Another World Lies Beyond: Religious Arts of China at The Met

Thursday/ September 19, 2019

11:00 А. М.

Joseph Scheier-Dolberg, Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang Associate Curator of Chinese Paintings, Department of Asian Art, The Met

Explore the vast diversity of the religious arts of China -- from lavish Buddhist ritual paintings to playful Daoist immortals and popular deities(神) printed for use in the home.

Presented in conjunction(聯(lián)合) with the exhibition Another World Lies Beyond: Chinese Art and the Divine, on view at The Met Fifth Avenue August 24, 2019-February 2, 2020.

Tickets include same-day Museum admission.

The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy

Tuesday/ October 29, 2019

11:00 A. М.

Barbara Boehm, Paul and Jill Ruddock Senior Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Met

Internationally renowned medieval art historian Barbara Boehm, author of The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy, examines how a cache of medieval jewelry and coins found in 1863 in the Alsatian city of Colmar attests to(證實(shí)) the delicate art of the medieval goldsmith and provides a glimpse of life along the Rhine in the troubled 14th century.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy, on view at The Met Cloisters July 22, 2019-January 12, 2020.

Tickets include same-day Museum admission.

Play It Loud: Andy Summers, A Certain Strangeness

Saturday/ June 22, 2019

6:30 Р. М.

Guitarist Andy Summers demonstrates his dual musical and visual artistic practices with a multimedia presentation titled A Certain Strangeness. Summers weaves an audiovisual spell by combining surreal imagery and innovative guitar techniques. The evening culminates with a conversation between Summers and Jayson Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge, Department of Musical Instruments, The Met

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll.

Tickets include same-day Museum admission.

【1】Who will be likely to attend the Another World Lies Beyond: Religious Arts of China at The Met?

A.People who are interested in sports.

B.People who are interested in religious arts.

C.Some Buddhists who are fond of tales.

D.People who are interested in Confucianism.

【2】What can we know about The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy?

A.Medieval goldsmith were highly skilled.

B.The lecture is about the Jews.

C.The exhibition is on view for a year.

D.People can go to the lecture on August 23, 2019

【3】What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

A.To introduce some exhibitions.B.To introduce some lectures.

C.To introduce some artists.D.To call on people to attend the lectures.

1.舉辦時(shí)間和目的;

2.主要活動(dòng)。

注意：1，詞數(shù)100左右

2，可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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Before you start planting, it’s important to note your dog’s personality.【2】 . So is your dog a patroller, a digger, or a chewer? Get a general idea of the most common behaviors of your dog and you’ll have a good idea of what to plant for.

If your dog patrols the yard----constantly circling the yard, you need to plant around it. 【3】. Keep high-traffic and patrolling zones open. Plant tall plants that will grow above your dog. Containers or raised planter boxes are a great option if you want to plant more colorful and delicate flowers.

【4】, add a low or high fence around an area you don’t want your dog to dig. Cover digging areas is also a neat trick. Another choice is a sandbox because sand doesn’t get muddy. Dries quickly, and shakes off easily. If you don’t want it where your dog is already digging you can try putting the sandbox in a shady area of the yard.

If your dog likes to chew, pay special attention to his safety. Certain plants can be poisonous and create health problems for your dog. Just go to some websites for information about poisonous plants for dogs. 【5】.

A.If your dog is a digger

B.Don’t plant where your dog always goes

C.When you prevent your dog from chewing

D.We shouldn’t have to yell at them every time they are in the yard

E.They will give you more on each plant so you can do your research

F.Different animals have different abilities, and no two dogs are the same

G.They are quick to turn their beautiful garden into their own personal playground

“Go ahead and cry,” the doctor advised kindly. But I couldn’t cry then nor during the months that followed.

We enrolled her in our neighborhood school’s kindergarten at age seven. I worried that she was the “different” child among twenty five-year-olds. However, positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school, and to her schoolmates, too. When boasting of their own accomplishments, Kristi’s classmates always took pains to praise her as well, “Kristi got all her spelling words right today.”

