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Strong winds and cold temperatures tested New York City Marathon runners on Sunday. Despite the tough conditions, about 50,000 people completed the 26.2-mile course. They wound (曲折而行) their way from the starting line in Staten Island through Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx toward the finish line in Manhattan’s central Park.
Wilson Kipsang from Kenya won the marathon in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 59 seconds. Because of the wind, his time was the slowest winning time in New York since 1995. it was more than 7 and a half minutes off the world record he set just over a year ago in Berlin. The runners adjusted carefully to 30 mph winds by sticking to a slow pace at the start.
Keitany, also from Kenya, won the women’s title with a final time of 2:25:07. In her previous NYC Marathon, Ke
itany took an early lead but this year she held back. She and Kenya’s Jemima Sumgong entered Central Park side by side, and Sumgong appeared to be pulling away with just over a mile left. But Keitany had one last burst left and won by 3 seconds. It was the tightest finish in the history of the women’s race. “In the closing miles, my target was to win,” Sumgong said, “but it was Keitany’s day.”
The New York City Marathon has grown from a Central Park race with 55 finishers to the world’s biggest and most popular marathon. Sunday was the 44th edition of the NYC Marathon. The race had its millionth finisher in history.
Keitany, a two-time London Marathon champ, hadn’t run a 26.2-mile race since 2012 because of the birth of her second child. “I worked hard for this opportunity,” she said. “I’m happy because I have a victory today.”
1.How did Wilson Kipsang perform at the 44th NYC Marathon?
A. He was the first man to reach the finish line.
B. He finished the course in less than two hours.
C. He ran at a fast pace from the very beginning.
D. He set the worst reco
rd in his marathon history.
2.At the 44th NYC Marathon, Mary Keitany .
A. won by over a mile
B. took an early lead as usual
C. didn’t win an easy victory
D. beat the former world record holder
3.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
?
A. The purpose of the NYC Marathon.
B. The importance of the NYC Marathon.
C. The uniqueness of the NYC Marathon.
D. The development of the NYC Marathon.
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One cold evening, I was waiting outside for a taxi in New York City. Later, I was _______by a man in his thirties. Obviously, he was angry, complaining how _______New Yorkers were. I knew my _______would only be about 10 minutes and a part of me wanted to keep _______and just move on, but I also wanted to try and connect.
I asked him why. He told me he had just come from JFK airport _______a customer, which means $70 in lost fare (车费), a fairly big deal. I tried to share his _______. Gradually, he calmed down. He mentioned he had read an article _______that the happiest people are those who give. _______, he hoped to have more chance to _______in his life, I was starting to ________being with him!
Arriving at my destination, I paid him, giving a generous tip. I also pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, I share the same ________of giving with you. Here’s the extra money for you. ________it, since you’ve already ________$70 from JFK. But, if you want to experience the ________of giving, give it to the next ________.”
For a moment I thought I was so ________! But the driver ________me by saying, “Sir, I have a ________idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person and I will serve the next rider for free.”
It was an honor meeting the driver and learning the lesson of ________everyone is able to give and surprise ________with their generosity.
1.A.taken up B.picked up C.sent up D.put up
2.A.serious B.cruel C.horrible D.strict
3.A.ride B.flight C.way D.distance
4.A.free B.calm C.busy D.silent
5.A.with B.without C.for D.to
6.A.delight B.worry C.unhappiness D.surprise
7.A.saying B.writing C.telling D.speaking
8.A.Otherwise B.However C.Besides D.Therefore
9.A.give B.share C.take D.forgive
10.A.mind B.regret C.enjoy D.hate
11.A.idea B.action C.practice D.story
12.A.Forget B.Keep C.Put D.Pay
13.A.given B.got C.lost D.gained
14.A.force B.energy C.strength D.power
15.A.passenger B.conductor C.stranger D.tourist
16.A.bad B.cool C.silly D.simple
17.A.disappointed B.satisfied C.surprised D.encouraged
18.A.better B.further C.worse D.newer
19.A.what B.when C.which D.how
20.A.one B.another C.other D.some
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In both China and New Zealand, strong winds of reform and development are _____ across the country.
