Chicago, a city in the State of Illinois, is the second largest in the United States. It stretches for 29 miles along the southwest shore of Lake Michigan. Its splendid centre faces the lake behind a pleasant park. The Chicago River flows through the heart of the city. The city of Chicago, 713 miles west of New York and 1858 miles east of San Francisco, is located at the conjunction（連接） of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system and surrounded by the productive farmlands of the Midwest. This makes the city the crossroads of the nation and the “ bread basket” of the nation. From its beginning as a frontier fort（要塞） settlement in 1803, commerce（商業(yè)） has been the key to Chicago’s development, especially since the railroads and stockyards（牲畜圍欄） were built in the 1840s and 1850s. Thousands of foreigners, attracted by the promise of steady jobs, have lived and worked there since the second half of the 19th century; thousands more come to visit its famous fairs, and millions of others cross it every day by road or railway. Chicago is the world’s biggest road and railway centre, and it should claim（要求得到身份或權(quán)利的承認(rèn)） the world’s busiest airport.

1. If you go to New York from Chicago, you go _____ for _____ miles.

A．east…713             B．west…713            C．east…1858           D．west…1858

2. From the passage, we can see that there is _____.

A．a(chǎn) lake right in the middle of the city

B．the Mississippi River in the middle of the city

C．a(chǎn) park in the middle of the city

D．a(chǎn) lake 29 miles away from the city

3. Chicago is called the “bread basket” of the nation because _____.

A．there is a river flowing through the city

B．it is located at the conjunction of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system

C．it is near the city of New York

D．there are rich farmlands around the city

4. _____ the city developed fastest.

A．Early in the 19th century

B．Around the middle of the 19th century

C．At the end of the 19th century

D．During the second half of the 19th century

5. Since the late 19th century thousands of people have kept coming to Chicago _____. Which of the following is wrong?

A．on business                                            B．for a visit

C．for better jobs                                          D．to claim the world’s biggest seaport

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  Just at that time, a telegram arrived from his brother. Mr. Jameson opened it quickly. It said, “Come home at once. Your wife is ill and in a critical condition. West End Hospital.”Mr. Jameson began to think. Since the work at the mine was going well, he decided to go home at once. He just told himself again and again that he couldn’t lose his wife, or his life would be meaningless.

  At about 6 the next morning, he and one of his assistants reached Lamesa, where they were going to Chicago at 6:30. There was still half an hour left before the train started, so Mr. Jameson decided to telephone to Chicago to ask about his wife. And after that, if still enough time was left he could see a doctor and have the piece of coal or the piece of metal removed out of his eye. His eye and his whole head ached now.

  After he sent his assistant to the railway station to buy tickets for the train, he went to make the phone call. When the operator put through his call, he sat down and waited. His eye felt like a piece of hot iron. And he was worried about his sick wife. The phone rang. Soon Mr. Jameson talked with the hospital in Chicago. A voice said, “Yes, sir! Your wife is here. She is much better. There is no danger now. You don’t have to return. ”

  Everything was all right. His wife was going to live. He would not lose his wife. Quite excited, Mr. Jameson began to cry like a little child and could not stop. Big tears rolled out of his eyes and down his cheeks. Soon his eye felt better. He touched his eye and felt something in the corner of his eye. That was a small piece of coal. His tears had washed it out of his eye!

What happened to Mr. Jameson before setting off?

   A. He was hurt and couldn’t walk.

   B. His eye was suffering from a certain disease.  

   C. A small piece of coal stuck him in the eye.

   D. A piece of metal got into his eye.

The writer doesn’t mention but we can infer that Mr. Jameson probably _____.

   A. worked in a factory in Chicago

   B. worked as a mining engineer in a company

   C. was worried about his work on the way to Chicago

   D. sold coal in a faraway village

How was the coal removed out of Mr. Jameson’s eye?

   A. It was taken out by a doctor.  

   B. A good rest helped it out.

   C. He rubbed his eyes slightly.

   D. It was washed out by his tears.

How can we describe the feeling of Mr. Jameson?

A. Worried ---relaxed                 B. Excited ---dull  

C. Anger---calm.                     D. Depressed ---nervous.

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How much will it _________ my father and me to go to Chicago?

