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　　Question：What is more astonishing than a 60－ton whale on a flatbed truck being driven down the street?

　　Answer：A 60－ton whale on a flatbed truck exploding and raining blubber (fat of whales) all over the sidewalk.

　　That's what happened in Taiwan recently, when a dead sperm whale being shipped to the Halobios Research Centre for an autopsy developed an extremely bad case of gas and blew up before it reached its destination.

　　The whale was apparently found alive on a Taiwan beach last weekend, and died shortly after it was discovered. Since the 56－foot whale was the largest whale ever beached on Taiwan's shores, scientists wanted to study it and perform an autopsy for educational purpose.

　　Apparently, too much time passed between when the animal died and the time it was set to be moved to the autopsy location, because it had already started to decompose. When things decompose, they give off gases as a by－product. In the whale's case, the gases were trapped in its belly. The pressure inside the decomposing creature grew so much that it popped like an over－filled balloon. Unfortunately, it was on a truck in the middle of the city of Taiwan at the time－cars and shops lining the street were covered with whale bits and juices, much to their owners' discouragement.

According to news reports, traffic was tied up for hours while officials tried to clean up the streets.

　　Incidentally, newspaper editors worldwide were probably smiling to themselves, since they had a ready made headline－several reports about the incident were titled “There She Blows! ,” after the famous line from the book Moby Dick.

1．The purpose of the question at the beginning of this news report is to ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)ttract readers

B．sell newspapers

C．explain the reason

D．give an immediate answer

2．The whale's explosion is the result of

[　　]

A．the length of time for the transport of the creature from the beach to the centre

B．pressure from gases building up in the creature as it began to decompose

C．the quick process of decomposing of the animal

D．the extremely busy traffic in the streets it passed by

3．What is the correct order of the incidents?

a．The whale was set to a flatbed truck.

b．The whale was discovered.

c．The whale exploded.

d．The whale died.

[　　]

A．b; c; a; d
B．b; d; a; c
C．d; c; b; a
D．d; b; a; c

4．What do we know from the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．The title “There She Blows! ” is taken from the book Moby Dick.

B．All the newspaper reported the story under the same title.

C．Moby Dick is the name of. a woman writer.

D．Some newspaper editors were laughed at.

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　　Where did the British people come from? This is an extraordinarily interesting question, since they are a mixture of many different races, and all these races invaded(入侵) Britain at various times from Europe. Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came during the first century B. C., but there had been at least three invasions(入侵) before that. The first of these was by the Iberians. The other two were by Celtic tribes(部落): first the Gaels, whose descendants(后裔) are the modern Scots and Irish, some of whom still speak the Gaelic language; and secondly the Britons, who gave their name to the whole island of Britain. These were the people whom the Romans conquered. But the Roman Empire was overthrown by the Germanic tribes, which once overran(橫行于) the whole of Western Europe.

　　There were three great Germanic tribes which invaded Britain: the Angles, the Saxons and Jutes; and together they form the basis of the modern English race. The Britons, as a race, disappeared except in Wales and Cornwall. Many Welsh people still speak their “British” language, which is called Welsh. The Angles were so numerous that the country was called Angle-land, i. e. England, and the Anglo-Saxon language was old English, in other words, modern English has descended directly from it.

　　So far then, we have noted the Iberians, two kinds of Celts; the Romans and the Germanic peoples, which we shall call collectively the Saxons: but the story is by no means ended. A few hundred years later a further invasion took place from the North-East, that of the Danes. Finally, and more important, there came the great Norman invasion. In the year 1066, Duke William of Normandy claimed the English throne(王位) and he defeated and killed the Saxon King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. He went on to conquer the whole country and was crowned(加冕) William j of England. Our present Queen is one of his descendants. There has never been another invasion of Britain in the 900 years since William the Conqueror, so that all the various elements(人的一群) have had time to settle down and from one people.

1．According to the passage ________ invaded Britain first.

[　　]

A．the Romans
B．the Iberians
C．the Gaels
D．the Britons

2．The British people are descendants of ________.

