【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 B. They are not necessarily all bad, as they can be good. C. They are much poorer than those in the suburbs. D. The students there are more enlightened.In 1913, the United States government introduced a bold, new nickel. James Earle Fraser said his goal was to design a coin that would be truly American. In his search for symbols, he found none more distinctive than the American buffalo. Choosing to show a Native American on the other side of the coin, Fraser said the new nickel had perfect unity of theme. Production of Buffalo or Indian Head nickels began in February 1913. A single coining press at the Philadelphia Mint (造幣廠) started turning out the nickels at the rate of 120 a minute. But after the first examples were introduced, The New York Times said they were bad. Other critics said that the coin39。s rough surfaces would encourage counterfeiters (造假幣的人). But the most serious plaint about the nickel had to do with its inability to stand heavy use. One coin collectors39。 magazine predicted that the slightest wear would remove the date and the words Five Cents beyond understanding. In 1938, the Government staged a petition for a new nickel picturing Thomas Jefferson. According to a news item of the day, the Department of Indian Affairs didn39。t receive a single plaint from Native Americans about the design change. Collectors didn39。t seem to mind either. 1. In the eyes of Fraser, a __________ is the most distinctive. A. nickel B. buffalo C. Native American D. unity of theme2. In the second sentence, Paragraph 2, the word press means ________. A. publication B. newspaper C. machine D. the act of pushing down3. The design of a buffalo was modified ________. A. because it was not able to stand heavy use B. because the words Five Cents were beyond understanding C. because the coin couldn39。t be pressed by the Philadelphia Mint D. because the words were too high on the coin4. According to one collectors39。 magazine using a Native American and a buffalo was ________. A. a good idea B. a bad idea C. a perfect idea D. a forced idea5. It seemed that the new nickel picturing Thomas Jefferson ________. A. won much praise from collectors B. caused strong protests from American Indians C. was OK both to the collectors and American Indians D. was praised both by the collectors and American IndiansQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog.Time passed and my cards sold well. My enthusiasm for the greeting card business grew quickly. All along, I had been drawing fantasy art: monsters, dragons, castles, etc. With the birth of my first son in 1980, the content of my work went through a pretty dramatic change. Fantasy went out of the window, and I began to illustrate reality. In the spring of 1983, we, The Mary Engelbreit Greeting Card Company, took our 12 little designs to New York to exhibit them at a national card show. I remember how big the show was. I just couldn39。t get over it. I had no idea there were so many different card panies. And it was exciting because our 12 little cards were getting a lot of attention in that huge place! I39。ve been told one of the reasons we had so much success at that show is because my card style was different than anything else at the market. I typically draw plicated details and use deep colors and funny or meaningful quotations. By 1985, many greeting card publishers started noticing my art, and two of them approached me with licensing contracts. I have always believed if you choose a job you love, you39。ll never work a day in your life. If you ask about the mystery of my success, all I can say is this: to imagine is everything! 6. Before the birth of her first son, Mary Engelbreit39。s cards focused on ________. A. reality B. daily life C. fantasy D. dragons7. The New York show was so big that Engelbreit ________. A. couldn39。t walk through it B. couldn39。t believe it C. couldn39。t stay to the end of it D. couldn39。t understand it8. Engelbreit39。s cards were successful because ________. A. they were distinctive in style B. they had a thankyou sentence C. they had plicated details D. they were rich in color9. A couple of greeting card panies ________. A. presented Engelbreit with