A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics, and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors — or of people very different from our own — can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.

In history books, objective(客觀的) information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective(主觀的): it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its misuse of power over people. Over a hundred years later, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to express the horror of war. Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros — as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martinez — depicted these Mexican artists’ deep anger and sadness about social problems.

In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible.  Although most people couldn’t read, they could still understand biblical stories in the pictures on church walls.  By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues are unholy(不圣潔的).

1. More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because art history ____________.

A. shows us the religious beliefs and emotions of a people in addition to political values

B. provides us with information about the daily activities of people in the past

C. gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place

D. all of the above

2. Art is subjective(主觀的) in that _________.

       A. a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it

       B. it can easily rouse our anger or sadness about social problems

       C. it will find a ready echo in our hearts     

       D. both B and C

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

       A. Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.

       B. History books often reveal the compilers’ political views.

       C. Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.

       D. In the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces or other buildings.

4. The passage mainly discusses __________.

       A. the difference between general history and art history     

       B. the making of art history  

       C. what we can learn from art      

       D. the influence of artists on art history

5. It may be concluded from this passage that __________.

       A. Islamic artists have had to create architectural decoration with images of flowers or geometric forms

       B. history teachers are more objective than artists

       C. it is more difficult to study art history than general history

       D. people and stories from the Bible were painted on churches and other buildings in order to popularize the Bible

The whole book he wrote_____ three parts, it’s mainly about Ming Dynasty.

A. consists in          B. makes up   C. consists of        D. is consisted of

---Is there any present for me ?

     ---Of course .This necklace __you .

   A.is short for               B.is named for                  C.is intended for              D. intended to

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

         閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

When Winston Churchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.  

When Charles Darwin was getting ready to   36   on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely   37  . he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.

George Washington’s mother was a complaining,   38   woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t   39   at either of his presidential inaugurations（就職典禮）. She was always complaining that her   40   overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to   41   the army for the American Revolution. She   42   believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.

In his youth, the   43   Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to give up his   44   and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became   45  , his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”

People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to   46   you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from   47  . But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep   48  , a “failure” is just another learning   49  . Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “  50   their music still in them.” That’s true tragedy.

So listen   51   to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their   52   at ease, but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You   53   yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is   54  .  

Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music   55   with you.

36．A．set sail                          B．take charge                 C．set free                         D．take off

37．A．excited                          B．pleased                         C．disappointed               D．a(chǎn)ffected

38．A．self-centered              B．self-confident              C．kind-hearted               D．cold-blooded

39．A．show off                       B．show up                        C．pick out                         D．pick up

40．A．parents                         B．neighbors                     C．students                       D．children

41．A．fight                               B．beat                               C．command                     D．a(chǎn)ttend

42．A．foolishly                        B．secretly                        C．bravely                          D．honestly

43．A．late                                B．latter                             C．former                          D．later

44．A．strength                       B．music                            C．wealth                          D．faith

45．A．proud                            B．steady                           C．independent                D．famous

46．A．  advise                         B．suggest                        C．stop                               D．keep

47．A．success                         B．failure                           C．poison                           D．laziness

48．A．stopping                       B．starting                        C．going                             D．coming

49．A．method                         B．experiment                  C．schedule                       D．experience

50．A．with                               B．beyond                          C．without                         D．during

51．A．politely                          B．rudely                            C．thoroughly                   D．roughly

52．A．homes                           B．minds                            C．businesses                            D．efforts

53．A．trust                              B．believe                          C．know                             D．doubt

54．A．finished                         B．completed                   C．written                         D．sung

55．A．live                                 B．die                                  C．sound                            D．play

A well-dressed man came into a famous jeweler shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl (珍珠) for his wife's birthday and that the price didn't matter since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that cost $ 5,000. He paid for the pearl, shook hands with the jeweler and left.

       A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality(質(zhì)地) as she wanted a pair of earrings (耳環(huán)) made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler replied,   "I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl.”

