New York has taken the title of the world’s top fashion capital from Milan. The
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New York has taken the title of the world’s top fashion capital from Milan. The annual survey suggest that the top five fashion cities are facing competition from Asia and Australia. New York had been the top fashion city for five years, but Milan took the title in 2009. The survey was made by the Global Language Monitor, a US based organization. It tracks the frequency（频率） of words and phrases in the media, on the Internet and throughout the blog. With the US economy recovering, New York once again took the top title. Hong Kong took second place. It was followed by London, Paris and Los Angeles. The other top 10 cities were Milan, Sydney, Miami, Barcelona and Madrid.
“Because of the new economic situation, the global fashion centers have also changed a lot, ”said Bekka Payack. the Manhattan-based fashion reporter for the Global Language Monitor. “The new list shows that global fashion centers will change now and then. Compared with the traditional fashion cities, some new ones are performing better and better. ”She said that perhaps this is new trend, and it is the first sign that the traditional top five fashion cities——New York, Paris, London, Milan, and Rome——do not control global fashion any more.
The biggest changes in the list are Hong Kong, Madrid and Melbourne. The Group said that the top newcomers to the list include Amsterdam at number 17, Cape Town at 23, Johannesburg at 25 and Vienna at 27.
The following are the 10 top fashion cities of 2010 and the changes from 2009.
1. New York（up 1） 2. Hong Kong（up 5）
3. London（up 2） 4. Paris（down 1）
5. Los Angeles（up 1） 6. Milan（down 5）
7. Sydney（up 2） 8. Miami（up 5）
9. Barcelona（up 5） 10. Madrid（up 11）
小题1:New York has regained the title of the world’s top fashion capital mainly because __________.| A．the US economy has been recovering | | B．Milan faced competition from other cities | | C．few big cities took part in the competition | | D．the survey was made by an American organization |
小题2:Compared with the 2009 list, which of the following has the greatest change?| A．Hong Kong | B．Milan | C．Madrid | D．Barcelona |
小题3:We can infer from the text that __________. | A．New York has lost the top title several times | | B．all the traditional fashion cities are in the 2010 list | | C．economic situations influence global fashion centers | | D．new fashion cities have performed better than traditional ones |
小题4:The text is probably taken from a __________. | A．science report | B．fashion magazine | | C．geography textbook | D．history book |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B |
解析
小题1:A细节理解题。结合With the US economy recovering, New York once again took the top title可知答案：随着美国经济的复苏，纽约再一次夺得了时尚界老大的头衔。
小题2:C细节理解题。结合The biggest changes in the list are Hong Kong, Madrid and Melbourne和Hong Kong（up 5）及10. Madrid（up 11）可知答案。“列表中最大的变化是香港、马德里和墨尔本的排名变化。”
小题3:C推理判断题。结合Because of the new economic situation, the global fashion centers have also changed a lot可知答案：由于新的经济形势的出现，全球流行时尚中心将会时不时转移。
小题4:B文章出处题。文章主要内容是：随着经济形势的变化，全球流行时尚中心将会时不时转移。中心说的是“世界时尚中心”的变化，所以选B。 |
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London is one of the most popular sites in the world for tourists to visit. If you are planning a trip to London in the future, you’re lucky. There are a variety of attractions for you to enjoy.
One of the most popular tourist attractions in London is the Tower of London. Founded more than 900 years ago, the Tower of London is one of the world’s most famous towers and has changer a lot. Here, you can also find the seven raven（乌鸦）which live in the Tower. There is a story that says：If there are no ravens in the Tower, the Tower and the kingdom will fall. There are also lots of tours, exhibits and special events that you can enjoy throughout the year.
Another popular place to visit is Westminster Abbey. It was set up in 1065 by Edward the Confessor. Visitors to Westminster Abbey can enjoy its beautiful special Gothic architecture（哥特式建筑）. There are also lots of memorials of Kings and Queens to enjoy. Excellent transportation is available here by bus or tube from many locations in London.
Buckingham Palace is another place with a rich history to discover. It’s the official London residence（住处） of Queen Elizabeth II. During August and September, you can visit the State Rooms and see the Changing of the Guards. The Queen’s Gallery is opened to the public daily. Checking the official timetable before you make sure to visit the Palace is a must, because it is not open year round.
If you’re expecting to enjoy one of London’s most beautiful landscapes, Hyde Park is the place for you. There are many activities available here to enjoy, including guided walking tours, swimming, tennis, and horse riding. In addition, many concerts are performed in Hyde Park. There’s also a playground available for the kids.
Tourist attractions in London
The Tower of London
| *Built （71） __________900 years ago, the Tower of London is world-famous.
* There are many ravens living in the Tower. （72） __________to an old story, if there are no ravens in the Tower of London, the Tower and the kingdom will fall.
* During the （73） __________year, you can enjoy lots of tours, exhibits and special events.
| Westminster Abbey
| （74） __________in 1065, Westminster Abbey is famous for its beautiful special Gothic architecture and memorials of Kings and Queens.
| Buckingham Palace
| * With a rich （75） __________to discover, Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of Queen Elizabeth II.
