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“Slow City” — a recently launched project focused on preserving the traditional quality of life enjoyed in some of Italy’s smaller cities and towns. The project was born from the idea of the “Slow Food” movement — started in Italy in the 1980s — which promotes leisurely eating and the growing of local, healthy products to fight against the American fast-food style.
“The American urban model has invaded our cities, making Italian towns look the same. We want to stop this kind of globalization,” says Paolo Saturnini, an Italian mayor.
The “Slow City” project plans to emphasize the rich, cultural, culinary(厨房的) and artistic local traditions of each community.
Walking areas will be enlarged and squares and parks will be made greener with more plants. Car alarms and other noise that disturbs the peace will be banned, and ugly TV aerials(天线), advertising posters, and signs will be taken down.
City councils will also insist on the use of recycling and renewable energy sources, and will also introduce ecological transport systems. Parking will be made stress-free by creating more public parking areas, and easily accessible walkways and bike lanes will cross the city. But in the “Slow City” way, all improvements will probably come about slowly.
Thirty-two Italian city councils, which joined the “Slow City” program, have decided to take further steps in this direction by increasing the numbers of traditional family-style eating establishments, reducing noise pollution, and concentrating on making their towns friendlier for people to live in.
Organic local produce will be promoted in all restaurants and genetically modified foods(转基因食品) will be banned. “We can’t stop large, fast-food chains from coming here, but we hope that people who come to our towns will not want to eat exactly the same hamburger they can eat in Melbourne, London or Paris, but want something genuine and different,” said Saturnini.
小题1:According to the passage, the “Slow City” project aims at _____.
A.preventing Italy from being affected by America
B.beautifying the environment of small Italian cities and towns
C.calling on Italians to enjoy stress-free life
D.protecting the traditional Italian lifestyle
小题2:From Paragraphs 4-5, we can infer that ______.
A.cars in “Slow City” will have to go slowly
B.people can park their cars free of charge in “Slow City”
C.“Slow City” will take on an environmentally friendly look
D.advertising in “Slow City” will be banned
小题3:Further measures will be included in the “Slow City” program EXCEPT _____.
A.cutting down noise pollution
B.stop genetically modified foods
C.getting more towns involved in the project
D.building more family-style restaurants
小题4:In Saturnini’s opinion, when traveling in “Slow Cities”, visitors_____.
A.aren’t provided with fast food
B.will see few fast-food chains
C.can enjoy themselves like in London
D.can enjoy real Italian-style healthy food

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析

试题分析:本文讲述的是旨在保护本国文化的“Slow Food” movement活动。
小题1:D 推理题。根据第一段3,4,5行“Slow Food” movement — started in Italy in the 1980s — which promotes leisurely eating and the growing of local, healthy products to fight against the American fast-food style.说明这个活动是为了保护意大利自己的文化不受美国快餐文化的影响,故D正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据这两段City councils will also insist on the use of recycling and renewable energy sources, 和ar alarms and other noise that disturbs the peace will be banned, and ugly TV aerials(天线), advertising posters, and signs will be taken down都说明这样的活动让我们的城市有了很环保的外貌。故C正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据文章最后两段说明ABD这三项都是“Slow City” program所要采取的新的措施,只有C项没有涉及,故C符合题目的要求。
小题4:D 推理题。根据文章第三段The “Slow City” project plans to emphasize the rich, cultural, culinary(厨房的) and artistic local traditions of each community.
说明意大利原有的有特殊的食物将会被保留下来,那么游客可以享有到这样的食物。
点评:本文介绍了意大利兴起的保护本国文化的“Slow Food” movement。测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。
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It may seem to be a hard task to trace back the history of rap music, though you often see the informal music associated with highly informal dance style. As far as the origin of rap music is concerned, most people agree that it is from Afro-American and Latino Street culture of New York City. Not only in this city but in the surrounding areas there is the influence of African people and their culture.
Rap is a vocal (口头的) style in which the performer speaks rhythmically and in rhyme, generally to a beat. The term of rap music is the same with hip-hop music typically-consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap. If we see it carefully, then we will definitely notice that the music usually is sung at higher pitches (调). Most of the time rap music is associated with chorus. Though rap music was primarily an American music style with African influence over its music and lyrics, recently it has been spread to almost the entire world.
There is hardly any country or nation where rap music cannot be seen in some form or another, and it is one of the most popular music styles among the youngsters. However, when it comes to its history, it is believed that hip-hop or rap music started in the early 1970s,and gained much popularity throughout the world during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The history of rap music and hip-hop music is full of controversies (争议) and bans, as the lyrics sometimes relate to drugs and crime; even most famous pop stars and hip-hop musicians and singers were found to be associated with the controversies in their life. For that reason, no matter how popular this music style was or still is, it has always had a bad reputation in the eyes of mainstream society.
小题1:The passage is mainly about _____.
A.when rap music started B.how rap music develops
C.what rap music is like D.why rap music is popular
小题2:The characteristics of rap music are _____.
A.solo, rhymes,beats and pops
B.speaking, rhythms,beats and solo
C.repeating, speaking, pops and chorus
D.speaking, rhymes, beats and chorus
小题3:Rap music is now one of the music styles mostly run after by _____.
A.the teenagers in Africa
B.all kinds of people in the world
C.the youngsters all over the world
D.the young people in the US
小题4:Rap music is often not well thought of by the mainstream because _____.
A.it comes from the lower class
B.it has a short history
C.it is associated with crimes and drugs
D.its music is full of controversies

