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B.TwoBeautifulCherryGardens
WhenyouthinkaboutthethingsthatmakemillionsofvisitorsinterestedinWashington,D.C.,eachyear,youprobablythinkabouttheWhiteHouseinUSA.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthelivingthingsthatarealsoamajortouristattraction?
ManyAmericansandinternationaltouristsmakeaspecialvisittoWashington,D.C.,inthespringtoseethebloomingpinkandwhiteJapanesecherrytrees.ThetreeswereoriginallyplantedasagiftfromthepeopleofTokyo,Japan,in1912.In1910,apreviousdonationof2,000cherrytreeshadbeendestroyedbecauseoftheinsectproblem.Eachspring,theNationalCherryBlossomFestival,atwo-week-longcelebration,attractstensofthousandsofvisitorsfromaroundtheworldtoseethemagnificenttreesinfullbloom.
Haveyoueverseenthesemagnificentblossoms?
LocatedinHaidianDistrict,Beijing,YuyuantanParkiseasytogettowithmanyconvenienttrafficchoices.DiaoyutaiStateGuesthouseistoitseasterngate,ChinaCentralRadioandTelevisionTowertoitswest,NavyGeneralHospitaltoitsnorthandChinaMillenniumMonumenttoitssouth.With1,820meterswidefromwesttoeastand1,106meterslongfromnorthtosouth,YuyuantanParkcoversanareaof136.69hectaresandthewatersurfacespansanareaof61hectares.
BackinJinDynasty(1115-1234),YuyuantanParkwasalreadyafamousscenicspot.Today,celebratedforits"CherryBlossomFestival"everyspring,YuyuantanParkattractstouristsfromallovertheworld.ThecherrytreeswerealsoplantedasagiftfromthepeopleofJapan.
Iguessyoumusthavebeenthereformanytimesandhavegothundredsofbeautifulphotos,haveyou?
50.HowmanycherrytreesweredestroyedyearsagoinWashingtonD.C.?
A.1912.
B.2000.
C.1820.
D.1106.
51.WhereisYuyuantanPark?
A.DiaoyutaiStateGuesthouseistoitswesterngate.
B.ChinaCentralRadioandTelevisionToweristoitseast.
C.NavyGeneralHospitalandHaidianaretoitsnorth.
D.ChinaMillenniumMonumentistoitssouth.
52.ThecherrytreesinWashingtonD.C.andYuyuantanParkareboth_____accordingtothe
passage.
A.famousoftheCherryBlossomFestival
B.plantedtwicebecauseoftheinsectproblem
C.bloomingincolorsaswhite,pinkandred
D.bloomingineachspringandsummertime
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Mydaughterisasingleparent,whoselifeisveryhardbecauseshehasthreeyoungsons.She
planshermoneycarefullyandmanagestogetsomethingexpensivethatmanypeoplecanbuy
easily.
Whenhereldestson,Davidwantedabicyclesothathecoulddoanafter-schooljob,thefamily
savedupandsoonhewastheproudownerofagoodsecond-handbicycle.Oneafternoonmy
daughteraskedDavidtogoshopping.Herodehisbicycle,butcarelesslyleftitoutsidetheshop
withoutputtingonthelock.WhenDavidcameoutoftheshop,itwasgone.Hewalkedhomeintearsandthen,togetherwithhisangrymother,wenttothelocalpolicestationtoreportthetheft.
Imaginetheirjoywhentheyarrivedatthestation,acarparkedoutfronthadDavid’
theboot(后备箱).Thedrivertoldmydaughterhowhe’dseenagroupofkidsgoforthebikeonce
mygrandsonhadgoneinsidetheshop.Thedriverhadcalledouttothemtoleavethebikealone.
Instead,oneofthekidsinthegrouphadjumpedonthebicycleandriddenitawaywhiletheothers
followed.
Thedrivergotinhiscar,droveafterthemandbroughtthestolenbikeback.Hewashappyto
beabletoreturnittomygrandsontogetherwithalessonaboutthemistakeoffailingtousethebike
lock.Then,inalltheexcitement,hedroveawaywithoutevengivinghisnameortelephonenumber.
50.Howisthewriter’sdaughter’slife?
A.Verybusy.B.Veryhard.C.Verysimple.D.Veryhopeless.
51.Davidlosthisbikebecause______.
A.manypeoplestolethingsB.thelockwasbroken
C.bikeswereneededbyallD.hewastoocareless
52.WhohelpedDavidfindhislostbike?
A.Hismother.B.Adriver.C.Hisgrandmother.D.Apoliceman.
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Gordon’shobbymayseemstrangetous.Helikesbuildingmodelshipsinsideoldbottles.Gordonhasalwayslovedships,especiallysailingshipsfromtheolddays.Hisinterestwas
mademanyyearsagowhenhevisitedamuseuminOttawa,Canada,wheremodelshipsinbottlesweredisplayed(展示).Gordonregardeditasawonderfulshow.Atthesametimeanideacametohismind.Howdidthecraftsman(手艺人)gettheshipthroughthenarrowneckofthebottle?
Gordondecidedtomakearesearch.
Hefoundanoldcraftsmanwhowasgladtoteachhimthebasicskills.First,Gordontakesanoldbottle.Thenheputsinalayerofpaint,carefullyshapedandpaintedtolooklikethesea.Next,hebuildstheship.Togettheshipthroughtheneckofthebottle,Gordonfolds(折叠)downthemasts(桅杆).Oncetheshipisinsidethebottle,hetakesalong,thintooltoraisethemasts.
