Freedom Tower—the new building at the World Trade Center site will be the tallest building in the world. The final design was made known to the public on December 20, 2003.
The building will stand for America’s freedom and pride. The tower will be 1 776 feet tall, which is the same as the year America signed the Declaration of Independence. The tower’s twisted shape symbolizes(象征) the Statue of Liberty, and the narrow top represents the statue’s arm holding the Torch of Freedom.
“The Freedom Tower will be a proud new symbol of our country, and a monument to our two lost buildings, ”Governor George Pataki said. “The design had to be a modern, safe, and environmentally creative office tower showing that Lower Manhattan is still the financial(金融的) capital of the world. ”
But clearly the design is mainly Mr. Childs’ work. He is a famous architect. The plan of the building follows the Manhattan streets.
The World Trade Tower was lost on Sept. 11, 2001. That painful fact was strengthened today by news that the restaurant of Windows on the World may return. Mr. Childs imagined dinners looking up through overhead windows.
Freedom Tower will have 2. 6 million square feet of office space—more than the Empire State Building—with a total area of about 2. 8 million square feet. It would be built by the Tishman Construction Company, which constructed the twin towers.
Mr. Silverstein said today that Governor Pataki had asked that the first stone of the Freedom Tower be laid by the third anniversary (周年纪念) of the attack.
“We have to continue to think about it, ”the governor said. “The middle of September is possible. It obviously has nothing to do with the meeting, which will be long gone. ”
“This is not a political structure, ”Mr. Pataki said, “and it will not be a political event. ”
The next important event for the Freedom Tower is on Sept. 11, 2006, when the steel structure is completed.
Mr. Silverstein said that he would do his best to meet the deadline(最后期限). He said the tower ought to be completely finished in 2008 or 2009 to be followed yearly by the four other office buildings planned around the site.
1. The Freedom Tower __________.
A. will be built where the World Trade Center once stood
B. was designed on December 20, 2003
C. will be built as the financial capital of the world
D. was designed to be as tall as the World Trade Center
2. The Freedom Tower will be built 1 776 feet tall for the purpose__________.
A. to be the tallest building in the world
B. to stand for the proud feeling of Americans
C. to match the Statue of Liberty
D. to be the monument of the founding of USA
3. The author tells us in the 4th paragraph that__________.
A. architect Mr. Childs also designed the whole construction of the Manhattan streets
B. Mr. Childs worked out the design alone
C. the design of the Freedom Tower follows the construction style of Manhattan streets
D. the design of Manhattan streets is better than that of the Freedom Tower
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The Empire State Building was also built by the Tishman Construction Company.
B. The Freedom Tower will mainly be used as a restaurant with many windows looking at the whole New York.
C. Mr. Silverstein is someone who can represent the Tishman Construction Company.
D. The Freedom Tower’s foundation will be over by the 3rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack.
1题从文章的开头提供的信息来看，1题选A项。 2题第二段开头The building will stand for America’s freedom and pride. The tower will be 1 776 feet tall, which is the same as the year America signed the Declaration of Independence点明了为什么高度为1776feet, 2题答案为D. 3题第四段阐述了塔将遵循Manhattan streets的风格，故3题选C项。 4题通读全文可知正确的表述是C.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, is more than once described as having “fat little hands.’’ Nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse.’’ He is said to be “undersized.’’ with“short legs’’ and a “round stomach”. The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy’s description--it seems not that far off from historical accounts but his choice of facts：other things that could be said of the man are not said. We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman. Tolstoy’s Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powdered tobacco up his nose—and that is the point.
It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character. And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man. In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812,Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar(沙皇), who has come with peace terms. Napoleon is very angry：doesn’t he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms. He will destroy all of Europe if his army is stopped. “That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!” he shouts. And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon “walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly.’’
Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner. “He raised his hand to the Russian’s…face,” Tolstoy writes, and “taking him by the ear pulled it gently….” To have one’s ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court. “Well, well, why don’t you say anything?’’ said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect any one but himself, Napoleon.
Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own.
51. Tolstoy’s description of Napoleon in War and Peace is _________.
A. far from the historical facts
B. based on the Russian history
C. based on his selection of facts
D. not related to historical details
52. Napoleon was angry when receiving the Russian representative because _________.
A. he thought he should be the one to make the peace terms
B. the Tsar's peace terms were hard to accept
C. the Russians stopped his military movement
D. he didn’t have any more army to fight with
53. What did Napoleon expect the Russian representative to do?
A. To walk out of the room in anger.
B. To show agreement with him.
C. To say something about the Tsar.
D. To express his admiration.
54. Tolstoy intended to present Napoleon as a man who is _________.
A. ill-mannered in dealing with foreign guests
B. fond of showing off his iron will
C. determined in destroying all of Europe
D. crazy for power and respect
55. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?
