阅读理解。 Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known f

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阅读理解。     Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and
the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.
    He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real,
learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying
art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six
months!
     At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students
was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular
portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very
successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealthy people who commissioned (委任制作) many
paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.
     Rembrandt"s private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only
one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his
second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful
as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy (***) in
1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.
     His unfortunate life, however, didn"t affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time.
His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months
later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and
over 2,000 drawings!1. Which of the following is the reason that made his business fail?A. As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.
B. He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.
C. All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.
D. Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless. 2. From the passage we learn that Rembrandt         .A. graduated from the University of Leiden.
B. began his teaching career in 1628.
C. married Saskia when he was 22 years old.
D. was good at drawing animals and flowers.3. How many members of Rembrandt"s family died before him, not including his parents?A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven4. What"s the best title for this passage?A. A brief biography of Rembrandt
B. A great Dutch painter
C. The greatest painter in the world
D. Rembrandt"s unhappy family

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阅读理解     Amelia Earhart"s (1897－1937) childhood was not the typical girl"s. She liked nothing better than to
explore the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步枪).
She also built her own roller coaster(过山车).
     The exciting life of the American aviation (航空)pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is
due to come out on October 23.
     After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and
career.
     As she later explained, "Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot
do or will not do."
     Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to learn to fly.She took all sorts of jobs to pay for
the lessons and to buy a secondhand plane on her 24th birthday.
     In 1932, Earhart flew solo (单人的) across the Atlantic. She became the first woman to make the
solo crossing. She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women
who led active lives. "Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already
done-occasionally what men have not done -thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps
encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action," she said.
     When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge-to be the first woman to fly around
the world. However, in midflight, she and her navigator (导航员) disappeared in bad weather.
     Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and women.1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. A movie about Earhart"s exciting life has come out.
B. Earhart never did things others could and would do.
C. Earhart"s love for aviation came after she flew a plane for a short time.
D. In Earhart"s opinion, women should think and act more independently.2. The underlined word in paragraph 2 means________.A. presented
B. adopted
C. published
D. created3. From the passage we can know that ________.A. Earhart showed most interest in adventure trips to the Missouri River during her childhood
B. Earhart"s ambition was to fly across the Atlantic
C. Earhart challenged herself constantly
D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes4. You can probably find this article in________.A. a booklet
B. a newspaper
C. a guide book
D. an advertisement

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阅读理解     Shane Thomas is a 10-year-old pianist from England. He"s being called the next Mozart because
of his amazing abilities.
     He has only been having piano lessons for four months, and practices four hours a week, but he has
already played difficult classical pieces. He was just seven when he sat down at the piano, and could play
at once. He also says he never gets nervous.
     When Shane was three years old, he said that he could play the piano, but nobody took him seriously. At school, he could listen to the teacher and do his work while composing (作曲) in his head. Shame
remembers all the melodies(旋律),and when he gets home he plays them on the piano, while his father
records them. Shane loves playing the piano, and when he grows up he wants to be a composer.
     His tutor, Richard Goffin-Lecar, says he is like Amadeus Mozart, who lived during the 18th century
in Salzburg, Austria, and was one of the most famous composers ever. Mr. Goffin-lecar says, "I don"t
teach Shane very much. I just give him directions, then sit back and watch."
     His father, a single parent with two other children, says that although he has little money, he wants to
send Shane to a good music school. "I"m a single father, but I have this gifted child. I don"t have much
money, but I want to give him the best teachers, and also take him into a studio to record."

1. When did Shane tell others that he could play the piano?
A. At age three.
B. At age ten.
C. At age seven.
D. At age four.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about Shane?
A. He feels nervous while playing the piano
B. He can compose in his head while doing his work.
C. He wants to be a piano tutor when he grows up.
D. He doesn"t like to listen to the teacher at school.

