1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Good afternoon, everyone. In today's lecture we'll be discussing education. The questions we often ask about education are: what is education? And what are the main     1    (objective) for students to receive education?

Well, what is education? Education comes from the Latin for to "lead". So, when you are educated you     2    (lead) from one place to another including physical, moral, mental or academic. It is a process of     3    (facilitate) learning or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and habits.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

However, not all advertising is about selling products and services for a profit. Some advertisements nowadays aim     1    (make) a contribution to society and welfare. For example, there are public advertisements,     2    encourage citizens to participate in improving their neighborhood, protecting the environment, and helping other people. Over the last decade, the government     3    (sponsor) advertisements to educate the public     4       fighting AIDS, saving water, helping the poor, giving up smoking, etc. These advertisements have helped to increase public knowledge about topics that used to be ignored by most people and this has made our society a better place for everyone

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。

A Talented Dancer and Actor

Jamie Bell was 13 when he won the starring role of Billy Eliot in the movie. He was chosen from a talent search of over 2，000 children.

Jamie began dancing at the age of six after watching his older sister dance and accompanying her to competitions all over England. Once， while he was waiting for his sister to come on stage， he saw a gid dancing out of step. "I could do better than that，" he told his mother. So his mother bought him tap shoes and sent him off to classes.

Jamie grew up in a small town in northern England. Many people in Billingham，where Jamie grew up， did not think ballet was a manly thing to do，so Jamie didn't tell anyone about it. When his friends asked him out and he had a ballet lesson，he used to say he was going to see his grandmother or he had to go to the doctors. After they found out about his dancing，his close friends accepted it，but some of the other boys at his school teased him and called him names like "ballerina boy" and "girlie boy". "But most of that gave me more determination to do it，because I wanted to prove to them that ballet wasn't just for girls； it was for boys as well，" said Jamie who is now 15.

Since making Billy Eliot，Jamie has starred in another movie "Who goes there and has made guest appearances in several television shows." He has also acted in pantomimes. For the time being， however， his schoolwork is the most important thing in his life and he is busy studying for several important examinations.

1. When did Jamie start dancing？
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2. What did the people in Billingham think of ballet？
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3. Please decide which part of the following statement is false, then underline it and explain why. After finding out about Jamie's dancing, his friends laughed at him.
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4. Do you know a person who has a strong will to achieve his/her aim？ Please give an example.（about 40 words）
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4 . That summer, I went to a small and rather remote village of Manitoba’s as a substitute for a sick teacher. It was a very poor village with a few humble wooden houses. There was nothing but the spruce around me. Could I leave a deep impression on the children in just a month? Is a month really worth the effort? I was really doubtful about these two questions.

Maybe the children had the same ideas, because I had never seen so depressing, sad, and even bitter facial expressions. I had little experience in teaching, and my age was like that of those children.

Most of them had thin eyes, dark skin, and shiny black hair, which indicated they were mixed blood children of French and Indian.

At nine o’ clock, the classroom was already as hot as a stove. I didn’t know where I should start. Then I called from a list of names, expecting the response. They stood up, and gave me the reply. However, when Yolanda was called, there was no response …Still no response …About 15 seconds later, a voice came from the back of the classroom with the buzzing of flies. “She’s dead. She died last night.”

The tone of the child’ s voice was astonishing but plain, and perhaps nothing could be more painful than to narrate in that tone. “Ah!” I cried out, not knowing what to say. The children and I looked at each other for a long time and we were silent. I understood that what I had seen from the children’s eyes and faces, which I had thought was the expression of indifference, turned out to be a great pain.

“Since Yolanda was your classmate, would you like to see her at four o’ clock after school?” There was a smile on the children’s serious little faces. It was a smile, though formal and sad.

After four o'clock, I saw that many children were waiting for me at the school gate. There were more than 20 children in total. Some of them walked in front to guide me. The others held me tightly, which almost made me unable to walk. Five or six younger children took my hand and gently led me forward, just like leading a blind guy. I unconsciously remembered those names, and they are still fresh in my memory, including Yolanda.

1. The author went to a small remote village to________.

A．have a summer trip

B．teach for a short time

C．have a good time with children

D．achieve more teaching experience

2. What does the underlined word “indifference” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Unconcern.

B．Dissatisfaction.

C．Disagreement.

D．Friendliness.

3. What can we infer from the story?

A．The children were unwilling to see Yolanda after school.

B．The children were upset about their mixed blood identity.

C．The author was moved by the love of the poor children.

D．The author was confident about his teaching at first.

5 . With over 250 registered art institutions，London is one of the world's greatest cultural capitals. The city's museums are a huge draw — especially for first-time visitors.

British Museum

PHONE +44 20 7323 8299

If there's one museum to see in London, this is it. From Egyptian mummies and pieces of the Parthenon to the game﹣changing Rosetta Stone and an enormous Easter Island figure, the British Museum — covering 18.5 acres — is not just one oi London's best museums, but one of the world's. Organized by geographic territories, modern-day Indiana Joneses could spend weeks exploring these halls, which back to 1753. Plan your visit in advance by mapping out the highlights.

Victoria and Albert Museum

PHONE +44 20 7942 2000

The V&A knows how to make a good first impression. Hanging in its entrance hall is a blue -and-green Dale Chihuly blown glass chandelier, and that's just the beginning. Established in 1857, the museum's collection is spread over seven floors and consists of decorative arts and design from every time period. Highlights include the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, arts by Picasso, a copy of the first edition of the collected works of Shakespeare, art treasures from Medieval and Renaissance Europe, and one of the most comprehensive jewelry collections in the world.

Tate Modern

PHONE +44 20 7887 8888

Housed in a former industrial power station at the foot of the River Thames,the Tate Modern is one of the world's largest and most modern art museums. Exhibiting British and international works dating from 1900 to today, the Tate Modern displays the works of masters like Rothko, Matisse, Picasso, and Dali, alongside Yayoi Kusama, Tracey Emin, and Marina Abramovic.

Tate Britain

PHONE +44 20 7887 8881

The sister gallery to the Tate Modem is the Tate Britain. With its old-world marble floors, spiral staircases, and Grecian columns, the Tate Britain is a veritable temple of British art from 1500 to today.

1. If you are interested in Egyptian mummies you should visit________.

A．V&A Museum

B．British Museum

C．Tate Modern

D．Tate Britain

2. Which number should be called in order to appreciate the works of Shakespeare？

A．44 20 73238299.

B．44 20 78878888.

C．44 20 79422000.

D．44 20 78878881.

3. In which section of a website can we probably read this text？

A．Health.

B．Sports.

C．Business.

D．Tourism.