Reading about history is nice, but finding ties to long-ago historical events in your own backyard is really exciting．

   In their heavily populated area, neighbors Adam Giles,13, and Derek Hann．12, uncovered pieces of glass that looked quite different from what’s used today．“After digging about two feet down, I came across an interesting bottle,” Derek said．The bottle had a “pontil scar” on the bottle, an indication that it was hand-blown rather than machine made．It also had the name “Fraser” on one side．

   Adam found remains of a green bottle and some very thick brown glass—again, far different from today’s．

   After doing research on the computer, the boys contacted Aimee Wells of the county’s Cultural Resources office．She showed them a computer program that digitally puts old maps over modern satellite photographs．

   Bingo! Their back yards were once part of a military（军事的） encampment（营地） called Camp Alger used by Ohio soldiers on their way to fight in the Spanish-American War in 1898．

   So how do a few bottles get connected to a brief war that was more than a century ago? “We get there by good judgment,” Wells said．“We know the time period of the bottles and what happened in that area．” Anyone can dig a hole, but archaeologists seek a deeper understanding．How do objects found relate to things around them?

   When Derek and Adam realized that a solider might have held that Fraser bottle 110 years ago, they wondered what he might have been thinking．What did he see as he looked around him? How did he pass the time waiting to go into battle?

   Historical records show that while waiting for orders, the soldiers in and around Camp Alger played baseball, played instruments and walked seven miles to the Potomac River once a week for baths．A spread of strange fever forced the closing of the camp, and there are no buildings to study．“What’s left is only what’s in the ground,” said Wells．

   Derek’s and Adam’s back yards have joined the 3,400 places listed on the county’s register of archaeological sites．The boys were given tips on how to dig effectively and safely, and on how to document the location of items found．

   The official record of their finds serves as another piece of the puzzle for historians seeking to form a more complete story of what happened．

   “Not everyone is going to have historical objects in their own yard,” Wells said．“That’s okay．Make your own time capsule and bury it．What would you want people to know about your life years from now?”

1．What is the passage mainly about?

  A．How Adam Giles and Derek Hann dug out the remains of an ancient military encampment．

  B．What Adam Giles and Derek Hann found in their back yard and its relationship with an encampment．

  C．The great contribution Adam Giles and Derek Hann made to the cause of archaeology．

  D．The tips on how to dig out ancient objects buried under the ground safely and effectively．

2．From the passage, we can see that the boy’s discovery _______．

  A．includes all kinds of hand-made and machine- made glass．

  B．has helped historians find out what happened in 1898．

  C．couldn’t have been meaningful without Aimee Wells’ help．

  D．has added the county to the list of archaeologist sites．

3．When Wells said “We get there by good judgment．” （Paragraph 6）, she meant that_______．

  A．they have established the ties to Camp Alger by finding out the time period of the bottles．

                                B．they have figured out how to get to the place where the brief war happened．

  C．they have managed to dig out the bottles in the back yard safely with common sense．

  D．they were able to locate the soldiers who used the Fraser bottles 110 years ago．

4．Which of the following fits the description of historical records?

  A．The soldiers in and around Camp Alger delighted in playing basketball in their spare time．

  B．When Camp Alger was forced to close, all the buildings there were destroyed．

  C．The soldiers in and around Camp Alger often buried some bottles underground as time capsules．

       D．Camp Alger was forced to close because of a spread of a strange fever．

Reading about history is nice, but finding ties to long-ago historical events in your own back yard is really exciting.

  In their heavily populated area, neighbors Adam Giles, 13, and Derek Hann, 12, uncovered pieces of glass that looked quite different from what’s used today. “After digging about two feet down, I came across an interesting bottle,” Derek said. The bottle had a “scar” on the bottom, an indication that it was hand-blown rather than machine made. It also had the name “Fraser” on one side. Adam found remains of a green bottle and some very thick brown glass – again, far different from today’s.

  After doing research on the computer, the boys contacted Aimee Wells of the county’s (县) Cultural Resources Office. She showed them a computer program that digitally puts old maps over modern satellite photographs.   

  Bingo! Their back yards were once part of a military (军事的) encampment (营地) called Camp Alger used by Ohio soldiers on their way to fight in the Spanish-American War in 1898.

  So how do a few bottles get connected to a brief war that was more than a century ago? “We get there by good judgment,” Wells said. “We know the time period of the bottles and what happened in that area.” Anyone can dig a hole, but archaeologists(考古学家) seek a deeper understanding. How do the objects found relate to things around them?

  When Derek and Adam realized that a soldier might have held that Fraser bottle 110 years ago, they wondered what he might have been thinking. What did he see as he looked around him? How did he pass the time waiting to go into battle?    

  Historical records show that while waiting for orders, the soldiers in and around Camp Alger played baseball, played instruments and walked seven miles to the Potomac River once a week for baths. A spread of strange fever forced the closing of the camp, and there are no buildings to study. “What’s left is only what’s in the ground,” Wells said.

