阅读理解 In 1901, the citizens of Colorado Springs in the USA decided to colle
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seal (封住)them in a special box. The box was marked "To be opened after midnight, December 31st,
AD 2000",and was kept in the Colorado College Library.
One hundred years later, on the appointed (约定)day, 300 people gathered to watch the opening
of the box. Many in the crowd were the descendants (后代)of people who had placed things inside the
box.
When the box was opened after midnight, the things inside the box were in very good condition.
There were newspapers, photos, diaries, name cards, family trees, books and lots of letters, including
one written by Theodore Roosevelt, who became the President of the USA later that year. One of
Roosevelt"s friends lived in Colorado Springs at that time.
Many of the letters were written to their descendants. They describe the hopes that the people of
1901 had for the people of the next century. At that time, Colorado Springs had just a few thousand
people. Now nearly half a million people live there.
Colorado College Library has scanned the materials and put them on a website. Cecil Muller,
whose grandfather had placed a collection of postcards in the box, said that the time capsule was a
great treasure. "This is a wonderful educational resource(资源). We can learn so much about our
history,"he said. "I never knew my grandfather, but now I feel very close to him. "
A. a collection of clocks and wat
chesB. a machine for travelling through time
C. a collection of items for people to look at in the future
D. a collection of unwanted items
A. the history of the town
B. the people who lived in the town
C. the politics of the USA
D. people"s hopes for the future
A.helps him to get to know his grandfather
B. is worth a lot of money
C. brings back his memories of his grandfather
D. helps him to remember his younger day
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World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in
1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of 1 .
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy 2
of special price, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year 3 1998. World
Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading 4 he"s very busy. On
World Book Day 2009, he 5 people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. "Books can"t change the world, but people can change the world by changing 6
through reading," he said.
Reading can benefit (有益于) people 7 . Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more
intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the 8 developments of science and technology. Reading 9 us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things 10 are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain 11 about them or do more reading to find out the
answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the 12 we become. Reading is
also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language 13 English. We all know that we 14
learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.
"Reading makes a full man." Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can
help to know more about the outside world and perfect us. 15 , it is necessary for us to form the habit of
reading every day.
| ( )1. A. listening ( )2. A. clothes ( )3. A. since ( )4. A. because ( )5. A. allowed ( )6. A. ourselves ( )7. A. in many ways ( )8. A. earlier ( )9. A. shares ( )10.A. those ( )11.A. think ( )12.A. outstanding ( )13.A. like ( )14.A. can ( )15.A. So | B. speaking B. dictionaries B. in B. though B. ordered B. yourselves B. by the way B. later B. gets B. that B. to think B. prettier B. at B. can"t B. However | C. reading C. computers C. from C. through C. called on C. themselves C. in any way C. latest C. opens C. where C. talk C. smarter C. about C. might C. Now that | D. writing D. books D. by D. when D. introduced D. itself D. in the way D. last D. provides D. how D. to talk D. outgoing D. towards D. have to D. Therefore | ||||||||||||||||
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| Two words rhyme with each other when they have the same ending sound,like"think""pink". The last word in each of the lines of a poem does not have to have a rhyming sound,many of them do. Two lines of poetry that rhyme with each other at the end are call rhyming couplet. Writing rhyming poetry can be difficult because you need to choose words that not only rhyme but have meaning,too. Even though some poems are short,you have to think extra long at which words to choose. Here is an example of a short poem: He was only a bug , but he was the king. She smiled at him when he gave her a ring. He forgot to be careful of one little thing. His queen was a bee , and she could sting. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. What does it mean when two words rhyme? A. They have the same ending sound. B. They have different ending sounds. C. They must have the same meaning. D. They must have different meanings. 2. Which of the following rhyme with each other in the short poem? A. Ring and thing. B. Bud and king. C. Queen and king. D. Bee and sting. 3. Rhyming poetry is sometimes hard to write because you need to choose _________. A. rhyming words without meaning B. rhyming words with meaning C. short lines with extra long words D. meaningful words without rhyming | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney"s best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a " sailing roof" was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973. The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public. 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building"s roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it. The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _____. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. America B. Australia C. England D. Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Building the Sydney Opera House lasted _____. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. from 1959 to 1973 B. from 1962 to 1973 C. from 1959 to 1967 D. from 1962 to 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. The underlined word "construction" means _____ in Chinese. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. 创立 B. 设计 C. 施工 D. 竣工 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. _____ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Utzon B. The public C. Queen Elizabeth II D. The government | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Which is the best title for the passage? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Sailing Roof B. Travelling in Sydney C. The Sydney Opera House D. The Opening of the Opera House | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Twentieth Century Inventions ●●●1903-The first flight succeeded.  In 1900, Wilbur Wright said flight was possible for man. After much work he and his brother Orville Wright made this dream come true. On December 17, 1903, the brothers made the first successful airplane flight on a windy beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The brothers’ plane flew 120 feet. Although the flight lasted only 12 seconds, it moved the course of history in a new direction. ●●●1935-Nylon was invented.  In 1928, a new chemical lab was opened to make a kind of man-made materials. Wallace Carothers took part in the team when he was 32 years old. In 1934, he made fibers (纤维), but the fibers were quite weak. He didn’t give up. After many experiments, he produced the long and strong fibers in 1935. They named the fibers "nylon". Carothers was very satisfied with his work. Nylon hit the markets in 1939, and quickly became a replacement of silk. But it was a pity that he didn’t see the wide use of his invention. He died in April, 1937. ●●●1968-The computer mouse was first shown in public.  As a graduate student, Douglas Engelbart began to imagine ways in which all sorts of information could be on screens. In 1964, Douglas Engelbart made the first computermouse. The computer mouse had a wooden shell with two metal wheels. In 1968, the first computer mouse appeared in public. It was named "mouse" because a tail came out at the end. In later years, the computer mouse became more and more important. Douglas Engelbart changed the way that computers worked. Now computer mice are becoming increasingly useful. And there are many different shapes of computer mice in the world. | |||||||||||||||||||
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