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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 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- 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 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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“Cool”is a word with many meanings.Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold.As the world has changed,the word has had many different meanings.

“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street,maybe you will say,“It'cold.”You may think,“He's so cool,” when you See your favorite footballer.

We all maximize(扩大) the meaning of“cool”.You can use it instead of many words such as“new” or ”surprising”.Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used.A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布)they had visited.On onestudent's paper was just the one sentence,“It's so cool.”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words.Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning.So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性).Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word“cool”? I can.And I think they are also very cool.

1.We know that the word“cool” has had

A.many different meanings

B.no meanings

C.only one meaning

D.the same meaning

2.If you are——something, you may say,“It's cool.”

A.afraid of

B.angry about

C.interested in

D.unhappy with

3.The writer takes all example to show he is——the way the word is used.

A.pleased with

B.worried about

C.interested in

D.careful with

4.In the last paragraph,the writer suggests that the word“cool”

A.can be used instead of many words

B.usually means something interesting

C.can make your life colorful

D.may not be as cool as it seem

D

I have a neighbor we call “Happy”.I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.

Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden.They spent many happy hours together working on it.Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden.As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben's beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden.As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.

Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”.We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning.We didn't know what was about to take place.

By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash.By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter.We shared a lot of stories.By five o'clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer.After dinner, we played games.As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty(收成)of the day, already packaged and frozen.What a delightful gift!

Well, the point wasn't so much about the food.The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another's company.None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben's garden.Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden.And I am so proud of my tomato plants!

1.We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______.

A.don't like spending time with others

B.sometimes quarrel with each other

C.live on the food they grow in their garden

D.are a generous and warm-hearted couple

2.According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.

A.they didn't have to spend so much money on food

B.they could grow vegetables and sell at the market

C.they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it

D.they could spend happy times together with their family in it

3.For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?

A.To ask them to attend a birthday party

B.To help them get to know each other.

C.To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.

D.To ask them to share some interesting stories.

4.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?

A.It was too long.

B.It was wonderful.

C.It was not as good as he thought.

D.It was too terrible.

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My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood.He has been________with them after school.My wife, and I are he has other kids to be with and we have and encouraged him to play with his friends.We also want Kevin to learn , so we have asked him to tell us he’s going and to come home at a specified(规定的) time.

The ________ started when Kevin didn’t come home on time.On one occasion, I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm.By 6:30, I needed to go ________him.I found him at a friend’s house, and he looked ________ that he couldn’t continue playing.After we came home, I sat Kevin down for a talk about the ________of keeping his word.I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few ________ late, after a half hour, he told me he understood and I was

________

The next day, I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back ________ she said he should be back home at 6.I walked to his friend’s house and a look of ________ appeared on Kevin’ face when he came to the door.

At ________ my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn’t come home on time again.He said he just wanted to ________ playing.This was ________, so we decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week.This ________ no playing with his friends.

For the next week, whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin, we let him ________ to them that he was grounded.We felt this would help him be responsible for his ________

As a ________ , I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have results.

1.A.studying B.playing C.chatting D.quarreling

2.A.glad B.lucky C.worried D.sure

3.A.made B.allowed C.trained D.forced

4.A.amusements B.communication C.honesty D.responsibility

5.A.when B.why C.where D.whenever

6.A.changes B.conflicts C.worries D.problems

7.A.looking for B.picking up C.waiting for D.calling up

8.A.angry B.nervous C.disappointed D.ashamed

9.A.quality B.importance C.stories D. ways

10.A.hours B.minutes C.days D.times

11.A.satisfied B.shocked C.surprised D.concerned

12.A.if B.unless C.because D.so

13.A.guilt B.disappointment C.excitement D.hatred

14.A.home B.school C.work D.office

15.A.finish B.keep C.learn D.stop

16.A.impossible B.impolite C.unacceptable D.unbelievable

17.A.meant B.suggested C.showed D.implied

18.A.reply B.apologize C.tell D.explain

19.A.decisions B.words C.actions D.friends

20.A.teacher B.parent C.writer D.professor

If you are sending a text, watching the TV or listening to the radio, you may want to stop and give this your full attention. Multi-tasking shrinks (萎缩) the brain, research suggests.

A study found that men and women who frequently used several types of technology at the same time had less grey matter in a key part of the brain. University of Sussex researchers said, “Simultaneously using mobile phones, laptops and other media devices could be changing the structure of our brains.”

The finding follows research which has linked multi-tasking with a shortened attention span, depression, anxiety and lower grades at school. The researchers began by asking 75 healthy men and women how often they divided their attention between different types of technology. This could mean sending a text message while listening to music and checking email, or speaking on the phone while watching TV and surfing the web. The volunteers were then given brain scans which showed they had less grey matter in a region called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). The findings held even when differences in personality were taken into account.

The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, is the first to make a link between multi-tasking and the structure of the brain.

Researcher Kep Kee Loh said, “Media multi-tasking is becoming more common in our lives today and there is increasing concern about its impacts on our cognition and social-emotional well-being.”

He added that more research is needed to prove that multi-tasking shrinks the brain. This is because it is also possible that people with less grey matter in the ACC are more drawn to using lots of small devices simultaneously.

Scientists have previously demonstrated brain structure can be changed on prolonged exposure to new environments and experience. Other studies have shown that training — such as learning to juggle or taxi drivers learning the map of London — can increase grey-matter densities (密度) in certain parts. Experts have also warned of the harmful impact technology can have on our memory and attention span.

1.According to Kep Kee Loh, ________.

A. the link between multi-tasking and brain shrinkage needs further research

B. people with less grey matter in the ACC are more attracted to multi-tasking

C. multi-tasking has harmful impacts on our cognition and social-emotional well-being

D. multi-tasking leads to a shortened attention span, depression, anxiety and lower grades

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. What multi-tasking is probably linked with.

B. How researchers draw inferences about multi-tasking.

C. How different health conditions affect brain structure.

D. Significance and limits of the research from University of Sussex .

3.The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. compare the latest research with previous ones

B. prove the dangers of multi-tasking

C. inform readers of research on multi-tasking

D. discuss the benefits and problems of multi-tasking

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。

Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.

___1.__ Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.

For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. ___2.___

Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.

__3.___ They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “___4.___ Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”

Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. __5.___

A. In general the person feels excited and ready to act

B. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.

C. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it

D. Anger may cause you a cancer.

E. Do not express your anger while angry.

F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.

G. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.

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