Many famous painters worked in Antwerp during the city’s period of greatest powe

Many famous painters worked in Antwerp during the city’s period of greatest powe

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Many famous painters worked in Antwerp during the city’s period of greatest power but Peter Paul Rubens is undoubtedly the most famous one of them. Known as Rubens House, the palace-like residence(大宅) and studio where Rubens worked and lived from 1616 until his death in 1640 is now one of Antwerp’s most visited museums.
Almost all of the works Rubens and his students created in the Rubens House have been dispersed (分散) over major museums across the whole world, but there is still an impressive collection well worth the visit. Besides paintings form the master himself you will find other works of art and furniture of the 17th century as well as paintings from his students, including works by Jacob Jordaens and Anthony Van Dyck.
The Rubens House was not only a studio but also a meeting place for the rich and famous. His clients(委托人) included wealthy merchants, diplomats, and there were also many noblemen who often visited his studio to see how work progressed. The Rubens House even had a special viewing area which allowed visitors to see the artists at work.
Ruben bought the house at the beginning of the 17th century after his eight-year-long stay in Italy. Influenced by Italian architecture, he rebuilt the building into an Italian-styled palace with a beautiful garden and moved in the house in1616.
After his death the building was sold. New owners modified the building greatly and by 1937, when the building was purchased by the city of Antwerp, it hardly resembled the original structure.
The impressive entrance hall, which connected the studio and the residence, is one of the few parts that survived. Other parts have been carefully restored and reconstructed after original plans and paintings of the house.
小题1:As a museum, the Rubens House is popular because _______.
A.it lies in the famous city of Antwerp
B.it holds all the works by Rubens and his students
C.there are many people who enjoy visiting it
D.Rubens, a great artist, lived and worked there
小题2:We can learn from the third paragraph that _______.
A.the Rubens House was popular with upper-class people
B.the Rubens House was the best studio in its time
C.Rubens’s students included noblemen and diplomats
D.people were not allowed to view the artists working
小题3:What can be inferred from the text?
A.Thanks to its great painters, Antwerp became a rich city.
B.Ruben possibly showed strong interest in Italian buildings.
C.Antwerp must be a historical city in Italy.
D.The Rubens House was completely rebuilt before 1937.
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?
A.Rubens created his works by working with his students.
B.A beautiful garden was added to the Rubens House by new owners.
C.The Rubens House is decorated with furniture of the 17th century.
D.Today’s Rubens House looks like its original structure.

