Travel Information
Place of interest |
Water Cube |
West Lake |
Disneyland |
Dragon Tower |
Location (位置) | Beijing | Hangzhou | Hong Kong | Harbin |
Phone Number | 010-28135589 | 0571-68345579 | 00852-28029822 | 0451-81187899 |
Price of Ticket | ￥60 | ￥50 | ￥300 | ￥150 |
Feature | Special bubbly (气泡状的) design | The Broken Bridge | Cartoon characters | Skywalk |
1.It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on _____.
A. Dragon TowerB. West Lake
C. Water CubeD. Disneyland
2.If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call _____to get information.
A. 010-28315589B. 0451-82187899
C. 0571-68345576D. 0l0-28135589
3. Disneyland, which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year, is in _____ according to the travel information.
A. Beijing B. Harbin
C. Hong KongD. Hangzhou
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?
A. Water Cube is special in design.
B. The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.
C. In Disneyland.you can’t see any cartoon characters.
D.The price of a ticket for Dragon Tower is the lowest.
Many people have tried to simplify the spelling of English words. Unlike other languages , English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways . For example , there is “light “but” white”, ”loan ”but “phone” ,and there are at least seven different ways of pronouncing “ough”: ”though”, ”through “,”bough”. “cough” ”enough “, “ought” and “thorough “.
The American President Theodore Roosevelt almost succeeded in simplifying English spelling .In 1906, Andrew Carnegie started the Simplified Spelling Board .He was one of the richest men in the United States of America .The board’s plan was to make the spelling of words nearer to the way they sound .For example , the word “though” would be spelt “tho” and “through “would become “thru”. Other people on the board were Melvil Dewey , the head of the New York libraries , and Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University 。They explained their idea to President Roosevelt , who thought that it was indeed logical .He immediately asked the government printer to sue simplified spelling in all government letters .
But people didn’t like the change, even if it made life easier. So the new simpler spelling was not popular. More importantly, when the American politicians (政客) discussed the plan, they did not like it either.
Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians, he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.
Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling. However,people do simplify some words, mainly in advertisements. For example, we often see “tonite” instead of “tonight” and “thru” instead of “through”．
1.Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because________.
A. English words are too long to remember
B. there are many mistakes in English words
C. lots of words are spelt in many different ways
D. sometimes the same sounds have different spellings.
2. Who is NOT a member of the Simplified Spelling Board?
A. Andrew Carnegie.
B. Melvil Dewey.
C. Theodore Roosevelt.
D. Brander Matthews.
3. What was Theodore Roosevelt’s attitude towards simplified spelling?
A.Worried.
B. Supportive.
C. Uncertain.
D. Doubtful.
4. According to the passage, simplified spelling________.
A. was welcomed by the US politicians
B. changed the way the words sound
C. has been used widely for over a century
D. was first used in US government letters.
An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for him to go back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn't go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.
The next morning he still didn't have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel (争执).
“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn't any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.
1. The story happened _____.
A. in England
B. on a ship from Norway to England
C. in Norway
D. on a ship from England to Norway
2. The traveler didn’t go to the dinning room first because _____.
A. he had no money
B. he didn’t feel very well
C. he didn’t want to eat anything
D. he didn’t hear the sound of the bell
3.The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _____。
A. his friend had given him some money
B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind
C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship
D. he was too hungry.
4.After the traveler finished eating, _____.
A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill
B. he drank a lot
C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)
D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals
假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的班长李华，去年冬天你们班开展了“为西藏希望小学献爱心” (Helping the Children in the Hope Primary School in Tibet)的活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文短文向某中学生英语报投稿，介绍你们本次献爱心活动的全过程。
注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假如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—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。
Dear Jenny,
I’m so worried when I see that you’re not a little tired and nervous about the coming College Entrance Examination; Here is some advices to help you prepare the coming exam. Have enough sleep, whatever much work you have to do，or you’ll feel sleepy on an occasion in class. A balanced diet will certainly help a lot. Having more fresh fruit and vegetables every day are good for you. Which you know, a proper method of learning will enable you to learn more and faster. To get better results, that is wise to be attentive and make every effort to gain knowledge. And you were supposed to review your notes taking down after class every day. Always remember to stay happily and optimistic so that you can be energetic while doing the revision. I hope you’ll no longer feel tired and nervous.
Best wishes.
Once upon a time there was an idiot named Hugh. The town's folk would often make fun of him, but a few felt sorry for him and gave him hand-me-down clothes, leftover food, and even a small old house to live 1.._____ at the edge of town. Hugh lived on the donations made by the few kind people.
One day, Hugh showed up at the village square 2.._____ (wear) a brand new suit. Everyone 3.._____ (amaze),for few people in the town could afford new clothing, let alone a nice suit. One of townsfolk asked Hugh where he got his new suit, thinking he must 4.._____ (steal) it." I bought it!" he told them. And he added that the fine new house being built on the mountainside 5.._____ everyone was wondering about was 6.._____. 7.._____ questioned where he got the money, he told them it was the money they gave him. 8.._____ people giving him food, clothing, and shelter, he 9.._____ (simple)saved and invested everything they gave him. "I may be your village idiot, but I'm no fool." Hugh smiled, and then handed out hundreds of dollar bills to 10.._____ who had been kind to him.
