Everywhere you go，there are free accommodation chances.How would you like to sample local life by staying for free in the following places：

◇A bluestone cottage on 3 00 hectares of land in the Australian countryside.

◇A deserted village in Spain.

◇A trendy house in the Beaches area of Toronto.

◇A cottage resort(度假胜地)on the Caribbean island of Grenada.

◇A Swiss alpine(高山)cottage and 4-storey home in Zurich.

◇A grand house in Panama.

This doesn’t count the families I’ve stayed with一for free-in Canada，USA，Spain，Ireland，Germany, Italy, New Zealand，England，France，and many, many more countries.In addition to saving money, you can obtain much more than staying in a hotel，most of all，struggling to get a true feel for the local culture.

In my first six years of my full—time travel，I saved over$63，000 in accommodation expenses—and I can teach you how to do the same.You can spend the money you save on more exciting things than accommodation.

This e—book is a practical resource(资源)to get you on the road and enjoying free accommodation，right away--whether it’s for a week，a month，or a year—with the help of my full—time travel experience specializing in free accommodation since 2007.

Ready?

Great! How to Get Free Accommodation around the World is a 57一page e—book and costs

$19.99 USD.Even if you stay in hostel dormitories，that’S rarely enough to cover one night of accommodation.So buying this book，you will get your money’s value right away—on your next trip -on your first night of free accommodation.

1.What does the underlined word“sample’’in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Switch.    B. Experience.    C. Treat.    D. Fix.

2.What can we know about the village in Spain?

A. It is an abandoned village.    B. Houses of it consist of stones.

C. It is not far from the beach.    D. It was built on the mountain.

3.What can we infer about staying with local families?

A. No money is needed.

B. People may make many friends.

C. The local culture may be better understood.

D. People will have no difficulty knowing the local culture.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To show his many tour experiences.    B. To introduce how to save money.

C. To advise travelling as much as possible.    D. To persuade people to buy the e—book.

Throughout history scientists have risked their health and their lives in their search for the truth.

Sir Isaac Newton, the seventeenth century scientist, was very smart, but that didn’t stop him from doing some pretty stupid things. In his laboratory in Cambridge he often did the strangest experiments. Once, while testing how light passes through lenses (晶状体), he put a long needle into his eye, pushed it to the back, and then moved it around just to see what would happen. Luckily, nothing long-lasting did. On another occasion he stared at the sun for as long as he could bear, to discover what effect this would have on his sight. Again he escaped suffering permanent damage, though he had to spend some days in a darkened room before his eyes recovered.

In the 1750s the Swedish chemist Karl Scheele was the first person to find a way to produce phosphorus (磷). He in fact discovered eight more chemical elements including chlorine (氯), though he didn’t get any praise for them. He was a very clever scientist, but his one failing was a curious habit of tasting a little of every substance he worked with. This risky practice finally caught up with him, and in 1786 he was found dead in his laboratory surrounded by a large number of dangerous chemicals, any of which might have been responsible for his death.

Eugene Shoemaker was a respected geologist. He spent a large part of his life studying craters (火山口) on the moon, and how they were formed, and later did research into the comets of the planet Jupiter. In 1997 he and his wife were in the Australian desert where they went every year to search for places where comets might have hit the earth. While driving in the Tanami desert, normally one of the emptiest places in the world, another vehicle crashed into them and Shoemaker was killed on the spot. Some of his ashes (骨灰) were sent to the moon aboard the Lunar Prospector spacecraft and left there — he is the only person who has had this honor.

1.What does the underlined word “permanent” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Brief.    B. Slight.

C. Lasting.    D. Ordinary.

2.What did Karl Scheele like doing when performing experiments?

A. Tasting chemicals.    B. Staying in the empty lab.

C. Experimenting in darkness.    D. Working together with others.

3.What special honor was Shoemaker given after his death?

