I arrived in the United States on February 6,...

I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane____26____at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was_____27____

excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.

______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.

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I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane _______at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was ______ excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared ______astonishment at the famous skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and their ______beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then ______me because he ______go back to work. He ______to return the next day.

______my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I　 _______speak a word of English, I couldn’t _______the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ________to make some gestures, _______the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I _______the same thing the man________the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway________I came to Time Square with its movie theatre, and huge ______people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk _______the city.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I _______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I _______awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.

1.A. took off　　 B. landed　　 C. got out　　 D. took down

2.A. too　　 B. so　　 C. very　　 D. much

3.A. got　　 B. took up　　 C. got on　　 D. took

4.A. in　　 B. at　　 C. for　　 D. to

5.A. old-made　　 B. man-made　　 C. newly-made　　 D. natural

6.A. had left　　 B. would leave　　 C. left　　 D. was leaving

7.A. must　　 B. had to　　 C. should　　 D. ought

8.A. agreed　　 B. said　　 C. told　　 D. promised

9.A. Shortly after　　 B. Long before　　 C. Shortly　　 D. soon

10.A. couldn’t　　 B. could　　 C. didn’t　　 D. did

11.A. ask　　 B. say　　 C. tell　　 D. order

12.A. begun　　 B. started　　 C. must　　 D. started to

13.A. and　　 B. so　　 C. then　　 D. but

14.A. ordered　　 B. booked　　 C. asked　　 D. got

15.A. on　　 B. for　　 C. at　　 D. to

16.A. when　　 B. until　　 C. after　　 D. before

17.A. crowds of　　 B. groups of　　 C. crowd of　　 D. group of

18.A. around　　 B. in　　 C. by　　 D. near

19.A. was　　 B. went　　 C. kept　　 D. started

20.A. lain　　 B. lay　　 C. laid　　 D. was

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The 4th of July is the most important holiday in the United States, for it reminds us of the famous day in 1776. When the Americans declared their independence, congress made the declaration in Philadelphia, and that night in the city there were joyful celebrations which soon became nationwide. Even since, the 4th of July has been marked in the American calendar as Independence Day, and there are parades and festivities of all kinds.

The Declaration of Independence drawn up by Thomas Jefferson is one of the most important documents ever published, and it dropped like a bombshell（ 意外事件） on the western world. Here is a sentence which shook the ruling classes of Europe, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed ( 赋予)by their Creator with certain unalienable(不可剥夺的) rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

1. When did the Americans declare their independence?

A. The fourth of July, 1776..        B. The fourth of June, 1794.

C. The first of July, 1767.          D. The first of June, 1756

2. By whom was The Declaration of Independence drawn up?

A. George Washington.          B. Benjamin Franklin.

C. Thomas Jefferson            D. Abraham Lincoln.

3. Which of the following most generally summarizes the Declaration of Independence?

A. Equality.                 B. Liberty

C. The pursuit of happiness.    D. All of the above.

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In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down the trees. The new job has been digging out the roots of the trees. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land. This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for two hundred years still keep producing more stones. That is why stone walls are used instead of fences (篱笆) in New England fields. The stone walls are not high and a man can easily climb over them. However, they keep the farmer’s cows from joining those of his neighbor’s.

1.Where is New England?

A. In England.    B. In North America.

C. In South America.  D. In Australia.

2.Why do stones keep appearing?

A. Because the farmers keep digging them out.

B. Because there are rocks below the soil and the soil is too thin.

C. Because there are no trees at all.

D. Because the wind keeps blowing.

3. Why do the farmers build stone walls instead of fences?

A. Because the stone walls are not high and a person can easily climb over them.

B. Because the stone walls can stop the cows from joining their neighbor’s.

C. Because there are too many stones.

D. Both A and B.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are almost no trees in New England.

B. Farming is difficult in New England.

C. It’s difficult for farmers to remove stones from the fields.

D. The stone walls in New England are not high.

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In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging stumps (树桩) of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land.

The work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.

That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields. The stone walls are not high: A man can easily climb over them. But they keep the farmer’s cows from joining his neighbour’s cows.

1.New England is an area ______.

A.  in the northeastern part of Britain

B.  which has been newly discovered by the Englishmen

C.  which lies between Australia and New Zealand

D.  which lies in the northeastern part of the USA

2.According to the passage, farming is difficult in New England because ______.

A. the winter is very long there        B. the farms are very old

C. the soil is rocky and thin           D. there are not enough machines for farming

3.From this passage, we know the removing of stones ______.

A.  must be done again and again

B.  is usually done during the winter

C.  is an interesting job children enjoy doing

D.  was more difficult before machines were used

4.In New England, stone walls are used to ______.

