Memphis is the largest city in the southern State of Tennessee, USA. The Mississippi River flows along the west side of the city. Memphis is the chief center of business, industry and transportation in Tennessee.
650,000 people live in the city. More than one million people live in the area. Like many other American cities, Memphis has had racial problems. About forty-eight percent of the city’s population is African American. In 1968, city workers who collected waste went on strike. Most of the workers were black. The famous civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior went to Memphis to support the workers. On April 4^th, King was murdered in Memphis by James Earl Ray. After Mr. King’s death, the city worked to improve living conditions for black people. In 1991, voters elected W.E.Herenton the city’s first black mayor. The same year, Memphis opened the National Civil Rights Museum. It was built next to the place where Martin Luther King was killed. Many people visit the museum to learn about the history of the American civil rights movement. Today, people from across the United States and around the world visit Memphis,where tourism has become a major industry.
【小题1】.
There are about     African Americans living in Memphis.

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“Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady perpetual（永久的）serenity（平静）．’’—Joseph Addison

       Annually my husband’s family has a reunion．At one of the recent 25 ，the weather was cloudy, and more rain was  26  ．The family members who arrived early were  27 about the possibility of rain and the  28  it would have on attendance．

       It did rain，but as it started，a car  29  and out of the passenger side suddenly appeared Uncle Earl，  30  by the family, who is 96 years old and has been  31  for many years．Just the arrival of Uncle Earl immediately  32  the spirits of the group．

       Ever cheerful and optimistic，Uncle Earl  33  to amaze the family．One by one he 34  each member, held their hands，gave them a piece of candy and made them laugh

         35  l stood back，1 watched how his behavior and  36  brought a smile to everyone’s face He didn’t spend time telling everyone about his illness as others were doing．I  37  that it was his choice to be of good cheer and not focus on the  38  aspects of his life．By doing so, each family member had to respond in the same  39  ．

       Just before we began to feast on the wonderful  40  ，Earl stood up and spoke to the group for a few minutes．He asked everyone to take a lighthearted approach to  41  happened. He said he had prayed for us all to arrive and to return home  42  ，so we need not worry about the rain．Then he gave us all his blessing．I know I felt  43  to be with him.

       What is happening in your life  44  ？Are you taking a cheerful approach to your day? Be of good cheer! Like Uncle Earl!

A．moments       B．reunions   C．meals       D．discussions

A．informed       B．argued      C．predicted  D．demanded

A．happy    B．excited     C．interested  D．concerned

A．danger   B．significance      C．effect       D．consequence

A．pulled up      B．drove off  C．pushed in        D．sped up

A．told       B．called       C．known      D．recognized

A．homeless       B．blind C．silent D．lost

A．changed B．reacted     C．bothered   D．showed

A．continues      B．refuses      C．plans D．tends

A．scratched     B．admired    C．scolded     D．addressed

A．Although     B．As     C．Once D．If

A．cheerfulness B．thankfulness     C．pessimism D．complaint

A．realized       B．explained  C．decided     D．urged

A．violent B．positive    C．meaningful      D．negative

A．order   B．place C．manner     D．direction

A．min     B．food  C．life    D．car

A．whatever     B．whichever C．however   D．wherever

A．early    B．slowly      C．quickly     D．safely

A．beaten  B．disappointed     C．blessed     D．surprised

A．at times       B．in time     C．right now  D．from now

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“Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady perpetual（永久的）serenity（平静）．’’—Joseph Addison

       Annually my husband’s family has a reunion．At one of the recent 25 ，the weather was cloudy, and more rain was  26  ．The family members who arrived early were  27 about the possibility of rain and the  28  it would have on attendance．

       It did rain，but as it started，a car  29  and out of the passenger side suddenly appeared Uncle Earl，  30  by the family, who is 96 years old and has been  31  for many years．Just the arrival of Uncle Earl immediately  32  the spirits of the group．

       Ever cheerful and optimistic，Uncle Earl  33  to amaze the family．One by one he 34  each member, held their hands，gave them a piece of candy and made them laugh

         35  l stood back，1 watched how his behavior and  36  brought a smile to everyone’s face He didn’t spend time telling everyone about his illness as others were doing．I  37  that it was his choice to be of good cheer and not focus on the  38  aspects of his life．By doing so, each family member had to respond in the same  39  ．

       Just before we began to feast on the wonderful  40  ，Earl stood up and spoke to the group for a few minutes．He asked everyone to take a lighthearted approach to  41  happened. He said he had prayed for us all to arrive and to return home  42  ，so we need not worry about the rain．Then he gave us all his blessing．I know I felt  43  to be with him.

