May : Happenings from the past  

May 5,1884

Isaac Murphy , son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history , rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby . He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times .

May 9 , 1754

Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon （漫画）, showing a snake cut in pieces, with the words “ Join or Die” printed under the picture.

May 11,1934

The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl , the result of years of drought（干旱），blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington , D.C. .

May 19, 1994

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis , former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s , died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64 .

May 24, 1844

Samuel F.B. Morsr taps out the first message , “ What Hath God Wrought ,” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D.C. , to Baltimeore , Md .

1. We know from the text that Buchanan is_____________.

A Isaac”s father                 B a winnning horse

C.a slave taking care if horses      D.the first racing horse in Kentucky

2. What is the title of the first American political cartoon ?

A.Join or Die                   B.Pennsylvania Gazette

C.What Hath God Wrought        D.Kentucky Derby

3. In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die ?

A. 1934        B. 1960       C . 1964       D. 1994

4.Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history ?

A. Washington , D. C.             B. New York City

C. Kentucky.                    D.  Pennsylvania

补全对话 （根据对话内容，从对话的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，将其字母序号写在答题卡上。 选项中有两项为多余项。 每小题2 分； 满分10分）

—He is very good , isn’t he ?

—16__________

—I said the singer was great .

—17__________

—Have you seen him here before?

—18_______I think he  probably writes the music and words because I’ve never heard any of the songs before .

— It’s not fair.

—19_________

—People with musical ability like that have to stand around here to make a living .

—Perhaps he enjoys it or makes more money than you think.

—20___________

A . What do you mean ?

B. Sorry , what did you say ?

C. I  hope so .

D. Do you like popular music ?

E. Be quiet , listen to him .

F. Yes , and interesting to watch

G. Oh , yes . He’s always at exactly the same place on Saturdays when I come into town

．—It’s a long time since I saw my brother．

—Why ________ him this weekend?

A．not to visit     B．don’t visit       C．not visit     D．not visiting

— Excuse me. ________did you say you'd like to do, Miss Kilp?

— I said I'd better go back to the office. I'm going to meet someone this afternoon.

A. Why　            B. When          C. What         D. Where

.Last summer holiday, I went back to my hometown, ________ the neighbours and the house ________ I used to be familiar with were gone.

A. only finding; which　B. only to find; that    C. to find; whom　 D. found; that

— Should I talk to you in English or French?   — Do as you______ . We understand both.

A. think            B. feel like           C. care　          D. please

My parents used ________they had to get a new car for my brother.

A. which          B. all what    C. what　       D. 不填

________ the plan has been made, let's get down to ________ it out.

A. Now that; carry　 B. Because; carry   C. Since; carrying　 D. Now; putting

Although he sometimes loses his temper, his students like him ________ for it.

A. not so much　     B. not so little    C. no more          D. no less

--Do you like the material?

       --Yes, it ___________ very soft．

       A．is feeling           B．felt           C．feels                D．is felt