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ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardodeVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitanandVeronest.

TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.

TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh

OpeningHours:

TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm（Fridays10anmto9pm）andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.

GettingThere:

Nearestundergroundstations:

CharingCross（2-minutewalk）.LeicesterSquare（3-minutewalk）,Embankment（7-minutewalk）,andPiccadillyCircus（8-minutewalk）.

21.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?

A．The13thB．The17thC．The18thD．The20th

22.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?

A．IntheEastWing.B．InthemainWestWing.

C．IntheSainsburyWing.D．IntheNorthWing.

23.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?

A．PiccadillyCircus.B．LeicesterSquare.C．Embankment.D．CharingCross.

B

RachelCarsonwasbornintheUSAonMay,1907.Hermother,MariaCarson,hadbeenaschoolteacher.Shealsolovednature.SheshowedRachelthebeautyofnature.ShealsotaughtRacheladeeploveforbooks.Asaquietchild,Rachellikedtoreadandwritestories.Ataveryearlyage,shedecidedshewantedtobeawritersomeday.Herstoryfirstappearedinachildren’smagazinewhenshewastenyearsold.

Herfirstbooks,UndertheSeaWindcameoutin1941.In1948,MissCarsonbeganworkingonanotherbook,TheSeaAroundUs.Shealwaysrememberedcarefullywhenshewrote.ShecollectedinformationfrommorethanonethousandplacestowriteTheSeaAroundUs.Whenthebookcameoutin1951,itwontheNationalBookAward.ItwasNo.1onthebestsellerlistformorethanayear.TheSeaAroundUsmadeRachelCarsonfamous.

RachelCarson’smostfamousbook,SilentSpringcameoutin1962.Inthisbook,shepointedoutthattheuseofsomekindsofpesticides（杀虫剂）likeDDTwouldcausethenumberofbirdstodeclinebecauseitwouldkillthemaswell.Finally,inNovember1969,theUnitedSatesgovernmentdecidedthattheuseofDDTmuststopintwoyears.

RachelCarsonhasbeenregardedasagreatenvironmentalist（环保主义者）andwriter.Shewillberememberedbytheworld.

24.RachelCarsonhadadeeplovefornatureandbooksbecauseof____________.

A.herfatherB.hermotherC.herschoolteacherD.herbrother

25.Racheldecidedthatshewantedtobeawriterwhen___________.

A.shewasveryyoungB.shewasincollege

C.shebecameateacherD.shebecamefamous

26.TheChinesemeaningoftheword”decline”inthispassageisprobably“___________”.

A.增加B.减少C.维持D.翻番

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.RachelCarsonwasacarefulandseriouswriter.

B.TheSeaAroundUswontheNationalBookAward.

C.InSilentSpringRachelsaidsomepesticideswerebadfortheenvironment.

D.TheuseofDDTwasstoppedassoonasthebookSilentSpringcameout.

C

AKoalaIsn’taBear

Koalasremindpeopleofteddybears.Theyhavethickfurandlargeears.Theirbroad,flatnosemakesthemlookcute,similartoteddybears.Infactkoalasaren’tcute.Theyhavesharpteethandverysharpclaws!

Koalasaremarsupials.Thismeansthemothercarriesherbabyinapocketwhileitdevelops,similartoakangaroo.Thebabykoalalivesinitsmother’spocketforthefirstsixmonthsofitslife.

Thename“koala”esfromanativeAustralianwordthatmeans“nodrink”.Thekoalasgetalmostalltheirwaterfromtheeucalyptus（桉树）leavestheyeat.That’swheretheygettheirfoodtoo.Koalaseatonlyeucalyptusleaves,andonlytheleavesofcertaineucalyptustrees.Theeucalyptustreesarewherethekoalaslive.It’salsowheretheysleep.Koalassleepaboutnineteenhoursaday!

Whydotheysleepsomuch?

Somepeoplethinkit’sbecausethey’relazy.Butkoalasaren’tlazy.Theysleepsomuchbecausethereisn’tmuchnutritionineucalyptusleaves.Koalasstorehardlyanyfat,sotheymustsavetheirenergy.Onewaytodothisistomoveslowlyandsleepalot.

Afteradayofsleepingtheyliketomovearoundandeatjustaftersunset.Theylivealonemostofthetime.Koalasareveryprotectiveoftheirtrees.Ifakoalaseesanotherkoalaeatinginitsfavoritetree,itmighttelltheotherkoalatoleaveby“barking”atit.Koalasdo“talk”toeachother.Besidesbarks,themalesmakeadeepgruntingsound.Themothersandbabiestalkinsoftclickingsounds.Iftheygetscaredtheymayscreamlikeababy.

28.Accordingtothearticle,howarekoalasandkangaroosalike?

