Talk about New York’s city life in the past and now. (1) I heard the traffic there was terrible and everyone drove too fast. (2) I also heard the streets were dirty. (3) I think it’s a wonderful place to live in. 查看更多

 

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I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane____26____at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was_____27____
excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.
______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.
【小题1】
A.took offB.landedC.got outD.took down
【小题2】
A.tooB.soC.veryD.much
【小题3】
A.gotB.took upC.got onD.took
【小题4】
A.inB.atC.forD.to
【小题5】
A.old-makeB.man-madeC.newly-makeD.natural
【小题6】
A.had leftB.would leaveC.leftD.was leaving
【小题7】
A.mustB.had toC.shouldD.ought
【小题8】
A.agreedB.saidC.toldD.promised
【小题9】
A.Shortly afterB.Long beforeC.ShortlyD.Soon
【小题10】
A.couldn’tB.couldC.didn’tD.did
【小题11】
A.askB.sayC.tellD.order
【小题12】
A.begunB.startedC.mustD.started to
【小题13】
A.andB.soC.thenD.but
【小题14】
A.orderedB.bookedC.askedD.got
【小题15】
A.onB.forC.atD.to
【小题16】
A.whenB.untilC.afterD.before
【小题17】
A.crowds ofB.groups ofC.crowd ofD.group of
【小题18】
A.aroundB.inC.byD.near
【小题19】
A.wasB.wentC.keptD.started
【小题20】
A.wasB.layC.laidD.were

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O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, (a)出生于in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for (b)______________ he was born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything(c)他需要知道

   When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, (d)he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

   He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with sudden change. (e)This made the readers surprised.

1.将划线部分(a)译成英语:_______________________________________

2.在(b)的空白处填入适当的词组:_________________________________

3.将划线部分(c)译成英语: ______________________________________

4.将划线部分(d)译成汉语: ______________________________________

5.将划线部分(e)译成汉语: ______________________________________

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听对话和短文,根据所得问题,选择正确答案。
1. Where are they talking?
[     ]
A. In a post office.
B. In a book shop.
C. In a clothes shop.
2. How much will the girl pay?
[     ]
A. $ 25.
B. $ 35.
C. $ 45.
3. In which season you'd better take an umbrella if you go to New York?
[     ]
A. In spring.
B. In winter.
C. In summer.
4. How many months does summer last in New York?
[     ]
A. About four.
B. About five.
C. About six.
5. Which of the statement is true about the two persons?
[     ]
A. They come from Mexico and live in the USA now.
B. They come from different countries and live in the USA now.
C. They come from China and live in the USA now.
6. Who has already got children?
[     ]
A. The man.
B. The woman.
C. Both of them.
7. Which is the woman's opinion about New York and Hong Kong?
[     ]
A. Unlike New York, people in Hong Kong usually use public transportation.
B. Unlike New York, Hong Kong is a busy city and people walk very fast.
C. Unlike New York, the things in Hong Kong are cheaper.

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完形填空。
     O. Henry was a pen name used by an American  1  of short stories. His  2  name was William
Sydney Porter. He was  3  in North Carolina in 1862.
       4  a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he tried to
teach  5  everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas.
There he tried different  6 . He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a  7 . When some
money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was
  8  to prison.  9   the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison,
he went to New York and went to writing.
     O. Henry wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories,
because they were  10   to understand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the
reader's surprise.
(     )1. A. clerk   
(     )2. A. pen     
(     )3. A. bore    
(     )4. A. To      
(     )5. A. myself  
(     )6. A. food    
(     )7. A. newspaper
(     )8. A. send    
(     )9. A. On      
(     )10. A. hard   
B. teacher  
B. old      
B. born     
B. For      
B. himself  
B. clothes  
B. hospital 
B. sent     
B. For      
B. difficult
C. writer
C. first 
C. bored 
C. As    
C. hiself
C. work  
C. school
C. sending
C. In    
C. easy  
D. doctor         
D. real            
D. boring       
D. Because      
D. itself     
D. jobs          
D. bank         
D. to send   
D. During     
D. creative    

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阅读理解。
     O. Henry was a great writer. His pen name was O. Henry and his real name was William Sydney Poiter.
He was born in North Carolina in 1862. When he was about 20, he went to Texas, where he tried different
jobs. He first worked for a newspaper, and then in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank,
some people thought he was the thief, so he was sent to prison. During the three years there, he learned to
write short stories. After he got out of the prison, he went to New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly
about New York and the life of the poor people there. And people liked his stories very much.
1. O. Henry was a _______.
A. writer
B. pianist
C. porter
D. teacher
2. During his life, O. Henry tried _______ jobs.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. many different
3. O. Henry stayed in prison for _______ years.
A. two
B. three
C. many
4. O. Henry _______ during his staying in prison.
A. wrote some articles
B. wrote some books
C. wrote short stories
D. read short stories
5. O. Henry wrote most about _______ after he went out of the prison.
A. Texas
B. New York
C. the life of the poor
D. Both B and C

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