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Jefferson always ______ personal investigation before he put forward any suggestion.
A．operated
B．conducted
C．performed
D．practiced
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听力原文： Every student of American history knows that George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson were the first three Presidents of the United States, but what else do they know about these interesting men？ George Washington was a quiet man. He liked to hunt and fish. He liked to give parties, and he also liked to go to bed early. His parties always ended at 9:00 p.m. After he was retired, he lived on his farm.
John Adams was a bright and serious man. He liked to study law and history. After he was retired, he returned to his home in Boston. He liked to write about politics. He wrote many famous letters to the next president, Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson was a very talented man. In some ways he was like George Washington. He liked living on a farm, and he liked riding horses and hunting. He had other interests, too. He liked to play the violin, liked to sing, and liked speaking foreign languages. After he was retired, he returned to one of his other interests, designing the buildings for the University of Virginia.
When you are studying history, remember that the people in the books are more than names. Don't be afraid to go to the library and find out more about their qualities.
(30)
A．Washington, Adams arid Jefferson are most famous in the history of the United States.
B．Washington, Adams and Jefferson had many different interests.
C．Washington, Adams and Jefferson returned home after they were retired.
D．Washington, Adams and Jefferson were the first three Presidents.
The ways of history are so intricate and the motivations of human actions
so complex that it is always hazardous to attempt to represent events cover 【M1】______
a number of years, a multiplicity of persons, and distant localities as the
expression of one intellectual and social movement; yet the historical process 【M2】______
which culminates in the ascent of Thomas Jefferson to the presidency 【M3】______
can be regarded as the outstanding example not only of the birth of a new
way of life but nationalism as a new way of life. The American Revolution 【M4】______
represents the link between the seventeenth century, in which modem England
became conscious of itself, and the awakening of modem Europe in the 【M5】______
end of the eighteenth century. It may seem strange that the march of history
should have to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but only in the North American 【M6】______
colonies a struggle for civic liberty lead also to the foundation of a new ' 【M7】______
nation. Here, in the popular rising for a "tyrannical" government, the fruits 【M8】______
were more than the securing of a free constitution. They included the growth 【M9】______
of a nation born in liberty by the will of the people, not from the roots
of common dement, a geographic entity, or the ambitions of king or dynasty.
With the American nation, in the first time, a nation was born, not in the 【M10】______
dim past of history but before the eyes of the whole world.
【M1】
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Throughout all ages man has always carved colossal (巨大的) figures out of stone. This can be seen in the ancient ruins of Egypt, Persia and Babylon. In modern times America has also taken up the same challenge and has carved huge sculptures into her mountains.
On the East Coast of America not far from Atlanta, Georgia stands Stone Mountain, the largest mass of exposed granite (花岗石) in the world. Carved into the side of this mountain are three tremendous equestrian figures. They are sculptures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall Jackson." It is a memorial to the Confederacy. The colossal figure of Lee alone measures 138 feet from the top of his head to the tip of his horse's hoof. To see these stone sculptures on the side of a mountain is most impressive and inspiring. It was commissioned in 1916 and was begun by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mt. Rushmore, but was not completed until 1969 by Walter K. Hancock.
In South Dakota, a western state., is located another achievement of man's ability to shape nature into his own image and the achievement is considered to be one of the great man-made wonders of the modern world. It is located in the Black Hills in the southwestern part of the state. It is called the "Shrine of Democracy" at Mount Rushmore about twenty-five miles from Rapid City. It is visible for 97 kilometers.
This monument was conceived by master sculptor, Gutzon Borglum and was begun in 1927. He was born in Idaho and his first commission was a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. This masterpiece in stone consists of the faces of four U. S. presidents which are 60 feet high each. The monument took 14 years to complete and ranks as one of the great sculptures of the world equal to the colossal figures of gods and kings found in Egyptian temples and tombs. Some have argued that a fifth face should be carved next to the existing four, but this would be impossible because the stone on the rest of the mountain is not of good quality for carving.
A trip to America would not be complete without viewing one of these monuments. Their size, scope and grandeur stand as a testimony(证明)to both art and technology and the grandeur of America.
What can we learn from the first paragraph？
A．All nations have carved colossal figures on the stone.
B．Only in Egypt, Persia and Babylon people can carve colossal figures.
C．There are also some great sculptures in America.
D．America is a challenge to other counties.
Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Writer Kenneth Davis says American history is full of adventure and surprises. The author of the book Don't Know Much about History is slowly convincing Americans that the subject isn't boring. Mr. Davis says he first felt the force of history as a nine-year old child when he visited Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the site of an historic 1863 battle in the American Civil War. Some 50, 000 soldiers on the Northern and Southern sides were either killed or wounded there. "Standing there in those fields in the summer heat, feeling something extraordinary had happened here, you can't stand in that place and not feel that you're in the midst of something extraordinary and something very deep," he says. "So for me, history was always about the humanity, the people, and not always necessarily the famous people."
He says the great social or political movements in the United States often started with ordinary people. "Whether we're talking about the abolition of slavery, the movement for women to vote, the suffrage movement as it was called, even the temperance movement that prohibited alcohol, the civil rights movement, all these things came from the bottom up, they were grassroots movements, usually that the politicians resisted to the very end and had to be dragged kicking and screaming every inch of the way, "he notes.
