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Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock in London. The name was given in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, who was in charge of the work when the bell was built in 1856.
The clock has become a landmark of the United Kingdom and London, particularly in the visual media. When a television or film-maker wishes to quickly show a non-UK audience a certain location in Britain, a popular way to do so is to show an image of the Clock Tower.
The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV stations turning to its chimes（报时钟声） to welcome the start of the year.
Londoners who live a proper distance from the Clock Tower and Big Ben can, by means of listening to the chimes both live and on the radio or television, hear the bell strike thirteen times on New Year’s Eve. This is possible because the speed of sound is a lot slower than the speed of radio waves.
Big Ben has appeared in many films. In the 1978 version of The Thirty-Nine Steps, the hero attempted to halt the clock’s progress to prevent a linked bomb blowing up by hanging from the minute hand of its western face. It was also used in the filming of Shanghai Knights starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, and was described as being partially destroyed in the film Doctor Who. An animated version（卡通版） of the clock was also used as the setting in the Walt Disney film The Great Mouse Detective, and was shown being destroyed by a UFO in the film Mars Attacks!
66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The nickname of the clock was given by Benjamin.
B. The clock strikes thirteen times to welcome the New Year.
C. The radio and TV make a mistake about the clock’s chimes.
D. Benjamin was responsible for the work when the bell was built.
67. The second paragraph mainly wants to show us that Big Ben is_______ .
A. a symbol of the UK and London
B. a most popular scene for film-makers
C. a must-see sight for tourists to London
D. a popular place to have pictures taken
68. The underlined word“halt” in Paragraph 5 probably means“_______”.
A. look into something
B. get something to stop
C. make something work again
D. draw people’s attention to something
69. In which of the following movies was the clock destroyed?
A. The Thirty-Nine Steps and Shanghai Knights.
B. Shanghai Knights and Doctor Who.
C. The Great Mouse Detective and Doctor Who.
D. Mars Attacks and Doctor Who.
70. In which section of a newspaper would the passage be found?
A. Entertainment & Sports
B. Business & Economy
C. Sightseeing & Tourism
D. Culture & Arts
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Mark Twain was born on November 30th, 1835, 1 a small slave-holding village in the Mississippi(密西西比河). After his father's 2 in 1847, he began learning the skill3 books. At this early 4 he was already reading the funny stories 5 at the time and began to develop 6 style(风格) of writing. In 1851,his 7 brother became a publisherand the boy started to work 8 him. At fifteen Mark Twain had his first article 9 , and at sixteen, his first story. In 1856, the young man started 10 the Mississippi River,on a trip 11 South America. But he 12 so interested in river boat life that he decided 13 a steamboat pilot(领航员).
The Civil War put an end to his career 14 a river pilot, and in 1860 he 15 his brother on a trip to the west 16 they hope 17 rich by searching for gold.Unsuccessful in his business,Twain turned 18 funny stories. In 1867, his first collection of stories 19 , 20 instantly made him famous. The same year,Twain visited 21 , Italy, Greece and Turkey. A full-length book was the result of his 22 .
Twain 23 writing 24 his death in 1910. He wrote dozens ofbooks all his life. But nothing that he wrote reached the heights of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which 25 in 1884.
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| 4. | A. period | B. age | C. time | D. moment | ［ ］ |
| 5. | A. popular | B. writing | C. ompleted | D. seen | ［ ］ |
| 6. | A. himselfs | B. his own's | C. his own | D. himself | ［ ］ |
| 7. | A. older | B. old | C. elder | D. oldest | ［ ］ |
| 8. | A. for | B. to | C. on | D. besides | ［ ］ |
| 9. | A.ublished | B.publishing | C. to publish | D. to be published | ［ ］ |
| 10. | A. on | B. down | C. round | D. in | ［ ］ |
| 11. | A. to | B. from | C. till | D. owards | ［ ］ |
| 12. | A. became | B. get | C. went | D. turned | ［ ］ |
| 13. | A. becoming | B. to become | C. to do | D. doing | ［ ］ |
| 14. | A. acting as | B. work as | C. as | D. like | ［ ］ |
| 15. | A. went | B. helped | C. joined in | D. joined | ［ ］ |
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| 19. | A.was appeared | B. printed | C. came out | D. published | ［ ］ |
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| Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked old. We decided it was time to 1 the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing 2 colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together: "Not the measuring stick." "No," I 3 them. "Not the measuring stick." The measuring stick isn't a (an) 4 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we've 5 each child's growth by making a mark showing his or her 6 on every birthday. Over the years so many colored pens, pencils and markers have been used, that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract painting. Names and dates show different 7 , and I can tell by the script (手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, and my husband measured me. At the parties, when this door 8 back and forth frequently, friends stop to 9 the names and dates. When we ask if they would like to be always remembered, they usually smile 10 and go back right up into place, 11 to be measured. Many of those listed on the door are still 12 ; some have stopped. Some remain with us only in 13 . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her too. It was her last visit to our home. We haven't 14 the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the back of the ki | ||||
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Benjamin Hall, who was in charge of the works when the bell was installed in 1856.
