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.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
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.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
“Dutch” expressions heard in American English were first used in the 17th century. That was a time of fierce competition between England and Holland. At that time, the British used “Dutch” as a word for something bad, or false.
A Dutch agreement was one made between men who had drunk too much alcohol. Dutch leave was what a soldier took when he left his base without permission.
Some of these old expressions are still used today with a little different meaning. Long ago, a Dutch treat or to go Dutch was a dinner at which the invited guests were expected to pay for their own share of food and drink. Now, Dutch treat means that when friends go out to have fun, each person pays his own share.
Another common expression heard a few years ago was “In Dutch”. If someone told you that you were in Dutch, they meant that you were in trouble.
Some of the Dutch expressions heard in American English have nothing to do with the Dutch people at all. In the seventeen hundreds, Germans who moved to the United States often were called Dutch. During the American Civil War, supporters of the northern side in the central state of Missouri were called Dutch, because many of them were German settlers. President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that anything foreign and non-English was called Dutch.
1.If one of your friends collects 60 yuan from you to go to have a meal together, you can use “_____”.
A. Go Dutch B. A Dutch C. In Dutch D. Dutch leave
2.Why does the word “Dutch” often have a negative (not good) meaning in English?
A. Because in the 17th century, the Dutch were timid (胆小的)
B. Because in the 17th century, the Dutch often drank a lot of alcohol.
C. Because in the 17th century, the Dutch often fought with the British.
D. Because in the 17th century, the Dutch didn’t like to pay for others.
3.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The original meaning of “Dutch” refers to the people in the British.
B. “Dutch” sometimes means all that is non-English in American English.
C. The Dutch uncles are often very severe.
D. “Dutch” expressions in English didn’t come from the Dutch at all.
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Telling us that “Dutch” is not a good word.
B. Showing that “Dutch” means differently between the British and the American
C. Telling us there was fierce competition between England and Holland.
D. Helping us enlarge the knowledge about the word “Dutch”.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
American English began in the 17th century. At the beginning of the 17th century, the English language was brought to North America by colonists (殖民者) from England. They used the language spoken in England, that is, Elizabethan English, the language used by Shakespeare.
In order to exploit (开发) new resources in America, British colonists settled down there and from 1607 to 1732 set up thirteen colonies. In these thirteen areas, English was a common language used by all people. They continued to speak as they had done in England.
As time went by, the English language gradually changed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Foreigners longing for wealth set foot on the coastal area to trade. The Americans adopted many words from foreign languages and invented lots of new words to meet their commercial (贸易的) needs.
Following American Independence, famous people like Thomas Jefferson, the president, began to consider that the country should have a language of its own. Noah Webster compiled (编纂) three elementary books on English. Later, he expressed the idea that as an independent nation, America should have a system of its own in language as well as in government. After the second half of the 19th century, many great writers such as Mark Twain helped the development of American English.
English in America has developed a character of its own, showing the life and the physical and social environment of the American people. Since the rise of the United States to a position of world importance, American English has been developing and changing. There is no doubt that American English will enrich the English language greatly. With the rapid development of modern mass media and the common needs of economic, cultural and political exchanges, American English will be more widely used in the world than British English.
1.What can we infer from paragraph 3?
A. People from the seaside were more willing to learn English.
B. The English language changed as a result of inner culture shock.
C. New words occurred in American English as a result of local invention.
D. International business contributed to the development of American English.
2.What do we know about American English according to the passage?
A. It came into being at the end of the 17th century.
B. It hardly makes contributions to the development of English.
C. Its development has a close relationship with American people’s life.
D. It has been more widely used than British English from the beginning.
3.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Difference between American English and British English.
