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The summer I was ten,my mother decided to bring us to the world of art.My brothe

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The summer I was ten,my mother decided to bring us to the world of art.My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant.What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum.Before each visit to the museum,she made us read about artists and painting styles(风格).It was almost as bad as being in school.Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?
First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人)and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum.My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny,but I was not interested.Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing.We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(卷曲的)hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings.I certainly couldn’t see what was so great about art.
On our last visit to the museum,something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary.In it,a woman was reading to a child.The colors were soft and gentle,and you could tell by the mother’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child.I couldn’t stop looking at this painting!I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made!It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.
小题1:The aim of the mother’s plan was to ________.
A．take them to visit the museum
B．introduce them to the world of art
C．ask them to read about artists
D．show them different painting styles
小题2:What was the writer’s experience in the museum before the last visit?
A．She came to feel her mother’s love.
B．She liked many paintings.
C．She hardly enjoyed herself.
D．She could understand the pictures of fat babies.
小题3:What made the writer go through a change that summer?
A．One of Mary’s paintings.
B．A strange way of painting.
C．Artists in the Middle Ages.
D．Her mother’s instruction.
小题4:From the text,we can see________.
A．the importance of curiosity
B．the effect of art
C．the value of learning
D．the power of family education

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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析

小题2:这是一道推断题。根据第一段“...my mother decided to bring us to the world of art...but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum”可知这个母亲带孩子去画展的目的是向他们介绍艺术世界。
小题3:这是一道推断题。根据第二段“My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny,but I was not interested.”可知在最后一次去画展前，作者对画展并不感兴趣。
小题4:这是一道推断题。根据最后一段“I couldn’t stop looking at this painting ! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.”可知作者很喜欢Mary的画，在此之前作者并不喜欢艺术，是Mary的画让作者有了改变。
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When former American President Bill Clinton travelled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam,he repeatedly referred to the Korean president’s wife as Mrs.Kim.By mistake, President Clinton’s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese. Clinton had not been told that,in Korea,wives keep their family names.President Kim Young Sam’s wife was named Sohn Myong Suk.Therefore,she should be addressed(称谓) as Mrs.Sohn.
President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears.His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan.
In addition to Koreans,some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names.This practice often puzzles(使困惑) English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents.They become puzzled about the student’s correct last name.Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures.
Mexican naming customs are different as well.When a woman marries,she keeps her family name and adds her husband’s name after the word de(of).This affects(影响) how they fill in forms in the United States.When requested to fill in a middle name,they generally write the father’s family name.But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother.This often causes puzzlement.
Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations:don’t always think that a married woman uses her husband’s last name.Remember that in many Asian cultures,the order of first and last names is reversed(颠倒).Ask which name a person would prefer to use.If the name is difficult to pronounce,admit it,and ask the person to help you say it correctly.
小题1:The story of Bill Clinton is used to______.
A．improve US-Korean relations
B．introduce the topic of the text
C．describe his visit to Korea
D．tell us how to address a person
小题2:The word “gears” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to______.
A．action plansB．naming customs
C．travel mapsD．thinking patterns
小题3:When a woman marries in Korea,she______.
A．continues to use her family name
B．uses her husband’s given name
C．shares her husband’s family name
D．adds her husband’s given name to hers
小题4:To address a married woman properly,you’d better______.
A．use her middle name
B．use her husband’s first name
C．ask her which name she likes
D．change the order of her names

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In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum(highest) rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits(利润). They do not invest（投资） in new buildings which would also be rent—controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.
Some theorists argue that the minimum（lowest） wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federal（联邦） government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, low—paying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. Therefore, other things being equal, the number of workers that employers want decreases. Thus, critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage.
Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity. Because of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages.
Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about farm production, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct only if “other things are equal”. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions.
小题1:There is the possibility that setting maximum rent may           .
A．cause a shortage of apartments
B．worry those who rent apartments as homes
C．increase the profits of landlords
D．encourage landlords to invest in building apartment
小题2:According to the critics, rent control             .
A．will always benefit those who rent apartments
B．is totally unnecessary
C．will eventually bring negative effects
D．is necessary at any time
小题3:Some theorists believe the problem of unemployment will arise           .
A．if the minimum wage is set too high
B．if the minimum wage is set too low
C．if the workers are unskilled
D．if the maximum wage is set
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The results of economic decisions can not always be predicted.
B．Minimum wage can not always protect employees.
C．Economic theory can predict the results of economic decisions if other factors are not changing.
D．Economic decisions should not be based on economic theory.

