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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 8,000 plant 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 rooms. 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.

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61. As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for_____.

A. attending the masters' class

B. working with local artists

C. learning life drawing 　

D. seeing an exhibition

62. "Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____.

A. common insects

B. impressive plants

C. rarely-seen snakes 　

D. wildlife-enthusiasts

63. We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed_____.

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 lake_____.

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. 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.

参考译文

还在寻找供周末休息的场所吗?有一些地方其实很近，从学校步行即可抵达。

国王艺术中心

在国王艺术中心的一天可能就意味着参观一次作品展，而且是最风趣的某个当代艺术家在任何地方的展览。这个周末会有四个当代艺术家开展。

你可以参加一个教你如何“向大师学习”或如何获得更多绘画创意的课程，并且该课程还是免费的。

该中心还经营两个收费很低的生活绘画类班级。

植物园

花园里有8000多种植物，它为剑桥大学保留了研究和教学所收集的植物。

这里的多分支火炬芦荟令人印象深刻。非洲植物在蓝绿色的叶子上方开出红色的花，没有一株错过。

（你可以）去展厅看捕蝇草，它是一种以昆虫和其他小动物为食的植物，通常又称为维纳斯捕蝇草。

植物园也是野生动物爱好者们的理想之地。你可以在湖里寻找游蛇。经常会看到一种被称作“Hissing Sid”的蛇在太阳最烈的时候躺在暖暖的阳光中。

拜伦湖

很多故事都围绕拜伦勋爵作为一个剑桥大学的学生时期展开。1805年，他写了一封信，抱怨这是一个“混乱和酒醉”的地方。然而，那看起来似乎只是拜伦在设法愉快地消磨时间。而我不只要谈论他养在房间里的宠物熊，以及他花大量的时间在村子里散步的事情。

据说，拜伦偶尔会在月光照耀着的湖中裸泳，而那湖就是现在众所周知的拜伦湖。拜伦湖距离南剑桥郡的格兰切斯特只有几英里，它被许多分布在田野中的美丽的环形小径环绕着。藏于林中的鸟儿的鸣叫让你感到旅途愉快，并且在回家的路上你还可以顺便拜访一下乡村，喝喝下午茶。如果你不相信我，那么，也许你可以从比拜伦晚一个世纪的弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫身上了解到，因为据说她也在同一个湖泊中游泳旅行过。

答案解析

61. C 考查细节理解。题干中的”a small charge”是解题的关键，由广告中King's Art Centre部分中的”The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.”可知选C。

62. B 考查细节理解。根据The Botanic Garden的介绍中的第二段和第三段可知，”Torch Aloe”和”Venus Flytrap”是两种令人印象深刻的植物。

63. B 考查推理判断。根据Byron's Pool的介绍中”He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.”可知，Byron喜欢散步。

64. A 考查细节理解题。由Byron's Pool的介绍中”the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields.”可知应该选择A项。

65. A 考查主旨大意。广告的第一段就点明了主旨：介绍学生周末休息时的理想去处。故A项作为本文标题最合适。