My father looked surprised．Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it．“Is it true? You stole? Tell me!”
Everyone was quiet．The boy began to cry, and he nodded his head．He pulled out the comic book(漫画书)from under his shirt．
“Oh, Mr．Kim．I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs．Diaz told my father．She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn't let go．
“It's OK．He can keep it,” my father said with a smile．
“Oh no,” Mrs．Diaz said．“Let me pay right now…” She dug in her purse．“How much?”
“Three seventy-five．”
Mrs．Diaz's eyes widened, and she dug deeper．I saw her mouth make a small line．“Three seventy-five?” she asked．
“It's OK．You can pay later,” my father said．
“No,” Mrs．Diaz said．She kept looking in her purse．“I have money here．”
I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn't have the money．Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought．
I had an idea．
“What if he worked with me?” I asked．They turned to me．
I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book．”
“Good,” my father said smiling at me．Mrs．Diaz nodded．She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!”
“Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head．
As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out(伸出)his tongue at me．
Ted has been working here for two weeks．He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants．We are friends now．
(1)
Where did the story most probably take place?
[ ]
A．
In a classroom．
B．
In a supermarket．
C．
At a bookstore．
D．
At a library．
(2)
By saying “but Ted wouldn't let go” in Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ________．
[ ]
A．
took the book by mistake
B．
wanted to keep the book
C．
didn't want to go home
D．
didn't think he was wrong
(3)
From the underlined sentences in the eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs．Diaz ________．
Experienced actor Zhang Guoli went on extreme diet to better fit into his new role in“Jian Guo Da Ye”, a big budget film celebrating the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China．
The television-film begins at the end of World War Ⅱ and is based on real events that took place during the years leading up to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949．It focuses on the birth of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body．
Zhang Guoli, famous for a series of ancient emperor roles, played the Kuomintang(KMT)leader Chiang Kai-shek．Zhang was reported to have reduced his food intake and eating only one meal each day, to better look like this historical figure．
The result was obvious and he lost 5.5 kg in half a month．
Sina.com reported, Zhang first refused to play the role for the big difference between his image and Chiang Kai-shek．
Despite Zhang's wavering confidence at the beginning, his friends believed that he could do it．Vivian Wu Junmei, a Chinese actress who became internationally known for her role in the Oscar-winning film“The Last Emperor”, said Zhang Guoli not only resembles Chiang in appearance but also in spirit．
“I think what really makes Zhang Guoli successful is not his look but the resemblance in spirit．The way he deals with some details in his acting is very captivating．”Vivian Wu added she could not think of anyone else who could do the role better．
Vivian Wu, also the star of“The Soong Sisters”, played a much more mature Madame Chiang Kai-shek(Mayling Soong)during the period of 1945～1949．
(1)
The purpose of producing the film“Jian Guo Da Ye”is ________．
[ ]
A．
to make more money and gain more awards
B．
to celebrate the 60th anniversary of PRC
C．
to provide more entertainments and amusements
D．
to promote the declining image of the movies
(2)
The period set in the film is ________．
[ ]
A．
from the end of World WarⅠ to the foundation of PRC
B．
from the end of World WarⅡ to the foundation of PRC
C．
from the start of Anti-Japanese War to the foundation of PRC
D．
from the start of the Liberation War to the foundation of PRC
(3)
The reason why Zhang Guoli went on diet was that ________．
[ ]
A．
he wanted to make his new role more cool and attractive
B．
he wanted to win more votes if the film went to the Oscar
C．
he wanted to better resemble the historical figure
D．
he wanted to replace the role of Vivian Wu in the film
(4)
The underlined word“wavering”in the passage means ________．
[ ]
A．
nervous
B．
calm
C．
hesitating
D．
serious
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She is widely seen as proof(证据)that good looking can last forever．But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with Mona Lisa．
The health of the famous, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci(莱昂纳多·达芬奇)in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum．
“The thin wooden panel(嵌板)on which the Mona Lisa was painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said．Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world's most famous painting is not easy．Experts are not sure about the materials(材料)the Italian artist used and their chemical states．
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile．“It is very interesting that when you're not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and when you look at her she stops,” said Professor Margaret Living Stone of Harvard University．“It's because direct vision is excellent at picking up details, but less suited to looking at shadows．Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows．”
(1)
What experts worry most is ________ of the Mona Lisa．
[ ]
A．
the age of the famous painting
B．
how to keep the famous painting
C．
what to do with the changes of the famous painting
D．
a place suitable(适合)for keeping the famous painting
(2)
In order to repair the famous painting, it is important and difficult ________．
[ ]
A．
to prove if it can last forever
B．
to find out the chemical state of the oil
C．
to interpret(破译)the mystery of Mina Lisa's smile
D．
to keep the thin wooden panel changing
(3)
According to the passage, it's ________ that interests the visitors all over the world．
[ ]
A．
the wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa was painted
B．
the place where the Mona Lisa is kept
C．
the painter of the Mona Lisa
D．
Mona Lisa's smile
(4)
We can learn from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
Da Vinci painted the “smile” in a particular way．
B．
Mona Lisa seems to be always smiling
C．
vision seems to decide the beauty of a picture
D．
details are more important than materials
(5)
What might be the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Mona Lisa, a Smiling lady
B．
Mystery, Uncovered for Centuries
C．
Smiling in Shadows, Da Vinci's Style
D．
Famous Painting Faces Damage(毁坏)
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The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients ease discomfort and pain．
A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli．They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly painting, or a blank panel(板)while the team put a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been stuck by a pin．The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense(剧烈的)while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings or the blank panel．Electrodes(电极)measuring the brain's electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings．
While distractions, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part．
The findings, reported in New Scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surroundings could aid the healing process．
"Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into account too," said the neurologist．"Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not．But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse．I think these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering．"
Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticellis Birth of Venus．Pictures they found ugly included works by Pablo Picasso, the Italian 20th century artist Anonio Bueno and Columbian Fernando Botero．"These people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world," said Prof de Tommaso．
(1)
The underlined word “alleviate” in the fifth paragraph probably means “________”．
[ ]
A．
cure
B．
relieve
C．
improve
D．
kill
(2)
Which of the following is TURE about the view of Prof Marina de Tommaso?
[ ]
A．
Beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely．
B．
Hospitals must take their artistic aspects into consideration first．
C．
Ugly surroundings will surely make the pain worse．
D．
Both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital patients．
(3)
From the last paragraph, we know that ________．
[ ]
A．
some artists' paintings were beautiful, so they were masterpieces
B．
only art experts could judge they were masterpieces or not, though ugly
C．
the artists mentioned above were not really art masters．
D．
some of them were art masters, while others were not．
(4)
Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage?
