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Roaring Camp was the noisiest gold-mining town in 19th century California. More than 1000 men from every part of the US had come to that little camp, stopping for a short time on their way to get rich. The noise made by these rough, violent men gave the camp its name. Deaths were not unusual there, but a birth was big news. And one sunny morning, a baby came to Roaring Camp. In “the Luck of Roaring Camp”, Bret Harte tells this story of a baby among the miners, on Saturday, Jan, 25.

●Four times each year, a major event occurs that affects everyone’s life in some way—the season’s change. On December 21, spring turns into summer in the Southern Hemisphere and, in the North Hemisphere （which includes the United States）, autumn becomes winter. For some, winter is a time of joy, for others it’s a dreaded season filled with short, cold, gray days. On Saturday, December 21, Weekend shares an American winter-or at least some perspective on it. We talk with a psychologist about how seasonal changes affect people, with some school children about what winter means to them, and with Ken Bader about winter sports-from snow skiing in Colorado to water skiing in Florida.

●On December 4, 1887, Thomas Edison produced the first recorded sound. On Wednesday, December 4, the Magazine Show spins back through the history of recorded sound, takes a look at the astonishing advances of recent years, and previews the even more complicated technology we can expect in the next few years.

●Wednesday, December 11, marks the 49th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nation International Children’s Emergency Fund, or UNICEF. Created by the U.N. General Assmbly in 1946, UNICEF has played an important and necessary role in providing assistance to children in need everywhere. Daybreak Africa looks at the significance of the UNICEF anniversary.

1．If you want to know about American literature, you can           .

       A．turn to Bret Harte                                 B．pick up Daybreak

       C．wait for The magazine Show                D．spare your time for Weekend

2．Which is true according to the short passage?

       A．All the programs are arranged in the same month.

       B．A psychologist named Ken Bader will talk about how seasonal changes affect people.

       C．UNICEF has helped children in need everywhere.

       D．In 19th-century California it seemed easy for people to get rich.

3．What does the underlined word “dreaded” refer to?          .

       A．Very lovely and pleasant

       B．Very bad and unpleasant

       C．Causing fire

       D．Endless

4．From each of these short passages, we can learn about           .

       A．today’s American society                      B．some international TV programs

       C．the history of the UN      D．some important event

Answer 1

ACBD