A. He was buried in the Tanami desert.

B. Some of his ashes were placed on the moon.

C. One comet of Jupiter was named after him.

D. A spacecraft carrying him traveled around Jupiter.

4.The text is mainly about three great scientists’ _____.

A. special honors    B. great achievements

C. famous experiments    D. suffering in the job

British Museum Visitor Regulations

Admission

We Warmly welcome you on your visit to the Museum.In the interest of the security of all of our visitors we require you follow these Visitor Regulations.

Admission to the Museum is free，but we may charge for entry to some temporary exhibitions and events.

Opening hours

We open the Museum’S galleries daily from 10：00 am until 17：30 pm.We keep selected galleries open until 20：30 pm on Fridays.

The Museum’S Great Court is open from’9：00 am until 1 8：00 pm；except on Fridays when it remains open until 20：30 pm.

You may be asked by our staff to begin leaving up to ten minutes before closing time.

The Museum is closed 24—26 December and I January.

Food and drink

You aren’t allowed to consume food and drink inside the Museum，except in the places such as the restaurant and cafes or the forecourt.Families with children may use the Ford Centre for young visitors in the basement of the Museum’s Great Court at weekends and during school holidays.

Animals

If you have a disability，you may be accompanied in the Museum by your guide，assistant or companion animal.You aren’t allowed to bring animals into the Museum under any other circumstance.

Film，photography and audio(声音的)recording

Except the places that are indicated by notices，you’re permitted to use hand-held cameras (including mobile phones)with flash bulbs or flash units，and audio and film recording equipment not requiring a stand.You may use your photographs，film and audio recordings only for your own private and non—commercial purposes.

1.What are the Visitor Regulations mainly intended for?

A. Protecting exhibits.    B. Increasing entry charges.

C. Keeping visitors safe.    D. Controlling the entry of visitors.

2.Ⅵmen can visitors visit the Museum?

A. At 18：30 pm on Fridays.    B. At 17：55 pm on weekends.

C. At 11：00 am on Christmas Day.    D. At 10：15 am on New Year’s Day.

3.What can visitors do in the Museum?

A. Record films for sale.    B. Eat and drink as they like.

C. Take along their pet dogs.     D. Take photos for personal use.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Where did the speaker park his car?

A. In front of a cinema.    B. Beside a shop.    C. Near a bank.

2.What do we know about the thief?

A. He is tall and strong.    B. He is tat with a moustache    C. He shot a bank clerk.

3.What did the speaker do that afternoon?

A. He went shopping.    B. He went to the cinema.    C. He went to the police station

4.What was the thief doing when he was arrested?

A. Buying something.    B. Drinking in a bar.    C. Running down the stairs

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why is the man going to the city?

A. For a holiday.    B. For business.    C. For study.

2.What kind of room does the man want?

A. A suite.    B. A double room.    C. A single room.

3.Where will the man have dinner?

A. On the plane.    B. In the restaurant.    C. In his room.

4.What food will be offered to the man?

A. A sandwich with fries.    B. A cheese sandwich.    C. A burger with chips

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the man?

A. A waiter.    B. A salesman.    C. A repairman

2.Why does the woman want to keep the old TV?

A. To save money.    B. To memorize the old days.    C. To decorate the living room.

3.What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man offered good service.

B. The TV set can’t be as clear as before.

C. The woman complained about the man.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What are the speakers doing?

A. Listening to Jim’s singing.    B. attending a contest    C. Watching a TV program

2.How does the woman sound?

A. Impatient.    B. Indifferent.    C. Considerate

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What‘s the woman’s trouble?

A. She has a headache.

B. She can’t find her phone book.

C. She doesn’t have Jason’s home phone number.

2.Why did the secretary refuse the woman?

A. She couldn’t reveal others’ privacy.    B. She didn’t know her    C. She wasn’t at work.

What is the woman doing?

A. Reading.    B. Asking for help.    C. Washing hands.

What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Children’s nature    B. Parents’ impact on children.    C. The importance of school education.