【题目】Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.

This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years age by Deborah Logan, "a woman who knew everybody in her day, "James Green ,the librarian told the magazine American Libraries.

Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia ,It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington .D. C in the war of 1812.She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear" during the troubled days. George Wash- ington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man. and praised her excellent English .

The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from Eng- land to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先)to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.

Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession" about five minutes" when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi.

Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck," I've felt sick since then," Luxmoore told reporters.

According to Green. no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .

Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000,Philadelphia gained another treasure for its histo- ry, and Luxmoore told reporters, "It's wonderful news. I'm on high".

【1】This article mainly tells about the story of _____

A. a lost diary B. Deborah Logan

C. Cory Luxmoore D. the Library Company

【2】From the text,we learn that the diary is now owned by_____

A. Tom Brennan

B. an unknown person

C. a Philadelphia magazine

D. the Library Company of Philadelphia

【3】Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because_____.

A. it was written in Philadelphia

B. it tells stories about Philadelphia

C. people in the city are interested in old things

D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

【4】Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

a-Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

b-The book was shown to James Green.

c-Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

d-The book was left behind in a taxi.

A. a. b. c. d B. c. b. d. a

C. a. c. d. b D. c. a. b. d

【5】What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?

A. I'm rich B. I'm famous

C. I'm excited D. I'm lucky.

【题目】A woman aborted(流产) her second baby in Central China’s Hubei province after her 13-year-old daughter threatened to commit suicide.

The event drew people’s attention to the single child mentality, which may be an obstacle as the country tries to relax the single-child policy.

The woman, 44, had been pregnant for 13 weeks. _【1】__ after knowing that she was going to have sibling(兄弟姐妹). Her anxiety reached its peak when the ninth-grader cut her wrists with a razor blade in an attempted suicide, according to a report of the local Wuhan Evening News.

__【2】_, but the girls is not the only child in China showing jealousy of a younger sibling.

Zhuang Zhuang(not his real name) was 16 when his younger brother was born last year. __【3】__.

“They never cared about me again.” the teenager complained. “I’m under great pressure to do well in academic performances, so as to win attention from my parents.”

The one-child policy was relaxed I 2013, in an attempt to address the country’s declining labor force and aging population.

__【4】__, including the most populated Henan, have allowed couples to have a second child if either parent is an only child. Beijing followed suit last December.

Although 11 million couples have been granted a permit to have a second child, statistics from the National Health and Family Planning Commission show only close to one million couples out of them filed birth applications by the end of last year.

“Economic cost”, “time cost” and “one child is enough” were listed as top reasons for not having a second child, according to a survey by China Youth Daily. _【5】__ out of concern for their first child.

Xia Xueluan, a sociology professor at Peking University, believes the one-child policy, enacted more than three decades ago, created many young “emperors” and “empresses” in China.

“Parents spoiled their children, so many kids tend to be self-centered without consideration for others,” he said.

A. The case may sound extreme.

B. A majority of the Chinese provincial regions.

C. Her daughter became unhappy.

D. Since then he’s fallen behind in his classes.

E. They don’t want their child to be alone.

F. Many parents give the third reason.

G. It’s easier for them to raise one child.

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