9．Still seeking a destination for your weekend break？There are some places which are
probably a mere walk 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 tees 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 8，000plant 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 roans．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．
61．As mentioned in the passage，there is a small charge forC．
A．attending the masters'class
B．working with local artists
C．learning life drawing
D．seeing an exhibition
62．"Torch Aloe"and"Venus Flytrap"areB．
A．common insects
B．impressive plants
C．rarely-seen snakes
D．wildlife-enthusiasts
63．We can infer from the passage that Byron seemedB．
A．to fear pet bears
B．to like walking
C．to be a heavy drinker
D．to finish university in 1805
64．In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lakeA．
A．surrounded by fields
B．owned by Lord Byron
C．located in Grantchester
D．discovered by Virginia Woolf
65．What is the passage mainly about？A
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．
分析 仍然在寻找周末休息的目的地吗？有些地方可能离你的大学只有几步之遥．然后介绍了国王艺术中心、植物园和拜伦潭三处可供大学生休闲的地方．
解答 61．答案：C．细节理解题．根据第一则广告中最后一句"The Centre also runs two life drawing classesfor which there is a small fee．"可知．．
62．答案：B 细节理解题．根据第二则广告中第二段首句"The multibranched Torch Aloe here is impressive．TheAfrican plant…"可知，Torch Aloe是一种植物．根据第三段中"…，aplant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and…"可知，Venus Flytrap也是一种植物．．
63．答案：B 细节理解题．根据第三则广告中第一段最后一句"He spent a great deal of timewalking in the village．"可知，他花了大量时间在村子里散步．
64．答案：A 细节理解题．根据第三则广告中第二段"A couple of miles pastGrantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside，the pool is surrounded bybeautiful circular paths around the fields．（拜伦潭位于剑桥郡南部乡村格兰切斯特几英里处，周围是环绕田野的美丽的环形小路）"可知A项正确，排除B、C项．根据最后一句"…Virginia Woolf-over a century after Byron，she reportedlytook a trip to swim in the same pool．"可知弗吉尼亚•伍尔芙并不是发现拜伦潭的人，只是继拜伦之后，在此游过泳，故排除D项．
65．答案：A 主旨大意题．根据文章首句"Still seeking a destination for your weekendbreak？There are some places which are probablya mere walk away from your college．"可知，这三则广告都是提供给大学生周末休闲的．
点评 做这类题时不仅要注意短文中与题干有关的细节，也要注重首段和每一段的小标题．