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小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
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Accidents happen, but when they destroy the delicate balance of nature and cause the whole world to suffer, they become disasters, and we  should do all we can to prevent them from happening again.
Bhopal chemical leak, December 1984, Bhopal, India
An explosion in the Union Carbide chemical plant in Bhopal, India, released a deadly gas called methyl (甲基) isocyanate(异氰盐酸), which is used to make pesticides. The gas formed a cloud that killed 2500 people; another 50000- 100000 people became ill. Trees and plants in the area became yellow and brittle. The explosion was caused by a mechanical failure that was not noticed in time to stop it.
Exxon Valdez oil spill, March 1989, Alaska, U.S.
On March 24, 1989, 11 million gallons of crude oil spilled into Prince William Sound from the tanker Exxon Valdez when its hull hit a reef and tore open. The oil, which is not yet cleaned up after billions of dollars have been spent and the millions of birds, fish, and other wildlife have died, was caused by human error and could have been avoided.
Chernobyl, April 1986, USSR
At 1:23 A.M. on Saturday, April 26, 1986, the reactor blew at nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, ripping open the core, blowing the roof off the building, starting more than 30 fires, and allowing radioactive material to leak into the air. Some 31 people were killed and 200 people were treated for radiation poisoning. Still at risk are 135000 people from the 179 villages within 20 miles, of the plant who were exposed to the radiation before being evacuated. Glaring violations of safety rules were at the bottom of this tragic event.
Love Canal, 1953, New York, U.S.
Love Canal, a small town in upstate New York near Niagara Falls, was destroyed by waste from chemical plants. Beginning in 1947, chemical companies could legally dump their waste products into the canal. The area developed a foul smell, trees lost their bark, and leaves fell throughout the year. A health survey found that the drinking water contained excessive levels of 82 industrial chemicals, 7 of which were thought to cause cancer. The people of Love Canal had an unusually high rate of cancer and birth defects. Eventually, many of the houses had to be abandoned. Today, the town has been partly cleaned up and some families have moved back to the area.
Three Mile Island, 1979, Pennsylvania, U.S.
On March 28, 1979, the worst accident in U.S. nuclear reactor history occurred at the Three Mile Island power station, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. No one was killed, and very little radioactivity was released into the air when coolant (the fluid that keeps a machine cool) escaped from the reactor core due to a combination of mechanical failure and human error. After 10 years and $ 1 billion in cleanup costs, the lower extremes of the reactor are still so radioactive that workers must use remote - control equipment to remove the remaining fragment of fuel core.
小题1:This passage mainly discusses_______.
A.accidents that affected many living things
B.air pollution
C.water pollution
D.what people are doing to prevent environmental disasters
小题2:You can infer from the passage that the Bhopal Chemical leak_______.
A.happen at nightB.was the worst accident in the history of India
C.caused more deaths than sicknessesD.could have been avoided
小题3: It can be inferred from the passage that the people in Love Canal_______.
A.didn’t know that chemical companies were dumping waste products into the canal
B.didn’t know that their water was becoming dangerous to drink
C.tried to stop companies from dumping their waste products into the canal
D.didn’t mind that chemical companies were dumping waste products into the canal
小题4:The best title for the article is ________.                                                                       A. Accidents in Some Countries    B. Disasters in Some Countries
C. Our Earth Is Out of Control         D How to Prevent Accidents from Happening Again
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When it comes to hard, noisy traveling, we’ve found that sometimes we’d rather read about it than actually go. Here are some bestsellers for armchair travelers.
The Station by Robert Byron. In 1928, the 22-year-old man made a journey to Mount Athos, resulting in one of the best travel books ever written, matched only by Byron’s own, much more famous The Road to Osciana.
In Darkest Africa by Henry Monton Stanley. It’s about his great efforts to save an unlucky German doctor Eduard Schnitzer, who had no desire to be rescued at all.
A Traveler’s Alphabet: Partial Memoirs by Sir Steven Runciman. A to Z and around the world. He provides priceless information of long-gone princesses, priests, and places.
South: A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage by Sir Ernest Shackleton. As the planet started the global war, Shackleton and his brave group of explorers made an unsuccessful but heroic journey to cross Antarctica from 1914 to 1917.
The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005 Reading through this final listing of all the nice hotels and wonderful restaurants in France is better than going there, listening to Chirac talk about the poisonous American culture, and spending the price of this book for a tiny cup of tea and a cookie the size of your thumb.
The Past Is a Foreign Country by David Lowenthal. This great book of an armchair exploration tells us what has happened in the past and shows the relationship between us and the past travelers.
小题1:This passage is written            .
A. to warn readers against traveling     
B. as an introduction to famous travelers
C to sell more books about travels
D. to tell people where to travel
小题2:The underlined phrase “armchair travelers” in the first paragraph refers to those who                .
A.like to read about travels instead of travel themselves
B.find fun teaching others how to travel to other places
C.like to write about their strange traveling experiences
D.can only travel with special equipment for the disabled
小题3: which of the books has a very low price according to the passage?
A.A Traveler’s Alphabet: Partial Memoirs.
B.South: A Memoir to the Endurance Voyage.
C.The Michelin Red Guide: France 2005.
D.The Past Is a Foreign Country.
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?
A.Henry Monton Stanley, was saved by a German doctor in Africa.
B.In his book, Lowenthal focuses more on history than the present.
C.It took Shackleton and his men 3 years to cross Antarctica.
D.The Station is no more famous than The Road to Osciana.

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As De Witt Wallace lay in bed recovering from injuries that he unfortunately came by in World War I, he found there was a wealth of interesting information to read. Realizing few people would have the time to get through all this information, he knew exactly what to do. In 1920, this young American submitted a sample magazine containing shortened articles to publishers across America. However, all turned him down.
Undeterred, De Witt and his new bride Lila Bell Acheson published the first issue of Reader’s Digest in February 1922. Working from home, the Wallaces printed 5,000 copies, which were sold by mail to 1,500 people and priced at 25 cents. From these humble beginnings grew the world’s most widely–read magazine.
The magazine became popular and, by 1935, sales topped one million. In 1938, the first international edition was published in the United Kingdom. During World War Ⅱ, editions were published for the first time in Latin America and Sweden. After the war Reader’s Digest moved into Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, South Africa and Switzerland. In 1950, Reader’s Digest published its shortened Books (now known as Select Editions in Australia). In 1959, music, the first non–print product line, was introduced. In 1962, Reader’s Digest revolutionized direct mail by introducing easy–to–enter Sweepstakes and a year later the first Reader’s Digest general book was published. In 1986, video was added to the Reader’s Digest product line.
In 1973, the Wallaces gave up active management of Reader’s Digest. De Witt died in 1981, aged 91; Lila in 1984, aged 94. With no heirs(继承人) to the Wallace empire to take control, Reader’s Digest became a public company in the early 1990s and is now headed by a Chief Executive Office and Chairman of the Board.
小题1:What is the purpose of De Witt Wallace creating the earliest magazine?
A.To become wealthy. B.To offer people information.
C.To heal the wounds from the war.D.To turn down uninteresting stories.
小题2:When did De Will make his first trial of the magazine?
A.Before World War I.B.In 1920.C.In 1922.D.In 1935.
小题3:What is mainly talked about in the first two paragraphs?
A.The first issue of Reader’s Digest.
B.The first trial of De Witt Wallace’s dream.
C.De Witt Wallace’s character and marriage.
D.The humble beginnings of Reader’s Digest.
小题4:Which of the following is the right order for the history of Reader’s Digest?
a.The Select Edition came out.
b.The Wallaces retired from the management of Reader’s Digest.
c.The magazine sold over million copies.
d.The product line was improved by means of videos.
e.Editions in other languages were published.
A.c — e — a — b — dB.e — a — c — b — d
C.c — e — a — d — bD.a — c — e — d — b
小题5:What can be known about Reader’s Digest from the passage?
A.Reader’s Digest only published shortened or general books.
B.After World War ⅡReader’s Digest was published all over the world.
C.Reader’s Digest was first private–owned and later public–owned.
D.Reader’s Digest has always been headed by a Chief Executive Office

