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  “George Washington? Wasn't he the president who cut down the cherry tree and invented electricity?” said a taxi driver in Washington D. C. , the capital of the United States.

  No, he wasn't.The cherry tree story is a myth(神话) and it was another Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, who is praised for electricity.

  But this sort of misinformation about early US history is all too common, especially among young Americans. A survey of seniors from the country's top colleges and universities found that only 34 percent know that George Washington led the 1781 battle at Yorktown, the last major battle of the War of Independence.

  “We realized we had to teach Americans about George Washington,” said US historian David McCullough, shaking his head. The shortage of historical knowledge in Americans is driving him to despair. “If you begin to have a society that has no knowledge of where it came from, how it got to be, and where it is or what was done… that's unacceptable,” he said.

  So historians are now setting up ways for Americans to learn about the country's Founding Fathers. Mount Vernon, George Washington's property which lies about 25 kilometers from the nation's capital, is carrying out a US $ 85 million public awareness campaign.

  There will be a centre to introduce George Washington to visitors.

  A 15-minute film by Steven Spielberg will show the president's “action hero” side. Spielberg is an Oscar-winning Hollywood director.

  The project also includes an education centre. And a museum will display the thousands of Washington's personal belongings Mount Vernon has collected over the years, including his letters, books and, of course, his famous wooden dentures(假牙). The four-year project is set to begin next year.

1.Spielberg directed a 15-minute film about George Washington's “action hero” side to ________.

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A.make people remember he is an understanding director

B.have Americans show a deeper love for their homeland

C.cause Americans to learn about the Founding Father-George Washington

D.encourage people to show respect for George Washington

2.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

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A.George Washington have been looked down upon in the hearts of Americans

B.Benjamin Franklin cared more about inventions, compared with poli-tics

C.young Americans spend too much time doing nothing at all in their spare time

D.Americans have little historical knowledge of its country, especially the young

3.The author wrote the passage to ________.

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A.analyze why Americans are not willing to learn history

B.emphasize the importance of learning history in modern society

C.tell us American are making efforts to receive the knowledge about their history

D.blame the US government for neglecting the education of history

4.The word “property” in paragraph 5 refers to ________.

[  ]

A.a place where Washington was buried

B.a picture related to George Washington

C.a land once owned by Washington

D.building once owned by Washington

5.The phrase “shortage of historical knowledge” means ________.

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A.the US has a short history compared with some other countries

B.young Americans do not know much about their country's history

C.Americans are satisfied with the historical knowledge they have

D.Americans are not interested in the history of George Washington

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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2, 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. Over one hundred people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives .
  The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window into the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(面包房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
  By eight o’clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul’s and the Guildhall among them .
  Samuel Pepys , the famous writer, writer about the fire, “People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat .”
  The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path(路径) of the fire.With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
  After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone.In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among which was the new St Paul’s
  The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
【小题1】The underlined word‘family’in the second paragraph probably means____.

A.houseB.childrenC.wife and husbandD.wife and children
【小题2】It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that   .
A.many people lost their lives
B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
C.many famous buildings were destroyed
D.the King’s bakery was burned down
【小题3】Why did the writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?
A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C.To show that poor people suffered most.
D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
【小题4】How was the fire put out according to the text?
A.The King and his soldiers came to help.
B.All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
C.People managed to get enough water from the river.
D.Houses standing in the path of the fire were destroyed.

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When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing a quilt(被子). I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very 45 voice.

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got   52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer   53 properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening(发光)   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56 what they meant.

The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.

59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1.                A.afford          B.cost            C.spend    D.offer

 

2.                A.go             B.live            C.act  D.walk

 

3.                A.happily         B.silently         C.secretly  D.nervously

 

4.                A.request        B.problem        C.message  D.question

 

5.                A.loud           B.light           C.low  D.clear

 

6.                A.surprise        B.anger          C.stress    D.horror

 

7.                A.amazed         B.confused        C.shocked  D.ashamed

 

8.                A.quickly         B.excitedly        C.bitterly   D.gently

 

9.                A.quilt           B.needle         C.thread   D.sewing

 

10.               A.belief          B.work           C.experience D.life

 

11.               A.Warmth        B.Thread         C.Cotton    D.Love

 

12.               A.tired           B.drunk          C.ill    D.injured

 

13.               A.talk            B.walk           C.work D.think

 

14.               A.with           B.as             C.for   D.by

 

15.               A.signs           B.symbols        C.pictures   D.reflections

 

16.               A.read           B.doubted        C.translated  D.recognized

 

17.               A.retire          B.recover        C.regain D.remove

 

18.               A.passed         B.escaped        C.faded D.turned

 

19.               A.Again          B.Once          C.Then D.Later

 

20.               A.word          B.account        C.experience D.accident

 

 

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