3. What do we learn about Shane"s father?
A. He also plays the piano well.
B. He"s a single father with two children.
C. He believes in Shane"s talent for music and will support him.
D. Not having enough money, he will ask the teachers for help

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阅读理解     Before Nicolas Sarkozy became French president, he was asked if he thought about presidency
when he looked in the mirror while shaving. "Not just when I" m shaving," he answered.
     When Francois Hollande, now president-elect (总统当选人) of France, was asked the same
question, he replied: "Do I see myself as president? No, I am a presidential candidate. A candidate must
not think himself president; he must give hope that he becomes president."
     Hollande has promised to be a "normal president" - something Sarkozy certainly was not. Sarkozy
celebrated his election in 2007 at a world-class Parisian restaurant. He took holidays on the yachts (游
艇) of wealthy businesspeople. Hollande, by contrast, was still going around Paris on his three-wheeled
motorbike at the start of this year. One member of his party said he looked "more like a pizza delivery
man" than the next president.
     "That is the key to Hollande"s success because the election is turning into a sort of referendum (公民
投票) for or against Nicolas Sarkozy," Eric Dupin, a journalist and political observer told Global Post.
"Francois Hollande is the one who appears not only as his main opponent politically, but also as his
complete opposite psychologically."
     When he was the Socialist party leader, Hollande was nicknamed "the marshmallow (软糖)" because
he hated fights. Sarkozy, by contrast, is known to be loud and aggressive.
     When faced with Sarkozy"s verbal attacks during the election, Hollande stayed calm. This sometimes
annoyed even his own supporters. "I wish he would just let go and savage (用暴力对付) Sarko," one
Hollande voter said to the Guardian.
     But Hollande still knows how to fight. St?phane Le Foll, a Socialist MEP who has been one of
Hollande"s closest advisors for 17 years and is co-directing his campaign, said Hollande had quietly
planned his presidential bid for 10 years. "I think we all underestimated this guy," Alain Minc, one of
Sarkozy"s closest friends and advisers, told Reuters.
     Hollande was born in 1954 into a middle-class family. He lived through the 1968 protests that nearly
overthrew the French government. "They shocked him, but also politicized him, he said in a recent
interview, making him understand that change was possible," reported the New York Times. When
Hollande was 15, he told friends he expected to become president.
     "I didn"t come to the first rank either by chance or by obsession (执迷)," Hollande said in an
interview with Reuters. "I got there because I put myself in this situation, and because I deserved it."

1. By citing Hollande and Sarkozy"s replies to the same question, the author intends to show ________.
A. Sarkozy is more confident than Hollande
B. Hollande is more modest than Sarkozy
C. Hollande is less ambitious than Sarkozy
D. Sarkozy is more humorous than Hollande

2. What is the key to Hollande"s success in the presidential election according to Eric Dupin?
A. His dislike of fights.
B. His careful plan for the presidential bid.
C. How different he is from Sarkozy.
D. The gentle way in which he ran his campaign.

3. What did Hollande think he owed his success to, according to the article?
A. His good luck.
B. His devotion and efforts.
C. His obsession with politics.
D. His personality and experience.

4. What is the purpose of the article?
A. To show what kind of a person Hollande is.
B. To compare the differences between Hollande and Sarkozy.
C. To show what French people think of Hollande.
D. To explain why Sarkozy lost the election.

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阅读理解     Anthony Horowitz was miserable as a child. He was,   as he puts it,   "not very bright" and couldn"t
win the attention of his very wealthy parents,   who preferred his "clever" older brother. At age 8,
Horowitz was sent away to an abusive (虐待的) boarding school in his native England,   even though he
screamed and pleaded with his parents year after year not to send him. "The thought was,   "It"ll be good
for him",   " Horowitz recalls.
     It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies,   had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. "My teachers couldn"t have had a lower opinion of me,   " he said. "I wasn"t even smart enough to rebel (反抗). The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10
years old,   I remembered asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to
be a writer."
      Now,   at 55,   Horowitz is one of the world"s most successful children"s book authors. His Alex
Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies,   and the eighth book featuring the young spy,
Crocodile Tears,   came out this month.
      The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14yearold Alex Rider,   an agent for the British
intelligence agency MI6.
     Horowitz said he didn"t try to write for kids;  it just came out that way. "I have a feeling that"s to do
with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room,   the character
in the room,   and get on with the action,   " he said.
     That style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because,   he says,   writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grownups. In both cases,   it"s all about
entertaining people with a good story.
     Now,   Horowitz couldn"t be happier with his life. He sums up his success: "…you can be anything
you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely."

