题目内容
Head on hand and resting his right arm on his left knee，he has sat in silent contemplation(沉思)for more than 100 years． What on earth has he been 1 about?
Well，you may have the 2 to ask him yourself.“The Thinker'’ one of the most famous sculptures(雕塑)of all time，will visit Beijing for the first time on April 4th and he will 3 for one month．
“The Thinker'is more than a famous sculpture．It 4 a depth of feeling for humanity(人性)and a nobility of 5 ”said Liu Yan，executive director(总策划)of Cyberark Consulting，which has 6 the exhibition． “It deserves artistic and spiritual appreciation．"
“The Thinker"is the masterpiece of French artist August Rodin．Rodin was born in Paris in 1840． At the age of 14 he entered a local school of decorative arts. The teenager wanted to be an artist，but failed to get 7 into the best 8 school in Paris．His application was turned 9 every time．
As an 1 8一year—old，he worked as a stonecutter to 10 his living．Four years later the death of his sister upset him so greatIy that he joined a monastery(修道院)．11 his talent was recognized and he was encouraged to pursue his artist dream．
Young Rodin spent 10 years working for sculptors．In 1876，he traveIled to Italy
12 he saw the works of Michelangelo(米开朗琪罗)and others．That gave him the push he needed to go from Rodin the gifted artisan(工匠)to Rodin the 13 The trip 14 his sculpture“The Age of Bronze"(青铜时代)，which shot him to fame．
In 1880．he was chosen to create a bronze door for the future Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris．While working on the doors，which are known 15 “The Gates of Hell (地狱之门)”, Rodin read great Italian 16 Dante(但丁)，who inspired 17 of his art．
He always tried to show people as they 18 were. And he refused to ignore the negative part of humanity． His works display sadness and moral weakness,19 passion and beauty．
The irregular 20 of his sculptures sets them apart from the co1d,smoooth surface that was the tradition．
His creativity in form and subject matter(主题)established his reputation as the first master of modern sculpture．
When Rodin was 76 years old he gave the French Government his entire collection of works．He died one year later．
1．A．talking B．thinking C．discussing D．expecting
2．A．ability B．wish C．chance D．interest
3．A．keep B．appear C．include D．stay
4．A．shows B．describes C．explains D．announces
5．A．thought B．sculpture C．dream D．character
6．A．offered B．organized C．suggested D．admitted
7．A．received B．entered C．allowed D．accepted
8．A．culture B．sport C．art D．spirit
9．A．off B．down C．up D．over
10．A．make B．continue C．attend D．begin
11．A．so B．Thus C．However D．There
12．A．where B．which C．one D．what
13．A．writer B．artist C．reporter D．maker
14．A．encouraged B．attracted C．inspired D．reminded
15．A．on B．to C．for D．as
16．A．poet B．singer C．painter D．pianist
17．A．more B．much C．many D．too
18．A．possibly B．easily C．really D．already
19．A．rather than B．other than C．as well as D．instead of
20．A．theme B．surface C．collection D．material
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My first most vivid and broad impression of the identity of things seems to me to have been gained on a memorable raw afternoon towards evening near my parents’ tomb in the churchyard.
“Hold your noise!” came a terrible voice, as a man started up from among the tombs at the side of the church. “Keep still, you little devil(小鬼), or I’ll cut your throat!”
A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg. A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head. He seized me by the chin(下巴).
“Tell us your name!” said the man. “Quick!”
“Pip, sir.”
“Show us where you live,” said the man. “Point out the place!”
I pointed to where our village lay, on the flat in-shore among the alder-trees and pollards, a mile or more from the church.
The man, after looking at me for a moment, turned me upside down, and emptied my pockets. There was nothing in them but a piece of bread.
“You young dog,” said the man, licking his lips, “what fat cheeks you ha’ got. Darn me if I couldn’t eat em, and if I han’t half a mind to’t!”
I earnestly expressed my hope that he wouldn’t, and held tighter to the tombstone on which he had put me; partly, to keep myself upon it; partly, to keep myself from crying.
“Now then lookee here!” said the man. “Where’s your mother?”
“There, sir!” said I.
He started, made a short run, and stopped and looked over his shoulder.
“There, sir!” I timidly explained, pointed to the tombstone. “That’s my mother.”
“Oh!” said he, coming back. “And is that your father alonger your mother?”
“Yes, sir,” said I; “him too; late of this parish(教区).”
1. The “voice” in the second paragraph came from______.
A. the church B. the man C. the bank D. the boy
2.The boy probably lived _____.
A. in the parish B. in the valley C. in the city D. in the country
3.We can infer from the passage _____.
A. the boy was very calm and smart
B. the man hit the boy in the face
C. the boy would forever remember the raw afternoon
D. the man was very kind and considerate
4.The passage is most probably adapted from________.
A. a news report B. a science fiction C. a novel D. a review
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| There were two screws (螺丝钉) in an engine. One was proud of its 1 head. The second screw was 2 , only doing its job to the best of its ability. One day the second screw was a little rusted(生锈). Filled with 3 , the first screw said to the second, "How 4 you have become!" Then it began to laugh so hard that it 5 to notice that it was working itself loose. Finally it dropped off the 6 and fell into the dirty oil below. Now, the second was faced with doing the 7 of two. Meanwhile the first screw cried, "Just look at me ! I'm dirty and all my 8 is gone." A short time later the owner of the engine 9 it up. He immediately noticed something didn't sound right . When he 10 , he immediately saw one screw was missing. "Ah ha!" the owner said, "it must have worked itself loose and fell onto the oil." He 11 into the oil and found the missing screw. "Look at you," the owner said. "you're all 12 with oil. How ugly you are! But I'll 13 that right away." He reached for a rag and 14 all the oil and dirt off until it shone even brighter than before. Then he 15 it on the part. Before he turned away, he noticed the second screw was a little rusted. With the 16 , he wiped the head clean and bright. Then he walked away. Finally the engine was started. The two screws, now 17 beautiful, held the part tight. " 18 me , my friend ," the first screw said, "I was so busy 19 you that I didn't notice that I was working myself loose. I shall no longer 20 others." | ||||
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