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4. They have replanted many areas with rare and (不寻常的) plants.
4. unusual
Today,at 28,the young German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter is at the top. “She gives radiance(光辉) to the music，” wrote Geoffrey Norris in The Daily Telegraph , London. Mutter is also one of the world’s youngest professors.
Born in Rheinfelden on June 29，1963，Anne-Sophie grew up in Wehr,a small town just five kilometres from the Swiss border. Her father,Karl Wilhelm Mutter,and her mother,Gerlinde,considered music lessons part of a good education. Thus,their first son,Andreas,began practising the violin at eight,and his younger brother,Christopher,had piano lessons. It came as no surprise when Anne-Sophie said she wanted a violin for her fifth birthday.
Her parents thought she was too young for the violin,and persuaded her to start on the piano. But Anne-Sophie has always had a mind of her own. “I longed to play the violin，”she said. “It seemed to me a much more interesting instrument. ”After six months，her parents gave in.
The famous violin teacher Erna Honigberger，who lived nearby,became Anne-Sophie’s tutor(家庭教师) . After only nine months of lessons,she entered the six-year-old in a nationwide competition for young musicians. With Christopher accompanying(伴奏) her on the piano,Anne-Sophie won the first prize.
In 1974,Erna Honigberger died. Anne-Sophie’s new teacher was Aida Stucki. She taught Anne-Sophie to develop her own ideas on how a piece should be played,not just to imitate(模仿) others. This is one of the violinist’s strongest,most distinctive characteristics today.
Though the Mutters were short of money at times,they limited their daughter’s performances to once or twice a year. “We are glad we went the family road，”said her father. “No outsider can ever have an effect on our daughter’s career or push her into playing more concerts than she wants to. ” Later she was allowed to give six to eight concerts a year and make some recordings. Only when she turned 18 did she begin her professional career.
1. It was when Anne-Sophie asked for a violin.
A. surprising
B. great
C. usual
D. possible
2. Anne-Sophie’s career dates back to .
A. the late 1960s
B. her family education
C. the early 1980s
D. her fifth birthday
3. Anne-Sophie’s concerts are .
A. limited to once or twice a year
B. accompanied on the piano by Christopher
C. highly praised throughout the world
D. appreciated by professors
4. Which sentence shows Anne-Sophie’s strong point as a violinist?
A. She wanted a violin for her fifth birthday.
B. She has always had a mind of her own.
C. She had two famous violin teachers.
D. Violin seemed to her a much more interesting instrument.
5. The virtue(美德) the Mutters have is that they believe .
A. children should learn music
B. money is not everything
C. Anne-Sophie was too young to give concerts
D. parents have a great effect upon their children
3. They stood gazing at the happy of children playing in the park.
10. If you think that treating a woman well means always (get) her permission for things,think again.
Leslie Engelhart is a Western artist who knows cowboys,horses,and mules(骤子) .The detail of her pencil drawings comes from her familiarity of her subjects. She grew up in a big farm and mule packing country of Eastern California,and it is this country farm and pack outfit background that provides her with the contemporary Western themes she draws. With Western art,more than many other types of art,it must be intimately lived rather than viewed as a spectator in order to portray it with accurate insight.
Working primarily in pencil,Leslie paints everyday cowboy life on ranches (大农场) and pack outfits. She works off photos she has taken or ones other people send in for commissioned work. Her work is displayed in over 95 stores nationwide where you can view and purchase her original pencil drawings,lim-ited-edition prints,mugs,and notecards，or you can purchase them directly from Leslie. Call her today at 209-8872627.
If you like horses,if you like mules，if you like scenes from everyday life on a working ranch or pack outfit,you will enjoy viewing the cowboy and Western art featured on these pages. Call Leslie today to buy your own piece of the West.
Leslie Engelhart Western Art
Winter address
PO Box 731
Linden,CA 95236
209-8872627
Summer address
13489 Westside Rd.
Lakeview,OR 97630 541-9473448 Fax： 541-9477448
1. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Cowboy prints B. Cowboy life
C. Cowboy work D. Cowboy scene
2. The underlined word “intimately” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”
A. occasionally B. especially
C. closely D. immediately
3. From the passage,you can guess this time is .
A. spring B. summer
C. autumn D. winter
4. The purpose of the passage is to .
A. introduce the artist—Leslie Engelhart
B. show you the scenery of Eastern California
C. attract people to buy the piece of Leslie Engelhart
D. call on people to know cowboy life
Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1118. He was working 1 a special painting for a church at that time， 2 the church painting was not 3 well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second 4 . This is the woman who 5 be seen in the Mona Lisa.
All in all,the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s 6 and it satisfied the husband. Da Vinci used 7 and light in a clever 8 in the painting. Da Vinci loved science and 9 Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry(几何形状) in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and 10 shapes like 11 . Even her 12 can be seen as a small part of a large circle. The woman in the 13 is sitting on a balconyC 阳台) ，and 14 can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks，so these can be seen 15 in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees 16 the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are 17 together in front of her. This way of 18 is now used by many 19 when 20 The Mona Lisa is a remarkable masterpiece.
1. A. up B. in C. on D. about
2. A. but B. thus C. however D. so
3. A. doing B. going C. making D. working
4. A. servant B. daughter C. nurse D. wife
5. A. must B. should C. might D. can
6. A. works B. jobs C. novels D. photos
7. A. heaviness B. black C. darkness D. oils
8. A. way B. picture C. hand D. eye
9. A. chemistry B. maths C. geography D. biology
10. A. square B. round C. long D. egg
11. A. balls B. sticks C. vases D. boxes
12. A. smile B. shout C. cry D. anger
13. A. church B. painting C. sofa D. house
14. A. trees B. buildings C. mountains D. flowers
15. A. by and by B. here and there C. over and over D. up and down
16. A. on B. by C. to D. beyond
17. A. caught B. held C. supported D. hung
18. A. painting B. living C. smiling D. sitting
19. A. women B. actresses C. girls D. models
20. A. they are being painted B. painting
C. being painted D. they have painted
2. The classes will (轮流) to visit the exhibition next week.
4.我给了他一点儿暗示，但他没有领会。
I gave him a mild hint but he didn’t .
4. —How about evening party last night?
—I should say it was success.
