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One of the most famous tourist attractions in the State of California is the giant redwood. This redwood might be described as" the tree with the moving foot" because it is not even a native California, believe it or not!
These trees, which are among the largest and oldest of all living things, moved to California from the Arctic. Long, long ago they grew in the Arctic, just as enormous and tall as they are today. But the warmer climate drew them south ward and it took some seventy -five million years to complete the move.
Carried by birds, winds, and some strong - teethed animals, the seeds of the redwood traveled thousands of miles from what is now the northern - most tip of Alaska to California, their last stand.
Only the hardest seeds survived--a few that visited Europe soon died out. But those that made it to California put down roots, grew into luxuriant forests, and became camera subjects for the hundreds of thousands o
[听力原文]11-15
One of the most famous tourist attractions in the State of California is the giant redwood. This redwood might be described as" the tree with the moving foot" because it is not even a native California, believe it or not!
These trees, which are among the largest and oldest of all living things, moved to California from the Arctic. Long, long ago they grew in the Arctic, just as enormous and tall as they are today. But the warmer climate drew them south ward and it took some seventy -five million years to complete the move.
Carried by birds, winds, and some strong - teethed animals, the seeds of the redwood traveled thousands of miles from what is now the northern - most tip of Alaska to California, their last stand.
Only the hardest seeds survived--a few that visited Europe soon died out. But those that made it to California put down roots, grew into luxuriant forests, and became camera subjects for the hundreds of thousands o
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Most movies have created a mistaken impression of the American Indians. Until recently, Indians have been pictured as noble savages, or cruel warriors, or clever hunters. In many films they have appeared as fierce enemies of the European colonists or as the attackers of the wagons of white families traveling across the plains.
Hollywood and television did invent these Indians. Some of the films were based on history, though the facts were changed to make a more exciting story. It should be understood, however, that these historical facts related only to certain tribes of Indians, and only to a period less than a century ago.
Before the Spanish took over New Mexico, the horse was unknown in America. But by the middle of the eighteenth century, there were many horses on the Great Plains. Then tribe after tribe took to them. Finally, horses were used by the tribe, the Sioux, to fight the last and most famous battles with the white man. These Plain Indi
A. All of them didn’ t know how to ride a horse.
B. All of them couldn’ t live without horses.
C. All of them were uncivilized and fond of killing.
D. All of them lived a wandering life on the horseback.
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In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.
In the Europeán universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor’s degree.
Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same question, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers
A. They took objective tests.
B. They specialized in one subject.
C. They spoke instead of writing.
D. They were timed by electric clocks.
[听力原文]11-15
Most Americans think that ice cream is as American as baseball and apple pie. But ice cream was known long before America was discovered.
The Roman emperor Nero may have made a kind of ice cream. He hired hundreds of men to bring snow and ice from the mountains. He used it to make cold drinks. Traveler Marco Polo brought the method of making cold and frozen milk from China.
Hundreds of years later, ice cream reached England. It is said that King Charles I enjoyed that treat very much. There is a story that he ordered his cook to keep the method of making ice cream a royal secret.
Today ice cream is known throughout the world. Americans alone eat more than two billion quarts a year.
[听力原文]11-15
Most British families live in houses. Perhaps you think this is not surprising. After all, where else can people live In fact, in some countries most people live in flats or in apartments. So do some people in Britain, of course. But in Britain towns, it’s more usual to find rows of houses rather than blocks of flats. A typical British house has a garden at the front and the back. And that is the impress/on you get if you look at the advertisements in magazines and on TV.
Most British families are usually quite small. An average family consists of a mother, a father and two point four children. It is quite rare in Britain for grandparents, or aunts and uncles to share the house with the family. However, families often share the house with dogs and cats which they keep not to eat but as companions.
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