A.  keep dangerous beasts out

B.  keep the farmer’s cows from wandering away

C.  protect the farmers fields from thieves

D.  provide comfortable living conditions for the farmer’s family

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The tallest building in the United States, the One World Trade Center, opened on November 3, 2014 in New York. The building is 1,776 feet tall, making it the 3rd tallest building in the world. It has 104 floors. The building stands in the area where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood. On September 11, 2001, a group of terrorists destroyed these twin towers and killed nearly 3,000 people. It took 8 years to build the new One World Trade Center. Does the height of the building in feet reminds you of something in history? The number is the year when the United States declared(宣布) its independence(独立) from Great Britain.

One problem with such a tall building is how to clean the windows. Well, a platform(平台) hangs from ropes, and workers on the platform clean windows. On November 12, while two men were busy cleaning windows, a rope of the platform broke near the 68th floor. The two men were saved by cutting a hole in the glass window.

The two tallest buildings in the world are the BurjKhalifa in Dubai, UAE and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

1.When did the One World Trade Center open?

A. September 11, 2001.                    B. September 11, 2011.

C. November 3, 2006.                    D. November 3, 2014.

2.Who destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center?

A. A group of young men.                B. A group of terrorists.

C. A group of workers.                    D. A group of soldiers.

3.“The number” in the first paragraph refers to________.

A. 8                B. 104                C. 1,776                D. 3,000

4.How were the workers on the platform saved when a rope broke?

A. By calling for help.

B. By using a new rope.

C. By jumping off the platform.

D. By cutting a hole in the glass window.

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Rock and roll music developed in the United States in the early nineteen-fifties. It was based on the music called rhythm and blues that was performed by African American musicians.

Early rock and roll singers developed their own kinds of music. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan were the most popular rock and roll musicians in the early 1960s. All were American. Then, in 1964, a new rock and roll group from England invaded America: the Beatles.

Some people say the Beatles’ music shook America like an earthquake. The Beatles changed rock and roll forever. Their early songs were influenced by American rock and roll musicians, including Chuck Berry. But the Beatles looked different and sounded different from any musical group before them.

The Beatles released their first album in the United States in 1964, when all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles. In 1967, they released an album called “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” It was one of the first “concept” albums. That is, all the songs were linked by a common story or idea.

The popularity of the Beatles led the way for more rock and roll bands from England to become popular in America. The Rolling Stones was the most important of these bands. The Rolling Stones is one of the few groups from the 1960s that is still performing and recording today. In 1965, the group recorded one of its most famous songs, “Satisfaction”.

By the 1970s, rock and roll music became known as rock music. Experts say rock music regained some of the energy of early rock and roll. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band became popular with their album “Born to Run”. Springsteen’s music was like the lively rock and roll music of the early nineteen-sixties. Many of his songs were about social issues. He sang about the effects of unemployment and the war in Vietnam.

1.The main topic of this passage is _______.

A.the history of American music

B.the development of rock and roll music

C.the famous rock and roll groups

D.the new forms of rock and roll music

2.What does “the Beatles’ music shook America like an earthquake” mean?

A.The Beatle’s music was as violent as an earthquake in America.

B.the Beatles looked differently because an earthquake hit America.

C.The Beatle’s music had great effect on the rock and roll music in America.

D.The Beatle’s music were greatly influenced by American rock and roll music.

3.Whose songs were mainly about social problems like unemployment and war?

A.Elvis Presley’s. B.Bob Dylan’s.

C.Chuck Berry’s. D.Springsteen’s.

4.From the passage, we can know that _______.

A.one of the Rolling Stones’ albums was called “concept”

B.all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles in 1964

C.the Rolling Stones was the only band that became popular in America

D.all the most popular rock and roll musicians in the 1960s were American

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Rock and roll music developed in the United States in the early nineteen-fifties. It was based on the music called rhythm and blues that was performed by African American musicians.

Early rock and roll singers developed their own kinds of music. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan were the most popular rock and roll musicians in the early 1960’s. All were American. Then, in 1964, a new rock and roll group from England invaded America: the Beatles.

Some people say the Beatles’ music shook America like an earthquake. The Beatles changed rock and roll forever. Their early songs were influenced by American rock and roll musicians, including Chuck Berry. But the Beatles looked different and sounded different from any musical group before them.

The Beatles released their first album in the United States in 1964, when all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles. In 1967, they released an album called “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” It was one of the first “concept” albums. That is, all the songs were linked by a common story or idea.

The popularity of the Beatles led the way for more rock and roll bands from England to become popular in America. The Rolling Stones was the most important of these bands. The Rolling Stones is one of the few groups from the 1960’s that is still performing and recording today. In 1965, the group recorded one of its most famous songs, “Satisfaction”.

The musical instrument most linked to rock and roll is the guitar. Experts say Jimi Hendrix was one of the most influential guitar players in rock and roll during the late 1960’s. His “Purple Haze” was liked by many people.