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The birthrate in Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.
Affairs Ministry concluded last year that,    11   cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be    12   holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the    13___ if men and women share the burden of having children,” says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry.    14   Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a(n)    15 _   day off work.
Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers    16   to give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave (产假). In January, Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months’ paid leave, with a warming: use it or    17   it.
Kindlund admits that men are under   18   to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It’s not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,” he says. “But it’s good for the father and for the child if they can    19    a relationship.”
In Norway, a(n)   20   policy has worked wonders. 70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.
11. A. is spite of   B. at the cost of 
C. in addition to         D. due to
12. A. sent    B. left      C. caught    D. seen
13. A. birthrate   B. income      C. health    D. spirit
14. A. Just as   B. Only if     C. Even though      D. Now that
15. A. one   B. mere     C. only   D. single
16. A. willing   B. reluctant    C. likely   D. unable
17. A. reserve     B. misuse     C. ignore    D. lose
18. A. discussion  B. attack     C. control     D. pressure
19. A. make out    B. add up    C. build up     D. set aside
20. A. impersonal   B. similar     C. severe     D. global
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One of the political issues that is heard a lot about in the States lately is campaign（竞选）finance reform（改革）. The people who are  36  for reform usually want the  37  to pay for campaigns and/or limit the amount of money that candidates（候选人）and their  38  can spend.
One reason that reform is called for is that it costs so much to  39  for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort  40  money. The incumbents (those already in office) have less time to do chief jobs since they must  41  so many money raising events.
Another  42  is the fear that candidates will be owned or  43  by the “special interest groups” that give money to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the  44 .
On the  45  side are those who say that it doesn’t mean it’s really  46  just because you call something “reform”. They argue that the right to freedom of speech is  47  if the government can limit anyone’s ability to get his or her message out to the people.
If one person or a group of people want to tell the  48  what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to buy  49  on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to put up advertisements along highways and on websites. All this costs a lot of  50 .
Those against laws that control or limit spending say that you don’t really have freedom of  51  or freedom of the press if you can’t get your message out. They say the government should never be able to control  52  discussions. They believe that this is most important when the voters are about to make  53 .
What do you think about this  54 ? Listen to what the candidates for national office have to say. Which candidates  55  the most sense to you?
36．A．waiting                   B．calling                    C．standing                  D．preparing
37．A．government            B．president                 C．candidates               D．citizens
38．A．leaders                   B．bosses                     C．supporters               D．states
39．A．pay                        B．compete                  C．wait                       D．work
40．A．raising                    B．earning                   C．giving                    D．getting
41．A．notice                     B．report                     C．guard                            D．attend
42．A．event                      B．cost                        C．reason                    D．office
43．A．encouraged             B．forced                    C．controlled               D．ordered
44．A．joke                       B．purpose                  C．case                        D．example
45．A．other                      B．same                      C．another                   D．different
46．A．worse                     B．better                            C．easier                     D．harder
47．A．meaningless            B．unimportant            C．unnecessary             D．impossible
48．A．reporters                 B．truth                       C．story                      D．public
49．A．time                       B．copies                     C．rights                            D．advertising
50．A．energy                    B．effort                            C．time                       D．money
51．A．argument                B．opinion                   C．speech                    D．election
52．A．common                 B．political                  C．general                   D．special
53．A．profit                            B．trouble                   C．plans                      D．decisions
54．A．quarrel                   B．problem                  C．issue                       D．affair
55．A．find                       B．make                      C．create                     D．produce
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Barack Obama made his victory speech in Chicago after a hard-fought campaign.
Democratic Senator Barack Obama has won the US presidential election, and will become the 44th President of the United States-the first African-American in the country"s history to do so.
President-elect Obama marked his victory with a speech to a crowd of tens of thousands of people in his hometown of Chicago.
Obama described his election as a "defining moment" in the history of the United States, saying that "change has come to America".
The BBC"s spokesman in Washington says that in electing Barack Obama, the American people have expressed their unhappiness with the present state and rejected their country"s historical racial divisions.
The Australian Prime Minister summed up how many people felt when he congratulated President-elect Obama.
“Forty-five years ago Martin Luther King had a dream of an America where men and women would be judged not on the colour of their skin but on the content of their character. Today what America has done is turn that dream into a reality," said Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
President-elect Obama will not take office until 20th January next year. However, when he does become president, he will face many serious challenges, including two foreign wars, climate change and what he has described as " the worst financial crisis （经济危机）in a century."
But the mood of the country is optimistic, according to most commentators, and Obama himself appears to enjoy the challenge.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be difficult. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but America--I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there," said the next President of the United States.
41. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It was not a difficult process for Obama to win the US presidential election.
B. The American people welcome the historical racial divisions.
C. What Martin Luther King dreamed about America has come true.
D. After the election Obama didn"t say anything about his victory.
42. According to the passage, it seems that in the United States, _____________.
A. people may still be treated unequally because of their color of skin.
B. people are experiencing two civil wars.
C. Americans are enjoying the economy developing.
D. People are not satisfied with President-elect.
43. From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that________________.
A. the attitude of American people to their country"s future is not clear.
B. Obama has confidence in American future and ready to face it.
C. the road to America will be long.
D. the change of America is not hard to achieve.
44. What is probably the best title to the passage?
A. Historical presidential election                          B. The first African-American President
C. Change has come                                            D. Comments about America
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