Do you hear of Uncle Sam? Who is Uncle Sam? Where does he come from? What does he look
like? Well, Uncle Sam is not a real person. It was made sometime during the War of 1812 to symbolize
the United States of America. Where does the name come from? No one is really sure, but most people
think he was named after Samuel Wilson.
Samuel Wilson was born in Massachusetts in 1766. he moved to New York, where he became a
meat supplier(供應(yīng)商). There, he put meat into barrels(桶)to send to the American government then
to the United States army. The barrels of meat were marked with the letters "U.S." to show that they
came from the United States. One story says that the soldiers jokingly called the meat supplier "Uncle
Sam" to talk about the letters on the barrels. So when people talked about Uncle Sam, they mean "the
American government", because the meat came from the American government.
Uncle Sam seems to show up just about everywhere today. Some places you might want to look
for him are television, newspapers, magazines, and history books. He has even shown up in cartoons!
The one place you probably won’t see him is at your next family dinner!
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Laws(法律)for children are good things. One hundred years ago in some countries, children worked eighteen hours a day in a factory at age seven. The factory owner could beat a child who fell asleep or was not fast enough. Both parents and teachers could do the same.
Today, there are many laws about children all over the world. Some people think if children do something wrong, they should be punished(懲罰). Other people do not agree. The Inuits or Eskimos in Alaska almost never punish their children. The parents do not beat them. If the children go too far, their parents will punish their children by making fun of(取笑)them.
Children in other parts of the world are not as lucky as Eskimo children. American parents can beat their children at home, but a teacher can’t beat a child in school. This is also true in Germany. Instead, in Sweden it is against the law for anyone to beat a child. Swedish parents can’t beat their children. The children also have a government official(政府官員)who works for their rights(權(quán)力). There is even a plan(計(jì)劃)for children to leave their parents, though this is not a law yet!
1.Which is the best title(題目)for the passage(段落)?
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A.Children In Different Countries
B.Children In Different Times
C.Laws About Children
D.Laws In Different Countries
2.Where and when did children work eighteen hours a day?
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A.In factories all over the world now.
B.In some countries a hundred years ago.
C.On farms in America hundreds of years ago.
D.At the age of seven in Germany today.
3.“If the children go too far”means ________.
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A.if the children make so many mistakes
B.if the children are far away from home
C.if the children do something against the law
D.if the children walk farther than others
4.From the passage, We know parents can beat their children ________.
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A.a(chǎn)ll over the world
B.in Eskimo families in Alaska
C.in Sweden
D.in Germany
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WASHINGTON D.C.Washington D.C. is on the east coast (海岸). It is the capital (首都) of America.
Washington D.C. is a beautiful city. There are no skyscrapers(摩天大樓) there. The highest building has only sixteen storeys (層), but most of the houses have gardens. When flowers are blooming in spring, the city looks even more beautiful.
The city has a population(人口) of 750000. About 70% of the people are black. Many rich people live far away from the city. They drive to the city for work every day. The President(總統(tǒng)) works and lives in the White House. There are a lot of museums (博物館) there. All of them are free (免費(fèi)) to visitors. If you get on the top of the Washington Monument (紀(jì)念碑), you can get a bird's-eye view of the whole city.
1.Which city is the capital of the United States?
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2.The highest building in Washington D.C. has ________ storeys.
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3.Washington D.C. has about ________ black people.
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4.Where does the U.S. President work?
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A.In the Capital Hill.(美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì))
B.In the Washington's highest building.
C.In the White House.
5.If you visit the museums in Washington D.C., you ________
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A.needn't pay any money.
B.must pay some money.
C.have to go there early in the morning.
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A lot of boys and girls in western countries are wearing the same clothes, and many boys have long hair, so it is difficult to tell whether they are boys or not.
One day an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington and when he was tired, he sat down on a chair by a swimming pool. A young person was standing on the other side of the pool.
“Oh!” the old man said to the person sitting next to him, “Do you see the person with the loose clothes and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?”
“A girl,” said the person, “She is my daughter. ”
“Oh!” the old man said quickly, “Please forgive me. I don’t know that you are her mother. ”
“I’m not,” said the person, “I’m her father. ”
1.What did the old man see on the other side of the pool?
A.A girl. |
B.A boy. |
C.An old woman. |
D.A man. |
2. The old man thought the person sitting next to him was____.
A.a(chǎn) woman |
B.a(chǎn) man |
C.a(chǎn) girl |
D.a(chǎn) boy |
3. “Please forgive me. ” in the passage means“____”
A.I’m not sure. |
B.I’m surprised. |
C.I’m sorry. |
D.I’m not living here. |
4. Which is right according to the passage?
A.Most people in western countries wear the same clothes. |
B.The old man thought the person next to him was a man. |
C.It’s difficult to tell boys from girls because they wear the same clothes. |
D.Sometimes men also have long hairs as women in western countries. |
5. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A.Are they wearing the same clothes? |
B.Can you tell boys from girls? |
C.Are they boys or girls? |
D.What’s wrong with the boys? |
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