【题目】The famous musician，as well as his students，________ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo.
A. were invited B. was invited
C. have been invited D. has been invited
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【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If it weren’t for the ninth BRICS Summit(峰会), many people would 【1】(probable) never have realized how rich the culture in southeast China is. 【2】(hold) in Xiamen from Sept 3 to 5, the summit has brought this city in Fujian Province into the spotlight.
The welcoming gala(晚会) 【3】 the evening of Sept 4 showed the traditional local culture and one of the highlights of the gala was the 【4】(perform) of Nanyin, which translates as “music in the south”. It is 【5】 art form based on southern Fujian culture. Nanyin has been called a “living fossil” of China’s music history, and it 【6】(date) back to the Song Dynasty or earlier. Cai Yayi, a local performer of Nanyin, says that 【7】 makes you feel like a child to play Nanyin, for who can be older than this 1,000-year-old music?
【8】 some may say Nanyin is out of date, many still believe that Nanyin can be a 【9】(society) communication break for modern people 【10】 are fed up with the fast-paced lifestyle.
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【题目】Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
African elephants are in trouble. Their numbers have fallen violently from as many as ten million a hundred years ago to as few as 400,000 today. Losses are largely from poaching（偷猎） for the illegal ivory trade, and also because of the smaller living space for elephants, as people open up land for farming and development.
Killing some elephants to help save the species is one suggested strategy for preserving them. Here’s the thinking: Invite rich hunters to pay generous fees to shoot specified numbers of elephants, and use that money as sources for various conservations.
Some people claim that trophy hunting can provide generous financial support for people to conserve and restore wild elephant numbers, protect wildlife from poaching, and to help give local communities a boost in economy. Doing that, the theory goes, poor villagers won’t need to poach elephants to feed their families.
To look into the new business closely, the trophy hunting industry does not provide significant benefits to the communities where it occurs. Across Africa, there are only about 15,000 hunting-related jobs created by the business—a tiny number, especially considering that the six main game-hunting countries alone have a population of nearly 150 million.
Besides that, it is true the total income from trophy hunting is substantial. Take an unnamed area for example, the total income to wild conservancies from trophy hunting, amounted to $165,000. Six years later, this is expected to increase almost tenfold to $1,330,000. Yet after various kinds of processing fees and expenses are reduced, the local communities make an average of only ten cents a hectare (25 cents an acre) from trophy hunting. The return is so small that it justly explains locals’ lack of interest in preserving hunting areas and their continued poaching.
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【题目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Grasshopper in Van Gogh Painting
Art conservators (管理员) dream of finding 【1】 (hide) secrets in the masterpieces they look after. Rarely do they expect to find a dead grasshopper.
Conservators at the Nelson-Atkins museum of art in Kansas City said they discovered the dead insect in one of its star paintings, Vincent van Gogh’s Olive Trees, when it 【2】 (scan) as part of the research for a catalogue of its French painting collection.
It was spotted by Mary Schafer. She told a local broadcaster that she found it in the work’s lower foreground. “【3】 (look) at the painting with the microscope, I came across the tiny body of a grasshopper covered in the paint, so it 【4】 have occurred in the wet paint back in 1889.
“We can connect it to Van Gogh painting outside, so we think of him battling the elements, dealing with the wind, the bugs, and then he’s got to walk back to his studio through the fields. What’s fun is that we can come up with all these stories for 【5】 the insect landed in the paint.”
Schafer said they were curious to know if the grasshopper could be studied 【6】 (far) to possibly identify which season Van Gogh painted Olive Trees.
Michael Engel, a professor at the University of Kansas, was approached 【7】 (examine) the grasshopper further. He discovered that part of the insect’s body was missing and there was no sign of movement in the surrounding paint. In other words, it was already dead 【8】 it somehow landed on the artist’s wet canvas and could not be used for dating purposes.
Van Gogh painted Olive Trees in 1889, the year after his falling out with his friend Gauguin, 【9】 may have led to his famous act of self-mutilation in the history of art: cutting off his own ear.
The grasshopper may not help in any art historical research but it has become a talking point for museum visitors, looking closely into the painting to see 【10】 they can spot the dead insect.
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【题目】Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point is) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Optimism and pessimism represent your general attitude toward certain situations or to life in general. And your attitude about life may be more important to living than you think.
A new study suggests that people who are optimistic may live longer than those who are pessimistic. Researchers at Harvard University’s School of Public Health in Boston compared women with “a general expectation that good things will happen” to women who were less optimistic. They found that the optimists had a much lower risk of getting several deadly diseases, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease and certain types of infection.
Eric Kim, one of the study leaders, says optimism is connected with healthier behaviors and healthier ways of dealing with difficulty. Optimists tend to take better care of themselves by exercising, eating healthy foods and getting enough sleep.
When compared to the least optimistic women in the study, the optimistic women had:
an almost forty percent lower risk of dying from heart disease, stroke and respiratory disease
a fifty percent lower risk of dying from infection
and a sixteen percent lower risk of dying from cancer
Leslie Ralph, a clinical psychologist and counselor at the University of Arizona in Tucson, has several ideas about how to increase optimism.
She says each night plan to do two or three simple, enjoyable activities the next day, such as watching the sun rise, visiting a friend, dancing to a favorite song or reading a story with your child.
She also suggests that if your day starts badly, simply close your eyes for a moment and take a deep breath. When you open your eyes, imagine your day has started over. It’s like having your own restart button.
Offering praise or support to someone can also improve your own outlook. A smile and “thank you” from another person may help you feel more optimistic.
