New York, 10 November — 5:27 pm, yesterday. B...

New York, 10 November — 5:27 pm, yesterday. Biggest power failure in the city’s history.

* Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. “There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didn’t let him. Firemen finally got us out.”

* “It was the best night we’ve ever had,” said Angela Carraro, who runs an Italian restaurant on 42nd Street. “We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays. The place was full — and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here.”

* The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problem keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. “All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted,” said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan. “They were worth $ 50,000.”

* The big electric clock in the lobby(大厅) of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking again at 5:25 this morning. It was almost on time.

1.Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were _________.

A. nervous　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　 C. calm　　　　 D. frightened

2.In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro?

A. She had a taste of adventure.

B. Burning candles brightened the place.

C. Business was better than usual.

D. Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.

3.How long did the power failure last?

A. Nearly 12 hours.　　　　　　　　　　 B. More than 12 hours.

C. Nearly 24 hours.　　　　　　　　　　 D. More than 24 hours.

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Chilean rescued miner Edison Pena ran the New York City Marathon on November 7th , less than a month after he was rescued from a collapsed (坍塌的) mine that trapped him and the other 32 miners for 69 days. Pena ran 10 km daily through the mine’s tunnels (巷道) to beat the anxiety, wearing cut-down boots until rescuers sent him a pair of sports shoes through a narrow hole that served as the miners’ “lifeline” to the surface.

“When I ran in the darkness, I was running for life,” Pena told a news conference in New York. “I was running to show that I wasn’t just waiting around. I also wanted God to see that I really wanted to live.” The miners were discovered alive on August 22---17 days after the mine collapsed, but it took many more days for rescuers to dig a hole big enough to bring them out.

The New York Road Runners, which organizes the marathon, had invited Edison Pena to the event after hearing his story. They thought he could ride in the lead vehicle or hold the finish line tape, but Pena said last week he did not want to watch, he wanted to run. “I was very eager to take on this big challenge,” he said. “I wanted to show the world I could run.” He hoped to run the 26.2-mile race in about six hours. “I have a knee injury, but I am eager to cross the finish line,” he said.

An Elvis Presley fan who asked rescuers to send the singer’s music down into the mine, Pena broke into song at the news conference with the Presley hit Return to Sender.

On the morning of November 7^th, Pena, known as “the runner” by fellow miners trapped with him, set out to cover the course along with thousands of other runners and completed the race in five hours and 40 minutes.

1.When trapped underground, Pena ran a long way every day to _______.

A. find a way to get out             B. dig a lifeline to the ground

C. keep himself from coldness        D. get rid of his uneasy feelings

2. According to the passage, Pena _______.

A. was not expected to run the marathon at first

B. failed to achieve the goal he had set for the marathon

C. wore sports shoes while working underground

D. was asked to sing a Presley’s song at a news conference

3. During the rescue of the Chilean trapped miners, the digging of the escape hole lasted about _________.

A. 17 days           B. 22 days           C. 52 days         D. 69 days

4.Pena can be best described as _________.

A. smart-minded      B. strong-willed       C. hard-working    D. warm-hearted

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Public schools in New York，America’s biggest city, commonly have numbers for names．But this is unusual．In the United States，the process of naming a school often involves parents and the community

as well as elected school leaders.

Researchers say school names can show civic (市民的) values and also shape them． For example，naming a school after a historic person becomes a way to teach students about that person’s  importance in history．

A new study examines the naming of American public schools．The study is from the Manhattan Institute，an organization that does public policy research．The study shows that fewer and fewer schools are being named after people．Instead。more schools are being named after the local areas or natural features like hills．trees or animals．The researchers say these changes raise questions about the civic duty of public education．

The looked at seven states with 20% of all public school students in the country. They found the similar result in every state: new school are less likely to be named after people. This is true especially with presidents. For example, in Arizona, public school in the past 20 years were almost fifty times more likely to be named after such things as landforms or plants .

School officials say they try to choose names that will not offend anyone. For example, a few years ago the city of New Orleans banned the naming of any school after a person who owned slaves. Other school system have rules against naming new schools after any person, living or dead .

The researchers say naming a school after a person can lead it important debates about democratic values. They call for more research to identify the causes and effects of the changes in school names.

The causes may include changes in American culture as well as in the political control of school systems. One area worth exploring , they say, is the link between trends in school names and weak results for public schools on measures of civic education.

1.More schools are being named after the following EXCEPT ________ .

2.What does “they” in paragraph 7 refer to ?

3. If the passage appears in a newspaper, which column will it be ?

4. What’s the best title for the passage ?

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New York, NY Monday

Current Conditions

Other Locations

1.The current temperature in New York is

A. 47℃               B. 43℃            C. 13℃            D. 8℃

2.How far can we see clearly at the most in New York on Monday?

A. 10 miles               B. 15 kilometers        C. 30.27 inches         D. 43 meters

3.It will rain in New York on ________.

A. Monday             B. Wednesday        C. Friday               D. Saturday

4.has the fourth lowest temperature on Monday.

A. Chicago                B. New York        C. Tokyo            D. San Francisco

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Upcoming Events of New York Chinese Cultural Center

Fan Dance

Sunday, September8, 2:00pm-3:00 pm, $15 per child

New-York Historical Society Museum & Library

Learn Chinese fan dancing with an instructor from NYCCC! This program is a part of an exhibition which examines the history of trade and immigration between China and the United States.

Dragon Boat Festival

Friday, September13,2:00pm -2:30pm

Fresh Meadows Park

Come and celebrate with us in the thousand-year-old tradition of Dragon Boat racing! Be part of the audience and enjoy the excitement of this celebration. FREE ADMISSION! Click here for more information. Dragon Boat Festival will be held in Fresh Meadows Park.