B. The development of American English.
C. The Birth of American English.
D. Language and Business.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Before the 17th century, most of the native English speakers lived in England. After the 17th century, British people began to move to other 1. (country). Gradually, English was spoken there. At present 2. (many) people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before. 3. (luck), native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
English 4. (change) and developed when cultures met and communicated with each other over the past centuries. The English 5. (speak) in England between about AD450 and 1150 was very different 6. the modern English we speak today. It was the new settlers that enriched the English language and 7. (especial) its vocabulary. The English language was settled by the 19th century 8. two big changes in English spelling happened. English now is also spoken as a foreign 9.second language in South Asia. China may have the 10. (large) number of English learners.
高二英语短文填空简单题查看答案及解析
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __________ 300 years, there were so many __________ in both places that now people can easily __________ an English person from an American in the __________ he or she talks.
Many old words __________ in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they __________ either a “faucet”, “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are __________ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still __________ in England. Americans often make __________ new words or change old ones. “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and __________ in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has __________ thousands of new words for things that weren't __________ before. And often, American and English people used two __________ names for them. A tin can is called “tin” for short in English, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is __________ all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything __________ something to do with cars, railroads, has different __________ in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be __________ closer together. One thing is that __________ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in __________, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans __________ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
1.A. past B. recent C. oldest D. latest
2.A. citizens B. inventions C. changes D. advances
3.A. pick B. tell C. take D. judge
4.A. voice B. place C. language D. way
5.A. disappeared B. stayed C. returned D. formed
6.A. said B. talked C. spoke D. called
7.A. then B. hardly C. clearly D. still
8.A. necessary B. native C. common D. lively
9.A. of B. into C. up D. out
10.A. another B. the other C. none D. something
11.A. discovered B. added C. improved D. learned
12.A. accepted B. known C. introduced D. understood
13.A. new B. short C. different D. surprising
14.A. produced B. made C. developed D. used
15.A. having B. bringing C. getting D. making
16.A. types B. names C. degrees D. parts
17.A. putting B. staying C. living D. growing
18.A. British B. American C. educated D. ordinary
19.A. families B. buses C. movies D. newspapers
20.A. need B. expect C. seem D. happen
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __________ 300 years, there were so many __________ in both places that now people can easily __________ an English person from an American in the __________ he or she talks.
Many old words __________ in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they __________ either a “faucet”, “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are __________ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still __________ in England. Americans often make __________ new words or change old ones. “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and __________ in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has __________ thousands of new words for things that weren't __________ before. And often, American and English people used two __________ names for them. A tin can is called “tin” for short in English, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is __________ all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything __________ something to do with cars, railroads, has different __________ in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be __________ closer together. One thing is that __________ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in __________, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans __________ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
1.A.past B.recent C.oldest D.latest
2.A.citizens B.inventions C.changes D.advances
3.A.pick B.tell C.take D.judge
4.A.voice B.place C.language D.way
5.A.disappeared B.stayed C.returned D.formed
6.A.said B.talked C.spoke D.called
7.A.then B.hardly C.clearly D.still
8.A.necessary B.native C.common D.lively
9.A.of B.into C.up D.out
10.A.another B.the other C.none D.something
11.A.discovered B.added C.improved D.learned
12.A.accepted B.known C.introduced D.understood
13.A.new B.short C.different D.surprising
14.A.produced B.made C.developed D.used
15.A.having B.bringing C.getting D.making
16.A.types B.names C.degrees D.parts
17.A.putting B.staying C.living D.growing
18.A.British B.American C.educated D.ordinary
19.A.families B.buses C.movies D.newspapers
20.A.need B.expect C.seem D.happen
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __36__ 300 years, there were so many___37__ in both places that now people can easily___38__ an English person from an American in the___39__ he or she talks.
