A new year brings a new calendar of exhibitions and there are so many fantastic shows to get stuck into. Make seeing more art your new year’s resolution and start filling your diary with these unmissable exhibitions.
Calligraphic Awards
Lanting Xu, written by calligrapher Wang Xizhi in the mid-4th century, is considered one of the greatest pieces of Chinese calligraphy. It thereafter inspired the China Calligraphers Association to launch the China Calligraphy Lanting Awards, the country’s top awards for the creation of calligraphy. An exhibition now at the National Art Museum of China shows such handwritten pieces by 19 artists who have received Lanting's lifetime achievement awards. The exhibition runs until April 27.
9:00 am-5:00 pm, closed on Mondays.
Refocusing on the Medium
Works by 17 trailblazers (先锋) in experimental video art from China, Japan and South Korea are being shown at Refocusing on the Medium: The Rise of East Asia Video Art, a survey exhibition at the Minsheng Art Museum. It is an unprecedented art exploration — how video is reshaping artistic creation since the 1960s. It takes viewers to the past and the frontiers of video art. The exhibition ends on May 8.
10:00 am-5:00 pm, closed on Wednesdays.
Rebuilding Ideals
Yin Zhaoyang is a leading artist of his generation. He has developed a highly personalized approach to landscape painting, exploring the relations between individuals and society, history and the present. Rebuilding Ideals, an exhibition at the Tang Contemporary Art Museum, reviews Yin’s creation and methods of thinking over more than 20 years. The exhibition runs until May 5.
10:00 am-5:00 pm, closed on Fridays.
Reverse Reconstruction
Contemporary artist Yang Mushi is showing installations (设备) made between 2019 and 2022 at his fourth solo exhibition, Reverse Reconstruction, at Galerie Urs Meile. It shows Yang's continuous exploration of the presentations of materials, such as stainless steel, wood and plastics. His works examine the meanings of handwork and mass production that have reshaped people’s way of life. The exhibition runs until May 15.
11:00 am-6:30 pm, closed on Mondays.
1. What is the author’s writing purpose of the passage?| A．To stress the importance of keeping an art diary. |
| B．To recommend several must-see art exhibitions. |
| C．To discuss why people should go to exhibitions. |
| D．To encourage readers to make new year’s resolution. |
| A．10:30 am on Sunday |
| B．11:00 am on Wednesday |
| C．2:30 pm on Monday |
| D．4:00 pm on Friday |
| A．The exhibition will be in progress until May 8. |
| B．The exhibition is available throughout the week. |
| C．The exhibition merely features works by Chinese artists. |
| D．The exhibition has reshaped artistic creation since 1960s. |
| A．Galerie Urs Meile. |
| B．Minsheng Art Museum. |
| C．National Art Museum of China. |
| D．Tang Contemporary Art Museum. |
| A．Business. |
| B．Sports. |
| C．Culture. |
| D．Nature. |
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Responsibility:
—Provide service for the project in Tianjin.
—Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work.
—Responsible for file management, customer service for students & parents.
Requirements:
—College degree and above.
—Good English and computer skill.
—Related working experience in an international organization.
—Patient, careful, supportive. Have strong team work spirit.
English Teacher
Responsibility:
—Conduct English teaching according to British education system.
Requirements:
—University degree and above in English major or normal English.
—Eager to learn and open-minded with creativity.
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Marketing Assistant
Responsibility:
—Responsible for the local management of marketing & sales activities according to the instructions from the head office.
—Collect related information to the head office.
—Develop relationship with local media and customers.
Requirements:
—College degree and above with good English (speaking & writing).
—With basic idea of sales and marketing, related experience is preferred.
—Working experience in the international organizations is a must,
—Good communication and presentation skills.
Accountant
Responsibility:
—Accountant work for Tianjin office and project.
—Perform the finance management locally according to the rules & policy of the company.
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1. If you want to get the position as the project management assistant, in your resume you'd better say________.| A．you always have new ideas |
| B．you can decide everything for yourself |
| C．you are good at becoming a good leader |
| D．you are always ready to listen and help carry out good decisions |
| A．a project management assistant | B．an accountant |
| C．a marketing assistant | D．an English teacher |
| A．Related working experience. |
| B．College degree and above with good English. |
| C．Computer and communication skills. |
| D．Deep understanding for cultural differences. |
| A．make a telephone call at any time |
| B．tell the company how much money you want for your position |
| C．go to the company |
| D．write about yourself either in English or in Chinese |
| A．A newspaper. | B．A job contract. |
| C．A website. | D．A student guide. |
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1. During the San Fernando Carriage Tour, you can________.| A．visit a historic site |
| B．drive cars on your own |
| C．travel with a free guide |
| D．learn about the history of Spain |
| A．have lunch in some parks |
| B．do some volunteer service |
| C．fly with a large group of people |
| D．take pictures during the journey |
| A．It takes the least time. |
| B．It is the most popular tour. |
| C．It is held in the countryside. |
| D．It invites some food experts. |
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【推荐1】Anxiety has followed me around like a lost dog looking for a bone for years now. I feel it the most strongly when I’m worried about my health or my daughter’s health. I feel an unusual sensation and all of a sudden: panic! My worries are not limited to health concerns though, and they go in the direction of anxiety about the future of the world, worries about my finances, and fears that I’m not good enough.
