Summer Cultural Exploration in France

         The Summer Cultural Exploration program in Amboise, France, provides students with the opportunity to study French in a friendly historic atmosphere while experiencing a taste of French culture.

         Amboise

         Amboise is a charming small town on the Loire River in central France. The royal Amboise castle was the preferred residence of Charles VIII, who built it in the 15^th century. With a rich history and beautiful natural scenes, Amboise is the ideal environment for students to study French.

         Learn

         French courses take place every morning, Monday through Friday, for four hours per day in a historic 19^th-century building in the center of Amboise. Students will be given an exam upon arrival to make sure that they attend a language class of the appropriate level. An interactive teaching approach is stressed.

         Experience

         There is a good balance between planned activities and free time throughout the four-week program. Two to three days per week, organized activities are offered such as: lecture on topics in French history, literature, art and cinema, showing of French films, and a visit to Leonardo da Vinci’s home at the Clos Luce.

         Travel

         Also, students will explore France through the following guided trips.

         ●Chambord, Cheverny and Blois —Explore two of the area’s famous castles. Chambord, the largest of the Loire castle, was built by the great Renaissance king, France I. Chevernby castle was built in 1630. Visit the old town of Blois, a favorite residence of French royalty.

         ●Villandry and Sache — One of the last Renaissance castles to be built along the Loire, Villandry, is also known for its flower and vegetable gardens. The lovely old castle of Sache was a best-loved house of the great 19^th-century writer Honore de Balzac.

         ●Paris — Discover the City of Light, famous for its fashion, food and art during a journey to Paris! Walk along the banks of the Seine River, visit Notre Dame Cathedral and discover some of the city’s famous museums and including the Louvre.

         Housing

         Students stay with carefully-selected host families. Ability to remain open-minded and tolerance of cultural differences are required. There is an 11 pm curfew（熄灯时间）for this program.

1.When a student gets to Amboise, he or she will first _______.

A. take a language test                                                     B. visit da Vinci’s home

C. hear lectures on French history                       D. go to see the castle built by Charles VIII

2.Students can enjoy beautiful flowers at _______.

A. Chambord castle            B. Cheverny castle              C. Villandry castle               D. Sache castle

3.Students who want to take part in the program will _______.

A. mainly study cultural differences                     B. spend most of their time in Paris

C. live in a historic building                                              D. study for 20 hours a week

4.What is the purpose of the text?

A. To advertise.          B. To educate.                      C. To entertain.          D. To instruct.

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45. Little Tom who likes to read picture books with a hide-and-seek adventure will be likely to buy ___________.

  A. You and Me, Baby                      B. Ruff! Ruff! Where’s Scruff?

  C. The Giving Tree                        D. Where the Wild Things Are

46. How much will you pay if you order three books named Where the Wild Things Are?

 A. $16.26           B. $34.59            C. $ 50.58            D. $ 75

47. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?The language of four kinds of

 books is English.

  B. Four kinds of books are available at present.

  C. The cover of four kinds of books is hardcover.

  D. The reading level of four kinds of books are the same.

48. Where would this advertisement probably appear?

  A. In a popular magazine.                 B. On the front page of a newspaper.

  C. In a children’s story-book.               D. On the Internet.

阅读理解

　　It is, perhaps, no accident that many of the outstanding figures of the past were exceptionally versatile men. Right up until comparatively recent times, it was possible, for an intelligent person to acquaint himself with almost every branch of knowledge. Thus, men of genius like Leonardo Da Vinci or Sir Philip Sidney, engaged in many careers at once as a matter of course. Da Vinci was so busy with his numerous inventions that he barely found the time to complete his paintings; Sidney, who died in battle when he was only thirty-two years old, was not only a great soldier, but a brilliant scholar and poet as well. Both these men came very near to fulfilling the Renaissance ideal(文艺复兴时期的典型) of the “universal man”, the man who was proficient as everything.

　　Today, we rarely, if ever, hear that a musician has just invented a new type of submarine. Knowledge has become divided and sub-divided into countless, narrowlydefined compartments. The specialist is venerated(受尊敬的); the versatile person, far from being admired, is more often regarded with suspicion. The modern world is a world of highly-skilled “experts” who have had to devote the greater part of their lives to a very limited field of study in order to compete with their fellows.

　　With this high degree of specialization, the frontiers of knowledge are steadily being pushed back more rapidly than ever before. But this has not been achieved without considerable cost. The scientist, who outside his own particular subject is little more than a moron(低能者), is a modern phenomenon; as is the man of letters who is barely aware of the tremendous strides that have been made in technology. Similarly, specialization has indirectly affected quite ordinary people in every walk of life. Many activities which were once pursued for their own sakes, are often given up in despair: they require techniques, the experts tell us, which take a life-time to master. Why learn to play the piano, when you can listen to the world's greatest pianists in your own drawing-room?

　　Little by little, we are becoming more and more isolated from each other. It is almost impossible to talk to your neighbor about his job, even if he is engaged in roughly the same work as you are. The Royal Society in Britain includes among its members only the most eminent(杰出的) scientists in the country. Yet it is highly disconcerting(窘迫的) to find that even here, as one of its fellows put it, at a lecture only 10％ of the members can understand 50％ of what is being said!

1．In the modern world, the versatile person is ________.

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A．far from being admired

B．venerated

C．not regarded with suspicion

D．great

2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the third paragraph?

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A．The frontiers of knowledge are steadily being pushed back more rapidly than ever before.

B．The scientist who works outside his own particular subject is a genius.

C．Specialization has indirectly affected quite ordinary people in every walk of life.

D．We can listen to the world's greatest pianists without learning to play the piano.

3．In Royal Society in Britain, at a lecture only ________ of the members can understand ________of what is being said.

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