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When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon (丝带)around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症)at the age of seven. Her  spine(脊柱)become bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
小题1:What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?
A.a far better artist
B.a for more gifted artist
C.a much stronger person
D.a much more famous person
小题2:The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by         .
A.polioB.her bent spine
C.back injuriesD.the operations she had
小题3:Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the           .
A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1970s
小题4:What is author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A.DevotionB.SympathyC.WorryD.Encouragement

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:B
解析

小题1:猜测词义。根据第一段最后一句话“Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.(可惜的是,相比于她所处的那个时代,在如今她有着 “更大的名气”)”和结合前面一句说结合别人对她的评价可知她在当代对艺术世界的影响,我们可以推断D答案正确。
小题2:归纳推理。根据第二段“Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.”说明尽管经历了多次手术,仍然没有治愈她背上那巨大的疼痛, 再结合前面说她在一次车祸中背部受伤, 可知她背上的疼痛是由背上的伤引起的。
小题3:归纳推理。根据“but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.”可以得出答案B。
小题4:归纳推理。根据最后一段中“Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. ”我们可以推断:不幸的是, 她的作品并没有收到太多的关注, 即使在她的祖国,可见作者对她的态度是sympathy同情的。  
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Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making this epic journey. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised £70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White"s second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.
White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle(车座)and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.
The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had. The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For 1,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.
小题1:When Phil White returned from his trip, he________.
A.broke the world recordB.collected money for Oxfam
C.destroyed several bikesD.travelled about 1,300 hours
小题2:What does the word "epic" in Paragraph l most probably mean _____.
A.Very slow but exciting.B.Very long and difficult.
C.Very smooth but tiring.D.Very lonely and depressing.
小题3:During his journey around the world, Phil White _______.
A.fought heroically against robbers in Iran
B.experienced the extremes of heat and cold
C.managed to ride against the wind in Australia
D.had a team of people who travelled with him
小题4:Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?
A.Imaginative.B.Patriotic.C.Modest.D.Determined.

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Have you ever gone hungry? I did after a day of hard work. When I woke next morning, I was dying of ___. I seemed to have a hole instead of a ___. I dressed quickly and hurried down to the dinning-room. It was a big room with six tall windows and the ugliest wallpaper I had ever seen! __, I had been told the hotel was not beautiful but that you were better ____ there than in any other hotel; and that was ___ I wanted just then.
The waiter came hurrying up. Before I came downstairs I had prepared     carefully for what I must   . I had looked three times in my dictionary to make sure ____the English for “breakfast”. I had tried to get the right      and I had stood in the front of a mirror and twisted my mouth until it ached.
The waiter asked me       I could not understand, but I spoke only my one prepared word “breakfast”. He looked at me in a      way. So I repeated it. Still he did not understand. It was     that English people didn’t understand their language. The waiter       his head and went away, but he came back in a minute and brought a tray with tea, bread and butter--- enough to feed a small army--- and went away. But I was hungry, and I left   . When the waiter came back I thought his face showed a little    , but you can never    what a waiter’s face really shows. In another minute he brought___ tray with some bacon and some eggs. He__ have misunderstood me, but I thought it was no use explaining to people who don’t understand their own language , so I just set to work on the bacon and eggs, wondering whether I could possibly clear that plate.
Well, I finished the bacon and eggs. I got up and made my way back slowly - at least five pounds    . I never believed until then that any meal could     me, but on that day I met my Waterloo(滑铁卢).
小题1:
A.hungerB.coldC.angerD.illness
小题2:
A.stoneB.headC.breastD.stomach
小题3:
A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.SoD.However
小题4:
A.receivedB.fedC.caredD.eating
小题5:
A.whatB.justC.thatD.why
小题6:
A.EnglishB.mealC.questionsD.myself
小题7:
A.sayB.answerC.speakD.explain
小题8:
A.thatB.aboutC.ofD.to
小题9:
A.pronunciationB.meaningC.formD.spelling
小题10:
A.somethingB.whetherC.whenD.what
小题11:
A.surprisedB.friendlyC.puzzledD.touched
小题12:
A.unbelievableB.trueC.thoughtD.a pity
小题13:
A.wavedB.shookC.bowedD.patted
小题14:
A.muchB.a littleC.nothingD.empty
小题15:
A.pleasureB.surpriseC.prideD.satisfaction
小题16:
A.readB.lookC.seeD.think
小题17:
A.otherB.anotherC.moreD.me
小题18:
A.shouldB.mightC.wouldD.must
小题19:
A.lighterB.heavierC.weightierD.more
小题20:
A.hurtB.fatC.defeatD.please

