1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What makes the man confused?

A．Why Roman Holiday was so famous.

B．Why Audrey Hepburn learned ballet.

C．Why so many girls adored Audrey Hepburn.

2. What prevented Audrey Hepburn from sticking to being a dancer?

A．Her physical condition.

B．Her interest in acting.

C．Her financial condition.

3. What was Audrey Hepburn like in real life?

A．Outgoing.

B．Shy and quiet.

C．Humorous and lovely.

4. Why did Audrey Hepburn love charity?

A．She was influenced by her roles.

B．She thought children were her hope.

C．Her family once got help from a charity.

2 . Mary Shelley bends over her latest creation. Although the carving is only half complete, the image of a waitress holding a plate of eggs comes out from the board. Of Shelley’s nearly seven hundred carvings, many show scenes with cows on farms and people in restaurants.

From memories to carvings

“My work is a visual diary, ” Shelley says. “The carvings describe things I have experienced and felt at different times in my life.”

Every one of her carvings tells a story. Many of the stories in Shelley’s woodcarvings come from memories of her childhood in a rural (乡村的) area outside of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Shelley’s family managed a small farm. Mary was a serious girl who spent a lot of time raising animals, exploring outdoors, and reading. Although Shelley never felt especially artistic as a child, there was always an art project in the works in the Shelley household. Her grandmother painted. Her father was a commercial artist, who drew and wrote to make a living.

______

Shelley attended Cornell University and hoped to become a writer, but an unusual present took her in another direction. At age 23, she received a gift her father had made-a woodcarving of her as a girl on the farm. The gift caught her interest. After gathering boards from a building site where she worked as a carpenter, Shelley bought some tools and taught herself to carve.

Shelley soon realized that she loved the slow, thoughtful process of working with wood and painting. “A carving is like a jigsaw puzzle (拼图游戏),”   she explains. “I didn’t know how it would all fit together, but the process of solving the puzzle kept me going.”

The Shelley style

Early in her career, people hired Shelley to carve special pieces that took four or five weeks to complete. The money she received motivated her to try more complicated scenes created by carving deeper in the wood. Over time, Shelley’s art began to have its own style. In a typical Shelley woodcarving, some objects seem to reach out of the frame while others drop back, creating a feeling of depth.

1. What can we infer from the “From memories to carvings” part?

A．Art is from but beyond life.	B．Life is short and art is long.
C．It is great art to laugh at your own misfortune.	D．Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist

2. Which can be the best title for the second part?

A．Life in School	B．A Dream Come True
C．A Life-Changing Gift	D．Jigsaw Puzzles and Carving

3. What made Mary take up carving?

A．The dream to be an artist in her childhood.	B．Her father’s low-relief carving for her.
C．The rugs hooked by her grandmother.	D．Her school life in Cornell University.

4. According to the text, Shelley’s art ______.

A．is very popular	B．is very expensive
C．has simple scenes	D．creates a feeling of depth

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Zhang Daqian was one of     1     most famous Chinese artists of the 1900s. He was born on 10 May 1899 in Neijiang, Sichuan Province, China. When he was young, his family encouraged him     2     (paint).

In 1919 Zhang went to Shanghai,     3     he learned about traditional Chinese painting. His teachers were two       4     (real) famous calligraphers (书法家) and painters, Zeng Xi and Li Ruiqing, and he soon was able to paint in the styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In 1941 Zhang went to see the     5     (wonder) caves of Dunhuang, in northwestern China. The caves     6     (know) for their ancient Buddhist wall paintings. He created many paintings based     7     the cave art. Zhang went on to study ancient paintings from the Tang and Song Dynasties, which inspired his own paintings of lotuses (莲花).

Zhang     8     (leave) China in the early 1950s and lived in many places around the world,     9     (include) Argentina, Brazil, and the United States. During that time, he created works in his “splashed-color” style, which looked     10     (modern) than his traditional-style paintings.

In 1978 Zhang settled in Taipei, and he died there on 2 April 1983.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在在答题纸1相应空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Wearing a traditional Chinese qipao, conductor Nucrbana Yiming’s     1     (perform) has received thunderous applause from the audience at the Chinese Lunar New Year concert in Urumqi. A 35-year-old performer from Xinjiang, often known as Bana, is the only female conductor at the Xinjiang Art Theater so far. Her passion     2     music came from her family: her father was a clarinetist (单簧管手).     3     (influence) by her father, she started her violin and piano training at the age of eight.

