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The bridge, which has attracted international attention, is now a local landmark.
The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way
to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars.
The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds. Before the
bridge was built, squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff
put out a nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times, Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza
witnessed squirrels being run over.
One day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth, and that day"s coffee break
discussion turned into squirrel safety. The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and
formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council (市政会).The Council approved, and
Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere named the bridge "Nutty Narrows."
After architects designed the bridge, Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started Construction, They built the
60-foot bridge from aluminum and lengths of fire hose (消防水带). It cost 1,000.
It didn"t take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started. Squirrels were even seen guiding
their young and teaching them the ropes. The story was picked up by the media, and Nutty Narrows
became know in newspapers all over the world.
In 1983, after 20 years of use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and
crosspieces were replaced. The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983, hundreds of animal lovers
attended the completion ceremony of the new bridge.
Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory
of its builder and his devotion to the project.
B. set up a local landmark
C. help improve traffic
D. protect squirrels
B. The squirrel bridge idea was born
C. A councilwoman named the bridge
D. A squirrel was found dead.
B. Directing them to store food for winter
C. Teaching them a lesson
D. Showing them how to use the bridge.
B. It was built from wood and metal
C. it was rebuilt after years of use
D. It was designed by Bill Hutch.
B. He donated $1,000 to build the bridge
C. He was a member of the City Council
D. He was awarded a medal for building the bridge.
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(威士忌)at a quiet place like the Inverlochy Castle. When Queen Victoria visited the castle in 1873 she
wrote in her diary, "I never saw a lovelier spot ," And she didn"t even go fishing.
Scotland is not easily defined. In certain moments, this quiet land of lakes and grasses and mountains
changes before your very eyes. When evening gently sweeps the hillside into orange light ,the rivers,
teeming with fish, can turn into streams of gold . As you settle down with just a fishing pole and a basket
on the bank of River Orchy, near the Inverlochy castle , any frustration (烦恼) will float away as gently as
the circling water. It"s just you and purple , pink ,white flowers, seeking a perfect harmony . If you are a
new comer to fishing, learning the basics form a fishing guide may leave you with a lifetime"s fun. For many, fishing is more than a sport; it is an art
Scotland offers interesting place where you can rest after a long day"s fishing. Set aganist a wild
mountain and hidden behind woodland , the beautiful Inverlochy Castle Hotel below the Nevis is a
perfect place to see the beauty of Scotland"s mountains . Ben Nevis is the highest of all British mountains , and reaching its 1342-metre top is a challenge . But it"s not just what goes up that matters; what comes
down is unique . More than 900 metres high, on the mountain"s north face,lies an all-important source of
pure water. Its name comes form the Gaelic language "usqueb"or "water of life"; And it is the single most
important ingredient(原料) in Scotland"s best know drink:whisky.
B. the Castle is a good place to go in Scotland
C. tasting whisky is better than going fishing
D. 1873 is a special year for the Queen
B. By following time order.
C. By analyzing causes.
D. By making comparisons.
B. The beauty of its surroundings.
C. The water from the mountain.
D. The challenge up to its top.
B.To show the attractions of Scotland to readers.
C.To explore geographical characteristics of Scotland.
D To describe the pleasures of life in Scotland
cooked up. For them, the forbidden fruit from Eden is evil (邪恶的). So when Columbus brought the
tomato back from South America, a land mistakenly considered to be Eden, everyone jumped to the
obvious conclusion.Wrongly taken as the apple of Eden, the tomato was shut out of the door of
Europeans.
What made it particularly terrifying was its similarity to the mandrake, a plant that was thought to have
come from Hell (地狱).What earned the plant its awful reputation was its roots which looked like a
dried-up human body occupied by evil spirits. Though the tomato and the mandrake were quite different
except that both had bright red or yellow fruit, the general population considered them one and the same,
too terrible to touch.
Cautious Europeans long ignored the tomato, and until the early 1700s most of the Western people
continued to drag their feet. In the 1880s, the daughter of a well-known plant expert wrote that the most
interesting part of an afternoon tea at her father"s house had been the "introduction this wonderful new
fruit--or is it a vegetable?" As late as the twentieth century some writers still classed tomatoes with
mandrakes as an "evil fruit".
But in the end tomatoes carried the day. The hero of the tomato was an American namd Robert
Johnson, and when he was publicly going to eat the tomato in 1820,people journeyed for hundreds of
miles to watch him drop dead." What are you afraid of?" he shouted. "I"ll show you fools these things are
good to eat!" Then he bit into the tomato. Some people fainted. But he survived and, according to a local
story, set up a tomato-canning factory.
B. it was the apple of Eden
C. it came from a forbidden land
D. it was religiously unacceptable
B. There was little progress in the study of the tomato
C. The tomato was still refused in most western countries
D. Most western people continued to get rid of the tomato
B. To remove people"s fear of the tomato
C. To speed up the popularity of the tomato
D. To persuade people to buy products from his factory
B. To give an explanation to people"s dislike of the tomato
C. To present the change of people"s attitudes to the tomato
D. To show the process of freeing the tomato from religious influence
B. Culture of Paris
C. The Population Growth in Paris
D. The Production of Paris
E. The Education in Paris
F. The Industries in Paris
1. _____
Paris, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central France. The Paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20% of the nation"s population and is the economic, cultural, and political center of France. The French government have historically favored the city as the site for all decision making, thus powerfully attracting nearly all of the nation"s activities.
