Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king‘s palace in England.Then workers were sent for and a big platform(台子) was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn‘t know it because he was thinking of his pictures.The worker saw everything. “What should I do?“ he thought. “Thornhill was at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed.“So the worker quickly took some paint(漆)and threw it at the pictures.“What are you doing?“ cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.1.It took them（）to finish the pictures.A.a monthB.a weekC.twelve monthsD.half a month2.The worker threw some paint at the pictures in order to（）.A.save James‘ lifeB.destroy the pictureC.make the picture more beautifulD.make the king angry3.James Thornhill was an English（）.A.workerB.artistC.kingD.writer4.James Thornhill felt that the（）he was from the pictures,the（）they were.A.nearer...more beautifulB.farther...more uglyC.farther...more beautifulD.higher above...more good-looking5 . He was ordered to（）.A.paint the wall of the king‘s palace in EnglandB.paint some pictures on the wall of the palaceC.build a big platform in front of the palaceD.put up some new pictures on the old wall

第1题

James Thornhill felt that the（）he was from the pictures, the（） they wer.

A.nearer. . . more beautiful

B.farther. . . more ugly

C.farther. . . more beautiful

D.higher above. . . more good-looking

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第2题

Big Ben is（）。

A.a famous clock in the world

B.a famous builder in London

C.a famous singer in the world

D.a famous painter in England

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第3题

D.H. Lawrence was born in a working class family in 1885 when England was at the full deve

lopment of its industry. His father was a coal-miner, so he knew what it was like to be poor. But his mother straggled hard to help her children get better chances than his father had. Lawrence became a teacher, and so escaped the mining world of his father. But he never forgot it. He wrote many stories about the life of the miner's family, including his most famous novel Sons and Lovers, which is a portrait of Lawrence's own life. Many of his stories and novels are on men who work down the mines. He once said of the men in the coal mines: Here in this terrible hell, the men are most happy. He meant the comradeship of the miners, the fact that they lived simply, without wishes for power, without money, without health.

D.H. Lawrence was ______.

A．a coal-miner

B．a teacher of English

C．an English writer

D．anyone but a miner

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第4题

Who once observed that 'when two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weath

er'？

A.William Shakespeare

B.William Blake

C.Henry James

D.Samuel Johnson

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第5题

The first permanent English settlement in America was established atA. Sagadahoc．B. James

The first permanent English settlement in America was established at

A. Sagadahoc．

B. Jamestown．

C. Chesapeake Bay．

D. Island of Roanoke．

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第6题

Dreiser once wrote, “It is not intended as a piece of literary craftsmanship, but as a picture of conditions done as simply and effectively as the English language will permit.”which works did Dreiser remarks about？（）

A.Jennie Gerhardt

B.An American Tragedy

C.The Genius

D.Sister Carrie

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第7题

"The pen is more powerful than the sword （剑)." There have been many writers

"The pen is more powerful than the sword (剑)." There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. She was born in the USA in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freezing the slaves. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won. This book was named "Uncle Toms Cabin". There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) peoples sympathies (同情). The writer herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the novel, which they said did not at all represent (代表) true state of affairs,

1、According to the passage ().

A、every English-speaking person had read "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

B、"Uncle Tom's Cabin" was not very interesting

C、those who don''t speak English can not have read "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

D、the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" did a great deal in the American Civil War

2、How old was Mrs. Stowe when her world famous book was published？ ()

A、About 60 years old.

B、Over 50 years old.

C、In her forties.

D、Around 30 years old.

3、What do you learn about Mrs. Stowe from the passage？ ()

A、She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War.

B、She herself encouraged the northern Americans to go to war and set the slaves free.

C、She was better as writing as using a sword.

D、She had once been a slave.

4、Why could Mrs. Stowe's book cause a civil war in America？ ()

A、She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.

B、She disclosed (揭露) the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.

C、The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.

D、The book had been read by many Americans.

5、What can we learn from the passage？ ()

A、We needn't use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.

B、 writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.

C、We must understand the importance of literature and art.

D、No war can be won without such a book as "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

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第8题

填词补文 Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was an English writer. He was born on 18 September 1709.

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was an English writer. He was born on 18 September 1709. He was_31_ at a grammar school. He spent a brief_ 32_ at Oxford University. However, he was forced to leave due to lack of money. Unable to find teaching work, he drifted into writing. In 1735, he married. In 1737, Johnson _33 _ to London. He wrote on a _ 34_variety of subjects. He_ 35_ became famous in the literary field. His Dictionary of the English Language was_ 36__ in 1755. It was the most_ 37_ dictionary at that time. Johnson was_ 38__ short of money, despite the _ 39_ _ of his dictionary. In 1762,his_ 40 situation changed with a government pension (养老金) Johnson died on 13 December 1784.

A. huge B. formally C. success D. important

E. moved F. period G. continually H. financial

I. published J. book K. educated L. Gradually

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第9题

On the anniversary of the artist's birth, Van Gogh's Sunflowers was【21】for just under ￡ 25

million at the fine art auctioneers(拍卖), Christie's, in London. The【22】was triple the previous record of ￡ 8 million paid in 1985 for Mantegna's Adoration of the Magi. At least ten bidders【23】for the painting, half【24】telephone, anonymously battling it out in leaps of ￡ 500,000. Van Gogh wrote in a letter of 1889 that one of these Scots or Americans【25】to pay 500 francs--about ￡ 25 at that time-- for【26】a painting.

Christie's chairman【27】reporters after the sale, "it's a rare picture." A spokesman for the firm added, "It's fantastic." Not【28】who was at the auction agreed. One commented, "More money【29】sense."

Many people do【30】uneasy that a picture could be auctioned for such an unbelievable sum. They find distasteful the contrast【31】this sort of money and the impoverished life of the painter【32】Van Gogh, once a lay preacher among the miners of Belgium, was more【33】in producing work that dignified labor than he was in selling for a profit. Depressive, poor, unrecognized and【34】suicidal, he remains a romantic figure in the public【35】.

(41)

A．bought

B．sold

C．displayed

D．shown

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第10题

Today, the Tower of London is one of the most popular tourist【C1】______ and attracts over

three million visitors a year. It was occasionally used as a royal palace for the Kings and Queens of England【C2】______ the time of James I, who【C3】______ from 1603 to 1625, but is best known as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the tower, princes have been murdered, traitors【C4】______ spies shot, and queens of England beheaded. One of the most famous【C5】______ was that of Anne Boleyn in 1536. She was the second wife of Henry Ⅷ. He wanted to【C6】______ her because she could not give him a son, so he【C7】______ her of adultery. She was tried and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a sword,【C8】______ the usual axe, which can still be seen in the tower.

The tower was also the 【C9】______ of one of London's most famous mysteries. King Edward Ⅳ died in 1483. His elder son, Edward, became king【C10】______ his father's death. Young Edward lived in the Tower, and the Duke of Gloucester, his protector,【C11】______ Edward's brother, Richard, to come and live there so that they could play together.【C12】______ then the Duke【C13】______ that he was the new king, and he was crowned 【C14】______ the twelve-year-old Edward,【C15】______ himself Richard Ⅲ.

After that, the boys were seen less and less and【C16】______ disappeared. It is said that they were suffocated in bed by pillows being【C17】______ their mouths. It is believed that Richard Ⅲ ordered their deaths, although it has never been【C18】______ In 1674, workmen at the tower discovered two skeletons, which were taken away and buried in Westminster Abbey in 1678. The【C19】______ were examined in 1933 and were declared to be those of two children,【C20】______ the age of the Princes.

【C1】

A．seats

B．scenes

C．grounds

D．sights

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