Perhaps no single monument in the U.S.A. is as famous as the Statue of Liberty. Standing on small island in New York Harbor, the crowned lady, holding high in her right hand the torch of freedom and in her left hand a table with words "July 4th , 1776", is a symbol of American democracy. She is colossal. She is 151 feet high and the pedestal(垫座) on which she stands is almost as much. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the USA from France in 1886, as a mark of friendship and also in memory of the aid France gave the Americans during the American Revolution.

For millions of immigrants, the Statue was their first sight of the promised land, and for a few also the last, as they sailed back home again. About a mile from Liberty Island, there is another small island, called Ellis Island, which was looked upon with dread by the immigrants. For it was here that they had to wait their turn to be examined by doctors and officials. Most of the immigrants could not speak a word of English. But only two out of 100 immigrants were refused admission to New York City. Often the person refused turned out to be a grandmother or a weary, frightened girl mistakenly labeled "weak-minded". Sometimes husbands and wives were parted because one of them happened to have a bad cough and was suspected of having tuberculosis(肺结核).

New York City was a bitter disillusionment(幻灭) to some immigrants. Far from being a city paved with gold, it was a city teeming with overcrowded, unhealthy and unsafe ghettos(少数民族居住区).  The immigrants looked for earlier immigrants of their own nationality or religion. So Italian, Polish, Irish, Jewish neighborhoods grew up. Because they could not speak English, the newcomers found it difficult to get work at once, and their living quarters were often slum.

However, they found in the U.S.A. opportunities of bettering themselves. Today immigrants no longer have to endure the rude treatment of Ellis Island. The unpleasant buildings were closed down in 1924. In 1976, Ellis Island became a historic monument.

59. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

  A. Gateway to the U.S.A.                  B. The Statue of Liberty.

  C. Ellis Island.                           D. Immigrants of the U.S.A.

60. The word "colossal" in the first paragraph means ________.

  A. miniature       B. colorful         C. enormous     D. beautiful

61. Immigrants looked upon Ellis Island with dread because ________.

  A. they could not speak a word

  B. they might be refused admission to the U.S.A.

  C. husbands and wives might be recognized

  D. they were suspected

62. Paragraph 3 implies that_________.

A. New York City was paved with gold

B. immigrants of the same nationality and religion lived in the same building

C. immigrants lived everywhere

D. some immigrants were disappointed at New York City

       Gmail tmned five years old this week.It's somewhat amazing to think we've only had it since 2004; Gmail changed the webmail game forever by offering features we now take for granted: a streamlined interface (界面]) , powerful search, pioneering use ofAjax and a then-huge 1 GB of mailbox space. “You'll never need to delete another message " was how Google described it at the time.

       Back then, I was still making do with Hotmail.But its clumsy interface and tiny amount of storage space made the decision to move on an easy one.Getting an account made all the difference in the world to my email experience.Suddenly I was freed from having to delete emails every few days to make space in my mailbox.And the app(application) was smooth and responsive, like a desktop client (客户端程序)—and pretty fast in comparison to Hotmail." Conversation view" and using labels instead of folders took a little getting used to, but in all Gmail felt far more professional and made me much more productive.

       Gmail is a favorite app of ours ever on WebWorkerDaily, and with good reason.It's still the best webmail client for web workers as it lets us access our email whenever and wherever we need to, on any device, with minimum effort.And Google hasn't spent the five years sitting on its Gmail success, either, but has introduced improvements to the service that include Gmail Tasks, chat, video chat and voice chat, combined with Google Calendar and Docs, Google Apps for Domains, and, of course, even more storage.We've recently covered the many features found in Gmail Labs: a way to "undo" seat messages, using canned responses for smart autoresponders, offline support using Gears and how to customize the way you.view your mailbox using multiple inboxes.

The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that_____.

       A.we shouldn't take Gmail for granted

       B.you can try to write any kind of message

       C.Gmail can correct your mistakes of itself

       D.you needn't worry about the mailbox space

Which of the following is not Gmail's striking feature?

       A.Offline support.                     B.Using labels.

       C.Undo sent messages.                  D.Mailbox space.

Gmail is _____.

       A.first introduced by WebWorkerDaily

       B.a tool merely used to send messages

       C.a great success just the same as Hotmail

       D.a webmail client with multiple functions

What can we infer from the passage?

       A.It is easier and more convenient to use folders.

       B.Quantities of people have chosen to use Gmail.

       C.Gmail had a video chat function when invented.

       D.Gmail and Hotmail were invented at the same time.

What is the best title of this passage?

       A.Gmail— favourite app of ours

       B.Functions of a special email service

       C.Comparison between Gmail and Hotmail

       D.Advantages and disadvantages of Gmails

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