[　　]

A．the Romans
B．the Germanic peoples
C．the Normans
D．many different races

3．Modern English is mainly derived from ________.

[　　]

A．the Garlic language

B．the “British” language

C．the Germanic language

D．the Anglo-Saxon language

4．Which of the following statements is not true?

[　　]

A．The Britons form a large part of the modern English race.

B．Some languages of former invaders still exist in Britain now.

C．The last and greatest invasion Britain suffered from was the Norman invasion.

D．It can be inferred that the name of England is derived from the name of one of the Germanic tribes.

5．This passage deals mainly with ________.

[　　]

A．the past suffering of Britain

B．the history of Britain

C．the origin of the British people

D．the development of the English language

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“Go for it!”

　　The expression “Go for it! ” is a way of encouraging someone to try something.

　　“Go for it!” means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. You should take a chance, be brave, and act firmly.

　　“Go for it!” gets name from football. Not football as it is played in most countries such as England, Egypt or Japan, but the kind of football played in the United States and Canada.

　　One of the most exciting times in football comes when a team has failed, after three attempts, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a critical decision.

　　The conservative(保守) choice is to kick the ball and accept temporary defeat in order to gain a good position for your team the next time it gets the ball. The more exciting choice, however, is to try a fourth and final time to gain the remaining yards needed.

countries People present are certain to shout their advice. Some will shout：“Kick the ball!” But others will encourage the team to take a chance. “Go for it!” they will scream.

countries In the nineteen eighties, people began using this expression in many kinds of situations to encourage someone to act bravely.

There is no guarantee(保證) that the action you “go for it” will succeed. But that is the chance you take when you decide to go for it. You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety. You hold your breath and go for it.

1．Where does the expression “Go for it!” come from?

________________________________

2．What does “Go for it!” mean?

________________________________

3．Do you know any other sayings like “Go for it! ”?

________________________________

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　　Whereas the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival(also known as the Chinese New Year), America's most popular holiday is Christmas．

　　As Chinese kids get “l(fā)ucky money” from their parents and relatives, American children get Christmas presents from Santa Claus．

　　From early November until January, American homes and stores are decorated with Christmas trees and colorful lights．Similarly, Chinese homes are decorated with Spring Festival couplets and streets are full of red lanterns．

　　Easter was borrowed from the Pagan Festival celebrating the rebirth of the sun．It was adapted by Christianity to be interpreted as the resurrection of Jesus．One American tradition associated with Easter is the Easter egg hunt．Brightly colored eggs are hidden for children to try to find．Sometimes hidden amongst the other eggs is what we call “a lucky egg”．If you find the lucky egg, you win a prize．

　　Sending cards for special occasions-such as Christmas, New Year, Mother's Day, and birthdays-has been an American tradition．But sending cards is less common than before since computers have become so popular．

(1)

Which statement is NOT true according the passage?

[　　]

A．

Christmas is America's most popular holiday．

B．

Easter was the Pagan Festival in origin．

C．

The Spring Festival is also known as the Chinese New Year．

D．

One Chinese tradition associated with Spring Festival is the Easter egg hunt．

(2)

We can infer from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

American children get Christmas presents from their parents and relatives．

B．

Children try to find brightly colored eggs which are hidden．

C．

The American celebrate Christmas from early November until February．

D．

The Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival meanwhile the American celebrate Christmas．

(3)

The underlined couplets word in paragraph three means ________．

[　　]

A．

夫婦

B．

對(duì)聯(lián)

C．

幾個(gè)

D．

一雙

(4)

The passage mainly tells us that ________．

[　　]