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When I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a      . We noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal. When a dish was      , the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would      every bit of the food on their plates.
As I was hungry, my local colleague       much food for me. Since there were other things to do, we did not       much time dining. When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of unconsumed(没吃光的) food left. When we were       the restaurant, we       someone calling us. When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were       about us wasting so much food.
“We       for our food; it is none of your       how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies. They got angry and one of them       made a call to someone. After a while, an officer in       arrived. Upon knowing what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro      . The officer told us in a stern(严厉的) voice, “Order       you can consume. Money is yours,       the resources belong to the society. You have no       wasting them.” Our faces turned red. We all agreed with him in our       colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly       to the officer.
My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. We all      it to remind us that we should never be      .
小题1:
A.restaurantB.companyC.familyD.bank
小题2:
A.cookedB.servedC.gatheredD.missed
小题3:
A.desertB.refuseC.opposeD.finish
小题4:
A.keptB.soldC.orderedD.made
小题5:
A.saveB.spendC.divideD.find
小题6:
A.reachingB.passingC.leavingD.seeing
小题7:
A.appointedB.knewC.realizedD.heard
小题8:
A.curiousB.unhappyC.nervousD.optimistic
小题9:
A.paidB.askedC.appliedD.accounted
小题10:
A.businessB.matterC.mindD.question
小题11:
A.excitedlyB.immediatelyC.passivelyD.regularly
小题12:
A.ragsB.fashionC.uniformD.dream
小题13:
A.awardB.fineC.foodD.souvenir
小题14:
A.howB.whatC.itD.that
小题15:
A.orB.butC.andD.so
小题16:
A.abilityB.problemC.powerD.reason
小题17:
A.wordsB.facesC.heartsD.ears
小题18:
A.accusedB.apologizedC.admittedD.approved
小题19:
A.stuckB.threwC.brokeD.kept
小题20:
A.hopefulB.gratefulC.wastefulD.merciful

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I stopped at a grocery store the other day because I was about to go on a long drive and I wanted to buy my favorite       for the trip. It wasn’t the store I        go to, just one I passed along the way.
As I walked up to the entrance, I        a man and a boy who was about 10 or 12 years old      at the front of the store. The man handed        half-sheets of white paper as customers walked past. I walked up to them with        , wondering what cause they      . As I got closer, I saw that they had two carts (购物车) starting to fill with       .
I said hello and the man greeted me and       me one of the pieces of paper,        that they were collecting donations for the homeless. On the paper was a simple      of food items: peanut butter, noodles, pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables. It also included a short story about the boy and his      to collect food donations since the age of 8. 
I was really      that someone so young would be so interested in helping others. I told him it was a(n)      idea and that he should be proud of himself. He smiled.
Then, I went inside to get my drink.       , the store didn’t have it.        , I wasn’t upset, because by then I felt I had another mission. I went through the store,        things from the list, then brought them back out to the boy and put them in the cart. They thanked me and offered me a(n)     (candy, I think).
As I walked back to my car, the boy’s well-intentioned spirit     with me. How inspiring to        a young boy with a resolve to do good deeds, and the courage to act on it.
小题1:
A.cigarB.beer C.drink D.snack
小题2:
A.hardlyB.normallyC.intentionallyD.consciously
小题3:
A.noticedB.watchedC.feltD.recognized
小题4:
A.sittingB.lyingC.hidingD.standing
小题5:
A.customersB.salesmenC.childrenD.drivers
小题6:
A.astonishmentB.curiosityC.concernD.anxiety
小题7:
A.presentedB.devotedC.disapprovedD.represented
小题8:
A.moneyB.clothesC.groceriesD.vegetables
小题9:
A.soldB.showedC.broughtD.handed
小题10:
A.whisperingB.explainingC.advisingD.analyzing
小题11:
A.advertisementB.posterC.menuD.list
小题12:
A.effortsB.attemptsC.plansD.puzzles
小题13:
A.convincedB.touchedC.discouragedD.reminded
小题14:
A.specificB.flexibleC.awesomeD.imaginable
小题15:
A.Surprisingly B.Eventually C.ThankfullyD.Unfortunately
小题16:
A.thenB.Therefore C.StillD.However
小题17:
A.picking B.packingC.gathering D.holding
小题18:
A.inspiration B.treatC.praiseD.award
小题19:
A.struckB.agreed C.stuck D.arose
小题20:
A.come acrossB.bring upC.see throughD.care for

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It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of      to where he was going. Pretty soon he    that he was lost, but he     to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to    someone who could tell him how to get back to the      .
It was a long     road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost      ,he saw in a     a tall farmer ploughing(犁地) the land. He stopped his       team of horses near the fence and called out,“Hello,farmer.”
“Hello,yourself,”the farmer replied,      ploughing.
“Where does the horse       ?”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It        stays right where it is,”said the farmer,    stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man,speaking a little       .
“Don’t know. I never     it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting      .“What do you know?You’re the biggest fool I      saw.”
     stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time      at the city man. Then he said,“Maybe I don’t know much.     I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”
小题1:
A.signsB.ordersC.attentionD.direction
小题2:
A.realizedB.recognizedC.acceptedD.received
小题3:
A.stoppedB.usedC.wantedD.continued
小题4:
A.missB.meetC.lookD.lose
小题5:
A.townB.countryC.capitalD.village
小题6:
A.lonelyB.busyC.dirtyD.crowded
小题7:
A.at noonB.at nightC.rainingD.dark
小题8:
A.truckB.pileC.fieldD.store
小题9:
A.strongB.tiredC.weakD.tiring
小题10:
A.butB.went onC.stoppedD.still
小题11:
A.goB.lead upC.getD.show
小题12:
A.alwaysB.oftenC.sometimesD.seldom
小题13:
A.beganB.stillC.withoutD.already
小题14:
A.clearlyB.lowerC.more loudlyD.more politely
小题15:
A.judgedB.measuredC.sawD.studied
小题16:
A.sadB.lovelyC.friendlyD.angry
小题17:
A.everB.oftenC.evenD.never
小题18:
A.StillB.NotC.WithD.Finally
小题19:
A.gladlyB.immediatelyC.in silenceD.excitedly
小题20:
A.ReallyB.PerhapsC.CertainlyD.Fortunately

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