*（76） __________August to September, you can visit the State Rooms and see the Changing of the Guards. The public can get （77） __________to the Queen’s Gallery every day.
* It’s （78） __________to check the official timetable before you visit the Palace.
| Hyde Park
| As one of London’s most beautiful landscapes, Hyde Park is the palace for you to walk, play tennis, （79） __________and ride horses. In addition, you can go to a （80） __________that is performed in Hyde Park.
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What is great art? On the one hand, we can all see that great art is old art which is called great. But how do we know which art of our own times is great, and which will be forgotten? And who decides?
These are important questions, for the great art of the past often was not considered great during its own time. When Shakespeare and Charles Dickens were writing, for example, most critics considered them as hack (平庸的) writers with little or no literary ability.
Similarly, Van Gogh and many of the other Impressionist painters of the late nineteenth century were not allowed to participate in events involving what were thought to be the "real" painters of the time, and often they were very poor. Yet today their paintings often sell for millions of dollars, while those so-called "real" painters are now barely remembered.
So what makes great art? Can, for example, rock music be great art? Music videos? Cartoons and comics? Those who call themselves critics of the fine arts often have been the last to recognize great art in the past, and we can probably expect this to be the situation today.
Critics often don’t recognize great art because they tend to be prejudiced against what is popular. Popular works, whether they are novels, movies, or comics, are usually considered to be produced for the sake of money only, and not for the sake of art.
But popularity, it seems to me, is one of the three signs that a present-day work of art may come to be thought of as great. The other two are that it is groundbreaking, and that it is inherently (内在的) beautiful.
Many works have one or even two of these qualities of being popular, unusual, and beautiful. But having all the three often will mean that a work of art will someday be seen to be great, though it may take a good spoonful of time, such as a century or two, to know for sure.
小题1:The first paragraph is intended to__________.| A．lead to the following and arouse the reader’s curiosity | | B．introduce some real painters to the readers | | C．introduce the questions the writer wants to answer | | D．explain what kind of art will become popular |
小题2:The author used the examples of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Van Gogh to prove _____.| A．these masters’ works have some shortcomings | | B．these masters wouldn’t have been so successful without the critics | | C．truly beautiful works of art are never understood when first created | | D．great masters are often not acknowledged while they were alive |
小题3:According to the author, great works _______.| A．may be presented in different forms | | B．are generally valued by critics | | C．are thought valuable because of their sale price | | D．will lose their value if they’re not accepted |
小题4:What can be inferred from the passage? | A．Critics have changed their attitudes to great works. | | B．Most of the opinions of critics are valueless. | | C．The work of art itself, not the critics, determines its greatness. | | D．Works of Impressionist painters will be great one day. |
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The city can seem a cold, mean place. In the middle of so many people hurrying about their own business, a person can feel alone among the millions of others.
There is a popular view that in cities, strangers are less likely to help an elderly person cross a street or call the police when they see a bike being stolen. Recently, a New Yorker named Casey Neistat did an experiment. He chained up his bike in several public places, then "stole" it in a number of obvious ways, such as using a hacksaw (钢锯). He filmed everything to see whether other New Yorkers would try to stop a shameless bike theft. The result? People just walked on by.
Is this evidence of an immoral, selfish urban society? Not necessarily. According to another recent study, the way city people mind their own business is about other factors besides morality (道德).
This is called the Bystander Effect, the theory that city people do not react because of the urban enviromnent they live in.
Psychologist Dr. Harold explained why people did not involve themselves in Neistat"s bike theft experiment with the Bystander Effect.
First, people who live in cities are surrounded by so much activity that they stop noticing what is going on around them. Second, they are less easy to surprise and assume every activity has a logical explanation.
"The third is that people notice it, but they don"t know what to do," he continued. "And the fourth is fear — they know they should do something, but they"re afraid to challenge someone with a hacksaw."
A lack of concern is only a small reason why people don"t take action, concludes Dr. Harold.
Despite the results of Neistat"s experiment, there is also evidence of a sense of team spirit that connects people in cities. All it takes is a funny joke or a shared interest to start a conversation with someone at a bus stop. When city folk are in trouble, they come together for support — famously in New York on September 11, 2001.
City society is different, but that doesn"t mean it"s cold or mean — it just means it"s busy!