A. running B. sweeping C. pushing D. upsetting
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It was a cold day in December in New York City. A little boy about 10 years old was standing before a shoe store on Broadway, barefooted, 1. (look) through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the boy and said, “My little fellow, 2. are you looking so earnestly(虔诚的)in that window?”
“I was asking God 3. (give) me a pair of shoes,” was the boy’s reply.
The lady took him by the hand and went into the store, and asked the clerk to get a half dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked 4. he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and 5. (remove) her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried 6. with the towel.
By this time the clerk 7. (return) with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy’s feet, she then purchased him a pair of shoes. She patted him on the head and said, “No doubt, my little fellow, you feel more 8. (comfort) now?”
As she turned to go, the 9. (astonish) boy caught her by the hand, and looking up in her face, 10. tears in his eyes, answered the question with these words: “Are you God’s wife?”
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I live in New York City, and my “neighbors” are people I don’t know. My city, neighborhood and block are filled with people who don’t know me, don’t care to know me, and don’t talk to me. I find that it’s pretty hard to love people you don’t even know. And sometimes, we all, myself included, use that as an excuse not to try.
One day, Brendan, a young man in New York, was coming home to his Brooklyn apartment when a homeless woman called Jackie asked him for money. He said that he had no money. By the end of the week, she asked two more times, and each time he answered “No.” The woman looked sad, so Brendan said, “I am on my way to a job interview. If I get the job, I will take you out for Chinese food.”
Brendan got the job and carried out his promise. That was when their friendship began. They built a strong friendship by supporting each other and spending their birthdays, holidays and tough times together, over a period of eight years. When Brendan’s heater broke, Jackie made him a blanket. Two days later when he told her that he had lost his job, she disappeared, returning minutes later, bringing him food to eat. She continued to do throughout the winter. Even with so little, she never hesitated to give back.
Over these years, Jackie moved from the streets and subway stations, into a halfway house, and is now moving into an apartment. To celebrate it, Brendan wanted to do something special for Jackie. He went with her to Target, and helped her to pick out everything she’d need for her new apartment.
May Brendan’s story encourage us to find a new way to honor, serve and love the people around us.
1.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?
A. He often stays indoors.
B. He cares about his neighbors.
C. He is good at making friends.
D. He hardly talks to his neighbors.
2.What did Brendan do when Jackie asked him for money?
A. He was angry with her.
B. He didn’t give her any.
C. He offered her some food.
D. He gave her some spare change.
3.What does the underlined words “his promise” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Giving Jackie some money.
B. Helping Jackie find a place to live in.
C. Taking Jackie out for Chinese food.
D. Making a blanket for Jackie.
4.What happened after Brendan and Jackie had the meal together?
A. They became good friends.
B. They became colleagues.
C. They fell in love with each other.
D. They became neighbors.
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Anne LaBastille was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. Her first experience with the wilderness was in the Adirondacks in the northeast of New York, where she worked at a summer resort to earn money for college tuition by caring for the horses, giving riding lessons, and working as a waitress. And she has many chances to begin her adventure in the Adirondack wilderness.
Anne returned to school in the fall, but she continued to spend as much time as she could in the Adirondacks. She grew to love her time alone in the mountains. Anne graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in conservation of natural resources and began working for the National Audubon Society in Florida as a wildlife tour leader.
Although Anne took great pleasure in showing people the animals living in the Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park, she longed for the mountains in the northern parts of New York. Eventually, she decided to build a cabin near Black Bear Lake. Over the years, however, more and more tourists began hiking near her cabin. As a result, Anne decided to build another cabin deeper in the woods at Lily Pad Lake.
Anne lived in the woods for most of her life. She enjoyed living alone in the woods, and her life was far too busy for her to be lonely. When she was not writing books, she wrote articles for National Geographic, Reader’s Digest, and other magazines. In her later years, Anne conducted research in Guatemala on an endangered bird called the grebe. She also lectured nationwide about ecology. Besides, Anne worked with a number of organizations dedicated to conservation.
As a respected guide, author, and conservationist, Anne not only loved the land but also had found a way to become part of it.
1.Anne’s work at the summer resort _________.
A. showed her love for long tours
B. helped her to explore the wilderness
C. earned her high admiration in college
D. gave her a chance to learn horse riding
2.Anne built her cabin at Lily Pad Lake in order to ________.
