Michael Jackson fans are coming a Chicago museum to see a 3,000 year old Egyptian statue which looks remarkably like the late king of pop. Staff have been rushed off their feet since Jackson's death as thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star.
The statue has skinny cheeks and - most strikingly - a tipless nose. It is on display at the Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Field Museum in the United States. The bust(半身像) was bought in Cairo in 1889 and has been on display at the museum for 21 years.
But its popularity has risen rapidly since Michael Jackson's death after fans started writing about the ancient statue on internet blogs. The bust was carved during the New Kingdom Period, which ran between 1550 BC to 1050 BC. This was around the same time as famous Egyptians Ramesses and King Tut.
The museum's 4,500 daily visitors are banned from touching or kissing the statue, which is protected behind a glass screen. Astonished fans stand admiring the statue and discussing its likeness with others who have travelled to see it.
Darnell Williams, the director of guest relations, said some fans were treating a visit to the museum like a pilgrimage(朝圣). He said: "The statue has been here for years but interest has been raised since Michael Jackson's death. People are coming from all over the country to see the statue and compare its likeness to the king of pop.
"They want to touch and kiss the model like it is some sort of God but it is behind a screen to protect it from damage. Once people see it they are astounded and can't stop talking about its likeness. It really is remarkable."
James Phillips, manager of near east and north African exhibits, said little was known about the origins of the model.
He said: "The likeness is astonishing but I think it is probably a coincidence. We do not believe Michael Jackson ever visited the museum or saw the exhibit and there is therefore little chance he based his image on it. We believe the model is missing a nose because early Christians or Muslims removed noses from paintings and models to make them non-human.
1.Many people are streaming to see the Egyptian statue to _______.
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A．satisfy their curiosity |
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B．show their respect to Jackson |
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C．enjoy the splendid Egyptian culture |
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D．learn about the history of Egyptian |
2.The underlined words “rushed off their feet” in the first paragraph mean”______”.
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A．extremely busy |
B．rather tired |
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C．very annoyed |
D．quite surprised |
3.The statue is rapidly getting popular mainly because of ________.
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A．Jackson’s death |
B．its archaeological value |
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C．the Internet |
D．its long history |
4.It can be inferred that the exhibits at the Ancient Egypt exhibition are classified by _________.
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A．a(chǎn)ge |
B．a(chǎn)rea |
C．kind |
D．value |
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.B
【解析】
1.B細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star 這里的tribute（稱贊）說明很多人來這里是為了表示對Jackson的尊敬。
2.A 猜測詞義題。根據(jù)下一句thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star很多Jackson的歌迷來這里，導(dǎo)致職員們很忙碌。故A正確。
3.C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段1,2行But its popularity has risen rapidly since Michael Jackson's death after fans started writing about the ancient statue on internet blogs.說明很多歌迷在博客中寫了關(guān)于這個the ancient statue，可以推斷正是網(wǎng)絡(luò)讓其受歡迎了。故C正確。
4.B。從整篇文章可以看出古埃及的展覽是以地區(qū)劃分的。
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HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA
Holiday houses in Mallorca sailing and fishing port - quiet even in summer season．Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants．Cars and bicycles for hire．Sailing and sports clubs nearby．
ITALY IN COMFORT
Luxury coach trips of Italy, out of normal holiday season．21 days to visit five Italian cities starting from London 1st May, 1st September．The trips are guided by Professor Martin Davis, Head of Italian Studies, London University．See the arts and culture of historic Italy．
KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL
Working holidays on a kibbutz （co-operative farm） in Israel．All nationalities welcome for one to three months, if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members．Accommodation, food and trips to historic sights all provided free - you pay only for the special low-cost return flight．
TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND
Two-week holidays in the Hotel Splendid, on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep-blue sea．Tennis, golf, sailing and all water sports, trips around the island arranged．Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment - dancing．
1st November - 31st March =￡720 per person
1st April - 30th October =￡850 per person
Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying．
Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people．
Michael, a young computer programmer, has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax in winter．He would like to go somewhere warmer and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing．
Henry and Kate, both teachers, and their two sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays．There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery, good food and wine- and peace．
57．Michael would most probably go to _______ for his holiday．
A．Italy B．Israel C．Mallorca D．a(chǎn) Caribbean island
58．The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be _______．
A．the 21 - day coach trip of Italy
B．the 2 -week stay in the Hotel Splendid
C．the 14 -day trip around a Caribbean island
D．the working holidays for 1 -3 months on a kibbutz in Israel
59．Henry and Kate and their sons would like _______．
A．a(chǎn) holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel
B．a(chǎn) holiday visiting cities by coach in Italy
C．a(chǎn) holiday house in the fishing port in Mallorca
D．a(chǎn) holiday hotel on a lovely beach on a Carribean Island
60．You can find this passage most probably in _______．
A．a(chǎn) school library B．a(chǎn) tourist agency C．the post office D．the museum
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HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA
Holiday houses in Mallorca sailing and fishing port—quiet even in summer season. Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants. Cars and bicycles for hire. Sailing and sports clubs nearby.
