Susan Sontag (1933 — 2004)was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature.For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything — to read every book worth reading ,to see every movie worth seeing .When she was still in her early 30s,publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American culture life ,trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art .With great effort and serious judgment . Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.

  Seriousness was one of Sontag’s lifelong watchwords(格言),but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poor-educated were obvious,she argued for a true openness to the pleasures of pop culture.In “Notes on Camp”,the 1964 essay that first made her name ,she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous .“Notes on Camp”,she wrote,represents“a victory of ‘form’over‘content’,‘beauty’over‘morals’”.

   By conviction（信念）she was a sensualist（感觉论者）, but by nature she was a moralist （伦理学者）,and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s , it was the latter side of her that came forward. In Illness as Metaphor —published in 1978, after she suffered cancer—she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities（被压抑的性格）, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact , re-examining old positions was her lifelong lifelong habit.

  In America,her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000.But it was as a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.“Sometimes,”she once said ,“I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending …is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.”And in the end ,she made us take it seriously too.

71.The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means Sontag_________.

A.was a symbol of American cultural life           B.developed world literature,film and art

C.published many essays about world culture

D.kept pace with the newest development of world culture

72.She first won her name through ___________.

A. her story of a Polish actress                          B. her book Illness as Metaphor

C. publishing essays in magazines like partisan Review

D. her explanation of a set of difficult understandings

73.According to the passage,Susan Sontag__________.

A. was a sensualist as well as a moralist                            B. looked down upon the pop culture

C. thought content was more important than form      

D. blamed the victim of cancer for being repressed

74.As for Susan Sontag’s lifelong habit , she __________.

A. misunderstood the idea of seriousness                   B. re-examined old positions

C. argued for an openess to pop culture                     D. preferred morals to beauty

75.Susan Sontag’s lasting fame was made upon___________-.

A. a tireless, all-purpose cultural view        B. her lifelong watchword ：seriousness

C. publishing books on morals             D. enjoying books worth reading and movies worth seeing

Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything － to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing. When she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American cultural life, trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art. With great effort and serious judgment, Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.

Seriousness was one of Sontag’s lifelong watchwords (格言), but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poor-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasure of pop culture. In “Notes on Camp”, the 1964 essay that first made her name, she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous. “Notes on Camp”, she wrote, represents “a victory of ‘form’ over ‘content’, ‘beauty’ over ‘morals’”.

By conviction (信念) she was a sensualist (感觉论者), but by nature she was a moralist (伦理学者), and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s, it was the latter side of her that came forward. In Illness as Metaphor － published in 1978, after she suffered cancer － she argued against the idea that caner was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities (被压抑的个性), a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact, re-examining old positions was her lifelong habit.

In America, her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000. But it was as a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame. “Sometimes,” she once said, “I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending … Is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.” And in the end, she made us take it seriously too.

1.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means Sontag __________.

A. was a symbol of American cultural life

B. developed world literature, film and art

C. published many essays about world culture

D. kept pace with the newest development of world culture

2.She first won her name through __________.

A. her story of a Polish actress

B. her book Illness as metaphor

C. publishing essays in magazines like Partisan Review

D. her explanation of a set of difficult understandings

3.According to the passage, Susan Sontag __________.

A. was a sensualist as well as a moralist

B. looked down upon the pop culture

C. thought content was more important than form

D. blamed the victim of cancer for being repressed

4.As for Susan Sontag’s lifelong habit, she __________.

A. misunderstood the idea of seriousness

B. re-examined old positions

C. argued for an openness to pop culture

D. preferred morals to beauty

5.Susan Sontag’s lasting fame was made upon __________.

A. a tireless, all-purpose cultural view

B. her lifelong watchword: seriousness

C. publishing books on morals

D. enjoying books worth reading and movies worth seeing

Susan Sontag (1933 ------ 2004) was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature.  For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything----- to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing.  When she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American culture life, trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art.  With great effort and serious judgment, Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.

