Fire Station No．6 in Livermore，California，hou...

Fire Station No．6 in Livermore，California，houses a celebrity—a 107-year-old light bulb(灯泡)that has been on for over a million hours，earning the title of the“World’s longest continuously burning bulb”by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!The bulb also holds the Guinness World Record．

Nobody knows why this bulb has stayed alive for so many years．Most people believe that it is due to two reasons—it has almost never been turned off and it is really well made．Its perfect seal lets no air in．keeping its carbon filament(灯丝)from burning out．

The bulb was first installed at the fire department hose cart house on L Street in 1901．In 1903 it was moved to the new Station 1 on First and McLeod，and survived the renovation(翻修)of the Firehouse in 1937．when it was off for about a week．The last time the bulb was switched off was in July l976，when it was moved to Fire Station No．6．Thousands of people watched as the electrician tried to re-attach the bulb at its new location．At first nothing happened and people thought the bulb had finally died．However，a slight touch of its switch and then，the bulb came on and has been on since．Nobody at the station dares to touch it，even to clean it．

A local reporter first discovered the bulb’s significance in 1972．He recommended his readers to go visit it if they ever went to Livermore．All of a sudden thousands of people came to Fire Station No．6 and the bulb became famous．

Needless to say，the bulb is now a big source of pride and joy for the city of Livermore．So when some folks offered to buy it，the answer from the city was“NO!”

1.Which of the following may not be a reason for the bulb to stay alive for so long?

A．It was seldom switched off.

B．It was made of high quality．

C．Its carbon filament was special．

D．Its seal was perfect．

2.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The brief history of the bulb．

B．The problems with the bulb．

C．The main function of the bulb．

D．The location where the bulb is．

3.We can learn from the text that the bulb _______________．

A．will eventually be owned by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not

B．is now becoming a proud symbol of the locals in livermore

C. has never been touched or cleaned in Fire Station No．6

D．wouldn’t have been discovered without the local reporter

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The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide（碰撞）with a（n） 1at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a（n） 2voice of a young woman.

“Just a minute, we’ll come 3. Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 4. Soon they got to the 5, but only to 6everything was fine. No collision, no 7man.

“What a dirty trick！” Said the policeman 8. “We must find out that mischievous（恶作剧的） 9and.”

They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 10they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 11a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too. ________12it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 13meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 14out of the damaged truck, he was 15hurt just 16the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 17in time, he was saved at last.

Later the policemen did 18they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 19.

It is 20that a prophecy（预言）should coincide（巧合）with the fact so exactly.

1.A. ambulance         B. truck           C. car             D. bus

2.A. anxious           B. sweet           C. gentle          D. low

3.A. fast              B. ahead           C. soon            D. later

4.A. went by           B. set off         C. got there       D. came on

5.A. telephone         B. street          C. station         D. crossing

6.A. feel              B. find            C. have            D. tell

7.A. injured           B. trapped         C. frightened      D. killed

8.A. happily           B. excitedly       C. angrily         D. disappointedly

9.A. man               B. policeman       C. woman           D. boy

10.A. until            B. since           C. while           D. when

11.A. at               B. of              C. by              D. for

12.A. When             B. Where           C. That            D. Which

13.A. dozen            B. dozens          C. dozen of        D. dozens of

14.A. raised           B. helped          C. pushed          D. forced

15.A. slightly         B. clearly         C. hardly          D. badly

16.A. as               B. so              C. before          D. for

17.A. police station   B. market          C. hospital        D. sidewalk

18.A. that             B. which           C. however         D. whatever

19.A. delayed          B. worked          C. stopped         D. failed

20.A. surprised        B. surprising      C. satisfied       D. satisfying

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KQED is a Public Broadcasting Service station in California, US. The station is owned by Northern California Public Broadcasting. Some of its radio programs are as follows:

●The Cooler

As one of the most popular programs among young listeners, the Cooler is a podcast (博客) about pop culture stories and music, presented in a smart, fun and personal way. Come and join us on our journey.

Time: MON-THU, 8 pm—9 pm.

● Here & Now

A live production, in cooperation with stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the world of news as it's happening in the middle of the day, with timely, in-depth news, interviews and conversation. Hosted by Robin Young

Time: MON-THU, 11am—1 pm

● Mind Shift

The Mind Shift podcast explores the innovations (创新) in education that are shaping how kids learn. Hosts Ki Sung and Katrina Schwartz introduce listeners to educators, researchers, parents and students who are developing effective ways to improve how kids learn. They cover topics like how teachers are developing surprising methods to deal with classroom disruptions; how listening to podcasts is helping kids develop reading skills.

Time: THU-SUN, 7 pm—9 pm

● Living on Earth

Living on Earth is a weekly news and information program about the world's changing environment, ecology, and human health. If there's something new about climate change, environmental politics or environmental quality and human health, you can count on Host Steve Curwood and the LOE public radio news team to keep you up to date.

Time: WED, 9 am—10 am

1.At what time can the audience enjoy pop culture stories?

A.Tuesday, 8 pm—9pm. B.Wednesday, 9 am—10 am.

C.Friday, 8 pm—9pm. D.Sunday, 7pm—9pm.

2.From which radio program can listeners pick up news at noon?

A.The Cooler. B.Here & Now.

C.Mind Shift. D.Living on Earth.

3.Which of these topics might be covered in Living on Earth?

A.Education policies. B.Economic problems.

C.Human population. D.Global warming.

