New Mexico claims 465 miles of Route 66's Chicago to Los Angeles journey. There are numerous attractive places. Here are four of them.

Gallup Trading Center

ADDRESS: 223 W Historic Highway 66, Gallup, NM 87301-6321

PHONE:+1 505-722-4762

Sitting on the edge of the Navajo Nation, Gallup is a center for Native American art， including Richardson Trading Co. where Navajo textiles（纺织品）pile in a room devoted to one of the nation＇s many art forms. Silver jewelry（珠宝） line glass decorates every wall， including the delicate designs Zuni artists have mastered. It's a perfect place to purchase a souvenir to remember a Route 66 road trip through New Mexico.

Blue Swallow Motel

ADDRESS:815 E Rte 66 Blvd, Tucumcari, NM 88401

PHONE:+1 575-461-9849

Road trippers can put up at several hotels preserved from decades ago in Tucumcari, including the Blue Swallow Motel. The hotel dates back to 1939 and continues to be family-owned and operated today. Inside, the rooms have decorations from the peaceful days of American road trips, for example rolling phones. The most desiring suite is named after the long-time owner Lillian Redman.

Route 66 Auto Museum

ADDRESS: 2436 U.S. Rte 66, Santa Rosa, NM 88435

PHONE:+1 575-472-1966

The museum run by a couple is a must-visit for its collection of classic and old-fashioned cars. The owner has been in the vehicle restoration business for 40 years, so the small museum has a variety of luxury cars. The warehouse-like space is also listed in Route 66 memorabilia, including gas station signs and pumps.

Route 66 Diner

ADDRESS:1405   Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106-4801

PHONE:+1 505-247-1421

Route 66 Diner is a traditional soda fountain that serves hamburgers, drinks, and malts on the edge of Nob Hill. A wall here is covered with classic road signs and is a must-have Instagram photo for many visitors.

1. What can people do in Gallup Trading Center?

A．Meet some Zuni artists.

B．Buy some materials to make clothes.

C．Appreciate some traditional art forms.

D．Get a piece of small jewelry as a souvenir.

2. What do Blue Swallow Motel and Route 66 Auto Museum have in common?

A．Both are richly decorated.

B．Both provide refueling service.

C．Both are family-owned businesses.

D．Both have a history of about 40 years.

3. Where should visitors enjoying taking photos probably go?

A．223 W Historic Highway 66, Gallup,NM 87301-6321.

B．1405 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106-4801.

C．815 E Rte 66 Blvd, Tucum cari, NM 88401.

D．2436 U.S. Rte 66,SantaRosa,NM 88435.

Lise Meitner was born in Vienna, Austria on November 7, 1878.She was the third child of eight children in the family. Her father Philipp, who was a lawyer, hired personal teachers to teach the children,and she learned mathematics very well. Music was important to the family, and all the children learned to play the piano. The Meitner children were taught to listen to their parents, but to think for themselves.

When Lise Meitner finished school at the age of 14, she could not go to college for higher education, as were all girls in Austria. But, inspired by the discovery of Henri Becquerel, she was determined to study radioactivity(放射性).

When she turned 21, women were finally allowed into Austrian universities. Meitner was admitted into the University of Vienna; there she was excellent at math and physics and earned her doctor’s degree in 1906.She wrote to Marie Curie, but there was no room for her in the Paris lab, so Meitner made her way to Berlin. There she worked with Otto Hahn, but as an Austrian Jewish woman, she was excluded from the main labs and allowed to work only in the basement.

In 1912, the pair moved to a new university and Meitner had better lab equipment. Though Meitner was forced to escape Nazi Germany in 1938, they continued to co­work. Meitner continued her work in Sweden and later they found the phenomenon “nuclear fission(核裂变)”. The discovery, which finally led to the atomic bomb, won Hahn the Nobel Prize in 1944. Meitner, ignored by the Nobel committee(委员会), refused to return to Germany after the war and continued her atomic research in Stockholm into her80s.

4. What can we learn about Lise Meitner’s childhood?

A．She received a poor education.

B．She often went against her parents.

C．She did well in math.

D．She lived a hard life with her family.

5. Why didn’t Lise Meitner go to college after finishing high school?

A．She wasn’t interested in college.

B．Girls in Austria were not permitted.

C．Her family couldn’t afford the school fees.

