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order 1 to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith(金匠) by 2 , worked almost eighteen hours a
day at his trade. Despite their apparently 3 condition, two of the eldest children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, 4 they knew well that their father would never be able to 5 either
of them to study at the Academy.
After many long discussions at night in their 6 bed, the two boys finally worked out an agreement.
They would toss (掷) a coin. The 7 would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 8
his winning brother for the academy. Then, in four years, he would support the other one. Then Albrecht
Durer won the toss and 9 to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next
four years, 10 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation(轰动). By
the time he graduated, he was beginning to 11 considerable fees for himself.
When the young artist 12 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine,
now it is your 13 . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 14 you. "
Albert rose and wiped the 15 from his cheeks. "No, brother. I cannot go to Nuremberg. It is too 16
for me. Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 17 ! I cannot even hold a glass,
much less make delicate lines on canvas(画布) 18 a pen or a brush. "
More than 450 years have 19 . By now, among Albrecht Durer"s hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 20 creation that can catch the world"s hearts.
| ( )1. A. merely ( )2. A. heart ( )3. A. demanding ( )4. A. so ( )5. A. study ( )6. A. separated ( )7. A. winner ( )8. A. support ( )9. A. flew away ( )10. A. deserved ( )11. A. spend ( )12. A. arrived ( )13. A. turn ( )14. A. take charge of ( )15. A. smiles ( )16. A. late ( )17. A. eyes ( )18. A. in ( )19. A. passed ( )20. A. strange | B. fully B. method B. promising B. and B. send B. crowded B. loser B. advertise B. went off B. desired B. save B. regained B. time B. make up for B. sweats B. nervous B. hands B. of B. kept B. touching | C. completely C. profession C. hopeless C. however C. give C. new C. old C. expect C. set aside C. financed C. draw C. returned C. top C. make use of C. tears C. tiring C. pictures C. upon C. remembered C. wonderful | D. entirely D. words D. careless D. but D. offer D. unusual D. younger D. require D. left behind D. envied D. earn D. got D. fate D. take care of D. hints D. tense D. mines D. with D. changed D. mysterious |
| 1-5: ACCDB 6-10: BBABC 11-15: DCADC 16-20: ABDAB | |||
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| Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship. Different cultures emphasize(强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries - like the UK or France - people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or caf?s rather than at the office. Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead, there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary. Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly. People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other. | |||
| 1. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________. | |||
| A. the English prefer to make long speeches B. too many words are of no use C. even talk and silence can be culturally different D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature | |||
| 2. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better? | |||
| A. By sharing different ways of life. B. By accepting different habits. C. By recognizing different values. D. By speaking each other"s languages. | |||
| 3. What would be the best title for the text? | |||
| A. Multicultural Environment B. Cross-Cultural Differences C. How to Understand Each Other D. How to Build Up a Relationship | |||
| At the beginning of the twentieth century,many people thought that the American family was falling apart.A century later,we know that this was not the case.However,although the family is still alive in the United States,its size and shape were very different from 100 years ago. In the late 1800s and early 1900s,there were mainly two types of families in the United States:the extended and the nuclear.The extended family usually includes grandparents, parents,and children living under the same roof.The nuclear family consists of only parents and children. Today there are many different kinds of families.Some people live in “traditional” families, that is,a stay?home mother,a working father,and their own biological children.Others live in two?paycheck families,single-parent families,adoptive or foster families,blended families (where men and women who were married before marry again and combine the children from previous marriages into the new families),child less families,and so on. What caused the structure of the family to change?In the early 1900s the birthrate began to fall and the divorce rate began to rise.Women were suddenly choosing to go to college and take jobs outside the home.In the 1930s and 1940s,many families faced serious financial, or money problems during the Great Depression,when many people lost their jobs.During World War Ⅱ(1939-1945),5 million women were left alone to take care of their homes and their children.Because many men were at war,thousands of these “war widows” had to go to work outside their home. During the next ten years,the situation changed.There were fewer divorces,and people married at a younger age and had more children than the previous generation.It was unusual for a mother to work outside the home during the years whenher children were growing up. Families began leaving cities and moving into single-family homes in the suburbs.The traditional family seemed to be returning. In the years between 1960s and 1990s,there were many important changes in the structure of the family.From the 1960s to the early 1970s,the divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell by half.The number of single-parent families tripled,and the number of couples living together without ?being? married doubled again.In fact,the single?parent household,once unusual,has replaced the “traditional” family as the typical family in the States.If we can judge from history, however,this will probably change again in the twenty-first century. The Changes of the American Family   | |||
