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Every reader of this passage must spend the whole of his waking life looking at things. Looking, like breathing, is natural; we do it without noticing it. Looking is passive―but seeing is active. Once you start seeing things you really begin to wake up. People who see things which others have only looked at, and draw conclusions from what they see, can add to man’s knowledge and help progress.
Someone recently discovered a place where metal had been worked continuously longer than any where else in
65. In the first sentence of this passage, “his waking life” means _______.
A. the time when he is waking up B. all the time he is awake
C. all the time he is alive D. all the time he is breathing
66. For the writer “seeing” means ______.
A. noticing things which need explaining B. doing something natural
C. looking at things D. doing something without noticing it
67. The man found a place where ______.
A. men are starting to work metal
B. men built walls of metal
C. men had melted metals tens of centuries before
D. men first learned to make fire with stones
68. The man found out that _______.
A. metal was melted in the Forest of Dean longer than at any other place in
B. metal was used in
C. in
D. people in the Forest of Dean have always worked harder than people in any other part of
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable question from A-F for each answer. There is one extra question which you do not need.
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A yearly list of the best and worst places to be a mother and child rates the United States 11th, behind Britain. Scandinavian countries are at the top. Sweden is number one. Denmark is second. Finland is third. Save the Children, an American-based humanitarian organization, compared conditions in 110 countries. The report came out last week.
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At the bottom of the list, Mali and Burkina Faso share last place. Just above them are Ethiopia, Chad, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania. Gambia and Eritrea are also in the bottom ten, along with two Asian countries: Nepal and Cambodia. Cambodia is tied with Eritrea in 100th place.
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Save the Children based its report on six conditions related to the health and security of women. These include the risk of early death, and the rate of use of modern birth-control methods. Another measure was the percentage of births with the aid of trained medical workers. Still another was the percentage of pregnant women with a shortage of iron in the blood. The study also examined reading levels among women and the involvement of women in national government. There are some conditions related to the education of both women and children.
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Save the Children has published a report on the "State of the World's Mothers" for six years now. This year the group included a progress report on education for girls. Researchers examined progress made over the past ten years in 71 developing countries. The report says Bolivia, Kenya, Cameroon and Bangladesh have made the most progress in girls' education. Listed at the bottom are Rwanda, Iraq, Malawi and Eritrea. Worldwide, the report says, 58 million girls are out of school.
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Charles MacCormack is head of Save the Children. He says many children in the world are lucky just to survive the first five years of life. But Mr MacCormack calls the situation far from hopeless. He notes that world leaders have agreed on eight goals to reduce poverty, save lives and increase security by 2015.
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| Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much __1__ while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so _2_ that he was afraid he would spend his life __3__ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)_4_ way. One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting _5_.He realized that he still had partial _6_ of his right hand and could write with difficulty.Then, he had an idea, "Why not write to other people who need 7 ?" He _8_ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in 9 . Many of them had hope of regaining their _10_.Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to _11_ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry(牧师) about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be 12 .However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back. 13 with the intention(意图), the man began sending one-way messages of God's love, hope, strength, 14 encouragement. He wrote twice a week, 15 his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul 16 his words, sharing his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith. It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any 17 .Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone 18 read his letters. However, this was his only chance, so he determined to continue. At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which 19 , "Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to 20 !" We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength. | ||||
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When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime Minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modem artist, Graham Sutherland．The painting had been ordered and paid for to 1 the Grand Old Man of World WarⅡ．
Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this 2 of respect and affection． 3 of them, of course, allowed the others to see how much they both disliked the portrait． “It makes me look 4 , which I am not!” protested Churchill in private（私下）． 5 , he only remarked that it was fine example of modern art． His friends smiled．It was known that the Churchills didn't ___ 6 modern art．
Churchill was so unhappy about the portrait that finally his wife had it 7 ．Churchill died at ninety in 1965．Lady Churchill 8 him in 1977．Shortly after her death, the public learned what had happened to the 9 , and a heated argument broke out． The painter was 10 sad．The artist community, shocked and 11 , said that the destruction of the picture had been a crime （罪行）． Historians said that they regretted the disappearance of a（n） 12 document． All agreed that the Churchills didn't have the 13 to do what they had done．
Graham Sutherland had told Churchill that he would 14 him “as he saw him”． Churchill never had a chance to see the work in 15 since the painter 16 to show it to him． He found out only 17 he received his present that Sutherland had seen him 18 a heavy, sick, tired old man． Since he hated old age, he was naturally 19 ．
Who has the right to a work of art, the owner, the donor, or the artist who created it? Was the portrait a good one, as many（including the painter） said? Or was it bad as others thought? None of these questions have been answered yet to everybody’s 20 ．
1．A．give B．regard C．paint D．honour
2．A．mark B．piece C．prize D．trade
3． A．Neither B．Both C．Either D．All
4．A．wise B．gentle C．stupid D．happy
5．A．Fortunately B．Obviously C．Straight D．Publicly
6．A．care for B．look like C．turn down D．make up
7．A．hidden B．hung C．destroyed D．returned
8．A．mourned B．missed C．followed D．buried
9．A．painting B．man C．woman D．artist
10．A．understandably B．unexpectedly C．unreasonably D．unthinkingly
11．A．afraid B．regretful C．curious D．angry
12．A．interesting B．colorful C．expensive D．historical
13．A．chance B．right C．power D．courage
14．A．help B．obey C．paint D．show
15．A．progress B．place C．need D．sight
16．A．agreed B．promised C．refused D．hated
17．A．until B．when C．before D．though
18．A．as B．to C．about D．for
19．A．moved B．worried C．tired D．hurt
20．A．surprise B．disappointment C．delight D．satisfaction
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When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime Minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954 , he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modern artist, Graham Sutherland. The painting had been ordered and paid for to 1 the Grand Old Man of World War.
Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this 2 of respect and affection. 3 of them, of course, allowed the others to see how much they both disliked the portrait. “It makes me look 4 , which I am not! ” protested Churchill in private (私下) . 5 , he only remarked that it was “a fine example of modern art” . His friends smiled. It was well known that Churchill didn't 6 modern art.
Churchill was so unhappy about the portrait that finally his wife had it 7 . Churchill died at ninety in 1965. Lady Churchill 8 him in 1977. Shortly after her death, the public learned what had happened to the 9 , and a heated art broke out. The painter was 10 sad. The artist community, shocked and 11, said that the destruction of the picture had been a crime(罪行) . Historians said that they regretted the disappearance of a ( n ) 12 document . All agreed that the Churchills didn't have the 13 to do what they had done.
Graham Sutherland had told Churchill that he would 14 him “as he saw him” . Churchill never had a chance to see the work in 15 since the painter 16 to show it to him. He found out only 17 he received his present that Sutherland had seen him 18 a heavy, sick, tired old man. Since he hated old age, he was naturally 19 .
Who has the right to a work of art, the owner, the donor, or the artist who created it? Was the portrait a good one, as many (including the painter) said? Or was it bad as others thought? None of these questions have been answered yet to everybody's 20 .
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