A famous building in New York City is turning 100 years old. A year-long celebration is planned for Grand Central Terminal, which is usually called Grand Central station, the sixth most-visited place in the world.
The huge building has not changed much since it opened in February, 1913. About 750,000 people pass through Grand Central every day. Some just come to look at it, others to visit the stores. But most are there to catch the trains that enter and leave from the station. It is the largest train station in the world. There are 67 train tracks, all of them underground.
The main part of the building has large, arched windows, a jeweled four-sided clock and ticket windows. Grand Central has been seen in many movies through the years. Dan Brucker is with the New York Transit Authority, which operates the station. Dan Brucker has worked for the transit authority at Grand Central for 30 years. In all those years, he has not lost his interest in the building.
Justin Ferate, a historian, has been giving tours of Grand Central Station for 30 years. He says the station was designed to make travel a pleasure.
“Why people don't run into each other in Grand Central is simple: each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your leg. Each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your arm. Each block of stone is a different color, so it’s a checkerboard, based on you.”   
A ten-year-long fight against plans to build a huge office building over Grand Central in 1968 helped create the modern preservation（保护） movement. Now, no one would think of changing the beauty of the station.
【小题1】How long has Grand Central been in service ?

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist (慈善家), he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal. He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.
【小题1】The article is probably taken from       .

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.

When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.

He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.

As a philanthropist (慈善家), he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.

So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal. He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.

1.The article is probably taken from       .

A. a newspaper      B. a novel   C. a detective story   D. a science book

2.Chen Guangbiao says he will donate        to charity after he dies.

   A. nothing                          B. some schools

   C. everything he has                     D. his whole company

3.What does he do charity for?

   A. He wants to do charity for money.

B. He wants to do charity for pleasure.

C. He wants to ask people to help him.

D. He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. He is from Jiangsu.                       B. He has got a lot of awards.

   C. He has helped people in need.         D. He has visited many countries.

5.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

   A. Earthquakes                      B. Hope Primary Schools

   C. Pioneer of the Year                   D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao

MSG(monosodium glutamate) is a food additive(食品添加剂),which has been widely used by many food factories all over the world since it appeared first in Japan in 1909.

  MSG is a substance that is added to some food to improve its original(原先的) taste and colour. It is used in foods around the world such as cakes, bread, frozen meats, fish and vegetables. In the beginning, people thought MSG was safe just like salt and sugar. However, in 1968 some people reported they seemed to have bad reactions(反应) to MSG after having had a meal at a restaurant. They included headaches and quick heartbeat(心跳).It was also reported that MSG excited a person’s brain and caused his death in Japan. Scientists think that MSG may lead to many neurological disorders(神经紊乱).In mice studies done by a university, the evidence showed the mice didn’t want to eat the food including MSG.

  Today many food companies “hide” MSG on food labels(标签) by using different names. If you see “natural flavorings”,“hydrolyzed protein”and “spices” in a food label, you are probably seeing a hidden way to “report” MSG in a food label. Every time we have a meal in a restaurant, we always feel the food very delicious to taste, but sometimes it is dangerous for our health because some poisonous food additives have been added to the food.

  To protect people’s health, our governments, from central to local, are taking actions to stop factories producing poisonous food additives.

1. Monosodium Glutamate is _______

A. a food             B. an additive             C. a factory         D. a country

2.MSG is often used in ______.

A. frozen meats       B. cups                  C. clothes            D. book covers

3.The examples in the second paragraph tell us ________.

A. the food including MSG is delicious           B. people like to eat in a restaurant

C. mice like eating the food including MSG        D.MSG is not safe sometimes

4.If you see “natural flavorings”,“hydrolyzed protein” and “spices” in a food label, you will know ­­­­­­­_____________.

  A. you must eat the food in a hidden way

  B. the food label must be hidden

  C.MSG is probably added to the food

  D. you must report the food to your parents

5.The underlined word “substance” in the article means __________.

  A. colour          B. material              C. taste            D. food