U.S.A. Weather Report of May 13

City	Weather              ℉
DETROIT	Clouds early 　 Maybe a shower, and then skies clear up. High: 73° Low: 43° Tomorrow: sunny to partly cloudy. High: 66° Low: 45°
BOSTON	Staying cool　 More clouds than yesterday. Cool east wind. High: 65° Low: 51° Tomorrow: showers in the afternoon; then clearing. High: 69° Low: 47°
LOS ANGELES	Not bad　 Some morning clouds; then a sunny afternoon. High: 78° Low: 61° Tomorrow: warmer. High: 81° Low: 65°
PHILADELPHI	A Mainly sunny A few clouds; then showers tonight. High: 75° Low: 57° Tomorrow: clouds early; then heavy rain. High: 76° Low: 52°
WASHINGTON D.C.	Sunny intervals(间隔) Some clouds, and heavy rain tonight. High: 77° Low: 60° Tomorrow: cloudy to partly sunny. High: 77° Low: 54°

 
【小题1】Which city was sunny to partly cloudy on May 14?
A. WASHINGTON D.C.             B. LOS ANGELES.
C. DETROIT.                   D. BOSTON.
【小题2】When did BOSTON have showers?

A．On the afternoon of May 13.	B．On the morning of May 13.
C．On the afternoon of May 14.	D．On the morning of May 14.

【小题3】Which’s TRUE about the weather in LOS ANGELES?
A. It was cooler than WASHINGTON D.C. on May 13.
B. It was warmer on May 14 than on May 13.
C. It was cloudy on the afternoon of May 13.
D. It was sunny on the morning of May 13.
【小题4】Which picture represents the weather on the night of May 13 in PHILADELPHIA?
 
【小题5】What did most people probably do in PHILADELPHIA on May 13 at night?

A．Enjoyed looking at the moon.	B．Went for a walk.
C．Did sports outside.	D．Stayed at home.

U.S.A. Weather Report of May 13

City               Weather              ℉

DETROIT            Clouds early 　

Maybe a shower, and then skies clear up.

High: 73° Low: 43°

Tomorrow: sunny to partly cloudy.

High: 66° Low: 45°

BOSTON             Staying cool　

More clouds than yesterday. Cool east wind.

High: 65° Low: 51°

Tomorrow: showers in the afternoon; then clearing.

High: 69° Low: 47°

LOS ANGELES        Not bad　

Some morning clouds; then a sunny afternoon.

High: 78° Low: 61°

Tomorrow: warmer.

High: 81° Low: 65°

PHILADELPHI        A Mainly sunny

A few clouds; then showers tonight.

High: 75° Low: 57°

Tomorrow: clouds early; then heavy rain.

High: 76° Low: 52°

WASHINGTON D.C.    Sunny intervals(间隔)

Some clouds, and heavy rain tonight.

High: 77° Low: 60°

Tomorrow: cloudy to partly sunny.

High: 77° Low: 54°

 

1.Which city was sunny to partly cloudy on May 14?

A. WASHINGTON D.C.             B. LOS ANGELES.

C. DETROIT.                   D. BOSTON.

2.When did BOSTON have showers?

A．On the afternoon of May 13.               B．On the morning of May 13.

C．On the afternoon of May 14.               D．On the morning of May 14.

3.Which’s TRUE about the weather in LOS ANGELES?

A. It was cooler than WASHINGTON D.C. on May 13.

B. It was warmer on May 14 than on May 13.

C. It was cloudy on the afternoon of May 13.

D. It was sunny on the morning of May 13.

4.Which picture represents the weather on the night of May 13 in PHILADELPHIA?

 

5.What did most people probably do in PHILADELPHIA on May 13 at night?

A．Enjoyed looking at the moon.              B．Went for a walk.

C．Did sports outside.                      D．Stayed at home.

 

阅读下列文章，将文中划线部分翻译成汉语。（10分）

71.There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D. C. has the National Gallery of Art; Paris has the Louvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. 72.But it is an art museum without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.

FIU is said to be the first computer art museum in the United States. 73.You don’t have to visit the university to see the art. All of the art is in the school computer. You just need your own computer. Connect it to a university computer, in only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.

　　Robert Shostak is the director of the new computer museum. 74.He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.

　　Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. 75. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak says the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it.

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　　 America has had many presidents who have been famous all over the world. People from other countries know the names Washington, Kennedy and so on. However, many men who have served as President of the United States have not been famous in other parts of the world. One example is J.Q. Adams, the sixth man to serve as U.S. President.

　　Very little happened while Adams was President. It was an unhappy time for him, and he wasn’t very effective, when his term ended, he went back to the Congress and served as a representative (众议院议员). While he was in Congress, people began to respect him more than they had done while he was President. Adams was strongly against slavery and tried to outlaw it in Washington D. C.. People began to look back on his presidency with a different view. Now they saw that he was an independent man with high ideal who loved his country and hated slavery. Adams died in 1848 while speaking in the House of Representative.

36. When Adams served as the sixth U.S. President 　　　　 .

　 A. his people didn’t regard him as a great man

B. he tried a lot of means to get rid of slavery

C. his high ideal made an impression on American people

D. he did a lot of things against laws

37. In fact, American people came to love Adams 　　　 .

　 A. whether he was president or not　　 　 B. when he was not a president

　 C. before his term ended　　　　　　 　　 D. when he first became a representative

38. Which of the following can show the author’s true attitude?

A. Adams had ability, but he had no chance to show it.

　 B. As a president, Adams was unfit for his work.

　 C. Adams was not an effective man.

　 D. Adams was worth respecting.

39. According to the passage, compared with Adams, Lincoln 　　　 .

　 A. was not a world-famous president　 　　 B. seemed to be an unimportant president

　 C. was a well-known president　　　　 　　 D. had the same fact as Adams

40. Choose the best title for this passage.

　 A. Unfit Presidents　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. President Who Set Slavery Free

C. Unknown Presidents　　　　　　 D. Famous President, Adams

If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.

One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”. This, however, is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.

Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible(圣经) never says so. The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America.

An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice.

In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington, D. C. and New York are both famous for their apples.

Finally, when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities.

1.What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?

A．Something for cutting apples.

B．A person who likes to please others.

C．A person who is dealing with fruits.

D．A machine for cleaning apples quickly.

2.Which of the following is TRUE with apples?

A．Apples are medicine.

B．Apples are the most important food.

C．New York is famous for its big apples.

D．The Bible says Adam was given an apple.

3.The passage is mainly about                             .

A．stories about the apple

B．apples in American culture

C．some famous sayings of the apple

D．big cities that is famous for apples