No one can believe that the over 6300-kilometer Great Wall might disappear some day．Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by people．Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty, is still perfect, but about 80 percent is in danger．The Great Wall can be called “great” mostly because of its amazing length．But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time．If we do nothing to save the Great Wall, it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site．
The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2000 years．It began in the rule of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty(221 BC-206 BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty．The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared．People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu, because they have been open to tourists for many years．But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten．
Few local people knew the 3-metre-high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall．The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human．
The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses, sheep corrals and pigsties．Some were taken away to build roads．Bricks carved with people’s names are put away as remembrances．Rubbish is spread over the battlements．The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load．Those who destroyed and are destroying the Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning．It will take a long time to let them know this．The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but also dug out the entire base．
It is necessary to protect the Great Wall．First of all, the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall．Young Chinese should know more about the nation’s great civilization and learn to love it．
(1)
Why does the writer say the Great Wall might disappear?
[ ]
A．
It is useless from now on．
B．
It will be replaced by a new one．
C．
Some parts of it are being destroyed．
D．
It is too old to be used again．
(2)
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
The Great Wall was completed in the Ming Dynasty．
B．
Not all the foreign tourists like the Great Wall．
C．
The first part of the Great Wall was built in 221 BC．
D．
The Qin Great Wall was protected well．
(3)
The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes”(in Paragraph 2)refers to the parts of the Great Wall ________．
[ ]
A．
that are too difficult to find
B．
nobody can watch
C．
that are too far to be seen
D．
that are not well-known to the public
(4)
What’s the main reason of the Great Wall’s being destroyed?
[ ]
A．
The local people are short of culture knowledge．
B．
The local people need bricks and stones to build houses．
C．
The local people think that the Great Wall is not important．
D．
The local people sell the bricks for a living．
阅读理解
Material culture refers to the touchable, material “things”－physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used－that a culture produces．Examining a culture’s tools and technology can tell us about the group’s history and way of life．Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music-culture．The most vivid body of “things”in it, of course, are musical instruments．We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we depend on instruments for important information about music-cultures in the remote(faraway in time)past and their development．
Here we have two kinds of evidence：instruments well-kept and instruments pictured in art．Through the study of instruments, as well as paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of Near Eastern effect to Europe that resulted in the development of most of the instruments in the symphony orchestra．
Sheet music or printed music, too, is material culture．Scholars once defined folk music-cultures as those in which people learn and sing music by ear rather than from print, but research shows each other’s influence among oral and written sources during the past few centuries in Europe, Britain and America．Printed versions limit variety because they are likely to standardize any song, yet they encourage and force people to make new and different songs．Besides, the ability to read music notation has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music-culture as a whole．
One more important part of music’s material culture should be singled out：the effect of the electronic media-radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and video cassette, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments．This is all part of the “information revolution”, a twentieth-century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution was in the nineteenth．These electronic media are not just limited to modern nations; they have affected music-cultures all over the world．
(1)
Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance because ________．
[ ]
A．
it helps produce new cultural tools and technology
B．
it can express the development of the nation
C．
it helps understand the nation’s past and present
D．
it can present the nation’s civilization(文明)
(2)
It can be learned from this passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
the existence of the symphony was regarded as a thing caused by the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese music
B．
Near Eastern music had an effect on the development of the instruments in the symphony orchestra
