Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that come fully charged with credit. Whether you’re making a one-off trip to London or you’re a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smartcard is the easiest way to travel around the city’s public transport network. Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.
Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card
A Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London:
● Save time—your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.
● It’s more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash.
● There is a daily price cap—once you have reached this limit, you won’t pay any more.
● Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues—plus discounts on the Emirates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses.
Buy a Visitor Oyster card
Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs ￡3 (non-refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurostar trains travelling to London.
Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card
You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with ￡20 credit. If you run out of credit, add credit at the following locations:
● Touch screen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.
● Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London.
● TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers.
● Tube and London Overground station ticket offices.
● Emirates Air Line terminals.
1.When can you use your Visitor Oyster Card?
A. After you become a regular visitor.
B. Only when you end your journey.
C. Once you arrive in London.
D. Before you leave home.
2.What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?
A. It can reach you before your journey to London.
B. It requires you to pay as much as the daily price cap.
C. It can provide you a 50% discount at a London shop.
D. It can be delivered to your home address free of charge.
3.Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?
A. On the Internet.
B. At a Tube station ticket office.
C. On Eurostar trains.
D. At Gatwick Express ticket offices.
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河北正定中学高一下期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（温馨提示：E=AB, F=AC, G=AD）
How to Make Friends
Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend. Making new friends comes easy for some people. But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.
*Associate with others.
_1.You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.
*Start a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 2. You can always start the conversation, Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.
* 3.
Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.
*Let it grow.
It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend._ 4. The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.
*Enjoy your friendship.
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves._ 5._Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.
A. Do things together.
B. Try not to find fault with your friends.
C. So you will need to give your friend time to keep in touch with you.
D. The first step to make friends is associating with other people.
E. Be cheerful.
F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.
G. Do not wait to be spoken to.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年湖南浏阳一中高二下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
More than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are drunk throughout the world each day, and it’s likely that many taste bitter. Now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink sweeter by changing the color of their cups.
Researchers from Oxford set out to prove whether the claim that coffee drunk from a white cup tastes bitter was true. They used 36 volunteers and three different colored cups---blue, white and transparent(透明的) glass--- to examine the claim.
In one experiment, the white cup increased the intensity (浓度) of the coffee taste relative to the transparent cup. Then, in a second experiment, coffee drunk from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest.
The scientists believe that the color brown may be associated with bitterness, and coffee in a white cup appears the brownest. “Our study clearly shows that the color of a cup does influence our sense of the coffee taste,” leading author Dr George Doorn, wrote in an article for The Conversation. “The effect of the color of the cup on the taste of the coffee reported here suggests that cafe owners should carefully consider the color of their cups,”he said,“The potential effects may spell the difference between a one-time purchase and a return customer.” Actually, the idea that color can change the food and drink taste came out many years ago. A study published last year reported that red, strawberry-flavored cake served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter than the same food presented on a black plate.
1.The passage is mainly about _____.
A. the popularity of sweet coffee.
B. an experiment made in Oxford.
C. the effect of cup color on coffee’s taste
D. useful tips on how to make coffee.
2.In which cup will coffee taste the sweetest
A. A white cup B. A blue cup
C. A transparent cup D. A brown cup
3.Café owners should consider their cups’ color in order to ______.
A. reduce the daily expenses
B. show their taste in coffee
C. appeal to more customers
D. make their café different.
4.We learn from the passage that_____.
A. coffee in a white cup tastes sweeter than that in a transparent glass
B. over 2 billion cups of sweet coffee are drunk worldwide each year.
C. Dr. George Doorn wrote an article about making conversations.
D. the idea that color could affect the taste of drink is not new.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河北邯郸一中高一下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。
How do you get a good night’s sleep?
You may put your pillow (枕头) at the proper height, drink a glass of hot milk or maybe listen to some light music before bedtime. 1. When World Sleeping Day falls on March 21, it will be a good time to explore a long-ignored fact that may make you feel tired after you wake up. Scientists have discovered that the position of your spine (脊椎) is very important when you sleep.
