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Veronica

By Mary Gaitskill．

Pantheon Books，$23．

This attractively dark novel from the author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin is narrated by a former Paris model who is now sick and poor, her reflections On beauty and cruelty have clarity and an uncanny bite．

On Beauty

By Zadie Smith．

Penguin Press，$25．95

In her new book，a cultural-politics novel set in a place like Harvard，the author of White Teeth brings everything to the table：a crisp intellect，a lovely wit and enormous sympathy for the men，women and children who read her story．

Saturday

By lan McEwan．

Nan A．Talese／Doubleday．$26．

As exciting and as carefully constructed as anything McEwan has written，this astringent（尖銳的）novel traces a day in the life of an English neurosurgeon who comes face to face with senseless violence．

De Kooning：An American Master

By Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan．

Alfred A．Knopf,$35．

A brilliant biography, impressively researched and absorbingly written，of the talented

immigrant who stood at the vortex（中心）of mid-20th-century American art．

A History of Europe Since 1945

By Tony Judt．

Penguin Press，$39．95．

Judt’s massive，learned，truthfully detailed account of Europe’s recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama（全景）even as it sets off detonations（爆炸）of insight on almost every page．

1．According to the passage，the most probable non-fiction novel is________．

A．Veronica                             B．Saturday

C．On Beauty                            D．A History of Europe Since 1945

2．if you’re fond of art，which of the following would be your favorite?

A．On Beauty B．Saturday C．Veronica D．De Kooning：An American Master

3．The novels published by the same company are_______________．

A．On Beauty&A History of Europe Since 1945

 B．Saturday & De Kooning：An American Master

C．Veronica & On Beauty

D．A History of Europe Since 1945 & Saturday

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Mary Gaitskill is the author of both Veronica and Bad Behaviour．

B．On Beauty describes the stories that happened in Harvard．

C．Two authors finished De Kooning：An American Master together．

D．A post-war Europe can be found in A History of Europe Since 1945．

5．Which of the following novels are written by Zadie Smith?

A．On Beauty & Bad Behavior

B．Saturday & De Kooning：An American Master

C．On Beauty & White Teeth

D．Veronica ＆ White Teeth

4、Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they’re overweight．They don’t want people to see them sunbathing and they don’t want to have to squeeze into plane seats．But now, thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages，the overweight are having their days in the sun．

 “Overweight people will have a great time on our holidays as we don’t judge them like other people do，”said Liz Nickels，owner of Big Adventures，a US-based company that hosts scuba-diving—a sport of swimming underwater while breathing through a tube connected to a tank on your back for larger people．As a way to keep up with the demand for extra-large accommodation，many hotels in the US have started to offer features such as wide beds and handheld showers．But the best in plus-size vacationing lies at Mexico’s Freedom Paradise，a 112-room resort（度假勝地）opening this month，which urges guests to “Live Large，Live Free”．

The hotel has broad doorways，reinforced（加同）furniture and extra large chairs．It also boasts（自夸）a private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public beaches．“It’s not a hotel just for large people．It’s a size-friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday,” said owner Jurrian Kilnk�！癢hat we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don’t feel comfortable at resorts．”Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK．

Though many welcome the new service，some feel differently. “I have a real problem with this,” said Nancy Lenhart, owner of Camp La Jolla,a Californian weight-loss and fitness camp. “If you talk about oversized beds and doorways you are throwing their weight in their faces. Overweight people want to be normalized．They shouldn’t be discriminated against like this．”

1．Large people don’t want to go on holiday because___________．

A．they don’t like sun-bathing           

B．they don’t want to be looked at

C．the planes are too crowded              

D．hotels are not open to them

2．In the first paragraph，weight-friendly holiday packages means________．

A．there are some free packages for the overweight

B．people are friendly to the overweight

C．special holiday tour for the overweight

D．the overweight can lose weight

3．Scuba-diving is a sport of swimming___________．

A．for larger people                        B．only for larger people

C．jumping from the platform                D．underwater

4．Mexico’s Freedom Paradise is a hotel__________．

A．for people of all sizes                 

B．only intended for larger people

C．where everything is oversized           

D．where larger people can live for free

5．The underlined part “you are throwing their weight in their faces” means__________．

