Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children£®In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream£®They both wanted to pursue their talent for art£®After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement£®They would toss a coin£®The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academy£®Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy£®
Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg£®Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation£¨ºä¶¯£©£®By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works£®
When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrecht¡¯s triumphant£¨Ê¤ÀûµÄ£©homecoming£®Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream£®¡°And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn£®Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you£®¡±
Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, ¡°No£®£®£®no£®£®£®It is too late for me£®Look£®£®£®look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands£¡The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis£¨¹Ø½ÚÑ×£©so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush£®¡±
To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother¡¯s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward£®He called his powerful drawing simply ¡°Hands¡±, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it ¡°The Praying Hands¡±£®The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminder¡ªno one ever makes any success alone£¡

  1. 1.

    Why did the two brothers work out the agreement£¿

    1. A.
      They were so curious as to make a joke£®
    2. B.
      Their family couldn¡¯t afford the academy£®
    3. C.
      One of the brothers was supposed to go into mines£®
    4. D.
      They wanted to support the other sisters and brothers£®
  2. 2.

    The underlined word ¡°whose¡± in Para£®2 refers to _____ £®

    1. A.
      the Durer family¡¯s
    2. B.
      the miners
    3. C.
      Albert¡¯s
    4. D.
      Albrecht¡¯s
  3. 3.

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    1. A.
      He began to earn his living after graduation
    2. B.
      He did perfectly well at the academy
    3. C.
      He wanted his brother to go to the academy
    4. D.
      He created great masterpieces
  4. 4.

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    c£®The Durer family held a festive dinner
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    e£®The brothers tossed a coin£®

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  5. 5.

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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
      Nobody could succeed without good guidance
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¡¡¡¡¡°We cannot think of anyone who is more deserving of such an honor£®He is a very special individual¡±, said one of his students£®

¡¡¡¡In April 2009, Greg Perry accepted the first annual Heart of Green Local Hero Award, for his work to develop, with his high school students, the Green Dream and the Ultimated Green Classroom£®At the time of the awards, he was unsteady, having just been through intense chemotherapy£®His work as a teacher is an inspiration, as is his recovery, and his acceptance speech£®We¡¯re happy to say that Greg is back in the classroom£­which is good th ing for him, for his students and for the wider community£®Here¡¯s his story£®

¡¡¡¡At the age of 6 he was paralyzed from the neck down in an accident£®He was told he would never walk, never play football and never feed himself£®He proved the doctors wrong! He can do all these things and much more£®His determination continues to thrive£®

¡¡¡¡Greg Perry graduated from Ohio State University with a joint degree in marketing and education£®To him, the education degree was just a bulwark against the recession, so there are probably few peiole as surprised as Perry that before the age of 40, he would have drawn national attention for his teaching, orchestrated the building of a model classroom and inspired his students to launch the largest green business expo ever staged in Ohio£®

¡¡¡¡Perry teaches an innovative high school marketing class in Beachwood, Ohio, a city of about 12,000 in the Cleveland suburbs£®Students from several area schools commute to Beachwood High School for a class unlike any other£®He has led the class of 18 to create the ¡°ULTIMATE GREEN CLASSROOM¡±£®Under his direction the largest Eco¨CFriendly Showcase in Ohio was held and approximately $ 150,000 was raised in Green goods and services to build the unbelievable classroom£®Elected executive officers help Perry run the class, and for much of the year, the focus is on lining of exhibitors for The Green Dream, the green business expo that is expected to draw more than 6,000 people this Spring£®

¡¡¡¡¡°Sales people are making phone calls to line up exhibitors in the expo£®Finance is handling the contracts and payments£®Marketing and Communications and Publications and Websites are trying to promote the message£®¡± Perry said£®¡°it¡¯s more like a day at work than a day at the classroom£®By doing these large projects, they learn about branding, advertising, management styles and marketing techniques without every picking up the textbooks£®¡±

(1)

From the passage, what is Greg Perry?

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A£®

He is a university student majoring marketing and education£®

B£®

He is a teacher of a high school in Ohio£®

C£®

He is a doctor who specializes in treating paralysis£®

D£®

He is a professor teaching in an Ohio university£®

(2)

According to Greg Perry, ________£®

[¡¡¡¡]

A£®

His winning for his teaching is unexpected£®

B£®

His recovery is a really unexpected wonder£®

C£®

Education degree is a must to improve life£®

D£®

The award should belong to him for his teaching£®

(3)

Which of the following about Beachwood High School is true?

