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1.The material above is probably ________.
A.an art magazine cover B.an institute(学院) notice C.a contest poster D.a picture book
2.What can we NOT know about the competition?
A.It has been held for 23 years up to now.
B.Students could fulfill（充分发挥）their artistic talents in it.
C.Four kinds of awards will be presented.
D.It is hosted by the League for Innovation.
3.There will be ________ students in total who can get the awards.
A.four B.five C.six D.seven
4.What can we learn from the material?
A.Anna Voroner is one of the competitors.
B.One that wins the first place can get the highest prize money.
C.All the students who sign up can get the certificates of merit.
D.Students can get the application information from the League for Innovation.
5.The material above is aimed at ________.
A.inspiring more students to choose art as their majors B.encouraging students to join in the competition
C.attracting more students to Humber D.arousing students’ interest in art
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How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.
Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.
To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.
The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging their heads. They ate mash(a kind of food for animals) and drink water from a garden hose-pipe（软管）. Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.’’
Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great for me to be able to stand up.’’he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.
1.The underlined word “catch”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _______.
A.unsolved problem B.surprising wonder C.unbelievable condition D.hidden difficulty
2.What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?
A.That they had nothing for amusement. B.That they couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.
C.That they didn’t have meat to eat. D.That they had to do almost everything in public.
3.Rob Thompson offered the job in order to ________.
A.make a film about humans and animals B.advertise for his experiment about animals
C.show how terribly some animals are treated D.experiment on how long a human can live in a cage
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Pam left without saying anything because she lost the ability after staying with chickens.
B.They were visited all the time except going to the washroom.
C.Rob Thompson raised money for the project.
D.They couldn’t stand up because their heads were bandaged.
5.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.An Easy Way to Earn $2,500. B.Do Not Feed Humans.
C.Living Like a Chicken. D.Getting Along Well Anyway.
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“Listen!” Mr. Lee said seriously at the beginning of his first class, “I will put a lie into each of my classes. Your job is to try and catch me in the Lie of the Day.”
That was really a clever way to fix our attention on the dry and boring subject — geography. Then in the following weeks, we didn't let off every single word of what he was saying in class and challenged（质疑）his lectures. When his class ended with nobody seeing through the lie, Mr. Lee would say, “Ah ha! Each of you has a lie in your notes. Discuss among yourselves what it might be, and I will tell you at the end of this term.”
Mr. Lee’s special style of teaching worked. All of us reviewed and discussed about our notes actively.
One Monday at the end of the term, Mr. Lee listened carefully to what we were questioning for almost ten minutes. Then he finally said, “Do you still remember the first lesson how I said that every lecture has a lie?”
Confused, we said yes.
"Well, that was a real big lie. In fact, all the lectures I’ve given before are completely true. But I am glad you worked so hard. Move on ...”
Hearing this, all eyes in the classroom went wide.
While my knowledge of geography has been forgotten over time, the lessons have stayed with me. "Experts" can be wrong and say things that sound right, so build a habit of evaluating （评估）new information and check it against things you already accept as a fact.
1.We can know that Mr. Lee was ________.
A.wise B.serious C.boring D.confusing
2.In Mr. Lee’s class, ________.
A.he always told lies B.the students always questioned him
C.everyone had to write down all of his words D.it was difficult for the students to see through the lie
3.The underlined sentence in the passage means________.
A.the students opened their eyes B.Mr. Lee opened the students’eyes
C.the students got shocked and amazed D.the students had a look at the classroom
4.From the passage, we can infer that________.
A.Mr. Lee was an expert
B.it’s easy to forget the knowledge of geography
C.Mr. Lee succeeded drawing the students’ attention
D.the students would never check what the teachers said again
5.The best title of the passage could be ________.
A.A Real Lie B.Learn to Question
C.A Special Teaching Style D.The First Geography Lesson
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