A．

several festivals in China

B．

several festivals in America

C．

Popular festivals

D．

The Spring Festival

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梵  高

張  煒

我們終于談到梵高了，神圣的梵高。在當(dāng)代，他已經(jīng)是不同藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域中的崇拜人物。他的作品在商人那兒已經(jīng)化為金子，或者是遠(yuǎn)比金子還要昂貴十倍的珍奇。但是像他那樣的心靈不僅用金錢(qián)無(wú)法溝通，就是用一般的藝術(shù)和精神也無(wú)法接近。他會(huì)在任何時(shí)候任何地點(diǎn)，拒絕那些流行的藝術(shù)熱望者、大知音和中產(chǎn)階級(jí)的高雅情調(diào)。因?yàn)樗皇亲钇椒驳娜巳褐械囊粋�(gè)靈魂，一個(gè)底層的感受者和傳達(dá)者，一個(gè)不屈服者和抗?fàn)幷撸粋�(gè)實(shí)踐善良和使用決心的人。他是貧民的兒子，是他們痛苦而尖銳的眼睛。在這樣的一雙眼睛面前，我們往往只有在無(wú)可奈何的沉默中壓住自己心底的驚嘆才行。他的境界是高不可攀的，因?yàn)槟鞘堑讓铀囆g(shù)家所守護(hù)的最后一道防線，也是權(quán)利。這其實(shí)也是人的防線與權(quán)利。梵高可以讓我們明白，當(dāng)一個(gè)人面對(duì)無(wú)情的外部世界時(shí)，頑強(qiáng)的精神會(huì)怎樣迸濺出火花，直至燃燒為熊熊烈焰。

我走在慕尼黑、曼哈頓、巴黎等最著名的藝術(shù)博物館里，在星光燦爛之中，在無(wú)法窮盡的藝術(shù)、不同時(shí)代不同流派的大薈萃面前，常常有一種無(wú)可逃匿的眩暈感。在跨越時(shí)空而來(lái)的多角度多層次、頻繁急促和陡然有力的各種撞擊之下，那根本來(lái)敏感的神經(jīng)已經(jīng)麻木疲萎�？墒�，幾乎是無(wú)一例外，只要一走近梵高，一走近他的展出單元，立刻就會(huì)感到一片輝煌之光撲面而來(lái)。就這樣，最昂揚(yáng)的音樂(lè)陡然奏響。世界馬上改變了，雙眼睜大了，一切又重新開(kāi)始了。

這是怎樣神秘的力量，這力量又從何而來(lái)？

當(dāng)然，一切只能源于他的這個(gè)生命。他的生命仍然在持續(xù)不斷地發(fā)散----首先是從源頭，從他執(zhí)筆之時(shí)，從那一刻的怦怦心跳開(kāi)始震動(dòng)我們，使我們至今不能安寧。他眼中的一切原來(lái)與我們有巨大區(qū)別，就是這區(qū)別讓我們雙眼大睜、心上一凜。這區(qū)別當(dāng)然是來(lái)自他的目光，它有強(qiáng)大的剝落和穿鑿的力量：世界上的所有事物都被我們的眼睛蒙上了一層庸常的布幔，但這布幔在梵高那兒馬上被刺破，或被抽揭一空。世界裸露了，本真顯現(xiàn)了，所以他讓我們看到的就是強(qiáng)烈的光，是逼人的顏色，是疾旋與燃燒，是轟響和炸裂，是呼叫和奔突......我們每個(gè)人本來(lái)都擁有這種直視的能力，不幸的是后來(lái)的生活給予我們每個(gè)人無(wú)盡的磨損，我們喪失了這種能力，而只有神奇的梵高保留了。

梵高做過(guò)教師、畫(huà)店?duì)I業(yè)員、傳教士、書(shū)店店員、畫(huà)家。這些職業(yè)是那么不同，可是在梵高那兒并沒(méi)有人們想像的那么大的差異。因?yàn)樗酝瑯拥男那槿プ�，同樣用力，同樣真�?shí)。他賦予任何工作的，都僅僅是一份生命的虔誠(chéng)。也正是由于這種對(duì)于工作的非同常人的理解，他差不多把每一樣工作都給做“砸了”。最后是作畫(huà)----他現(xiàn)在被公認(rèn)為最偉大的畫(huà)家之一，可是當(dāng)時(shí)卻被看成是最不成功的畫(huà)家，幾乎沒(méi)有賣(mài)出過(guò)一幅作品。他沒(méi)有一般專業(yè)人士看好的技法，簡(jiǎn)直沒(méi)有受到什么正規(guī)的、更不要說(shuō)是深入獨(dú)到的專業(yè)訓(xùn)練了。他的畫(huà)被看成可笑的涂抹，形式上一塌糊涂。那些直接而強(qiáng)悍的筆觸、生猛可怖的畫(huà)面，能夠毫不費(fèi)力地逼退那些藝術(shù)沙龍的寵兒。其實(shí)比起梵高而言，許多人等于生活在溫室中，他們沒(méi)有經(jīng)歷真實(shí)的風(fēng)雨陽(yáng)光，當(dāng)然也沒(méi)有接受過(guò)催逼，沒(méi)有傾聽(tīng)過(guò)號(hào)叫，沒(méi)有接受過(guò)起碼的人生打擊。他們?cè)趺淳哂欣斫忤蟾叩哪芰δ兀?/p>

