基礎訓練篇（9）

Walt Disney, a great film-maker, was born in Chicago in 1901 (1)_________ died in 1966. (2)__________ a young man, he wanted very much to be an artist. He went to a newspaper office in the hope (3)__________ getting a job there, (4)_________ he had no luck.

He didn’t lose heart. He kept on (5)______________ (draw) lots of pictures. Being poor, he had to sit in the family garage（車庫）,drawing pictures. Day (6)_________ day, he worked hard. Several years (7)____________, he succeeded in (8)______________ (make) his first cartoon character — Mickey Mouse. From then (9)______________ , he became a successful cartoon maker. Many characters in his cartoons are very popular, such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, (10)_____________ are loved by everyone, especially by children.

A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics, and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors — or of people very different from our own — can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.

In history books, objective(客觀的) information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective(主觀的): it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its misuse of power over people. Over a hundred years later, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to express the horror of war. Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros — as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martinez — depicted these Mexican artists’ deep anger and sadness about social problems.

In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible.  Although most people couldn’t read, they could still understand biblical stories in the pictures on church walls.  By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues are unholy(不圣潔的).

1. More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because art history ____________.

A. shows us the religious beliefs and emotions of a people in addition to political values

B. provides us with information about the daily activities of people in the past

C. gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place

D. all of the above

2. Art is subjective(主觀的) in that _________.

       A. a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it

       B. it can easily rouse our anger or sadness about social problems

       C. it will find a ready echo in our hearts     

       D. both B and C

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

       A. Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.

       B. History books often reveal the compilers’ political views.

       C. Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.

       D. In the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces or other buildings.

4. The passage mainly discusses __________.

       A. the difference between general history and art history     

       B. the making of art history  

       C. what we can learn from art      

       D. the influence of artists on art history

5. It may be concluded from this passage that __________.

       A. Islamic artists have had to create architectural decoration with images of flowers or geometric forms

       B. history teachers are more objective than artists

       C. it is more difficult to study art history than general history

       D. people and stories from the Bible were painted on churches and other buildings in order to popularize the Bible

第二部分       語言知識及應用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)    完形填空（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

       閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—30各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Many people find that regular physical activity gives them an unexpected benefit. They sleep better and wake up feeling more  21           , in part due to increased amounts of deep sleep. Deep sleep may play a role in the body restoring（修復） itself  22          , as opposed to REM （rapid eye movement） or dreaming sleep. Researchers have found that physical exercise, especially  23           in the afternoon or early morning, produces more  24          early in the night.

 25          can also help you get a better night's sleep in a number of indirect ways. The relaxation and tiredness  26          by exercise can improve sleep.

Exercise encourages weight loss and also may  27           depression. Exercising later in the day can also help delay the   28          drop in your body's temperature. The  29           of exercise are especially important for older people,  30              exercise has been shown to increase the amount of sleep senior adults get in a night and reduce the time it takes to fall asleep. But be sure you finish exercising at least 4 hours before bedtime — working out later than that could leave you too excited to fall asleep easily.

21.A. conscious               B. peaceful                C. effective                 D. refreshed

22.A. physically              B. mentally               C. emotionally              D. regularly

23.A. made                     B. done                            C. functioned         D. conducted

24.A. night's sleep    B. dreaming sleep             C. deep sleep         D. REM

25.A. Exercise                B. Dreams                 C. Researchers              D. Doctors

26.A. recovered              B. strengthened          C. caused               D. reduced

27.A .increase          B. relieve                         C. release                     D. arouse

28.A. nighttime               B. daytime                C. dinnertime         D. lifetime

29.A. disadvantages   B. benefits                          C. ways                        D. places

30.A. yet                 B. if                                C. when                       D. since

       For several days I saw little of Mr. Rochester. In the morning he seemed very busy with business，and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighborhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him. When his foot was well enough，he rode out a great deal.

       During this time，all my knowledge of him was limited to occasional meetings about the house，when he would sometimes pass me coldly， and sometimes bow and smile. His changes of manner did not offend me, because I saw that I had nothing to do with the cause of them.

