The Statue of Liberty
自由女神铜像
In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there
is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue
was made by a French sculptor (雕塑家) named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. 1 The inner support system
was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate
the one-hundredth anniversary (周年纪念日) of U.S. independence (独立) from England. The statue was
built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. 2 It was opened for the
public on October 28, 1886.
As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator (电梯) from the ground to the
bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue
where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight (景色) of the city of New York.
Find the words in that are closest in meaning to the words or expressions in Column 1.
Column 1 Column 2
( )1. present A) island
( )2. the state of being free B) gift
( )3. a piece of land surrounded by water C) freedom
( )4. be in, and be carried in a bus D) supoort
( )5. bear the weight of E) ride
For most people, the word "fashion" means "clothes". But people ask question, "What clothes are
fashion?" And they use the adjective "fashionable" in the same way: "she was wearing a fashionable
coat." "His shirt was really a fashionable color."
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays,
in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will feel
that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A
fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860. Today fashions change very
quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers,
radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
B. nice things
C. most of the popular things
D. everything
B. Having a family dinner on New Year" s Day.
C. Learning to sing songs on the radio.
D. Doing rooming exercises at school.
B. Radios send information from one country to another
C. New things that people like are often shown on TV
D. People quickly learn what is happening in the world
B. fashions can help people make big money
C. fashionable things are all expensive
D. if you are in fashion, you will have money
B. In the modern world, fashions change very quickly.
C. The word "fashions" doesn" t only means "clothes".
D. Fashions are in many things, but there aren" t fashions in school subjects.
The Channel Tunnel (英吉利海峡隧道)
In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one
mile tunnel 1 the English Channel. He said that it would be 2 to build a platform in the center of the
Channel. This platform 3 as a port and a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated (通风好的)
if tall chimneys were built 4 sea-level (海平面). In 1860, a better plan was put forward (提出) by an
Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a 5 railway tunnel should be built. This would solve the
problem of ventilation, 6 if a train 7 this tunnel, it would draw in (吸入) fresh air behind it. Forty-two
years later a tunnel was actually begun. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion (入侵), it would
have been completed. Recently, there has again 8 great interest in the idea of a Channel Tunnel.
If it 9 , it will connect (连接) Britain to Europe for the first time in 10 .
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6._______ 7._______ 8._______ 9._______ 10._______
useful tool for people all over the world. Maybe Internet has been the greatest invention in the field of
communication in the history of mankind (人类).
Communicating with others on the Internet is much faster. We can chat with a person who is sitting
in the other part of the world. We can e-mail our friends and they can read the e-mails within a minute.
Giving all kinds of information is probably the biggest advantage of the Internet. We can use search
engines to find the information we need. Just type in a keyword or keywords and the search engine will
give us a list of suitable websites to look at.
We can enjoy a lot on the Internet by downloading games, visiting chat rooms or surfing (浏览)
websites. There are some games for free. We can meet new and interesting people in the chat now. We
can also listen to music and see films.
Now, there is a lot of service on the Internet such as online banking, job finding and ticket buying. We
can also do shopping and find nearly all kinds of goods. Sometimes we can find something that is quite
good but very cheap.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
B. Some games on the Internet are free.
C. We can buy most things we need on the Internet.
D. Goods on the Internet are more expensive than those in real shops.
B. Exchanging Information on the Internet.
C. The Advantages of the Internet.
D. Surfing the Websites on the Internet.
Are you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am
tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.
Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It"s the spirit of America, easy to understand,
slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American
countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers.They talk about love, crops or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people
played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played
country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music
with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America"s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song "Take Me
home, Country Roads" is well-known and people still play it today.
B. farmers" feelings
C. the lives of workers
B. in the Southern United States
C. in the Northern United States
B. in 1920
C. in the 1970s
B. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.
C. Because country music talked about city people"s lives.
B. A person who moved to towns.
C. John Denver.
Expo 2010 is? Well, it is haibao. It can be seen almost everywhere in China now. The inspiration of the
design comes from a Chinese word "ren" which means people in English. It really looks like a man putting
up his hands and saying hello to everyone.
The name, Haibao, comes from the Chinese phrase "Si Hai Zhi Bao". "Hai" means the sea in English,
and it also implies (隐含) that it was born in Shanghai. "Bao" is a lucky name in Chinese traditional culture.
The name not only means the treasure (宝藏) of the sea, but also means the treasure of Shanghai. Every
part of Haibao"s body has its special meaning. For example, Haibao"s hair is like the wave of the sea. Its
smiling face shows its friendliness. Haibao was designed by two artists, one from Shanghai and the other
from Taiwan. The design is very successful. It is very easy to remember and it also shows the theme of
Shanghai World Expo "Better City, Better Life". Haibao is confident, lovely and lively. It is a good
ambassador (形象大使) of Shanghai World Expo. It is welcoming friends all over the world with its
opening arms and friendly smile.
B. It means the Chinese word "ren".
C. It means the treasure of the sea and Shanghai.
D. It means a smiling face.
B. Three.
C. Five.
D. Eight.
B. One World, One Dream.
C. Welcome Home.
D. Share the Spirit.
B. Haibao looks like a man saying hello to everyone.
C. The artists who designed Haibao come from the same place.
D. Haibao is a lucky name in Chinese culture.
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