Many famous painters worked in Antwerp during the city’s period of greatest power but Peter Paul Rubens is undoubtedly the most famous one of them. Known as Rubens House, the palace-like residence(大宅) and studio where Rubens worked and lived from 1616 until his death in 1640 is now one of Antwerp’s most visited museums.

Almost all of the works Rubens and his students created in the Rubens House have been dispersed (分散) over major museums across the whole world, but there is still an impressive collection well worth the visit. Besides paintings form the master himself you will find other works of art and furniture of the 17th century as well as paintings from his students, including works by Jacob Jordaens and Anthony Van Dyck.

The Rubens House was not only a studio but also a meeting place for the rich and famous. His clients(委托人) included wealthy merchants, diplomats, and there were also many noblemen who often visited his studio to see how work progressed. The Rubens House even had a special viewing area which allowed visitors to see the artists at work.

Ruben bought the house at the beginning of the 17th century after his eight-year-long stay in Italy. Influenced by Italian architecture, he rebuilt the building into an Italian-styled palace with a beautiful garden and moved in the house in 1616.

After his death the building was sold. New owners modified the building greatly and by 1937, when the building was purchased by the city of Antwerp, it hardly resembled the original structure.

The impressive entrance hall, which connected the studio and the residence, is one of the few parts that survived. Other parts have been carefully restored and reconstructed after original plans and paintings of the house.

As a museum, the Rubens House is popular because ________.

A. it lies in the famous city of Antwerp

B. it holds all the works by Rubens and his students

C. there are many people who enjoy visiting it

D. Rubens, a great artist, lived and worked there

We can learn from the third paragraph that ________.

A. the Rubens House was popular with upper-class people

B. the Rubens House was the best studio in its time

C. Rubens’s students included noblemen and diplomats

D. people were not allowed to view the artists working

What can be inferred from the text?

A. Thanks to its great painters, Antwerp became a rich city.

B. Ruben possibly showed strong interest in Italian buildings.

C. Antwerp must be a historical city in Italy.

D. The Rubens House was completely rebuilt before 1937.

Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?

A. Rubens created his works by working with his students.

B. A beautiful garden was added to the Rubens House by new owners.

C. Today’s Rubens House looks like its original structure.

 D. The Rubens House is decorated with furniture of the 17th century.

假设你是刘明，寒假期间准备去北京旅游。请你根据下面的提示，用英语给你的网友李红写一封邮件。主要内容如下：

你以前从未去过北京，请他当向导，带你参观长城，颐和园和其它名胜；

想住在他家里，以便聊聊彼此的生活和学习；

问候他的父母。

   注意：词数 100左右；开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数

Dear Li Hong,

    I haven’t heard from you for quite a long time. How have you been these days? 

___________________________________________________________________________

                                                                Yours sincerely,

                                                                Liu Ming

Much ________ my surprise，every student looked at me ________ surprise when I came into the classroom.

A. in; to                B. to; by                C. to; in                       D. in; in  

—Do you like traveling?

      —Sure. I _____ to Australia six months ago, but I _____ anywhere since then.

   A. went; didn't go                                              B. have gone; haven't been

   C. went; haven't been                                          D. went; hadn't been

－What do you think made Jane’s parents so disappointed?

－____________.

   A. She refused to live with them              

B. Her refusing to live with them

   C. Because she refused to live with them

   D. Since she refused to live with them

— Where’s Emma?

—I can’t say for sure where she is, but she _____ be out shopping.

A. can       B. should      C. must       D. may

    a rely, he decided to write a sixth letter.

Under no circumstances, he was warned, _____ to give the password to someone else.

A. he was                 B. was he                            C. he could              D. could he

填写所给动词的正确形式。（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）

注意：有的空需要加助动词构成时态或语态

1. The little boy ________ (go) blind when he was run over by a passing car..

2. All the files deserve _______ (sort) out, for they will be useful in the future.

3. People have come to like the book that ____________ (write) in the 1980s.

4. The wooden furniture ____________ (replace) by plastic furniture sooner or later.

5 .I had my wallet __________(steal) on my way home. 

6.The car is considered to ___________ (invent) in the 19th century.

7.I got to know him in the 1960s and since then a good relation ________ (build) between us.

8. By the time he was ten, he _____________(teach) mathematics by his father.

9. He insisted that he_______ (see) a man in the room at that time.

10.The Science and Technology Festival____________(hold) every year on a regular basis.

越来越多的中国中学生出国学习，对此人们有不同的看法。请根据提示，以Studying Abroad 为题给二十一世纪英文报中学生版写一篇短文。

注意：1．短文须包括所有要点，内容连贯； 2．词数；120左右；开头已给出（不计入总词数）。

Studying   Abroad

In recent years, studying abroad has been popular with Chinese high school students. _____________________________________________________________________________