Boston is famous for its roast potatoes and blue crabs.

Boston used to be famous for its shipbuilding

A.rich

B.poor

C.well-known

D.bad

A、broke law by running away from home

B、would make Boston famous by leaving the city

C、ran away to Philadelphia to make his home there

D、ran away from home to New York

At the Boston convention，Rolly and the writer were happy because_________．

A.they aroused people’s interest in their products

B.they sold some of their own products right there

C.they got their first orders from some famous building firms

D.they had the opportunity to visit some famous building firms

All of the fallowings about Karsh are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT that

A．he was born in Armenia and died in Boston

B．his uncle, George Nakash, was also a famous photographer

C．he took photographs for the British royal family in 1940s

D．he was listed among the most notable people of the last century in Who"s Who

All of the following about Karsh are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT that______.

A．he was born in Armenia and died in Boston

B．his uncle, George Nakash, was also a famous photographer

C．he took photographs for the British royal family in 1940s

D．he was listed among the most notable people of the last century in Who"s Who

Independence Day

In 1767, England placed a tax on all tea used by the American colonist. The colonists protested "taxation without representation" and refused to allow the tea to be unloaded. In 1773, colonists dressed as Native Americans, boarded ships from the East India Company and threw 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. This became known as the Boston Tea Party and the road to freedom was begun.

On January 10, 1776 the famous pamphlet Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, was distributed. It swept the colonies invoking a sense of pride and determination. The Spirit of '76 was born.

On July 4, 1776, Congress passed the Declaration of Independence. It announced to the world that "these United Colonies" are "Free and Independent States" and absolved their ties with England, thus beginning the war for independence. They had declared their right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Which year is the year when the American colonists began to fight a war for independence？

A．1767.

B．1776.

C．1777.

D．1779.

id lectures. In his popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, he would often make classroom discussion lively by describing his own combat experience in Vietnam. But as Ellis's reputation grew--his books on the Founding Fathers have won both the prestigious National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize--the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year, after The Boston Globe carried accounts of Ellis's experience in the Vietnam war, someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime (揭发) . Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis, famous for explaining the nation's history, had some explaining to do about his own past.

"Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made," said a wretched Ellis. It turned out that while the distinguished historian had served in the Army, he'd spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia, but teaching history at West Point (西点军校). He'd also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues, fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so accomplished would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness don't always go hand in hand. Even among the distinguished achievers, security experts say, one in ten is deceiving--indulging in everything from empty boasting to more serious offenses such as plagiarism (剽窃), fictionalizing military records, making up false academic certificates or worse. And, oddly, prominent people who beautify the past often do so once they're famous, says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates, which has conducted thousands of background checks. Says Brod: "It's not like they use these lies to climb the ladder."

Then what makes them do it？ Psychologists say some people succeed, at least in part, because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known, those people can be haunted by a sense of their own shortcomings. "From outside, these people look anything but fragile," says Dennis Shulman, a New York psychoanalyst. "But inside, they feel hollow, empty."

Which of the following is true about Ellis？

A．He is a famous professor of history at West Point.

B．His book on the Vietnam war has won two important prizes.

C．He has told both students and reporters about his own experience of war.

D．He has written a best-seller for a newspaper-- The Boston Globe.

id lectures. In his popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, he would often make classroom discussion lively by describing his own combat experience in Vietnam. But as Elliss reputation grew — his books on the Founding Fathers have won both the prestigious National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize — the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year, after The Boston Globe carried accounts of Elliss experience in the Vietnam war, someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime(揭发). Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis, famous for explaining the nations history, had some explaining to do about his own past. "Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made," said a wretched Ellis. It turned out that while the distinguished historian had served in the Army, hed spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia, but teaching history at West Point. Hed also overstated his role in the anti-war movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues, fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so accomplished would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness dont always go hand in hand. Even among the distinguished achievers, security experts say, one in ten is deceiving — indulging in everything from empty boasting to more serious offenses such as plagiarism(剽窃), fictionalising military records, making up false academic certificates or worse. "And, oddly, prominent people who beautify the past often do so once theyre famous", says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates, which has conducted thousands of background checks. Says Brod: "Its not like they use these lies to climb the ladder." Then what makes them do it？ Psychologists say some people succeed, at least in part, because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known, those people can be haunted by a sense of their own shortcomings. "From outside, these people look anything but fragile," says Dennis Shulman, a New York psychoanalyst. "But inside, they feel hollow, empty."

What is said about Ellis in the first paragraph？

A．He was more famous when he taught at Mount Holyoke College.

B．He has told both students and reporters about his own experience of war.

C．His book on the Vietnam War has won two important prizes.

D．He has written a best-seller for a newspaper — The Boston Globe.

of Independence. War against the British had already been going on for over a year, so the declaration came as the climax of years of stormy events in America.

The impetus for the American Revolution was the Treaty of Paris in 1763, which ended the struggle between the British and French for control over North America. Since the colonists were no longer frightened by the French, they ceased to rely upon the British for protection and were not as submissive as they were formerly. On the other hand, the British regarded the colonies as a source of revenue and began to impose unfair taxes upon them. The Sugar Act in 1764 and the Stamp Act in 1765 were so eagerly opposed by discontented colonists that rioting broke out. The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766 as a result of the riots.

The British continued their policy of taxation without collaboration with their once obedient subjects. The Townshend Acts (a series of taxes on glass, lead, paper and tea) created such disgust that the citizens of Boston attacked British soldiers who fired upon them. A new tea tax in 1773 again consolidated Boston residents' disagreement. About fifty men disguised as Indians boarded British ships and got rid of their cargo of tea in protest against the tea tax. That was the famous Boston Tea Party. In reprisal, the British abolished the Bostonians' right to self-rule, and by passing what were referred to as Intolerable Acts in Boston, they infuriated all of the colonies and caused them to unite in protest.

Representatives from twelve colonies gathered in Philadelphia in 1774 to plan a stratagem to avoid British interference in trade and to protest the infamy of taxation without representation. The British responded that the colonies were in rebellion, and, since nothing would soothe either side, both sides prepared for war.

According to the passage, the first violent protest against the British was made in ______.

A．1776

B．1765

C．1770

D．1773

听力原文： Poe was born in Boston in 1809. He attended the University of Virginia, where he was a distinguished student and developed his lifelong taste for liquor. Afterward, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and rose to the rank of sergeant major. He was expelled from West Point after a year, loosing his hopes of becoming a career officer.

Poe started publishing his poetry and stories in the early 1830s and pursued a career in journalism to ensure some sort of financial security. In 1843, he published several works, including "The Tell Tale Heart" and "The Gold Bug," which won a $100 prize in a contest sponsored by the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper. The story made Poe famous with the fiction--reading public His poem "The Raven," which appeared in the New York Evening Mirror in January 1845, was a critical and commercial success. Along with "To Helen" and "Annabel Lee," "The Raven" is considered one of Poe's finest poems. "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" are arguably two of his best short stories. But both Poe's and his wife Virginia's poor health kept the pair in financial and e motional distress. Poe died in 1849.

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A．In the early 1810s.

B．In the early 1820s.

C．In the early 1830s.

D．In the early 1840s.