Let me go back a few decades, back to when anxiety wasn’t part of my life. When I was a child, I loved art. I drew and I colored because that’s what I enjoyed. I went to college to become an art teacher. When I finished school in May of 2001, I had a part-time design job, and after the event of September 11th, 2001, I knew I needed to travel, to get out of the safe life I was living in my hometown. That’s when my creative practices fell by the wayside.
Luckily, after the birth of my daughter in 2014, the desire to create came back. At first, I was using a tiny corner of a bedroom in our rental house to paint. Eventually we bought a house, and I had the space to spread out, ready to paint whenever the urge struck. That’s when I started noticing something important: Painting stilled me in a way that nothing else did. It eased my fears and anxieties in a way other practice (deep breathing, etc) did not, at least not as consistently. When anxious thoughts start, I know what to do. I head into my studio, grab some materials, and start creating. Soon enough, the worries are gone and instead my mind is quiet.
I think the reason why painting is so helpful for my anxiety is that, in order for me to be anxious, I have to be worrying about the future and what it holds. When I’m doing an activity that requires my full concentration, I have to be in the moment. It doesn’t matter if you’re artistic. The only thing that matters is finding a way to be here, in the now, instead of in the unknowable future.
1. Which word can best describe the writer in paragraph 1?| A．Cautious. | B．Insecure. | C．Considerate. | D．Impatient. |
| A．After her daughter was born. | B．When she studied in college. |
| C．When she was still a little child. | D．After some big event happened. |
| A．Painting makes her stay in a place. | B．Colors of painting calm her down. |
| C．Painting is a very creative activity. | D．Painting makes less room for worries. |
| A．What is important is to seize the moment. | B．Anxiety may sometimes be beneficial to life. |
| C．It is necessary to learn some art in childhood. | D．Painting is the best way to ease people’s mind. |
【推荐2】The earliest known copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa—thought to have been painted at the same time as the original masterpiece—has been discovered at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. The work offers art-lovers an attractive clue to what the model for the world’s most famous painting really looked like. Controllers of the museum found the picture hidden beneath layers of paints during restoration work on a picture initially thought to have been a later replica(exact copy) of the Mona Lisa.
The restored version shows the same woman that Leonardo depicted (描画), against a landscape similar to that shown in the background of the original, which now hangs in the Louvre in Paris. And while the features of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa have been dulled by centuries of dirt and layers of cracked paints—which are unlikely ever to be removed—in the recently-rediscovered copy, she appears fresher-faced and younger than her better-known “twin”.
News of the find was revealed at a meeting at London’s National Gallery, linked to its “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan” exhibition. “This sensational (轰动的) find will transform our understanding of the world’s most famous picture,” the Art Newspaper reported, adding that the clues found on the Madrid version suggest that the original and the copy were begun at the same time and painted next to each other, as the work went on.
Miguel Falomir, manager of Italian painting at the Prado, told reporters that expert analysis suggested a strong link between Leonardo and the artist who painted the copy. “The painting was done in the painter’s own workshop,” he said. “It is absolutely consistent with Leonardo’s work, but Leonardo didn’t actually do any work on it himself.”
1. Which of the following is TRUE about the new version of the Mona Lisa?| A．It was a restored version by Leonardo. |
| B．It was painted much later than the original version. |
| C．It is better preserved than the original one. |
| D．It has been dulled by layers of cracked paints. |
| A．the new version of the Mona Lisa went on display at a meeting. |
| B．there would be two versions of the Mona Lisa at the exhibition. |
| C．Leonardo was made to paint with another painter meanwhile. |
| D．the new finding affects the understanding of the original version. |
| A．The artist painted the copy in his home. |
| B．The artist who painted the copy must have been Leonardo’s student. |
| C．The artist finished painting the copy under Leonardo’s guidance. |
| D．The artist who painted the copy had close relation with Leonardo. |
| A．The Prado Museum has discovered the earliest copy of the Mona Lisa. |
| B．The Prado Museum restored the earliest copy of the Mona Lisa. |
| C．The Prado Museum displayed the recently-rediscovered copy of the Mona Lisa in Spain. |
| D．The Prado Museum offers art-lovers a better understanding of Leonardo. |
【推荐3】A museum in France found out recently that over half of their paintings were fakes (赝品). The museum was created to show the works of the painter Etienne Terrus, but over 80of 140 paintings were by other people.