       One evening，several days later，I was invited to talk to Mr. Rochester after dinner. He was sitting in his armchair，and looked not quite so severe，and much less gloomy. There was a smile on his lips, and his eyes were bright，probably with wine. As I was looking at him，he suddenly turned, and asked me，“Do you think I am handsome，Miss Eyre? ”

       The answer somehow slipped from my tongue before I realized it: “No，sir.” “Ah，you really are unusual! You are a quiet， serious little person， but you can be almost rude.” “Sir，I'm sorry. I should have said that beauty doesn't matter，or something like that,” “No，you shouldn't! I see，you criticize my appearance，and then you stab (刺) me in the back! You have honesty and feeling. There are not many girls like you. But perhaps I go too fast. Perhaps you have awful faults to counterbalance (抵消) your few good points.”

       I thought to myself that he might have too. He seemed to read my mind，and said quickly，“Yes，you're right. I have plenty of faults. I went the wrong way when I was twenty-one，and have never found the right path again. I might have been very different. I might have been as good as you, and perhaps wiser. I am not a bad man，take my word for it，but I have done wrong. It wasn't my character，but circumstances which were to blame. Why do I tell you all this? Because you're the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to, because you're sympathetic and give them hope.”

       It seemed he had quite a lot to talk to me. He didn't seem to like to finish the talk quickly，as was the case for the first time.

       “Don't be afraid of me， Miss. Eyre，”he continued. “You don't relax or laugh very much，perhaps because of the effect Lowood school has had on you. But in time you will be more natural with me，and laugh， and speak freely. You're like a bird in a cage. When you get out of the cage, you'll fly very high. Good night.”

1. At the beginning Miss Eyre's impressions of Mr. Rochester were all except_____.   

A. busy                B. sociable                   C. dull                  D. changeable

2. The underlined sentence means_________ .

A. Only by meeting him around the house sometimes did I know a little about him.

B. Only by coming to the house could I know about him.

C. I occasionally met him but my knowledge about him was poor.

D. What I knew about him was limited in the house.

3. From what Mr. Rochester told Miss Eyre, we can conclude that he wanted to __________

A. tell her all his troubles                                 B. tell her his life experience

C. blame her for misunderstanding him       D. change his circumstances

4. At the end of the passage，Mr. Rochester sounded ___________ .

A. rude                        B. cold                        C. polite                      D. encouraging

5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG? 

A. Miss Eyre was at Lowood School before she came to Mr. Rochester’s house.

B. Miss Eyre didn’t see Mr. Rochester often.

C. Miss Eyre was honest, brave and confident.

D. Miss Eyre was brave, polite and warm-hearted.

If you receive a bunch of roses on Valentine’s Day, Do you know what hidden meaning is  __________to it?

       A. attached    B. introduced        C. put     D. tied

Parking has long been a major headache for drivers in Shanghai. The Transportation Department is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are one million cars on the road in Shanghai but only enough public parking space to provide room for 15percent of them. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.

The city is seeing a rise in private car owners. In March, the city sent out 2,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to 14,600 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.

By the year 2020, the number of automobiles in Shanghai will probably reach two million. If one parking lot is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles.

Downtown Shanghai is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in downtown areas is not practical and doesn’t provide an ideal solution. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that drivers can leave their vehicles in car par nearby subway or bus stations and ride public transport to go downtown. Based on this idea, the city will limit the number of parking lots in downtown areas and demand higher parking fees but build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.

1.The underlined phrase “ mapping out ” in the first paragraph means __________.

A. making     B. arguing        C. controlling        D. inspiring

2. About __________ drivers can find places to park their cars in Shanghai now.

A. 850,000     B. 1,000,000       C. 150,000        D. 2,000,000

3. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us ?

A. The city sent out more private licenses in February.

B. Less and less people bought cars in March.

C. The city sent out less private licenses in March.

D. More and more people are going to buy cars.

4. According to the idea of a “ Park & Ride ” system, the city will __________.

A. send out more private car licenses

B. build more parking lots near bus stops

C. encourage people to buy more cars

D. build more parking areas in downtown

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 It _______ law for some people to let the children who are not old enough ____   in the factories for them.

   A. goes against; to work                                   B. goes against; work

   C. sets against; to be working                     D. sets against; working

6. What___ it is to have a cold drink after an _____ game!

       A. fun, exciting  B. a fun, exciting         C. funs, excited   D. fun, excited

The soldiers       hell and high water to capture the fort (要塞).

  A. passed through      B. saw through              C. looked through  D. went through