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Shakespeare’s or Someone Else’s?

    Every once in a while you will read some article about a so-called scholar discovering material that is supposed to prove that William Shakespeare did not really write the works attributed to him. Many alternative authors have been suggested-most prominently, Christopher Marlowe and Francis Bacon. One proponent of Bacon as author of Shakespeare's plays actually looked for words like “fat and lard” and calculated how their places in the texts of the plays proved that Bacon authored them.

Any schoolboy can see the fallacy(谬误) of such an argument and yet many adult readers of newspaper articles, written by men who have never done any research on Shakespeare, are taken in by the arguments proposed against Shakespeare's authorship. It is true that we have no manuscripts(手稿) of the plays as they came from Shakespeare's hand. After all, he wrote the plays to be acted and the actors used the author's manuscripts.  However, almost half the plays appeared in print under the author's name during his lifetime-which ended in 1616. A few years later, in 1623, two of Shakespeare's name appeared on the title page. They even got Ben Johnson, Shakespeare's great rival playwright, to write a poetic introduction for the folio volume(对开本的书卷).

There are other arguments I might present to prove Shakespeare's authorship. My own argument is simply this, if Shakespeare did not write the plays attributed to him, it was someone else by the same name.

1. The first paragraph tells us that some so-called scholars________.

   A. have proved that Shakespeare's works were his own

   B. have already proved that Shakespeare's work were not his own

   C. try very hard to prove that Shakespeare's work were useless

   D. try to prove that Shakespeare's works were not his own

2. Some people suggested that certain writers other than Shakespeare himself were the authors of his plays. One of them did so by ________.

   A. discovering words such as “fat and lard” in Bacon's plays

   B. checking up every word in Shakespeare's words

   C. comparing the use of words in Shakespeare's works with others

   D. examining the whole text of Shakespeare's works

3. According to the message, Shakespeare________.

   A. died in 1616

   B. never had any manuscripts for his plays

   C. often wrote plays together with Ben Johnson

   D. published a great folio volume with 36 plays

4. In his final conclusion, the writer________.

   A. believe that someone else had written the plays for Shakespeare

   B. states that it is logical that Shakespeare's plays were written by Shakespeare

   C. does not think that Shakespeare could have written all the plays by himself

   D. believes that some of Shakespeare's friends had published their own works under the name of Shakespeare

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The Sleeping City

沉睡的城市

    由地下岩浆喷出地面而堆积的山叫火山。经常喷发的叫做活火山；喷发后不再喷发的叫死火山。2 000多年以前，意大利Pompeii市附近一座沉睡了几百年的“死”火山突然喷发，整座城市笼罩在恐怖之中。要知 Pompeii市的命运如何，请看下文。

    Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii，Italy．They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for such as its stadium and theatres，its shops and restaurants．The tourists do not，however，see Pompeii’s people．They do not see them because Pompeii has no people．No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years．

    Once，Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people．It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano．Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries，so the people of Pompeii felt safe．But they were not．

    In August of A．D 79，Mount Vesuvius erupted．The entire top of the mountain exploded，and a huge black cloud rose into the air．Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii．When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes．Almost all of its people were dead．

    For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stones and ashes. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii．Slowly，carefully，Ginseppe and his men dug．The city looked almost the same as it had looked in A．D．79．There were streets and fountains，houses and shops．There was a stadium with 20 000 seats．Perhaps the most important of all，there were everyday objects，which tell us a great deal about the people who 1ived in Pompeii．Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom，so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine．They liked bread too，metal bread pans were in every bakery．In one bakery there were 81 round，flat loaves of bread-a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today．Tiny boxes filled with dark，shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup．

Ginseppe has died，but his work continues．One-fourth has not been uncovered yet．Scientists are still digging，still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

    Notes

    volcano n. 火山  erupt n.喷发  fountain  n．泉水

1．A 1arge amount of people come to Pompeii ________。

   A．to see its famous stadium and theatres

   B．to see what it used to be

 C．to see its people

   D．to enjoy its delicious food

2．Pompeii was ________about 2 000 years ago．

    A．all empty city　　　　　　　　   B．a prosperous city

    C．an o1d city　　　　　　　　　　 D．a poor

3．The Pompeians who lived about 2 000 years ago ________．

    A．1ived more or less the same as Italians now do

    B．1ived quite differently from those who live in Italy

    C．felt worried about the grass-covered volcano

D．knew nothing about the volcano

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Mona Lisa’s Missing Necklace

