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　　Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, U. S. A., is in the central part of the state, on the Santa Fe River, which flows into the Rio Grande 35 kilometers west of the city. More than two thousand meters above sea level, it lies in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with the Ortiz Mountains to the southeast.

　　Santa Fe was founded in 1609 by the Spanish on an old Indian village. In 1680 the Indians seized the place but only held it for twelve years before the Spanish retook it. The city remained under Spanish rule until Mexico won its independence in 1821. From then on it was a Mexican city until 1846 when it was taken over by American troops.

　　With a population of 48 953, Santa Fe is now the second largest city in the state. Because of its sunny weather, rich history and surrounding mountains, it is a good place for holiday makers. Besides hunting and skating in the mountains people enjoy shopping in the Indian and Spanish shops, which brings a large income to the city every year. In summer there is an international opera season when operas are shown in a partly-roofed, open-air theatre daily for people from all over the world.

1．Which of the drawings below gives an idea of what Santa Fe is like?

RG=the Rio Grande SFR=the Santa Fe River OM=the Ortiz Mountains

[　　]

A．
B．
C．
D．

2．Santa Fe was under the rule of the Mexicans in ________.

[　　]

A．1675
B．1695
C．1816
D．1833

3．The people who held Santa Fe for the longest period in history were the ________.

[　　]

A．Spanish
B．Indians
C．Mexicans
D．Americans

4．What is of special interest to people who visit Santa Fe in summer?

[　　]

A．Hunting.
B．Fishing.
C．Watching operas.
D．Doing shopping.

5．Santa Fe is best described as a ________.

[　　]

A．trade center
B．holiday center
C．home for all nations
D．seaport city

6．One of the reasons for visitors to come to Santa Fe is that it ________.

[　　]

A．has fine weather

B．is the state capital

C．has historical monuments

D．is on the Santa Fe River

答案：D;D;A;C;B;A
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　　1．文中告知the Santa Fe River流入了位于城市西部35公里处的河流the Rio Grande.文中还交待说Santa Fe处于the Sangre de Cristo Mountains，它们的东南部是the Ortiz Mountains.

　　3．第二段可算出西班牙两次占领此地，分别是1609～1680年和1692～1821年，总计达200年．印第安人是从古至1609年，以及1680～1692年，时间不确定．墨西哥人的统治时间为1821～1846年，计25年．美国人的统治时间从1846年至今，计158年．故答案为A．

　　4．全文最后重点交待了国际歌剧节，并提到了那座十分别致的歌剧院．

　　5．由It's a good place for holiday makers以及此句前后文可知．


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　　She was taken to a better hospital in the San Francisco Bay area．Every treatment was used in her case．The doctors were pleased and encouraged by her undefeatable spirit．They taught her about imagining(想象)－about seeing herself walking．If it would do nothing else, it would at least give her hope and something helpful to do in the long waking hours in her bed．Angela would work as hard as possible in any proposed treatment．But she worked just as hard lying there carefully doing her imagining, imagining herself moving, moving, moving!

　　One day, as she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed as if a miracle(奇迹)happened：The bed moved!It began to move around the room!She screamed out,“Look what I'm doing!Look!Look!I can do it!I moved, I moved!”

　　Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running for cover．People were screaming, equipment was falling and glass was breaking．You see, it was the San Francisco earthquake．But don't tell that to Angela．She thought firmly that she did it．And now only a few years later, she's back in school．You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can conquer(征服)such a little disease, can't they?

(1)

What's wrong with Angela?

[　　]

A．

She couldn't imagine．

B．

She couldn't sleep during the night．

C．

She couldn't move．

D．

She had to live in a wheelchair．

(2)

The doctors thought that ________．

[　　]

A．

the little girl would go back to school again

B．

the little girl could move one day

C．

there was little hope of her becoming well again

D．

many people who had the same illness have become well again

(3)

The doctors asked her to imagine because ________．

[　　]

A．

they were sure that imagining would make her well again

B．

they thought that it might be helpful

C．

the girl asked them to do so

D．

there was going to be an earthquake to help her

(4)

In fact, mainly it was ________ that helped the little girl get better again．

[　　]

A．

the earthquake

B．

the doctors

C．

her parents

D．

her happy spirit

(5)

What is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

A New Treatment

B．

The San Francisco Earthquake

C．

Move, Move, Move

D．

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　　When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scotti thought maybe they were held up (阻拦) by heavy traffic . While looking for their addresses, Mr. Scotti found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones.

　　He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many street signs were written in English .

　　Mr. Scotti knew very little English, so he asked a policeman (in Italian) the way to the bus station . He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language .

　　After twelve hours'travelling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policemen . He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed (雇佣) so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian .

