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contained a book.
This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical
treasure--a 120-page diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan, "a woman who knew everybody in her
day," James Green, the librarian told the magazine American Libraries.
Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia. It also includes a description of British
soldiers burning Washington D.C. in the war of 1812. She describes President James Madison on horseback
as "perfectly shaking with fear" during the troubled days. George Washington, she writes, mistook her for
the wife of a French man, and praised her excellent English. The adventure of the lost book began
September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary of his ancestor to the Library
Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.
Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession "about five minutes" when Luxmoore
took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing
the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi.
Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck, "I"ve felt sick
since then," Luxmoore told reporters. According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to
the office building. Tom Brennan received a reward of 1,000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its
history, and Luxmoore told reporters, "It"s wonderful news. I"m on high".
B. Deborah Logan
C. Cory Luxmoore
D. the Library Company
B. an unknown person
C. a Philadelphia magazine
D. the Library Company of Philadelphia
B. it tells stories about Philadelphia
C. people in the city are interested in old things
D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia
B. I"m famous
C. I"m excited
D. I"m lucky.
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试题【阅读理解。 Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noti】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part-time 1 which gets him up every morning
at five o"clock. He is a 2 boy.
Each morning, Billy 3 the house at 5:15 to go to the corner 4 the newspapers are. The newspapers
were 5 to the corner 6 truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to carry them.
In the winter it is still 7 when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is light. Billy must deliver the
newspapers to the 8 of people on his route in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch
(门廊) where it will be protected 9 wind and rain or snow. His 10 think he does a good job. Sometimes
they give him tips.
Billy 11 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to 12 . He 13 the rest on records
and clothes. Once a month, he has to 14 money from his customers. Since many of them work during the day,
Billy has to collect the money at 15 . Sometimes, when Billy is 16 , his older brother has to deliver the
newspapers. Once, Billy"s father had to help.
Billy has seventy 17 now, but he hopes to get 18 soon. Someday, if he gets many more customers, Billy
might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a 19 to Europe, but he will be 20
if the wins a new bicycle.
| ( )1. A. work ( )2. A. milk ( )3. A. reaches ( )4. A. what ( )5. A. delivered ( )6. A. by ( )7. A. warm ( )8. A. farms ( )9. A. for ( )10. A. friends ( )11. A. borrows ( )12. A. college ( )13. A. pays ( )14. A. borrow ( )15. A. once ( )16. A. happy ( )17. A. classmates ( )18. A. more ( )19. A. plan ( )20. A. enough | B. job B. mail B. gets B. where B. put B. in B. dark B. cars B. with B. classmates B. earns B. hospital B. costs B. save B. times B. sick B. workers B. many B. trip B. full | C. school C. newspaper C. leaves C. how C. got C. on C. cold C. rooms C. in C. customers C. lends C. work C. spends C. spend C. night C. glad C. customers C. much C. prize C. angry | D. home D. cow D. arrives D. when D. gave D. from D. bright D. houses D. form D. teachers D. gives D. place D. takes D. collect D. school D. nice D. people D. most D. game D. happy |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Mrs. Allen"s husband died ten years ago when her son and daughter were still in high school. Mr. Allen had left some money, and since Mrs. Allen had managed a bookstore before she was married, she took the money and bought a shop in town. Later she moved the shop out to the shopping center. She was a pleasant woman; she worked hard and was well-informed about books, and so the bookstore prospered (生意兴隆) and she was able to hire a friend to help her. Laura Barnes, Mrs. Allen"s friend and assistant, was also a widow. She had some free time and the need for a little extra-money, and so she took the job in the bookstore. She was too clever and friendly, and the two women were well-known in the neighbourhood as "Mrs. A" and "Mrs. B". | |||
| 1. How many people in all were there in the two women"s families? _____. | |||
| A. At least 8 B. At least 7 C. At least 6 D. At least 4 | |||
| 2. The bookstore prospered _____. | |||
| A. after Mrs. Allen lost control of it B. before Mrs. A got to know Mrs. B C. because the two women had little housework to do D. because Mrs. A became expert at management and threw herself into it | |||
| 3. Why did Mrs. A hire Mrs. B? _____. | |||
| A. Mrs. B asked for very little pay B. She believed that Mrs. B was the very person to help her to improve management C. Mrs. B was a friend of hers D. she was also that kind of woman like her | |||
| 4. Which of the following is true? _____. | |||
