Throughout the ages, man has tried to create beauty through painting, music, sculpture(雕刻) and other kinds of artistic expression. It seems to be a basic need for humans to surround themselves with art. Some people, however, feel that the government is wasting money by spending it on art, particularly when there are so many other more important things that the money can be used for.

It can be wrong for governments to spend large sums of money on art. Too often, governments spend the money unwisely. Cities end up with huge statues or expensive, empty buildings that are only used by a few people. Many times, the art is also chosen to represent social or political

rather than artistic ideas, and even if it represents artistic ideas, tastes in art can change very rapidly. Without thinking carefully about how to spend the money, the people may end up                                                                        with an expensive collection of worthless paintings of tasteless productions.

At the same time it would be wrong to say that governments should not spend any money at all on art. Painters, musicians, and composers cannot survive without monetary support. Many times, the art is inaccessible (很难到的) to ordinary people because only rich people and large companies can afford it. Governments have a duty to make this art available to everyone. Art helps people enjoy life,

Although people do need to be provided with the necessities of life, governments also have a duty to provide their citizens with something more. I firmly believe that spending money on art is vital (必不可少的) part of a government’s responsibility, and I am confident that my country is able to contribute a great deal to the rich collection of art from around passage?

45. What does the author mainly tell us in the passage?

A. Why tastes in art change so rapidly.       

B. The importance of art to human beings.

C. Humans’ need to be surrounded by art.

    D. Whether or not the government should spend money on art.

46. The following are reasons why governments spend too much money on arts EXCEPT that _____.

        A. art is changing with time rapidly          

B. they choose art to serve political purpose

        C. they don’t think carefully enough about what to buy

        D. art is necessary for the life of poor people

47. The underlined word “monetary” in the third paragraph probably means“_____”.

        A. political          B. financial            C. temporary(临时的)          D. continuous

48. According to the author, what is the function of art?

        A. Art can be very valuable when it is traded.    B. Art makes people’s lives worthwhile.

        C. Art can unite governments.                       D. Art can make governments fashionable.

第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题 1.5 分, 满分 15 分）

In front of a shop, there was long line of                     76．_______

Bicycles. The parking attendant was busy with              77．_______

receiving and saw his customers off when a thief               78．_______

got a chance to steal a bicycle. The thief locked the             79．_______

bicycle, got on it and riding away. Seeing that, the attendant     80．_______

shouted to the people who were passing by for help. And        81．_______

unfortunately ,anybody reacted. Disappointed and             82．_______

helplessly, the attendant watched the thief disappear.            83．_______

Of course he had to pay the owner of the stealing               84．_______

bicycle 400 yuan as compensation.                          85．_______

Americans _________sent a message to the world________ we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.                A．that, \     B．who, that    C．who, when   D．that, what

— Were they good to you during your stay there?

　　　　— Sure ! I ________ one of the family there.

　　A. was treated as             B. was treated like

　　C. had been looked on like     D. had been considered like

．Over 800 pages of the earliest surviving Christian Bible have been recovered and made _______ on the Internet.

A. flexible                B. brilliant                C. conventional         D. available

Government should adopt laws that would ban advertising and other types of ________ of tobacco products.

A．delivery                  B．spread                    C．promotion               D．discount

 One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ____ to its burning temperature.

A. is heated         B. will be heated     C. be heated        D. would be heated

The setting sun was reflected on the river, _______     everything along the banks_______all the more beautiful.

A. to make; look      B. making; looking     C. making; look        D. making; to look

Where's the book I gave you? What ________ it?

      A．did you do with           B．have you done with

       C．had you done with         D．do you do with

London________be a wonderful city but it’s not somewhere I’d like to live.

       A．might       B．would       C．must  D．shall