  Derek’s and Adam’s back yards have joined the 3,400 places listed on the county’s register of archaeological sites. The boys were given tips on how to dig effectively and safely, and on how to document the location of items found.

  The official record of their finds serves as another piece of the puzzle for historians seeking to form a more complete story of what happened.   

  “Not everybody is going to have historical objects in their own yard,” Wells said. “That’s okay. Make your own time capsule and bury it. What would you want people to know about your life years from now?”

1.What is the passage mainly about?  

 A. What Adam Giles and Derek Hann found in their back yard and its relationship with an encampment.

B. How Adam Giles and Derek Hann dug out the remains of an ancient military encampment.

C. The great contributions Adam Giles and Derek Hann made to the cause of archaeology.

D. The tips on how to dig out ancient objects buried under the ground safely and effectively.

2.From the passage, we can see that the boys’ discovery ______.  

   A. includes all kinds of hand-made and machine-made glass

   B. couldn’t have been meaningful without Aimee Wells’ help

   C. has helped historians find out what happened in 1898

   D. has added the county to the list of archaeologist sites

3.When Wells said “We get there by good judgment.” (Paragraph 6), she meant that ______.    

A. they have figured out how to get to the place where the brief war happened

B. they have established the ties to Camp Alger by finding out the time period of the bottles 

C. they have managed to dig out the bottles in the back yard safely with common sense

D. they were able to locate the soldier who used the Fraser bottles 110 years ago

4.Which of the following fits the description of historical records?

A. The soldiers in and around Camp Alger delighted in playing basketball in their spare time.

B. When Camp Alger was forced to close, all the buildings there were destroyed.

C. The soldiers in and around Camp Alger often buried some bottles underground as time capsules.

D. Camp Alger was forced to close because of a spread of a strange fever.

One day I was doing an experiment in front of the classroom, wearing my favorite shirt. A voice came, “Nice shirt”. Then another   1   said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Jimmy’s mother works for my family. We meant to throw the shirt away, but gave   2   to her instead.” Hearing the words, I was embarrassed. It was Mike. Mom worked for his family.

In the evening, I told my mom what had happened. She was silent for a while and then called her employer, “I will   3   work for your family.” That night, she knew her life’s   4   was something greater. She decided to find a more meaningful job.

The next day she   5   with the headmaster of a local public school. She was told that she could not teach without a proper education. So Mom decided to   6   a university.

A year later, she went back to the headmaster. He said, “You are serious, aren’t you? I think I have a   7   for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with some mentally disabled children with little or   8   chance of learning.” Mom accepted the opportunity very   9  .

For almost three years, she saw many teachers give up on the children and   0  , feeling   upset. Then one day, the headmaster   11   in her classroom, saying, “We have watched how you  12   the children over the last three years and admire your hard-working spirit. We all agree that you should be the   13   of this class.”

My mom spent over 20 years there. I was proud of her   14   she never gave up and also showed me how to deal with   15   situations. During her career, she was chosen as “Teacher of the Year”.

1.

 A. shout         B. noise            C. sound        D. voice

2.

A. it            B. them             C. one          D. this

3.

A. even so        B. in reality           C. no longer    D. more than

4.

 A. goal         B. trick               C. problem      D. routine

5.

 A. ran           B. met              C. stayed           D. worked

6.

A. visit          B. design              C. attend       D. start

7.

A. condition      B. function         C. promotion        D. position

8.

A. no             B. much             C. big              D. great

9.

 A. angrily       B. bitterly        C. eagerly          D. strangely

10.

A. come           B. leave                C. return       D. succeed

11.

 A. went up       B. took up          C. handed up        D. turned up

12.

A. accuse         B. blame                C. treat        D. cheat

13.

A. monitor        B. teacher         C. headmaster       D. librarian

14.

A. because       B. once             C. unless           D. if

15.

A. pleasing       B. challenging      C. exciting        D. amazing

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    Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families.They spent their 1 in little wooden rooms.They got little 2.Washington and Lincoln,for example,3 went to school and they 4 themselves.Lincoln once did 5 of workers,shopkeeper and postmaster in his 6 years.7 American presidents had 8 in the army.The two best 9 were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D.Eisenhower.Grant was general in the American Civil War 10 Eisenhower was a 11 in the Second World War.It 12 that they graduated from the 13 school West Point Military Academy.One may be 14 to learn that 15 of them did well in the school.Eisenhower,16,was once fined （罚款） 17 he broke the 18 of the school.

    The jobs of the US presidents are 19.He must keep an eye on anything 20 which happens both at home and 21.Every day a lot of work 22 him to do and he has to make many important 23.When Franklin Roosevelt was a child,he was once brought to 24 President Taft.The old president said to him: “When you grow up,you should not be a 25.It’s a tiring job.”