| A. Mrs. A set up her bookshop in the shopping center B. Mr. Allen was dead but Mr. Barnes alive C. Mrs. A managed to set another bookstore with Mrs. B D. The two children of Mrs. A were of the same age | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Jee Hock and Meng Kim were very good friends. Jee Hock could not see. He was blind. Meng Kim could not walk. He was lame. They lived in a village near a forest. Everyone in the village was going to a rich man"s dinner on the other side of the forest. Jee Hock and Meng Kim were anxious to attend the dinner too. Blind Jee Hock thought of a plan. He would carry Meng Kim. The lame man could tell him the way. Meng Kim said that the plan was a good one. On the way through the forest, Meng Kim saw a tiger. He did not tell Jee Hock about is. Instead, he quietly asked Jee Hock to carry him to the mearest tree. Upon reaching an over banging branch, Meng Kim quickly hauled himself up. Then the tiger roared. Jee Hock at once knew a tiger was near. He lay down quietly. The tiger came to him and sniffed his body. The tiger"s whiskers touched Jee Hock"s nose. At once Jee Hock sneezed, "Ah choooooo!"The tiger was afraid and ran away. Then Meng Kim came down from the tree. He asked Jee Hock about the tiger. Jee Hock said that the tiger had told him to choose his friends wisely. | |||
| 1. Jee Hock and Meng Kim were good _____. | |||
| A. men B. tigers C. friends D. brothers | |||
| 2. They decided to go to _____. | |||
| A. a picnic B. a dinner C. a party D. the cinema | |||
| 3. When Meng Kim saw the tiger, he _____. | |||
| A. shouted loudly B. did not tell Jee Hock about it C. quickly climbed up a tree D. lay down quietly | |||
| 4. Jee Hock sneezed because the tiger"s whiskers _____. | |||
| A. hurt him B. was very long C. cut his nose D. touched his nose | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Mrs. White lived in a town of England. Her husband died three years ago and one of her children worked in the capital and the other three lived in another town. Her husband didn"t leave her much money and she had to live a simple (简朴) life. Sometimes her children went to see her during their holidays, ubt they stayed with her for only two or three days. One winter morning the old woman got up early. She was going to buy some food in a shop. And when she came out, she found there was much snow in the street. She had to sweep it away. And suddenly she found a dying dog at the corner of the house. She picked it up and took it into to house quickly. She put it near the fire and gave it some milk and bread. At first the poor dog ate nothing and that afternoon it drank some milk and three days later it was all right. Now the old woman found it was a beautiful dog. And she liked it very much and took it everywhere she went. A week later she went shopping with her dog. At a bus stop a young man was eating fish and chips. The little dog became very excited (兴奋) at the smell of the man"s lunch and began jumping up at him. "Do you mind if I throw it a bit (一点)?" asked the young man. "Not at all," answered Mrs. White. Having heard this, he picked up the dog and threw it over the wall. | |||
| 1. Mrs. White lived a simple life because _____. | |||
| A. she wasn"t rich enough B. she hoped to save money for her children C. she had four children D. her children hated her | |||
| 2. It was _____ that morning when Mrs. White went to buy something. | |||
| A. it was beautiful B. it was little C. she spent money on it D. she felt lonely | |||
| 3. The old woman liked the dog very much because _____. | |||
| A. it was beautiful B. it was little C. she spent money on it D. she felt lonely | |||
| 4. The dog hoped _____, so it became excited. | |||
| A. to be given some food B. to leave the bus stop soon C. to bite (咬) the young man D. to go as soon as possible | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| One Sunday a few of us decided to take advantage of the first sunny day we"d have for ages to take a trip down to the coast to visit the penguins again. Last time I went down there was a couple of months ago and it was a dull cold day. Sunday couldn"t have been more different-clear skies and sunshine made it feel like summer, although it was still -25°C. Six of us drove to the coast. It was the first time we"d been off the base on our own without our field assistant, so it had a slightly different feeling-more like a few friends going to the seaside than an Antarctic field trip! When we reached Windy Creek, we luckily caught sight of quite a few small flying seabirds, which are seldom seen there. Once on the sea ice we found that some of the more curious penguins had wandered over from the main group to come and check us out. We"d been told that then they were nursing their chicks (刚孵出的幼雏) and they would be more careful and nervous than last time, but that didn"t seem to be the case. We walked across to the main group which were stretched for a couple of miles along the coast. We sat down for some sandwiches and soon found ourselves surrounded by many curious observers. Without any attackers on land, they were very brave and came within a meter of us to pose (摆姿势) for photos. Before heading back, we spent a few hours on the sea ice watching the penguins and their chicks, which had grown dramatically (明显地) since our last visit. It was such a nice day. | |||
| 1. When did the trip most probably happen? | |||
| A. On a dull Sunday. B. On a warm Sunday. C. On a summer Sunday. D. On a winter Sunday. | |||
| 2. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that the six people _____. | |||
| A. felt a little nervous B. felt a little excited C. were left all by themselves on their Antarctic base D. got bored with staying with their field assistant | |||
| 3. What does the writer mean by saying "but that didn"t seem to be the case"? | |||
| A. They were told a lie. B. A wrong decision was made. C. The truth was the opposite. D. They didn"t believe what they were told. | |||
| 4. The six people did the following during the trip EXCEPT _____. | |||
| A. feed the penguins B. take pictures of the penguins C. enjoy watching flying seabirds D. watch the young penguins |