Vivi Mac, an amazing artist from France, can use nearly any kind of food to create detailed celebrity portraits（名人肖像）．Although she has yet to display her short-lived work of arts in a proper art gallery, Vivi Mac has already made a name for herself online.
We"ve seen some amazing food artists in the past, but none are quite like this one .Karen Eland is a master coffee painter, Elisabetta Rogai uses wine as her medium(媒介），Kelly McCollam uses food colouring(食用色素）to recreat classic paintings, but the self-taught Vivi Mac can take anything from chewing gum to milk and turn it into a fantastic portrait When working with liquids, Mac uses a simple plastic straw and her hands to guide the unusual .mediums around a plastic plate which acts as a painting. Just how she manages to capture the finest facial features is still a mistery to me, and I"ve seen videos of her doing it many times，
Vivi Mac has never attended art school. She only used online resources like blogs and facebook to learn the basics of drawing and painting. She started out working with pens and paper, but soon realized drawing wasn"t just creative enough for her. She got into speed painting and body painting, posting videos of her works on You Tube, but it wasn"t until she began experimenting with different kinds of foods that her art got serious coverage. Photos and videos of her eatable celebrity portraits, like Bruce Lee in milk Ice Cube in crushed ice or Amy Winehouse in wine, became popular on the French inter-webs and changed Vivi Mac into an online celebrity.
小题1:What does the underlined word "display" in the first paragraph mean?| A．Exhibit. | B．Create. | C．Produce. | D．Store. |
小题2:What is the difference between Vivi Mac and other food artists?| A．She Uses wine as her medium. | | B．She is famous for her food website. | | C．She turns any kind of food into a portrait | | D．She uses spices to recreate classic paintings. |
小题3:In which section of a website are we most likely to find the passage？| A．Food | B．Science | C．Art | D．Health |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
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试题分析：本文介绍了Vivi Mac与其他食物艺术家的不同之处在于，她可以把任何一种食物变成名人肖像，以及她是如何掌握这门特殊手艺的。
小题1:猜词题，根据Although she has yet to display her short-lived work of arts in a proper art gallery,可猜出"display"的意思是展出，故选A。
小题2:细节题，根据We"ve seen some amazing food artists in the past, but none are quite like this one .Karen Eland is a master coffee painter, Elisabetta Rogai uses wine as her medium(媒介），Kelly McCollam uses food colouring(食用色素）to recreat classic paintings, but the self-taught Vivi Mac can take anything from chewing gum to milk and turn it into a fantastic portrait，可知Vivi Mac与其他食物艺术家的不同之处在于，她可以把任何一种食物变成名人肖像，故选C。
小题3:推理题。根据最后一个自然段可知用食物制作人物肖像，是一种艺术。故选C。 |
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That morning, I stepped into the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in for seventeen years, I had no about my ability to hold their attention and toimpress on them my for the literature of my mother tongue.
As I entered the room, I was when the monitor shouted: “Stand up!” The entire class rose, and I was somewhat about how to get them to sit down again. Once that awkwardness was over, I quickly my calmness and began what I thought was an informed lecture, sure to gain their respect — perhaps their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.
I asked my students to keep as homework. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a theme. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
It was a long term, and it became clear that my ideas about were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise questions and provide enough background so that students could their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!
, I benefited a lot, for my experience with my Chinese students has made me a American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
| 小题1: | | A．England | B．America | C．China | D．Australia |
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| 小题2: | | A．worry | B．idea | C．doubt | D．skill |
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| 小题3: | | A．profession | B．admiration | C．explanation | D．expression |
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| 小题4: | | A．attracted | B．embarrassed | C．amused | D．shocked |
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| 小题5: | | A．puzzled | B．sure | C．worried | D．curious |
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| 小题6: | | A．reminded | B．returned | C．regained | D．recovered |
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| 小题7: | | A．more | B．even | C．yet | D．still |
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| 小题8: | | A．discussions | B．notes | C．compositions | D．diaries |
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| 小题9: | | A．replaced | B．frightened | C．troubled | D．moved |
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| 小题10: | | A．Later | B．Perhaps | C．Somehow | D．Indeed |
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| 小题11: | | A．common | B．strong | C．similar | D．strange |
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| 小题12: | | A．happenings | B．characters | C．development | D．background |
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| 小题13: | | A．should | B．need | C．will | D．must |
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| 小题14: | | A．immediately | B．certainly | C．simply | D．gradually |
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| 小题15: | | A．admiration | B．question | C．education | D．conclusion |
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| 小题16: | | A．difficult | B．interesting | C．essential | D．general |
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| 小题17: | | A．draw | B．find | C．search | D．offer |
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| 小题18: | | A．special | B．standard | C．exact | D．serious |
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| 小题19: | | A．Therefore | B．However | C．Then | D．Though |
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| 小题20: | | A．richer | B．happier | C．friendlier | D．better |
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A black car rushed around the busy street corner, towards the courthouse. The dark window rolled down and a semi-automatic stuck out.
