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听力原文：Columbus sailed from Spain in September 1492, looking for gold. Native Americans

听力原文： Columbus sailed from Spain in September 1492, looking for gold. Native Americans greeted him, offering gifts of com. Columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many plants, including corn, to bring back to Spain.

Columbus didn't know it, but the com was much more valuable than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it immediately. They grew it on cold mountainsides and in tropical forest. Today it feeds millions of people all over the world.

On his second trip, Columbus brought back a few chocolate beans to make chocolate. Europeans and Asians loved this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. Chocolate beans became so valuable in Central America that they were used as cash for 200 years.

Tomatoes and potatoes took some time to become popular. Eventually, however, they became the basis of a lot of popular foods, It is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes or chocolate. Thanks to native American cultures, many people are able to enjoy lots of tasty food.

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A．It can be cooked in many ways.

B．It is delicious but inexpensive.

C．It gives higher yields than other grain crops.

D．It grows easily in various conditions.

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发布时间：2020-12-01

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听力原文：When people succeed, it is because of hard work, but luck has a lot to do with it

听力原文： When people succeed, it is because of hard work, but luck has a lot to do with it, too. (29) Success without some luck is almost impossible. The French emperor Napoleon said of one of his generals, "I know he's good. But is he lucky？" Napoleon knew that all the hard work and talent in the world can't make up for bad luck. However, hard work can invite good luck.

When it comes to success, luck can mean being in the fight place to meet someone, or having the right skills to get a job done. It might mean turning down an offer and then having a better offer come along. Nothing can replace hard work, but (30) working hard also means you're preparing yourself opportunity. Opportunity very often depends on luck.

How many of the great inventions and discoveries came about through a lucky mistake or a lucky chance？ (31) One of the biggest lucky mistakes in history is Columbus' so-called discovery of America. He enriched his sponsors and changed history, but he was really looking for India. However, Columbus' chance discovery wasn't pure luck. It was backed up by years of studying and calculating. He worked hard to prove his theory that the world was round:

People who work hard help make their own luck by being ready opportunity knocks. When it comes to success, hard work and luck are always hand in hand.

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A．Hard work is the most important thing for one's success.

B．Hard work may invite good luck.

C．Good luck plays an important role in one's success,

D．Success has nothing to do with luck.

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第2题

听力原文：To find out how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. A

听力原文： To find out how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. At that time the French dreamed of discovering and controlling more land, of expanding trade beyond their borders and of spreading their faith across the world. In 1535, Francois I, King of France, ordered a navigator named Jacques Cartier to explore the New World and search for a passage to India.

Cartier first arrived at the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands, if it was, be would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead of reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as the Indians called it. It was at this point that the term "Canada" entered the country's history. Apparently the word "Canada" came from an Indian word Kanata, which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge village Canada is!

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A．To build a new country.

B．To explore the New World.

C．To get in touch with the American Indians.

D．To know more about France.

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听力原文：The 22nd of November 1970 is a day that three British soldiers and an army office

听力原文： The 22nd of November 1970 is a day that three British soldiers and an army officer's wife will remember for a long time. On that day the four of them left in their speedboat to go to the club in Castle Peak Bay. They reached the club without any difficulty. But on their return trip in the evening the motor of their boat broke down. They could not repair it, so they drifted along in the boat. Huge waves kept splashing over the sides of the boat. At last they landed on a small island. One of them described it: "it was just a tiny island with long grass and bushes."

They had no food or water, so two of them walked round the island to see if they could find any. "The only thing we saw was a rat," said a man later. Meanwhile the other two persons had made a fire with driftwood to attract the attention of any passing boat. Two boats sailed past but did not stop although the men shouted and waved a burning board at them.

Back on land the families of the four friends had informed the police when they failed to return home by night. Steamers were sent to search for them as they huddled before their fire, tired and cold. At dawn a motorized boat passed by and spotted them. A man and the officer's wife went on board and were taken home. They reported to the police, who went at once to the island and brought the other two men safely back.

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A．The engine of their boat stopped working.

B．The were attacked by thunderstorm.

C．They ran out of oil.

D．They ran out of food.

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听力原文： Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy, about 1254.At that time Europeans knew alm

ost nothing of peoples and nations on other continents, except in the areas of Asia and Africa touching the Mediterranean.

In 1271 Marco Polo, his father and his uncle set out on a journey to the fabled lands of China. After four years of hard journey, finally they arrived at the great city of the ruler of China.

In China, Marco Polo found people with a culture quite different from his own. He saw palaces grander than any in Europe, sculptures of great beauty, large, finely-carved precious stones.., a new world full of many wonders. After leaving China, Marco Polo traveled to Japan, southeastern Asia, India, and eastern Africa as a representative of the Chinese ruler.

In 1292—two hundred years before Columbus—the great voyager set out for home. The stories of China he brought back spread quickly throughout Europe. Europe was never again the same.

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A．15 yearn old.

B．16 years old.

C．17 years old.

D．18 years old.