A. A writer doesn’t have to be faithful to his findings.
B. A writer may write about a hero in his own way.
C. A writer may not be responsible for what he writes.
D. A writer has hardly any freedom to show his feelings.
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科目：高中英语 来源：山东省济南市2010届高三下学期第二次模拟考试 题型：阅读理解
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Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle?class peers (同龄人), the shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said today.?The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend, he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’annual conference.?
Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons.?
He told delegates (代表) in Manchester: “For children who come from homes where parents don’t have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences, there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment, in school, for longer.”?
“Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances, and certainly going on later in the afternoon, given the reality of their working lives,” he said. He held up the example of Kipp (Knowledge is Power Program) schools in the US, which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30 am to 5pm on weekdays, plus Saturdays.?
But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours, Gove added. ?
Parents said Saturday classes could become a “badge of dishonor”if pupils were forced to go, while teachers raised concerns about their workload.?
Margaret Morrissey, of Parents Outloud, said: “I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children’s performance. I’m just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week.”?
The ATL’s general secretary, Mary Bousted, said: “If we want Saturday schools, then we need more teachers doing the extra hours, not the same teachers working longer.”?
66. The program is intended for children____________. ?
A. who are from middle-class families? B. whose parents can’t afford extra help ?
C. who perform poorly academically ? D. whose weekends are mostly unoccupied
67. “Additional stretch” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to_________.?
A. music lessons B. physical relaxation ?
C. entertainment activities? D. out-of-school improvement
68. Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US? ?
A. To make a comparison.? B. To introduce a new program.?
C. To seek supportive evidence.? D. To prove his program is better.
69. What is Margaret Morrissey’s opinion about the new program? ?
A. Favourable. B. Doubtful. C. Optimistic. D. Acceptable.
70. Which of the following is true??
A. Teachers may not like the program. ? B. Schools are trying to make profits.?
C. The program is already under way. ? D. The program is popular with children. ?
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年河南省五市毕业班第二次联合考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight. Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.
Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.
Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausman , the writer of “Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side”.
The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters take a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.
People also take second jobs with an eye to the future -- wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.
Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable. He wanted to make sure he wasn’t tied to one system that ended up failing.
Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all ages and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries -- no longer just service, office and sales jobs.
“Technology just affects your ability to make money,” Hausman says. “That makes a frequent change in moonlighting.”
As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.
Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees’ 9-to-5 performance.
“The primary employer is saying, ‘Wait, I’m paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,’” says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. “If you’re burning yourself at both ends, it’s going to show.”
Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They may also find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.
Besides, “it’s fun,” Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn’t find just in a full-time job.
“It’s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet,” he says, “and offering a little variety throughout the day.”
1.The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ________.
A. he found it exciting to do a part-time job
B. he needed to make ends meet with more money
C. he feared he would lose his present job one day
D. he felt more and more pressure from his employer
2.Some companies don’t allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ________.
A. their workers cannot do extra-hour work for them
B. their workers will be too tired to try their best at work
C. their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs
D. their workers will not get to work and be off work on time
3.The underlined sentence “It’s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet.” in the last paragraph means ________.
A. moonlighting gets you away from the job you don’t enjoy
B. moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money
C. moonlighting strengthens your professional skills
D. moonlighting brings you chances to do something different
4.What is the article mainly about?
A. The ways of moonlighting. B. The reasons for moonlighting.
C. The problems with moonlighting. D. The kinds of people who moonlight.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届北京师大附中高一下学期期中考试英语题 题型：信息匹配
As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult. 1. Don't panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!
With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. 2. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. 3. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.
It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. 4. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is a part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life's journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. 5. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!
A. Choose your friends wisely.
B. They will help shape the future.
C. They may seem to happen quickly.
D. You will probably want to be independent.
E. You may appreciate what you have in your own life.
F. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.
G. Your family has been with you since you came into this world.
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011年辽宁省本溪市高一下期末考试英语试题 题型：信息匹配
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? 1. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars．So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow．When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?"
2. Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood．Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to get help from reading．
Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you． 3.Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas．If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity． 4. Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words．
So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading． 5.Go and get a book!
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A．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed． |
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B．Why not do some reading while you are hungry? |
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C．Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry． |
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D．Now what are you waiting for? |
E．Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading．
F．Reading can help you make more friends, too．
G．Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary．
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