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Lincoln Park
With its many fashion shops and coffee shops，Lincoln Park is also a wonderful part of Chicago which is a delight for people to visit.The Chicago History Museum shows typical Americas，and then of course there's the park itself.Facing Lake Michigan，it offers beaches，wildlife signs and Lincoln Park Zoo，where you can see gorillas(大猩猩) and polar bears free of charge.
Lombard－Oak Brook
Unlike many parts in Washington DC and New York，Lombard in Chicago is an old-fashioned suburb which shows the traditional attraction of old-time America.It's known for its every year's Lilac Festival(丁香节)，and for the“Little Orphan Annie”house，where the red-headed character was dreamt up by Harold Gray.The nearby village of Oak Brook is even more pleasant，and known for its golf courses and polo(水球)club.
Magnificent Mile－River North
Forming part of the always busy Michigan Avenue，Magnificent Mile is the place to shop in Chicago.Fashion shops，supermarket department stores，and smart restaurants make it a must-visit.And places to look out for include the epic(史诗的)Wrigley Building and the Chicago Water Tower，one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.The nearby River North district is well known for its many art galleries.
The Loop－Downtown
Home to the Civic Opera House，the Goodman Theatre，and the Art Institute of Chicago，where American masterpieces can be found alongside Old Masters，the Loop is worth visiting just for the streets alone.Look up at some of the USA's most famous skyscrapers(摩天大楼)，and there is Grant Park－a wonderful place with the huge Buckingham Fountain at its centre.
1. The passage mainly talks about some top destinations in ________．
A．New York B．Chicago
C．Washington DC D．Michigan
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．If you would like to play golf，you can go to the village of Oak Brook.
B．Visitors can go shopping if they go to the Loop.
C．Visitors can swim in the sea in Lombard.
D．Visitors can talk with the author of Little Orphan Annie.
3.Which of the following buildings survived a big fire in history?
A．The Civic Opera House.
B．The Chicago Water Tower.
C．The Goodman Theatre.
D．The Wrigley Building.
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Lionel Messi，1. player from the South American country Argentina，is one of the greatest soccer players alive today.At a young age，he 2.(move)to Spain and now plays 3.(profession)for the FC Barcelona.Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team 4.(own)by his father.Even as a young boy，he did very well.But when he was 11 years old，he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him from growing much 5.(tall)．There was a way to help him grow more，6.his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs.So，they looked around for a soccer club 7. would be able to do this for them.The clubs in Argentina couldn't help him，but the famous FC Barcelona in Spain offered 8.(accept)Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills.The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain.In the FC Barcelona，Messi was one of the best 9.(play)through his teen years. 10. his incredible talent，Messi has surprised the world.
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Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some countryside.Suddenly，dark clouds ______ up overhead and rain began to fall，but ______ to relate，several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly.I rode as rapidly as I could. ______，I found it impossible to get into the clear.The ______ with their rain kept advancing faster than I could _______ forward.I continued this unequal ______ for an exhausting half hour，before realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.
Then it dawned on(使开始明白)me that I was ______ my strength，while paying no attention to the ______ for the sake of which I was making the trip.
The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not ______．Indeed，there was much to look at that might otherwise have ______ me.I saw colours，lines and contours(轮廓)that would have appeared ______ under brilliant light.My anger at the rain was______ and my desire to escape it disappeared.It had ______ me with a new view and helped me understand that the sources of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the ______ of one's own sensibility(感受能力)．
It made me think，then and later，about other matters to which this incident was ______．It helped me realize that there is no ______ in fleeing from circumstances and conditions which cannot be ______，but I could bravely meet and often turned them to good ones.I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble with ______，disappointment with spirit，and victory with humility(谦虚)．It has become ______ to me that danger is far from disaster，that defeat may be the forerunner of final victory，and that all achievements are fragile ______ based on enduring principles of moral conduct.
1.A．climbed B．piled C．picked D．went
2.A．strange B．skeptical C．optimistic D．constant
3.A．Therefore B．Moreover C．However D．Otherwise
4.A．winds B．sky C．sun D．clouds
5.A．race B．drive C．watch D．look
6.A．struggle B．contest C．trip D．power
7.A．gathering B．recovering C．saving D．wasting
8.A．landscape B．pleasure C．hurry D．feeling
9.A．adequate B．uncertain C．slight D．unbearable
10.A．interested B．pleased C．escaped D．found
11.A．beautifully B．slowly C．fortunately D．differently
12.A．great B．gone C．obvious D．hard
13.A．provided B．replaced C．compared D．equipped
14.A．range B．demand C．process D．contribution
15.A．devoted B．applied C．related D．adjusted
16.A．doubt B．way C．sense D．wonder
17.A．treated B．received C．understood D．avoided
18.A．hesitation B．courage C．difficulty D．ease
19.A．secret B．clearer C．stranger D．private
20.A．unless B．once C．when D．though
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
Dear Harry，
You ask me whether you should spend the next three years at university，or get a job.I will give you three different answers.Take_your_pick.
Answer A．You are ambitious.Your sights are set on going to the top，in business or the government.In today's high-tech times，big companies cannot be managed by uneducated amateurs.Even the middle managers are at a disadvantage unless they get a university degree and an MBA.Same thing in government.
Anyway，you are too young to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life.If you spend the next few years at university，you will get to know the world—and yourself—before the time comes to choose your career.
Answer B．Stop wasting your time on academia(学术界)．Stop subjecting yourself to the boredom of textbooks and classrooms.Stop cramming for exams(应考)before you acquire a strong love for reading.
