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A famous building in New York City is turning 100 years old. A year-long celebration is planned for Grand Central Terminal, which is usually called Grand Central station, the sixth most-visited place in the world.
The huge building has not changed much since it opened in February, 1913. About 750,000 people pass through Grand Central every day. Some just come to look at it, others to visit the stores. But most are there to catch the trains that enter and leave from the station. It is the largest train station in the world. There are 67 train tracks, all of them underground.
The main part of the building has large, arched windows, a jeweled four-sided clock and ticket windows. Grand Central has been seen in many movies through the years. Dan Brucker is with the New York Transit Authority, which operates the station. Dan Brucker has worked for the transit authority at Grand Central for 30 years. In all those years, he has not lost his interest in the building.
Justin Ferate, a historian, has been giving tours of Grand Central Station for 30 years. He says the station was designed to make travel a pleasure.
“Why people don't run into each other in Grand Central is simple: each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your leg. Each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your arm. Each block of stone is a different color, so it’s a checkerboard, based on you.”   
A ten-year-long fight against plans to build a huge office building over Grand Central in 1968 helped create the modern preservation(保护) movement. Now, no one would think of changing the beauty of the station.
小题1:How long has Grand Central been in service ?
A.For 30 years.B.For 10 years.C.For 45 years.D.For a century.
小题2:A lot of people can’t ___________ in Grand Central.
A.enjoy the beauty of the bulidingB.visit the stores
C.take the trains D.see movies
小题3:Which of the following statements about the station is WRONG?
A.It’s in New York City.
B.It’s one of the most-visited places in the world.
C.It’s the largest train station in the world.
D.It has been changed much over the years.
小题4:Both Dan Brucker and Justin Ferate ___________.
A.have worked for the station for 30 years
B.have given tours of the station for 30 years
C.show interest in the station
D.create the modern preservation movement for the station
小题5:Which of the following statements can we infer(推断)according to the passage?
A.The station won’t be changed.
B.People will spend one month celebrating its anniversary.
C.More and more people will catch the trains in the station
D.The station will become larger and larger.

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A

试题分析:这篇短文主要介绍了美国的纽约中央车站。这个车站自建成起至今已经服务了100多年,至今没有多大变化。许多人都把它当成了一个标志性建筑,并引起了许多人的注意。政府还专门为此通过了一个保护法案,可预见的是,在将来这个车站也不会改变。
小题1:根据第一段A famous building in New York City is turning 100 years old.描述,可知这个中央车站服务快100年了。故选D。
小题2:根据短文第二段描述,可知这个车站的功能不包括在这里播放电影,故选D。
小题3:根据短文第二段The huge building has not changed much since it opened in February, 1913.描述,可知这个车站自建成起就没有多大改变。故选D。
小题4:根据短文三四段描述,可知这两个人都对这个车站很感兴趣。故选C。
小题5:根据短文最后一段描述,可知这个车站在将来也不会被改变。故选A。
点评:本文浅显易懂,各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文,注意前后联系,就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找,做题关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查小题和原文的异同。
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It is hard to drive away such an almost 17-feet-long shark for Arnold Pointer. We all know the white sharks are protected   7  the wildlife conservation. At the same time, some special feeling has been    8   between Arnold and “Cindy”, the name the fisherman has given the white shark.
Arnold says, “Every time I stop the boat, she always comes to me, turns on her back and lets me pet (抚摸) her body and neck. She sings, turns her eyes, and moves her fins (鳍) up and down, hits the water   9 .”
Cindy is   10  an interesting animal that Arnold has to try to go fishing in different places. Doesn’t Cindy know what her action means? Maybe she really doesn’t understand.
