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Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition

Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon Tel:01789 204016

Shakespeare’s birthplace was the childhood home of William Shakespeare. Take a step back in time and see what life was like for the young Shakespeare growing up in the Stratford-upon-Avon. The house has been exactly furnished, and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy. Beautiful painted cloths hang on the walls, brightly colored fabrics fill the rooms and his father’s glove workshop has been recreated. At the back of the house is a beautiful garden containing many plants, herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays.

The neighboring exhibition shows Shakespeare’s life and focuses on many rare local items connected with him, as well as a copy of the first edition of his collected plays published in 1623. ◎Limited disabled access

◎Many restaurants close to Shakespeare’s birthplace

◎Town center parking

◎Gift shops

◎Allow at least 45 minutes to visit the house and the exhibition

A. £ 5.2

B. £ 13.4

C. £15.

D. £ 18.6

22. What is the deadline to enter the exhibition on Friday in July?

A. 4 pm

B. 5 pm

C. 5.30 pm

D. 6 pm

23. What can we see in Shakespeare’s birthplace?

A. Old furniture

B. Ancient restaurants

C. Colored gloves

D. Shakespeare’s plays

B

People need to seek out new foods because the world has so many mouths to feed. As of 2015, there are more than seven billion people on Earth, according to the United Nations. And by 2100 that number may double. Feeding all of these people means not only improving the way foods are

grown, but also finding new sources of nutrition.

And that quest is becoming ever more urgent. If nothing changes, within 35 years, the world’s appetite will be greater than the amount of foods produced. That’s according to a report released last year. It was prepared by the Global Harvest Initiative, a private agriculture group based in Washington, D.C.

Global warming, too, is changing food production. Scientists predict that rising temperatures will reduce the growth of important crops like wheat, corn and soybeans. Low –income developing countries will be hit the hardest. When harvests fall, crops become more expensive. And since those foods are also used to feed animals like cows and pigs, meat prices, too, will rise.

All over the world, researchers are racing against the clock to figure out how best to feed more people in a fast-changing world. And some surprising ideas have begun to come up. Two years ago, scientists introduced the first burger made from meat grown in a lab. The project cost more than $ 300,000, but it’s a start. Other researchers are developing seeds that can survive high temperatures and drought. Still others are finding ways to improve the genes of meat animals so they produce more meat and can stand the heat.

A gloomy (悲观的) forecast for the planet isn’t the only reason to study foods for the future. It’s a creative quest that will inspire people who can think in new ways about existing plants and animals—even insects. These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted.

24. What do the underlined words ―that quest‖ in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The research on foods.

B. The increase of population.

C. The variety of nutrition.

D. The change of appetite.

25. How does global warming affect low-income developing countries?

a. Increase meat prices.

b. Raise the temperature.

c. Reduce the growth of crops.

d. Lead to the high cost of lif

e.

e. Cause a higher price for crops.

A. b→a→c→d→e

B. c→a→b→d→e

C. d→e→c→a→b

D. b→c→e→a→d

26. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph4?

A. New ways of farming.

B. Some great researchers.

C. Progress in food research.

D. Achievements in lab experiments.

27. What will be discussed in the following paragraph?

A. Examples of successful food researchers.

B. Different opinions about the future food.

C. Methods of dealing with global warming.

D. Possibilities of feeding the present population.