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 multibranched 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 rooms. 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 Cambridge shire 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 fee 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. common insects B. impressive plants
C. rarely seen snakes D. wildlife enthusiasts
3.We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed ______.
A. to fear pet bears B. to like walking
C. to be a heavy drinker D. to finish university in 1805
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Some places for weekend break.
B. A way to become creative in art.
C. The colourful life in the countryside.
D. Unknown stories of Cambridge University.
Shortly after my fourth birthday， my parents and I arrived from China in Sydney， Australia． It was 1991 and my mother had left behind everything she knew--family， friends and career．
Yet within two years， my parents' marriage had broken down． After one particularly unpleasant fight， my mother left my father， taking me with her． With no family or friends， and in a country where she couldn't even communicate， she took me to Chinatown， the only area of Sydney she was familiar with． That night she laid me on a bench in Dixon Street， packing suitcases around us for security（安全）． I will never forget the despair in her face that night．
At around 4 a．m．， a group of four young Chinese men noisily exited a club nearby． I remember them falling silent as they saw us． They approached and asked my mother why she was sleeping on the streets with such a young child． My mum burst into tears as she told them our story． Without hesitating， they warmed me up， took our suitcases， and drove us to their students housing．
In the weeks that followed， the men looked after us with a youthful enthusiasm． Being poor students living on their own for the first time， they simply knew how to cook in a stupid way． However， they insisted that a child should have homemade meals． They quickly adjusted their lives around us， buying fresh food， cooking， teasing me to make me laugh， and advising my mum on how to sort out her life．
Eventually， Mum reconciled （和解） with Dad and we moved back in with him， although they continued to split and make up several times．
Gradually we lost touch with the men as we all moved on． But at every milestone of my life--graduations， entering university， getting a good job--I never forget that all of this was made possible because 22years ago， a group of complete strangers took us in and shared everything they had to save us from life on the street．
1.Why did Mom and I stay in Dixon Street that night？ ______
A. We were waiting for the Chinese men．
B. Mom was unfamiliar with Australia at all．
C. It was safe to stay there for night．
D. We had no other place to go．
2.How did the students feel the moment they saw us in the street？ ______
A. Ashamed． B. Shocked．
C. Amused． D. Nervous．
3.What message is conveyed in the passage？ ______
A. There is no perfect husband or wife in marriage．
B. It's the timely help to someone in need that matters．
C. It's a great challenge for the Chinese to study abroad．
D. Childhood memory contributes to guiding present behavior．
Learning any language is hard, but learning English can be especially challenging. Why? Because native speakers use the language in some ways that textbooks could never describe. In particular, words that British people use cause many language students to scratch(抓) their heads.
Here’s an example: You overhear(无意中听到) an Englishman calling someone a “wazzock”. But what exactly is a wazzock? This word, in fact, means a foolish person, although there’s nothing about it that would help you guess that. There are many strange terms like this in British English – the Oxford English Dictionary would be much smaller without these odd (古怪的) usages filling its pages.
How can these odd words be explained? Part of the answer is the British sense of humor. The British don’t like to take things too seriously, and this is obvious through many British words and phrases. For example, to “spend a penny” means to use the bathroom. It refers to the days when people had to pay a penny to use a public toilet.
In an interview for the BBC’s website, British linguist David Crystal suggested there may be historical reasons for the number of odd words and phrases in British English. He thinks that they began in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. This was a great age for the theater, when Shakespeare and other writers worked hard to keep up with the demand for new plays. The theater’s popularity also created an incentive (刺激) to invent new words.
With this in mind, perhaps Shakespeare and his peers are to blame for unusual British words such as “codswallop” and “balderdash” – which both mean “nonsense”.
While these strange words may be confusing to non-native speakers, they certainly make studying English a lot more interesting.
1.According to the text, why may non-native speakers find it hard to learn English?
A. Dictionaries don’t explain odd usages of many words.
B. A great many strange words make no sense to them.
C. The English textbooks they study are usually out of date.
D. They are unable to understand the humor in conversations.
2.With the example of “spend a penny”, the author intends to _________.
A. explain one reason of how some strange phrases were created
B. complain about the meaning and background of the phrase
C. show what typical British sense of humour is
D. show British people’s attitude toward strange words
3.According to David Crystal, _________.
A. many of the words that Shakespeare invented were nonsense
B. Shakespeare’s works are boring because of the odd words involved
C. the theatre’s success in the 17th century inspired the birth of many odd words
D. the odd words in Shakespeare’s plays contributed a lot to the theatre’s popularity
4.What is the text mainly about?
A. The development of the British English.
B. Shakespeare’s influence on British English.
C. The origin and meanings of British humour.
D. Some reasons for the large number of odd words in British English.
假如你是高一学生李华，你们学校最近将改建运动场，你想给校长写一封建议信，内容如下：
1. 增加乒乓球台的数量；
2. 篮球场地最好不要建在体育馆门口，以免篮球砸伤过往的同学；
3. 希望建立室内游泳馆；
4. 建成后，希望周末也开放。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：篮球场 basketball court体育馆gym
Dear Headmaster
I am a senior one student. I have known that the playground of our school will be rebuilt recently.
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Yours sincerely
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：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：请在答题卡上作答。
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。
On a sunny day last month, I was visiting Summer Palace when I came across a little girl standing alone with tear streaming down her face. I walked up to her and offered to help. Thankful, she calmed down and told me what had been happened. She came here to do some sightseeing with her parents and they got separated. Immediately I take her to the broadcasting station. Before hearing the news, her parents rushed here. The girl couldn't wait to run towards him. The couple thanked me warmly, expressing their thanks for my kind help. Seen the family disappear into the distant, I felt very happy.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的词（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。
Born on June 12, 1929, Anne Frank was a German-Jewish teenager1.was forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust (大屠杀). She and her family, along with four others,2.(spend ) over two years during World War Ⅱ3.( hide) in another part of rooms above her father's office in Amsterdam.
Since it was first published in 1947 , Anne Frank's diary has become one of the4.(powerful) memoirs（回忆录）of the Holocaust.5.( it) message of courage and hope in the face of difficulty has reached millions. The diary has been translated into more than 60 languages with over 30 million copies6.(sell). Anne Frank's story is especially7.( meaning) to young people today. For many she is their first exposure(接触) to the history of the Holocaust.
After being reported to the Nazis, Anne, her family, and8.others living with them were arrested (逮捕) and sent to Nazi concentration camps. In March of 1945 , several9.(month) after she was arrested, Anne Frank died. She was fifteen years old.
Her courage and legacy live on, and she is frequently regarded10.a role model for today.
