From early times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world’s art treasures.
Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre (卢浮宫) in Paris, France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries.
The Louvre has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort (要塞)with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat (护城河) to keep out the enemies. Over the years, the number of buildings around the fort grew. By 1350,the fort was no longer needed and became a palace home for French kings and queens.
During times of peace, new treasures were brought in. During times of war, many treasures were stolen, and the buildings were damaged(毁损).
When Francis I became King of France in the year of 1515,he brought in artists from many countries, and one of them was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy, whose Mona Lisa is the best-known painting in the museum today.
In 1793, the Louvre became a public museum, just as it is now. It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy.
【小题1】The above passage is about       

it tastes just chicken
Away from home, eating is more than just a way to keep your stomach full．It is a language all its own, and no words can say, "Glad to meet you ．．．glad to be doing business with you ．．．" quite like sharing a meal offered by your host．
Clearly, mealtime is not the time for you to say, "Thanks, but no thanks．" Acceptance of the food on your plate means acceptance of host, country, and company．So, no matter how difficult it may be to swallow, swallow．Or, as one experienced traveler says, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere．"
Often, the food offered represents proudly your host country's eating culture．What would Ataiericans think of a French person who refused to take a bite of homemade apple pie or sirloin? Our discomfort comes not so much from the thing itself; it comes from our umamiliarity with it．After all, an oyster has remarkably the same look as a sheep's eye; and a first look at a lobster would remind almost anybody of a creature from a science fiction movie, not something you dip in butter and eat．By the way, in Saudi Arabia sheep's eyes are a famous dish and in parts of China it's bear's paw soup．
Can you refuse such food without being rude? Most experienced business travelers say no, at least not before taking at least a few bites．It helps, though, to slice any item very thin．This way, you minimize the taste and the reminder of where it came from．Or, " Swallow it quickly, " as one traveler recommends．"I still can't tell you what sheep's eyeballs taste like．" As for dealing with taste, the old line that "it tastes just like chicken" is often thankfully true．Even when the "it" is really rat or snake．
Another useful piece of advice is not knowing what you are eating．What's for dinner? Don't ask． Avoid glancing into the kitchen or looking at English-language menus．Your host will be pleased that you are eating the food he offers, and who knows? Maybe it really is chicken in that soup．
【小题1】The purpose of the article is to ____．

III. 完形填空 20%（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36 ~ 55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An 80-year-old man was sitting in his house beside his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow landed in front of the window. The father   36   his son, "What is that?" The son replied, "It is a crow."   37   a few minutes, the father asked his son a second time, "What is that?" The son said "I just   38  you that it’s a crow." After a little   39   , the
father again asked his son, "What is that?" That time a(n)   40   tone could be heard in the son’s  41   . "It’s a crow, a crow!"
A little later, the father went to his room and   42   with an old diary which he had   43   for many years. After opening the right page, he asked his son to   44  it. When the son read it, tears came to his eyes." Today my   45   was sitting with me on the sofa. 
When a crow was   46   by the window, my son asked me 23 times what it was, and I   47 to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him   48  each time he asked me the same question. I did not feel   49   answering the same question." If your   50   become old, don’t treat them or look   51  them as a burden(累赘). Instead be warm and   52   to them. From today on say this to yourself, "I want to   53   my parents happy forever, for they have   54  for me ever since I was born, and they have always showed their   55   love to me."
36. A. demanded                                       B. asked                        C. commanded     D. tested
37. A. Before                 B. During                   C. After                        D. Within
38. A. told            B. reminded                  C. called                    D. consulted
39. A. sigh            B. doubt                    C. breath                       D. while
40. A. sad            B. angry                      C. pitiful                       D. gentle
41. A. face                B. mind             C. voice                        D. pace
42. A. came up              B. came out          C. came back                D. came on
43. A. kept                    B. gathered                   C. collected                   D. searched
44. A. tear                     B. read                         C. write                        D. recite
45. A. son                     B. daughter                   C. brother                     D. father
46. A. lying                   B. wiping                      C. sitting                       D. spying
47. A. required              B. repeated                    C. recalled                     D. replied
48. A. lovingly              B. carefully                   C. deeply                      D. lightly
49. A. puzzled               B. worried                    C. amazed                     D. annoyed
50. A. parents                B. relatives                    C. families                    D. teachers
51. A. up                       B. upon                        C. down                        D. into
52. A. wise                    B. kind                         C. strict                         D. generous
53. A. send                    B. pray                         C. own                          D. see
54. A. frightened            B. hunted                      C. cared                        D. waited
55. A. pleasant              B. limited                     C. useful                       D. Selfless

For the person keeping a journal, whatever he experiences and wants to hold he can write down. But to get it down on paper begins another adventure. For he has to focus on what he has experienced, and to be able to say what, in fact, the experience is. What of it is new? What of it is remarkable because of associations in the memory it stirs up? It is a good or bad thing to have happened? And why, specifically? The questions multiply  (增多) themselves quickly. As one tries to find the words that best represent this discovery, the experience becomes even clearer in its shape and meaning.
Beyond the value of the journal as record, there is the value of the discipline it teaches. The journalist begins to pay closer attention to what happened to and around himself. He develops and sharpens his skills of observation. He learns the usefulness of languages as a means of representing what he sees, and gains skill and certainty in the expression of his experiences. To have given up one’s experience to words is to have begun marking out the limits and potential of its meaning. In the journal that meaning is developed and clarified (澄清、阐明) to oneself. When the intention of the development of that meaning is the consideration of another reader, the method of the journal redirects itself and it becomes the essay.
【小题1】According to the author, keeping a journal is good for ________.

“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour(跑酷).
Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond’s wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide.
Yes, that’s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.
Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more than that.
Overcome all the obstacles on the course and in life it is part of the philosophy(理念) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said, “I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.”
Another philosophy we’ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself that you earn energy and confidence.
【小题1】Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of     .