B

The Peales were a famous family of American artists.Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution.He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington.His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.

Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia.The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings.Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike.The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.

Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists.Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese.His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington.Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.

James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像).His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.

46.What is the main topic of the passage?

A.The life of Charles Willson Peale. B.Portraits in the 18th century.

C.The Peale Museum. D.A family of artists.

47.The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________.

A.Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike

B.Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work

C.Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

D.the painting of the two brothers was very large

48.The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”.

A.showed B.dug up C.invented D.looked over

49.Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

A.Titian Peale. B.Rubens Peale.

C.Raphaelle Peale. D.Sarah Miriam Peale.

50.The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.

A.puzzled B.excited C.admiring D.disappointed

C

LV Tiantian, a graduate student majoring in ethics at Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang，has spent years reading Aristotle and Plato.She has debated with classmates about the meaning of “happiness” and in written papers about the role of morality in society.But as LV prepares to enter the professional world，she's finding that her background isn't getting her a lot of job interviews.“Employers do not seem to value the theories and philosophy that we liberal arts majors have learned，”said LV，24.“I earned far fewer interview chances than those majoring in more practical subjects in science and technology.”

According to a 2009 survey conducted by Zhongqing Shijia Survey Net and China Enterprise News，science graduates enjoy higher employment rates and salaries than liberal arts students do.Things aren't much different overseas.The New York Times reports that job listings for professors in English，literature and foreign languages dropped 21 percent for the 2008-2009 academic year----the biggest decline in 34 years.As a result，some American educators are calling for universities to abandon the “old Ivory Tower view of liberal education”.They want to put more emphasis on the practical and economic aspects of education.

Chinese educational experts tend to agree up to a point.But abandoning emphasis on the humanities altogether，they say，brings great risk.“The liberal arts do not generate any tangible(实体的)material wealth，but it does convey social values.And it passes spiritual heritage from one generation to another，”said Niu Dakui，an expert on education at Beijing Normal University.“If the humanities are discarded, our youngsters will lose their way.”

Anthony T.Kronman，a professor of law at Yale，goes even further.He argues that the greed，irresponsibility and fraud that put the world in the current financial mess will only get worse without a new emphasis on the humanities.In his view，this is the time to re-examine “what we care about and what we value”—something that the humanities” are extremely well-equipped to address”.

How this debate plays out may very well determine the future of Chinese high school education.Some people want high school students to be able to specialize in science during their high school years.Others think they should get a more rounded education with a substantial number of hours in the arts and humanities.

51.The example of LV Tiantian listed in first paragraph tells us that __________.

A.the current job market has been hard on students from the humanities

B.fewer employers want graduates with backgrounds in science and technology

C.more employers want graduates good at languages，literature and history

D.graduates find it hard to get job interviews，let alone a good job

52.According to the passage，that science graduates have a brighter future in their career than those majoring in humanities is __________.

A.a nationwide problem B.a worldwide phenomenon

C.an individual issue D.a regional matter

53.What does the underlined word “discarded” mean in the third paragraph?

A.adopted B.abandoned C.strengthened D.exchanged

54.Anthony T.Kronman points out that the root of the recent economical crisis is ___________.

A.the poor economic reforms led by the government

B.the poor knowledge in finance taught by the university

C.the weakness in personality caused by lack of literature

D.the well-equipped schooling provided by the college

55.What is the best title for this passage?

A.The Meaning of “Happiness”

B.The Debate on Liberal Arts and Science

C.Job Chances and Major Subjects

D.Social Values and the Financial Mess

第二节 信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合信息。请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填写在答题卡标号为56-60的相应位置上。

首先，请阅读下列的应用文：

A

Are you interested in “Dream of the Red Mansion”(Hong Lou Meng)?Listen to a lecture on this classical novel.

Venue: National Museum of Chinese Modern Literature (Beijing)

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Price: free

Tel: 010 – 84615522 B

“Jiaguwen” is among the oldest pictographic characters in the world.How much do you know about it ? Get all the answers at this free lecture.

Venue: Dongcheng District Library (Beijng)

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Price: free

Tel: 010 – 64013356

C

Former United Nations interpreter Professor Wang Ruojin speaks about her experiences at the UN and shares her understanding of the cultural differences between East and West .

Venue: National Library of China (Beijing)

Time: 1:30 p.m.– 4:00 p.m.

Price: free

Tel: 010 – 68488047 D

Qi Baishi, one of China’s greatest modern painters, was also a poet, calligrapher and seal- cutter.Can you appreciate his works ? Then come to spend the time with us.

Venue: Beijing Art Academy

Time: 9:00 a.m.– 11:00 a.m.

Price: 10 yuan

Tel: 010 - 65023390

E

It is the year of the Dog, and you can see “Fu” everywhere.But how much do you know about dogs – man’s best friend ?what is “Fu ” and where does it come from? Why do people hang “Fu” character upside down on the door ? Get all the answers from this free lecture .

Venue: Capital Library (Beijing)

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Price: free

Tel: 010 - 67358114 F

About 160 cultural relics from Guangdong, Macao and Hong Kong are on display to April

15 th.Meanwhile experts will talk about the important roles these three cities have played in the past two thousand years of Sino – Western exchanges.

Venue: Beijing Art Museum

Time: 2:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.

Price: 20 yuan, students 10 yuan

Tel: 010 - 83659337

The people below are trying to choose which lecture to attend.Read the following descriptions and decide which lecture would be most suitable.

56.Alice is now studying in Beijing University, and she is especially interested in Chinese writing.In her spare time she enjoys drawing, writing poems and is fond of sharing her pieces with her classmates.

57.Simon comes from Egypt.He is now studying in Beijing Art Academy.He shows great interest in Chinese ancient characters.Now he wants to know much about it .

58.Lora and Peter, visiting professors from Australia, are both crazy about Chinese traditional culture.At weekends they like to call on Chinese families to learn about Chinese festivals as well as their history.

59.Edward is a senior student in Beijing Foreign Language University.He likes traveling very much and has made up his mind to work as an interpreter for some joint – venture enterprises.

60.Steve and Mark are both studying in the Chinese Department of China’s Renmin University.They want to do some research on Chinese ancient literature.

Ⅳ.写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节: 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

上个月，你市的一家报社对你市道路空气质量进行了一项调查。 调查的内容情况如下:

【写作内容】

调查项目 调查结果

空气质量 污染严重，特别是在上下班的高峰期，情况更加严重。

原因分析 1.私家车太多，近三年来以10%的速度增加。2.路面窄， 车流速度慢。3.道路附近的工厂排放的废气也是道路空气污染的原因之一。

呼吁 控制私家车的数量，大力发展公共交通。

【写作要求】

请用五个句子描述以上表格的内容要点。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节：读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Friendship and friends continue to remain central to our lives.The relationship that we share with our friends is based on a mutual(相互的)concern.Even in the information age, the need of friendship, whether online or offline, remains people’s primary concern.

Research has shown that the quality and nature of your friends are one of the key influencing factors in achieving happiness, self-esteem(自尊), and satisfaction.Friends often affect the health and energy of a person as well.More and more people are increasingly turning towards their friends for support and mutual sharing rather than communicating with their relatives; and this leads to the desire to make more friends.Then how to win friends?

First, make them like you.Let someone know that you are sincerely interested in them.Second, develop a mutual concern and consideration with the other person.And show your support and encouragement towards your friend.In this way the friendship between you and your friend is certain to develop.

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