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A£®

It lies in the middle of the city£®

B£®

Most of the students are boarding£®

C£®

The class size is probably small£®

D£®

All the classroom are painted green£®

(4)

Greg Perry¡¯s students think that he ________£®

[¡¡¡¡]

A£®

he is gifted and creative

B£®

he is unsteady and intense

C£®

he deserves the award

D£®

his business is successful

(5)

What can we learn from the text?

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A£®

Greg Perry¡¯s class are connected with some companies and websites£®

B£®

Greg Perry¡¯s students never use text books in their learning at all£®

C£®

Greg Perry¡¯s students work in workshops rather than in the classroom£®

D£®

Greg Perry¡¯s students learned a lot of useful skills in an economical way£®

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¡°Racism (ÖÖ×åÆçÊÓ) is a grown-up disease,¡± declares the saying on Ruby Bridge¡¯s website along with a photo of Mrs. Bridge today, a 6-year-old girl four decades ago. In the photo, she is walking up the steps of the William Frantz Public School in New Orleans, a little black girl accompanied by two officers who protect her on her way to school.

Her name then was Ruby Nell. It was Nov. 14, 1960. She was the first black child to enroll at this all-white elementary school according to the court order to desegregate in New Orleans schools. Her story is moving -- she was a very courageous child -- and remains a significant proof against intolerance (²»¿íÈÝ) of all kinds. Ruby¡¯s photo brings out another powerful image on her website: Norman Rockwells symbolic painting for Look magazine on Jan. 14, 1964, ¡°The Problem We All Live With.¡±

Rockwell was an illustrator of exceptional skill and charm. He produced a vast number of unforgettable images over a long career, many of them involving children. His American kids are innocent and appealing, but often, at the same time, decidedly naughty. His method was to photograph his models, and the resulting paintings were photographic£® But it is revealing to see how the artist slightly changed facial expressions from photo to oil painting in order to make his paintings communicate with the viewer. Communication, even persuasion, lay at the back of his work; this was art for effect.

¡°The Problem We All Live With¡± belongs to Rockwell¡¯s later work, when he began openly showing his strong belief in liberty. This is a highly persuasive image. Before he arrived at the final copy, one sketch (²Ýͼ) shows the little girl closer to the two officers following her than to those in front. In the finished picture, the girl seems more determined, independent, and untouched£® The unfriendly tomatoes thrown on the wall are behind her now, and she, is completely unaffected£®

1.Ruby Nell was protected by officers on her way to school, because   .

A£®she was a little fighter against racism

B£®she was very young, short and timid

C£®she was the first black to study in an all-white school

D£®she was chosen by the com t0be¡¯wi¡¯th white children

2.According to the passage, ¡°The Problem We All Live With¡± is a(n)     .

A£®social program for American children

B£®famous painting by Norman Rockwell

C£®photo displayed on Ruby Bridges¡¯ website

D£®exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum

3.The word ¡°desegregate¡± in paragraph 2 probably means¡°   ¡±.

A£®fight against the white

B£®end racial separation

C£®struggle for freedom

D£®stop the black-white conflict

4.The main topic of this passage is   .

A£®how Rockwell encouraged Ruby to fight against racism

B£®how Ruby won her fight to go to an all-white school

C£®how Rockwell expressed his protest in .Iris work

D£®how persuasive Rockwell¡¯s earlier work of art is

 

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London: It¡¯s well known that Charles Darwin¡¯s famous theory of evolution (½ø»¯) annoyed many people because it was against the Biblical view of creation. But few know that it also created problems for Darwin at home with his deeply religious wife, Emma.

¡°Darwin held back the publication of On the Origin of Species to avoid offending (´¥Å­) his wife,¡± says Ruth Padel, the naturalist¡¯s great ¨C great ¨C granddaughter. ¡°Emma told him that he seemed to be putting God further and further off¡±, Padel says in her north London home. ¡°But they talked it through, and Emma once said, ¡®Don¡¯t change any of your ideas for fear of hurting me.¡¯¡±

As the world celebrates the 200 th birthday of the man who changed scientific thought forever and the 150 th anniversary of his book today, even his opponents admitted he was a giant figure.

Though opposition to his theory continues, it is the elegant explanation of how species evolutes through natural selection that makes his 200th birthday such a major event.

More than 300 celebrations have been planned in Britain alone, where Darwin's face graces (ʹÔö¹â)the 10-pound bill along with that of Queen Elizabeth II.

