From early times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world’s art treasures.
Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre (卢浮宫) in Paris, France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries.
The Louvre has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort (要塞)with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat (护城河) to keep out the enemies. Over the years, the number of buildings around the fort grew. By 1350,the fort was no longer needed and became a palace home for French kings and queens.
During times of peace, new treasures were brought in. During times of war, many treasures were stolen, and the buildings were damaged(毁损).
When Francis I became King of France in the year of 1515,he brought in artists from many countries, and one of them was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy, whose Mona Lisa is the best-known painting in the museum today.
In 1793, the Louvre became a public museum, just as it is now. It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy.
1.The above passage is about
A. the world-famous painting Mona Lisa
B. a king of France by the name of Francis I
C. a grand art museum in the capital of France
D. an artist named Leonardo da Vinci
2.It seems to be necessary for great art works to be kept in public museum because .
A. only in this way will they not be stolen
B. it gives everyone a chance to enjoy them
C. it helps people to remember the life of French kings and queens
D. it tells people what meaningful work the French kings did in the past
3.The Louver became an art museum
A. in the year of 1350
B. in 1515 when Francis I became King of France
C. in the seventeenth century
D. in the nineties of the eighteenth century
4.Though the story does not say so, it makes you think
A. lots of people pay visits to the Louvre
B. Leonardo da Vinci was once the keeper of the museum
C. the Louvre was only open to the artists from other countries
D. the Louvre became a public museum at the beginning of the last century
Most Americans enjoy moving from one place to another. They are always in constant motion. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to Europe just for watching a football match. In some states only one house in five has people living in it for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school education in two or three cities, and then attend a college far across the country. When he has entered business, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from job to job, which is called “job-hopping”,is a very common practice in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers, because every chance to change a job gives them a chance to move up to a higher position and to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives employers, bosses, managers the chance to benefit from the new ideas and skills that different people bring to their factories.
1.The meaning of the underlined words is close to “_____”.
A. looking for jobs everywhere B. always feeling excited in movement
C. enjoying themselves while moving D. keeping moving from place to place
2.In some places in America,______ in one place for more than five years.
A. most people stay B. about one fifth of the people live
C. the owner of one house stays D. the owners of five houses stay
3.It seems that the writer thinks job-hopping________.
A. is a practice worth trying B. only does good to workers
C. may cause troubles D. make many people lose their jobs
1.Who
might buy the house after reading the above advertisement?
A. Some young students. B. A couple with little money
C. A big rich family D. A big poor family
2.What room has several possible uses?
A. The living room. B. The bedroom.
C. The dining room. D. The kitchen.
3.What is emphasized(强调)in the description of each room?
A. Floor. B. Entrance. C. Size. D. Windows.
If you are in a town in a western country, you'll often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world. But the reason why one keeps a dog has changed Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals, and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told him to. Later people used dogs for the hunting other animals, and the dogs didn't eat what they got until their master agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chicks. But now the people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals. Of course they keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn’t have her own. For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.
1._______are more useful than a dog in the world.
A. No other animals B. Some animals C. Many animals D. A few animals
2.In the past people kept dogs because dogs _________.
A. could fight against other animals B. met the people
C. did not eat other animals D. helped and listened to people
3.Now people keep dogs in the cities because dogs_____.
A. fight other animals B. are lonely
C. are like their friends D. are afraid of the thieves
4.A dog can be _____.
A. a child's friend only B. a young woman's son
C. old people's real child D. everybody's friend
5.So a dog will __ in a family.
A. always be used B. not be useful
C. still fight D. always be a good friend
If you want to get the most out of the study of a language, you must also read for pleasure: novels, plays, travel books, and so on. And in reading books of this kind the important thing is to get on with the reading; to try to grasp what the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole. This is impossible if you stop and think over the meaning of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar(不熟悉). You can not enjoy a story if you stop half a dozen times on every page in order to look up words in the dictionary. You may even prevent yourself from understanding the story as a whole by doing this.