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第5题

听力原文：The New York Public Library is a very special place. Even though it is in the bus

听力原文： The New York Public Library is a very special place. Even though it is in the busiest part of the city, it has grass and trees around it, and benches for people to sit on. Even more unusual in crowded New York, its rooms are very large. The roof of the main reading room is 51 feet high. Here a reader can sit and think, and work and comfort. The library has 30 million books and paintings. It owns one of the first copies of a Shakespeare's play, a Bible printed in the 15th century, and a letter written by Columbus in which he tells of the finding of the New World. Every New Yorker can see and use the library's riches free, but the cost of running the library has risen rapidly in recent years. And the library does not have enough money to continue its work. In the past it was open every evening, and also on Saturdays and Sundays. Now it is closed at those times to save money. The library is trying in every possible way to raise more money to meet its increasing costs. Well-known New York writers and artists are trying to help, so are the universities whose students use the library, and the governments of New York City and New York State. But the problems remain serious. Yet ways must be found to save the public library. Because as one writer said, the public library is one of the most important buildings in New York city, it contains all our knowledge.

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A．Its spacious rooms.

B．Its unusual location.

C．Its comfortable chairs.

D．The number of its readers.

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第6题

听力原文：Long ago, no one in Europe smoked. The tobacco plant was unknown there. It grew i

听力原文： Long ago, no one in Europe smoked. The tobacco plant was unknown there. It grew in America and Christopher Columbus found it there. Later he returned to Europe and told people about tobacco. He said that the American Indians often smoked it. They threw some tobacco leaves on a fire, then put long tubes in their mouths. The other ends of the tubes were over the fire, so they were able to draw the smoke into their mouth.

About the year 1560 a Frenchman, Jean Nicot, was living in Lisbon, Portugal. He was very interested in all American plants. Some of them were very different from the plants of Europe. He used the leaves of the tobacco plant to cure pain. When a man had a bad pain in a leg or an arm, Nicot put tobacco leaves on the painful place and tried to cure the pain in that way. We say now that tobacco contains nicotine. The word nicotine comes from this man's name.

Sir Walter Raleigh was a famous man in the days of Queen Elizabeth the First. He traveled widely and learnt to smoke. Then he returned to England, but he didn't stop smoking. He used to smoke two pipes every day secretly in his room. When anyone came in, he quickly hid his pipe. A man came in and found clouds of smoke in the room. More smoke was coming from Raleigh's mouth, so the man got some water and threw it over Raleigh. He believed that Raleigh was burning. He ran out of the house and told everybody about it. After this, smoking was not a secret.

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A．In Asia.

B．In Europe.

C．In America.

D．In Latin America.

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第7题

听力原文：Jane Brown has been married for 12 years. She has three children and lives in the

听力原文： Jane Brown has been married for 12 years. She has three children and lives in the suburb outside Columbus Ohio. When her youngest child reached school age, Jane decided to go back to work. She felt that she should contribute to the household finances. Her salary could make the difference between a financial struggle and a secure financial situation for her family. Jane also felt bored and frustrated in her role as a homemaker and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home. Jane was worried about her children's adjustment to this new situation, but she arranged for them to go stay with a woman nearby after school each afternoon They seemed to be happy with the arrangement. The problem seemed to be between Jane and her husband Bill. When Jane was at home all day, she was able to clean the house, go grocery shopping, wash the clothes, take care of the children and cook two or three meals each day. She was very busy, of course, but she succeeded in getting everything done. Now the same things need to be done, but Jane has only evenings and early morning to do them. Both Jane and Bill are tired when they arrived home at 6 pm. Bill's accustomed to sitting down and reading the paper or watching TV until dinner's ready. This is exactly what Jane feels like doing, but someone has to fix dinner, and Bill expects it to be Jane. Jane is becoming very angry at Bill's attitude. She feels, that they should share the household jobs, but Bill feels that everything should be the same as it was before Jane went back to work.

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A．She was bored with her idle life at home.

B．She was offered a good job by her neighbor.

C．She wanted to help with the family's finances.

D．Her family would like to see her more involved in social life.

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第8题

听力原文：M: Mary, last week in our history class, our teacher asked us if we knew anything

about Thanksgiving Day. We all looked at each other. Nobody could give the answer. So, please tell me something about it, will you？

W: Oh, it's a long story. I don't think you've got the patience.

M: Come on, I'm really interested. Is it a national holiday in the United States？

W: Yes, it's a most truly American holiday and it's closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

M: When was it first celebrated？

W: In 1621. By the English settlers or pilgrims.

M: What people Were the pilgrims？

W: They were religious people from England. At that time, they didn't have the right to worship in their own way. They sailed to America on the Mayflower to have freedom of worship.

M: What happened to them when they got to America？

W: During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. The survivors began farming, hunting and fishing and laboured hard.

M: Did they have a good harvest the first year？

W: Yes, the yield was rich beyond their expectations. That's why they decided to fix a day to give their thanks to God.

M: Oh, I see. How do people in the States celebrate it now？ And when is it？

W: The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. It's an occasion of family reunion. The most traditional and favourite food on the dinner table is roast turkey and pumpkin pie. Of course, with lots more to eat.

M: Ok, you've helped me out. I'd like to treat you to ice cream. Let's get going.

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A．In his last week public relation class.

B．In his last week literature class.

C．In his last week history class.

D．In his last week maths class.

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