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

At last firefighters have put out a big forest fire in California．Since then，they 1. (set) about finding out 2. the fire began．Forest fires are often caused by 3. (break)glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away．Yesterday the 4. (fireman)examined the ground but were not able to find any．They were also quite sure that a cigarette end didn’t start the fire．However，several hours passed 5.　 a fireman accidentally discovered the cause．He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound(蜿蜒；缠绕)around the electric wires of a 16，000-volt power line．In this way，he was able to solve　 6.　 mystery．The 7. (explain) was simple but very 8. (usual)．A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then 9. (drop)it on to the wires．The snake then wound 10. round the wires．When it did so，it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire．

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When Barbra ­Streisand discovered in 2003 that a photograph of her California beach house was among 12,000 photos on the Internet as part of a ­collection by photographer Kenneth Adelman, she did what any famous person would do: hit him with a $50 million lawsuit. But in trying to hold back the images, she caused a different outcome. Her legal actions led to almost half a million people visiting the website, viewing and copying the photos within a month.

Ever since then, the effect of letting public know something you are trying to keep secret has been called the “Streisand effect”. The problem for anyone trying to suppress information is that the Internet is the world’s biggest and most efficient copying machine. Put a ­document on to a connected machine and it will spread. So when you want to be famous, you can’t, but if you find ­yourself in the spotlight and want to erase ­yourself, you cannot.

There is no shortage of examples of the Streisand effect. Nine-year-old Martha Payne created a simple blog, posting the meals her school served. She took a photo of what was barely a filling meal by anyone’s standards. With the photo, she filled a comment, “Now Dad understands why I am hungry when I get home.” The thing did not go too far, until the local authority banned little Martha from doing that again. Martha posted a supposedly final post called “Goodbye”, explaining everything. Once the media found this out, things went from bad to worse for the authority. Now the blog has more than 9.5 million page views. Martha has even expanded her blog by including pictures of school meals taken by other kids from all over the world, like Germany and Japan.

We can find similar examples throughout history, to be frank. Man has experienced the Streisand effect ever since the birth of mass communication. Why does it exist? Every time you are told not to see what’s in the secret shiny box wrapped in gift paper, you’re going to do everything in your power to do exactly that! Just realizing that knowing something about someone is harmful to their status, we will want to know that piece of information. This is exactly the human nature. This is what lawyers and authorities should be familiar with. Unfortunately, a few of them fail to grasp it.

1.The underlined word “suppress” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

A. give away　　　　 B. look into

C. cover up　　　　 D. search for

2.What speeded up the spread of Martha’s story?

A. Parents’ complaints.

B. The authority’s order.

C. The photos of other kids.

D. Supporting from the school.

3.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A. The root of Streisand effect.

B. The influence of Streisand effect.

C. People’s reaction to Streisand effect.

D. Historical examples of Streisand effect.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Streisand effect benefits most famous people.

B. It’s not a good idea to argue against authorities.

C. The ban on something may have opposite effect.

D. Turning to the law is a perfect way to get one out of trouble.

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Fire can help people in many ways.  Fire can heat water, (21)____ your house, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things too. Nobody knows (22)____ people began to use fire. One story from Australia tells about a man a very long time ago. He (23)____ the sun by a rope and brought fire down.

Today people know how to (24)____ a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very (25)____.

Fire kills people every year. So you must be careful (26)____ matches. You should also learn to (27)____ fires. Fires need oxygen（氧气）. Without oxygen they die. There is (28)____ in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or (29)____, with your coat or a blanket. This keeps the air from a fire and kills it.

Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it might (30)____ you.

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Dear Miss Manners，

Friends of mine lost their home in a house fire．It was terrible．Another friend set up a "go fund me" type page for friends and funnily to donate and help the couple．Many friends, including me, helped with money, meals, lamprey and their dog while 'they were getting back on their feet．

Last week, they sent thank-you notes．My roommate received one addressed to her and I did not　 The notes were not in modularized; it was a printed one-size-fits-all message．My roommate realized I didn't receive a thank you, so she sent a private message to the couple just letting them know I had been left out．I didn't know she had done this until later．

The next day, I got a text message apologizing and saying that I had been left out because their friend who addressed the notes must have missed me!（Miss Manners, they didn't even address the notes themselves!）It was accompanied by a picture of the thank-you note, which was texted to me with- the message, "Here is a thank you just for you. "

I was a little annoyed．I helped them in their fume of need and didn't get a second thought．I have not responded to her text message．Is it fair of me to consider this friendship over? Should I tell her that I am upset, or should I accept that this rude thank you was better than nothing?

1.For what purpose did Mary write the letter?

A．To start a public donation for the unlucky couple．

B．To teach us how to see the true colors of friendship．

C．To tell us to loam a lesson from her story

D．To ask for advice on how to deal with her annoyance．

2.From the letter we can infer that 　　　　　　 ．

A．the couple lost their car in the fire so they had to go everywhere on foot．

B．so far Mary hasn't received a thank-you-note addressed to her．

C．Mary's roommate sent the couple a message to blame their carelessness．

D．the couple left Mary out by accident when they wrote the thank you notes．

3.What does Mary think of the couple she helped?

A．careless　　　 　　 B．considerate

C．unbelievable　　 D．unreliable

4.The letter is most likely taken from 　　　　 .

A．a diary　 　　　　　 B．a brochure

C．a newspaper　　　　 D．a report

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In order to prevent the fire spreading, some of the houses nearby had been ________ before firemen arrived.

A. burned down    B. pulled down      C. put down        D. turned down

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“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with______ elderly in her votes.

A . near           B. rudeness           C. regret             D. patois

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“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with _________ clearly in her voice.

A. anger　　 B. rudeness

C. regret　　 D. panic

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