A.pay for                                   B.take as

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The Development of Cities

  Mass transportation revised the social and economic fabric of the American city in three fundamental ways. It catalyzed physical expansion, it sorted out people and land uses, and it accelerated the inherent instability of urban life. By opening vast areas of unoccupied land for residential expansion, the omnibuses, horse railways, commuter trains, and electric trolleys pulled settled regions outward two to four times more distant form city centers than they were in the premodern（現(xiàn)代文明之前）era. In 1850, for example, the borders of Boston lay scarcely two miles from the old business district; by the turn of the century the radius extended ten miles. Now those who could afford it could live far removed from the old city center and still commute there for work, shopping, and entertainment. The new accessibility of land around the periphery of almost every major city sparked an explosion of real estate development and fueled what we now know as urban sprawl. Between 1890 and 1920, for example, some 250,000 new residential lots were recorded within the borders of Chicago, most of them located in outlying areas. Over the same period, another 550,000 were plotted outside the city limits but within the metropolitan area. Anxious to take advantage of the possibilities of commuting, real estate developers added 800,000 potential building sites to the Chicago region in just thirty years – lots that could have housed five to six million people.

  Of course, many were never occupied; there was always a huge surplus of subdivided, but vacant, land around Chicago and other cities. These excesses underscore a feature of residential expansion related to the growth of mass transportation: urban sprawl was essentially unplanned. It was carried out by thousands of small investors who paid little heed to coordinated land use or to future land users. Those who purchased and prepared land for residential purposes, particularly land near or outside city borders where transit lines and middle-class inhabitants were anticipated, did so to create demand as much as to respond to it. Chicago is a prime example of this process. Real estate（財(cái)產(chǎn)）subdivision（細(xì)分再分的部分）there proceeded much faster than population growth.

With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?

A Types of mass transportation.

B Instability of urban life.

C How supply and demand determine land use.

D The effect of mass transportation on urban expansion.

Why does the author mention both Boston and Chicago?

A To demonstrate positive and negative effects of growth.

B To exemplify cities with and without mass transportation.

C To show mass transportation changed many cities.

D To contrast their rate of growth.

According to the passage, what was one disadvantage of residential expansion?

A It was expensive.

B It happened too slowly.

C It was unplanned.

D It created a demand for public transportation.

The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city,

A that is large.

B that is used as a model for land development.

C where the development of land exceeded population growth.

D with an excellent mass transportation system.

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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.”
I didn’t pay attention to her words. After finishing my college education, I decided to look for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said to me that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get to a small station and work for some time,” she said.
When I went back home, my dad told me that a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mum said to me. Later, I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone to work for him. As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer (播音員) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call, “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He let me sit in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, and finally I succeeded.
On my way home, Mum’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son.”
【小題1】What was the writer’s ideal（理想的） job?

A．A sportsman.B．A shop assistant.
C．A sports announcer.D．A businessman.
【小題2】Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? 
A．Because he was too young.
B．Because he didn’t get a college education.
C．Because he was not a good-looking person.
D．Because he hadn’t got enough experience.
【小題3】The sentence “I got turned down every time” means “　　　”.
A．I was refused every timeB．I was successful every time
C．I lost my way every timeD．The door of every station was closed
【小題4】The writer got a job 　　　 in the end.
A．in ChicagoB．in his home town
C．in a college D．in Iowa

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First Lady Michelle Obama is a big fan of volunteering. Volunteering means working for free to help someone else. Mrs. Obama says volunteering is very important. “It should be part of everyone’s life, ” she says.

Many teens agree. They say that helping others feels great and makes a difference. These days, more teens volunteer than work for pay. Teens clean up parks, walk dogs at animal shelters , visit the elderly and more.

Some cities ---- including Seatle, Chicago, and Washingtong,D.C. ----require high school students to volunteer. Students must volunteer in order to graduate. The student volunteers learn new skills and help their communities (社區(qū)).

Many parents are in favor of the idea ---- they say volunteering helps teens build job skills. But most teens don’t want to be forced to volunteer. They say they are busy. And they say volunteering is only fun if it’s a choice.

Read both sides of the debate (辯論) and decide.

YES

● Volunteering can help teens get into college or get a job.

● Many cities and towns need help. Volunteers can help keep important programs going.

● Not all teens will volunteer if it isn’t required. Schools should repuire students to do all they can to get ready for adult life.

NO

● Most teens are already very busy with classes, homework, jobs and sports. Forcing them to do more isn’t fair.

● It should be up to each person. Helping out doesn’t feel as good if you have to do it.

● Finding a volunteer job isn’t always easy. Students shouldn’t be kept from graduating because of something they can’t control.

1.The writer mentions Michelle Obama in order to        ,

A．introduce the topic of the text

B．explain what volunteering is

C．tell what she does for the US

D．show she enjoys volunteering

2.According to the text, in Chicago,          .

A．finding a volunteer job is quite easy

B．more people would rather work for pay

C．volunteering is a must for high school students

D．college students have to volunteer before graduation

3.The underlined part “are in favor of “ in the text means”        .

A．drop             B．develop           C．catch             D．like

4.Which question does the text mainly discuss?

A．Is volunteering good for students?

B．What is the best time to volunteer?

C．Should students be required to volunteer?

D．Which volunteer jobs should students do?

 

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