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     Welcome to Language upon Thames.  This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
     At Language upon Thames, we feel it is important to be flexible, in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best.
                           Small Group General English Courses
     These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing
skills and are offered at the following levels.
     BEGINNERS
     ELEMENTARY (初級)
     PREINTERMEDIATE
     UPPERINTERMEDIATE
     Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently
on a daily basis.
     Try our free online test to see which level you are at-CLICK HERE.
                            Exam Courses
     These courses are aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels.
     University of Cambridge exams:
     ADVANCED 1-FCE (First certificate)
     ADVANCED 2-CAE (Advanced)
     ADVANCED 3-CPE (Proficiency)
     Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country. (Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the
Cambridge Proficiency Certificate.)
                            Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation
      This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening.
      Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation, with activities designed to meet the needs of students of
different nationalities, who need to focus on different areas.
      CLICK HERE to register for a General English course.
                          Other Languages
      At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafeterias, restaurants, shops and bars. Most
importantly, we have foreign language classes of French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Italian during the day, evening or on a onetoone basis.
1. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. English courses.
B. Ways to improve students' English.
C. The best way to improve your skills.
D. The importance of English.
2. If you attend Exam Courses, you will ________. 
A. use English as fluently as a native speaker
B. deal with everyday English well
C. have better pronunciation of English
D. be able to continue your education or enter university in this country
3. Judging from the description, we can tell that this passage must be taken from ________. 
A. a newspaper              
B. a magazine
C. the Internet              
D. a guidebook
4. The following statements are true EXCEPT ________. 
A. only Englishmen can attend the courses
B. the courses are designed for learners of different levels
C. one can learn French even in the evening
D. Language upon Thames is a school aimed to offer help with language learning
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科目：高中英語 來源：貴州省云峰中學2010屆高三下學期3月月考英語試題 題型：050

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　　Women with an hour glass figure have brains to go with their curves(曲線), scientists claim．

　　Going in at the waist is said to be a sign of intelligence which leads to brighter children, too, Wonmen such as Nigella Lawson with a big difference between thir waist and hip measurements scored significantly better in tests than those with thinner, straighter frames, Researchers concluded that it was not necessary for a woman to be skinny-what mattered was that her waist should be smaller than her hips, A ratio of 3∶5 was found to be idea,

　　The study, by the Universities of Pittsdburgh and California, involved 16,000 women and girls, According to the scientists, the results are no mere quirk of nature．They claim that the fat Around culvy hips and thighs(大腿)holds higher levels of-3 fatty acids which are essential for the growth of the brain during pregnancy．The fat which collects around the waist, howover．is more likely to contain-6 fatty acids, which areless suited to brain growth．

　　Reporting in the joumal Evolution and Human Behaviour, the researchers found that the children of curvy mothers are more likely to do well in cognitive tests than others．they claim that this could help explain why the children of teenage mothers．who might not yet be physically mature enough to have developed real curves-tend to do less well in school．

　　As wel las boosting(提升)brainpower－3 fatty acids found in oily fish arc considered to be of huge health benefit Although the study analysed women's bodies only－3 fatty acids are also stored in men's hips, However it is not known whether men with wide hips benefit from the same brain power boost．

(1)

Which shows the possible shape of an hour glass?

[　　]

A．

B．

C．

D．

(2)

Suppose the following measurements are taken from four women．Which of them is more likely to have bright children?

[　　]

A．

Waist：60 cm; Hip：100 cm

B．

Waist：60 cm：Hip：80 cm

C．

Waist：55 cm; Hip 160 cm

D．

Waist：120 cm; Hip：110 cm

(3)

The underlined sentence‘the results are nomere quirkofnature,’possible tells us the results ________．

[　　]

A．

can be explained scientifically

B．

are strange and hard to explain

C．

have just come about by chance

D．

are very interesting

(4)

According to the researchers, teenage mothers tend to have less bright children because ________．

[　　]

A．

they aren't so good at child care

B．

they usually have less fat than mature women

C．

they area't physically strong enough

D．

their waist and hip measurements differ less

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科目：高中英語 來源：2009-2010學年度（下）弋陽高二期中考試 題型：閱讀理解

 

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Many teenagers（青少年） feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to tell their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who chooses your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

Your answers are welcome.

56. Many teenagers think that ____ can under­stand them better.

A. friends                   B. brothers                 C. sisters                    D. parents

57. When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually____.

A. stay alone at home                                        B. fight with their parents

C. discuss it with their friends                D. go to their brothers and sisters for help

58. The sentence （句子） “Your answers are wel­come. ” means _______.

A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with us

B. We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome

C. Your answers are always right

D. You can give us all the right answers

59. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（態(tài)度）?

A. Parents should choose friends for their children.

B. Children should choose everything they like.

C. Parents should understand their children better.

D. Teenagers should only go to their friends for help.

60. Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___.

A. give information for the parents to make their own judgment（判斷）

B. give advice to children who want to choose their friends

C. help parents to find better friends for their children

D. get some information from many readers

 

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Many teenagers（青少年） feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to tell their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who chooses your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

Your answers are welcome.

56. Many teenagers think that ____ can under??stand them better.

A. friends           B. brothers     C. sisters            D. parents

57. When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually____.

A. stay alone at home    B. fight with their parents

C. discuss it with their friends               D. go to their brothers and sisters for help

58. The sentence （句子） “Your answers are wel??come. ” means _______.

A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with us

B. We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome

C. Your answers are always right

D. You can give us all the right answers

59. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（態(tài)度）?

A. Parents should choose friends for their children.

B. Children should choose everything they like.

C. Parents should understand their children better.

D. Teenagers should only go to their friends for help.

60. Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___.

A. give information for the parents to make their own judgment（判斷）

B. give advice to children who want to choose their friends

C. help parents to find better friends for their children

D. get some information from many readers

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科目：高中英語 來源：0103 月考題 題型：閱讀理解

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     Many teenagers (青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe
that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for
brothers and sisters to tight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
     It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not
with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This
communication (交際) is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss (討論)
something. These things are difficult to say to their family members.
     However, parents often try to choose their children friends for them. Some parents may even stop their
children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions? 
     Who chooses your friends? 
     Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
     Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?
     Your answers are welcome.
1. Many teenagers think that ____ can under-stand them better.
[     ]
A. friends
B. brothers
C. sisters
D. parents
2. When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually ____.
[     ]
A. stay alone at home
B. fight with their parents
C. discuss it with their friends
D. go to their brothers and sisters for help
3. The sentence "Your answers are wel-come." means ____.
[     ]
A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with us
B. We've got no idea, so your answers are welcome
C. Your answers are always right
D. You can give us all the right answers
4. Which of the following is the writer's attitude (態(tài)度)?
[     ]
A. Parents should choose friends for their children.
B. Children should choose everything they like.
C. Parents should understand their children better.
D. Teenagers should only go to their friends for help.

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