Sagrada Familia ( 2,056,448 visits/year)

Opening hours: 09:00—18:00 (October—March); 09:00—20:00 (April—September)

Admission: $ 11, or $ 10 with the Barcelona Card.

Disabled Access: Yes.

The temple have been under construction since 1882 and they’ve still got another 30 to 80 years to go before it will be finished. The project’s vast scale and its special design have made it one of Barcelona’s top tourist attractions for many years.

La Pedrera (1,133,220 visits/year)

Opening hours: November—February: 09:00—18:30; March—October: 09:00—20:00

Admission: $ 9.50. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.

Disabled Access: No.

This building used to be called Casa Mila but nowadays it’s more commonly known as La Pedrera. It is a unique modernist building in Barcelona and was made of bricks and had colorful tiles (瓦). It was built between 1906 and 1912 by famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi (1852—1926) and in 1984 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site with other Gaudi buildings in Barcelona. Visitors to La Pedrera can see the amazing 800 square meters attic with 270 brick arches that give you a feeling that you are walking inside the skeleton (骨架) of a whale. The roof is equally impressive and is preserved exactly the way that it was built in 1912 with six staircases and seven chimneys each made in a unique style.

Barcelona FC Museum (1,032,763 visits/year) 

Opening hours: 6^th April—4^th October: (Monday to Saturday) 10:00—20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00—18:30

Admission: $ 8.50 for entry to the museum and $ 17 for a guided tour.

Disabled Access: Yes.

   When you buy your ticket you have two options. You can buy a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or you can buy a dual (双的) ticket for $ 15 where you get to see the museum and the scenes at the club.

Miro Museum (518,869 visits/year)

Opening hours: Check the web site for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.

Admission: $ 8. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.

Disabled Access: Yes.

This museum has a wide range of Miro’s work dating back as far as 1914. This artwork collection not only includes his paintings but also a good selection of sculptures (雕塑).

L’Aquarium de Barcelona (1,375,271 visits/year)

Opening hours: 09:00—19:00 (October—March); 09:00—20:00 (April—September)

Admission: $ 7. Save 10 % on the entrance fee to the aquarium with the Barcelona Card.

Barcelona Aquarium is a popular Barcelona attraction to take the kids and young ones. I have to admit I love the aquarium.

Picasso Museum (887,958 visits/year)

Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.

Admission: $ 9 for main exhibition—extra for special showings. Save 50% with the Barcelona Card.

Disabled Access: Yes. The museum has arranged Picasso’s paintings in chronological order from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso thinking over time and shows how he developed the distinctive designs that he is famous for today. Very popular art gallery.

1.Which of the following attractions is the most popular with people?

A. Sagrada Familia                     B. La Pedrera

C. Barcelona FC Museum            D.Picasso Museum

2.What do we know about the tourist attractions mentioned in the above passage?

A. Sagrada Familia is the largest building in Barcelona.

B. La Pedrera is well-known for its colorful material.

C. Barcelona FC Museum may attract football fans.

D. Miro Museum was built in 1914.

3.If you visit the stadium and the club with a tour guide in Barcelona FC Museum, you should pay ________.

A. $ 25.5                               B. $ 32                         C. $ 42.5                                 D. $ 34

4.What do the attractions have in common?

A. They are all famous for their architectural style.

B. They are available for the disabled people.

C. Their opening hours are changeable in different seasons.

D. Tourists can have a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person．I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a（n）   36   on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy．Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in   37 ．One afternoon, a friend and I were   38   rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house   39   her backyard．The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they   40   to the roof’s edge and shot out into the   41  ．

         I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride．The stone was too smooth, however, so it   42   from my hand as I let it go and headed   43   for a small window on the old lady’s back wall．

         I was too scared about getting   44   that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window．However, a few days later,   45   I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel   46   for her misfortune．

         I made up my mind that I would   47   my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I   48   would cover the cost of her window．I put the money in an envelope with a（n）   49   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the   50   for repairing it．

         I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door．

         The next day, I   51   the old lady her paper and was able to   52   the warm smile that I was   53   her．She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you．” It was a bag of cookies．I thanked her and ate the cookies as I   54   my route．

         After several cookies, I   55   an envelope．When I opened the envelope, I was shocked．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you．”

1.A．assistant        B．customer       C．adviser           D．neighbour

2.A．selfishness    B．cleverness      C．carefulness       D．forgiveness

3.A．picking         B．kicking            C．throwing        D．striking

4.A．from           B．under                  C．by                D．around

5.A．flowed       B．rolled        C．dropped         D．fell

6.A．yard           B．kitchen           C．room         D．sky

7.A．stepped          B．stopped         C．skipped          D．slipped

8.A．right           B．slow           C．straight           D．fast

9.A．caught       B．trapped        C．lost               D．hurt

10.A．but           B．when        C．before            D．though

11.A．guilty        B．nervous        C．anxious            D．safe

12.A．borrow    B．save                   C．transfer         D．move

13.A．used          B．earned          C．chose            D．calculated

14.A．book          B．notice            C．note                   D．article

15.A．period       B．distance       C．size             D．cost

16.A．handed    B．showed         C．left            D．sold

17.A．witness    B．bring        C．return             D．wear

18.A．comparing toB．receiving from C．learning about    D．playing with

19.A．continued   B．forgot          C．followed      D．chose

20.A．tore        B．felt         C．bought       D．marked

五、改错
The alarm was first gone off on the third floor．                 76 _________
People left building hurriedly but in an orderly manner．         77 _________
They came out carry their shopping bags and their parcels,         78 _________
some not properly wrapped and some not even paid．            79 _________
Most passer-by waited in the street to watch．Many of the          80 _________
shops and offices in the street had just closed．Mr．Clement．     81 _________
The officer in charge of, ordered all hoses（软管）               82 _________
to turned to the roof of the main building．People were pushed     83 ________
back from the area of their own safety．Seven officers            84 ________
entered the basement or were driven back within minutes．         85 _________
Hurriedly they put on their masks , ready to try again

Exploit your parking space

An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement（广告）for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.

Rent（出租）a room

Spare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.

Make money during special events

Won’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space.

Live on set

Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.

Use your roof

   You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing  solar equipment(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.

1.

If you earn ￡5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ______.

A. ￡800       B. ￡500     C. ￡4500    D.5000

2.

Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?

A. On Letpark.      B. On Roomspare.

C. On Grashpadder.  D. On Roommateeasy.

3.

 If you want to use energy free, you have to_____.

A. sign an agreement with the government

B. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment

C. sell the roof to some energy companies

D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years

4.

 For whom the text most probably written?

A. Lodgers.       B. Advertisers.

C. House owners.  D. Online companies

There are many special hotels around the world. In Greenland, there is a hotel made out of ice. In Turkey, there is a cave hotel. And in Bolivia, there is the Salt Palace Hotel.
Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But over time, all the water disappeared. Today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts.
In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made out of salt: the walls, the roof, the tables, the chairs and the beds.
The sun heats the walls and roof during the day. So the rooms stay warm at night, though it’s cold outside in the desert. The hotel has twelve rooms. A single room costs $40 a night, and a double room $60.
A sign on the hotel’s wall tells guests, “Please don’t lick (舔) the walls.”
【小题1】Where did the salt for the hotel come from?