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Every culture has it own ways to show friendship. On the island of Hawaii, friendship is part of the “aloha spirit”. In the language of the Hawaiians who first settled the islands long ago, aloha had a very special meaning. That is “to be with happiness”.
Hawaiians believe that once somebody loves the land, they are ready to love their people or community. This is the second most important thing of friendship. It is called lokahi in the Hawaiian language, which means “oneness with all people”. To enjoy the land you should not be selfish. The land is for everyone who lives on. Today many different people call Hawaii their home. Indeed, Hawaii is a place where people make one big community from many smaller communities. Each person gives kokua(help) to other people so that all feel stronger. It is believed that the islands can be a paradise(天堂) when people live in peace. People are told that their actions should be as gentle as the wind that blows from the sea. When problems happen, people are asked to solve them with understanding. So when people of Hawaii talk about ohana(family), they are really talking about all those who live on the island.
Living in peace, Hawaiians have developed a third sign of friendship. This personal friendship is shown by giving leis to one another. The lei, a string of flowers, is put over a friend’s neck. Then the friend is given a kiss on the cheek. Visitors to the islands are also given leis. When they hear aloha, visitors began to feel at home. Aloha also means “goodbye”, so visitors will hear it again when they leave. It can mean “our hearts singing together”. Perhaps this is how most visitors will remember their new friendship.  
小题1:Which of the following can be the proper title for this text?
A.People in HawaiiB.Visitors to Hawaii
C.Traveling in HawaiiD.Friendship in Hawaii
小题2:How do you understand the underlined sentence in the first paragraph ?
A.Happiness matters most for Hawaiians.
B.Friendship is always together with happiness.
C.Friendship is every thing in Hawaiian culture.
D.Friendship has special meanings for Hawaiians.
小题3:Which of the following proverb can best express the idea of friendship by Hawaiians?
A.Practice makes perfect.
B.Love me, love my dog.
C.A penny saved is a penny gained.
D.An apple a day keeps a doctor away.
小题4:Which of the following is a sign to show friendship by Hawaiians?
A.A warm handshake.B.A kiss on the cheek.C.A string of flowers.D.A big hug.
小题5:According to the text, which of the following Hawaiian word expresses more good wishes?
A.alohaB. lokahiC.kokuaD.ohana

