1、 3 hoursMeeting point: At St Pauls tube station in front of Caf NeroOpen to: Alumni and guestsThe City of London is where London began, almost 2,000 years ago, as Roman Londinium. Today it is the financial “square mile”, home to the Bank of England and numerous banks and financial services companies
2、. This tour focuses on the Citys history and the legacy of that history in its unique governance with its own Lord Mayor and Corporation. We will learn how these institutions evolved since the 12th century, their ancient traditions and their responsibilities today.Of course, we will also include Rom
3、an remains, hidden City gardens, Victorian markets, and historic pubs and find out what makes a cockney （or true Londoner）.Booking information1. Advanced reservations are required. If you would like to attend this event, please book online using the link below.2. Numbers are limited to 20 people. Re
4、gistered members can invite one guest.Please note only members of the Cambridge Society of London （and their guests） may book tickets. If you are not currently a member and would like to become one, please visitwww.camsoclon.org.3. Price: 13.50 for members, 15 for guests. 4. Insurance（保险） is a must.
5、 Each 1.51What is special about London-Walking tour?AIt offers an opportunity to visit banks.BIt helps to explore the history of London.CIt provides the service of booking online.DIt allows one to invite one of his guests.2What are tourists advised to do to go on the tour?AArrive at St Pauls tube st
6、ation at 6.30 pm.BBook tickets in advance.CInvite at least one guest.DApply to become a member.3How can you apply to become a member?ABy writing a letter.BBy sending an e-mail.CBy making a call.DBy visiting the website.4How much should a member pay if he invites a friend?A13.50. B15. C28.50. D31.5.5
7、What is the purpose of the text?ATo introduce the history of London.BTo tell you how to become a member.CTo advertise the coming activity.DTo give us tips on how to book tickets. Guana was born from a family with 7 children. His parents had two jobs to make ends meet and struggled to pay for basic e
8、xpenses. Guana was once a cleaner at a school but now he is a superintendent（教育学监）, leading the Byron Union School District in rural northern California. Guana always remembers when he wanted to give up, someone would encourage him. One was the cleaner at his school when he was a boy. He called her
9、“Nike” because she wore Nike shoes. Guana wanted those kinds of shoes, too, but his parents could not afford them. Young Gauna liked how Nike made everything so clean. He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too. Nike said, “its good if you want to be a cleaner, but make sure that you go to college a
10、nd make this as one of your steps there.”Guana also looked up to the principal（校长）, the leader at his school. He was a tall, friendly and good-looking man. He told Guana about his job helping students and teachers. And he said, “Well, if you dont give up, youll get there.” Guana did get there, and t
11、wo men remain friends. But before Guana became a school principal, he followed in Nikes footsteps and become a cleaner. He worked for three schools in Lodi, California, which helped him earn the money needed for his first two years of college. He earned a high-level university education and gained a
12、 doctors degree. Then he worked as a campus safety officer, teacher, counselor, administrator, and now superintendent.Even though Guana has had a successful career, he never forgets where he came from, or how he felt. He uses his life experiences to guide him as a leader. For example, Guanas younger
13、 sister needs a wheelchair to get around. To this day, her disability（残疾） helps him as a school administrator to help and support special children. In Guanas school system today, everyone is important and invited to parties and events.6Why did Guana have the idea to become a cleaner?AHe was eager to
14、 earn money to go to college.BHe wanted to buy Nike shoes with his efforts.CHe planned to work to support his poor family.DHe admired Nikes excellent cleaning work.7What is the third paragraph mainly about?AHow Guana overcame the difficulties.BHow Guana received the doctors degree.CHow Guana became
15、a leader from a cleaner.DHow Guana got help from the previous principal.8What is the authors purpose of the last paragraph?ATo show Guanas experiences were helpful for his success.BTo encourage us to help those in need like Guana.CTo inform us that Guanas sister had such a difficult life.DTo tell us
16、 that Guana was a kind and considerate man.9What can we learn from Guana?AWhere there is a will, there is a way. BIt is never too old to learn.CA friend in need is a friend indeed. DGreat minds think alike.10In a newspaper, this text may appear in the section of _.AHealth BPeople CScience DLifestyle
17、二、七选五How to Start a Career（职业）Starting a career is about making choices as to what you want out of life well into the future. You could be switching careers, starting fresh, or just looking to see what is out there. 11Dive online into research about careers youre interested in.On the one hand, if yo
18、ure unsure about which career you want, make a list of 5-10 jobs you might like and then start searching them. 12 You may realize, for example, that becoming an actor has a high burden to entry, with low job security and uncertain hours. But being a production assistant, working on film sets, is a m
19、uch more manageable start and can lead to a variety of film careers.Take an honest look at your current qualifications （资格）.Generally speaking, the career you want is going to need some training and experience. 13 What you should do next is make enough preparations for the career you love.Do some vo
20、lunteer work in fields you enjoy.This can be especially useful if youre not sure, or if you have several choices and you cant make up your mind between them. 14 But it is useful for a short period to give you a good taste of what the career is like.15It is a good idea to discuss careers with others.
