A famous building in New York City is turning 100 years old. A year-long celebration is planned for Grand Central Terminal, which is usually called Grand Central station, the sixth most-visited place in the world.
The huge building has not changed much since it opened in February, 1913. About 750,000 people pass through Grand Central every day. Some just come to look at it, others to visit the stores. But most are there to catch the trains that enter and leave from the station. It is the largest train station in the world. There are 67 train tracks, all of them underground.
The main part of the building has large, arched windows, a jeweled four-sided clock and ticket windows. Grand Central has been seen in many movies through the years. Dan Brucker is with the New York Transit Authority, which operates the station. Dan Brucker has worked for the transit authority at Grand Central for 30 years. In all those years, he has not lost his interest in the building.
Justin Ferate, a historian, has been giving tours of Grand Central Station for 30 years. He says the station was designed to make travel a pleasure.
“Why people don't run into each other in Grand Central is simple: each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your leg. Each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your arm. Each block of stone is a different color, so it’s a checkerboard, based on you.”
A ten-year-long fight against plans to build a huge office building over Grand Central in 1968 helped create the modern preservation(保护) movement. Now, no one would think of changing the beauty of the station.
1.How long has Grand Central been in service ?
A.For 30 years. B.For 10 years. C.For 45 years. D.For a century.
2.A lot of people can’t ___________ in Grand Central.
A.enjoy the beauty of the buliding B.visit the stores
C.take the trains D.see movies
3.Which of the following statements about the station is WRONG?
A.It’s in New York City.
B.It’s one of the most-visited places in the world.
C.It’s the largest train station in the world.
D.It has been changed much over the years.
4.Both Dan Brucker and Justin Ferate ___________.
A.have worked for the station for 30 years
B.have given tours of the station for 30 years
C.show interest in the station
D.create the modern preservation movement for the station
5.Which of the following statements can we infer(推断)according to the passage?
A.The station won’t be changed.
B.People will spend one month celebrating its anniversary.
C.More and more people will catch the trains in the station
D.The station will become larger and larger.
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A famous building in New York City is turning 100 years old. A year-long celebration is planned for Grand Central Terminal, which is usually called Grand Central station, the sixth most-visited place in the world.
The huge building has not changed much since it opened in February, 1913. About 750,000 people pass through Grand Central every day. Some just come to look at it, others to visit the stores. But most are there to catch the trains that enter and leave from the station. It is the largest train station in the world. There are 67 train tracks, all of them underground.
The main part of the building has large, arched windows, a jeweled four-sided clock and ticket windows. Grand Central has been seen in many movies through the years. Dan Brucker is with the New York Transit Authority, which operates the station. Dan Brucker has worked for the transit authority at Grand Central for 30 years. In all those years, he has not lost his interest in the building.
Justin Ferate, a historian, has been giving tours of Grand Central Station for 30 years. He says the station was designed to make travel a pleasure.
“Why people don't run into each other in Grand Central is simple: each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your leg. Each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your arm. Each block of stone is a different color, so it’s a checkerboard, based on you.”
A ten-year-long fight against plans to build a huge office building over Grand Central in 1968 helped create the modern preservation(保护) movement. Now, no one would think of changing the beauty of the station.
1.How long has Grand Central been in service ?
A.For 30 years. B.For 10 years. C.For 45 years. D.For a century.
2.A lot of people can’t ___________ in Grand Central.
A.enjoy the beauty of the buliding B.visit the stores
C.take the trains D.see movies
3.Which of the following statements about the station is WRONG?
A.It’s in New York City.
B.It’s one of the most-visited places in the world.
C.It’s the largest train station in the world.
D.It has been changed much over the years.
4.Both Dan Brucker and Justin Ferate ___________.
A.have worked for the station for 30 years
B.have given tours of the station for 30 years
C.show interest in the station
D.create the modern preservation movement for the station
5.Which of the following statements can we infer(推断)according to the passage?
A.The station won’t be changed.
B.People will spend one month celebrating its anniversary.
C.More and more people will catch the trains in the station
D.The station will become larger and larger.
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A new cinema _ in our city last year.
A.built | B.was built | C.will build | D.is built |
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A new cinema _ in our city last year.
A. built B. was built C. will build D. is built
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完形填空
Franco is a waiter in New York City. He has one week __________for summer holiday every year. Last summer he__________to take a trip to California. He didn’t want to go ___________plane. So he decided to take the train from New York to California.
The train ___________Penn Station in New York City on Monday at 10:00 p.m. Franco tried to sleep that night, __________he couldn’t. He was too excited because he knew this trip was a wonderful idea.
For five days, Franco didn’t ____________the train. He often had a _________through the train and talked with the other passengers. Sometimes he walked between the cars(车厢) to get ___________fresh air. He had all his meals in the dining car.
Finally, at 2:45 p.m. on Friday, the train stopped in San Francisco. Franco was happy to leave the train. On Sunday, Franco took a flight back to New York. He ___________ out of the window of the airplane and imagined(想象) the desert, mountains, farms, and cities below. After a while, he closed his eyes and started to make plans for his __________summer holiday.
1.A. in B. on C. off D. over
2.A. has decided B. decided C. decides D. deciding
3.A. by B. on C. in D. for
4.A. got B. left C. started D. arrived
5.A. but B. and C. then D. so
6.A. get down B. got out C. get off D. get in
7.A. seat B. walk C. bed D. table
8.A. any B. every C. each D. some
9.A. saw B. looked C. noticed D. showed
10.A. first B. the last C. next D. the next
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A new bridge in our city next year and it is over eight hundred meters long .
