1、 (河南省信阳二高中高二月考) From the earliest times，man has been interested in art．People have often worked together to collect and save the world's art treasures． 　 Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre in Paris，France．The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries． 　 The Louvre has not always been a museum．The first building was a fort(炮台)．In 1190，it was the king's castle with high walls and a round tower．It had a moat to prevent his enemies from walking in ． 　 Over the years，the number of buildings around the castle grew．By 1350，the castle was no longer needed as a fort．The Louvre became a palace home for French kings and queens． 　 During times of peace，new treasures were brought in．During days of war，many treasures were stolen，and the buildings were damaged． 　 When Francis I became king of France in 1515，he brought in artists from many countries．One of the artists was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy．Da Vinci's"Mona Lisa"is the best known painting in the museum today． 　 In 1793，the Louvre became a public museum，just as it is now．It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy． 64．On the whole，this passage is mainly about____． ?A．an art museum called the Louvre ?B．an Italian artist named Leonardo da Vinci ?C．a king of France named Francis I ?D．the best known painting in Louvre 65．Why is it good for great art to be kept in public museums？ ?A．It helps people remember who the King of France is． ?B．It keeps people out of the palaces． ?C．It gives everyone a chance to enjoy good art． ?D．It helps people to know who is the greatest artist． 66．From the passage we know that _____． ?A．it is not possible for treasures to be stolen ?B．old forts always make the best museums ?C．great art should be shared with all the people ?D．king Francis I of France brought in artists from an old fort

75. From the passage we can see HK universities________.

A. didn’t mean to enroll top students from mainland

B. didn’t expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular

C. have strict enrollment rules and only 1out of 48 students can get the chance to study there

D. are proud of their teaching staff and facilities.

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74. What is the author’s attitude toward the competition brought by HK universities?

A. The government should take relevant measures to stop this unfair competition.

B. Mainland universities had better lower their tuition fees and win back the top students.

C. Universities both in mainland and in HK would get an entire improvement during the competition.

D. It may probably cause a complete loss to both sides in the end.

73. Top students from mainland apply for HK universities because________.

A. many students now would love to study abroad to get a better experience

B. they concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities

C. HK Universities offer higher scholarship, better environment and more opportunities for their further study

D. Beijing University has lost its worldwide reputation

71. The passage was written in ________.

A. 1850　　　　　　　　 B. 1936　　　　　　　　 C. 2001　　　　　　　　 D. 1975

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18　　 (江西省吉安高一第一次段考)　　　 When the six very best students from different cities in Guangdong Province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best students of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Beijing or Qinghua University; when the highest enrollment(录取) rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48:1, it’s the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is.

Years ago, the answer certainly would be “Beijing or Qinghua University”. But now no one could give the exact reaction without hesitation. The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students.

It’s no doubt to call this HK craze (狂热), which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves. www.

How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Beijing and Qinghua and attract so many mainland students?

First, Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship, especially for the top students who can receive the sum scholarship as much as 400,000 HK dollars. Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families, it’s easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great.

Second, most HK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual (双语) education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students.

Furthermore, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students.

Can mainland top universities like Beijing or Qinghua University be calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK? Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it.

The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China. After the awakening and action-taking of mainland universities, they can perform better together with HK universities.

At least, it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees (学费) are among students’ top concern when they are choosing universities. It’s time to move.

.What is the passage mainly talking about?

A. Some thoughts brought by the enrollment of HK universities.

B. Higher education in Hong Kong.

C. The competition between HK University and Beijing University.

D. The fall of mainland universities.

70. Which of the following is true?

A. the richer the country is, the faster the population increase.

B. Birth control is the most important way to control the growth of population.

C. the population in the developed countries is increasing faster than that in the underdeveloped countries.

D. It is impossible to control the increase of the population.

69. The population of the world doubled between the year _______.

A. 1850 and today　 　　　　　　 B. 100 and the year 1400　

C. 100 and the year 1600　　　 　　 D. 1 and the year 100

68. The population _______ because of disease, famine and war.

A. didn't increase　　　　　　　　　 B. became less　

C. increased slowly　　　　　　　 D. still increased very fast

75. The underlined word “gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gate

B. a place through which you can go to another place　

C. the space when a door is open　　　　　

D. a means of getting or achieving something

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17(江西省吉安高一第一次段考)　　 It is believed that it took about 800 thousand to 1 million years for the earth's population to reach the 250 million total which existed at the end of the first century AD. For some time after that, disease, famine(饥饿) and war kept the population increase down to a rate of 1 percent a year so that more than 15 centuries passed before the population reached 500 million. But in the next 250 years, up to 1850, the population of the world shot to 1 billion and today it has reached 3.5 billion. Scientists say that in the next 35 years the population of the world will double, reaching almost 7 billion by the year 2010.

When experts are asked what are the most effective measures that can stop over population, they reply that at least three measures can be considered.

(A) Increasing sources and supply of food for under-developed countries.

(B) Increasing the industrialization of under- developed countries.

(C) Controlling birth.

The experts add, however, that none of the above measures can be effective by itself, and that all must be combined into one whole program. They also agree that without controlling of births, any other measures are doomed (注定) to failure.

74. If you want to know China about its culture, medicine, business, science, you’d better surf _____.

A. Learn Mandarin online　　 　　　　　　 B. Wanfang Data

C. Rainland kids discover Chinese　　　 D. The Chinese Outpost