       What is happening in your life  44  ？Are you taking a cheerful approach to your day? Be of good cheer! Like Uncle Earl!

1.A．moments                           B．reunions    C．meals       D．discussions

2.A．informed                           B．argued      C．predicted  D．demanded

3.A．happy                                B．excited      C．interested  D．concerned

4.A．danger                               B．significance      C．effect       D．consequence

5.A．pulled up                           B．drove off  C．pushed in        D．sped up

6.A．told                                   B．called       C．known      D．recognized

7.A．homeless                           B．blind C．silent D．lost

8.A．changed                             B．reacted      C．bothered   D．showed

9.A．continues                           B．refuses      C．plans D．tends

10.A．scratched                         B．admired    C．scolded     D．addressed

11.A．Although                         B．As     C．Once D．If

12.A．cheerfulness                     B．thankfulness     C．pessimism D．complaint

13.A．realized                           B．explained  C．decided     D．urged

14.A．violent                             B．positive     C．meaningful      D．negative

15.A．order                               B．place C．manner     D．direction

16.A．min                                 B．food  C．life    D．car

17.A．whatever                          B．whichever C．however   D．wherever

18.A．early                               B．slowly      C．quickly     D．safely

19.A．beaten                   B．disappointed        C．blessed                D．surprised

20.A．at times                 B．in time                C．right now            D．from now

Memphis is the largest city in the southern State of Tennessee, USA. The Mississippi River flows along the west side of the city. Memphis is the chief center of business, industry and transportation in Tennessee.

650,000 people live in the city. More than one million people live in the area. Like many other American cities, Memphis has had racial problems. About forty-eight percent of the city’s population is African American. In 1968, city workers who collected waste went on strike. Most of the workers were black. The famous civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior went to Memphis to support the workers. On April 4^th, King was murdered in Memphis by James Earl Ray. After Mr. King’s death, the city worked to improve living conditions for black people. In 1991, voters elected W.E.Herenton the city’s first black mayor. The same year, Memphis opened the National Civil Rights Museum. It was built next to the place where Martin Luther King was killed. Many people visit the museum to learn about the history of the American civil rights movement. Today, people from across the United States and around the world visit Memphis,where tourism has become a major industry.

1..

 There are about      African Americans living in Memphis.

A. 312,000      B. 480,000    C. 650,000     D. 1,000,000

2..

 Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis by James Earl Ray in 1968.

B. W.E.Herenton was elected the first black mayor of Memphis in 1991.

C. Memphis opened the National Civil Rights Museum in 1991.

D. Martin Luther King was elected mayor of Memphis.

3..

 The title for the passage should be      .

A. How to fight against slavery     B. National Civil Rights Museum

C. Memphis                    D. A black mayor

The fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan was the subject of popular books and movies for many decades. In recent years, however, the character has been criticized as an ill image of Asian-Americans.

Yunte Huang, an English professor at the University of California, says that’s not the case. He has been exploring the character and real-life policeman who inspired him.

Charlie Chan has been a familiar character to readers and film-goers, beginning in the 1920s. The detective solved crimes around the world in more than 40 films through the 1940s, and with the invention of television, found a new audience in the 1950s and 1960s.

Huang discovered Charlie Chan through books by American author Earl Derr Biggers, who created the character.

“One day, I happened to find two Charlie Chan novels. At that point I thought I knew that he was a negative character against Asians, but when I read the book,” he says, “I was immediately attracted. Ever since then, I’ve been a fan of Charlie Chan.”

As a fan of the books and films, Huang was surprised to learn that Charlie Chan was based on a real detective named Chang Apana, who was born to Chinese parents in Hawaii around 1871. Apana worked as a cowboy, and joined the Honolulu police force in 1898.

“He almost immediately became a local legend because as a former cowboy,” says Huang, “he would walk the most dangerous areas in Chinatown carrying a bullwhip（皮鞭）instead of a gun. He didn’t need that.”

Although some say the image of Charlie Chan, with his broken English, is embarrassing for Asian-Americans, Huang believes Chan’s broken English and unusual ancient sayings were part of his charm（魅力）.

“Let me just quote（引用）a few – ‘Actions speak louder than French,’ or ‘Mind like parachute (降落伞). Only function when open.’ Charlie Chan always owes these instructive sayings to Confucius’ eastern wisdom.

For Huang, the fictional Charlie Chan is highly entertaining, while the real-life policeman, Chang Apana, is a Chinese-American success, whose story is worth telling.

1.The passage mainly talks about ______________.

2.According to the passage, we know that Charlie Chan __________.

3.Chang Apana didn’t need a gun as a weapon because__________.

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