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The hamburger was invented in 1889, and the first McDonald’s opened in 1948 in San Bernadino, California. Now a new McDonald’s restaurant opens every eight hours somewhere in the world. The restaurant chain serves about 45 million customers every day. The corporation’s yellow M is recognized by people all over the world as a symbol of dynamism, happiness and, above all, America. The busiest restaurant, however, is in Moscow.
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is the most successful product in history and today it is sold in 185 countries. The drink was invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia, while he was trying to stop his addiction to morphine. It is estimated that 200 million cans or bottles of coke are sold every 24 hours. 80% of Coca-Cola’s profits now come from outside the United States.
Nokia
Ironically, the Nokia Corporation started life as a paper manufacturer – the original form of communication. Nearly 150 years later, this Finnish company is the world’s largest mobile phone producer and accounts for more than a quarter of Finland’s total economy. Nokia was the pioneer of mobile phone communication. In fact, the first text message was sent by the mayor of Helsinki on a Nokia mobile in 1991.
Levi’s
Levi Strauss & Co. was founded in 1853 and 20 years later they produced their first pair of jeans. The trousers were designed as tough, long-lasting work clothes for the worker of San Francisco. In the 1960s, blue jeans became very popular and since then they have never gone out of fashion. It is estimated that Levi Strauss & Co. now make approximately 2% of the world’s clothes.
1 McDonald’s was founded in .
A New York B California C Texas
2 The busiest McDonald’s restaurant is in .
A America B Britain C Moscow
3 Coca-Cola was invented by .
A a pharmacist B a doctor C a nutritionist
4 Nokia is based in .
A Japan B Korea C Finland
5 The first pair of Levi’s jeans were made in .
A 1853 B 1873 C 1903
nadino, California. Now a new McDonald’s restaurant opens every eight hours somewhere in the world. The restaurant chain serves about 45 million customers every day. The corporation’s yellow M is recognized by people all over the world as a symbol of dynamism, happiness and, above all, America. The busiest restaurant, however, is in Moscow.
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is the most successful product in history and today it is sold in 185 countries. The drink was invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia, while he was trying to stop his addiction to morphine. It is estimated that 200 million cans or bottles of coke are sold every 24 hours. 80% of Coca-Cola’s profits now come from outside the United States.
Nokia
Ironically, the Nokia Corporation started life as a paper manufacturer – the original form. of communication. Nearly 150 years later, this Finnish company is the world’s largest mobile phone producer and accounts for more than a quarter of Finland’s total economy. Nokia was the pioneer of mobile phone communication. In fact, the first text message was sent by the mayor of Helsinki on a Nokia mobile in 1991.
Levi
Levi Strauss & Co. was founded in 1853 and 20 years later they produced their first pair of jeans. The trousers were designed as tough, long-lasting work clothes for the worker of San Francisco. In the 1960s, blue jeans became very popular and since then they have never gone out of fashion. It is estimated that Levi Strauss & Co. now make approximately 2% of the world’s clothes.
1.McDonald’s was founded in_______.
A、New York
B、California
C、Texas
2.The busiest McDonald’s restaurant is in_______.
A、America
B、Britain
C、Moscow
3.Coca-Cola was invented by_______.
A、a pharmacist
B、a doctor
C、a nutritionist
4.Nokia is based in_______.
A、Japan
B、Korea
C、Finland
5.The first pair of Levi’s jeans were made in_______.
A、1853
B、1873
C、1903
People Migrated from Asia to the Americas
From the beginning of history until about 500 years ago, the peoples of the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere had almost no contact with each other.
Some Chinese missionaries may have reached Central America in the 400s A. D. Daring Viking explorers landed at several places on the coast of North America around the year 1000. However, accounts of their voyages were not well known, so the journeys were not followed up by others. Old European maps showed a vast blank space or fanciful islands where the Western Hemisphere lay. In fact that vast region of the world was already densely populated.
The Great Migrations
While the Ice Age still gripped the earth, people migrated from Asia to the Americas across what is now the Bering Strait, off the coast of Alaska. This strait is the narrowest point between the continents of Asia and North America. At several periods in the past, there was a "bridge" of land there. Even when there was a water barrier, the strait was only a few miles across and could easily have been crossed by small boats.
There was neither a single large migration nor a continuous flow of people from Asia. Rather, there was a series of waves of different peoples on the move. Changes in the climate in Asia may, from time to time, have forced people northeastward and across the strait. From there they would move southward toward warmer climates. Finding some areas already inhabited by those who had come earlier, they would move on, looking for a favorable place to settle.