C．
the development of the symphony shows the effect of Eastern and Western music between each other
D．
the musical instruments in the symphony orchestra was developed on the basis of Near Eastern music
(3)
According to the author, music notation(乐谱)is important because ________．
[ ]
A．
it has a great effect on the music-culture as more and more people are able to read it
B．
it is likely to standardize folk songs when it is used by folk musicians
C．
it is the printed version of standardized folk music
D．
it encourages people to popularize printed versions of songs
(4)
Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced by computers．
B．
Music cannot be passed on to future generations unless it is recorded．
C．
Folk songs cannot be spread far unless they are printed on music sheets．
D．
The development of music culture is highly dependent on its material world．
阅读理解
Chinese in France
An exposition(展览会)on modern living in China and an exhibition of 20th-century Chinese paintings, which opened in Paris, kicked off a year of cultural exchanges．
The “China-France Culture Year” is the largest Chinese exchange of its kind with a foreign country．
The Year of China in France actually runs from October 2003 to July 2004．It will be followed by the Year of France in China, from autumn 2004 to July 2005．The two events are part of celebrations surrounding the 40th anniversary of formal diplomatic(外交)recognition between the two countries, which took place on January 27, 1964．
The activities will include expositions on “China Seen Closely－Art of Living in Modern Times” “The Enigma(谜)of Bronze Man－Archaeology(古迹)in Sichuan” “The Bronze Age” “Confucianism” and “Science and Technology of Contemporary(当代的)China”．
There will also be traditional music, acrobatics(杂技), marionettes(牵线木偶), dances, garden arts and martial arts(武术)shows for the French public．And, contemporary art, photography, cinema and literature expositions will give a look at modern creators．
An exhibition of Chinese paintings of the 20th century also opened in Paris, displaying? works of Xu Beihong and Qi Baishi．
The Chinese National Orchestra of Traditional Music and Central Ballet of China will be performing．
Next spring, Paris will have a traditional Chinese Spring Festival with a show on the Champs Elysees, the boulevard(林阴大道)that runs through the centre of the French capital．
Other expositions will include one on Emperor Kang Xi, a retrospective(回顾展演)of Chinese films and a week of Chinese fashion．
In July, the “Art of Dunhuang” and “Week of Shanghai culture” will end the activity．
There will also be performances and exhibitions in other French cities, organized by Chinese cities with sister-city ties．
There are now 47 sister-province and sister-city programmes．Some of the bigger cities, like Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Guangzhou, will have their own “culture week”in Paris, Marseilles, Toulouse and Lyon．
The China-France Culture Year was initiated(创始)by Chinese President Jiang Zemin and French President Jacques Chirac in 1999．
(1)
When did the formal diplomatic recognition between China and France begin?
[ ]
A．
In January 1964．
B．
In January 1924．
C．
In October 2003．
D．
In July 1964．
(2)
The China-France Culture Year will last ________．
[ ]
A．
about two years
B．
about three years
C．
one year
D．
about one year
(3)
The underlined phrase “kicked off” probably means “________”．
[ ]
A．
got rid of
B．
started
C．
excited
D．
made something off by kicking
(4)
This passage mainly tells us ________．
[ ]
A．
the different shows for China to give in France to mark the China-France Culture Year
B．
France will come to China for the China-France Culture Year
C．
a lot of contemporary cultures will be exhibited in France
D．
the activities for the China-France Culture Year will be held in Paris
(5)
Which of the following won’t appear in Paris during the exhibition?
[ ]
A．
Marionettes．
B．
Martial arts．
C．
Chinese traditional dishes．
D．
Chinese traditional music．
阅读理解
Some building designers are thinking about building whole cities under glass domes(圆顶)in the desert．Of course, those heating and cooling systems(系统)will be necessary to control the climate in the domes．However, there will never be any rain or snow, and temperature will always be comfortable．
Perhaps everyone will live in high vertical(垂直)cities that are so large that they can contain all the necessities of life．Since vertical cities will use less land than horizontal(水平的)cities, and provide homes for people, they will be practical for small countries that have large population．
Another idea that will be helpful to small countries and island countries is the floating city．Monaco has already built homes, stores, and offices on the water of the Mediterranean Sea．And a Japanese designer has suggested a plan for constructing buildings on bridges over Tokyo Bay．
There are some people who think we will go back to living in caves．But the caves of future will be very different from the caves of the Stone Age．Computers will control light and climate．Farms and parks will be on the land over the cave city．When people want to go to the country or a park, a short ride in a lift will take them there．
(1)
The text is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
future life
B．
future cities
C．
building designers
D．
how to save land
(2)
What kind of city covers less land?
