George went house－hunting for a week but still he didn’t find a room ____.A、to liveB、t

A.differently

B.partially

C.respectively

D.equally

George went hunting for a room but he didn't find one_________ .

A． to live

B． to live in

C． for living

D． to be living in

A.to live

B.to live in

C.for living

D.to be living in

In England, Christmas Day and Good Friday have been holidays for religious reasons since the establishment of Christianity in the country. Christmas is celebrated on December 25, not Christmas Eve as in several other European countries. The other public holidays (or "Bank Holidays") are Easter Monday, May Day (May 1st), the Spring Bank Holiday (the last Monday in May), the Summer Bank Holiday (the last Monday in August), December 26th (Boxing Day), and New Year's Day. The term "Bank Holiday" goes back to the Bank Holidays Act of 1871, which owes its name to the fact that banks are closed on the days specified.

Boxing Day takes its name from the old custom of giving employees or tradesmen (such as milkman) an annual present or "Christmas box" on that day

Easter Monday is generally regarded as an unofficial consecration (祭祀) of Spring. It used to be the day on which the ladies would parade in the parks, wearing new dresses and hats. Although this custom is dying out, the tradition still provides the ladies with a pretext for buying spring clothes.

The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partly because it comes at a time when children are not at school In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) is also a Bank Holiday. St Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland. It is curious that St. George's Day (April 23rd) not a public holiday in England though St. George is the Patron Saint of England. However, the flag of St George (a red cross on a white background) or the Union Jack is flown on that day, particularly by churches of the Church of England.

31. Public holidays have been called Bank Holidays in England since _____.

A. last century

B. ancient times

C. the foundation of England

D. the start of banking business

32. Boxing Day is a day _____.

A. which has something to do with sports such as "boxing"

B. when employees are paid

C. for giving an annual gift

D. for holding a party

33 一 What did the ladies use to do on Easter Monday？

— _____.

A. They wore new clothes and hats.

B. They went to the seaside for their holidays.

C. They used to go to church.

D. They gave presents to each other.

34. The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partly because _____.

A. the weather often agrees with people

B. the weather rarely changes

C. the weather is suitable for people to travel

D. it comes at a time when the pupils are not at school

35. Holidays in Ireland ________ in England

A. are just the same as those

B. are entirely different from those

C. are partly different from those

D. are not celebrated

a, about 1753 and brought to America aboard a slave ship at about the age of seven. John and Susannah Wheatley bought her for three pounds at a slave auction in Boston in 1761 to be a personal servant of Mrs. Wheatley. The family had three other slaves, and all were treated with respect. Phyllis was soon accepted as one of the family, which included being raised and educated with the Wheatley's twin 15-year-old children, Mary and Nathaniel. At that time, most females, even from better families, could not read and write, but Mary was probably one of the best educated young women in Boston. Mary wanted to become a teacher, and in fact, it was Mary who decided to take charge of Phyllis's education. Phyllis soon displayed her remarkable talents. At the age of twelve she was reading the Greek and Latin classics and passages from the Bible. And eventually, Mrs. Wheatley decided Phyllis should become a Christian.

At the age of thirteen Phyllis wrote her first poem. She became a Boston sensation after she wrote a poem on the death of the evangelical preacher George Whitfield in 1770. It became common practice in Boston to have "Mrs. Wheatley's Phyllis" read poetry in polite society. Mary married in 1771, and Phyllis later moved to the country because of poor health, as a teacher and caretaker to a farmer's three children. Mary had tried to interest publishers in Phyllis's poems but once they heard she was a Negro they weren't interested.

Then in 1773 Phyllis went with Nathaniel, who was now a businessman, to London. It was thought that a sea voyage might improve her health. Thirty-nine of her poems were published in London as Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. It was the first book published by a black American. In 1775 Phyllis wrote a poem extolling the accomplishments of George Washington and sent it to him. He responded by praising her talents and inviting her to visit his headquarters. After both of her benefactors died in 1777, and Mary died in 1778, Phyllis was freed as a slave. She married in 1778, moved away from Boston, and had three children. But after the unhappy marriage, she moved back to Boston, and died in poverty at the age of thirty.

What does the passage mainly discuss？

A．Slavery and the treatment of the black people in America.

B．The Wheatley family, including their slaves.

C．The life of America's first black poet.

D．The achievements of Phyllis Wheatley.

ories across a large area of the north-eastern United States and southern Canada. The outcome affected some of the world's biggest and busiest cities, including New York, Detroit, Cleveland and Toronto, leaving up to 60m people without electricity, equivalent to the entire population of France or Britain.