真實(shí)的生活，底層的生活，有時(shí)候、許多時(shí)候都是刺目的。但是在漫長(zhǎng)的人生旅途中，生活的真實(shí)面目還是要顯現(xiàn)----最后總是要顯現(xiàn)。這是一個(gè)頑強(qiáng)的規(guī)律。每到這個(gè)時(shí)刻，人們也就開(kāi)始理解了梵高，只不過(guò)稍微晚了些。

梵高的藝術(shù)，像許多真正的藝術(shù)一樣，是直到最后才被接受下來(lái)的。

他保留下了大量書(shū)信。人們閱讀這些書(shū)信時(shí)，才知道他是多么熱情、對(duì)生活多么摯愛(ài)的人。人們讀得淚眼汪汪。其實(shí)他的畫(huà)作已經(jīng)再好不過(guò)地表達(dá)了這種熱烈。他的巨大的慈愛(ài)并不需要直接說(shuō)出，他的柔情也并不需要，因?yàn)樗慷籍?huà)出來(lái)了。他正是為這種愛(ài)，而不是為這種藝術(shù)，交出了自己全部的生命。

——《遠(yuǎn)逝的風(fēng)景》

文章指出梵高的“心靈不僅用金錢(qián)無(wú)法溝通，就是用一般的藝術(shù)和精神也無(wú)法接近”，為什么？盡量用文中的語(yǔ)言作答，不超過(guò)14個(gè)字。

文章第三自然段：“這是怎樣神秘的力量”中“這”所指代的具體內(nèi)容是什么？

畫(huà)線的句子問(wèn)：“這力量又從何而來(lái)？”文中除從總的方面回答：“源于他的這個(gè)生命”以外，還說(shuō)了兩個(gè)具體的答案，請(qǐng)用自己的話予以歸納。

下列對(duì)文章的理解有誤的兩項(xiàng)是：（     ）

    A．梵高的作品現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)成為商人們以高價(jià)競(jìng)相購(gòu)買(mǎi)的收藏品，而且成了商人們心中的無(wú)價(jià)之寶。

    B．梵高讓我們明白了頑強(qiáng)的精神可以使人在面對(duì)無(wú)情的外部世界時(shí)迸濺出火花，以至成為熊熊燃燒的烈焰

    C．由于在慕尼黑等地的最著名的藝術(shù)博物館里，藝術(shù)家眾多，不同時(shí)代的藝術(shù)流派紛至沓來(lái)，使人常常有一種無(wú)可逃匿的眩暈感，故爾使作者對(duì)他們的作品產(chǎn)生了反感。

    D．梵高現(xiàn)在已被公認(rèn)為最偉大的畫(huà)家之一，但在梵高的一生中做過(guò)教師、畫(huà)店?duì)I業(yè)員、傳教士、書(shū)店店員、畫(huà)家，均未達(dá)到成功的目的，雖然他如同做畫(huà)那樣以同樣的心情去做，同樣用力，同樣真實(shí)。

    E．梵高的畫(huà)以逼人的顏色，強(qiáng)烈的光，強(qiáng)悍的筆觸，生猛可怖的畫(huà)面，裸露、顯現(xiàn)了世界的真實(shí)面目，逼退了當(dāng)時(shí)藝術(shù)沙龍中的寵兒，因而遭到當(dāng)時(shí)人們的否定。

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