新课标人教版高中英语必修5全套导学案
―When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford.‖—Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Duration: 24 Hours pass
Welcome to London and welcome to The Original Tour. Providing more than just a great way
to travel around the capital, founded nearly 60 years ago at the time of The Festival of Britain, The Original Tour is now the largest and most popular sightseeing operator in the world.
The Original Tour has been regarded as the basic introduction to London. You are invited to experience all the magical sights and sounds of London in a comfortable and safe environment.
There is a full commentary (讲解) in English and a choice of six other languages on selected
routes. Live English-speaking guides appear on the yellow route service. Your tour tickets are completely unlimited. Each route makes frequent stops—simplyhop off where you want to and return to the same stop to continue your tour.
You can relax and enjoy the tour while your children are entertained and informed by the
highly praised ―Kids‘ Club‖ commentary (讲解)and their free London activity packs. ―Kids‘ Club‖ is featured on the red route service.
Your ticket includes a free Thames River cruise (巡游). You can choose between a 24-hour
river cruise hopper pass and a 50-minute circular tour (环程旅行) depending on the time you have.
56. Dr Samuel Johnson‘s words are put at the beginning of the advertisement to ______.
A. show the excellence of The Original London Tour B. draw the readers‘ attention
C. tell the readers about the bright side of London D. prove the writer‘s opinion
57. According to the text, The Original Tour is _______.
A. a tourist guides organization B. a travel magazine C a public transport system D a bus tour company
58. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase ―hop off‖ ?
A. get off B. take off C. put off D. turn off
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59. Which of the following descriptions is correct about The Original Tour?
B
A four-year-old boy has become a pen-pal(笔友) of Britain‘s Queen Elizabeth. Tom started exchanging letters with the queen after he set frère a balloon, carrying his name and address, at a school party and it landed to the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The queen noticed the balloon and asked her personal assistant, Angela, to write a letter on A. There is commentary in 7 languages on all the routes offered. B. Tourists with children had better choose the yellow route. C. A ticket holder can choose a 24-hour or 50-minute cruise for free. D. There are not English-speaking guides on all the routes
her behalf. She wrote, ―The queen was delighted to find that your balloon had travelled all the way to the garden at Windsor Castle.‖
Tom, who proudly put the letter on his wall, wrote back to say that his great, great
grandfather, the artist Johannes, had been commissioned(委托) to copy Dutch masters works on display at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
Angela at once replied that she would contact the Royal Collection to find out what had happened to the art works. She kept her word and two days later wrote to Tom to tell him what had happened to the etchings, explaining they now form part of the print collection in the print library.
Angela then asked a favor of Tom, writing, ―Would you be able to ask your Mummy and
Daddy for me if they know anything more about your great, great grandfather? Royal Collection would love to know more about him.‖
Along with his parents, Tom wrote back to fill in all the gaps about Johannes. Tom‘s parents
were touched that the queen had taken time to contact them, saying, ―It‘s unbelievable they bothered replying at all.‖
60 Which of the following statements is true?
A Windsor Castle is a playing ground. B Windsor Castle is the queen‘s home. C Windsor Castle is a famous post office D Windsor Castle is a beautiful rose garden.
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61 How did the queen get to know Tom?
A By chance
B By exchanging letters C By Tom‘ s grandfather D By the queen‘s secretary
62 What does the word “etchings”in Para 4 mean?
A Photos
B Cartoons
C Postcards D Paintings
63 Which would be the best title?
A A Boy‘s Good Luck B Tom‘s Special Balloon C A Story at Windsor Castle
D Four-year-old Boy Became the Queen‘s Pen Pal
C
Hundreds of people from across Huddersfield turned out to celebrate World Mental Health Day at a Festival of Wellbeing at Huddersfield University on Friday.
The festival, which aimed to deal with the stigma(污名) that surrounds mental illness, included laughter therapy(治疗) workshops, a performance from the Hoot guitar orchestra and some street theatre by some of the university‘s drama students.
Visitors also enjoyed arts and crafts sessions, free therapies, an art exhibition, music from DJ Alix Brains, head and hand massages(按摩) and yoga.
Stalls(展位) and displays helped people learn how to look after their own mental wellbeing
(健康) and there was information for families of people with mental health problems.
David Henry who went along to the event said, ―The day has helped to build up people‘s self
confidence and has been a really nice event. I wish I could do this every year.‖
Alex Feather who helped to organize the event said, ―There has been something here for
everyone. We hope every person who came along has taken something positive away with them.‖
Steven Michael, chief executive(主管) of the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS
Trust, which organized the event, said, ― The fact that so many people, including members of our organization have turned up, shows their commitment to an enthusiasm for the mental health agenda(议程). There has been such a lively and heated atmosphere and it is a great approach to
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新课标人教版高中英语必修5全套导学案
dealing with the stigma(污名).‖
64. According to the text, visitors to the festival can ________.
A cure their mental illnesses B join college students in all activities
C learn how to look after their own mental wellbeing D know much about Huddersfield University
65. From the text we can conclude that the festival is ________.
A popular B fun
C laughable D surprising
66 Who was in charge of the organization of the festival?
A Huddersfield University B David Henry C Alex feather D Steven Michael
67 What can we infer from the passage?
A some people suffer from the mental illness. B Modern people usually lead a busy life. C Nowadays, people enjoy good health care. D Mental wellbeing is of the first importance in life.
D
Nine-year-old Barack Obama was looking through a magazine and he was shocked by a series of photos. The pictures were of a black man who destroyed his skin with chemicals that promised to make him white.
For the first time, the African-American boy began to doubt who he was.
However, now the boy who used to struggle with his identity doesn‘t see it as a problem any
more, but an advantage for his successful career. Last week Obama made history by being elected as the first black president of the United States. He defeated John McCain in a landside victory(压倒多数的绝对胜利).
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