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2014年高考英語試卷（新課標(biāo)I）

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分60分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題3分，滿分45分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、和D）中，選出最佳選

項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!

TheCambridgeScienceFestival（CSF）ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannual

CuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof

5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspires

themtoexploretheirworld.

Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwritea

poemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpieces

ofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265Mass

Avenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.

StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbe

honoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerwill

alsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Student

entrieswillbeexhibitandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbe

includedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.

BetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsofthe

closingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesand

otherrelatedinformationareavailableat:.

21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?

A.SchoolstudentsB.CambridgelocalsC.CSFwinnersD.MITartists

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22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?

A.OnFebruary8thB.OnMarch10thC.OnApril21stD.OnMarch15th

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.

C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.

B

Passengerpigeons（旅鴿）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievable

numbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks（群）so

largethattheydarkenedtheskyfbrhours.

Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreachitshighestpoint,thereweremorethan

3billionpassengerpigeons-anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulation

intheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdsintheworld.Evenaslate

as1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1mile

wideand320miles（about515kilometers）longwasseennearCincinnati.

Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethe

birdswereabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthemby

thethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waited

untilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.

Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.

Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassenger

pigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans'needfbrwood,whichscattered（3區(qū)散）

theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspring

stormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.

In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassenger

pigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefbr10years.Thelast

confirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in

1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,known

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affectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardeninSeptember1,1914.

24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons.

A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld

B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica

C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment

D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS

25.Theunderlinedword“undoing“probablyreferstothepigeons'.

A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution

26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?

A.ToseekpleasureB.Tosaveotherbirds

C.TomakemoneyD.Toprotectcrops

27.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?

A.ItwasignoredbythepublicB.Itwasdeclaredtoolate

C.ItwasunfairD.Itwasstrict

C

Atypicalliontamer（馴I獸j）幣）inpeople'smindisanentertainerholdingawhip

（鞭）andachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit'smostlyforshow.Inreality,

it'sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthe

lion'sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withits

focusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfaced

withsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingtheman

holdingthechair.

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?Howoftendoyou

havesomethingyouwanttoachieve（e.g.loseweight,startabusiness,travelmore）

onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?

Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhich

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optionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyallofthe

conflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan'tfocusorthatwe're

focusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythe

samewhenwecouldbeimproving.

Itdoesn'thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyour

face,rememberthis:Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.

Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhave

somewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwantto

become...takeimmediateaction.Ifyou'reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestof

theworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.

28.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?

A.Toshowoffhisskills.B.Totrickthelion.

C.Togetreadyforafight.D.Toentertaintheaudience.

29.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?

A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.

C.Theyfindithardtomakechanged.D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow.

30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinParagraph3?

A.TolerantB.DoubtfulC.RespectfulD.Supportive

31.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface59,you'readvisedto.

A.waitforabetterchanceB.breakyouroldhabits

C.makeaquickdecisionD.askforclearguidance

D

AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,

andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000

languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,according

totheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).

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Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations—?

UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem-haveformanyyearsbeendocumenting

dyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.

MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCenter,YaleUniversity,whospecializesin

thelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.His

recentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductionto

theSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,lookingandraisinga

familyinavillageinNepal.

DocumentingtheTangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,who

seekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayansreachesofIndia,

Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforethey

disappearwithoutrecord.

AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials--

includingphotographs,films,taprecordings,andfieldnotes-whichhadremained

unstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.

Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded--theDigitalHimalaya

ProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject--Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuch

documents,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld,availablenotjusttoscholarsbut

totheyoungers.

Generationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.

ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet.Turinnotes,theendangered

languagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.

32.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto.

A.promotegloballanguageB.rescuedisappearinglanguages

C.searchforlanguagecommunitiesD.setuplanguageresearchorganizations

33.Whatdoes"thattradition^^inParagraph3referto?

A.Havingfullrecordsofthelanguages.

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B.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.

C.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers.

D.Livingwiththenativespeakers.

34.WhatisTurin'sbookbasedon?

A.TheculturalstudiesinIndia.

B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.

C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan.

D.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.

35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTurin9swork?

