To see the golden sun and the azure sky, the outstretched ocean, to walk upon the green ea
第1题
The first permanent settlement was made at this site in 1776. For thirteen years it had a population of less than 100. But in 1848, with the discovery of gold, the population grew to ten thousand. At the same year the city got its new name San Francisco.
By 1862 telephone communication linked San Francisco with eastern cities, and by 1869 the first railroad connected the Pacific coast with the Atlantic seaboard. Today San Francisco has a population of almost three million.
Now please look to your right. Here you'll be able to see the east section of the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is more than one mile long. It was completed in 1937 at a cost of thirty-two million dollars and is still one of largest suspension bridges in the world.
According to the passage, what happened in 1848?
A.Gold was discovered.
B.Telephone communications were established.
C.The first railroad was completed.
D.The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed.
第2题
第三节 词语配伍
从上边一栏中找出一个与下边一栏的含义相符的选项。
A. lunch
B. food
C. hotel
D. Sunday
E. find
F. Friday
G. greakhst
You see it in a cinema.
第3题
1.( );
A.what
B.as
C.that
D.whom
2.( );
A.take in
B.take up
C.take down
D.take off
3.( );
A.with
B.by
C.in
D.at
4.( );
A.after
B.If
C.as
D.because
5.( );
A.Except
B.Except for
C.Beside
D.Besides
第4题
By 1862 telegraph communications linked San Francisco with eastern cities, and by 1869 the first transcontinental railroad connected the Pacific coast with the Atlantic seaboard. Today San Francisco has a population of almost three million. It is the financial center of the west, and serves as the terminus for trans-Pacific steamship lines and air traffic. The port of San Francisco, which is almost 18 miles long with 42 piers, handles between five and six million tons of cargo annually.
And now, if you will look to your right, you should just be able to see the east section of the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge, which is more than one mile long, spans the harbor from San Francisco to Marin County and the Red Wood Highway. It was completed in 1937 at a cost of 32 million dollars and is still one of the largest suspension bridges in the world.
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A.Gold was discovered.
B.The transcontinental railroad was completed.
C.The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed.
D.Telegraph communications were established with the East.
第5题
听力原文: From this lookout we enjoy one of the most spectacular views of San Francisco. As you can see, the city rests on a series of hills varying in altitude from sea level to nine hundred and thirty-eight feet.
The first permanent settlement was made at this site in 1776. For thirteen years the village had fewer than one hundred inhabitants. But in 1848, with the discovery of gold, the population grew to ten thousand. The same year the name was changed from Yerba Buea to San Francisco.
By 1862 telegraph communications linked San Francisco with eastern cities, and by 1869, the first transcontinental railroad connected the Pacific coast with the Atlantic seaboard. Today San Francisco has a population of almost three million. It is the financial center of the west, and serves as the terminus for trans-Pacific steam ship lines and air traffic. The port of San Francisco which is almost eighteen miles long with forty-two piers, handles between five and six million tons of cargo annually.
And now, if you will look to your right, you should just be able to see the east section of the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge, which is more than one mile long, spans the harbor from San Francisco to Matin County and the Red Wood Highway. It was completed in 1937 at a cost of thirty-two million dollars and is still one of the largest suspension bridges in the world.
(30)
A.Gold was discovered.
B.The Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
C.The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed.
D.Telegraph communications were established with the East.
第6题
Hercules
Once upon a time there was a great Greek hero, Hercules. He was taller and stronger than anyone you have ever seen. On his shoulder he carried a club and in his hand he held a bow (弓). He was known as the hero of a hundred adventures.
Hercules served a king. The king was afraid of him. So again and again he sent him on difficult tasks. One morning the king sent for him and told him to fetch three golden apples for him from the garden of the Singing Maidens(歌女). But no one knew where the garden was.
So Hercules went away. He walked the whole day and the next day and the next. He walked for months before he saw mountains far in the distance one fine morning. One of the mountains was in the shape of a man with long, long legs and arms and huge shoulders and a huge head. He was holding up the sky. Hercules knew it was Atlas, the Mountain God. So he asked him for help.
Atlas answered, "My head and arms and shoulders all ache. Could you hold up the sky while I fetch the golden apples for you?"
Hercules climbed the mountain and shouldered the sky. Soon the sky grew very heavy. When finally Atlas came back with three golden apples, he said, "Well, you are going to carry the mountain for ever. I'm going to see the king with the apples.' Hercules knew that he couldn't fight him because of the sky on his back. So he shouted: "Just one minute's help. My shoulders are hurting. Hold the sky for a minute while I make a cushion(垫子) for my shoulders."
Atlas believed him. He threw down the apples and held up the sky.
Hercules picked up the apples and ran back to see the king.
Hercules was the tallest man in the world.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第7题
听力原文: Larry Smith is one of the rescuers on the Golden Gate Bridge. His job is to save people who attempt to jump into the sea. If the telephone rings at three in the morning, he knows it's trouble. Someone is threatening to commit suicide. Larry will get his things ready and in no time he will be out of the door heading to the spot. "If you aren't too late," Larry says, "you climb out onto the cold steel and try to talk to the poor soul and pull him or her back to safety." Many suicide attempts are made on the spur of the moment and lives can be saved. But if you fail, if the person jumps into the bottom of the fog, there's no describing how helpless you feel. Often would-be jumpers are driven to despair and see no hope of getting out of their misery. The trick is to open a channel of communication with them. Following are some tricks that have worked. "Hey, if you're going to jump, at least give me your mom's phone number. So I can call and tell her." "That's a nice watch. If you're going to jump, can I have it?" Sometimes all it takes is the voice of the human being you cares. Larry estimates he has rescued 38 people in his ten years of service.