ITALY IN COMFORT
Luxury coach(carriage) trips of Italy, out of normal holiday season. 21days to visit five Italian cities starting from London 1st May, 1st September. The trips are guided by profess or Martin Davis, head of Italian Studies, London University. See the arts and culture of historic Italy.
KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL(以色列)
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TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND
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1st November—31st March = ￡720 per person
1st April—30th October = ￡850 per person
Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying.
Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people.
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Harry and Kate, both teachers, and their two sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays. There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery, good food and wine and peace.
【小題1】 Michael would most probably go to ________ for his holiday.
| A．Italy | B．Israel | C．Mallorca | D．a(chǎn) Caribbean island |
| A．a(chǎn)n Italian city | B．a(chǎn) kibbutz in Israel |
| C．a(chǎn) Caribbean island | D．the port in Mallorca |
| A．the 21- day coach trip of Italy |
| B．the 2-week stay in the Hotel Splendid |
| C．the 14-day trip around a Caribbean island |
| D．the working holidays for 1-3 months on a kibbutz in Israel |
| A．a(chǎn) holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel |
| B．a(chǎn) holiday visiting cities by coach in Italy |
| C．a(chǎn) holiday house in the fishing port in Mallorca |
| D．a(chǎn) holiday hotel on a lovely beach on a Caribbean Island |
| A．a(chǎn) school library | B．a(chǎn) tourist agency | C．the post office | D．the museum |
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1. 從2008年8月8日至24日歷時17天，二百多個國家和地區(qū)參賽。
2. 本屆奧運會打破43項世界記錄、132項奧運會記錄，美國運動員Michael Phelps創(chuàng)一次奧運會金牌最多的記錄。
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4. 北京奧運會的成功舉辦獲得全球贊譽。
注意：字數(shù)：120左右
Dear Jack,
I’m very glad to tell you something about the Beijing Olympic Games.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
With best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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The new mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan, is a man of the people, ready to listen to their problems, but only until 6 p.m. Then he has to do his homework. Michael Sessions, 18, beat former mayor Douglas Ingles, 51, by just two votes and became the new mayor of Hillsdale. He is America's youngest mayor.
As Sessions was too young to enter the election in the spring of 2005, he registered- to vote on Sept. 22, one day after his 18-year-old birthday. The day after that he started his write-in campaign, which means he should persuade voters to remember his name and write it by hand on the voting ballots（選票）.
To help get his name known, Sessions earned＄700 by selling apples over the summer. He spent the money on posters and put them on the Hillsdale's lawns.
Sessions' month-long campaign included going door to door, explaining his ideas of the town's future in the kitchens of his neighbors. "They'd look at me, and say‘How old are you again? How much experience do you have?'And I say‘I'm still in high school', "he said. Sessions promised Hillsdale's voters he would renew local economy. “I was hopeful the whole time, ”he explained. One day he spent so long out on the streets knocking on the doors that he ended up in a hospital emergency room.
Sessions said that his schoolwork will not get in the way of his job as a mayor. “From 7:50 a.m. to 2:30p.m., I'11 be a student. From 3 to 6, I'11 be the mayor of Hillsdale," he said.
“He did a very brave thing that couldn't have been easy for him to do, "said Jack Vettel, a councilman in Hillsdale, a city of 8,200 about 75 miles southwest of Detroit. "He does care about this town. He's been here all his life. ”
Sessions will receive＄3, 600 a year during his four-year term, and will work out of his bedroom since the town does not provide the mayor with an office.
1.What is TRUE of Sessions' election campaign according to the text?
