题目内容
A "secret" message, unseen for almost 150 years and making the start of the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), has been uncovered in Abraham Lincoln's gold pocket watch,
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The message, which was engraved by an Irish immigrant and watchmaker named Jonathan Dillon, is dated April 13, 1861, and reads in part: "
"It's a personal side of history about an ordinary watchman being inspired to record something for posterity," Glass said.
The museum decided to open the watch after being contacted by the watchmaker's great-great-grandson, Doug Stiles, who had received a letter from a relative in
Then Stiles, a 57 -year-old real estate lawyer in
During the interview, Dillon said that he unscrewed the dial of the watch and wrote on the metal as soon as he heard the news about the first shot of the Civil War. "The first gun is fired. Slavery is dead. Thank God we have a President who at least will try."
However, the actual message that the museum found is different from what Dillon recalled. It reads, "Jonathan Dillon, April 13-1861, Fort Sumpter [sic] was attacked by the rebels on the above date J Dillon, April 13 -1861, Washington, thank God we have a government, Jonth Dillon."
61.Who wrote the message in Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch?
A.Lincoln himself. B.Brent D.Glass.
C.Jonathan Dillon. D.Doug Stiles.
62.The message was about ________.
A.the start of the U.S.Civil War B.Abraham Lincoln's daily life
C.the slavery in the U.S. D.the ending of the U.S.Civil War
63.Doug Stiles first knew about the message from _________.
A.a relative in Ireland B.a report of New York Times
C.the Internet D.Brent D.Glass
64.The underlined word "posterity" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to "________".
A.historical research B.entertainment
C.his children D.friendship
65.Which of the following can be inferred from the message?
A.Jonathan Dillon was sure of the victory of the government.
B.Jonathan Dillon lost all hopes about the government.
C.Jonathan Dillon thought that rebels would beat the government.
D.Jonathan Dillon believed that slavery would be abolished.
Few of us haven't read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams, Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone's heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity(默默无闻) or neglect.
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too.Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high Mary is shy but loves to dance.Compared with other girls, she is invisible.However, her world changes completely when a famous teenage pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable.Mary and Joey's paths cross at a ball.They meet and falHn love with each other.But when Mary has to.rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams.Of course, there is a wicked(邪恶的) stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies.Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn't get into the top dance school.Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modem day twists to the classic fairy tale.Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful.There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
"The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point," writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson."The focus is firmly on following your dream."
【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly to _____.
A.build interest and lead us to Mary's secret dream |
B.remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years |
C.inform us of the main topic of the whole passage |
D.tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is |
A.is brave in expressing her iove[来源:学&科&网] |
B.is attended badly by the stepmother |
C.has a dream of meeting a prince |
D.is embarrassed by the pop singer |
A.Joey is just like other boys in Mary's class. |
B.Mary's mother influences her a lot m singing. |
C.Not many people have a dream to be realized. |
D.The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary. |
A.an introduction to a film |
B.a review about a film |
C.an essay about dreams |
D.an advertisement of Cinderella |
A.follows Cinderella with nothing new[来源:学_科_网] |
B.pays more attention to the looks of the actors |
C.encourages young people to follow their dreams |
D.focuses more on materialism than other films |