Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. "It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one," said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
　 The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image —commonly known as the "Flower portrait"— was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare's death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
　"We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays," Tarnya Cooper, the gallery's curator (館長(zhǎng)), told the Associated President.
　　The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
　　"There have always been questions about the painting," said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. "Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture."
Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation (調(diào)查) and the results will come out later this month._________________
小題1:What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year?
A．It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.
B．The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.
C．Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.
D．It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays around 1818 to 1840.
小題2:Which statement is True according to the passage?
A．Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.
B．"Flower portrait " was a portrait of Shakespeare given to Desmond Flower.
C．1814 might be when the portrait was drawn.
D．The Flower portrait is not often used as a cover for Shakespeare's play.
小題3:How many methods were used to test the portrait?
A．Not mentioned.B．TwoC．ThreeD．At least four.
小題4:The best title for this passage is _________.
A．Birthdays often involve surprises　
B．The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare
C．One portrait of Shakespeare is a fake
D．How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?
小題5:Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph?
A．Soon we'll know which portrait is reliable.
B．Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.
C．If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.
D．For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：文章講述了在莎士比亞的第441個(gè)周年紀(jì)念日中，專家們發(fā)現(xiàn)最具認(rèn)可度的莎士比亞畫(huà)像原來(lái)是假的，并講述了理由及至少四種測(cè)量的方法�，F(xiàn)如今，莎士比亞到底什么樣子仍然是一個(gè)謎。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。從第以自然最后一句及第二自然段中experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake.可知使莎士比亞的周年紀(jì)念日戲劇性的是他的畫(huà)像是假的。故選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。由第二段最后一句，莎士比亞的許多畫(huà)像都是仿照這一副畫(huà)的，所以有可能都是假的，而并非一定是假的，排除A。第五段第二句，因?yàn)樗乃姓逥esmond Flower 把它送給了皇家莎士比亞公司，所以被稱為the Flower Portrait .排除B。由第三段倒數(shù)第二句，可知C正確。從第五自然段第一句可知，正好與D相反，這幅畫(huà)常常作為莎士比亞話劇集的封面。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三段The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples.可知至少有四種方法來(lái)檢測(cè)這個(gè)畫(huà)像。故選D
小題4:主旨題。文章主要是提到了在莎士比亞第441個(gè)周年紀(jì)念日時(shí)，公布他的畫(huà)像是假的，以此讓很多都感到很驚訝，故選B
小題5:推斷題。最后一段另外的兩幅他的畫(huà)像也正在進(jìn)行檢查，結(jié)果要到這個(gè)月底才能揭曉，所以可知，到現(xiàn)在為止莎士比亞到底是什么樣子仍然是個(gè)謎，故選D最符合。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文不難，文章中的生單詞并不影響學(xué)生答題。對(duì)于此類的說(shuō)明文的閱讀，學(xué)生需要先采用將第一自然段很下面每段的第一句話進(jìn)行閱讀，進(jìn)而看第一題，第一題如果是主旨類的題型可先不做，做第二題。如此帶著問(wèn)題在文章中找答案，既節(jié)約時(shí)間又正確率高。
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So even as I worked after graduation in a few 41 jobs here in New York, even as I went from motley (魚(yú)龍混雜的)apartment to motley apartment, I 42.
… And I wish I could say that this perseverance came from some innate (天生的)toughness in me. But the truth is, it was 43. I got it from 44 the people who raised me. I grew up as the son of a single mom who struggled to put herself through 45 and make ends meet. She had a marriage that fell apart; 46 went on food stamps at one point to help us 47. But she didn’t quit. And she earned her degree, and made sure that 48 scholarships and hard work, my sister and I earned 49.
And 50, I met a woman who was assigned to advise me on my first summer job at a law firm. And she gave me such good advice that I married her. And Michelle and I gave everything we had to balance our careers and a 51 family. We made that marriage work.
… So 52 it’s starting a business, or running for office, or 53 an amazing family, remember that making your 54  on the world is hard. It takes patience. It takes commitment. It comes with plenty of 55 and it comes with plenty of failures.
小題1:
A．competeB．persevereC．struggleD．preservation
小題2:
A．restB．declineC．quitD．regret
小題3:
A．campusB．downtownC．farmD．country
小題4:
A．confidentB．uncertainC．a(chǎn)mbitiousD．proud
小題5:
A．shapeB．instructC．organizeD．lead
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)mazingB．disturbingC．meaningfulD．unsatisfactory
小題7:
A．reached outB．put outC．gave outD．made out
小題8:
A．presentedB．structuredC．learnedD．created
小題9:
A．copyingB．detectingC．persuadingD．watching
小題10:
A．lifeB．workC．schoolD．business
小題11:
A．yetB．evenC．stillD．a(chǎn)lso
小題12:
A．get byB．come byC．get alongD．come along
小題13:
A．duringB．throughC．a(chǎn)crossD．over
小題14:
A．mineB．usC．oursD．hers
小題15:
A．for the time beingB．long beforeC．up to nowD．later on
小題16:
A．youngB．poorC．weakD．strong
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)s ifB．ifC．whetherD．unless
小題18:
A．risingB．raisingC．a(chǎn)rousingD．a(chǎn)rising
小題19:
A．viewB．stayC．remarkD．mark
小題20:
A．goalsB．a(chǎn)dvantagesC．shortcomingsD．setbacks

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Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(賭博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and nearly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
小題1:Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.
A．she couldn’t find any work
B．she thought her husband was tired
C．her husband spent all time in gambling
D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling
小題2:_______, so he was put into lockup.
A．Mr. Lang often gambled
B．Mr. Lang was late for work
C．Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home
D．Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police
小題3:Which of the following is right?
A．The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.
B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen.
C．The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.
D．The boy hoped his mother to come back.

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