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Edison's Marriage (婚礼)

　　

　　After marriage Edison took his new wife to the new house he had bought at 97 Wright Street, in New York. As soon as they were in the house alone together for the first time, Edison began to think about a problem he was having with one of his inventions. He told Mary, his new wife, that he had to go to his office, but would soon return, Mary didn't want to anger him by asking him not to go. So, married only for one hour, the new husband ran to his business.

　　Mary spent her first day as a wife alone, fearful (害怕的) and tearful. Late the night Joseph Murray, one of Edison's friends and workers, came to the office.

　　“Why are you here, Tom?”Murray answered. “I must go home,”said Edison.

　　Only then did he realize (认识到) that he was married that day.

1．Which of the following is right?

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A．In the night of his marriage, Edison was still busy with his invention.

B．Edison didn't like to live with his new wife.

C．Edison liked to be alone.

D．Edison was a person with bad manners (行为).

2．In this story, “run” means to ________.

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3．Why did Edison go to his office? Because he ________.

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A．didn't love Mary

B．put his heart into his invention

C．wanted to see Murray

D．quarreled (争吵) with his new wife

4．At that night, Edison's new wife ________.

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A．felt very angry

B．felt very sad

C．was very happy

D．thought she shouldn't have got married to Edison

5．In this story the writer tells us that Edison ________.

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A．had made a new invention

B．didn't love his new wife

C．devoted (献身于) his life to the invention

D．was a great scientist

His father ________ a Party member for 20 years.

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Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

　　When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.

　　Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

　　One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.

　　She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”

　　Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.

A. at the age of 13                 

B. before she got married

C. after they moved to new homes   

D. before the writer’s family moved away

2.They didn’t often write to each other because they _______.

A. got married                   

B. had little time to do so

C. didn’t like writing letters        

D. could see each other on special time

3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart be­cause she _______.

A. was in trouble               

B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent  

D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happi­ness or sadness

4.The writer was happy when she _______.

A. read the newspaper         

B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

5.They haven’t kept in touch _______.

A. for about 40 years          

B. for about 27 years

C. since they got married      

D. since the writer’s family moved away

 

根据首字母和汉语提示完成单词

1.In the USA,when you get a present,you must open it i　　　.

2.In China,when someone gives you a present,you must w　　　and open it later.

3.When you      （接受）a present,you must use both hands.

4.You mustn’t do any c　　　 on the first day of the Chinese New Year.

5.In China,people eat lots of d　　　at Spring Festival.

6.When you are in public,you m　　　talk too loudly.

7.People usually shake h　　　with others when they meet for the first time.

8.It’s        (礼貌的) to wait for everyone to put some food on their plates.

9.The man and the woman can’t see each other the night before the        (婚礼).

10.Joan and Chris got m　　　last year.How happy they are!

 

The American people enjoy the beautiful forests, rivers, and lakes. To keep them beautiful, the government has chosen certain places which are unusual in their beauty. They decided to make them national parks. This means no one can build cities in these areas. They will always be parks so children and grandchildren can enjoy them as their parents and grandparents enjoyed them in the past.

Yellowstone Park is in the state of Wyoming. It has natural hot water which sometimes shoots into the air. The park is in the Rocky Mountains. There are bear, moose（驼鹿）,elk（麋）,buffalo and wolves which people hope to see when they visit. Also many kinds of birds are there. Perhaps the most famous is the large Canadian goose.

Niagara Falls is on the border between New York State and Canada. It has the largest waterfalls in the United States. Many people go to see the falls when they take a holiday after their wedding（婚礼）.This holiday is called honeymoon.

（1）. What do the American people enjoy?

A. They enjoy working hard and making money.

B. They enjoy driving cars.

C. They enjoy going out to see the beautiful scenery（景色）of nature.

D. They enjoy having parties.

（2）. Which of the following is right?

A. People build National parks.

B. People can't build cities in the area of the national parks.

C. We can enjoy national parks but our grandchildren can't.

D. After a long time there won't be national parks any more.

（3）. Where is Yellowstone Park?

A. In the state of Wyoming.　　　　　　　　 B. In the state of Arizona.

C. In the Rocky Mountains.　　　　　　　　 D. Both A and C.

（4）. The most famous animal in Yellowstone Park is_________.

A. buffalo　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. large Canadian goose

C. hear　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. elk

（5）. Niagara Falls has _________.

A. the largest waterfalls in Canada

B. the largest waterfalls in the United States

C. the largest waterfalls in New York

D. the largest waterfalls in the world