Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public．Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before．He hopes the public will listen and understand what he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him．
What visual artist like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experience into shapes and colors, not words．They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us．Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist．
Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and at rest; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, they contain beautiful sights．Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it．Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects．
If one painter chooses to paint a decaying leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world．Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something-all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us．
(1)
An artist hopes that the public will ________．
[ ]
A．
understand him and learn from him
B．
notice only shapes and colors in his work
C．
teach him something
D．
believe what he says in his work
(2)
It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because ________．
[ ]
A．
most painters do not express themselves well
B．
a painter uses unusual words and phrases
C．
a painter uses shapes and colors instead of words
D．
many painters do not say anything
(3)
The writer says that contemporary artists might say their choice of subject ________．
[ ]
A．
carries a message to the public
B．
only provides interesting patterns
C．
has no pattern or form
D．
teaches the public important truths
(4)
The writer says that contemporary art contains ________．
[ ]
A．
nothing but meaningless patterns
B．
uninteresting aspects of the world
C．
subjects chosen partly for their meaning
D．
completely meaningless subjects
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Midas was a powerful king, both rich and greedy．Once he did a great favor for Bacchus, the god of wine．Bacchus offered Midas his choice of a reward．Midas answered at once．He asked that whatever he touched be turned into gold．Bacchus agreed, though he was sorry that Midas had not made a wiser choice．
Midas was eager to put his newly gained power to the test．He pulled a branch from a tree．The branch became gold in his hand．He picked up a stone, it turned to gold．He touched the grass, it, too, turned to gold．
Midas was overjoyed, returning home, he ordered his servants to prepare a magnificent meal．But when he picked up some bread, it turned to gold．He lifted a glass of wine to his lips．But before he could taste it, it turned to gold．
Midas wished to free himself of his power．He hated the gift he had so recently hoped for．He raised his arms and begged and prayed for Bacchus to take away his deadly gift．
Bacchus showed pity．“Go," he said, "to the River Pactolus．There dip yourself in．Wash away your greed and its punishment．"
Midas did so．Hardly had he touched the waters, before the gold making powers passed into them．The river sands changed into gold．And they remain golden to this day．
(1)
What is the moral in this story?
[ ]
A．
There is more to life than riches．
B．
Gold is more important than food．
C．
You can not trust your friends．
D．
You must make a wiser choice．
(2)
When everything he touched turned to gold, Midas felt ________．
[ ]
A．
happy and joyful
B．
sad and disappointed
C．
excited and angry
D．
powerful and satisfied
(3)
What was Midas' wish after he could have nothing to eat?
[ ]
A．
To have a big meal．
B．
To gain power to turn things to gold．
C．
To have his power taken away．
D．
To wash himself in the water．
(4)
The climax of the story is the moment when ________．
[ ]
A．
Midas did a favor for Bacchus
B．
Midas realized that he had made mistake
C．
Midas turned everything to gold
D．
Midas lost his power
(5)
Today when we say that a person has the "Midas Touch", we mean that ________．
[ ]
A．
the person is very poor
B．
gold is the most important thing to that person
C．
everything that the person does makes money
D．
the person has the power to do everything
阅读理解
●Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying．
●Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on very little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people．
●Michael, a young computer programmer has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax…in winter．He would like to go somewhere warm and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing．
●Harry and Kate, both teachers and their two sons have to take their holiday during the school summer holiday．There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want beautiful scenery, good food and wine, and peace．
(1)
Michael would most enjoy ________ , where he can go in winter．
[ ]
A．
spending two weeks in the splendid hotel on the Caribbean island
B．
visiting five Italian cities starting from London
C．
seeing the splendid arts and culture of historic city
D．
driving cars and bicycles along the seaside
(2)
The most suitable holiday for Peter and Maria, who are university students, would be ________, as it's cheap and sounds very interesting．
[ ]
A．
the summer holiday in Mallorca
B．
the tours guided by a professor
C．
the splendid 14-day trip around the island
D．
the tours arranged near to town of Castries
(3)
The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be ________．
[ ]
A．
the leisurely 21-day coach tour of Italy
B．
the working holidays for 1-3 months on a farm
C．
the splendid 14-day trip around the island
D．
the interesting 2-week stay in a luxurious hotel
(4)
Harry and Kate and their sons would like ________．
[ ]
A．
a holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel
B．
a holiday visiting ancient cities by coach in Italy
C．
a holiday hotel on a lonely beach on the Caribbean Island
D．
a holiday apartment in the fishing port in Mallorca
