The Chinese Culture Day ________ in New York ...

The Chinese Culture Day ________ in New York City on April 20^th , 2011.

A. celebrated                B. is celebrated            C. was celebrated

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An old man lived in a city in the southwest of the United States. One day he 1. his son in New York.

“I hate to ruin (v. 破坏) your day, 2.　 I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing (divorce　 v. 离婚),” he said. “Dad, what are you 3. about?” the son asked.

“We are sick of (厌倦)each 4. and I'm sick of talking about this. So you call your sister in Chicago and tell her,” the old man said. The son called his sister in a 5., “Mom and dad are getting divorced,” he said. The daughter called her dad right 6., “Don't do a single thing until I 7. there,” she shouted at him. “I'm calling my 8. back and we'll both be there tomorrow.”

The old man hung up his phone and 9. to his wife. “Okay, they are coming back 10. Thanksgiving,” he said. “Now, how do we get them here for Christmas?”

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Hip hop or rap (说唱) music started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

Rapping in class.

Would you like to rap in class? Well, actually hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school program called “Flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the good results it has had on exam marks. Mr. Lee, a teacher in a high school, said, “I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history! You can’t imagine how well they remember what I teach! We even try to write our own songs.”

Whose idea was Flocabulary?

Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word “Flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”. “Flow” is a rap word for “style”, or the way a rapper says the words of a song. “Vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So, why not make lessons into songs? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for math, science and literature (文学). They are now used in schools with great success.

1. Rap music started ______ in the New York City in the 1970s.

A. in a high school　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in a music class

C. on the street　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in a CD shop

2.From the passage, we can learn “Flocabulary” is a program to ______.

A. write rap music                 　　 B. remember the words of a song

C. write our own songs             　　 D. help teach school subjects

3.Blake has produced hip hop sings for school subjects EXCEPT ______.

A.math　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　　

C. science　　　　 D. Literature

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The smallest library in the world has appeared on the streets of New York City---and it has space for just one reader at a time. The bright yellow plastic building has 40 books and its purpose(目的) is to help travelers take a break with a good story.

The Little Free Library was designed by two creative architects(建筑师) using recycled materials, with holes allowing visitors to look in before they enter the building. Architects Marcelo Ertorteguy and Sara Valente said the library creates an environment which keeps its users in the experience of reading books.

The library in Manhattan has attracted(吸引) a great deal of interest since it was set last month. “The Little Free Library idea was created about three years ago and quickly started to appear in the other places, including Europe, Africa and India,” Mr. Ertorteguy said.

He added, “With the library we wanted to create a place where to slow down, a small place in New York City’s streets where to get into a new world---the world of the book you pick.”

There are more than 5,000 Little Free Library across the U.S. and the other countries, but most are nothing more than outdoor bookshelves which cannot hold readers inside. The project is to give everyone access to reading material even if they live in areas which are not served by public libraries.

1.People use the holes on the library to ___________.

A. protect the books　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look into the library

C. relax themselves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attract more readers

2.The underlined word “access” in the last paragraph might mean “____________”.

A. 建议　　　　　　　　　　 B.能力　　　　　　　　 C.机会　　　　　　　　 D.清单

3.The main idea of the fourth paragraph is ______________.

A. the address of the library

B. the purpose (目的) of the library

C. the history of the library

D. the material of the library

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Little Free Library becomes more and more popular.

B. The Little Free Library gets people into a new city.

C. The Little Free Library cost two architects a lot of money.

D. The Little Free Library has been built all over Asia.

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Fun in the Carribbean from the Big Apple

With us you can sail(航海)right from New York City on a vacation in the Eastern Carribbean.Our8-day cruise visits San Juan,St.John and Virgin Gorda.

With cruises from April to October,you have lots of opportunities to sail,swim,sightsee and shop in lots of wonderful places.Plus we offer an exclusive(独家的)6-day cruise from New York City to Bermuda.Ready for an unforgettable vacation?Let the fun begin.

1.A cruise means a trip mainly _____.

A. by plane　　　　　　 B. by ship　　　　　　 C. on foot

2.The cruise will start from______.

