Master painter Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) was w...

Master painter Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) was well known for having a large number of friends and students. Among them, painter Li Qiujun was special.

They got to know each other through Li's elder brother, who was one of Zhang's best friends.

They admired each other's artistic talent and became confidants, which resulted in a romantic relationship.

In 1948, Zhang produced Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape, a mountain-and-water ink painting featuring gongbi (meticulous brushwork), as a gift for Li's 50th birthday.

A year later, Zhang permanently departed from the mainland, and traveled and exhibited around the world before settling down in Taipei in 1976.

After leaving the mainland, he often said that he missed Li, who died in Shanghai in 1973.

Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape will be auctioned in Hong Kong on Oct 4.

The painting not only marks a friendship between the two painters, but it deserves special attention because it shows Zhang at the top of his game as he sought to master the mountain-and-water style, according to C.K. Cheung, head of Sotheby's Chinese painting department.

Sotheby's will auction the work at its major autumn sale, which runs from Oct 1 to 5.

Cheung says the painting's composition and Zhang's attention to details reflect his incorporation of traditional touches, especially from Song Dynasty (960-1279) paintings, while also developing his own style.

1.The underlined word “confidants” in paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A. enemies            B. colleges            C. friends            D. painters

2.How old was Li Qiujun when she died?

A. 50                B. 75                C. 78                D. 84

3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape was originally a gift for Li's 50th birthday.

B. Zhang Daqian permanently departed from the mainland in 1949.

C. Sotheby's will auction Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape in Hong Kong.

D. Li Qiujun's elder brother was also one of ZhangDaqian's students.

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Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.

He was born on July 15,1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real, learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six months!

At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealhy people who commissioned(委任制作) many paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.

Rembrandt’s private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy(破产) in 1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.

His unfortunate life, however, didn’t affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time. His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and over 2,000 drawings!

1.Which of the following is the reason that made Rembrandt’s business fail?

A. As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.

B. He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.

C. All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.

D. Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless.

2.From the passage we learn that Rembrandt 　　　 .

A. graduated from the University of Leiden

B. began his teaching career in 1628

C. married Saskia when he was 22 years old

D. was good at drawing animals and flowers

3.How many members of Rembrandt’s family died before him, not including his parents?

A. Four.　　　　 B. Five.　　　　 C. Six.　　　　 D. Seven.

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A brief biography of Rembrandt

B. A great Dutch painter

C. The greatest painter in the world

D. Rembrandt’s unhappy family

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Mo Yah was first known by many for Red Sorghum, which ________ into a famous film by director Zhang Yimou in I987.

A．adapted                              B．was adapted

C．had been adapted                       D．would adapt

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I was not looking forward to entering the ninth grade.High school is well known for being a battleground,where everyone seems to be going through____changes and emotional mood swings（情绪波动）.For me,____was my punishment.

I had always felt____and out of place as one of the____members of my class,standing a head above the other girls and standing at the____of the line so as not to be sticking out.

I____hate being around large groups of____,like during the social hour after services at my church.____the prayers were finished,I would____as quickly as possible so I could____some well-meaning congratulations,"Ruthie! Look how tall you're getting!"

My grandfather would____me become increasingly uncomfortable,but he did not____me or laugh at my self-consciousness（自我意识）.____,he would remind me.

“Stand____and tall,”he would say,as I____tried to shrink（缩）myself.Even at age 15,I understood that his____ was about more than just feet and inches.

My grandfather____in war-torn Europe.When German soldiers____his hometown,he joined the army to____for his country's freedom.“Stand straight,stand tall,”____something else back then.

