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The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York State（州）from Buffalo on Lake Eric to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
Over the canal industrial goods（工业产品）could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation's larges city.
The building of the canal was paid for completely by the state of New York. It cost $7,143,789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges（过运河费）were stopped, the state collected $121,461,891.
For a hundred years before the Erie Canal was built, people had been talking about a canal to join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. At that time some people laughingly called it "Clinton's Ditch（沟）". Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.
Clinton became governor of New York State in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4,1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome of New York State. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.
1.According to the map and Paragraph 1 we can know that ______ into the Atlantic Ocean.
A.the Great Lakes flow B.the Hudson River flows
C.Lake Erie flows D.the Eric Canal flows
2.We can see that the Erie Canal ______.
A.joined the Great Lakes together B.crossed New York State from north to south
C.played an important part in developing New York City D.was the first waterway built in the US
3.______ paid for the building of the Erie Canal.
A.The government of US B.Ships through the canal
C.People living along the canal D.The state of New York
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.It's 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
B.Many other states helped New York build the canal
C.All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.
D.Clinton started building the canal after he became governor.
5.The Erie Canal ______.
A.was open for 57 years
B.is also called "Clinton's Ditch"
C.was first built on July 4th, 1817
D.cost so much that it was stopped in 1882
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阅读下列材料,从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E 和 F）中,选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
No one knows when the first house was built and who the first one to build the house was. But the houses are changing all the time.
31. What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects(建筑学家)believe that they may come true one day. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible in the future.
32. Many architects in the world would like to build a house like a leaf—the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even make fresh air for the room. The “root”(根)of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil to control the room’s temperature.
33. Like a lizard(蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn white to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns dark and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.
34. This design is perhaps for the future of food. It has a garden on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.
35. Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, the old ways of building houses can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney(烟囱)can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier for hot air to run out of the chimney.
| A. Learning from the past B. Meals at home C. The lizard house D. Houses in the future E. The tree house F. The history of the houses |
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It was the first and the most important day of the second grade. Sarah clearly remembered the first day of the first grade. A week before the big day, she had her _____ cut ,which made her look very cute. On the morning of the day, she was _____ in her most beautiful school clothes and mom made her favorite bread. After breakfast, Sarah rushed to the school _____. However, the bus door opened right on her face. Blood flowed from her nose onto her _____ school clothes, and there were tears in her eyes.
“Maybe we should take you home，dear?”
“No! Today is the most important day of second grade; I can’t _____ it!” Sarah said while drying the blood.
Sarah was so excited that she quickly _____ the thing. When she arrived at school, she rushed to her _____ swing on the playground. At the highest point of her swing she _____Lily. So she let go of the swing and waved to Lily with one hand. _____, she flew out of the swing from more than two meters’ height and landed hard on the playground. At that time, the people around her were frightened but soon they realized that they should send Sarah to school hospital. After being called ______ the teacher, Sarah’s mom rushed into the school hospital. She was ______ at what she saw—her little daughter was smiling at her with one leg broken.
“Dear, why are you ______?”
“Look, Mom!” Sarah said while opening ______ hand to show a coin. She found it when she fell onto the ground from the ______.
You can’t change what happens to you, ______ you can change how you react to it. Just like the girl, a positive attitude can go a long way to make you happier overall.
1.A. leg B. arm C. finger D. hair
2.A. dressed B. asked C. passed D. greeted
3.A. library B. bus C. hall D. classroom
4.A. expensive B. ugly C. cheap D. beautiful
5.A. create B. sell C. miss D. doubt
6.A. forgot B. wrote C. happened D. left
7.A. lovely B. favorite C. friendly D. important
8.A. saw B. read C. thought D. praised
9.A. Unfortunately B. Traditionally C. Luckily D. Generally
10.A. at B. as C. by D. of
11.A. excited B. angry C. tired D. surprised
12.A. crying B. running C. smiling D. sleeping
13.A. her B. his C. our D. its
14.A. table B. swing C. chair D. window
15.A. but B. so C. or D. and
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The computer was one of the most important____1.___of last century．The first computer was as large as a room．Now some computers are as small as television sets．Some computers can even be made smaller ___2.____ a book. About 20 years ago, the computer was a ___3.__machine in China, not many people understood it and said yes to it．Today much of that is changing．In 1984, Deng Xiaoping __4.____two pupils working on the computers in Shanghai, he said that computer lessons _____5.___start from child．So there was the first computer book for middle school students．Now in Shanghai ____6.____all middle schools have classrooms for computer courses(课程)．Some of the students now have their ___7.____comptuers at home．With the help of internet, they can send and _______8.____messages and e-mails．They can learn about the world more, quickly．Now computers are____9.___used in banks, factories, airports and so on．The computer coming into everyone’s_____10.___, so it is important for us to learn how to use a computer freely.
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The Grand Canal (大运河) is the mother river of Yangzhou. Today it is still an important way for people to t 1. . In the year AD 605, Emperor Yang ordered the canal to be dug. Digging such a long canal proved to be very d 2. . 3.6 million people worked on it and in less than a year many of them lost their lives. When the construction(工程) was c 3. , the journey from the north to the south became more direct. It was much e 4. for Emperor Yang to visit Yangzhou and he paid three visits to the city d 5. his life. In the year AD 618, Emperor Yang was killed by his followers in one of his palaces in Yangzhou, and the Sui Dynasty e 6. . Everyone complains that the Sui Dynasty ended because of the Grand Canal.
However, even today the Grand Canal s 7. plays an important role in travel. It is the l 8. canal in the world so far. It r 9. from Beijing to Hangzhou, covering a distance of nearly 1,800 kilometres and joining five r 10. including the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Every day, ships go up and down the canal, carrying things between the north and the south.
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The first China International Import Expo was held ________ November, 2018 in Shanghai.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
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The first China International Import Expo was _________ attractive event in Shanghai.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
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The new bridge over the Lingjiang River _____ last year.
A. built B. is built C. has built D. was built
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The old man lives in a house that ________ out of the stones.
A. built B. was built
C. build D. to build
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A: The school has a long history.
B: Yes,it _ more than l00 years ago.
A. built B. is built C. was built