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A.A rescuer on the Golden Gate Bridge.
B.A professional diver.
C.A telephone operator.
D.A guard on the Golden Gate Bridge.
第8题
根据下面材料,回答题。
Hercules
Once upon a time there was a great Greek hero, Hercules. He was taller and stronger than anyone you have ever seen. On his shoulder he carried a club and in his hand he held a bow (弓).
He was known as the hero of a hundred adventures.
Hercules served a king. The king was afraid of him. So again and again he sent him on difficult tasks. One morning the king sent for him and told him to fetch three golden apples for him from the garden of the Singing Maidens (歌女). But no one knew where the garden was.
So Hercules went away. He walked the whole day and the next day and the next. He walked for months before he saw mountains far in the distance one fine morning. One of the mountains was in the shape of a man, with long, long legs and arms and huge shoulders and a huge head. He was holding up the sky. Hercules knew it was Atlas, the Mountain God. So he asked him for help.
Atlas answered, "My head and arms and shoulders all ache. Could you hold up the sky while I fetch the golden apples for you?"
Hercules climbed the mountain and shouldered the sky. Soon the sky grew very heavy. When finally Atlas came back with three golden apples, he said, "Well, you are going to carry the mountain for ever. I&39;m going to see the king with the apples."
Hercules knew that he couldn&39;t fight him because of the sky on his back. So he shouted: "Just one minute&39;s help. My shoulders are hurting. Hold the sky for a minute while I make a cushion (垫子) for my shoulders."
Atlas believed him. He threw down the apples and held up the sky. Hercules picked up the apples and ran back to see the king.
Hercules was the tallest man in the world. 查看材料
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第9题
1930s, haven’t been seen in American skies for more than 70 years. Now, a California company plans to bring the aircraft back to the United States.
Airship Venture-the name of the zeppelin-arrived in the Bay Area on Saturday, passing over the Golden Gate Bridge on its way to the new home at Moffett Field. Fifteen feet longer than a Boeing 747, the huge aircraft will offer rides that provide a bird’s-eye view of many parts of the Bay Area on Friday. It will hold 12 passengers and two crew members. The ticket price is $495 per person for a one-hour ride. "It can help you see the world in a way that you haven’t experienced before," said Brian Hall, who started the company last year with his wife. "In the zeppelin, you’re flying low and slow. You’re going at a comfortable pace. You’re seeing things that you wouldn’t see from the road."
Zeppelins were invented by Ferdinand von Zeppelin of Germany in the late 19th century to send commercial passengers. They were also used as military carriers until the start of World War II. The zeppelin’s golden age ended in 1937 when the LZ-129 Hindenburg, the largest one ever built, caught fire and burst into flames in New Jersey, killing 35 of 97 people on board.But about ten years ago, German companies began to build zeppelins and offer passenger rides. "The new type,Airship Venture, can carry more than 80,000 passengers with safety." Hall said. He and his wife came up with the business plan for Airship Venture about two years ago. Two more zeppelins, which take about 18 months to build, plan to offer tours from New York to Florida in 2010.
Despite the slumping (衰退的) economy, the company expects to sell about 15,000 tickets a year in the Bay Area, aiming to attract passengers for special days such as birthdays, anniversaries and even weddings.
1、Airship Venture will hold _____ persons for sightseeing on Friday.
A、12
B、13
C、14
D、15
2、We can infer from the passage that _____.
A、zeppelins offer a different way to see the world
B、the zeppelin flies fast at a comfortable pace
C、zeppelins were made by Brian Hall in Germany
D、the zeppelin’s golden age started in World War II
3、Zeppelins were or are used in these ways EXCEPT ______.
A、carrying people for sightseeing
B、sending commercial passengers
C、dropping bombs
D、forecasting weather
4、What happened to the LZ-129 Hindenburg?()
A、Passengers loved it most
B、Passengers were killed on it
C、It was the safest zeppelin
D、It worked as a military carrier
5、Airship Venture targets on people who plan to celebrate _____.
A、birthdays
B、anniversaries
C、weddings
D、all of the above
第10题
M: Well, I've got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I'm really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just don't know where to be gin.
W: Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don't you narrow it down to something like..., uh...the history of the studios during that time?
M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more than 30 books came up when I typed in "movie studi os."
W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want. Try adding "1930s" or "1940s" or maybe "Golden Age",
M: "Golden Age" is a good idea. Let me type that in...Hey, look, just 6 books this time. That's a lot better.
W: Oh...another thing you might consider..., have you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?
M: No, I've only been searching for books.
W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. And we do have the Los Angeles Times available over there, you might go through their indexes to see if there's any thing you want.
M: Okay. I think I'll get started with these books and then I'll go over the magazines.
W: If you need any help, I'll be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
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A.Searching for reference material.
B.Watching a film of the 1930's.
C.Writing a course book.
D.Looking for a job in a movie studio.