1. The text is mainly about________.
A. Horowitz"s popular book-Alex Rider
B. Horowitz"s miserable childhood
C. Horowitz,   a successful children"s writer
D. Horowitz"s special writing style

2. In his childhood,   Anthony Horowitz________.
A. was more intelligent than his brother
B. was paid more attention by his parents
C. couldn"t understand why he was sent to the boarding school
D. led a miserable life because of poverty

3. In the boarding school,   Horowitz"s teachers________.
A. showed great concern for him
B. often abused and bullied him
C. taught him how to write stories
D. thought little of his ability

4. Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz?
A. He was the beloved child of his family.
B. He benefited a lot from boarding school.
C. He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.
D. Although he is successful,   he isn"t very happy.

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阅读理解。      Michael Phelps and his U.S. teammates crowned the greatest single Olympic performance on 17th
August, 2008 with a win in the 4?100 - meter medley relay.
     The victory gave Phelps his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, the most golds ever won by
an athlete at one Games. With gold No. 8, Phelps earned a singular place in the Olympic record books.
      "There is no comparison in the swimming world for what Michael has done," said Gregg Troy, coach
of U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, who finished third to Phelps in two races here in Beijing but also won
gold alongside him in the 4?200-meter freestyle relay. It"s hard to find comparisons even in the sports
world overall. Phelps is solidly in the company of seemingly invincible superstars such as Michael Jordan
and Tiger Woods.
     "I think years and years down the road we"ll realize more and more how amazing he is and how
special he really is." U. S. teammate Natalie Coughlin said. The 23-year-old from Baltimore capped a
brilliant meet at the Water Cube. He set a world record in every event aside from the 100 butterfly which
he narrowly won on Saturday, completing a program of 17 races in nine days.
     Phelps has won 14 Olympic gold medals and 16 total medals. He holds the record for most medals
won by a man, surpassing Soviet gymnast Nikolai Andrianov, who won 15 from 1972 -1980, Soviet
female gymnast Larysa Latynina holds the record with l8.
     At the 2004 Athens Games, Phelps won six gold medals and two bronze. He has already said he"ll
swim in the 2012 London Games. Phelps" victories in Beijing include: 200-meter freestyle, 200 and 400
individual medleys, 100 and 200 butterfly, 4?200 free relay, 4?100 medley relay, and 4?100 free relay.1. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Phelps wins 4?100 -meter medley relay
B. Phelps writes Games gold history
C. Phelps plans to attend 2012 London Games
D. Phelps finishes his competitions2. Why are Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods mentioned in the 3rd paragraph?A. To emphasize Phelps" unique position in swimming.
B. To indicate Phelps" great efforts to his championship.
C. To attract the world"s attention to the young Phelps.
D. To memorize the two heroes" contributions to the world.3. The world records Phelps has set do not include        .A. 200-meter freestyle
B. 200 individual medleys
C. 200-meter butterfly
D. 100-meter butterfly4. Which of the following is true of Phelps?A. Phelps has won 18 Olympic gold medals till now.
B. Phelps has got the most gold medals in Beijing Olympic.
C. Phelps defeated Nikolai Andrianov in Beijing.
D. Phelps won 8 gold medals at the Athens Games.5. It can be inferred from the text that        .A. Phelps is a swimming genius by nature
B. Phelps succeeded in Athens at the age of 18
C. Phelps has won the most golds all by himself
D. Phelps will have a brilliant future in the 2012 London

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