Seriousness was one of Sontag’s lifelong watchwords (格言), but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poorly-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasure of pop culture.  In Notes Camp, the 1964 essay that first made her name, she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous. Notes on Camp, she wrote, represents “a victory of ‘form’ over ‘content’, ‘beauty’ over ‘morals’”.

By conviction she was a sensualist (感觉论者), but by nature she was a moralist, and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s, it was the latter side of her that came forward.  In Illness as Metaphor ------published in 1978, after she suffered cancer ------ she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed (被压抑的) personalities, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease.  In fact, re-examining old positions was her lifelong habit.

In America, her story of a 19^th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000.  But it was as a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.

“Sometimes,” she once said, “I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending… is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.”  And in the end, she made us take it seriously too.

1.It is implied but not stated in the first paragraph that Sontag _________.

2.She first won her name through _________.

3.From the works Susan published in the 1970s and 1980s, we can learn that ________.

4.According to the passage, Susan Sontag would agree to the ideas except _________.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

The best supporting actress（女配角演员)of 1959 was Shalley Winters. Shalley Winters，born in 1932，first played in comedies（喜剧)musicals on Broadway. She appeared in films from 1943 and attracted attention in A Double Life（1948）|. Shalley Winters impressed her audience with her performance in The Diary of Anne Trank for which she won an Oscar. By then she had become skilled in playing weak women whose youth was fading（消失)and who were losing their attention.

1.Shalley Winters began her films career（生涯)　　　　 .?

A. in 1948　　　　　　　　 B. at the age of 11?

C. on Broadway　　　　　　　　 D. by playing in comedies and musicals?

2.The Diary of Anne Trank was filmed 　　　　 .?

A. in 1943　　　　　　　　 B. in 1948?

C. in 1959　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the 1960s?

3. By 1959 Shalley Winters 　　　　 .?

A. had become weak

B. had lost her attraction to the audience?

C. had become much older

D. had become famous?

4.The best title for this passage is “ 　　　　 ”.?

A. Oscar Winner

B. How Shalley Winters Won Oscar?

C. A Story of Shalley Winters

D. Diary of Anne Trank??

Donna Simpson weighs more than 600 pounds and aims to reach 1，000 pounds．The New Jersey woman is carrying a series of activities to become the world’s fattest living woman，admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food．

   Donna，who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, eats pounds of junk food and tries to move as little as possible．The 42-year-old woman is a model on a website，where admirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating food or walking to the car．She appeared in TV interviews and

said she welcomed media coverage．

   Simpson has submitted a claim to the Guinness World Records for the title of the world’s heaviest woman to give birth．Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1，800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their

deaths．   

   You might expect her husband to advise her to lose weight，but it is the other way round．To achieve her goal，Donna says she will need to eat up to 12，000 calories a day，compared to 2000 calories that a normal woman needs．

   When she came across the website which made very fat women widely known，she came to know there were many women faced with the same problems．And after she admitted her real size，e-mails from people poured in．They sent her gifts through the post，expressing their care

for her．Donna was not feeling sorry for her goal，though she might risk her own life in the process．However, some have a different voice in Donna’s behavior．They hold that it is more important to do something useful than to become popular．After all，there are so many children faced with the shortage of food throughout the world．

1..  . One reason why Donna Simpson wants to be the heaviest woman is that          .

   A. she is fond of challenging herself

   B. she wants to advertise for food   

   C. she is crazy about public attention

   D. she hopes to make fat women confident

2..  . We can learn from the passage that           ．

   A. Simpson is much fatter than any other woman

   B. Simpson’s videos can be watched on the Internet

   C. Simpson has broken the Guinness World Record

   D. Simpson’s husband is strongly against her plan

3..  . What can we infer from the passage?

   A. Simpson will go on a diet to keep fit

   B. There’s no way for one to reach 1000 pounds

   C. Most people take pity on Simpson

   D. Simpson will take measures to achieve her goal

4..  . The author’s attitude towards Donna Simpson would be             ． 

A. negative       B. uncertain       C. encouraging    D. annoying

5..  . What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Meet with the fattest person in the world

    B. What’s the matter with Donna Simpson?

    C. A US woman decided to be the world’s heaviest

D. The super-sized model planned to lose weight