Visitors worry that London is an expensive city but there really are so many things to do for




free in London from museums and galleries to free music and walking tours.
Art Galleries
Tate Modern and Tate Britain are exceptional national art galleries housing some of the finest artworks in the world. Tate Modern focuses on contemporary art while Tate Britain displays British Art from the sixteenth century to the present day.
Museums
All of London's major museums are free, but most offer some special exhibitions for a fee. My favorite is the Museum of London where you can learn the history of London from Roman times to today. Other great major museums are the British Museum, the V&A, the Science Museum, and the      Natural History Museum. Oh, and I love the Geffrye Museum. And the. Now I can't decide which is the best!
Many of London's major art galleries and museums are open in the evening and often have special evening events. This can be a great way to relax at the end of a busy day seeing the sights. The main London galleries and museums are air-conditioned so it can be a wonderful way to cool down in the height of summer in the city. Galleries and museums are not open late every night so here is a handy list to help you plan your days and evenings.
Royal Parks
Many people say the Queen Mary's Rose Gardens in Regent's Park is their favorite spot in London, and who am I to argue? I would also recommend St. James's Park as it offers one of the best views of Buckingham Palace. Hyde Park is enormous and includes the ever popular Diana Memorial Fountain and the Peter Pan Statue.
There are often free talks and guided walks in the royal parks so do check the What's On section of the Royal Parks website.
Changing of the Guard
No visit to London is complete without seeing this military tradition. The Queen's Guard in London changes in the Forecourt inside the gates of Buckingham Palace at 11:30am every day in the summer and every other day in the winter. Get there early and view the spectacle from outside the front gates.
53. The passage is intended to _________.
A. recommend some free scenic spots to tourists       
B. help visitors save money while visiting Ireland
C. advise travelers how to choose art articles      D. tell readers London’s wonderful history
54. If you visit some museums in London in the evening, you ________.
A. can see all the artworks free of charge               B. have to endure the heat of the summer
C. need to pay admission for general exhibition  
D. may have a chance to enjoy some special events
55. In order to watch Changing of the Guard in summer, visitors have to _________.
A. gain access to the front gates after 11:30 a.m.
B. pay a sum of money to enter the Royal Parks
C. arrive at Buckingham Palace before 11:30 a.m.
D. come through the gates of Buchingham Palace

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SAN FRANCISCO--- As skies are filled with millions of migrating birds, Europeans scientists say the seasonal miracle appears to depend on a seeming contradiction: The fatter the bird, the more  efficiently it flies.
The result of their study contradict a central theory of aerodynamics(空气动力学), which predicts that the power needed to fly increases with weight.
For birds, apparently, the cost of flying with heavy fuel loads is considerably smaller than previously thought.
Researchers found that red knot wading birds double their normal body weight of 100 grams before making their twice-a-year, non-stop commute(路程) between the British Isles and the Russian Arctic. Distance: 5,000 kilometers.
Another study in the journal Nature measured the benefits of flying in an aerodynamic V formation, which allows bird to save energy by gliding in the lead bird’s air stream.
Flying in formation, their heart rates were as much as 14.5 percent lower than flying solo, according to Henri Weimerskirch, a French scientist. The findings help explain how birds complete difficult migrations.
Researchers had assumed that thinner, more athletic birds would have the best chance of survival.
The first study suggests that building up fat deposits(存放) to be burned as fuel during the migrating is worth more than the energy it takes to carry the additional weight. In the study, researchers said their team studied the birds flown at different body masses during 28 simulated(模拟) flights. They were injected with a small amount of water containing a radioactive element that enabled the team to measure the amount of energy burned.
63. Researchers used to believe_______.
A. the thinner a bird is, the less energy it needs to fly
B. migratory birds make a journey from the British Isles to the Russian Arctic
C. aerodynamics makes no sense
D. birds eat more before they begin their migrations
64. According to the passage, birds prefer to fly in the V formation rather than fly solo because_____.
A. it is against aerodynamic to fly in the V formation
B. they can save energy while migrating 
C. they won’t get lost with a bird leading the way
D. in this way their heart beat faster so that they can fly faster
65. The researchers didn’t ______ in the study.
A. inject the birds with water containing a radioactive element
B. watch birds of different body masses in simulated flights
C. take the birds’ heart rates   
D. feed the birds to fatten them
66. The best title of the passage should be _______.
A. Birds Fatten up for Journey        B. Migratory Birds in Europe
C. New Findings                 D. Migrating in V formation

根据以下各句所给的首字母，用单词的正确形式填空，并将其完整形式写在答题卷上。
【小题1】One small error could make the difference between success and d__________.
【小题2】In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the c________ in
personality.
【小题3】Jack and Michael q________ about who should get the money, and stopped speaking to each
other.
【小题4】Usually, we hold a national flag-rising c________ every Monday morning.
【小题5】Much money was contributed to help the v________ of the earthquake.
【小题6】 I’m u________ about the meaning of this sentence. Could you explain it to me?
【小题7】L________ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid (完全没有).
【小题8】Catherine has just p________ her fourth novel.
【小题9】CEO stands for C________ Executive Officer.
【小题10】Tie a bandage f________ over the burnt area, when necessary.

单词拼写（8分）

1.The direct cause of a disease is the v_________.

2.We don’t believe the c__________ he drew according to his wrong idea.

3.The song r_________ me of my childhood.

4.The dress is __________ (可以买到) in all sizes at this shop.

5.I’ve got a fish bone stuck in my t________.

6.He finished the four-year _________ (课程) at college.

7.They _________ (雇佣) a skillful nurse to look after their baby last year.

8.The doors opened _________ (自动地) as we approached.

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的正确形式（每空限填一词）。

82. For v______ reasons, she gave up her job as a nurse.

83. You can buy many s______ in every place of interest.

84. Mr. Bean likes working on c______ because he loves to make people laugh.

85. The a______ stayed up, but the kids went to bed.

86. The scientist a________ the milk and found that it contained too much water.

87. Dr. Sun Yat-sen was one of the most o________ leaders in Chinese history.

88. He didn’t speak, but with a g______ he told me to follow him.

89. Most members of the committee were in favour of the suggestion; only a m_______ were  against it.

90. If I drink too much red wine, my c______ go all red.

91. The v_____ of the landslide accident in Taiwan are mostly from Guangdong.

92. Many people went to America hoping to make a f_______ there.

93. I turned the h________ and opened the door.