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When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication.Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has emerged: the mobile phone.
The modern mobile phone is a more complex version of the two-way radio.Traditional two-way radio was a very limited means of communication.As soon as the users moved out of range of each other’s broadcast area, the signal was lost.In the 1940s, researchers began experimenting with the idea of using a number of radio masts (天线杆)located around to pick up signals from two-way radios.A caller would always be within range of one of the masts; when he or she moved too far away from one mast, the next mast would pick up the signal.(Scientists referred to each mast’s reception area as being a separate "cell"; this is why in.many countries mobile phones are called "cell phones".)
The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper.As soon as his invention was completed,, he tested it by calling another scientist to announce his success.Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public.They have changed the way we do a lot of things.One powerful feature is the Short Message Service (SMS) or text message.It’s the perfect communication method for the busy modern lifestyle.Going to be late? Send a text message! The text message has changed the way we write in English.The language construction became less strict.Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important when you’re sitting on the bus, hurriedly typing "Will B 15mm late-C U @ the bar.(I will be 15 minutes late to see you at the
bar.) Sorry!".
Over the last few years mobiles have become more and more advanced.We have seen the instruction of cameras, global positioning system and Internet access.
Alexander Graham Bell would be surprised if he could see how far the science of telephone has progressed in less than 150 years.If he were around today, he might say: "That’s gr8(great)! But I’m busy rite now(I am very busy right now).Will call U2nite(I will call you tonight.)."
小题1:The writing style of the passage is a (an)___.
A.narrativeB.descriptionC.essayD.review
小题2:The article is intended to__     _.
A.warn people of the possible risks in using mobile phones
B.inform readers of the history and benefits of mobile phones
C.convince people of the uses of mobile phones
D.predict the applications of mobile phones
小题3:What do you think of the writer according to the last paragraph.
A.Humorous.B.Ironic.C.Kind.D.Worried.

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On December 8, 1980, John Lennon –an English musician who rose to fame as one of the founding members of Liverpool pop band The Beatles – was shot dead outside his New York apartment.
In the 1960s and 70s, Lennon was one of the most iconic(偶像的)men on the planet. Some 30 years ago on from his death, he is still respected by many people in the West.
The Beatles, formed in 1960 in Liverpool, were one of the most commercial successful acts on the history of pop music, with, according to some estimates, global record sales over 1.1 billion.
The band conveyed the progressive ideals in which many young people of the time believed.
In the 1960s and 70s, widespread tension developed in both British and American society, regarding issues such as women’s rights and the Vietnam War.
Lennon in particular became known for his message of peace and for his opposition to the war in Vietnam. This led to an attempt by former US president Richard Nixon to drive him away from the US. Lennon’s second-wife Yoko Ono was also politically active.
Lennon was also hugely admired for his musical abilities. Along with fellow-Beatle Paul, Lennon and McCartney were the Beatle’s song-writing team.
After Lennon was shot by crazy fan Mark Chapman,one of his most iconic songs, Imagine, became a humanist anthem(颂歌).
Lennon’s legacy survived his death and continued till this day. In 2008, he was ranked the fifth greater singer of all time in US-based Rolling Stone magazine.
Former possessions of Lennon or furnishings from his homes continue to be sold for vast sums.
In an auction(拍卖) to be held next week in London, lines written by Lennon on the back of a demand for an outstanding bill are expected to sell for £350,000(3.7 million yuan).
In August, a bathroom from his last home in Britain, was auctioned for £9,500. And in 2009, a British film describing his early years before the Beatles began, was one of the most successful films of the years in the UK.
But do Lennon and his music continue to resonate(共鸣) with the young people of today?
小题1: The passage is written here to show that Lennon has _______.
A.lasting appealB.long historyC.exciting recordsD.great success
小题2:Which of the following is right about the Beatles according to the passage?
A.It was founded in the 1960s in London.
B.It had 1.1 billion sales in Britain.
C.It was commercially successful.
D.Many of today’s young people believe its ideals.
小题3:Lennon was forced to leave the US as a result of ________.
A.the tension between Britain and AmericaB.his wife’s political activity
C.his struggle for women’s rights D.his opposition to the war in Vietnam
小题4:We can guess that the rest of the passage will tell us ________.
A.why Lennon and his music are still popular with today’s young people
B.why Lennon and his music spoil today’s generations of young people
C.that today’s generations of young people don’t like Lennon’s songs
D.that today’s generations of young people like Lennon’s songs better

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