[ ]
A．
The city under glass dome in the desert．
B．
The vertical city．
C．
The floating city．
D．
The horizontal city．
(3)
People living in ________ can enjoy natural climate．
[ ]
A．
the cities under glass domes
B．
either vertical cities or cave cities
C．
both vertical cities and floating cities
D．
all the above cities except the underground cities
阅读理解
Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures(文化)．The increasingly popular “design museums” that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role．Unlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects that are easily found by the general public．These museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the center of the hall．
People have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new industrial technology．But their role is not simply a matter of sales－it is the honoring of excellently invented products．The difference between the window of a department? store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something, while the second tells you the success of a sale．
One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits．Unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled(困惑)．This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do, and how design has improved the quality of our lives．Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something beyond their understanding．
In recent years, several new design museums have opened their doors．Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public’s growing interest in the field with new ideas．London’s Design Museum, for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins．The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums, and visitors may also sense the humorous(幽默的)part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected in our everyday life．
(1)
Showcases in design museums are different from store windows because they ________．
[ ]
A．
show more technologically advanced products
B．
help increase the sales of products
C．
show why the products have sold well
D．
attract more people than store windows do
(2)
The author believes that most design museum visitors ________．
[ ]
A．
do not admire mass-produced products
B．
are puzzled with technological exhibits
C．
dislike exhibits in art museums
D．
know the exhibits very well
(3)
The choices open to design museums ________．
[ ]
A．
are not as strict as those to art museums
B．
are not aimed to interest the public
C．
may fail to bring some pleasure to visitors
D．
often contain precious exhibits
(4)
The best title for this passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
The forms of design museums
B．
The exhibits of design museums
C．
The nature of design museums
D．
The choices open to design museums
阅读理解
The dream(梦想)of every family is to live in a big house．Most British people buy a house when they have their first child．The house has a kitchen, a bathroom, a dining room, a living room, two or three bedrooms, a toilet and a garage．
The living room usually has a sofa for three people, a few chairs, a coffee table and a television set．There is often a bookcase．There are other things like a desk, some family pictures and a calendar．The large bedroom is for the parents and the small ones are for their children．Children put their games, toys, clothes and school books in their rooms．
The garage is for their car．Children also put their bicycles in the garage．The house often has a small garden in the back．British people like gardening．They grow flowers and sometimes vegetables in their gardens．
(1)
Most British people rent a house when they have children．
[ ]
A．
Right．
B．
Wrong．
C．
Doesn’t say．
(2)
Every house in Britain has three bedrooms．
[ ]
A．
Right．
B．
Wrong．
C．
Doesn’t say．
(3)
Each room has a TV set．
[ ]
A．
Right．
B．
Wrong．
C．
Doesn’t say．
(4)
Children put their bicycles in their rooms too．
[ ]
A．
Right．
B．
Wrong．
C．
Doesn’t say．
阅读理解
Paris is the capital of the European nation of France．It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world．
Paris is called the City of Light．It is also an international dressing center．What the women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world．Paris is also a famous world center of education．For example, it is the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization．
The Seine River divides the city into two parts．Thirty-two bridges cross this beautiful river．The oldest and perhaps most well known is the Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century．The Sorbonne, a famous university, is located on the Left Bank of the river．There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louyre as well as Notre Dame．However, the most famous building in this city must be Eiffel Tower．
Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisil．They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago．This island, called the lle de la Cite, is where Notre Dame is located．Today around eight million people live in the Paris area．
(1)
This selection mainly tells us about ________．
[ ]
A．
the building in Paris
B．
the general situation in Paris
C．
the centre of the world
D．
the famous buildings along the Seine River
(2)
The word “headquarters” means ________．
[ ]
A．
tall buildings
B．
research centre
C．
important area
D．
main office
(3)
We may conclude that the position of Notre Dame is on ________．
[ ]
A．
the Left Bank
B．
neither bank
C．
the Right Bank
D．
Both banks
(4)
The building of ________ is most known to the world．
[ ]
A．
UNESCO
B．
the Pont Neuf
C．
Eiffel Tower
D．
Notre Dame
(5)
The population of France is ________．
[ ]
A．
not mentioned in the reading
B．
around 46 million
C．
10 times as large as that of Paris
D．
around 56 million
阅读理解
The most famous statue－the Sphinx in Egypt has been damaged．The experts are trying to find out the cause to protect it．As we all know, the Sphinx has the body of a lion and the face of a man．It was out from limestone(石灰石)near Egypt’s pyramids about 4500 years ago．Not long ago a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx’s right shoulder．
In order to protect the statue from more harms, a computer was placed on it to measure rainfall, wind speed and air temperature．The computer also measured the amount of water and air pollution, the direction of wind and the temperature of the statue itself．The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx．Sunlight, wind, water and pollution have been eroding the outside of the statue for centuries．The experts hope that the information from the computer will help protect it from more damage．They say the more they know about what is destroying the Sphinx, the more they can do to protect it．
(1)
What does this passage mainly tell us?
[ ]
A．
The reason why the Sphinx was set up．
B．
The great importance of the Sphinx in Egyptian history．
C．
The detailed(详尽的)course and cause of the damage to the Sphinx．
D．
The experts are trying to find out the cause so as to protect the Sphinx．
(2)
Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．
The Sphinx has completely fallen down．
B．
The Sphinx is made of a kind of rock, which can be destroyed by wind, rain and so on．
C．
The Sphinx is made of a kind of rock, which is hard enough not to be damaged by anything．
D．
The Sphinx is in too poor a condition to be protected．
(3)
Which of the following is wrong?