A. live in the mountains
B. enlarge her living space
C. settle in a more beautiful place
D. get away from increasing numbers of tourists
3.We can conclude from the text that Anne _________.
A. felt very lonely living in the woods
B. made the wilderness a part of her life
C. tried to make more people aware of the grebe
D. longed to be an editor of National Geographic
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A. The life of Anne LaBastille.
B. The achievement of Anne LaBastille.
C. Anne LaBastille’s adventures in the wilderness.
D. Anne LaBastille’s pioneering work in wildlife ecology.
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Application Workshop
Join Citizens Committee for New York City and the NYC Department of Sanitation for a workshop on the Green Team Mini-Grant application on February 2, which lasts from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM!
The workshop will cover
·Applying for the Green Team Mini-Grant
·How to use the Zero Waste schools website
Creative Coding
We are hosting a free design workshop just for girls on March 7 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM, in support of International Women’s Day! The focus of the workshop is on Creative Coding, with art and technology, but we’ll also have a few female designers to share their unique work with the attendees.
No experience necessary, this event is for girls between the ages of 9-12.
SAT & ACT Roadmap to Success
In this free 1-hour workshop, parents will discover the road map to SAT & ACT success. Topics included: Review of “goal scores” for SAT/ACT college admissions, national trends in college admissions, how to determine whether the SAT or the ACT is the best test for your student, steps to prepare for the Sat or ACT, best time to take the Sat or ACT. Join us on March 23.
Square School Family Information Night
Join us for our Family Information Night on March 14! We’ll gather at the future home for Square School for an introduction to the school model at 6:30pm.
This event is intended for families with young people entering grades six or seven in 2019 that want to be a part of a school community that attaches importance to a lifestyle of learning. Join us for this Family Information Night to see if Square School is the right choice for your family.
1.Which activity offers information about tests?
A. Creative Coding B. SAT & ACT Roadmap to Success
C. Public School Green Team Mini-Grant D. Square School Family Information Night
2.What is special about Creative Coding?
A. It is a free workshop. B. It takes place in March.
C. It is hosted by females. D. It is designed for girls.
3.Who might be interested in Family Information Night?
A. Designers. B. Teachers.
C. Parents. D. Students.
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Leith Anderson, a minister, shared this experience: As a boy, he grew up outside New York City and was a fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, knowing the Dodgers would defeat the Yankees. Unfortunately, the Dodgers never got on base, and his excitement was shattered.
Years later, he met a famous player. Leith told him about the first major league game he had attended, saying, "It was such a disappointment. "The man said, "Were you there? Were you at the game when Don Larsen played the first perfect game in all of World Series history?" Leith replied, "Yeah, but we lost. "He then realized that he had been so caught in his team's defeat that he missed out on the fact that he was a witness to a far greater page of history.
How often the same thing happens to us. We get so caught in the "defeat" when things don't turn out as we want them to. So we are depressed because an illness remains, or when people don't treat us the way we think they should. But we are often so blinded by the pain and disappointment of our "defeat" that we fail to appreciate the fact that we might be witnesses to something far greater in our lives.
Do you remember it when Paul was in prison? He wrote to the Philippian Christians, ＂But I want you to know that the things happening to me have actually turned out the gospel (福音)｡＂While most of us would have focused on the "defeat", Paul was able to see it differently. It's not an easy thing to do. It's never easy to view things from a positive perspective. But it is learning how to have a positive view that helps us know joy that happens in our lives.
1.What does the underlined word "shattered" in paragraph 1 mean?
A.Shown. B.Hidden.
C.Extended. D.Destroyed.
2.How did Leith react to what the player said?
A.He felt proud to have watched the game.
B.He felt regretful to recall the game.
C.He showed doubt about the player's opinion.
D.He learned something from the player's words.
3.What does Leith's experience teach us to do?
A.Treat defeat positively.
B.Remember our defeat in life.
C.Struggle for what we want.
D.Know truths from others.
4.Why is Paul's story mentioned in the text?
A.To help us know him.
B.To share his poor situation.
C.To offer us an example to follow.
D.To praise him for his great achievements.
