Exhibition: Little AngelsDate: January 10 -- ...

Exhibition: Little Angels

Date: January 10 -- September 13, 2010

Time: 10:00 am -- 5:00 pm

This exhibition shows more than 25 paintings by the Mount brothers, exploring the ways in which the artists use images of children in their work and why these images are still popular today.

Museum admission: $9 Adults / $7.00 Seniors / $4.00 Students / Free for children under age six

Where: The Long Island Museum 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, NY 631-751-0066

Summer Docs Series

Date: June 25, 2010

Time: 8:00 pm

For the first time since its founding in 1993, The Hamptons International Film Festival, working with Guild Hall, will expand its programme to host a summer documentary (纪录片) show with three films that focus on various cultural and social themes.

Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin will serve as host for all three films, beginning with The Cove, an environmental documentary about the dolphin capture (捕猎海豚) trade on Friday, June 25th at 8:00 pm.

The other films will be screened on July 31st and August 25th.

Where: Guild Hall 158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 631-324-0806

Admission: $20 / $18 Guild Hall members

Not Your Typical Solar Energy Class

Date: June 18, 2010

Time: 7:30 pm -- 9:30 pm

Sunshine is free and so is this “Not your typical solar energy class”. Learn how solar electric and solar hot water can cut your bills. Free admission, plus free food and drink, and free “green” gifts.

Where: The Velux Building 2905 Veteran’s Memorial Hwy, Ronkonkoma, NY 516-809-7182

Stony Brook vs. Brown

Date: September 19, 2010

Time: 6:00 pm

* High School Night

* Tickets are free for all Stony Brook students with a Stony Brook ID. Wear red and support your Stony Brookers! Tickets can be bought at our website.

* Game time may change.

Where: LaValle Stadium at Stony Brook University Nichols Rd, Stony Brook, NY 631-632-9556

1.The title of the exhibition Little Angels probably refers to ______.

A. visitors           B. children            C. the Mount brothers     D. talented artists

2.What can we know about the film The Cove from the passage?

A. Alec Baldwin is the leading actor in this film.

B. It is the first film shown at Guild Hall since 1993.

C. People can watch it two months earlier than the last one of the three films

D. The Hamptons International Film Festival starts with it.

3. The “Not your typical solar energy class” will _______.

A. give visitors free presents

B. be held in NY 631-324-0806

C. provide food and drink at a low price

D. tell you how to cut bills when shopping

4.The last part is probably an advertisement for ______.

A. a web game        B. a sports meeting    C. a music concert     D. a sports game

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On September 10, 2018, Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced his successor(继任者)at the company he founded 19 years ago. Jack Ma will quit his role as chairman on September 10, 2019. Surprisingly, in a country where 70 to 80 percent of private companies are still family run, Mr. Ma did not name a family member. Rather, one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies will be led by Daniel Zhang, an 11-year Alibaba old hand chosen only for his “professional talent.”

The history of many countries can be marked by a trend away from dependence on family succession in business, or the belief that qualities of leadership flow through bloodlines. Ma is a true innovator(创新者)in many ways, most famously for building an innovative online shopping market worth more than the economies of most countries. But his legacy(遗产)may lie in showing how China as well as much of Asia can produce founders of successful organizations unwilling to pass the torch to relatives.

“Alibaba was never about Jack Ma,” he stated in announcing his succession plan. Instead, the former schoolteacher who came from lowly origins is stepping back from day-to-day operations because he has built a system that takes root in a company culture based on innovation, transparency, and responsibility. “For the last 10 years, we kept working on these ingredients,” he stated.

The company’s future will depend on developing a wealth of talent that drives innovation, he said. And in a society with a long tradition of cautious distrust toward those outside the family circle, Ma has built an “architecture of trust” with customers, who number over half a billion. Chinese now readily rely on Alibaba’s online payment system, its ratings of products and services, and other trust-building systems or methods pioneered by the company.

China’s rapid growth now produces a new billionaire almost every day. Many of them, like Ma, have favored systems of management based on talent and honesty. As many countries have discovered as they progress, it is better to swim in a talent pool, not a gene pool.

1.What do we know about Daniel Zhang from the passage?

A.He’s a talented professor.

B.He’s an experienced employee.

C.He’s a successful founder.

D.He’s Chairman of Alibaba.

2.Where does Ma’s legacy lie in?

A.Becoming a successful innovative founder.