A．Sessions launched his election campaign on Sept. 22.
B．Sessions worked so hard that he once tried to persuade people in a hospital.
C．Sessions won the election campaign by a very close outcome.
D．Sessions felt disappointed when asked about his age and experience.
2.In order to gain more support from the voters Sessions had to do all these things EXCEPT＿.
A．put up posters' B．renew the economy
C．sell apples D．talk to neighbors in kitchens
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A．American mayors usually work from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.
B．In America, young people are encouraged to get involved in politics.
C．All teenagers are allowed to enter political elections.
D．American mayors receive a salary of 3, 600 a year during their 4-year term.
4.Which of the following would best summarize the text?
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B．How to become a teenage mayor.
C．Hard work is the ticket to success.
D．Never too young to shake the world.
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I prefer the stories about the swimmers at the Beijing Olympics，one of which is about Zakia Nassar. She's a 21-year-old Palestinian __21__ Bethlehem studying dentistry in Jenin. Having had neither a __22__ nor a chance to an Olympic-sized pool in the past year, she had no choice but to __23__ on her own at a 12m public pool.
There is a 50-meter __24__ in nearby Nazareth, but the Israeli government did not __25__ her to use it.
Nassar was __26__ to training only when she returned to her parents' home in Bethlehem, __27__ she did so only about every two months for two days or so. __28__ the pool is only 12 meters long.
“My parents and friends always __29__ me, reminding me that I had to keep training if I __30 wanted to go to the Olympics,” she said.
It was only when Nassar __31__ China a month ago that she finally got the opportunity to swim in a 50m pool and enjoyed the __32__ of having a coach.
When she at last took part in the Games, she swam the 50m in 31.97 seconds, a(n) __33__ of seven seconds on her personal __34__. Nassar said it was the most beautiful moment of her life.
She will not __35__ on the cover of Time magazine or __36__ millions of dollars in endorsements（捐款）, but she can always say she won a race at the Olympics. For her, it wasn’t about __37__ the other swimmers or winning a prize, but about __38__ her own goal, __39__ difficult. When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of her. Then I realize how __40__ the task before me really is.
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【答案】 21.B 22.C 23.D 24.A 25.B 26.C 27.A 28.A 29.B 30.C 31.D 32.A 33.B 34.C 35.D 36.A 37.D 38.A 39.D 40.C 【解析】略 【題型】完型填空 【適用】一般 【標題】2011屆山東省寧陽一中高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 【關(guān)鍵字標簽】故事類閱讀 【結(jié)束】 17【題文】You're busy filling out the application form for a position you really need. Let's assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn't it appealing to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University? More and more people are turning to cheat like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars（登記員） at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicant is lying, most colleges are unwilling to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them "cheats"; another refers to them as "special cases". One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by "no such people". To avoid outright(徹底的) lies, some job-seekers claim that they "attending" means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that "being associated with" a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century—that's when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you don't want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a false diploma. One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from "Smoot State University". The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the "University of Purdue". As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper. 41.The main idea of this passage is that ______.
42.According to the passage, "special cases" refers to cases that ______.
43.We can infer from the passage that _______.
44.This passage implies that ______.
【答案】 45.B 46.B 47.D 48.D 【解析】略 【題型】閱讀理解 【適用】一般 【標題】2011屆山東省寧陽一中高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 【關(guān)鍵字標簽】社會現(xiàn)象類 【結(jié)束】 18【題文】Doris Lessing was born in 1919 in Persia, moving as a child with her family to southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, where she stayed in school only to the age of 14. A year after moving to London, she published her first novel in 1950. The Grass is Singing examines unbridgeable racial conflict in colonial Africa through the eyes of a white farmer's wife and her black servant. Her literary breakthrough came in 1962 with publication of The Golden Notebook, seen by many, though not necessarily Lessing, as a pioneering work of modern feminism（女權(quán)運動）. A disjointed study of the mind of the main character, Anna Wulf, the novel explores her thoughts about Africa, politics, relationships with men and sex, and Jungian analysis and dream interpretation. Lessing's themes changed to psychology in her works from the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was interested in the Islamic mystic tradition of Sufism（蘇菲教派）. Her turn toward science fiction with the Canopus series in the early 1980s was not warmly received by traditional critics, but she has continued to be popular with new readers and numerous literary awards, including the David Cohen British Literary Prize and the Companion of Honour from the Royal Society of Literature, both in 2001. Following the announcement, the Horace Engdahl told VOA why he was personally so pleased with Lessing's selection. “She is one of the truly great writers -- of novels, short stories, fiction and non-fiction,” Engdahl said. “She is one of the few writers who have had the courage to uphold the principle of equality between the male and female experience, and she has given the impulse to numbers of other women writers. And she is really the mother of a school that is one of the most important in our contemporary literature.” At 87, Doris Lessing is the oldest Nobel Literature winner since the first prizes were awarded in 1901. 49. What would be the best title of the passage?