During Kristi’s second year in school, the big public event of the term was a competition based on a culmination of the year’s music and physical education activities.

On the day of the program, Kristi pretended to be sick, but my conscience got reluctant Kristi onto the school bus. Also, I forced myself to go to the program. Then I knew why Kristi had been worried. Her class was divided into relay teams. With her limp and slow, clumsy reactions, she would surely hold up her team.

But as Kristi’s turn to participate neared, change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped behind Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. The moment the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack, those two boys grabbed the sack and held it open while the tall boy lifted Kristi and dropped her neatly into it. A girl in front of Kristi took her hand and supported her briefly until Kristi gained her balance. Then off she hopped, smiling and proud.

Amid the cheers of teachers, schoolmates and parents, I thanked Heaven for the warm, understanding people in life who make it possible for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings.

Then I finally cried.

【1】What was Kristi’s schoolmates’ attitude to her at last?

A.Scornful.B.Indifferent.

C.Kind.D.Critical.

【2】Why did Kristi pretend to be sick on the day of the program?

A.She didn’t like the school.

B.She was afraid of affecting her team.

C.She was often made fun of by his classmates.

D.She might fail and be laughed at by parents.

【3】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.The Gift of The God.B.The Help of The Understanding People.

C.The Precious Parents’ Love.D.The Day Finally I Cried.

1. 健康的心理很重要。

2.. 給同學(xué)提些建議：如了解自己， 樹立信心；與人相處；熱愛生活

注意：1. 字?jǐn)?shù)不少于 100 字 。

2. 適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫。

Dear classmates,

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A few years into my writing journey, we moved into a bigger home and I acquired my own office. My husband, Bill offered on more than one occasion to buy me a new desk for my office, but I ignored his offer.

One day, we stopped at the local office supply store. Bill found what he thought was the perfect desk for me. “ I want to buy this for you, sweetie. My writer needs a bigger desk.” He hugged me.

“Thanks, but I don’t want a bigger desk!” I said.

“Why don’t you want a bigger desk?” he said. “You must be afraid of something.”

“I’m not afraid of anything,” I said. “ Like I said, I really like my little desk. So don’t ask me again”.

He didn’t.

A few weeks later, while working in my new office, I looked around at the folders , books and papers lying all over my office floor but couldn’t find what needed to meet a contest deadline. My heart raced. I looked around my office. The room basically swallowed the tiny desk, making it look slightly out of place. Maybe I did need a bigger desk. Was Bill right? Was I afraid of something?

Unable to write, I pulled C.JoyBell C.’s book of poetry, All Things Dance Like Dragonflies, from the bookshelf. I flipped through its pages, and her words about faith jumped off the page into my heart. She talked about how she had trained herself to love the feeling of not knowing where she was going, and just trusting that as she opened up her wings and flew off in an unknown direction, things would work out.

At that moment, I recognized that a bigger desk symbolized bigger possibilities, stepping out in faith, and leaving my comfort zone.

【1】What was the limitation of the “secretary desk”?

A.It was a bit small in size.B.It was too old to be functional

C.It competed with the shelf for roomD.It prevented the author focusing on writing.

【2】What happened to the author at the local office supply store?

A.She talked her husband into buying a desk.B.She had a quarrel with the salesperson.

C.She managed to overcome her fear.D.She declined her husband’s offer.

【3】When did the author want to buy a new desk?

A.After she was stuck in a messB.When she finished writing a book.

C.When she moved into a bigger house.D.After she missed an important contest.

【4】What was the author afraid of before?

A.UnemploymentB.Uncertainty

C.Loss of friendshipD.Lack of trust

【5】What would be the best title of the passage?

A.My writing journey.B.On the wings of change.

C.Why I love writing.D.A quarrel between my husband and I.

Margaret Brent

In the early years of our nation, women were generally prevented from practicing law. However, there were some exceptions. One such exception was Margaret Brent, who settled in Maryland with her sisters in 1638 and became a wealthy landowner. Brent appeared before courts several times to file lawsuits( 訴 訟 ) against people who owed her money.

