What is the tallest gift received by the United States? Located in New York Harbor, the 152-foot Statue of Liberty was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States. An inspiration to millions of immigrants, this statue is a universal symbol of freedom, democracy（民主）, and diplomacy（外交）.

The relationship between the United States and France began during America's quest for independence from Great Britain in 1776. Benjamin Franklin was among those who served on the diplomatic front during the Revolutionary War. By living in Paris as the American ambassador, Benjamin cultivated a relationship with the French government and the French people. As a result, French soldiers fought alongside the American colonists （拓殖者）. Paris was the site for peace negotiations between the United States and Great Britain at the end of the war.

In 1865, Edourd de Laboulaye of France developed the idea of creating a giant statue to honor the friendship and the commitment to liberty between France and the United States. He formed the French-American Union to raise money for this project. Joseph Pulitzer used the editorial pages of his newspaper to raise support in the United States for the fund. French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi and structural engineer Gustave Eiffel finished the project in Paris, and the French people presented it to the people of America on July 4, 1884. The statue was then shipped across the Atlantic in 214 boxes broken into 350 individual separate pieces. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated（奉献）on October 28,1886, and President Grover Cleveland accepted the statue on behalf of the American people.

Ellis Island, which was the arrival point for European immigrants, is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Between 1892 and 1924, more than 22 million passengers saw the Statue of Liberty as they passed through Ellis Island and the Port of New York. This landmark of freedom became a National Monument in 1924 and a major tourist attraction in the 20th Century.

56．From the passage, we can know the relationship between France and the USA from 1776

to 1865 is　　　 .

A. very cold　　 　　　 B. just so-so　　 　　　 C. quite close　　 　　　 D. quite tense

57．Why did Edourd de Laboulaye put forward the project of building the Statue of Liberty?

A. To show respect to the USA.

B. To show the strong image of France.

C. To raise a lot of money.

D. To show the friendship and the commitment to liberty between the two countries.

58．The underlined word “landmark” in the last paragraph means　　　　 .

A. road　　　　 　　　　 B. success　　　 　　　 C. sign　　　　　 　　 D. wonder

59．The best title for this passage is　　　 .

A. The Statue of Liberty　　　　 　　 　　　　　　 B. A Great Project

C. Great Relationship　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. Peace Negotiations

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1 —25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最 佳答案。　　

　　    One summer night Ludwig Van Beethoven (贝多芬) took a walk in the　　 suburbs (郊区) of Bonn. Suddenly the night breeze brought to his ears　　 the notes from a piano. He stopped 1 carefully and found 2 was his "F Sonata" 《F调奏鸣曲》. He 3 the music and came to a small house. There 4 the window he saw a girl 5 a very old 6; a youny 7 was making shoes　　 8 her. He pushed the door 9 and went in. The host 10 him warmly and　　 told him that the girl was his sister, 11 was blind but very 12 of　　 music. They could not 13 to send her to a master. So she was only　　 trying to play 14 music she heard the neighbour 15. She knew it was a　　 work of a great 16. Beethoven was very much 17.

　　     Suddenly the candle was blown out. Moonlight 18 on the 19 slender　　 figure (苗条的身材). Beethoven felt he could no longer restrain (克制) himself and said he would play 20 music for them. He played so 21 that the brother and sister were amazed (使惊讶). But before they had time　　 to ask him to play another 22 Beethoven was gone. Beethoven went 23 and　　 wrote 24 he had just 25. That was his famous "Clair de Lune"　　 (《月光曲》)

 1. A.listen　　B. to hear　　C. hear　　   D. to listen   ［　　］  2. A. that　　 B. one　　　　C. it　　　　 D. this　　　　［　　］  3. A. to follow　　 B. followed 　　C. follow　　　　D. following　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］  4. A. through　　 B. out　　  C. passing　　 D. past　　  ［　　］  5. A. playing　　 B. to play　　C. played　　D. play　　  ［　　］  6. A. music　　   B. violin　　 C. song　　  D. piano　　 ［　　］  7. A. girl　　　　B. lady　　   C. man　　   D. boy　　   ［　　］  8. A. from　　　　B. beside　　 C. against　　D. to　　   ［　　］  9. A. open　　　　B. opened　　 C. opening　　D. to open  ［　　］  10. A. accepted   B. received 　　 C. got　　　　D. pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］  11. A. which　　  B. whom　　   C. who　　   D. that　　  ［　　］  12. A. glad　　   B. like　　   C. fond　　  D. care　　  ［　　］  13. A. able　　   B. want　　   C. afford　　D. support   ［　　］  14. A. a few　　  B. some　　   C. several　　D. many　　 ［　　］  15. A. to play　　B. playing　　C. played　　 D. play　　 ［　　］  16. A. writer　　 B. poet　　   C. composer   D. singer   ［　　］  17. A. moved　　  B. moving　　 C. move　　   D. to move  ［　　］  18. A. struck　　 B. shone　　  C. shines　　 D. strikes  ［　　］  19. A. Beethoven's　　 B. brother's 　　 C. girl's　　　　  D. other　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］  20. A. some　　   B. a few　　  C. many　　  D. little　　［　　］  21. A. hard　　   B. wonderfully　　 
    C. happily　　 D. excitedly        　　　　　　　　　　［　　］  22. A. one　　　　B. music　　   C. work　　   D. piece   ［　　］  23. A. out　　　　B. in　　　　  C. home　　   D. on　　  ［　　］  24. A. which　　  B. what　　　　C. that　　   D. as　　  ［　　］  25. A. played　　 B. heard　　   C. wrote　　  D. learned ［　　］