蒙娜·丽莎失去的项链

蒙娜·丽莎是意大利著名画家达·芬奇的代表作，几百年来人们对蒙娜·丽莎那迷人的微笑争论不休。而美国人利用现代技术对该画进行扫描得出的结果更令人困惑，为这一名画增添了又一种神秘色彩。你知道这是什么吗?

A camera and a computer can “see” something that perhaps millions of pairs of eyes failed to see for 480 years：the Mona Lisa's lost necklace．The discovery about the famous painting was made by an American physicist in 1986．

    The Mona Lisa，painted by the Italian，Leonardo da Vinci，has been on show for many years in Paris．Now，a row of white spots on the neck have been “seen”．They are said to be the remains of a necklace which the artist later painted over．

    The painting will be examined further by using infrared scanning techniques．Laser technology can be used to show what lies directly under the surface of the finished work，too．This will help us to understand how the artist drew the picture．Did he begin with a quick-made drawing or have second thoughts as he painted the picture?

    This kind of knowledge will show us the famous artist at work．It may also help to explain Mona Lisa's smile，which has puzzled art lovers for centuries．

    Notes

    Leonardo da Vinci达·芬奇

    remain n.残留痕迹

    infrared scanning红外线扫描

technique n．技术

1．According to the passage，it is probable that the world-famous painting Mona Lisa was finished ________．

  A．in 1506　　　　　　　　　　   B．480 years ago

  C．in 480　　　　　　　　　　    D．in America

2．The American physicist who made the interesting discovery should be an expert at ________.

   A．drawing　　　　　　　　  B．oil paintings

   C．taking pictures　　　　     D．computers

3．The conclusion seems to be that Mona Lisa ________．

    A．sold necklaces in Paris

    B．had once been painted to wear a necklace

    C．had lost a necklace

    D．had her necklace stolen

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The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to attract local readers, the businessmen are thankful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eye.

Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors rarely take sides on political questions. But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues. A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping facilities, improve transport in the area and preserve local monuments and places of interest.

These papers often sound rather dull and it seems surprising that they all make a profit, but for many people in small towns and villages the death of someone known to them or the fix of traffic lights at a busy corner nearby can sometimes be more important than a disaster in a foreign country.

1. What should the editor remember according to the first paragraph?

   A. Money.　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Newspaper.

   C. People.　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Advertising.

2. What is the local newspapers' attitude on national political questions?

   A. They seldom have their own ideas.

   B. They often express their ideas.

   C. They are against one side.

   D. They are for another side.

3. Do businessmen like the local newspapers?

   A. No, they are for business.

   B. Yes, from the advertising on the newspapers they can sell well.

   C. Yes, they can write for the newspaper.

   D. No, they can't get much money from the newspaper.

4. A local newspaper can persuade the council ________.

  A. to provide better shopping facilities

  B. to preserve local monuments

  C. to improve transport in the area

  D. all above

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Newspapers are an important source of information. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they don't have time to read the news carefully and must be satisfied with a quick look at the front page；at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to glance at the headlines.

    There are newspapers to satisfy every reader. In big cities there are many types, with several different editions every day. In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some areas the papers is printed weekly.

Most newspapers have several sections, especially on Sunday when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front pages with the most important news, the sports section, the society page, the amusement section, a business page, and so on.

1. People read newspaper________.

   A. because they can learn about the most important news

   B. because they can learn about whatever they want

   C. because newspapers are an important source of information

   D. because newspapers can satisfy them

2. Reading the headline, people can know________.

   A. what the articles are about

   B. how many editions there are in the newspaper

   C. about the most important news

   D. about the sport, society, business and so on

3. In big cities, newspapers are usually printed________.

  A. daily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. weekly

  C. monthly　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. yearly

 4. Most newspapers have ________ on Sundays than usual.

    A. more types

B. more sections

    C. less types

D. less sections

5.If you want to see a film, you can read ________ in a newspaper.