2. ______
Paris has grown steadily since it was chosen as the national capital in the late 10th century. With the introduction of the Industrial Revolution, a great number of people moved to the city from the country during the 19th century. The migration was especially stimulated by the construction of railroads, which provided easy access to the capital. After World War Ⅱ more and more immigrants arrived.
3.______
The city is the centralized control point of most national radio and television broadcasting. It is a place of publication of the most prestigious(有威望的)newspapers and magazines and an international book publishing center. With more than 100 museums, Paris has truly one of the greatest concentrations of art treasures in the world. The Louvre, opened as a museum in 1793, is one of the largest museums in the world.
4. _____
In the late 1980s about 4.1 million pupils annually attended about 47,000 elementary schools. In addition, about 5. 4 million students attended some 11,200 secondary schools. Approximately 1.2 million students were enrolled annually at universities and colleges in France in the late 1980s. French centers of learning have served as academic models throughout the world.
5._____
Paris is the leading industrial center of France, with about one quarter of the nation"s manufacturing concentrated in the metropolitan area. Industries of consumers goods have always been drawn to Paris by the enormous market of the big population; and modern, high-technology industries also have become numerous since World War Ⅱ. Chief manufactures are machinary, automobiles, chemicals and electrical equipment.
publish her first ever novel for adults, which is set to become one of the most anticipated (期望的)
book in years.
The deal means that Rowling’s long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury, the London-based
publisher that launched (发行) the Harry Potter books, has come to an end, at 1east in terms of
new works by the author.
Rowling is keeping her fans guessing about the characters and plot of her new book. She only
said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series, which was sold over 30 million
copies in the UK alone. She thought that with the move from children’s to adult fiction, a switch to
a new publisher seemed like a natural and reasonable step.
She said,“Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, this book will be very different from
the Harry Potter series. The freedom to explore a new field is a gift that Harry’s success has
brought me.”
Ian Rankin, the Edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful detective novels are also set
in the city, suggested Rowling’s book will be a crime novel.
“Wouldn’t it be funny if JK Rowling’s first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set
in Edinburgh?”he said.
Industry insiders guessed that the deal is worth more than ￡5 million and the new book is
expected to come out later this year.
A spokesman said, “JK Rowling’s audience is vast and her position is unique. Harry Potter
books were a global success and her fans are very loyal. Children that were eight, nine, or ten
when the books first came out in the 1990s are now in their 20s. Plenty of adults, loved the books
regardless of whether they had children, so the potential market for her is huge.”
B. JK Rowling’s new book will be more successful than her Harry Potter series.
C. JK Rowling has to switch to a new publisher in order to publish her new book.
D. JK Rowling’s first book for adults will be published later this year.
B. is poorly thought of by the London-based publisher Bloomsbury
C. has nothing in common with the Harry Potter series
D. is expected to bring her more money than the Harry Potter series
B. show that many readers are curious about Rowling’s new book
C. tell us that many readers prefer to read detective or crime novels
D. prove that a crime story set in Edinburgh is sure to be successful
B. the author has no doubt about
the success of Rowling’s new bookC. JK Rowling will be a crime novelist as good as Ian Rankin
D. it was in Edinburgh that Ian Rankin got to know JK Rowling
B. children won’t have any interest in JK Rowling’s new book
C. Rowling’s vast audience and unique position will guarantee the new book’s succcss
D. only readers of Harry Potter series will be interested in Rowling’ s new book
secretly. The makers of the movie Pearl Harbor have behaved differently.
The noise about Pearl Harbor,made by Disney,has reached its highest point with its premiere (首次
公演) before the movie opens in cinemas across the US at the start of the Memorial Day holiday
weekend,a time to recall national heroes who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.
As Ben Affleck is the main star,the movie seems sure to become a success in the United States at
least.
At almost three hours in length,it promises to be a good old Hollywood movie．There is a love story．Affleck and his co－star,Josh Hartnett,both fall in love with the navy nurse,Kate Beckinsale and,of course,there is much human courage and love of country.
It"s certain that Disney will be accused of "changing" history．The showing of actual events in a movie
always causes arguments.
Bits of the story are deliberately not mentioned in the movie．It does not address the theory held by
some historians that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about Japan"s intention to attack the ships in
Pearl Harbor．It is said he did nothing,as he was aware that such a blow would allow him to take
America into the Second World War.
Japan remains sensitive about being accused of wartime atrocities (暴行)．And Disney is sensitive
about its business in Japan,where it has a theme park.
Not all the reviews of the movie have been full of praise．A reviewer for Newsweek,who was given
an early preview,acknowledged that the 40－minute sequence (连续镜头) showing the attack itself was
powerful．The attack comes quite late in the movie,however,and the reviewer was less impressed with
the characters and the love story.
"Almost every line of the dialogue sounds like it comes from an old movie," the reviewer wrote.
B. the day people remember their ancestors
C. a day people celebrate the victories of World War ?
D. a day people remember those who died in wars
B. may be a very popular movie star
C. experienced the Pearl Harbor Incident
D. was in love with the actress Kate Beckinsale
B. The movie has made the Japanese angry.
C. The movie truly describes the Pearl Harbor Incident.
D. The movie shows that President Roosevelt knew about Japan"s intention.
B. The dialogue in the movie is original and creative.
C. The attack scenes occupy too much time of the movie.
D. The characters and the love story are less attractive.
B. The True Fact of Pearl Harbor.
C. Attention!Pearl Harbor is arriving.
D. Reviewer:Pearl Harbor is a success.
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