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| Museum of the Moving Image ( MMI ) ( Monday Closed ) As the best museum in New York City and with a balance of hands-on（实际操作的）activities and information , it’s the rare bird that can entertain and educate people of different ages . It’s a perfect destination for a family trip of a couple of hours . Pros—Excellent movie screenings . Easy subway access . Cons—Difficult to reach by car . |
| New York Hall of Science ( NYHS ) ( Monday Closed ) Being New York City’s only hands-on science and technology center , it is an interactive science museum focusing on its audience of children . It has the most hands-on exhibits in an NYC museum , and it’s a fun destination for ages 5 and up . Older folks might take great interest in the NASA rockets outside the museum , but don’t bother unless you’ve kids to keep you company . Pros—Cool interactive science exhibits , the rockets . Cons—Hard to reach by public transportation . |
| Queens County Farm Museum ( QCFM ) ( Year-round 7 days a week ) It is an actual farm in New York City and home to animals your kids can feed and a yard full of a climbing plant whose fruit can be made into wine . Good chance to meet sheep , goats , pigs , chickens and cows ! The animals are mostly readily accessible to visitors . And the museum sells food for young hands willing to get licked by sheep and goats . Pros—Outdoor fun . Cons—Expensive festivals , long bus ride , no subway . |
| Queens Museum of Art ( QMA ) ( Monday and Tuesday Closed ) Opened in 1972 to serve as a cultural center for the borough（行政区）, it exhibits art by local and international artists . Its best exhibits are on the two World’s Fairs , and of course , the Panorama of New York City , a giant , highly detailed diorama（透景画）of all five New York City boroughs . Pros—The Panorama , great gift shop . Easy subway access . Cons—Not much for kids . |
1.The least likely choice for 5-year-old Jack to make among the museums is __________ .
A. QMA B. TNYHS C. TMMI D. QCFM
2. According to the text , which of the following is NOT true ?
A. All the museums mentioned above lie in New York City .
B. No other museum in New York City is better than MMI .
C. NYHS has the most hands-on activities in America .
D. Lucky visitors can see grapes in one of the museums .
3.In which museum can you enjoy outdoor fun ?
A. MMI . B. QCFM . C. NYHS . D. QMA .
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Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and grew up in New York City. She lived in Greece for one year as a child with her family, and they later relocated to New York City. She went to the New York Rudolf Steiner School and graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In 1989, she moved back to Los Angeles, California.
Aniston moved to Hollywood and played her first television role in the short—lived series Molloy in 1990, She also co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television show adapted from the 1986 hit movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The series, however, didn’t succeed. Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy shows, The Edge and Muddling Through, and guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, and Burke's Law. Aniston wanted to give up acting because of the failed shows.
But the sitcom Friends changed her mind. She played in it from 1994 until the show ended in 2004. The program was hugely successful and Aniston became famous for her roal Rachel in it. Her hairstyle in the program, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied at he time .
Besides being a TV actress, Aniston has enjoyed a great film career. Her biggest box office success to date was 2003’s Bruce Almighty. The film made ＄243M at the Unite State box office and almost twice that worldwide .Aniston’s 2004 film ,A long Came Polly also did well at the box office.
1.What does the underlined word “relocated” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Lived B. Moved C. Planned D. Traveled
2.All of the following are TV shows EXCEPT ________
A. Burke's Law B. The Edge C. Herman's Head D. Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
3.From the second paragraph ,we learn that ________
A. Aniston guest—starred in the unsuccessful TV series Molloy
B. no one wanted Aniston to play in their TV shows
C. Aniston was not successful in her first several TV shows
D. Aniston was sure that she would become famous one day
4.From the passage, we learn that “Rachel” is ________
A. Aniston’s hairstyle in her real life B. a good friend of Aniston
C. a role in Friends D. a TV show of Aniston
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Friends is only famous in America
B. A long Came Polly was Aniston’s best film
C. Aniston’s film career is also very successful
D. Aniston hasn’t appeared in TV shows since 2004
itany took an early lead but this year she held back. She and Kenya’s Jemima Sumgong entered Central Park side by side, and Sumgong appeared to be pulling away with just over a mile left. But Keitany had one last burst left and won by 3 seconds. It was the tightest finish in the history of the women’s race. “In the closing miles, my target was to win,” Sumgong said, “but it was Keitany’s day.”
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