WELCOME

Welcome to Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world． Windsor is one of the official residences（住所） of the Queen, who sometimes stays here．

Audio tours

Free audio tours are available on leaving the Admission Centre at the start of your visit． There is a descriptive audio tour for blind and poor-sighted visitors．

Guided tours

Visitors can explore the history of the Castle through a tour of the Precincts with an expert guide． Tours depart at regular intervals throughout the day from the Courtyard and finish at the entrance to the State Apartments．

Visitors with children

For those visiting with children, a special family tour and various activities are offered during school holidays and at weekends． Please note that, for safety reasons, pushchairs are not permitted in the State Apartments． However, baby carriers are available to borrow．

St George’s Chapel

Visitors arriving at the Castle after 15:00 from March to October are advised to visit St George’s Chapel first, before it closes．

Shopping

Shops offer a wide range of souvenirs designed for the Royal Collection, including books, postcards, china, jewellery, and children’s toys． Please ask at the Middle Ward shop about our home delivery service．

Refreshments

Bottled water can be purchased from the Courtyard and Middle Ward shops． From April to September ice cream is also available． Visitors wishing to leave the Castle for refreshments in the town may obtain re-entry permits from the castle shops． Eating and drinking are not permitted in the State Apartments or St George’s Chapel．

Photography and mobiles phones

Non-commercial photography and filming are welcomed in the Castle． Photography, video recording and filming are not permitted inside the State Apartments or St George’s Chapel． Mobile phones must be switched off inside the State Apartments and St George’s Chapel in consideration of other visitors．

Security

As Windsor Castle is a working royal palace, visitors and their belongs should get through airport-style security checks． For safety and security reasons a one-way system operates along the visitor route．

1. A visitor can apply for a free audio tour _______．

2.What is specially offered to visitors with kids?

3.Who can get re-entry permits?

4.Why are visitors required to turn off their mobile phones?

Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer． But there is one question that has millions of correct answers． That question is “What’s your name?” Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct．

Have you ever wondered about people’s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?

People’s first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents． Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used． Some parents choose the name of a well-known person． A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones．

Some people give their children names that mean good things． Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”．

The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names． A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near a brook （小溪）; someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road． The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest．

Other early surnames came from people’s occupations． The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals． In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village． Some other occupational names are: Carter—a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter—a person who made pots and pans．

The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village． The Carpenter’s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture．

Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities． When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with gray hair probably became John Gray． Or the John who was very tall could call himself John Tallman． John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer．

Some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name． English-speaking people added –s or –son． The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert． Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O． Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell．

1.Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover?

2.According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _______．

3.Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named ________．

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。（共5小题，满分10分）

Ten ways to Avoid the Flu

l Get a flu shot, particularly if you are 50 or over． In addition, consider a flu shot if you are in regular contact with many people, especially if you live in a dormitory or work in an open-plan office, where hundreds of people are coughing and sneezing in a common area．

l _1. One recent study found that families whose children in daycare were immunized had 42% fewer infections with fever than those whose children weren’t immunized．

l Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly． A quick washing won’t do the trick． _2.

l Keep your hands away from your face to reduce the chance of delivering viruses directly to your eyes or nose． _3.

l Make certain you’re getting vitamin E and other complex vitamins and minerals including A, C and     B． These have properties（特性）that improve immune response． _4.

l Don’t smoke． Smoke stops the hair like cells in the nose and airways from sweeping incoming viruses away before they can infect people．

l Use paper handkerchiefs, not cloth handkerchiefs to reduce spread of infection．

l Reduce stress． Research has shown that immune responses are weakened by stress．

l Get seven to nine hours of sleep a night． Lack of sleep can reduce your immune response．

l _5. Longtime heavy drinkers suffer from more colds and flu than others do, and even regular moderate use of alcohol can weaken immune response．

E. Discuss with your doctor whether to immunize（使免疫）your children in daycare．;

F. Studies on older mice have shown that those with reduced levels of vitamin E were more likely to be infected．

Reduce alcohol consumption（消费量）．

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（ \ ）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出其修改后的词。

注意：1． 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2． 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Sunday I saw a worst storm in years． It came sudden and went on for over three hours． After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest． The air was hotter, and all is quiet． Then a strong wind started to blow into my room． Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out the open window． As I ran out to catch them, big drop of rain began to fall． When I came back into house, it was raining harder and harder． I tried very hard to close the window． Then I heard a loudly crashing sound from the back of the house． When I ran out of my room to find out what had happened: a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the backroom．

Experience of this kind        in both the U.S. and Europe well before the Second World War.

A. have conducted        B. have been conducted

C. had conducted         D. had been conducted

         Barbara Jones offers to her fans is honesty and hapiness.

A. Which   B. What   C. That     D. Whom

Tom        in the library every night over the last three months.

A. works     B. worked     C. have been working     D. had been working

—I don’t really like Janes. Why did you invite him?

—Don’t worry. He        come. He said he was’t certain what his plans were.

A. must not  B. need not     C. would not     D. might not

It’s important for the figures        regularly.

A. to be updated       B. to have been updated    C. to update   D. to have uodated

Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others,       , of course, made all the others upset.

A. who     B. which    C. what    D. that