题目内容
The 20th century________ many new means of communication，like radios, televisions, telephones and the Internet.
| A．foresaw | B．inspected | C．scanned | D．witnessed |
D
解析
The Danish (丹麦) architect of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon, has died at the age of 90, after suffering a heart attack.
Mr. Utzon, an award-winning architect, put "Denmark on the world map with his great talent," said Danish Culture Minister Carina Christensen. Having won a competition in 1957 to design the building, he left the project before it opened in 1973. Mr. Utzon never visited the completed landmark, after disputes about costs. He had quarreled with the Australian client and the costs overran by 1,000%. Even decades later, he declined invitations to return to Australia, but did design, with his son, a new wing which opened in 2006. In 1998 he said, "It's part of education–I can't be bitter about anything in life." 
Most of the interior（内部）of the opera house was not completed according to his plans after government-appointed architects took over the job.
The Sydney Opera House planned to dim the lights on the sail-shaped roof on Sunday to mark Mr. Utzon's death.
The chairman of Sydney Opera House Trust, Kim Williams, said, "Jorn Utzon was an architectural and creative genius who gave Australia and the world a great gift. Sydney Opera House is core to our national cultural identity and a source of great pride to all Australians. It has become the most globally recognized symbol of our country."
Mr. Utzon also designed the National Assembly of Kuwait and several prominent buildings in Denmark.
Danish Minister of Culture Carina Christensen paid tribute to him, saying, "Jorn Utzon will be remembered as one of the Danes who in the 20th century put Denmark on the world map with his great talent."
Mr. Utzon won several international awards, including the Alvar Aalto Medal for architecture and France's Legion of Honour.
In 2003 he won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize for his design of the opera house.
【小题1】 Which of the following is true about Mr. Jorn Utzon?
| A．He was born in Demark and worked in Australia. |
| B．He left Australia before his design was completed. |
| C．He refused to go back to visit the Opera House all his life. |
| D．He disagreed with the government client on the building materials. |
| A．what Mr. Utzon has contributed to the world |
| B．the exact time of Mr. Utzon’s birth and death |
| C．whether he had a family or not |
| D．when Opera House was completed |
| A．A memorial party would be held on Sunday. |
| B．Another award would be given out to Mr. Utzon’s son. |
| C．The lights on the roof of Opera House would become less bright. |
| D．Another wing would be designed to remember Mr. Utzon. |
| A．Sydney Opera House architect dies |
| B．Life of Mr. Utzon, a Great architect |
| C．Designer and builder of Opera House |
| D．Awards of the Opera House Architect |
“My work is done.” Those words were some of the last penned by George Eastman. He included them in his suicide note. They mark an ignoble end to a noble life, the leave taking of a truly great man. The same words could now be said for the company he left behind. Actually, the Eastman Kodak Company is through. It has been mismanaged financially, technologically and competitively. For 20 years, its leaders have foolishly spent down the patrimony of a century’s prosperity. One of America’s bedrock brands is about to disappear, the Kodak moment has passed.
But George Eastman is not how he died, and the Eastman Kodak Company is not how it is being killed. Though the ends be needless and premature, they must not be allowed to overshadow the greatness that came before. Few companies have done so much good for so many people, or defined and lifted so profoundly the spirit of a nation and perhaps the world. It is impossible to understand the 20th Century without recognizing the role of the Eastman Kodak Company.
Kodak served mankind through entertainment, science, national defense and the stockpiling of family memories. Kodak took us to the top of Mount Suribachi and to the Sea of Tranquility. It introduced us to the merry old Land of Oz and to stars from Charlie Chaplin to John Wayne, and Elizabeth Taylor to Tom Hanks. It showed us the shot that killed President Kennedy, and his brother bleeding out on a kitchen floor, and a fallen Martin Luther King Jr. on the hard balcony of a Memphis motel. When that sailor kissed the nurse, and when the spy planes saw missiles in Cuba, Kodak was the eyes of a nation. From the deck of the Missouri to the grandeur of Monument Valley, Kodak took us there. Virtually every significant image of the 20th Century is a gift to posterity from the Eastman Kodak Company.
In an era of easy digital photography, when we can take a picture of anything at any time, we cannot imagine what life was like before George Eastman brought photography to people. Yes, there were photographers, and for relatively large sums of money they would take stilted pictures in studios and formal settings. But most people couldn’t afford photographs, and so all they had to remember distant loved ones, or earlier times of their lives, was memory. Children could not know what their parents had looked like as young people, grandparents far away might never learn what their grandchildren looked like. Eastman Kodak allowed memory to move from the uncertainty of recollection, to the permanence of a photograph. But it wasn’t just people whose features were savable; it was events, the sacred and precious times that families cherish. The Kodak moment, was humanity’s moment.
