A famous building in New York City is turning 100 years old. A year-long celebration is planned for Grand Central Terminal, which is usually called Grand Central station, the sixth most-visited place in the world.

The huge building has not changed much since it opened in February, 1913. About 750,000 people pass through Grand Central every day. Some just come to look at it, others to visit the stores. But most are there to catch the trains that enter and leave from the station. It is the largest train station in the world. There are 67 train tracks, all of them underground.

The main part of the building has large, arched windows, a jeweled four-sided clock and ticket windows. Grand Central has been seen in many movies through the years. Dan Brucker is with the New York Transit Authority, which operates the station. Dan Brucker has worked for the transit authority at Grand Central for 30 years. In all those years, he has not lost his interest in the building.

Justin Ferate, a historian, has been giving tours of Grand Central Station for 30 years. He says the station was designed to make travel a pleasure.

“Why people don't run into each other in Grand Central is simple: each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your leg. Each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your arm. Each block of stone is a different color, so it’s a checkerboard, based on you.”   

A ten-year-long fight against plans to build a huge office building over Grand Central in 1968 helped create the modern preservation（保护） movement. Now, no one would think of changing the beauty of the station.

1.How long has Grand Central been in service ?

A．For 30 years.       B．For 10 years.       C．For 45 years.       D．For a century.

2.A lot of people can’t ___________ in Grand Central.

A．enjoy the beauty of the buliding            B．visit the stores

C．take the trains                          D．see movies

3.Which of the following statements about the station is WRONG?

A．It’s in New York City.

B．It’s one of the most-visited places in the world.

C．It’s the largest train station in the world.

D．It has been changed much over the years.

4.Both Dan Brucker and Justin Ferate ___________.

A．have worked for the station for 30 years

B．have given tours of the station for 30 years

C．show interest in the station

D．create the modern preservation movement for the station

5.Which of the following statements can we infer（推断）according to the passage?

A．The station won’t be changed.

B．People will spend one month celebrating its anniversary.

C．More and more people will catch the trains in the station

D．The station will become larger and larger.

 

London’s Chinese community(社区) dates back to the 18^th century, when a small number of Chinese sailors moved to the city to work in Limhouse, east London. As time went on, other Chinese came to this area and Limhouse began to be known as “Chinatown”. However, London’s Chinese community remained every small for many years: at the start of the 20^th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain.

After the Second World War, many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs and came to London. As Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war, they settled (定居) in a different area—a port of central London near Leicester Square. This area is now what Londoners call Chinatown.

At first, the new immigrants found it difficult to get jobs. In the 1950s, however, a small Chinese restaurant opened in London. Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful! Suddenly, Chinese restaurants and take-ways started opening in every part of the city. Instead of too little work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! They worked as cooks, managers or waiters. Most of them enjoyed their lives and arranged their friends and relatives to join them from overseas.

As time went by, London’s Chinese community became more and more successful. The sons and daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard. And most went on to get highly paid jobs. Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to more expensive outskirts. Chinatown, however, is still as lively as ever.

1.When did the first Chinese immigrants come to London?

A. In the 1950s.

B. B. More than 200 years ago.

C. C. At the start of the 20 century.

2.Why did many Chinese immigrants come to London in the 1950s?

A. Because it was easy for them to get jobs there.

B. Because many British people enjoyed Chinese food.

C. Because their children could study there and get highly paid jobs.

3.In the 1950s, Chinese immigrants came to London and worked as _______.

A. sailors

B. sailors and farmers

C. restaurant workers

4.Where is London’s Chinatown now?

A. In the east of London.

B. In Limhouse.

C. Not far from Leicester square.

5.According to this passage, if people live in the outskirts of a city, they live ______.

A. in the center of the city

B. in the outer areas of the city

C.in the busiest part of the city.

 

根据短文，简要回答下面的问题，将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上。

In the early nineteenth century, people did not use stamps. They had to pay postage（邮费）when they received letters. Sometimes they didn't want to receive a letter at all, but they had to pay money for it. They were unhappy about this. The postage was high at that time, because the post offices had to send many people to get the postage.

Rowland Hill was a school teacher in England. He was the first to think of using stamps in the 1850s. He thought it would be much easier for people to use stamps. They could go to the post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes（信封）before they sent the letters. The post office could just put seals（印记）on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, the post office did not need postman to get postage. It only needed fewer postmen to send letters.

1. Did people use stamps in the early nineteenth century?

___________________________________________.

2. What did the people have to do when they received letters?

_____________________________________________.

3. Why was the postage high at that time?

____________________________________________.

4. When did Rowland Hill think of using stamps?

___________________________________________.

5. What did the post office put seals on the stamps for?

_______________________________________________.

 

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

1.在20世纪科学家们克隆出了第一头羊。

The first sheep ______________________________________________in the 20th century.

2.沉迷于电脑游戏对青少年有不好的影响。

Being crazy about computer games ___________________________________ teenagers.

3.那时候我毫无办法只能接受这项任务。

I _______________________________________________________ the task at that time.

4.对你的孩子不严格是很愚蠢的。

It is _____________________________________________________________ your child.

5.他的成绩已经远远超出我的想象。

His achievements                                            my imagination.

6.我想知道这篇文章是否是以日记的形式写成的。

I wonder _________________________________________________________________.

 

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

1.在20世纪科学家们克隆出了第一头羊。

The first sheep ______________________________________________in the 20th century.

2.沉迷于电脑游戏对青少年有不好的影响。

Being crazy about computer games ___________________________________ teenagers.

3.那时候我毫无办法只能接受这项任务。

I _______________________________________________________ the task at that time.

4.对你的孩子不严格是很愚蠢的。

It is _____________________________________________________________ your child.

5.他的成绩已经远远超出我的想象。

His achievements                                            my imagination.

6.我想知道这篇文章是否是以日记的形式写成的。

I wonder _________________________________________________________________.