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Many years ago, when most people got their water direct from wells, they were sometimes annoyed by a dark liquid which came out of the ground and polluted the water．It smelt bad and was extremely dirty．Some people discovered that it was good for caulking(填……以防漏)boats-it prevented water getting in through cracks in the wood．Others found it was a good medicine for the stomach．But most people thought it was a nuisance(麻烦事)．Today we have a rather different opinions about this substances as crude oil．
In 1885,a young teacher at Yale University, Benjamin Silliman, became interested in crude oil．He soon found that it could be used as fuel for heating and lighting．So he asked his friend Edwin Drake, a railwayman, to try to produce this oil on his land in Philadelphia．Drake tried to collect the oil, which was seeping to the surface, by digging a large hole．This was not successful and flow out in a great stream．The first oil well had started production and the age of oil was just approaching．Today, J．P．Getty and Hughes, who are said to be the world's two richest men, both have fortunes based on oil－the first on the Standard Oil Co．and the second
on a highly fortunes efficient oil drilling tool．
(1)
Silliman was said to be the man ________．
[ ]
A．
who dig the first oil
B．
who tried to collect the oil by digging
C．
who discovered its usefulness for heating and lighting
D．
who tried to produce this oil
(2)
According to the first paragraph, people dislike crude oil because ________．
[ ]
A．
it affected people's noses
B．
it affected their bodies
C．
it polluted their water
D．
all of the above
(3)
From the passage we would say that ________．
[ ]
A．
Philadelphia was rich in oil resources
B．
Edwin Drake was a young teacher, too
C．
Drake's first efforts to collect the oil were successful
D．
Drake failed to collect the oil by drilling
(4)
By the example of J．P．Getty and Hughes, the author implies that ________．
[ ]
A．
the latter was a successful man
B．
oil is black gold
C．
most people try to have their fortunes based on oil
D．
those who want to be the richest men in the world must run oil industry
The "mainland committee" of the Taiwan Authorities recently said they will allow mainland tourists to visit the island province on an experimental base, according to Taiwan-based media．
At first, a number of mainland cities will be selected as candidate areas whose residents will be allowed to make the visit in Taiwan．Fujian Province, neighboring Taiwan across the straits, is excluded from the candidate, for the time being, due to a "high escape rate" of its visitors．The committee plans to accept 1,000 mainland tourists a day．
The two sides may begin talks on the issue within this year, an official with the committee said on Friday．On May 20, Zhang Jianzhong, spokesman of the National Tourism Administration, held a press briefing, urging the Taiwan Authorities to authorize some non-government tourist agency in the province to talk with the mainland's China Tourism Association．
(1)
What can we learn from the first paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Some mainland tourists will be allowed to visit the Island province．
B．
Some Island province residents will be allowed to visit the mainland．
C．
The residents of two sides will be allowed to visit each other．
D．
Taiwan Authorities will not allow the Island province tourists to visit mainland．
(2)
What's the meaning of the underlined word "excluded"?(in Paragraph 2)
[ ]
A．
Accepted．
B．
Kept out．
C．
Included．
D．
Brought in．
(3)
What can you infer from the underlined phrase "high escape rate"?(in Paragraph 2)
[ ]
A．
The residents of Fujian are reluctant to visit Taiwan province．
B．
The residents of Fujian may get lost in Taiwan province．
C．
The residents of Fujian may want to find their relatives in Taiwan and don't want to leave．
D．
The residents of Fujian hate the residents of Taiwan province．
(4)
On May 20, the National Tourism Administration held a press to ________．
[ ]
A．
urge the "mainland committee" to give up that idea of mainland residents paying visit to Taiwan province
B．
urge the non-government tourist agency in the province to talk with the mainland's China Tourism Association
C．
urge the Taiwan Authorities to talk with the mainland's China Tourism Association
D．
urge the idea of mainland residents paying visit to Taiwan province into practice quickly
(5)
Which of the following sentences is TURE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Many mainland tourists are sure to visit Taiwan province．
B．
The "mainland committee" of the Taiwan Authorities plans to accept 1,000 Island province residents．
C．
The residents of Fujian will be the first to visit Taiwan．
D．
The National Tourism Administration originally agrees with views of the "mainland committee" of the Taiwan Authorities．
阅读理解
China Petrochemical Corp, the parent company of Sinopec, and a Canadian company yesterday announced the refiner will pay 105 million Canadian dollars(US ＄ 84 million)for a stake in Canada's Northern Lights oil sands project．
SinoCanada, a subsidiary of the Sinopec Group, sealed a series of agreements with Canada-based Synenco Energy Inc to buy 40 percent of the project located in the Athabasca region of Northeast Canada's Alberta Province, according to a Sinopec statement．Synenco owns the remaining 60 percent share, and will operate the project as the managing partner, it said．
Oil sands are composed of sand, bitumen, mineral rich clays and water．Bitumen, after upgrading, can be used to produce a light crude oil．
The 4.5 billion Canadian dollar(US ＄3.6 billion)Northern Lights project, which includes oil sands mining and bitumen extraction, has a production capacity of 100,000 barrels a day of synthetic crude oil or 5 million tons annually, the statement said．
Synenco was established in 1999 to evaluate land in the Athabasca oil sands region．From 2003, the company started preparatory work on plans to develop the Northern Lights project．
(1)
China Petrochemical Corp．and a Canadian company will pay US ＄84 million in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
develop together to enter International market
B．
develop Canada's Northern lights oil sands
C．
gain control of the price of the petrol
D．
Fight against other petrol corps
(2)
Which company will be the managing partner of the project?
