摘要: Columbus v across the ocean in 1492.

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  Washington D.C.—with its long, tree lined avenues , white markable buildings , and many parks—looks more specious and handsome than many United States cities. One reason for this is that Washington was designed from the beginning to be a capital city.

  In 1790, the U. S. Congress decided that the new federal government should have its capital in a federal district—a place that is not part of any state. George Washington selected the site, and the name “District of Columbia” was chosen in honor of Christopher Columbus. The district occupies an area of 174 square kilometers (67 square miles) on the northeastern shore of the Potomac River, between the states of Maryland and Virginia.

  As the capital and political center of the United States , Washington today is one of the country's most important cities. It is the city where the national legislators (立法官) meet to make laws, where the president carries out the laws, and where the country's highest court meets to judge questions about the laws.

  Washington has six universities and several colleges. Georgetown University, founded in 1789 by the Jesuit order, is the oldest Catholic college in the United States. Howard University was founded by the federal government shortly after the Civil War as a school of higher learning for freed slaves. Now it is a university with an international enrollment (注册). George Washington University was founded in 1821, Catholic University in 1887, and the American University in 1893. The University of the District of Columbia was formed by the merger (合并) in 1975 of the Washington Technical Institute, Federal City College, and Miner College. Gallaudet College, the world's first college for the deaf, was founded in 1857.

  In 1971, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was completed, just upstream from the Lincoln Memorial. The center provides Washington with a theater, concert hall, and opera house under one roof. It also houses the American Film Institute.

  Washington has many fine galleries and museums, including the National Museum of American History, the National Air & Space Museum, the National Archives, the Natural History Museum, the National Gallery of Art , the Museum of African Art, and the Renwick, Freer, Corcoran, and Phillips galleries.

1.Why does Washington D.C looks more specious than many other cities in America?

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A.Because it was designed by Washington.

B.Because Christopher Columbus once lived there.

C.Because of its long history.

D.Because its capital avenues and buildings.

2.Which statement is not true?

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A.Georgetown University is the first Catholic college in America.

B.The passage mentioned 6 universities and colleges in Washington.

C.The first college for the deaf in the world has been for about 150 years.

D.Howard University was founded only for the American blacks then.

3.What doesn't it mention about Washington in the article?

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A.politics
B.Education and culture
C.Economics
D.History

4.Which of the following maps marks the correct location(位置) of Washington city?

M= Maryland V= Virginia W= Washington P= the Potomac River

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B.
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阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.

  One of the sailors who sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World was a man named Juan Ponce de Leon.This voyage changed his life.

  He decided to stay when Columbus returned.Ponce was named governor of Puerto Rico (then called Boriquien) in 1508.

  While there, he heard many stories of a magical water source.People called it the Fountain of Youth and said that drinking its water kept you young.

  For the next few years, Ponce tried to find out where the Fountain of Youth was.He asked permission from Spain's King Charles V to go in search of it.The king consented, as long as Ponce paid for the ships and crew himself.

  The young explorer did so readily, and they set off.It was March 1513.They sailed for days but didn't see the fountain.On March 27, he came within sight of the Florida coast.On April 2, he landed at what he named St.Augustine.This was the first Spanish settlement on the mainland of North America.

  He had several adventures along the way.He did not, however, find the Fountain of Youth.He returned to Boriquien.

  He continued to govern tile island, and he continued to hear stories of the Fountain of Youth.Finally, in 1521, he set out again.

  This time, he landed on the Florida coast again.While he and his men were building houses for a new settlement, they were attacked by native tribesmen(部落成员).Many of his men died, but Ponce escaped, although he was injured.He reached Cuba and entered a hospital, where he died of wounds from the attack in Florida.Juan Ponce de Leon never found the Fountain of Youth.Neither did anyone else, at least as far as we know.

(1)

Ponce's voyage to the New World with Columbus ________.

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A.

affected his future life greatly

B.

made him forget the way back

C.

was supported by Charles V financially

D.

was to find the Fountain of Youth

(2)

The underlined word "consented" in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

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A.

agreed

B.

opposed

C.

doubted

D.

succeeded

(3)

According to the passage, Ponce ________.

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A.

became governor of Boriquien in 1513

B.

found the Fountain of Youth in 1521

C.

arrived in Florida twice

D.

didn't show much interest in the Fountain of Youth

(4)

According to the last paragraph we can know that ________.

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A.

Ponce managed to escape from native tribesmen's attack without any injury

B.

Ponce died in Florida in 1521

C.

his men weren't well received by native tribesmen in Florida

D.

people found the Fountain of Youth after Ponce's death

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