By the 1970’s, rock and roll music became known as rock music. It expanded into many new forms. For example, there was country rock, hard rock, acid rock, and heavy metal rock. Punk rock, jazz rock, and glitter rock.

In the middle 1970’s, experts say rock music regained some of the energy of early rock and roll. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band became popular with their album “Born to Run”. Springsteen’s music was like the lively rock and roll music of the early nineteen-sixties. Many of his songs were about social issues. He sang about the effects of unemployment and the war in Vietnam.

1.The main topic of this passage is _______.

A. the history of American music

B. the famous rock and roll groups

C. the new forms of rock and roll music

D. the development of rock and roll music

2.Which of the following matches is NOT true?

A. the Beatles — Chuck Berry

B. the Rolling Stones — Satisfaction

C. Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze

D. Bruce Springsteen — Born to Run

3.Whose songs were mainly about social problems like unemployment and war?

A. Elvis Presley’s.                                  B. Bob Dylan’s.

C. Jimi Hendrix’s.                          D. Springsteen’s.

4.From the passage, we can know that _______.

A. one of the Rolling Stones’ albums was called “concept”

B. rock and roll music had many different forms at the beginning

C. rock and roll music probably came from African American music

D. the Beatles and the Rolling Stones became popular at the same time

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Dogs are a very popular pet in the United States. Most dogs just live with their families, but some dogs have very special jobs to do.

A very special group of dogs are known as “Therapy (治疗) Dogs”. These dogs are family pets with special training. The training allows them to go into public buildings and comfort people in need. The dogs are trained to be calm and quiet. Loud noises and unfamiliar places don’t frighten them. Therapy dogs can improve people’s health as well. Studies show that when people spend time with animals, their blood pressure goes down. They are calmer, and their mood improves.

Some therapy dogs work in schools and libraries. In one town in California, therapy dogs have become children’s reading friends. The dogs belong to a therapy dog group. Eight of these special dogs have been trained to be listening friends for young readers. The library is trying to encourage kids to enjoy reading. The children are invited to meet at the library. They are paired up with a therapy dog and can read to it.

The dogs make a great audience. They don’t judge a child who cannot read well; they just listen quietly. The children can read at their own speed and they find it less nervous than reading in front of their class. The children look forward to reading to the dogs, and the dogs love the attention. The library and the teachers are very happy with the program.

1.Which of the following about therapy dogs is TRUE according to the text?

A.They love to be comforted by people. B.They are trained to frighten strangers.

C.They are quiet and make little noise. D.Their mood improves when they help people.

2.We know that the library mentioned in the text ________.

A.wants to help kids to enjoy reading B.invites kids to meet outdoors

C.trains eight dogs to help kids D.divides kids into groups

3.The dogs in the library can make a great audience because they ________.

A.love spending time with children B.don’t comment on children’s reading

C.don’t mind whether children are reading D.understand children’s feelings

4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A.Dogs are popular among American families B.Dogs help children become better readers

C.Dogs work in libraries in California D.Dogs are children’s best friends

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The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May. Here are some helpful suggestions for your first trip to the Kentucky Derby!

Fashion vs. Comfort

In many ways, the Kentucky Derby is the world’s largest and most entertaining fashion show, with impressive hats and clothes! You’ll be on your feet and walking a lot, so pack a pair of comfortable shoes to change into during the day.

Your Tickets

You MUST have your tickets in order to get through the gates. Please note that the only place that has official permission to buy and resell Kentucky Derby tickets is the Kentucky Derby Ticket Exchange. Law enforcement officials will be on site to prevent people from selling tickets at a much higher price.

If you have questions about your tickets in advance of the Derby, please call Churchill Downs customer service at 502-636-4400.

Finding Help

With over 14,000 employees throughout the track on Derby day, you aren’t too far from someone who can help. If you can’t find an employee to help you, please text the word HORSE to 69050 and you will be placed in touch with Guest Services.

Safety & Security

For the safety of all our guests, your bag may be searched by security. A number of items are forbidden from entering the facility(场所).

For security and crowd control reasons, you can’t enter the facility again after you get out. This means that you will not be able to go outside the gates to fetch items from your car once you have passed through security. Please be sure to bring everything you need.

1.What is the dressing tip?

A. Dress in popular sports clothes.

B. Bring several sets of clothes to change into.

C. Prepare a pair of comfortable shoes.

D. Put on a hat to provide protection from the sun.

2.What should you do if you want to resell your ticket?

A. Call Churchill Downs customer service.

B. Consult law enforcement officials.

C. Find a buyer by yourself.

D. Go to the Kentucky Derby Ticket Exchange.

3.What can we learn from Safety & Security?

A. You can’t enter the facility after the game begins.

B. You are not permitted to re-enter the facility.

C. You can bring whatever you need into the facility.

D. Your car needs to be examined by security.

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