The Great Depression that followed the stock market crash of 1929 saw hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work. In the years of great fear and depression, a lot of American citizens looked desperately to the federal government for assistance. Of all the programs designed by President Roosevelt when he took office in 1932, few were more criticized---or had more lasting impact---than the Work Projects Administration, better known as the WPA.
The intention of the WPA, which functioned from 1935 to 1943, was to design and administer public works projects to help relieve unemployment. The majority of these projects involved historic or artistic attempts. The WPA’s Writers Project, for example, was responsible not only for such practical works as state guidebooks but also for the collection of historically valuable oral histories. Over 2,900 of these records were collected in 24 states. They provide an irreplaceable firsthand account of people’s diets, customs, celebrations, and political and religious beliefs at the time.
The artworks created through the Federal Arts Project are one of the WPA’s most lasting achievements. Out-of-work painters, both famous and unknown, created paintings that beautified schools, libraries, and government buildings, WPA photographers traveled across the country recording the hardships of life on small rural farms. When the United States entered World War Ⅱ in 1941, WPA artists were enlisted to produce posters supporting the war effort. Many WPA artworks, including hundreds of small drawings picturing scenes of everyday life, still exist today.
1.When did the Work Projects Administration begin to work?
A.In1929. B.In1932.
C.In1935. D.In 1943.
2.What can be inferred about the WPA?
A.It was made up of several components.
B.It was President Roosevelt’s favorite project.
C.It played an important role during World War Ⅱ.
D.It trained artists before sending them out to work.
3.How does the author mainly develop this text?
A.By examples. B.By comparison.
C.Through a true story. D.Through a persuasive argument.
4.What’s the main idea of the text?
A.President Roosevelt designed the WPA.
B.The WPA helped relieve unemployment.
C.WPA artists painted pictures in schools and libraries.
D.The WPA produced many valuable and lasting works.
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A.Experienced editors. B.Full-time novelists.
C.Freshmen in writing. D.Professional writers.
2.Which of the following does the course provide?
A.Book sales. B.Learning for free.
C.Extra spending money. D.Convenient ways of studies.
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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Although it was autumn，the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet. Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ice. Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles？That's what we looked like！Along the way children dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late afternoon we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze. However，the lakes shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful. Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She is very reliable and I knew I didn’t need to encourage her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us，we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles. At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. Then we began going down the hills. It was great fun especially as it gradually became much warmer. In the valleys colorful butterflies flew around us and we saw many yaks and sheep eating green grass. At this point we had to change our caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening we always stop make camp. We put up tent and then we eat. After supper Wang Wei put her head down on her pillow and went to sleep but I stayed awake. At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It was so quiet. There was almost no wind-only the flames of our fire for company.
Part 1
As I lay beneath the stars I thought about how far we had already traveled.
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Part2
We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang will join us. We can hardly wait to see them!
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假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Jim对中国的历史文化感兴趣。他来信询问孔子的“己所不欲勿施于人”（“Do not do to others what you don't want others to do to you.” by Confucius）这句话的含义。请你回信举例解释。
内容包括：
1.你对这句话的理解；
2.你在实际生活中对这句话的应用实例。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When the winter approaches, tanghulu, a traditional Chinese snack can be found on the street corner in northern China. Since the ancient times, it 1. (be) very popular with natives, especially children.
Tanghulu is 2. (common) made of haws (山楂), which are rich in vitamin C and are known 3. (have) traditional Chinese medicine properties. According to a legend, 800 years ago, one of the emperor’s 4. (wife) was sick and had 5. poor appetite. The doctor suggested that she eat 10 haws 6. (boil) with sugar before dinner. She recovered within two weeks. Later, the prescription was passed on 7. ordinary people. People put haws on a stick, dipped them in hot sugar syrup (糖浆) and dried. The syrup finally turned into a solid coating, like crystal on the surface of haws. That is 8. they are also called bingtanghulu. 9. origin story says that the very first tanghulu only had two haws: a small one on the top and a big one below, making it resemble a hulu, a bringer of good luck.
With sour haws and sweet sugar, the taste of tanghulu is a combination of flavors, which often 10. (remind) people of their happy childhoods.
A friend of mine is a musician. He always seems to be learning new tunes, new _______, and new ways of making music in cool ways. At the weekends, he _______ to go into Central Park in the center of Nagoya during the daytime where lots of bands _______ .Some of these bands are really good, but some of them are quite _______.One of the reasons why my friend likes watching all the bands is that they are free! And as he says to me, “_______ expensive things don't necessarily mean that they're good, free things don't necessarily mean they have no _______.You have to listen and look yourself and_______what is valuable for you. And _______, as you listen and look, you may learn different things.”
So my friend goes to the park every week when the weather is fine, and he says he learns_______ from every single band！ When he watches and listens to the really good bands, he learns new concertos from the ________ and cool rhythms from the drummers. I guess that it’s not ________that you can learn a lot by watching ________performs. But what impress me are my friend’s words—You can learn by watching and listening to the bad performers, too. When I watch a bad performer, I think to myself — wow, that’s another thing that I'm going to ________ .”
So my friend makes ________ by leaning from both good and bad performers. And he says he also finds ________and pleasure in learning and improving in ways that he never even imagined!
1.A.games B.systems C.instruments D.languages
2.A.loves B.wishes C.agrees D.affords
3.A.compete B.perform C.study D.succeed
4.A.poor B.shy C.unlucky D.fierce
5.A.Since B.For C.While D.Unless
6.A.price B.fault C.soul D.value
7.A.find out B.wait for C.bring out D.call for
8.A.in short B.of course C.at first D.as usual
9.A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something
10.A.listeners B.learners C.players D.dancers
11.A.touching B.exciting C.surprising D.satisfying
12.A.excellent B.strange C.energetic D.amateur
13.A.come up with B.get hold of C.look down on D.get rid of
14.A.time B.money C.progress D.way
15.A.duty B.fun C.pride D.respect
