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Thereisatendencytothinkofeachoftheartsasaparateareaofactivity.

Manyartists,__1__,wouldprovethattherehasalwaysbeenawarmrelationship

betweenthevariousareasofhumanactivity.__2__inthelatenineteenthcenturythe

connectionsbetweenmusicandpaintingwereparticularly__3__.Artistswereinvited

todesignclothesandttingsforoperasandballets,butsometimesitwasthe

musicianswhowereinspired(给......以灵感)bytheworkofcontemporarypainters.

Ofthemusicalcompositionsthatwereconsideredas__4__tothevisualarts,perhaps

themostfamousisMussorgsky’sPicturesatanExhibition.

Mussorgskycompodthepieceinl874afterthedeath,attheageof39,ofthe

artistVictorHartmann.__5__theirfriendshiphadnotbeenaparticularlylong-lasting

one,MussorgskywasshockedbyHartmann’s__6__lowingyearthe

critic,VladimirStasov,whodecidedtoholdanexhibitionofHartmann’swork,

suggestedthatMussorgskytryto__7__hisgriefbywritingsomethinginmemoryof

Hartmann.

TheexhibitionrvedasMussorgsky’piecesthatmakeup

PicturesatanExhibitionareintendedas__8__ratherthanreprentationsofthe

neachisapromenade(舞曲中的行进),__9__the

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onereasonwhyastronauts

onsolo(单独地)spaceflightsweregivenplentyofworktokeepthem_____1_____.

Theywerealsoinconstantcommunicationwithpeopleontheearth.____2____,

beingwithpeoplefromwhomyoucannotgetawaymightbeevenharderthatbeing

whathappensonlongsubmarine(潜水艇)alsohappen

on_____3_____erebespecialproblemsof

adjustmentundersuchconditions?

Scientistshavestudiedthereactionsofmentooneanotherduringlongsubmarine

vefoundthatlongerthevoyagelasts,themorerioustheproblem

of_____4_____nare_____5_____togetherforalongperiod,they

nehaslittlehabitsofspeakingandbehavingthatare

imitedspaceoveralongperiodoftime,however,the

littlehabitsmaybecomevery____6_____.

Apparently,althoughnoonewantstobe____7_____allthetime,everyoneneeds

opleareenclodtogether,theyareinwhatiscalled

ansthattheyareunderanunusualamountof____8_____

orstress.

Peoplewhoarewell-adjustedareableto____9_____stresssituationsbetterthan

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icular,there

was(andperhapsstillis)abeliefinfairies(仙女).Notallofthe1arethe

friendly,people-lovingcharactersthatappearinDisneyfilms,andinsomefolktales

trueinthetalesaboutthe

ellthestoryofamotherwhobabygrows3andpaleand

hen

5thatthefairieshadcomeandstolenthebabyawayand6thehuman

eremanywaystopreventthisfrom

happening:hangingaknifeoverthebaby’sheadwhilehesleptorcoveringhimwith

someofhis

father’r,hopewasnotlost

ecastherewasoftenawaytogetthe9

ld10theChangelingonthefire—thenitwouldriupthe

chimney,andyouwouldhearthesoundoffairies’laughterandsoonafteryouwould

findyourownchildsafeandsoundnearby.

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youshellsareexploding;people

eyoudoingthere?Youaren’ta

n’’restandinginfrontofa2and

you’retellingtheTVviewerswhatishappening.

It’sallinaday’sworkforawarreporter,irst

twoyearsofthe3__informerYugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28reportersand

dsmorewere__ndofpeopleput

themlvesindangertobringpicturestoourTVscreensandstoriestoour

newspapers?Whydotheydoit?

“Ithinkit’veryyoungjournalist’s5tobeaforeignreporter,”says

MichaelNicholson,“that’thefirst

opportunitycomes,youtakeit6itisawar.”

Bowensays,“Yes,whenyou’relying

onthegroundandbullets（子弹）areflying__8yourears,youthink:‘WhatamI

doinghere?I’mnotgoingtodothisagain.’Butthatfeeling9afterawhileand

whenthenextwarstarts,you’llbe__10.”

“Noneofusbelievesthatwe’regoingto11,”lways

12aluckycharm（护身符）iventohimbyhiswifeforhisfirst

’sacardwhichsays“Takecareofyourlf.”Doesheeverthinkaboutdying?

“Oh,13,andeverytimeithappensyoulooktotheskyandsaytoGod,‘Ifyou

getmeoutofthis,I14I’llneverdoitagain.’YoucanalmosthearGod

15,becauyouknowhedoesn’tbelieveyou.”

1．A．simplyB．reallyC．merelyD．even

2．A．crowdB．houC．battlefieldD．camera

3．A．stayB．fightC．warD．life

4．A．injuredB．buriedC．defeatedD．saved

5．A．beliefB．dreamC．dutyD．faith

6．A．evensoB．eversinceC．asifD．evenif

7．A．fearB．surpriC．shameD．sadness

8．A．intoB．aroundC．pastD．through

9．A．returnsB．goesC．continuesD．occurs

10．A．thereB．awayC．outD．home

11．A．leaveB．escapeC．dieD．remain

12．A．hangsB．wearsC．holdsD．carries

13．A．neverB．manytimesC．sometimeD．ldom

14．A．considerB．acceptC．promiD．guess

15．A．whisperingB．laughingC．screamingD．crying

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The28-year-oldgirlhadspentsixyearsworkingnightswhileshegainedher

efinallygraduated,shehadhereyeona

teaching__1__ehelpofherfriends,shehadan

interviewwiththeHead.

