Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.King's Art CentreA day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.

King's Art Centre

A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.

You could attend a class teaching you how to 'learn from the masters' or get more creative with paint--free of charge. The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.

The Botanic Garden

The Garden has over 8, 000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.

The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.

Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.

The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called 'Hissing Sid' is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.

Byron's Pool

Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University, Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of "mess and drunkenness". However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his roans. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.

It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don't trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf--over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.

1.As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for_____.

A. attending the masters' class

B. working with local artists

C. learning life drawing

D. seeing an exhibition

2."Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____.

A. wildlife-enthusiasts

B. rarely-seen snakes

C. common insects

D. impressive plants

3.We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed_____.

A. to fear pet bears

B. to like walking

C. to finish university in 1805

D. to be a heavy drinker

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Some places for weekend break

B. Unknown stories of Cambridge University.

C. A way to become creative in art.

D. The colorful life in the countryside.

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要介绍了King's Art Centre, The Botanic Garden, Byron's Pool等一些适合周末散步的地方。做题时注意从文中寻找提示。

1.The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.”可知，King's Art Centre的life drawing classes收取少量的费用，故选C。

2.The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant...a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap”可知，"Torch Aloe"和"Venus Flytrap"是两种植物，故选D。

3.the pet bear he kept”排除A；根据“Arriving in 1805”排除C；D项未提及；根据倒数第二段“He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.”可知，Byron喜欢散步，故选B。

4.There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.”可知，文章主要介绍了一些适合散步的地方，故选A。

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