Wisconsin Historical Museum

30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capitol Square

Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture on four floors of exhibits. Open for public programs. Admission is free.

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00—4:00 pm.

(608)264—6555 www. Wisconsinhistory. org/museum

Swiss Historical Village

612 Seventh Ave. New Glarus

The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of everyday life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.

Tue.—Fri. May 1st— October31st, 10:00 am— 4:00 pm. Admission is $20.

(608)527—2317 www. swisshistoricalvillage. com

Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

6858 Paoli Rd, WI

One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts in Wisconsin. Over 5,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery(干酪制造厂). While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!

Gallery open Tue.—Sun. , 10:00am—5:00 pm.

Café open Wed.—Sat. , 11;00 am—3:00 pm

Sun. brunch with wine, 10:00 am—3:00 pm.

(608) 845—6600 www. artisangal. Com

Christopher Columbus Museum

239 Whitney St. , Columbus

World-class exhibit—2,000 quality souvenirs marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.

Open daily, 8:15 am—4:00 pm

(920)623—1992 www. columbusantiquemall. Com

1.Which of the following is on Capitol Square?

A. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

B. Christopher Columbus Museum

C. Wisconsin Historical Museum

D. Swiss Historical Village

2.Where can you go for a visit on Monday?

A. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

B. Christopher Columbus Museum

C. Wisconsin Historical Museum

D. Swiss Historical Village

3.Where can visitors have lunch?

A. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

B. Christopher Columbus Museum

C. Wisconsin Historical Museum

D. Swiss Historical Village

4.We learn from the text that____________.

A. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year.

B. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river

C. tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum

D. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café are open daily for four hours

MUMBAI – Indian commandos battled into the early hours of Friday to end a multiple hostage crisis in Mumbai after suspected Islamic militants killed 125 people across the city.

Officials said they had almost totally cleared the luxury Taj Mahal hotel where gunmen had been held up for more than 24 hours.

Indian security forces personnel released hostages from Nariman House in Mumbai.Thirty-nine people were rescued from the five-star Oberoi hotel, where "mopping up(清理火场)" operations were still underway, police said.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the militants had come from "outside the country.”

The Press Trust of India said one Pakistani militant had been arrested, although Pakistan's government fiercely denied any involvement.

Indian media reports said between six and nine foreign nationals were among the dead in Mumbai -- including a Japanese businessman, an Australian, a Briton , a German and an Italian.

At least five gunmen had been shot dead and one captured, police said.Fourteen security personnel were also killed, including the head of Mumbai's anti-terror squad.

To draw maximum international attention, the militants used small groups to attack a total of about a dozen targets in India's financial hub , including the main railway station, a hospital and a restaurant popular with tourists.

An unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahedeen claimed responsibility, with one gunman telling an Indian TV channel by phone that the outfit(装备)was of Indian origin and motivated by the treatment of Indian Muslims.

Up to 327 people were reported wounded.

The main Bombay Stock Exchange was closed until further notice, as were shops, schools and businesses.

Prime Minister Singh said the aim had clearly been to spread panic by choosing high profile(知名度高的)targets and "indiscriminately(随心所欲地)killing foreigners."

Witnesses said the gunmen had been very particular in their choice of hotel hostages."They said they wanted anyone with British and American passports," said one British guest at the Taj Mahal hotel.

1.The following statements are NOT true except ________.

A. thirty-nine hostages were rescued from the Taj Mahal Hotel

B. fourteen gunmen were killed in Nariman House

C. the target of the attack was obviously on Britons and Americans

D. an American was among the killed foreigners

2.The best title of this passage can be _______.

A. Hostages Released by Indian Commandos

B. Mumbai Under Terrorist Attack

C. Islamic Militants Attacking Westerners in Mumbai

D. Unfortunate Britons and Americans in Mumbai

Chimpanzees,long considered reluctant to share,apparently can display selfless tendencies,revealing one more key way our closest living relatives are like humans,scientists find. These findings could shed light on the evolution of altruism in humans.

Previously,a belief was widely held that human altruism evolved only after humans split from their ape cousins about 6 million years ago.In recent years,however,research has revealed just how much chimpanzees have in common with us.They can hunt with spears,play with dolls and mourn their partners'death.

“Most of the earlier studies had presented the apes with a complex implement that helped them deliver food to themselves or others,often so complicated that the experiments tested tool skills rather than social tendencies,”De Waal told Live Science.“Ours is the first study that uses no such implement at all.”

