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Tour A — Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge —￡ 37 until 26 March and ￡ 39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.
Tour B — Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s —￡ 32 until 12 March and ￡ 36 thereafter. Oxford includes a guided tour of England’s oldest University City and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶）” from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.
Tour C — Windsor Castle & Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace — ￡ 34 until 11 March and ￡ 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL’s favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!
Tour D — Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great —￡ 33 until 18 March and ￡ 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.
21. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest University City?
A. Tour A. B. Tour B. C. Tour C. D. Tour D.
22. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?
A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. B. Oxford & Stratford.
C. Bath & Stonehenge. D. Cambridge.
23. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?
A. It used to be the home of royal families. B. It used to be a well-known maze.
C. It is the oldest palace in Britain. D. It is a world-famous castle.
B
Pianist，composer and educator Billy Taylor died of heart failure on December 28 in New York City.He was 89. Billy Taylor played jazz and wrote jazz.He taught it in classrooms and to audiences live，and on television and radio broadcasts.He was also known as an international ambassador of jazz.He traveled around the world setting up jazz workshops，programs and shows.
Billy Taylor was born in Greenville，North Carolina，but grew up in Washington，D.C.，which he considered as his hometown.He heard great music in his neighborhood at places like the former Howard Theater.He started playing the piano when he was seven.
After college in Virginia，Billy Taylor moved to New York City in 1944.He began playing music with many jazz musicians，including Charlie Parker，Billie Holiday and John Coltrane.
In 1964，Billy Taylor was worried about the state of jazz.He did not think enough young people were hearing it，playing it or learning about it.He thought some free concerts around the Harlem area of New York City would help.So，he set up Jazzmobile. More than 45 years later，Jazzmobile concerts continue in New York City，Washington，D.C.and in New Jersey，Virginia and Maryland.
Billy Taylor received many awards during his 70 years in music.They include the National Medal of Arts，the highest honor the American government gives to artists.
Billy Taylor considered playing the piano and performing the most important thing to him.He said，“Everything that I’ve done stems from(起源于) those two things:the fact that I love toplay the piano and I love to perform for people.”
24. Why was Billy Taylor referred to as an international ambassador of jazz？
A .He both composed and played jazz. B. He devoted his life to performing jazz.
C. He spread jazz to different parts of the world.
D .He was generally recognized as a jazz musician.
25.Billy Taylor considered Washington，D.C.as his hometown because________.
A.he started to perform there B. he learned jazz music there
C. he spent his childhood there D. his neighbors were nice to him
26 . Billy Taylor set up Jazzmobile so that________.
A young people could have access to jazz
B free concerts were held for music lovers
C jazz was to be taught in the Harlem area
D he could give more concerts in New York
27 .The author’s tone about Billy Taylor seems to be________.
A. supportive B. appreciative C. critical D.skeptical
