The celebration of Veterans Day is held on November 11th every year in the United States. This day is set (36) to honor and remember the (37) men and women who have (38) their country, in any war and (39) peacetime. Veterans Day was first (40) Armistice Day. That day (41) the end of World War I. Thirty-five countries (42) in that war. An armistice was (43) on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, and this (44) the war was over. Many countries were (45) to hear that the war was over and that their soldiers would be coming home.An (46) American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery (47) a hillside overlooking the Potomac River at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1921. His (48) is called the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier". The (49) of the tomb is where the U.S. government (50) its annual Veterans Day (51) . On the same day, a soldier from France and a soldier from England were (52) also buried in their (53) countries, to give special (54) to the end of the war. In 1954, the U.S. Congress changed the name of the day (55) Armistice Day to Veterans Day. 44().
A. meant
B. thought
C. took
D. said
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在导游过程中,导游员常用的目光语应该是“正视”。( )
A. 对
B. 错
第二节 短文理解2 阅读短文,从各题所给出的三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A 根据下面短文回答下列问题。 Pigeons have a natural instinct(天性) to go back home, even if they are very far away and the trip is hard or dangerous. Men use this homing instinct to send messages(传言) on small pieces of paper which are fixed to the pigeons’ backs or legs. In war time, pigeons have been known to fly 75 miles an hour and to run 500 or 600 miles. These homing pigeons begin their training(训练) when they are about four weeks old. After a few weeks they begin flying and carrying messages. If everything goes well, they can work about four years. Pigeons having worked in war can fly ______ an hour.
A. over 75 miles
B. about 7 to 8 hours
C. over 600 miles
Which of the following statements is NOT Professor Plant’s suggestions for Michael
A. to make much more effort in his course work
B. to cut down on his Union activities
C. to turn to the Welfare Office
D. to take part-time jobs for tuition fees
From the conversation between Michael and Tessa, we can see that Tessa is trying to ______.
A. mock Michael
B. console Michael
C. criticize Michael
D. persuade Michael