A. New York City　　　 B. Bermuda　　　　　　 C. St.John

3.During the cruise,you can do the following EXCEPT_____.

A. swimming　　　　　　 B. shopping　　　　　　 C. skating

4.If you want to visit Bermuda,you can take ______.

A. the 6-day cruise

B. the 8-day cruise

C. the 7-month cruise

5.The Big Apple is ______.

A. a delicious fruit

B. a travel agency(旅行社)

C. a popular cellphone(手机）

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Fun in the Carribbean from the Big Apple

With us you can sail(航海)right from New York City on a vacation in the Eastern Carribbean.Our 8-day cruise visits San Juan,St.John and Virgin Gorda.

With cruises from April to October,you have lots of opportunities to sail,swim,sightsee and shop in lots of wonderful places.Plus we offer an exclusive(独家的)6-day cruise from New York City to Bermuda.Ready for an unforgettable vacation?Let the fun begin.

1.A cruise means a trip mainly _____.

A. by plane　　 　　　　 B. by ship　　 　　　　 C. on foot

2.The cruise will start from______.

A. New York City　　 　 B. Bermuda　　　　　　 C. St.John

3.During the cruise,you can do the following EXCEPT_____.

A. swimming　　　　　　 B. shopping　　 　　　　 C. skating

4.If you want to visit Bermuda,you can take ______.

A. the 6-day cruise

B. the 8-day cruise

C. the 7-month cruise

5.The Big Apple is ______.

A. a delicious fruit

B. a travel agency(旅行社)

C. a popular cellphone(手机）

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Hip hop, or rap music as it's also called, started on the streets and in the clubs of New York City in the 1970s, but today many countries have their own kind of hip hop music, This kind of music has its roots in reggae，disco and funk music. Rapping, which speaking to the rhythm of the music，is an important part of this music. Young people rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

Would you like to rap in class? Well actually, hip hop music is being played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school programme called "Flocabulary" where teachers use text books and hip hop CDs to help teach a variety of school subjects.　 The lyrics of the songs include information on a subject students are studying, which makes learning easy and fun　 Students and teachers are amazed at the positive effects it has had on exam marks. This is one teacher said: "I've used hip hop songs in class, and I've never seen students have such interests in history!　 It's unbelievable how students remember what I teach it even encourages us towrite our own songs.

Blake Harrison, a high school student, first thought of the idea of Flocabulary. The word "Flocabulary" comes from the words "flow" and "vocabulary". "Flow" is a rap word for "style" or the way a rapper says the words of a song. How did he get the idea'? Well he realized he could remember the lyrics of a hip hop song very easily.　 So, why not make lessons into songs'? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a composer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths .science and literature, which are now being used in schools with great success.

Paragraph One　　 Hip hop music started in New York City in the 1970s. It comes

from1. reggae, disco and funk music.

Paragraph Two　　 Rapping in schools is_2.___ in the USA because of the programme

Named "Flocabulary". The songs include information on a subject

students are studying, which makes　 3.

Paragraph Three　 A high school student named4.___first had the idea of Flocabularv.

Now he produces hip hop songs for many subjects in order to_5..

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In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing ever happened.

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the underground station, playing his violin. Many people slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came to the gate of the underground station, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Before long, the young violinist was surrounded with people, who were all attracted* by the words on that paper. It said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it soon."

After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, "Yes, it's you. You did come here. I knew that you're an honest* man and would certainly come here."

The young violinist asked calmly, "Are you Mr. George Sang?"

The man nodded. The violinist asked, "Did you lose something?"

"Lottery. It's a lottery," said the man.

The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen. "Is it?" he asked.

George nodded and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it.

The story turned out to be this: George Sang is a manager in a big company. He bought a lottery ticket issued by a bank a few days ago. It opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500,000. So he felt very happy after work and felt the music was so wonderful, that he took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to study in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However when he was cleaning up he found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would return to look for it, he cancelled* the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Later someone asked the violinist: "At that time you were in need of money. Why didn't you take the lottery ticket for yourself?"

The violinist said, "Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won't be happy forever."

1.Where did the poor young artist play the violin?

A.In a nice hall of a big company. B.On the playground of Arts College.