    A. the business page

B. the society page

    C. the amusement section

    D. the sports section

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Helen Keller was born in America in June, 1880. Everything was all right when she was born. But when she was nineteen months old, an attack of fever left her blind and deaf for the rest of her life. She became blind so young that as she grew older, she did not remember being able to see; and she became deaf before she had any idea of the importance of human speech. She lived in darkness and silence.

　　 As she grew older, she, too, wanted to express her ideas and feelings. But she realized that she was cut off from others.

Her parents were greatly worried. How could anyone get in touch with Helen's mind and intelligence in darkness and silence without speech? Helen was nearly seven before a teacher was found. Her name was Miss Sullivan.

Miss Sullivan had a lot of difficulties in teaching Helen Keller. As the child could neither see nor hear, she had to use manual alphabet. But Helen’s energy and intelligence and strong spirit, combined with Miss Sullivan's skill and patience, overcame all the difficulties. As Helen grew up, she became an able student, passed examinations and finally took a university degree in English literature. She then devoted all herself to helping the blind and the deaf. Her personal success, together with the work she has done for others, made her one of the greatest women in modern times. She wrote many books and "The Story of My Life" is a remarkable one.

1. Which of the following statements is true?

    A. Helen Keller was born blind and deaf.

    B. She first became blind and then deaf.

    C. She became blind and deaf in 1880.

D. She became blind and deaf sometime about January 1882.

2. Which of the following statements is not true?

    A. Helen became blind and deaf because she suffered from a high fever.

    B. Helen became blind before she could see anything.

    C. Helen became deaf before she realized how important it was to be able to hear and speak.

D. Helen too, wanted to make contact with others with speech.

3. Helen Keller's parents were greatly worried because________.

    A. she was growing older

    B. she was cut off from others

    C. she, too, wanted to express her ideas and feeling but she could not

D. she was almost seven years old and yet they were not sure whether they could find a suitable teacher for her

4. Helen was finally successful mainly because of________.

    A. her parents' help

    B. the manual alphabet Miss Sullivan taught her

    C. the help she got when she took a degree

D. her hard work, cleverness as well as Sullivan's great continuous efforts

5. Helen Keller finally became ________.

    A. an able student

    B. a writer

    C. the greatest woman in modern times

D. a student who took a university degree in English literature

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Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history, and his achievement was even greater than a few other great scientists have achieved. An American university president once said that Einstein had made a new outlook, a new view of the universe. It may he some time before the average mind understands fully the identity of time and space and so on—but even ordinary man now understand that the universe is something larger than ever thought before.

By 1914 young Einstein had been world-famous. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited chances for study, but soon his peace and quiet were broken by World War I.

Einstein hated fighting and killing. The great suffering of war affected him deeply, and he sat unhappily in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.

In the year following World War I honors were increasingly put on him. He became head of the Kaiser Whihem Institute of Theoretical Physics. But he himself refused the effort to put him in a position far above other people. He was well known for his humble manner. He often said that his success would certainly have been achieved by others if he had never lived.

In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize, and he was honored in Germany till the rise of Nazism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.

1. The main idea of the first paragraph is________.

    A. the difficulty of Einstein's thought to others

    B. the feeling of an American university president towards Einstein

    C. the difference between science and history

    D. the change in human thought produced by Einstein

2. It seems to the American university president that________.

    A. Einstein achieved more than any other scientist in history

    B. everybody understands Einstein's scientific ideas

    C. the new view of the universe can be quickly learned by everyone

    D. our ideas about the universe are different today from those in the past because of Einstein

3. Between 1914 and 1918 Einstein________.

    A. received world-wide praise

    B. had no chances for study

    C. almost did nothing in his office

D. still continued his scientific research

4. Einstein did his greatest work________.

    A. when Nazism rose

    B. when he was young

    C. during World War I

D. after he left Europe

5. From the passage we can know that ________.

    A. Germans usually have a high respect for science

    B. Einstein had other interests besides science

C. Einstein was forced to work again in 1918

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The desire to make explorations is born with man. Wherever his imagination goes, man also has a strong wish to go. A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live. Again and again people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen, to make known the unknown. With kites, balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass through the lower atmosphere. Now the outer space receives their attention.