Etienne Terrus was born in El ne in 1857, and died there in 1922. Terrus visited Paris, but unlike many other painters at the time, he did not move there. Instead, he spent a lot of time near El ne and painted scenes from the area. Terrus is important to the people of Elne because of this tie.
The Terrus Museum has been collecting artwork by Terrus for almost 20 years. Most of the art works have been bought in the last few years. The museum spent about $190,000 to buy paintings, drawings, and watercolours. Some pieces of art have also been given to the museum.
The museum recently closed for about 4 months while the building was being renovated. As they were getting ready to re-open the museum, people from the museum asked Eric Forcada to help them figure out how to organize the paintings.
Mr. Forcada studies art history. As he looked at the works of art that the museum had, it didn’t take him long to find out that something was wrong. Some paintings didn’t look at all like Terrus’s work or were painted on the wrong kind of canvas. Some paintings showed buildings that had been built a long time after Mr. Terrus died. Several paintings had the name of the artist written in ink on the painting. Mr. Forcada said, “On one painting, the ink signature was wiped away when I passed my white glove over it. Over 80 of 140 paintings were by other people.”
Mr. Forcada says that problems like these are more common for small museums like the Terrus Museum. Unlike big museums, small ones don’t have enough money to pay experts to check out artwork carefully. The good news for the Terrus Museum is that experts say that almost 58 of their Terrus paintings are real.
1. Why does Étienne Terrus mean a lot to the people of Elne?| A．He was born there. | B．His paintings were breathtaking. |
| C．He created many works from Elne’s scenes. | D．He differs from other painters of his time. |
| A．They were mainly purchased. | B．Some painters donated them. |
| C．The staff painted them. | D．They were renewed from the old ones. |
| A．Destroyed. | B．Constructed. |
| C．Moved. | D．Repaired. |
| A．Etienne Terrus Was a Born Landscape Painter |
| B．Over Half of a French Museum’s Paintings Are Fakes |
| C．Some Experts Proved the Art Works Not Real |
| D．Small Museums Lack Money to Buy Paintings |
【推荐1】In 1970, American magician Rick Johnsson theorized that when magic tricks seem too perfect, audiences are less impressed and can easily figure out their secrets. Johnsson knew few people believed magicians had supernatural powers because they feel certain there is a rational explanation for magic, and it’s often science.
What’s the science behind popular magic tricks? Let’s take a look. Levitating(悬浮)objects A popular trick is making objects levitate, with smaller objects being especially easy to “fly”. To the viewer, the levitating object may seem to resist gravity, but there’s a simple explanation—quantum (量子)physics. Magicians coat an object in a layer of magnetic paint and place it on top of a superconductor cooled by liquid nitrogen. The opposing forces cause the object to float above the superconductor.
Vanishing liquids
Many magicians can make liquids disappear. The explanation is simple—chemistry. Sodium polyacrylate, also known as “waterlock”, is a chennical compound that can absorb liquids. It’s used in everyday products such as baby diapers. What’s magical about this compound is that it can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in liquid.
When a magician pours water into a cup lined with sodium polyacrylate, the water is quickly absorbed.
Burning paper
Another interesting trick is when magicians set paper on fire, it remains undamaged. Magicians can even use money in this trick. However, there’s a scientific explanation-chemistry! The item is dipped in a mixture of alcohol and water before the trick. When it’s lit on fire, the alcohol covering the paper begins to burn. Alcohol burns and changes into gas at a much lower temperature than water, so the water protects the paper from burning.
1. Where is this passage most likely from?| A．Science fiction. | B．A textbook. | C．The popular press. | D．A news report. |
| A．Waterlock and a superconductor. | B．Magnets and low temperatures. |
| C．Paints and some liquid hydrogen. | D．Baby diapers and liquid nitrogen. |
| A．The paper will be undamaged. | B．The alcohol will be unchanged. |
| C．The paper will change into gas. | D．The alcohol will soon turn into ash. |
【推荐2】As you may have noticed, despite years of efforts to get more women into management, most company bosses are still men. Encouraging women to be more confident isn’t the best way to deal with the leadership gap between males and females. As a matter of fact, women have greater chances of becoming bosses in the opt-out model than they do in the opt-in model.
