A. The rise and fall of a city. B. The gold rush in Canada. C. Journeys into the wilderness. D. Tourism in Dawson.
C
While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.
Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 49-year-old Chinese architect, won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize — which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture — on February 28. He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.
Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art (CAA). His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园) of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.
The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types. The curves(曲线) of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills, forming a unique view.
Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages. He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).
Wang’s works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance, he had created a new type of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.
Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums. \is only evidence that traditions once existed,\
\things from the past. In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created, \
\Chinese traditions. Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are, \
said Wang.
The study of traditions should be combined with practice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said.
28. Wang’s winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are ___________. A. following the latest world trend B. getting international recognition C. working harder than ever before D. relying on foreign architects
29. What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most? A. Its hilly environment. C. Its unique style.
B. Its large size. D. Its diverse functions.
30. What made Wang’s architectural design a success? A. The mixture of different shapes. B. The balance of East and West. C. The use of popular techniques. D. The harmony of old and new.
31. What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang? A. Spread them to the world. C. Teach them in universities.
D
Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.z.x.xk
I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things,
B. Preserve them at museums. D. Recreate them in practice.
and it worked. Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness. She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund(基金)(our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor)
For weeks, I've been thinking of bigger, deeper questions: How do we make it a habit for
them? And how do we train ourselves to help them live with, need, and use less? Yesterday, I
sat with my son, Shepherd, determined to test my own theory on this. I decided to play with him with only one toy for as long as it would keep his interest. I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five minutes, ten minutes, max. I chose a red rubber ball-simple, universally available. We passed it, he tried to put it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rolling it, sitting on it, throwing it. It was totally, completely enough for him. Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time to move on to lunch.
We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together. He had my full attention
and I had his. My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us. 32. What do the words “more is more” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. The more, the better.
B. Enough is enough. D. Earn more and spend more.
C. More money, more worries.
33.What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects?
A. Saving up for her holiday
B. Raising money for a poor girl D. Giving the money to a sick mother
B. Adding the money to her fund
34. Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd?
A. To try out an idea B. To show a parent's love C. To train his attention D. To help him start a hobby
35.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Take It or Leave It
B. A Lesson from Kids D. The Pleasure of Giving
C. Live More with Less
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow ,life and death, and everything else in between.
36 We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays , office parties and just to fill the time.
“I adore dancing,” says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. “I can't imagine
doing anything else with my life.\Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. \dance is wonderful. 37 It's great to watch them. For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and having a social life.\
38 \can tell you about one young couple,\says Bridges. “They're learning to do
traditional dances. They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile. 39 ”
So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier
says,“Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better. 40 I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me I'm alive.\A. So why do we dance?
B. Dance in the U.S.is everywhere.
C. If you like dancing outdoors, come to America. D. My older students say it makes them feel young. E. I keep practicing even When I'm extremely tired. F. Dancing seems to change their feeling completely. G. They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say "sorry,
41 number!" and move on. But when Dennis Williams 42 a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something 43 .
On March 19, Dennis got a group text 44 him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the 45 of a baby.
"Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken," Dennis 46 . The baby was born and update texts were 47 quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her 48 , she didn’t seem to realize that she was 49 the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. "Well, I don’t 50 you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby," replied Dennis before asking which room the new 51 were in.
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his 52 ! He turned up at the hospital 53 gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally 54 by the unexpected visit. "I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we 55 it and the gifts."
Teresa 56 a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website 57 by the touching words: "What a 58 this young man was to our family! He was so 59 and kind to do this." The post has since gained the 60 of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days. 41. A. unlucky 42. A. received
B. secret B. translated B. special
C. new C. copied
D. wrong D. printed D.
43. A. reasonable practical
44. A. convincing warning
45. A. wake-up
C. necessary
B. reminding C. informing D.
B. recovery
C. growth
D. arrival D.
46. A. responded repeated
47. A. coming in around
48. A. opinion
B. interrupted C. predicted
B. setting out C. passing down D. moving
B. anxiety
C. excitement C. discussing C. believe C. patients
D. effort D. sharing D. bother D. visitors D.
49. A. comparing 50. A. accept 51. A. parents 52. A. dream principle
53. A. bearing
B. exchanging B. know B. doctors
B. promise C. agenda
B. collecting B. relaxed
C. opening
D. making D.
54. A. discouraged defeated
55. A. admit 56. A. found
C. astonished
B. need
C. appreciate C. developed
D. expect D. posted
B. selected
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