WELCOME

Welcome to Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world .Windsor is one the official residences (住所)of the Queen, who sometimes stays here.

Audio tours

Free audio tours are available on leaving the Admission Centre at the start of your visit .There is a descriptive audio tour for blind and poor-sighted visitors.

Guided tours

Visitors can explore the history of the Castle through a tour of the Precincts with an expert guide. Tours depart at regular intervals throughout the day from the Courtyard and finish at the entrance to the State Apartments.

Visitors with children

For those visiting with children, a special family tour and various activities are offered during school holidays and at weekends .Please note that, for safety reasons, pushchairs are not permitted in the State Apartments. However, baby carriers are available to borrow.

St George’s Chapel

Visitors arriving at the Castle after 15:00 from March to October are advised to visit St George’s Chapel first before it closes.

Shopping

Shops offer a wide range of souvenirs designed for the Royal Collection, including books, postcards, china, jewellery, and children’s toys. Please ask at the Middle Ward shop about our home delivery service.

Refreshments

Bottled water can be purchased from the Courtyard and Middle Ward shops. From April to September ice cream is also available. Visitors wishing to leave the Castle for refreshments in the town may obtain re-entry permits from the castle shops. Eating and drinking are not permitted in the State Apartments or St George’s Chapel.

Photography and mobile phones

Non-commercial photography and filming are welcomed in the Castle. Photography, video recording and filming are not permitted inside the State Apartments or St George’s Chapel. Mobile phone must be switched off inside the State Apartments and St George’s Chapel in consideration of other visitors.

Security

As Winter Castle is a working royal palace, visitors and their belongings should get through airport style security checks. For safety and security reasons a one-way system operates along the visitor route.

1.What is specially offered to visitors with kids?

A. A security guard. B. A pushchair.

C. A free toy. D. A baby carrier.

2.Who can get re-entry permits?

A. Visitors wishing to eat outside the Castle.

B. Visitors buying gifts in the castle shops.

C. Visitors buying water from the Courtyard.

D. Visitors eating outside St George’s Chapel.

3.Why are visitors required to turn off their mobile phones?

A. To ensure the safety of others.

B. To ensure the security of the Castle.

C. To prevent them from disturbing others.

D. To prevent the use of the built-in cameras.

4.In the last part, a “working royal palace” refers to one ___.

A. still being constructed B. still used by the royal family

C. where the Queen usually works D. where works of art are on show

Question: I have been learning English for about 7 years. 1. And I still can't make myself understood in English. However, I love learning English. How can I learn English well? Please help me.

Answer: Many people have asked me this question. 2. Here I will give you several tips for learning English.

3.

First of all, you must want to learn. If you are not interested in learning English, no class will help you and no book will help you. So you have to be honest with yourself. Ask yourself, “Do I really want to learn English?” If you can't answer “yes” to this question, it is better for you to set English aside until you're ready and willing to learn.

● Set goals (目标).

To learn English well, you must set some goals. 4. It will also help you to see your progress. Ask yourself, “What are my goals? What areas would I like to improve?” Think about what your goals are, and review once in a while to see that you are making progress toward your goals.

● Practice, practice, and practice.

After you have set your goals, you have a better idea of what you need to practice. Just like the athlete (运动员)whose goal is the Olympics must train(训练)daily, you as a language learner must practice language every day to make progress toward your goal. 5.

A. I think it is not easy to learn it well.

B.Want to learn.

C. Reading is a very good way to learn new words.

D. Make friends with some Americans online.

E. The more you practice, the more progress you will make.

F. The answers are as different as the people asking the question.

G. Having goals will help you remember what areas you want to work on.

Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano.She studied music in college and her_______was to become a concert pianist or blues singer. Everything _______when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors thought was typhoid fever(伤寒) and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine _______her to become_______deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always _______

Shirley would never give up playing the piano, _______she did decide to change _______. She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for_______.

For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C._______, in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who lived in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to________school at Howard University in Washington, D.C.In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree.

This________woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph. D.She made________in 1992 ________ she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.

Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and ________many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and________, she never gave up.