Mr. Davis recounts the stories of such movements in his book, which has now sold 1.5 million copies. He has written similar works on geography, the Bible, and other subjects for both adults and children. He says one lesson he draws from history is that people can change the country by mobilizing their neighbors or by voting. Sometimes, he adds, change comes about through the force of an individual personality. "Whether it's a Washington and a Thomas Jefferson in the early days of America or a Franklin D. Roosevelt, or a Ronald Reagan, these are people whose personalities and character do absolutely make a difference on their times," he adds.
He says these people were often flawed. Jefferson, for example ,was a great champion of liberty and author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. But he was also a slave owner. And two of the country's founding fathers were locked in a bitter feud that proved deadly for one of them. "200 years ago, on July 11, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr faced off at 10 paces and Burr shoots Hamilton and kills him in a duel, "he says. "This was the sitting vice president of America and the former secretary of the treasury of America. Can you imagine today[ Vice President] Dick Cheney challenging[former treasury secretary] Paul O'Neill to aduel because he didn't like his book？ That moment speaks to the extraordinary larger-than-life characters who have peopled American history during these 228 years since we became a nation."
While Americans often overlook such episodes, not all the stories they cherish are accurate. For example, the tale is widely told about George Washington cutting down a cherry tree as a youngster, then admitting it to his father, unable to tell a lie. As far as historians know, it never happened. But the writer says the real story of the nation is much more interesting than the list of dates and battles taught in schools. He says the story is as engaging as any found in fiction.
What does the phrase" grassroots movements"(in L4, Para. 2)mean？
A．Movements led by influential leaders.
B．Movements started with ordinary people.
C．Widespread movements echoed by people across the country.
D．Movements started from rural areas.
听力原文：M: Hi, Jane. How is your vacation？
W: Terrific! I went to Washington D.C. to visit my cousin. I saw the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian Institution, and the White House.
M: I've never been to Washington. What did you like the best？
W: Oh, the White House. Did you know that it's been the official home of our presidents since 1800？ And every president except George Washington has lived in it.
M: I didn't know it was that old. Is it really as nice as everyone says it is？
W: It's only a three-storey building built of stone. But it's simple and definite. It used to be called the "President's House". President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901. The White House has a fascinating history. It survived a fire at the hands of the British in 1814.
M: I remember now. The president then was James Madison. And his wife Dolley ran out of the burning building carrying Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Washington.
W: Yes, that's right. It's hanging in the East Room now.
M: How big is the White House？
W: It's big. Imagine 18 acres of land with gardens and 132 rooms. It has to be painted every four years.
M: How much were you allowed to see？
W: Not very much. Only six of the rooms are open to the public. It's a popular tour, and there is always a line of people waiting. They want to look at their property, I guess.
M: Their property？
W: Sure. The White House is owned by the people of the United States. We elect the leaders who live in it.
M: But can just anyone go inside？
W: Of course. Anyone can see our president's home.
(20)
A．George Washington.
B．Thomas Jefferson.
C．James Madison.
D．Abraham Lincoln.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文： Who is the most important person in the United States？ Someone will say Thomas Jefferson, some will say Washington and I believe most people will say it's Benjamin Franklin.
Often called "the first American" and "the last universal man", Benjamin Franklin's life covered most of the eighteenth century--(26) from 1706 to 1790. He was America's first great scientist and engineer and an author and philosopher of rare wit. He was one of the first supporters of the federal system of government and one of the great educational pioneers of his day. He was a successful businessman, a believer in free enterprise, and a statesman and diplomat. He truly seemed able to do almost everything.
Always curious, Franklin looked for easier and better ways to do things. He invented an open stove which gave more heat and wasted less fuel than a fireplace. It is still used in many places today. (27)He also made the first pair of bifocal glasses and invented a musical instrument called the harmonica and the stepladder chair.
(28) Franklin was especially famous as an early experimenter in electricity. On a June day in 1752, during a thunderstorm, he flew a silken kite up into the stormy sky. As a black cloud swept across the kite, a key attached to the kite string became charged with electricity. Thus, he proved that lightning and electricity are the same. Using this knowledge, he invented the lightning rod which today protects millions of buildings from lightning.
(27)
A．The World War II.
B．The World War I.
C．The American Revolution.
D．The Industrial Revolution of Britain.
听力原文：M: Hi, Jane. How is your vacation？
W: Terrific! I went to Washington D. C. to visit my cousin. I saw the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian Institution, and the White House.
M: I've never been to Washington. What did you like best？
W: Oh, the White House. Do you know that it's been the official home of the presidents since 1800？ And every president except George Washington has lived in it.
M: I didn't know it was that old. Is it really as nice as everyone says？
W: It's only a two-storied building of stone. But its dignity impressed me. It used to be called the president's house. But it was named the White House after the British burned it in the war of 1812. It had to be repainted, of course.
M: I remember now. The president then was James Madison. And his wife Dolly ran out of the burning building carrying the portrait of Washington.
W: Yes, that's right. It's hanging in the East Room now.
M: How big is the White House？
W: It's big--32 rooms inside the White House and 8 acres outside. It has to be painted every four years.
M: How much were you allowed to see？
W: Not very much. Only 6 of the rooms are open to the public. It's a popular tour, and there is always a line of people waiting. They want to look at their property, I guess.
M: Their property？
W: Sure. The White House is owned by the people of the United States. We elect the leaders who live in R.
M: But can just anyone go inside？
W: Of course.Anyone can see our president's home.
(20)
A．It only has 6 rooms inside.
B．It is a luxury building.
C．It is the official home of the presidents.
D．George Washington had lived in it.
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