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3、 There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington has the National Gallery of Art; London, the British Museum. Florida International University(FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building ,or even a wall for its drawings and paintings FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computer. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the picture and drawings.
Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. he says he starts the museum because computer artistes had no place to show their work.
A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. he could also but his pictures on paper. but to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser printer.
Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the picture in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. he says artists enjoys their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.
60.The main purpose of this text is to give information about .
A.museums throughout the world
B.an electronic art museum in Mismi , U.S.A.
C.art exhibitions in Florida International University
D.latest development of computer art
61.To see the art in FIU museum ,you need .
A.floppy discs
B.a computer and a printer
C.pictures and drawings on paper
D.a computer connected to the museum by telephone line
62.The museum was started when .
A.Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists
B.Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists
C.art students needed a place to show their works
D.computer scientists wanted to do something about art
63.The words “an audience” in the last paragraph refer to .
A.art students B.computer owners
C.exhibits in the museum D.those who will enjoy art
2、 I made a pledge(誓言)to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father . Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical(圣经的)passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress(悲痛), “do you know something I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…that checkup(体检) I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me?Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
56.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.
A.with his family B.with Evelyn C.alone D.with his children
57.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because _________.
A.she looked lovely in her new clothes
B.he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm
C.he was determined to be a good husband
D.she was seriously ill
58.The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What was the one thing that went wrong?
A.He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.
B.She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.
C.He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.
D.He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.
59.By saying “I'm just starting to live,” Tom means that ________.
A.he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
B.he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
C.he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D.he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before
1、 I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has 36 me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest 37 , my mother is telling me , “Don’t watch the 38 when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the 39 , so he’ll know you 40 it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) 41 apology: it must be direct. You must never 42 to be doing something else. You do not 43 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 44 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 45 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat 46 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 47 .
One of the important things we should do for an 48 , apology is a readiness to 49 the responsibility for our careless mistakes .We are used to making excuses ,which leaves no 50 for the other person to 51 us .Since most people are open-hearted ,the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 52 about themselves .That ,after all ,is the 53 of every apology .It 54 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly a fault :answering for one’s 55 encourages others to take their share of the blame.
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C.compared |
D.treated |
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37.A.dreams |
B.courses |
C.memories |
D.ideas |
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38.A.side |
B.ground |
C.wall |
D.bottom |
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39.A.mind |
B.soul |
C.face |
D.eye |
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40.A.imagine |
B.enjoy |
C.mean |
D.regret |
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B.successful |
C.equal |
D.basic |
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B.forget |
C.refuse |
D.expect |
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B.put away |
C.look through |
D.pick up |
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44.A.poorer |
B.weaker |
C.worse |
D.lower |
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45.A.fault |
B.reason |
C.result |
D.duty |
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46.A.cruelly |
B.freely |
C.roughly |
D.foolishly |
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47.A.manners |
B.excuses |
C.efforts |
D.roles |
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48.A.active |
B.effective |
C.extra |
D.easy |
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49.A.raise |
B.perform |
C.admit |
D.bear |
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50.A.situation |
B.need |
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D.room |
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B.forgive |
C.warn |
D.blame |
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B.warmer |
C.better |
D.cleverer |
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B.method |
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D.advantage |
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