Why should man take the trouble of conquering（征服）space? It is hard to list the specific practical benefit’s that will result in. But one knows, from past experience in other areas, that man will surely see and discover new things in space that will increase our scientific knowledge, and this new knowledge will find its way into valuable practical uses. What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space, and from the effects of space and the space flight environment on him, will be extremely valuable. The new techniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space, will certainly find practical uses in everyday life in some way. The areas that will benefit are manifold. They include communication, generation of power, transportation and travel, food production, materials, fuels and many others. But to say definitely just what the practical results will be is almost impossible.

1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.

A. man desires to explore what is unknown

B.man often goes wherever his dreams go

C.man is no longer interested in the study of the land and sea now

D.man’s history is his exploration of the world

2.The underlined word “manifold” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A. vast　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.various

C.valuable　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　 D.practical

3.The author seems to be in favor of ______.

A. doubting the necessity of the space exploration

B.the exploration of space

C.exploring more in space than in sea

D.his experience in space

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Happy birthday

The China National Opera(CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.

Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”,as well as arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”,“La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.

Time/date:7:30 pm, September 7,8

Location: Tianqiao Theatre

Tel: 6551-4787, 8315-6170

Tickets: 60～500 yuan (US $7.2～60.2)

Folk music

A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works.

The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood”,“Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”.

Time/date:7:30 pm, September 13

Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China

Tel:6848-5462,6841-9220

Tickets:30～200 yuan (US $3.6～24.1)

Moon music

A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year.

The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”,“Spring Night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River”.

A number of established traditional Chinese music performers, like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra.

Time/date:7:30 pm, September 20th

Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

Tel:6606-8888,6606-9999

1.If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”,you will dial ______.

A.6551-4787　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.6848-5462

C.8315-6170　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.6606-9999

2.Which statement is right according to the passage?

A.Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.

B.“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.

C.“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.

D.Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.

3.“Madame Butterfly” is ______.

A. a Chinese opera　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.a Western opera

C.a piece of music　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.a song

4.In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?

A. Entertainment.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.People.

C.Culture.　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Sports.

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BEIJING(Associated Press) China has a growing middle class, a tradition of expecting education and 21 million new babies every year. Selling educational toys should be easy.

While China may be the world’s biggest toy maker, much of the best is exported. Department stores here do not have enough high quality toys. It is said the demand for educational toys is low.

A US company, Baby Care, is trying to change that with a new way to sell toys in China. Baby Care works basically together with doctors in Beijing hospitals. People who join the company’s “mother’s club” get lectures and newsletters on baby and child development at no extra cost — if they agree to spend 18 dollars a month on the company’s educational toys and childcare books.

“We want to build a seven year relationship with those people,” said Matthew J.Estes, Baby Care’s president.“It starts during pregnancy（怀孕）,when the anxiety and needs are highest.” Baby Care works on a one-to-one basis. Doctors, nurses, and teachers — paid by Baby Care—advise parents, explaining toys that are designed for children at each stage of development to age six.

Baby Care opened its first store in China last June in a shopping center in central Beijing and another near Beijing Zoo. It plans to have 80 stores in China within six years.

It is a new model for China and develops a market in young children’s education and health that no other companies are in.

1.What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us?

A. Educational toys and foreign toy markets.

B.Problems with China’s toy market and education.

C.Reasons for pushing sales of educational toys in China.

D.Baby population and various kinds of toys made in China.

2.Which of the following is a fact according to the passage?

A.Club members buy Baby Care products for free child care advice.

B.Doctors in Beijing help in making Baby Care products.

C.Parents are encouraged to pay $18 for club activities.

D.Baby Care trains Chinese doctors at no extra cost.

3.Baby Care is developing its business in China by ______.

A. opening stores in Beijing hospitals

B.offering 18-month courses on child care

C.setting up children’s education centers

D.forming close relationships with parents

4.Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. Mother’s Club in China

B.Baby Care and Doctors

C.American Company Model

D.On Educational Toys