A.Write,sellanddonate.B.Record,repairandreward.

C.Design,experimentandreport.D.Collect,protectandreconnect.

2014年全國統(tǒng)一高考英語試卷（新課標(biāo)n）

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelfor

ashorttimewhilelookingforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.

Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecame

backinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworried

asthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.

Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinstrangecity,

thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistant

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countrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.

Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemy

husband'snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapile

ofpapersintheirtrashcan（垃圾桶）thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.

Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersand

documents.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliar

papers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeign

addressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepile

inwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.

Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestored

ourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwish

theirway.

21.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?

A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily

22.Thegirl'sparentsgotRashid'sphonenumberfrom.

A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypoliceman

C.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.FromIndiatoAustralia.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.

C.TurningTrashtoTreasure.D.InSearchofNewFriends.

B

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanhavegottenalot'4greener^^towardthe

environment."Wedidn'tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethat

therewasaproblemwithit,“saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.

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Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocial

movement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespecially

millionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement."Theunderstanding

hasincreasedmany,manytimes,“saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfrom

Wisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstAccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions（排

放）fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.The

numberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.

Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferand

healthierplace.Akindof"Greenthinking^^hasbecomepartofpractices.

Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recycling

programs;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuilding

designshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.

Twenty-fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.

Today,it'shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesucha

kindofprogram."Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!sayBruceAnderson.

25.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout.

A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniques

C.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay

26.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?

A.Thegrass-rootslevelB.Thebusinesscircle

C.GovernmentofficialsD.Universityprofessors

27.WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?

A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.

B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.

C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.

D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.

28.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelast

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paragraph?

A.EducationB.PlanningC.GreenlivingD.COreduction

C

Oneofthelatesttrend（趨勢）inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPair

inStamford,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfrom

aerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat'strueallacrossthecountry.

“IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage“JosephStocke,

themanagingdirectorofscompany,saysofhis2-year-oldson."Iwouldatleastliketo

givehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture."Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcared

by25-year-oldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedaily

expressions,hisdadsays.

LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmerican

husband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina.Shedidn'twanther

childrentomissoutontheirroots."BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthe

childrentokeepexposedto（接觸）thelanguageandculture.shesays.

"Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,

saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.uButparentsmust

understandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Complete

masteiydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.”

ThepopularityifaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasing

numbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearn

Chinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenext

fewyears.

29.Whatdoesthatterm“aupair"inthetextmean?

A.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown.

B.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome.

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C.Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.

D.Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.

30.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem.

A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathome

C.tocatchupwitotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture

31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmerica.

B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren.

C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.

D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

D

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2015年高考英語試卷（新課標(biāo)I）

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分60分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題3分，滿分45分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、和D）中，選出最佳選

項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseum

Ourmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.

Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon'tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00.

November7th

TheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneofthe

leadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartof

canalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositive

contributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers".

December5th

IcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,

therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering.Malcolmwillexplainthe

historyofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhow

London'sicetradegrew.

February6th

AnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalis

movingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.We

willhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.

March6th

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EyotsandAits—ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshasmany

islands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseof

greatestinterest.

Onlinebookings:.uk/book

Moreinfo:.uk/whatson

LondonCanalMuseum

12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT

.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:02077130836

21.WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?

A.February6th.B.March6th.

C.November7th.D.December5th.

22.WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?

A.TheCanalPioneers.B.IcefortheMetropolis.

C.EyotsandAits一ThamesIslands.D.AnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals.

23.WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames?

A.MirandaVickers.B.MalcolmTucker.

C.ChrisLewis.D.LizPayne.

B

ThefreezingNortheasthasn,tbeenaterriblyfunplacetospendtimethiswinter,so

whenthechancecameforaweekendtoSarasota,Florida,mybagswerepackedbefore

youcouldsay“sunshine”.IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC(維生素C),

thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.Whenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmair,

Isentupasmallprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpools,winetasting,andpinksunsets

(atnormaleveninghours,not4intheafternoon)filledtheweekend,butthebestpart一

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particularlytomytaste,dulledbymonthsofcold-weatherrootvegetables一wasa7

a.m.adventuretotheSarasotafarmers9marketthatprovedtobemorethanworththe

earlywake-upcall.

