58. Which of the following does NOT represent the author’s opinion about art?

　 A. Good art speaks for itself.

B. Good art doesn’t mean you have to like it.

　 C. It matters more what impression a piece of art work leaves on you.

　 D. Learn to be a mouthpiece for someone’s opinion matters more.

57. The underlined word ‘rant’ means ________.

　 A. praise　　 　　　　 B. hatred　　　 　　　　　 C. complaint　　 　 D. misunderstanding

56. What does the colleague think about the art exhibition?

　 A. He feels it a waste of time going to the exhibition.

　 B. He is very interested in the work shown on the exhibition.

　 C. He is disappointed that art is abused on the exhibition.

　 D. He thinks his understanding about art is far better than the author of the work on the show.

56. In the last paragraph, the underlined word “they” refers to ______.

A. the old man and the boy　 B. the Americans　 C. the British　　 D. the French

答案　 CBCB

Passage 44

(福建省三校2010届高三上学期期中联考)

A

My friend took his colleague to see an art exhibition in north London.

The show was basically piles of breeze blocks (煤渣砖) forming armchair and sofa shapes, painted in primary colors.

Seeing these, the colleague said, “You brought me all the way out here to see this pile of junk when we could have been having a nice lunch?” He continued his rant about the work all the way back to the office.

When they got there my friend said, “You said you don’t like the work, but you haven’t stopped talking about it since you first saw it.”

Whether he liked it or not, he could not forget it.

If the artwork is fresh and new, you can’t expect to like it straightaway, because you have nothing to compare it with.

The effort of coming to terms with things you do not understand makes them all the more valuable to you when you do grasp them.

Good art speaks for itself. That doesn’t mean you have to like it.

So the next time you go to an art show, or look at anything for that matter, observe what effect it has on you and try to form your own opinion.

That way, you become the critic and not a mouthpiece for someone else’s opinions.

54. From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring” ______.

A. has the same meaning in America as in England

B. means “call somebody” for the old man

C. has two different meanings　　 D. means “be going to get married” in England

54. The writer wanted ______.

A. to buy a ring for his friend　　 B. to make a call to his friend

C. to go to the telephone company　　 D. his friend to see him off

53. Where was the writer from?

A. America.　　 B. France.　 C. England.　　　 D. China

52．The writer felt 　　　at the end of the passage.

　　　 A．honorable　 　　　 B．relieved　 　　　　 C．regretful　 　　　　 D．hopeless 　

答案　 CCBC

Passage 43

(贵州省贵阳二中2010届高三第一学期11月月考)

D

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most of English children I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand French. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.How wrong I was. The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes”, I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young?”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve

arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me.

“Don’t worry,” she said to me, “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words

which the Americans use differently in meaning from British. You will soon get used to all

the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”

51．What does the underlined sentence mean?

　　 A．The writer was fired by the college.

　　 B．The writer was rejected by the college.

　　 C．The writer couldn't go to any college.

　　 D．The writer couldn't go to college forever.

50．Which of the following is NOT true?

　　 A．The writer thought senior year was stressful.

　　 B．The writer didn't set up interviews and tours.

　　 C．The writer had a strong desire to get to college.

　　 D．The writer was afraid of the pressure of college.