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After the American Revolution won in 1787, the new government in the U.S.A. had to choose a capital city. The thirteen states quarreled about this. So the government decided to build a completely new capital. The land on the River Potomac was given the name District of Columbia (D.C). The new Capital was built on the north bank of the river. It was named after George Washington, the president of the U.S.A.

     Washington D. C., a government city, is an important cultural (文化) center as well as a big tourist (游览) center.

     Most capital cities have simply grown from small cities. Washington, however was planned as the capital of a great nation. It was designed by a French artist who first made a study of many capital cities of Europe. In general, his plan followed the plan of the beautiful French city of Versailles (凡尔赛).

61. When the new capital was built , America was made up of ____ states.

A. thirteen                           B. thirty         C. fifty                  D. fifteen

62. Washington D.C. is the name of _______.

A. an American president             B. America’s capital

C. a famous river                   D. a beautiful garden city

63. According to the passage we can conclude that America’s capital_____.

A. lies in the center on the country              B. came from a small city

C. was built by French workers            D. lies on the River Potomac

64. According to the passage we can infer that Washington D.C. is the center of America’s ______.

A. economy (经济), sports and culture B. culture, traveling and sports

C. politics, culture and traveling          D. politics, culture and economy

   Over a hundred years ago people in London were surprised to see a very unusual boat come sailing up the Thames River. The boat was eighty feet long, flat-bottomed, with big wooden eyes on both sides in the front and was colorfully painted at the back.

   People came to know that it was a sailing boat from Fuzhou in distant China. The boat had sailed round the Cape of Good Hope(好望角), up the western coast of Africa, and finally to England. It had covered(航行) fifteen thousand miles — more than half of the distance round the world.

    Although it was unexpected, the Chinese were warmly welcomed. The boat carried goods such as silk and tea as well as a number of gifts from the Emperor of China for the Queen of England.

    People had always mistakenly thought of the Chinese as a people not used to the sea. However, from centuries of trading and sailing in dangerous seas, the Chinese had learned how to build good boats and sail them well. The coming of this sailing boat to London proved once again that the Chinese could sail to distant countries in the world.

The Chinese sailing boat arrived in London            .

   A. before she sailed to Africa           B. in the nineteenth century

   C. hundreds of years ago               D. in the twentieth century

The boat was considered unusual because           .

  A. it was a small wooden boat           B. it carried Chinese silk and tea

C. it had travelled fifteen thousand miles  D. it looked strange in several ways

According to this article, which of the following is true?

   A. The distance round the earth measures less than thirty thousand miles.

   B. The Chinese Emperor gave silk and tea to the English Queen as gifts.

   C. The Chinese boat came to London by accident.

   D. The Chinese people were not good at sailing in dangerous seas.

The writer wants to prove that a long time ago the Chinese              .

  A. carried silk, tea and other goods to England

   B. could reach many parts of the world by sea

   C. could sail along the Thames River

   D. surprised Londoners with an unusual boat

第三节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如有个名叫Mike的外国留学生上周六来永康游玩，并在你家住了两天。请根据下面表格中的内容提示, 介绍你们这两天一起游玩的经历和感受。

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

K=Karen           S=Selina

K: You’re late again.

S: Sorry, but there was a traffic （76） j           .

K: It’s to ways the same excuse. Try to think of something better next time.

S: But I’m telling the truth! There was an （77） a          in the cross-harbor tunnel. I don’t think buy one. It is hurt but it （78） t           the police over an hour to clear it. Anyway, how are you? You look a bit tired.

K: Well, actually, I’ve been （79） q            with my grandmother again. I feel sad because it is go （80） w             , she blames me, even though it’s not my fault.

S: What did your grandma say?

K: her favorite expression is “Young people are not as well behaved as they （81） u          to be,” She always complains that I don’t show her enough （82） r           .

S: Well, try and understand her. She can’t do all the things she did （83） w         she was young. It must be very frustrating. Just think, one day we’ll be old…

K; You’re right. I should be more （84） u         . I think I’ll buy her a present and apologize.

S: Right. Now you are feeling a bit better, it’s your turn to help me. Could you give me a hand with my maths homework?

K: Maths again! Okay, girl can we find somewhere to （85） e            first? I’m starving！