These migrations took thousands of years. The remains of some of the early people have been found and studied. Archeologists have found remains in western North America that may date back almost 30,000 years. The people were hunters who lived in caves and hunted the giant bison, or buffalo.
Some people moved into the eastern and central areas of North America. Others drifted farther south, through Mexico and Central America and across the narrow Isthmus(地峡)of Panama. From there all South America was spread out before them.
About 14,000 years ago, some groups moved eastward into what is now Venezuela. However, the rain forests of the Amazon River basin made it difficult for people to penetrate farther into the eastern bulge of South America. Instead they kept moving to the western shoreline, pushing ever southward. Some groups settled in the Andes Mountains. Others kept moving until they could go no farther eastward into what are now Brazil and Argentina, or southward into what is now Chile.
The Development of Agriculture
The earliest traces of farming in the Western Hemisphere have been found in south-central and northeastern Mexico, along the coast of Peru, and in the southwestern United States. The first farmers planted sunflowers (for seeds), corn, beans, squash, and a variety of other crops. In the highlands of Peru the potato was the most important food. In South America and on the islands of the Caribbean, various root crops were planted, mainly manioc and other crops that were similar to sweet potatoes.
Farming began at about the same time in both hemispheres but was adopted more gradually in the Americas. The plow was not invented in the Americas partly because animals large enough to pull it did not exist there. For the same reason the wheel was not invented either. Without the plow it was not possible to plant crops on grasslands. As a result, farming had to be done on forested land that was first burned to clear off the trees. Fertilizers were also not known in this early period.
Nevertheless, agriculture was productive enough to support village life and the beginnings of towns. By the time of the arrival of Columbus in 1492, tribes as far north as the northeastern United States and Canada and as far south as Argentina were largely
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Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields (盾) toward the sun. The flashes reflected light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant, but other Greek soldiers could understand the messages.
Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send, the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and enough soldiers with loud voices, important news could be sent quickly over distance.
In Africa, people learned to send messages by beating on a series of large drums (鼓). Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles.
In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms.
Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speech sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds.
According to this passage, the Roman way of communication depended very much upon______.
A．fine weather
B．high tower
C．the spelling system
D．arm movements
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
W hat is the importance of the Afro American history to all Americans？ How could Afro Americans contribute anything to American history when they were just slaves and servants？ This is the image which many of us are taught when we go to school. This is the image many Afro Americans have of themselves also. The Afro Americans need to remake their real historical image so that it is known and accepted in its truthfulness by themselves and the rest of the world. Men and women of darker color are human beings entitled to respect and acceptance in history. When we think of famous scientists and inventors we immediately think of men such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Jonas E.Salk. This is because we associate famous people with the Anglo Saxon race. But what about the Afro American inventors and scientists？ How many men during World War Ⅰ owe their lives to Garrett Morgan who invented the gas mask？ Garrett Morgan also invented the traffic light which saves numerous lives on our streets. Daniel Hale Williams was the first successful heart surgeon. Charles Drew saved hundreds of thousands of lives during World War II by his discovery of the ways and means of preserving blood plasma. Percy Julian has helped millions suffering from the excruciating pain of arthritis. These men and others should be as easily recognized as Bell, Edison and Salk.
America is made up of many different blends of cultures. These many cultures have come to enrich and diversify the American way of life. We should not think, because history has neglected to include the background of a particular culture, that these people have an inferior history. We should search for the truth and set the record straight against the slanders, the stereotyping and false images which have identified these people. We should understand each of the cultures and learn of their specific contribution to America's life story.
Only after we are taught the complete and accurate history of our great country and learn that the blending of cultures and backgrounds gives us ourstrength, can we go forward on the path to peace.
36. The function of the first paragraph is to ____.
A) present the main idea or the summary of the essay
B) present an introduction to the topic
C) provide background to the main theme
D) present many cultures have contributed to American history
37. Which of the following statements is true？
A) Graham Bell, T.Edison and J.E.Salk are not very important people.
B) Black people who contribute to society should have equal recognition with their white colleagues.
C) We should not associate famous people with the Anglo Saxon race only.
D) G.Morgan, D.H.Williams and Charles Drew were not Afro Americans.
38. Paragraph three tells us that ____.
A) we should oppose slander and stereotyping
B) the American way of life is richer because it is made up of many cultures
C) some cultures have been completely neglected
D) Afro Americans have an inferior history
39. The word “image” refers to ____.
A) picture B) portray C) impression D) similar
40. The main idea of the passage is ____.
A) There are many Afro Americans who are famous as scientists and inventors
B) Many Afro Americans have devoted to American history
C) Afro American experience to American history
D) Afro American history must be recognized as an important part of American history
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An Early Form. of Jazz Music
Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style. of their own. At the turn of the last century, __________ (1) jazz was born. America had no prominent __________ (2) of its own. No one knows exactly when was invented or by whom. But it began to be__________(3) in the early 1890s. Jazz is America&39;s contribution to __________ (4) music. In contrast to classical music, which__________(5) formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous (自发的) and free in form. It bubbles(充满)with energy, __________(6) the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the&39; 1920s jazz __________ (7) like America. And so it does today. The__________(8) of the music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to the Southern states __________ (9) slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died his friends and relatives__________(10) a procession(队列，队伍)to carry to body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the__________(11). On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music, suited to the occasion. (12) on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted.
Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be __________ (13). The band played __________ (14) music, improvising (即兴) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes__________(15) at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form. of jazz.
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How Europe fails its young
Those Europeans who are tempted, in the light of the dismal scenes in New Orleans this fortnight, to downgrade the American challenge should meditate on one word: universities. Five years ago in Lisbon European officials proclaimed their intention to become the world's premier "knowledge economy" by 2010. The thinking behind this grand declaration made sense of a sort: Europe's only chance of preserving its living standards lies in working smarter than its competitors rather than harder or cheaper. But Europe's failing higher-education system poses a lethal threat to this ambition.
Europe created the modem university. Scholars were gathering in Paris and Bologna before America was on the map. Oxford and Cambridge invented the residential university: the idea of a community of scholars, living together to pursue higher learning. Germany created the research university. A century ago European universities were a magnet for scholars and a model for academic administrators the world over.
But, as our survey of higher education explains, since the second world war Europe has progressively surrendered its lead in higher education to the United States. America boasts 17 of the world's top 20 universities, according to a widely used global ranking by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. American universities currently employ 70% of the world's Nobel prize-winners, 30% of the world's output of articles on science and engineering, and 44% of the most frequently cited articles. No wonder developing countries now look to America rather than Europe for a model for higher education.
Why have European universities declined so precipitously in recent decades？ And what can be done to restore them to their former glory？ The answer to the first question lies in the role of the state. American universities get their funding from a variety of different sources, not just government but also philanthropists, businesses and, of course, the students themselves. European ones are largely state-funded. The constraints on state funding mean that European governments force universities to "process" more and more students without giving the TM the necessary cash—and respond to the universities' complaints by trying to micromanage them. Inevitably, quality has eroded. Yet, as the American model shows, people are prepared to pay for good higher education, because they know they will benefit from it: that's why America spends twice as much of its GDP on higher education as Europe does.
The answer to the second question is to set universities free from the state. Free universities to run their internal affairs: how can French universities, for example, compete for talent with their American rivals when professors are civil servants？ And free them to charge fees for their services—including, most importantly, student fees.
Asia's learning
The standard European retort is that if people have to pay for higher education, it will become the monopoly of the rich. But spending on higher education in Europe is highly regressive (more middle-class students go to university than working-class ones). And higher education is hardly a monopoly of the rich in America: a third of undergraduates come from racial minorities, and about a quarter come from families with incomes below the poverty line. The government certainly has a responsibility to help students to borrow against their future incomes. But student fees offer the best chance of pumping more resources into higher education. They also offer the best chance of combining equity with excellence.
Europe still boasts some of the world's best universities, and there are some signs that policy makers have realised that their system is failing. Britain, the pacemaker in university reform. in Europe, is raising fees. The Germans are trying to create a Teutonic Ivy League. European universities
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Heartbeat of America
（1） New York- the Statue of Liberty （自由女神）， the skyscrapers， the beautiful shops on Fifth Avenue （第五大街） and the many theaters on Broadway （白老汇）. This is America"s cultural capital. It is also her biggest city， with a population （人口居民 ） of nearly 8 million.In the summer it is hot， hot， hot and in the winter it can be very cold. Still there are hundreds of things to do and see all the year round.
（2） Manhattan （曼哈顿） is the real center of the city. When people say "New York City"， they usually mean Manhattan. Most of the interesting shops， buildings and museums （博物馆） are here. In addition， Manhattan is the scene of New York"s busy night life. In 1605 the first Europeans came to Manhattan from Holland （荷兰）. They bought the island from the Native Americans for a few glass necklaces worth about $26 today.
（3） Wall Street （华尔街） in Manhattan is the financial （金融的） heart of the USA. It is also the most important banking center in the world. It is a street of"skyscrapers". These are those incredible（难以置信的） ， high buildings， which Americans invented， and built faster and higher than anyone else. Perhaps the two most spectacular （壮观） skyscrapers in New York are the two towers of the New York World Trade Center.When the sun sets， their 110 floors shine like pure gold.
（4） Like every big city， New York has its own traffic （交通） system. Traffic jams can be terrible.
