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Mark Twain is a name not usually connected with Broadway(百老汇), but now his play “Is He Dead” will receive its first public performance on November 29.
“Is He Dead” was written by Mark Twain in 1898 but was never performed. It was rediscovered in 2002 by Shelley Fisher Fishkin, an English professor and director of the American Studies Program at Stanford University. It was published the following year by the University of California Press.
The story is about a group of poor artists who fake the death of their friend in order to increase the value of his work.
“Is He Dead” is set in France in the 1840s and centers on the French painter Jean-Francois Millet. “Millet was probably the most popular European painter in the United States in Twain’s lifetime,” Fishkin said in a telephone interview. “Americans greatly admired him because he focused on the life of the common man and the common woman.”
According to Fishkin, “Is He Dead” is a satire(讽刺) about how value is created in the art world. Twain wrote the play when he was coming out of the hardest time of his life.
【小题1】What’s “Is He Dead” about?
| A．The death of a poor artist in the 1840s. |
| B．A trick played by a group of poor artists. |
| C．A story about the French painter Jean-Francois Millet. |
| D．An experience Mark Twain had gone through. |
| A．the play was one of Mark Twain’s early works |
| B．no one knew the play until 2002 |
| C．Fishkin is an expert on Mark Twain’s works |
| D．the play was published in 2002 |
| A．he was a famous French painter at that time |
| B．he focused on the life of ordinary Americans |
| C．his works showed respect for ordinary people |
| D．Mark Twain agreed on his thoughts |
| A．had experienced several difficult times for no money |
| B．was a good novelist but a bad playwright(剧作家) |
| C．was a writer who only cared about ordinary people’s life |
| D．was dissatisfied with some methods of creating the value of art work |
听力
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Who is the woman probably talking to?
A．A stranger．
B．A friend．
C．A pilot．
2．What did Jack wish to take to the party?
A．A cake．
B．A recorder．
C．A tape．
3．Why is the woman advised to take some regular exercise?
A．She's getting fatter．
B．She's fallen ill．
C．She has a health club．
4．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．On the farm．
B．At the market．
C．In the restaurant．
5．What will the man do next?
A．Go to work．
B．Stay at home．
C．See a doctor．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。
6．What does the man want the woman to do?
A．Make a plan．
B．Call a meeting．
C．Type a letter．
7．When will the meeting be held?
A．This morning．
B．This afternoon．
C．This evening．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What does the man probably do?
A．A book seller．
B．A postman．
C．A writer．
9．How many times has the woman received wrong parcels?
A．Only once．
B．Three times．
C．Four times．
10．Which word would be suitable to describe the man?
A．Thoughtful．
B．Reliable．
C．Careless．
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11．Who was the woman?
A．A policewoman．
B．A waitress．
C．A witness．
12．When did the fight break out?
A．At 7．
B．At 11．
C．At 12．
13．Who got injured in the fight?
A．The young man．
B．The woman．
C．The shopkeeper．
14．What will the man be doing?
A．Looking for the young man．
B．Helping the woman．
C．Offering some information．
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．They are teacher and student．
B．They are close friends．
C．They are customer and waitress．
16．What does the man need?
A．A French menu．
B．An English menu．
C．A Japanese menu．
17．What can we know about the woman?
A．She is impolite．
B．She is hungry．
C．She is helpful．
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What is the percentage of students owning mobile phones now?
A．10 percent．
B．40 percent．
C．4 percent．
19．What has enabled parents to buy mobile phones for their kids?
A．Economic growth．
B．Kids’ demand．
C．Schools’ requirement．
20．Why do some schools want to ban mobile phones?
A．Too much money is wasted．
B．Lessons are interrupted．
C．Classrooms are polluted．
第一部分：听力
第一节(共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How much time will they have to enjoy a drink?
A．An hour．
B．Three quarters．
C．Fifteen minutes．
2．Who is Chris Paine?