“Inoticedatinyholeinoneofmystockingarlier,”she__2__.“Ithoughtabout

changingthem,butIknewI’hetimeIgottotheinterview,

__3__dinapologizingfornot__4__.”Thewould-beteacherdidn’t

oneofherfriendstoldherthatthe__5__onlycommentwas:“If

someonedoesn’ttakethetimetoprentherbest__6__ataninterview,whatkindof

__7__isshegoingtobe?”

Firstimpressionsare__8__rwords,ifyou’reviewedpositively

withinthecritical（关键的）firstfourminutes,thepersonyou’vemetwill__9__

heinterviewerabadimpression,and

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shemaynottakethetimetogiveyouacond__10__.Mostemployersbelievethat

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Passage6

Manypeoplefindthatregularphysicalactivitygivesthemanunexpectedbenefit.

Theysleepbetterandwakeupfeelingmore__1__,inpartduetoincreadamounts

eepmayplayaroleinthebodyrestoring(恢复)itlf__2__,as

oppodtoREM(rapideyemovement)chershavefound

thatphysicalexerci,especially__3__intheafternoonorearlyevening,produces

more__4__earlyinthenight.

__5__canalsohelpyougetabetternight’ssleepinanumberofindirectways.

Therelaxationandtiredness__6__byexercicanimprovesleep.

Exerciencouragesweightlossandalsomay__7__singlater

inthedaycanalsohelpdelaythe__8__dropinyourbody’__9__

ofexerciareespeciallyimportantforolderpeople,__10__exercihasbeenshown

toincreatheamountofsleepnioradultsgetinanightandreducethetimeittakes

tofallasleep.

Butbesureyoufinishexercisingatleast4hoursbeforebedtime—workingout

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Haveyoueverregretteddoingsomethingyoushouldn’thavedoneorsomething

youdidn’tdowhichyoushouldhave?Atonetimeoranotherweprobablyallhave.

There’sno__1__ingettingdepresdaboutitnow–it’sno__2__cryingoverspilt

（溢出的）r,theremaybesomegaininthinkingaboutexactlywhat

happenedandwhy__3__wemightbeabletodrawsomeconclusionsforthefuture.

Onethingwealldonowandagainistoloour__4__withafriendorclo

thingisthatwemoreoftendisplaygreat__5__towardssomeonewe

arefondofthantowards__6__.Theexplanationmaybethatweefriendsand

relativesasakindofsafetynet,anopportunityto__7__abitofsteaminasafe

environment,whiletheconquences（结果）of__8__astrangercouldbefarmore

rious.

Beinghonestisusuallythoughtofasavirtue（美德）andundoubtedlythisisthe

__9__.Ontheotherhand,wehaveallexperiencedoccasionswhenwehavespoken

ourmindstosomeone,tellingthemexactlywhatwefeel,andthenhavefound

ourlvesfilledwithfeelingsof__10__.Perhapsweshouldhavekeptourmouths

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–obviously–itmustbenew.

ButsinceTVcanreacttoeventssoquickly,thisisoftenaproblemfor__1__.They

usuallyrespondtoitinoneofthreeways.

Byproviding__2__detail,commentorbackgroundinformation.

Byfindinganew__3__ontheday’smajorstories.

ByprintingcompletelydifferentstorieswhichTVdoesn’tbroadcast.

Whatel?Well–italsohastobe__4__

onereasonwhysomuchnewsemstobe__6__news.“Planelandssafely–no-one

hurt”doesn’tllnewspapers.“Plane__7__–200feareddead!”does.

Next,there’areinterestedinother__8__–particularlyin

therich,sabouttheprivatelivesofpopsingers,actors,

models,politicians,__9__,allappearregularlyincertainnewspapers.

Finally,formanyeditors,__10__isanimportantfactor,eferstories

aboutpeople,’swhythestoriesin

Tokyo’snewspapersareoftenverydifferentfromthestoriesprintedinParis,Cairo,

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Farmers,asweallknow,havebeenhavingahardtimeofitlately,andhave

volvesnotonly

plantingnewkindsofcrops,butsome1__waysofmakingmoney,the

,youheardme2!A

farmernowholdssheepracesonaregularbasis,andduringthepastyearover100,

000peoplehave3__towatchtherace.“Iwaspassingthefarmonmyway

totheaforaholiday,”onepunter（赛马经纪人）toldme,“andIthoughtI’dhave

’tbelieveitwasrious,totellyouthetruth.”Accordingtoaregular

visitor,bettingonsheepismoreinterestingthanbettingonhors.“Atproperhor

raceveryonehasalreadystudiedtheformofthehor4,andthereare

clearfavourites.5nobodyhasheardanythingaboutthe6!Most

peoplefinditdifficulttotellonefromanotherinanyca.”Istayedtowatchthe

races,alsheeprace,halfa

waitingfor

themattheotherendofthe8justtogivethemsomeencouragement,I

oughttoadd!Thesheeprunsurprisinglyfast,9theyhaveprobablynot

,thecrowdaroundmewereobviouslyenjoyingtheirday

outattheraces,10bytheirhappyfacesandthenofexcitement.

