On the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year,
Jade Rabbit is probably the most famous rabbit in China. It features on the special stamps
The image of a white rabbit often leaves
Lord Rabbit, known as Tu’er Ye in Chinese, is an auspicious (吉利的) clay toy for children in Beijing.
1. What was the main meal for people in Prussia in the 18th century?
| A．Rice. | B．Potatoes. | C．Bread. |
| A．Disappointed. | B．Curious. | C．Anxious. |
| A．He was very smart. |
| B．He liked making jokes. |
| C．He was crazy about potatoes. |
3 . After seemingly endless waiting, news finally reached President Abraham Lincoln. The North had won at Gettysburg. The citizens of Pennsylvania created a national cemetery（公墓）for the soldiers who lay dead at Gettysburg. A ceremony was planned. Lincoln received an invitation to attend. He was not asked to give the major speech of the day. That honor was given to a New England statesman and professional speaker named Edward Everett. The president was asked instead to say “a few words”.
As the day approached, Lincoln’s wife asked him to reconsider. Their son, Tad, had fallen ill. Mary Lincoln was near crazy. On the morning of the day, Tad was so sick that he could not eat. Lincoln felt unwell himself, but he decided to go anyway.
On Thursday, November 19, for two hours, Everett held the audience spellbound with his rich voice and inspiring words. Then Lincoln rose to speak. “Four score and seven years ago,” he began in his high pitched（声调高的）voice. He spoke for barely three minutes.
As Lincoln sat down, some eyewitnesses recalled little applause（掌声）. Others heard “not a word, not a cheer, not a shout”. A person taking notes asked Lincoln, “Is that all?” Embarrassed, Lincoln replied, “Yes--for the present.” A photographer in the crowd had not even had time to take a picture.
Lincoln thought his speech was a failure. Some newspapers considered it as “silly” and “boring”. But Everett correctly predicted that the Gettysburg Address would “live among the history of man”. A few days after both of them had spoken at Gettysburg, he wrote to Lincoln, saying that he wished he had come “as close to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes”. Lincoln replied, telling Everett how pleased he was that “the little I did say was not entirely a failure.”
Indeed it was not. It gave the North new hope and purpose as to why it was fighting the war. Today, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is remembered as one of the greatest speeches of all time.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Lincoln was asked to give a mini speech. |
| B．Lincoln was elected President on the victory of Gettysburg. |
| C．Lincoln’s speech was given to celebrate the end of the War. |
| D．Lincoln ordered the construction of a cemetery in Gettysburg. |
| A．To show the disappointment of the audience. |
| B．To show the greatness of Lincoln’s speech. |
| C．To laugh at Lincoln for his unsuccessful speech. |
| D．To tell us that Lincoln was very sad about his speech. |
| A．Sympathy. | B．Criticism. |
| C．Appreciation. | D．Embarrassment. |
| A．Because it was distinctively well constructed. |
| B．Because it was concise and delivered in a rich voice. |
| C．Because Everett, a great speaker, sang high praise for it. |
| D．Because people got hope and a sense of purpose from it. |
Several days before July 28,1976, many strange things happened in Tangshan. The water in the village wells
Because this was Li Qiang's first trip, he was worried and
Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century. Now when people refer to England you find Wales
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
A fire attacked the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, one of the city's symbolic sight, which was built around 1260 AD. The fire begin at 6:50 p.m. local time Monday, and continued to burn hours late. It is reported the main structure of the cathedral has been saved and the two main towers as well as. Authorities were evacuating(疏散) people from buildings in the area--included homes close to the cathedral. "Everything is burning. Everything will remain from the flame," the spokesperson said. The fire may be connected to the recent restoration of the church, and a fire alarm test conducted last week went well, officials said. The roof has complete collapsed, witnesses said. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed sadness on the sight of the historic building's destruction, saying it catches the emotion of entire nation.
7 . America’s first transcontinental railroad, completed 150 years ago today at Promontory Summit in Utah, connected the vast United States and brought America into the modern age. Chinese immigrants contributed greatly to this notable achievement, but the historical accounts that followed often ignored their role.