In addition to using complex food-delivery systems,past experiments often placed the chimpanzees so far apart that they might not have realized how their actions benefited others.In these new,simplified experiments,two apes were housed next to each other with a screen through which they could see each other.Then,one chimpanzee had to choose between two differently colored tokens (币) from a bin,one of which represented a pro-social (亲社会的) option,the other a selfish option.The pro-social option would cause both chimpanzees to receive a piece of banana wrapped in paper.The selfish option only rewarded the ape who made the choice.

In a study with seven adult female chimps placed into various pairs,the scientists found all the apes showed a definite preference for the pro-social option.“For me,the most important finding is that like us,chimpanzees take into account the needs and wishes of others,”researcher Victoria Horner,said.

The chimpanzees behaved especially altruistically toward partners who either patiently waited or gently reminded them that they were there by drawing attention to themselves.They were less likely to reward partners who pressured through making a fuss,begging persistently or spitting water at them.This is opposite to a long-standing view that the chimpanzees only share food under pressure.

1.The word“ altruism” (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to ______.

A. selfishness

B. selflessness

C. willingness

D. reluctance

2.Recent researches are performed with less complicated implements mainly to ______.

A. show that chimps are only good at using implements

B. see whether chimps are willing to share food with others

C. find out if chimps are likely to reward partners

D. test chimps’ social tendencies instead of tool skills

3.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Evolution History of Altruism in Humans

B. Similarities between Chimps and Mankind

C. Chimps Do Show Selfless Behavior

D. Chimps Only Share Food under Pressure

One dark and stormy night,an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia,hoping to get shelter for the night.

The clerk,a friendly man with a beautiful smile,explained that there were three conferences in town.“All of our rooms are taken,”the clerk said,“but I can't send a nice couple like you into the rain at one o'clock in the morning.Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It's not a suite,but it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night.”The couple agreed.

As the elderly man paid the bill the next morning,he told the clerk,“You are the kind of person who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States.Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled.The three of them had a good laugh.

Two years passed.The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the elderly man,asking the clerk to pay him a visit.The elderly man met him in New York,and led him to the corner of the Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.He then pointed to a great new building there,a reddish stone one with watchtowers thrusting (插入) up to the sky,and told the clerk that it was the hotel he had just built for him to manage.

That wonderful building was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.And this young clerk whose name was George C.Boldt never foresaw the return of events that would lead him into the manager of one of the world's most attractive hotels.

1.Why did the elderly man build a hotel for the clerk?

A. He was grateful to the clerk.

B. They had a bet at first.

C. He wanted to please the clerk.

D. He wanted to sell the hotel.

2.Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?

A. The story took place at about one a.m.

B. The old couple were too poor to afford a luxurious room.

C. The clerk was willing to help those in need.

D. The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.

3.According to the text,the clerk.

A. helped the couple because he thought they were poor.

B. hoped that the old couple could give him a large amount of money.

C. didn't expect to receive things in return from the old couple.

D. became rich,thanks to his own efforts.

4.Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?

A. Every little thing helps.

B. Make hay(干草)while the sun shines.

C. Accidents will happen.

D. One good turn deserves another.

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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had ________ finding the keyhole. When I ________ to open the door, I ________ around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was ________ installed... but no switch!

Not discouraged easily, I remembered ________ a lamp by the bed when I laid my luggage ________ in the day. I found the bed in the ________ and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing ________ ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the ____________ to find another lamp. So I ________ my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring! I finally stumbled(跌跌撞撞地走)around ________ I found a desk lamp which actually________ !

That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world _____________ be and how necessary light is! But even more necessary than ________ light is the light that shines from people — the light of ________ and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and ________ place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in ________ of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you ________ may be a beacon of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is ________ a candle in a forest remember — there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to ________ the light of one small candle.

1.A. confidence B. respect C. admiration D. difficulty

2.A. managed B. failed C. wished D. meant

3.A. touched B. felt C. sensed D. looked

4.A. already B. never C. still D. once

5.A. equipping B. producing C. spotting D. removing

6.A. later B. earlier C. lower D. upper

7.A. light B. dark C. room D. corner

8.A. happened B. operated C. fired D. developed

9.A. machine B. street C. room D. car

10.A. wound B. forced C. made D. lost

11.A. after B. until C. while D. since

12.A. helped B. affected C. worked D. inspired

13.A. can B. shall C. will D. must

14.A. mental B. psychological C. electrical D. physical

15.A. existence B. love C. truth D. wisdom

16.A. lonely B. colourful C. friendly D. complex

17.A. short B. favour C. face D. need

18.A. make B. offer C. take D. contribute

19.A. not more than B. other than C. no more than D. rather than

20.A. put out B. give out C. get over D. set up

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