A.Hong Kong. B.London. C.Sudan. D.Zaire.
22.What could we infer from the text?
A.The woman was tested positive for Ebola.
B.People suffering Ebola virus will not bleed.
C.Ebola virus can be got from person to person.
D.Scientists have found the solution to the virus.
23.The text is taken from ________.
A.a news report B.a story C.a notice D.an advertisement
B
Shakespeare’s Family Homes
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has a long and famous tradition of welcoming visiting groups to
the Shakespeare Houses, each place with its own fascinating story to tell.
Shakespeare’s Birthplace
Walk in Shakespeare5s footsteps and explore the house where he was born and grew up. Explore his
father’s glove-making workshop and catch our local actors bringing Shakespeare’s works to life.
Mary Arden’s Farm
Meet the costumed locals as they go about their daily tasks of cooking, tending crops and feeding the rare
animals. Explore the farmyard with its centuries-old barns ( 谷 仓 ) and outbuildings, or see the house
where Shakespeare’s mother grew up and visit Palmer’s Farm House, the home of Robert Palmer, a family
friend and neighbour.
Hall’s Croft
Explore the luxurious home of Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna and her wealthy physician husband, Dr.
John Hall: Flemish paintings and fine furniture. Relax in the beautiful gardens and breathe in the fragrant
herbs as used by Dr. Hall in his treatments.
Shakespeare’s New Place
Walk in Shakespeare’s footsteps and trace the footprint of his family home for 19 years of his life. Journey
next into the Golden Garden, where planting and sculpture celebrate Shakespeare’s influence. Lose
yourself in the New Place Exhibition and look into Shakespeare’s world. Learn about the past he played in
the housed history, and in the town. Upstairs, dressing up, costume and animation make you completely
involved in Shakespeare family life.
24. Where can you enjoy the performances of Shakespeare’s plays?
A. In Shakespeare’s Birthplace. B. On Mary Arden’s Farm.
C. On Hairs Croft. D. In Shakespeare’s New Place.
25. What is Hall’s Croft famous for?
A. The glove-making workshop. B. The Golden Garden.
C. The beautiful gardens with herbs. D. The centuries-old barns.
26. What can visitors do in Shakespeare’s Family Homes?
A. Visit Palmer’s Farm House on Hall’s Croft.
B. Explore the old farmyard in Shakespeare’s Birthplace.
C. Enjoy planting celebrating Shakespeare’s influence in Mary Arden’s Farm.
D. Experience Shakespeare family life in Shakespeare’s New Place.
C
The months are familiar to everyone. Nearly any small child can rattle off the twelve months of the
year. But how and why did the names come into being?
Every month’s name tells a story. January is named after Janus, a Roman god described as having two
faces, one looking forward and one looking back. As the god of doors, he had to watch out for friends and
enemies coming from either direction.
February is a form of februare, which was a Roman festival. On that day, people begged the gods for
healthy children and enough crops in the next year.
March is named after Mars, whom many people have read about as the god of wars. Few people realize
that at first Mars was the god of springtime. Fighters would “take the winter off” from fighting, resting
while the weather was too bad for the battle. In the spring-around what we now think of as March battles
would start again. From this time line, Mars soon became more well known as the god of wars than of
springtime.
April is a mystery. Experts argue a lot about the origin of it.
May is also named after a goddess, Maika. She was the goddess of plants, because plants often begin to
have flowers in May.
Not every month kept the same name over the years. The first name for July was Quintilis, “the fifth
month”. August was at first called Sextilis, “the sixth month”. Likewise, September, October, November,
and December were the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth months. How did July and August get their new
names? July was named after Julius Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, after he was killed in 66 BC.
August was named after Augustus Caesar, Julius Caesar’s nephew.
27. The underlined phrase “rattle off” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_______”.
A. shake until something drops off B. say something quickly from memory
C. get rid of D. feel unhappy
28. According to the passage, Janus needed both of his faces because _______.
A. he was the caretaker of fighters in the battle
B. he was the god of the beginning of the year
C. he had to look in both directions as the god of doors
D. he had more days in his month than in the other months
29. According to the passage, which of the following months is named after a festival?
A. February. B. March. C. April. D. May.
30. The writer’s main purpose in writing the passage is to _______.
A. explain how the months got their names
B. show why there are twelve months and not just ten months
C. show how important human activities are in deciding the names of the months
D. suggest the new names for the twelve months
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