Across the United States, there are several places where two independent towns g

Across the United States, there are several places where twoindependent towns grew together to become one city ---- but kept both theirnames.

Winston-Salem is one of them. It’s a mid-sized city in what’scalled the plateau（high land）, between the Atlantic Coast and theinland mountains in the state of North Carolina. The Winston part is arelatively new place, founded early this century. It’s home to the nation’sbiggest open-air tobacco market.?

The giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s headquarters is inWinston-Salem, and Winston is the name of one of Reynolds’ best-known cigarettebrands. Fast-growing Winston soon surrounded the much older town of Salem, soin 1913, people in the area voted to combine them into a single place.?

From a historical and tourist point of view, Salem, or Old Salem,as it’s called today, is the interesting and unusual part of town.?

Salem was founded in the 1700s by the Moravians. They spokeGerman, and their community was religiously based, with single men and singlewomen living apart in separate dormitories. The Moravians greatly valuedwomen’s work and brainpower. In fact, one of the nation’s oldest boardingschools for young women— the Moravians’ Salem Academy founded in 1772 — isstill in operation. ?

Over the years, Salem lost its Moravian character. That allchanged, though, when a nonprofit group began to rehabilitate the historicarea. These days Old Salem is what’s called a living history museum, withexhibits, music, and tours of 18th-century houses, taverns and Moraviandormitory buildings just seven blocks from the tallest skyscraper inWinston-Salem.?

The historic community is booming again. Just as R. J. Reynolds istaking in millions of dollars making cigarettes across town, Old Salem isgenerating about $ 115 million a year in tourism revenue and donations.?

46. From the passage we can know that____________.?

A. Winston-Salem is the name of a city?   

B. Salem is home to the tobacco market?

C. the city Winston-Salem has two names   

D. Old Salem is the name of a tobacco brand

47. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that__________.?

A. the two cities benefited each other?       

B. Salem developed faster than Winston?

C. R.J. Reynolds Company has moved into Salem?

D. the combination meets the wishes of the people

48. The city Salem is special for its__________.?

A. boardingschool                             B.lifestyle and tradition?

C. respect forbrainpower                D. religious belief

49. The underlined word “rehabilitate” in Paragraph 6 is closestin meaning to “_______”.?

A. reconstruct           B.evaluate             C.enlarge         D. decorate?

50. What will probably be talked about in the following part? ?

A. Some other attractions in Winston-Salem. ?

B. How Winston makes profits from tourism. ?

C. Other examples of cities combined by two parts.?

D. Something about the boarding school for women.

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46-50 ADBAC 

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