Question

【题目】Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere wall away from your college．

King’s Art Centre

A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere．This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists．

You could attend a class teaching you how to ‘learn from the masters’ or get more creative with paint – free of charge．

The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee．

the Botanic Garden

The Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University．

The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive．The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss．

Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals．

The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts．Look for grass snakes in the lake．A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun．

Byron’s Pool

Many stories surround Lord Byron’s time as a student of Cambridge University．Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”．However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough．I’m not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms．He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.

It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron’s Pool．A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields．The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea．If you don’t trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf – over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool．

【1】As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for ____．

A．attending the masters’ class

B．working with local artists

C．seeing an exhibition

D．learning life drawing

【2】“Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are ____．

A．impressive plants B．common insects

C．rarely-seen snakes D．wildlife-enthusiasts

【3】We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed ____．

A．to like walking

B．to fear pet bears

C．to be a heavy drinker

D．to finish university in 1805

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A．Some places for weekend break．

B．A way to become creative in art．

C．The colourful life in the countryside．

D．Unknown stories of Cambridge University.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几个地方可以供人们在周末的时候前去休息。分别为国王艺术中心、植物园、拜伦的泳池。

【1】D细节题。国王艺术中心部分最后一句 The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee．该中心也经营两个收取小额费用的写生课。故选D

【2】A细节题。植物园部分第二段第一句 The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive．这里多侧芽的火炬芦荟是令人印象深刻的。以及第三段Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals．走到展馆去看捕蝇草，一种通常被认为是捕虫的维纳斯的植物，依靠昆虫和其他小动物生活。可知这两种都是植物，故选A

【3】A细节题。倒数第二段最后一句He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.他花了大量的时间在乡村行走。故选A

【4】A细节题。文章开头第一段斜体字第一句：Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? 还在为你的周末休息时间寻找目的地么？故选A