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     Winston Churchill was one of the great men of his age. To show their respect for him, the British
lawmakers asked a fine artist, Graham Sutherland, to paint Winston Churchill"s picture. When it was
completed, it was presented to him, at a grand affair in the Westminster Hall, at the House of Commons (下议院).
     There is a famous film that shows Churchill accepting the gift. He describes the painting as "a
remarkable example of modern art", which draws loud laughter.
     In fact he must have been unhappy with the painting. Sutherland later reported that he asked whether
it was to be painted with a "happy" or "angry" attitude. "Angry," replied Churchill. At the time, Churchill
was coming to the end of his political life and was unhappy that people wanted him to end his career.
     Some twenty years later it was revealed that Lady Churchill hated the painting so much that she had it
destroyed. "It was preying on (折磨) his mind," she was reported as saying.
     A leading art critic was asked what he thought about the matter. He said he could understand Lady
Churchill and had pity on her. Graham Sutherland was a very honest artist, who could only paint what
he saw. At the time it was painted, Churchill was an old man, worried by the thought that he would have
to end his political career soon. But Lady Churchill shouldn"t have had the painting destroyed. It could
have been stored away until after their deaths.1. Why did the British lawmakers ask Graham Sutherland to paint a picture of Winston Churchill?A. To show their respect for him.
B. To make Churchill happy.
C. To put it in the Westminster Hall.
D. To make Churchill unhappy. 2. Where was the painting of Winston Churchill after it was finished?A. In Churchill’s home.
B. In Churchill"s office.
C. In the Westminster Hall.
D. In a busy town square.3. Why was Churchill actually unhappy at that time?A. Because he had to retire anti put an end to his political life.
B. Because the painting did not look like him one little bit.
C. Because Lady Churchill was not happy with the painting.
D. Because he was so very sick and did not feel well at all.4. What is the author"s attitude towards the painting being destroyed?A. Approval.
B. Disapproval.
C. Anger.
D. Indifference.

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1-4: A C A B

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阅读理解     "Mark Twain" was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) when he wrote
books. His father was a lawyer, but a poor one, who lived at Florida, Missouri. The family was so
poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching. He had to learn all that he could from the people
whom he met. His father died when he was very young, and then there was even less money than
before.
     Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great River Mississippi, and
he did this himself at one time (1857).
     Where did he find the name "Mark Twain"? It came from the great river itself. It was part of one
of the cries used by men who worked in the ships. When a man called "By the mark twain!" he meant
that the river was "two marks deep" there, that is to say, six feet deep ( "Twain" is an old form of the
work "Two".) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young, and he used them as a
penname all his life.
     During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds, and this helped him a great deal
when he started to write. But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in America in
1861. Many of the great ships on the river stopped work. Samuel left then and went to Nevada with
his brother, who was at that time Governor of Nevada. There, near the town of Carson, Samuel
became a gold miner, but he never made much money at the time. He soon saw that life in the gold
mines was not for him. He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada, and this seemed more
hopeful. He found that he could write.
     He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy. In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon,
and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing. Among his books is his own story
(1908).
     He is now always known as Mark Twain, and many people do not even know that his family
name was Clemens. He traveled in America and in England, and went to Oxford in 1907. He was
one of the great American writers of the time, and could make his readers laugh - a thing which few
writers can do. He died in 1910.1. "Mark Twain" was _________. A. a famous American writer
B. name of a book
C. a great river in America
D. a large ship 2. As a child, Samuel did not get much education because _________. A. his father died too early
B. the family was very poor
C. he disliked school very much
D. he could learn what he liked from the people he met 3. What gave him a great deal when he started writing? _______ A. His poor childhood
B. The Mississippi river
C. All kinds of travelers he met
D. His brother 4. We can infer from the passage that ________. A. Samuel loved writing from his early age
B. Samuel did not love writing at the beginning
C. his writings to the newspaper were successful
D. his brother encouraged him to write more 5. According to the writer of the passage, a good writer could _________. A.write a lot for his readers
B. make a lot of money for his family
C. cause his readers to laugh
D. travel everywhere he wanted

