Cooper launched two kinds of immensely popular stories: the sea adventure tale, and the frontier stories. （)

A. the Mohican Chief Chingachgook

B. Uncas

C. Tom Jones

D. Kubla Khan

one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America’s improbable experiment in democracy.” By “experiment”, Obama actually means ：

A.The ideal and the attempts of the earlier immigrants to draw up and enact the Constitution so as to establish a democratic country which was free from the divine right of Kings.

B.The efforts the US people made to address the racial issue

C.The American dream

D.The earlier immigrants’ escape from the tyranny and persecution they had in their homeland.

You probably know about the Titanic, but it was actually just one of three state-of-the-art (先进的) ocean ships back in the day. The Olympic class ships were built by the Harland & Wolff ship makers in Northern Ireland for the White Star Line company. The Olympic class included the Olympic, the Britannic and the Titanic. What you may not know is that the Titanic wasn't even the flagship of this class. All in all, the Olympic class ships were marvels of sea engineering, but they seemed cursed to suffer disastrous fates. The Olympic launched first in 1910, followed by the Titanic in 1911, and lastly the Britannic in 1914. The ships had nine decks, and White Star Line decided to focus on making them the most luxurious ships on the water. Stretching 269.13 meters, the Olympic class ships were wonders of naval technology, and everyone thought that they would continue to be so for quite some time. However, all suffered terrible accidents on the open seas. The Olympic got wrecked before the Titanic did, but it was the only one to survive and maintain a successful career of 24 years. The Titanic was the first to sink after famously hitting a huge iceberg in 1912. Following this disaster, the Britannic hit a naval mine in 1916 and subsequently sank as well. Each ship was coal-powered by several boilers constantly kept running by exhausted crews below deck. Most recognizable of the ship designs are the ship's smoke stacks, but the fourth stack was actually just artistic in nature and served no functional purpose. While two of these ships sank, they were all designed with double hulls (船体) believed to make them "unsinkable", perhaps a mistaken idea that led to the Titanic's and the Britannic's tragic end. The Olympic suffered two crashes with other ships and went on to serve as a hospital ship and troop transport in World War I. Eventually, she was taken out of service in 1935, ending the era of the luxurious Olympic class ocean liners. 1.What does the passage say about the three Olympic class ships？()

A、They performed marvellously on the sea.

B、They could all break the ice in their way.

C、They all experienced terrible misfortunes.

D、They were models of modern engineering.

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One example is New York University in Manhattan. The School of Continuing and Professional Studies began online classes in nineteen ninety-two. Its Virtual College has taught more than ten thousand students from across the United States and other countries.

Last year, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies launched NYU Online. It offers NYU's first online programs to earn a bachelor's degree. Programs are offered in three areas: leadership and management, information systems management and social sciences. University officials say classes are highly interactive, where students communicate with each other and their teachers. Some classes require students to all log in at the same time so they can attend live lectures by a professor. Students can also ask questions and work together on team projects. The university says classes are taught by NYU professors who have been trained in online teaching.

International students must take two admission tests before they can be accepted into the program. These are the SAT and the TOEFL. We will discuss these tests later in our series.

The cost to attend NYU Online depends on how many classes a student takes. It can cost as much as fifteen thousand dollars a year. NYU offers no financial aid for international students in this program. You can get more details at nyu.edu.

1. When did New York University start its online classes？

A. In 1990

B. In 1998.

C. In 1992.

D. In 1982.

2. Which of the following is NOT included in the online programs offering a BA degree？

A. Information Systems Management.

B. Finance and Economy.

C. Leadership and Management.

D. Social Sciences.

3. What can the students do in the online learning programs？

A. Communicate with each other and the teacher.

B. Attend classes and lectures together.

C. Ask questions and work together on team projects.

D. Students are taught by NYU professors in the classroom.

4. International students can be accepted into the program after ________ .

A. they take the SAT and the TOFEL

B. they go to New York University

C. they apply and log in

D. two years in the United States

5. How much does the online learning program cost per year？

A. $15,000.

B. $1,500.

C. It depends.

D. $5,000.

A．launch

B．is launched

C．has launched

D．has been launched