Black History Month is also known as the African-American History Month. It is celebrated all over the United States of America and Canada in the month of February, while in the United Kingdom it is celebrated in October. Each and every school and university conducts various activities to make the generation aware of the importance that African-American history holds in the nation. The electronic media is filled with themes in relevance to the occasion, and many activities are carried out across the country to remember the contribution made by African-American citizens in the development of this nation.
Black History Month was first started by a famous African-American historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson in the year 1926. February was chosen as the month to celebrate the African-American history because it was the birth month of two of the most highly valued people among African-Americans. These were President Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves, and Frederick Douglass, who was also the first vice presidential nominee (被任命者) among African-Americans. Initially, Black History Month was known as the “Negro History Week”. This was Dr. Woodson’s attempt to encourage awareness among citizens about the contribution of African-Americans towards the building of the nation. It was only in the early 1970’s that the name “Negro History Week” changed to “Black History Month”. And later, in the year 1976, the entire month of February was declared to be the National African-American History Month, or the Black History Month.
Every year, National African-American History Month is celebrated by many activities with various ideas and themes for the younger generation. In 2013, Black History Month celebrates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington at which Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous speech “I have a dream”. It also marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation (解放黑奴宣言). The theme for Black History Month in 2014 is “Civil Rights in America” remembering the important milestones by African-Americans and others in the battle for civil rights and equal treatment under the law.
28. What is the purpose of Black History Month in America?
A. To remember African-Americans’ contribution to America.
B. To remember the history of African-Americans in America.
C. To encourage African-American children to study hard.
D. To increase African-American children’s confidence.
29. February was chosen as Black History Month because ________.
A. Dr. Carter G. Woodson liked February.
B. slavery was officially ended in February.
C. African-Americans contributed a lot in February.
D. two great American leaders was born in February.
30. How is the second paragraph developed?
A. By giving examples.
B. By following time order.
C. By making comparisons.
D. By making classifications.
31. What does Black History Month in 2014 celebrate in America?
A. The 50th anniversary of the March of Washington.
B. Martin Luther King，Jr’s speech “I have a dream”.
C. The 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
D. Important people and occasion in the battle for civil rights.
ADBD
Experts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.
The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel. And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers.
A recent conference in Xiamen，Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts. The event was cosponsored(共同赞助) by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
Fujian is the province where both proposed routes would begin.
There is direct passenger access between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment.
Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later，although there is a lack of government funding. There are no technical problems to build a Taiwan tunnel. But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits(海峡).
A professor of Tsinghua University said，“A special feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction.”
“For example，” he said，“the English Channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. And preparations for the huge Three Gorges(三峡) dam on the Yangtze River began in the 1950s.”
The Xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route，which would pass Jinmen and Penghu.
The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometres between Xiamen and Jinmen. This would mean that traveling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes.
The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54kilometre land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy. The tunnel will not be completed until 2015—2020.
28. Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?
A. The English Channel Tunnel. B. The passage doesn’t mention it.
C. The tunnel between Lyon and Turin. D. The Taiwan Straits tunnel.
29. The example of the English Channel Tunnel shows .
A. the preparation takes longer time than the construction
B. it’s not easy to complete a huge project
C. there are many problems to be solved before doing something
D. discussions among countries usually take a lot of time
30. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. If the project is completed，the world’s longest tunnel will appear.
B. You can’t reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.
C. The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian.
D. Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored the plan.
31. What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?
A. The lack of money for the project from the government.
B. The detailed plans for the tunnel.
C. The technical problems with the tunnel.
D. Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland.
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Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls
in the air. You name them: work, family, health, friends, and spirit, and
you're keeping all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a
__41___ ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four
balls---family, health, friends, and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one
of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even
shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and __42___
for balance in your life.
How? Don't undermine your worth by ___43__ yourself with
others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don't set
your __44___ by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best
for you. Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. ___45__ to
them as you would to life, for without them, life is meaningless. Don't let
life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By
living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. Don't
give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the
moment you stop trying. Don’t be afraid to admit that you are ___46__ perfect.
It is this fragile thread that binds us together. Don't be afraid to encounter
risks. It is by taking chances that we learn to be brave. Don't shut love out
of your life by saying it's ___47__ to find. The quickest way to receive love
is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too __48___; and the
best way to keep love is to give it wings. Don't run __49___ life so fast that
you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going. Don't
forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. Don't
use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but
a journey to be savored each step of the way.
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