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For 80 years, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has kicked off the holiday season with glorious bands, balloons and floats (花车),and for one day, it has transformed New York City into a living comic book.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by Macy's Department Store. It was first held in 1924. It was organized by Macy's employees, most of whom were first generation immigrants(移民),who wanted to celebrate holidays like they did in Europe. The employees dressed in costumes(盛装)and marched on the streets with floats, bands and live animals borrowed from a zoo.

With an audience of over a quarter of a million people, the parade was such a success that Macy's declared it would become an annual event.

In 1927 Felix, the Cat became the first parade balloon to float over the city. Large animal shaped balloons replaced the live animals from then on. These giant signature(特有的)balloons are by far the biggest attraction of the parade. Each year sees parade balloons adding new characters from comic strip characters to timeless toys.

One tradition long gone is the releasing of the balloons after the parade. They would float for days and the lucky finder or finders could claim a cash reward if he or she returned the balloon or its remains to Macy's.

The parade has gone on every year except during World War when, aside from not having much to cheer about, the helium(氦气)air and rubber used for the balloons were needed for the war effort.

When the parade returned in 1945,it was televised in New York for the first time and also traveled its current route for the first time.

Nowadays, more than 10,000 people participate in the parade and the National Broadcasting Company(NBC) will nationwide broadcast it live from 9 a.m. to noon. The NBC has even earned several Emmy Awards for this program.

As always, the parade will end with a visit from Santa Claus. The joyful old man will get settled in Macy's Department Store after the parade to start a month long search for who's been naughty and who's been nice.

【1】The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade originated from the fact________.

A.the first European immigrants showed thanks to the Indians for their help

B.Macy's Department Store hoped to thank its employees for their devotion

C.the first European immigrants showed their traditional celebration of holidays

D.the employees of Macy's Department Store showed thanks to the store

【2】The parade wasn't held once. The reason is that________.

A.people had to do other more important things that time

B.it was forbidden by the government that time

C.people couldn't afford the expensive parade that time

D.a great misfortune prevented it from going on that time

【3】According to the text, the following are true EXCEPT that________.

A.about two hundred and fifty thousand people participated in the first parade

B.large animal shaped balloons are one of the attractions in the parade

C.the visit from Santa Claus marks the end of the parade

D.the television's live broadcast makes the parade more popular

【4】The underlined word “kicked off” in the first paragraph means“________”.

A.put off B.opened up

C.dropped out D.turned into

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Stephen Hawking is perhaps the worlds most famous living physicist. To the public, hes best known as an author of bestsellers such as The Universe in a Nutshell and A Brief History of Time, which have brought an appreciation of theoretical (理论上的) physics to millions. He is regarded as having one of the brightest minds on the planet. But outstanding astrophysicist (天体物理学家) Stephen Hawking has admitted that he did not learn to read until he was eight years old.

In a public lecture at the Royal Albert Hall, Professor Hawking also admitted that he was not active in studying while at Oxford University, where he studied physics, and that only the news that he might die young from motor neurone (运动神经元) disease made him focus on his work.

Professor Hawking said, “My sister Philippa could read by the age of 4 but then she was brighter than me.” He said that he was common at school and was never further than halfway up his class. “My classwork was very untidy, and my handwriting was very bad in the teachers eyes, he said. “But my classmates gave me the name Einstein, so probably they saw signs of something better.

But he said that it was when doctors told him that he probably only had a few years to live at the age of 21 that he began to focus on his work, which resulted in some of hs early achievements. He said, “When you are faced with the possibility of an early death, it makes you realize that life is worth living and there are lots of things you want to do.” Hawking serves as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, where he continues to contribute to both high-level physics and the popular understanding of our universe.

【1】When Stephen Hawking studied in Oxford University, he was ________ .

A. clever B. lazy C. bright D. mean

【2】What made Stephen Hawking devote himself to his work?

A. Patience. B. Knowledge.

C. Disease. D. Laziness.

【3】From whom did Hawking get a fair judgment when he was at school?

A. His sister. B. His classmates.

C. His teachers. D. His parents.

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Hawking didnt realize his dreams in physics.

B. Hawking succeeded in overcoming the fear of an early death.

C. The purpose of the doctor was to encourage him to work hard.

D. The doctor warned Hawking that his life might be taken away by hard work.

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