Throughout the ages, man has tried to create beauty through painting, music, sculpture(雕刻) and other kinds of artistic expression. It seems to be a basic need for humans to surround themselves with art. Some people, however, feel that the government is wasting money by spending it on art, particularly when there are so many other more important things that the money can be used for.
It can be wrong for governments to spend large sums of money on art. Too often, governments spend the money unwisely. Cities end up with huge statues or expensive, empty buildings that are only used by a few people. Many times, the art is also chosen to represent social or political
rather than artistic ideas, and even if it represents artistic ideas, tastes in art can change very rapidly. Without thinking carefully about how to spend the money, the people may end up with an expensive collection of worthless paintings of tasteless productions.
At the same time it would be wrong to say that governments should not spend any money at all on art. Painters, musicians, and composers cannot survive without monetary support. Many times, the art is inaccessible (很难到的) to ordinary people because only rich people and large companies can afford it. Governments have a duty to make this art available to everyone. Art helps people enjoy life,
Although people do need to be provided with the necessities of life, governments also have a duty to provide their citizens with something more. I firmly believe that spending money on art is vital (必不可少的) part of a government’s responsibility, and I am confident that my country is able to contribute a great deal to the rich collection of art from around passage?
45. What does the author mainly tell us in the passage?
A. Why tastes in art change so rapidly.
B. The importance of art to human beings.
C. Humans’ need to be surrounded by art.
D. Whether or not the government should spend money on art.
46. The following are reasons why governments spend too much money on arts EXCEPT that _____.
A. art is changing with time rapidly
B. they choose art to serve political purpose
C. they don’t think carefully enough about what to buy
D. art is necessary for the life of poor people
47. The underlined word “monetary” in the third paragraph probably means“_____”.
A. political B. financial C. temporary(临时的) D. continuous
48. According to the author, what is the function of art?
A. Art can be very valuable when it is traded. B. Art makes people’s lives worthwhile.
C. Art can unite governments. D. Art can make governments fashionable.
_____that the girl with an incurable disease would die soon, the boy decided to help her make her last days beautiful and meaningful.
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A．Being found out |
B．Found out |
C．To find out |
D．Having found out |
一、语音知识
1. gentle A. organize B. bargain C. regular D. charge
2. official A．concert B．century C．coast D．ocean
3. spare A. fear B. earn C. pear D. beard
4. journey A. merchant B. courtyard C. energy D. serious
5.breathe A. health B. deaf C. increase D. pleasure
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是王林。七月二十一日是你在美国的笔友汤姆的生日。你给他寄了一盒中国的绿茶（green tea）作为生日礼物。现在，请你用英语写一封110词左右的信给他，祝贺他生日快乐，并根据下面的六幅图和提示词语详细描绘一下怎么沏茶。
注意：1．提示词：壶kettle 茶匙teaspoon茶壶teapot茶叶tea leaves茶杯teacup茶壶盖lid2．词数100左右；3．开头已为你写出。
Dear Tom,
It’s July the first．Your birthday is only three weeks away !
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单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出各单词的正确行使。（每空只写一词）。
71．Please keep an eye on my _____________（行李） while I go to buy the ticket．
72．She wants to buy some _______________（地毯） to make the room comfortable．
73．He washed and _______________（剃须）, then hurried out of the room．
74．Peter wants to become a __________（教练）in the future．
75．He looks hones, but __________ （事实上）he is not．
76．The students _______________（交换） gifts with each other while they were in Japan．
77．The temple was completely_____（毁坏） in the 1960s．
78．Every year many of the students in our school are admitted to some key __________（大学）.
79．The professor knows __________（几门） foreign languages．
80．Among the subjects, she likes _______________（生物） best．
第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉；在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉；该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）；在该行右边横线上写出该加的词；该行错一个词，在错的词下划一个横线；在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Mrs. Smith was unable to fall sleeping at night and 61．________
was very tired during the day to do anything, even the 62．________
simple things that she used to enjoy doing. She had 63．________
headaches more often, it prevented her from reading 64．________
or watched TV. The more she thought about her conditions, 65．________
the more worse she felt. At last she went to see her doctor, 66．________
whom she had known for years. The doctor listened to his 67．________
heart and said, “There is nothing serious wrong with 68．________
you, and I accept the fact you don 't feel well. Now I’ll 69．________
give you some pills （药丸）that help. Come tomorrow 70．________
morning and tell me how you felt.”