Many old words___40__ in England but were kept in America．For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they__41__either a“faucet”,“spigot”,or a“tap”.All these words are___42__ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap”is still___43_ in England．Americans often make___44__ new words or change old ones. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and__45__ in England．
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has___46__ thousands of new words for things that weren’t___47__ before. And often, American and English people used two__48__ names for them. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a “can”in America．The word “radio”is__49__all over the world, including America．But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything___50__ something to do with cars, railroads, etc．has different___51__ in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be___52__ closer together. One thing is that__ 53_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in___54__, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans___55__ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic．
1.A. past B．recent C．oldest D．latest
2.A. citizens B．inventions C．changes D．advances
3.A. pick B．tell C．take D．judge
4.A. voice B．place C．language D．way
5.A. disappeared B．stayed C．returned D．formed
6.A. said B. talked C．spoke D．called
7.A. then B．hardly C．clearly D．still
8.A. necessary B．native C．common D．lively
9.A. of B．into C．up D．out
10.A. another B．the other C．none D．something
11.A. discovered B．added C. improved D．learned
12.A. accepted B．known C．introduced D．understood
13.A. new B．short C．different D．surprising
14.A. produced B．made C．developed D．used
15.A. having B．bringing C．getting D．making
16.A. types B．names C．degrees D．parts
17.A. putting B．staying C．living D．growing
18.A. British B．American C．educated D．ordinary
19.A. families B．buses C．movies D．newspapers
20.A. need B．expect C．seem D．happen
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Schedules (timetables), as the 21st century people know, simply did not exist in the 17th and 18th centuries. We are upset if a plane arrives an hour late. Our ancestors weren’t upset if an April ship didn’t show up until June. They began to worry in July and were often happy when it showed up in August. When a long-distance ship finally did get to the port, the whole city became busy and excited. Businessmen hurried down to check the goods they had ordered. The ship would probably stay in port for at least three days, often a week, to take on businessmen, give the sailors a rest, find out about the latest news, weather conditions, and so on.
Travel time could only be approximate (近似的). One never knew when the winds would be good. So even though “average(平均的) sailing time” was given, time could change considerably, shortening the voyage (travel by sea) by up to 25% or putting it off by up to 500% or more! The average run from England to Boston was about a month and a half, but there were also voyages of three months. One voyage in 1640 lasted six months!
Travel time is not the same in both directions, due to the winds and currents. This is especially true in the Caribbean, where winds are from the southeast the entire year. Ships sailing west across the Atlantic spend longer than ships sailing east, and the contrary (opposite) winds can prevent a ship from actually making it to the harbor even if it gets close. One ship was held off the North Carolina coast for 17 days before being able to land!
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. No sailor was allowed to have fun when the ship reached land.
B. People in ancient times didn’t care about other people’s safety.
C. The ship would leave for a voyage when all of the preparations were made.
D. A long-distance ship would create a lot of excitement in the place where it landed.
2.According to the passage, travel time can’t be fixed due to _____.
A. the people at the port B. average sailing time
C. the changeable climate D. the businessmen and the sailors
3. The underlined word “currents” in the third paragraph means ______.
A. the movement of water B. the movement of winds
C. direction of the traveling ship D. travel time of ships
4.What is the difference between a modern voyage timetable and the one from the 17th or 18th century?
A. There were no exact timetables for traveling both in ancient and modern times.
B. Travel time was the same in both directions in ancient times while the modern one was not.
C. The modern voyage timetable is more exact than the ancient one.
D. The modern voyage timetable is only approximate while the ancient one was not.
5.Why did the ships sailing west spend longer than ships sailing east in Caribbean?
A. Because of the southeast winds the entire year.
B. Because sailors didn’t know when the winds blew.
C. Because travel time was not affected by wind.
D. Because sometimes the ship was held off by the wind.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
A periwig is a style of wig that was popular between the 17th and 19th centuries, particularly in men’s fashions. It also played a part in _________ some sort of hygienic (卫生的) standard. The modern term for a hairpiece (假发) — wig, is believed to have _________ from periwigs.
Wigs were popular in the ancient cultures of Egypt and Greece for the _________ they offered from the sun. After the fall of Rome, they fell out of _________ for centuries. It wasn’t until the time of French King Louis XⅢ that wigs became popular again. In fact, many experts _________ the prematurely bald king on his wigs he was wearing in the French court, _________ the long, curly style called the periwig.