C.Outside the meeting room of a bank. D.At the gate of the underground station.

2.George Sang put _____ into the young artist's hat on Friday night.

A.some stones B.a piece of paper

C.50 dollars and a lottery D.his air ticket and some money

3.The young artist cancelled the flight to Vienna because he thought ______.

A.the owner would return to look for the lottery

B.he didn’t have enough money to pay for his study

C.Arts College asked him to wait for Mr. George Sang

D.people in the underground station didn’t let him leave

4.What do you think of what the young violinist said in the last paragraph?　 　 ▲　 (请用约40词回答)

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In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing ever happened.

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the underground station, playing his violin. Many people slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came to the gate of the underground station, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Before long, the young violinist was surrounded with people, who were all attracted* by the words on that paper. It said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it soon."

After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, "Yes, it's you. You did come here. I knew that you're an honest* man and would certainly come here."

The young violinist asked calmly, "Are you Mr. George Sang?"

The man nodded. The violinist asked, "Did you lose something?"

"Lottery. It's a lottery," said the man.

The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen. "Is it?" he asked.

George nodded and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it.

The story turned out to be this: George Sang is a manager in a big company. He bought a lottery ticket issued by a bank a few days ago. It opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500,000. So he felt very happy after work and felt the music was so wonderful, that he took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to study in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However when he was cleaning up he found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would return to look for it, he cancelled* the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Later someone asked the violinist: "At that time you were in need of money. Why didn't you take the lottery ticket for yourself?"

The violinist said, "Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won't be happy forever."

1.Where did the poor young artist play the violin?

A. In a nice hall of a big company.　　 B. On the playground of Arts College.

C. Outside the meeting room of a bank.　　 D. At the gate of the underground station.

2.George Sang put _____ into the young artist's hat on Friday night.

A. some stones　　 B. a piece of paper

C. 50 dollars and a lottery　　 D. his air ticket and some money

3.The young artist cancelled the flight to Vienna because he thought ______.

A. the owner would return to look for the lottery

B. he didn’t have enough money to pay for his study

C. Arts College asked him to wait for Mr. George Sang

D. people in the underground station didn’t let him leave

4.What do you think of what the young violinist said in the last paragraph?　 　 ▲　 (请用约40词回答)

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On the first day tutoring students from low-income families at an after-school program in New York City, Alyssa Kapasi noticed how many kids were lining up for free sandwiches and fruit in the cafeteria. One teacher explained that many of these students don’t get enough to eat at home, so school lunch or an after-school meal might be the most food they would get all day.

Kapasi, who attends private school, was shocked. What’s more, she decided to help. “I want other kids to understand that if you see a problem, you don’t have to wait to be an adult to fix it,” says Kapasi. She and a group of friends are now putting their programming skills to work to create an app called Food for Thought, which will allow parents, students, and even kind-hearted strangers to donate（捐款） to a lunch account（账户） for a student in need at a nearby school.

About 20 million American kids receive free lunches. Also, they can buy foods with more quality at lower prices; that is to say, those students’ families just pay for part of their food. When they don’t have the money on any given day, the students might accept a free meal, such as a cheese sandwich.

One smart feature of the app is that it is donated by people from different areas. Some are teachers and doctors, and some are bosses in big companies. To receive help, a family will need only a recommendation（推荐） from a school headmaster, and no one else has to know who you are.

“I want to make my platform an application that all users feel no shame in using,” says Kapasi. She hopes to test the app in a school district（地区） this fall.

1.Kapasi decided to build the app when she_____________ .

A.attended private school B.saw kids line up for free food

C.finished her school lunch D.learned some programming skills

2.What is Kapasi’s opinion towards the problems?

A.Wait for the adult to solve it. B.Solve it when you grow up.

C.Try to solve it right now. D.Ask a school teacher for help.

3.What help can some poor families get by using the app?

A.They can learn how to solve problems.

B.Their children can get free lunch.

C.They can get some money from the app.

D.Their children can learn some skills.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The app protects and shows respect for kids who are helped.

B.The app has worked well in all school districts since this fall.

C.People that give money will know who they are helping.

D.People can get a free meal if they know how to use the app.

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