III. Reading Comprehension: (30 points)

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The United States is a very large country. It has many different kinds of landscapes and many different kinds of people.

In the East, the countryside is green and fresh. Here are some of the first states and fresh. Here are some of the first states and some of the big cities. New York and the capital, Washington D.C, are in the East.

In the South, there is the beautiful city of New Orleans, the capital of jazz. It is sometimes hot here, and the people here are very different from those in the East.The Central Plains of the United States are fertile with big fields of wheat and corn.

In the South-West it is often hot and dry. But the deserts and mountains are beautiful. And California, on the West Coast, is famous as a “paradise” states.The weather in the Mid-West, near the Great Lakes, is often cold and windy, and there is a lot of snow in winter.

1.  It’s well-known that the United States has many different kinds of ______.

a.       landscapes             b. people

c.       climates               d. all of the above

2.      Some of the first states and some of the big cities are in the East, including _______.

a.       Washington D.C        b.  New Orleans

c.  California             d.  Los Angeles

3.      New Orleans is famous for its ______.

a.       ballet                 b.  country music

c.       jazz                  d.  classic music

4.      Big fields of wheat and corn can be found in _______.

a.       the East               b.  the Central Plains

c.       the South-West         d.  the South

5.      In the fifth paragraph, the word “paradise” means ________.

a.       Warm                b.  clean

c.       terrible               d.  large

IV. Translate intoEnglish: (15 points)

1．我学的是历史专业。

2．这是她第一次到美国。

3．无论如何她要试一试。

4．团体旅游越来越受欢迎。

5．鸟被男孩子打死了。

V. Translate into Chinese: (15 points)

1. The lecture will begin at 7:30.

2. He called me at midnight yesterday.

3. My daughter was born in 1993.

I. 1. have left   2. suggested, has not made up his mind   3. has lasted, has rained   4. have discovered   5. went   6. ordered, refused   7. shall / will go, is   8. will take, are   9. wait, comes   10. will be, pays  

II. 1. e    2. d    3. g    4. b    5. a    6. h    7. j    8. f    9. i    10. c

III. 1. d   2. a   3. c   4. b   5. a 

IV. 1. I majored in history.  2. This is the first time she has been in America.

3. Nevertheless, she will have a try.  4.Package tours are becoming more and more popular.   5. The bird was killed by the boy.

V. 1. 讲演将在七点半开始。       2 他昨天半夜给我打了个电话。

3 我女儿是在案993年出生的。