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[单项选择]New York Public Library is a library system consisting of an administrative center, 4 research libraries, and 82 neighborhood branch libraries in the boroughs of Manhattan, the Broil, and Staten Island, in New York City. (The boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens have their own public library systems.) The library provides free circulating books and other materials, reference services, and research facilities. The library’s full name is The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.
The library was founded in 1895 with funds from a trust left by the American political leader Samuel J. Tilden. The trust made possible the consolidation of the Astor and Lenox libraries, two research libraries that were experiencing financial difficulty. The Astor Library was established in 1849 by an endowment left by John Jacob Astor, a merchant and financier. The Lenox Library was the private collection of the American philanthropist James Lenox. Upon his death in 1880 the collection
A. 82
B. 100
C. 150
D. 200
[填空题]They flew to New York.
They ______ to New York
[单项选择]If the public library shared by the adjacent towns of Redville and Glenwood were relocated from the library’s current, overcrowded building in central Redville to a larger, available building in central Glenwood, the library would then be within walking distance of a larger number of library users. That is because there are many more people living in central Glenwood than in central Redville, and people generally will walk to the library only if it is located close to their homes.
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument
A. The public library was located between Glenwood and Redvilte before being moved to its current location in central Redville.
B. The area covered by central Glenwood is approximately the same size as that covered by central Redville.
C. The building that is available in Glenwood is smaller than an alternative building that is available in Redville.
D. Many of the people who use the public library do not live in either Glenwood or Redville.
E. (E) The distance that people currently walk to get to the library is farther than what is generally considered walking distance.
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Most New York Students Are Not College-Ready
New York State education officials released a new set of graduation statistics on Monday that show fewer than half of students in the state are leaving high school prepared for college and well-paying careers.
The new statistics, part of a push to redispose (重新部署 ) state standards with college performance, show that only 23 percent of students in New York City graduated ready for college or careers in 2009, not counting special-education students. That is well under half the current graduation rate of 64 percent, a number often promoted by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as evidence that his education policies are working.
But New York City is still doing better than the state’s other large urban districts. In Buffalo, Rochester. Syracuse and Yonkers, less than 17 percent of students met the proposed standards, including just 5 percent in Rochester.
The Board of Regents, which sets t
A. financial budget
B. current situation
C. enrollment rate
D. graduation rate
[填空题]There is a public library in every town in Britain. Anyone 76. ______
can borrow books if he or she wish. In some places you 77. ______
may borrow as more books as you need, but in others 78. ______
you are limited in a certain number of books. You may 79. ______
keep the books for several weeks so as you can have 80. ______
enough time to finish it. If the book you want is out 81. ______
you may ask it to be kept for you. Most public libraries 82. ______
also have a reading-room, that you can sit at the desk 83. ______
and read the daily newspapers, magazines and the other 84. ______
books, but you are not permit to take them out. 85. _____
[单项选择] Amsterdam -- New York
Twice Weekly
Comfortable by Airbus-310 in First, Business or Economy Class
A. There are one flight every two weeks.
B. Two kinds of classes are available.
C. There are two flights every week.
[单项选择]How does Mary like New York
A. It is very dirty．
B. It is her favorite city．
C. It is like a country town．
[填空题]Tom went to Mew York. John went to New York.
______ Tom ______ John went to New York.
