题目
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Pitt said, “I didn’t know it was so valuable. I’m not an art expert. Photography is my hobby. I bought ‘Fisherman’ in Italy in 1970 for $140.the picture was dirty, and I couldn’t see the artist’s signature. But anyway it wasn’t the picture that I like. I bought it because of the frame.”
“It’s most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. They are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. I now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and I’ll never part with it.”
“When I returned to New York I showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. I told him that I had paid $140 for it but admitted I didn’t know its actual worth. The customs man valued it at $ 140, and I was asked to pay duty on that value. I did so, there and then.”
“Later, I took off the frame, and that uncovered Maveleone’s signature. My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up for sale.”
As a result of his explanation, Oliver Pitt had to appear in court. He was accused of (指控) knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the Customs Department.
Pitt was not happy. “I told the truth as I knew it then,” he said, “What else could I say?”
And then the judge agreed with him. “The Customs Department is to be responsible (blame),” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods bought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. Mr Pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. He paid the duty that was demanded. If now, the Customs Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. Pitt is not guilty.
小题1:Pitt met the customs officer __________, where the officer was employed to ________.
A.at the railway station or airport; examine people’s baggage |
B.at the airport or port; examine people’s baggage |
C.at the bus-stop; help people enter the USA |
D.at the airport or port; help people enter the USA |
A.the painting would have cost much more than $ 140 |
B.he wouldn’t have sold his painting at such a low price |
C.the customs officer wouldn’t have valued the painting at $ 140 |
D.Pitt wouldn’t have had the intention to buy any of his paintings |
A.clean the painting to put it up for sale |
B.look for the artist’s signature |
C.use if for his wife’s photograph |
D.find the painting’s true value |
A.Pitt knew the true value of the picture. |
B.Pitt’s wife knew the true value of the picture. |
C.When Pitt’s wife suggested keeping the picture, she was kind of joking. |
D.Pitt didn’t pay any duty at all. |
A.Pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty. |
B.Pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price. |
C.The Customs Department had no right to revalue the painting. |
D.Pitt’s wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion. |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:C
解析
小题1:细节题,从第四段可以看出,画框是在飞机场海关通道的时候,海关官员在检查他的行李。
小题2:推理题,从文中来看,无论是卖画框的人,还是Pitt以及他的妻子,抑或是海关官员,都不知道这个艺术家的情况,所以把它定价为140,如果知道这个家伙的名气的话,价格肯定会上扬的。
小题3:细节题,从第三段来看,Pitt把画框拿来装妻子的照片了。
小题4:细节推理题,从第五段My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up for sale.”可以看出妻子并没有当真。
小题5:推理题,从最后一段来看,法官已经做了定断,If now, the Customs Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. Pitt is not guilty.,Pitt是无罪的,海关更改自己的决定也是于法无据的。
核心考点
试题【The small unframed painting called “Fisherman” was signed by a little-known Ital】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
注意:每空不超过3个单词。
Thanksgiving Day
Many people believe Thanksgiving is a Western holiday, but in fact, it is only an American holiday held every fourth Thursday of November although Canada holds their own unique Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.
The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. Some of the family will have to travel by air and others will make long motor trips with the children. Sons and daughters away at college use their four-day holiday to go home, and employees take extra days from their work so as to be able to make the trip for the annual reunion. The Thanks-giving dinner menu today is somewhat the same as it was on Thanksgiving Day in 1863. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts and grapes. There will be pudding (布丁), mince(肉末)pie, other varieties of food and squash(鲜果汁). The rest and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.
In true Thanksgiving spirit the family circle is often enlarged to include friends known to be alone, foreign visitors, or servicemen away from home. Orphans, the aged and the homeless also have the traditional turkey dinner, provided either by some charitable (慈善的) individual or a church group.
