阅读理解 Martha"s Vineyard (葡萄园) got its name from its discoverer, Artholomew Ga
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after his wife Martha, and it was also in memory of the thick growth of wild vines (葡萄) on the land.
The island of Martha"s Vineyard lies south of Cape Cod off the Southern eastern coast of
Massachusetts, United States. It is nearly 20 miles long and runs from 2 to 10 miles in width. There are
wide, hard beaches on the southern side. The north is hilly, but in the south and eastern parts there are
wide areas of open land covered with wild flowers.
The island was discovered early in the 17th cen－tury. The Indians were quiet and friendly, and the
newcomers fished for a living, making a lot of money from whaling (捕鲸). With the decline (衰落) of
whaling and sailing ships, Martha"s Vineyard was almost for－gotten until about 60 years ago when people began to buy the old houses of the whaling captains and the sheds of the fishermen near the beaches. Now people go there year after year for their summer holidays.
B. the population of the island
C. the scenery of the island
D. the value of the island
B. ship building industry developed rapidly
C. most of the Vineyard lay waste
D. a lot of fishermen left the island
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and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren"t in film school yet and aren"t,
strictly speaking, even adults?
They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Films Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director
might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with "red carpet" interviews and various awards, the festival
has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the
participants: about 8 to 18.
"What"s really exciting is that it"s film for kids by kids," said Cori Gardner, managing director of
Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This
year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and
one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. "We want to make this a national event," Ms. Gardner
added.
The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B.B. King to a science fiction
adventure set in the year 3005. "A lot of the material is really mature," Ms. Gardner said, talking
about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training
group. "The Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of
secondhand smoke." Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants" feelings of both belonging
and not belonging in their adopted country.
The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a
music video and full-length film whose title is Pressures.
B. is as famous as the Toronto Festival
C. shows films made by children
D. offers awards to film school students
B. It provides arts projects for young people.
C. It"s a media arts and leadership-training group.
D. It"s a national organization for young people.
B. focus on kids" life
C. are produced by Global Action Project
D. are directed by Ms. Gardner
C. an open reception D. a concert at Lincoln Center
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| Paper was one of the most important inventions in the Chinese history. As a result of this invention, much is known about Chinese history because records were kept on paper. However, in other parts of the world, much of the history over hundreds of years is completely unknown. As there was no paper in these countries, no records  were kept. It is believed that before paper was developed, people in China used to keep records by putting a number of stones together. As soon as writing came to development, people carved (刻) words on animal bones. Later, words were carved on metal pots; examples of these have been found from the sixteenth to the third centuries B.C. Between the second and the fifth centuries A.D. people wrote on pieces of bamboo or wood and these were tied together to form a book. Although these were much more useful than the metal pots, they were still difficult to read and were very heavy to carry. At the same time another kind of book made from silk was developed. Some silk books that have been found are over 2140 years old. It was easy to write and draw on silk. The problem was that it was too hard for everyday use. Because it was so expensive, people developed a kind of paper made from the fibers of plants. They used fishing nets, barks, pieces of old clothes and so on to make paper. This kind of paper was as soft and light as silk but much less expensive. | |
| 1. Paper was one of the greatest inventions because ______. | |
| A. it was invented by the Chinese B. it was the first one that was invented by humans C. it helped to record human"s history D. no other countries used paper except China | |
| 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? | |
| A. People wrote words on a piece of wood or bamboo to keep record. B. Animal bones were used to carve words on by people in the ancient time. C. Words carved long ago can be found on metal pots even today. D. Ancient people put stones together to write words on. | |
| 3. We may know that ______. | |
| A. silk books were not so widely spread B. all kinds of paper were invented ov  er 2140 years agoC. fishing nets and clothes were cheaper than paper then D. paper made from silk was not so soft to write on | |
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| The Chinese were the real inventor of printing. Centuries ago they carved messages on a stone and then sprinkled (撒) sooty(煤炭的) dust over it. When they put a small piece of paper over the stone and rubbed the paper, the sooty lines were reproduced on it. Some of these first printed papers have been preserved; the oldest ones known to exist are more than one thousand years old. Printing with carved stone blocks was the only kind of printing known for centuries. Then, about eight hundred years ago, a Chinese printer, Bi Sheng, had a clever idea. Instea  d of carving a wholemessage on a single big block of wood or stone, he formed separate Chinese words or characters out of bits of clay(粘土). By putting the clay pieces together in rows in a box, he could print just as before. But when he finished, he could keep all the separate pieces of clay and use them again. Bi Sheng"s movable type was a great step forward, but his method was not generally adopted. Movable type did not come into use in Europe until it was invented there centuries later. The Europeans had been totally ignorant of the printing traditions of the Chinese. | |
| 1. The oldest pieces of printed paper in existence date back ______. | |
| A. 800 years B. more than 1000 years C. more than 2000 years D. 500 years | |
| 2. Bi Sheng used clay to form ______. | |
| A. large tablets for writing B. messages C. individual words or characters D. small statues | |
| 3. These pieces of clay were ______. | |
| A. easily lost B. broken C. reusable D. disposable | |
| 4. Europeans adopted printing after they ______. | |
A. reali zed stone carving was inadequate (不够的)B. had learned about it from the Chinese C. had copied Chinese printing D. had invented it themselves | |
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| The Gullah people in the southern US have honored their culture for more than 100 years. Living mainly on the Sea Islands and coastal areas of South Carolina, Georgia and Floride, the Gullah people, an African-American group, have a rich culture including their own language. It is a Creole language created by slaves who came to the US from the West Africa in the 1800s. It combines West African languages with English. For many years efforts have been made to save the Gullah language. One project began in 1979. Its goal was to translate the New Testament part of the Bible into Gullah. Experts say that it was a difficult process because Gullah is not a written language. It is a spoken language only. A team of Gullah speakers began working on the translation to make the Bible easier to understand for those who spoke Gullah as their main language. The Gullah version is called De Nyew Testament. It is written in English on one side of the page, and next to it, there is a Gullah translation. De Nyew Testament was published by the American Bible Society. The project also received help from the Summer Institute of Linguistics, Wycliffe Bible Translators, the United Bible Societies and the Penn Centre Experts believe that the translated Bible is a major step towards saving the Gullah language and traditions. "This is more than a Bible translation," says Robert Hodgson, at the American Bible Society. "De Nyew Testament raises the Gullah language and culture to a new level." Ardell Greene is a member of the translation team. She calls the book "a treasure". She says that the Gullah version of the Bible will be read in churches and will help young people keep the Gullah language alive. | |
| 1. According to the passage, De Nyew Testament can be best seen as _______. | |
| A. a good version of the Bible B. something difficult to understand C. a spoken form of the Gullah language D. the effort to save the Gullah language | |
| 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? | |
| A. Gullah communities can be found in the southern US. B. Gullah is influenced by both English and West African languages. C. De Nyew Testament is a complete Bible translation. D. Ardell Greene thinks highly of De Nyew Testament. | |
| 3. What does this passage mainly focus on? | |
| A. Efforts to save the Gullah language. B. Different versions of the Bible. C. The history of the Gullah people. D. The culture of the Gullah people. |