A.Theybothhavethickfur.B.Theybothhavesharpteeth.

C.Theybotheateucalyptusleaves.D.Theybothcarrytheiryounginapocket.

29.Theword“koala”esfromawordthatmeans________.

A.nodrinkB.movingslowlyC.largeearsD.barkingloudly

30.Whydokoalassleepalot?

A.Theirbabiesneedtogetmuchrest.

B.Theygettiredfromplayingsomuch.

C.Theirfooddoesnotgivethemmuchenergy.

D.Theydonotliketobeawakewhenitiswarm.

31.Ifanadultkoalascreamslikeababy,hemayget________.

A.worriedB.scaredC.hungryD.sleepy

D

Therearethousandsofproductsofallcolorsandshapesinasupermarket,makingyoubelievethattheyareworthatry.How?

Packagingisthesilentbutpersuadingsalesman.

Thereontheshelves,eachbottle,can,box,andjarhasbeencarefullydesignedandmeasuredtospeaktotheinnerselfoftheconsumer（消费者）,becausehe/sheisbuyingnotonlyaproductbutalsohis/herbeliefinlife.Scientistshavestudiedconsumerbehaviorrecentlyandfoundthatthelookofthepackagehasagreateffectonthe“quality”oftheproductandonhowwellitsells,because“consumersgenerallycannottellbetweenaproductanditspackage.Manyproductsarepackagesandmanypackagesareproducts.”,asLouisCheskin,thefirstsocialscientiststudyingconsumers’feelingsforpackaging,noticed.

Colorsareoneofthebesttoolsinpackaging.Studiesofeyemovementhaveshownthatcolorsdrawhumanattentionquickly.TakeV8forexample.Formanyyears,thebrightredcoloroftomatoesandcarrotsonthethinbottlemakesyoufeelthatisitverygoodforyourbody.Andtheword“green”todaycankeepfoodpricesgoingup.

Shapesareanotherattraction.Circlesoftensuggesthappinessandpeacefulness,becausetheseshapesarepleasingtoboththeeyeandtheheart.That’swhytheroundyellowMsignsofMcDonald’sareinvitingtobothyoungandold.

Thisnewconsumerresponsetothecolorsandshapesofpackagesremindsproducersandsellersthatpeoplebuytosatisfybothbodyandsoul.

32.Accordingtothepassage,_____seemstobeabletogetaconsumertobuytheproduct.

A.thepleasingcolorofthepackageB.hespecialtasteoftheproduct

C.thestrangeshapeofthepackageD.thebeliefintheproduct

33.Ifapackageoraproductisroundinshape,itcan____________.

A.bringexcitementtotheconsumersB.attracttheconsumers’attention

C.catchtheeyemovementoftheconsumersD.produceahappyandpeacefulfeeling

34.“Andthewordgreentodaycankeepfoodpricesgoingup”Thissentencesuggeststhatconsumerstodayare_________.

A.startingtonoticetheimportanceofnewfood

B.enjoyingthebeautyofnaturemorethanbefore

C.beginningtolikegreenvegetables

D.payingmoreattentiontotheirhealth

35.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatV8isakindof________.

A.vegetabledishB.healthyjuiceC.iceddrinkD.redvegetable

阅读理解第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填在答题卡。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Iworkedforashorttimeasacashier（出纳员）atarestaurantafewmonthsago. 

36 

Onenight,justbeforeChristmas,Ifoundalargeblackwalletonthefloornearoneofthetables.IguessIshouldhavecheckedittofindoutwhowastheowner,butIwasbusyatthetime.Also,Iimaginedthatifthewalletcontainedanythingvaluable,theownerwouldbeback.

Anhourlateramancameuptothecounter（柜台）.37 

Iaskedhimtodescribethelostwallet,andafterhedescribeditexactly,Igavehimthewallet.HeexpressedhissincerethankswhenIhandedittohim.HeaskedmeifIhadopenedit,andwhenItoldhim“No”,heopeneditrightawayandshowedthatitcontainednearly$800incash（现金）.38 

“Areward（奖励）foryourhonesty,”hesaidandthenturnedandwalkedaway.

39IbeganwonderingwhetherIwouldhavebeensohonestifIhadknownwhatwasinthewallet!

Ithoughtthatiftherehadbeennowaytofindtheownerandnoonehadreturnedtoclaim（认领）it,Imighthavekeptit.ButitalsocameintomymindthatIhadinfactsavedsomeone’sChristmasplansbyfindingandreturningthewallet.40 

Thegoodfeelingitgavemewasworthmorethananythingmoneycould 

buy.

A.Helookedquiteworriedandaskedifanyonehadfoundawallet.

B.LaterIthoughtaboutitagain.

C.Tomysur