The clock has become a symbol of the United Kingdom and London. When a television or film-maker
wishes to quickly show a non-UK audience a certain location in Britain, a popular way to do so is to
show an image of the Clock Tower. The Clock Tower is also often voted as the Most Iconic London
Film Location.
The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV
stations tuning to its chimes (报时钟声) to welcome the start of the year.
Londoners who live an appropriate (适当的) distance from the Clock Tower and Big Ben can, by
means of listening to the chimes both live and on the radio or television, hear the bell strike thirteen times
on New Year’s Eve. This is possible due to what amounts to an offset between live and electronically
transmitted chimes since the speed of sound is much slower than the speed of radio waves. Guests are
invited to count the chimes aloud as the radio is gradually turned down.
The Clock Tower has appeared in many films, most notably in the 1978 version of The Thirty-Nine
Steps, in which the hero attempted to halt the clock’s progress (to prevent a linked bomb blowing up)
by hanging from the minute hand of its western face. It was also used in the film, Shanghai Knights,
starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, and was depicted (描述) as being destroyed in Aliens of
London. In the Walt Disney film The Great Mouse Detective, it is even shown being destroyed by a
UFO!
A. a landmark of the UK and London
B. a most popular scene for film makers
C. a must-see sight for tourists to London
D. a popular place where to have pictures taken
B. There is something wrong with Big Ben.
C. There's some technical problems in the radio broadcasting.
D. They hear the striking live and by radio waves at the same time.
B. get something to stop
C. make something work again
D. draw people's attention to something
B. Shanghai Knights and Aliens of London.
C. Aliens of London and The Thirty-Nine Steps.
D. The Great Mouse Detective and Aliens of London.
B. Sir Benjamin Hall - the founder of Big Ben
C. Big Ben - significance in popular culture
D. Big Ben and New Year’s celebrations
Frederick Law Olmsted （1822 - 1903）, a Connecticut farm boy, saw his first public park in Liverpool, England, as he accompanied his brother on a walking tour. He was impressed by the park’s winding paths, open fields, lakes and bridges. Perhaps the most wonderful things of all was that the park was open to everyone.
A moment beginning in 1840 to set aside park land on New York City’s Manhattan Island has successful result in 1856 with the purchase of 840 acres of rocky and swampy （沼泽） land, bought with about $ 5 million in state funds. Olmsted’s chance meeting with a project organizer led to his applying for the job of park manager. In 1857 Olmsted was appointed manager of the proposed park, and the clearing of the site began.
Calvert Vaux, a British architect, asked Olmsted to collaborate with him on a park design, and Olmsted agreed. Vaux saw the park as a work of art, while Olmsted saw the park as a place for people to escape the noise of the city. Together they invented a plan that would give the persons and animals living in the city a quiet, green park and would also preserve and increase the good qualities of the natural features of the land. The commissioners voted in favor of Vaux and Olmsted’s plan, and in 1858, the two became the official designers of New York City’s Central Park.
It took millions of cartloads of topsoil to build Central park’s gentle slopes, shady glens, and steep, rocky ravines. Five million trees were planted, a water – supply system was laid, and bridges, arches, roads and paths were constructed. The park officially opened in 1876, and today, well over a century later, people still escape the noise of the city in Olmsted and Vaux’s great work of art.
53．What is the text mainly about?
A．A history of the planning of Central park.
B．An engineering plan for Central Park.
C．A biography of Frederick Law Olmsted.
D．A guided walking tour of Central park.
54．Olmsted became manager of Central Park because of .
A．his friendship with Calvert Vaux
B．his hard work in clearing the land
C．his winning a design competition
D．a chance meeting with one of the park’s organizers
55．The underlined word “collaborate” in the third paragraph means .
A．disagree B．comment C．vote D．work together
56．Which of the following is true about Central Park?
A．It is out of date nowadays.
B．The designers came from the same country.
C．It is an old park in America.
D．It is only for people who can well afford it.