[ ]
A．
China Petrochemical Corp．
B．
Sinopec．
C．
Synenco．
D．
SinoCanada．
(3)
What is not mentioned in the makeup of oil sand?
[ ]
A．
Water．
B．
Sand．
C．
Mineral rich clay．
D．
Iron．
(4)
What is Bitumen?
[ ]
A．
It can be used to produce a light crude oil．
B．
It is a light crude oil．
C．
It has nothing to do with light crude oil．
D．
It can be used to produce petrol after upgrading．
(5)
What does the Canada's Northern lights project include?
[ ]
A．
Oil sands mining．
B．
Bitumen extraction．
C．
Coal mining．
D．
Both A and B．
阅读理解
Miss Canada, Natalie Glebova, was crowned Miss Universe in the 54th annual pageant held in the Thai capital of Bangkok．The brunette from Toronto was chosen over Miss Puerto Rico Cynthia Olavarria．
The two were among five contestants selected to answer questions onstage in the final round of the competition．The others were from Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela．
Glebova, 23, was asked what she considered the biggest challenge of her life．She said it was remaining optimistic．"I always try to maintain a positive outlook on life," she said．
Earlier, the 12-judge panel narrowed the field of 81 contestants to 15, then 10 as the Miss Universe hopefuls modeled evening gowns and swimsuits．
During the event broadcast live, hosts introduced the contestants ,judges and last year's winner, Australia's Jennifer Hawkins．
Thailand hopes that hosting the pageant will boost the country's tourism sector, which was badly hurt by December's tsunami．
Contestants, who arrived in Thailand about three weeks ago, have visited tsunami-struck areas along the southern coastline and historic Buddhist temples around Bangkok．They also have driven the country's famous three-wheeled motorcycle taxis and ridden atop elephants－Thailand's national symbol．
(1)
Who won the Miss Universe tide in the 53th annual pageant?
[ ]
A．
Miss Canada．
B．
Miss Mexico．
C．
Miss Australia．
D．
Miss Venezuela．
(2)
How many Miss Universe hopefuls modeled evening gowns and swimsuits?
[ ]
A．
81．
B．
15．
C．
10．
D．
5．
(3)
What's the important reason that Thailand hosts the pageant?
[ ]
A．
To boost the country's touring sector．
B．
To make money from the pageant．
C．
To raise the country's international status．
D．
To get Miss Universe for Miss Thailand．
(4)
Where does the historic Buddhist temples locate in Thailand?
[ ]
A．
It locates along the southern coastline．
B．
It locates in Bangkok．
C．
It locates in tsunami-struck areas．
D．
It is not mentioned in the passage．
(5)
What's the Thailand national symbol?
[ ]
A．
Miss Thailand．
B．
Three-wheeled motorcycle．
C．
Historic Buddhist temple．
D．
The elephant．
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China Construction Bank(CCB), one of the four largest State-owned banks, said it planned to list shares in Hong Kong before the end of this year．
Preparations for the initial public offering, which would raise several billion US dollars, were well underway, the bank said in a report posted on its website．
The bank will submit documentation including a prospectus to stock exchanges and supervision departments, once permission is granted by the authorities．
The report cited spokesman Fan Yifei as saying the bank will sell shares in Hong Kong first, and then target Shanghai and other markets．
According to the report, the bank's negotiations with potential foreign strategic investors have entered a critical stage．The bank hopes to select one, two or three such investors．
The strategic investors must be strong enough to meet the capital requirements of China Construction Bank, Fan said．They should also be able to offer unique business advantages, be willing to share management experience with and transfer technology to the bank, he said．
(1)
What does“CCB”stand for?
[ ]
A．
China Construction Bank．
B．
Bank of China．
C．
Agriculture bank of China．
D．
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China．
(2)
CCB will submit the essential documentation to stock exchange and supervision departments as long as ________．
[ ]
A．
CCB raises enough capital
B．
CCB lists shares in Hong Kong
C．
CCB finishes the initial public offering
D．
The China Authorities grants the permission
(3)
What will be CCB's next target after selling shares in Hong Kong?
