It was in 1865 that two Frenchmen were looking into the future. Edouard de Laboulaye, who studied history, admired the United States greatly. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was a famous artist. De Laboulaye was thinking about 1876, when the country he respected so much would celebrate its 100th birthday. What gift would be good enough for the people of France to give? Right away, Bartholdi thought of a giant statue.
Bartholdi kept thinking about a statue for several years. Then, in 1871, he visited the United States and saw the perfect place for a huge statue. It was Bedloe’s Island in New York.
The project — the Statue of Liberty — got started almost immediately, and Bartholdi went home to France to begin work. However, the statue was not finished in time for the 100th birthday. The United States Congress approved (批准) the use of Bedloe’s Island on February 22, 1877. During the 100th celebration in 1876, the arm of the statue that would hold the torch was shown in Philadelphia. In 1879 the huge head was put on display in France. For the face of the statue, Bartholdi used his mother as a model.
The statue was finally completed in 1884. The work had been difficult enough, but then some really hard work began. The statue had to be taken apart and packed into boxes. It was not until May 1885 that the statue — in pieces — left France for its new home.
The statue arrived in June. However, the Americans fell behind on their part of the project. They hadn’t raised enough money for building the base of the statue. People wondered if the country really needed or wanted such a gift. Finally, though, the money was raised and the base was completed. The last piece of the statue was put in place on October 28, 1886.
1.What’s the right order of the following events?
a. The arm of the statue that would hold the torch was shown in Philadelphia.
b. The United States Congress approved the use of Bedloe’s Island.
c. The huge head of the statue was put on display in France.
d. Bartholdi visited the United States.
A. d a b c B. d b a c
C. b a c d D. b d a c
2.When did the work on the statue begin?
A. As soon as Bartholdi thought of it.
B. After the United States Congress agreed to it.
C. After Bartholdi saw Bedloe’s Island.
D. Not until the US had raised enough money.
3.What happened after the Statue of Liberty was completed?
A. It was put together for shipping.
B. It was taken apart and packed for shipping.
C. It was cleaned up for shipping.
D. It was put in place on its base in France.
4.How many years did it take for the Statue of Liberty to be put in place on its base after it was completed?
A. nineteen. B. fifteen.
C. one. D. two.
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It was in 1865 that two Frenchmen were looking into the future. Edouard de Laboulaye, who studied history, admired the United States greatly. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was a famous artist. De Laboulaye was thinking about 1876, when the country he respected so much would celebrate its 100th birthday. What gift would be good enough for the people of France to give? Right away, Bartholdi thought of a giant statue.
Bartholdi kept thinking about a statue for several years. Then, in 1871, he visited the United States and saw the perfect place for a huge statue. It was Bedloe’s Island in New York.
The project — the Statue of Liberty — got started almost immediately, and Bartholdi went home to France to begin work. However, the statue was not finished in time for the 100th birthday. The United States Congress approved (批准) the use of Bedloe’s Island on February 22, 1877. During the 100th celebration in 1876, the arm of the statue that would hold the torch was shown in Philadelphia. In 1879 the huge head was put on display in France. For the face of the statue, Bartholdi used his mother as a model.
The statue was finally completed in 1884. The work had been difficult enough, but then some really hard work began. The statue had to be taken apart and packed into boxes. It was not until May 1885 that the statue — in pieces — left France for its new home.
The statue arrived in June. However, the Americans fell behind on their part of the project. They hadn’t raised enough money for building the base of the statue. People wondered if the country really needed or wanted such a gift. Finally, though, the money was raised and the base was completed. The last piece of the statue was put in place on October 28, 1886.
1.What’s the right order of the following events?
a. The arm of the statue that would hold the torch was shown in Philadelphia.
b. The United States Congress approved the use of Bedloe’s Island.
c. The huge head of the statue was put on display in France.
d. Bartholdi visited the United States.
A. d a b c B. d b a c
C. b a c d D. b d a c
2.When did the work on the statue begin?
A. As soon as Bartholdi thought of it.
B. After the United States Congress agreed to it.
C. After Bartholdi saw Bedloe’s Island.
D. Not until the US had raised enough money.
3.What happened after the Statue of Liberty was completed?
A. It was put together for shipping.
B. It was taken apart and packed for shipping.
C. It was cleaned up for shipping.
D. It was put in place on its base in France.
4.How many years did it take for the Statue of Liberty to be put in place on its base after it was completed?
A. nineteen. B. fifteen.
C. one. D. two.
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It seemed that the water led to cholera. John Snow looked into the s 1. of the water for these two streets. He found that it came from the river, 2. had been polluted by the dirty water from London. Immediately John Snow told the astonished people in Broad Street to r 3. the handle from the water pump so it could not be used. Soon the disease began to slow 4. .
