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24.What would be the beat title for the article? A. Alice Cities—cities of the futureB. Space travel with H. G. Wells C. Enjoy living underground D. Building down, not up B Vincent van Gogh was the son of a pastor (牧师) in Holland. Around his early twenties he decided to become an artist. He felt that color was his main influence and he used it to express himself. The way he painted was very unusual during the late 1800s because he paid much attention to colorful abstract (抽象的) art. Van Gogh had many paintings that have changed the way we look at art. His paintings weren’t popular during his lifetime because of an illness that was possibly a mental disorder (精神混乱). However they are now considered to be the most popular forms of art in the world today. In what ways can we appreciate his paintings? Learn about the artistic style of expressionism. In van Gogh’s artwork, the style that he used was expressionism, which was the only one of this kind compared to other paintings. Look for key symbols that would help you understand his artwork better such as the background of the objects. Try to understand the artist’s aims. You can do this by watching the use of colors, angles (角度) and the subject. Knowing the artist’s aims, you will be able to understand why he created the work. Take what you have learned from the artwork and put it in your feelings to see how it affects you and is related to you. This will allow you to make a connection with the artist. 25.The article is mainly about _____. A. how we should appreciate van Gogh’s paintings B. why van Gogh wanted to become an artist C. why van Gogh wasn’t famous in his lifetime D. how van Gogh expressed himself in paintings 26.Van Gogh wanted to become an artist because _____. A. his father was a famous artist B. he grew up in a religious culture C. he had a serious mental illness D. he liked to express himself with color 27.According to the passage, which of the following about van Gogh is NOT true? A. Expressionism was usually used to describe his work. B. He was likely to have suffered from a mental disorder. C. When he was alive, his artwork wasn’t popular. D. There are a lot of ways that his artwork is different from others’. 28.In this passage, we are told that _____. A. only after death can painters become famous B. van Gogh’s illness helped him paint C. van Gogh’s paintings were difficult to understand D. we can’t understand van Gogh’s feelings from his artwork C You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!Of course he isn’t really dead. With any luck he isn’t even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks. There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman’s success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is “blown up” in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion (爆炸) just at the right moment. Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls too. 29.Stuntmen are those who ______. A. often dress up as actors B. prefer to lead dangerous lives C. often perform seemingly dangerous actions D. often fight each other for their lives 30.When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______. A. he needs little protection B. he will be covered with a mattress C. his life is endangered D. his safety is generally all right 31.Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful stunt performance? A. Strength. B. Exactness. C. Speed. D. Carefulness. 32.What can be inferred from the author’s example of the Norwegian stuntman? A. Sometimes an accident can happen to a stuntman. B. The percentage of serious accidents is high. C. Parachutes must be of good quality. D. The cliff is too high. D It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of previous Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school? Japan High schools have canteens(食堂), which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles(泡菜) and vegetables. Students take home a menu for the coming month containing notes on nutrition(营养)value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers(剩饭) at the end of the month receives a prize. Untied States A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances (定量) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calories. Australia Meat pies, sausage rolls and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children’s health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus. Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled foods, including pastries, chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi (寿司), sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however, are available every day. In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice. South Africa Most of South Africa’s schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1:30pm and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches. Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition. Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes. 33.What does the underlined word “obesity” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Nutrition. B. Addiction. C. Food shortage. D. Overweight. 34.We can infer from the passage that ________. A. a typical menu from a US school consists of enough nutrition. B. most students in South Africa eat their lunch at home. C. many schools in Australia have traffic lights outside their school. D. you can have whatever you like in school canteens in Japan. 35.What is the main idea of the passage? A. Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students. B. Schools serve different foods from country to country. C. Food served in the US is the best of all. D. School children all over the world dislike their school food. 36.The article is written for ________. A. parents B. schoolmasters C. students of your age D. nutritionists E Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” How right they were! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends. “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, “I can do it!” when others shout, “No, you can’t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist(遗传学家)who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping. We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach(巴赫). As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel once wrote, “Years wrinkle(使生皱纹)the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power. Patricia Mallrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a penny until I stopped working for money.” If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can do it as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended her depression(抑郁)that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “I am persuaded to call Layton a genius.” We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”. We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses — finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow. 37.Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2? A. Enthusiasm plays an important part in success. B. If you don't have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing. C. Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame. D. Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor. 38.The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ________. A. music can arouse people’s enthusiasm B. enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed C. enthusiasm can make people feel young D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy 39.How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 40.The author holds the view that ________. A. enthusiastic people will never get old B. enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life C. enthusiasm is more important than experience D. enthusiasm can give people more success and fame 阅读 56—60 CBBDA61—65 DDCCD66—70 BADAB71—75 CACCB (责任编辑：admin) |