Washington was created in 1790, when Congress(the highest law-making body of the USA)decided
to place the nation"s new capital in the east of the country. It was built half-way between the northern and
southern states of America. And of course it was named after George Washington, the first President of
the United States.
There are many tourist sights in Washington. Perhaps the most important tourist sight is the Capital
Building. This house is the Congress.
Another world-famous building in Washington is the White House. This is the home and office of the
President of the United States. Most visitors are, however, surprised by how small the White House
actually is.
Washington is also a great culture city. The Library of Congress contains one of the largest library
collections in the world. The Smithsonian Museum holds the nation"s largest collection of cultural
materials. And the John F. Kennedy Center is a famous center of art and culture. There are many great
musical and theatre performances throughout the year.
1. The writer mainly talks about ________.
A. Washington
B. the history of Washington
C. buildings and sights in Washington
D. the history and culture of Washington
2. From the passage we know Washington is situated (坐落) in ________.
A. the east of the U. S. A.
B. the center of the U. S. A.
C. the east, on the middle point from north to south, of the country
D. the east and half-way away from the north
3. The White House impresses (给……印象) the people most for ________.
A. its white color
B. its size
C. it is the home and office of the president
D. its history
4. The passage mentions ________ buildings.
A. six
B. five
C. four
D. three
5. The writer introduces Washington in the order of ________.
A. population, history and culture
B. history and culture
C. history, sights and culture
D. history, sights, buildings and culture
a place to learn about science. A museum can be a place 2 art of humans or animals. What is inside
a museum? Some museums 3 old cars and airplanes. 4 museums have pictures and sculptures. Others have rocks and old bones. One museum even has 5 coal mine inside! Many cities have
museums. Some very small 6 have museums, 7 . Indianapolis has a 8 museum. Children
do not have to 9 to get in. Children often go to the museum. They like to see at the dinosaur bones.
They see a white bear ten feel tall. They go inside an old log cabin(小木屋). On Saturday, Indianapolis
children can 10 talks about animals and trees.
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( )10. A. sing
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B. have
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B. also
B. people’s
B. speak
B. see
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C. there is
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D. there are
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D. feel
I think life will be very different in a hundred years" time. Some things will be better and some things
will be worse.
Firstly, people won"t live on the surface of the earth. __1__ Special machines will provide oxygen and
light but the environment won"t be the same. Trees and plants won"t grow because there won"t be any
soil. __2__ . Food will mainly be in the form of pills. If the sea isn"t too polluted, people will also eat fish.
What is more, I think people"s everyday life will be different. __3__ . No one will have to do housework
either. So, people will have more free time and they will be able to enjoy the things they like sports, for
example. Finally, I believe that everyone will be able to travel to the moon, to other planets and perhaps
even to other galaxies (星系) for a holiday.
In conclusion, __4__ . Whatever happens, though, I"m sure there will be an interesting place to live in the future.
A. They won"t have to work long hours because computers and robots will help them.
B. Our cities will be under the sea, in large domes (圆顶屋).
C. I think that life in the future won"t be anything like it is now.
D. As a result, people won"t be able to grow crops.
5. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Life under the Sea
B. The Future Life
C. Future Life in My Mind
D. An Interesting Place to Live in
A 12-man Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak on January 18. They are the first people to reach
the peak of Dome A (海穹A). It is 4,039 meters above sea level (海拔).
The team built a station there to study the changes of the weather, get ice samples (标本) from 150 meters to
200 meters below, and do other studies. So far, the team has got nearly 100-meter long ice samples from a place
about 300 meters under the icecap peak.
It is the first time that people have been able to get samples from the icecap peak in Antarctica and it is very
important for people to study the weather changes and environmental changes in this area(地区).
The Chinese scientists have also built a weather study system (系统) at the peak. The system can send out
information about temperature, how strong the wind is, and many other things about the weather.
The Antarctic icecap makes up (组成) 70% of the earth"s freshwater (淡水). By studying Dome A, scientists
can get the lowest temperature of the earth and other information about the world"s weather changes. We can"t
get this information from other places on the earth because Dome A is the best place for this kind of studies. So
it is very important to land on the peak of Dome A.
B. 12
C. 150
D. 200
B. from a place about 300 meters below
C. from 200 meters to 250 meters below
D. from a place about 150 meters below
B. ice samples from the peak
C. information about the weather
D. the news about other countries
B. the world"s weather must be better and better.
C. the peak will be the best place for people to live in.
D. our country will do better in the world"s weather research.
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