1.A. facial　　 B. chemical　　 C. social　　 D. physical

2.A. age　　 B. weight　　 C. height　　 D. face

3.A. tired　　 B. uneasy　　 C. confident　　 D. unsafe

4.A. fatter　　 B. taller　　 C. thinner　　 D. shorter

5.A. head　　 B. end　　 C. front　　 D. side

6.A. finally　　 B. seldom　　 C. hardly　　 D. especially

7.A. people　　 B. girls　　 C. teachers　　 D. students

8.A. Until　　 B. Before　　 C. Once　　 D. While

9.A. leave　　 B. come　　 C. stop　　 D. walk

10.A. accept　　 B. receive　　 C. avoid　　 D. refuse

11.A. make　　 B. let　　 C. help　　 D. watch

12.A. scold　　 B. praise　　 C. punish　　 D. comfort

13.A. Instead　　 B. Besides　　 C. Moreover　　 D. Therefore

14.A. back　　 B. straight　　 C. up　　 D. by

15.A. satisfactorily　　 B. happily　　 C. unsuccessfully　　 D. unwillingly

16.A. demand　　 B. advice　　 C. request　　 D. complaint

17.A. grew up　　 B. worked　　 C. passed away　　 D. travelled

18.A. passed　　 B. discovered　　 C. occupied　　 D. visited

19.A. care　　 B. fight　　 C. work　　 D. look

20.A. meant　　 B. brought　　 C. carried　　 D. called

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Tony Tomei was well-known in Los Alamos, N.M. for his heroic action when the forest fires swept through last May. Tomei had ___ run away from his house, which was ____. But soon after reaching a safe place, Tomei ____that although he had saved most of his collection of accordions (a kind of musical instruments), his precious Italian Bugari Armando accordion was ___ in the house. He raced home to ___it. “When I drove up, there was a lot of smoke,” he says, and at that moment he made ___ . “I was going to ____the fire. I was the only one left to ____ the neighbors’ house.” Tomei, 52, an engineer and accordion instructor, had no idea what a great danger he would ____. With a garden hose (软管)，he spent the ___ few hours putting out small spot fires.

Then the ___ picked up, and the fire began moving slowly from the valley 60 feet below toward his home. He attempted to put out the fire but without any __. The fire and smoke blew up beside him, ____ him to the ground, where he got hold of a tree. “I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t see. I just stuck my face in the dirt.”

___, the wind changed. Against a frightening background of house burning up and down his street, Tomei fought through much of the ___ without any more water and ___ a couple of tools he could get to keep small fires away from his neighbors’ house.

At sunrise he got his first real look at what had left of the neighborhood. “I saw all those damaged house and thought, oh, my God,” ___ he’d saved his home along with two others’.

When his neighbor Nancy Tenbrink ___ to the house that she’d thought was lost, she ___threw her arms around Tomei. “My house was important, but his life was much more ___,” she says. “I’m deeply thankful for what he did for us.”

1.A. happily    B. bravely    C. safely    D. nearly

2.A. in fire    B. out of order    C. in danger    D. out of shape

3.A. thought    B. realized    C. said    D. wondered

4.A. still    B. also    C. just    D. yet

5.A. find    B. hide    C. check    D. get

6.A. a suggestion    B. the choiceC. a decisionD. the preparation

7.A. put up    B. keep from    C. take up    D. hold off

8.A. prevent    B. save    C. watch    D. keep

9.A. face    B. expect    C. protect    D. fight

10.A. rest    B. last    C. hard    D.　 next

11.A. water    B. wind    C. smoke    D. fire

12.A. tools    B. success    C. meaning    D. help

13.A. taking    B. leaving    C. knocking    D. getting

14.A. Funnily    B. Unluckily    C. Undoubtedly    D. Fortunately

15.A. night    B. afternoon    C. midnight    D. daybreak

16.A. normally    B. only    C. hardly    D. almost

17.A. For    B. As    C. But    D. If

18.A. removed    B. returned    C. referred    D. reported

19.A. tearfully    B. surprisingly    C. repeatedly    D. thoughtfully

20.A. special    B. lovely    C.　　 valuable    D. useful

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Ellen was a painter of birds and of nature，________，for some reason，had withdrawn from all human society.(2012·浙江，17)

A．which　 B．who　 C．where　 D．whom

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Though well known _____ a writer, he is best known _____his musical talent.

A. for;  as        B. from;  for       C. as;  for        D. as;  as

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It was no wonder I was not looking forward to entering the ninth grade. High school is well known for being a battleground, where everyone seems to be ______ through physical changes and emotional mood swings (情绪波动). For me,______ was my punishment.