In 2004, she     4     (admit) into the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan to study as a conductor. “Every day I     5     (carry) thousands of pages of music sheets from my dorm to the classroom. I needed to memorize them     6     a really short time,” she recalled. “Sometimes I questioned myself and wondered     7     it was better for me to be a street vendor (街头小贩).”     8     (fortunate), all her efforts paid     9     in the end.

Before her graduation in 2009, she received an offer from the Xinjiang Art Theater. Bana has a deep understanding of her role in the theater: she considers herself as a bridge     10     connects professions, Xinjiang folk music, modern instruments and the world. “My job is to integrate the music knowledge and the concepts I’ve learned abroad into each show of our folk orchestra,” she said.

5 . Cole (a successful actor) talked about his acting journey in a new interview with Variety. As a child star in public, he became one of the cover stars of the “Power of Young Hollywood” series. He said to Variety that if it hadn’t been for Riverdale, he might have given up acting, at least for a while. When Cole auditioned (试镜) for Riverdale, he was working in a small laboratory in Brooklyn bagging artifacts. It was the character of Jughead that brought him back to his acting life.

In the years following his days on the Disney channel, Cole joined NYU and took acting classes. Disney had offered Cole a third series following his successful series — The Suit Life of Zack and Cody and The Suite Life on Deck, but he knew he wanted to go to college. Finally, Cole found his way back to his acting life, though. While working at the lab, Cole said his manager kept on encouraging him to audition for some roles. He really wanted to say thanks to him.

Cole knew what he wanted and how to play the role well in Riverdale. He was first invited to audition for the role of Archie, but Cole said he asked for the character of the outcast (被抛弃者) instead. “I think this is a bot of my style,” he told Variety. Jughead wasn’t supposed to be an important character in the show, but Cole acted so well that he received praise and became well known.

Now, Cole’s successfully changed himself from a Disney star to a serious actor. It can help him to plan his new series — the fourth season. It’s good news that Cole decided to show his talent for acting.

1. What did Cole tell Variety in the new interview?

A．His life as an actor.

B．His experience in “Riverdale”.

C．His work in a small lab.

D．His feelings as a child star.

2. Why did Cole refuse the third series offered by Disney?

A．Because he didn’t like acting any more.

B．Because he wanted to get more education.

C．Because his manager asked him to stay in the lab.

D．Because his manager advised him to act in “Riverdale”.

3. What is the key to Cole’s success?

A．His work experience in the lab.

B．His previous work as a manager.

C．His wonderful skills in acting.

D．His experience as a serious actor.

4. Which is a suitable title for the text?

A．Cole Gave up Acting

B．Cole Was Begged to Act in “Riverdale”

C．Cole Told us How to succeed in Acting

D．Acting in “Riverdale” Led Cole to Success

6 . It’s hard to say goodbye to your favorite jeans even if they’re worn out. However, an English artist Ian Berry has found a modern way to _______ throwing them away by changing them to make beautiful works of art.

The artist swept the art world with his _______ artistic style and became famous for his talent. The _______ of using old jeans for his _______ came after a call from his mother, asking him to _______ his room. It was about six or seven years ago that his mum was clearing out his old room _______ and she wanted him to _______ all his old and useless things.

Ian Berry said, “I found loads of old jeans with _______ colors and shades. They were old but colourful, so I still kept them. But it was about 18 months later that I _______ to do something with them.” Little did he know his art __________ would soon make him and his art famous all over the world.

Ian Berry __________ his full-time job in advertising to focus all his __________ on art. It was a risky try. But his adventure __________ and soon his artworks were the __________ of sell-out shows in Sweden and the US, and his pieces were __________ at a high price to private and public collections all over the world.

Old jeans art is __________ but it is beautiful. Ian Berry just uses old jeans, a pair of scissors and some glue to __________ all his unbelievable detailed works of art. After 12 years of working with __________ , the English artist has managed to __________ only seven closets with old pairs of jeans, so it’s safe to say he has plenty of __________ for his future works.

1.

A．admit

B．avoid

C．appreciate

D．postpone

2.

A．limited

B．native

C．unique

D．average

3.

A．idea

B．advantage

C．error

D．doubt

4.

A．youth

B．insurance

C．principle

D．art

5.

A．decorate

B．tidy

C．leave

D．paint

6.

A．sincerely

B．slightly

C．approximately

D．thoroughly

7.

A．deal with

B．take with

C．buy up

D．give up

8.

A．various

B．single

C．identical

D．ridiculous

9.

A．refused

B．began

C．hated

D．pretended

10.

A．attitude

B．weakness

C．experiment

D．load

11.

A．balanced

B．quit

C．took

D．combined

12.

