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　　In 1911, a very poor young music hall artist left England for America. His future was uncertain, but he did not believe it could be unhappier than his past. He had grown up in the slums of London's East End and led a dog's life. His mother suffered so much that she became mad. His father died of drink. Both parents had been on the stage. They had lived on the hope that they would one day be “stars”. Their son decided to succeed where they had failed.

　　By 1914, Charles Chaplin was the most talked about man in America, the king of the silent movies. He was not only admired as a first class actor and comedian（喜剧演员）, he was also making his name as a director.

　　How did he reach the top of the film world in such a short time? He borrowed his ideas from many sources. He used his hat to tell secret messages. His walking stick allowed him to punish his enemy from a distance. He got the idea for his famous flatfooted walk from a London taxi driver who had sore（疼痛的）feet.

(1) When Charles Chaplin left England for America, he thought _____ in America.

[　　]

A．he would find a bright future

B．his life would be not as good as his old days

C．he would make a better living than before

D．he would become a writer

(2) The word“slum”probably means ______.

[　　]

A．a good room

B．a comfortable house

C．an empty house

D．a dirty and unrepaired house

(3) Charles Chaplin became well-known to Americans ______.

[　　]

A．in 1911

B．before 1911

C．around 1914

D．when he was old

(4) Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．Charles Chaplin was born in a farmer's family.

B．His parents had become stars before they died.

C．Charles Chaplin was regarded as the king of the silent movies.

D．Americans did not like him until he became a director.

答案：C;D;C;C
解析：

(1)从文章第二句可以得知这点．

(2)从文章的第三句“He had grown up in the slums of London's East End and led a dog's life.”中可以找到答案．

(3)文章第二段第一句谈到这点．

(4)同上．

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　　German born theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein became a citizen of Switzerland in 1901, the year he began a temporary position 　　1　　 a mathematics teacher at the Technical High School in Winterthur．The 　　2　　 year he was hired as a technical expert at the patent office in Berne, a position he 　　3　　 until 1909．Einstein completed his doctorate from the University of Zurich in 1905．

　　Working in his spare time Einstein 　　4　　 three remarkable papers in the year 1905．Each was revolutionary．The first paper on the quantum nature of light(photoelectric effect)led to a Nobel prize sixteen years later．His second paper 　　5　　 special relativity made Einstein a household name throughout the world．His third paper provided an explanation for 　　6　　 had been known as Brownian motion, the random and hitherto unexplained rapid movements of very small particles suspended in fluids or in air．Einstein’s explanation provided convincing evidence 　　7　　 the physical existence of atom-sized molecules．

　　After 1905 Einstein 　　8　　 important contributions to quantum theory and sought to extend the special theory of relativity 　　9　　 non-inertial(i．e．accelerating)reference frames．In 1907 Einstein articulated the principle of equivalence．This idea holds that gravitational acceleration is indistinguishable from acceleration 　　10　　 by mechanical forces．

　　In 1909 Einstein became professor of physics at the University of Zurich．He was 　11　　 a full professor 　　12　　 the Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague in 1911．About 1912, Einstein began a new period of his gravitational research by 　　13　　 his work in terms of the tensor calculus of Tullio Levi-Civita and Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro．Einstein 　　14　　 his new work the general theory of relativity．

　　Einstein received 　　15　　 Nobel Prize in 1921 for his 1905 work on the photoelectric effect．A visit 　　16　　 the United States in 1932 was followed by the 　　17　　 of a post at Princeton which he assumed in December 1932．The following month the Nazis 　　18　　 into power in Germany and Einstein was never to return there．At Princeton his work attempted to unify the laws of physics．One week before his death Einstein signed his 　　19　　 letter, a letter to Bertrand Russell in which he agreed that his name should go on a manifesto urging all nations to 　　20　　 nuclear weapons．

(1)


[　　]
A．	as
B．	with
C．	for
D．	to

(2)


[　　]
A．	below
B．	following
C．	last
D．	second

(3)


[　　]
A．	had
B．	held
C．	own
D．	admitted

(4)


[　　]
A．	had
B．	bought
C．	wrote
D．	invented

(5)


[　　]
A．	at
B．	to
C．	on
D．	with

(6)


[　　]
A．	that
B．	what
C．	which
D．	whatever

(7)


[　　]
A．	with
B．	as
C．	for
D．	about

(8)


[　　]
A．	made
B．	had
C．	held
D．	gave

(9)


[　　]
A．	in
B．	to
C．	with
D．	for

(10)


[　　]
A．	cause
B．	causing
C．	caused
D．	to cause

(11)


[　　]
A．	realized
B．	appointed
C．	admitted
D．	designed

(12)


[　　]
A．	in
B．	with
C．	over
D．	at

(13)


