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 tees 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. 1.

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

    1. A.
      attending the masters' class
    2. B.
      working with local artists
    3. C.
      learning life drawing
    4. D.
      seeing an exhibition
  2. 2.

    "Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____.

    1. A.
      common insects
    2. B.
      impressive plants
    3. C.
      rarely-seen snakes
    4. D.
      wildlife-enthusiasts
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed_____.

    1. A.
      to fear pet bears
    2. B.
      to like walking
    3. C.
      to be a heavy drinker
    4. D.
      to finish university in 1805
  4. 4.

    In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake_____.

    1. A.
      surrounded by fields
    2. B.
      owned by Lord Byron
    3. C.
      located in Grantchester
    4. D.
      discovered by Virginia Woolf
  5. 5.

    What is the passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      Some places for weekend break
    2. B.
      A way to become creative in art.
    3. C.
      The colourful life in the countryside.
    4. D.
      Unknown stories of Cambridge University.
CBBAA
由文章開頭的引子可知，本篇是廣告，介紹的是幾處周末度假去處。
1.細(xì)節(jié)考查題。根據(jù)第一則廣告的第三段，可知之。
2.細(xì)節(jié)考查題。根據(jù)第二則廣告的第二段第一句話，可知之。本題易誤選A，原文說Dionaea muscipula更常見被稱為venus flytrap（捕蠅草），common insects明顯不對(duì)。
3.推理判斷題。由He spent a great deal of time walking in the village一句可知之。
4.細(xì)節(jié)考查題。由文章最后一段第二句中的…the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the field可知之。
5.主旨大意題。由文章開頭的引子及全文內(nèi)容可知本篇介紹的是幾處周末度假去處。
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It is no easy task to bring up children. Parents sometimes feel very 1  ▲  , not knowing what to do.

The goal of parents

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The relationship between parents and children

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2.Why is there such a trend of having medical cosmetic surgery according to Ding Xiaobang?

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         B．The standard the beauty always changes.

         C．People suffer fierce competition and frustration now and then.

         D．All of the above.

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         B．a(chǎn) person with double eyelids, an aquiline nose and a pointed chin

         C．a(chǎn) person with double eyelids, a snub nose and a pointed chin

         D．a(chǎn) person with double eyelids, a snub nose and a chubby chin

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         A．inform us that cosmetic surgery becomes popular.

         B．emphasize that young people should re-evaluate themselves rationally.

         C．raise concerns about the risk of medical cosmetology industry.

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