[ ]
A．
The Sphinx is more than 4500 years old．
B．
The advanced instruments(仪器)can help protect cultural relics．
C．
Both the Sphinx and the pyramids are well known to the world．
D．
From now on no damage will happen to the Sphinx．
(4)
What does the underlined word “eroding” mean in Chinese?
[ ]
A．
侵蚀
B．
渗入
C．
伤害
D．
打碎
(5)
Not until a large piece of stone fell down from the Sphinx’s right shoulder ________．
[ ]
A．
did the Sphinx begin to draw people’s attention
B．
did the polluted air begin to damage it
C．
did the experts take steps to protect it
D．
did the Sphinx begin to be damaged
阅读理解
If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki(赫尔辛基)during the day, taking in the splendid 19th century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams(有轨电车), you will start to understand why it is called a city of two colors：white and blue．
The sea is always present in Helsinki．When you take a walk over the great open space of the central square, you will hear seabirds screaming．When you take the tram, suddenly and unexpectedly, you are faced with a calm, shining blue sea．You may notice that people in Helsinki do not rush about as in other cities．Instead, they walk along the roads, politely letting other people by．A usual way to see Helsinki for the first time is to start out by the boats．You will walk by the elderly women selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yourself in front of a beautiful park．You may enjoy a pleasant walk in the park for a few hours and then take the tram．Trams are the perfect way to get around in Helsinki．Watching the old houses, parks, theatres, churches, shops, restaurants and people in the streets, you may have a slightly sad film feeling to it．
The pale summer nights are another wonder in the city．Following the waterfront(滨水区)of the city after sunset, you couldn’t help stopping and listening to the sweet silence, interrupted only by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing boats．
However, in some way．Helsinki is also the most modern city in northern Europe．You will surely want to visit the white Glass Palace, the modern art museum, and all those extremely popular cafes and design stores．
(1)
Helsinki is called a city of two colors mainly because of the colors of its ________．
[ ]
A．
19th century buildings, boats and parks
B．
19th century buildings, boats and seabirds
C．
old houses, parks and trams
D．
old buildings, boats and the sea
(2)
The best way to see most of Helsinki is to go ________．
[ ]
A．
by boat
B．
by bus
C．
by tram
D．
on foot
(3)
The 19th century buildings, the white Glass Palace, popular cafes and design shops in Helsinki all show that Helsinki is ________．
[ ]
A．
both splendid and traditional
B．
both quiet and noisy
C．
both historical and modern
D．
both old and new
(4)
This passage is most likely to be found in ________．
[ ]
A．
a story-book
B．
a geography textbook
C．
a research report
D．
a travel magazine
阅读理解
One answer to the question of land shortage was suggested by an organization some years ago．A city was to be built at sea, housing 30 000 people．
The suggestion was to shape the city like a harbor(港口)．The outer wall of the harbor would stand on steel columns resting on the sea bed．Naturally this could only be where the water was fairly shallow．The people would like to live in flats in the fifty-metre high outer wall．The flats would be all face inwards, and would be made of concrete(混凝土)and glass．The glass would be specially made and colored to control the heat and strong light from the sun．The planners called this man-made harbor would be calm．On it would be floating islands carrying more building：a hospital, two theaters, museum, an art exhibition hall and a church．On one of the islands would be a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh water．
People living in the city could move around on small boats driven by electricity, so there would be no air pollution from the burning of gas．There would be platforms outside the man wall for ships bringing supplies．People could also travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane．
(1)
What was suggested about the construction of a new city at sea?
[ ]
A．
The city was to be designed together with a harbor．
B．
The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass．
C．
The building of the city would rest on a floating island．
D．
The people would live in tall building surrounded by a wall．
(2)
How would fresh water be supplied to the city?
[ ]
A．
By treating sea water．
B．
By getting it from the surrounding islands．
C．
By building a small lake of fresh water inside the city．
D．
By transporting it from the mainland．
(3)
The suggestion made by the organization is to solve the problem that ________．
[ ]
A．
there is not enough space for building cites on land
B．
land transportation has became increasingly difficult
C．
there are too many people on land
D．
present cities are heavily polluted by cars
(4)
The purpose of the writer is ________．
[ ]
A．
to suggest how new type of harbor could be built at sea
B．
to give a description of a new type city
C．
to draw people’s attention to the problem of air pollution