题目内容
— I failed the exam.
— ______! You still have another chance.
A. Don’t mention it
B. Cheer up
C. What a pity
D. That’s all right
C
Shakespeare City Walk
This 90-minute leisurely walking tour does not go to the Globe Theatre (because everyone already knows it) , but instead uncovers less known monuments and locations in the City of London with connections to Shakespeare’s life, his friends, his loves and his work.
The Shakespeare City Walk takes place on Fridays at 11 a.m. at Temple tube station.
Address: Meet at Temple tube station, London
Telephone: +44(0)790 5746733
Camera Walk
Learn how to take better photos as you explore London with a professional photographer on a Camera Trails tour. Walk around Brick Lane and Spitalfields on the Urban East tour, or take photos of Big Ben and St Paul’s Cathedral on the South Bank tour.
Address: Trafalgar Square, London
Telephone: +44(0)798 957 9336
The Celebrity Planet
See celebrity (名人) homes, famous film locations, music landmarks and places linked to pop history on a Celebrity Planet tour. Find out about stars in Notting Hill, Mayfair, Primrose Hill or Chelsea, or try a Harry Potter, James Bond or Beatles tour.
Address: 40 Porchester Square, London
Telephone: +44(0)20 7193 8770
Email: info@thecelebrityplanet.com
Sandemans New London Tours
Sandemans New London Tours offer a completely free tour of Royal London, including the Changing of the Guard. There’s also an Old City of London Tour, and a Grim Reapers of London Tour. Our expert guides work for tips, you contribute to the pollution problem of London’s cars and buses.
Email: info@neweuropetours.com
1.What is TRUE of the Shakespeare City Walk?
A. It takes place five days a week.
B. It consists of not so much famous destinations.
C. It lasts about half a day.
D. It includes a visit to a famous theatre.
2.If you want to take some wonderful photos of Big Ben, you may _____.
A. receive some professional training
B. go to Temple tube station
C. join the Urban East tour
D. join the South Bank tour
3.Sam is a movie fan. He will probably ______.
A. go to 40 Porchester Square
B. call +44(0)790 5746733
C. call +44(0)798 957 9336
D. email info@neweuropetours.com
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
David: Mary Liuse? I haven’t seen you since we1.(graduate) in high school.
Mary: David? Randy David? Oh, you look definitely the same! Even your figure is the same.
David: Well, you look …a lot2.(difference)…
Mary: Well, I got tired of that blonde hair, so I decided to become a redhead. I also lost a lot of 3.(weigh), and I’m really4.(try) hard to keep it off.
David: So, do you live here? What do you do?
Mary: I’m a lawyer in Brookfield and I just come out here on weekends to go skiing. What about you?
David: I sell insurance, 5.I’m actually working in Springfield. We are looking to open a new office here, so that’s why I’m out here.
Mary: Do you like your job?
David: Well, I guess I make6. nice living, but I’m really7.(bore) with the work. I wish I could just change careers.
Mary: I agree.8.(exact) speaking, I have the opposite problem. I work for an environmental law firm, so the work is exciting, and I feel like I’m really making a difference. The only problem is 9. the pay is quite low, so I’m basically living hand to mouth every month.
David: That sounds like a fair trade, though. I’d switch places10. you in a second.
The teacher simplified the reading materials, ______ it easy for the students to read.
A. making B. having made C. to make D. made
Those Chinese visitors were shown around the church yesterday, ______ roof was rebuilt
after the war.
A. when B. where C. whose D. which
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Do you constantly use the computer, whether for learning or entertainment? Computers give off radiation that is bad for your health, but here are some ways to protect yourself from computer radiation.
1.Green tea can be absorbed by the body easily into a form of vitamin A, which helps reduce radiation.2._
It is advisable to attach a radiation filter plate（辐射过滤板）in front of your computer’s screen. Make sure to avoid putting any metal substances near your computer as these may have r eflected some of the electromagnetic waves that are harmful to your health.3._The brighter the screen the higher the radiation there will be and vice versa.
You can also put some radiation-absorbing plants such as several cacti near your computer to prevent radiation.
Make sure you do a skincare protection before sitting in front of the computer. 4._Wash your face soon after using the computer in order to reduce 70% of the radiation.
5. Old computer in general, has one to two times more radiations released than the new one within the same distance.
A．And adjust the brightness of your computer screen.
B．Apply a layer of facial mask to protect yourself.
C．And adjust the sound level on your computer.
D．The most efficient way is by drinking some coffee regularly.
E. The simplest way is by drinking 2 & 3 cups of green tea every day.
F. If possible, purchase a new computer instead of using an old model computer.
G. It also helps keep our eyes see things clearly in the dark by improving the visual ability.
One afternoon many years ago, I sat down on a chair in a park and watched a little boy, around 2 years old, 1.(run) freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance．The boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing 2.( happen)．
When kids fall down, they don't think of the fall as3.failure. Instead, they consider 4.as a learning experience．They try and try again5. they succeed．
I was also touched by the way he ran. With each attempt, he looked so 6.(confidence) and natural．He only wanted to run freely and to do it as well as he could．He was just being a child--- being himself completely at the moment．He never gave up．Each time he fell, he got up again by7., as if he knew that falling down was8.(simple) a part of life．
He was not looking for others' smiles, or worrying 9. whether someone was watching or not. 10. he wanted was to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely．I learned a lot from the experience.
