题目内容
King called for black people not to give in but to continue the struggle.
解析:
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马丁·路德·金号召黑人不要退让,继续战斗。 |
American author Mark Twain once noted that “life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.” Twain’s words were only one of many complaints about aging. The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age “hateful”, and William Shakespeare termed it “terrible winter”.
Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 B.C., may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age. During the 12th century A.D., a king called Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. He thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there’s a tourist attraction. It is said to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However, elderly visitors who drink the spring’s water don’t turn into teenagers.
But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing(有吸引力的) that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. “People are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere.”
Still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine’s founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Arc
haeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860.
【小题1】According to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth?
| A.Ponce de Leon | B.William Shakespeare. | C.Kathleen Deagan | D.Michelle Reyna |
| A.Growth. | B.Limits. | C.Damages. | D.Benefits. |
| A.People find much pleasure in looking for it. |
| B.People believe the existence of it somewhere. |
| C.People have no interest in searching for it. |
| D.People consider the idea of the fountain of youth absurd(荒谬的). |
| A.how the fountain of youth came into being |
| B.why some famous people hate becoming old |
| C.how to remain young forever |
| D.whether the fountain of youth exists |
| A.The underlined words “the story” refers to Alexander the Great ruling a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth. |
| B.Augustine, which is the oldest city in the U.S, lies in Florida. |
| C.Some elderly visitors find themselves younger after drinking the water from the fountain of youth. |
| D.Kathleen Deagan is the spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park. |
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| One day a king and his minister (大臣) went out for a walk. The king said to the minister, "I want to give reward to anyone who is hospitable (好客的) to us during our 1 ." The king and the minister went up to one man and said," We are 2 .This is a fine town. Could we stay at your house as 3 ?" The man looked down upon them, saying," 4 do I know you're not criminals (犯人)?" Then the king and the minister went up and 5 on somebody else's door. When the man opened the 6 , they asked, "Could we spend the night here? It's getting dark." The man said, "First, tell me 7 of you there are. Then I'll decide." The king said,"You see that we are only two. If you 8 us to stay with you, we'll pay you what we have tomorrow." The man agreed. Then they 9 walking. They came to another house and knocked on the door. The king said, "It's getting dark. 10 we spend the night at your house?" The man said," 11 ! Just tell me how many of you there are." The king said,"You can see we are only two." Then they 12 back to the palace. The minister had 13 the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following 14 the king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said," When travelers come from a different kingdom, we must 15 them shel ter (住所). It is 16 we aren't thieves." And the king 17 the man out of his kingdom. To the 18 man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who 19 offered shelter and only then asked how many were 20 . | ||||
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