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()is american sorts ofcurrencies.
a.aurrency
b.euro
c.yen
d.penny
A．正确
B．错误
A.specialize
B.work
C.study
D.special
A．正确
B．错误
此题为判断题(对，错)。
A、language differences
B、body language
C、level of context
D、negative stereotypes
A、Sweater,sophomore and emcee
B、Jumper,nappy and luggage
C、Bodgie,swaggie and eyedog
D、Railway,lorry and spanner
A.If he carries on driving like that, he will end up dead
B.Some researchers think most American people would end up to lose under the new tax plan
C.She fled with her family during the war and ended up in a remote village
D.If you do not study for the exam, you will definitely end up with a poor score
By the millions they are coming no longer the tired, the poor, the wretched masses longing for a better living.These are the wealthy.“We don’t have a budget,” says a biologist from Brazil, as she walks with two companions through New York City’s South Street.“We just use our credit cards.”
The US has long been one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, but this year has been exceptional.First, there was the World Cup, which drew thousands from every corner of the globe; then came the weakening of the US dollar against major currencies.Now the US, still the world’s superpower, can also claim to be the world’s bargain basement (廉价商品部).Nobody undersells America these days on just about everything, from consumer electronics to fashion clothes to tennis rackets.Bottom retail prices anywhere from 30% to 70% lower than those in Europe and Asia have attracted some 47 million visitors, who are expected to leave behind $ 79 billion in 1994.That’s up from $ 74 billion the year before.
True, not everyone comes just for bargains.There remains an undeniable fascination in the rest of the world with all things American, nourished by Hollywood films and US television series.But shopping the USA is proving irresistible.Every week thousands arrive with empty suitcases ready to be filled; some even rent an additional hotel room to hold their purchases.The buying binge (无节制) has become as important as watching Old Faithful Fountains erupt in Yellowstone Park or sunbathing on a beach in Florida.
The US has come at last to appreciate what other countries learned long ago: the puring in of foreign tourists may not always be convenient, but it does put money in the bank.And with a trade deficit at about $ 130 billion and growing for the past 12 months, the US needs all the deposits it can get.Compared with American tourists abroad, visitors to the US stay longer and spend more money at each stop; an average of 12.2 night and $ 1624 a traveler versus the Americans’ four nights and $ 298.
31.From what the Brazilian biologist says, we know that tourists like her.
A.are reluctant to carry cash with them.
B.simply don’t care how much they spend.
C.are not good at planning their expenditure.
D.often spend more money than they can afford.
32.The reason why 1994 was exceptional is that.
A.it saw an unusually large number of tourists to the US
B.it witnessed a drop in the number of tourists to the US.
C.tourism was hardly affected by the weakening of the US dollar that year.
D.tourists came to the US for sightseeing rather than for bargains that year.
33.By saying “Nobody undersells America” (Underlined), the author means that .
A.no other country underestimates the competitiveness of American products.
B.Nobody expects the Americans to cut the prices of their commodities.
C.nobdy restrains the selling of American goods.
D.no other country sells at a lower price than America.
34.Why does the author assert that all things American are fascinating to foreigners？
A.Because they have gained much publicity through the American media.
B.Because they represent the world’s latest fashions.
C.Because they embody the most sophisticated technology.
D.Because they are available at all tourist destinations.
35.From the passage we can conclude that the US has come to realize.
A.the weakening of the US dollar can result in trade deficits.
B.the lower the retail prices, the greater in profits.
C.tourism can make great contributions to its economy.
D.visitors to the US are wealthier than US tourists abroad.
Washington Irving’s Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York
Accompanying a plan of Sunnyside (unprinted here), a former residence of Washington Irving in New York, is the following text.We have left out its title, which indicates clearly its purpose, in the hope that the reader will reconstruct it after reading the text.
Sunnyside is one of the few surviving and best-documented examples of American romanticism in architecture and landscape design.Andrew Jackson Downing featured Sunnyside in his Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening (1841) as an example of the "progressive improvement in Rural Architecture..." which, he explained, strives to be in "perfect keeping" with "surrounding nature" by its "varied" and "picturesque" outline.'Architectural beauty," he taught, "must be considered conjointly with the beauty of the landscape,"
Walking the 24-acre grounds is a pleasure in every season.Swans glide on the pond Irving called "the little Mediterranean", and a stone flume delights the ear with the sound of rushing water.A path leads up a small rise and from there down into "the glen," and up to the house.Behind the house, another path winds along the Hudson for views of the river at its widest point, the Tappan Zee.
The modest stone cottage which was later to become Sunnyside was originally a tenant farmer's house built in the late-seventeenth century on the Philipsburg Manor.During the eighteenth century, the cottage was owned by a branch of the Van Tassel family, the name Irving later immortalized in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
Irving purchased the cottage in 1835 and directed the remodeling, adding Dutch-stepped gables, ancient weathervanes, and developing Gothic and Romanesque architectural features for other parts of the house.He was so pleased with his home that in 1836 he wrote to his brother, Peter: "I am living most cozily and delightfully in this dear, bright little home, which I have fitted up to my own humor.Everything goes on cheerily in my little household and I would not exchange the cottage for any chateau in Christendom."
Today's visitor to Sunnyside sees Irving's home much as it appeared during the final years of his life.The author's booklined study contains his writing desk—a gift from his publisher, G.P.Putnam and many personal possessions.The dining room, in which Irving and his dinner guests often gathered to enjoy the beautiful sunsets over the Hudson River, adjoins the parlor.Here Irving played his flute, while his nieces, Sarah and Catherine, accompanied him on the rosewood piano.The piano and other original furnishings still grace the room.The small picture gallery off the parlor contains some original illustrations for Irving's work.The kitchen was quite advanced for its day, having a hot water boiler and running water fed from the pond through a gravity-blow system.The iron cookstove was also a "modern convenience," replacing the open hearth in the 1850's.
The second floor of the house contains several bedrooms, each of which has its own personal character.The guest bedroom is furnished with a French-style. bed and painted cottage pieces.The ingenious arches in this and other rooms were designed by Irving.His bedroom, where he died in 1859, contains the author's tester Sheraton bed, along with his walking stick and a number of his garments and personal effects.The small, bright room between the bedrooms might have been used by Irving's nephew and biographer, Pierre Munro Irving, who cared for his uncle during the last months of his life.The room was used originally to store books and papers.The bedroom used by Irving's nieces contains an Irving-family field bed with hand-made bobbin lace hangings, a chest of drawers, sewing stands, and an ornamental stove.The guest room contains a cast iron bed probably made in one of the foundries along the Hudson.
Write True (T) or False (F)for the following questions.
1.Sunnyside is the former residence of Washington Irving in Washington D.C.()
2.Sunny side is a typical representative of Romanticism of American city architecture.()
3.According to Andrew Jackson Downing , architectural beauty must be in harmony with the beauty of the surrounding landscape.()
4.During the 18th century ,the cottage was owned by Van Tassel who was mentioned by Irving in his book “the Legend of the Hollow” .()
5.Irving didn’t make any change to the cottage after he purchased it.()
6.Today’s Sunnyside has changed a lot compared with its appearance in Irving’s time.()
7.Sunnyside was built near the Hudson River.()
8.The study , the dining room , the parlor and the kitchen are all on the first floor of Irving’s house.()
9.All the bedrooms on the second floor are almost furnished in the same style.()
10.Washington Irving was cared for by his daughter during the last period of his life.()
