Arriving in New York There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.	Eating out There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn't eat at McDonald's every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.
Hotels There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don't have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people.	Public Transport In New York ,there's a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for the journey because it's cheaper. But you don't have to use public transport－there are lots of places you can go to on foot. The Empire Stale Building, 5th Avenue and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!
Places to see Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York－Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.	Shopping Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax (税)on everything you buy in New York.

【小题1】How many kinds of public transport are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题2】How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York? 

A．$10.8

B．$10.08

C．$ l8

D．$10

【小题3】From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A．people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot

B．New York is not a good place for shopping

C．people must travel by public transport in New York

D．people have to eat only one kind of food in New York

Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.

     Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.

     Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.

     "I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."

1.What did Nathan put on his desk at college?

A. The Statue of Liberty.                 B. Superman.

C. His serf-portrait.                     D. A Greenwich Village modal.

2.Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?

A. Because he made little money out of a lawyer.

B. Because he wanted to make toys for the children.

C. Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.

D. Because he was going to work in the museum instead.

3. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Nathan's work.                       B. Nathan's exhibition.

C. Nathan's art.                         D. Nathan's self-portrait

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Brick Artist                      B. The Brick Exhibition

C. Toy Bricks for Adults                  D. The Artist's Childhood

 

One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very  16  and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep   17  the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some  18  fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked  19 , he found the sky was  20  clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden  21 .

“ 22  are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman  23  at a table. She’s sewing clothes for  24  women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty  25  the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the  26  from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”

The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and  27  it beside the woman’s needle.

 28  he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite  29  now.”

“That’s  30  you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

1.A. hungry                 B. tired               C. angry              D. sad

2.A. among                 B. above             C. below             D. between

3.A. water                   B. snow              C. grass               D. milk

4.A. at                          B. down              C. up                   D. for

5.A. quite           B. so          C. such               D. very

6.A. ear                       B. feet                C. hair                 D. face

7.A. Where                 B. How                C. When             D. Why

8.A. sitting                   B. eating             C. drinking         D. cooking

9.A. poor           B. rich                 C. young             D. old

10.A. but                     B. or          C. and                 D. so

11.A. jewel                 B. orange           C. gold                D. diamond

12.A. forgot                B. took                C. got                  D. put

13.A. Before               B. After              C. Till                   D. While

14.A. cold          B. hot                  C. warm              D. cool

15.A. because            B. though           C. if                     D. whether

 

The Statue of Liberty, which has been closed to the public since super storm Sandy struck in October, will reopen by July 4.
The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by the French people in 1886. It stands at Liberty Island as a welcome to all returning Americans.
It’s five months since the monument and Liberty Island were shut down after the storm.
While the statue itself was not seriously harmed by the storm, several buildings on the island experienced the terrible flood. The way used by ships carrying visitors from lower Manhattan and New Jersey was also destroyed.
“It’s good news, it’s a little late, but at least it’s there, and now we’ll watch like an eagle to make sure this promise is kept,” Schumer told NBC New York.
In January, the government spent $59 million repairing both Liberty Island and nearby Ellis Island, which was also damaged in the storm. But the officers have not announced when Ellis Island will reopen. In November, more than a million art works had to be removed from the museum there because of the storm. The Statue of Liberty is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. According to the National Park Service, more than 3.7 million people visit the site every year.
【小题1】Why was the Statue of Liberty closed last October?

A．Because of the super storm Sandy.

B．Because of the destroyed way.

C．Because of the damaged buildings.

D．Because of nearby Ellis Island.

【小题2】How long has the monument and Liberty Island been shut down?

A．One month.	B．Four months.
C．Five months.	D．Ten months.

【小题3】What does the underlined word It in the fifth paragraph refer to?

A．The Statue of Liberty was presented by French people.

B．The government spent $59 million repairing Liberty Island and Ellis Island.

C．The Statue of Liberty stands at Liberty Island as a welcome to all.

D．The Statue of Liberty will reopen by July 4.

【小题4】Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A．The Statue of Liberty was seriously harmed by the storm.

B．In January the government spent $59 million repairing Liberty Island.

C．It’s announced that Ellis Island will reopen in November.

D．The Statue of Liberty attracts over 3.7 million tourists every year.

从方框中选用合适的词并用其适当形式填空。

radio   wide   excite  high   we

 

1.How ___________ it was to hear that some pop stars would come to our town.

2.The micro letter is used ___________ in China. It has over 300 million users.

3.— Mary, could you tell me who invented ___________?

— A team of scientists, John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley.

4.Do you know what the ___________ of the tower is? About twenty metres.

5.We enjoyed ___________ trip to the Statue of Liberty very much. What great fun we had!