The tallest building in the United States, the One World Trade Center, opened on November 3, 2014 in New York. The building is 1,776 feet tall, making it the 3rd tallest building in the world. It has 104 floors. The building stands in the area where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood. On September 11, 2001, a group of terrorists destroyed these twin towers and killed nearly 3,000 people. It took 8 years to build the new One World Trade Center. Does the height of the building in feet reminds you of something in history?_____is the year when the United States declared(宣布) its independence (独立)from Great Britain.

One problem with such a tall building is how to clean the windows. Well, a platform(平台) hangs from ropes, and workers on the platform clean windows. On November 12, while two men were busy cleaning windows, a rope of the platform broke near the 68th floor. The two men were saved by cutting a hole in the glass window.

The two tallest buildings in the world are the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

1.When did the One World Trade Center open?

A. September 11, 2001. B. September 11, 2011.

C. November 3, 2006. D. November 3, 2014.

2.Who destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center?

A. A group of young men. B. A group of terrorists.

C. A group of workers. D. A group of soldiers.

3.“The number” in the first paragraph refers to________.

A. 8 B. 104 C. 1,776 D. 3,000

4.How were the workers on the platform saved when a rope broke?

A. By calling for help.

B. By using a new rope.

C. By jumping off the platform.

D. By cutting a hole in the glass window.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A woman was waiting for her flight (航班) at an airport.

She bought a bag of cookies, found a place to _______ and took out her_______ . She started to read and _______ noticed that a man, sitting beside her, took a cookie from her_______ . She just ________not to see this. So she ate the cookies quickly and at the same time watched how the shameless _______ was stealing her cookies. She thought to herself, “If I wasn’t such a(n) ________person, I would hit him in the eye.”

When only one cookie was________, she looked with interest and ________what he would do. He smiled, took the ________ cookie and broke it in half. She thought, “This guy is so impolite, he didn’t even show any_____!”

After her flight was called, the woman ________ her baggage (行李) and headed to the gate. She took her seat in the _______ , and started to look for her book, which was almost complete. As she reached her baggage, she gasped (喘气) with________ , as there was an unopened bag of cookies. A terrible thought crossed her mind, “If my cookie bag is here, the other one was his and he just tried to _______ .” She realized that she was the impolite one, but it was too late to say sorry to him.

1.A. stand B. sit C. lie D. walk

2.A. book B. phone C. ticket D. wallet

3.A. proudly B. hardly C. really D. suddenly

4.A. box B. hand C. bag D. seat

5.A. tried B. preferred C. hoped D. meant

6.A. pilot B. worker C. thief D. waiter

7.A. right B. nice C. special D. old

8.A. left B. eaten C. bought D. stolen

9.A. planned B. asked C. found D. wondered

10.A. big B. first C. small D. last

11.A. interest B. thanks C. courage D. pleasure

12.A. posted B. opened C. collected D. forgot

13.A. hall B. airport C. plane D. car

14.A. surprise B. happiness C. sadness D. pain

15.A. save B. take C. sell D. share

The bridge ___________ by the farmers themselves in 1982.

A. built B. was built C. build D. was build

All the books will _______ to the children who live in the small village.

A. be sent B. sent C. be send D. send

（题文）Keys _______ used for ______ the doors.

A. is, opening B. is, opened

C. are, opening D. are opened

My mother told me that my homework must ____ on time.

A. finish B. be finish C. be finished D. finished

The rubbish smells __________.

A. well B. badly C. terribly D. terrible

My father finished his work ___________.

A. in the end B. by the end

C. at the end D. for the end

（题文）It’s ________ for me to see you.

A. please B. pleasure C. pleased D. pleasant

The stones they carried were used ________ houses and bridges.

A. to build B. to be built C. for building D. A or C