Thanksgiving Day
The dates | In the USA | Every fourth Thursday of November |
53. ________ | Every second Monday of October | |
54. _______ | The big family dinner | Planned months ahead |
All family members | Expected to get home for 55. ________ | |
The dinner menu | Roast turkey and pumpkin pie, apples, oranges, chestnuts, grapes, other varieties of food and etc | |
The Enlarged spirit | People invited to Thanksgiving Dinner | Friends known to be alone, 56. ________, or servicemen away from home |
People provided with 57. ________ | Orphans, the aged and the homeless |
英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写,请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last Sunday I saw a worst storm in years. It came sudden and went on for over three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hotter, and all is quiet. Then a strong wind started to blow into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drop of rain began to fall. When I came back into house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried very hard to close the window. Then I heard a loudly crashing(碰撞的)sound from the back of the house. When I ran out of my room to find out what had happened: a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the backroom.
She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for ever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed.
“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state (化学状态).
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.
In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.
During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.
小题1:What does the writer mean by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa”?
A.The painted woman is not so beautiful any more. |
B.Ageing is something that affects us all. |
C.The painting needs repairing. |
D.At such an old age, she is no longer popular. |
A.The wooden panel is thin and old and has also changed shape. |
B.The health of the painting is suffering |
C.Experts can’t agree on how the painting might respond to treatment. |
D.No one knows exactly what materials were used to create the painting. |
A.The materials the Italian artist used. | B.The way Da Vinci painted the smile. |
C.The way she smiles. | D.It plays a trick upon the human eye. |
①The painting was stolen from the Louvre.
②The painting was sent back to France.
③It was sold to France’s King Francis I
④Da Vinci carried the painting with him.
⑤French hid the painting to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
A.④→③→①→②→⑤ | B.④→①→③→②→⑤ |
C.①→④→③→②→⑤ | D.①→③→④→②→⑤ |
(1)Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.
(2)Americans, the master of the New World are rebels(叛逆者).They use the zigzag method to break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.
(3)Forced to do so, they respond by “playing” with the silver.
Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence(无知)of form. Arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders(入侵者).However, such alertness(警觉) is out of place in the New World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades(刀).
小题1:Americans use _______ to hold their fork to pick up the salad.
A.the right hand | B.the left hand |
C.both hands | D.either of the two hands |
A.show their independence of Mother England |
B.show their disrespect to Mother England |
C.add a new tradition to those in Mother England |
D.show off their creativeness to Mother England |
A.hold | B.play with | C.pick up | D.lay down |
A.European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand. |
B.The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics. |
C.The zigzag eating method has become an American feature. |
D.European people will use the American method because of its efficiency. |
A few months ago, I went to Hong Kong for a visit.It was the first time I"d gone back there since coming to the United States.I was eager to see my parents, my brothers, my sisters and my friends.
I really got a shock when I arrived.Hong Kong was not the same city as I left six years ago.Things had changed so much that I didn"t recognize parts of it.My primary school was gone.The houses on the street where I used to live had been torn down and replaced by office buildings.
The shock from the physical changes in the city, however, was nothing compares to the confusion and hurt I soon began to feel in my parents" home.My family greeted warmly when I arrived.While my mother was busy preparing a special dinner in my honor, the rest of the family eagerly asked me questions about my life in the United States.I felt happy that day and for a couple of days after, but then I began to feel that something was wrong.I noticed that my family, especially my mother, would sometimes glance at me in a strange way when I was speaking.They gradually became less warm and friendly towards me, I became uncomfortable and confused as to why they were behaving that day.
I decided to talk to my mother.She asked me, "Have you forgotten your Chinese way?" I asked her what she meant.She asked, "You"ve forgotten the place of women in a Chinese home.You talk when you should remain silent.You speak on matters that of concern only to men.You speak openly of your inner feelings and desires.That"s not the way of a Chinese woman.We keep our thoughts and feelings to ourselves.
小题1:I was born and raised in Hong Kong.Here raise means______.
A.bring up | B.stay | C.become higher | D.live |
A.The physical changes in Hong Kong. |
B.Her primary school didn"t exist any longer. |
C.She couldn"t recognize parts of Hong Kong. |
D.The confusion and hurt she experienced in her parents" home. |
A.She had forgotten her role as a woman. |
B.She didn"t follow the Chinese custom about how a woman should behave at home. |
C.She spoke of her inner feelings and desires directly. |
D.She talked about matters that were not concerned with women. |
A.My Trip in Hong Kong | B.The Changes in Hong Kong |
C.Caught Between Two Cultures | D.The Chinese Way |
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