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| Mouse potatoes joined couch potatoes (who spend much time watching TV on the couch), google officially became a verb and drama queens (extremely emotional persons) finally found the attention when they crossed over from popular culture to mainstream English language. The mouse potato, the himbo (attractive, empty-headed man) and drama queen were among 100 new words added to the 2006 update of America"s best-selling dictionary, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary《韦氏大词典》. The Internet search engine Google also found its way into the dictionary for the first time as a verb, meaning to find information quickly on the worldwide web. New words and phrases from the fields of science, technology, pop culture and industry are chosen each year by Merriam-Webster"s team of editors after months of looking through books, magazines and even food labels. "They are not tracking spoken language. They are looking for evidence that words have been used in the written English language," said Arthur Bicknell, senior editor of Merriam-Webster. Other words first coming into the dictionary this year were soul patch (a small growth of beard under a man"s lower lip), unibrow (two eyebrows joining together) and supersize － the fast food industry phrase for extra large meals. The technology world contributed ringtones (changeable incoming cellphone call signals) and spyware (software installed in a computer to track a user"s activities) while biodiesel (生物柴油) and avian influenza(禽流感) came from the world of science. America"s first dictionary-Noah Webster"s A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language －was published 200 years ago and also introduced some fresh words that have now become familiar. Those "new" words in 1806 included slang, surf, psychology, naturally and Americanize. | |||
| 1. The mouse potato refers to ____________. | |||
| A. a mouse that lives by potatoes B. a person who spends much time on the computer C. a mouse that is shown on the screen of the computer D. a person who likes to eat mice and potatoes | |||
| 2. Which group of words and phrases is NOT the fresh words for the dictionary of this year? | |||
| A. mouse potatoes, google, drama queen. B. himbo, soul patch, unibrow, supersize. C. ringtones, spyware, biodiesel, avian influenza. D. couch potatoes, surf, psychology, Americanize. | |||
| 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text? | |||
| A. New words and phrases were introduced into the dictionary have close relationship with the time. B. New words and phrases chosen by the editors of the dictionary have been used in written English somewhere. C. Some words that are now familiar to us used to be fresh words collected in the dictionary. D. The Merriam-webster Collegiate Dictionary becomes the best-seller because 100 new words are added to it. | |||
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| Barbie (芭比娃娃),believe it or not,is 50 this year and she"s still as popular as ever. A doll is a doll,but Barbie illustrates how,over the last five decades,women have become a standard for judging what freedom really means. How women are treated in different countries tells you a lot about the politics and culture of where they live. The doll that every little girl wants enables young children to test their possibilities in role playing,giving them a glimpse of what they might be when they grow up,whether to be frivolous or serious (or both). But in many countries that"s not an option. In Saudi Arabia,where woman can"t drive or go out publicly unless covered,Barbie is banned. They think Barbie dolls are offensive to Islam (伊斯兰教) and a threat to morality. In America,she represents the swiftly changing roles of women. Barbie is fun to tease but she"s as American as miniskirts_and_pantsuits in her flexible identities and her "growth" from model to astronaut. Barbie inspired a dollrevolution movement. When a Teen Talk Barbie was programmed electronically to say "Math class is tough",she was criticized by a national women"s group and was regarded as a bad stereotype. Some of her critics also say she has a bad influence because she"s too thin and encourages anorexia,that she has run through too many stereotypes,and that she lends too much significance to the fantasy stages of child"s play. In some Muslim countries,substitute Barbie dolls have been developed that promote traditional values,with their modest clothing and profamily backgrounds. They are widely seen as an effort to resist the American dolls that have flooded the market. Toyseller Masounmen Rahimi welcomed the dolls,saying Barbie was "foreign to Muslim culture" because some of the dolls have little clothing. She said young girls who play with Barbie could grow into women who reject Muslim values. "I think every Barbie doll is more harmful than an American missile(导弹)." Ms Rahimi said. | |||
| 1. Barbie is forbidden in some Muslim countries because ________. | |||
| A.she is more deadly than a missile B.toys are not allowed there C.she looks 1ike an American D.she sets a poor example to children | |||
| 2. The writer mentioned "miniskirts and pantsuits" (Paragraph 4) to imply that ________. | |||
| A. these are the only clothes a doll should wear B. these are very traditional American clothes for women C. there are a range of different life options available for women D. readers should wear these clothes more often | |||
| 3. The underlined word "anorexia"(Paragraph 5) most probably means "________". | |||
| A. an illness of refusing to eat B. giving up math study C. the wearing of inappropriate clothes D. a decrease in people"s imagination | |||
| 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
| A. People all over the world understand what freedom really means. B. How Barbie is treated seems to reflect a country"s politics and culture. C. Women in Saudi Arabia have no options in deciding what to wear. D. Barbie dolls have contributed much to Muslim culture. | |||
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| The Taj Mahal(泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj Mahan, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so broken hearted that he thought of giving up his throne. He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen. He summoned the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was completed. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahan, one of the most beautiful building in the world. The building itself stands on a marble. Platform 29 meters square and 6---7 meters high. Towers rise from each of the four comers. The Taj itself soars another 61 meters into the air. It is a eight-sided building made of white marble. The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife. | |||
| 1．The whole passage tells us about ______. | |||
| A . a beautiful fairy tale B. the story of the Taj Mahan C. white and black marble tombs made for two emperors D. the love story of emperor Shah Jahan and his wife | |||
| 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Taj Mahan?_____ | |||
| A. It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers. B. A lot of people took part in the building work C. It is a magnificent building. D. It is a tomb for the emperor’s beloved wife. | |||
| 3. The emperor’s own tomb was designed to be _____. | |||
| A. 61 meters high B. eight-sided C. black-coloured D. white-colored | |||
| 4. The emperor ____. | |||
| A. died soon after Taj Mahan died B. was killed by his son C. was beloved by his people D. died after 1648 | |||
| 5. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 2? _____ | |||
| A. 召唤 B.请求 C. 发配 D. ***死 |