Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king‘s palace in England.Then workers were sent for and a big platform(台子) was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn‘t know it because he was thinking of his pictures.The worker saw everything. “What should I do?“ he thought. “Thornhill was at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed.“So the worker quickly took some paint(漆)and threw it at the pictures.“What are you doing?“ cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.1.It took them（）to finish the pictures.A.a monthB.a weekC.twelve monthsD.half a month2.The worker threw some paint at the pictures in order to（）.A.save James‘ lifeB.destroy the pictureC.make the picture more beautifulD.make the king angry3.James Thornhill was an English（）.A.workerB.artistC.kingD.writer4.James Thornhill felt that the（）he was from the pictures,the（）they were.A.nearer...more beautifulB.farther...more uglyC.farther...more beautifulD.higher above...more good-looking5 . He was ordered to（）.A.paint the wall of the king‘s palace in EnglandB.paint some pictures on the wall of the palaceC.build a big platform in front of the palaceD.put up some new pictures on the old wall

A.worker

B.artist

C.king

D.writer

A.nearer. . . more beautiful

B.farther. . . more ugly

C.farther. . . more beautiful

D.higher above. . . more good-looking

er'？

A.William Shakespeare

B.William Blake

C.Henry James

D.Samuel Johnson

A.Henry James

B.William Faulkner

C.Ernest Hemingway

to turn the tables on those who don't think it's possible to be middle-class, conservative, educated and still be truly black. Once, during an abortion debate, a woman in the audience angrily told James she was so middle-class she didn't have a clue about real African American life. "If you understood what these women go through," the woman said, "you would realize that abortion is their only choice."

James then asked the woman to consider a poor black mother on welfare. She already has four children and an alcoholic husband who has all but abandoned the family. Now she discovers another child is on the way. "How would you counsel that woman？" asked James.

"Have an abortion," the woman responded. "That child would have a very poor quality of life."

"I have a vested interest in your answer," James said. "The woman I described was my mother. I was the fifth of six children born into poverty. And, in case you're interested, the quality of my life is just fine!"

Kay James ______.

A．is not a black

B．is a poor black mother

C．has five brothers and sisters

D．has a hard life

e papers and books.Not only 22 never to be cleaned out, but also I do not think it is ever aired, for at no time have I seen any of the windows open.Often I have 23 James that he should open one, but each time he answered, “Not just now, Henry, later”.Luckily I do not have to go there very often nor do I stay there longer than I have to.Strangely enough, James is quite tidy outside his office.Only once have I seen him with a dirty 24 , for example.Nor is he careless about things like invitations.At no time 25 been known to forget a party, and no sooner does he receive an invitation 26 he answers it.Unfortunately, his office is quite differently run.Perhaps he does not like such a work.In his garden in the evenings and 27 , James is happy as soon as he gets home from the office.He begins to work in the garden.Always he seems to have some work to do there, and nowhere in his garden is there a curlier which is not tidy and well looked 28 .Seldom have I seen prettier flowers, or healthier vegetables, or smoother, greener grass than in James garden.Really.I think he ought 29 a farmer, so good is he 30 such work.

21.A.have I

B.do I

C.I have

D.I do

22.A.does it seem

B.it does seem

C.it seems

D.is it seem

23.A.hinted

B.suggested

C.asked

D.mentioned

24.A.dog

B.collar

C.caller

D.dollar

25.A.will he

B.he will

C.has he

D.he has

26.A.than

B.as

C.and

D.when

27.A.in week-ends

B.in week-end

C.by week-ends

D.at week-ends

28.A.about

B.after

C.at

D.for

29.A.work as

B.to go

C.to have been

D.become

30.A.for

B.at

C.in

D.with

The percentage of immigrants (including those unlawfully present) in the United States has been creeping upward for years. At 12.6 percent, it is now higher than at any point since the mid-1920s.

