Come and visit England—museums and parks |
Subway: Tottenham Court Rd You can get the information about Rosetta Stone inscriptions (碑文)here. You can also take a walk in Great Court. It is the biggest indoor square in Europe. |
Subway: Charing Cross You can see more than 2000 famous paintings from the famous Europeans here. It is one of the largest art galleries in the world. |
Subway: South Kensington You can experience the fearful time. It brings you to the terrible time of the dinosaurs. You can see other wonders of nature here with your own eyes. |
Light rails You can see the beautiful roses here. It is London’s oldest royal(皇家的) park with the longest history. The Royal Weather Station is here, too. |
1.If you are interested in the works of Da Vinci, what place can you visit?
A. National Library B. British Museum
C. Natural History Museum D. Greenwich Park
2.If you go to visit other wonders of nature, how can you go there?
A. By light rails. B. By South Kensington subway.
C. By Charing Cross subway. D. By Tottenham Court Rd subway.
3.What can we do in Greenwich Park?
A. Take a walk with a pet dog. B. See dinosaurs.
C. Enjoy the paintings anytime. D. Visit the Royal Weather Station.
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There was once a very special lion called Simba. Simba would play in this beautiful place, running and jumping with his friends, the leopards(豹)and other lions in the1.. Simba had a very special gift—every time he spoke loudly, he2.such a strong wind. And it seemed like a hurricane(飓风).
On the land where Simba lived were lots of animals: giraffes, elephants, etc. And even though it wasn’t a particularly3.place, there were lots of trees and animals. One day, as Simba was4.with his friends, they saw enormous machines destroying part of the plain by building oil wells.
Day by day, the men built more and more oil wells, destroying the5.nature in the process. Simba had fewer and fewer friends to play with, and fewer6.to run on. Then a7.lion told him that the only way to stop the people using petrol (汽油)was to8.renewable energies. Such as the wind.
So he decided to help people with one of the most9.renewable energies in the world: wind power. Then he went round all the countries in the world roaring(咆哮)with all his might to create a great wind. It would help men10.more renewable energy. In the end, Simba succeeded in getting people to stop using petrol, and his home became lively again.
When I was a child, my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven. Every time I saw him come back late, looking ______, I promised myself that someday I would show my ______ to my father for what he had done.
Over the next twenty years, my father worked hard to _______our big family and suffered a lot from a heart problem. One morning, my father’s old car broke down and he asked me to ______him up after his medical examination. He had ______ refused when I offered to replace (取代) his old car. He said that he did not want something that he couldn’t pay________.
______he stepped out of the doctor’s office, he looked serious. We drove in silence and he made me promise to keep the medical report as a ________. I did this with a heavy heart.
At that time, I was _______a new car. I asked my father to go with me to pick_______out. When I started talking with the salesman, I noticed my father________a brown car. I________chose a white car. My father took one final look at the brown car and seemed kind of ______before leaving. I heard him muttering (嘀咕) to himself, “_______like that car. Wish I could ________it.”
Several days later, I asked my father if he could go with me to pick up______new car. As we arrived, the salesman______him a key to a new car - the brown one - and________that it was for him, from me. My father looked at me in great_______. I told him it was my childhood______and smiled at this man, who had given up everything for his family.
1.A. excited B. tired C. angry D. sad
2.A. thanks B. jobs C. talents D. regrets
3.A. build B. save C. protect D. support
4.A. send B. give C. pick D. look
5.A. strongly B. hardly C. exactly D. happily
6.A. myself B. itself C. himself D. ourselves
7.A. Before B. Since C. As D. Until
8.A. fact B. secret C. decision D. suggestion
9.A. imagining B. making C. producing D. expecting
10.A. it B. one C. that D. him
11.A. attacking B. admiring C. buying D. stealing
12.A. finally B. suddenly C. simply D. easily
13.A. worried B. pleased C. sorry D. proud
14.A. Really B. Actually C. Recently D. Clearly
15.A. borrow B. afford C. collect D. receive
16.A. my B. your C. his D. her
17.A. returned B. lent C. handed D. posted
18.A. created B. explained C. warned D. doubted
19.A. fun B. pain C. trouble D. surprise
20.A. dream B. promise C. experience D. interest
Last year, nearly 28,000 new energy cars________ and 80 percent of them were buses.
A. sold B. sell C. are sold D. were sold
This is a very good picture. Who _______ it?
A. paints
B. is painting
C. painted
D. has painted
—Is this toolbox Mr. Black’s?
—It was, but it is_________ now. I bought it last week.
A. my B. mine C. him D. his