1．A．commonB．strangeC．swiftD．illegal

2．A．honestlyB．surprisinglyC．completelyD．correctly

3．A．showedoffB．broughtupC．turnedupD．looked

forward

4．A．behindtimeB．inprogressC．inadvanceD．intime

5．A．ButB．ThereforeC．MoreoverD．Otherwi

6．A．horsB．sheepC．racesD．stories

7．A．excitingB．dangerousC．boringD．peculiar

8．A．raceB．hillC．trackD．field

9．A．ifB．soC．yetD．although

10．A．obrvingB．judgingC．consideringD．inferring

Passage10

TheBritishlovetothinkofthemlvesaspolite,andeveryoneknowshowfond

theyareoftheir“pleas”and“thankyous”.Eventhesimplestbusinesssuchas

buyingatrainticketrequires1__r2

-comerstoBritaincouldbeforgivenfor

y,

ofcour,sallthismeanthatthe

BritishshouldconsiderthemlvesmorepolitethantheirEuropeanneighbours?I

thinknot.

Takeformsofaddress（称呼）rageEnglishperson—4

hehappenstoworkinahotelordepartmentstore—wouldratherdiethancalla

stranger“Sir”or“Madam”.YetinsomeEuropeancountriesthisisthemostbasicof

5“you”foreveryonemayappearmoredemocratic,

butitmeansthatweareforcedtoekoutcomplicatedwaystoexpress6.I

amallforreturningtotheuof“thee”and“thou”(Theeandthouareold-fashioned

poeticwordsfor“you”);“you”wouldbe7forstrangersandprofessional

relationships.

Andofcour,theEnglishfindtouchingandothershowsoffriendshiptruly

unoticedhowtheBritish8evertouch?Personally,I

sing

theaverageEnglishperson,andtheywilleithertaketwostepsbackwardsinhorror;

or,iftheirescapeis9,youwillfindyourlipstouchingthebackoftheir

tcouldbe10thanthat?

1．A．atleastB．atmostC．lessthanD．notmore

than

2．A．signalB．sceneC．signD．sight

3．A．trueB．originalC．superiorD．advanced

4．A．ifB．whetherC．whenD．unless

5．A．universalB．uniqueC．regularD．normal

6．A．politenessB．gratitudeC．democracyD．consideration

7．A．orderedB．rervedC．offeredD．stocked

8．A．highlyB．mostlyC．hardlyD．nearly

9．A．confirmedB．assuredC．jammedD．blocked

10．A．betterB．ruderC．morepoliteD．morefrightening

Passage11

Adultsareoftensurpridbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedas

ohasnothadan

opportunitytogoswimmingforyearscan1__swimaswellaverwhen

otonabicycleafterveraldecadesandstill

__2__rwhohasnot3thewordsforyearscanteachher

daughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrecitethestoryof

CinderellaorSnowWhite.

Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollowing:

4wehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningincreasthe5of

timewewillrememberit.

Inchildhood,weusuallycontinuetopractisuchskillsasswimming,bicycle

inuetolistentoand6

ourlvesofpoemssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”andchildhoodtalessuchas

lylearnbut7.

Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination,

8itmayresultinapassinggrade,isnota9waytolearnaschool

ming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyonthe

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countries,realizingcrisisisathand,areprovidinggreatencouragementforparentsto

createmorebabiesinthe21stcentury.

AffairsMinistryconcludedlastyearthat,1cashencouragement,some

womenjustdon’twanttobe____2holdingthebaby.“Whatweknowis

thatit’sgoodforthe3ifmenandwomensharetheburdenofhaving

children,”saysSorenKindlund,familypolicyadvirattheSwedishministry.

___4__Swedishparentscantaketheirpaidleaveastheywish,menuamere12%

ofit;60%offathersdonottakeevena(n)5dayoffwork.

Expertsfearthatthetendencyforwomentoumostoftheparentalleavecould

makeemployers6___gogiveyoungwomenthepermanentjobstheyneed

toqualifyforpaidmaternityleave(产假)。decidedtoallownew

fatherstwomonths’paidleave,withawarming:uitor7it.

Kindlundadmitsthatmenareunder8tostayatwork,eventhough

parentalpaycomesoutofthepublicpur.“It’snotpopularamongbossand

perhapswithothermenintheworkplace,”hesays.“Butit’sgoodforthefatherand

forthechildiftheycan9arelationship.”

InNorway,a(n)10policyhasworkedwonders.70%ofdadsinNorway

nowtakeparentalleave,andthebirthrateof1.85childrenperwomanisoneofthe

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