D．She wanted to study radioactivity by herself.

6. Which one is true according to the text?

A．She should find a better partner than Otto Hahn.

B．She made the wrong college choice.

C．She should have kept her identity a secret.

D．She was unfairly treated when working in Berlin.

7. What was most probably Lise Meitner’s attitude toward the Nobel committee?

A．Positive.	B．Unclear.
C．Annoyed.	D．Indifferent.

Susan Murabana’s travelling telescope began with a simple revelation（被暴露的真相）：We all have access to the sky. We all see the same moon. At the same time, she knew that access wasn't created equal. Telescopes have been around for 400 years, but most children in Kenya had never looked through one. She thought she could change that.

In 2014, she and her partner Mr. Owen bought a telescope and started showing kids around Kenya what the stars looked like up close. Today, their Travelling Telescope program has reached 200,000 kids. It teaches kids about space and rockets online, offering workshops on 3D modeling and astronomy to local schoolchildren. “It's never been about these kids becoming astronomers,” Mrs. Murabana says. “I believe astronomy is an opportunity for kids to spread interest in other fields of science such as engineering and math, and that it is only through science that we can understand the world we live in.”

Growing up in Nairobi, Mrs.Murabana never saw astronomy as a possible career path-or even a potential hobby. “I always loved math and science, but I wasn't exposed to astronomy,” she says. She studied economics in college, and then worked in marketing. But when she volunteered in science outreach programs where she met Owen, she saw the way astronomy seemed to make kids from all walks of life light up. Soon, she began teaching kids about space through programs like Hands-On Universe, and completing a master' s degree in astronomy herself.

At Hillcrest International Schools in Nairobi, preparatory head teacher Surbhi Vashisht says the telescope has hit it big among her students, 170 of whom have participated in Travelling Telescope workshops: looking at the stars, building rockets, and virtually exploring the landscape of Mars. “The children enjoy a lot in the sessions,” she writes in an email.

8. What's the purpose of Mrs. Murabana's Travelling Telescope program?

A．To promote the development of astronomy in her country.

B．To make telescopes affordable to most schools in Kenya.

C．To inspire kids to be astronomers in the future.

D．To open the door to science for kids.

9. What contributes to Mrs. Murabana's change of career path?

A．Her experience as a volunteer.

B．The unsatisfying education in Africa.

C．The love and support from Mr. Owen.

D．Her completing a master's degree in astronomy.

10. Which of the following can best replace the underlined part “hit it big” in the last paragraph?

A．Gained favor.	B．Become mysterious.
C．Caused a big concern.	D．Been of limited value.

11. What's the text mainly about?

A．An effort to create astronomy enthusiasts.

B．A plan to improve the study of astronomy.

C．A way to bring about equality in education.

D．An educational program bringing stars to children.

Sinks and mirrors in bathrooms can easily become dirty.     16     When we clean our teeth, the toothpaste can be easily left on mirrors and sinks.

    17     The longer the toothpaste remains, the drier it will become and the harder it will be to clean it. So once the toothpaste is left on mirrors or sinks, work out ways to handle it. You can probably wipe it away simply with a cloth or a paper towel and plain water.

If the toothpaste has been sitting there for a while, first try to remove it with a paper towel. You can then apply your favorite bathroom cleaning supplies, Windex, or other glass and surface cleaners.

    18     It can be dangerous if they are used together. You should always wash one cleaning supply away completely before applying another.

Once you have applied a solution (溶液)，allow it to sit for a few minutes so that the deposits (沉积物) can be softened.     19     For mirrors, apply the cleaning solution to a cloth and hold it against the spots on the mirror for a few moments.

For very stubborn spots, first, try cleaning the area with a cotton swab (棉签). You’11 need to use some strength .If the cotton swab technique doesn't work, you can scrape (刮擦) the area with a   plastic tool,   such   as a plastic paint scraper. But the surface of mirrors and sinks can easily get damaged by hard things.     20    

A．Consider using other cleaning supplies.

B．But don't mix cleaning supplies.

C．Then wash them away thoroughly.

D．First, try to wash it away using water.

E．So take care not to scratch the surface.

F．One cause is related to activities of brushing teeth.

G．The best tip on removing toothpaste is to clean it immediately.

