C) teach him something
D) believe what he says in his work
12.It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because he/she A) does not express himself/herself well B) uses unusual words and phrases
C) uses shapes and colors instead of words D) does not say anything clearly
13.The writer points out that contemporary artists might say their choices of subject
A) carry a message to the public
B) only provide interesting patterns C) have no pattern or form
D) teach the public important truths
14.The writer also points out that contemporary art contains A) nothing but meaningless patterns B) uninteresting aspects of the world
C) subjects chosen partly for their meanings D) completely meaningless subjects 15.What is implied in this passage?
A) A painting is more easily understood than a symphony. B) Art is merely the arranging of shape and color. C) Every artist tries to say something to the public.
D) One must look beyond shape and color to find what the artist is saying. Passage Two
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.
The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don't go.
But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don't fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxi; college students interfere with each otherTs experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out — often encouraged by college administrators.
Some observers say that the fault is with the young people themselves — they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that’s a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn’t explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world， and they are partly right. We have been told that young
people have to go to college because our economy canft absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-year-olds, either.
Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. Perhaps college doesn't make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things. 16.The passage suggests that ___ .
A) people used to question the value of education
B) people used to have full confidence in higher education C) all high school graduates went to college
D) very few high school graduates chose to go to college
17.In the second paragraph, \who don't fit the pattern” refers to .
A) high school graduates who are not suitable for college education B) college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxi
C) college students who aren’t better for their higher education D) high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college
18.The drop-out rate of college students seems to go up because ? A) young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching B) many young people are required to join the army
C) young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education
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D) young people dont like the intense competition for admission to graduate school
19.According to the passage, the problem of college education partly arises from the fact that ____ .
A) society can't provide enough jobs for properly trained college students B) high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education C) too many students have to earn their own living
D) college administrators encourage students to work hard 20.What can we infer from the passage? A) Cheating in school is on the rise. B) Some people concerned challenge the traditional view that college is the best place for high school graduates.
C) College administrators should be responsible for the increasing number of drop-out.
D) College education is not the first choice for intelligent people. Ⅵ.Cloze
Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank. (10)
From the oriental point of 1 ，Western women often look more 2 in years
than they really are because of their rougher skin showing premature wrinkles. Even a beautiful actress’ face is found lacking in shining smoothness. In the West, people enjoy the contour (外形，轮廓)of a 3 face. They even adore her wrinkles by saying, “How charming the creases at the 4 of her mouth when she’s smiling, and how brilliant the wrinkles around her eyes!”
Wrinkles are 5 of life left by time, representing a 6 person’s riches. Upon scrutiny (细看)they 7 different patterns on different people, 8 a flower or a picture deeply imprinted on the face.
Wrinkles are also history laid bare. It is a person’s luck to be able to appreciate them. When cupping the chin of the beloved, you read the 9 by touching the folds and the lines around the mouth and the eyes, for each of them tells a story. You do it with affection and the fullness of the heart as well as with fingers and lips.
Learn to appreciate wrinkles and you will be filled with love for life. You will also feel happy 10 all that your life has brought to you. 1.A. idea
B. opinion
C. thinking
D. View
2.A. progressed B. old
C. advanced D. Older
3.A. Beauty’s B. Beauty C. Beautify D. Aside
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