She worked for National Park Service at the Statue of Liberty（自由女神雕像）in New York City. “　 2　 come here from all over the world,” Maria said. “Helping them learn about’ Lady Liberty’ is really　 3　 .”

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　　Maria began her day just like one of the visitors. She took a fifteen-minute boat　 4　 to Liberty Island, where the statue　 5　 ．Then she helped visitors see the exhibits in the museum. The museum is　 6　 the famous statue. In the museum, Maria often talked with visitors

　 7　 they climbed to the statue’s crown.（皇冠）“It’s fun to talk with all these people,” she said. “Besides, it　 8　 me my exercise. There are 154 steps on the way to the crown.”

　　（　　）1．A. jobs 　　　　　　    B. places 　　　　　　　　 C. parks 　　　　　　   D. museums

　　（　　）2．A. Readers 　　　　  B. Learners 　　　　　　 C. Reporters 　　　　 D. Visitors

　　（　　）3．A. boring 　　　　　　 B. interesting 　　　　   C. special 　　　　　　 D. terrible

　　（　　）4．A. run 　　　　　　　　 B. hike 　　　　　　　　    C. ride 　　　　　　　　 D. travel

　　（　　）5．A. rested 　　　　　　 B. stayed 　　　　　　    C. made 　　　　　　   D. stood

　　（　　）6．A. on 　　　　　　　　  B. over 　　　　　　　　   C. inside 　　　　　　   D. behind

　　（　　）7．A. as 　　　　　　 &nb
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;   B. until 　　　　　　　　   C. for 　　　　　　　　  D. though

　　（　　）8．A. plans 　　　　　　  B. gives 　　　　　　　　  C. helps 　　　　　　   D. does

1851  The World Expo has a longer history．This is about some of the World Expos．

The first Expo，also called "The Great Exhibition"，was held in Hyde Park，London．The key exhibits of the first Expo included the early fax machines and some other inventions，So the first Expo had great influence on many fields of society．

1886  The Statue of Liberty（自由女神像） came to the World's Fair，French people sent it as a gift to the US in 1886．The statue was on show at the Expo in Philadelphia，US．

1889  France held the Expo in Paris．The famous Eiffel Tower was built for the Expo．It is 324 meters high and once the tallest structure in the world．

1893  The World’s Fair was held in Chicago，US．For the first time，it used electricity．It meant the beginning of a modern revolution（革命）

1904  China first took part in the World's Fair in Saint Louis，US．Besides porcelain（瓷器） and handicrafts，China also showed Beijing Opera and tea culture．

1933  This World's Fair was held in Chicago with the theme of "Century of Progress" Themed exhibitions started from this fair and later became a key part of all World's Fairs．

1970  The World Expo was held in Japan．It was the first Expo in Asia．Countries shared different ideas about technological progress at the Expo．77 countries took part in the Fair and discussed how to make a peaceful future．

2000  The World’s Fair was held in Germany．Earlier World Expos were most about technology．This one tried to find solutions for global problems，like how to protect the environment．

1．From above we can see at least ______World Expose were held in Europe．

A．Two．             B．Three．                         C．Four．            D．Five．

2．According to this article，which city held the World Expo twice?

A．London．           B．Paris．                  C．Saint Louis．        D．Chicago．

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Great Exhibition was hold in the eighteenth century．

B．The World Expo always has its theme．

C．China first held the World Expo successfully in 1904．

D．Countries discussed how to make a peaceful future in the World's Fair in Japan．

A TV Talk Show—What do you think of TV?

Host：Hi，Judy．What do you think of TV?

Judy：I think it's a bad and dangerous “idol（偶像）”．

Host：How can you say such a thing，Judy? How can TV be dangerous? What do you mean by saying it's an idol?

Judy：I mean that it sits in the center of the living room，like a great idol．Think of all the time we waste watching it．And there's no time to collect family news or talk together because we always want to see what's on the box!

Host：OK．Let's see what David thinks of TV．

David：I don't agree with Judy．Think of all the educational programs．We can learn English，Japanese and lessons in other subjects．Think how helpful these could be．TV also keeps the family together! We stay at home and watch TV and don't go out drinking or dancing．And that saves money，too!

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．What is the TV talk show about?

A．travel．                                                  B．Idols．

C．TV．                                                        D．Judy and David．

2．How many people join the show except（除了）the host?

A．Second．            B．Two．                C．Three．                  D．Four．

3．Which of the following are Judy’s ideas about TV?

①It always takes a long time for people to watch it．

②There's no time for the family to talk with each other because of it．

③TV is helpful to people．

④We always want to know what's on TV．

A．①②③④              B．①②③                C．②③④                D．①②④

4．What does the underlined word “educational” mean?

A．教育的                B．宣传的                C．传统的                D．娱乐的

5．What can we infer（推断）from the passage?

A．Judy and David can't mind TV．               B．David doesn't like TV．

C．The host loves TV．                                   D．Judy can't stand TV．

A boy called Mario had many friends, and he was proud of it. Whoever he met, he would like to show off(炫耀) how popular he was at school.
One day, his grandpa said to him, “Mario, I know that you don’t have as many friends as you think. Many of them are not true to you.”
Mario thought maybe his grandpa was right. However, he wasn’t sure how he could test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandpa. The old man answered, “I have just exactly what you need. It’s in my room. Wait a minute.” The old man left, soon returning as if(好像) carrying something in his hand, but Mario could see nothing there.
“Take it. It’s a very special chair. Because it’s invisible, it will be hard for you to sit on it. However, if you manage to sit on it, you can use the chair’s magic power（力量） to tell who your real friends are.”
Mario took the strange invisible chair to school. At break time he asked everyone to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair.
“Nobody move. You’re about to see something amazing，” said Mario. Then he tried sitting on the chair. Having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell to the ground. Everyone had a pretty good laugh. “Wait, wait,” said Mario, making another try. But again he missed the seat.
Mario didn’t give up. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair. Finally, he did it. This time he felt himself in mid-air.
Then he experienced the magic that his grandpa had been talking about. Looking around, Mario saw George, Lucas and Diana holding him up, so he wouldn’t fall. But some schoolmates whom he had regarded as friends had done nothing but made fun of him. Mario was quite thankful to his grandpa, who helped him test who his true friends were.
【小题1】Mario’s grandpa gave him a special chair to _____.