While many Chinese overseas artists are switching to other more profitable fields, Huang Shanye, a painter of the Zhuang ethnic group, stands out as an exception. His art has gradually earned him fame over the course of his more than 20 years in the United States. He was even able to leave behind his steady job as an art teacher and fully devote himself to what he describes as a pursuit（追求） of beauty.

The common theme of Huang's many works lies in the combination of traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques. "I apply Chinese calligraphy（书法）, paper cutting, facial makeup of Peking Opera -- all the things that I can find in traditional Chinese culture -- to Western oil painting," Huang said at an exhibition held recently in his home county of Montgomery, Maryland in the US, where friends and neighbors had come to view some of his work. 

One of Huang's works in the show, which had been featured on the exhibition's flier（广告传单）, served as a good example. Titled In Harmony, the painting shows two green dragons facing one another on a golden plate -- a characteristic of Chinese tradition. Huang decorated the surface with the words "peace" and "dragon", both in Chinese and in English. Michele Cohen, director of the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery, pointing to Huang's In Harmony, says: "I think this work really shows how an artist can combine one tradition with another, and it really comes out in a mixed form."

In 1998, American composer Silas Huff met Huang at an exhibition and was moved by Huang's sketch Tapestry of Dreams, which was later realized into a large-scale work consisting of a dozen 1-by-1-meter panels of paintings describing the traditions and longings of Huang's people.

Inspired by the work, Huff composed a 25-minute symphony（交响乐）, Spring Song Festival, made up of Chinese folk melodies. Ten years later when Huff and Huang reconnected, Huff was able to bring two ballet schools on board and create a ballet based on the symphony. The work was performed at LaGuardia Performing Art Center in New York in the spring of 2009, with Huang's Tapestry of Dreams as a background.

64. What is the theme of Huang’s many works?

A. The combination of traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques.

B. The difference between traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques.

C. The advantages of traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques.

D. The disadvantages of traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques.

65. We can infer _________.

A. Huff composed a 25-minute symphony, Spring Song Festival after he arrived in China.

B. Huff composed a 25-minute symphony, Spring Song Festival because he graduated in China.

C. Huff composed a 25-minute symphony, Spring Song Festival, because of Huang’s work.

D. Huff composed a 25-minute symphony, Spring Song Festival because of money.

66. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. A Pursuit of Beauty

B. The Life of an Artist

C. True Friends

D. The Differences of Art

67. Michele Cohen, director of the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery, _________.

A. thinks highly of Huang's In Harmony.

B. pays no attention to Huang's In Harmony.

C. wants to buy Huang's In Harmony.

D. criticizes Huang's In Harmony.

My husband can plan wonderful surprise celebrations for me.Recently，however，I told him I didn’t want him to plan one for my upcoming birthday.
“Why？” he asked.
“I am embarrassed being the center of attention，”  I quickly explained.
Later，I began to think more deeply about this reason. Then I remembered the surprise celebration I had planned for my friend Nancy on her 60th birthday. We  were roommates on a three­week tour following the Silk Road on those famous steppes  (大草原)—and through the  mountains—of central Asia.
That  afternoon  we  had  arrived  at  our  hotel  in Samarkand，Uzbekistan. The young man at the hotel desk told me about a bakery about 10 minutes away. After giving me detailed directions，he added，“Your nose will let you know when you arrive there.”
The temperature was 40 ℃.Soon，my_olfaction proved to be an unfailing guide. Outside the bakery，a delicious smell greeted me.
There were several kinds of breads，cookies，and cakes on display. There were also beautiful iced cakes. I chose a cake topped with powdered sugar.
Later at the Karim Bek Restaurant，Nancy didn’t see the young waiter walk up the steps with the cake.When I began singing“Happy Birthday，”everyone at our table—except Nancy—joined in.
It took her a moment to realize what was happening. Then the grinning (咧嘴笑的)  guest of honor thanked me，blew out the candles on the cake，and ate three pieces of it.
Today，after reliving this experience in my mind，I told my husband to ignore my request.I now understand what a surprise party is about：It is not about having a surprise party but rather the delight in giving it. That is what brings the satisfying joy.
【小题1】Why did the author go to the bakery?