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Two disabled Chinese citizens who have planted trees【1】(voluntary) in Northern China have been voted (投票) by Chinese netizens as their inspiring heroes.
The vote【2】(organize) by Xinhua News Agency since 2011 to inspire moral strength in the public by highlighting the good deeds of ordinary people. The event is the first of its kind【3】(find) heroes among grassroots people.
Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia, both of【4】are aged over 50, have arm and sight disabilities. Disabled【5】they are, they have planted over 10,000 trees in Jingxing County over the past 13 years, preventing their village from flooding and【6】(improve) the environmental surroundings.
“I am his hands; he is my eyes,” says Haixia. “We are good partners.”
Fully【7】(devote) to protecting the environment, they have turned the wasteland into a green one, which attracts【8】large number of birds. Planting trees has become an important part of their life.
Despite their disabilities, they form a great team that makes a huge【9】(different). They deserve to be called eco-heroes【10】their unusual effort and amazing deed!
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【题目】The Nutcracker
Time: May 5
Place: Wuhan Theater
Enjoy a fairy tale come to life with this amazing production, presented by the famous Russian State Ballet. The ballet tells the story of a little girl who receives a nutcracker as a present on Christmas Eve. Suddenly, it transforms into a little prince, and he takes the girl on a voyage through the Land of Snow. This production is a superb performance which lived up to the mystery of the charming Russian classic.
Hello Sadness
Time: Ongoing until May 1
Place: Shanghai Art Theater
This play is adapted from the 1954 French novel Bonjour Tristesse, written by Francoise Sagan when she was only 18. The story is about a 17-year-old girl, Cecile, who lives with her father Raymond. When Raymond finally decides to settle down with a woman, Cecile worries about how her life will change, and she tries to destroy the marriage. Be prepared for a sad ending.
Rain Zone
Time: Ongoing until June 19
Place: Zhujiang Party Pier Beer Culture & Art Zone, Guangzhou
If you have wondered what it is like to walk in the rain without getting wet, this is an exhibition you shouldn’t miss. This artistic equipment allows visitors to walk through falling water, but sensors make sure that the water stops falling wherever a person is standing. The experience will provide you with the interesting feeling that you’re controlling the rain.
Claude Monet
Time: May 1 to Aug 31
Place: Beijing World Art Museum
If you are an art fan who also enjoys modern technology, you should make time for this multimedia exhibition. The high-tech art show displays about 400 copies of Claude Monet’s work and records the life of the artist himself. The exhibition takes you through Monet’s artistic career. With the help of 3-D technology, visitors can also travel to Monet’shometown to see how his masterpieces were created.
【1】Which place may satisfy a dance fan in May?
A. Wuhan Theater.
B. Shanghai Art Theater.
C. Zhujiang Party Pier Beer Culture & Art Zone.
D. Beijing World Art Museum.
【2】What can we learn about the play Hello Sadness?
A. It’s produced by a teenager. B. Cecile’s father treats her badly.
C. It’s an adaptation from a novel. D. Cecile’s family live in harmony.
【3】Which can you still enjoy in July?
A. Hello Sadness. B. The Nutcracker.
C. Rain Zone. D. Claude Monet.
【4】What do the last two events have in common?
A. They are exhibitions of paintings.
B. They depend on modern technology.
C. They are held in memory of different artists.
D. They allow visitors to control the equipment.
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【题目】 There it was. A test of will power. I was on a special diet with foods carefully selected for balanced nutrition and caloric value. A piece of cheese cake was not a good choice. So here was my dilemma: Should I not eat the cheese cake, feel dissatisfied and take out my disappointment on the annoyingly skinny physical instructor at the gym? Or should I eat the cheese cake and work off the calories?
The latter seemed like a win-win solution. Not only would I get to enjoy the cheese cake, but I’d get an exercise session (训练时段). And then it hit me: a delicate plan to use my cheese cake as an exercise incentive. I plated a thin slice of cheese cake and carefully walked it up the stairs and set it on my bedside table with a small fork. I put on my exercise outfit (全套服装) and went downstairs.
The appeal of the cheese cake got stronger so I launched my plan: I would run up and down the stairs and then back up again. My reward: one small bite of cheese cake. If I wanted another, I’d have to run down and up and down and up again. Off I went. Ah, creamy vanilla (香草) goodness without guilt. I wanted another bite so I quickly sprinted (冲刺) through another stair climbing run.
Admittedly, it was harder to enjoy the creaminess of the cheese cake when my tongue was dry from over-breathing. I placed a bottle of water next to the cake. Down and up and down and up again. When I struggled over to the cheese cake, my hand bypassed the plate and went for the water instead. I didn’t want the cake any more. I wanted all this sweat and effort to do more than cancel the calories from cheese cake. I was exhausted and sure the cheese cake tasted fine but just not good enough to make me run up and down the stairs one more time.
My plan worked. Now, any time I felt tempted to enjoy a former favorite, I remembered my stairs trick.
【1】What can we infer about the author from paragraph 1?
A.She had weak will power.
B.She was bad-tempered and very critical.
C.She needed assistance with making the choice.
D.She hesitated over eating something against her diet.
【2】What does the underlined word “incentive” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Reason.B.Hesitation.
C.Replacement.D.Companion.
【3】What do we learn about the author’s plan?
A.It involved much energy consumption (消耗).
B.It rid the cake of the pleasant taste.
C.It changed the author’s preference for food.
D.It was tiring and caused suffering.
【4】What may be the best title for the passage?
A.A costly dilemma.
B.An evil cheese cake.
C.A trick that worked.
D.A sweating experience.
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