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Ma Weidu is the founder and curator(馆长)of Guanfu Museum, which is the first private  museum in China. With mainly Chinese artifacts on exhibition, the museum was founded on Jan. 18,l 997.It was not well-known by the public until 2008.
On Jan. l,2008,Ma Weidu was invited to be the guest in the flagship CCTV program “Lecture Room”. He talked about his museum and more importantly, he introduced Chinese artifacts and their underlying historical, cultural significance.
In 2009,Ma Weidu initiated Beijing Guanfu Cultural Foundation. Creating a culture foundation had been Ma’s dream for many years. Beijing Guanfu Cultural Foundation is committed to spreading Chinese traditional culture, funding the development of Guanfu Museum, heritage research and conservation projects, building a platform for public culture, promoting and guiding the public in the spirit of “charity&culture sponsorship(赞助)”.
Guanfu Museum is currently located at No.18 Jinnan Road, Zhangwanfen, Dashanzi, Chaoyang district, Beijing. But due to the city planning, it has to move. Guanfu Museum, which has experienced relocation for three times, is now looking for a new place. According to Mr. Ma, it should be around 20,000-30,000 square meters.
小题1:According to this passage, which of the followings is true?
A.Guanfu Museum was built in 2008.
B.Ma Weidu was invited to lecture by Guanfu Museum.
C.The public were attracted by Chinese artifacts on exhibition.
D.Guanfu Museum, the first private museum in China was founded fifteen years ago.
小题2:Guanfu Museum, according to the city government,_______ .
A.will be painted B.has to hold a new exhibition
C.has to move to a new placeD.has to be enlarged
小题3:The proper title of this passage should be_____.
A.Ma and His MuseumB.Museums C.Culture RelicsD.Chinese Culture

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To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyone"s life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic? I"m not sure about it.
Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning----the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life too----in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.
It is well said, “Through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”
小题1:What dose the writer say more about in the text?
A.Life full of music.
B.Life without music.
C.The importance of music.
D.The development of music.
小题2:From the text, we learn that many people________.
A.don"t realize the importance of music
B.get along quite well without music
C.go to the concert instead of enjoying music
D.think music would be less exciting than films
小题3:What does the underlined word “melody” mean in the text?
A.flyingB.lookingC.singingD.living
小题4:From the last paragraph, we learn that music________.
A.is very important, especially for children
B.is very necessary for our everyday life
C.can make our life exciting and dramatic
D.can enter into another beautiful world

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For many years, artists have flocked to Paris, France, to paint or to learn to paint. Perhaps artists first went there because of the city′s beauty. They went to paint pictures of the broad, tree-lined streets, the great churches, and the graceful river bridges.
The artists felt comfortable in Paris because the people of the city had always enjoyed art. Paris had great art museums, filled with famous paintings and statues(雕像)from many countries. And the people of Paris had always welcomed new ideas. In this city, artists felt free to experiment with new ways of painting.
As soon as famous artists painted in Paris, students came to learn from them. People came to buy paintings. People called  art dealers set up galleries where paintings were bought and sold. Others kept shops that sold artists′ paints and supplies.
Students and artists who were not yet famous could live in Paris for very little money. They learned by studying great art in the museums, and they learned from one another. They held art fairs, hanging their paintings outdoors along the streets.
Today, New York City and Florence, Italy, are also famous art centers. But the world’s main art exhibits are still held in Paris. Important judges of art live there. Most of the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris. So artists and art dealers still go to Paris because it is the world′s leading art center.
小题1:In Pairs artists can make progress in art by doing lots of things except .
A.painting the beautiful scenes of Pairs.
B.visiting museums, churches and fairs.
C.trying out their new ideas in the way of painting.
D.buying or selling paintings in the fair.
小题2:The story does not say so, but it makes you think that.
A.Paris is famous for its artists’ paints and supplies
B.there is more than one way to paint
C.art fairs are held in galleries
D.Florence is the center of world art exhibits
小题3:Which of the following statement is not a reason why so many artists prefer to stay in Pairs?
A.Pairs is a beautiful city
B.The French are willing to accept any new things.
C.All the museums are free of charge in Pairs.
D.Artists can make an easier life in Pairs.
小题4:On the whole, this story is about.
A.the world′s most famous art center
B.how to buy a painting in Paris
C.the famous art centers of New York and Florence
D.where to set up galleries

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