Welcome to England.There are many famous sights that you must go to have a visit in England.Read the following passages, we are sure you'll know something about them.
Stonehenge(巨石阵)
This stone circle is called Stonehenge.It is the most famous prehistoric monument(史前纪念碑) in Britain and it lies on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.People think that the stones were put there about 4000 years ago, and were used for studying the movements of the Sun, Moon, and Stars.
Blenheim Palace (白金汉宫)
Blenheim Palace is a very large and beautiful house in central England, near Oxford.It is the home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.There are many stately homes(豪华古宅)like this in the English countryside.
Big Ben
Big Ben is a large bell in the tower of the House of Parliament(国会)in London.It rings regularly to tell the time.The clock tower lies on the banks of the fiver Thames and is part of the Palace of Westminster(威斯敏斯特).
Officially Big Ben is the name of the biggest of the five bells in the clock tower.The tower is also known as St.Stephen's Tower.
The London Eye
The London Eye, next to County Hall, is another of London's most modern landmarks.It is the world's biggest wheel, and carries800 passengers at a time on a thirty-minute ride.From its highest point of 450 feet, it gives views of up to 25 miles.
根据短文回答问题或完成句子.
1.What was Stonehenge used for?
2.Where is Blenheim Palace?
3._______ is the world's biggest wheel which can carries _______ at a time.
4.____ is a large bell in the tower of the House of Parliament in London.Its tower lies on _____.
5.Which one do you think has the longest history.Stonehenge,Blenheim Palace or Big Ben?
根据中文或首字母提示,补全句子中所缺单词。
1.It's difficult to get used to another country's _______(风俗).
2.The scientist is repeating the _______(试验)on rats.
3.It is bad m_______ to make a noise while eating soup.
4.Spending time with family and friends is very i_______ to us.
5.There can be no _______(知识)apart from practice.
6.She _______(掂量)two apples in her hand and gave me the bigger one.
7.Why are you wearing a coat? It's not very _______(适合的)for this hot weather.
8.I always feel n_______ when I speak in public.
9.People in Japan and people in America behave d_______ at the dinner table.
10.when prices are l_______.you can go to the store with the lowest price.
根据句子意思,用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1.We don't know why he made no _______(appear)at the office today.
2.The young teacher has a strange way of making his classes interesting and _______(live)3.Many fish died because of the _______(pollute)water in the lake.
4.Children should go to school for _______(educate).
5.Zoos provide clean and safe places for _______(endanger)animals to live.
Burning leaves_________ thick smoke.
A.give off B.give out C.give up D.give in
I would rather you _________tomorrow than today.
A.come B.to come C.will come D.came
一Which do you prefer,tea or coffee?
一 _______is OK. I'm really very thirsty.
A. All B. Both C. Either D. Neither
一Is that man your math teacher?
一It______ be him. He likes wearing jeans.
A. mustn't B. can't C. may not D. shouldn't
一 What an amazing film! It's the most interesting film I've ever seen.
一But I'm sure it won't______ everybody.
A.interest B.surprise C.relax D.excite
一You used to be very quiet,didn’t you?
一___________.
A.Yes,I did B.Yes,I used C.No,I don’t D.Yes,I do
一___________watching English-language TV to practice listening?
一Good idea.I think it help.
A.Why not B.What about C.How D.Shall we