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Since1984,Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyone,graffiti-coveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofar,morethan1,800murals（壁画）havebeenpainted.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.

Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti（涂鸦）arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernart,thankstotheMuralArtsProgram（MAP）.Itsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractive,anditscitizensveryproud.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia'sAnti-GraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP'sartisticdirector."Whenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisabout,"shesays,"Ianswerthemwithoneword:

hope."Eachyear,theMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.Someone-timegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.

TheMAP'swork,saysGolden,isallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity（社区）．Whenaneighborhoodrequestsamural,theMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessage.Somemessageshavebeen"SafeStreets,""LoveandCare,"and"PeaceWalk."

TheMAPreceivesupto50requestsformuralseachweek.Lastyear,theworkerspainted140murals.

"Themakingofamuralenterspeople'scollectivememoryasanextraordinary,pleasantmomentinneighborhoodhistory"saysGolden,whobeganasamuralistinLosAngeles.

41．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Love,fromGraffitiWriterstoMuralists

B.MAP,aNewCompanyinPhiladelphia

C.Jane,anExcellentMuralArtist

D.Hope,OneWallataTime

42.WhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedat?

A.Helpingtheyoungfindjobs.

B.Protectingtheneighborhood.

C.Fightingagainstgraffiti.

D.Attractingmorevisitors.

43．HowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforamural?

A.Byhavingdiscussionswithpeopleinthecommunity.

B．Byseekingadvicefromthecitygovernment.

C．Bylearningfromtheyounggraffitiwriters.

D.Bystudyingthehistoryofthecity.

44.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheMAP?

A.Difficult.B．Dangerous.C.Experimental．D.Successful.

B

Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence（智力）intheanimalworld,self-awarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware（意识）ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.

Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemirror,thatis,itsownreflectedimage（反射出的影像）.Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingevrylittleattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins,haveshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.

Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself-reflectiontest.

“Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal,”saidDinanaReissoftheWildlifeConservationSociety,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins.”

TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8-foot-squaremirroronawalloftheanimals’playarea（outofthesightofzoovisitors）andrecordedwhathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror.

Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies.

Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesideofherface.Shecouldtellthemarkwastherebylookinginthemirror,andsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose.

DianaReisssaid,"Weknewelephantswereintelligent,butnowwecantalkabouttheirintelligenceinabetterway."

45.Whatcanmirrorteststellusaboutanimals?

A.Whethertheyhavelargebrains.

B．Whethertheyhaveself-awareness.

C.Whethertheyenjoyoutdoorexercises.

D.Whethertheyenjoyplayingwithmirrors.

46.Whydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetext?

A.Theyaremostfamiliartoreaders.

B.Theyarebigfavoriteswithzoovisitors.

C.TheyareincludedinthestudybyReiss.

D.Theyarealreadyknowntobeintelligent.

47.WhatmadeHappydifferentfromMaxineandPatty?

A.Sheusedhernosetosearchbehindthemirror.

B.Sherecognizedherownimageinthemirror.

C.Shepaintedamarkonherownface.

D.Shefoundthehiddencamera.

C

StudentMembership--CambridgeArtsCinema

CambridgeArtsCinemaisoneofthearthousesinBritainandhomeoftheinternationallycelebratedCambridgeFilmFestival.Since1947generationsofstudentshavediscoveredthewealthofworldcinema.Nowyoutoocanmakemostofitandsavemoney.

48.WhichofthefollowingisthemostfamouseventheldatCambridgeArtsCinema?

A.TheCambridgeFilmFestival.

B.Meetingswithfilmmakers.

C.Thepreviewscreening.

D.Monthlypremieres.

49.Ifyou'reamemberofCambridgeArtsCinema,youwillenjoyfree＿

A.DarkroomGalleryshows

B.mailedprogrammes

C.specialfilmevents

D.filmshows

50.HowlongwillthemembershipforCambridgeArtsCinemalast?

A.Fourmonths.B.Eightmonths.

C.Ninemonths.D.Oneyear.

51．Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?

A.Offeringstudentscheapertickets．

B.Announcingtheopeningofapremiere.

C.Tellingthepublicofthecinema'saddress.

D.Increasingthecinema'smembership.

D

Thewaywedothingsroundhere

Someyearsago,IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthePersonnelDepartmentthatstarted,"DearJohn,Iamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinus."That"quite"saddenedme.Ithoughthewassaying"we'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse."ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish"quite"sometimesmeans"very",whileinBritishEnglishitmeans"fairly".

SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon'tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguage,dress,manners,ideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures（文化）．

Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface-dress,foodandhoursofwork-whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate（气候），whilegettingonwithbusiness.

Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;youaskforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.However,otherdifferencescanbetroubling,likepunctuality（准时）．Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o'clockyourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany,fiveminutesearlyinthe

AmericanMidwest,anhourearlyinJapan,15minutesafterwardsintheUK,uptoanhourafterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreece.Iprefernottousetheword"late"becausethereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrive.Itissimplytheacceptedthingtodointheirowncountry.

52.TheauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinParagraph1becausehethought______．

A.theAmericanbankdidn'tthinkmuchofhim

B.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherperson

C.it'sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericanculture

D.it'seasytomisunderstandAmericans

53．Theword"highlights"inParagraph2probablymeans_____.

A.encouragesB.helpstonarrow

C.increasesD.drawsattentionto

54.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?

A.Askthenativepeopleforhelp.

B.Understandandacceptthem.

C.Dothingsinourownway.

D.Doin-depthresearch.

55.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoareusuallypunctualare______.

A.ItaliansB.GermansC.GreeksD.theBritish

41DCAD45BDB48ABCD52ADBB

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Shakespeare'sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare'sWorld

OPENINGTIMES:

20Marto19Oct

MontoSat:

9:

00amto5:

00pm

Sun:

9:

30amto5:

00pm

20Octto19Mar

MontoSat:

9:

30amto4:

00pm

Sun:

10:

00amto4:

00pm

Welcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasbornin1564andwherehegrewup.Theproperty（房产）remainedintheownershipof

Shakespeare’sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheword,forover250years.

◆EnterthoughtheVisitors’Centreandseethehighly-praisedexhibitionShakespeare’sWorld,alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare.

◆Standintherooms-whereShakespearegrewup.

◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare’speriod.

◆Enjoythetraditional（传统的）Englishgarden,plantedwithtreesandflowersmentionedinthepoet’sworks.

ADMISSION:

Adult￡4.90

Child￡2.20

Family￡12.0

（2adults+upto3children）

TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap;nearestisWindsorStreet（3minutes’walk）.

TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors’Centre,itsexhibition,andthegardenareaccessible（可进入的）towheelchairuser.

TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse（oppositetheBirthplace）.

56.Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown-upsandtwochildren?

A.＄9.80B.＄12.00C.＄14.20D.＄16.40

57.WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare’sBirthplace?

A.Behindtheexhibitionhall.

B.OppositetheVisitors’Centre.

C.AtWindsorstreet.

D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.

58.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter.

A.theHouseBthegardenCtheVisitor’sCentreD.theexhibitionhall

B

EDGEWOOD—EverymorningatDixieHeightsHighschool,customerspourintoaspecialexperiment:

thedistrict’sfirstcoffeeshoprunmostlybystudentswithspeciallearningneeds.

Wellbeforeclassess