Pauly Gillespie, a government protected witness (目击者), stood , seeing death walking toward him. Pauly’s FBI bodyguards themselves on top of him, but two were fired and Pauly was hit the shoulder.
The car across two lanes (车道) of traffic. Then it turned left down a path and got __ behind a large truck. The two men in the car out and raced away --- into the arms of four policemen.
Special agent (特工) Brown was new to the police unit and was told to __ the car out of the path so that the traffic could return to . Brown changed the position of the rearview (后视) mirror _ and drove it around to __ his boss was questioning the two men.
Brown stood and watched. One of the men was tall and thin, and _ was five inches shorter, about Brown’s .
Agent Fordney asked the two men who had done the shooting. They __ to tell him. Then Brown smiled and said, “I know who the shooter was.” His boss was surprised. How could Brown know that without getting any answer from the two men?
When Brown got into the car, he had to adjust the rearview mirror. That meant the previous driver had been of a height. Since the shorter man was close to Brown’s height, he knew the taller man must have been the _. Therefore, the shorter man had done the .
| 小题1: | | A．driver-side | B．passenger-side | C．right-hand side | D．left-hand side |
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| 小题2: | | A．hand | B．camera | C．handgun | D．knife |
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| 小题3: | | A．frozen | B．calm | C．quiet | D．still |
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| 小题4: | | A．put | B．rushed | C．jumped | D．threw |
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| 小题5: | | A．bullets | B．shots | C．guns | D．shoots |
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| 小题7: | | A．sped | B．rolled | C．moved | D．went |
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| 小题8: | | A．damaged | B．destroyed | C．stuck | D．injured |
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| 小题9: | | A．came | B．hurried | C．walked | D．crawled |
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| 小题10: | | A．suddenly | B．right | C．quickly | D．immediately |
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| 小题11: | | A．clear | B．ride | C．carry | D．push |
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| 小题12: | | A．common | B．ordinary | C．usual | D．normal |
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| 小题14: | | A．where | B．there | C．which | D．what |
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| 小题15: | | A．another | B．other | C．the other | D．one |
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| 小题16: | | A．size | B．length | C．age | D．height |
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| 小题17: | | A．decided | B．refused | C．had | D．pretended |
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| 小题18: | | A．same | B．large | C．different | D．small |
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| 小题19: | | A．murderer | B．shooter | C．driver | D．killer |
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| 小题20: | | A．killing | B．shooting | C．driving | D．murdering |
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Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength． the story of this boy for example．He decided to study judo(柔道) he had lost his left in a car accident．
The boy began lessons an old Japanese judo master．The boy was doing well， he couldn’t understand why，after three months of training，the master had him only one move．
“Sensei，”the boy said to his master，“shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you’11 ever to know，”the sensei replied．
Not quite understanding，but believing in his teacher，the boy training．
Several months later，the sensei the boy to his first tournament．
To his , the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more ，but after some time，his opponent(对手)became impatient and charged；the boy skillfully his one move to win the match．Still amazed by his ，the boy was now in the finals．
This time，his opponent was bigger，stronger，and more ．For a while，the boy appeared to be defeated． that the boy might get ，the referee called a timeout(暂停)．He was about to stop the match when the sensei ，saying，“No，let him continue．”
Soon after the match began again，his opponent made a big :he dropped his guard．The boy won the tournament．
When asked，“how did I win with only one move ? ”，the sensei answered, “First，you’ve almost one of the most difficult throws in all of judo．Second，the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grasp your left arm．”
| 小题2: | | A．because | B．though | C．before | D．until |
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| 小题4: | | A．with | B．as | C．beneath | D．1ike |
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| 小题6: | | A．promised | B．taught | C．allowed | D．delivered |
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| 小题7: | | A．honestly | B．finally | C．impatiently | D．rapidly |
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| 小题8: | | A．need | B．fail | C．agree | D．demand |
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| 小题9: | | A．avoided | B．stopped | C．kept | D．regretted |
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| 小题10: | | A．applied | B．kept | C．carried | D．took |
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| 小题11: | | A．embarrassment | B．encouragement | C．disappointment | D．astonishment |
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| 小题12: | | A．difficult | B．awkward | C．frightening | D．unique |
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| 小题13: | | A．sacrificed | B．suggested | C．quitted | D．used |
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| 小题14: | | A．competitor | B．master | C．success | D．challenge |
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| 小题15: | | A．responsible | B．experienced | C．casual | D．stressed |
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| 小题16: | | A．Concerned | B．Threatened | C．Disappointed | D．Delighted |
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| 小题17: | | A．tired | B．defeated | C．hurt | D．fined |
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| 小题18: | | A．sighed | B．added | C．approved | D．interrupted |
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| 小题19: | | A．discovery | B．difference | C．mistake | D．decision |
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| 小题20: | | A．created | B．mastered | C．exposed | D．watched |
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Since I was a child, I called my father my Kong, after King Kong. I believed that he was just as strong as the giant ape(猿猴). As he faced death, I did my best to help release him to the next life.
Two months after he passed away, my sister called to ask if I would like to go see Lisa Williams, a well-known witch（巫婆）. I was familiar with Lisa from her show on Lifetime, and since I was eager to get a sign from my father, I agreed to go.
