The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to15th-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, Titian 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 13th B. The 17th
C. The 18th D. The 20th
2.Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?
A. In the East Wing. B. In the main West Wing.
C. In the Sainsbury 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.
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1. 上课时间；上课地点；
2. 打太极的好处；
3. 报名的截止时间：下周二。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Peter,
How is everything going?
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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。
After school, as usual, I went back home. On the bus, I find a woman with a cute baby standing besides me and having difficulty holding on to the grab pole. In spite my own exhaustion, I rose from my seat and gave them away without hesitation to her and the baby. She thanked me several times sincerely, that made me feel extremely proud. I was realized my little favor could real make a difference to a person who was badly in need of it. Arrived home, I almost forgot my tiredness. I was lost in happy because I did a little for a stranger and I gained a lot.
在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空
The way you walk may be determined by your daily schedule, and it may also reflect your personality. The 1. (choose) you make can tell something about your inner thoughts. At least, that’s2. science has proved. Lately, researchers 3. (observe) the way that people walk and how it relates to their personalities. Available online via Sage Journals, the study examines both the walking styles and personalities of 15,000 adults aged from 25 to 50. According to the study, when 4. (face) with the new challenges, fast walkers are more likely to be active while quiet people tend to walk more slowly. Meanwhile, the study has also found5. (power) evidence that walking speed in adulthood reflects the individual’s personality. However, speeding up your walking pace can’t 6. (instant) make you the life of the party, 7. means that you needn’t change your personality. Actually, there are 8. (hide) strengths of being a quiet person as well as an active one. Make the most of your strengths, 9. you can be successful regardless of which type you fall into and 10. fast or slowly you walk.
One morning, Oral Lee Brown stopped by a local grocery store to make her usual purchases. A little girl approached Brown to ________ a quarter on this particular day. Because all she had was a $5 bill, Brown invited the little girl with her to the store to get some ________. Inside the store, Brown told the little girl she could ________ anything she wanted.
Instead of choosing candy or gums, which would have been the ________ choice for most kids, the little girl immediately ran for a loaf of bread. Brown asked the girl if she went to school. She ________ responded, “Sometimes,” as she shyly ________ Brown and quickly disappeared around the corner.
That night, Brown couldn’t sleep. She ________ she had to find the poor little girl. She went to the school the girl would most likely ________, but in vain. ________, she found many other similar children in less ideal conditions. Brown decided to “________” a class of 23 first-graders. She told them, “Stay in school, and I’ll ________ you to college.” To achieve this ________ goal, Brown began saving money, ________ $10,000 per year from her $45.000 salary.
From that day on, Brown did more than simply make a(n) ________ to the children; she became an active part of their lives, beginning with regular visits and parent meetings. Nineteen of the students were ________ to college and they all graduated from college in 2003 and 2004.
Brown is now working on her sixth ________ of “adopted” students. More than 125 young people have benefited from her ________. If it hadn’t been for Brown, they would never have been given such a ________ opportunity for college education.
With her life ambition found in the work of ________ others to achieve undreamed-of goals, Brown embodies the values of helping others and truly ________ how to pass the values on.
1.A. apply for B. look for C. pay for D. ask for
2.A. fruit B. food C. drink D. loan
3.A. point out B. give out C. pick out D. find out
4.A. right B. vital C. last D. first
5.A. quietly B. loudly C. proudly D. impatiently
6.A. pushed B. touched C. thanked D. greeted
7.A. supposed B. hoped C. knew D. expected
8.A. train B. instruct C. quit D. attend
9.A. Instead B. As a result C. Therefore D. In addition
10.A. follow B. start C. teach D. adopt
11.A. deliver B. send C. walk D. collect
12.A. great B. easy C. impossible D. simple
13.A. putting aside B. putting down C. putting off D. putting back
14.A. agreement B. decision C. appointment D. promise
15.A. accepted B. admitted C. taken D. brought
16.A. term B. grade C. class D. stage
17.A. generosity B. example C. wisdom D. honesty
18.A. ridiculous B. suitable C. valuable D. practical
19.A. leading B. persuading C. telling D. supporting
20.A. realizes B. shows C. learns D. understands
For the love of reading
The importance of nurturing (培养) young children as readers has become more and more apparent. 1.
Read aloud.
A six-year study found reading aloud to children every day puts them almost a year ahead of children who do not receive daily read-alouds. It is a way to bathe children in the power of the written words. Using texts above the children’s levels gives them the chance to hear high-level vocabulary and absorb complex language structures. 2.
Encourage close reading from the youngest age.
We can do this by asking them questions. Use picture book illustrations to strike up deeper questions and conversations. Ask questions you don’t know the answers to so that children will be able to answer in ways that reflect their own ideas.
3.
Entering the world of stories and knowledge should feel like an exciting discovery process. Create visual ways to track the journey. From a reading minute tracker to a “words we learned” or “our big ideas” chart, we can use these visuals to pause for “hip hip hooray (欢呼)” moments.
Honor each child’s unique identity.
Children become great readers by finding connections as they read. 4.“I notice you like books where animals are the main characters.” “I notice you like books where girls are strong characters.” Even the youngest child will begin to recognize that each person’s reading choices matter.
5. A child who sees reading as a lifelong, constant companion is more likely to have a lifetime of success.
A. Make the journey a celebration.
B. Hand them a pen when it is necessary.
C. All in all, young children can read early and should be reading all year.
D. Name what you notice about why a child is drawn to a text.
E. Here are four ways to help your child become a reader.
F. The child builds the knowledge that is necessary for being a reader.
G. Reading aloud below their levels also allows them to relax and enjoy beloved texts.