B.Casting doubt on traditional succession plan.

C.Providing creative answers to succession problems.

D.Representing trends towards non-family-run companies.

3.What seems to be the recipe for the company’s future success?

A.Trust-building methods.

B.The “architecture of trust”.

C.A culture of talent development.

D.The latest successful innovations.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Prefer Qualities to Blood.

B.Train a Potential Successor.

C.Favor Genes over Talents.

D.Provide New Management.

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exhaust

A. exercise　　 B. exist　　　　 C. excuse　　 D. exhibition

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Istanbul&Faces

Titled"Timeless City:Istanbul&Faces", the Turkey photography exhibition celebrates the 30th anniversary of Istanbul and Shanghai's sistership. The 42-year-old photographer focuses on the distinctive(独特的）historical quarters and the atmosphere that spreads in Istanbul. His work also pays respects to its people as well, with well-defined portraits.

Date:Till Jan. 18, 10 a. m. -4 p. m.　　　　　 Venue:Shanghai Art Collection Museum.

Knitted Works

The knitted(编织的）show is aimed at raising awareness of post natal depression. The works were created by more than 20 mothers from different cities. All the knitted dolls and other works will be sold with the profits(利益）going to charity when the exhibition ends. If you are interested in the knitted works, you can order a special piece.

Date:Till Jan. 1, 7 a. m. -9p. m.　　　　　　 Venue:Bl Jinxiu Fun.

Old Shanghai Teahouse

The newly-opened zone at Shanghai Dungeon features nostalgic sets and experiences for visitors to have"scary fun". Visitors can wear traditional Chinese costumes and take photos with the performers.

Date:Daily, 11 a. m. -8 p. m.　　　　　 Venue:Mosaic Shanghai Mail.

Musical Titanic

The Tony Awards winning musical"Titanic"is in Shanghai with more than 100 characters cast. The impressive stage effects promise to take the audience to the bottom of the ocean.

Date:Till Jan 22, 2 p. m. -7:30 p. m.　　　　　　 Venue:SAIC Shanghai Culture Square.

1.Where should you go if you want to learn more about Turkey's history?

A.Shanghai Art Collection Museum.

B.Mosaic Shanghai Mail.

C.B1 Jinxiu Fun.

D.SAIC Shanghai Culture Square.

2.What can we know about knitted works?

A.People can have a talk with the creators.

B.All the works can be sold when the show begins.

C.The show offers people chances to learn how to make one.

D.They were made by people from different places.

3.What makes the Musical Titanic special?

A.Its opening time is the longest.

B.It raises money for a special purpose.

C.It offers a lifelike experience under water.

D.It allows interacting with performers.

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A. exercise　　 B. exist　　　　 C. excuse　　 D. exhibition

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Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia

10 June—12 August 2009

Venue（地点）   The Ian Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates  Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue  Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date  Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue  Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy- Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates　Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date  Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm

Venue　Foyer, Level 3

1.Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.

A. his admiration for Lewis Carroll                     B. his dream of becoming a famous artist

C. his wish to express his own feelings               D. his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

2.Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A. Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World

B. Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C. Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.

D. Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

3.To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.

A. Exhibition Space. Level 3                              B. Gas Works Arts Park

C. Theatre, NGV Australia                                 D. Foyer, Level 3

4.Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.

A. on June 24, 2009                                         B. on July15, 2009

C. on July 27, 2009                                              D. on August 5, 2009

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Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia

10 June—12 August 2009

Venue（地点）   The Ian Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date  Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy- Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates　Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm

Venue　Foyer, Level 3

1.Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.

2.Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

3.To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.

4.Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.

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Blind photography sounds strange．But a striking exhibition of photographs in California argues that it develops as a result of the contemporary art．The show "Sight Unseen", at the California Museum of Photography until Aug．29, includes everything: underwater scenes, landscapes, abstracts and everything else you might expect from a "sighted" photographer．

How do the blind take their photographs? Some rely on assistants to set up and then describe the shots （镜头） , and others just point and shoot in the right place．"Just like any good artists," says McCulloh．"They have their unique ways of operating．" One participating photographer is Pete Eckert, an artist with multiple degrees in design and sculpture who only turned to photography after losing his vision in the mid-1990s．He opens the shutter （快门） on his camera and then uses flashlights, lights, and candles to paint his scene on film．A former fashion photographer in Chicago, Weston, lost his vision due to AIDS in 1996 and focuses on images of destruction and disability．His photos are also a star of the show．

