阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Susan Sontag (1933～2004) was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything---to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing. When she was still in her early thirties, publishing essays in such important magazines as. Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American cultural life, trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art. With great effort and serious judgment, Sontag walked at the latest edge of world culture.

　　Seriousness was one of Sontag's lifelong watchwords, but at a time when the barriers between the well-edu-cated and the poor-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasures of pop culture. In Notes on Camp, the 1964 essay that first made her name, she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult un-derstandings, through which she could not have been more famous. "Notes on Camp", she wrote, represents "a victory of 'form' over 'content', 'beauty' over 'morals'".

　　By conviction (信念) she was a sensualist (感觉论者), but by nature she was a moralist (伦理学者), and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s, it was the latter side of her that came forward. In Illness as Metaphor---published in 1978, after she suffered cancer---she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities (被压抑的个性), a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact, re-examining old positions was her lifelong habit.

　　In America her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000. But it was tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame. "Sometimes," she once said. "I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending... is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness." And in the end, she made us take it seriously too.

(1) The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means Sontag ________.

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A．was a symbol of American cultural life

B．developed world literature, film and art

C．published many essays about world culture

D．kept pace with the newest development of world culture

(2) She first won her name through ________.

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A．her story of a Polish actress

B．her book Illness as Metaphor

C．publishing essays in magazines like Partisan Reoiew

D．her explanation of a set of difficult understandings

(3) According to the passage, Susan Sontag ________.

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A．was a sensualist as well as a moralist

B．looked down upon the pop culture

C．thought content was more important than form

D．blamed the victim of cancer for being repressed

(4) As for Susan Sontag's lifelong habit, she ________.

[　　]

A．misunderstood the idea of seriousness

B．re-examined old positions

C．argued for an openness to pop culture

D．preferred morals to beauty

(5) Susan Sontag's lasting fame was made upon ________.

[　　]

A．a tireless, all-purpose cultural view

B．her lifelong watchword: seriousness

C．publishing books on morals

D．enjoying books worth reading and movies worth seeing

近年来，禽流感频发，一些国家在疫区捕杀所有鸟类。对此，你们班开展了主题班会，讨论结果如下：

赞成捕杀者认为	反对捕杀者认为	你的态度
防止病毒扩散，威胁人类健康	不杀鸟类，不公平，太残忍
2．疫区扩大，不易治愈	2． 尽快找到疫苗

 
参考词汇：禽流感bird flu；家禽poultry；病毒virus；疫苗vaccine词数: 100左右
It is well-known that bird flu has spread through many countries. _________________________                                                      
                                                                              

 

“Soon，you’re going to have to move out!”cried my neighbor as soon as he saw the largest tomato plant known to mankind，or at least known in my neighborhood．

    One tiny 9-inch plant，bought for $ 1．25 in the spring．has already taken over much of my rose bed，covering much of other plants，and is well on its way to the front door．

    Roses require a good deal of care，and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give。it wouldn’t be worth the work．As it is．I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year．Bushes must be pruned (剪枝) in early spring，leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later．It was the space available (可利用的) in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant．A big mistake．

    Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out be even more perfect for tomatoes．The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing (肥料) have turned the little plant into a tall bush．The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves．

    Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold．First．I have to find the red ones among the leaves，which means I almost have to stand on my head．and once found I have to reach down and under，pick the tomatoes and withdraw(缩回)my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won．I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June． But they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light．

  Here I am faced with a painful small decision：To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses．Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind．I'll think about that tomorrow．

What are the requirements for the healthy growth of rose?

       A．A lot of care and the right soil．           B．Frequent pruning and fertilizing．

       C．Tomato plants grown alongside．    D．Cages placed around the roots．

The writer planted the tomato because           ．

       A．it cost only$1．25         B．the soil was just right for it

       C．there was room for it in the garden         D．the roses’branches needed to be covered

This year the writer’s roses were          ．

       A．removed from the rose bed           B．picked along with the tomatoes

       C．mostly damaged by too much sunlight  D．1argely hidden under the tomato plant

By saying“the prize so dearly won”in paragraph 5，the writer wants to        ．

       A．show the difficulty in picking the tomatoes

       B．show the hardship of growing the roses

       C．express her liking for the roses

       D．express her care for the tomatoes

In the situation described in the text，one good thing is that             ．

       A．the roses cost the writer little money

       B．the writer has a daily harvest of tomatoes

       C．someone will help the writer make the decision

       D．the writer can now enjoy both the roses and tomatoes

 

Use your American Express Card to enjoy one-day privileges at four of America’s greatest museums. Note the participating museums, and their exciting special exhibitions that you will not want to miss, listed below.

Boston

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Chairs

February 11 — May 8, 2005

Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum’s collection and “chair photographs” from around the world presented in a Venetisan-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces.

For more information：www.gardnermuseum.org

New York    

The Noguchi Museum

Noguchi and Graham

December 1, 2004 — May 1,2005

Noguchi’s long-term collaboration with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art. The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this collaboration.

For more information：www.noguchi.org

Philadephia

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

In Full view：American Painting (1720 — 2005)

January 11 — April 10, 2005

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America’s artists for 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine artists. 2005 at the Academy begins with the largest exhibition of the Academy’s distinguished American collection in the institution’s history.

For more information：www.pafa.org

Seattle

Seattle Museum of Glass

Murano：glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection

Through November 7, 2004

This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near Venice, Italy. Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions.

For more information：www.museumofglass.org

Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?

A. www.pafa.org                                              B. www.museumofglass.org

C. www.noguchi.org                                         D. www.gardnermuseum.org

We learn form the text that Martha Graham is ______.

A. a dancer                                                      B. a glassblower

C. a painter                                                      D. a photographer

If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit ______.

A. The Noguchi Museum                   B. Seattle Museum of Glass

C. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum      D. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

----What do you think of the film we saw last night?

   ----I feel ______ that the film is well worth seeing once more.

 A. strong  B. strongly  C. hardly  D. bad