Between 1863 and 1869, as many as 20,000 Chinese workers helped build the dangerous western part of the railroad, a winding ribbon of track known as the Central Pacific. At first, the Central Pacific Railroad’s directors wanted a whites-only workforce. When not enough white men signed up, the railroad began hiring Chinese men for the backbreaking labor. Company leaders were skeptical of the new recruits’ ability to do the work, but they proved themselves not only capable but even superior to the other workers.
Chinese workers cut through dense forests, filled deep narrow steep-sided valley, constructed long trestles(高架桥) and built enormous retaining walls(防护墙) -- some of which remain complete and undamaged today. All work was done by hand using carts, shovels and picks but no machinery. However, progress came at great cost: an estimated 1,200 Chinese laborers died along the Central Pacific route.
Despite these facts, Chinese workers were often left out of the official story because of their identity of foreigners. On the transcontinental railroad's 100th birthday, the Chinese workers were still not honored. It was another fifty years later that their role was gradually highlighted. To celebrate the railroad’s 150th anniversary in 2019, the California assembly passed a resolution in 2017 to recognize and honor the Chinese railroad workers by designating May 10, 2017, and every May 10 thereafter, as California Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial Day.
1. What might be the best title for the text?| A．The Birth of the Central Pacific Cost Dearly |
| B．May 10--A Special Day for Chinese Immigrants |
| C．Chinese Workers’ Contributions Gained Recognition |
| D．The 150th anniversary of the Central Pacific Railroad |
| A．Chinese laborers. | B．White workers. |
| C．Company leaders. | D．Railroad directors. |
| A．To prove Chinese workers’ superior skills. |
| B．To stress the danger and difficulty of the work. |
| C．To describe the grand scenery along the railroad. |
| D．To show notable achievements made by Chinese workers. |
| A．None so blind as those who won’t see. | B．No pains, no gains. |
| C．Truth will come to light sooner or later. | D．Doing is better than saying. |
The celebrations with the military parade for China's 70th anniversary（周年纪念日）on National Day have clearly shown
On the one hand, National Day
The parade also told the
Under the leadership of the CPC, the Chinese people have created
9 . One of the most famous buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall, the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York. Carnegie Hall is known not just for its beauty and history, but also for its amazing sound. It has been said that the hall itself is an instrument. It takes the music and makes it larger than life.
Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construction. Construction on Carnegie Hall began in 1890 and the official opening night was on May 5, 1891.
The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1924 when it was sold to Robert E. Simon. The building became very old and in 1960, the new owner made plans to destroy it and build an office block. Isaac Stem led a group of people who fought to save Carnegie Hall and finally, the city of New York bought it for $5 million. It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995.
Advertisements and stories in newspapers about how Carnegie Hall needed help to recover its history led people to send in old concert programmes and information from all over the world. Over 12,000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Hall’s concert history.
Carnegie Hall is actually made up of several different halls, but the Main Hall, now called the Isaac Stern Hall, is the most famous. The hall itself can hold an audience of 2,804 in five levels of seating.
Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall, it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there. This has led to a very old joke which is now part of Carnegie Hall’s history. Question: “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” Answer: “Practise, practise, practise.”
1. It can be inferred that people wanted to save Carnegie Hall mainly because _____.| A．it made a lot of money | B．it was worth visiting |
| C．many important concerts were held in it | D．it made some musicians become famous |
| A．Through newspaper reports. | B．Through old concert programmes. |
| C．Through old photographs. | D．Through old joke. |
| A．9 years. | B．10 years. | C．11 years. | D．12 years. |
| A．The History of Carnegie Hall. | B．The Best Musician Having Played in Carnegie Hall. |
| C．A Joke about Carnegie Hall. | D．The Dream of Most Musicians. |
The Amber Room was made of several tons of amber. The amber which
The Amber Room was designed for the palace of Frederick I.
Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room
