The Statue of Liberty, which has been closed to the public since super storm Sandy struck in October, will reopen by July 4.
The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by the French people in 1886. It stands at Liberty Island as a welcome to all returning Americans.
It’s five months since the monument and Liberty Island were shut down after the storm.
While the statue itself was not seriously harmed by the storm, several buildings on the island experienced the terrible flood. The way used by ships carrying visitors from lower Manhattan and New Jersey was also destroyed.
It’s good news, it’s a little late, but at least it’s there, and now we’ll watch like an eagle to make sure this promise is kept,” Schumer told NBC New York.
In January, the government spent $59 million repairing both Liberty Island and nearby Ellis Island, which was also damaged in the storm. But the officers have not announced when Ellis Island will reopen. In November, more than a million art works had to be removed from the museum there because of the storm. The Statue of Liberty is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. According to the National Park Service, more than 3.7 million people visit the site every year.
【小题1】Why was the Statue of Liberty closed last October?

A.Because of the super storm Sandy.
B.Because of the destroyed way.
C.Because of the damaged buildings.
D.Because of nearby Ellis Island.
【小题2】How long has the monument and Liberty Island been shut down?
A.One month.B.Four months.
C.Five months. D.Ten months.
【小题3】What does the underlined word It in the fifth paragraph refer to?
A.The Statue of Liberty was presented by French people.
B.The government spent $59 million repairing Liberty Island and Ellis Island.
C.The Statue of Liberty stands at Liberty Island as a welcome to all.
D.The Statue of Liberty will reopen by July 4.
【小题4】Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A.The Statue of Liberty was seriously harmed by the storm.
B.In January the government spent $59 million repairing Liberty Island.
C.It’s announced that Ellis Island will reopen in November.
D.The Statue of Liberty attracts over 3.7 million tourists every year.

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child    time     in     good     ready     begin
pass    quickly   themselves   for     if     hard
      Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries such as the US, the UK, Australia and Japan.
"Chinese   6  hope very much to go abroad to get a wider view (视野) of the world," said Li Mingshan, a Chinese writer who has lived   7   America for many years. In a talk Li told more than 300 parents and their children that life in foreign countries can be   8  for young people. "They have to meet a culture shock and language problems.”
However, these are not the most difficult things. To most children, looking after   9  when studying alone in a foreign country is a big challenge (挑战).
Zhao Baohua, a 16-year-old student   10  to study in a high school in Australia last October. To his surprise, his teachers there hardly pushed students to study. And usually there wasn't homework. "With these education systems, we have more free   11  and more space for thinking," said Zhao. "But   12  you don't know how to plan your time and money, you will not have an easy time." Some of his friends spent their whole year's money in the first two months of the term, and they didn't   13  their exams.
"Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign languages   14 , but students and parents should know about the challenges," Li said. "If you want to study abroad, try to talk to someone with experience in foreign countries. Make sure that you are   15  for it. "

 Is global warming killing the Maldives?

The Maldives(马尔代夫) is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Every year, millions of         go there to enjoy the wonderful scenery. And in recent years, more and more people would like to visit it,        ? Because the little island country is         . If global warming           , say scientists, the country will go down into the ocean within 100 years. That means the Maldives          have disappeared by 2100.

  The Maldives          in the Indian Ocean. It is the            country on earth—its highest point is only 2.4m above sea level.          Greenhouse gas emissions(排放), global temperature and sea levels will rise         9cm and 88cm by 2100. If scientists are        , most of the Maldives will be covered with water in years.

  Last October, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet(内阁)held the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting to make the world         the terrible results from global warming to their own country. In December, he         at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference(大会) in Copenhagen, trying to ask for help from the world for        country. The president even has a         to buy a new homeland and move his country and people to a new place.

   The Moldavian government has been doing all it can to fight the         . But the fate(命运)of the islands is in the world’s hands. No one wants to see this little island country disappear from the world.

1.A. scientists     B. tourists    C. presidents    D. doctors

2.A. Who        B. How       C. Why            D. When

3.A. in trouble    B. for ever     C. as usual         D. all right

4.A. disappears   B. happens     C. misses          D. continues

5.A. can         B. should       C. might          D. must

6.A. lives        B. lies         C. jumps          D. arrives

7.A. highest      B. high        C. lowest          D. low

8.A. Instead of    B. Because of   C. With the help of  D. Thanks for

9.A. both        B. from        C. during          D. between

10.A. wrong      B. correct      C. helpful         D. dangerous

11.A. get         B. guess       C. realize         D. expect

12.A. served      B. spoke       C. worked        D. sang

13.A. his         B. their        C. its            D. your

14.A. task        B. problem     C. plan           D. notice

15.A. tourists     B. place        C. island         D. sea

 

The blog by Chinese star Xu Jinglei is now the most popular in the world.

" I didn't    1  it to be so popular. I just wanted to do something that I liked   2 so many clicks have encouraged me to keep  3 . "said Xu, adding that her blog is mainly to introduce her  4 

Xu,who is a successful director now,   5  be an actress first. She became   6  overseas when she won the best director award for Letter From An Unknown Woman in 2004.

She considers blog writing to be the most  7   and proper way of advertising her films. "It's really an easy way," she said.

She even put links (链接) in her blog to film clicks posted on the website of her film company.

From last October, ten million people had  8    Xu's blog at blog. sina. com. cn/m/xujinglei. Since then, she has updated her blog every other day. But if she feels well, she sometimes posts two or three articles in a day. Visitors leave thousands of  9   about each of her articles.

A  10  by baidu. com showed there were 16 million bloggers writing in Chinese last year,with a total of 36. 82 million blogs. XuJinglei was the most popular.

1.A. turn               B. expect              C. hold

2.A. but                B. or                  C. if

3.A. watching           B. performing          C. writing

4.A. life               B. films               C. ideas

5.A. used to            B. had to              C. refused to

6.A. serious            B. beautiful           C. famous

7.A. convenient         B. difficult            C. interesting

8.A. written            B. visited             C. checked

9.A. messages           B. programs            C. presents

10.A. lesson            B. chance              C. survey

 

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