In the opt-in model, women often undervalue their own skills. Some come from cultures that teach them to be modest; others fear seeming too active. Therefore, women are less confident and tend to work more years than men do before applying for a promotion. They basically need to feel super ready.
The researchers decided to overturn the model: What if all qualified applicants running for leadership roles have the choice to give up if they want to? This so-called opt-out model pushes companies to keep hiring employees unless the staff take steps to show they don’t want to participate.
Researchers tested the idea in the lab. In a series of experiments, more than 1,000 men and women worked in teams on a variety of tasks. They were all evaluated on the quality of their work, and the highest performers naturally became bosses unless they actively gave up. Surprise: The management male/female gap narrowed in the opt-out model.
In another group where people needed to opt in to be considered for a leadership role, the imbalance continued, even when women knew they were top performers and would surely become the boss if they applied. The suggestion is that all those efforts to support equality have little effect unless it is naturally accepted that women are suitable for leaderships.
Opt-in models are everywhere in the workplace. Being aware of the problem and then finding ways to change the models is really important. If women have to opt in, the message is “you shouldn’t consider signing up unless you think you’re really competent and competitive." In an opt- out system, however, the message is everyone is qualified and under consideration. It’s a policy that basically brings better choices for managers and it is really good for the future of organizations.
1. What’s the problem with the management of most companies?| A．There are fewer women than men in the leadership. |
| B．Many companies encourage men to be leaders. |
| C．Women are lacking in confidence in the office. |
| D．It is years since women started fighting for promotions. |
| A．They work hard to improve their relationships. |
| B．They determine to beat their male colleagues. |
| C．They hesitate before going for a promotion. |
| D．They refuse to give up competitions with men. |
| A．Top performers would be undoubtedly selected as leaders. |
| B．Many people failed to understand women’s working abilities. |
| C．Opt-out models increased the number of women in leadership. |
| D．More opportunities were supposed to be offered for men. |
| A．It favors women over men. |
| B．It treats every employee on a fair basis. |
| C．It enables staff to make progress. |
| D．It smoothes the way for future leaders. |
| A．The way to more women bosses. |
| B．Leadership for men and women. |
| C．Secret to promotion for workers. |
| D．Two models for career building. |
【推荐3】Chinese researchers have developed a robot designed to help doctors treat the new coronavirus and other highly contagious (传染的)diseases.
The machine has a long robotic arm attached to a base with wheels. It can perform some of the same medical examination tasks as doctors. For example, the device can listen to sounds made by patients’ hearts and lungs.
Cameras record the robot’s activities, which are controlled at a distance so doctors can avoid coming in close contact with infected patients. Doctors and other medical workers can run the machine from a nearby room, or from much farther away.
The robot’s main designer is Zheng Gangtie, an engineer and professor at China’s Tsinghua University in Beijing. He told Reuters news agency that he got the idea for the machine when the number of cases of the COVID-19 virus was rising quickly in the city of Wuhan.
One of Zheng’s friends, head of Bering’s Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, told him that one of the biggest problems in dealing with COVID-19 was that healthcare workers treating patients were getting themselves infected. Zheng said he wanted to do something to help this situation.
So the engineer gathered a team and went to work on the robot. Zheng said the team was able to change two robotic arms. The new robot is almost completely automated, Zheng said. It can even disinfect (将……消毒)itself after performing actions involving patient contact.
“Doctors are all very brave,” Zheng told Reuters. “But this virus is just too contagious. We can use robots to perform the most dangerous tasks.”
However, Zheng said he had heard from some doctors that it would be better not to build such robots. This is because many patients still desire a personal presence to help calm them during treatment.
The team now has two robots and both have been tested by doctors at hospitals in Beijing. One machine was once taken to Wuhan’s Union Hospital, where doctors there were trained to use it.
Zheng would like to build more of the robots, but money from the university has run out, each robot costs about$72,000 to make. He does not plan to commercialize the design, but hopes that a company can begin that process.
1. What are Paragraph 4 and 5 mainly about?| A．When the robot was designed. | B．How the robot is controlled. |
| C．Who the robot is intended for. | D．Why the robot was invented. |
| A．It can calm the patients down during treatment. |
| B．It can listen to sounds made by patients’ lungs. |
| C．It can disinfect itself. |
| D．It can perform actions involving patient contact. |
| A．Patients refusing to use the new robot. |
| B．Healthcare workers getting themselves infected. |
| C．Being short of money to produce more of the robots. |
| D．Having no teammates to commercialize the design. |
| A．Doctors are Fighting against Coronavirus |
| B．Coronavirus is Under Control in China |
| C．Chinese Robot is Invented to Replace Doctors to Cure Diseases |
| D．Chinese Robot is Designed to Help Doctors Fight Coronavirus |
