Do you want to have fun in Oxford？ Take a bus tour!
City Sightseeing Bus Tour in oxford Timetable Stop Name First tour Last tour Oxford Railway Station 09:30 18:00 Gloucester Green Bus Station 09:35 18:05 Christ Church 09:50 18:20 Queen's College 09:55 18:25 Trinity College 10:00 18:40 Tour Prices 24hrs Valid Ticket Adult（16+） £16.50 Student £14.00 Child（5﹣15）£10.00 Family £40.00 48hrs Valid Ticket Adult（16+） £19.00 Student £16.00 Child（5﹣15）£11.00 Family £45.00 See．． ★Christ Church College The college hall is used in the Harry Potter films． ★Magdalen College Its bell tower and gardens are famous sights in Oxford， ★Corpus Christi College It is one of the smallest colleges in Oxford but with the best library ★Exeter College You can find most of the book shops in Oxford around the college． |
（1）The first bus tour begins at 9:35 from ．
A． Trinity College
B． Oxford Railway Station
C． Queen's College
D． Gloucester Green Bus Station
（2）How much is a 24﹣hour family ticket？
A．£16.50．
B．£19.00．
C．£40.00．
D．£45.00．
（3）In Magdalen College， tourists can ．
A． visit the bell tower
B．read in the best library in Oxford
C． find many book shops
D． see the hall in the Harry Potter films
As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趋势)in the USA continues to grow .
“We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” says John Ross , “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it . So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs .” John got married six months ago , and like many young people these days , they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high .The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school .Now they make all their furniture and repairs around the house .
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has died .He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory .Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420 . “I was deeply upset about it .Now I’ve finished a car repair course .I should be able to fix the car by myself .”
John and Jim are not unusual people .Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .
| A．take DIY courses run by the government |
| B．have to learn to make their own furniture |
| C．find it hard to pay for what they need |
| D．seldom go to a supermarket to buy things |
John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .
| A．run a DIY shop | B．save time and money |
| C．make or repair things | D．improve their life |
When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home ,he means Jim___ .
| A．makes shoes in his home | B．does extra work at night |
| C．repairs his own car at home | D．keeps house and looks after his children |
Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when he found _____ .
| A．his car repairs cost too much |
| B．the car repair class was not helpful |
| C．he could not possibly do two jobs |
| D．he had to raise the children all by himself |
Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don’t need to change your character; you just need to improve your personality. In fact, the most popular people are trusted(信任) and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class.
If you want others to like and respect you, you have to start by liking and accepting yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please others.
Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, because by being nice you make others happy.
Be active and have a positive view towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
Respect cannot be bought with big words and power. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect. What can we know from the first paragraph?
| A．We should change our character. |
| B．We should improve our personality to be trusted and loved. |
| C．We shouldn’t change our character and improve our personality. |
| D．We shouldn’t improve our personality. |
The underlined sentence shows that .
| A．we should be always polite |
| B．we can help others only by being happy |
| C．you should be polite when you help others |
| D．you should always be nice to others |
The writer thinks a person who is liked by the whole class must be .
①confident②positive③good-looking
④helpful⑤fashionable
| A．①②⑤ | B．③④⑤ | C．①②③ | D．①②④ |
What’s the best title for the article?
| A．How to Develop Power. | B．How to Be the Favorite. |
| C．How to Improve Yourself. | D．How to Please Others. |
Huzhou, May 10 (Huzhou Daily)—A city eye examination has showed that Huzhou primary and high school children’s eyesight has been getting worse. It showed test results were lower than those from the last examination in 2010.
Only 10% of the tested students had good eyesight, but more than 30 percent in 2010. The examination covered 1,770 students from 54 classes. They were from primary and high schools in 5 districts.
According to the test results of the junior high school group, children from Anji District scored an average of four, much lower than 4.8. Below four is classed as short-sightedness. None of the students from Deqing District tested above 4.8.
Huzhou would adopt measures to improve children’s eyesight. Most importantly, students should be freed from the burden(负担) of exams and relax their eyes more often every day.How many students had good eyesight in the eye examination?
| A．177 | B．277 | C．530 | D．1,770 |
Where were the tested students from? They were from .
| A．primary and high schools in 54 districts |
| B．primary and high schools in 5 districts |
| C．primary and high schools in Anji District |
| D．primary and high schools in Deqing District |
Which of the following is classed as short-sightedness according to the passage?
| A．The eyesight below 4. | B．The eyesight below 4.2. |
| C．The eyesight below 4.6. | D．The eyesight below 4.8. |
If the students want to improve their eyesight, what should they do?
They should .
| A．read in the sun | B．read more books |
| C．study hard | D．often relax their eyes |
BBC Radio World Service
Learning English Programs in China
| Days |
Times |
Dates |
Programs |
| Monday |
06:45 |
8 Dec ~ 27 Mar |
World news |
| 19:45 |
26 Jan ~ 24 Feb |
Radio English Test |
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| 20:45 |
8 Dec ~ 31 Jan |
Grammar Lesson |
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| Tuesday |
06:45&20:45 |
9 Dec ~ 3 Feb |
Talk about Business |
| 19:30 |
9 Dec ~ 3 Feb |
Grammar Lesson |
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| Wednesday |
19:45 |
10 Dec~ 31 Mar |
Language Study |
| 20:45 |
10 Dec ~4 Feb |
The Market 2 |
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| Thursday |
06:45&19:30 |
11 Dec ~ 5 Feb |
The Market 2 |
| 19:45 |
11 Dec ~ 8 Jan |
The Big Stories |
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| Friday |
06:45 |
12 Dec ~ 6 Feb |
Grammar Lesson |
| 19:30 |
12 Dec ~ 6 Feb |
Talk about Business |
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| 20:45 |
12 Dec ~ 2 Apr |
World News |
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| Saturday |
06:45&19:30 |
6 Dec ~ 27 Mar |
World News |
| 19:45 |
6 Dec ~ 10 Jan |
The Food of Love |
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| Sunday |
06:45 |
7 Dec ~1 Feb |
Talk about Business |
| 20:45 |
7 Dec ~1 Feb |
The Market 2 |
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| 23:15 |
7 Dec ~ 28 Dec |
Grammar Lesson |
This timetable tells you that you can learn English through the programs____.
| A．in the magazine | B．on TV | C．over the radio | D．in the book |
If you weak in grammar, you can listen to the “Grammar Lesson” on________.
| A．Friday and Saturday | B．Tuesday and Wednesday |
| C．Tuesday and Friday | D．Saturday and Sunday |
If you want to know what’s happening around the world, you may choose the program _______.
| A．World News | B．The Market 2 |
| C．Talk about Business | D．The Food of Love |
What is the sky(天空)? Where is it? How high is it? What lies above it? These questions are hard to answer, aren’t they?
Is the sky blue? The sky has no color. We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings(翼) . Planes cannot fly very high because when they go high, the air gets thinner. If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find there is no air.
Perhaps(也许) we can answer some of our questions now. The sky is space(空间). In this space there is only the sun, the moon and all the stars.
6.What is the sky?
A. It’s the clouds B. It’s space. C It’s air D It’s nothing
7. The sky _____
A. is blue B. is white C. is black D. has no color
8. Planes cannot fly very high because _________.
A. the air becomes thinner B. the flying machine is not good
C. people will be afraid if the planes fly too high D. it is not necessary for planes to fly so high
9 If we go up about
1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find ___________.
A. there is more air B. there is less air C .there is nothing but air D there is no air
10. In space there is _________.
A. nothing B. air everywhere C. everything D. only the sun , the moon and all the stars
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