【题目】I come from a city on the United States’ east coast. It’s a ten-hour flight for me to get home from Shanghai. When I got off the plane, I took photos of the blue sky and white clouds along the way. After two weeks, I returned to Shanghai. Much to my surprise, the blue sky in Shanghai that I liked before was not as blue as that in the US. I couldn’t help wondering what had happened.

A few days later, I went to tour Waitan (a famous tourist attraction in Shanghai) by the Huangpu River with some of my friends. There we saw five Ferrari sports cars by the side of the road. The red and yellow cars looked so nice that everyone was looking at them. However, when I turned my head, I noticed the sky over Waitan, I was shocked to find that the buildings in the Lujiazui area on the other side of Huangpu River could hardly be seen. It was then that I realized that Ferrari cars could be bought with money, but a blue sky couldn’t.

Shanghai is an important economic (经济的) and trade center in China. It has made great contributions (贡献) to the whole nation’s economic development. However, we need to protect the environment during economic growth. Pollution is poisoning our air and our rivers. Without clean air and rivers, how will people be able to survive?

1Where does the writer come from?

A. Waitan. B. Lujiazui area. C. America. D. Shanghai.

2What’s the writer’s feeling when he found that the buildings could hardly be seen?

A. Pleasant. B. Doubted. C. Wondered. D. Shocked.

3Which is NOT true in the following statements?

A. There were five Ferrari sports cars by the side of the road.

B. The blue sky in Shanghai that the writer once liked was not as blue as that in the US.

C. We shouldn’t protect the environment during economic growth.

D. Shanghai is a big economic and trade center in China.

4What can we learn about the author?

A. He comes from Shanghai.

B. He is socially responsible (责任).

C. He wants to buy a Ferrari sports car.

D. He likes to visit different places.

【题目】We often describe spring as a time of rebirth, renewal and awakening. However, when the weather turns warm, many of us suffer from spring fever Are we actually sick when we have spring fever? Originally, yes, 1 When the weather turned warm, some people developed sore throats, headaches, or stuffy noses. The definition of “spring fever” slowly changed in the early 1800s, Now people come to use the term to mean a sudden increase of romantic feelings. Elvis Presley describes this feeling in the song “Spring Fever.” “Spring fever, comes to everyone. Spring fever, it’s tune for fun. There’s no doubt now, love is everywhere. Get up, get out, spring is everywhere.” These days, we use “spring fever to describe a restless feeling after the long, cold days of winter. But the word “spring” is not just a season. 2

Imagine that you are resting on the couch when suddenly you see a mouse run across the floor. You spring into action! You jump from the couch and run after the mouse! But you miss, 3 Audit works! But when you tell your roommate that you caught a mouse in a trap, tears spring to her eyes. You feel bad and awfully sorry, but she really should have told you about her pet mouse Charlie! After all, your apartment doesn’t allow pets.

4 You say to her, “You can’t just spring that on me! I’ll need time to find another roommate!” But then you think that maybe it’s for the best. Every time you see her, you feel guilty about Charlie, her pet mouse. 5 She always expects you to compensate her for her loss of the mouse: she wants you to spring for lunch, spring for movie tickets, and sometimes even spring for groceries. When you spring for something, you pay for someone else.

These expressions are really cool, aren’t they? Next time, you can say to a friend, “I have spring fever. Let’s leave early and go to an outdoor cafe, I’ll spring for coffee.”

A. Things art conning to life in spring!

B. Your roommate turns her back on you.

C. It is also a verb that means something happening or appearing quickly.

D. Spring fever used to refer to an Actual illness.

E. Then unexpectedly, your roommate is moving out tomorrow.

F. That night you spring a trap with some cheese in it

G. Even so, she constantly annoys you.

【题目】If Frida Kahlo(1907-1954) is today one of the best-known and most popular figures of 20th-century, Mexican art, it is undoubtedly because of her personality and the originality(独创性)of a body of works. Her work is, above all, the expression of a real life-a tragic and stormy life, one that challenged all conventions. The mere mention of her name excites enthusiasm and admiration, but her work is rarely exhibited, and has not been shown in France for fifteen years. The selection to go on show at the Musee de L’Orangerie includes major works by the artist, with masterpieces from the Museo Dolores Olmedo.

The life and work of Frida Kahlo cannot be separated from those of her companion Diego Rivera(1886-1957). Together they became figures of legend, and both have a place in the pantheon of 20th-century Mexican artists. Famous for his large wall paintings, Rivera’s easel paintings, drawings and prints, which form a large part of his artistic production, are less well-known to the public in Europe. The exhibition aims to trace his artistic career from the early Cubist images, revealing his links with the Paris artists whose works are a key element in the Orangerie collections, to the paintings that established him as the founder of the 20th-century school of Mexican art. His travels throughout Europe influenced his vision and his skills without ever distancing him from his roots, thus confirming his place in history as the founder of the nationalist school.

The exhibition devoted to the legendary couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo presents their works together, as if to confirm the impossibility of their divorce that was in fact finalized(定下来)but reconsidered after just one year apart. It also gives us a better view of their respective artistic worlds, so different and yet so complementary(互补的), through the deep-rooted attachment they shared to their country.

1Which of the following best describes Frida Kahlo’s work?

A. Authentic but ordinary. B. Fashionable but unusual.

C. Practical and popular. D. Creative and realistic.

2What does the underlined word “pantheon” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. Character. B. Community.

C. School. D. Society.

3What can we infer about Rivera from the passage?

A. Rivera’s marriage to Kahlo was totally ended.

B. Rivera’s works arc hugely popular in Europe.

C. Rivera’s works are the focus of the exhibition.

D. Rivera’s works arc rooted in his motherland.

4What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To present the attraction of art.

B. To introduce two famous artists.

C. To persuade people to learn art.

D. To analyze the styles of artists.

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