50.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
51.According to the fourth paragraph, _______.
52.The underlined word “impulse” in the 6th passage is closest in meaning to _______.
【答案】 53.C 54.C 55.B 56.D 【解析】略 【題型】閱讀理解 【適用】一般 【標題】2011屆山東省寧陽一中高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 【關(guān)鍵字標簽】人物傳記類 【結(jié)束】 19【題文】將下列句子翻譯為英語，必須用所提示的英語單詞或提示單詞的派生形式。 57.病人被交給�？漆t(yī)生治療。(refer) _______________________________________________________________________ 58.我們的老師從來不允許考試作弊。(tolerate) _______________________________________________________________________ 59.我把成功歸功于我所受到的教育。(owe) _______________________________________________________________________ 60.他的言行不一致。(correspond) _______________________________________________________________________ 61.外出忘記帶傘是他的特點。(typical) _______________________________________________________________________ 62.你對這部電影感興趣嗎？(appeal) _______________________________________________________________________ 63.他被禁止駕車六個月。(ban) _______________________________________________________________________ 64.他最近被任命為委員會成員。(appoint) _______________________________________________________________________ 65.他對我們總是坦誠相待，他從不灰心喪氣。(give way to) _______________________________________________________________________ 66.另一方面，經(jīng)常處于廣告的包圍之中，我們的想法有可能隨著時間的流逝而發(fā)生變化。(be exposed to) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 67.The patient was referred to a specialist for treatment. 68.Our teacher never tolerates cheating in exams. Our teacher has no tolerance to cheating in exams. Out teacher is never tolerant of cheating in exams. 69.I owe my success to my education. 70.His actions don’t correspond with his words. 71.It’s typical of him to forget his umbrella when he goes out. 72.Does the film appeal to you? 73.He was banned from driving for six months. 74.She has recently been appointed to the committee. 75.He was always honest with us and never gave way to disappointment. 76.On the other hand, being constantly exposed to advertisements can help to change our opinions over time. 【解析】略 【題型】其他 【適用】一般 【標題】2011屆山東省寧陽一中高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 【關(guān)鍵字標簽】漢譯英 【結(jié)束】 20【題文】你的英國朋友Jack想了解北京奧運會的情況。假如你是李華，請你給他寫一封電子郵件，就本屆奧運會作一簡單介紹。內(nèi)容要點如下： 1. 從2008年8月8日至24日歷時17天，二百多個國家和地區(qū)參賽。 2. 本屆奧運會打破43項世界記錄、132項奧運會記錄，美國運動員Michael Phelps創(chuàng)一次奧運會金牌最多的記錄。 3. 中國隊表現(xiàn)突出，獲100枚獎牌、50枚金牌，金牌總數(shù)第一，創(chuàng)歷史之最。 4. 北京奧運會的成功舉辦獲得全球贊譽。 注意：字數(shù)：120左右 Dear Jack, I’m very glad to tell you something about the Beijing Olympic Games. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ With best wishes. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】 Dear Jack, I’m very glad to tell you something about the Beijing Olympic Games. The 2008 Summer Olympic Games lasted 17 days, which were held in Beijing on August 8th and dropped their curtain on Aug. 24. More than 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries and areas took part. The Games saw 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records. The American athlete, Michael Phelps broke the record for most gold medals in one Olympics. China performed so wonderfully that it won a total of 100 medals, including 51 gold medals, leading the gold medal count for the first time in history. Beijing’s successful hosting of the Games has earned global praise and the organizing work has been considered perfect. I hope the 2012 London Olympic Games will also be a perfect one. With best wishes. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】略 【題型】書面表達 【適用】一般 【標題】2011屆山東省寧陽一中高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 【關(guān)鍵字標簽】提綱作文 【結(jié)束】 |
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