My Olympic dream began a few years after I started ski jumping. The Sochi Games are the first time women ski jumpers are ______ to compete for gold. Before that my Olympic dream was just impossible. So I dearly wanted a(n) ______ on this historic team. But first, I had to overcome the worst day of my life.

Five months before the Games, an unimaginable amount of _______ overtook me during my training- my right knee was severely broken. Lying there, a sense of despair ______   me, and I thought my dream was all over.

To my _______, my doctor told me that it was still ______   to make it to Sochi. He said that ______ anyone could come back in time, it would be me. I took his words to heart, and decided I wouldn't let anything ______ me.

The road to my full ______ demanded hard work. I couldn't ______   how quickly my body healed, but I could ______ myself to workouts and rehab （康复治疗）. I ______ hours and hours at the gym. Despite all the sweat, I was ______ about the outcome due to my injury. However, I was all in because I knew that I had to work hard so that I could have a ______ to prove myself.

______ , my hard work paid off. I passed the strength tests and was named to the 2014 Sochi Olympic team.

21.

A．convinced

B．allowed

C．forced

D．attracted

22.

A．place

B．model

C．bet

D．advertisement

23.

A．interest

B．excitement

C．pain

D．expectation

24.

A．seized

B．helped

C．comforted

D．amused

25.

A．fear

B．anger

C．disappointment

D．surprise

26.

A．difficult

B．possible

C．important

D．necessary

27.

A．unless

B．though

C．if

D．since

28.

A．test

B．refuse

C．stop

D．blame

29.

A．competition

B．challenge

C．speed

D．recovery

30.

A．control

B．explain

C．ignore

D．accept

31.

A．owe

B．devote

C．admit

D．commend

32.

A．waited for

B．cut down

C．put in

D．brought in

33.

A．unsure

B．hopeful

C．crazy

D．curious

34.

A．degree

B．chance

C．value

D．choice

35.

A．Constantly

B．Occasionally

C．Definitely

D．Fortunately

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Albert Einstein, perhaps the greatest scientist in modern physics, is often considered as one of     36     smartest men who ever lived. He made numerous     37     (contribute)to the world, the most well-known     38     (be) the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc2. He was not only a genius, but also a     39     (courage) and kind person.

Einstein was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. He     40     (enter) university in 1896 and graduated in 1900. In 1905, he earned a doctorate in physics and published four extraordinary physics papers. In 1922, he     41     (award) the Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. In 1933, he was forced     42     (flee) Germany and     43     (eventual) took up a position as a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA.

Although Einstein was a genius, he sometimes, forgot things. He was loved by his friends and neighbors for his humor. He even made friends with a little girl,     44     asked for help with her homework.

In 1955, Einstein passed     45    . The whole world mourned the great loss of the scientist. Till now, Einstein is remembered and respected by the public.

47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

It was a Friday afternoon in November. After school, while all other students left the classroom and headed towards home, Mike stayed to go over what he had learned that day. About twenty minutes later, he took out his schoolbag, and decided to return home.

He looked out of the window and found it was going to rain soon. The wind was blowing violently, and the dark clouds were gathering. Luckily, Mike brought an umbrella to school that morning. Carrying his schoolbag and the umbrella, Mike walked out of the classroom in a hurry. His home was more than three kilometers away. Being afraid of the heavy rain, Mike quickened his steps. After Mike had just walked for dozens of meters, it began to thunder and rain lightly. Mike put up his umbrella to prevent himself from getting wet. He didn't want to get sick because of the cold rain. All of the passers-by alongside the road quickened their steps, and the air was filled with people's anxiety. When Mike walked for about eight minutes, he saw a black car that was not far away slowly pulling up beside the road. A middle-aged driver stepped out of the car and appeared anxious. He checked one of the car's tyres (轮胎），finding his car couldn't move on unless the tyre was repaired. He then brought out some tools from the back of his car and bent down to fix the tyre. It began to rain heavily. But the man didn't return to his car. Instead, he continued to fix his car. He was alone, without an umbrella over his head. The drops of the rain coldly hit the trees' leaves, the ground, and also the man. The raindrops soon left big marks on his gray coat. Seeing that, Mike somehow felt quite sorry for the man. He couldn't help thinking, “If my father is trapped in such a situation, how upset he'll be! And how strongly he may wish that some kind person could help him!”

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Thinking of that, Mike ran to the man, without hesitation.

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Before long, Mike's shoulder got wet due to the rain.

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