It"s usually quickest to go by subway （地铁） . The New York subway is easy to use and quite cheap. The subway goes to almost every comer of Manhattan. But it is not safe to take the subway late at night because in some places you could get robbed（抢劫）. New York buses are also easy to use. You see more if you go by bus. There are more than 30，000 taxis in New York. They are easy to see， because they are bright yellow and carry large TAXI signs. Taxis do not go outside the city. However， they will go to the airports. In addition to the taxi fare，people give the taxi driver a tip of 15 percent of the fare"s value.
（5） Central Park is a beautiful green oasis （绿洲） in the middle of New York"s concrete （水泥） desert. It is surprisingly big， with lakes and woods， as well as-organized recreation areas. New Yorkers love Central Park， and they use it all the time. In the winter， they goice-skating， and in the summer roller-skating. They play ball， ride horses and have picnics （野餐） . They go bicycling and boating. There is even a children"s zoo， with wild birds and animals.
（6） Along the east side of Central Park runs Fifth Avenue， once called "Millionaire"s Row （百万富翁之街） ". In the 19th century， the richest men in America built their magnificent homes here. It is still the most fashionable street in the city， with famous department stores.
（7） Broadway is the street where you will find New York"s best-known theaters. But away from the bright lights and elegant clothes of Broadway are many smaller theaters. Their plays an called "off-Broad-way"and are often more unusual than the Broadway shows. As well as many theaters， New York has a famous opera house. This is the Metropolitan， where international stars sing from September until April. Carnegie Hall is the city"s more popular concert hall. But night life in New York offers more than classical music and theater. There are hundreds of nightclubs where people go to eat and dance.
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A.The financial center of USA
B.The night life in New York
C.The traffic facilities of New York
D.Shopping center for the rich
E.New York——an international city
F.Central park——a place of recreation for the New Yorkers
Back Down to Earth
A U.S. irony: Demand for tall buildings is in short supply
—by Rick Hampson
In this, the nation that invented the skyscraper, the tallest private building under construction is a pipsqueak (小人物) —just 30 stories.
But overseas, the sky is the limit.
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the twin Petronas Towers (双子塔) are rising to the heavens
—they will be the world's tallest buildings, the first time that title has passed overseas.
It probably will stay there. Ten years ago, the world's 10 tallest buildings were in three U.S. cities; as recently as 1993 there were a half dozen proposals to build the next world champ here.
But none was ever built, and today only 10 buildings over 20 stories are going up in the entire nation. By the turn of the century, six of the world's 10 tallest are expected to be in Southeast Asia.
Has the American skyline topped out (封顶)？ Is the signal achievement of America architecture drifting toward its twilight？
"The skyscraper is an artifact of an era when technology was frail and transportation inefficient, and people had to be together to do their jobs." says David Birch, president of Cognetics, a Massachusetts marketing and economic research firm.
"The need for new ones now is nil. There is no logical reason to ever build another Empire State Building."
Last year, in fact, Bethlehem Steel closed the mill that made steel for the Empire State 65 years ago, citing the decline in high-rise construction.
Now, America has so much vacant high-rise urban office space there probably will be no need for more at least until the turn of the century.
About 43 percent of all U.S. office space was built in the last decade, as developers scrambled (争夺) to house the exploding demand. Boston, for example, increased its space from 21 million to 45 million square feet.
But after the stock market crash of 1987, the economy slowed down. The national downtown office vacancy rate is 16.7 percent, —about 2.5 times higher than the real estate industry considers healthy. In Dallas the rate is 37 percent; in Miami, 27 percent; in Baltimore, 25 percent.
In Seattle, neither the city's first skyscraper (the Smith Tower, 1914) nor its last (the AT&T Gateway Tower, 1990) are generating enough rent to service their debt.
The 62-story Gateway, which cost ＄ 200 million, was on sale earlier this year for half that price. The building has never been more than half occupied, and the original investors lost their entire investment.
Three years ago the German media conglomerate (集团公司) Bertelsmann snapped up (抢购) a new, never-been-occupied mid-Manhattan office tower for ＄119 million —a third of what it cost its bankrupt builder.
Meanwhile, fundamental changes in the way we work are reducing the future demand for office in the clouds.
Corporate America is getting leaner.
An increasingly competitive world economy forces companies to cut costs, the biggest of which are office workers and the space they occupy. U.S. companies eliminated more than a half million positions last year alone; there are fewer jobs in Manhattan now than 10 years ago.
By one estimate, Fortune 500 layoffs have made 250 million square feet of office space available for sublease (转租), the equivalent of 250 Chrysler Buildings.
The office is getting more suburban.
Suburbs are popular places for off
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