1.A. job B. interest C. duty D. dream

2.A. disappeared B. changed C. stopped D. ended

3.A. allowed B. caused C. encouraged D. enabled

4.A. almost B. actually C. totally D. gradually

5.A. loved B. played C. performed D. remembered

6.A. and B. so C. but D. even if

7.A. career B. interest C. life D. attitude

8.A. information B. help C. an assistant D. a job

9.A. However B. Then C. Therefore D. Besides

10.A. attend B. observe C. describe D. advertise

11.A. amazing B. strict C. wealthy D. beautiful

12.A. progress B. excuses C. suggestions D. history

13.A. after B. while C. until D. when

14.A. found B. watched C. followed D. appreciated

15.A. intelligence B. determination C. strength D. pride

Over the last week,a "poisonous kale(甘蓝菜)" theory has been going widespread after an article warned that the vegetable was associated with a variety of medical conditions.It's time to separate fear from fact on the health benefits of kale.

As a member of the cabbage family,kale is low in calories and rich in nutrients and minerals,especially vitamin A,C and K.Consumed for thousands of years,it's been a health plus for millions of eaters throughout the world.

However,numerous web articles have reported on some evidence offered by a medicine researcher.The researcher found that thallium(铊)was detected in a few people who were heavy consumers of kale.Thallium is a heavy metal often found in trace amounts(微量)in soil and minerals.His conclusion was that these medical conditions were connected to the impact that trace amounts of thallium detected in some kale samples had on the body.

I don't think the conclusion is based on a strict scientific basis.It's essential to point out that the original report was in a web magazine,not a scientific journal which is subject to peer review by other scientists.A scientific review includes a careful evaluation of how the findings and conclusions were made.Certain factors are critical before an evidence-based conclusion can be made,such as: how many people were in a study;how well controlled were other factors;how much kale was consumed and for how long;how much thallium was in the kale.

It is a fact that kale and other vegetables can absorb thallium from the soil.But the ability for a plant to absorb traces of a chemical does not automatically make it harmful to your health.And even finding measurable amounts of thallium in someone's body doesn't imply that the thallium is causing an ill health effect,according to the CDC.

But we can still learn a lesson from this.Plants grow in soil.Growers must continue to be careful in monitoring the quality of their soil.And what about consumers?Eat your kale—and include lots of other colorful fruits and vegetables.As with all things in nature,variety is key for good health.

1.What do you know about kale?

A. It is high in fat. B. It is low in calories.

C. It is poor m nutrients. D. It is rich in protein.

2.The medicine researcher made a conclusion that .

A. these medical conditions were related to thallium

B. trace amounts of thallium had little effect on the body

C. thallium was found in trace amounts in the minerals

D. kale had a lot of health benefits on human bodies

3.According to the writer,the original report m a web magazine is .

A. scientific B. essential

C. unreliable D. popular

4.The writer thinks that kale is .

A. safe to consume B. poisonous to eat

C. hard to conserve D. terrible to smell

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t ____ drive to a store and back home. He always looks ____ up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything ____ such as strange cars, loud noises,____ windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim ____ to a neighborhood watch group(邻里监护队) in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group____ on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s ____ Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community(社区)____.Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police ____their homes, streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman, president of____ neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim.“People seem to think that crime(犯罪)happens to other people but not ____ them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the ____ to steal from other people or to make them feel ____ sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors ____ out for one another.“We ____ each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at nights and on weekends. Usually a ____ of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the _____. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for ____, or someone destroying property(财产), we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups ____ a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do ____.”

1.A. yet B. still C. just D. rather

2.A. carefully B. clearly C. nervously D. coldly

3.A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting

4.A. curtained B. open C. old D. broken

5.A. attends B. belongs C. goes D. turns

6.A. meets B. quarrels C. sings D. searches

7.A. where B. why C. when D. how

8.A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety

9.A. keep B. hold C. let D. protect

10.A. its B. his C. their D. your

11.A. round B. on C. about D. to

12.A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind

13.A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged

14.A. set B. let C. hold D. look

15.A. care B. enter C. watch D. manage

16.A. group B. set C. number D. crowd

17.A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors

18.A. work B. money C. service D. trouble

19.A. produce B. find C. get D. help

20.A. anything B. everything C. harm D. wrong

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