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Hidden from the noise of Washington, D.C., Hillwood Museum is a special treasure. It contains (包含) one of the finest personal collections (收藏) of Russian and French art in the world. Hillwood Museum was once the home of Marjorie Merriweather Post. She was a rich businesswoman. She owned one of the largest food companies in the United States. She was also very interested in collecting beautiful French art and furniture. She moved to Russia in the 1930s as her third husband, Joseph Davies, became the American ambassador (大使) in Moscow. Marjorie Merriweather Post had a love for Russian art as well. She bought the house in Washington in 1955 and she wanted to make it into a museum after her death. Many art experts helped Mrs. Post create its fine collection. Hillwood has many rooms which are filled with her treasures. Visitors can see beautiful music boxes from the eighteenth century and colorful paintings of European princesses (公主). Experts say the ancient wood and gold furniture from France is some of the finest ever made. Visitors can even look at Mrs. Post’s jewels and clothes. The museum also has several beautiful gardens. One is designed like the gardens in Japan. It has a bridge and visitors can watch flowers floating in the water. Flowers are also grown all the year in a special glass building or greenhouse. These flowers are placed in the house throughout the year. After a walk, visitors can rest at a nearby eating place. They can also buy objects to remember this special museum. 【小题1】From the second paragraph, we can learn that Marjorie Merriweather Post . A. lived near Hillwood Museum B. owned a food company in France C. was a successful businesswoman D. was good at painting and designing 【小题2】Marjorie Merriweather Post moved to Russia because . A. she liked the environment there B. her husband had a job there C. she wanted to collect art works D. she hoped to meet some art experts 【小题3】Which of the following treasures is NOT mentioned in the text? A. Paintings of Japanese princesses. B. Mrs. Post’s jewels and clothes. C. Ancient wood and gold furniture. D. Eighteenth century’s music boxes. 【小题4】What is special about the museum’s gardens? A. There are some rock hills. B. They are all built in Japanese style. C. Flowers are grown all the year. D. There are some restaurants. |
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In some science-fiction movies, robots refuse to die no matter how people fight back (反击). Now, it has turned into a fact. For the first time, researchers have created a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on working. Developed by scientists from Cornell University and the University of Vermont, the new robot looks like a spider with four legs. Until now, even the most advanced robot was almost certain to break down when damaged. That’s because its computer doesn’t know how to operate the machine after its shape has been changed. To solve this problem, the scientists put some sensors (传感器) into the machine. The sensors can read how the machine is working and send signals to the computer. Using this information, the system follows a new way to tell the machine’s shape at any given moment. The computer considers a lot of possible next steps, and it calculates how best to move the robot forward the longest possible distance, before trying to move it again. The new technology is a major advance in robotics(机器人技术)，scientists say. It may someday help researchers create better artificial arms and legs that give new freedom to people who lack them. The new know ledge might also help scientists understand how people and animals tell their own sense of place in space. “Designing robots that can fit changing environments has been a difficult problem, ”says scientist Olaf Sporns of Indiana University. “This work provides a new way toward solving this important problem.” 【小题1】Why do robots easily break down v hen they are damaged? A. They cannot repair themselves. B. The computer has changed a lot. C. They have nothing special to protect them. D. The computer cannot operate a changed robot. 【小题2】How do the sensors in the robot work? A. They can replace the computer w hen it’s broken. B. They can find out where the damage comes from. C. They help the computer learn the robot’s condition. D. They can send signals to the person who uses the robot. 【小题3】The underlined word “them”in Paragraph 5 refers to “ ”. A. robots B. arms and legs C. sensors D. researchers 【小题4】What does Olaf Sporns think of the new robot? A. He does not express his opinions clearly. B. He doubts if it can work well in real life. C. He thinks it is a great development in robotics. D. He thinks more experiments are needed to test it. |
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It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers (生产商) follow certain uniform standards for various features (特征) of clothes. What seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men. Take a look at the way your clothes button. Men’s clothes tend to button from the right, and women’s from the left. Considering most of the world’s population?men and women?are right-handed, the men’s standard would appear to make more sense for women. So why do women’s clothes button from the left? History really seems to matter here. Buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having women’s shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hand, having men’s shirts button from the right made sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt. Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning from the left is still the standard f0r them. Is it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists change. At a time when all Women’s shirts buttoned from the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer women’s shirts that buttoned from the right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch. Besides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men’s shirts. 【小题1】What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry? A. It has been followed by the industry for over 400 years. B. It is Afferent for men’s clothing and women’s. C. It works better with men than with women. D. It fails to consider righthanded people. 【小题2】What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century? A. They tended to wear clothes without buttons B. They were interested in historical matters C. They were mostly dressed by servants. D. They drew their swords from the left. 【小题3】Women’s clothes still button from the left today because . A. adopting men’s style is improper for women B. manufacturers should follow standards C. modern women dress themselves D. customs are hard to change 【小题4】The passage is mainly developed by . A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons C. examining differences D. following the time order |