John Snow had shown that cholera was spread by germs and not in a cloud of gas. 5. addition, he found two other deaths in another part of London that were concerned with the Broad Street outbreak. A woman, who had moved away from Broad Street, liked the water so much that she had had it delivered from the pump to her house every day. Both she and her daughter, who often visited her, 6. (死掉)of cholera after drinking the water. With this extra 7. （证据） , John Snow was able to announce with certainty that polluted water carried the disease.
To p 8. this from happening again, John Snow suggested that all water supplies be examined and new methods of 9. （处理）with polluted water be found. The water companies were also instructed not to expose people to polluted water anymore. Finally “King Cholera” was d 10.
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Put technology in the hands of someone like Elon Musk and it can send people into space, make a future of clean and renewable energy a reality, or build electric cars. Put in your hands, and it can help you achieve all sorts of things, from learning to code to learning a language.
Educational apps are becoming increasingly popular as a supplement(补充), and sometimes as an alternative
(替代物), to traditional education. Why? Well, for starters, it’s extremely convenient to learn on a pocket-sized device that you already carry around with you at all times. The best apps are also highly interactive and adaptive, coaxing you in and getting you hooked on learning.
But apps, just like textbooks and language lessons, are a medium through which a language can be studied. The way you use them will affect how successful you are. If you flick through a textbook and don’t dare say a word in your language lessons, you’ll make slow progress. The keen reader who repeats each exercise in the textbook and engages the teacher in the conversation will move ahead. So how do you ensure you get the most out of your app, and what should you consider before you install(安装) one?
Before that, a very quick introduction: I developed the following five points from my experience as both a language teacher and learner, and from working in startups in the field of language. I spent six years teaching in Germany and Spain as well as developing a video learning startup. However, I first came to language learning late. I started learning Spanish at 22, and was able to use Spanish and German freely by about 28. I’ve been using language apps for the last few years, and participated in two successful one-week challenges to go from zero to hero in Italian and French. If you’re interested, you can see the French challenge here.
So, just before downloading an app, here’s what you should think about…
1.We infer that Elon Musk is most probably __________.
A. an app developer
B. a language teacher
C. a professor at college
D. an engineer and tech company owner
2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Causing you to get tired of learning.
B. Encouraging you to interact with others.
C. Making you keep learning the language.
D. Providing new leaning methods for you.
3.What does the author want to show by giving the example of how one uses a textbook?
A. Doing exercise is important.
B. Different people learn differently.
C. Textbooks have become out of date.
D. We should use a language learning app correctly.
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I was looking out the window that summer afternoon. It was as if the trees were inviting me to join in their impromptu(即兴的) dances as they played hide and seek in the misty fog. A strange stillness surrounded me as I sat in the hotel hall, waiting for the taxi to take me to the music camp site. I had flown for sixteen hours to attend a music camp in Michigan for three weeks. Excited more than I was nervous, I felt ready for new meetings.
A week passed like a breeze, and my cello(大提琴) notes were becoming sweeter. I took a break to the school shop with another Chinese friend. As I picked out my newfound favorite American candy bar, I noticed my friend chatting with another Chinese girl. I soon joined in with natural ease, and discovered that we were the only other Asians at the camp. It felt like a good chance that our friendship was formed forever.
During the orchestra rehearsals(排演), Mr. Lastrapes, a genius at discovering the slightest off-key note(走音的音符), persuaded me to relax my tightened arms with his soft voice and gentle manners, thereby allowing me to release notes that I could never create before. We continued to have two hours of rehearsals every day in a large hall that could hold 4,000 people. What we had instead was an audience of ducks and geese outside that swam so freely and happily to our melody(曲调). How an unusual experience I had!
All things, good or bad, must come to an end, when I waited to board the plane, I was looking out the airport window, thinking back at the heartfelt moment of farewell with my friend, Caroline, at the camp gates. We had promised to meet again, but how and when, she was returning to Kentucky, and I, to China. The cello strings were not long or tight enough to keep us connected.
1.How did the author feel when waiting in the hotel hall?
A.He felt excited to find out the great fun in nature.
B.He felt eager to have some unexpected meetings.
C.He felt worried about whether he would perform well.
D.He felt tired after flying a long journey to the music camp.
2.From para2 we know that ___________
A.the author was happy to find out his favorite snack.
B.the author felt good to have friends to accompany.
C.the author was lucky to make some lifelong friends.
D.the author found it easy to communicate with Asians.
3.Why did the author mention the ducks and geese?
A.He wanted to live a free and happy life like them.
B.He wanted to show he was relaxed and enjoyed the process.
C.He wanted to prove inspiration comes from daily life.
D.He wanted to show their music reached a wide audience.
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.They found it hard to say good-bye to each other.
