Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, U.S.A.,is in the central part of the state, on the Santa Fe River, which flows into the Rio Grande 35 kilometres west of the city. More than two thousand metres above sea level, it lies in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with the Ortiz Mountains to the southeast.
Santa Fe was founded in 1609 by the Spanish (西班牙人)on an old Indian village.In 1680 the Indians seized the place but only held it for twelve years before the Spanish retook it. The city remained under Spanish rule until Mexico won its independence (独立) in 1821. From then on it was a Mexican city until 1846 when it was taken over by American troops.
With a population of 48,953, Santa Fe is now the second largest city in the state. Because of its sunny weather, rich history and surrounding mountains, it is a good place for holiday makers. Besides hunting and skating in the mountains people enjoy shopping in the Indian and Spanish shops, which brings a large income to the city every year. In summer there is an international opera (歌剧) season when operas are shown in a partly-roofed ,open-air theatre daily for people from all over the world.
1.At present Santa Fe belongs to .
A. India B. Mexico C. Spain(西班牙) D. the United States
2.Which of the drawings below gives an idea of what Santa Fe is like?
RG=the Rio Grande SFR=the Santa Fe River OM=the Ortiz Mountains
3.Santa Fe was under the rule of the Mexicans in .
A. 1675 B. 1695 C. 1816 D. 1833
4.One of the reasons for visitors to come to Santa Fe is that it .
A. has fine weather
B. is the state capital
C. has historical monuments
D. is on the Santa Fe River
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 31 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 32
I do not 33 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. 34 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 35 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to _36_ the ice and make the first 37_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 38 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a 39 at the other end and he awkwardly 40 _, “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly 41 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 42 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 43 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__44 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this 45 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 46 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 47 death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times __48 , I have 49 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 50 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
1.A. works out B. breaks out C. turns out D. comes out
2.A. wiser B. busier C. older D. weaker
3.A. enjoy B. remember C. mind D. regret
4.A. Fortunately B. Truthfully C. Naturally D. Obviously
5.D A. only B. never C. last D. first
6.D A. melt B. build C. strike D. break
7.A A. complaint B. promise C. impression D. move
8.B A. words B. ideas C. strength D. attention
9.A. sigh B. cry C. voice D. silence
10.A. refused B. shouted C. explained D. replied
11.A. frightened B. touched C. shocked D. annoyed
12.A. excitedly B. sadly C. willingly D. nervously
13.A. continued B. checked C. interrupted D. ended
14.A. accepted B. expected C. learned D. heard
15.A. quiet B. difficult C. special D. different
16.A. level B. idea C. world D. end
17.A. managed B. escaped C. avoided D. faced
18.A. then B. ago C. before D. since
19.A. realized B. found C. doubted D. wondered
20.A. challenged B. experienced C. survived D. received
All the teachers and students _________ National Day with a party.
A. celebrated on B. celebrated
C. congratulated on D. congratulated
The stones each ________ as much as two tons.
A. weighs B. are weighed C. weigh D. is weighed
________ to overcome the difficulty，he works day and night．
A．Determined B．Determining
C．To determine D．To be determined
一Did he notice you enter the classroom?
一I don’t think so．He _______ to the radio with his eyes shut·
A．1istened B．was listening
C．has listened D．had listened