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A.builtB.caughtC.killedD.invented
小题2:
A.strangeB.excitingC.happyD.serious
小题3:
A.thankfulB.usefulC.carefulD.wonderful
小题4:
A.aliveB.aloudC.aloneD.asleep
小题5:
A.For instanceB.Instead ofC.Such asD.Because of
小题6:
A.howB.whenC.whatD.why
小题7:
A.upB.onC.byD.down
小题8:
A.establishedB.achievedC.expectedD.increased
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A.sadlyB.normallyC.luckilyD.happily
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Suddenly, a sick man fell down on the platform (站台). The man, 20-year-old Cameron Hollopeter, got up, but then fell again—this time, onto the track between the two rails (道轨). A train was coming into the station. It was a frightening moment.
But Mr Autrey wasn’t frightened. He looked at the man and the space that the man was in. It was about half a meter deep. And he thought, “The train is going to travel over this man. If he tries to get up, the train will kill him. But if he lies on the ground and doesn’t move, he’ll be OK.” So he got an idea.
He jumped down and kept Mr Hollopeter down on the ground. The train driver saw them. He was terrified, but he couldn’t stop in time. The train traveled over the two men before it stopped.
The people on the platform were surprised. When Mr Autrey heard them screaming, he shouted, “We’re OK down here, but I’ve got two daughters up there. Let them know their father is OK.”
In an interview on a TV show, Mr Autrey said, “The only thing that happened to me was my blue hat got dirty.”
小题1:Why did Mr Hollopeter fall on the platform and then the track?
A.Because he was ill.B.Because he walked so fast.
C.Because he was too old.D.Because the subway station was so crowed.
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Mr Autrey was so frightened when he saw what had happened.
B.Mr Autrey thought the space that the man was in was about one meter deep.
C.The train driver saw the two men but he couldn’t stop the train in time.
D.Mr Autrey and Mr Hollopeter were both taken to a hospital.
小题3:Mr Autrey was worried about         when the train stopped.
A.his two daughtersB.Mr HollopeterC.his blue hatD.the train driver
小题4:Mr Autrey lay on top of Mr Hollopeter in order to        .
A.keep him calmB.keep him down
C.keep him warmD.keep him awake
小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?
A.A Sick ManB.Save One’s Life
C.Mr Autrey and Mr HollopeterD.The Subway Hero
“You speak very good English”
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A.surprisingB.surprisedC.laughedD.laughing
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A.understoodB.understandC.to understandD.understanding
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A.hardlyB.reallyC.badlyD.luckily
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A.anotherB.otherC.the otherD.others
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I used to live in Kobe in Japan. On my way home on the bus every evening I used to look for an old man who often played his saxophone (萨克斯管) near the river. I couldn’t hear his music because the windows were closed on the bus but I imagined it to be loud and clear. I wanted to be like that man.
One night I went to Himeji, a city not far from Kobe. As I walked with my family along the river I saw a statue. It was a young man who looked just like me. He was wearing a cap and smiling. Around his neck was a leather strap (皮带) and in his hands was a saxophone. He was lifting the saxophone to his lips and he was just about to play. I stayed there for a long time by the statue dreaming of playing a saxophone on TV.
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A.find an old man with a saxophoneB.see a river
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A.as soon as he got it
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C.after he tried many times
D.after his father taught him
小题4:What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.The magic day.B.My birthday present.
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Why not   8  away from your busy work and take a rest in Mother Nature’s arms? You can sing with the bird, dance with the wind or jump with the rain.    9  the same time, we can find out the magic of life.
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小题2:A. animal         B. flower          C. rain
小题3:A. exciting       B. excited         C. boring
小题4:A. never          B. hardly          C. always
小题5:A. get            B. send        C. live
小题6:A. dirty          B. noisy           C. quiet
小题7:A. every          B. all             C. both
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小题9:A. For            B. In              C. At
小题10:A. drinks        B. vegetables      C. gifts
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We should ask “What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure(测量) it?”. Last year, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation, “Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At last year’s National People’s Congress(全国人民代表大会), officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target(目标) for the 12th five-year plan.
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小题4:What does Chen Shangyuan think happiness might be linked to when he works?
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