A．A computer engineer．
B．A book seller．
C．A writer．
3．What did the two girls do yesterday?
A．They went to the English Evening．
B．They went to meet Jeff．
C．They became friends at the English Evening．
4．What does the woman mean?
A．She's already visited the museum．
B．The man could probably go with Linda．
C．Linda will take him to the office．
5．What does the man want to do?
A．To return a ticket to the woman．
B．To stay in London．
C．To buy a plane ticket．
第二节(共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．What are the English people famous for?
A．Politics．
B．Pride．
C．Politeness．
7．What do the English people prefer to do?
A．Ask you to do anything inconvenient for them．
B．Wait for such service to be offered．
C．Make any offers readily．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What has happened to the man?
A．He has been stolen．
B．He has locked himself out．
C．He forgot to lock the front door．
9．When did he lock all the windows?
A．On Saturday．
B．On Friday night．
C．On Friday．
10．What is the woman most probably going to do?
A．To look round．
B．To talk to others．
C．To ask more questions．
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Where did the man live before?
A．In Oak Creek apartments．
B．In a student dorm．
C．In a house he rented．
12．Where do two of the man’s roommates come from?
A．Italy and Japan．
B．Hong Kong and America．
C．Brazil and Japan．
13．What do we know about the woman?
A．She is friendly．
B．She likes to cook．
C．She wants to meet his roommates．
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．Why are the man and woman in the restaurant?
A．It is inexpensive．
B．They are celebrating a birthday．
C．It was recommended by a friend．
15．How long does it take the woman to make an order?
A．A year．
B．Only a moment．
C．A long time．
16．Why do they not order snails?
A．Snails are not on the menu．
B．The restaurant doesn’t have any left．
C．They are afraid of getting sick．
17．What will the woman order as a main course?
A．French cheese and white wine．
B．Seafood．
C．Salad and French cheese．
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．Who is the man probably speaking to?
A．Children．
B．Students．
C．Teachers．
19．Where is the speaker?
A．In the classroom．
B．In the library．
C．In the office．
20．How does the man treat his job?
A．He doesn't care about it．
B．He is serious about it．
C．He is tired of it．
Mark Twain is a name not usually connected with Broadway(百老汇), but now his play “Is He Dead” will receive its first public performance on November 29.
“Is He Dead” was written by Mark Twain in 1898 but was never performed. It was rediscovered in 2002 by Shelley Fisher Fishkin, an English professor and director of the American Studies Program at Stanford University. It was published the following year by the University of California Press.
The story is about a group of poor artists who fake the death of their friend in order to increase the value of his work.
“Is He Dead” is set in France in the 1840s and centers on the French painter Jean-Francois Millet. “Millet was probably the most popular European painter in the United States in Twain’s lifetime,” Fishkin said in a telephone interview. “Americans greatly admired him because he focused on the life of the common man and the common woman.”
According to Fishkin, “Is He Dead” is a satire(讽刺) about how value is created in the art world. Twain wrote the play when he was coming out of the hardest time of his life.
1.What’s “Is He Dead” about?
A．The death of a poor artist in the 1840s.
B．A trick played by a group of poor artists.
C．A story about the French painter Jean-Francois Millet.
D．An experience Mark Twain had gone through.
2.From the second paragraph we learn that ______.
A．the play was one of Mark Twain’s early works
B．no one knew the play until 2002
C．Fishkin is an expert on Mark Twain’s works
D．the play was published in 2002
3.According to Fishkin, Jean-Francois Millet was admired by Americans because ____.
A．he was a famous French painter at that time
B．he focused on the life of ordinary Americans
C．his works showed respect for ordinary people
D．Mark Twain agreed on his thoughts
4.We can infer from the passage that Mark Twain ______.
A．had experienced several difficult times for no money
B．was a good novelist but a bad playwright(剧作家)
C．was a writer who only cared about ordinary people’s life
D．was dissatisfied with some methods of creating the value of art work
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