2. Let’s have a look at the advantages and disadvantages of each position.
On your back
Sleeping on your back is the ideal (理想的) position to be in. First of all, your spine is in the best position. 3. The downside is the greater likelihood of snoring (打鼾) and sleep apnea (窒息).
Lying on belly
4. Dr Vaclav Vojta, a US child development specialist, said this is bad for your back because it takes away the natural curve (曲线) of your lumbar (腰部的) spine. But he also noted that this helps to prevent some snoring and sleep apnea.
On your side
Sleeping on our sides happened naturally while we were in the womb (子宫). 5. Plus, sleeping on your side (the left side in particular) has been reported to reduce troublesome digestive problems like heartburn. The downside is the “dead arm” and finger numbness (麻木) from this position.
A. Lying face down with your legs straight and your arms right by your sides is a bad idea.
B. Sleeping on your side can be a quick fix for snoring and can help to improve breathing.
C. Do you and your friends ever talk about your sleeping position with each other?
D. And a new study suggests that the sleeping position has something to do with it.
E. Of the three sleeping positions, which one do you usually go for?
F. You are also less likely to have digestive (消化的) problems.
G. But one thing you may tend to ignore is sleeping positions.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河北邯郸一中高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个（不超过两个）适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。
Many students may feel __1.__ (stress) because of their parents. Most parents have good intentions, __2.__ some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in _3.__ (adjust) to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s difficulties.
For one thing, parents are often not aware _4.__ the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the __5._ (compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are 6._ (high), and that their children may not be prepared for _7.__ change. They may be upset by their children’s poor grades. At their kindest, they may __8.__ (gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten __9.__ (take) their children out of college or cut off living expenses.
Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine _10.__ their children do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广东佛山一中高一下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Working out helps you deal with stress in your job, relationships or any area of life. It is possibly 1. exercise is a form of stress itself and helps your body deal with it in a better way. Australian researchers found that those 2. did 30 minutes of aerobic (有氧的) exercise three times a week responded better to stress and had 3. (low) blood pressure.
Even 4. little exercise, from an easy 10-minute walk to an intense aerobics, seems to decrease your feeling 5. anxiety. Working out regularly may make you smarter now and lessen the 6. (possible) that you’ll lose brain function at your age. According to a recent animal study, exercise can 7. (actual) help the brain develop new cells. In the last few years, it 8. (show) in several studies that regular aerobic exercise can improve the quality of sleep. Naturally, this can make you less tired and be able to function better during the day.
Finally, there’s one more reason to keep 9. (exercise). When you work out regularly, your body simply functions better and you are healthier and less likely 10. (suffer) painful physical condition.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016年佛山一中、中山纪念中学高二下联考英语卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
母亲节和父亲节来临之际，人们总会利用这样的机会向自己的父母表达对他们的爱，以及对他们的感恩之情。可是，如今社会上有些人缺乏应有的感恩之心，少数人甚至在父母年老体弱时都不愿意赡养。
请你结合自己的实际谈谈：
1. 父母值得你感恩的地方，请用实例说明；
2. 将来你会做些什么来报答父母的养育之恩。
【注意】
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年贵州思南中学高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no doubt that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.
Certainly, most of the world's great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But as the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil (恶行) . Secondly, there is the worry that the money' you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one's sense of pride and self-dependence.
Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.
It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.
1.What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A. Moral deeds of people.
B. Religious activities of the church.
C. Moral goodness of the giver.
D. Arguments on giving to beggars.
2.What can we infer from the sentence "But has the world changed?" in the second paragraph?
A. People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village.
B. Some people will not do what was morally right in the past.
C. We don't meet with those who need help any more.
D. Now it is the government's duty to help the beggars.
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars.
B. Some beggars want money to help their children go to school.
C. Some beggars use the money to buy drugs.
D. Some beggars have no excuse for begging.
4.In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion, because .
A. the cases can be so different
B. there are so many beggars
C. there is so much money wasted
D. there are so many different arguments.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届北京顺义区高三第一次统练（一模）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
The teacher told the children ______ quiet in the museum.
A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep
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