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?

--- How long has your mother ______ Beijing?
--- About two weeks. But she will come back tomorrow.

—How long has this bookshop been in business?

—_______ 1982

一How long has Tom _______ Nancy?
一I don’t know. And I even didn’t know they ______ .

I will never forget the lesson about my window. Four years ago, I moved to a house in a large town. One of my new neighbors’ house was only a few feet away from mine. There lived a woman. Through one of my windows, I could see her reading by her window every afternoon.

    Several months later, I found I couldn’t see the woman clearly. I thought her window was too dirty. I said to myself, “Why doesn’t she clean her window? It looks terrible!”

One afternoon, I decided to clean my house including(包括) the window. I felt tired after three hours of hard work. So I sat down by the window for a rest. What a surprise! I could see the woman reading there clearly again! By that time, I realized that my own window was too dirty, not hers! I really felt ashamed for myself. I had been watching her through my dirty window in the past days!

The experience is very important for me. So I try to clean the window of my heart before judging(评判) others.

1.How long has the writer lived in the house according to the passage?

A. Two years.                 B. Three years.           C. Four years.     

2.The writer couldn’t see the woman clearly because ______________.

A. the writer’s window was dirty              

B. the woman’s house was too far

C. the woman didn’t open her window

3.The underlined word “ashamed” means _________________.

A. 高兴的                     B. 放松的                 C. 羞愧的

4.According to the passage, the writer has learnt how to __________________.

A. clean the house            B. judge others           C. help neighbors