Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.
King's Art Centre
A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.
You could attend a class teaching you how to 'learn from the masters' or get more creative with paint--free of charge. The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.
The Botanic Garden
The Garden has over 8, 000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.
The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.
Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.
The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called 'Hissing Sid' is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.
Byron's Pool
Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University, Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of "mess and drunkenness". However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his roans. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.
It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don't trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf--over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.
1.As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for_____.
A. attending the masters' class
B. working with local artists
C. learning life drawing
D. seeing an exhibition
2."Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____.
A. wildlife-enthusiasts
B. rarely-seen snakes
C. common insects
D. impressive plants
3.We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed_____.
A. to fear pet bears
B. to like walking
C. to finish university in 1805
D. to be a heavy drinker
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Some places for weekend break
B. Unknown stories of Cambridge University.
C. A way to become creative in art.
D. The colorful life in the countryside.
I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a not an obligation (责任, 义务).
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children a personal . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so , so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (宽容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand . When criticisms (批评) are really needed, they should be with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around to build their lives. This means teaching them to the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and . A child who is lied to will . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.
No child asks to be . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child .
1.A. find B. afford C. get D. accept
2.A. disappointed B. unhappy C. guilty D. dissatisfied
3.A. supply B. hope C. way D. hand
4.A. healthy B. honest C. eager D. wealthy
5.A. get a job B. get married C. go abroad D. live alone
6.A. time B. duty C. right D. energy
7.A. service B. pleasure C. habit D. favor
8.A. affair B. value C. belief D. ability
9.A. compared B. brought C. forced D. taken
10.A. unusual B. unsure C. unknown D. unfair
11.A. gently B. properly C. nearly D. possibly
12.A. in time B. now and then C. at once D. right now
13.A. honor B. failure C. progress D. test
14.A. mixed B. included C. balanced D. shared
15.A. it B. which C. whom D. what
16.A. consider B. refuse C. follow D. respect
17.A. blame B. experience C. example D. lesson
18.A. lie B. win C. lose D. cry
19.A. praised B. born C. alone D. poor
20.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
-- Shall we take a taxi there since time is limited?
-- ________. It should be hard to get one during the rush hour.
A.Go ahead B. Don’t mention it
C. No doubt D. Just forget it
Traveling without ordering rooms in advance can eat up precious vacation time ________luck is smiling on you.
A. unless B. as C. if D. when
-- It’s more convenient to take a subway than drive a private car.
-- ________. What’s more, it’s also a good way to support the low-carbon lifestyle.
A. Quite so B. So is it
C. By all means D. All right
It is known to all that the US is about the same size as China, whereas its population is five times________.
A. as few B. fewer
C. as little D. smaller