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阅读理解     Charlton Heston was born in 1923 in Evanston, Illinois. Charlton Heston discovered his interest in
acting while performing in plays at his high school. He later spent two years studying theater at
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. But he left college to join the Army Air Forces during World War Two.
     After the war, he found small roles in the theater as well as in television shows. His performance in a
television version of the book Jane Eyre caught the attention of the Hollywood producer Cecil B. DeMille who later asked Heston to play the role of Moses in his movie The Ten Commandments which came out in 1956. This role made Heston famous and defined (明确) his career as a hero and leader. His face and
body represented strength and heroism in many different roles. He played cowboys, soldiers and athletes.
The 1959 movie Ben Hur made Charlton Heston an even bigger star. Ben Hur won eleven Academy
Awards, including Best Actor for Charlton Heston. Heston starred in many adventure movies during the 1960s. In the 1970s, Heston appeared in popular disaster movies like Earthquake,. Skyjacked and Airport 1975.
     Charlton Heston was also very active in the movie industry. He worked to help set up the American
Film Institute. In 1977 he was honored for his service in the industry. He received the Jean Hersholt
Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1997 he was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor. And, in 2003, President Bush gave Charlton Heston a Presidential Medal of
Freedom, the nation"s highest civilian honor.
     In 2000, Charlton Heston issued a statement announcing that he had an Alzheimer"s disease. He died in 2008 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.1. What kind of role did Charlton Heston often play in films?A. Heroes.
B. Cowboys.
C. Soldiers.
D. Athletes.2. Which film won Best Actor for Charlton Heston?A. Jane Eyre.
B. Earthquake.
C. Ben Hur.
D. The Ten Commandments3. What can we learn about Charlton Heston according to the passage?A. He began to show his talent in Ben Hut.
B. He used to be a soldier.
C. He was once awarded by Kennedy.
D. He won eleven Academy Awards.4. What"s the main idea of Paragraph 2?A. How Charlton Heston became famous.
B. How Charlton Heston began his career.
C. Who made Charlton Heston a popular star.
D. Who made Charlton Heston win so many awards.

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阅读理解     Frederic Francois Chopin, the famous composer and pianist,was born in Zelazowa Wola, Poland, on
February 22,1810, of a French father and a Polish mother. His father, Nicholas Chopin, was a French
tutor to many noble families, later accepting a position as a French teacher at
the Warsaw Lyceum.
     Although Chopin later attended the Lyceum where his father taught ,  his early training began at home. This included receiving piano lessons from his mother. By the age of six, Chopin was creating original
pieces, showing remarkable musical ability. His parents arranged for the young Chopin to take piano
instruction from Wojciech Zywny. When Chopin was sixteen, he attended the Warsaw Conservatory of
Music, directed by composer Joseph Elsner. Elsner, like Zywny, insisted on the traditional training
associated with classical music but allowed his students to investigate more original imaginations of the
romantic style as well.
      As often happened to the young musicians of both the Classical and Romantic Periods, Chopin was
sent to Vienna,the center of music that day. He gave piano concerts and then arranged to have his pieces
published by a Viennese publishing house there. While Chopin was in Austria,Poland and Russia were in
the apparent beginnings of war.He returned to Warsaw to get his things in preparation for a more
permanent move. While there, his friends gave him a silver goblet filled with Polish soil. He kept it always, as he was never able to return to his beloved Poland.
      News of the war in Poland inspired Chopin to write many sad musical pieces expressing his grief for " his" Poland. Among these was the famous " Revolutionary Etude". As the war continued in Warsaw and
then reached Paris, Chopin retired to Scotland with friends. Although he
was far beyond the reach of the revolution, his attitude of sorrow did not improve and he sank deeper
into a depression. Likewise, his health did not regain either.
     Chopin died at the age of 39 and was buried in Paris. His last request was that the Polish soil in the
silver goblet be cast over his grave.1. Why do you think Chopin"s friends gave him a silver goblet of soil?  A. Because they wanted him to remember his motherland.
B. Because the silver goblet was expensive.
C. Because the soil could be used in his experiments.
D. We don" t know the reason from the passage.2. What do you think of Chopin"s last request before his death?  A. He cared too much about his friendship with friends.
B. He liked the goblet very much.
C. He loved his motherland deeply.
D. He was interested in the soil in the goblet.3. Which of the following is true about Chopin?  A. He died and was buried in his motherland.
B. He hated his country so he left it.
C. He missed his motherland when he was abroad.
D. He enjoyed an active life.4. What can we infer from the passage?  A. Chopin never retumed to Poland.
B. Poland and Russia used to fight against with each other.
C. Chopin created his original pieces at the age of six.
D. Chopin died at an early age mainly because of his character.

