1 . The National Gallery
Description:

The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.

The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and Veronese.

The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velaazquez, Claude and Vermeer.

The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).

1. In which wing can you see religious paintings?

A．In the East Wing.	B．In the main West Wing.
C．In the Sainsbury Wing.	D．In the North Wing.

2. If you enter the gallery by a ground floor, you will easily see the works of.

A．Van Eyck	B．Cranach
C．Van Dyck.	D．Constable.

3. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．The National Gallery is the biggest British national art museum.

B．There are four exhibition areas in The National Gallery

C．The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm

D．The Gallery is completely free

4. Where does the text probably come from?

A．An artist magazine.	B．A tourist map.
C．A news report.	D．A museum guide.

2 .

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Child: ￡38.50

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1. If you buy an All Inclusive Open Dated Ticket, you can use it anytime within ________.

A．one year

B．half a year

C．four months

D．two months

2. With an All Inclusive ticket, you can do all of the following EXCEPT that ________.

A．you will have priority access to Madame Tussauds

B．you can visit Madame Tussauds as many times as you like

C．you will have a chance of having your hand made in wax

D．you can see a 4D film in the cinema of Madame Tussauds

3. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson want to join in the Top 3 Attractions trip with their children, one is 15 and the other 3. How much should they pay if they book the tickets in advance online？

A．£ 164.

B．£ 146.

C．£ 129.5.

D．£ 97.82.

4. If you book a ticket for Top 3 London Attractions, ________.

A．you can always enjoy a price 33% off

B．a visit to the World famous London Eye will be free

C．Madame Tussauds will be included in priority admission

D．you will be given priority to enter at least three attractions

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A．A full-time science teacher

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3. The text is most likely to appear ______.

A．on the Internet

B．in a novel

C．in a magazine

D．in a newspaper

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        After the World War II ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s ____ had to be changed, ____ the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to ____ Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
        In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was ____ “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know ____ English to completely understand its ____ English broadcast. So VOA ____ simpler kind of English, ____ uses about 1,500 words and is spoken ____ of course, it is special English.
        In the ____ of most VOA listeners, the most ____ program is the news report. News from around the world ____ into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in ____ cities and also from other ____ like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to ____ news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.1.

A．business

B．culture

C．support

D．information

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C．join

D．interrupt

3.

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D．German

4.

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C．effects

D．opinions

5.

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C．announcers

D．officials

6.

A．home

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C．purpose

D．results

7.

A．if

B．supposing

C．considering

D．in order that

8.

A．reach

B．satisfy

C．attack

D．support

9.

A．known

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C．called

D．printed

10.

A．American

B．British

C．standard

D．enough

11.

A．normal

B．fast

C．good

D．exact

12.

A．invented

B．discovered

C．taught

D．stopped

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A．it

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C．which

D．that

14.

A．slowly

B．formally

C．normally

D．loudly

15.

A．pleasure

B．course

C．opinion

D．advice

16.

A．difficult

B．important

C．various

D．common

17.

A．flies

B．sends

C．delivers

D．pasts

18.

A．all

B．major

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D．news

19.

A．broadcasts

B．forms

C．newspapers

D．countries

20.

A．broadcast

B．announce

C．translate

D．prepare