命题：高一外语备课组 考试时间：90分钟

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I was born in Korea, and my family came over to America when I was 10. I’m the middle child of three girls, and my parents moved so we would experience a different life. They did it for our education and to give us more of a chance than they had. We moved to Staten Island, and I went to the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. My parents were depressed when I told them I wanted to be an actress. My father suggested I try premed(医学预科). But after they saw me in plays they were really proud.

I graduated from Boston University and was doing theater in New York when I got cast in a Korean miniseries(电视连续剧). We started shooting the show in New York, and then went to Korea to finish it up. They said I would be there for three weeks, but it ended up being two months. The miniseries took off, and overnight, I became recognizable. It was sort of like Lost. It blew up. Then amazing projects were offered to me. I kept thinking, “ I’ll do one more and then go back to the US.” I ended up staying for seven years.

Some people described me as the Julia Roberts of Korea, which is a bad comparison because she’s the queen of romantic comedy. I became famous in Korea for a dramatic role in a film called Shiri. I played a “La Femme Nikita” type of role. I was the girl with the gun—all action．

21. The writer’s parents moved to America so as to _________.

A. offer a good chance to their children.

B. receive a good education in performing

C. seek a successful life in America

D. film a Korean miniseries

22. When the writer announced her decision to become an actress, her parents_____.

A. were both in favor of her B. felt very ashamed of her

C. didn’t agree at first D. took it for granted

23. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. The author’s performing life in America.

B. The difficulties of filming abroad.

C. The popularity of the miniseries Lost.

D. The author’s first performing breakthrough.

24. The writer referred to the Julia Roberts of Korea as a bad comparison to show______.

A. she looked down upon Julia Roberts.

B. she disliked to be compared with others

C. she had a different style of performing

D. she was better at dramatic roles than Julia

B

Mona Lisa, the mysterious woman in Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century masterpiece, had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting, a French art expert said on Tuesday. The discovery was made by a team of Canadian scientists who used special infrared(红外线) and three-dimensional（三维的）technology to study the paint layers on the work, which now sits in the Louvre museum in Paris.

Bruno Mottin of the French Museums' Center for Research and Restoration said that on very close examination of the painting it became clear that the Mona Lisa's dress was covered in a thin transparent gauze veil.（透明面纱）

"This type of gauze dress was typical of the kind worn in early 16th century Italy by women who were pregnant or who had just given birth. This is something that had never been seen up to now because the painting was always judged to be dark and difficult to examine," he told a news conference.

"We can now say that this painting by Leonardo da Vinci was painted in memory of the birth of the second son of Mona Lisa, which helps us to date it more precisely to around 1503."The young woman with the ambiguous half smile has been identified as Lisa Gherardini, wife of Florentine merchant Francesco de Giocondo. She had five children.

"People always wrote that Mona Lisa had allowed her hair to hang freely over her shoulders. This greatly surprised historians because letting your hair hang freely during the Renaissance was typical of young girls and women of poor virtue (美德)," he said.

The team had hoped to discover more details about Leonardo’s painting techniques, which the artist used to create a hazy (朦胧的) effect. But scientist John Taylor said the team had been disappointed by the lack of brush stroke（笔触）detail on the painting.

25. According to the latest research, Mona Lisa was __________.

A．a woman of poor virtue B．da Vinci’s second wife

C．a woman who was pregnant D．the wife of Florentine merchant

26. The information reported in the text was first got from _______________.

A．a newspaper B．the Internet

C．a news conference D．the museum

27. We can infer from the test that ___________.

A．The research has been carried out in France

B．Mona Lisa was painted in 1503 at the latest

C．In da Vinci’s time women could only wear short hair

D．the most difficulty is to identify the paint layers

28. What is probably the best title for the test?

A．Mona Lisa ,the Mysterious Woman

B．Mona Lisa was a New Mother

C．Great Discovery in Painting

D．Leonardo’s Painting Technique

C

Nelson Mandela is respected and admired across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa’s white, racist regime(政权)

Mandela, who won the nation’s first all-race elections after the fall of apartheid(种族隔离) in 1944,retired in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever.

“He’s loved by all people, whether you’re white or black, whether you’re young or old,” said Ali Bacher, South Africa’s former cricket(板球) chief.

His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, a metropolitan(大都会的)area was named in his honor and some business leaders hope to build a massive, rotating statue in his likeness---- the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.

His popular appeal is similar to that of John F. Kennedy with US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in his times have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand.” Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He is a very, very clever man,” However, he is far from perfect.

Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their flowing praises. “Through the ages, the human race has had its icons（偶像）---- men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generation,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.”

29. Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because_____________.

A．he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill

B．he spent 27 years in prison

C．he’s a great fighter against the racialism

D．he won the first all-race elections

30. Which of the following statements about Mandela’s portrait is true ?

A．It helps develop business

B．It appears on the Statue of Freedom

C．It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom

D．It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill

31. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “_____________”

A．Mandela is as great as a god

B．We are proud to live in Mandela’s time

C．Mandela lives together with us all

D．We are proud to know Mandela

32. What can we infer from the text?

A．Mandela is a very skilled politician

B．Most articles specially stressed Mandela’s shortcomings.

C．The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela’s birthday.

D．The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela’s birthday.

D

From the beginning rivers have played an important part in life of man. Man of the earliest times used the rivers as a means of travel. Today rivers still serve as a great waterway for the transport and people.

In ancient times, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires.

Water is nature’s most valuable gift to man. Man needs water to irrigate his crops, to cook and to wash. In nations all over the world, rivers mean life and wealth. They feed and clothe nations around them.

Water is also a source of energy and power. Man builds huge dams across the rivers to control the water for irrigation and get the energy needed to drive generators. The electrical power is then directed to homes, cities, factories and television stations.

Man uses water each day. In a small way rivers help to keep man in good health and provide for his amusements. Various forms of water sports keep man strong and healthy.

33. Rivers have been important to man______.

A. since the last century B. since they came into being

C. since a few hundred years ago D. since the beginning of BC

34. Man in old times traveled from one continent to another_______.

A. by sea B. by air C. by train D. by bus

35. Generators are machines that are used_________.

A. to direct electrical B. to control

C. to build dams D. to produce electricity

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Jealous(嫉妒) of the kids at school who are smarter than you and seem to learn more quickly? Don't worry. 36

37 However，according to a recent study，IQ can rise－not just by one or two points，but by as many as 21 points!

Scientists have found that IQ changes are linked to changes in part of the brain called gray matter，which was seen to grow and become denser (更加密集) in the brains of people whose IQs improved greatly. 38 One is to train your short-term memory. Previous research has proven that short-term memory is the basis for intelligence，so trying to recognize or retell something that you have seen or heard can help raise your brain power. 39

A good night's sleep will also help improve your concentration. 40 It helps you stay focused for longer the next day.

Scientists have also found that exercise helps. Walking 30 minutes a day five times a week and doing exe