I had always ______ insecure and out of place as one of the ______ members of my class, standing a head above the other girls and standing at the ______ of the line to avoid sticking ______.

I especially hate being around large groups of ______, like during the social hour after services at my church.______ the prayers were finished, I would ______ as quickly as possible so I could ______ some well - meaning congratulations, “Ruthie! Look how tall you’re getting!”

My grandfather would watch me ______ increasingly uncomfortable, but he did not ______ at my self-consciousness (自我意识) or try to comfort me, ______, he would remind me. “Stand ______ and tail,” he would say, as I ______ tried to shrink (缩) myself. Even at age 15, I understood that his advice was about ______ than just feet and inches.

My grandfather ______ in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers ______ his hometown, he joined the army to ______ his country’s freedom. “Stand straight, stand tall,” ______ something else back then.

1.A. getting　　 B. putting　　 C. looking　　 D. going

2.A. age　　 B. weight　　 C. height　　 D. face

3.A. become　　 B. gone　　 C. placed　　 D. felt

4.A. fattest　　 B. tallest　　 C. thinnest　　 D. shortest

5.A. head　　 B. end　　 C. front　　 D. side

6.A. to　　 B. off　　 C. up　　 D. out

7.A. people　　 B. girls　　 C. teachers　　 D. students

8.A. Until　　 B. Unless　　 C. Once　　 D. While

9.A. leave　　 B. come　　 C. stop　　 D. walk

10.A. accept　　 B. receive　　 C. avoid　　 D. refuse

11.A. make　　 B. move　　 C. turn　　 D. become

12.A. look　　 B. stare　　 C. smile　　 D. laugh

13.A. Instead　　 B. Besides　　 C. However　　 D. Therefore

14.A. back　　 B. straight　　 C. up　　 D. by

15.A. satisfactorily　　 B. happily　　 C. unsuccessfully　　 D. unwillingly

16.A. other　　 B. more　　 C. less　　 D. rather

17.A. grew up　　 B. worked　　 C. died　　 D. travelled

18.A. helped　　 B. developed　　 C. occupied　　 D. visited

19.A. look after　　 B. fight for　　 C. work with　　 D. stay with

20.A. meant　　 B. advised　　 C. carried　　 D. included

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Soong Mei-ling was one of the most well-known Chinese women of the twentieth century.

Mei-ling was born in Hainan in 1898, the youngest daughter of Charlie Soong. At the age of 8, she was sent to the United States to go to school, where she did well. She graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1917 with a degree in English Literature. Because of her education Mei-ling spoke excellent English.

After graduation Mei-ling returned to China and she met Chiang Kai-shek(蒋介石) in 1920. She married him in 1927 after his divorce. During the war against Japan, Mei-ling acted as her husband’s interpreter and translator. She worked hard to promote the Chinese cause during the war, especially in the United States. In 1943 she became the first Chinese national and only the second woman to speak before the US Congress(国会).

After the defeat(溃败) of her husband’s government in 1949, Mei-ling moved to Taiwan. She lived there until her husband’s death in 1975. She then emigrated to the USA and lived on her family’s estate(别墅) in Lattington, Long Island, near New York. She spent much of time painting.

Mei-ling died peacefully at her apartment in New York on October 23, 2003 at the age of 105.

1.Mei-ling was born in ______

A.  1920         B.  1927             C.  1917         D.  1898

2.After graduation Mei-ling_______

A.  went back to China               B.  studied English Literature

C..  lived in Massachusetts          D.  spoke little English

3.During the war against Japan, Mei-ling________

A.  was her husband’s interperter and translator

B.  toured the United States

C.  spent her time in Long Island

D.  lived in Tai’wan

4.Soong Mei-ling ______

A.  was the oldest Soong sister      B.  loved money

C.  died in the USA                  D.  married Dr Sun Yat-sen(孙中山)

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．It was the four years from 2004-2007, ____ I spent studying for a master’s degree, ____ I will never forget．

A．when; that            B．when; when           C．that; that              D．which ; that

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