1、s Church Tower and Anne Hathaways -32 until 12 March and 36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of Englands oldest university city and colleges. Look over the city of dreaming spires（尖顶）from St Marys Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder. Tou
2、r C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -34 until 11 March and 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILLs favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle（entrance fees not included）.With 500 years of history, Hampto
3、n Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze（迷宫）where it is easy to get lost! Tour D Cambridge including entrance fees to the T
4、ower of Saint Mary the Great -33 until 18 March and 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.（ ）21Which tour will you choose if you want to see Englands oldest university city?A. Tour A B. Tour B C. Tour C D. Tour D（ ）22Which
5、 of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B. Oxford & StratfordC. Bath & Stonehenge D. Cambridge（ ）23Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A. It used to be the home of royal families B. It used to be a well-known mazeC. It is the oldest pa
6、lace in Britain D. It is a world-famous castleB Over the centuries, through genetic and cultural adaptation, humans and a wild bird species have learned to work together .When human honey-hunters make a certain noise, a bird called the honey guide does its job with unbelievable accuracy, leading peo
7、ple to hidden bees nests. Scientists put this ancient practice to the test. When biologists compared the honey guide call to other sounds, the traditional sound sent the honey guides to hidden bees nest three times more often than other sounds, according to a study in the journal Science. When you m
8、ake the right noise, you end up with more honey compared to the wrong noise.Its an exchange of information for skills, said study lead author Claire Spottiswoode, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Cambridge.She failed to find bees nests until her friends made the right noise,and then wa
9、s rewarded with honey thats very rich and delicious. The honey guide has a special ability to find bees nests. “Scientists arent quite sure how it works, but it likely has to do with a sophisticated sense of smell,” Spottiswoode said. Still, theres a problem: These nests are stuck in trees that are
10、difficult for the birds to reach. Even worse, the bees sting the birds, sometime to death.The people of the region, who make a living on the honey, have tools that can get at those nests and they use smoke to chase the bees away, reducing the stinging problem. Its clear that the birds have adapted i
11、n an evolutionary way through natural selection, but for people the arrangement is probably more cultural.（ ）24.According to the study, when making the wrong noise, people probably will .A.get more honeyB.find bees nests easilyC.have difficulty finding bees nestsD.earn more time（ ）25.What does the u
12、nderlined word “sophisticated”in the fourth paragraph probably mean?A.elementary B. Advanced. C. Plain. D.Poor（ ）26. What can be learned from the text? ?A.Scientists have found out how the honey guide works.B.Honey guides can easily get bees nests in trees.C. Honey-hunters are not afraid of stinging
13、 problem. D.The bees are afraid of smoke.（ ）27. What can be the best title for the text? A. The terrible relationship between humans and wild birds.B.People in the mountains make a living on the honey.C.The honey guide can help humans find bees nestsD.Human honey-hunters wonderful life.C Yoga（瑜伽）is
14、an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. After a long time of practicing yoga, you no longer just practice it you love it. Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned（有弹性的）, and more flexible as you move fr
15、om one pose to another. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscles, yoga builds muscle tone,”says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of KISS Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism（新陈代谢）, and it al
16、so helps to control weight.Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat around the cells disappear, thus losing weight.” I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need an increase in energy, I do energizing poses. Wh
17、en I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative（恢复体力的）poses. Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves（使消除）stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis court,
18、in the dentists chair, and when Im stuck in traffic. You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, but not tired. If you feel tired after yoga,it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the poses by letting go of the
19、 tension.（ ）28. According to the second paragraph, yoga can help people _. A. lose weight B.make friends C. be flexible in thinking D.grow tall（ ）29. Why does a person feel tired after yoga?A. Because when practicing yoga, people will consume a lot of energy.B. Because he or she surrenders to the po
20、ses by letting go of the tension.C. Because he o she doesnt do yoga poses naturally.D. Because yoga doesnt benefit all the people.（ ）30. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Whats yoga? B.The benefits of yoga. C. How do I do yoga poses?D. The varieties of yoga.（ ）31. What will be talked
21、 about if this passage continues?A. The disadvantages of yoga.B. Yoga is becoming popular all over the world.C. Encouraging people to do yoga.D. Yoga is becoming part of your spiritual life.D One day, a college student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw lying in the pat
22、h a pair of old shoes. They supposed the shoes belonged to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his days word. The student turned to the professor, saying, “ Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait
23、to see his confusion when he cannot find them”. “My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by tricking on the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide oursel
24、ves and watch how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. After he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, he felt some
25、thing hard. He bent down to feel w hat it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen on his face.He fixed his eyes on the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocke
26、t, and continued to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and cried a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, Whom the timel
27、y help, from some unknown hand, would save from dyingThe student stood there, deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears“Now,”said the professor,“are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick？” The youth replied,“You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget
28、（ ）32.The student wanted to play the poor man a trick to _Afind the truth Bshow his wisdomCamuse himself Dteach him a lesson（ ）33.After finding the two coins, the man felt_Ahelpless Binterested Cpeaceful DThankful（ ）34.We can know from the passage that the professor is _Awise Brich Chumorous DSeriou
29、s（ ）35.What dose the story intend to tell us？AA small act of kindness brings great joyBGod helps those who help themselvesCWhere there is a will, there is a wayDActions speak louder than words第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分） A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked
30、a beautiful 36 , and knowing her husband could 37 it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the 38 , her husband told her how 39 he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He 40 her a beautiful gift package （纸盒）. She opened it and 41 a Bible. 42 , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all