小题1:Casey Neistat fihned everything in the experiment with the purpose of .| A．proving that he was not the thief | | B．telling people that bike theft was immoral | | C．finding out who had a sense of right and wrong | | D．making his experiment well-known to the public |
小题2:We can infer from the third paragraph that morality .| A．can partly explain a selfish urban society | | B．is what our society should pay special attention to | | C．is the only factor that leads to a selfish urban society | | D．is the root of the Bystander Effect mentioned in the passage |
小题3:The underlined part September 11, 2001 in Paragraph 9 serves as .| A．a reminder of the sad memories | | B．a way to prove Dr Harold"s Bystander effect | | C．evidence that city life can be really dangerous | | D．an example to show team spirit connecting city people |
小题4:As can be inferred from the passage, the writer probably .| A．criticizes the loss of morality in urban society | | B．feels sad about the result of Neistat"s experiment | | C．thinks city people are too busy to care about others | | D．disagrees that city life sometimes can be cold and mean |
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Bali is an Indonesia island that is rich in indigenous （本土的） culture．A lot of people say that Balinese culture is unique and that the people of Bali have always been contented with the "now"．If you ask a Balinese person what heaven is like, the probable answer will be "just like Bali"．This only goes to show that most Balinese people are happy to be where they are and never worry．
One factor that contributes to this laidback lifestyle is the culture of close family ties in Bali．In the Balinese culture, support is always available．Balinese extended families are so tightly knit that all members usually reside in the same complex．
Balinese culture is based on a form of this religion, which is called "Hindu Darma"．This religion reached the island during the eleventh century．Most of the family customs and
traditions as well as community lifestyles of the Balinese people are influenced by this．The religious influence even expands widely into the arts, which makes Bali distinct from the rest of Indonesia．
In spite of the fact that tourists flood to the island every year, Balinese people have managed to conserve their culture．Almost every native of Bali is an artist in some form or another．Parents and villagers have passed on their skills to their children, who all seem to have inclinations （爱好） either to music, dance, painting, and decor．
Another remarkable mark of the Balinese culture is the series of ceremonies and rituals known as the Manusa Yadnya．This marks the different stages of Balinese life．Cremation （火葬） is very popular on this island—and unlike in the West, death is a joyous and colorful event for the Balinese．
小题1:What do we know about Balinese according to the first two paragraphs?| A．They lead a very relaxing but unwealthy life． | | B．They live in large families and are close to each other． | | C．Their family members are distributed in different places． | | D．Their extended families live too close together to get along well． |
小题2:Bali is distinguished from the rest of Indonesia by _____．| A．people"s tight family relationship | | B．the family customs and traditions | | C．people"s great affection for religion | | D．the influence of Hinduism on their culture |
小题3:The underlined word "conserve" in Para．4 can be best replaced by "_____"．| A．preserve | B．spread | C．form | D．expand |
小题4:When a person dies in Bali, it is a common practice to _____．| A．express deep sorrow at his death | | B．celebrate the death like a great event | | C．sing and dance joyfully in his honor | | D．remember what he did in his lifetime |
小题5:What is the text mainly about?| A．Balinese religion． | B．The lifestyle of Balinese． | | C．Balinese culture． | D．The tourism in Bali． |
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LONDON: What could possibly be wrong with planting trees? The advantages are obvious; they firm the soil, soak up (摄取) extra water and take carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) out of the atmosphere.
However, it now turns out that planting trees could add to global warming.
Tree roots do a great job of keeping soil firmly on the ground and out of the wind’s power. The problem is that some of those dust clouds play an important part in soaking up carbon dioxide.
Huge dust storms blow out over the oceans from dry parts of North Africa and central Asia. Tons of dust are lifted and left as a thin film over the ocean surface. The dust fuels oceanic life.
Dust from China is carried east and left in the Pacific Ocean. If a tree-planting programme there is successful and the dust supply reduced, the net result may be that less carbon dioxide gets locked away in the ocean.
Andy Ridgwell, an environmental scientist from the University of East Anglia, has spent the past few years studying dust and says his work “shows clearly the complexity of the system and the importance of not tinkering(粗劣地修补) with it without understanding the results. For this reason there is the need to focus(集中) on cutting carbon dioxide giving off rather than monkeying (瞎弄) about with the land surface.”
An American scientist, Robert Jackson, has shown that when native grassland areas are invaded(侵入) by trees, carbon is lost from the soil. “We are studying why the soil carbon disappears, but one theory is that trees do a lot more of their growing above ground compared to grasses, so less carbon goes directly into the soil from trees, ” says Jackson.
In wet areas of the world, the gain from trees absorbing carbon dioxide above ground seems to be outweighed(超过) by the loss of carbon from the soil below ground. Countries that plan to combat global warming by planting trees may have to think again. Solutions(解决办法) to environmental problems are often more complex than they first appear, and understanding the Earth’s climate is a very great challenge.
小题1:People usually hold the opinion that | A．huge dust storms can destroy carbon dioxide | | B．huge dust storms can destroy the oceans on the earth | | C．huge dust storms can’t do anything beneficial for man | | D．planting trees is the only way to control huge dust storms |
小题2:Andy Ridgwell, the environmental scientist, believes that | A．dust plays a more important part than trees | | B．trees shouldn’t have been planted in dry places | | C．carbon dioxide is harmful to everything on the earth | | D．environmental problems are more complex than expected |
小题3:Robert Jackson’s experiment proves that | A．grassland areas should be covered by forests | | B．trees hold more carbon than grass | | C．carbon can turn grass into dust | | D．less carbon can make trees grow faster |
小题4:The underlined word “combat” in the last paragraph means | A．learn about | B．fight against | C．live with | D．give up |
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