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Bill Clinton took office (就职) on January 20, 1993 and became the 42nd U.S.president(总统).He is the first U.S.president who was born after World War Ⅱ(二次世界大战).He is also one of the youngest of all U. S. presidents.
Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946.Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died.When he was small, his mother remarried(再婚) Norger Clinton, so the boy’s family name was changed.
In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington.During his visit, he met President Kennedy in the White House.At that time, he wanted to become a president, and then, he was!
1. When Clinton became the 42nd U.S.president, he was ________.
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A．thirty |
B．about forty |
C．forty-seven |
D．37 years old |
2. Clinton’s father died ________.
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A．after 1946 |
B．before Clinton was born |
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C．before World War |
D．when Clinton was young |
3.Why was the boy’s name changed?
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A．Because he became a president. |
B．Because his family was very poor. |
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C．Because his father was dead. |
D．Because his mother remarried Norger Clinton. |
4. In 1963 Clinton came to the city of Washington ________.
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A．to take part in an exam |
B．for his holidays |
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C．for a visit |
D．to have a meeting with Kennedy |
5. Which one of the following in NOT right?
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A．Everybody can visit the president in the White House. |
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B．All the U.S.presidents work in the White House. |
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C．Clinton wanted to become a president after he saw President Kennedy. |
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D．The White House is in the city of Washington. |
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Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in America.His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make a living when he was twelve. He worked very hard.
Later Jack returned to school. He was strict with himself and worked hard at every subject, especially (尤其) literature(文学) .
In 1897, he went to Alaska to look for gold(黄金). Instead of getting gold, he found material for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties.
But Jack London was not a happy man. He took his own life in 1916 when he was only 40 years old.
1.Jack London was from ________.
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A．Alaska |
B．London |
C．the USA |
D．France |
2. He was a famous ________.
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A．worker |
B．story-teller |
C．teacher |
D．writer |
3. In Alaska, he________.
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A．found gold |
B．found books and stories |
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C．became rich |
D．learned a lot |
4. He became famous for________ .
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A．his writings |
B．his gold |
C．rich life |
D．both A and B |
5. He began to work in________ and died in ________.
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A．1888;1916 |
B．1876;1916 |
C．1900;1956 |
D．1876;1900 |
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We all know who Benjamin Franklin was. He was a very famous American statesman. He was also the first man to discover electricity. Franklin liked to study and to learn about new things. One day he heard from a friend that something black in colour holds the heat better than something white in colour. Franklin wanted to find out if this was true or not.
There was snow on the ground at the time. So he put two large pieces of cloth over the snow. One piece of cloth was black in colour, the other piece was white. Then he waited until the sun began to shine. After several hours he looked under the pieces of cloth and saw that the snow under the black cloth melted much faster than the snow under the white cloth. This proved to him that the black cloth held the heat better than the white cloth.
Soon after this, people began to wear white hats and white clothes during the summer because they were cooler.
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）：
1.Benjamin Franklin was only a scientist.
2. One day a friend of his told him something about the relation(关系) between colour and heat.
3. Something black in colour holds heat better than something white in colour.
4.This story happened in summer.
5. People wear white clothes in summer because they know it is cooler.
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Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like hers to overcome them. Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913). Her life was the subject of the play The Miracle Worker
1.Helen Keller was an author in ________.
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A．English |
B．America |
C．Australia |
D．China |
2. When she was 19 ________ old, Helen Keller became blind and deaf.
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A．days |
B．years |
C．months |
D．seconds |
3. Did Helen Keller receive a college degree?
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A．Yes, she did. |
B．Yes, he did. |
C．No, she didn’t. |
D．No, he didn’t. |
4.Which book is written by Helen Keller?
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A．The story of My Life |
B．Out of the Dark |
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C．One million pound |
D．A and B |
5. Helen Keller is a/an ________ person.
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A．honest |
B．hard-working |
C．beautiful |
D．lovely |
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hungry them until idea eat same only told |
Dick and Mike, both eleven years old, went out one morning to sell cakes. Dick’s mother had 1 Dick, “Now, take these twelve cakes and sell 2 , five cents (分)each. Don’t 3 any of them and don’t give them to your friends.”
Mike’s mother had said the 4 thing to Mike. But two hours later, Mike had sold 5 one cake, and he was getting hungry. Suddenly he had an 6 . He could use the money to buy one of Dick’s cakes.
Dick was just as 7 as Mike. He at once used the same money to buy one of Mike’s cakes. And that was how it went for the rest (剩余部分)of the morning 8 all the cakes were gone.
—I’m sorry to hear that Bill failed the exam again.
—Don’t worry about him. I’m sure that he will never give up until he ________.
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A．succeed |
B．succeeds |
C．succeeded |
D．succeeding |