We are not about to go back to the days when Congress openly worried about inferior races polluting America's bloodstream. But once again we are wondering whether we have too many of the wrong sort of newcomers. Their loudest critics argue that the new wave of immigrants cannot, and indeed do not want to, fit in as previous generations did.

We now know that these racist views were wrong. In time, Italians, Romanians and members of other so-called inferior races became exemplary Americans and contributed greatly, in ways too numerous to detail, to the building of this magnificent nation. There is no reason why these new immigrants should not have the same success.

Although children of Mexican immigrants do better, in terms of educational and professional attainment, than their parents, UCLA sociologist Edward Telles has found that the gains don't continue. Indeed, the fourth generation is marginally worse off than the third. James Jackson, of the University of Michigan, has found a similar trend among black Caribbean immigrants. Telles fears that Mexican-Americans may be fated to follow in the footsteps of American blacks--that large parts of the community may become mired (陷入) in a seemingly permanent state of poverty and underachievement. Like African- Americans, Mexican-Americans are increasingly relegated to (降入) segregated, substandard schools, and their dropout rate is the highest for any ethnic group in the country.

We have learned much about the foolish idea of excluding people on the presumption of ethnic/racial inferiority. But what we have not yet learned is how to make the process of Americanization work for all. I am not talking about requiring people to learn English or to adopt American ways; those things happen pretty much on their own. But as arguments about immigration heat up the campaign trail, we also ought to ask some broader questions about assimilation, about how to ensure that people, once outsiders, don't forever remain marginalized within these shores.

That is a much larger question than what should happen with undocumented workers, or how best to secure the border, and it is one that affects not only newcomers but groups that have been here for generations. It will have more impact on our future than where we decide to set the admissions bar for the latest wave of would-be Americans. And it would be nice if we finally got the answer right.

How were immigrants viewed by U.S. Congress in early days？

A．They were of inferior races.

B．They were a source of political corruption.

C．They were a threat to the nation's security.

D．They were part of the nation's bloodstream.

ox and declared open on Sept. 18,1899.

Created to provide more space for city officials, it turned out to be thelargest building in the city and the largest city building in North America at the time.

Lennox took three years to design the City Hall and it took 11 years to buildit. Contemporaries believe that the odd carvings (雕刻) above the Queen Streetentrance were actually caricatures (漫画) of councilors at the time.

Lennox even included himself in the caricatures, on the west side of thecentral arch (拱门), and left a strange signature in the stonework of the link portionsof the building.

The third City Hall was originally used as councilors&39; offices and legaloffices, but it is used only as a courthouse today.

When the fourth City Hall (the one we know today) was declared open in1965, Old City Hall was threatened to be pulled down. It was saved by a group ofpeople called the "Friends of Old City Hall. "

The clock tower stands parallel with the middle of Bay Street, rather thanwith the center of the building. The bells in the tower were not installed until thebuilding opened. Old City Hall was declared a historical site in 1989.

(78) The entire structure cost more than $ 2. 5 million to build at the time. This is equal to $ 53 million today.

Toronto&39;s third City Hall came into use in___________.

A.the 18th century

B.the 19th century

C.the 20th century

D.the 21st century

Old City Hall was constructed in ________________ years.A.3

B.7

C.9

D.11

The third City Hall is now used as a_______________.A.middle school

B.hospital

C.cinema

D.courthouse

From the passage we learn that______________.A.Toronto spends lots of money yearly developing the city

B.some local residents showed a great interest in protecting the city'scultural site

C.the City Council of Toronto hasn't paid sufficient attention to theprotection of the city's culture

D.the City Hall is still the largest city building in North America today

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to thepassage'？A.To build a structure like the City Hall will cost $ 2. 5 million today.

B.The clock tower stands parallel with the centre of the City Hall.

C.Old City Hall was once pulled down in the development of the city.

D.Old City Hall is now a historical site.

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

A.Henry James

B.Nathaniel Hawthorne

C.James Fenimore Cooper