When you are reading books of this kind, therefore, you will usually have to rely mainly on(依靠) the context (上下文) to help you. If you meet an unfamiliar word, do not let it take too much of your attention from the main thread(主线) of the story. In all probability(可能) you will meet the same word again a few pages later on in a slightly different context, and each time you see it that your understanding of it will become more exact.
1.To read for pleasure means _____________.
A．to take pleasure in reading
B．to be satisfied in reading book
C．to read such books as novels, plays, travel books, etc
D．to go on with reading pleasantly
2.The phrase “to get on with reading” in the passage has the same meaning as “_________”.
A．to try to grasp the meaning of every sentence in the book
B．to try to catch the meaning of every word in the book
C．to try to understand all the writer is going to tell you
D．to try to understand the main idea of the book
3.、When you meet new words in reading such kinds of books, you’d better _________.
A．stop and look them up in a dictionary B．stop and think them over
C．try to guess their meanings from the context D．have none of them
4.According to the passage the best way to read novels, plays and travel books is _____.
A．to read very slowly B．to read quickly and not too carefully
C．to read very carefully D．to read very seriously
5.The best title for this passage is “___________”.
A．Read for Pleasure B．Get on with the Books
C．Reading Skills D．The Importance of Reading
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
My father and I were standing at the top of a church tower. He 36 me to this place in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I 37 why he did so.
“Look down, Elsa,” Father said to me. I looked down and 38 the square in the centre of the village and I saw many turning streets 39 to the square.
“ See, my dear. There is more than one 40 to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place 41 you want to go by one road, 42 another,” he said to me.
Now I 43 why I was there. My father wanted to tell me how to 44 and deal with the difficulties.
In the years that 45 I often remembered the lesson Fathere taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in 46 . I wanted to be a fashion 47 . And on the way to my first small success I found the road 48 . What could I do ? Accept the failure? Or use my imagination and wisdom to find another road to my 49 ?
I had come to Paris, the 50 of the world of fashion , with some clothes I 51 . But none of the famous fashion designers seemed 52 in them. Then one day I met a friend who was wearig a very beautiful sweater. It had a lovely and 53 stitch (针法).
“Did you knit that sweater ?” I asked her.
“No,”she answered. “ It was done by a woman here in Paris.”
“ What an interesting stitch !” I continued.
My friend had an 54 . “The woman’s
name is Mrs Vidian she learned the stitch in Armenia,
her motherland.”
Suddenly a good idea 55 me. why not open my own house of fashion? Why not design, make and sell clothes? I would do it, and I would begin with a sweater.
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1.A . carried |
B. got |
C. took |
D. brought |
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2.A. doubted |
B. guessed |
C. wondered |
D. knew |
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3.A. saw |
B. realized |
C. noticed |
D. observed |
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4.A. going |
B. leading |
C. turning |
D. directing |
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5.A. path |
B. method |
C. road |
D. way |
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6.A. why |
B. which |
C. where |
D. when |
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7.A. attempt |
B. experiment |
C. manage |
D. try |
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8.A. imagined |
B. supposed |
C. witnessed |
D. understood |
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9.A. face |
B. handle |
C. settle |
D. solve |
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10.A. approached |
B. caught |
C. followed |
D. wasted |
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11.A. life |
B. class |
C. work |
D. heart |
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12.A. seller |
B. worker |
C. teacher |
D. designer |
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13.A. blocked |
B. approved |
C. passed |
D. smoothed |
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14.A. comfort |
B. intelligence |
C. failure |
D. success |
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15.A. country |
B. attraction |
C. centre |
D. capital |
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16.A. designed |
B. performed |
C. recommended |
D. chose |
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17.A. buried |
B. occupied |
C. absorbed |
D. interested |
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18.A. unusual |
B. perfect |
C. ordinary |
D. rough |
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19.A. reason |
B. explanation |
C. description |
D. cause |
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20.A. thought |
B. entered |
C. came |
D. struck |
