Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.
Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.
Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, ＂The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.＂
Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.
People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossing to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.
BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the ＂real＂ and not the virtual(虚拟). The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.
1.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?
A. To explain what they are.
B. To introduce BookCrossing.
C. To stress the importance of reading.
D. To encourage readers to share their ideas.
2.What does the underlined word ＂it＂ in Paragraph 2refer to?
A. The book. B. An adventure.
C. A public place. D. The identification number.
3.What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?
A. Meet other readers to discuss it.
B. Keep it safe in his bookcase.
C. Pass it on to another reader.
D. Mail it back to its owner.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Online Reading: A Virtual Tour
B. Electronic Books: A new Trend
C. A Book Group Brings Tradition Back
D. A Website Links People through Books
The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a different collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modem ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modem works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance
Layout:
The modem Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).
1.In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?
A. The 17th. B. The 13th.
C. The 18th. D. The 20th.
2.Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?
A. In the East Wing. B. In the Sainsbury Wing.
C. In the main West Wing. D. In the North Wing.
3.Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?
A. Piccadilly Circus. B. Leicester Square.
C. Embankment. D. Charing Cross.
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter上次来访后惊叹你们家乡的巨大变化，回去后写信询问你们是如何在实践中将“绿水青山就是金山银山”这一理念转化为生动的现实的。内容要点如下：1. 简要介绍之前存在的问题； 2. 具体整改措施； 3. 带来的好处。
注意：1. 词数不少于100；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：绿水青山就是金山银山 Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌中间交换修改作文，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：把缺词处加—个漏词符号（∧），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。
The Silk Road served as a passage for the transportation of silk in ancient times. Lots of relic on the road can still seen now. From them, tourists can see the outline of the ancient metropolitan(大都市的) areas along a fantastic road. During the trip, tourists can imagine them to be ancient merchants by riding camels in deserts.
The Silk Road in China is a long route, where is from Xi’an in the east on to Gansu and Xinjiang in the west. If it is your first trip to China, we sincerely suggest you could spend at least ten days visit Beijing, Xi’an, Dunhuang, Urumqi and Kashi. You can get to knowing about the history of China and experience the colorless scenery along the Silk Road.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Experts agree that 1. is becoming a growing trend that more and more consumers across China are using cashless payment methods. 2. rapid development of third-party mobile payment tools, 3. some extent, is helping to promote cashless payment across the country.
China is not the first country 4. (seek) a cashless society. Developed countries like Sweden, Denmark and Singapore are also witnessing the development of cashless payment methods.
However, the rapid development of cashless payments does not mean there are no 5. (challenge) and criticisms. Alibaba’s Hema Supermarket (盒马生鲜超市), 6. customers can shop on their mobile phones via Alipay (支付宝), 7. (come) into the spotlight recently. Media reports argue that, 8. (consider) illegal, payments can’t be made in cash there.
A cashless society would not mean that cash would 9. (complete) disappear. As the economy grows, the 10. (circulate) of cash is still very huge.
A Leap（跳跃）to Honor. Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola ________ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive, ________ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t ______ how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom __________ that even though she couldn’t see ___________ , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the _________ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more __________ for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her __________ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest __________ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ________ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ___________ for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall ___________ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be _____________ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision ____________. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her __________ attitude.
Lola never thinks about ____________. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her __________ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids _____________ she grew up.
Lola is __________ of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her _________ for others is “just believe yourself”.
1.A. work at B. work on C. work out D. work off
2.A. since B. unless C. after D. though
3.A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict
4.A. suspected B. remembered C. imagined D. noticed
5.A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. closely
6.A. task B. sport C. event D. show
7.A. boring B. enjoyable C. difficult D. unsatisfactory
8.A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition
9.A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program
10.A. examine B. express C. open D. trust
11.A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient
12.A. to B. on C. off D. against
13.A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid
14.A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems
15.A. positive B. friendly C. flexible D. caution
16.A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining
17.A. standard B. range C. view D. goal
18.A. until B. as C. when D. before
19.A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident
20.A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility
