The tallest building in the United States, the One World Trade Center, opened on November 3, 2014 in New York. The building is 1,776 feet tall, making it the 3rd tallest building in the world. It has 104 floors. The building stands in the area where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood. On September 11, 2001, a group of terrorists destroyed these twin towers and killed nearly 3,000 people. It took 8 years to build the new One World Trade Center. Does the height of the building in feet reminds you of something in history? The number is the year when the United States declared(宣布) its independence (独立)from Great Britain.
One problem with such a tall building is how to clean the windows. Well, a platform(平台) hangs from ropes, and workers on the platform clean windows. On November 12, while two men were busy cleaning windows, a rope of the platform broke near the 68th floor. The two men were saved by cutting a hole in the glass window.
The two tallest buildings in the world are the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
1.When did the One World Trade Center open?
A. September 11, 2001. B. September 11, 2011.
C. November 3, 2006. D. November 3, 2014.
2.Who destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center?
A. A group of young men. B. A group of terrorists.
C. A group of workers. D. A group of soldiers.
3.“The number” in the first paragraph refers to________.
A. 8 B. 104 C. 1,776 D. 3,000
4.How were the workers on the platform saved when a rope broke?
A. By calling for help.
B. By using a new rope.
C. By jumping off the platform.
D. By cutting a hole in the glass window.
1.Which month is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in?
A. January. B. March. C. August. D. December.
2. Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. King was born in Tennessee.
B. King led a bus boycott in Alabama.
C. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963.
D. King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1965.
3.How old was King when he died?
A. 29. B. 39. C. 65. D. 68.
4.What’s the purpose of the time line in this article?
A. To teach the students to draw a time line.
B. To introduce Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
C. To tell more about Martin Luther King Jr.
D. To explain why whites and blacks were separated.
完型填空（共10小题，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Mr. Smith gave his wife 10 pounds for her birthday—ten pretty new pound notes. The day after her birthday, Mrs. Smith went . She waited for a bus, got on it and sat down next to an old . After a while, she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was open. Inside it, she a roll of pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her. She looked into her own bag—the notes were gone! Mrs. Smith was that the old lady had stolen them. She thought she should call the police. But she disliked getting other people into , so she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and say more about it. She the bus to make sure nobody was watching. Then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s , took the notes, and put them in her own bag.
When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought.
“ did you pay for it?” he asked.
“With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course.” she replied.
“Oh? What’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to a roll of ten pound notes on the table.
1.A. swimming B. shopping C. fishing D. hiking
2.A. man B. farmer C. lady D. friend
3.A. saw B. took C. stole D. put
4.A. successfully B. safely C. hardly D. quickly
5.A. sure B. happy C. proud D. patient
6.A. danger B. safety C. trouble D. anger
7.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
8.A. looked upon B. looked at C. looked for D. looked around
9.A. hand B. bag C. pocket D. clothes
10.A. How B. Where C. What D. When
—Excuse me, can you tell me ________?
—Sorry, I’m a stranger here.
A. where is the post office
B. where the post office is
C. how can I get to the post office
D. where can I find the post office
—Have you found the book ________ you lost yesterday?
—Yes. I left it in the library.
A. that B. who C. where D. when
Hurry up! The plane will ________ at six o’clock.
A. put off B. take off C. get off D. turn off