[　　]
A．	express
B．	expressed
C．	to express
D．	expressing

(14)


[　　]
A．	call
B．	calling
C．	called
D．	calls

(15)


[　　]
A．	the
B．	a
C．	an
D．	/

(16)


[　　]
A．	for
B．	to
C．	with
D．	at

(17)


[　　]
A．	offer
B．	offering
C．	supply
D．	supplying

(18)


[　　]
A．	come
B．	came
C．	go
D．	went

(19)


[　　]
A．	last
B．	first
C．	second
D．	every

(20)


[　　]
A．	give in
B．	give up
C．	giving in
D．	giving up

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Fading beauty

　　She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for ever．But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa．

　　The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed．

　　“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said．Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world's most famous painting is not easy．Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state(状态)．

　　Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile．“It is very interesting that when you're not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University．“It's because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows．Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows．”

　　However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile．Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France's King Francis I in 1519．

　　In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat．He said he planned to return it to Italy．The painting was sent back to France two years later．

　　During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces．

　　Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell．

(1)

What does the writer mean by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa”?
[　　]
A．	The painted woman is not so beautiful any more．
B．	Ageing is something that affects us all．
C．	The painting needs repairing．
D．	At such an old age, she is no longer popular．

(2)

What makes the repair work difficult?
[　　]
A．	The wooden panel is thin and old．
B．	No one knows exactly what materials were used to create the painting and how it might respond to treatment．
C．	The health of the painting is suffering
D．	Experts can't agree on how to carry out repairs．

(3)

What makes her smile so mysterious according to Professor Livingston?
[　　]
A．	The materials the Italian artist used．
B．	The way she smiles．
C．	The way Da Vinci painted the smile．
D．	It plays a trick upon the human mind．

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Fading beauty

　　She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for ever．But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa．

　　The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed．

　　“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago, ” the museum said．Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy．Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state(化学状态)．

　　Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile．“It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops, ” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University．“It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows．Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows．”

　　During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces．

　　Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell．

(1)

What does the writer mean by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa”?
[　　]
A．	The painting woman is not so beautiful any more．
B．	Ageing is something that affects us all．
C．	The painting needs repairing．
D．	At such an old age, she is no longer popular．

(2)

What makes the repair work difficult?
[　　]
A．	The wooden panel is thin and old．
B．	No one knows exactly what materials were used to create the painting and how it might respond to treatment．
C．	The health of the painting is suffering．
D．	Experts can’t agree on how to carry out repairs．

(3)

What makes her so mysterious according to Professor Livingston?
[　　]
A．	The materials the Italian artist used．
B．	The way she smiles．
C．	The way Da Vinci painted the smile．
D．	It plays a trick upon the human eyes

Further education is officially described as the“post-secondary stage of education， comprising all vocational(职业的) and non-vocational provision made for young people who have left school， or for adults”. Further education thus embraces the vast range of university， technical， commercial， and art education and the wide field of adult education. It is this sector of education， which is concerned with education beyond the normal school-leaving ages of 16 or 18， that has experienced the most astonishing growth in the number of students.
In the 19th century the dominance(统治地位) of Oxford and Cambridge was challenged by the rise of the civic(城市的) universities， such as London， Manchester， and Birmingham. Following the lead of the 18th century German universities and responding to a public demand for increased opportunity for higher education， Britain’s new civic universities quickly acquired recognition—not only in technological fields but also in the fine and liberal arts.
Many new post-school technical colleges were founded in the early 20th century. The Fisher Act of 1918 empowered the local authorities to levy(征收) a rate (tax) to finance such colleges. The universities， on the other hand， received funds from the central government through the University Grants Committee， established in 1911 and recognized in 1920， after World War I.
A new type of technical college was established in the 1960s—the polytechnic， which provides mainly technological courses of university level as well as courses of a general kind in the arts and sciences. Polytechnics are chartered to award degrees validated(使有效) by a Council for National Academic Awards.
Thus， the third level in the United Kingdom is made up of colleges of further education， technical colleges， polytechnics， and universities. The colleges offer full-time and part-time courses beyond compulsory-school level. Polytechnics and universities are mainly responsible for degrees and research. The innovative Open University， with its flexible admission policy and study arrangements， opened in 1971. It uses various media to provide highly accessible and flexible higher education for working adults and other part-time students. It serves as an organizational model and provides course-materials for similar institutions in other countries.
Changes in British education in the second half of the 20th century have， without changing the basic values in the system， extended education by population， level， and content. New areas for expansion include immigrant cultural groups and multicultural content， the accommodation of special needs， and the development of tools and content in the expanding fields of microelectronics.
【小题1】The first paragraph is written to explain 　　　　 of further education.