Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.
Benjamin Franklin famously founded America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800’s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.
Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news.
If you can easily find a public library in your community, you’ll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images(图像)from the story happily. Today’s libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!
1.How many public libraries have free Internet in the US now?
A. 2767. B. 6458. C. 9225. D. 1679.
2.What is the right order of the following statements?
①The public library system in America developed fast.
②The first lending library was founded.
③Libraries provide information and chances to ask for job online.
④Libraries try to bring people into the library by using creative programs.
A. ②①③④ B. ②③④① C. ③④①② D. ①②③④
3.What does the last paragraph mainly tells us?
A. Libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education.
B. Public libraries in the US should never close the doors.
C. The writer doesn’t agree with Benjamin Franklin.
D. Libraries help people to open the doors of wisdom.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Libraries in the World
B. Libraries And Opportunities
C. Libraries Teach Kids to Read And Learn
D. The Development of the American Libraries
What if you fall out of a boat and can’t swim? Don’t be frightened. Remember, your body is full of air. Learn to bounce(弹起) in the water bouncing can save your life.
First take a deep breath and hold it. Then stand up in the water. You really can float standing up. The water will cover your eyes, but the top of your head should stick out. Let your arms and legs hang loose. Put your chin on your chest.
Stay under the water until you need a breath. Then bounce out of the water to get one. Bouncing is very easy to do. Raise your arms in front of you, with your hands facing down. Keep them just under the top of the water. Then raise one leg. Pretend you’re trying to walk. Now push your hands down and step. After you do this, your head will come out of the water. Blow out all your air, and shout for help.
Now take a breath of air and hold it. Let yourself slip under the water again. Let your arms and legs hang loose. When you need more air, bounce up again. Keep doing this until people come to help you.
Anyone can learn bouncing. It doesn’t take long to learn. The man who thought of bouncing shows it to little children. Bouncing is easy. And it has saved many lives.
1.What should you do first to bounce in the water?
A. Bring your hands up in front of you.
B. Look around and shout for help.
C. Hold your breath and stand up in the water.
D. Try to get our head out of water.
2.What does the underlined word “one” refer to?
A. A shout. B. A rest. C. A walk. D. A breath.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. It’s not easy for children to learn bouncing.
B. When you bounce up for air, you should also shout for help.
C. You can stay under the water until people come to help you.
D. Bouncing in the water can produce fresh air for people.
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. How to bounce in water.
B. How to breathe in water.
C. The importance of bouncing in water.
D. The importance of swimming in the right way.
Come and visit England—museums and parks |
Subway: Tottenham Court Rd You can get the information about Rosetta Stone inscriptions (碑文)here. You can also take a walk in Great Court. It is the biggest indoor square in Europe. |
Subway: Charing Cross You can see more than 2000 famous paintings from the famous Europeans here. It is one of the largest art galleries in the world. |
Subway: South Kensington You can experience the fearful time. It brings you to the terrible time of the dinosaurs. You can see other wonders of nature here with your own eyes. |
Light rails You can see the beautiful roses here. It is London’s oldest royal(皇家的) park with the longest history. The Royal Weather Station is here, too. |
1.If you are interested in the works of Da Vinci, what place can you visit?
A. National Library B. British Museum
C. Natural History Museum D. Greenwich Park
2.If you go to visit other wonders of nature, how can you go there?
A. By light rails. B. By South Kensington subway.
C. By Charing Cross subway. D. By Tottenham Court Rd subway.
3.What can we do in Greenwich Park?
A. Take a walk with a pet dog. B. See dinosaurs.
C. Enjoy the paintings anytime. D. Visit the Royal Weather Station.
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There was once a very special lion called Simba. Simba would play in this beautiful place, running and jumping with his friends, the leopards(豹)and other lions in the1.. Simba had a very special gift—every time he spoke loudly, he2.such a strong wind. And it seemed like a hurricane(飓风).
On the land where Simba lived were lots of animals: giraffes, elephants, etc. And even though it wasn’t a particularly3.place, there were lots of trees and animals. One day, as Simba was4.with his friends, they saw enormous machines destroying part of the plain by building oil wells.
Day by day, the men built more and more oil wells, destroying the5.nature in the process. Simba had fewer and fewer friends to play with, and fewer6.to run on. Then a7.lion told him that the only way to stop the people using petrol (汽油)was to8.renewable energies. Such as the wind.
So he decided to help people with one of the most9.renewable energies in the world: wind power. Then he went round all the countries in the world roaring(咆哮)with all his might to create a great wind. It would help men10.more renewable energy. In the end, Simba succeeded in getting people to stop using petrol, and his home became lively again.
When I was a child, my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven. Every time I saw him come back late, looking ______, I promised myself that someday I would show my ______ to my father for what he had done.
Over the next twenty years, my father worked hard to _______our big family and suffered a lot from a heart problem. One morning, my father’s old car broke down and he asked me to ______him up after his medical examination. He had ______ refused when I offered to replace (取代) his old car. He said that he did not want something that he couldn’t pay________.
______he stepped out of the doctor’s office, he looked serious. We drove in silence and he made me promise to keep the medical report as a ________. I did this with a heavy heart.
At that time, I was _______a new car. I asked my father to go with me to pick_______out. When I started talking with the salesman, I noticed my father________a brown car. I________chose a white car. My father took one final look at the brown car and seemed kind of ______before leaving. I heard him muttering (嘀咕) to himself, “_______like that car. Wish I could ________it.”
Several days later, I asked my father if he could go with me to pick up______new car. As we arrived, the salesman______him a key to a new car - the brown one - and________that it was for him, from me. My father looked at me in great_______. I told him it was my childhood______and smiled at this man, who had given up everything for his family.
1.A. excited B. tired C. angry D. sad
2.A. thanks B. jobs C. talents D. regrets
3.A. build B. save C. protect D. support
4.A. send B. give C. pick D. look
5.A. strongly B. hardly C. exactly D. happily
6.A. myself B. itself C. himself D. ourselves
7.A. Before B. Since C. As D. Until
8.A. fact B. secret C. decision D. suggestion
9.A. imagining B. making C. producing D. expecting
10.A. it B. one C. that D. him
11.A. attacking B. admiring C. buying D. stealing
12.A. finally B. suddenly C. simply D. easily
13.A. worried B. pleased C. sorry D. proud
14.A. Really B. Actually C. Recently D. Clearly
15.A. borrow B. afford C. collect D. receive
16.A. my B. your C. his D. her
17.A. returned B. lent C. handed D. posted
18.A. created B. explained C. warned D. doubted
19.A. fun B. pain C. trouble D. surprise
20.A. dream B. promise C. experience D. interest
Last year, nearly 28,000 new energy cars________ and 80 percent of them were buses.
A. sold B. sell C. are sold D. were sold