21、 It can help you judge if people are enjoying what theyre doing every day. It also lets you ask questions to put yourself in their shoes, determining if you see yourself in that job. This can really help you to decide what will work for you.ADont forget to add new jobs to your list.BHowever, never f
22、ear if you feel a little under-qualified（不合格的） at the moment.COn the other hand, list your strengths, talents, even those not related to typical careers.DEither way, its important to find out what fits best so that you dont burn out half-way.E.Ask other people what they like about their careers.F.Do
23、nt feel like there is a “right” answer to picking a career.G.It doesnt necessarily mean you need to do long-term work for free.三、完形填空 The story began 4 years ago. My wife would 16 a homeless man near where she works. The week before Christmas she said she wanted to buy him a new 17 . Actually, we ar
24、e a step away from being 18 ourselves most months but we try to 19 when we can.We got some money together, and we were thinking of what else he might 20 since we were giving him a coat. We decided to buy him a 21 and fill it with useful things, a hat, soap, etc.The stories on Kind Spring and the gen
25、erosity of strangers have been 22 us. We bought backpacks 23 and gave them out on Christmas Eve to people who would otherwise have nothing to 24 .We deeply know it feels wonderful to have someone 25 you at Christmas.We prepared 10 backpacks on the 26 Christmas Eve, 15 the year after and this year we
26、 really 27 . We set up a GoFundMe account（账户）, and 28 donations（捐赠物） of canned goods, new socks, etc. A friend who works at a department store 29 her family discount to get us 50 new backpacks that would have 30 cost us $300. My job brings me to CVS （便利店）often and I was able to get 50 backpacks at a
27、 deep 31 when the store manager heard 32 I needed so many. Unbelievably, another friend contributed her 33 : She put together 25 backpacks with her little daughters.I still cant 34 to give my wife something to open on Christmas Day , but the 35 we feel giving out these backpacks on Christmas Eve mak
28、es up for it.16Asee Bargue Cdeliver Dcall17Aumbrella Bcoat Chat Drazor18Alazy Brich Chealthy Dhomeless19Awork Blearn Chelp Dguide20Adescribe Breceive Cneed Ddiscover21Abackpack Bbox Csuitcase Dsweater22Areminding Bimpressing Cpreventing Dpuzzling23Aeven Bindeed Cagain Dalso24Aeat Bread Cshow Dopen25
29、Athink of Brely on Cknow about Dwait for26Afreezing Bnew Cfollowing Dnormal27Aexpanded Bsupported Cmissed Dpreserved28Aborrowed Bbought Clost Daccepted29Aused Blent Ccharged Dsent30Aeventually Bregularly Cnaturally Ddirectly31Abond Bunderstanding Csurprise Ddiscount32Awhen Bwhy Chow Dwhat33Akindness
30、 Badvantages Cexpenses Dapplication34Aagree Bhesitate Cafford Dremember35Atrust Bjoy Crelief Dhumor四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。36（open） in 1987, Futuroscope is one of the largest space-age parks throughout the world. Everything here37（develop） by science and the most advanced technology, such as 3-D cinemas, giant movie screens, hands-on learning and so on. It is 38（amaze） that you can get close to parts of the world and have many opportunities to experience.It is of great 39（import
