | B.noticed | C.read | D.pronounce |
A.question | B.problem | C.effect | D.story |
A.pay | B.offer | C.accept | D.give |
A.deep | B.near | C.long | D.fast |
A.reduced | B.decreased | C.increased | D.become |
A.villagers | B.persons | C.students | D.citizens |
7 . What do you usually do to comfort your friends when they are sad? You probably pat them on the shoulder, or give them a warm hug.
We used to think that knowing when and how to comfort others was an ability that only humans have. But scientists have discovered that apes (猩猩) have this ability too.
Two researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, US, went to an Ape Protection Centre in Congo to study bonobos (倭黑猩猩), which are closely related to humans.
The researchers analyzed the bonobos’ reactions (反应) after more than 370 cases of stressful situations, such as fights and losing temper, and found that some bonobos rushed to hug those that were screaming after being attacked, just like humans would have done.
However, researchers found that not all bonobos were able to comfort others. In the protection center, many bonobos are orphans whose mothers were killed by hunters. They were found to be more worried in times of tension and have greater difficulty controlling their own emotions, making them worse at reaching out to help friends in need.
“Orphans, who have not had the benefit of a mother helping them handling their emotions, are much worse at comforting others,” Professor Frans de Waal told The Telegraph. “Bonobos with moms were able to curb their negative emotional reactions more quickly. Therefore, they pay more attention to others.”
This pattern mirrors the way that human children have been found to react. Those who are good at handling their own emotions—for example, those who can calm themselves down more quickly after upsetting experiences—are usually better at expressing their concerns for others.
1. What ability the scientists have discovered about apes?A.They know when and how to comfort others. | B.They know how to make a meal |
C.They can hide away. | D.They have friendship. |
A.express | B.watch | C.hide | D.control |
A.Orphan bonobos never give a hand to friends. |
B.There were 370 bonobos in the research. |
C.Moms play an important role in dealing with kids’ emotions. |
D.Only human beings have the ability to comfort others. |
A.To provide better protection for Apes. | B.To inform readers of a new study. |
C.To uncover the mystery of Apes. | D.To compare human behaviors with Apes’ |
8 . Germans have a word “wanderlust” which translated into English would be “the desire to wander”. Nowadays the chance to travel is endless. Thanks to cheap air tickets, travelling abroad is very easy and sometimes it's even cheaper to fly out of the country than to travel within your own. So, yes, travelling is cheap but there have to be other reasons to travel and you're right. There are plenty of reasons!
I have always had this feeling of wanderlust. It started from me wanting to explore my local woods at the back of my garden as a young girl and as I have grown, so has my sense of adventure. And I found my local woods being replaced with the Brazil wetland, Pantanal, where I went last summer in search of jaguars, snakes and crocodiles.
The thing with travelling is that it's always different. Even if you went to the same country, to the same town and stayed in exactly the same hotel, it would be a completely different experience. The people you meet will be different, and they will tell you their own travelling stories: stories of holiday romances, holiday worries and stories that seem so outrageous that you can hardly believe them until something similar happens to you.
Or maybe the difference is you? Maybe you have changed since last time you were there? And that's the thing with travelling—it changes you. When you travel you are forced to experience a new culture. Whether it's eating a guinea pig, or staying with a family where neither of you speak a common language and you have to communicate through hand actions and smiles, the experience makes me always want to do it again.
1. What can we infer from the author’s Brazilian wetland experience in paragraph 2?A.Brazilian wetland replaced the author’s local woods. |
B.It’s a good place for travelling. |
C.The author intends to share her nature. |
D.The author likes wild animals. |
A.Having different experiences. |
B.Hearing many travelling stories. |
C.Experiencing holiday romances. |
D.Taking more adventures. |
A.Staying with a family without common languages. |
B.Communicating through hand actions and smiles. |
C.Eating a guinea pig with a family. |
D.Experiencing a different culture. |
A.give various reasons for travelling |
B.encourage people to travel abroad |
C.explain the German word “wanderlust” |
D.share the writer's travelling experiences |
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Joe was an old man. He was 75-year-old. He lived very happily and formed a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities in order to pursue of good career and future. He lived in a small village carrying the memories of his deceased (已故的) wife. Joe had 4 grandchildren and they used to visit him during their holidays.
And it was the vacation time and Joe was eagerly waiting for the arrival of his grandchildren. He was preparing his home for the kids, cleaning the home, harvesting the garden, rearranging the household items, buying the favorite foods, dresses for the children, etc. In the busy arrangements he lost his favorite watch.
The watch was gifted by his dead wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch and it became his only companion after his wife's death.
He forgot the watch missing and was happy receiving the kids at home. It was only the next day when he was about to take bath, he remembered that the watch was missing. He saw the watch last when he was arranging things in the barn. He was shocked and very upset.
His grandchildren asked him why he was so dull and asked him what troubled him.
Joe said, “Dear children, I lost the most precious watch I have ever had and I ever got in my life. It was gifted by your grandma and I lost it while cleaning the home! I feel like I’m missing my heart.
Joe was on tears and the children promised him that they would search for the old watch for him.
The children decided to search for the watch in the barn.
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One grandson then said that he would like to go to the barn again.
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10 . Can you imagine what 680,000 tons of food look like? That’s the amount of food wasted in Britain each year, and at the top of the list of wasted food is bread. In the British diet, bread appears in every meal. It is eaten for breakfast, used for sandwiches for lunch and put in soups at dinner. Almost everyone in Britain buys bread.
Bread is so important to the British that they use the word “bread” to mean “money” and the word “loaf” to mean “head”. So let’s use our “loaves” to understand why so much “bread” is wasted!
Even though bread is still sold in such a popular way and in such a large amount, that doesn’t mean it’s made full use of. It seems people are simply buying much more than they need, so they throw away the bread that they don’t need.
Baker Chris Young explains that the British aren’t valuing their bread because bread is no longer respected. “None of the bread that is thrown away is ‘real’ bread—homemade or carefully-made bread, but is bought from the bread shop.”
Another baker Mark Boyle agrees. “If you make something by yourself, you don’t want to waste it because you know how much energy you’ve put into it. But although home baking is a nice idea, for many it’s out of their ability because they have to work such long hours every day that they don’t have time to make bread by themselves at home. So they simply buy bread and just bring it home to eat.”
Perhaps the British should try to bake bread by themselves, which can probably make their dustbins lighter.
1. What can we infer from the passage?A.Bread plays an important part in British diet. | B.Different British people like different foods. |
C.Bread will become less popular in Britain. | D.Bread is the favorite food for the British. |
A.wants his workers to eat healthily | B.advises his workers to buy more bread |
C.asks his workers to work more cleverly | D.promises to give his workers more money |
A.they are tired of eating bread | B.they are too rich to value bread |
C.they don’t like the taste of bread | D.they don’t put any energy into making bread |
A.they are very busy | B.they don’t earn much money |
C.they become lazier than before | D.they don’t know how to bake bread |