______ right in the center of the city, the p...

______ right in the center of the city, the park attracts a lot of tourists.

A. Seating　　　　 B. Laid　　　 C. Situated　　　 D. Stood

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I live in the center of the city and there is a large parking lot full of parking spots nearby．Rain is a rare occurrence in LA，so cars easily collect pollutants and dust．Together with my friends，I decided it should be a kind gesture to surprise the owners with a car wash．So we bought car washing supplies and brought out all the bath towels we could find．With all the supplies in hand，we were able to convince another roommate to help out as well and we began watering down the cars．

Every once in a while，someone would come by and asked us seemingly stupid men，“Who told you to wash the cars?”or，even better，“who paid you to wash their cars?”We explained we just wanted to do something kind．But our response was often me with an even more confused look．

As the afternoon went on，some other friends that came by understood our goal of the spontaneous event and started helping out with some of the duties．First one friend then two，and by the time we had cleaned the entire lot，we had an entire car washing crew with independent individually assigned tasks and duties．

I wasn't cleaning cars to be able to afford a new phone．I was cleaning cars simply because I wanted to offer the car owners kindness．There was no equipment to weigh our value created．We couldn’t measure our success in dollars earned over the time spent washing cars when we could have been earning twice as much at work．

I now realize，first hand，that there is a special energy created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in service of others and maybe，like me，you’11 find it’s actually the greatest gift you’ you’ll ever get．

1.What attitude did passers-by show towards the author’s behavior?

A. Curious and puzzled．　　 B. Doubtful and fearful．

C. Moved and respectful．　　 D. Supportive and appreciative．

2.Why did the author decide to wash the cars?

A. To earn money to buy a phone．

B. To do a good deed for the car owners．

C. To set a good example to his friends．

D. To remind the drivers of their dirty cars．

3.How did the author complete cleaning the cars?

A. With the permission of the drivers．

B. By cooperating with his friends．

C. By attracting strangers to join them．

D. Under the leadership of one of his friends．

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. There is a lack of rain in the city the author lives in．

B. The car owners felt grateful to the author and his friends．

C. Some of the author’s friends stopped cleaning the cars halfway．

D. The author and his friends clean the cars willingly day and night．

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Here are four tourist attractions in Havana in Cuba.

Museum of the City

The Museum of the City was built in 179L The building once served as the Presidential Palace and home to colonial governors. The museum’s exhibits include collections of weapons，history and art as well as rooms documenting wars for Cuban independence.

+53-7-861-6130 .

Open: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Admission: $ 3

Revolution Square

Revolution Square is one of the largest open public spaces in Cuba and one of the largest public squares in the world. The site is home to the 138-foot Jose Mart Memorial, the tallest structure in Havana，which celebrates the national hero. Cuba’s important leaders, including Fidel Castro, usually use the platform in front of the memorial to address the large crowds that gather on the square. The Jose Marti Memorial also includes a museum and an elevator that takes tourists to the top of the monument.

+53-7-338-6363

Open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.，Monday through Saturday.

Admission: $ 5

Cigar Factories

.Cubans famous cigar-making factories are open to the public. Three cigar factories in Havana offer public tours that show how Cuba’s cigars are hand-rolled in the traditional way. The Partagas Cigar Factory，founded in 1827，is the oldest in Havana. The other two factories open for tours are La Corona and Romeo Julieta, and they include gift shops.

+53-7-338-060

Open: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Admission: $ 10

Old Havana

Old Havana is the capital’s historic district，which dates back to 1519 when Spain used the city as a colonial port. Old Havana was important Spanish naval (海军的）base. Presently，Old Havana’s stone streets are home to museums, hotels and restaurants among the grand colonial buildings that once housed Spanish power.

+53-7-885-752

Open: daily.

Admission: free

1.When is the Museum of the City closed?

A. Friday.　　 B. Saturday.

C. Sunday.　　 D. Monday

2.Where might you see Fidel Castro?

A. In front of the Jose Marti Memorial.

B. On the stone streets of Old Havana.

C. In the Partagas cigar factory.

D. In the Museum of the City.

3.Which number should you call if you want to know about cigarette production?

A. +53-7-338-060　　 B. +53-7-885-752

C. +53-7-338-6363　　 D. +53-7-861-6130

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In the western Los Angeles sits the famous city of Hollywood, known as the global center of movie studios and film stars.

The Selig Film Manufacturing Company was the first major film company to come to Hollywood, shooting its first film entitled The Heart of A Race Tout in 1908. The next year the film company built the first permanent film studio.

Although electric lights existed at that time, none were powerful enough to adequately expose film. The best source of illumination for movie production was nature sunlight. Besides the sunny weather, film producers were also drawn to Hollywood because of its open spaces and wide variety of natural scenery.

Another reason was the distance of Southern California from New Jersey, which made it more difficult for Thomas Edison to enforce his film patents. At that time, Edison owned almost all the patents relevant to film production. As a result, in the East, movie producers acting independently out of Edison’s Motion Picture Patents Company were often accused by Edison. But in Los Angeles, things were different. If he sent his men to California, word would usually reach Los Angeles before they did and the movie makers could escape to nearby Mexico.

In 1911, a second movie studio—Nestor Studios, was founded. At about the same time, many film production companies from New York and New Jersey started moving to sunny California because of the good weather.

The first Academy Awards presentation ceremony took place in 1929 in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Tickets were $10 and there were 250 people attending the ceremony.

From about 1930, five major “Hollywood” movie studios in Hollywood, Paramount, RKO, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Bros, owned almost all large theatres throughout the country for the exhibition of their movies. The period between the years 1927 to 1984 was considered the “Golden Age of Hollywood”.

1.The word “illumination” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ________.

A. light B. story

C. patent D. film

2.According to the text, film producers were drawn to Hollywood for the following reasons EXCEPT ________.

A. open spaces B. various scenery

C. unique culture D. sunny weather

3.What can we infer from paragraph 4?

A. Thomas Edison moved his office to Hollywood to enforce his film patents.

B. Movie producers working on the West Coast were never accused by Edison.

C. Edison’s Motion Picture Patents Company owned many studios in Hollywood.

D. Movie makers in Los Angeles could work independently out of Edison’s control.

4.What do we know about the first Academy Awards presentation ceremony?

A. It was held in a restaurant.

B. There were 250 people receiving the awards.

C. There were 250 people present at the ceremony.

D. It was held by five major “Hollywood” movie studios.

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In the eastern part of New Jersey ________， a major shipping and manufacturing center.

A．the city of Elizabeth lies there

B．around the city of Elizabeth lies

C．there lies the city of Elizabeth around

D．lies the city of Elizabeth

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Despite all the benefits of building the subway in the city center, only a few people argued ______ the project.

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The beautiful canola (油菜) flowers in spring attracted a large number of visitors to Hanzhong, a city in the south of western Shaanxi province. The city’s 9th annual canola flower festival 1. (start) on March 13 and ended on May 1, 2018. There were more than 600 square kilometers of canola fields in Hanzhong, 2. created unique scenery. About 50 observation spots 3. (design) for the tourists throughout the city.

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________ the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.(2010·上海)

A．Approaching　                         B．Approached

C．To approach　                         D．To be approached

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________the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.

A. Approaching    B. Approached        C. To approach       D. To be approached

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________ the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.

A．Approaching       B．Approached       C．To approach       D．To be approached

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