[ ]
A．
Shanghai．
B．
Shenzhen．
C．
Guangdong．
D．
Beijing．
(4)
How many investors might CCB need in order to list shares?
[ ]
A．
Three．
B．
Four．
C．
Five．
D．
Six．
(5)
The primary elements that the investors need except ________．
[ ]
A．
sufficient capital
B．
unique business advantages
C．
aged above 40 years
D．
mastery of modern technology
阅读理解
Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school．But this 19-year-old Swede is anything but ordinary：from the computer in his parents' home he helps the US Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI)find out the world's most wanted cyber criminals(网络犯罪分子)．
Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Fredrik Bjoerck, found out the maker of the "Melissa" virus(病毒)in March 1999．He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7, finding out the suspected(嫌疑)sender of the dangerous "I LOVE YOU" virus．The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8．
Jonathan's special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the "virtual" crime wave．In between studying for final exams, hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother's football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security(电子安全)to large companies．He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker(黑客)trade．
Many companies have already tried to employ him, but he is not interested at the moment．Instead, he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Sweden's Uppsala University and start up his own e-security company．
Although he works with the FBI now and then, his family insists he's just "a regular kid"．"Jonathan is a great kid, he has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the computer," his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because "He likes to help", not because he's looking for fame or recognition．
When the "Love Bug" virus hit the world, Jonathan was too busy preparing a speech on e-security to look into the problem．"Finally on May 7, I had some free time, so I began looking．" Within a few hours, he had found the suspect and e-mailed his method and results to the FBI．He said his work on the "Melissa" virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly．
"This time I knew exactly where to start, I knew what to disregard(漠视)and what to look at．"
(1)
The passage mainly wants to tell us that ________．
[ ]
A．
Swedish kid helps FBI find out the most wanted cyber criminals
B．
Jonathan is really a quiet, gentle and ordinary boy
C．
many companies want the young computer expert to join in
D．
any cyber criminals will surely be found out wherever they are
(2)
The public started to know something about Jonathan just from ________．
[ ]
A．
his helping the US FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous "I LOVE YOU" virus
B．
his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the "Melissa" virus
C．
his little sister's talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and good programmer
D．
his speech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackers
(3)
From Jonathan's success in finding out the sender of the dangerous "I LOVE YOU" virus we can infer that ________．
[ ]
A．
where there's a will, there's a way
B．
experience is knowledge
C．
hard work leads to success
D．
failure is the mother of success
(4)
What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean in the passage?
[ ]
A．
试题。
B．
文章。
C．
大字标题。
D．
段落。
(5)
What do we know about Jonathan?
[ ]
A．
He is a good fame hunter with various abilities．
B．
He is such a brave fighter that any criminal will feel afraid．
C．
He is an expert on security, not interested in running a company．
D．
He is a regular kid but does something unusual．
阅读理解
The weather is getting hotter and you'll be getting thirstier playing basketball or riding home from school．A cold drink may be just the thing．But be careful what you pour down your throat．Something that looks cool may not be good for your health．
There are plenty of so-called energy drinks on the market．Most of them have an attractive color and cool name．Their nutrition lists also contains various things from vitamins to ginseng(人参)．Sounds great!
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine(咖啡因)．These drinks are typically aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players．
Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake．But be careful not to drink too much．Caffeine raises your heartbeat．Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited their use．The amount of caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as high as in a strong cup of coffee or strong tea．
Research by Australian scientists has found that many teenagers are affected by caffeine．The results of their survey show that 27 percent of boys aged 8～12 take in more caffeine than their parents．
There are potential(潜在的)health risks linked to energy drinks．Just one can of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart attacks．
Teenagers should be discouraged from consuming drinks with a lot of caffeine in them, an expert from the Australia Nutrition Foundation said．
(1)
Have a cold drink after a basketball game is ________
[ ]
A．
very cool thing for boys
B．
one's own idea
C．
cool but it may hurt you
D．
just OK
(2)
Most energy drinks that contain high levels of caffeine are aimed at ________．(Which one is FALSE?)
[ ]
A．
young people, busy people
B．
sports players
C．
students
D．
women and girls
(3)
What should be the young's attitude towards energy drinks?________
[ ]
A．
Drink them as much as possible．
B．
Throw and never drink them again．
C．
Drink less energy drinks with lots of caffeine．
D．
Try to make new drinks．
(4)
It is said that energy drinks can ________．(Which one is FALSE?)
[ ]
A．
make people better at sports
B．
keep people awake
C．
raise people's heartbeat
D．
make people die
(5)
What's the main idea of the whole passage?________
[ ]
A．
A cold drink after a game is not so good．
B．
Drinking energy drinks may be cool, but it also brings some harm．
C．
People shouldn't drink energy drinks．
D．
Energy drinks are harmful, so we should get rid of them．