B.They were not sure music could connect each other.
C.They knew maybe they are unlikely to see each other again.
D.They hugged each other without words at the camp gate.
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It was ________ experience that caused the company Robert ________ two years ago to get into trouble .
| A．lack of ; set up | B．lacking of ; set up |
| C．lacking ; pick up | D．being lacked ; started |
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It was March 15, 2012. My two brothers were out in the driveway shooting around when they suddenly screamed,“ The sky! The sky! It's green!” My dad _______ turned on the TV news. There was a tornado heading towards Dexter. I quickly ran up the stairs and seized my most _______ items that I felt I needed. My mom was piling clothing up in the basement to make a fort(堡垒) to _______ us. My dad was still upstairs watching the news. He usually never comes down when there’s a bad _______. As my ears heard a loud “pop”, I looked up to see my dad _______ full speed down into the basement swiftly _______ the door behind him to join us.
I for a brief moment thought that I was going to _______. When the tornado was going by it sounded like a heavy train was tearing through our _______.
Everything started to settle. My dad made his way back up the stairs to see what the damage was. The ceiling(天花板) had fallen down. Everywhere I _______all I could see was pure destruction. In that moment I felt __________, I had no idea what to do, and I didn’ t know what was happening or what the situation was. All I could think about was that my home was __________ going to be the same again.
This was the event that caused my family to have a(n) __________ on how lucky we were to be alive and together. Although the tornado wasn’t one that was that deadly we felt extremely __________ to be alive. This moment was a scary and life-changing situation, something that I never thought I would have to experience. It just made me think how I should be __________ for everything that I am able to have because you never know what __________ can throw at you, especially when you least expect it.
1.A. immediately B. secretly C. recently D. strangely
2.A. harmless B. attractive C. precious D. familiar
3.A. persuade B. protect C. please D. prevent
4.A. fire B. earthquake C. storm D. drought
5.A. coming B. driving C. falling D. flying
6.A. hitting B. closing C. painting D. touching
7.A. begin B. return C. escape D. die
8.A. office B. house C. hospital D. library
9.A. traveled B. remembered C. looked D. hated
10.A. awkward B. defeated C. interested D. amazed
11.A. never B. ever C. still D. just
12.A. realization B. conclusion C. imagination D. suggestion
13.A. lonely B. calm C. brave D. lucky
14.A. grateful B. regretful C. curious D. generous
15.A. dream B. passion C. work D. life
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------You ran into Mr. Li! How did that happen?
------Well, _______ of us was looking where we were going. We came around the corner at the same time.
| A．neither | B．either | C．both | D．None |
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_____ in 2008 ___ the Olympic Games were held in Beijing.
| A．It was, that | B．Not until, did | C．It was, before | D．Until, did |
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It was only in the eighteenth century that people Europe began to think mountains were beautiful .___36___ that time, mountains were ___37__ by the people living on the plains,__38___ by the city people, to whom they were wild and ___39___ places in which one was easily ___40___ or killed by terrible animals.
Slowly ,however , many of the people who were living ___41__ in the towns began to grow tired of ___42___. They began to feel interested in looking for things that could not be explained , for sights and sounds which produce a feeling of fear and excitement .___43___in the __44___century, people began to turn away from the man-made __45___ to the untouched country, and particulary ___46___a place where it was dangerous and wild. High mountains began to be __47__ for a holiday.
Then , mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport. To some people ,there is something greatly __48__about getting to the _49___ of a hight mountain . Struggling against nature is finer than a battle __50____ other human beings. And then, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult__51__, what a _52____ reward it is to be able to look _53___on everything within__54___! At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down__55____.
1. A．After B．In C．At D．Before
2. A．hated B．liked C．feared D．observed
3. A．however B．further C．sometimes D．especially
4. A．exciting B．interesting C．dangerous D．alone
5. A．fallen down B．lost C．discovered D．caught
6. A．unhappily B．lonely C．comfortable D．easily
7. A．them B．it C．themselves D．that
8. A．Yet B．So C．However D．But
9. A．last B．recent C．eighteenth D．early
10. A．country B．houses C．town D．planet
11. A．to B．at C．in D．for
12. A．important B．right C．necessary D．popular
13. A．pleasant B．interested C．dangerous D．terrible
14. A．foot B．spot C．top D．tip
15. A．with B．to C．against D．between
16. A．fight B．climb C．walk D．running
17. A．surprising B．satisfactory C．disappointing D．worrying
18. A．behind B．up C．down D．around
19. A．miles B．minutes C．seeing D．sight
20. A．above B．below C．under D．away
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_____relieved the people most was that it wasn’t long _____the victims in the earthquake were saved by the soldiers.
| A．What…that | B．What…before |
| C．What…since | D．That… before |
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