On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the N

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ational Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.

It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, be again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke fast. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, "I have failed again". On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, "That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed".

Some newspapers at first criticized the speech, but little by little as people redid the speech they began to understand better. (76) They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.

Today, every American school child learns Lincoln' s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.

In 1868, Abraham Lincoln was ______.

A．very critical

B．unpopular

C．very popular

D．very courteous

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Home prices slid in November, raising questions about whether the housing recovery is robu

st enough to maintain a sustained turnaround. From October to November, home prices fell 0.2% after【1】0.1% in October, according to a report Tuesday by Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller's home price index.【2】five of the 20 metro areas【3】by the index saw price increases for the month.

On a(n)【4】basis, prices were 5.3% lower in November than in November 2008. Prices were the same as in late 2003. "What we've seen【5】the past couple of months is that the pace of【6】has fallen down," says Maureen Maitland of Standard & Poor's. "Some markets have【7】Is that because we haven't【8】the foreclosure (回赎权的取消) cycle？ Because of unemployment？ We're not seeing the【9】we were seeing in the last summer months. "

Metro areas that have seen a retreat in home prices【10】Seattle, Charlotte, Las Vegas and Tampa. All four【11】gains they made in recent months【12】.【13】, for the 20-metro index, the annual rate of decline is improving. That【14】, with other recent housing reports that show prices【15】or accelerating, could point to【16】the housing market is starting to【17】its footing, some economists say. Existing home sale prices were $178 300 in December, which is 1.5% higher than December 2008, according to a report this week by the National Association of Realtors. That was the first year-over-year【18】in median price since August 2007.

"The most【19】thing we can say is not only the market is stabilizing, but we've seen that housing demand is strong," says Bernard Baumohl, with the Economic Outlook Group. "Housing probably will continue to climb upwards through the summer,【20】it could slip a little as the tax credit expires. "

(1)

A．leading

B．declining

C．holding

D．improving

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Did Sarah Josepha Hale write “Mary’s Little Lamb,” the eternal nursery rhyme（儿歌)about

Did Sarah Josepha Hale write “Mary’s Little Lamb,” the eternal nursery rhyme(儿歌)about girl named Mary with a stubborn lamb？ This is still disputed, but it’s clear that the woman 26 reputed for writing it was one of America’s most fascinating 27 characters. In honor of the poem publication on May 24,1830, here’s more about the 28 supposed author’s life.Hale wasn’t just a writer, she was also a 29 fierce social advocate, and she was particularly 30 obsessed with an ideal New England, which she associated with abundant Thanksgivinx xg meals that she claimed had “a deep moral influence,” she began a nationwide 31 campaign to have a national holiday declared that would bring families together while celebrating the 32 traditional festivals. In 1863, after 17 years of advocacy including letters to five presidents, Hale got it. President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, issued a 33 proclamation setting aside the last Thursday in November for the holiday.The true authorship of “Mary’s Little Lamb” is disputed. According to New England Historical Society, Hale wrote only one part of the poem, but claimed authorship. Regardless of the author, it seems that the poem was 34 inspired by a real event. When young Mary Sawyer was followed to school by a lamb in 1816, it caused some problems. A bystander named John Roulstone wrote a poem about the event, then, at some point, Hale herself seems to have helped write it. However, if a 1916 piece by her great-niece is to be trusted, Hale claimed for the 35 rest of her life that “Some other people pretended that someone else wrote the poem”.

A)campaign

B)career

C)characters

D)features

E)fierce

F)inspired

G)latter

H)obsessed

I)proclamation

J)rectified

K)reputed

L)rest

M)supposed

N)traditional

O)versatile

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国际伤兵救护委员会在（)更名为红十字国际委员会。

A.1863

B.1863

C.1875

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世界上第一条地下铁道建于（）年伦敦。

A.1863

B.1865

C.1870

D.1880

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There is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co., one of the six companies, created out

of the (1)_____ national railway system. In an industry lacking exciting growth (2)_____, its plan to use real-estate assets in and around train stations (3)_____ is drawing interest.

In a plan dubbed "Station Renaissance" that it (4)_____ in November, JR East said that it would (5)_____ using its commercial spaces for shops and restaurants, extending them to (6)_____ more suitable for the information age. It wants train stations as pick-up (7)_____ for such goods, as books, flowers and groceries purchased (8)_____ the Internet. In a country (9)_____ urbanites depend heavily on trains (10)_____ commuting, about 16 million people a day go to its train stations anyway, the company (11)_____. So, picking up purchases at train stations spare (12)_____ extra travel and missed home deliveries.

JR East already has been using its station (13)_____ stores for this purpose, but it plans to create (14)_____ spaces for the delivery of Internet goods.

The company also plans to introduce (15)_____ cards—known in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated (16)_____ for holding information—(17)_____ train tickets and commuter passes (18)_____ the magnetic ones used today, integrating them into a single pass. This will save the company money, because (19)_____ for IC cards are much less expensive than magnetic systems. Increased use of IC cards should also (20)_____ the space needed for ticket vending.

A．privatized

B．individualized

C．personalized

D．characterized

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国际红十字会成立于（)年。

A.1862

B.1863

C.1864

D.1865

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（)年“五人委员会”在日内瓦召开首次会议，它的正式名称是（)，1875年改名为（)。

A.1863，战场救护国际委员会，国际红十字委员会

B.1863，伤病救护国际委员会，红十字国际委员会

C.1864，战场救护国际委员会，红十字国际委员会

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“美国风景园林之父”弗雷德里克·劳·奥姆斯特德于1863年在纽约中央公园设计建设中，首次提出了“风景园林”（Landscape Architecture)的概念。（)

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Space Shuttle Project is one of the first huge-typed spaceflight instruments used for many

times in the world, organized by American National Aviation and Spaceflight Bureau, the main researches of【1】are researching and making the system of space shuttle, suggesting and choosing【2】 and landing ports, deciding the scheme of reclaiming the roll booster of solid rocket,【3】the establishment of repairing the roll booster, and rebuilding and expanding the building of the【4】and controlling system.

At the beginning of 1969, the United States set up a group that specially researched the development direction of spaceflight with 【5】 for the next stage,【6】by deputy president. After【7】and research, it suggested that an aero craft with great benefits in【8】should be made, eg【9】the spaceflight being its leading stanchion. In this project, five orbit implements were prescribed to be made, 【10】" Exploitation", " Columbia", " Challenger", "Discovery" and "Atlands".

In 1970, spaceflight got into an all-round【11】of research and manufacture. The whole-project had to delay more than three years. Five orbit implements were【12】to be four and flight experiment for six times was also decreased for four,【13】the number of production was cut down, according to the original scheme. In April 1971 this【14】was decided that Kennedy Space Centre was used for the launching and landing port for space shuttles, and Edwards Air Base was used for the 【15】 landing port. In February 1977,"Exploitation" Orbit Implement started to have entering and landing experiment sin Edwards Air Base. From May 12, 1981 to July 4, 1982, "Columbia" Space Shuttle successfully finished four flight experiments for research and manufacture,【16】meant that the【17】and manufactures were over in【18】form.

It【19】about 12 years and cost more than 75 billion US dollars to finish the whole project. On November 11, 1990, space shuttles began to fly for【20】.

(1)

A．what

B．which

C．where

D．that

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__isthefirstmonthofayear（）

A.pril

B.November

C.January

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