4、Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, which was the city’s second high-profile art theft in less than a year. The bandits also took two oil paintings by well-know Brazilian artists Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Lasar Segall, said Carla Regina, a spokeswoman for the Pinacoteca do Estado museum.

The Picasso prints stolen were "The Painter and the Model" from 1963 and "Minotaur, Drinker and Women" from 1933, according to a statement from the Sao Paulo Secretary of State for Culture, which oversees the museum. The prints and paintings have a combined value of $612,000, the statement and a museum official said.

About noon, three armed men paid the $2.45 entrance fee and immediately went to the second-floor gallery where the works were being exhibited, bypassing more valuable pieces, authorities said. "This indicates to us that they probably received an order" to take those specific works, Youssef Abou Chain, head of Sao Paulo's organized crime unit, told reporters at a news conference. The assailants overpowered three unarmed museum guards and grabbed the works, officials said. The robbery took about 10 minutes and the museum was nearly empty at the time. The assailants took the pieces — frames and all — out of the museum in two bags. The institution has no metal detectors.

In December, Picasso's "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" by Candido Portinari, an influential Brazilian artist, were stolen from the Sao Paulo Museum of Art by three men who used a crowbar（铁撬棍）and car jack to force open one of the museum's steel doors. The framed paintings were found Jan. 8, covered in plastic and leaning against a wall in a house on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, South America's largest city. One of the suspects in that robbery — a former TV chef — turned himself over to police in January, who already had two suspects in custody（监禁）.

1．What did the armed men steal on Thursday?

       A．Two prints by Pablo Picasso

      B．Two oil painting by Brazilian artists

      C．Two prints by Pablo Picasso and two oil paintings by two Brazilian artists.

      D．Two prints by two Brazilian artists and two oil paintings by Picasso Pablo.

2．Why didn't the thieves take other more valuable works?

      A．Because they didn't know that the other pieces were worth more.

      B．Probably because they had received an order for the prints that they took.

      C．Because they didn't have enough time.

      D．Because they were in such a hurry that they couldn’t get them all.

3．How many people were in the museum during the robbery?

      A．A lot. The museum was crowded.

      B．Not too many. It was almost empty.

      C．There were a lot of people outside the museum.

      D．Only three of them.

4．According to the passage, which of the followings is TRUE?

      A．In December, "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" painted by Candido Portinari were stolen.

      B．There are steel doors and no detectors in Sao Paulo Museum of Art.

      C．Three robbers defeated three armed museum guards and took away the works on Thursday.

      D．Three suspects in the first high-profile art theft in less than a year were arrested.

3、根据句意或中文填单词

1．We have        （催促，力劝）that systems be put in pace to prevent such accidents.

2．These methods can help to increase sutdents’ m         and interest.

3．Self –control and patience are two of his        （美德）.

4．School uniform is no longer        （强制性的，必须做的）in many British schools.

5．My new car is better and more      （可靠的）than my last one.

6．Disability need not be a              （障碍）to a successful career.

7．We need to show greater        （容忍）towards each other.

8．The accident left him         （瘫痪）from neck down.

9．I really admire his         （流利）, uncomplicated style of writing.

10．These unique plants have          （进化）undisturbed for millions of years.

2、You don’t have to read every text in the same way. The way

you read a text depends on your reason       reading it.                    1．          

For         , if you just read for specific information,                      2．          

you don’t need to read every word of the text.                             3．           

you have to do is g         quickly through each text                       4．          

looking for key words. When you find a        word,                      5．          

you can read the sentence      is in and you will probably                 6．          

find the information you need. If you read for detailed information,

        , you need to read every word of the text, but you                7．          

do this fairly quickly,          （停止）only when you come to       8．          

new information and then underlining it. If you want to be                  

an         （高效的）reader, you should always think about            9．          

WHY you are reading and then choose the best

reading m         to achieve your purpose.                                    10．          

1、假设你是李华，在出国交流学习期间，到当地一家电影院看了一场精彩的电影，但在观影过程中发现了一些问题。请你根据下列提示用英语给影院经理写一封信。

1．因广告过多，影片放映晚点；

2．影片播放音量过大；

3．安全出口标识不明；存在安全隐患；

4．适当结尾。

注意：

1．词数：80—120

2．可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；

3．信的开头已为你写好（不计入词数）

4．参考词汇：exit—安全出口；    potential safety hazard—安全隐患。

Dear Manager,

I’m an exchange student from China. Yesterday, I went to your cinema to see a film. The film was very good, but                                                             

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

28、--How much salt did you put in the soup?

—I’m sorry to say, ______．I forgot

A．none        B．no one        C nothing            D．no

27、This design is ________ satisfactory．So you’ll have to try your best to better it．

A．nothing but       B．anything but         C．all but       D．everything but

25、The shopkeeper did not want to sell for          he thought was not enough.

A．where           B．how         C．what          D．which

24、The little boy burst          .

A．out cry         B．into being cry        C．out crying          D．into crying