So severe was the disruption (破坏) in New York State that its governor, George Pataki, declared a state of emergency. Confused workers spilled on to the streets, while thousands more were trapped for hours in lifts and hot, crowded subway trains. Lots of stranded (进退两难的) people ended up spending Thursday night on New York's streets. Thieves in Brooklyn in New York, and in Canada's capital, Ottawa, took advantage of the absence of streetlights and burglar alarms, and went on a looting spree (疯狂抢掠). Officials were taken aback by the speed at which the chaos unfolded. President George Bush described the incident as a "massive national problem" and promised a full investigation into what caused it.

That is still a matter of some debate. At first, naturally, there were fears of terrorist involvement, but this was quickly ruled out. However, officials were left arguing about what had actually happened. The office of Canada's prime minister, Jean Chretien, said that a severe accident at a nuclear-power plant in Pennsylvania may have been the cause. Earlier, American and Canadian officials had said a fire or perhaps lightning had hit a power plant near Niagara Falls in New York State.

1、Several cities were affected by the massive power failure on August 14th except____.

A、Ottawa

B、Cleveland

C、Chicago

D、Brooklyn

2、The word "outage" in Paragraph 1 can be best replaced by____.

A、power shortcut

B、 disruption

C、 massive national problem

D、 power failure

3、Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？____

A、Many streetlights and burglar alarms were stolen during the blackout.

B、Some terrorists were involved in the incident.

C、President George Bush demanded a full investigation into the disruption in New York.

D、Officials were not sure what had caused the power failure.

4、It can be inferred from the passage that____.

A、France has a population of about 60 million.

B、Only some large cities were affected by the power failure.

C、 Canada's prime minister knew what had caused the power failure.

D、Water was spilt onto the streets by confused workers.

5、The power failure on August 14th brought about big chaos except that____.

A、thousands of people were trapped in lifts

B、 many people had to stay on streets for Thursday night.

C、 stores were robbed by the thieves.

D、a power plant near Niagara Falls was hit by a fire or lightning.

he or she recognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and nonsmokers performed equally well.

The next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of letters transformed into a different one. Nonsmokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine active smokers were faster than deprived smokers.

In the third test of short - term memory, nonsmokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers.

The fourth test required people to read a passage, then answer questions about it. Nonsmokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smoker bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separating important information from insignificant details.

As our tests became more complex, sums up Spilich, "nonsmokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins." He predicts, "smokers might perform. adequately at many jobs——until they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot could fly adequately if no problems arose, but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental capacity."

The purpose of George Spilich's experiments is _________.

A．to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of smokers

B．to show how smoking damages people's mental capacity

C．to prove that smoking affects people's regular performance

D．to find out whether smoking helps people's short-term memory

第一篇 TheDevelopment of Ballet

Ballet is a dance form. that has a longhistory. The fact that it survives to this day shows that it has adjusted as times have changed.

Ballet began in the royal courts duringthe Renaissance. At that time it became common for kings and quee'ns, as well as other nobility(贵族), to participate in pageants that includedmusic, poetry, and dance. As these entertainments moved fromthe Italian courts to the French ones, court ladies be- gan participating in them. Though their longdresses prevented much movement, they were able to perform. elaborate(复杂的) walking patterns. It was not until the 1600sthat women dancers shortened theirskirts, changed to flat shoes, and began doing some of the leaps and turnsperformed by men.

It was also in the 1600s thatprofessional ballet began King Louis XIV of France, himself a devoted dan- cer, founded the Royal Academy of Dance. Thefive basic feet positions from which all ballet steps begin were finalizecL Inthe late 1700s another important change occurred. Ballet began to tell a storyon its own. It was no longer simply dance to be performed between acts ofplays. Elaborate wigs(假发) and costumes wereelimina- ted By the early 1800s dancers leamed to rise on their toes to make itappear that they were floating.

Classical ballet as we know it today wasinfluenced primarily by Russian dancing. The Russians remainedinterested inballet when it declined in otherEuropean countries iri the mid-1800s. One ofthe most influentialfigures of the early 20th century was Sergei Diaghilev Hisdance company, the Ballets Russes, brought a newenergy and excitement toballet. One of his chief assistants, George Balanchine, went on to found theNewYork City Ballet in 1948 and to influence new generations of dancers.

31 This passage deals mainly with

A.famous names in ballet

B.how ballet has developed

C. Russian ballet

D. why ballet is no longer popula

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A.George stood the policeman

B.George the policeman stood

C.the policeman George stood

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