A．survey

B．question

C．attention

D．topic

13.

A．paid off

B．came back

C．turned up

D．died out

14.

A．partners

B．failure

C．stars

D．pain

15.

A．delivered

B．lent

C．donated

D．sold

16.

A．simple

B．antique

C．conventional

D．shabby

17.

A．collect

B．advertise

C．beautify

D．create

18.

A．shoes

B．artists

C．jeans

D．customers

19.

A．waste

B．fill

C．cover

D．fix

20.

A．energy

B．means

C．courage

D．material

7 . The Malaysian actress, Michelle Yeoh, 60, shared some wisdom with the American Film Institute’s newest graduating class in a speech as she accepted an honorary doctorate of fine arts at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony.

She recalled her early years in the industry. After an injury dashed her dreams of going into ballet, Yeoh bounced back at a gym where several stuntmen   (特技替身演员)   trained and ended up learning some tricks of the trade from them.

“The first thing they taught me what to do was to tuck and roll, then how to fall on my side, and then how to fall on my back. And after a while, it dawned on me that they were teaching me how to fall,” she recalled. “And they said to me, ‘How are you going to go up if you don’t know how to come down?’” “That lesson sticks with me to this day. I had to learn how to fall. Well, you could say I learned it in my bones, literally,” Yeoh added.

The actress mentioned jumping off a 20-foot highway overpass for one stunt, in which she over-rotated (旋转), causing her back to fold in half and a stunt went wrong. “I didn’t land properly, but I completed the scene,” she said.

“These moments taught me perseverance, courage and humility,” she said. “They also taught me to hone my skills and eventually progress to the point where I was running on rooftops and jumping onto moving trains. I’m not asking you all to do that, okay? What I want to share with you today is that our slips and stumbles(绊跌)are the secrets to our flight. Trust me, that’s part of the deal. Success without failure is called luck. It cannot really be repeated or relied upon. It is from failure that we learn and grow,” Yeoh continued.

The Crazy Rich Asians star concluded her speech: “Be courageous, take chances, break barriers, be proud of what makes you unique.” “And most importantly, don’t be afraid to fall, for you are learning to fly,” Yeoh said.

1. What can we learn about Michelle Yeoh from the first two paragraphs?

A．She was tricked by several stuntmen.

B．She was passionate about working out in a gym.

C．She won a doctor’s degree in fine arts despite her old age.

D．She was terribly defeated by an injury and discouraged in her early years.

2. What lesson did Michelle Yeoh learn from the stuntmen?

A．God helps those who help themselves.

B．Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.

C．Successful people are learning experiences with others.

D．The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

3. What does the underlined word “hone”in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Believe.

B．Sharpen.

C．Restore.

D．Dominate.

4. What are the keys to our success according to the text?

A．Mistakes and failure.	B．Luck and humility.
C．Courage and pride.	D．Opportunities and skills.

8 . The Beatles were a British rock group, led by the song writing team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. They had a profound (深远的的) effect on the course of popular culture in the1960s, Their innovation (创新) led to revolution in pop music, fashion, and youth culture.

The group came together in Liverpool, England in the late 1950s, and soon found an enthusiastic audience. Then, in Hamburg, Germany, they developed their own song writing style.

In 1962, Ringo Starr joined the Beatles on the drums. They released Please, Please, Me, the first of many number one hits. In 1964. this phenomenon crossed the Atlantic. The Beatles appeared on a popular TV show in the US, and at first only young men watched their performances.

They recorded a variety of different styles of songs, from the simple Yellow Submarine to songs expressing political ideas. In their songs, their political activism and social ideas were reflected. It is said that the US government once sought to have Lennon deported(驱逐出境).

The Beatles made pioneering use of the modern recording studio, and released an album that is considered their best. After this album, however, the members pursued separate interests, and ended in breaking up. The group dissolved (解散) in 1971. John Lennon was murdered by a fan on the street in 1980. Fans around the world mourned his loss.

1. The Beatles had a great effect on the _________ of popular culture in the 1960s.

A．development

B．subject

C．matter

D．idea

2. The group __________ in England in the late 1950s.

A．found their sponsor

B．was set up

C．was found

D．was not noticed

3. The Beatles __________ in the US in 1964.

A．became a hit	B．was enjoyed by both sexes
C．appeared	D．began to appear on the stage

4. The Beatles expressed __________ in their songs.

A．the sadness in their hearts	B．complaints about society
C．their happiness	D．their social ideas

9 . Buster Keaton was born on October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe and Myra Keaton. At six months, he fell down a flight of stairs. Reaching the floor unhurt, he was picked up by magician Harry Houdini who said the kid was a real buster. The word “buster” means an unusually strong child. From then on, his parents and the world knew him as Buster Keaton. By the age of three, Keaton had joined the family's vaudeville (杂耍) act. It was this training in vaudeville that prepared him for the fast-paced comedy of the silent movies.