A. builds B. will be built
C. is built D. will build
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My name is Sally.I’m 18 years old and I live in New York.My favorite subject is music.I don’t like science because it’s not interesting.I usually do my homework at 5 o’clock and I go to bed at 9 o’clock.My favorite teacher is Mr.Green.
Hi,my name is Paul.I’m 17 and my birthday is November 13th.Ms.Martin is my
favorite teacher.She teaches(教)math.I like math and music.I can play the piano but I can’t sing very well.
My name is Jackie.I’m from England.I get up at 6 o’clock and I have breakfast at 7 o’clock.I like swimming and painting.I want to join the art club.I speak English and a little Chinese.
My name is Sue.I’m from Yokohama in Japan.I speak Japanese and English.I usually
go to school at 7 o’clock in the morning.I like history and I want to visit China and America because I think they are very interesting countries(国家).
1.What does Sally do at five o’clock?
_______________________________________________________________________
2.Why does Sue want to visit China and America?
_______________________________________________________________________
3.After reading the self—introduction(自我介绍)of the four students,who do you like to be
friends with? Why?
_______________________________________________________________________
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Wonder is the story of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his parents and sister in New York. August, or Auggie, is an ordinary boy in many ways. He rides a bike and likes playing with his Xbox. But Auggie has deformities(畸形) of the face and looks very different from other children.
At the start of the book, he tells us “My name is August. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.” In the street, people look at Auggie and his appearance shocks them.
Auggie has never been to school because he has spent a lot of time in hospital. His mother teaches him at home. But now he’s ten, she thinks he should go to school. At first, Auggie doesn’t want to go. He worries that other students will look at him and say bad things. But then he visits a school with his mum. He likes the head teacher and decides to go. Auggie’s first year at school has good times and bad times. Auggie makes some good friends but other children are unfriendly to him. At the end of the year, Auggie goes on a school trip and a frightening event there changes things completely.
1. What is Wonder?
A. The name of a place.
B. The name of a book.
C. The name of a person.
D. The name of a picture.
2.Why doesn’t Auggie want to go to school at first?
A. Because he likes teaching himself.
B. Because he likes staying at home.
C. Because he is too young to go to school.
D. Because he worries that other students will laugh at him.
3.Which of the following is WRONG ?
A. Auggie is a boy in New York.
B. Auggie likes the head teacher.
C. Auggie is a handsome boy.
D. Auggie’s first year at school has good times and bad times.
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Twenty-two-year-old Timothy Doner from New York City has been able to speak 23 different languages, including some rare African ones.
Timothy began his foreign language education at the age of 13. Attracted by in Israeli(以色列) musical band. Timothy listened to their album every morning. A month Later, he kept about 20 of their songs in his mind, though he didn't know what the Hebrew(希伯来语) words mean. But once he learned the translation. it was like he had a dictionary in his head.
Then Timothy moved on to Arabic (阿拉伯语) which he studied every morning by reading newspapers with a dictionary and by talking to street vendors (小贩). After that he learned Persian, then Russian, then Mandarin... and about twenty others and developed a crazy low for languages.
Now, Timothy is still teaching himself new languages. With the help of language books and word-learning Apps on his iPhone. He can master a language in a few weeks or months.
What has Timothy got from learning so many languages? "By learning languages, you are learning a lot more. You are learning about culture, everything from cooking to TV,poetry and whatever it may be. That helps you better understand the language,” he said.
1.How old is Timothy Doner?
A. 13 B. 20 C. 22 D. 23
2.The first foreign language Timothy Doner learned was
A. Hebrew B. Arabic C. Russian D. Mandarin
3.The underlined word “others” refers to .
A. other newspaper B. other street vendors
C. other dictionaries D. other foreign languages
4.According to the passage. Timothy Doner learns so many languages by _____
①reading news papers ② joining in language clubs ③listening to foreign music
④using apps and dictionaries ⑤ travelling around the world ⑥keeping diaries in different languages
A. ①②⑥ B. ①③④ C. ②③⑤ D. ④⑤⑥
5.From the passage, we can know Timothy Doner ________.
A. is good at singing B. has a dictionary in his head
C. comes from Africa D. learns a lot beyond languages
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句型转换
1.Tom was in New York City last year.(改为一般疑问句)
_____ _____in New York City last year?
2.Kevin took quite a few photos last week.(改为一般疑问句)
_____Kevin_____quite a few photos last week?
3.The weather was hot.(对划线部分提问)
_____ _____the weather?
4.Ann went to the mountain by car.(对划线部分提问)
_____ _____Ann_____to the muntain?
5.I went to summer camp during your holiday?(对划线部分提问)
____ _____you_____during your holiday?
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Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy’s. There are over 850 Macy’s stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square, Manhattan--- just around the corner form the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder(创始人), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren’t successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy’s is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason. It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in 1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the “Gentleman’s Department” on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals(皇家) started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum’s last year. Fortnum’s is really famous for it’s hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also quite expensive ad can cost up to £25,000.
1. How old is the store Macy’s?
A. 60. B. 158. C. 155. D. 160.
2. Why did Rowland Macy make his shops successful?
A. Because he moved to New York.
B. Because he opened a flagship store.
C. Because he began Christmas season.
D. Because he learned from his mistakes.
3. What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
A. Food. B. Books.
C. Games. D. Clothes.
4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.
B. The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.
C. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.
D. William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.
5. Where is this passage possibly from?
A. A music magazine. B. A clothes ad.
C. A sports poster. D. A fashion guidebook.
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