1、00.Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.Special opening times can be arranged for groups，who may wish to book a private view.Admission Charges: Adults：5.00; Students：4.00; Seniors： Children：3.00; Families：14.00 （2 adults & up to five children）Group Rates: For a group of 10 or more，a spec
2、ial group rate of 4.00 each applies. Children will still be admitted for 3.00 each.Access: We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum. Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp（活动坡道）for better access and an audio tour for visitors with impaired vision. Our Handling
3、 Sessions （亲身体验活动） are also suitable for the visually impaired. The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.Hire the Museum: The Museum can be hired for private functions，parties and many other social occasions.Find Us: T
4、he Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7，17，19，38，45，46，55，243.And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map，please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.【语篇解读】本文讲的是一个伦敦的查尔斯狄更斯博物馆，有来自世界各地的游客到博物馆去旅游。此文给我们介绍了博物
5、馆的开放时间，入学费用包括成人，学生，小孩，我们也可以对博物馆的藏品进行访问，也可以查看博物馆内的房间。1Compared to going there separat ely，if a family with two adults and four children go to the Museum together they will save A22.00 B14.00C11.00 D8.00D细节理解题。根据“Admission Charges: up to five children）”可知，如果分开去，他们总共要花费22元，如果组团去的话，他们只需要花费14元，则他们可以节省8元钱
6、。故选D。2According to the passage，which of the following statements is true?AAnyone cannot hire the Museum for other uses.BVisitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum.CThe Museum is not very far from the British Museum.DIn any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17：00.C细节理解题。根据“The Museum m
7、ay be reached by using the following buses: Central Line. For a map，please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.”可判断得，大英博物馆和基金会博物馆都在步行的范围内。可知博物馆不是很远。故选C。3The passage is probably from a Amagazine BwebsiteCguidebook DnewspaperB文章出处题。根据“The Museum has deve
8、loped an online virtual tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.”可知，点击这里可以查看博物馆内的所有房间。则此篇文章应在一个网站上。故选B。B （2018承德一中月考） Recently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were there，as mental health professionals，to offer
9、 “psychological first aid” and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence. As we walked in the gate to the shelter，we were greeted with a burst of gratitude from the first person we met. I felt appreciated，but also guilty，because I hadnt really done anything yet.I first realized the power
10、of presence many years ago when a friends mother passed away unexpectedly. I received a call saying she had just passed away. I wanted to rush down there immediately，but didnt want to intrude（打扰） on this very personal period of sadness. I was torn about what to do. Another friend with me then said，“
11、Just go. Just be there.” I did，and I will never regret it.Since then，I have not hesitated to be in the presence of others. Once I sat at the bedside of a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDSrelated dying. He was not awake，and obviously unaware of others presence. However，the atmosphere was
12、by no means solenmHis family，playing guitars and singing，allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.In my life，I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it，none of us are truly alone. It is not only something we give to others but also changes me for th
13、e better.【语篇解读】本文主要讲了从作者自己的经历中，作者明白了一个道理，在场会造成很大的不同。4Why were the hurricane victims grateful to the author?AHe built shelters for them.BHe gave immediate first aid to them.CHe came to stay with them.DHe brought mental health professionals.C推理判断题。由Recently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group
14、 of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were there，as mental health professionals，to offer “psychological first aid” and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence.可知飓风的受害者对作者表示感激是因为他和他们在一起，选C。5What did the author do when his friends mother passed away?AHe hesitated over whether to go.BHe w
15、ent to his friends at once.CHe knew what to do instantly.DHe decided not to disturb his friend.A细节理解题。由I was torn about what to do.可知他朋友的母亲去世了，作者在犹豫到底去不去，选A。6What does the underlined word “solenm” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?AHeavy but warm.BA little sad but cosy.CRelaxing and delightful.DVery seri
16、ous and unhappy.D词义猜测题。由His family，playing guitars and singing，allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.可知现场一点都不严肃和悲伤，所以选D。7What has the author learned from his experience?AA friend in need is a friend indeed.BBeing present can make a big difference.CThe family harmony
17、 is the happiest thing in life.DBeing a volunteer can make ones life more significant.B推理判断题。由In my life，I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it，none of us are truly alone. It is not only something we give to others but also changes me for the better.可知从作者自己的经历中，作者明白了一个道理，在场会造
18、成很大的不同，选B。C（2018南宁二中月考）Do you want to make a difference in your community? The Verizon App Challenge can get you started. The first step is to think of a problem in your community. The next step is to create an app that can solve the problem.Group of five to seven students in middle school or high s
19、chool，led by a teacher，can enter the contest. First，teams will compete on a local level. Teams that make it to the next round receive $5，000 for their schools. Finalists present their app ideas to judges in a live web conference. Next，the judges pick national winners. The top eight teams receive an
20、additional $ 15，000 for their schools，and each team member receives a Samsung tablet. Plus，the winning teams get the chance to bring their app to life.A group of six girls from Los Frenos，Texas won the second annual Verizon App Challenge. They came up with the Hello Navi app concept，short for “hello
21、 navigation”The app was designed to help visually impaired （受损的） students navigate （导航） their school. Do you have an app idea that could help solve a local issue? The deadline to register （登记） is November 24.Find more information and register your team at verizonfoundation. org/appchallenge.Here are
22、 some tips from the Verizon Foundation to get you started：Get your team together for a brainstorming meeting. Write out all the ideas that conic to mind. Dont ignore challenges. Accept the idea that you can solve a problem that exists in your community. Ask family，friends and people in your communit
23、y to share their thoughts about problems that they want to see solved.【语篇解读】本文作者的目的是为了号召更多的学生进入竞赛。如果你想参加the Verizon App Challenge，你必须设计一个解决问题的程序。获胜的队为学校赢得$ 20，000。8If you want to take part in the Verizon App Challenge，you must Adesign a problemsolving appBbring the app you created to lifeCwork toget
24、her with seven classmatesDpresent convincing views on a local issue根据第一段中The Verizon App Challenge can get you started. The first step is to think of a problem in your community. The next step is to create an app that can solve the problem.可知如果你想参加the Verizon App Challenge，你必须设计一个解决问题的程序。故选A。9How mu
25、ch will the winning team earn in all for their schools?A$ 5，000 B$ 15，000C$ 20，000 D$ 120，000根据第二段中Teams that make it to the next round receive $ 5，000 for their schools.和 The top eight teams receive an additional $ 15，000 for their schools，可知获胜的队为学校赢得$ 5，000$ 15，000 $ 20，000，故选C。10What can we learn
26、 about the “hello navigation”？AIt was first made public in Texas.BIt won the second prize in the last Verizon App Challenge.CIt mainly benefited those with poor sense of direction.DIt aimed to help those with poor eyesight.D推理判断题。根据第三段中They came up with the Hello Navi app concept，short for “hello na
27、vigation”The app was designed to help visually impaired （受损的） students navigate （导航） their school.可知是为了帮助那些视力不好的人。11What is the authors purpose of writing this passage?ATo promote a problemsolving app.BTo call on more students to enter the contest.CTo share some efficient ways of solving problems.DT
28、o introduce how to contribute to your community.B目的意图题。根据第二段第一句Group of five to seven students in middle school or high school，led by a teacher，can enter the contest.作者的目的是为了号召更多的学生进入竞赛。D湖南冷水江高二下期末）Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Gwendolyn Broo
29、ks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.Her poems described conditions among the poor，racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an