       The rich man asked the jeweler to advertise(登廣告) in the newspapers, and offered $25,000 for the  matching pearl. Many people answered the ad(廣告), but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. "I don't like to sell it," she said sadly. "I inherited(繼承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited from hers. But now I really need the money. "

      The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.

44. From the first paragraph we can guess that the jeweler considered the well-dressed man as_____________.

A. an honest jeweler to make friends with  B. a clever cheat (騙子) with a 1ol

C. a rich businessman and good husband   D. a poor gentleman who spent mc

45. He paid$ 5,000 for the pearl without bargaining(討價(jià)還價(jià))______________.

A. because he loved his wife very much  

B. in order to get it as quickly as possible

C. since his business had been successful           

D. so as to make the jeweler believe him

46. Which of the following is true?

A. The people who answered the ad wanted to sell their pearls at a high price.

B. The woman was the well-dressed man's wife.

C. The jeweler was lucky enough to buy the little old lady's pearl.

D. The rich man didn't know the little old lady.

47. The jeweler could not find the rich man anywhere because he__________.

A. had moved to another hotel    B. was busy doing business with others

C. had escaped with $ 20,000     D. had told the wrong telephone number

短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分１0分）

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同舊式寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞作斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

      2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

  I’ m the only daughter of my parents. So they worried                                            56. _________

about everything I do. For example, when I ride my bike, my                                     57. _________

parents won’t let me ride by myself. They afraid I might fall                              58. _________

off from my bike and hurt myself, they are taking great trouble                              59. _________

to support a bike, with my mother even carrying a first-aid box,                    60. _________

I’m not free to ride and I often say angry, “Why not let me ride alone?”      61. _________

Now, most family have one child.  Parents want to do everything               62. _________

for their children. This does no good to them. Too many love from                  63. _________

parents may prevent children from independent.  In my opinion,                64. _________

parents should let their children do that they should do alone.                       65. _________

  After meeting the beautiful young girl, the young man lay on his bed, wide awake, with wonderful ideas ______ into his mind.

    A. crossing     B. entering    C. crowding   D. reaching

第二節(jié)  語(yǔ)法填空 （共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)上下文填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語(yǔ)，或使用括號(hào)中的詞語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)

形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡上標(biāo)號(hào)為31~40的相應(yīng)位置。

Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored  (31)          the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved  (32)            the Indians.

He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got married     (33)            the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, where he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.

In South Africa he  (34)             (surprise) found the problem of racial discrimination was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight  (35)          equal rights.

Gandhi returned to India in 1915, when India was  (36)            (control) by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and        (37)            (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians  (38)            (include) Gandhi were put in prison. However, the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give  (39)           and India won its independence in 1947.  (40)           (fortunate)， Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.

B

       You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs,then it’s likely you will burn out , or feel upset .When you take and take without giving anything back ,you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.

       The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values .I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values. Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be. I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by. An example of some being values are: kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose.

       Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.

       When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones. If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person . A calm person might go for a walk ,meditate（沉思）, or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.

       When you choose to act on your values , you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce（加強(qiáng)）your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.

60．The main purpose of this passage is to     .

       A．persuade the readers to make a commitment

       B．explain to the readers what personal values are

C．inform the readers how to be truly happy

       D．instruct the readers how to make wise choices

61．According to the text ,living by your being values ,you would     .

       A．gain a lot of power  B．form positive personality

       C．seek all human virtues     D．fill your own needs

62．The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 1 means     .

       A．a(chǎn) feeling of emptiness     B．a(chǎn)n absence of one’s mind

       C．a(chǎn) break of continuity       D．a(chǎn) state of confusion

63．What can be inferred from the text?

       A．Having values are better than being values.

       B．A calm person does not choose to complain.

       C．The way other people think of you decides who you are.

       D．A responsible person does not care about financial security.

Some of the schools in Shanghai have moved one step closer to _____ with the global education community.

A. being connected            B. connect     　C. having connected           D. be connected