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AMorgan Motor Company Factory Tour and Cream Tea for Tw oDescriptionThe Morgan Motor Company Factory is based in Malvern b ut is famous all over the world for their cars’ character and ch arisma（魅力）. Not only will you enjoy a guided tour of the only car mak er in the world to still be run by the founding family after a cen tury, you can also make the day complete with a cream tea fo r two.ActivitiesDuring this fascinating tour you will see how the cars are ma de from start to finish using a mixture of modern technology a nd traditional methods, as you visit the workshops. After the tour you will be able to view the museum at your leisure, and t ake your time to discover the wonderful history of this automo bile. You will also enjoy a cream tea in the Morgan Cafe to ma ke it just a little bit more special for free.Participant guidelinesMinimum age: 5(under 16 must be accompanied by an adult ).AvailabilityAvailable on weekdays only. The factory closes for one wee k at Easter, during July and at Christmas, so please check wit h the factory for their closure dates.We advise booking at least four weeks in advance but durin g the summer months this increases to six weeks to ensure th at dates are available. This is only a guideline and we advise you to book as early as possible to ensure that dates are avail able before the expiry date listed on your voucher.All bookings are subject to availability.Additional informationThe Visitor Center Cafe is open daily and can cater for glute n-free(无谷蛋白)diets.The Morgan gift shop is open daily.There is a large visitor car park.All areas are wheelchair friendly.Packaging and deliveryFor information on our packaging and delivery, please click here.1. A visitor to join in Morgan Motor Company Factory Tour ca n know ___________.A. the development of the scienceB. the way to make the cream teaC. the production process of carsD. the secret to run a car company.2. What can we learn from the passage?A. Children aged 12 can visit there alone.B. Visitors can enjo y the free meals there.C. People can visit the factory any time on weekdays.D. The disabled can use their wheelchair in the factory.3. Where can we find this tour information?A. In a newspaperB. On the InternetC. In a geography boo kD. In a magazineBMartha Graham, born in 1894, was one of the most famous dancers and creators of dance, whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on the modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright h ad on architecture. She created almost two hundred dance pi eces. She is often called the Mother of Modern Dance. Earlier in her life, however, Martha did not know that she woul d become a dancer. At that time, the dancers were looked do wn on. So Martha’s parents didn’t approve of her desire to da nce at the beginning. Until 1916, she began her studies at the newly created Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Art s, founded by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, where Graham worked very hard to improve her ability to dance because she was considered too old to begin dancing.In 1936, Graham made her defining work, Chronicle, which si gnaled the beginning of a new era in modern dance. The dan ce brought serious issues to the stage for the general public i n a dramatic manner. Influenced by the Wall Street Crash of 1 929, the Great Depression that followed, and the Spanish Civi l War, it focused on depression and isolation, reflected in the dark nature of both the set and costumes.Graham continued to dance past the age of seventy. Once ag ain, she was met with criticism from people who came to watc h her shows. But she didn’t give up. Her last completed balletwas 1990’s Maple Leaf Rag. A Dancer’s World is an introducti on to Graham and her work. She tells about her dances and h er dance group shows some of their methods.Martha Graham received many awards during her lifetime, inc luding the Presidential Medal of Freedom in nineteen seventy six. She was the first dancer to receive the country’s highest c ivilian honor. She died in 1991 at the age of ninety-six. In 1998, Time magazine listed her as the “Dancer of the C entury” and as one of the most important people of the twenti eth century.4.Some famous artists mentioned in Paragraph 1 show Martha Graham ______________.A. was influenced greatly by themB. kept in touch with th em regularlyC had a great effect on modern dance D. liked to make more friends with them.5. Why didn’t Martha parents approve of her desire to dance a t first?She was too old to learn American dance.American dance was seen as a lower art form.C. There was no academic school to teach dancing.D. Her family was too poor to afford her tuition.6. When Martha Graham continued to dance in her 70s, she _ ______________.was warmly welcomed by the youth. B. achieved huge succe ss once again.C. received many awards for her ageD. was attacked by p eople.7. The passage is mainly about _____________.the background of modern dance in AmericaB. the development of modern dance in AmericaC. Martha Graham and her achievements in danceD. the awards Martha Graham won in her life.CThe human body is designed to move. But modern lifestyle and office jobs rarely give us the chance to move around. As we know, we sit while we’re eating; we sit in the car and we si t while we watch TV. And many of us sit for many hours at wo rk.New research shows that sitting less than three hours a day might extend your life by two years. Peter Katzmarzyk, a scie ntist at the University of Louisiana in the southern United Stat es, says that sitting is ubiquitous in our lives, meaning it is something we do all the time, everywhere.However, Mr Katzmarzyk says that doesn’t mean you can sit f or the rest of your waking hours. He also says you may exerci se often. “We can’t throw away physical activity. It’s extremely important. We have 60 years of research showing us that.”Mr Katzmarzyk and his colleagues are part of a new generatio n of researchers studying how sitting all day affects length of li fe. Studies that have assessed the relationship between sittin g and mortality(死亡率）or television viewing and mortality are very rare. There’s only been a few of them, actually five or six now, in the last four or five years. They found that cutting television time to less than two hours a day could add one point four years to life. Luckily, change is already coming to some offices, especially i n the design of desks. A “standing desk” lets people stand whi le they work. Another new design is called the “treadmill desk”. A treadmill is an exercise machine that lets you walk in one place. Even some US schools are beginning to experiment wit h desks that are part bicycle to keep children moving. That’s o ne of the strategies that many companies are using now.Mr Katzmarzyk also says studying this problem has inspired h is team to make a few changes in their own lives.8.The underlined word “ubiquitous” is closest in meaning to “_________________”.A. dangerousB. awkwardC. comfortableD. common9. Which view agrees with the opinion of Mr Katzmarzyk?A. Sitting too long may help increase one’s life.B. Exercise is important and don’t sit too long.C. Watching TV is bad, but can broaden one’s horizons.D. Stopping watching TV is a necessary but hard task.10.What does Mr Katzmarzyk think of his study in Paragraph 4?It’s a relatively new area of study. B. It’s a hot subject studie d by experts.C. It’s a study that begins too lateD. It’s not ignored by m any experts.11.Why are the desks of all kinds designed for those who sit more?To give them more comfort. B. To improve their work effi ciency.C. To offer them the chance to exercise.D. To seek pleasure while working.DTwo of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are toacquire wealth by honest effort and having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well-known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late aftern oon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tabl es talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for the m. These same men can be found there day after day, and, st rangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of af fairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community. If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet it see med to me, something important was missing, else---there would not have been the constant effort to escape the r ealities of life through scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased(停止). When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with men.What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this wo rld of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the bo ok of Genesis which caught my eyes while I was looking throu gh my Bible. The words were few, but they became memorabl y impressed on my mind. “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.”To me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollec tions(memories). In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a ch allenge to everyone. The immortal words of St.Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good f ight , I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.12. Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?A. Wealth results from honest effort.B. The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.C. For some people, no way can be found to escape the realit ies of life other than scotch and soda.D. The men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.13.The underlined sentence “ In the sweat of the face shall yo u eat the bread” means ____________.Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face. B. No pains, no gains.C. Failure is the mother of success.D. Bread comes from the sweat on your face.14.We learn from the passage that the author ______________ .was a wealthy person in the community.held a positive attitude towards an active life.was fond of associating with celebrities(名人).kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed.15.What is implied in the passage by the author?To use wealth properly, eat drink and be merry.Where there is a will, there is a way.C. As life is like a dream, a man is like a fruit tree.D. If you cease to struggle, you cease to live（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）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。
