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山东省滨州市沾化区2019届初中学生英语学业考试模拟冲刺卷一（含听力音频）
Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans' education. But how are these book—filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.
Benjamin Franklin famously founded(创建)America's first lending library in 1731. But the public library system got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800's. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie's donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.
Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news.
If you can easily find a public library in your community(社区), you'll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos(乐高积木)to build images(图像)from the story happily. Today's libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.
Benjamin Franklin once said, "The doors of wisdom(智慧)are never shut." As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!
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This year 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes. They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form impressions of America. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They will learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn, George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than one of the members. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.
Meanwhile, in America, Mike, a German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批 评) American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There should be some middle ground between the two.”
A. Family life, too, was different. B. But I have to say that I like it very much. C. Here is a two-way student exchange in action. D. School was quite different from what he had expected—much harder. E. In fact, there are many differences between the two countries' cultures. F. At the same time, about 1, 300 American teenagers will go to other countries. |
Information for First Time Visitors A. You can collect your tickets from the box offices in the building or from the ticket collection machines. You will need to bring the card you made the booking with to collect your tickets. B. Mondays to Saturdays, 9:30 am to 11:00 pm. We open later on bank holidays, usually from 4:00 pm, and we also open from noon to 6: 00 pm on Sundays. C. Tickets can be booked online at nationaltheatre.org.uk, by phone(020-7452-3000), or in person at the box office on the ground floor. Telephone and in-person booking are available between 9:30 am and 8:00 pm. D. The ticket prices can be different from show to show. The lowest ones for adults are usually ￡12 each. For those who are under 18, the tickets are cheaper-usually￡8 each. E. Besides seeing shows, you can attend talks, take backstage tours, see exhibitions, shop in the Bookshop, sit and relax in the cafes and restaurants in the main building to have a cup of coffee, a snack, lunch, or dinner. F. On the South Bank, by the River Thames in London, next to the Southbank Centre and about half-way between the London Eye and Tate Modern. |
Life is full of difficulties, from birth to death. When we face with problems, we often feel, "I am the only one having such problems." Or, we exaggerate (放大) our problems and regard them as most painful. But if we look around us, we will find other people may be in much worse conditions.
Life is not always full of smiles and flowers. Every person has his own difficulties no matter who and where he is. So it's very important to have a correct attitude in your life. Only with the correct attitude can you face up all of your difficulties and finally overcome (战胜) them. First, you have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success. Second don't blame others when you have difficulties, because it can neither help you avoid difficulties nor help you solve them. And the most important thing is that don't run away or give up. Use your ability to clear the difficulties that appear in your life. Third, remember how you overcome the difficulty because it may help you avoid similar trouble next time. Just take it easy, and enjoy the life even it's full of difficulties.
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What's the secret of success？ |
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What can you use to clear the difficulties in your life？ |
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Why should you remember how you overcome the difficulty？ |
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