Ou…tside among the trees,watch the wildlife — both the human and animal varieties．Call(212)360 — 3465 or(212)360 — 2726 for daily events and tours．Central Park stretches from 59 th to 110 th Sts．,and from 5th Ave．to Central ParkWest．
Empire State Building
This is among the most striking buildings in the city,the nation,even the world．The observation deck（瞭望台）on the 86th floor is open to the general public,offering a wonderful view of the city．On the second floor you'll find the New York Skyride,a simulated（摸拟的）helicopter ride over Manhattan．5th Ave．at 34 th St．* Midtown/(212)736 — 3100．
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Five blocks west of Time Square,this museum has hundreds of air,deep-sea and space exhibits．Walk the flight deck of the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier Intrepid,see dozens of old and modern aircraft and ride the Intrepid Navy Flight Simulator．Pier 86,W．46 th St．and 12th Ave．/(212)245 — 0072．
Madison Square Garden
If it's big,it probably happens at the Garden．Check out sporting events,concerts and much more．Tours are available．7 th Ave．,btwn．31rd and 33rd Sts．,Midtown/(212)465 — 6741．
(1)
The New York Skyride is for ________
[ ]
A．
sightseeing
B．
flight training
C．
model plane sports
D．
city transportation
(2)
If a visitor is interested in music,he will probably go to ________
[ ]
A．
Central Park
B．
Empire State Building
C．
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
D．
Madison Square Garden
(3)
What is the purpose of these texts?
[ ]
A．
To provide information of living in New York．
B．
To provide directions of city traffic in New York．
C．
To give visitors a guide to New York．
D．
To give a brief introduction to the history of New York．
阅读理解
You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight．They hit one another hard．At the start they only fight with their fists(拳头)．But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs．And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below．He is dead!
Of course he isn't really dead．With any luck he isn't even hurt．Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals(专业人士)．They do this for a living．These men are called stuntmen(替身演员)．That is to say, they perform tricks．
There are two sides to their work．．They actually do most of the things you see on the screen．For example, they fall from a high building．However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress(床垫)．Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!
But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training．Often a stuntman's success depends on careful timing(时间测量)．For example, when he is "blown up"in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of th explosion(爆炸)just at the right moment．
Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives．They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed．A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff(悬崖)a thousand feet high．His parachute failed to open, and he was killed．
In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only．Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action．For nowadays there are stunt-girls too!
(1)
Stuntmen are those who ________
[ ]
A．
often dress up as actors
B．
prefer to lead dangerous lives
C．
often perform seemingly dangerous actions
D．
often fight each other for their lives
(2)
Stuntmen earn their living by ________
[ ]
A．
playing their dirty tricks
B．
selling their special skills
C．
jumping out of high windows
D．
jumping from fast moving trains
(3)
Usually when a stuntman falls from a high building ________
[ ]
A．
he needs little protection
B．
he will be covered with a mattress
C．
his life is endangered
D．
his safety is generally all right
(4)
What can be inferred from the author's example of the Norwegian stuntman?
[ ]
A．
Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman．
B．
The percentage of serious accidents is high
C．
Parachutes must be of good quality．
D．
The cliff is too high．
阅读理解
The Intel Science Talent Search is the top science competition for high school students in the US．The 40 finalists were honored in Washington last week．They met with scientists and politicians．President Obama welcomed them to the White House．
These 40 students were selected from almost 2,000 contestants nationwide．They had to present original research to be judged by professional scientists．The students showed their research projects on large posters．The winners were announced on March 15th, 2011．
Wendy Hawkins is executive director of the Intel Foundation, who says the 40 finalists represented excellence across many areas of science．
Selena Li is from Fair Oaks, California．She wanted to find a more effective treatment for liver cancer．She began her research four years ago．A scientist at the University of California, Davis, taught her how to design and do experimental work in the laboratory．Ms．Li placed 5th in the Intel Science Talent Search and was awarded 30,000 dollars．
Scott Boisvert lives near Phoenix, Arizona．He began using a laboratory at the University of Arizona at the age of 14．Over four years, he completed a project studying a fungus(真菌)linked to the decrease in amphibians(两栖动物)around the world．He was trying to find out if different chemicals and substances in the water could kill the fungus．He collected and tested water samples across Arizona．He says, “My results were able to identify a list of chemicals that were significant in the growth and in the movement of the fungus．” He placed10th in the Intel competition and was awarded 20,000 dollars．
Evan O'Dorney of Danville, California, won the top award of 100,000 dollars in this year's Intel Science Talent Search．For his mathematical project, he compared two ways to estimate the square root of an integer(整数), a number with no fractional parts．
Wendy Hawkins at the Intel Foundation says these young people represent the next generation of scientists who will help shape America's future．
(1)
According to the passage, if you want to win the Intel Science Talent Search, you must ________．
[ ]
A．
have high academic achievement
B．
be excellent in all areas of science
C．
offer original research
D．
do many experiments in a university lab
(2)
Who will be probably engaged in math study in the future and become a mathematician?
[ ]
A．
Wendy Hawkins．
B．
Selena Li．
C．
Scott Boisvert．
D．
Evan O'Dorney
(3)
Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Scott Boisvert found a new fungus linked to the decease in amphibians．
B．
The 1st, 5th and 10 th students in the competition come from California．
C．
Scott Boisvert is the youngest winner among the 40 students．
D．
The Intel Science Talent Search is an intense competition．
(4)
The Wendy Hawkins's attitude to these 40 finalists is ________．
[ ]
A．
critical
B．
negative
C．
positive
D．
mixed
完形填空
I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti．Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 1 him．
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 2 ．For the first two days, he said almost nothing．I worried the trip was too 3 for a 17-year-old．Then, on day three, as we were 4 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard．”
After that there was no turning back．A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 5 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷)．He couldn't stop 6 ．Later he said 7 , “I wish I could speak French．” I was 8 － this from a boy who hated and 9 French classes throughout school．
Usually silent, he 10 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people．He blossomed(活泼起来)．
11 , the moment that really took 12 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains．I was 13 a woman villager for an article．135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 14 ．Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 15 to become part of the leadership of the 16 ．
Learning her story, Barrett was as 17 as I by this tiny woman's achievements．His eyes were wet and there was a 18 of love and respect on his face．He had finally understood the importance of my work．
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 19 as a volunteer．My insides suddenly felt struck．This 20 achieved all I'd expected．Soon he will celebrate his 18 th birthday．He'll be a man．