Lucy Terry Prince

Lucy was well -known for her skills as a public speaker, and in 1796 she became the first black woman in America to argue before a Supreme Court justice. The case arose from a land dispute, and Lucy argued against two leading lawyers. Chief Justice Samuel Chase , who oversaw the case, said that Prince “made a better argument than he had ever heard from a lawyer in Vermont.”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933, Ginsburg attended Cornell University and Columbia Law School. Between 1972 and 1978, she argued six cases before the Supreme Court concerning laws that kept women out of certain occupations. She won five of them. In the spring of 1993, Justice Byron White retired from the Supreme Court. President Bill Clinton then picked Ginsburg to be his replacement.

Myra Bradwell

In 1872, the Illinois Supreme Court denied Myra Bradwell’s admission to the Illinois Bar despite the fact that she had passed the state bar exam. Bradwell then asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn(撤銷) the Illinois court’s decision. Unfortunately for Bradwell, the tables weren’t turned. The Supreme Court claimed that there was nothing unconstitutional about denying a woman the chance to practice as a lawyer.

【1】Which of the following describes Margaret Brent?

A.Brave and determinedB.Generous and friendly

C.Considerate and optimisticD.Traditional and scholarly

【2】What was Samuel Chase’s attitude to Lucy’s argument?

A.FavorableB.Uncaring

C.DoubtfulD.Grateful

【3】Who served on the Supreme Court?

A.MargaretB.Myra Bradwell

C.Lucy Terry PrinceD.Ruth Bader Ginsburg

【4】What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in the text?

A.Bradwell failed the state bar examB.Bradwell’s request was unconstitutional.

C.The Illinois Supreme Court broke the law.D.The Supreme Court ruled against Bradwell.

【5】What does the underlined word “denied” mean?

A.Liked.B.Refused

C.IntroducedD.Worried

A.In favor ofB.In honor ofC.On account ofD.On behalf of

A.sinceB.whenC.beforeD.unless

Thomas Rabe, chief executive of the German media group Bertelsmann, said the title was the book giant’s biggest success of the last year. “We believe that these memoirs could well become the most successful memoir ever,” he said.

Penguin Random House won a bidding war for the rights to Barack and Michelle Obama’s autobiographies in 2017, paying more than $ 65 million, a record for US presidential memoirs.

Becoming has been a global sales juggernaut since being launched in 31 languages in mid-November. The audio-book (有聲讀物), read by the former first lady, has become the fastest-ever seller put out by Penguin Random House.

Obama has been promoting her memoir with a hugely popular global tour. Her tour has also taken in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Paris and Amsterdam as well as the US and Canada.

Tickets for her first live appearance in the UK, at the Royal Festival Hall in December, sold out in minutes. Overall UK sales of Obama’s book currently stand at more than 600,000, ranking it 11th on the list of the best selling memoir and biographies since sales records began in 1998, according to Nielsen BookScan.

While Becoming is proving a modern bestseller, it has some way to go to match the lifetime performance of The Diary of Anne Frank, which was first published in English in 1952 and is estimated to have sold more than 35m copies in 65 languages.

Life beyond the US presidency has proved profitable for the Obamas. Last year the former president and first lady struck a deal with Netflix to produce TV series and films for the streaming service.

【1】What can we infer from Paragraph One to Paragraph Three?

A.Becoming is the most successful memoir in the publishing history.

B.Becoming is the most popular book released by Penguin Random House.

C.Michelle Obama’s autobiography gains its best sales in the UK.

D.Penguin Random House won the right for publication with its highest price for US presidential memories.

【2】The underlined word “juggernaut” in Paragraph Three can be replaced by ______.

A.giantB.controller

C.leaderD.operator

【3】What does the text mainly talk about?

A.President Obamas' autobiographies.B.The influence of Michelle Obama.

C.Barack and Michelle Obama.D.A modern bestselling memoir.