When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime Minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modem artist, Graham Sutherland．The 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime Minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modem artist, Graham Sutherland．The painting had been ordered and paid for to 1 the Grand Old Man of World WarⅡ．

Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this 2 of respect and affection． 3 of them, of course, allowed the others to see how much they both disliked the portrait． “It makes me look 4 , which I am not!” protested Churchill in private（私下）． 5 , he only remarked that it was fine example of modern art． His friends smiled．It was known that the Churchills didn't ___ 6 modern art．

Churchill was so unhappy about the portrait that finally his wife had it 7 ．Churchill died at ninety in 1965．Lady Churchill 8 him in 1977．Shortly after her death, the public learned what had happened to the 9 , and a heated argument broke out． The painter was 10 sad．The artist community, shocked and 11 , said that the destruction of the picture had been a crime （罪行）． Historians said that they regretted the disappearance of a（n） 12 document． All agreed that the Churchills didn't have the 13 to do what they had done．

Graham Sutherland had told Churchill that he would 14 him “as he saw him”． Churchill never had a chance to see the work in 15 since the painter 16 to show it to him． He found out only 17 he received his present that Sutherland had seen him 18 a heavy, sick, tired old man． Since he hated old age, he was naturally 19 ．

Who has the right to a work of art, the owner, the donor, or the artist who created it? Was the portrait a good one, as many（including the painter） said? Or was it bad as others thought? None of these questions have been answered yet to everybody’s 20 ．

1．A．give B．regard C．paint D．honour

2．A．mark B．piece C．prize D．trade

3． A．Neither B．Both C．Either D．All

4．A．wise B．gentle C．stupid D．happy

5．A．Fortunately B．Obviously C．Straight D．Publicly

6．A．care for B．look like C．turn down D．make up

7．A．hidden B．hung C．destroyed D．returned

8．A．mourned B．missed C．followed D．buried

9．A．painting B．man C．woman D．artist

10．A．understandably B．unexpectedly C．unreasonably D．unthinkingly

11．A．afraid B．regretful C．curious D．angry

12．A．interesting B．colorful C．expensive D．historical

13．A．chance B．right C．power D．courage

14．A．help B．obey C．paint D．show

15．A．progress B．place C．need D．sight

16．A．agreed B．promised C．refused D．hated

17．A．until B．when C．before D．though

18．A．as B．to C．about D．for

19．A．moved B．worried C．tired D．hurt

20．A．surprise B．disappointment C．delight D．satisfaction

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阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

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A：And what do you prefer to do when you are on holiday?

B：Well, I don’t usually visit my family. We live quite(77) c_____ and I can see them any time. But I do like to visit museums, (78)e__________ if there is a special exhibition on. I don’t like to stay at home, though my parents do. (79)I________, I prefer to get away from the city and just (80)e________ the peace of the country. You know, just sit under a tree, listen to the birds in the morning, or maybe go walking over the hills.

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A：OK. Well, thank you very much for your time.

B：You are (85)w_________.

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。（每小题一分，共10分）

A：Excuse me, sir, but I’m writing a report on what people prefer to do on holiday. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?

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B：I generally have two weeks’ holiday a year.

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B：Well, I don’t usually visit my family. We live quite (77) c_____ and I can see them any time. But I do like to visit museums, (78) e__________ if there is a special exhibition on. I don’t like to stay at home, though my parents do. (79)I________, I prefer to get away from the city and just (80) e________ the peace of the country. You know, just sit under a tree, listen to the birds in the morning, or maybe go walking over the hills.

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B：No, I haven’t .It’s too (82) e__________ for me. But my wife loves to visit the coast, so if the (83) w_________ is good we often go swimming in the sea, or maybe just lie on the (84) b________ and bathe in the sun.

A：OK. Well, thank you very much for your time.

B：You are (85) w_________.

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【小题1】
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After supper many people go to the Central Square just for e              （娱乐）.
【小题3】
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【小题4】
Yesterday was our open day. Many children came into our school looking around        (好奇).
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Don’t be in such a hurry; you’d better eat a few m_____ of food before you go shopping.
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10.

The sports reporter was watching the football match, (评论) all the time.

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