Henry Edwards Huntington

Henry Edwards Huntington was born in 1850 in Oneonta，New York．In 1872 he went to work for his uncle，one of the owners of the Central Pacific Railroad．Twenty years later， Huntington moved to San Francisco at his uncle's request to share management of the Southern Pacific Railroad．On the way to San Francisco，he visited San Marino，and later bought it，which is home to his collections today．

In 1902，Huntington moved his business operations to Los Angeles，where he developed the street railway system that created the structure of the Los Angeles area．He greatly expanded the existing electric railway lines，creating an extensive inter-urban system providing the transportation necessary．Huntington’s business interests continued to grow particularly in the areas of water，power，and land development；at one time he served on as many as 60 corporate boards throughout the United States．

At the age of 60，he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600一acre farm．In 1911 the large Beaux Arts building，in the charge of the architect Myron Hunt，was completed．

In 1913，Huntington married Arabella Duval Huntington．She shared his interests in collecting．As one of the most important art collectors of her generation，she was highly influential in the development of the art collection now shown in the former building．

In 1919，Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the agreement that conveyed their San Marino property and collections to a nonprofit educational trust，creating the Huntington，one of the world’s great cultural，research，and educational centers．

Henry E．Huntington died in 1927，leaving his great treasures the Huntington，including the world—famous H untington Library，Art Gallery，and Botanical Gardens in San Marino，California to the public，which hosts more than 500，000 visitors each year.

1.What can you learn about Huntington from the first two paragraphs?

A．He worked in many fields before he came to Los Angeles．

B．He built a house to store his art collection in San Marino．

C．H e did a lot to the USA railway development．

D．He founded the Central Pacific Railroad．

2.What did Huntington do after his retirement?

A．He devoted himself to his personal interests．

B．He worked part time for non—profit business．

C．H e was in charge of an educational center．

D．H e shared his wife’s interests with her．

3.Which of the following can best describe Huntington?

A．An excellent artist．????????????? B．A talented architect．

C．An ambitious educator．????????????? D．A successful businessman．

4.This passage is most probably taken from

A．a science fiction????? ????????????? B．a newspaper report

C．a novel????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．a biography

W：I had such a （1.） t_______ day yesterday that I’m really starting to （2.） b______ that Friday the thirteenth is unlucky ．

M：Why ? What （3.） h_______ ?

W：Everything went （4.） w______ ．For example , I had to meet an important customer in the morning and on the way to town the car （5.） b______ down ．When I finally got there , the customer had already left ．

M：That certainly is bad luck ．

W：That’s not （6.） a____．In the afternoon the children asked some kids over to play and they had a pillow （7.） f_______ and tore one of the pillows ．When I got home there were feathers all over the （8.） r_____

M：My goodness !

W：And to make matters （9.） w_____  , my boss and his wife arrived while I was （10.） c_______ up the house ．I had forgotten that I’d invited them for dinner．                                                                              

W：I had such a （1） t_______ day yesterday that I’m really starting to （2） b______ that Friday the thirteenth is unlucky ．

M：Why ? What （3） h_______ ?

W：Everything went （4） w______ ．For example , I had to meet an important customer in the morning and on the way to town the car （5） b______ down ．When I finally got there , the customer had already left ．

M：That certainly is bad luck ．

W：That’s not （6） a____．In the afternoon the children asked some kids over to play and they had a pillow （7） f_______ and tore one of the pillows ．When I got home there were feathers all over the （8） r_____

M：My goodness!

W：And to make matters （9） w_____  , my boss and his wife arrived while I was （10） c_______ up the house ．I had forgotten that I’d invited them for dinner．

A: Hello, I hear you took part in a wildness survival program last summer. How do you like it?

B: Well. It was quite an unusual 76.e_____ for me. Before 77.s____ out, we were equipped with a compass, a map, a first-aid kit, tents, flashlights, some food, some clothes and 78.s____ on. On the way we climbed 79.h____, 80.s_____ across rivers and took 81.m____ of pictures as the scenery was so beatitul. We lost our way in the forest. 82.L_____ we found the right 83.d_____ with the compass. As soon as we arrived at the campsite, we put up our tents, made a fire and then started cooking. We also learned how to give first-aid. 84.T____ the program, we learned to use knowledge 85.g_____ in class to settle problems.

A: Oh, it sounds great!

B: This is an annual program. If you are interested, we can go together this summer.

第四部分:  写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：对话填空(共10小题；每小题1分．满分10分)  

W：I had such a (76) t_______ day yesterday that I’m really starting to (77) b______ that Friday the thirteenth is unlucky .

M：Why ? What (78) h_______ ?

W：Everything went (79) w______ . For example , I had to meet an important customer in the morning and on the way to town the car (80) b______ down . When I finally got there , the customer had already left .

M：That certainly is bad luck .

W：That’s not (81) a____. In the afternoon the children asked some kids over to play and they had a pillow (82) f_______ and tore one of the pillows . When I got home there were feathers all over the (83) r_____

M：My goodness !

W：And to make matters (84) w_____  , my boss and his wife arrived while I was (85) c_______ up the house . I had forgotten that I’d invited them for dinner.