Shrewsbury, the central England town where Darwin was born and raised, is holding a month-long festival for its most famous son. Down House, his former home near London, will hold a permanent exhibition recreating some of his most famous experiments.

Many more events have been planned all over the world.

What would he be doing if he were alive today? Padel thinks he would properly be studying DNA and the immune system.

60£®The main purpose of the author is          .

       A£®to say something about Darwin and his wife

       B£®to introduce Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution

       C£®to sing high praise for the book On the Origin of Species

       D£®to report some celebrations of Darwin¡¯s 200 th birthday and the 150 th anniversary of his books

61£®Which of the statements is NOT true based on the passage?

       A£®Everyone agrees with Darwin now.

       B£®Darwin was brought up in Shrewsbury.

       C£®Emma was not really fond of his theory.

       D£®Darwin was very interested in living things.

62£®The underlined phrase ¡°help back¡± in the second paragraph probably means        .

       A£®prevented from              B£®kept a secret

       C£®cared about             D£®put off

63£®It can be inferred that the passage is most probably          .

      A£®a scientific report           B£®a news report

       C£®an English composition   D£®a text

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London: It¡¯s well known that Charles Darwin¡¯s famous theory of evolution £¨½ø»¯£© annoyed many people because it was against the Biblical view of creation. But few know that it also created problems for Darwin at home with his deeply religious wife, Emma.

¡°Darwin held back the publication of On the Origin of Species to avoid offending £¨´¥Å­£© his wife,¡± says Ruth Padel, the naturalist¡¯s great ¨C great ¨C granddaughter. ¡°Emma told him that he seemed to be putting God further and further off¡±, Padel says in her north London home. ¡°But they talked it through, and Emma once said, ¡®Don¡¯t change any of your ideas for fear of hurting me.¡¯¡±

As the world celebrates the 200 th birthday of the man who changed scientific thought forever and the 150 th anniversary of his book today, even his opponents admitted he was a giant figure.

Though opposition to his theory continues, it is the elegant explanation of how species evolutes through natural selection that makes his 200th birthday such a major event.

More than 300 celebrations have been planned in Britain alone, where Darwin's face graces £¨Ê¹Ôö¹â£©the 10-pound bill along with that of Queen Elizabeth II.

Shrewsbury, the central England town where Darwin was born and raised, is holding a month-long festival for its most famous son. Down House, his former home near London, will hold a permanent exhibition recreating some of his most famous experiments.

Many more events have been planned all over the world.

What would he be doing if he were alive today? Padel thinks he would properly be studying DNA and the immune system.

1£®The main purpose of the author is          .

       A£®to say something about Darwin and his wife

       B£®to introduce Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution

       C£®to sing high praise for the book On the Origin of Species

       D£®to report some celebrations of Darwin¡¯s 200 th birthday and the 150 th anniversary of his books

2£®Which of the statements is NOT true based on the passage?

       A£®Everyone agrees with Darwin now.

       B£®Darwin was brought up in Shrewsbury.

       C£®Emma was not really fond of his theory.

       D£®Darwin was very interested in living things.

3£®The underlined phrase ¡°help back¡± in the second paragraph probably means        .

       A£®prevented from                                    B£®kept a secret

       C£®cared about                                         D£®put off

4£®It can be inferred that the passage is most probably          .

      A£®a scientific report                                 B£®a news report

       C£®an English composition                         D£®a text

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I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.

Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(ÍËË°±í). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(³ÌÐò). That was fabulos! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: ¡°I¡¯m just doing what is required at Harrods¡±. With that, a tall man in a grey suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, ¡°Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard¡­¡± He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly

describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!

Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?

56. The writer went to Harrods to __________.

A. kill time¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. buy some gifts¡¡ C. go sightseeing¡¡¡¡ D. shop for her wedding

57. What does the underlined word ¡°whiz¡± in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A. drive¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. arrive¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. rush¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. leave

58 Which of the following sentences can best replace ¡°I¡¯m just doing what is required at Harrods¡± in th second paragraph?

A. ¡°I¡¯m an honest man.¡±¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. ¡°I must obey the rules.¡±

C. ¡°Harrods is strict with its employees.¡±¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. ¡°Anybody will receive our good service.¡±

59. As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.

A. went to a meeting.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. flew back to Geneva

C. visited one of her friends D. attended a wedding ceremony

60. The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ______.

A. pleasant¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. strange¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. exciting¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. amusing

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