Dance to China

Sunday, September15, 2 pm

Spruce Street School Auditorium, 12 Spruce St, New York, NY 10038

Join us in celebrating 43 years of preserving and continuing Chinese traditional dance. Students from NYCCC School of the Arts will be performing traditional Chinese dance, martial arts, and Beijing opera . Cost is $15 for adults, $12 for teenagers and senior citizens, $10 for children under 12.

NYCCC School of the Arts Open House

Saturday, September21, from 1:00pm -3:00 pm, $12 per child

PS 124, Yung Wing School, 40 Division Street, New York, NY 10002

Join us and see Chinese dance, kung fu, and acrobatic (杂技的)performances performed by our current students. Come and see our students’ beautiful artwork on display and make some artwork yourselves during our hour of arts and crafts and face painting from 1-2 pm. The show will be from 2-3pm.

1.Where can you learn about China-US trade and immigration history?

A. In New-York Historical Society Museum & Library.

B. In PS 124, Yung Wing School.

C. In Spruce Street School Auditorium.

D. In Fresh Meadows Park.

2.How much should a family of 4 (aged 75, 38, 36, 5) pay to participate in Dance to China?

A. $48. B. $ 52.

C. $55. D. $ 57.

3.What does NYCCC aim at?

A. Training dancing instructors. B. Producing beautiful artwork.

C. Promoting Chinese folk arts. D. Examining trade and immigration.

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Well，we’re here in New York at last!

Our flight left at 2:30pm and for the next hours everything was great. But when we were about 30 minutes away from New York，there was a 1.________ (暴风雨) in the city．The pilot told us that we had to 2.l　　　 in Washington DC and the airline was going to take 3.________by bus to New York．However, we couldn’t get4._______the plane in Washington DC because there were too many planes5.________ (到达) at the same time．It had to fly in circles for three hours before we finally 6.l　　　 the plane．

The airline then 7. i　　　　 us that we’d have to stay in a hotel and set off for New York the next morning．So off we went to find the bus to the hotel．We found the bus stop and then stood in the rain8. ________ (焦急地) waiting for the bus．40 minutes later, we reached the hotel but there was only one room9.a　　　　 for my brothers and I．So we had to share one single bed． 10.________you can imagine，we didn’t get much sleep．

What a journey!

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Everything seemed to be going ________for the first two days after I moved to New York.                    　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 (2013·辽宁，27)

A．vividly　                         B．generally

C．frequently　                     D．smoothly

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It was late, about 10:15 p.m, when Janice Esposito arrived at the New York train station and began the 20-minute drive home. She had traveled the route so many times that she almost drove on autopilot (自动驾驶):a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then-bang! Out of nowhere, a car T-boned Janice’s car, pushing her backward onto the railroad tracks.

As it happened, Pole DiPinto was gelling ready for bed. He'd just closed his book when he heard the loud crash not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, 64, never stopped to think, He grabbed a flashlight and still in his pajamas (睡衣), ran out the door. “Any firefighter would have? done what I did,” he said, “We're always on duly.”

The first car he came upon was the one that had hit Janice. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Janice's car lay across the railroad tracks. And then he heard a terrible sound: the bells signaling an on-coming train.

DiPinto rushed to Janice's cur and banged on the driver's side window. She just looked at him, her eyes unfocused. “I don't know where I am,” she said. She seemed unhurt. “Honey, you're on the railroad tracks,” DiPinto shouted, “We have to get you off right now!” He pulled hard on the door handle, but it didn't work. The heavy train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was heading toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the door. “Please, God, don't let her be trapped”, he thought. He pushed aside the airbags, grabbed Janice's arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and walk her to safety. Within six seconds, he estimated, the train crashed into the car.

“It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto told reporters the next day. But this one had a difference. That night, the hero arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.

1.Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word "T-boned" in Paragraph 1?

A.Crashed into. B.Came across.

C.Pushed forward. D.Scratched the side of.

2.What do we know about Pete DiPinto?

A.He was the volunteer firefighter who was on duty that night.

B.He wasn't aware of the coming train when he was rescuing Janice.

C.He was in sound sleep in his bedroom when the accident happened.

D.He first confirmed the other driver before he came to Janice's rescue.

3.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A.Janice didn't know where she was.

B.The airbags protected her in some way.

C.DiPinto rescued Janice without difficulty.

D.All the doors of Janice's car were in good condition.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.A Hero in Pajamas. B.A Hollywood Movie.

C.A Dangerous Heavy Train. D.A Horrible Car Accident.

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Their efforts finally ________when the New York Time picked the group as one of the top 10 bands of the year.

A. sent off            B. paid off          C. set off        D. took off

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单词拼写（共10题，每小题0．5分，满分5分）

1.New York is famous for its s______ and Empire State Building is one of its symbols．

2.The 2012 Olympic Games held in London was a great event and apart from the queen almost all the members of the r______ family attended the opening ceremony．

3.My father always s______ the importance of working hard, which I’m fed up with．

4.Glasses are f______ and must be handled with great care．

5.Many of Charles Dickens’s novels were o______ published in serial form in magazines．

6.How long will the ______（注册）trade-mark remain valid?

7.The government has promised stricter ______（管理） of the stock market．

8.The sale of ice cream is ______（部分）determined by the weather．

9.The ancient buildings are part of the national ______（遗产）and we should preserve them．

10. ______ （摩擦力）against the rock, combined with the weight of the climber, caused his rope to break．

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