Themarket,whichwasfoundedin1979,setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7a.m.

to1p.m.,rainorshine,alongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectred

strawberries,thered-paintedsidesoftheJavaDawgcoffeetruck;andmostofall,the

tomatoes:amazing,large,softandroundredtomatoes.

Disappointedbymanyabroken,vine-ripened（蔓上成熟的）promise,I'verefused

tobuywintertomatoesforyears.Nomatterhowattractivetheylookinthestore,onceI

getthemhomethey9reunfailinglydry,hard,andtasteless.ButIhomedin,with

uncertainty,ononeparticulartableattheBrown'sGroveFarm'sstand,fulloffreshand

softtomatoesthesizeofmyfist.Theseweretherealdeal一andatthatmoment,I

realizedthatthebestpartofSarasotainwinterwasgoingtobeeatingthingsthatback

homeinNewYorkIwouldn'tbeexperiencingagainformonths.

DelightedasIwasbythetomatoesinsight,myhappinessdeepenedwhenIlearned

thatBrown9sGroveFarmisoneofthesuppliersforJackDusty,anewlyopened

restaurantattheSarasotaRitzCarlton,where一luckilyforme一Iwasplanningtohave

dinnerthatverynight.Withoutevenseeingthemenu,IknewI'dbeorderingevery

tomatoonit.

24.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherwinterlifeinNewYork?

A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.

25.Whatmadetheauthor'sgettingupearlyworthwhile?

A.Havingaswim.B.Breathinginfreshair.

C.Walkinginthemorningsun.D.Visitingalocalfarmer^market.

26.WhatcanwelearnabouttomatoessoldinNewYorkinwinter?

A.Theyaresoft.B.Theylooknice.

C.Theytastegreat.D.Theyarejuicy.

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27.Whatwastheauthorgoingtodothatevening?

A.Gotoafarm.B.Checkintoahotel.

C.Eatinarestaurant.D.Buyfreshvegetables.

C

SalvadorDali（1904—1989）wasoneofthemostpopularofmodemartists.The

PompidouCentreinParisisshowingitsrespectandadmirationfortheartistandhis

powerfulpersonalitywithanexhibitionbringingtogetherover200paintings,sculptures,

drawingsandmore.Amongtheworksandmasterworksonexhibitionthevisitorwillfind

thebestpieces,mostimportantlyThePersistenceofMemory.ThereisalsoL'Enigme

sansFinfrom1938,worksonpaper,objects,andprojectsforstageandscreenand

selectedpartsfromtelevisionprogrammesreflectingtheartisfsshowmanqualities.

ThevisitorwillentertheWorldofDalithroughaneggandismetwiththe

beginning,theworldofbirth.Theexhibitionfollowsapathoftimeandsubjectwiththe

visitorexitingthroughthebrain.

TheexhibitionshowshowDalidrawstheviewerbetweentwoinfinities（無F艮），

“Fromtheinfinitysmalltotheinfinitylarge,contractionandexpansioncominginand

outoffocus:amazingFlemishaccuracyandtheshowyBaroqueofoldpaintingthathe

usedinhismuseum-theatreinFiguerasJexplainsthePompidouCentre.

Thefineselectionofthemajorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration（合作）with

theMuseoNacionalReinaSofiainMadrid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromother

institutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Petersburg,Florida.

28.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDaliaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Optimistic.B.Productive.C.Generous.D.Traditional.

29.WhatisDali'sThePersistenceofMemoryconsideredtobe?

A.Oneofhismasterworks.B.Asuccessfulscreenadaptation.

C.Anartisticcreationforthestage.D.OneofthebestTVprogrammes.

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30.HowaretheexhibitsarrangedattheWorldofDali?

A.Bypopularity.B.Byimportance.

C.Bysizeandshape.D.Bytimeandsubject.

31.Whatdoestheword"contributions"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Artworks.B.Projects.C.Donations.D.Documents.

D

ConflictisonthemenutonightatthecafeLaChope.Thisevening,asonevery

Thursdaynight,psychologistMaudLehanne