In 1917, Keaton moved to Hollywood, where he met another former vaudevillian. Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, a famous comic actor of the time, took Keaton on and showed him the ropes of the movie industry. Keaton regarded Arbuckle as one of his closest friends and his greatest influence. With his remarkable acrobatic (杂技般的) acts, the thin Keaton was a perfect partner for Arbuckle. Within a few years, Keaton became an increasingly popular comic star.

Most of Keaton's famous movies were made during the 1920s. Writing, directing, and starring in these films, Keaton created a crazy funny world. He often found himself in the same difficult situations as Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, but he always kept a sense of stillness throughout, without showing joy, anger, or sadness at all. No matter how lost or unlucky Keaton seemed to be, he was never one to be pitied. The New York Times said of him, “In a film world that exaggerated everything, ... he remained expressionless and serious, his stone face holding back all emotion.”

Though he acted in a number of films in the 1930s, Keaton began to lose his popularity with audiences, partly because of the appearance of the films with sound. It was not until the 1950s that the public liking for Keaton's work returned. The great skills needed to complete his heart-stopping acts amazed people who had become used to simple, flat physical comedy and he was considered one of the greatest comic actors of the silent age.

1. How did Keaton get his first name?

A．From his excellent skills.

B．From his parents' love for him.

C．From a story about a magician.

D．From a harmless fall accident.

2. What did Arbuckle mean to Keaton?

A．He was a big fan of Keaton.

B．He acted as Keaton's guide to the movies.

C．He was one of Keaton's main competitors.

D．He became Keaton's vaudeville instructor.

3. What made Keaton unusual according to paragraph 3?

A．His care about society.

B．His understanding of films.

C．His unemotional coolness.

D．His heart-warming stories.

4. What excited people's interest in Keaton's films again?

A．His great acrobatic skills.

B．The rise of physical comedy.

C．The influence of silent movies.

D．His achievements in films with sound.

10 . In Yu Chenrui’s creations, wood comes alive. Yu is an automata (机械人偶) maker. Wooden figures in his creations move as if by magic.

Automata look like humans or animals and give the illusion (错觉) of being able to move on their own. The automata have its origins in ancient Greece. Indeed, the name comes from the Greek word automatos, meaning “moves on its own”. Automata were the first complex machines produced by man, and the mechanical principles haven’t changed for thousands of years.

Interested in handicrafts as a boy, Yu first encountered automata designed by Kazuaki at an exhibition in 2015 when he studied at college. “It was like meeting a like-minded friend,” Yu says. As an art and design major, he began to learn the craft by himself and, with the support of his tutor Lu Ying, he kept studying and examining automata at school. Now the hobby has become a career.

When he graduated in 2016, Yu got a job at an advertising agency in Beijing. While working as a designer, Yu kept exploring and advancing his skills in wood carving. Despite the job’s good salary, it was not enough to compensate for (补偿) not following his true passion. Finally, in 2018, Yu quit his job and returned to his hometown Chengdu to open his automata workshop.

Many of Yu’s creations are built with a source of wisdom, a sense of humor and are inspired by observations of real life. Woodcutter and Worm is inspired by his own experience of finding a wormhole while he was cutting wood. The piece shows a creature with its eyes wide open the moment the log (木头) in which it lives is being cut in two.

Yu knows that there are many more creative ideas waiting to be expressed. “It feels quite good to be fully devoted to automata creation and I am still searching for myself,” Yu said.

1. What can we learn about automata?

A．They can move on their own.

B．They are totally made of wood.

C．They first appeared in ancient Greece.

D．They change significantly over time.

2. What inspired Yu Chenrui to make automata?

A．His childhood hobby.

B．The art work designed by Kazuaki.

C．The advice from his tutor Lu Ying.

D．His experience of studying at college.

3. Why did Yu Chenrui leave the advertising agency?

A．He wanted to return to his hometown.

B．He wanted to seek what he loved.

C．He didn’t get well paid as a designer.

D．He didn’t like to work in that company.

4. What does the author want to show by mentioning Woodcutter and Worm?

A．Yu created his art works seriously.

B．Yu’s creations are very humorous.

C．Yu is a person with great wisdom.

D．Yu got inspiration by observing life.