The lack of a college degree will only be a slight influence on your career.In Britain，you can still get to the top without a degree.What industry and the government need at the top is not experts but leaders.The character traits(性格特点)which make people scholars in their youth are not the traits which make them leaders in later life.You put up with education for 12 boring years.
Answer C．Don't judge the value of higher education in terms of careemanship.Judge it for what it is—a priceless opportunity to furnish your mind and enrich the quality of your life.My father was a failure in business，but he read Horace in the washroom until he died，poor but happy.
If you enjoy being a scholar，and like the company of scholars，go to a university.Who knows，you may end your days as a Regius Professor.And bear in mind that British universities are still the best in the world.You have a first-class mind.Stretch it.If you have the opportunity to go to a university，don't pass it up.You would never forgive yourself.
Tons of love，
David
1.What does the underlined sentence“Take your pick.”in Para 1 mean?
A．To choose what you want.
B．To cherish what you have.
C．To follow others' opinions.
D．To take action immediately.
2.What did the author think play a key part in high-tech times?
A．Ambition in careers.
B．Academic degrees.
C．Experience in business.
D．Experience in the government.
3.In the second answer the author mainly reminds Harry ________．
A．he should make use of time
B．he should learn in the classroom
C．what he should avoid at university
D．he should give up learning if he doesn't like it
4.According to the passage，the author's father might ____．
A．succeed in business
B．live a rich and happy life
C．enjoy reading in life
D．live a poor and miserable life
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
Depression is much higher amongst female bosses than male bosses，a new US survey finds.Dr Tetyana Pudrovska，the study's first author，explained：“Women with job authority－the ability to hire，fire，and influence pay－have greatly more symptoms of depression than women without this power.But men with job authority have fewer symptoms of depression than men without such power.”
The study followed 1，500 middle-aged women and 1，300 middle-aged men who all graduated from high schools in Wisconsin.The men and women were surveyed in 1993 and 2004 to look at the connection between how much authority they had at work and symptoms of depression.
The results showed that amongst men and women with lower levels of authority at work，women had slightly higher levels of depression.This is normal since overall women suffer from depression slightly more than men.Amongst men and women with higher levels of authority at work，however，it was women who had many more symptoms of depression than men.Men in authority actually had a 10% lower risk of depression，while authority increased the risk of women having depressive symptoms by 9%.
Dr Pudrovska continued：“What shocked us is that women with job authority in our study are advantaged in terms of most characteristics that are strong signs of positive mental health.These women have more education，higher incomes，better jobs，and higher levels of job satisfaction than women without job authority.Yet，they have worse mental health than lower－status(地位)women.”
The cause of this discrepancy is not known，but Dr Pudrovska says：“Years of social science research suggests that women in authority positions deal with interpersonal anxiety，negative social interactions，negative stereotypes，prejudice，social isolation(社会孤立)，as well as resistance(抵抗)from colleagues.Women in authority positions are viewed as lacking in the assertiveness(果断)and confidence of strong leaders.But when these women display such characteristics，they are judged negatively for being unfeminine(不像女性的)．This causes mental stress.”
Men，on the other hand，do not have to face these kinds of negative stereotypes about their abilities.
1.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A．Female bosses get less stress from work than male bosses.
B．Female bosses get the same stress from work as male bosses.
C．Female bosses get the same stress from work as employees.
D．Female bosses get more stress from work than male bosses.
2.What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A．The higher levels of authority，the fewer women suffer depression.
B．The higher levels of authority，the more women suffer depression.
C．The lower levels of authority，the more men suffer depression.
D．The lower levels of authority，the more women suffer depression.
3.What did Dr Pudrovska think of the results?
A．Exciting. B．Surprising.
C．Disappointing. D．Inspiring.
4.What does the underlined word“discrepancy”in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．Difference. B．Excellence.
C．Preference. D．Reference.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
The media provides us with the observations and experiences from which we build up our personal understanding of the world and how it works.Much of our view of reality is based on media messages.The media，to a great extent，gives us our sense of reality.
Freedom of the media carries with it certain responsibilities of honesty，fairness，accuracy and account-ability.The power of the media to create and destroy human values comes with great responsibility.
The media is powerful in the political system，having great influence on politics and on forming social change.The power is to decide who will communicate what to whom.Television can greatly influence the election of a national leader on the basis of his or her image.
Professional journalists do have a code of ethics(道德标准)．Journalists make a judgment about what's safe and appropriate to report，which often involves difficult choices.German sociologist Max Weber distinguishes between“ethics of conviction”and“ethics of responsibility”．According to the latter(ethics of responsibility)，journalists must take into account the foreseeable consequences of their reporting，and the impact it will have on society.The former，on the other hand，asks journalists to tell the truth，regardless of the consequences.According to Weber，both ideas of ethics should be considered.
Without doubt，information is power，and the big owners of the mass media are very powerful people.Television and radio stations，newspapers，magazines，and websites are，largely，owned and controlled by profit-making businesses.It is not strange that their ideas will get promoted at times.
It is my view that such power and responsibility should never be left in the hands of a few.I believe it is our responsibility as concerned citizens to make sure we are not merely passive viewers，readers or listeners.Together we can have a huge influence on the media by making our views known.
1.What's the first paragraph mainly about?
A．Responsibilities of the media.
B．Influence of the media.
C．History of the media.
D．Problems of the media.
2.We can learn from the third paragraph that ________．
A．the media is more interested in politics than other fields
B．forming social change is the main duty of the media
C．the great power of the media is controlled by political figures
D．the media can affect politics by forming political figures' images
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The mass media should be owned by the government.
B．The media industry has developed into a new age in recent years.
C．In most cases，journalists are more powerful than the owners of the media.
D．The media tends to promote the ideas of their owners sometimes.
