A.Expensive. | B.Big. | C.North-facing. |
2 . Brisbane is an exciting city, voted as one of the most livable cities in Australia. Its fine food will make you hate to leave. Here are four famous restaurants.
Kingsleys Steak & Crab House
Located on the waterfront of the Brisbane River with views of the Story Bridge, Kingsleys Steak & Crab House supplies an incomparable ideal setting for lunch or dinner. With impressive views and a combination of both indoor and outdoor seating, it attracts a lot of tourists to have a unique dining experience here. It also offers fresh seafood, including Alaska king crabs, high-grade wine and friendly staff.
Rates per person: $35 — $45
Moo Moo The Wine Bar
Moo Moo The Wine Bar is an award-winning chain of lakeside dining sites. Originally, it was founded in 2005 by Steven Adams, a well-known chef. Moo Moo has since claimed many awards, including Queensland’s Best Steak Restaurant 2008, Gold Riverside Restaurant of the Year 2007, and Gold Coast’s Best Steak Restaurant.
Rates per person: $40-$45
Jellyfish Restaurant
The beautiful views over the Brisbane River are just a starter to come from Jellyfish Restaurant. Its aim is to source and serve fishes of 8 species daily, to learn and understand the texture and qualities of each species and recommend the best way to cook to its customers and serve for the fine experience.
Rates per person: $30-$45
Tibetian Kitchen
For a fine dining experience in Brisbane, it is hard to go past Tibetian Kitchen founded by the award-winning well-known chef Matt Moran. With a beautiful setting on the bank of the Brisbane River, Tibetian Kitchen is all about beautifully presented dishes which look like pieces of perfect artwork. This is what Tibetian Kitchen differs from other restaurants above.
Rates per person: $35-$45
1. What makes Kingsleys Steak & Crab House attractive to tourists?A.Its great seafood. | B.Its friendly service. |
C.Its high-grade wine. | D.Its beautiful dining surroundings. |
A.Kingsleys Steak & Crab House. | B.Moo Moo The Wine Bar. |
C.Jellyfish Restaurant. | D.Tibetian Kitchen. |
A.Its environment is elegant. | B.Its food rates are much lower. |
C.Its chefs have won many awards. | D.Its food presentation is rather pleasing. |
3 . Many libraries around the world are as amazing in their architecture and organization as they are in the huge amount of knowledge they contain. With shelves and shelves of books, various collections and amazing historical and cultural displays. there are plenty of undiscovered wonders.
Beinecke Rare Book Library (New Haven, Connecticut)
Yale University has one of the most beautiful college campuses in America, and one of its most interesting features is the Beinecke Rare Book Library. It is one of the largest buildings in the world devoted to rare books and manuscripts (手稿) of famous people. From 2015-16 the library building was closed for 18 months for major improvement. Inside there is a stat ue of its main founder that rises up high.
Vennesla Library (Vennesla, Norway)
Located near the southernmost tip of Norway, Vennesla Library is more than a collection of books—it’s a city cultural center and meeting place. The building hosts a coffee shop, open meeting spaces, classrooms for children and adult education courses. and a cinema. It is mainly built out of wood. The long. thin beams (横梁) on the inside were designed to look like the inside of a whale.
Suzzallo Library (Seattle)
Among the many beautiful features of the campus at the University of Washington, such as its cherry flowers and a light rail station, Suzzallo Library was built in the Collegiate Gothic style. Its buttresses (扶壁) are decorated with 18 statues featuring famous academics and writers such as Plato, Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Dante, Galileo, Beethoven, Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.
Library of Muyinga (Muyinga, Burundi)
A school for deaf children, the Library of Muyinga in Burundi was built with local techniques and traditions. A rope hammock (吊床) that hangs between the first and second floors of the library serves as part of the children’s reading room, a great place for indoor activities.
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1. Which library is suitable for people who want to appreciate statues?A.Beinecke Rare Book Library. | B.Vennesla Library. |
C.Suzzallo Library. | D.Library of Muyinga. |
A.It is mainly intended for children. |
B.It is a kind of culture complex. |
C.It is located within the campus. |
D.It is in a shape of a whale outside. |
A.A culture magazine | B.A travel brochure. |
C.A website. | D.A historical book. |
1. Why doesn’t the woman want to go to the Cat House?
A.The food is expensive. | B.It’s noisy. | C.Many cats are there. |
A.Its French food. | B.Its modern decoration. | C.Its live band. |
1. What day is it today?
A.September 9th. | B.September 12th. | C.September 13th. |
A.The price has gone up. | B.The man makes a mistake. | C.She has to pay for room service. |
1. What are the speakers talking about?
A.An accident. | B.A restaurant. | C.A magazine. |
A.It is under repair. |
B.The workers are on holiday. |
C.It will move to another town. |
1. Why is the woman angry about the dormitory?
A.It is rather dirty. | B.It is extremely small. | C.It offers a broken key. |
A.Impatient. | B.Angry. | C.Understanding. |
A.In another dormitory. | B.In a nearby hotel. | C.In her roommate’s house. |
A.In a restaurant. | B.At home. | C.At a concert. |
1. What do the speakers have in common?
A.They both have a dog. | B.They both are a parent. | C.They live in the same area. |
A.In a park. | B.On a dog beach. | C.In a shopping mall. |
10 . For six hundred years, the Tower of London’s most exotic (异域风情的) prisoners were animals.
The Menagerie (动物园) began as a result of kings exchanging rare and strange animals as gifts. In 1235, Henry III was delighted to be presented with three wildcats by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. These inspired him to start a zoo at the Tower. Henry’s ‘wildcats’, although described as leopards, were probably lions. These are the ancestors of the three lions that still appear on the England football team’s shirts today.
In 1252 the lions were joined by a white bear probably a polar bear — given by the King of Norway. In 1255, the King of France sent the first elephant ever seen in England and people flocked together to see the novel (新奇的) sight. Sadly, the elephant died two years later.
Poor treatment and cramped conditions meant many of the animals did not survive for long. But the Menagerie continued to grow. Edward I created a permanent new home for the Menagerie at the western entrance to the Tower in what became known as the Lion Tower. The terrifying sounds and smells of wild animals must have both impressed and scared visitors.
By 1622, the collection had been extended to include three eagles, two pumas, a tiger and a jackal, as well as lions and leopards, who were the main attractions.
However, the end of the Menagerie came in the 1830s. Campaigners had begun to raise concerns, and the animals were expensive, occasionally dangerous and a nuisance to the guardsmen. The Duke of Wellington sent 150 of the beasts to a new zoo in Regent’s Park, today’s London Zoo.
Despite Alfred Cops’s best efforts to carry on, several further incidents including an escaped wolf and a monkey that bit a guardsman’s leg convinced King William IV to shut down the Menagerie for good in 1835. The remaining animals were sold to zoos and travelling shows and the Lion Tower was later pulled down.
1. What do we know about the elephant presented in 1255?A.It caused big trouble. | B.It received much attention. |
C.It lived painfully in the Lion Tower. | D.It died before the polar bear came in. |
A.Eight. | B.Nine. | C.Ten. | D.Eleven. |
A.Security concerns. | B.The decline of tourism. |
C.Pressure from campaigners. | D.Financial burden to raise the animals. |
A.The Royal Menagerie | B.Gifts Presented to the King |
C.Tourist Attractions in London | D.Miserable Life in the Lion Tower |