　　Mr. Scotti didn't believe he was in New York when he was told so .

　　To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on. “Look,” said Scotti to his interpreter (翻译) , “I know I'm in Italy . That' s how they drive . ”

1．When Mr. Scotti arrived at the airport, nobody met him because ________.

[　　]

A．he was in New York

B．he wanted to leave the U. S.

C．policemen could help him

D．both A and B

2．In what direction (方向) did the plane fly when Mr. Scotti went to Italy from the U. S. ?

[　　]

A．To the east.
B．To the south.
C．To the west.
D．To the north.

3．Why was Mr. Scotti so sure that he was in Rome?

[　　]

A．Because he traveled a lot.

B．Because he knew little about the U. S.

C．Because he knew little about Italy.

D．Because he didn 't travel much.

4．At last, Mr. Scotti ________.

[　　]

A．knew he did something wrong

B．still thought he was in Rome

C．knew he was wrong

D．knew he was at home

5．How many people do the same things as Mr. Scotti did?

[　　]

A．Nobody but Mr. Scotti made this kind of mistake .

B．Many people make this kind of mistake .

C．Few people make this kind of mistake.

D．50% of people will make the same mistake .

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Tom:  You mean during the Californian Gold (金) Rush?

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Nick: They say that the prospectors were the first

　　  people to wear jeans. They didn't wear their best

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Nick: Levi Strauss made the first pair of jeans in America

　　 in 1850. He was a tailor. He was travelling from New

　　 York to San Francisco, when he met some men who were

　　 digging for gold in a cold, muddy river.

1. Nick has got _____ on his jeans.

[　　]

A. water　　　B. milk　　　C. mud　　　D. coke

2. Who were the first people to wear jeans?

[　　]

A. Chinese　　　B. Americans　　　C. Tom　　　D. prospectors

3. During the Californian Gold Rush, people went to California for _______.

[　　]

A. gold　　　B. jeans　　　C. clothes　　　D. food

4. ______ invented the first pair of jeans.

[　　]

A. Nick　　　　　　　　B. Prospectors

C. Levi Strauss　　　　D. A tailor

5. Jeans could keep the ____ out of the men who were digging for gold.

[　　]

A. sun　　　B. cold　　　C. river　　　D. gold

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　　I was born in New York, but I grew up in Sam Francisco. I began to live in London 25 years ago. If I am asked now where I want to live forever, I would say London. But will always be American.

　　San Francisco, like London, has many parks. Every day my sisters and I were taken to play in the parks as children. I didn't go to school. I only had three hours of formal (正规的) education when five. I was sent to school but came home at noon on the first day. I said I didn't enjoy it and hadn't learned anything. My parents decided that school was not fit for me and I never went back.

　　My mother then taught me and my two sisters, in the way of an English lady who had good education. We learned languages and reading more than sciences and maths. Sometimes she taught us herself, but we also had other teachers. They asked us to take lessons every day. About once a week we walked to Golden Gate Park. While we were walking ,my mother taught me to read music. One day I noticed a little toy train in the window of a shop and I remember now how I'd like to have it. I couldn't say my“r”when I was small. My mother said if I could say an“r”well, I would have the toy train. I practised and practised. Then one morning I woke everybody up with my“r”s. I got the toy train. I usually get the things I want in life-but I work hard for them.

(1) The writer ________.

[　　]

A. was born in San Francisco

B. is living in New York now

C. likes living in London

D. doesn't like America

(2) The writer did not go to school in America because ________.

[　　]

A. his mother wanted him to go to school in England.

B. his parents did not think formal education was right for him.

C. his mother wanted him to play outdoors in the parks.

D. he couldn't get on well the other children

(3) Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A. The writer was taught by his mother and other teachers.

B. The writer had no education at all.

C. The writer didn't have lessons every day.

D. The writer walked to the park to learn languages once a week

(4) The writer got the little toy train at last because ________.

[　　]

A. his mother gave him the money for it

B. he tried his best to read music

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D. his mother was pleased with his progress

(5) The writer tells us ________.

[　　]

A. why children needn't go to school

B. how he grew up in San Francisco

C. that children liked toys

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　　San Francisco has a large immigrant population from Europe, the America and Asia. It has a Chinatown, a Japan town and a Hispanic area, called Mission District. It has over 4,200 restaurants offering cuisine from many countries.

　　The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, the Asian Art Museum, Alcatraz and the Twin Peaks are just a few of the many tourist attractions in San Francisco. The city is an ideal place for young people. There are lots of movie theatres, concert halls, theatres and discos.

　　San Francisco has a Mediterranean climate, with warm winters and cool summers. It is usually rainy between November and April and sometimes, it is foggy in the evening.

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