Cambridge University Botanic Garden
We run a lively programme of family events, life-long learning courses and much more throughout the year.
Improve your Digital Photography
This course led by award-winning photographer, Pete Murray, will show you how to take control of your camera. Using a proven “step by step approach” you will gain confidence in using your camera.
Date:29/09
Time:10 am—4 pm
Price:￡60
Event Category: Garden Photography
‘Handbag’ Baskets
New to the Botanic Garden, this course will give you the opportunity to make your very own beautiful ‘handbag basket’from a design that local basketry maker, Debbie Hall, developed herself. They have proved very popular since she started teaching the technique.
Date: 07/10
Time: 10 am —4:30 pm
Price: ￡120
Event Category: Weaving & Basketry
Trees and Shrubs(灌木) for Autumn Color
Join Mark Crouch, a specialist in the care of trees, for this course on choosing trees and shrubs to create beautiful autumn displays for your garden. The day will include a talk in our classroom and a tour of the Botanic Garden to look at autumn color and interest across our tree and shrub collection.
Date: 17/10
Time: 10 am —4 pm
Price: ￡50
Event Category: Gardens and Plants
Introduction to Botanical Subjects in Colored Pencil
If you are interested in beginning to use colored pencils to draw botanical subjects, then this is the course for you. Janie Pirie is one of the country’s leading pencil artists and on this one-day course she will show you the basic techniques used when working with colored pencils.
Date: 16/10
Time: 10 am —4 pm
Price: ￡40
Event Category: Botanical Art
1.How much would you pay if you wanted to learn to take better pictures?
A. ￡40. B. ￡50. C. ￡60. D. ￡120.
2.Who is good at making baskets?
A. Janie Pirie. B. Debbie Hall.
C. Pete Murray. D. Mark Crouch.
3.The course that provides an opportunity to tour the garden is held on __________.
A. September 29th B. October 7th
C. October 16th D. October 17th
下图是学校英语网站的新增部分栏目，网站负责人Mr. Black就此向同学们征询意见。假如你是李华，请你根据以下提示用英语给Mr. Black写一封电子邮件。
主要内容包括：
1. 你建议增加的一个栏目及理由，
2. 你对英语网站的建议。
注意：
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2. 开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
参考词汇：栏目column
Dear Mr. Black,
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Hello, boys and girls! Today, I am going to talk with what you should do when a fire alarm go off. If you hear the alarm, stand in line at the door and wait your teacher to lead you outside. Stay close to your teacher and classmate. Don't panic or get out of line, and trying to remain quiet and calmly. Soon the firefighters will come and put out a fire. If it's a false alarm and there is no fire, your teacher will lead us back to the classroom. If you notice that when someone is missing and hurt, tell your teacher immediately.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The truth 1.________ trees are vital to our life is not a secret. They provide us with food, wood and most 2.________ (important), oxygen. Now there is one more thing we can add to this list—blocking out harmful bacteria from water.
The discovery 3.________ (make) by a team consisting4.________ scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and high school students 5.________ were seeking a natural water filter—one that would help communities in developing countries that do not have access to modern water filter systems.
The 6.________ (research), led by Professor Rohit Karnik, decided to turn to trees for help 7.________ they could allow liquid to flow through, while blocking out air bubbles.
They began by cutting 1.5-inch-wide sections of tree bark from the branches of a white pine tree. The people related then tested the wood’s filtering ability by pouring water containing red dye particles of different sizes through. 8.________ their amazement, they found that it was effective in trapping all the articles. 9.________ (encourage), the team conducted 10.________ experiment, this time with water that contained bacteria. Sure enough, the sapwood held back 99% of the bacteria, allowing only 1% to flow through.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a very cold evening. The old man’s beard was almost icy. He was waiting for a ________ across the river. The wait seemed ________. The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.
________, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by, and then another, till the last rider came near the old man. The old man caught the rider’s ________ and said, “Sir, would you ________ giving me a ride to the other side?”
________ his horse, the rider replied, “Of course not.” But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost ________. He could not get ________the ground. The horseman helped the old man onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river, ________ to the old man’s home.
As they ________ the old man’s house, the horseman asked, “Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I ________ and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? ________ I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”
The old man looked the rider straight in the eye, and said, “I looked ________ the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t ________. It would be ________ even asking them for a ride. But in your eye I saw ________. I knew that you would help me.”
The words ________ the rider deeply. “Thank you for what you’ve said,” he told the old man. “I hope I will never leave others ________ simply because I’m busy, and every American citizen does ________ in my heart.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his ________ back to the White House.
1.A. helpB. rideC. tripD. drive
2.A. usefulB. boringC. fortunateD. endless
3.A. GraduallyB. FinallyC. SadlyD. Surprisingly
4.A. eyesB. handC. backD. face
5.A. likeB. thinkC. offerD. mind
6.A. SpeedingB. RidingC. StoppingD. Leaving
7.A. shockedB. stuckC. frozenD. injured
8.A. downB. onC. inD. off
9.A. onlyB. butC. soD. then
10.A. nearedB. visitedC. passedD. missed
11.A. came onB. came inC. came upD. came out
12.A. Even ifB. What ifC. As ifD. Only if
13.A. outB. forC. intoD. up
14.A. tryB. waitC. askD. care
15.A. uselessB. riskyC. dangerousD. foolish
16.A. braveryB. loyaltyC. ambitionD. kindness
17.A. attractedB. comfortedC. touchedD. occupied
18.A. aloneB. outC. awayD. over
19.A. desireB. liveC. countD. advance
20.A. choiceB. livingC. mindD. way
Sometimes willpower is a lot like the television remote control hard to find just when you want it most. ________ But there are ways to increase your willpower.
Don’t try to change your economic situation, win a promotion and lose weight all on the same morning. Set one clear, specific goal and make a realistic plan to achieve it. Extra willpower sometimes requires extra energy, so don’t spread yourself too thin. ________
Whatever your goal is, don’t spread it overnight. ________ If you are trying to kick a coffee habit, start by replacing your morning cup of coffee with a glass of water, instead of promising never to drink coffee again. Congratulate yourself on the small achievements. These successes help your willpower grow.
________ Ask friends, family or colleagues for assistance and tell them exactly how they can help. If your credit card bills have risen, for instance, let friends know that you are cutting back on expenses. Suggest having a common dinner instead of meeting at an expensive restaurant. Find support group or organization related to your goal and attend their meetings. You can get valuable advice, understanding and information.
If possible, change your environment to encourage positive behavior. Want to get in shape? Keep a set of workout clothes in your office as a reminder to stop by the gym on the way home. Quitting smoking?
A. Real success takes time.
B. Focus on one goal at a time.
C. Change your environment to change your life.
D. Improve your willpower by a support network.
E. Changing your behavior requires more than willpower.
F. Avoid bars or restaurants where you might be attracted to light up.
G. Breaking a bad habit or forming a new and healthy one can be difficult.
