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1、六总分得分一、阅读理解1. Grant Woods American Gothic caused a stir（轰动）in 1930 when it was exhibited for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago and awarded a prize of 300 dollars. Newspapers across the country carried the story, and the painting of a farmer and a younger woman posed before a white house

2、 brought the artist instant fame. In 1930, Grant Wood, an American painter with European training, noticed a small white house built in the small southern Iowa town of Eldon. Wood was so fascinated by it that he decided to paint the house along with the kind of people he thought should live in that

3、house. In the painting, the farmer is modeled on his dentist. Dr. Byron McKeeby. His younger sister Nan served as a model for the woman （imagined to be the farmers wife or daughter）. Wood wanted to give a description of the traditional roles of men and women as the man is holding a pitchfork （干草叉） s

4、ymbolizing hard labor. Each element was painted separately; the models sat separately and never stood in front of the house. The Gothic style of the house inspired the paintings title. American Gothic remains one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art. The painting has become pa

5、rt of American popular culture. Some believe that Wood used it to satirize（讽刺） the narrow-mindedness that has been said to characterize Midwestern culture. The painting may also be read as a praise of the moral virtue or rural America or even as a mixture of praise and satire. American Gothic is one

6、 of the few images to reach the status of cultural symbol, along with Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa. 1. Wh at can we learn about American Gothic? AIt won a prize of 300. BThe two characters in it posed before the White House. CIt was the first painting by Grant Wood. DIt was on show at the Art Instit

7、ute of Chicago in 1930. 2. From the passage we can infer Iowa is in _. Athe southern town of Eldon Bthe Midwest of the United States Ca European country Dthe city of Chicago 3. Grant Wood chose the two models _. Ato describe traditional roles of men and women Bto praise the moral virtue of rural Ame

8、rica Cto make his dentist and his sister famous Dto carry the story across the country 4. The title of the painting is based on _. Athe name of a small town Bthe man and the woman Cthe Gothic style of the house Dthe pitchfork symbolizing hard labor2. When early colonial settlers went to America, the

9、y took many forms of dance to their new home . Square dancing, one of the oldest forms of American folk dancing, developed from several different Old World group dances, mainly English country dances, and the French quadrille（四对方舞）. In the American version of square dancing, four couples form a squa

10、re and dance to music. An American addition to square dancing is the caller. What do you think a caller does? The callers-someone who calls out the dance steps in time to the music- was a completely American invention. At first dancers memorized all the steps for a particular dance, but eventually t

11、he dances became so complicated that it was necessary to have someone call out cues （提示） so that dancers didnt have to remember so many steps. The caller didnt just call out “do-se-do your partner”; a good caller also came up with colorful sayings or witty lines that he said in between the cues such

12、 as “Dont be shy and dont be afraid. Swing on the corner in a waltz promenade （步伐）.” A caller might also come up with new dance steps and routines. Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive （复苏） int

13、erest in it. Ford, the automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts, where he enjoyed the dance programme run by a man named Benjamin Lovett. Ford asked Lovett to come to Detroit and teach dances, but Lovett said he couldnt because he had a contract with the inn. For

14、d solved that problem by buying the inn and Lovetts contract. He took Lovett back to Detroit, where together they established a programme for teaching squares and rounds. Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the country. 1. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Diffe

15、rent Steps of Square Dancing B. The Origin and Development of Square Dancing C. Who Was the Inventor of Square Dancing? D. Why Did Square Dancing Go Out of Style? 2. What does the underlined part “their new home” refer to? A. The United Kingdom. B. France. C. Africa. _ D. America. 3. Why did the cal

16、ler call out the steps for the dancers? A. Because the dance was invented by the caller. B. Because the dancers didnt know the names of the steps. C. Because the steps were very particular. D. Because it was hard for the dancers to remember all the steps. 4. Wh at can we learn about Henry Ford in th

17、e last paragraph? A. H e was the man who made the first car. B. H e was ve r y fond of dancing. C. H e helped make square dancing popular again. D. H e taught people how to dance.3. Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given

18、 to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world. In rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by

19、 companies and advertiser, hoping to sell their products. The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in peoples lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper

20、 giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the profes

21、sionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors. It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public

22、can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with case into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety. 1. What does th

23、e author try to argue in Paragraph 1? A. The exercise of rights is a luxury. B. The practice of choice is difficult. C. The right of choice is given but at a price. D. Choice and right exist at the same time. 2. Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety? A. Professionals find it hard to deci

24、de on a suitable product. B. People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion. C. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items. D. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the ra n ge of choice. 3. By using computers as an example, the author wants to

25、 prove that . A. advanced products meet the needs of people B. products of the latest design fold the market C. competitions are fierce in high-tech industry D. everyday goods need to be replaced often 4. What is this passage mainly about? A. The variety of choices in modern society. B. The opinions

26、 on peoples right in different countries . C. The p roblems about the availability of everyday goods. D. The helplessness in purchasing decisions .4. Mr William Shakespeare and the Internet Explanation of Contents This is the fourth edition of these pages. It is hard to believe, but once again they

27、are new and improved. My motive in publishing these pages remains to help and stimulate others in Shakespeare studies, and especially those who might contribute their work to the Internet. The spirit of altruism （利他主义） that originally built the Internet is not quite gone, though, sadly, through the

28、pressure of time and profit has lessened. A major new addition to the pages is a Shakespeare Timeline, which is an online biography mounted at this site. The problems with searching for Shakespeare resources using the available Search Engines are: - It is difficult to focus most searches so that you

29、 get a manageable number of relevant hits; - It is impossible by simply reading an abstract （摘要） to make any distinction between the output of a Junior High School student and that of a professional researcher. Another change in these pages over previous editions is the “Whats News” page. If you com

30、e away from these pages with the feeling that they are very useful but slightly pedantic （学究的）, I will have realized my goal. An Apology I am continually apologizing to the many who have written me requesting revisions of the pages. We are all too busy. I simply have not had the time to dedicate to

31、these pages that I wish. But I love the material and so have, at long last, made some time to update them. A Reminder to Young Students These pages contain the best links I can find to Shakespeare on the Internet. As a reminder, I would say I very much enjoy hearing from people who view and use these pages. If you want to do Shakespeare research using the web, this page is a great starting point, and I keep it as current as I can. The web is in its infancy （初期 in bringing good, scholarly content to students. Dont forget the best, if not quickest