After graduation from university, I 1.(able) to secure a permanent（固定的）job in my small town. So I decided to leave home for New York, 2._I might have a better chance to find a good job. 3. (earn) some money to pay the daily expenses, I started working in a local café 4. a waiter. I believe that if I 5.(offer) a good position, I would resign at once.
Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already6. (tire) shoulder. On the other hand, my search for a respectable job had not met with much success. As I had studied literature at university, I found 7.quite difficult to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that if I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps what my mother had told me was 8. ( deep ) rooted in my mind. I just did as she had expected.
Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty 9. (adapt) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job. To my delight，after nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned did I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me. Here the air is fresher. Besides, the environment is cleaner 10. that in the city.
Give it five minutes
I used to be a hothead. Whenever anyone said anything, I’d think of a way to disagree. I’d push back hard if something didn’t fit my world-view.
It’s like I had to be first with an opinion?—?as if being first meant something. But what it really meant was that I wasn’t thinking hard enough about the problem. The faster you react, the less you think. Not always, but often.
This came to a head back in 2007. I was speaking at the Business Innovation Factory conference in Providence, RI. So was Richard Saul Wurman. After my talk Richard came up to introduce himself and compliment my talk. That was very generous of him. He certainly didn’t have to do that.
And what did I do? I pushed back at him about the talk he gave. While he was making his points on stage, I was taking an inventory of the things I didn’t agree with. And when presented with an opportunity to speak with him, I quickly pushed back at some of his ideas. I must have seemed like such an asshole.
His response changed my life. It was a simple thing. He said “Man, give it five minutes.” I asked him what he meant by that? He said, it’s fine to disagree, it’s fine to push back, it’s great to have strong opinions and beliefs, but give my ideas some time to set in before you’re sure you want to argue against them. “Five minutes” represented “think”, not react. He was totally right. I came into the discussion looking to prove something, not learn something.
This was a big moment for me.
Richard has spent his career thinking about these problems. He’s given it 30 years. And I gave it just a few minutes. Now, certainly he can be wrong and I could be right, but it’s better to think deeply about something first before being so certain you’re right.
There’s also a difference between asking questions and pushing back. Pushing back means you already think you know. Asking questions means you want to know. Ask more questions.
Learning to think first rather than react quick is a life-long pursuit. It’s tough. I still get hot sometimes when I shouldn’t. But I’m really enjoying all the benefits of getting better.
If you aren’t sure why this is important, think about this quote from Jonathan Ive regarding Steve Jobs’ reverence(respect) for ideas:
And just as Steve loved ideas, and loved making stuff, he treated the process of creativity with a rare and a wonderful reverence. You see, I think he better than anyone understood that while ideas ultimately can be so powerful, they begin as fragile, barely formed thoughts, so easily missed, so easily compromised, so easily just squished.
That’s deep. Ideas are fragile. They often start powerless. They’re barely there, so easy to ignore or skip or miss.
There are two things in this world that take no skill: 1. Spending other people’s money and 2. Dismissing an idea.
Dismissing an idea is so easy because it doesn’t involve any work. You can scoff at it. You can ignore it. You can puff some smoke at it. That’s easy. The hard thing to do is protect it, think about it, let it marinate, explore it, riff on it, and try it. The right idea could start out life as the wrong idea.
So next time you hear something, or someone, talk about an idea, pitch an idea, or suggest an idea, give it five minutes. Think about it a little bit before pushing back, before saying it’s too hard or it’s too much work.
Those things may be true, but there may be another truth in there too: It may be worth it.
1.Which of the following best describes the word hothead from the first paragraph?
A. Supportive B. Fast C. Nervous D. Aggressive
2.What did the author do while Richard was talking in the business conference?
A. He kept notes for things that he did not agree with.
B. He pushed Richard and beat him.
C. He was preparing for his own speech.
D. He was getting ready to compliment him.
3.Which of the following is the reason for quoting Jonathan Ive?
A. The author thinks Steve Job is the best when it comes to creativity.
B. The author is inspired by Steve Job's attitude towards new ideas.
C. The author respects Steve Job because he is creative and he likes ideas.
D. The author thinks Steve Job has ideas that are strong and powerful and are hard to miss.
4.What is the core argument that the author put forward?
A. Dismissing ideas is an effortless thing to do so you should always protect ideas carefully.
B. The right idea always starts from a wrong idea and you need to protect it from being dismissed.
C. One should be careful when it comes to judge a new idea.
D. Every idea, whether powerful or fragile deserves five minutes
10. he wanted was to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely．I learned a lot from the experience.