What do gallery-goers say? "I was very impressed by it．The technique and experience was amazingly different," says John Hesketh, a printmaker in Anaheim．"You never have a sense of feeling sorry for these people because they've worked very hard to prove their value．"

Beyond the praise, however, the exhibition also makes a great example for disabled people everywhere．That point was explained in early May during a discussion on the TV show．At the very end of the talk, one attendee expressed his opinion．"This exhibition is extraordinary and revolutionary for many reasons．I think that by being an artist with a disability, you are continuing the work of those people who fought for basic civil rights to gain access and to have a voice．In that way, it's so wonderful that your photographs say it all．"

1.From the passage we know that some blind people take photos by________.

A．describing the things to their assistants.

B．holding the camera and shooting randomly.

C．opening the shutter with the help of others.

D．using special equipment designed for them.

2.We can learn from the passage that blind photographers ______.

A．were not born blind.

B．do jobs related to art.

C．focus on different subjects.

D．like photos of destruction.

3.What is people's reaction to the blind photography show?

A．They admire the blind photographers' hard work．

B．They feel really sorry for those blind photographers．

C．They think some have good techniques while others not．

D．They can understand the real meaning of each photograph．

4.The significance of the exhibition lies in the fact that ______．

A．the California Museum of Photography receives praises for holding the show.

B．the public have a chance to know what the blind people are concerned about.

C．the blind photographers have a good place to show their works.

D．the exhibition can be very inspiring to the blind in the world.

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What is the lecture about?

A. An exhibition.　　 B. Air pollution.　　 C. Environmental protection.

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Dutch masters exhibition in Beijing

The 17th century Dutch Golden Age had several significant artists and a range of great pieces produced during the period—including Jan Vermeer’s Young Woman at Virginal,Jan Lievens’ Boy in a Cape,and Turban and Rembrandt's Self-Portrait with Shaded Eyes.

Some of the most refined examples of the time,including the three pieces mentioned above,will make their debut（首次亮相）in China as part of a world tour of The Leiden Collection.

If you go:

9 a.m.-5 p.m.,June 17-Sept 3 (closed on Mondays).National Museum of China,I Wusi Avenue,Dongcheng district.010-6400-1476.

Ticket: 50 yuan ($7)

The Age of Mechanical Reproduction

The Age of Mechanical Reproduction,the latest exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum,features 41 artworks of US pop icon Andy Warhol,covering art installations,paintings and photographs.Warhol's well-known installation Electric Chair is a highlight of the show,which is also its debut in Asia.

If you go:

10 a.m.-5 p.m.,through August 28 (closed on Mondays).The Riverside Art Museum,Hongyan Road,Chaoyang district.010-5309-2062.

Ticket: 60 yuan

Back with a bang

Beijing-based hand Escape Plan will hold a concert in Beijing this weekend.The band is most famous for the song The Brightest Star in the Night Sky.

If you go:

7:30 p.m.,June 17.Beijing Worker’s Gymnasium,Gongti Beilu,Chaoyang district.400-610-3721.

Ticket: 280-980 yuan

Purple clay teapots

Yixing purple clay potteries are a vital part of Chinese pottery culture and have been included in China's list of national intangible cultural heritage（国家非物质文化遗产）.A selection of more than 80 purple clay teapots will go on display at the Poly Art Museum starting Friday.The exhibit will include a range of delicate teapot works of Ji Yishun,Wang Xiaolong and Gao Lijun,who are all inheritors（继承人）the time-honored（历史悠久的）pottery handicraft.

If you go:

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.(closed on Sundays),through June 30.Poly Art Museum,New Poly Plaza,1 Chaoyangmen North Street 9.010-6500-8117.

Ticket: 20 yuan

1.What do Dutch masters exhibition in Beijing and The Age of Mechanical Reproduction have in common?

A. Their total exhibition time.

B. They aren’t open on Mondays.

C. Their ticket prices.

D. Their exhibition places.

2.If you are fond of the performance of Escape Plan,which number can you contact to book a ticket in advance?

A. 010-5309-2062.　　 B. 010-6500-8117.

C. 010-6400-1476.　　 D. 400-610-3721.

3.Where can you go and enjoy an exhibition but spend less money?

A. The Poly Art Museum,New Poly Plaza.

B. National Museum of China.

C. The Riverside An Museum.

D. Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.

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