Kate said“Hello” to Mr.Pater as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store 　1　 the rice was kept.The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道),with rows of shelves full of 　2　.Besides her and Mr.Pater there were only two boys in the store.They were both wearing 　3　 overcoats.They looked rather 　4　?because the overcoats were too big for them.　5　 she heard one of them whisper to 　6　.She walked on to the next aisle and found the 　7　 she was looking for.Then she heard something else.It 　8　 like a box dropping on the floor.She looked through the small open space 　9　 goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box.But 　10　 putting it in the basket,he dropped 　11　 into the inside pocket of his overcoat.Kate looked back and 　12　 see Mr.Pater at the door checking through a list.Then she looked through the 　13　 in the shelf again,the boys still had their backs to her.They were putting something ?　14　? into their inside pockets and then one of them said,“Let?s get out of here.” They moved away from her.

When she got to the door the two boys were 　15　 her.She watched them 　16　 for the few things in their 　17　.They had both ?　18　? their overcoats.Mr.Pater did not seem to know what they had done.He even 　19　 at them as they were about to 　20　.Now, Kate decided to stop them.

A. which B. that   C. there D. where

A. books B. baskets   C. goods D. magazines

A. dirty B. long   C. grey D. tight

A. strange B. young   C. nervous  D. excited

A. Look up B. Listen to me  C. Watch out D. Put it down

A. him B. her  C. the boy D. the other

A. book B. rice   C. bag D. magazine

A. looked B. heard C. showed D. sounded

A. between B. of   C. around D. at

A. instead of B. before   C. without D. as if

A. something B. it   C. one D. that

A. would B. should   C. might D. could

A. spot B. space  C. goods D. books

A. important B. new  C. else D. extra

A. looking at B. talking to C. in front of D. behind

A. paying B. looking  C. asking D. reaching

A. hands B. pockets C. box D. basket

A. thrown out B. put on C. buttoned D. hidden

A. shouted B. smiled  C. looked D. laughed

A. leave B. pay    C. speak D. apologize

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　　In the water around New York city is a very small island ___1___ Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special ___2___ called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the ___3___ famous sights in the world.

　　___4___ Statue of Liberty was a gift ___5___ the people of France to the people of the Passageed States. The Statue was made ___6___ a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support ___7___ was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man ___8___ made the famous Eiffel Tower in ___9___.

　　Liberty, of course, ___10___ freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the Passageed States to ___11___ the one __12___ anniversary of US independence from ___13___. The statue was built in France, taken ___14___ piece by piece and then ___15___ in the Passageed States. It was opened for ___16__ public on October 28, 1886.

　　___17___ you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the ___18___ of the statue. If they want to, they can then __19__ up the 168 steps to reach the head of the Statue ___20___ they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York.

阅读理解

　　In the past, Americans used to think of the United States as a“melting pot”of immigrants(移民) from many different cultures to the United States, their old ways melted away and they became part of a completely new culture. The United States was likened to a big pot of soup, which had bits of flavor(味道，滋味) from each different culture. All of the different cultures were so well blended(混合，掺杂) together that it formed its own new flavor.

　　Today, Americans realize that the simple“melting pot”theory is less true. Instead, different groups of people keep many of their old customs. Often groups of Americans from the same culture band together. They live together in distinctive communities, such as“Chinatowns”or“Little Italy”--areas populated almost exclusively(惟一，仅) by Americans of a single ethnic group--which can be found in many large American cities. Living in ethnic neighborhoods gives new Americans the security of sharing a common language and common traditions with people who understand them.

　　In time, however, people from different backgrounds mix together. They also mix with native-born Americans. Old traditions give way to new customs. The children of immigrants are often eager to adopt new, American ways. They often want to dress in American fashions, to speak English and to follow American social customs. By one estimate(估计), about 80 percent of European immigrants marry outside their own ethnic groups by the time they reach the third generation. Third generation means that their great-grandparents were immigrants. Yet as successive generations become more“Americanized”, they often retain significant elements of their ethnic heritage.

1．Ｗhat does the text mainly talk about?

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A．The American way of life.

B．Immigrants vs．native-born Americans.

C．Old traditions vs．new customs.

D．The multi-cultural heritage of the United States.

2．Why does the author mention“Chinatowns”in the 2nd paragraph?

[　　]

A．To give an example that many people keep their old customs.

B．To show that Chinese cherish their old traditions.

C．To contrast(对比) the Chinese way of life with that of the Italian's.

D．To give an example of the Americanization(美国化).

3．The underlined word“ethnic”in the last sentence most probably means _____.

[　　]

A．moral　　　　B．national

C．cultural　　　D．social

4．The underlined word“Americanized”generally means _____.

[　　]

A．immigrants who still retain their tradition, but behave like Americans in some ways

B．immigrants who still retain their own language, but speak English sometimes

C．immigrants who reject the traditions of their parents, and accept Western culture only

D．immigrants, naturalized by native American culture, in character, way of thinking etc. though still retaining some ethnic heritage

PALO ALTO, California----"Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter---- even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise," US researchers said last week.
　　A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds(0.9kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.
　　"The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity," said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician(儿科专家) at Stanford University.
　　"American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years," Robinson said.
　　In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies‘ annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.
　　Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.
　　"One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around more and burning off calories," Robinson said.
　　"Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more," Robinson said.
【小题1】The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that ________.