The styling of the periwig _________ with time and trend. Later fashions often required that the wigs be powdered with a mixture of flow and starch to make them appear _________. For the best wigs, human hair was used, _________ less expensive versions used animal hair or mixed the two together.
Wigs were used not only to conceal ____________, but to protect the wearers from lice (虱子). Throughout the Middle Ages, most European countries considered bathing unhealthy. It was not ____________ for nobles to bathe only once a year. As a result, people often shaved their heads, as their bathing ____________ did nothing to prevent lice in their hair. Wigs were also often infested (爬满) with lice, but were ____________ for comfort.
After King Charles Ⅱ came into power again in England, the trend became popular among the British. Charles spent the better part of his exiled (流放的) youth in the French court, and gained much ____________ for French styles. Between the King of England and King Louis XIV of France, periwigs became a ____________ for the courts of both nations.
1.A.enjoying B.applying C.maintaining D.lowering
2.A.developed B.prevented C.distinguished D.suffered
3.A.attraction B.temptation C.civilization D.protection
4.A.sight B.popularity C.control D.order
5.A.admire B.blame C.charge D.compliment
6.A.in particular B.except for C.thanks to D.together with
7.A.continued B.disappeared C.varied D.mixed
8.A.black B.red C.green D.white
9.A.because B.although C.unless D.since
10.A.identity B.appearance C.baldness D.personality
11.A.uncertain B.uncommon C.unfortunate D.unnecessary
12.A.hobbies B.costumes C.carpets D.habits
13.A.acceptable B.removable C.considerable D.breakable
14.A.appreciation B.experience C.support D.confidence
15.A.decoration B.custom C.necessity D.therapy
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The idea of progress started to flower in the 17th century． At that time， many wise thinkers believed that man liberated（解放） by reason would rise to greater heights of achievement． The many expressions of human nature would be the engines of progress： language， business， science， and moral sensibility （道德感）． Unfortunately， most of those engines have failed to bring the desired human progress．
The modern age has belonged to material progress and its main source has been science． Science gives people huge power to change the world． But can people be trusted to use it always for good？ Think of biotechnology and information technology． And it is not just that scientific progress does not deliver the emotional good． People also fear that mankind is failing to manage science properly． The forests are disappearing； the ice is melting； privacy is leaking； life is becoming a depressing march in an ugly world．
The point is not that science is harmful， but that scientific progress needs to be mapped tidily onto human progress． That relies on moral sensibility in its widest sense． This liberal force offers hope for a better future． The very idea of moral sensibility probably sounds out﹣of﹣date． Bur researchers find that people desire a sense of moral purpose which would give life dignity （尊严）． People want to determine how the world works， not always to be determined by it． Moral sensibility is why people will suffer from their beliefs， and why acts of noble self﹣sacrifice are so powerful．
It is admitted that our moral ideals will never be realized completely． But sometimes， however imperfectly， we can make progress． Human dignity requires the love of ideals for their own sake， but nothing requires that the love be returned．
Human progress is neither guaranteed nor hopeless． Instead， it is up to us．
1.What do we know about human progress from Paragraph 1？
A. Human beings were greatly liberated by the idea of progress．
B. Language failed to serve as an expression of human progress．
C. People began to think about human progress in the 17th century．
D. Many thinkers in the 17th century were optimistic about human progress．
2.Why does science fail to bring the desired human progress？
A. Scientific progress does not give people dignity．
B. Proper governing is not guaranteed in the use of science．
C. Science is misunderstood because of improper management．
D. The engine of progress is sensitive and unreliable．
3.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 refer to？
A. Depressing life
B. Harmful science
C. Human progress
D. Moral sensibility
4.What is the main purpose of the passage？
A. To stress the function of the idea of progress．
B. To express concern about the death of moral sensibility．
C. To show the importance of moral sensibility in human progress．
D. To blame the harm of material progress to human development．
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析