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Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you can do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __16__ for many people to shop without having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are tired of department stores and supermarkets — __17__ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __18__ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product __19__ a model shows it. And they can shop __20__ the clock, buying something __21__ by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-order companies are __22__ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy setting up their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place __23__ all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television finally take the place of shopping in stores ? Some industry managers think so. __24__ many people find shopping at a __25__ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to __26__ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s why specialists say that in the future, home shopping will __27__ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.
16. A. programme                  B. way                C. reason              D. purpose
17. A. fighting                     B. striking             C. treating             D. stopping
18. A. sense                 B. doubt              C. hope                D. feeling
19. A. until                  B. since                C. if                  D. while
20. A. by                   B. around                     C. about               D. to
21. A. suitably                     B. cheaply              C. simply              D. hardly
22. A. nervous                     B. lucky                      C. equal               D. eager
23. A. orders                B. goods                C. books             D. answers
24. A. Then                 B. Yet                  C. However            D. Therefore
25. A. general               B. popular               C. real                D. true
26. A. design                B. make                C. wear                D. touch
27. A. exist                 B. practice              C. follow              D. appear

Jane Austen ,a famous English writer ,was born at Steventon ,Hampshire ,on December 16,1775,and died on July 18,1817.She began writing early in life ,although the prejudices(偏见) of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously(匿名).

But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors .She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806,Bath was her home .Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels，Northanger Abbey and Persuasion ,which are largely set in Bath .The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it ,keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels .Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced(增强) by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street .Here ,in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city ,you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

The Center has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society .After your visit to the Center ,you can look round the attractive shop ,which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books ,cards and many specially designed gifts .Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath ,which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath .The tour lasts about one and a half hours .The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived ,walked and shopped.

1.Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath _______.

A.in her early twenties　　 B.in her early teens

C.in her late twenties D.in her late teens

2.What can we learn about Bath from the passage?

A.Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

B.The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

C.Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

D.No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

3.The author(作者) writes this passage in order to _______.

A.attract readers to visit the city of Bath

B.ask readers to buy Austen's books

C.tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

D.give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

4.It takes you about one and a half hours _______.

A.to get to the Jane Austen Center in Gay Street

B.to buy Jane Austen related books ,cards and gifts

C.to find a guide to take you to the Center

D.to look around the city of Bath on foot

The clock rules our lives. The more we try to save time, the less time we seem to have. In every area of our lives we are doing things faster. And many of us live in towns and cities which are getting noisier and more stressful as each day passes. But now a worldwide movement, whose aim is to slow life down, has started. Its supporters are people who believe that a happier and healthier way of life is possible.
The Slow Food movement was founded the day that an Italian journalist, Carlo Petrini, saw that McDonald’s had opened a restaurant in a beautiful square in Rome. He thought it was sad that many people today live too quickly to sit down for a proper meal and only eat much fast food. He decided that he had to try to do something about it and so he started the Slow Food movement. Slow Food has become a global organization ever since and now has more than 80,000 members in 100 countries.
Slow Food also encourages people to eat local and regional food, to use local shops and markets, to eat out in small family restaurants, and to cook with traditional recipes.
The idea of Slow Cities was inspired by the Slow Food movement. The aim of Slow Cities is to improve people’s quality of life. Towns which want to become a Slow City have to reduce traffic and noise, increase the number of green areas, plant trees, build pedestrian zones, and promote local businesses and traditions. Now it has spread to other countries all over the world, from the UK to Japan and Australia. There are now 135 Slow Cities in 24 countries across the world that have been named since founding of the organization in 1999. Gao Chun County, in east China’s Jiangsu Province, is expected to be named the first “Slow City” in China next year.
“Slow Cities are about having a community life in the town,” said a local resident. “It is not ‘slow’ as in ‘stupid’. It is ‘slow’ as in the opposite of ‘worried’ and ‘stressful’.”
But not everybody is happy. For teenagers, who have to go 25km to Norwich, the nearest city, to buy CDs, living in a Slow City is not very attractive. “It’s all right here,” says Lewis Cook, 16. “But if you want excitement, you have to go to Norwich. We need more things here for young people.”
【小题1】What’s the aim of the Slow Food movement?