Sagrada Familia ( 2,056,448 visits/year)

Opening hours: 09:00—18:00 (October—March); 09:00—20:00 (April—September)

Admission: $ 11, or $ 10 with the Barcelona Card.

Disabled Access: Yes.

The temple have been under construction since 1882 and they’ve still got another 30 to 80 years to go before it will be finished. The project’s vast scale and its special design have made it one of Barcelona’s top tourist attractions for many years.

La Pedrera (1,133,220 visits/year)

Opening hours: November—February: 09:00—18:30; March—October: 09:00—20:00

Admission: $ 9.50. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.

Disabled Access: No.

This building used to be called Casa Mila but nowadays it’s more commonly known as La Pedrera. It is a unique modernist building in Barcelona and was made of bricks and had colorful tiles (瓦). It was built between 1906 and 1912 by famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi (1852—1926) and in 1984 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site with other Gaudi buildings in Barcelona. Visitors to La Pedrera can see the amazing 800 square meters attic with 270 brick arches that give you a feeling that you are walking inside the skeleton (骨架) of a whale. The roof is equally impressive and is preserved exactly the way that it was built in 1912 with six staircases and seven chimneys each made in a unique style.

Barcelona FC Museum (1,032,763 visits/year) 

Opening hours: 6^th April—4^th October: (Monday to Saturday) 10:00—20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00—18:30

Admission: $ 8.50 for entry to the museum and $ 17 for a guided tour.

Disabled Access: Yes.

   When you buy your ticket you have two options. You can buy a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or you can buy a dual (双的) ticket for $ 15 where you get to see the museum and the scenes at the club.

Miro Museum (518,869 visits/year)

Opening hours: Check the web site for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.

Admission: $ 8. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.

Disabled Access: Yes.

This museum has a wide range of Miro’s work dating back as far as 1914. This artwork collection not only includes his paintings but also a good selection of sculptures (雕塑).

L’Aquarium de Barcelona (1,375,271 visits/year)

Opening hours: 09:00—19:00 (October—March); 09:00—20:00 (April—September)

Admission: $ 7. Save 10 % on the entrance fee to the aquarium with the Barcelona Card.

Barcelona Aquarium is a popular Barcelona attraction to take the kids and young ones. I have to admit I love the aquarium.

Picasso Museum (887,958 visits/year)

Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.

Admission: $ 9 for main exhibition—extra for special showings. Save 50% with the Barcelona Card.

Disabled Access: Yes. The museum has arranged Picasso’s paintings in chronological order from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso thinking over time and shows how he developed the distinctive designs that he is famous for today. Very popular art gallery.

1.Which of the following attractions is the most popular with people?

A. Sagrada Familia                     B. La Pedrera

C. Barcelona FC Museum            D.Picasso Museum

2.What do we know about the tourist attractions mentioned in the above passage?

A. Sagrada Familia is the largest building in Barcelona.

B. La Pedrera is well-known for its colorful material.

C. Barcelona FC Museum may attract football fans.

D. Miro Museum was built in 1914.

3.If you visit the stadium and the club with a tour guide in Barcelona FC Museum, you should pay ________.

A. $ 25.5                               B. $ 32                         C. $ 42.5                                 D. $ 34

4.What do the attractions have in common?

A. They are all famous for their architectural style.

B. They are available for the disabled people.

C. Their opening hours are changeable in different seasons.

D. Tourists can have a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.

 

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift． Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap（包装）．
On September 11 ^th , 1 958，Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap，saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is．” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night． I sang to it, I told it stories．I told it over and over how much I loved it!  
One morning, however，I found its bed empty． My doll was gone! I cried for it．Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever． For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”，“pitiful"，and “dying”, which sounded Ominous．
Christmas was coming, “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room． “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough．” As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears． I’d never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs． “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!” “Thank God!” I heard Mum cry．
From the window upstairs，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them so happy． And I was also full of joy． What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home． I ran downstairs． My socks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love !
【小题1】What happened to the author on September 11^th,1958?

A．He got a baby brother．	B．He got a Christmas gift．
C．He became four years old．	D．He received a doll．

【小题2】What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Impossible．

B．Boring．

C．Difficult．

D．Fearful．

【小题3】Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A．Excitement．

B．Happiness．

C．Sadness．

D．Disappointment．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　New York: China's Yao Ming leads Lakers center Sharquill O'Neal in voting for the National Basketball Association All - star Game to be played on February 9 in Atlanta.

　　After the first two rounds of fan voting, the Houston rookie (新兵) leads all centers with 814,393 votes, more than 158,000 votes over O'Neal.

　　Yao, the first overall pick in last year's NBA entry draft, also ranks fourth overall in the latest reports released on Thursday.

　　O'Neal, of the three - time NBA championship Lakers, missed the first 12 games of the season while recovering from toe surgery.

　　Yao, who has had a shining rookie season so far, may have also benefited from new voting procedures. This season marks the first time that fans can go online and vote in Chinese.

　　Carter, Toronto Raptors forward, has been sidelined for most of the season with a left knee strain but has 871,189 votes. He is second overall in the fan balloting, trailing only Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who has 958,695.

(Agencies via Xinhua)

1．This message is probably taken from ________.

[　　]

2．O'Neal has got about ________ votes.

[　　]

3．The way to vote for All - star Game players ________.

[　　]

A．remains the same as before

B．changes because of Yao Ming

C．changes because of China

D．changes because of the population of China

　　New York China's Yao Ming leads Lakers center Sharquill O'Neal in voting for the National Basketball Association All-star Game to be played on February 9 in Atlanta．

　　After the first two rounds of fan voting, the Houston rookie (新秀) leads all centers with 841,393 votes, more than 158,000 votes over O'Neal．

　　Yao, the first overall pick in last year's NBA entry draft, also ranks fourth overall in the latest reports released on Thursday．

　　O'Neal, of the three-time NBA championship Lakers, missed the first 12 games of the season while recovering from toe surgery．

　　Yao, who has had a shining rookie season so far, may have also benefited from new voting procedures．This season marks the first time that fans can go online and vote in Chinese．

　　Carter, Toronto Raptors forward, has been sidelined for most of the season with a left knee strain but has 871, 189 votes．He is second overall in the fan ball voting, trailing only Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who has 958,695．

(Agencies via Xinhua)

1．This message is probably taken from________．

[　　]

2．O'Neal has got about ________ votes．

[　　]

3．The way to vote for All-star Game players ________．

[　　]

A．remains the same as before

B．changes because of Yao Ming

C．changes because of China

D．changes because of O'Neal

4．How many NBA stars are mentioned in the passage?

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