She worked for National Park Service at the Statue of Liberty（自由女神雕像）in New York City. “　 2　 come here from all over the world,” Maria said. “Helping them learn about’ Lady Liberty’ is really　 3　 .”

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　　Maria began her day just like one of the visitors. She took a fifteen-minute boat　 4　 to Liberty Island, where the statue　 5　 ．Then she helped visitors see the exhibits in the museum. The museum is　 6　 the famous statue. In the museum, Maria often talked with visitors

　 7　 they climbed to the statue’s crown.（皇冠）“It’s fun to talk with all these people,” she said. “Besides, it　 8　 me my exercise. There are 154 steps on the way to the crown.”

　�。ā　。�1．A. jobs 　　　　　　    B. places 　　　　　　　　 C. parks 　　　　　　   D. museums

　�。ā　。�2．A. Readers 　　　　  B. Learners 　　　　　　 C. Reporters 　　　　 D. Visitors

　�。ā　。�3．A. boring 　　　　　　 B. interesting 　　　　   C. special 　　　　　　 D. terrible

　�。ā　。�4．A. run 　　　　　　　　 B. hike 　　　　　　　　    C. ride 　　　　　　　　 D. travel

　�。ā　。�5．A. rested 　　　　　　 B. stayed 　　　　　　    C. made 　　　　　　   D. stood

　�。ā　。�6．A. on 　　　　　　　　  B. over 　　　　　　　　   C. inside 　　　　　　   D. behind

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;   B. until 　　　　　　　　   C. for 　　　　　　　　  D. though

　�。ā　。�8．A. plans 　　　　　　  B. gives 　　　　　　　　  C. helps 　　　　　　   D. does

Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I found __1__ differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class __2__fifty minutes in the US. It is a little__3_than that in China. We usually have forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between__4__. Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their__5__classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have _6__break, so they need to eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over at __7__ 3:00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.

Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, __8__ the US students like to find a part-time job(兼職) in their free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think __9__ is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs__10__they leave high school and then go to college.

1.                A．a(chǎn) little          B．little           C．a(chǎn) few D．few

2.                A．has            B．finishes         C．starts D．stays

3.                A．shorter         B．longer          C．earlier   D．later

4.                A．schools         B．classes         C．meals    D．students

5.                A．day            B．night           C．morning  D．a(chǎn)fternoon

6.                A．a(chǎn) hour-long      B．a(chǎn)n hour long     C．a(chǎn)n- hour- long D．a(chǎn)n hour-long

7.                A．a(chǎn)fter           B．before         C．during    D．a(chǎn)bout

8.                A．a(chǎn)lthough        B．when          C．but  D．a(chǎn)nd

9.                A．it             B．there          C．that  D．this

10.               A．a(chǎn)fter           B．with           C．when D．during

Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school．When we talked, I discovered ___1___ differences in school life between the US and China．For example, each class ___2__ fifty minutes in the US．It is a little ___3___ than that in China．We usually have forty-five minutes in each class．Another difference is that they have less break time between ___4___．Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their __5__ classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have an hour-long break, so they ___6__ eat lunch quickly．Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over ___7__ 3:00 pm． Then they take part in club activities or play sports．

    Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, while the US students like to find a part-time job in __8__ free time．They don’t have a dream job in mind．They think __9___ is no difference between jobs．Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time．Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs ___10___ they leave high school and then go to college．

1． A． no                     B． few                   C． little                  D． some

2． A． lasts                 B． finishes              C． starts                D． stays

3． A． shorter              B． longer                C． earlier                D． later

4． A． schools              B． classes               C． meals                D． students

5． A． day                 B． night                 C． morning             D． afternoon

6． A． can’t                B． mustn’t               C． need to              D． are able to

7． A． in                   B． for                  C． during              D． around

8． A． my                  B． his                   C． their                D． your

9． A． it                   B． there                 C． that                 D． this

10． A． after               B． with                 C． while                D． during

　　People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（紡織）cloth become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people, for these young like to listen to“pop”music and most of“pop”music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.

　　Nowadays the government in many countries have made laws to reduce or control noise and make it less than 85 decibels（分貝）. In China, the people's government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problem.

A．90 percent of all the workers are free from any noise

B．90 percent of all the workers in Britain are not suffering from noise

C．10 percent of all the workers in Britain are working in noisy places

D．the hearing of 10 percent of all the workers in Britain is being deafened by the noise where they work

A．don't print newspapers or books

B．make clothes

C．live far away from airports

D．none of the above

A．they all live near airports

B．their hearing is harmed by loud music

C．they are younger than the old people

D．their ears are still small

A．pop music is popular with old people

B．less than 85 decibels can cause deafness

C．a continuous noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafness

D．noise pollution is more serious than water pollution nowadays