A．you are beating them in the face        

B．it’s easy to know they’re overweight

C．their faces seem bigger than others         

D．you can make them lose weight

3、Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes — a group of men，tall，strong and handsome，and women，young，beautiful and attractive，too．Together they eat in the finest restaurants，traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious（豪華的）planes and pleasure ships．They are models．

Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leading? Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials．But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like．They’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine—models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life．This is true for those who are very successful．However, most models find it difficult to get work．Very few can earn enough to live on，and for all models their expenses are high．Their agents claim about 20％of the earnings，and no model will get very far without a clever agent．Besides，they have to buy good clothing．They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done．

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle—markets in the modeling world，and not without a good reason．A top model can choose his or her work，demand and receive high fees told has his or her expenses paid．But for most models，the situation is quite different．An agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market．Intelligence qualifications and personal characteristics count for little（無足輕重）against good looks and tight figures．For all except the very few lucky ones，the life of a model is a continual search for work，trying to sell himself or herself in the face of fierce competition and,sometimes，not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers．

Immigration officials at airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”，and these are men and women of considerable experience of the world．It comes no surprise to find that some models prefer to put “Secretary” or “Businessman” as their jobs in their passports．

Modeling is a changeable world with great rewards for a tiny minority but not for the majority．

1．For models，their good looks and tight figures are________，compared with their intelligence and qualifications．

A．more important B．less needed C．less essential D．more looked down upon

2．Which of the following can lead you to believe according to the passage?

A．A model’s traveling expenses are usually paid by his employer．

B．To be a model，good looks are the most important qualification．

C．Most models have a fairly easy way of life with high pay．

D．A model can hardly be successful without a good agent．

3．Models often put “Secretary” or “Businessman” instead of “Model” in their passports because

A．they want to avoid being stopped to sign their names by fans

B．a(chǎn) person with the occupation of a model is easily attacked by black societies

C．models are sometimes looked down upon

D．secretaries and businessmen are free of custom duty

4．What may be the author’s attitude towards modeling?

A．It is a worthwhile life for a young lady or a young man．

B．He is in favor of young people to try modeling．

C．Before being crazy about a model job，young people should be aware of the difficulties．

D．It is a field in which everyone has a great chance to succeed．

5．The underlined word “suspiciously” can most probably be replaced by________．

A．doubtfully           B．excitedly        C．proudly      D．sadly

1、請參考下面一段材料，寫一篇英語短文。

改革開放以來，農(nóng)民大量涌入城市，越來越多的兒童遠離父母，據(jù)初步統(tǒng)計，2004年

中國“留守兒童”已達兩千二百萬。

據(jù)《湖南農(nóng)村留守兒童調(diào)查報告》顯示，“缺失父母”對農(nóng)村留守兒童的成長帶來巨大困惑，從而導(dǎo)致其情感孤寂、道德教化缺失、學(xué)習(xí)積極性不高、心理不健全以及人身安全度不高等問題。例如，2005年夏天，湖南漣源縣左灣村突發(fā)山洪災(zāi)難，該村十二名死亡少年中就有十一名是留守兒童。調(diào)查結(jié)論昭示我們：必須高度關(guān)注兩千萬農(nóng)村“留守兒童”。

注意：1、詞數(shù)l20—l50。文章的開頭已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)

33、There is something doubt __________ he is the best man for the job.

A. whether  B. if   C. why  D. how

32、I’m going to the supermarket this afternoon. Do you have anything ________?

A. to be buying B. to buy     C. for buying     D. bought

31、You will succeed in the end ______ you give up halfway.

A. even if B. as though    C. as long as   D. unless

30、Prices of daily goods ________ through a computer can be lower than store prices.

A. are bought   B. bought   C. been bought  D.buying