Before the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1914，the only way ships could leave Boston was on a route around Race Point—the northern tip of Cape Cod.However，navigation during the 18th century was a nightmare，because the floating cross current(交叉气流) around Race Point caused countless accidents.So building a lighthouse to lighten the place was very necessary.
As early as 1808，the people of Provincetown requested a lighthouse on Race Point，but it took Congress eight years to react when they finally paid $ 8,000 on April 27,1816 to build a lighthouse —Race Point Light，which was located in the town of Provincetown，Massachusetts.It was first built of stone 25 feet high with no foundation and its light was 30 feet above the sea.It was equipped with one of the nation's earliest revolving lights.
Actually，there were two other lighthouses on Cape Cod，but they were hit by a storm in October 1841.In the following year，Race Point Light was examined by I．W.P.Lewis，who realized the light's importance.He said，“The light should be useful to all ships leaving Boston.However，its illuminating power is so weak that people would hardly be able to differentiate it from the lights set on the ships which stay in the bay，or close by.It hasn't played its role as a lighthouse well.”
The result was that old lighthouse was destroyed and a new iron lighthouse with a proper foundation was put up to take its place.The new lighthouse was 45 feet high.Although the original keeper's house was in good repair，it was destroyed too and a new one was built.Today the lighthouse has been automated(自动化)and Race Point Light is still an active aid to navigation.
You can park at Race Point Beach and walk about 45 minutes to the lighthouse.Sunset at Race Point Light is one of the Cape Cod's most popular scenes.And at times whales can be seen in the lighthouse.For reservations to stay one night in the keeper's house at Race Point call(508)487－9930.
1.The underlined word “illuminating” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.
A．preventing accidents B．cooling the air
C．providing light D．predicting weather
2.Why was the original Race Point Light replaced by a new one?
A．It was too old to repair properly.
B．It hadn't done a good job in helping the passing ships.
C．It was destroyed in a storm in October 1841.
D．It wasn't high enough and had no foundation.
3.According to the passage，Race Point Light ________.
A．is also a tourist spot now
B．stopped working after 1914
C．was built by I．W.P.Lewis
D．has been automated since 1841
4.What can be learned from the passage?
A．The keeper's house is open to the public now.
B．The present keeper's house is the original one.
C．The two other lighthouses had revolving lights too.
D．The government didn't agree to build Race Point Light.
5.What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．The building process of Race Point Light.
B．The tourism value of Race Point Light.
C．The three lighthouses on Cape Cod.
D．The history of Race Point Light.
After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program，her mother recalled，Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices.“Everyone else was already admitted to college，” her mother，Rosemarie Colvin，said from the family home.“So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said，‘You_have_to_let_me_in.'”
“Impressed—she was a National Merit (全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978，where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist，” her mother said.
On Wednesday，Marie Colvin,56，an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London，was killed as Syrian forces shelled the city of Homs.She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”，Mrs.Colvin said.“Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out.She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.”
Mrs.Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones.“If you knew my daughter，” she said，“it would have been such a waste of words.She was determined，she was enthusiastic about what she did，it was her life.There was no saying ‘Don't do this.' This is who she was，absolutely who she was and what she believed in：cover the story，not just have pictures of it，but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.”“So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism，” her mother said.
1.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1，we can infer that ________.
A．Yale was her last choice
B．Yale must keep its promise to Marie Colvin
C．Marie Colvin was confident of herself
D．Marie Colvin was good at persuading
2.Marie Colvin's story suggests some of the best qualities of being a journalist are ________.
A．patience and confidence
B．honesty and curiosity
C．flexibility and creativity
D．determination and courage
3.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin's life?
a．She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.
b．She was admitted to Yale University.
c．She studied in Brazil as an exchange student.
d．She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.
e．She began to take an interest in journalism.
A．d→e→c→a→b B．c→b→e→d→a
C．e→d→c→b→a D．b→c→d→e→a
4.From the last paragraph we can know that Mrs.Colvin ________.
A．knows her daughter very well
B．cares little about her daughter
C．dislikes the choice of her daughter
D．doesn't fully appreciate her daughter
5.What can be the best title of the text?
A．Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area
B．Applying for Top Universities，a Successful Case
C．Recalling Her Daughter，a Journalist Killed in Syria
D．Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest
Suppose you don't need your car today.And suppose，as it happens that a stranger in your area does need a car.Would you be willing to rent yours out?
Several carsharing startups，including Getaround，RelayRides and JustSharelt，are eager to connect car owners with renters this way.The companies have different rules，but participating owners receive，generally speaking，about twothirds of the rental earnings.RelayRides says an owner of a midsize，latemodel sedan who rents out a car for 10 hours a week could expect to clear about $ 3,000 a year.
Peertopeer carsharing remains in the trial stage；it can be found in San Francisco and a few other places.It has a long way to go before it becomes the auto equivalent of Airbnb，the surprise success story for peertopeer sharing of space in apartments and houses.
Shelby Clark，founder of RelayRides，says potential investors in his company have been concerned that owners will be afraid to hand their car over to strangers.To address that，he points to Airbnb，saying，“Letting people sleep in your living room is much more of a disturbance into your personal space than letting someone use your car.”
All of these companies offer their own insurance coverage for their renters，which are supposed to put owners' minds at ease.But only two states—California and Oregon—have passed laws to clarify that an owner will not suffer any consequences should a carsharing renter have an accident.
“In all the other states，legal ambiguity remains，” Shelby Clark says.“If a renter should be involved in a serious accident in those states，the victim can be expected to go after every party possible，including the car's owner.”
Also to remove the worries of car owners，the driving records of renters are checked for recent serious violations..
1.What does the underlined word “sedan” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?
A．A kind of car.
B．An owner of a car.
C．A renting company.
D．A carsharing renter.
2.Which of the following is true of Aribnb?
A．It cares little about personal privacy.
B．It deals with housesharing successfully.
C．It is a very popular carsharing company.
D．Its ideas are being tried out in some states.
3.If a carsharing renter should have an accident in California，the car's owner ________.
A．has to take legal responsibility
B．will not suffer the consequence
C．is not covered by health insurance
D．must pay the insurance for the renter
4.According to the text，more carowners will participate in the service，if ________.
A．legal ambiguity is clarified in all the states
B．renters are warned not to violate traffic rules
C．more money is given to participating owners
D．people are aware of the importance of sharing
5.It can be learned from the text that carsharing ________.
A．makes no profit
B．remains in popularity
C．is against the state law
D．is a new business model
I am so tired，for I ________ English for 2 hours.
A．is studying B．have been studying
C．was studying D．had been studying
—Shall we go out to the seaside this weekend?
—________ Ring me up at any time.
A．Hold on，please. B．What for?
C．That depends. D．Sounds good.
It was Tom ________ is a soldier ________ saved the little girl from the water yesterday.
A．that；that B．whose；whom
C．who；who D．that；who