And it wasn’t just people whose features were savable; it was events, the precious times that familes cherish. Kodak let the fleeting moments of birthdays and weddings, picnics and parties, be preserved and saved. It allowed for the creation of the most egalitarian art form. Lovers could take one another’s pictures, children were photographed walking out the door on the first day of school, the person releasing the shutter decided what was worth recording, and hundreds of millions of such decisions were made. And for centuries to come, those long dead will smile and dance and communicate to their unborn progeny. Family history will be not only names on paper, but smiles on faces.
The cash flow not just provided thousands of people with job, but also allowed the company’s founder to engage in some of the most generous philanthropy in America’s history. Not just in Kodak’s home city of Rochester, New York, but in Tuskegee and London, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He bankrolled two historically black colleges, fixed the teeth of Europe’s poor, and quietly did good wherever he could. While doing good, Kodak did very well. Over all the years, all the Kodakers over all the years are essential parts of that monumental legacy. They prospered a great company, but they – with that company – blessed the world.
That is what we should remember about the Eastman Kodak Company.
Like its founder, we should remember how it lived, not how it died.
History will forget the small men who have scuttled this company.
But history will never forget Kodak.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is to blame for the fall of Kodak?
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A．The invention of easy digital photography |
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B．The poor management of the company |
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C．The early death of George Eastman |
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D．The quick rise of its business competitors |
2.It can be learnt from the passage that George Eastman .
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A．died a natural death of old age. |
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B．happened to be on the spot when President Kennedy was shot dead. |
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C．set up his company in the capital of the US before setting up its branches all over the world. |
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D．was not only interested in commercial profits, but also in the improvement of other people’s lives. |
3.Before George Eastman brought photography to people, .
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A．no photos has ever been taken of people or events |
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B．photos were very expensive and mostly taken indoors |
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C．painting was the only way for people to keep a record of their ancestors. |
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D．grandparents never knew what their grandchildren looked like. |
4.The person releasing the shutter (Paragraph 5) was the one .
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A．who took the photograph |
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B．who wanted to have a photo taken |
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C．whose decisions shaped the Eastman Kodak Company |
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D．whose smiles could long be seen by their children |
5.What is the writer’s attitude towards the Eastman Kodak Company?
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A．Disapproving |
B．Respectful |
C．Regretful |
D．Critical |
6.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
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A．Great Contributions of Kodak |
B．Unforgettable moments of Kodak |
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C．Kodak Is Dead |
D．History of Eastman Kodak Company |
The word doping is probably from the Dutch word dop, the name of an alcoholic drinks make of grape skins used by Zulu soldiers in order to encourage their bravery in battle. The term became current around the turn of the 20th century, originally referring to illegal drugging of racehorses. In 1928 the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) became the first to ban the use of doping. A reliable test method was finally introduced in 1974.
The practice of enhancing athletes’ performance through foreign substance or other artificial means, however, is as old as competitive sport itself. The most famous doping case of the 1980s concerned Ben Johnson, the 100-meter champion who tested positive for stanozolol(司坦咗醇) at the Olympic Games in Seoul, 1988.
The main front in the anti-doping war has rapidly shifted to blood doping since 1970s. Blood doping is the practice of adding red blood cells to the bloodstream in order to improve athletes’ performance. The blood is usually processed in order to create a concentration of red blood cells, and then freeze them until needed for transfusion(输血) back into the athlete shortly before the event. The extra red blood cells will deliver more oxygen and other essential elements to the athlete’s muscle tissues.
Just like any other problem, the only way to solve it is through education. Many high school sports programs now have people come in to talk to them about out the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs. Young players must be fully clear on the rules and what substances are banned. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) has an easily accessible list of what substances are banned, how they are tested for and why they are banned on its website. This way, young players are clear on what they can put in their bodies. This is also a good way to educate players on the danger of the substances they may be tempted to use.
1.The word “enhancing” in the first sentence of the second paragraph means “_____”.
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A．showing |
B．directing |
C．upsetting |
D．improving |
2.What can we know from the third paragraph?
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A．Blood doping is transferring one man’s blood into another |
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B．Only blood doping exists in the anti-doping war in the 1970s. |
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C．Blood doping is easy to be found and controlled by organizations. |
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D．More oxygen in the blood helps improve an athlete’s performance. |
3.The word “people” in the second sentence of the fourth paragraph probably refers to _____.
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A．teachers who teach P.E. lessons at school |
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B．experts who do research in doping |
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C．young people easy to be addicted to doping |
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D．athletes involved in doping |
4.Which statement best matches the last paragraph?
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A．Prevention is better than cure. |
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B．Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. |
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C．The best horse needs breaking, and the cleverest child needs teaching. |
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D．A little learning is a dangerous thing. |