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阅读理解     Richard Wagner was a German musician who lived in the mid-19th century. He gained fame by
writing operas, a form of performance combining singing, music on
instruments , and drama.
     Wagner"s lif"e and work have been very controversial(引起争议的). While he  wrote  excellent
music, many people think his operas are too dark and serious,lacking the fun in most operas written
before his time.
     Wagner,on the other hand, thought the opera of his time was too simple. He wanted to make opera
a serious form of art that combined drama and music to tell deep stories that would have a strong effect
on the audience.
     Some people thought Wagner"s new kind of music was too different from the operas they were used
to hearing. Wagner agreed with them. In fact, he didn"t call his works "operas" at all but using a German
word that means " Musical Festival" or " Musical Play" .
      While many people today still do not like Wagner"s operas,they cannot deny that Wagner has had a
lot of influence on opera as a form of art. Wagner invented the tradition of turning off the lights before
starting a play. He also was the first person to make the whole audience sit down for an entire play.
Today, almost all operas are performed in this manner.
     Wagner as a man was even more controversial than Wagner as a writer of music. He hated Jewish
people , slept with his friends" wives,and made many people angry-lots of things we would today think
of as evil. Some would say he was a good musician, while others hold that he was a bad musician. But it
would be difficult to say he was not an important person in music: and in the world.1. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?A. Richard Wagner is not worth talking about.
B. Richard Wagner was an evil man.
C. Richard Wagner wrote operas.
D. Richard Wagner is a very controversial man.2. Which of the following uses the word "deep"  in the same sense as it is used at the end of
    paragraph three?  A. The ocean is very deep.
B. He has a very deep , booming voice.
C. It is not easy to tell the meaning of this poem,because the poet is very deep.
D. We had the deep issue resolved last week.3. Which of the following is not a way in which Wagner"s works were different from normal operas
   before his time?   A. Wagner called his works "Musical Festival".
B. Wagner used a combination of drama, music on instruments, and singing.
C. Wagner turned off the lights before starting a play.
D. Wagner made the whole audience sit down for an entire performance.4. Which of the following does not support the point that the author makes in the last sentence?    A. Few musicians have been affected by Wagner"s works.
B. Most writers of opera today think opera as a serious form of music.
C. Today, all operas are performed with the lights off before starting and the audience seated.
D. Wagner"s music had a big influence on Adolf Hitler.

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完形填空     Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc(铺路公司)in Atlanta, USA. In the following
account. She recalls the job that challenged her   1   and skill but left her flying high.
    ¨When the Atlanta Airport was under  2  . in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it
National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved    3   the cars could be on site
  4    the airport opened. and the official opening was only ten days away !      5   other local paving
company wanted to do the job,    6   it couldn"t be done. in such a short time. "
      " Because we were new and really needed the work ,we were    7   to try harder. We gave National
Car Rental our offer and   8   our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also   9   them that
if we failed,they would be no worse off,   10   they had plenty to gain if we succeeded. "
     "We got the job and immediately went into   11  . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine
to produce electricity for the site. Our   12 challenge was to keep the rock mixture   13 enough. All the
available water wagons (洒水车) were rented  out  for  the  airport construction,and we certainly couldn"t
afford to buy a new one.   14   ,I got a special     15   To rent fire engine hoses (消防水龙带)  and
connect them to nearby hydrants  (消
防栓);then I   16 held one of those hoses to   17   down the rock. "
     "Those ten days were filled with challenges that  18 one creative idea after another. Nine days later,
the night before the airport opened , National Car Rental was the  19    company that had cars on the
parking lot. "
     "The key to our success was having the   20 to take on any job and then being creative in our
approach to getting it done. "

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