I took my father’s gold watch and listened as Lisa helped audience members communicate with their loved ones. “I have a grandfather-like figure with me and he is speaking about his granddaughter Jilly,” she announced. The audience was quiet; no one raised a hand. I nudged（用肘轻推） my sister and whispered to her that this was Dad ,for my third child and my father had a deep bond(关系，纽带) and he called her Jilly.
Although I sensed his presence, I wasn’t confident enough to raise my hand. I needed something a bit more concrete, something undoubted.
“This man is letting me know he had cancer,” she continued. I nudged my sister harder and assured her this was our father. Lisa went on to say that this person died in June (my father had died June 8th). There was swelling of the legs.
“Important information,” she called out. My heart beat fast . I jumped up when she asked, “Who is holding his watch?” I waved the watch in the air.
“He wishes you congratulations.” My fourth child was born three weeks after my father died. I was in shock and could not believe I was getting a chance to hear from him, yet I knew our bond was strong enough that he could come to the world. She banged on her chest like an ape and apologized, saying, “I don’t know why but he wants me to do this like Tarzan.” It didn’t resonate（共鸣） with me until my sister called out “King Kong!” I was convinced. No way could this woman have ever known a detail unless Dad was communicating through her.
Each bit of information she gave us was just as meaningful. She ended our session by informing us that he would send us coins. The very next day I found six coins in various places; they seemed to have come out of nowhere. Even in death he is my Kong, and he remains important in my life.
小题1:What’s the best title of the passage?| A．Information from Lisa Williams | | B．Miraculous Messages from Heaven | | C．Strange Things in the Party. | | D．Unforgettable memories |
小题2:What’s the meaning of underlined sentence?| A．I tried my best to make my father feel relieved in another world . | | B．I wanted to help my father live a better life in future. | | C．I tried to set my father free next time. | | D．I wanted to help my father in everything. |
小题3:What do we know about Lisa Williams? | A．She may be a learned teacher. | | B．She may be a woman knowing witchcraft | | C．She may be is a scientist researching Lifetime. | | D．She may be a fairy. |
小题4:From the passage we know that father _________________.| A．cared little about our life | | B．withdrew from the society and lived alone | | C．liked to live with giant ape | | D．was still concerned about my family after his death . |
小题5:What kind of writing style did the author use in the passage?| A．Narration | B．Illustration | C．Discussion | D．Description |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Each time I was feeling disappointed, my mother would say to me “ Tomorrow will be another day. If you can on, some day something nice will happen. And you will come to know that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous .”
What mother said was absolutely right, as I after my graduation from college. I had made up my mind to try for a in radio, then my way up to sports announcer. I went to Springfield and knocked on the door of each station—and got each time. In one studio, a warm-hearted woman told me that stations couldn’t risk employing a(n) person. “ Please go out to the faraway or lonely district and find a small station which will give you a ,” she said. I came back home to St-Louis.
While there were no radio-announcing jobs in St-Louis, my father said Wards Holding Corporation had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its department. Since St-Louis was where I had played high school football, I . The job sounded just for me. But I wasn’t employed. My disappointment must have . “Tomorrow will be another day,” Mom me. I tried WOC in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The program director, Jack Green, told me they had already hired an .
As I went away from his office, my frustration boiled over (爆发). I asked , “How can a young man get to be a sports announcer if he cannot get a job in a radio station?” I was just patiently waiting for the elevator I heard Jack Green calling, “What did you say about sports just now? You mean you know something about football?” Then he stood me a microphone and told me to an imaginary game.
On the way to my home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words. From time to time I what direction my life might have taken if I had had the job at Wards Holding Corporation
| 小题1: | | A．take | B．put | C．move | D．carry |
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| 小题2: | | A．concern | B．doubt | C．disappointment | D．amazement |
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| 小题3: | | A．recovered | B．discovered | C．recognized | D．developed |
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| 小题4: | | A．job | B．plan | C．trip | D．research |
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| 小题6: | | A．put off | B．broken away | C．turned down | D．fed up |
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| 小题8: | | A．selfish | B．confident | C．inexperienced | D．independent |
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| 小题9: | | A．tip | B．reward | C．challenge | D．chance |
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| 小题10: | | A．sports | B．food | C．clothes | D．radio |
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| 小题11: | | A．hesitated | B．applied | C．refused | D．agreed |
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| 小题12: | | A．right | B．important | C．boring | D．funny |
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| 小题13: | | A．disappeared | B．hidden | C．shown | D．died |
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| 小题14: | | A．warned | B．reminded | C．recognized | D．demanded |
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| 小题15: | | A．athlete | B．actor | C．announcer | D．artist |
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| 小题16: | | A．aloud | B．secretly | C．silently | D．equally |
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| 小题17: | | A．while | B．where | C．after | D．when |
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| 小题18: | | A．within | B．before | C．beyond | D．beneath |
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| 小题19: | | A．play | B．perform | C．broadcast | D．present |
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| 小题20: | | A．say | B．wonder | C．dream | D．learn |
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