Massachusetts today looks nothing like it did when the first English settlers arrived. Back in the 17th century, forest blanketed the land. Today, roads and towns cover much of the area. But the past is not dead and gone. Just an hour’s drive from Boston lies Plimoth Plantation .
    There you’ll experience the 17th century life from the days of the Pilgrims (清教徒移民). You can look in the Pilgrims’ homes, watch the way they cook, and ask them about their daily lives. You can even help them build houses or work in the fields.
    When you arrive at Plimoth, you are greeted with “How do you fare?” instead of “How are you?” In this living history plantation, actors portray (扮演) real people of 17th-century Plymouth. Each actor has taken the identity of someone from that period.
   All the actors speak the language of Shakespeare. They’re happy to talk about the hardships of their lives or just share the gossip of the day. But don’t try to discuss modern topics. They won’t understand what you are talking about!
    In fall, you can enjoy a harvest dinner very similar to the first Thanksgiving. You’ll dine with your hands like Pilgrims. You’ll find no pepper on the table. This expensive spice was used only sparingly (节俭地) in cooking. You’ll find no last-course “dessert,” either. At the time, people ate sweet dishes right along with the meal.
    Cranberries were on the menu then and still are today. A short distance from Plimoth, you can visit Cranberry World. At this unique museum, you’ll see how cranberries are harvested and can taste different cranberry products.

Of course, the first Thanksgiving included not only the Pilgrims, but also their Wampanoag guests. If you want to find out something about the Wampanoag, explore a re-created Wampanoag HomeSite. It is just a short walk from Plimoth. Step into the Native American home and enter a different world. Native Americans dressed in 17th-century Wampanoag outfits(服装) describe how their people lived 400 years ago. Outside, you can help make a traditional boat or learn about native plant remedies （治疗法）.
    Much in Massachusetts has changed since the 17th century. But in Plimoth, the past lives on.

57． From the text we know Plimoth Plantation __________.

A. is a cranberry plantation in Plimoth.

B. is where some old Pilgrims are still living.

C. presents the Pilgrims’ life in the 1600s.

D. is a plantation dating back to the 1700s.

58．What did the English settlers greet each other in the 17th century?

A. How do you fare?                   B. How are you?

C. Hi, nice to meet you.               D. How do you do?

59．In Cranberry World tourists can _________.

A. harvest cranberries by yourself.                  B. learn how to grow cranberries.

C. taste various cranberry products.                D. visit an old history museum.

60．The purpose of the rebuilt Wampanoag Homesite is _________.

A. to protect Native Americans, the Wampanoag

B. to attract more tourists to stay in Plimoth

C. to show how the Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims

D. to keep the 17th century Naive Americans live alive

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　Suppose you are going to Boston, and you have never visited the city before．If someone 　1　　 　you about the interesting places in this city, you 　2　　 　to get some idea of 　3　　 　you will see．But you don't have a 　4　　 　idea of where these places are or of how to find 　5　　　．

　However, 　6　　 　someone has a map of the city and 　7　　 　you the main roads and buildings, you 　8　 , “Oh, now I 　9　　 　．I can find the way with 　10　　 　trouble at all.”

　Working in maths is somewhat（有点儿）　　 　11　　 　trying to find your way 　12　　 　a new city．Perhaps 　13　　 　the words may tell you some things and you have 　14　　 　them, but you can't see any clear road 　15　 the answers．Maybe you 　16　　 　a kind of map of the main roads in maths 　17　　 　find your way．Explore（探究）what goes on in maths, and 　18　　 　to find the main roads．They will 　19　　 　you to answers．If you can find the 　20　　 　, the maths problems can be easily worked out．

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　　Both late sleepers and early risers find the fixed hours of a nine-to-five work day a problem. Now there is an answer that seems to please them both. Employees of over 500 businesses, organizations and government agencies in the USA are changing their work hours to suit their individual needs. It's called“flexible time” ( flextime ) and it means, for example, that employees can start working at any time during the first three hours their offices are open and leave after completing their required daily working time. Early riders can began work at seven a. m., finish at three and still have daylight time for shopping, picking up children at school, or recreation. Late sleepers need not report for work until 10 a. m. — but they must stay on their job until six in the evening.

　　Says a Boston official, “Our employees like the system and tardiness( being late) has been virtually completely got rid of. Fewer people are absent, turnover has dropped markedly, and productivity and morale(士气) have risen. ”

1．How do workers who either enjoy sleeping late or rising early react to a flexible work hour schedule?

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2．The normal American work day schedule is ________.

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3．What is one of the benefits of the flexible work schedule?

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A．The time passes by more quickly.

B．There is more time for lunch.

C．Hardly anyone is ever late for work.

D．Late sleepers have plenty of sleep.

4．What is the earliest possible time someone can get out of work on an eight-hour schedule?

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5．Which of the following statements is the best one that can be used to complete the above passage?

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A．Many business organizations in the USA have never heard of flexible work hours.

B．Employees shouldn't be forced to adhere to a flexible work hour schedule.

C．I wouldn't be surprised if most businesses adopt flexible work hours in the near future.

D．Flexible work hours is a terrible idea.

Ask just about any college student you know,and he is likely to tell you that he is a member of facebook.com.Many students say they check their e-mail.It’s so popular “facelooking”has become a verb  “Everywhere everyone is doing it,”college student Katie Silverman said,“It’s like everyone’s center of life.”

Facebook is an online social meeting place where students create profiles (简介)，share personal information, and meet other members. It is password protected and targeted to high school and college students;members must have an edu.email address to join.

Many students say it has changed their social lives, giving them an easy way to find and chat with classmates who share their interests.“Some people might be too shy to go to talk to someone they like in one of their classes,but on facebook it’s a lot easier to strike up a conversation,”said Rahul Vanjani.

The website was founded by two Harward University students who wanted to meet more of their classmates.It became so popular that the website is at 2,200 colleges and at 22,000 high schools.It says that it has 6 million active users,two—thirds of whom are on it every day.Many of the facebook members said their parents had no idea they were on it .“No way.My parents certainly don’t know about it,” said a college senior who asked us not to use his name.

To keep it popular,Facebook says it stops students posting improper information.Some students have paid the price.At Fisher College in Boston,two students were kicked out for using facebook.com to do something that is against the law.At North Carolina State University,four students were punished for posting photos about drinking.

1.The passage is mainly about____.

A.student’s idea about Facebook        

B.the development of Facebook

C.the popularity of Facebook with students 

D.the rules of Facebook

2.To become a member of Facebook,you must_____.

A.have an edu,e—mail dress 

B.have your own profile

C.be a high school student   

D.offer main personal information

3.By saying “Some students have paid the price”in the last paragraph,the author means more students_____.

A. will have to pay money for being on Facebook

B. always use Facebook to do something against the law

C.have been punished for doing some improper things on Facebook

D.often stop others from posting improper information on Facebook

4.We can learn about Facebook from the passage that______.

A.the information that students offer to Facebook is secret to others

B. Facebook is at more colleges that at high schools

C. 6 million active users of Facebook are on it every day

D.many students don’t want their parents to know they are facebooking