Gordonhascompletedmorethanonehundredmodels.Hisaimistobuildupaircraft
carriers(航空母舰),buses,cars,airplanes,houses,andmanyotherkindsofmodelsinsidethe
bottles.Thiswillbemorechallenging(挑战),ashewillhavetobuildactuallyinsidethebottle.His
hobbycertainlyneedstime,patienceandasteady平(稳的)hand.
50.Gordonbecameinterestedin_________________.
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A.sailingashipintheseaB.puttingashipinabottle
C.collectingoldsailingshipsD.goingonaholidaybyship
51.Whichofthefollowingisthesecondstepaccordingtothethirdparagraph?
52.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.GordongottheideafromashowinCanada.
B.Gordonlearntthebasicskillsfromaseaman.
C.Gordonhasmadelessthan100modelssofar.
D.Gordonwilluseasmallerbottleinthefuture.
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PieterBruegelwasafamousartistwholivedinEuropefivehundredyearsago.HeiswellknownforapaintingcalledChildren’sGames.Peoplelikethispaintingbecauseitisfulloffun.ItshowshowchildreninPieter’stimeenjoyedmselvestheindifferentways.Inall,thereareabout
eightygamesbeingplayedinthepainting.
Children’sGamesshowsabusystreetsceneinatownlongago.Thestreetisawideandopen
space.Therearenocars,sothereisplentyofroomtoplay.Thereareabouttwohundredchildreninthepainting.Someplayingroupsandothersplayalone.Theyseemtobeenjoyingtheirfreedominthefreshairandtheirgames.Someofthegamesarestillplayedtoday.
Thegamesinthepaintingdonotrequirechildrentospendmoneyonextramaterials(材料).Instead,theyusesimpleeverydayobjectslikehatsandsticks.Agamemightneedarope,some
chalk,ahoop,aspinningtop,orevenabarrel.Somegamesareplayedwithoutanytoysatall.Forexample,onesceneinthepaintingshowschildrenturningsomersaults(翻筋斗)insidethefence.
EventhoughPieterBruegellivedalongtimeago,childrentodaycanlearnanimportantlessonfromwhathepainted.Thepaintingshowsushowlittleweneedinordertoenjoyourselves.All
childrenreallyneedisoneanother.It’snotthetoysorgamesthatarefoundinthestoresthatc
fun.Usingourimaginationcandothisforus.
50.Thepaintingshowsabout______games.
A.500B.200C.80D.60
51.Thechildreninthepaintingareplaying______.
A.inthestreetB.inthehouseC.onthegrassD.attheschool
52.Fromthepaintingwelearnthat______.
A.childrentodayneedtotakemorelessons
B.childrencancreatefunbyusingimagination
C.childrenneedmoretoystoenjoythemselves
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D.childrenspendmuchmoneyoneverydayobjects
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DuringhislifeDrJamesNaismithworkedasadoctor,taughtP.Eandwroteseveralbooks.Whileheneverthoughtitveryimportant,DrNaismithistodaybestknownforonething.Hewastheinventorofbasketball.
DrJamesNaismithwasborninCanadain1861andhisfirstjobwasataspecialsportsschool
intheUSA.OnedaytheschoolleadertoldJameshewashavingaproblemwiththestudents.Becauseofheavysnow,thestudentscouldnotgooutside.HetoldJamesthattheyneededasportthattheboyscouldplayindoors.Hegavetheteachertwoweekstothinkofsomething.
ItwasontheverylastdaythatJamescameupwithhisidea.Thebasketball“birth”isofsaid
tobeonDecember21,1891,whentwoteamsfromtheschoolplayedthefirstgame.Itwasquite
differentfromthebasketballgamesoftoday.Ithad9playersoneachteamandtheyusedfootballinsteadofbasketball.Soonafter,thegamechangedto5playersoneachside,usingspecial
“basketballs”throughnets.
AlthoughDrNaismithdidnotlivetoseebasketballissopopulartoday,in1936,justthreeyearsbeforehisdeath,basketballbecameanOlympicsportattheGamesinBerlin.
50.
DrJamesNaismithdidn
’t_______________
A.workasadoctoratahospital.
B.writesomebooksinlife.
C.teachP.EinschoolintheUSA
D.takepartintheOlympicGames.
51.
InwhichseasondidDrNaismithinventbasketball?
A.Winter.
B.Autumn.
C.Summer.
D.Spring.
52.
Howmanyplayerswereineachteamduringthegameatthebeginning?
A.5
B.9
C.10
D.12
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“Youknow,thesecupsbringtomindastoryIheard,”Marysaidtoherfriendsinherhom
Shepouredsometea.Therewerefourofthemandtherewerefourcompletelydifferentcupsonthetable.
“Iheardtherewasateacherwhotookallhisstudentsfortea.Theyweresurprisedthatallthecupsonthetableweredifferent.Theyalltookacupandstarteddrinkingtheirtea,eachlookingat
thecupsoftheothers.Theteachersaid:
“Doyounoticeyourbehavior?
Youarealllookingateother’steacupandsomeofyouevenenvy(羡慕)thefinercupsofothers.
“Iputthedifferentcupshereonpurpose.Lifeisliketh