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When I looked at the grade on my math paper my jaw (下巴) almost dropped to the ground: a big “65” in bright red ink. I had never received such a terrible grade before. I was so ashamed that when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. I told him I got 85 and that the report wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. His daughter would never lie about her grade, so he didn’t doubt the unusual delay (延迟) of my report. A month later, Dad casually (随意地) asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and asked for an answer. Having no choice. I told him that I had in fact got just 65 in my math final. I had lied because I didn’t want to let him down. For a moment, he just looked at me. I would have preferred a telling off (斥责) than that silence. Finally, Dad said, m a hurt voice, “You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not disappointed at your math score. That is no big deal-on one can be perfect all the time. But I am very disappointed in you. If you can’t be honest with your dad. who can you be honest with? It’s much easier to achieve a better grade than rebuild someone else’s trust in you.” Dad’s words touched my heart. I couldn’t forgive (原谅) myself for having hurt his feelings I took out the report that I had been hiding for weeks, handed to him and apologized, sincerely I realized that my honesty is not only important to me personally, but to those around me that truly care .about my well-being (幸福). In one of Shakespeare’s plays a character says: “No legacy (遗产) is so rich as honesty.” After the crisis between Dad and me, I began to understand those words. 【小题1】The first paragraph may suggest that the author . A. was punished by her father for a bad grade B. never expected teachers to give her bad grades C. usually got a higher grade D. was bad at math 【小题2】Why did her father stay silent after his daughter told him that she had lied? A. He didn’t understand what his daughter had said. B. He was angry that his daughter lied to him again. C. He was unhappy with his daughter’s bad score. D. He was hurt that his daughter had lied to him. 【小题3】The purpose of the article is to tell us that . A. dishonesty may work sometimes, but there is a price to pay. B. sometimes a tie can make things easier C. we should study hard to make our parents happy D. we should accept the fact that we are not perfect |
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How to Read a Book Books can be your best friends.【小题1】 They can introduce you to things you may never see… But do you know how to read them in order to get the fullest enjoyment possible? The following tips should help. ① Find a book. Look in the library or in one of the large bookstores. You could also ask friends if you could have a look at their book shelves. Search the shelves until you find a book that looks good Read the first page to see how it reads, and the cover text on the back of the book, if it has any.【小题2】 ② Buy or borrow it and take it home. Do not start to read it until you have the time.【小题3】 And set aside time to do nothing else but read, as it can be, at times’ suspenseful (悬疑的), exciting and relaxing. ③ Get comfortable on the couch. Have a lamp (灯) behind you, lighting the area where you are reading. Make sure the television is off and that anything else that, could distract you has been attended to 【小题4】. ④ Start the book by turning the pages and really enjoy it. Do not think about anything else but what you are reading. Put yourself into the action or location in the story. Once you concentrate completely, it will be difficult to put the book down. And remember that reading is not running your eyes over a book.【小题5】 However, if you need t0 read the book quickly, then you do not need to pay attention to every word. A. If you are busy doing other things, you should wait until you have finished them. B. Get warm if you are going to be sitting still for a few hours. C. If you are already concentrating, then buy it or borrow it. D. Try to imagine the story in your head. E. They can take you to places that you may never go. F. You should read it actively and enjoy it completely. G. Otherwise, you will miss it. |
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When I was growing up, I didn’t remember hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father ______ says these words to you when you are a (n)______, it gets tougher and tougher for him to say these words as he gets ______. To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember ______ I had last said those words to him either. I decided to ______ my ego (自尊心) aside and make the first move. After ______, in our next phone conversation I blurted out (突然说出) the words, “Dad... I love you!” There was a ______ at the other end and he awkwardly (笨拙地) replied, “Well, same back to you!” I smiled and said, “Dad, I know you ______ me, and when you are ready, I know you ______ say what you want, to say.” Fifteen minutes later my ______ called and nervously asked, “Paul,______ is okay?” I explained to her perfectly. A weeks later, Dad ______ our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this ______ and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “______” the love. As I sat there in tears, I ______ that this special moment had taken our father-son ______ to a new level. A short while after this ______ moment, my father narrowly ______ death following heart operation. I have often thought ______ I did not take the first step and Dad did not ______ the operation, I would have never “heard” the love. 【小题1】A. once B. ever C. never D. often 【小题2】A. adult B. child C. youth D. student 【小题3】A. younger B. older C. smaller D. taller 【小题4】A. when B. how C. what D. where 【小题5】A. get B. let C. take D. set 【小题6】A. guidance B. consideration C. calling D. talking 【小题7】A. smile B. cough C. laughter D. silence 【小题8】A. hate B. love C. forget D. miss 【小题9】A. will B. can C. should D. must 【小题10】A. father B. mother C. daughter D. sister 【小题11】A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 【小题12】A. concluded B. started C. carried D. ignored 【小题13】A. week B. holiday C. conversation D. trip 【小题14】A. felt B. heard C. received D. touched 【小题15】A. realized B. noticed C. found D. saw 【小题16】A. feeling B. distance C. connection D. relationship 【小题17】A. unbelievable B. especial C. special D. important 【小题18】A. avoided B. escaped C. accepted D. refused 【小题19】A. since B. as C. if D. because 【小题20】A. survive B. live C. operate D. recover |
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Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said 【小题1】 was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready. After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months【小题2】（early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 【小题3】（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, 【小题4】 for the week after. I didn’t understand 【小题5】this would happen and my credit card had already been charged【小题6】 the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was 【小题7】（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 【小题8】 top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra. The next day, my brother and I went to the beach 【小题9】 we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little【小题10】（sunburn）, but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind. |
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【小题1】【小题1】Mary’s mother doesn’t allow her going swimming. 【小题2】【小题2】Our meeting is going to hold next month. 【小题3】【小题3】I am very happy to have the furniture belong to the Qing Dynasty. 【小题4】【小题4】Do you like the book that your father bought it yesterday. 【小题5】【小题5】It is amazed that she will attend my wedding. 【小题6】【小题6】We all think high of her for her bravery in the face of danger. 【小题7】【小题7】I decided to stay at home rather than going out 【小题8】【小题8】Time is of great valuable to everyone. 【小题9】【小题9】This story is very worth reading. 【小题10】【小题10】There is convincing evidences of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer. |
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